1996-97 Richland County Basketball Scores
Clear Fork
Coach:  Kevin Logsdon
Record:  12-9 (8-2 MAC)
Leading Scorer:  Scott Sellers (320 pts/15.2 avg)
Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/30/96	@Highland		L	76	84
12/06/96*	@Loudonville		W	56	53
12/07/96	Ontario			L	56	59
12/13/96*	Buckeye			W	66	52
12/14/96	Orrville		L	58	60
12/20/96*	@Triway			L	70	74
12/21/96	@Colonel Crawford	L	52	58
12/27/96	East Knox		W	62	54
01/03/97*	@Black River		W	58	47
01/04/97	@Fredericktown		L	53	67
01/18/97	@Centerburg		W	84	65
01/24/97*	@Buckeye		W	60	46
01/25/97*	West Holmes		W	66	49	01/10
01/28/97	Lucas			W	88	51
01/31/97*	Triway			L	56	62
02/01/97*	Loudonville		W	45	39	01/17
02/07/97*	Black River		W	74	47
02/18/97*	@West Holmes		W	65	50	02/14
02/20/97	Mansfield Christian	W	80	61
02/21/97	@Lexington		L	47	51
02/25/97	Upper Sandusky		L	53	55	Division III Sectional Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Crestview
Coach:  Walt Harrop
Record:  11-11 (8-6 FC)
Leading Scorer:  Curt Beaty (325 pts/14.7 avg)
Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/29/96	Lucas			W	58	41
12/07/96	Mansfield Christian	W	59	55
12/13/96*	@Norwalk St. Paul	L	60	75
12/20/96*	Mapleton		W	78	46
12/21/96	@Mohawk			L	44	58
12/30/96	Northwestern		W	75	56
01/03/97*	South Central		L	44	46
01/04/97	@Mt. Gilead		L	51	53
01/10/97*	@New London		L	51	66
01/11/97*	Western Reserve		W	57	39
01/17/97*	@Plymouth		W	63	58
01/18/97*	Monroeville		L	59	62
01/24/97*	Norwalk St. Paul	W	58	53
01/25/97*	@Mapleton		W	58	42
01/31/97*	@South Central		L	52	63
02/01/97*	New London		L	34	42
02/07/97*	@Western Reserve	W	55	53
02/14/97*	Plymouth		W	47	38
02/15/97	@Hillsdale		L	53	68
02/21/97*	@Monroeville		W	75	40
02/25/97	New London		W	64	49	Division III Sectional Tournament at Norwalk High School
02/28/97	Huron			L	47	82	Division III Sectional Tournament at Norwalk High School
Lexington
Coach:  Steve Gray
Record:  15-8 (6-2 OHC)
Leading Scorer:  Jon Sanderson (361 pts/17.1 avg)
Date		Versus		       W/L     LHS     OPP
11/30/96	@Ontario		L	50	67
12/06/96	Wynford			L	55	60
12/07/96	Cincinnati Elder	L	46	57	Hoop Classic at University of Cincinnati
12/13/96*	@Mansfield Senior	L	60	72
12/14/96	@Shelby			W	60	51
12/21/96	Orrville		L	54	60	At Ashland University
12/27/96*	@Madison		W	54	28
12/28/96	Bellevue		W	66	50
01/03/97*	Ashland			W	51	47
01/04/97	@Willard		W	68	52
01/10/97*	Marion Harding		W	53	41
01/11/97	Wooster			W	71	45
01/17/97*	@Mansfield Senior	W	53	40
01/18/97	@Perkins		W	51	40
01/24/97	Mansfield St. Peter's	W	61	35
01/31/97*	Madison			W	57	42
02/07/97*	@Ashland		L	44	47
02/08/97	Canton McKinley		L	41	44
02/14/97*	@Marion Harding		W	52	44
02/21/97	Clear Fork		W	51	47
02/28/97	Shelby			W	58	48	Division II Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
03/05/97	Perkins			W	63	52	Division II District Tournament at Ashland College
03/08/97	Bellevue		L	40	42	Division II District Tournament at Ashland College
Lucas
Coach:  Randy Farst
Record:  2-19 (2-10 MBC)
Leading Scorer:  Scott Sauder (196 pts/12.2 avg)
Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/29/96	@Crestview		L	41	58
11/30/96	Crestline		L	57	82
12/06/96*	East Knox		L	71	74
12/10/96*	@Johnstown		W	65	62
12/13/96*	Northridge		L	43	61
12/20/96	@Mansfield St. Peter's	L	53	69
12/21/96*	@Worthington Christian	L	37	78
12/27/96	Mansfield Christian	L	39	54
01/04/97	@Mansfield Christian	L	56	64
01/10/97*	Centerburg		L	41	47
01/11/97*	@Danville		L	42	66
01/21/97*	Johnstown		W	70	51
01/24/97*	@Northridge		L	56	69
01/28/97	@Clear Fork		L	51	88
01/31/97*	Worthington Christian	L	51	96
02/01/97*	@East Knox		L	61	92	01/17
02/07/97*	@Centerburg		L	53	63
02/08/97	Buckeye Central		L	50	83
02/14/97*	Danville		L	42	50
02/18/97	Hillsdale		L	42	59
02/25/97	Crestline		L	30	54	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Lexington High School
Madison
Coach:  Dennis Bartlett
Record:  11-10 (4-4 OHC)
Leading Scorer:  Justin Larrick (386 pts/18.3 avg)
Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/29/96	Shelby			W	73	57
12/07/96	@Wooster		L	59	60
12/13/96*	@Ashland		L	57	75
12/14/96	@Mt. Vernon		L	51	52
12/20/96*	@Marion Harding		W	87	72
12/21/96	Columbus Briggs		W	61	44
12/27/96*	Lexington		L	28	54
01/04/97	Cleveland Collinwood	W	50	40
01/10/97*	@Mansfield Senior	L	45	66
01/11/97	@Willard		W	62	42
01/17/97*	Ashland			W	57	39
01/18/97	Tiffin Columbian	W	53	43
01/24/97*	Marion Harding		W	58	41
01/25/97	Huron			W	71	59
01/31/97*	@Lexington		L	42	57
02/01/97	Toledo Central Catholic	L	42	55
02/07/97	@Orrville		L	60	66
02/14/97*	Mansfield Senior	W	59	54
02/15/97	@Galion			W	55	51
02/22/97	@Ontario		L	53	68
02/28/97	Mansfield Senior	L	53	54	Division I Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
Mansfield Christian
Coach:  Keith Clark
Record:  9-12
Leading Scorer:  Nate Leady (344 pts/17.2 avg)
Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/29/96	Plymouth		W	83	66
11/30/96	@East Knox		W	59	49
12/06/96	@South Central		L	52	76
12/07/96	@Crestview		L	55	59
12/13/96	Kidron Central Chr.	L	58	64
12/14/96	Centerburg		W	73	45
12/17/96	Northmor		W	77	58
12/27/96	@Lucas			W	54	39
12/28/96	@Smithville		L	56	60
01/04/97	Lucas			W	64	56
01/10/97	Fredericktown		L	59	60
01/17/97	Mansfield St. Peter's	W	52	38
01/18/97	East Knox		L	50	51
01/24/97	Open Door Christian	W	60	36
01/25/97	Mt. Gilead		L	62	65
02/01/97	@Crestline		L	59	64
02/08/97	Fremont St. Joseph	W	87	73
02/15/97	@Cardington-Lincoln	L	67	82
02/20/97	@Clear Fork		L	61	80
02/21/97	@Black River		L	67	70
02/28/97	Plymouth		L	65	71	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Mansfield Senior
Coach:  Gregg Collins
Record:  15-9 (6-2 OHC)
Leading Scorer:  Dubrey Black (420 pts/17.5 avg)
Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/29/96	@Pickerington		L	43	57	Tournament at Pickerington HIgh School
11/30/96	Delaware Hayes		W	83	53	Tournament at Pickerington HIgh School
12/06/96	Lorain Southview	W	54	42
12/07/96	Sandusky		W	65	58
12/13/96*	@Lexington		W	72	60
12/17/96	@Elyria			L	63	66
12/20/96*	@Ashland		W	47	43
12/21/96	Boardman		W	70	65
12/27/96	@Hilliard		W	59	56
01/03/97*	@Marion Harding		W	53	48
01/10/97*	Madison			W	66	45
