1957-58 Richland County Basketball Scores


Bellville
Coach:  Tony Megna
Record:  16-4 (11-1 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Fred Garber (339 pts/16.9 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/20/57	Alumni			W	46	44
11/26/57	Fredericktown		L	55	71
12/06/57*	Ontario			W	68	51
12/13/57*	@Union			W	78	74
12/14/57	@Mt. Vernon St. Vincent	W	87	77
12/17/57*	@Butler			W	73	70
12/27/57	Shiloh			W	71	52	Holiday Tournament at Madison High School
12/28/57	Crestline		L	54	66	Holiday Tournament at Madison High School
01/03/58*	@Lucas			W	64	57
01/07/58*	Lexington		W	69	63
01/10/58*	@Shiloh			L	71	79
01/17/58*	@Ontario		W	87	42
01/24/58*	Union			W	76	74
01/25/58	@New London		W	75	47
01/28/58*	Butler			W	57	51
02/07/58*	Lucas			W	51	44
02/11/58*	@Lexington		W	63	62
02/14/58*	Shiloh			W	73	58	At Mansfield Creveling Gym
02/17/58	Butler			W	82	57	Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/19/58	Shiloh			L	53	56	Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School


Butler
Coach:  Gordon Shipley
Record:  3-15 (1-11 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Gary Meeks (309 pts/17.1 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/27/57	Perrysville		W	70	53
12/03/57	@Loudonville		L	51	53
12/06/57*	@Shiloh			L	52	62
12/11/57	Mt. Vernon St. Vincent	W	69	67
12/13/57*	Ontario			L	62	70
12/17/57*	Bellville		L	70	73
12/20/57*	Union			L	71	91
12/21/57	@Fredericktown		L	48	70
01/03/58*	@Lexington		L	61	69
01/07/58*	Lucas			L	59	72
01/17/58*	Shiloh			L	44	63
01/24/58*	Ontario			W	66	61
01/28/58*	@Bellville		L	51	57
01/31/58*	@Union			L	58	95
02/07/58*	Lexington		L	73	76	OT
02/11/58*	@Lucas			L	63	69
02/15/58	@Mt. Vernon St. Vincent	L	47	63
02/17/58	Bellville		L	57	82	Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School


Huron Valley
Coach:  Lew Petit
Record:  7-12 (6-6 HEL)
Leading Scorer:  Ted Fox (355 pts/18.6 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/22/57*	Monroeville		W	62	48
12/06/57*	@North Fairfield	W	54	40
12/07/57*	Townsend-Wakeman	W	60	52
12/13/57*	@Berlin Heights		L	40	68
12/20/57*	Milan			L	38	71
12/27/57	@New Washington		L	47	61
01/07/58	Republic		L	47	57
01/10/58*	Greenwich		W	70	60
01/11/58*	@Monroeville		L	50	57
01/14/58	Bloomville		L	49	53
01/17/58	@Lucas			L	56	67
01/24/58*	North Fairfield		W	60	49
01/28/58*	@Townsend-Wakeman	L	55	64
01/31/58*	Berlin Heights		W	59	50
02/04/58	@Republic		L	57	58	Reverts back to Plymouth after Ohio Supreme Court voids consolidation
02/07/58*	@Milan			L	46	76
02/11/58	Ontario			W	63	61
02/14/58*	@Greenwich		L	60	71
02/18/58	Lexington		L	53	68	Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School


Lexington
Coach:  Ernie Raber
Record:  12-10 (5-7 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Bill Banks (336 pts/15.2 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/22/57	North Robinson		W	69	59
11/26/57	@Iberia			W	73	63
11/30/57	@Johnsville		W	71	60
12/06/57*	Union			L	72	73
12/10/57	Nashville		W	70	55
12/17/57*	@Ontario		L	55	62
12/20/57*	@Shiloh			L	69	73
12/27/57	Ridgedale		W	61	53	Holiday Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School
12/28/57	@Mt. Gilead		L	55	75	Holiday Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School
01/03/58*	Butler			W	69	61
01/07/58*	@Bellville		L	63	69
01/10/58*	Lucas			W	76	50
01/14/58	Fredericktown		L	58	68
01/17/58*	@Union			W	67	64
01/28/58*	Ontario			W	83	63
01/31/58*	Shiloh			L	53	65
02/04/58	@Nashville		W      101	67
02/07/58*	@Butler			W	76	73
02/11/58*	Bellville		L	62	63
02/14/58*	@Lucas			L	72	81
02/18/58	Plymouth		W	68	53	Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/20/58	Union			L	54	75	Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School


