1954-55 Richland County Basketball Scores


Bellville
Coach:  Fred Martinelli
Record:  16-8 (9-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Ron Kochheiser (416 pts/17.3 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/26/54	@Fredericktown		L	53	75
12/03/54*	Lexington		W	66	64
12/04/54	Madison			L	62	74
12/10/54*	@Ontario		L	56	60
12/14/54*	Lucas			L	52	54	OT
12/17/54*	Butler			W	62	52
12/21/54*	@Union			W	79	65
12/28/54	@Loudonville		W	66	55	Holiday Tournament at Loudonville High School
12/29/54	Centerburg		W	66	62	Holiday Tournament at Loudonville High School
01/07/55*	Plymouth		W	69	38
01/14/55*	Shiloh			W	58	50
01/21/55*	@Lexington		L	52	55
01/22/55	@Crestline		W	66	61
01/28/55*	Ontario			L	68	78
02/01/55*	@Lucas			L	65	70
02/04/55*	@Butler			W	44	39	
02/08/55*	Union			W	61	57
02/11/55*	@Plymouth		W	62	38
02/18/55*	Shiloh			W	45	39
02/21/55	Plymouth		W	64	48	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/24/55	Union			W	56	53	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/26/55	Lexington		W	58	47	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/04/55	Sulphur Springs		L	56	66	Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Butler
Coach:  Marion Lowks
Record:  3-17 (3-11 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Russ Wareham (246 pts/12.9 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/30/54	Loudonville		L	51	71
12/03/54*	Ontario			L	40	63
12/10/54*	@Lucas			L	60	74
12/14/54*	Shiloh			L	54	68
12/17/54*	@Bellville		L	52	62
12/21/54*	Plymouth		W	50	46
12/28/54	Norwayne		L	32	78	Holiday Tournament at Lucas High School
12/29/54	Perrysville		L	61	71	Holiday Tournament at Lucas High School
01/04/55	@Perrysville		L	73	81
01/07/55*	Union			W	80	78	OT
01/14/55*	Lexington		L	55	68
01/21/55*	@Ontario		L	57	58
01/28/55*	Lucas			L	63	77
02/01/55*	@Shiloh			L	55	56
02/04/55*	Bellville		L	39	44
02/08/55*	@Plymouth		W	79	38
02/11/55*	@Union			L	62	68
02/12/55	@Chesterville		L	41	93
02/18/55*	@Lexington		L	46	87
02/22/55	Lexington		L	42	50	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Lexington
Coach:  Arthur Seesholtz
Record:  12-10 (9-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Cliff Schnebly (337 pts/15.3 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/03/54*	@Bellville		L	64	66
12/10/54*	Union			L	54	56
12/14/54*	@Plymouth		W	69	39
12/17/54*	@Ontario		W	69	61	OT
12/21/54*	Lucas			L	66	74
12/27/54	Marion St. Mary		L	56	69	Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
12/29/54	Elm Valley		L	54	56	Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
01/07/55*	@Shiloh			L	75     100
01/08/55	@Radnor			W	65	55
01/14/55*	@Butler			W	68	55
01/21/55*	Bellville		W	55	52
01/28/55*	@Union			L	74	75	OT
02/01/55*	Plymouth		W	85	54
02/04/55*	Ontario			W	74	71
02/08/55*	@Lucas			W	79	61
02/11/55*	Shiloh			W	62	52
02/15/55	@Mt. Gilead		L	50	74
02/18/55*	Butler			W	87	46
02/22/55	Butler			W	50	42	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/24/55	Lucas			W	49	46	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/26/55	Bellville		L	47	58	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/02/55	Sycamore		L	23	34	Class B Distric Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Lucas
Coach:  John Hauck
Record:  12-8 (9-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Russell Leiter (388 pts/19.4 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/30/54	@Johnsville		L	56	71
