1997-98 Richland County Basketball Scores


Clear Fork
Coach:  Kevin Logsdon
Record:  9-12 (4-6 MAC)
Leading Scorer:  Scott Sellers (411 pts/19.5 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/05/97	@Ontario		L	70	78
12/06/97	Highland		L	77	81
12/12/97*	Buckeye			W	85	65
12/13/97	@Orrville		L	45	65
12/19/97*	Triway			L	53	80
12/20/97	Colonel Crawford	L	54	63
12/23/97*	Black River		L	65	66
01/03/98	Fredericktown		W	70	60
01/09/98*	@West Holmes		W	55	49
01/10/98	Centerburg		W	88	68
01/16/98*	@Loudonville		L	43	51
01/23/98*	@Buckeye		W	65	54
01/30/98*	@Triway			L	54	64
01/31/98	Shelby			L	30	53	At Gund Arena - Cleveland
02/06/98*	@Black River		L	70	75
02/13/98*	West Holmes		W	63	55
02/20/98*	Loudonville		L	61	64
02/21/98	@Lucas			W	66	63
02/26/98	@Mansfield Christian	W	48	46
02/27/98	Ashland			W	74	60
03/03/98	Mohawk			L	61	77	Division III Sectional Tournament at Bucyrus High School


Crestview
Coach:  Walt Harrop
Record:  11-10 (8-6 FC)
Leading Scorer:  Dave Kissel (317 pts/15.0 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/05/97	@Lucas			W	71	59
12/13/97	@Mansfield Christian	W	66	65	OT
12/19/97*	@Mapleton		W	61	51
12/20/97	Ontario			L	46	75
12/23/97*	@South Central		L	39	72
12/30/97	@Northwestern		L	46	49
01/03/98*	New London		W	68	52
01/09/98*	@Western Reserve	L	66	69
01/10/98*	Plymouth		W	68	57
01/16/98*	@Monroeville		W	61	55
01/17/98*	Norwalk St. Paul	L	56	72
01/23/98*	Mapleton		W	68	46
01/30/98*	South Central		L	48	65
01/31/98*	@New London		W	73	60
02/06/98*	Western Reserve		W	66	51
02/13/98*	@Plymouth		L	45	72
02/14/98	Mt. Gilead		W	64	56
02/20/98*	Monroeville		W	66	50
02/21/98	Hillsdale		L	46	48
02/27/98*	@Norwalk St. Paul	L	39	55
03/06/98	Edison			L	46	49	Division III Sectional Tournament at Norwalk High School


Lexington
Coach:  Steve Gray
Record:  10-12 (4-4 OHC)
Leading Scorer:  Adam Howell (432 pts/20.5 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/05/97	@Bellevue		L	59	63
12/06/97	Willard			W	56	45
12/12/97*	Marion Harding		W	46	29
12/13/97	@Wynford		W	60	58
12/19/97*	@Mansfield Senior	L	55	76
12/27/97	@Orrville		L	46	48
01/03/98	Mansfield St. Peter's	W	51	39
01/09/98*	Madison			L	51	54
01/16/98*	@Ashland		W	61	49
01/17/98	Shelby			W	55	52
01/23/98*	@Marion Harding		W	62	43
01/24/98	Perkins			W	70	60
01/30/98*	Mansfield Senior	L	50	62
01/31/98	@Galion			L	71	81
02/07/98	@Canton McKinley	L	42	56
02/13/98*	@Madison		L	51	54
02/14/98	Ontario			L	49	62
02/20/98*	Ashland			W	61	54
02/21/98	@Wooster		L	55	65
02/27/98	Vermilion		L	48	51
03/03/98	Willard			W	64	56	Division II Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
03/06/98	Galion			L	39	40	Division II Sectional Tournament at Madison High School


