1968-69 Richland County Basketball Scores
Clear Fork
Coach: Les Hauenstein
Record: 14-5 (11-3 JAC)
Leading Scorer: Dave Beal (281 pts/15.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L CFHS Opp
12/06/68* @Crestline W 73 64
12/07/68 Wynford W 64 59 OT
12/13/68* Lexington L 72 76
12/20/68* @Fredericktown W 67 55
12/21/68* Ontario W 67 53
12/27/68 Northmor W 80 56
01/03/69* @Plymouth L 63 71
01/10/69* @Loudonville W 67 54
01/11/69* Crestview W 78 67
01/17/69* @Lexington W 56 49
01/24/69* Fredericktown W 72 57
01/25/69* @Ontario L 71 79
01/31/69* Plymouth W 68 65
02/07/69* Loudonville W 60 52
02/08/69* @Crestview W 84 58
02/11/69 @Mansfield Malabar L 60 64
02/14/69* Crestline W 75 65
02/15/69 @Lucas W 72 62
02/21/69 Ashland L 51 68 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
Crestview
Coach: Ed Peitz
Record: 3-16 (3-11 JAC)
Leading Scorer: Ed Slone (312 pts/17.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS Opp
11/30/68 @Mansfield Malabar L 34 77
12/06/68* Ontario L 54 76
12/07/68 Mapleton L 40 60
12/13/68* @Loudonville L 49 50
12/20/68* @Plymouth L 58 63
12/21/68* Crestline W 61 57
12/27/68 Norwalk L 37 69
01/03/69* @Fredericktown L 47 55
01/10/69* Lexington W 70 68
01/11/69* @Clear Fork L 67 78
01/17/69* Loudonville L 56 62
01/18/69 Hillsdale L 57 67
01/24/69* Plymouth L 42 58
01/25/69* @Crestline L 84 100
01/31/69* Fredericktown W 62 61
02/07/69* @Lexington L 54 76
02/08/69* Clear Fork L 58 84
02/14/69* @Ontario L 44 57
02/21/69 Lucas L 51 62 Class A Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
Lexington
Coach: John Barr
Record: 9-10 (8-6 JAC)
Leading Scorer: Jack Sautter (324 pts/17.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS Opp
12/06/68* Fredericktown W 63 50
12/07/68 @Shelby L 61 74
12/13/68* @Clear Fork W 76 72
12/20/68* @Crestline W 68 51
12/21/68* Plymouth L 59 69
01/03/69* @Ontario L 52 64
01/04/69* @Plymouth W 77 63
01/10/69* @Crestview L 68 70
01/11/69* Loudonville W 59 52
01/17/69* Clear Fork L 49 56
01/18/69 Mansfield Malabar L 56 61
01/24/69* Crestline L 60 63
01/25/69 @Madison W 48 43
01/31/69* Ontario L 64 80
02/07/69* Crestview W 76 54
02/08/69* @Loudonville W 58 45
02/14/69 Mansfield St. Peter's L 53 58
02/15/69* @Fredercktown W 72 60
02/21/69 Mansfield Senior L 66 69 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
Lucas
Coach: Larry Wilson
Record: 5-15 (0-12 MBC)
Leading Scorer: Bill Wilson (368 pts/18.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
12/06/68* Centerburg L 58 76
12/07/68 @Smithville L 50 59
12/13/68* Danville L 59 60
12/14/68* @East Knox L 35 58
12/20/68* @Newark Catholic L 53 73
12/21/68* @New Albany L 75 80 OT
12/28/68 Northmor W 65 58
01/03/69 New Lexington St. Aloy. W 79 69
01/04/69 Loudonville W 58 51
01/11/69* @Columbus Academy L 49 57
01/17/69* @Danville L 48 56
01/18/69* East Knox L 40 45
01/24/69* @Newark Catholic L 59 74
01/25/69* New Albany L 59 66
02/01/69* Columbus Academy L 56 59
02/07/69* @Centerburg L 56 59
02/08/69 @Northmor W 42 40
02/15/69 Clear Fork L 66 72
