1976-77 Northern Ohio League Basketball Scores


Bellevue
Coach:  Sam Schubert
Record:  10-8 (8-6 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Ed Nasonti (305 pts/16.9 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/27/76	@Sandusky		W	56	54
11/30/76	Huron			W	68	61
12/03/76*	Bucyrus			W	70	51
12/10/76*	@Tiffin Columbian	L	63	64
12/11/76*	@Galion			L	52	60
12/17/76*	Upper Sandusky		W	62	56
12/23/76*	Norwalk			W	67	59
12/28/76	Ashland			L	41	53
01/07/77*	Shelby			W	57	56
01/14/77*	@Willard		W	57	48
01/15/77*	@Bucyrus		L	55	59
01/21/77*	Tiffin Columbian	L	49	52
02/05/77	@Port Clinton					CANCELLED
02/18/77*	Willard			W	62	61
02/19/77*	Galion			W	69	61
02/22/77*	@Upper Sandusky		L	63	73
02/25/77*	@Norwalk		L	58	71	02/04
02/26/77*	@Shelby			W	70	69	02/11
02/28/77	Mansfield Senior	L	56	60	Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College


Bucyrus
Coach:  Jerry Everhart
Record:  1-16 (1-13 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Jeff Dierksheide (207 pts/12.1 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/26/76	@River Valley		L	63	75
12/03/76*	@Bellevue		L	51	70
12/10/76*	Willard			L	42	72
12/11/76*	Norwalk			L	39	65
12/17/76*	@Shelby			L	49	81
12/21/76*	Upper Sandusky		L	64	81
12/30/76	@Wynford		L	48	53
01/07/77*	@Galion			L	56	80
01/14/77*	@Tiffin Columbian	L	39	77
01/15/77*	Bellevue		W	59	55
01/21/77*	@Willard		L	35	83
01/22/77	Wynford			L	51	54
02/24/77*	@Norwalk		L	42	73
02/26/77*	Tiffin Columbian	L	57	90
03/02/77*	Shelby			L	38	72	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
03/05/77*	Galion			L	47	85
03/07/77*	@Upper Sandusky		L	65	80


Galion
Coach:  Jim Kirk
Record:  12-6 (10-4 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Mike Nicholls (381 pts/21.1 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/24/76	@Mt. Vernon		L	72	77
11/27/76	@Ashland		W	61	60
12/03/76*	Shelby			W	78	60
12/10/76*	@Norwalk		W	73	53
12/11/76*	Bellevue		W	60	52
12/17/76*	@Willard		L	57	69
12/23/76*	@Tiffin Columbian	L	69	74
01/07/77*	Bucyrus			W	80	56
01/14/77*	Upper Sandusky		W	72	52
01/15/77*	@Shelby			W	70	67
01/21/77*	Norwalk			W	55	43
01/25/77	Mansfield Senior	W	79	70
02/19/77*	@Bellevue		L	61	69
02/22/77*	Willard			L	56	65
02/25/77*	Tiffin Columbian	W	72	55
02/18/77*	@Upper Sandusky		W	68	67
03/02/77	Sandusky		L	72	74	Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
03/05/77*	@Bucyrus		W	85	47


Norwalk
Coach:  John Schroeder
Record:  11-10 (6-8 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Jeff Orwick

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/26/76	@Edison			W	52	27
11/27/76	@Vermilion		W	45	39
12/03/76*	@Willard		L	38	44
12/10/76*	Galion			L	53	73
12/11/76*	@Bucyrus		W	65	39
12/17/76*	Tiffin Columbian	L	46	54
12/23/76*	@Bellevue		L	59	67
01/04/77	Huron			L	46	50
01/07/77*	@Upper Sandusky		L	45	78
01/14/77*	Shelby			W	63	60
01/15/77*	Willard			L	42	57
01/21/77*	@Galion			L	43	55
02/01/77*	@Tiffin Columbian	L	57	72
02/11/77*	Upper Sandusky		W	67	46
02/12/77	@Clyde			W	65	45
02/18/77*	@Shelby			W	76	72	2OT
02/24/77*	Bucyrus			W	73	42	01/28
02/25/77*	Bellevue		W	71	58	02/04
03/02/77	Vermilion		W	53	38	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School
03/04/77	Huron			W	62	37	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School
03/09/77	Lexington		L	37	38	Class AA District Tournament at Ashland College


Shelby
Coach:  Nelson Hardesty
Record:  7-13 (4-10 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Skip Vermilya (312 pts/15.6 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
12/03/76*	@Galion			L	60	78
12/04/76	@Madison		L	70	82
12/10/76*	Upper Sandusky		L	55	68
12/11/76*	@Tiffin Columbian	W	69	62
12/17/76*	Bucyrus			W	81	49
12/22/76*	Willard			L	58	65
12/30/76	Lexington		L	47	56
01/07/77*	@Bellevue		L	56	57
01/14/77*	@Norwalk		L	60	63
01/15/77*	Galion			L	67	70
01/21/77*	@Upper Sandusky		W	66	64
01/22/77	@Ontario		W	67	58
02/11/77*	Tiffin Columbian	L	59	72
02/15/77	Mansfield Malabar	W	86	67	At Shelby Central School
02/18/77*	Norwalk			L	72	76
02/25/77*	@Willard		L	53	58
02/26/77*	Bellevue		L	69	70
03/02/77*	Bucyrus			W	72	38	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
03/04/77	Clear Fork		W	59	54	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
03/10/77	Willard			L	50	69	Class AA District Tournament at Ashland College