Lucas
Coach:  Todd Krill
Record:  5-16 (3-9 MBC)
Leading Scorer:  Elijah Foss (306 pts/14.5 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/05/97	Crestview		L	59	71
12/06/97	@Crestline		L	46	62
12/12/97*	Johnstown		L	45	58
12/16/97*	@Northridge		L	64	79
12/19/97*	@Worthington Christian	L	56	88
12/20/97	Mansfield St. Peter's	L	50	55
12/23/97	Wynford			L	53	66
01/03/98	Mt. Gilead		W	54	43
01/09/98*	@Centerburg		L	73	87
01/10/98	@Mansfield Christian	W	55	45
01/16/98*	Danville		W	50	46
01/17/98*	@East Knox		L	61	68
01/23/98*	@Johnstown		L	51	63
01/27/98*	Northridge		W	55	44
01/30/98*	Worthington Christian	L	60	71
02/10/98*	Centerburg		L	82	86
02/13/98*	@Danville		L	51	65
02/14/98	@Buckeye Central	L	46	67
02/20/98*	East Knox		W	79	67
02/21/98	Clear Fork		L	63	66
03/03/98	Mansfield Christian	L	44	49	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Lexington High School


Madison
Coach:  Dennis Bartlett
Record:  16-6 (7-1 OHC)
Leading Scorer:  Justin Larrick (422 pts/19.1 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/05/97	@Shelby			L	48	51
12/06/97	Wooster			L	58	63
12/12/97*	@Mansfield Senior	L	61	73
12/13/97	@Tiffin Columbian	W	62	43
12/19/97*	Ashland			W	59	40
12/20/97	Mt. Vernon		W	57	46
12/23/97	@Worthington Kilbourne	W	48	43
12/27/97*	Marion Harding		W	72	42
01/09/98*	@Lexington		W	54	51
01/10/98	Fremont Ross		W	69	62
01/16/98	Vermilion		W	74	50
01/17/98	Willard			W	70	37
01/23/98*	Mansfield Senior	W	79	73	OT
01/30/98*	@Ashland		W	50	45
01/31/98	@Huron			L	49	71
02/06/98*	@Marion Harding		W	58	46
02/07/98	@Toledo Central Cath.	L	63	72
02/13/98*	Lexington		W	54	51
02/20/98	Orrville		W	75	69
02/28/98	Ontario			W	59	58
03/03/98	Tiffin Columbian	W	82	68	Division I Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
03/06/98	Sandusky		L	69	83	Division I Sectional Tournament at Willard High School


Mansfield Christian
Coach:  Keith Clark
Record:  7-15
Leading Scorer:  David Zacour (343 pts/15.5 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/05/97	@Plymouth		L	53	69
12/06/97	East Knox		W	71	55
12/12/97	South Central		L	46	74
12/13/97	Crestview		L	65	66
12/19/97	@Kidron Central Chr.	W	48	45
12/20/87	@Northmor		L	58	67
01/02/98	Monroeville		L	49	73
01/10/98	Lucas			L	45	55
01/16/98	@Fredericktown		L	48	59
01/17/98	Marion Catholic		W	71	69
01/23/98	@Mansfield St. Peter's	L	49	71
01/24/98	@East Knox		W	55	44
01/30/98	@Open Door Christian	W	54	29
02/06/98	Mansfield Temple. Chr.	L	66	76
02/07/98	Crestline		W	69	58
02/13/98	@Centerburg		L	55	59
02/14/98	@Fremont St. Joseph	L	47	68
02/21/98	Cardington-Lincoln	L	55	65
02/26/98	Clear Fork		L	46	48
02/27/98	Black River		L	57	65
03/03/98	Lucas			W	49	44	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Lexington High School
03/06/98	Colonel Crawford	L	41	61	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Lexington High School


