1952-53 Richland County League Basketball Scores
Bellville
Coach: Marvin Frye
Record: 4-14 (2-12 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dennis Ewers (177 pts/9.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/09/52* Butler L 40 54
12/12/52* Shiloh W 55 39
12/16/52* @Ontario L 35 43
12/19/52* Lucas L 53 60
01/06/53* Lexington L 50 62
01/09/53* @Plymouth L 45 50
01/16/53* Union W 44 29
01/17/53 @Fredericktown L 38 67
01/20/53* @Butler L 56 68
01/23/53* @Shiloh L 40 55
01/27/53* Ontario L 50 64
01/30/53* @Lucas L 48 59
02/03/53* @Lexington L 55 81
02/06/53* Plymouth L 50 54
02/16/53 Ontario L 61 69 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Bellville
Coach: Howard Spicer
Record: 9-12 (8-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Tom Gleason (325 pts/15.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/52 Loudvonille L 57 61
12/03/52 @Johnsville L 58 62
12/05/52* Lexington L 52 70
12/09/52* @Bellville W 54 40
12/12/52* Lucas L 55 56 OT
12/16/52* @Plymouth L 58 71
12/19/52* Shiloh W 66 56
12/23/52 @Perrysville W 80 64
12/27/52 @Fairland, WV L 58 74
01/06/53* Union W 69 45
01/09/53* @Ontario W 66 63
01/13/53 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 72 73
01/16/53* @Lexington L 57 76
01/20/53* Bellville W 68 56
01/23/53* @Lucas L 57 71
01/24/53 Chesterville L 59 80
01/27/53* Plymouth W 66 44
01/30/53* @Shiloh W 57 56
02/06/53* Ontario L 77 80
02/13/53* @Union W 62 49 02/03
02/17/53 Plymouth L 51 53 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lexington
Coach: Arthur Seesholtz
Record: 15-6 (12-2 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dale Ford (492 pts/20.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/21/52 @Gambier W 71 47
11/25/52 Alumni W 60 51
12/02/52 Fredericktown W 63 51
12/05/52* @Butler W 70 52
12/09/52* @Lucas L 47 51
12/12/52* @Ontario W 74 59.
12/16/52* @Shiloh W 74 51
12/19/52* Plymouth W 75 64
12/26/52 Elm Valley W 47 46 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/27/52 Marion St. Mary W 55 46 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/06/53* @Bellville W 62 50
01/09/53* @Union W 72 45
01/13/53 Mt. Gilead W 69 64 OT
01/16/53* Butler W 76 57
01/20/53* Lucas W 66 52
01/23/53* @Ontario W 81 72
01/27/53* Shiloh W 61 50
01/30/53* @Plymouth W 54 50
01/31/53 Johnsville L 69 71
02/03/53* Bellville W 81 55
02/10/53* Union W 62 51 02/06
02/11/53 Gambier W 94 59 02/10
02/16/53 Union W 61 54 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/19/53 Ontario L 70 80 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lucas
Coach: John Hauck
Record: 21-2 (13-1 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Robinson (354 pts/15.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/18/52 Tiro W 49 40
12/02/52 Sterling W 65 44
12/05/52* @Ontario W 73 66
12/09/52* Lexington W 51 47
12/12/52* @Butler W 56 55
12/16/52* Union W 60 41
12/19/52* @Bellville W 60 53
12/30/52 @Liverpool Township W 60 54
01/06/53* @Plymouth W 60 54
01/09/53* Shiloh W 80 40
01/16/53* Ontario W 70 67
01/20/53* @Lexington L 52 66
01/23/53* Butler W 71 57
01/27/53* @Union W 42 33
01/30/53* Bellville W 59 48
02/13/53* Plymouth W 69 48
02/14/53* @Shiloh W 73 60
02/17/53 Shiloh W 58 46 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/19/53 Plymouth W 76 56 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/21/53 Ontario W 90 71 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/24/53 Hopewell-Loudon W 44 43 Class B District Tournament at Heidelerg College
02/28/53 Bloomville W 55 54 Class B District Tournament at Heidelerg College
03/06/53 Arlington L 57 58 Class B District Tournament at Heidelerg College
Ontario
Coach: Jim Odenkirk
Record: 14-7 (9-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dale Perry (332 pts/15.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/26/52 Edison W 60 45
12/05/52* Lucas L 66 73
12/09/52* @Plymouth W 68 61
12/12/52* @Lexington L 59 74
12/16/52* Bellville W 43 35
12/19/52* @Union W 86 53
01/02/53 @Jeromesville W 81 52
01/06/53* @Shiloh W 68 42
01/09/53* Butler L 63 66
01/16/53* @Lucas L 67 70
01/20/53* Plymouth W 74 63
01/23/53* Lexington L 72 81
01/27/53* @Bellville W 64 50
01/30/53* Union W 82 52
01/31/53 Mansfield Sophomores W 54 49
02/06/53* @Butler W 80 77
