1960-61 Richland County Basketball Scores
Bellville
Coach: Dick Fletcher
Record: 4-15 (3-9 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Phil Barr (183 pts/10.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/02/60* Lexington L 39 54
12/03/60 @Madison L 35 74
12/06/60 @Fredericktown L 42 47 12/05
12/09/60* @Lucas L 50 52
12/13/60* Butler W 49 42
12/16/60* @Plymouth L 38 62
12/20/60 Danville W 48 37
12/30/60 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 30 74
01/06/61* @Union L 54 58
01/10/61* Ontario L 40 66
01/13/61* @Lexington L 43 59
01/20/61* Lucas W 62 54
01/24/61* @Butler L 62 73
01/27/61* Plymouth L 53 65
01/28/61 Crestline L 47 71
02/03/61* Union W 80 79
02/10/61* @Ontario L 29 56
02/11/61 @Loudonville L 53 91
02/18/61 Lucas L 25 34 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
Butler
Coach: Gordon Shipley
Record: 16-7 (7-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Al Morton (401 pts/17.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/25/60 Loudonville W 58 48
12/02/60 Fredericktown W 67 53
12/09/60* Ontario W 43 41
12/13/60* @Bellville L 42 49
12/16/60* Lucas W 86 44
12/20/60* @Union W 67 51
01/06/61* Plymouth L 62 66
01/07/61 @Perrysville W 67 62
01/10/61* @Lexington L 64 67
01/17/61 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent W 86 54
01/20/61* @Ontario L 43 45
01/24/61* Bellville W 73 62
01/27/61* @Lucas W 55 45
01/28/61 @Centerburg W 61 49
01/31/61* Union W 78 63
02/03/61* @Plymouth L 49 57
02/10/61* Lexington W 74 63
02/14/61 @Danville W 61 56
02/17/61 Union W 61 55 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
02/21/61 Plymouth W 55 48 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
02/24/61 Lexington L 54 55 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
03/04/61 South Central W 59 45 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/10/61 Carey L 47 55 Class A District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lexington
Coach: Dick Welton
Record: 15-8 (7-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer: John Eitelgeorge (381 pts/16.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/23/60 Johnsville W 75 53
12/02/60* @Bellville W 54 39
12/03/60 @Bucyrus W 65 51
12/09/60* Plymouth L 62 64 2OT
12/13/60* @Ontario L 44 56
12/16/60* Union W 62 50
12/17/60 @Fredericktown W 47 42
12/20/60* @Lucas W 62 39
01/03/61 Mansfield St. Peter's L 39 55
01/07/61 @Madison L 39 57
01/10/61* Butler W 67 64
01/13/61* Bellville W 59 43
01/17/61 Crestline W 70 54
01/20/61* @Plymouth L 37 56
01/24/61* Ontario W 58 57 OT
01/27/61* @Union L 71 78
01/31/61* Lucas W 60 44
02/04/61 Mt. Gilead W 73 56
02/10/61* @Butler L 63 74
02/22/61 Lucas W 50 48 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
02/24/61 Butler W 55 54 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
03/03/61 Lykens W 59 47 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/10/61 Old Fort L 40 48 Class A District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lucas
Coach: Wilbur Bowers
Record: 7-14 (2-10 RCL)
Leading Scorer: John Huffman (315 pts/15.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/11/60 South Central L 55 62
11/18/60 @Polk W 50 43
11/25/60 @Hayesville W 62 60
12/02/60* @Plymouth L 52 83
12/09/60* Bellville W 52 50
12/13/60* Union L 34 55
12/16/60* @Butler L 44 86
12/20/60* Lexington L 39 62
12/28/60 Perrysville W 49 40 Holiday Tournament at Lucas High School
12/29/60 Nevada L 39 43 Holiday Tournament at Lucas High School
01/06/61* @Ontario L 35 65
01/13/61* Plymouth L 44 61
01/20/61* @Bellville L 54 62
01/24/61* @Union W 53 52
01/27/61* Butler L 45 55
01/31/61* @Lexington L 44 60
02/03/61* Ontario L 39 48
02/07/61 Perrysville L 50 64
02/11/61 @Colonel Crawford W 56 52 At Bucyrus High School
02/18/61 Bellville W 34 25 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
02/22/61 Lexington L 49 50 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
Madison
Coach: Dick Retton
