1945-46 Richland County League Basketball Scores
Bellville
Coach: Orville Kibler
Record: 15-5-1 (5-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer: George McFerren (203 pts/10.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/27/45 @Union W 40 34
12/04/45 Loudonville W 31 25
12/07/45* @Madison L 25 33
01/04/46* @Butler L 15 36
01/08/46 @Lexington W 38 24
01/11/46* Union W 33 29
01/16/46 @Loudonville W
01/18/46* @Plymouth L 27 28
01/22/46 @Ontario W 47 23 12/21
01/25/46* Lucas W 45 32
01/26/46 @Fredericktown W 30 26
01/29/46 Johnsville W 28 27
02/01/46* Ontario W 15 14
02/08/46* Shiloh W 46 27
02/09/46 Butler T 28 28 12/18 - NEED BOX
02/11/46* Lexington W 23 21 12/14
02/14/46 Madison W 36 20
02/20/46 Plymouth W 33 24 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/22/46 Union W 38 22 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/23/46 Lucas L 28 38 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School - NEED BOX
03/01/46 Gibsonburg L 37 39 Class B District Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School - OT
Butler
Coach: Eddie Beveridge
Record: 19-5-1 (7-1 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Vic Roberts (327 pts/13.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/13/45 Perrysville W 46 26
11/16/45 @Johnsville W 51 31
11/20/45 @Gambier W 30 14
11/26/45 Lykens W 32 29
11/30/45 Danville L 24 41
12/07/45* Ontario W 51 23
12/08/45 Mansfield Reserves W 35 25 NEED BOX
12/11/45 Lucas L 27 45
01/04/46* Bellville W 36 15
01/09/46 Loudonville W 39 16
01/11/46* @Madison L 31 35
01/15/46 Gambier W 36 23
01/18/46* Lexington W 36 19
01/22/46 @Lykens L 29 31
01/29/46 @Perrysville W 41 13
02/01/46* @Union W 47 11
02/05/46 @Fredericktown W 34 33
* @Shiloh W 47 22 12/14
02/08/46* Plymouth W 41 20
02/09/46 @Bellville T 28 28 12/18 - NEED BOX
02/13/46 @Loudonville W 41 30
02/15/46* @Lucas W 25 22
02/21/46 Lexington W 51 27 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/22/46 Lucas L 26 27 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/23/46 Union W 46 34 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School - NEED BOX
Lexington
Coach: M.E. Shank
Record: 6-7 (5-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Gerald Pollock (100 pts/7.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/45 @Lucas L 36 42
12/07/45* Shiloh W 38 25
12/18/45 Johnsville PPD
01/04/46* Madison W 38 30
01/08/46 Bellville L 24 38
01/15/46 Ontario W 28 26 01/12
01/18/46* @Butler L 19 36
01/22/46 @Johnsville L 33 34
01/25/46* Union W 36 25
02/01/46* @Plymouth W 32 28
02/08/46* Lucas L 37 38
02/11/46* @Bellville L 21 23 12/14
02/15/46* @Ontario W 36 34 OT
02/21/46 Butler L 27 51 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lucas
Coach: Willis Barger
Record: 14-5 (5-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer: James Metcalf (179 pts/11.9 avg) (missing 4 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/45 Lexington W 42 36
12/07/45* Union W 43 27
12/11/45 @Butler W 45 27
12/14/45* Plymouth W 36 19
01/04/46 Alumni W 40 25 01/05
01/08/46 Union W 56 32
01/11/46* @Ontario W 41 32
01/18/46* Shiloh W 48 24
01/19/46 @Perrysville W 33 31 12/18
01/23/46 @Mansfield ??? W 63 42 From Yearbook - Cannot find game versus Reserves or Middle Schools in newspaper
01/25/46* @Bellville L 32 45
02/01/46* Madison L 32 36
02/05/46 Perrysville L 31 36
02/08/46* @Lexington W 38 37
02/15/46* Butler L 22 25
02/21/46 Ontario W 42 32 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/22/46 Butler W 27 26 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/23/46 Bellville W 38 28 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School - NEED BOX
03/02/46 Arlington L 34 42 Class B District Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School - NEE BOX
Madison
Coach: Jeff DeHaven
Record: 11-7 (7-1 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Herb Eldridge (167 pts/10.4 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/01/45 Mt. Vernon L 9 31 NEED BOX
12/04/45 @Shelby W 38 37
12/07/45* Bellville W 33 25
01/04/46* @Lexington L 30 38
01/11/46* Butler W 35 31
01/15/46 @Ashland L 28 44
01/18/46* @Union W 37 28
01/19/46 Loudonville W 38 22 12/18 - NEED BOX
01/22/46 Willard L 26 39
01/25/46* Plymouth W 35 22
01/29/46 @Crestline W 41 21
02/01/46* @Lucas W 36 32
02/06/46 @Loudonville W 42 31
02/08/46* Ontario W 37 25
02/12/46 @Willard L 21 25