01/11/97	Canton Timken		W	71	42
01/17/97*	Lexington		L	40	53
01/18/97	@Massillon Washington	L	59	72
01/24/97*	Ashland			W	65	47
01/25/97	@Westerville North	L	61	80
01/31/97	@Cleveland VASJ		L	56	67
02/01/97	Toledo Libbey		L	48	55
02/07/97*	@Marion Harding		W	78	45
02/14/97*	@Madison		L	54	59
02/25/97	Ashland			W	65	45	Division I Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
02/28/97	Madison			W	54	53	Division I Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
03/06/97	Wapakoneta		W	75	55	Division I District Tournament at Bowling Green State University
03/08/97	Fremont Ross		L	68	73	Division I District Tournament at Bowling Green State University - OT
Mansfield St. Peter's
Coach:  Pat Maurer
Record:  4-17
Leading Scorer:  Chas Baki (230 pts/11.5 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/29/96	@Fremont St. Joseph	L	54	98
11/30/96	Cardington-Lincoln	L	54	86
12/06/96	@Plymouth		L	40	78
12/07/96	Bedford Chanel		L	28	68
12/13/96	Canton Central Cath.	L	42	60
12/14/96	@South Central		L	48	68
12/20/96	Lucas			W	69	63
12/28/96	Cardinal Stritch	W	54	36	NW Ohio Catholic School Classic at Heidelberg University
12/29/96	Fostoria St. Wendelin	L	46	49	NW Ohio Catholic School Classic at Heidelberg University
01/03/97	Columbus Ready		L	44	50
01/04/97	@Seneca East		W	53	44
01/10/97	@Columbus Academy	L	47	57
01/11/97	Pleasant		L	53	77
01/17/97	@Mansfield Christian	L	38	52
01/18/97	Tree of Life		W	68	56	NEED BOX
01/24/97	@Lexington		L	35	61
01/31/97	@Lorain Catholic	L	46	61
02/04/97	Tiffin Calvert		L	57	59
02/08/97	@Fredericktown		L	60	84
02/15/97	Tuscarawas Cent. Cath.	L	70	81
02/25/97	Plymouth		L	47	65	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Lexington High School
Ontario
Coach:  Joe Balogh
Record:  23-2 (12-0 NCC)
Leading Scorer:  Tony Dorsey (386 pts/16.7 avg)
Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/30/96	Lexington		W	67	50
12/06/96*	@Buckeye Central	W	79	54
12/07/96	@Clear Fork		W	59	56
12/14/96	Bucyrus			W	80	59
12/20/96*	Fredericktown		W	82	48
12/21/96	@Shelby			W	52	50
12/27/96	@Gahanna Lincoln	W	62	60	Holiday Tournament at Gahanna Lincoln High School
12/28/96	Cleveland Heights	L	66	90	Holiday Tournament at Gahanna Lincoln High School
01/03/97*	@Colonel Crawford	W	78	43
01/10/97*	Wynford			W	65	56
01/11/97*	Crestline		W	61	48
01/17/97*	Buckeye Central		W	64	39
01/25/97	@Cardington-Lincoln	W	75	59
01/31/97*	@Fredericktown		W	68	44
02/01/97*	Riverdale		W	77	55
02/07/97*	Colonel Crawford	W	71	40
02/14/97*	@Crestline		W	68	48
02/15/97*	@Riverdale		W	83	71
02/21/97*	@Wynford		W	77	60
02/22/97	Madison			W	68	53
02/28/97	Upper Sandusky		W	72	40	Division III Sectional Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/04/97	Edison			W	45	40	Division III District Tournament at Ashland University
03/08/97	Wynford			W	62	46	Division III District Tournament at Ashland University
03/12/97	Clearview		W	59	54	Division III Regional Tournament at Bowling Green State University
03/15/97	Patrick Henry		L	43	45	Division III Regional Tournament at Bowling Green State University
Plymouth
