1953-54 Richland County League Basketball Scores


Bellville
Coach:  Fred Martinelli
Record:  17-4 (11-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Dennis Ewers (347 pts/15.7 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/27/53	@Johnsville		L	67	77
12/04/53*	@Shiloh			W	61	36
12/11/53*	Lexington		W	67	65
12/15/53*	@Ontario		W	55	41
12/18/53*	Lucas			W	66	47
12/22/53*	Butler			W	63	42
12/29/53	Jeromesville		W	72	51	Holiday Tournament at Loudonville High School
12/30/53	Centerburg		W	67	54	Holiday Tournament at Loudonville High School
01/08/54*	@Union			L	42	46
01/15/54*	Plymouth		W	62	40
01/16/54	Fredericktown		W	56	49
01/22/54*	Shiloh			W	60	35
01/29/54*	@Lexington		L	52	54
02/02/54*	Ontario			W	71	54
02/05/54*	@Lucas			L	44	49
02/09/54*	@Butler			W	72	57
02/12/54*	Union			W	58	22
02/19/54*	@Plymouth		W	52	49
02/23/54	Butler			W	63	41	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/25/54	Union			W	56	52	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/27/54	Lucas			W	82	54	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/08/54	Sycamore		L	55	83	Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Butler
Coach:  Wayne Peterson
Record:  1-18 (0-14 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Gerald Heffelfinger

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/01/53	@Loudonville		L	44	71
12/04/53*	@Lexington		L	36	59
12/11/53*	Ontario			L	47	80
12/15/53*	@Lucas			L	43	50
12/18/53*	Shiloh			L	43	48
12/22/53*	@Bellville		L	42	63
12/29/53	Amity			W	53	47
01/08/54*	Plymouth		L	39	69
01/12/54	Perrysville		L	77	86
01/15/54*	Union			L	50	64
01/19/54	@Chesterville		L	24	46
01/22/54*	Lexington		L	55	80
01/29/54*	@Ontario		L	52	63
02/02/54*	Lucas			L	51	60
02/05/54*	@Shiloh			L	64	82
02/09/54*	Bellville		L	57	82
02/12/54*	@Plymouth		L	53	74
02/19/54*	@Union			L	46	59
02/23/54	Bellville		L	41	63	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Lexington
Coach:  Arthur Seesholtz
Record:  15-6 (12-2 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Dale Ford (505 pts/25.2 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/24/53	Radnor			L	47	65
11/27/53	@Fredericktown		L	49	53
12/04/53*	Butler			W	59	36
12/11/53*	@Bellville		L	65	67
12/18/53*	@Plymouth		W	82	59
12/22/53*	@Ontario		W	71	63
12/28/53	Radnor			W	53	29	Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/29/53	Marion St. Mary		W	52	51	Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/08/54*	Lucas			W	73	52
01/09/54	@Johnsville		L	63	80
01/12/54*	Union			W	87	65
01/15/54*	@Shiloh			W	57	48
01/22/54*	@Butler			W	80	55
01/29/54*	Bellville		W	54	52
02/03/54*	@Union			L	43	46	At Ashland College
02/05/54*	Plymouth		W	86	42
02/09/54*	Ontario			W	74	56
02/12/54*	@Lucas			W	61	48
02/19/54*	Shiloh			W	81	44
02/22/54	Shiloh			W	85	63	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/25/54	Lucas			L	44	45	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Lucas
Coach:  John Hauck
Record:  11-9 (9-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Mel Switzer (325 pts/16.2 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/01/53	Johnsville		L	38	50
12/04/53*	Union			W	54	48
12/11/53*	@Plymouth		W	60	55
12/15/53*	Butler			W	50	43
12/18/53*	@Bellville		L	47	66
12/22/53*	Shiloh			W	59	57
01/05/54	Norwayne		L	44	68
01/08/54*	@Lexington		L	52	73
01/15/54*	@Ontario		L	63	73
01/22/54*	@Union			W	45	43
01/29/54*	Plymouth		W	46	40
02/02/54*	@Butler			W	60	51
02/05/54*	Bellville		W	49	44
02/09/54*	@Shiloh			W	61	57
02/12/54*	Lexington		L	48	61
02/19/54*	Ontario			L	60	74
02/22/54	Plymouth		W	56	31	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/25/54	Lexington		W	45	44	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/27/54	Bellville		L	54	82	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/06/54	Fremont St. Joseph	L	46	75	Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Ontario
Coach:  Bob Haines
Record:  11-7 (8-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  David Gordon (249/pts/13.8 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/24/53	@Edison			W	78	60
12/04/53*	Plymouth		W	70	36
12/11/53*	@Butler			W	80	47
12/12/53	Crestline		W	70	51
12/15/53*	Bellville		L	41	55
12/18/53*	@Union			L	48	53
12/22/53*	Lexington		L	63	71
01/08/54*	@Shiloh			W	55	45
01/12/54	?Melmore		W	81	70
01/15/54*	Lucas			W	73	63
01/22/54*	@Plymouth		W	14	 9
01/29/54*	Butler			W	63	52
02/02/54*	@Bellville		L	54	71
02/05/54*	Union			L	44	57
02/09/54*	@Lexington		L	56	74
02/12/54*	Shiloh			W	53	45
02/19/54*	@Lucas			W	74	60
02/23/54	Union			L	43	61	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Plymouth
Coach:  Fred Kreutzfeld
Record:  5-15 (3-11 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Larry Root (280 pts/14.0 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/24/53	WMargaretta		L	42	65
11/27/53	Norwalk St. Paul	W	67	45
12/04/53*	@Ontario		L	36	70
12/11/53*	Lucas			L	55	60
12/15/53*	@Shiloh			L	64	68
12/18/53*	Lexington		L	59	82
12/22/53*	Union			L	56	66
12/29/53	@Iberia			L	52	88	Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
12/30/53	Caledonia		L	48	51	Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
01/08/54*	@Butler			W	69	39
01/15/54*	@Bellville		L	40	62
01/22/54*	Ontario			L	 9	14
01/29/54*	@Lucas			L	40	46
01/30/54	@New Haven		W	58	53
02/02/54*	Shiloh			W	55	45
02/05/54*	@Lexington		L	42	86
02/10/54*	@Union			L	43	50
02/12/54*	Butler			W	74	53
02/19/54*	Bellville		L	49	52
02/22/54	Lucas			L	31	56	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Shiloh
Coach:  Harold Daup
Record:  6-17 (4-10 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Tom Laser (291 pts/12.6 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/17/53	@Greenwich		W	49	38
11/20/53	Savannah		L	56	74
12/01/53	Republic		L	51	66
12/02/53	@Mansfield John Simpson	L	36	48
12/04/53*	Bellville		L	36	61
12/11/53*	@Union			L	54	70	At Ashland College
12/15/53*	Plymouth		W	68	64
12/18/53*	@Butler			W	48	43
12/22/53*	@Lucas			L	57	59
12/28/53	Lodi			W	52	41	Holiday Tournment at Ashland College
12/29/53	Union			L	43	57	Holiday Tournment at Ashland College
01/05/54	@New Haven		L	47	67
01/08/54*	Ontario			L	45	55
01/12/54	Greenwich		L	41	63
01/15/54*	Lexington		L	48	57
01/22/54*	@Bellville		L	35	60
01/29/54*	Union			W	40	38
02/02/54*	@Plymouth		L	45	55
02/05/54*	Butler			W	82	64
02/09/54*	Lucas			L	57	61
02/12/54*	@Ontario		L	45	53
02/19/54*	@Lexington		L	44	81
02/22/54	Lexington		L	63	85	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Union
Coach:  Dale Meffley
Record:  14-8 (9-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Jim Rakestraw (360 pts/16.3 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/13/53	@Greenwich		W	54	53
11/21/53	@Tiro			L	55	62
12/04/53*	@Lucas			L	48	54
12/09/53	New Haven		L	54	79	At Ashland College (Union gym under construction)
12/11/53*	Shiloh			W	70	54	At Ashland College
12/18/53*	Ontario			W	53	48	At Ashland College
12/22/53*	@Plymouth		W	66	56
12/28/53	North Fairfield		W	48	42	Holiday Tournament at Ashland College
12/29/53	Shiloh			W	57	43	Holiday Tournament at Ashland College
01/05/54	Greenwich		W	51	43	At Ashland College
01/08/54*	Bellville		W	46	42	At Ashland College
01/12/54*	@Lexington		L	65	87	12/15
01/15/54*	@Butler			W	64	50
01/22/54*	Lucas			L	43	45	At Ashland College
01/29/54*	@Shiloh			L	38	40
02/03/54*	Lexington		W	46	43	At Ashland College
02/05/54*	@Ontario		W	57	44
02/10/54*	Plymouth		W	50	43	At Ashland College - OT
02/12/54*	@Bellville		L	22	58
02/19/54*	Butler			W	59	46
02/23/54	Ontario			W	61	43	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/25/54	Bellville		L	52	56	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School