Mansfield Senior
Coach:  Gregg Collins
Record:  18-4 (7-1 oHC)
Leading Scorer:  Marquis Sykes (381 pts/17.3 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/05/97	Marietta		W	62	59	Tournament at Zanesville High School
12/06/97	@Zanesville		L	41	64	Tournament at Zanesville High School
12/12/97*	Madison			W	73	61
12/19/97*	Lexington		W	76	55
12/20/97	@Toledo Libbey		W	64	61
12/27/97*	Ashland			W	70	40
01/02/98	Hilliard		W	85	67
01/03/98	@Boardman		W	87	69
01/09/98	@Sandusky		L	59	62
01/16/98*	@Marion Harding		W	97	47
01/17/98	@Canton Timken		W	76	47
01/23/98*	@Madison		L	73	79	OT
01/24/98	Massillon Washington	W	74	71	OT
01/30/98*	@Lexington		W	62	50
01/31/98	Westerville North	W	68	50
02/06/98*	@Ashland		W	72	62
02/07/98	Cleveland VASJ		W	87	58
02/17/98	Elyria			W	96	66
02/20/98*	Marion Harding		W	88	38
02/26/98	@Lorain Southview	W	96	47
03/06/98	Ashland			W	79	48	Division I Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
03/12/98	Sandusky		L	73	76	Division I District Tournament at Willard High School - OT


Mansfield St. Peter's
Coach:  Pat Maurer
Record:  9-12
Leading Scorer:  Rudy Wolf (303 pts/14.4 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/05/97	Fremont St. Joseph	W	63	60
12/06/97	@Cardington-Lincoln	L	51	67
12/12/97	Plymouth		L	62	70
12/19/97	@Cardinal Stritch	W	54	39
12/20/97	@Lucas			W	55	50
12/29/97	Fostoria St. Wendelin	W	62	57
01/02/98	Tuscarawas Cent. Cath.	L	44	53
01/03/98	@Lexington		L	39	51
01/10/98	Seneca East		L	66	67
01/13/98	@Pleasant		L	45	53
01/17/98	Columbus Academy	W	67	57
01/23/98	Mansfield Christian	W	71	49
01/24/98	@Tiffin Calvert		L	46	64
01/31/98	@Columbus Ready		L	54	62
02/03/98	@Bedford Chanel		L	51	77
02/07/98	@Tree of Life		W	74	69
02/13/98	Lorain Catholic		W	70	58
02/14/98	Fredericktown		W	49	42
02/21/98	South Central		L	67	78
02/24/98	@Cardington-Lincoln	L	50	66
03/03/98	Crestline		L	41	62	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Lexington High School


Ontario
Coach:  Joe Balogh
Record:  22-2 (12-0 NCC)
Leading Scorer:  Matt Smith (352 pts/14.6 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/05/97	Clear Fork		W	78	70
12/12/97*	Buckeye Central		W	92	47
12/13/97	@Bucyrus		W	67	62
12/20/97	@Crestview		W	75	46
12/27/97*	@Fredericktown		W	74	38
12/30/97	Shelby			W	58	55
01/02/98*	Riverdale		W	80	42
01/09/98*	Colonel Crawford	W	77	47
01/10/98	River Valley		W	70	58
01/16/98*	@Wynford		W	50	37
01/17/98*	@Crestline		W	45	32
01/23/98*	@Buckeye Central	W	83	42
01/31/98	Cardington-Lincoln	W	62	45
02/06/98*	Fredericktown		W	58	34
02/07/98*	@Riverdale		W	83	44
02/13/98*	@Colonel Crawford	W	67	52
02/14/98	@Lexington		W	62	49
02/20/98*	Crestline		W	64	32
02/27/98*	Wynford			W	51	48
02/27/98	@Madison		L	58	59
03/06/98	Mohawk			W	75	56	Division III Sectional Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/10/98	Edison			W	70	44	Division III District Tournament at Ashland University
03/13/98	Huron			W	57	53	Division III District Tournament at Ashland University
03/17/98	Wayne Trace		L	45	50	Division III Regional Tournament at University of Toledo