02/11/53* Shiloh W 69 56 02/03
02/16/53 Bellville W 69 61 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/19/53 Lexington W 80 70 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/21/53 Lucas L 71 90 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/24/53 McComb L 36 56 Class B District Tournament at Heidelberg College
Plymouth
Coach: Fred Kreutzfeld
Record: 10-11 (7-7 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Joe Bettac (269 pts/12.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/22/52 @Leesville L 46 59
11/25/52 Margaretta L 56 73
11/28/52 @Norwlk St. Paul L 50 51
12/02/52 New Haven W 71 58
12/05/52* Shiloh W 65 57
12/09/52* Ontario L 61 68
12/12/52* @Union W 79 58
12/16/52* Butler W 71 58
12/19/52* @Lexington L 64 75
01/06/53* Lucas L 54 60
01/09/53* Bellville W 50 45
01/13/53 Alumni W 49 38
01/16/53* @Shiloh W 43 34
01/20/53* @Ontario L 63 74
01/23/53* Union W 60 46
01/27/53* @Butler L 44 66
01/30/53* Lexington L 50 54
02/06/53* @Bellville W 54 50
02/13/53* @Lucas L 48 69 02/03
02/17/53 Butler W 53 51 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/19/53 Lucas L 56 76 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Shiloh
Coach: Harold Daup
Record: 3-16 (2-12 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Rakestraw (298 pts/15.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/18/52 New Haven L 45 50
11/21/52 @Savannah L 48 66
12/03/52 Mansfield Simpson Jr Hi L 50 53
12/05/52* @Plymouth L 57 65
12/09/52* Union W 44 41
12/12/52* @Bellville L 39 55
12/16/52* Lexington L 51 74
12/19/52* @Butler L 56 66
01/06/53* Ontario L 42 68
01/09/53* @Lucas L 40 80
01/16/53* Plymouth L 34 43
01/17/53 @North Fairfield W 52 49
01/20/53* @Union L 45 50
01/23/53* Bellville W 55 40
01/27/53* @Lexington L 50 61
01/30/53* Butler L 56 57
02/10/53 North Fairfield CANCELLED
02/11/53* @Ontario L 56 69 02/03
02/14/53* Lucas L 60 73 02/06
02/17/53 Lucas L 46 58 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Union
Coach: Dale Meffley
Record: 5-15 (2-12 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Rakestraw (291 pts/14.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/14/52 @Greenwich W 42 41
11/18/52 North Fairfield L 38 45
11/21/52 @Johnsville L 37 66
11/25/52 @Perrysville W 56 50
12/05/52* Bellville W 44 38
12/09/52* @Shiloh L 41 44
12/12/52* Plymouth L 58 79
12/18/52* @Lucas L 41 60
12/19/52* Ontario L 53 86
01/06/53* @Butler L 45 69
01/09/53* Lexington L 45 72
01/13/53 Greenwich W 67 50
01/16/53* @Bellville L 29 44
01/20/53* Shiloh W 50 45
01/23/53* @Plymouth L 46 60
01/27/53* Lucas L 33 42
01/30/53* @Ontario L 52 82
02/10/53* @Lexington L 51 62 02/06
02/13/53* Butler L 49 62 02/03
02/16/53 Lexington L 54 61 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Richland County League Standings
Team RCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Lexington 13 - 1 955 759 68.21 54.21
Lucas 13 - 1 876 735 62.57 52.50
Ontario 9 - 5 961 853 68.64 60.92
Butler 8 - 6 864 833 61.71 59.50
Plymouth 7 - 7 806 814 57.57 58.14
Bellville 2 - 12 659 762 47.07 54.42
Shiloh 2 - 12 685 842 48.92 60.14
Union 2 - 12 637 845 45.50 60.35
Totals 56 - 56 6443 6443 57.52 57.52
Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 20.28 Dale Ford Lexington 284 14
2 16.07 Dale Perry Ontario 225 14
3 15.78 Tom Gleason Butler 221 14
4 15.50 Bob Robinson Lucas 217 14
5 15.28 Millard Frontz Lucas 214 14
6 15.14 Bob Rakestraw Shiloh 212 14
15.14 Ken Thomas Lexington 212 14
8 13.35 Jim Rakestraw Union 187 14
13.35 Robert Wentz Lexington 187 14
10 13.28 Clay Mentzer Ontario 186 14
Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 32 Tom Gleason Butler Ontario 02/06/1953
2 31 Dale Ford Lexington Ontario 01/23/1953
3 30 Dale Perry Ontario Butler 02/06/1953
4 29 Bob Robinson Lucas Butler 01/23/1953
5 28 Dale Ford Lexington Union 01/09/1953
6 27 Dale Ford Lexington Shiloh 12/16/1952
27 Bob Robinson Lucas Ontario 01/16/1953
8 26 Bill Barnard Butler Shiloh 12/19/1952
9 25 Tom Gleason Butler Lexington 12/05/1952
25 Bob Rakestraw Shiloh Plymouth 12/05/1952
25 Dale Perry Ontario Plymouth 12/09/1952
25 Bob Rakestraw Shiloh Butler 12/19/1952
25 Dale Ford Lexington Butler 01/16/1953
25 Dale Ford Lexington Union 02/10/1953
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