12/03/54*	@Plymouth		W	83	32
12/10/54*	Butler			W	74	60
12/14/54*	@Bellville		W	54	52	OT
12/17/54*	Shiloh			W	62	56
12/21/54*	@Lexington		W	74	66
12/28/54	Perrysville		W	63	58	Holiday Tournanment at Lucas High School
12/29/54	Norwayne		L	54	55	Holiday Tournanment at Lucas High School
01/07/55*	@Ontario		L	53	72
01/14/55*	@Union			L	58	77
01/18/55	Johnsville		W	65	54
01/21/55*	Plymouth		W	58	41
01/28/55*	@Butler			W	77	63
02/01/55*	Bellville		W	70	65
02/04/55*	@Shiloh			W	52	48
02/08/55*	Lexington		L	61	79
02/11/55*	Ontario			L	71	76
02/18/55*	Union			L	58	61
02/22/55	Shiloh			W	69	66	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/24/55	Lexington		L	46	49	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Madison
Coach:  Don Sutter
Record:  7-14
Leading Scorer:  Bill Brubaker (439 pts/20.9 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/04/54	@Bellville		W	74	62
12/07/54	Galion			L	54	72	At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
12/10/54	Orrville		L	70	71	At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
12/14/54	@Loudonville		L	51	58
12/17/54	@Upper Sandusky		L	67	86
12/30/54	Norwalk			W	63	52	At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
01/04/55	Willard			W	82	63	At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
01/07/55	Tiffin Calvert		W	96	59	At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
01/11/55	@Shelby			L	67	99
01/14/55	Crestline		W	65	54	At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
01/21/55	Toledo Libbey		L	57	90	At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
01/25/55	Shelby			L	63	79	At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
01/28/55	@Crestline		L	63	83
02/01/55	Loudonville		W	88	74	At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
02/04/55	@Orrville		L	73	84
02/08/55	@Willard		L	65	81
02/12/55	Upper Sandusky		W	76	63	At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
02/15/55	@Bucyrus		L	60	62
02/18/55	@Wooster		L	61	81
02/22/55	@Galion			L	78	82
02/28/55	Ashland			L	60	63	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Mansfield
Coach:  Vern Hoffman
Record:  20-6 (5-2 GOL)
Leading Scorer:  George Swank (547 pts/21.0 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/03/54	@Toledo Central Cath.	W	63	40
12/10/54	Akron Garfield		W	43	29	NEED BOX
12/11/54	@Fostoria		W	81	54
12/17/54	@Warren Harding		W	84	69
12/18/54	Lorain			W	81	45
12/21/54	East Liverpool		W	68	53
01/01/55*	@Middletown		L	54	64
01/04/55	@Galion			W	70	46
01/07/55	@Ashland		W	90	66
01/11/55	Akron South		L	75	78
01/14/55	Elyria			W	60	53
01/18/55	@Sandusky		L	53	60
01/21/55*	@Lima Central		L	71	72
01/22/55*	Springfield		W	56	51
01/28/55*	Lima South		W	76	48
01/29/55	@Zanesville		L	50	64
02/05/55*	@Hamilton		W	69	63
02/11/55	Ashland			W	89	60
02/18/55*	Portsmouth		W	64	53
02/25/55*	Middletown		W	68	62
03/02/55	Upper Sandusky		W	78	43	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/04/55	Galion			W	55	43	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/05/55	Ashland			W	64	56	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/12/55	Sylvania Burnham	W	58	46	Class A District Tournament at University of Toledo
03/18/55	Sandusky		W	86	73	Class A Regional Tournament at University of Toledo
03/19/55	Columbus East		L	54	59	Class A Regional Tournament at University of Toledo