02/21/69 Crestview W 62 51 Class A Sectional Tournament at madison High School
02/22/69 Mansfield St. Peter's L 40 64 Class A Sectional Tournament at madison High School
Madison
Coach: Edgar Fisher
Record: 4-14 (3-9 CC)
Leading Scorer: Leon Hart (199 pts/11.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS Opp
12/06/68* @Wooster W 64 54
12/07/68 @Ontario L 52 70
12/13/68* Mansfield Malabar L 55 62
12/14/68* @Ashland L 34 59
12/20/68* Coshocton L 52 76
12/27/68* @New Philadelphia L 44 49
01/04/69* Dover W 74 40
01/11/69 Shelby W 89 66
01/17/69* @Mansfield Malabar L 46 50
01/18/69 Mansfield Senior L 43 79
01/24/69* Ashland L 44 67
01/25/69 Lexington L 43 48
01/31/69* @Coshocton L 64 69
02/01/69* New Philadelphia L 46 49
02/08/69 Mansfield St. Peter's L 39 56
02/11/69* Wooster W 62 50
02/14/69* @Dover L 62 65
02/21/69 Upper Sandusky L 57 77 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
Mansfield Malabar
Coach: Bob Earnest
Record: 12-7 (7-5 CC)
Leading Scorer: Jim Jones (268 pts/14.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS Opp
11/30/68 Crestview W 77 34
12/06/68* New Philadelphia W 60 43
12/13/68* @Madison W 62 55
12/14/68* Dover W 71 42
12/20/68* @Wooster W 68 55
12/27/68 @Upper Sandusky W 65 64
12/28/68 Ontario L 63 66
01/03/69* Ashland L 50 57
01/04/69* @Coshocton L 55 60
01/10/69* @New Philadelphia W 57 47
01/17/69* Madison W 50 46
01/18/69 @Lexington W 61 56
01/24/69* @Dover L 50 52
01/31/69* Wooster L 64 65
02/01/69 @Shelby W 47 42
02/07/69* @Ashland L 50 71
02/08/69 Clear Fork W 64 60
02/14/69* Coshocton W 71 68
02/21/69 Ontario L 73 76 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
Mansfield Senior
Coach: Jim Burkett
Record: 12-8 (7-7 BC)
Leading Scorer: Robert "Bubba" Petty (269 pts/13.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L MSHS OPP
11/20/68 Bucyrus W 85 57
12/06/68* Fremont Ross W 72 50
12/07/68 Ashland W 68 61
12/13/68* @Lorain Admiral King L 63 90
12/20/68* @Elyria W 67 65
12/21/68* Marion Harding L 50 72
12/27/68* @Lorain Senior L 51 57
01/03/69* @Sandusky L 67 84
01/04/69* Findlay L 54 65
01/10/69* @Fremont Ross W 61 53
01/17/69* Lorain Admiral King W 62 61
01/18/69 @Madison W 79 43
01/24/69* Elyria L 47 60
01/25/69* @Marion Harding W 57 56
01/30/69* Lorain Senior W 52 42
02/07/69* @Findlay W 80 77
02/08/69 Toledo Scott W 49 47
02/14/69* Sandusky L 53 73
02/21/69 Lexington W 69 66 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
02/22/69 Ashland L 65 66 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College - OT
Mansfield St. Peter's
Coach: Bob Frye
Record: 19-7
Leading Scorer: Whitey Varga (337 pts/16.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L SPHS Opp
11/27/68 Oberlin W 89 59
11/30/68 Elyria Catholic W 60 40
12/06/68 Gilmour Academy W 93 59
12/07/68 Lorain St. Mary W 65 31
12/14/68 @Zanesville Rosecrans L 54 62
12/21/68 Middletown Fenwick W 82 59
12/27/68 @Marion Catholic W 70 48
12/28/68 Buckeye Valley W 66 45
01/03/69 @Akron St. Vincent L 52 59
01/04/69 Toledo Central Catholic L 48 49
01/10/69 @Tiffin Calvert W 63 54