Richland County League Standings

Team RCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG Lexington 12 - 2 973 733 69.50 52.35 Bellville 11 - 3 825 637 58.92 45.50 Lucas 9 - 5 754 785 53.85 56.07 Union 9 - 5 727 710 51.92 50.71 Ontario 8 - 6 788 738 56.28 52.71 Shiloh 4 - 10 704 821 50.28 58.64 Plymouth 3 - 11 691 793 49.35 56.64 Butler 0 - 14 678 923 48.42 65.92 Totals 56 - 56 6140 6140 54.82 54.82

Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 27.07 Dale Ford Lexington 352 13 2 17.78 Mel Switzer Lucas 249 14 3 15.21 Don Backensto Union 213 14 4 14.85 Dennis Ewers Bellville 208 14 5 14.35 Tom Laser Shiloh 201 14 6 14.21 Jim Rakestraw Union 199 14 7 13.85 Larry Root Plymouth 194 14 8 13.64 David Gordon Ontario 191 14 9 13.64 Lee Steel Plymouth 191 14 10 13.57 Pat Danals Ontario 190 14

Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 35 Dale Ford Lexington Bellville 12/11/1953 35 Dale Ford Lexington Ontario 02/09/1954 35 Dale Ford Lexington Shiloh 02/19/1954 4 34 Dale Ford Lexington Lucas 01/08/1954 34 Larry Rader Shiloh Butler 02/05/1954 6 31 Dale Ford Lexington Union 01/12/1954 31 Dale Ford Lexington Bellville 01/29/1954 8 29 David Gordon Ontario Lexington 12/22/1953 29 Dale Ford Lexington Butler 01/22/1954 10 28 Dale Ford Lexington Plymouth 12/18/1953 28 Jim Rakestraw Union Plymouth 12/22/1953 28 Dale Ford Lexington Plymouth 02/05/1954 Return to Richland County League index Email Me