Lucas
Coach:  Bobby Wine
Record:  9-9 (4-8 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Pat Kelser (412 pts/22.8 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/20/57	@Johnsville		W	56	44
11/26/57	Nashville		W	60	47
12/03/57	@Polk			W	54	52
12/13/57*	Shiloh			L	52	61
12/17/57*	@Union			L	54	73
12/20/57*	Ontario			L	50	67
01/03/58*	Bellville		L	57	64
01/07/58*	@Butler			W	72	59
01/10/58*	@Lexington		L	50	76
01/14/58	@Nashville		W	90	73
01/17/58	Huron Valley		W	67	56
01/24/58*	@Shiloh			L	54	98
01/28/58*	Union			L	71	84
01/31/58*	@Ontario		W	62	57
02/07/58*	@Bellville		L	44	51
02/11/58*	Butler			W	69	63
02/14/58*	Lexington		W	81	72
02/18/58	Union			L	54	70	Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School


Madison
Coach:  Don Sutter
Record:  4-15
Leading Scorer:  Larry Luedy (239 pts/13.2 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/06/57	@Norwalk		L	48	53
12/07/57	Galion			L	74	79
12/13/57	Upper Sandusky		W	61	45
12/17/57	Shelby			W	57	44
12/20/57	Willard			L	42	44
12/27/57	Northwestern		L	41	74
01/03/58	Ashland			L	53	94
01/10/58	@Tiffin Calvert		W	60	50
01/17/58	Wooster			L	51	68
01/18/58	@Upper Sandusky		L	45	74
01/21/58	@Shelby			L	47	55
01/25/58	Cardington		W	54	50
01/28/58	Bucyrus			L	54	62
01/31/58	@Crestline		L	52	66
02/08/58	@Willard		L	65	74
02/11/58	@Bucyrus		L	58	64	OT
02/14/58	Crestline		L	49	55
02/18/58	@Galion			L	59	74
02/21/58	Crestline		L	52	75	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Mansfield Senior
Coach:  Vern Hoffman
Record:  15-9
Leading Scorer:  Jerry Hallabrin (644 pts/26.8 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/06/57	@Lorain			L	74	75
12/07/57	Findlay			L	58	63
12/14/57	Toledo Central Catholic	W	63	52
12/20/57	Columbus South		W	82	62
01/03/58	Columbus East		L	68	70
01/04/58	@Elyria			L	49	73
01/10/58	@Ashland		L	89	92
01/14/58	Galion			W	86	69
01/17/58	@Lima Senior		W	76	64
01/18/58	Sandusky		W	64	42
01/24/58	Massillon Washington	W	74	54
01/28/58	@Akron South		W	68	61
01/31/58	@Canton McKinley	L	61	66	At Canton Fieldhouse
02/04/58	@Marion Harding		L	51	53
02/07/58	Ashland			W	58	52
02/14/58	@Springfield		L	50	63
02/15/58	Cuyahoga Falls		W	63	57
02/21/58	Upper Sandusky		W	68	48	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/58	Ashland			W	65	63	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/28/58	Marion Coliseum		W	63	50	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/07/58	Sandusky		W	53	51	Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/08/58	Crestline		W	67	52	Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/14/58	Lima Senior		W	67	63	Class AA Regional Tournament at Toledo
03/15/58	Columbus North		L	53	56	Class AA Regional Tournament at Toledo


Ontario
Coach:  Bob Haines
Record:  5-15 (3-9 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Harold Snyder (393 pts/19.6 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/19/57	Chatfield		W	65	51
11/22/57	@Iberia			L	57	70
11/26/57	Leesville		W	66	50
11/30/57	@Crestline		L	51	74
12/06/57*	@Bellville		L	51	68
12/13/57*	Butler			W	70	62
12/17/57*	Lexington		W	62	55
12/20/57*	@Lucas			W	67	50
12/21/57	@Galion			L	55	72
01/03/58*	@Shiloh			L	46	71
01/10/58*	@Union			L	74	88
01/14/58	Edison			L	55	59
01/17/58*	Bellville		L	42	87
01/24/58*	@Butler			L	61	66
01/28/58*	@Lexington		L	63	83
01/31/58*	Lucas			L	57	62
02/07/58*	Shiloh			L	68	85
02/11/58	@Plymouth		L	61	63	Plymouth known as Huron Valley earlier in season
02/14/58*	Union			L	77	81
02/17/58	Shiloh			L	49	60	Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School