Record: 12-7 (2-4 CC)
Leading Scorer: Marshall Glenn (379 pts/19.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/02/60 Loudonville W 65 52
12/03/60 Bellville W 74 35
12/06/60 @Shelby W 45 37
12/10/60* @Dover L 61 79
12/16/60 Mansfield St. Peter's W 66 59
12/17/60* @Wooster L 55 70
12/23/60 Willard L 60 67
01/07/61 Lexington W 57 39
01/13/61* Wooster L 46 59
01/14/61 @Mt. Gilead W 62 59
01/17/61 Shelby W 75 58
01/20/61* Ashland L 51 66
01/27/61 @Ontario W 57 49
01/28/61 @Willard L 55 62
02/03/61* Dover W 62 45
02/10/61* @Ashland W 83 81
02/11/61 Bucyrus W 79 60
02/18/61 Galion W 68 54
02/24/61 Mansfield St. Peter's L 63 69 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Mansfield Senior
Coach: Vern Hoffman
Record: 6-14
Leading Scorer: Gil Ray (430 pts/21.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/02/60 Lorain L 38 46
12/09/60 Canton McKinley L 46 60
12/10/60 @Findlay L 49 56
12/17/60 @Toledo Waite W 58 51
12/21/60 @Sandusky L 46 81
12/30/60 Zanesville W 61 51
01/06/61 Ashland W 52 41
01/10/61 @Akron South L 51 61
01/13/61 Columbus South W 67 62
01/14/61 @Lima Central Catholic L 73 76
01/21/61 Newark L 59 61 OT
01/27/61 @Warren Harding L 62 64 OT
01/28/61 Elyria L 50 56
02/03/61 Wooster L 59 60 OT
02/04/61 @Massillon Washington L 52 70
02/10/61 Springfield L 48 67
02/11/61 Marion Harding W 53 51
02/17/61 @Cuyahoga Falls L 40 60
02/24/61 Ashland W 50 48 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/04/61 Mansfield St. Peter's L 58 59 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Mansfield St. Peter's
Coach: Bob Frye
Record: 18-6
Leading Scorer: Bennett Cooper (466 pts/19.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/27/60 @Wapakoneta St. Joseph L 61 71 SUNDAY
12/02/60 Norwalk St. Paul W 82 42
12/09/60 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent W 63 46
12/10/60 South Central W 70 58
12/16/60 @Madison L 59 66
12/17/60 Iberia W 62 48
12/20/60 @Galion W 74 54
12/23/60 Plymouth W 67 45
12/30/60 Bellville W 74 30
01/03/61 @Lexington W 55 39
01/07/61 Ontario L 53 58
01/13/61 @Tiffin Calvert W 63 57
01/14/61 Delaware Willis W 78 47
01/20/61 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent W 70 33
01/22/61 @Fostoria St. Wendelin W 68 67 SUNDAY
01/27/61 @Akron Hoban W 66 57
02/04/61 Middletown Fenwick L 47 48
02/10/61 @Marion Catholic W 71 33
02/12/61 @Fremont St. Joseph L 48 54 SUNDAY
02/17/61 Crestline W 76 49
02/24/61 Madison W 69 63 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/25/61 Shelby W 60 45 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/04/61 Mansfield Senior W 59 58 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/10/61 Sandusky L 53 72 Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Ontario
Coach: Max Chilcote
Record: 16-6 (8-4 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Roger Walters (323 pts/14.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/26/60 Iberia W 54 41 First game in new gym
11/29/60 Colonel Crawford W 58 30
12/02/60* @Union W 65 45
12/03/60 Crestline W 57 52
12/09/60* @Butler L 41 43
12/10/60 @Upper Sandusky W 53 52 OT
12/13/60* Lexington W 56 44
12/16/60 Galion W 67 43
12/20/60* @Plymouth L 48 51
01/06/61* Lucas W 65 35
01/07/61 @Mansfield St. Peter's W 58 53
01/10/61* @Bellville W 66 40
01/13/61* Union W 72 40
01/20/61* Butler W 45 43
01/24/61* @Lexington L 57 58 OT
01/27/61 Madison L 49 57
01/31/61* Plymouth L 47 48
02/03/61* @Lucas W 48 39
02/10/61* Bellville W 56 29
02/24/61 Galion W 62 45 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/25/61 Upper Sandusky W 47 42 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/03/61 Marion Harding L 70 72 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Plymouth
Coach: Harold Daup
Record: 15-4 (12-0 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Russell (311 pts/16.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/60 Buckeye Central W 66 55
12/02/60* Lucas W 83 52