Coach:  Brad Turson
Record:  11-12 (6-8 FC)
Leading Scorer:  Eric Gurney (354 pts/15.3 avg)
Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/29/96	@Mansfield Christian	L	66	83
12/06/96	Mansfield St. Peter's	W	78	40
12/13/96*	New London		W	53	41
12/14/96	Crestline		L	67	71
12/20/96*	Western Reserve		W	61	49	At Gund Arena (Cleveland)
12/21/96	River Valley		W	74	62
12/28/96	@Mohawk			L	86	87	OT
01/03/97*	@Mapleton		L	71	75
01/10/97*	Monroeville		W	55	36
01/11/97*	@Norwalk St. Paul	L	53	63
01/17/97*	Crestview		L	58	63
01/18/97*	@South Central		L	57	70
01/24/97*	@New London		L	56	67
01/25/97*	Western Reserve		W	72	60
01/31/97*	Mapleton		W	74	31
02/01/97*	@Monroeville		W	70	61
02/07/97*	Norwalk St. Paul	L	50	75
02/14/97*	Crestview		L	38	47
02/15/97	Mt. Gilead		W	67	56
02/20/97*	South Central		L	60	76
02/25/97	Mansfield St. Peter's	W	65	47	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Lexington High School
02/28/97	Mansfield Christian	W	71	65	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Lexington High School - OT
03/05/97	Norwalk St. Paul	L	40	65	Division IV District Tournament at Galion High School
Shelby
Coach:  Francis Scruci
Record:  11-11 (9-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Nick Hamman (253 pts/11.5 avg)
Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/29/96	@Madison		L	57	73
12/06/96*	Upper Sandusky		W	64	61
12/07/96*	@Tiffin Columbian	L	51	59
12/13/96*	Bellevue		L	42	45
12/14/96	Lexington		L	51	60
12/20/96*	Bucyrus			W	61	50
12/21/96	Ontario			L	50	52
12/27/96*	@Norwalk		W	63	46
12/30/96	South Central		L	62	64	At Gund Arena - Cleveland
01/03/97*	Galion			L	64	66
01/10/97*	@Willard		W	58	51
01/11/97	Ashland			W	56	44
01/17/97*	@Upper Sandusky		L	62	63
01/24/97*	Tiffin Columbian	W	50	44
01/31/97*	@Bellevue		W	59	56
02/07/97*	@Bucyrus		W	63	60
02/08/97*	Norwalk			W	55	36
02/14/97*	@Galion			L	35	57
02/15/97	@Wynford		L	51	53
02/21/97*	Willard			W	52	41
02/25/97	Fostoria		W	43	37	Division II Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
02/28/97	Lexington		L	48	58	Division II Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
Temple Christian
Coach:  John Kurtz
Record:  15-6
Leading Scorer:  Eric Humble and Aaron Young (365 pts/19.2 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/03/96	@Danville		W	64	51
12/06/96	@Tree of Life		W	59	55	OT
12/13/96	Licking County Chr.	W	90	49
12/20/96	@Medina First Baptist	W	67	64
12/21/96	Open Door Christian	W	64	47
12/30/96	@Worthington Christian	L	52	99
01/03/97	Canton Heritage		W	78	65
01/04/97	@Northmor		L	43	50
01/07/97	World Harvest Christian	W	71	56
01/10/97	@Open Door Christian	W	69	36
01/11/97	@Highland		L	42	77
01/18/97	@Kidron Central Chr.	L	58	63
01/24/97	@Liberty Christian	W	83	60
01/31/97	@Canton Heritage	L	49	72
02/03/97	Medina First Baptist	W	78	75
02/07/97	Kidron Central Chr.	W	78	71
02/08/97	@Wellington School	W	76	40
02/18/97	Liberty Christian	W	84	47
02/21/97	@Youngstown Christian	W	70	47	ACSI Tournament at Youngstown Christian High School
02/22/97	Medina First Baptist	L	72	91	ACSI Tournament at ???