Ontario
Coach:  Bob Haines
Record:  15-5 (12-2 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Al Gilbert (313 pts/15.6 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/26/54	@Melmore		W	53	42
11/30/54	Leesville		W	67	50
12/03/54*	@Butler			W	63	40
12/07/54	@Crestline		L	48	50
12/10/54*	Bellville		W	60	56
12/14/54*	@Union			W	74	67
12/17/54*	Lexington		L	61	69	OT
12/21/54*	@Shiloh			W	59	57
12/29/54	Greenwich		L	74	79	Holiday Tournament at Union High School
12/30/54	@Union			W	73	65	Holiday Tournament at Union High School
01/07/55*	Lucas			W	72	53
01/14/55*	@Plymouth		W	64	35
01/21/55*	Butler			W	58	57
01/28/55*	@Bellville		W	78	68
02/01/55*	Union			W	74	69
02/04/55*	@Lexington		L	71	74
02/08/55*	Shiloh			W	68	57
02/11/55*	@Lucas			W	76	71
02/18/55*	Plymouth		W	82	47
02/21/55	Union			L	66	71	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Plymouth
Coach:  Fred Kreutzfeld
Record:  0-19 (0-14 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  John Fox (205 pts/10.7 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/20/54	@North Fairfield	L	38	88
11/23/54	Margaretta		L	32	62
12/03/54*	Lucas			L	32	83
12/10/54*	@Shiloh			L	38	67
12/14/54*	Lexington		L	39	62
12/17/54*	Union			L	48	63
12/21/54*	@Butler			L	46	50
01/07/55*	@Bellville		L	38	69
01/14/55*	Ontario			L	35	64
01/18/55	North Robinson		L	38	72
01/21/55*	@Lucas			L	41	58
01/25/55	New Haven		L	56	64
01/28/55*	Shiloh			L	56	58
02/01/55*	@Lexington		L	54	85
02/04/55*	@Union			L	40	69
02/08/55*	Butler			L	38	79
02/11/55*	Bellville		L	38	62
02/19/55*	@Ontario		L	47	82
02/21/55	Bellville		L	48	67	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Shelby
Coach:  Chuck Williams
Record:  19-1 (7-0 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Larry Siegfried (362 pts/18.1 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/03/54	@Galion			W	75	70
12/07/54	Tiffin Calvert		W	96	42
12/10/54	@Willard		W	63	49
12/14/54	@Crestline		W	73	52
12/17/54	Marion Harding		W	82	67
12/28/54	@Fostoria		W	59	54
01/07/55	@Bucyrus		W	69	51
01/11/55	Madison			W	99	67
01/14/55*	@Upper Sandusky		W	88	53
01/18/55	Crestline		W	83	56
01/21/55*	Tiffin Columbian	W	75	71
01/25/55	@Madison		W	79	63
01/28/55*	@Norwalk		W	84	66
02/04/55*	Bucyrus			W	77	66
02/11/55*	@Bellevue		W	86	56
02/15/55	@Marion Harding		W	91	71
02/18/55*	Willard			W      102	63
02/25/55*	Galion			W	83	74
02/28/55	Bucyrus			W	80	39	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/04/55	Ashland			L	55	59	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Shiloh
Coach:  Harold Daup
Record:  9-14 (6-8 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Tom Laser (373 pts/16.9 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/24/54	@Republic		L	51	60
11/30/54	Savannah		L	60	77	At Ashland College
12/03/54*	@Union			L	65	75
12/07/54	New Haven		W	64	42
12/10/54*	Plymouth		W	67	38
12/14/54*	@Butler			W	68	54
12/17/54*	@Lucas			L	56	62
12/21/54*	Ontario			L	57	59
12/29/54	@Union			W	70	64	Holiday Tournament at Ashland College
12/30/54	Greenwich		L	52	66	Holiday Tournament at Ashland College
01/04/55	@Sullivan		W	79	65
01/07/55*	Lexington		W      100	75
01/11/55	New Washington		L	46	64
01/14/55*	@Bellville		L	50	58
01/21/55*	Union			W	70	42
01/25/55	@New Washington		L	71     104
01/28/55*	@Plymouth		W	58	56
02/01/55*	Butler			W	56	55
02/04/55*	Lucas			L	48	52
02/08/55*	@Ontario		L	57	68
02/11/55*	@Lexington		L	52	62
02/18/55*	Bellville		L	39	45
02/22/55	Lucas			L	66	69	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Union
Coach:  Don Terman
Record:  11-10 (8-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Tony Stirp (496 pts/23.6 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/12/54	New Haven		L	57	69
11/19/54	@Johnsville		W	70	65
11/20/54	Tiro			W	77	68
12/03/54*	Shiloh			W	75	65
12/10/54*	@Lexington		W	56	54
12/14/54*	Ontario			L	67	74
12/17/54*	@Plymouth		W	63	48
12/21/54*	Bellville		L	65	79
12/29/54	Shiloh			L	64	70	Holiday Tournament at Union High School
12/30/54	Ontario			L	65	73	Holiday Tournament at Union High School
01/07/55*	@Butler			L	78	80	OT
01/14/55*	Lucas			W	77	58
01/21/55*	Plymouth		L	42	70
01/28/55*	Lexington		W	75	74	OT
02/01/55*	@Ontario		L	69	74
02/04/55*	Plymouth		W	69	40
02/08/55*	@Bellville		L	57	61
02/11/55*	Butler			W	68	62
02/18/55*	@Lucas			W	61	58
02/21/55	Ontario			W	71	66	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/24/55	Bellville		L	53	56	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School