01/17/69 @Cleveland St. Joseph W 78 69
01/18/69 Shelby L 50 55
01/24/69 @Delphos St. John's L 56 59
01/25/69 Buckeye Central W 75 47
02/01/69 Wynford W 72 57
02/07/69 Lima Central Catholic L 62 68
02/08/69 @Madison W 56 39
02/14/69 @Lexington W 58 53
02/16/69 Fremont St. Joseph W 93 43
02/21/69 Colonel Crawford W 77 44 Class A Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
02/22/69 Lucas W 64 40 Class A Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
02/28/69 South Central W 95 47 Class A Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
03/07/69 Bloomville W 66 43 Class A District Tournament at Galion High School
03/08/69 Attica W 75 53 Class A District Tournament at Galion High School
03/13/69 Fort Recovery L 64 72 Class A Regional Tournament at Bowling Green State University
Ontario
Coach: David Milligan
Record: 19-2 (13-1 JAC)
Leading Scorer: Rich Nichols (399 pts/19.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OHS Opp
12/06/68* @Crestview W 76 54
12/07/68 Madison W 70 52
12/13/68* Plymouth W 78 59
12/20/68* Loudonville W 60 35
12/21/68* @Clear Fork L 53 67
12/28/68 @Mansfield Malabar W 66 63
01/03/69* Lexington W 64 52
01/10/69* @Fredericktown W 70 65
01/11/69* Crestline W 71 47
01/17/69* @Plymouth W 76 73
01/18/69 @Colonel Crawford W 68 65
01/24/69* @Loudonville W 66 59
01/25/69* Clear Fork W 79 71
01/31/69* @Lexington W 80 64
02/07/69* Fredericktown W 81 61
02/08/69* @Crestline W 92 65
02/14/69* Crestview W 57 44
02/15/69 Galion W 73 72
02/21/69 Mansfield Malabar W 76 73 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
02/22/69 Upper Sandusky W 88 76 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
03/01/69 Ashland L 45 69 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
Plymouth
Coach: Ron Hostler
Record: 12-8 (8-6 JAC)
Leading Scorer: Jim Clark (365 pts/18.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS Opp
11/30/68 Buckeye Central W 70 64
12/06/68* Loudonville W 83 49
12/13/68* @Ontario L 59 78
12/20/68* Crestview W 63 58
12/21/68* @Lexington W 69 59
12/27/68 South Central W 85 52
01/03/69* Clear Fork W 71 63
01/04/69* Lexington L 63 77
01/10/69* @Crestline L 73 76
01/11/69* Fredericktown W 78 69
01/17/69* Ontario L 73 76
01/18/69 @Buckeye Central W 73 69
01/24/69* @Crestview W 58 42
01/31/69* @Clear Fork L 65 68
02/01/69 @Colonel Crawford L 64 66
02/07/69* Crestline W 87 77
02/08/69* @Fredericktown L 56 65
02/14/69* @Loudonville W 59 52
02/21/69 New London W 67 56 Class A Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
03/01/69 Wynford L 50 53 Class A Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
Shelby
Coach: Chuck Williams
Record: 11-8 (9-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Calvin Dietz (395 pts/20.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L SHS Opp
11/29/68* @Upper Sandusky W 69 63
12/06/68* Tiffin Columbian W 68 58
12/07/68 Lexington W 74 61
12/13/68* @Bucyrus W 89 65
12/14/68* @Willard L 56 57
12/20/68* Bellevue W 57 55 OT
01/03/69* Norwalk W 78 62
01/10/69* @Galion W 67 61