Plymouth
Coach:  Brad Turson
Record:  18-5 (10-4 FC)
Leading Scorer:  Ronnie Haymond (386 pts/16.7 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/05/97	Mansfield Christian	W	69	53
12/06/97	Mohawk			W	87	64
12/12/97	@Mansfield St. Peter's	W	70	62
12/19/97*	Western Reserve		W	72	49
12/20/97	@Crestline		W	53	47
12/23/97*	Mapleton		W	82	47
01/02/98	Seneca East		W	58	56
01/03/98*	@Monroeville		L	61	64
01/09/98*	Norwalk St. Paul	L	70	84
01/10/98*	@Crestview		L	57	68
01/16/98*	South Central		W	79	76
01/17/98*	@New London		W	61	58
01/23/98*	@Western Reserve	W	73	64
01/30/98*	@Mapleton		W	97	45
01/31/98*	Monroeville		W	78	71
02/06/98*	@Norwalk St. Paul	L	50	54
02/13/98*	Crestview		W	72	45
02/20/98*	@South Central		W	68	65
02/21/98	@Mt. Gilead		W	68	66
02/26/98*	New London		W	65	57
03/06/98	Crestline		W	61	50	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Lexington High School
03/11/98	Hopewell-Loudon		W	72	69	Division IV District Tournament at Galion High School
03/13/98	Norwalk St. Paul	L	64	82	Division IV District Tournament at Galion High School


Shelby
Coach:  Francis Scruci
Record:  18-5 (12-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Josh Steele (243 pts/10.5 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/05/97	Madison			W	51	48
12/12/97*	Willard			W	62	42
12/13/97	River Valley		W	71	62
12/19/97*	Norwalk			W	69	39
12/20/97*	@Upper Sandusky		W	68	40
12/27/97*	Bucyrus			W	62	39
12/30/97	@Ontario		L	55	58
01/03/98*	@Tiffin Columbian	W	56	49
01/09/98*	Bellevue		W	53	45
01/10/98	@Ashland		W	56	48
01/16/98*	@Galion			W	58	43
01/17/98	@Lexington		L	52	55
01/23/98*	@Willard		W	64	56
01/30/98*	@Norwalk		W	79	48
01/31/98	Clear Fork		W	53	30	At Gund Arena (Cleveland)
02/06/98*	Upper Sandusky		W	49	29
02/13/98*	@Bucyrus		W	59	47
02/14/98*	Tiffin Columbian	W	65	41
02/20/98*	@Bellevue		L	46	49
02/27/98*	Galion			L	57	58
03/06/98	Bucyrus			W	68	51	Division II Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
03/11/98	Vermilion		W	69	51	Division II District Tournament at Ashland University
03/14/98	Bellevue		L	45	46	Division II District Tournament at Ashland University


Temple Christian
Coach:  John Kurtz
Record:  22-0
Leading Scorer:  Aaron Young (493 pts/23.4 avg) (missing 1 game)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/05/97	@South Central		W	70	67
12/09/97	Watkins Memorial	W	73	43
12/12/97	Mapelton		W	74	48
12/20/97	Open Door Christian	W	72	37
12/30/97	@North Coast Christian	W	67	44
01/02/98	Canton Heritage		W	85	54
01/09/98	@Open Door Christian	W	77	40
01/10/98	@Danville		W	73	59
01/16/98	@Lima Temple Christian	W	66	49
01/17/98	@Northmor		W	63	53
01/23/98	State Line Christian	W	80	48
01/24/98	Kidron Central Chr.	W	71	45
01/30/98	@Canton Heritage	W	80	67
01/31/98	North Coast Christian	W	88	47
02/06/98	@Mansfield Christian	W	76	66
02/07/98	Massillon Christian	W	77	50
02/13/98	@Kidron Central Chr.	W	76	65
02/14/98	@Monreoville		W	79	53
02/17/98	Cleveland John Marshall	W	79	46
02/20/98	Youngstown Christian	W	70	47	ACSI Tournament at Temple Christian High School - NEED BOX
02/21/98	East Liverpool Chr.	W	87	81	ACSI Tournament at Temple Christian High School
02/28/98	Delaware Christian	W	81	53	ACSI Tournament at Cedarville College

