1954-55 Richland County League Basketball Scores
Bellville
Coach: Fred Martinelli
Record: 16-8 (9-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Ron Kochheiser (416 pts/17.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/26/54 @Fredericktown L 53 75
12/03/54* Lexington W 66 64
12/04/54 Madison L 62 74
12/10/54* @Ontario L 56 60
12/14/54* Lucas L 52 54 OT
12/17/54* Butler W 62 52
12/21/54* @Union W 79 65
12/28/54 @Loudonville W 66 55 Holiday Tournament at Loudonville High School
12/29/54 Centerburg W 66 62 Holiday Tournament at Loudonville High School
01/07/55* Plymouth W 69 38
01/14/55* Shiloh W 58 50
01/21/55* @Lexington L 52 55
01/22/55 @Crestline W 66 61
01/28/55* Ontario L 68 78
02/01/55* @Lucas L 65 70
02/04/55* @Butler W 44 39
02/08/55* Union W 61 57
02/11/55* @Plymouth W 62 38
02/18/55* Shiloh W 45 39
02/21/55 Plymouth W 64 48 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/24/55 Union W 56 53 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/26/55 Lexington W 58 47 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/04/55 Sulphur Springs L 56 66 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Butler
Coach: Marion Lowks
Record: 3-17 (3-11 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Russ Wareham (246 pts/12.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/54 Loudonville L 51 71
12/03/54* Ontario L 40 63
12/10/54* @Lucas L 60 74
12/14/54* Shiloh L 54 68
12/17/54* @Bellville L 52 62
12/21/54* Plymouth W 50 46
12/28/54 Norwayne L 32 78 Holiday Tournament at Lucas High School
12/29/54 Perrysville L 61 71 Holiday Tournament at Lucas High School
01/04/55 @Perrysville L 73 81
01/07/55* Union W 80 78 OT
01/14/55* Lexington L 55 68
01/21/55* @Ontario L 57 58
01/28/55* Lucas L 63 77
02/01/55* @Shiloh L 55 56
02/04/55* Bellville L 39 44
02/08/55* @Plymouth W 79 38
02/11/55* @Union L 62 68
02/12/55 @Chesterville L 41 93
02/18/55* @Lexington L 46 87
02/22/55 Lexington L 42 50 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lexington
Coach: Arthur Seesholtz
Record: 12-10 (9-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Cliff Schnebly (337 pts/15.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/03/54* @Bellville L 64 66
12/10/54* Union L 54 56
12/14/54* @Plymouth W 69 39
12/17/54* @Ontario W 69 61 OT
12/21/54* Lucas L 66 74
12/27/54 Marion St. Mary L 56 69 Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
12/29/54 Elm Valley L 54 56 Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
01/07/55* @Shiloh L 75 100
01/08/55 @Radnor W 65 55
01/14/55* @Butler W 68 55
01/21/55* Bellville W 55 52
01/28/55* @Union L 74 75 OT
02/01/55* Plymouth W 85 54
02/04/55* Ontario W 74 71
02/08/55* @Lucas W 79 61
02/11/55* Shiloh W 62 52
02/15/55 @Mt. Gilead L 50 74
02/18/55* Butler W 87 46
02/22/55 Butler W 50 42 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/24/55 Lucas W 49 46 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/26/55 Bellville L 47 58 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/02/55 Sycamore L 23 34 Class B Distric Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lucas
Coach: John Hauck
Record: 12-8 (9-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Russell Leiter (388 pts/19.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/54 @Johnsville L 56 71
12/03/54* @Plymouth W 83 32
12/10/54* Butler W 74 60
12/14/54* @Bellville W 54 52 OT
12/17/54* Shiloh W 62 56
12/21/54* @Lexington W 74 66
12/28/54 Perrysville W 63 58 Holiday Tournanment at Lucas High School
12/29/54 Norwayne L 54 55 Holiday Tournanment at Lucas High School
01/07/55* @Ontario L 53 72
01/14/55* @Union L 58 77
01/18/55 Johnsville W 65 54
01/21/55* Plymouth W 58 41
01/28/55* @Butler W 77 63
02/01/55* Bellville W 70 65
02/04/55* @Shiloh W 52 48
02/08/55* Lexington L 61 79
02/11/55* Ontario L 71 76
02/18/55* Union L 58 61
02/22/55 Shiloh W 69 66 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/24/55 Lexington L 46 49 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Ontario
Coach: Bob Haines
Record: 15-5 (12-2 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Al Gilbert (313 pts/15.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/26/54 @Melmore W 53 42
11/30/54 Leesville W 67 50
12/03/54* @Butler W 63 40
12/07/54 @Crestline L 48 50
12/10/54* Bellville W 60 56
12/14/54* @Union W 74 67
12/17/54* Lexington L 61 69 OT
12/21/54* @Shiloh W 59 57