02/14/46 @Bellville L 20 36
02/15/46* @Shiloh W 33 18
03/02/46 @Sandusky L 23 42 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
Ontario
Coach: Dick Casad
Record: 3-10 (2-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Hoy Smith (101 pts/8.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/45 @Union L 30 37
12/01/45 Leesville W 45 41 OT
12/07/45* @Butler L 23 51
01/04/46* @Plymouth L 22 44
01/11/46* Lucas L 32 41
01/15/46 @Lexington L 26 28 01/12
01/22/46 Bellville L 23 47 12/21
01/25/46* Shiloh W 44 28
01/29/46* Union W 29 27 12/14
02/01/46* @Bellville L 14 15
02/08/46* @Madison L 25 37
02/15/46* Lexington L 34 36 OT
02/21/46 Lucas L 32 42 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Plymouth
Coach: Jim Root
Record: 8-8 (4-4 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Hampton (136 pts/10.4 avg) (missnig 3 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/45 @Shelby L 16 47
12/04/45 @New Haven L 19 41 11/22 - NEED BOX
12/07/45 Greenwich W 40 18
12/14/45* @Lucas L 19 36
01/04/46* Ontario W 44 22
01/11/46* @Shiloh W 38 16
01/15/46 North Fairfield W 37 27 Originally scheduled at North Fairfield
01/18/46* Bellville W 28 27
01/22/46 @New Haven W 23 20 12/04
01/25/46* @Madison L 22 35
North Fairfield L 33 40 12/11 - NEED BOX
02/01/46* Lexington L 28 32
02/08/46* @Butler L 20 41
02/12/46 Shiloh W 47 21 NEED BOX
02/15/46* Union W 40 30
02/20/46 Bellville L 24 33 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Shiloh
Coach: Glenn Hochenshilt
Record: 0-13 (0-8 RCL) (incomplete)
Leading Scorer: Richard Clark (47 pts/5.8 avg) (missing 5 games) or James Reynolds (42 pts/5.2 avg) (missing 5 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
?New Haven L 33 45 NEED BOX
11/30/45 @Tiro L 27 45 NEED BOX
12/07/45* @Lexington L 25 38
12/20/45 Union PPD
01/04/46* @Union L 16 35
01/05/46 @Chatfield
01/11/46* Plymouth L 16 38
01/18/46* @Lucas L 24 48
01/19/46 Chatfield
01/22/46 Tiro L 22 31 NEED BOX
01/25/46* @Ontario L 28 44
02/01/46 Greenwich 02/01
* Butler L 22 47 12/14 - NEED BOX
02/08/46* @Bellville L 27 46
02/12/46 @Plymouth L 21 47 NEED BOX
02/15/46* Madison L 18 33
02/20/46 Union L 18 28 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Union
Coach: Fred LaRue
Record: 3-11 (1-7 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dave Maxwell (151 pts/11.6 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/27/45 Bellville L 34 40
11/30/45 Ontario W 37 30
12/07/45* Lucas L 27 43
12/20/45 @Shiloh PPD
01/04/46* Shiloh W 35 16
01/08/46 @Lucas L 32 56
01/11/46* @Bellville L 29 33
01/18/46* Madison L 28 37
01/25/46* @Lexington L 25 36
01/29/46* @Ontario L 27 29 12/14
02/01/46* Butler L 11 47
02/15/46* @Plymouth L 30 40
02/20/46 Shiloh W 28 18 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/22/46 Bellville L 22 38 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/23/46 Butler L 34 46 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School - NEED BOX
Richland County League Standings
Team RCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Butler 7 - 1 314 167 39.25 20.87
Madison 7 - 1 276 219 34.50 27.37
Bellville 5 - 3 229 220 28.62 27.50
Lexington 5 - 3 257 239 32.12 29.87
Lucas 5 - 3 292 245 36.50 30.62
Plymouth 4 - 4 239 239 29.87 29.87
Ontario 2 - 6 223 279 27.87 34.87
Union 1 - 7 212 281 26.50 35.12
Shiloh 0 - 8 176 329 22.00 41.12
Totals 36 - 36 2218 2218 30.80 30.80
Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 13.85 Vic Roberts Butler 97 7
2 12.00 Herb Eldridge Madsion 96 8
3 11.62 Dave Maxwell Union 93 8
4 11.25 James Metcalf Lucas 90 8
5 10.71 George McFerren Bellville 75 7
6 10.37 Frank Fannello Lucas 83 8
7 9.87 Glenn Tschantz Madison 79 8
8 9.75 Bob Hampton Plymouth 78 8
9 8.87 Gerald Pollock Lexington 71 8
10 8.42 Lyle Berry Lucas 59 7
Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 23 George McFerren Bellville Lucas 01/25/1946
2 22 James Metcalf Lucas Shiloh 01/18/1946
3 21 Herb Eldridge Madison Shiloh 02/15/1946
4 20 Herb Eldridge Madison Plymouth 01/25/1946
5 18 Vic Roberts Butler Ontario 12/07/1945
18 Vic Roberts Butler Bellville 01/04/1946
18 George McFerren Bellville Shiloh 02/08/1946
18 Vic Roberts Butler Plymouth 02/08/1946
9 17 James Metcalf Lucas Union 12/07/1945
17 Dave Mazwell Union Shiloh 01/04/1946
17 Gerald Pollock Lexington Madison 01/04/1946
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