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 11 - 1 18 - 2 21 - 3 Northridge 9 - 3 16 - 4 16 - 5 Danville 7 - 5 10 - 10 10 - 11 Centerburg 5 - 7 7 - 13 8 - 14 Johnstown 4 - 8 8 - 12 8 - 13 East Knox 3 - 9 3 - 17 3 - 18 Lucas 3 - 9 5 - 15 5 - 16

Mohican Area Conference Standings

Team MAC Reg Overall Triway 9 - 1 19 - 1 Loudonville 7 - 3 16 - 4 16 - 5 Black River 6 - 4 14 - 6 Clear Fork 4 - 6 9 - 11 9 - 12 West Holmes 4 - 6 5 - 15 Buckeye 0 - 10 2 - 18

North Central Conference Standings

Team NCC Reg Overall Ontario 12 - 0 19 - 1 22 - 2 Wynford 9 - 3 15 - 5 16 - 6 Buckeye Central 6 - 6 13 - 7 13 - 8 Colonel Crawford 6 - 6 11 - 9 12 - 10 Crestline 5 - 7 7 - 13 8 - 14 Fredericktown 3 - 9 5 - 15 5 - 16 Riverdale 1 - 11 2 - 18 3 - 19

Northern Ohio League Standings

Team NOL Reg Overall Bellevue 12 - 2 17 - 3 21 - 4 Shelby 12 - 2 16 - 4 18 - 5 Galion 10 - 4 15 - 5 16 - 6 Bucyrus 6 - 8 8 - 12 9 - 13 Tiffin Columbian 6 - 8 8 - 12 8 - 13 Norwalk 4 - 10 7 - 13 7 - 14 Upper Sandusky 3 - 11 5 - 15 5 - 16 Willard 3 - 11 4 - 16 4 - 17

Ohio Heartland Conference Standings

Team OHC Reg Overall Madison 7 - 1 15 - 5 16 - 6 Mansfield Senior 7 - 1 17 - 3 18 - 4 Lexington 4 - 4 9 - 11 10 - 12 Ashland 2 - 6 7 - 13 7 - 14 Marion Harding 0 - 8 1 - 19 1 - 20

Richland County Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 23.47 Aaron Young Temple Christian 493 21 missing 1 game 2 20.57 Adam Howell Lexington 432 21 3 19.90 Eric Humble Temple Christian 398 20 missing 1 game 4 19.57 Scott Sellers Clear Fork 411 21 5 19.18 Justin Larrick Madison 422 22 6 17.31 Marquis Sykes Mansfield Senior 381 22 7 16.78 Ronnie Haymond Plymouth 386 23 8 15.59 David Zacour Mansfield Christian 343 22 9 15.34 Nick Fenner Plymouth 353 23 10 15.09 Dave Kissel Crestview 317 21

Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 37 Scott Sellers Clear Fork Highland 12/06/1997 2 34 Aaron Young Temple Christian North Coast Christian 12/30/1997 34 Justin Larrick Madison Mansfield Senior 01/23/1998 34 Eric Humble Temple Christian Canton Heritage 01/30/1998 5 33 Matt Smith Ontario Riverdale 02/07/1998 33 Aaron Young Temple Christian Monroeville 02/14/1998 33 Mark Plank Madison Tiffin Columbian 03/03/1998 8 32 Adam Howell Lexington Bellevue 12/05/1997 32 Adam Howell Lexington Marion Harding 12/12/1997 32 Jason Cronbaugh Lexington Willard 03/03/1998 Return to Richland County index Email Me