Shelby
Coach:  Chuck Williams
Record:  4-13 (2-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Russ Hepner (355 pts/19.7 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/26/57	Alumni			L	49	68
11/29/57	Galion			W	54	47
12/06/57	Willard			W	73	68
12/10/57	@Tiffin Calvert		L	46	70
12/13/57	Bucyrus			L	37	53
12/17/57	@Madison		L	44	57
12/20/57	@Wooster		L	47	70
12/28/57	@Marion Harding		L	48	69
01/03/58*	Bellevue		W	58	52
01/07/58	Tiffin Calvert		L	52	57
01/10/58*	@Willard		L	52	60
01/17/58*	@Galion			L	70	74
01/21/58	Madison			W	55	47
01/24/58*	Upper Sandusky		W	80	47
01/31/58*	@Tiffin Columbian	L	57	73
02/07/58*	Norwalk			L	49	56
02/14/58*	@Bucyrus		L	57	59
02/21/58	Marion harding		L	54	60	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Shiloh
Coach:  Harold Daup
Record:  20-5 (9-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  George Poffenbaugh (376 pts/15.0 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/22/57	@New Washington		W	54	37
11/27/57	Alumni			W	65	64
12/03/57	Savannah		W	89	68
12/06/57*	Butler			W	62	52
12/13/57*	@Lucas			W	61	52
12/17/57	Townsend-Wakeman	W	62	51
12/20/57*	Lexington		W	73	69
12/27/57	Bellville		L	52	71	Holiday Tournament at Madison High School
12/28/57	Ruggles-Troy		W      100	59	Holiday Tournament at Madison High School
01/03/58*	Ontario			W	71	46
01/07/58*	@Union			L	51	69
01/10/58*	Bellville		W	79	71
01/14/58	@Johnsville		W	82	65
01/17/58*	@Butler			W	63	44
01/24/58*	Lucas			W	98	54
01/31/58*	@Lexington		W	65	53
02/04/58	@Townsend-Wakeman	W	84	58
02/07/58*	@Ontario		W	85	68
02/11/58*	Union			L	61	63
02/14/58*	@Bellville		L	58	73	At Mansfield Creveling Gym
02/17/58	Ontario			W	60	49	Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/19/58	Bellville		W	56	53	Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/22/58	Union			W	60	57	Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/28/58	North Robinson		W	66	50	Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/07/58	Holmes-Liberty		L	52	67	Class A District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Union
Coach:  Dick Gross
Record:  17-6 (9-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  John Wolfe (452 pts/19.6 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/22/57	Tiro			W	70	69
11/26/57	Northwestern		L	58	75
11/30/57	@Greenwich		W	87	68
12/06/57*	@Lexington		W	73	72
12/13/57*	Bellville		L	74	78
12/17/57*	Lucas			W	73	54
12/20/57*	@Butler			W	91	71
12/27/57	Waldo			W      109	60
01/07/58*	Shiloh			W	69	51
01/10/58*	Ontario			W	88	74
01/17/58*	Lexington		L	64	67
01/24/58*	@Bellville		L	74	76
01/28/58*	@Lucas			W	84	71
01/31/58*	Butler			W	95	58
02/03/58	@Northwestern		L	46	88
02/11/58*	@Shiloh			W	63	61
02/14/58*	@Ontario		W	81	77
02/18/58	Lucas			W	70	54	Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/20/58	Lexington		W	75	54	Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/22/58	Shiloh			L	57	60	Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/28/58	Townsend-Wakeman	W	68	43	Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/01/58	Sulphur Springs		L	63	74	Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School

Northern Ohio League Standings

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

Richland County League Standings

Team RCL Reg Overall Bellville 11 - 1 15 - 3 16 - 4 Shiloh 9 - 3 16 - 4 20 - 5 Union 9 - 3 13 - 5 17 - 6 Lexington 5 - 7 11 - 9 12 - 10 Lucas 4 - 8 9 - 8 9 - 9 Ontario 3 - 9 5 - 14 5 - 15 Butler 1 - 11 3 - 14 3 - 15

Richland County Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 26.83 Jerry Hallabrin Mansfield Senior 644 24 2 22.88 Pat Kelser Lucas 412 18 3 19.72 Russ Hepner Shelby 355 18 4 19.65 Harold Snyder Ontario 393 20 5 19.60 John Wolfe Union 451 23 6 18.68 Ted Fox Huron Valley 355 19 7 17.63 Clyde Benninghoff Bellville 335 19 8 17.16 Gary Meeks Butler 309 18 9 16.95 Fred Garber Bellville 339 20 10 15.27 Bill Banks Lexington 336 22

Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 46 Russ Hepner Shelby Upper Sandusky 01/24/1958 2 42 John Wolfe Union Waldo 12/27/1957 42 Jerry Hallabrin Mansfield Senior Akron South 01/28/1958 4 38 Jerry Hallabrin Mansfield Senior Ashland 01/10/1958 38 Jerry Hallabrin Mansfield Senior Lima Senior 01/17/1958 6 37 Jerry Hallabrin Mansfield Senior Columbus East 01/03/1958 7 36 Pat Kelser Lucas BUtler 01/07/1958 36 Pat Kelser Lucas Union 01/28/1958 9 34 Jerry Hallabrin Mansfield Senior Columbus South 12/20/1957 34 Ted Fox Huron Valley Greenwich 01/10/1958 34 Jerry Hallabrin Mansfield Senior Sandusky 01/18/1958 Return to Richland County index Email Me