Firelands Conference Standings
Team			 FC		Reg		Overall
Norwalk St. Paul      12 -  2         18 -  2           24 -  3
South Central         12 -  2         17 -  3           19 -  4
New London            10 -  4         14 -  6           14 -  7
Crestview              8 -  6         11 -  9           12 - 10
Plymouth               6 -  8          9 - 11           11 - 12
Western Reserve        4 - 10          5 - 15            5 - 16
Mapleton               2 - 12          2 - 18            2 - 19
Monroeville            2 - 12          2 - 18            2 - 19
Mid-Buckeye Conference Standings
Team			MBC		Reg		Overall
Worthington Christian 12 -  0         18 -  2           22 -  3
Northridge            10 -  2         16 -  4           19 -  5
East Knox              7 -  5          8 - 12            8 - 13
Danville               6 -  6          9 - 11           10 - 12
Centerburg             3 -  9          4 - 15            4 - 16
Lucas                  2 - 10          2 - 18            2 - 19
Johnstown              2 - 10          3 - 17            3 - 18
Mohican Area Conference Standings
Team			MAC		Reg		Overall
Clear Fork             8 -  2         12 -  8           12 -  9
Loudonville            4 -  6          8 - 12            8 - 13
Black River
Buckeye
Triway
West Holmes
North Central Conference Standings
Team			NCC		Reg		Overall
Ontario               12 -  0         19 -  1           23 -  2
Wynford                9 -  3         17 -  3           19 -  4
Colonel Crawford       6 -  6         10 - 10           11 - 11
Crestline              6 -  6         12 -  8           14 -  9
Buckeye Central        4 -  8          9 - 11            9 - 12
Riverdale              3 -  9          7 - 13            8 - 14
Fredericktown          2 - 10          6 - 14            7 - 15
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team			NOL		Reg		Overall
Bellevue              13 -  1         18 -  2           22 -  3
Galion                11 -  3         13 -  7           14 -  8
Shelby                 9 -  5         10 - 10           11 - 11
Tiffin Columbian       9 -  5         11 -  9           12 - 10
Upper Sandusky         5 -  9          8 - 12            9 - 13
Norwalk                4 - 10          6 - 14            6 - 15
Bucyrus                3 - 11          5 - 15            6 - 16
Willard                2 - 12          3 - 17            3 - 18
Ohio Heartland Conference Standings
Team			OHC		Reg		Overall
Lexington              6 -  2         12 -  8           14 -  9
Mansfield Senior       6 -  2         12 -  8           15 -  9
Ashland                4 -  4         11 -  9           11 - 10
Madison                4 -  4         11 -  9           11 - 10
Marion Harding         0 -  8          4 - 16            4 - 17
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK	AVG	Name			School			Points	Games
1	19.21	Eric Humble		Temple Christian	365	19	missing 2 games
2	19.21	Aaron Young		Temple Christian	365	19	missing 2 games
3	18.38	Justin Larrick		Madison			386	21
4	17.50	Dubrey Black 		Mansfield Senior	420	24
5	17.20	Nate Leady		Mansfield Christian	344	20
6	17.19	Jon Sanderson		Lexington		361	21
7	16.78	Tony Dorsey		Ontario			386	23
8	15.39	Eric Gurney		Plymouth		354	23
9	15.23	Scott Sellers		Clear Fork		320	21
10	14.77	Curt Beaty		Crestview		325	22
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK	PTS	Name			School			Versus			Date
1	35	Aaron Young		Temple Christian	Medina First Baptist	02/03/1997
2	34	Aaron Young		Temple Christian	Kidron Central Chr.	02/07/1997
3	33	Dubrey Black		Mansfield Senior	Toledo Libbey		02/01/1997
4	31	Eric Humble		Temple Christian	Liberty Christian	01/24/1997
	31	Justin Larrick		Madison			Mansfield Senior	02/14/1997
	31	Marquis Sykes		Mansfield Senior	Ashland			02/25/1997
7	30	Eric Humble		Temple Christian	Open Door Christian	12/21/1996
	30	Justin Larrick		Madison			Marion Harding		01/24/1997
	30	Nate Leady		Mansfield Christian	Fremont St. Joseph	02/08/1997
10	29	Aaron Young		Temple Christian	Licking County Chr.	12/13/1996
	29	Dubrey Black		Mansfield Senior	Elyria			12/17/1996
	29	Andy Wigton		Madison			Marion Harding		12/20/1996
	29	Dubrey Black		Mansfield Senior	Wapakoneta		03/06/1997
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