12/29/54 Greenwich L 74 79 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
12/30/54 @Union W 73 65 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
01/07/55* Lucas W 72 53
01/14/55* @Plymouth W 64 35
01/21/55* Butler W 58 57
01/28/55* @Bellville W 78 68
02/01/55* Union W 74 69
02/04/55* @Lexington L 71 74
02/08/55* Shiloh W 68 57
02/11/55* @Lucas W 76 71
02/18/55* Plymouth W 82 47
02/21/55 Union L 66 71 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Plymouth
Coach: Fred Kreutzfeld
Record: 0-19 (0-14 RCL)
Leading Scorer: John Fox (205 pts/10.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/20/54 @North Fairfield L 38 88
11/23/54 Margaretta L 32 62
12/03/54* Lucas L 32 83
12/10/54* @Shiloh L 38 67
12/14/54* Lexington L 39 62
12/17/54* Union L 48 63
12/21/54* @Butler L 46 50
01/07/55* @Bellville L 38 69
01/14/55* Ontario L 35 64
01/18/55 North Robinson L 38 72
01/21/55* @Lucas L 41 58
01/25/55 New Haven L 56 64
01/28/55* Shiloh L 56 58
02/01/55* @Lexington L 54 85
02/04/55* @Union L 40 69
02/08/55* Butler L 38 79
02/11/55* Bellville L 38 62
02/19/55* @Ontario L 47 82
02/21/55 Bellville L 48 67 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Shiloh
Coach: Harold Daup
Record: 9-14 (6-8 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Tom Laser (373 pts/16.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/24/54 @Republic L 51 60
11/30/54 Savannah L 60 77 At Ashland College
12/03/54* @Union L 65 75
12/07/54 New Haven W 64 42
12/10/54* Plymouth W 67 38
12/14/54* @Butler W 68 54
12/17/54* @Lucas L 56 62
12/21/54* Ontario L 57 59
12/29/54 @Union W 70 64 Holiday Tournament at Ashland College
12/30/54 Greenwich L 52 66 Holiday Tournament at Ashland College
01/04/55 @Sullivan W 79 65
01/07/55* Lexington W 100 75
01/11/55 New Washington L 46 64
01/14/55* @Bellville L 50 58
01/21/55* Union W 70 42
01/25/55 @New Washington L 71 104
01/28/55* @Plymouth W 58 56
02/01/55* Butler W 56 55
02/04/55* Lucas L 48 52
02/08/55* @Ontario L 57 68
02/11/55* @Lexington L 52 62
02/18/55* Bellville L 39 45
02/22/55 Lucas L 66 69 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Union
Coach: Don Terman
Record: 11-10 (8-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Tony Stirp (496 pts/23.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/12/54 New Haven L 57 69
11/19/54 @Johnsville W 70 65
11/20/54 Tiro W 77 68
12/03/54* Shiloh W 75 65
12/10/54* @Lexington W 56 54
12/14/54* Ontario L 67 74
12/17/54* @Plymouth W 63 48
12/21/54* Bellville L 65 79
12/29/54 Shiloh L 64 70 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
12/30/54 Ontario L 65 73 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
01/07/55* @Butler L 78 80 OT
01/14/55* Lucas W 77 58
01/21/55* Plymouth L 42 70
01/28/55* Lexington W 75 74 OT
02/01/55* @Ontario L 69 74
02/04/55* Plymouth W 69 40
02/08/55* @Bellville L 57 61
02/11/55* Butler W 68 62
02/18/55* @Lucas W 61 58
02/21/55 Ontario W 71 66 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/24/55 Bellville L 53 56 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Richland County League Standings
Team RCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Ontario 12 - 2 960 820 68.57 58.57
Bellville 9 - 5 839 759 59.92 54.21
Lexington 9 - 5 981 862 70.07 61.57
Lucas 9 - 5 905 848 64.64 60.57
Union 8 - 6 922 897 65.85 64.07
Shiloh 6 - 8 843 801 60.21 57.21
Butler 3 - 11 792 887 56.57 63.35
Plymouth 0 - 14 590 958 42.14 68.42
Totals 56 - 56 6832 6832 61.00 61.00
Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 23.14 Tony Stirp Union 324 14
2 19.28 Russell Leiter Lucas 270 14
3 18.21 Tom McMillen Lucas 255 14
4 17.92 Ralph Beer Ontario 233 13
5 17.00 Clifford Schnebly Lexington 238 14
6 16.85 Ron Kochheiser Bellville 236 14
7 16.78 Bob Stone Lexington 235 14
8 16.23 Tom Laser Shiloh 211 13
9 15.83 Fred Rader Shiloh 190 12
10 15.00 Al Gilbert Ontario 210 14
Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 37 Fred Rader Shiloh Lexington 01/07/1955
2 35 Clifford Schnebly Lexington Butler 02/18/1955
3 34 Art Coon Butler Union 01/07/1954
34 Bob Stone Lexington Ontario 02/04/1955
5 32 Russell Leiter Lucas Plymouth 12/03/1954
32 Tony Stirp Union Plymouth 02/04/1955
32 Ralph Beer Ontario Shiloh 02/08/1955
8 31 Tony Stirp Union Butler 01/07/1955
9 30 David Dill Lexington Plymouth 02/01/1955
30 Russell Leiter Lucas Bellville 02/01/1955
30 Tom McMillen Lucas Ontario 02/11/1955
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