Tiffin Columbian
Coach:  Terry Phillips
Record:  15-6 (10-4 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Merritt Yackey (367 pts/17.5 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/26/76	@Perkins		W	69	54
12/03/76*	Upper Sandusky		W	67	56
12/10/76*	Bellevue		W	64	63
12/11/76*	Shelby			L	62	69
12/17/76*	@Norwalk		W	54	46
12/18/76	Fostoria		W	67	54
12/23/76*	Galion			W	74	69
01/07/77*	@Willard		L	62	66
01/14/77*	Bucyrus			W	77	39
01/15/77*	@Upper Sandusky		W	45	43
01/21/77*	@Bellevue		W	52	49
01/22/77	@Fremont Ross		W	72	52
02/01/77*	Norwalk			W	72	57
02/11/77*	@Shelby			W	72	59	01/28
02/12/77	Sandusky		L	57	75
02/19/77*	Willard			L	55	64	02/11
02/25/77*	@Galion			L	55	72
02/26/77*	@Bucyrus		W	90	57	02/18
03/03/77	Perkins			W	66	52	Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
03/05/77	Mansfield Senior	W	64	45	Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
03/09/77	Lima Senior		L	53	79	Class AAA District Tournament at Bowling Green State University


Upper Sandusky
Coach:  John Bowen
Record:  8-11 (5-9 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Randy Reile (389 pts/20.4 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/27/76	@Colonel Crawford	W	59	54
12/03/76*	@Tiffin Columbian	L	56	67
12/04/76	Wynford			W	82	60
12/10/76*	@Shelby			W	68	55
12/11/76*	Willard			L	46	58
12/17/76*	@Bellevue		L	56	62
12/18/76	@Elgin			W	64	62
12/21/76*	@Bucyrus		W	81	64
01/04/77	Kenton			L	56	60	OT
01/07/77*	Norwalk			W	78	45
01/14/77*	@Galion			L	52	72
01/15/77*	Tiffin COlumbian	L	43	45
01/21/77*	Shelby			L	64	66
02/11/77*	@Norwalk		L	46	67
02/15/77*	Willard			L	60	69
02/18/77*	Galion			L	67	68
02/22/77*	Bellevue		W	73	63
03/02/77	Clear Fork		L	50	69	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
03/07/77*	Bucyrus			W	80	65


Willard
Coach:  Bob Haas
Record:  16-5 (12-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Mike Rosso (351 pts/16.7 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
12/01/76	@Huron			L	73	74
12/03/76*	Norwalk			W	44	38
12/10/76*	@Bucyrus		W	72	42
12/11/76*	@Upper Sandusky		W	58	46
12/17/76*	Galion			W	69	57
12/22/76*	@Shelby			W	65	58
12/28/76	Crestline		W	74	54
12/29/76	Seneca East		L	62	70
01/07/77*	Tiffin Columbian	W	66	62
01/08/77	Wynford			W	73	46
01/14/77*	Bellevue		L	48	57
01/15/77*	@Norwalk		W	57	42
01/21/77*	Bucyrus			W	83	35
02/15/77*	Upper Sandusky		W	69	60
02/18/77*	@Bellevue		L	61	62
02/19/77*	@Tiffin Columbian	W	64	55
02/22/77*	@Galion			W	65	56
02/25/77*	Shelby			W	58	53
03/03/77	Margaretta		W	81	62	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School
03/10/77	Shelby			W	69	50	Class AA District Tournament at Ashland College
03/12/77	Lexington		L	55	68	Class AA District Tournament at Ashland College

Northern Ohio League Standings

Team NOL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG Willard 12 - 2 879 723 62.78 51.64 Tiffin Columbian 10 - 4 901 809 64.35 57.78 Galion 10 - 4 956 829 68.28 59.21 Bellevue 8 - 6 854 840 61.00 60.00 Norwalk 6 - 8 798 817 57.00 58.35 Upper Sandusky 5 - 9 870 866 62.14 61.85 Shelby 4 - 10 897 890 64.07 63.57 Bucyrus 1 - 13 683 1064 48.78 76.00 Totals 56 - 56 6838 6838 61.05 61.05

Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 21.57 Mike Nicholls Galion 302 14 2 20.21 Randy Reile Upper Sandusky 283 14 3 18.00 Merritt Yackey Tiffin Columbian 252 14 4 17.07 Ed Nasonti Bellevue 239 14 5 17.00 Mike Rosso Willard 238 14 6 15.85 Skip Vermilya Shelby 222 14 7 14.64 Glen Noggle Galion 205 14 8 14.42 Dave Ball Bellevue 202 14 9 14.07 Jack Felton Tiffin Columbian 197 14 10 13.28 Dan Danhoff Willard 186 14

Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 33 Mike Nicholls Galion Bucyrus 01/07/1977 2 31 Randy Reile Upper Sandusky Bellevue 02/22/1977 3 30 Mike Nicholls Galion Willard 02/22/1977 4 29 Randy Reile Upper Sandusky Bucyrus 03/07/1977 5 28 Jeff Dierksheide Bucyrus Bellevue 01/15/1977 28 Randy Reile Upper Sandusky Shelby 01/21/1977 28 Ed Nasonti Bellevue Shelby 02/26/1977 8 27 Mike Rosso Willard Bucyrus 12/10/1976 27 Mike Nicholls Galion Upper Sandusky 01/14/1977 10 26 Mike Rosso Willard Shelby 12/22/1976 26 Mike Nicholls Galion Upper Sandusky 02/18/1977 Return to Northern Ohio League index Email Me