12/09/60* @Lexington W 64 62 2OT
12/16/60* Bellville W 62 38
12/17/60 Colonel Crawford W 57 41
12/20/60* Ontario W 51 48 2OT
12/23/60 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 45 67
12/30/60 Norwalk L 51 56
01/03/61 @Crestline W 61 57
01/06/61* @Butler W 66 62
01/10/61* Union W 63 55
01/13/61* @Lucas W 61 44
01/20/61* Lexington W 56 37
01/21/61 Bucyrus L 51 69
01/27/61* Bellville W 65 53
01/31/61* @Ontario W 48 47
02/03/61* Butler W 57 49
02/10/61* @Union W 83 79
02/21/61 Butler L 48 55 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
Shelby
Coach: Chuck Williams
Record: 1-18 (1-6 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Larry Hoskins (210 pts/12.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/26/60 @Willard L 43 70
12/02/60 Bellevue L 47 54
12/06/60 Madison L 37 45
12/09/60 @Bucyrus L 36 70
12/10/60 Marion Harding L 41 55
12/13/60 @Galion L 49 56
12/16/60 Wooster L 36 45
12/26/60 @Bryan L 49 52 Holiday Carnival at Bryan High School - Not a Tournament
12/27/60 Defiance L 42 70 Holiday Carnival at Bryan High School - Not a Tournament
01/06/61* Tiffin Columbian W 52 45
01/13/61* @Norwalk L 40 70
01/17/61 @Madison L 58 75
01/20/61* Bucyrus L 40 48
01/27/61* @Bellevue L 41 66
02/03/61* Willard L 27 46
02/04/61 @Tiffin Calvert L 44 60
02/10/61* Galion L 39 43
02/17/61* @Upper Sandusky L 55 87
02/25/61 Mansfield St. Peter's L 45 60 Class AA Sectional Tournamenta at Marion Coliseum
Union
Coach: J.P. Morrone
Record: 5-14 (3-9 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Steve Clingan (357 pts/18.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/18/60 @Buckeye Central L 44 62
11/22/60 South Central W 63 55
11/25/60 @Monroeville L 43 49
12/02/60* Ontario L 45 65
12/09/60 Colonel Crawford L 60 61
12/13/60* @Lucas W 55 34
12/16/60* @Lexington L 50 62
12/23/60* Butler L 51 67
12/30/60 @Savannah L 47 67
01/06/61* Bellville W 58 54
01/10/61* @Plymouth L 55 63
01/13/61* @Ontario L 40 72
01/24/61* Lucas L 52 53
01/27/61* Lexington W 78 71
01/31/61* @Butler L 63 78
02/03/61* @Bellville L 79 80
02/04/61 Jeromesville W 79 63
02/17/61 Butler L 55 61 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
Cardinal Conference Standings
Team CC Reg Overall
Wooster 5 - 1 15 - 3 16 - 4
Dover 3 - 3 9 - 9 9 - 10
Ashland 2 - 4 8 - 10 8 - 11
Madison 2 - 4 12 - 6 12 - 7
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Willard 6 - 1 15 - 3 15 - 4
Norwalk 5 - 2 12 - 4 15 - 5
Tiffin Columbian 4 - 3 8 - 9 10 - 10
Upper Sandusky 4 - 3 10 - 8 10 - 9
Bellevue 3 - 4 7 - 11 7 - 12
Bucyrus 3 - 4 9 - 9 9 - 10
Galion 2 - 5 5 - 13 5 - 14
Shelby 1 - 6 1 - 17 1 - 18
Richland County League Standings
Team RCL Reg Overall
Plymouth 12 - 0 15 - 3 15 - 4
Ontario 8 - 4 14 - 5 16 - 6
Butler 7 - 5 13 - 5 16 - 7
Lexington 7 - 5 12 - 7 15 - 8
Bellville 3 - 9 4 - 14 4 - 15
Union 3 - 9 5 - 13 5 - 14
Lucas 2 - 10 6 - 13 7 - 14
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 21.50 Gil Ray Mansfield Senior 430 20
2 19.94 Marshall Glenn Madison 379 19
3 19.41 Bennett Cooper Mansfield St. Peter's 466 24
4 18.78 Steve Clingan Union 357 19
5 17.43 Al Morton Butler 401 23
6 16.94 Don Kunkel Madison 322 19
7 16.56 John Eitelgeorge Lexington 381 23
8 16.36 Jim Russell Plymouth 311 19
9 15.00 John Huffman Lucas 315 21
15.00 Dick Wharton Butler 345 23
Johnny Appleseed Conference Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
36 John Eitelgeorge Lexington Mt. Gilead 02/04/1961
34 Marshall Glenn Madison Bucyrus 02/11/1961
32 Bennett Cooper Mansfield St. Peter's South Central 12/10/1960
32 Don Kunkel Madison Ashland 02/10/1961
31 Al Morton Butler South Central 03/04/1961
30 Don Kunkel Madison Mt. Gilead 01/14/1961
30 Gil Ray Mansfield Senior Warren Harding 01/27/1961
30 Bennett Cooper Mansfield St. Peter's Madison 02/24/1961
29 Jim Russell Plymouth Butler 01/06/1961
10 29 Gil Ray Mansfield Senior Lima Central Catholic 01/14/1961
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