01/11/69 @Madison L 66 89
01/17/69* Upper Sandusky W 68 57
01/18/69 @Mansfield St. Peter's W 55 50
01/24/69* @Tiffin Columbian L 50 62
01/25/69* Bucyrus L 54 55
01/31/69* Willard W 70 40
02/01/69 Mansfield Malabar L 42 47
02/07/69* @Bellevue L 41 74
02/08/69* @Norwalk L 61 68
02/14/69* Galion W 65 61
02/18/69 Marion Harding L 41 77 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Malabar High School
Buckeye Conference Standings
Team BC Reg Overall
Sandusky 12 - 2 16 - 2 20 - 3
Marion Harding 11 - 3 14 - 4 19 - 5
Findlay 9 - 5 11 - 7 11 - 8
Lorain Senior 7 - 7 8 - 10 11 - 11
Mansfield Senior 7 - 7 11 - 7 12 - 8
Elyria 5 - 9 9 - 9 11 - 10
Lorain Admiral King 4 - 10 6 - 12 7 - 13
Fremont Ross 1 - 13 3 - 15 3 - 16
Cardinal Conference Standings
Ashland 11 - 1 15 - 3 18 - 4
Coshocton 9 - 3 14 - 4 16 - 5
Mansfield Malabar 7 - 5 12 - 6 12 - 7
New Philadelphia 7 - 5 11 - 7 13 - 8
Dover 3 - 9 6 – 12 6 – 13
Madison 3 - 9 4 – 13 4 – 14
Wooster 2 – 10 4 - 14 4 - 15
Mid-Buckeye Conference Standings
Team MBC Reg Overall
Danville 9 - 3 14 - 4 14 - 5
Newark Catholic 9 - 3 15 - 3 15 - 4
Centerburg 7 - 5 12 - 6 13 - 7
Columbus Academy 7 - 5 9 - 6 10 - 7
New Albany 7 - 5 11 - 7 11 - 8
East Knox 3 - 9 5 - 11 5 - 12
Lucas 0 - 12 4 - 14 5 - 15
Johnny Appleseed Conference Standings
Team JAC Reg Overall
Ontario 13 - 1 17 - 1 19 - 2
Clear Fork 11 - 3 14 - 4 14 - 5
Lexington 8 - 6 9 - 9 9 - 10
Plymouth 8 - 6 11 - 7 12 - 8
Crestline 7 - 7 10 - 8 10 - 9
Fredericktown 4 - 10 6 - 12 6 - 13
Crestview 3 - 11 3 - 15 3 - 16
Loudonville 2 - 12 2 - 16 3 - 17
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Bellevue 12 - 2 14 - 4 16 - 5
Norwalk 9 - 5 13 - 5 15 - 6
Shelby 9 - 5 11 - 7 11 - 8
Tiffin Columbian 9 - 5 10 - 8 10 - 9
Galion 5 - 9 6 - 11 7 - 12
Bucyrus 4 - 10 4 - 14 4 - 15
Upper Sandusky 4 - 10 5 - 11 7 - 12
Willard 4 - 10 5 - 13 5 - 14
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Averages
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RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 20.78 Calvin Dietz Shelby 395 19
2 19.00 Rich Nichols Ontario 399 21
3 18.40 Bill Wilson Lucas 368 20
4 18.25 Jim Clark Plymouth 365 20
5 18.19 Don Heston Ontario 382 21
6 17.33 Ed Slone Crestview 312 18
7 17.05 Jack Sautter Lexington 324 19
8 16.04 Whitey Varga Mansfield St. Peter's 337 21
9 15.61 Dave Beal Clear Fork 281 19
10 15.28 Duane Hill Mansfield Senior 214 14
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 39 Calvin Deitz Shelby Norwalk 01/03/1969
2 38 Duane Hill Mansfield Senior Lexington 02/21/1969
3 36 Jim Jones Mansfield Malabar Coshocton 02/14/1969
4 34 Calvin Dietz Shelby Bucyrus 12/13/1968
5 33 Jim Clark Plymouth Ontario 01/17/1969
6 32 Calvin Dietz Shelby Tiffin Columbian 12/06/1968
32 Bill Wilson Lucas New Albany 12/21/1968
8 31 Ed Slone Crestview Clear Fork 01/11/1969
9 30 Fritz Iceman Lucas New Lexington St. Aloy 01/03/1969
30 Charles Henrich Mansfield St. Peter's Wynford 02/01/1969
30 Don Heston Ontario Galion 02/15/1969
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