Greater Ohio League Standings

Team GOL Reg Overall Portsmouth 7 - 2 15 - 3 20 - 4 Mansfield 5 - 2 15 - 5 20 - 6 Lima Central 5 - 3 11 - 5 13 - 6 Middletown 6 - 5 12 - 7 16 - 8 Springfield 4 - 5 14 - 5 16 - 6 Hamilton 2 - 6 9 - 10 12 - 11 Lima South 0 - 6 3 - 13 3 - 14

Northern Ohio League Standings

Team NOL Reg Overall Shelby 7 - 0 18 - 0 19 - 1 Tiffin Columbian 5 - 2 13 - 3 13 - 4 Galion 5 - 2 10 - 8 11 - 9 Norwalk 5 - 2 9 - 7 11 - 8 Bucyrus 3 - 4 9 - 8 9 - 9 Bellevue 2 - 5 5 - 11 6 - 12 Willard 1 - 6 3 - 17 3 - 18 Upper Sandusky 0 - 7 3 - 14 3 - 15

Richland County League Standings

Team RCL Reg Overall Ontario 12 - 2 15 - 4 15 - 5 Bellville 9 - 5 15 - 7 16 - 8 Lexington 9 - 5 10 - 8 12 - 10 Lucas 9 - 5 11 - 7 12 - 8 Union 8 - 6 10 - 9 11 - 10 Shiloh 6 - 8 9 – 13 9 - 14 Butler 3 – 11 3 – 16 3 - 17 Plymouth 0 - 14 0 - 18 0 - 19

Richland County Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 23.61 Tony Stirp Union 496 21 2 21.03 George Swank Mansfield 547 26 3 20.90 Bill Brubaker Madison 439 21 4 19.40 Russell Leiter Lucas 388 20 5 18.10 Larry Siegfried Shelby 362 20 6 17.33 Ron Kochheiser Bellville 416 24 7 17.25 Tom McMillen Lucas 345 20 8 16.95 Tom Laser Shiloh 373 22 9 16.52 Bob Windsor Madison 347 21 10 16.50 Ralph Beer Ontario 297 18

Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 52 George Swank Mansfield Ashland 01/07/1955 2 37 Fred Rader Shiloh Lexington 01/07/1955 3 35 Clifford Schnebly Lexington Butler 02/18/1955 35 Tom McMillen Lucas Shiloh 02/22/1955 5 34 Tony Stirp Union Ontario 12/30/1954 34 Art Coon Butler Union 01/07/1955 34 Bob Stone Lexington Ontario 02/04/1955 8 33 George Swank Mansfield Ashland 02/11/1955 9 32 Tony Stirp Union Tiro 11/20/1954 32 Russell Leiter Lucas Plymouth 12/03/1954 32 Tony Stirp Union Plymouth 02/04/1955 32 Ralph Beer Ontario Shiloh 02/08/1955 32 Fred Hink Madison Galion 02/22/1955 Return to Richland County index Email Me