1955-56 Richland County League Basketball Scores
Bellville
Coach: Tony Megna
Record: 12-8 (10-4 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Phil Johnson (326 pts/16.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/23/55 Fredericktown L 47 86
12/02/55* @Butler W 69 37
12/03/55 @Madison L 49 55
12/09/55* Union W 80 71
12/13/55* @Lexington L 49 66
12/16/55* Plymouth W 82 43
12/20/55* @Lucas L 58 75
01/06/56* @Ontario W 68 66
01/13/56* Shiloh L 51 59
01/14/56 @Johnsville L 61 63
01/20/56* Butler W 60 55
01/21/56 Crestline W 80 63
01/27/56* @Union W 77 75
01/31/56* Lexington W 77 68
02/03/56* @Plymouth W 96 71
02/07/56* Lucas W 61 55
02/10/56* Ontario W 75 67
02/17/56* @Shiloh L 53 67
02/21/56 Plymouth W 59 47 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/23/56 Lucas L 56 66 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Butler
Coach: Chuck Beadle
Record: 14-8 (9-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Ernie Cochran (285 pts/14.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/55 @Loudonville W 53 52
12/02/55* Bellville L 37 69
12/06/55 Perrysville L 54 57
12/09/55* @Plymouth W 59 32
12/10/55 @Crestline L 45 68
12/13/55* Lucas W 53 52
12/16/55* @Union W 74 49
12/20/55* Lexington W 72 60
12/30/55 Alumni W 67 46
01/06/56* @Shiloh L 48 57
01/13/56* Ontario W 56 46
01/20/56* @Bellville L 55 60
01/27/56* Plymouth W 73 66
01/31/56* @Lucas L 65 88
02/03/56* Union W 59 53
02/07/56* @Lexington W 60 55
02/10/56* Shiloh L 71 72
02/17/56* @Ontario W 55 53
02/20/56 Union W 78 48 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/23/56 Shiloh W 57 55 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/25/56 Lucas W 57 56 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/02/56 Monroeville L 55 64 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lexington
Coach: Arthur Seesholtz
Record: 11-7 (9-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Ron Armstrong (234 pts/13.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/19/55 Leesville W 63 58
12/02/55* Ontario W 84 55
12/09/55* @Lucas W 88 67
12/13/55* Bellville W 66 49
12/16/55* Shiloh W 75 72
12/20/55* @Butler L 60 72
01/06/56* Plymouth W 106 67
01/13/56* @Union W 83 78
01/20/56* @Ontario W 60 46
01/27/56* Lucas W 77 76
01/31/56* @Bellville L 68 77
02/03/56* @Shiloh L 63 71
02/04/56 @Mt. Gilead L 46 75
02/07/56* Butler L 55 60
02/10/56* @Plymouth W 95 75
02/11/56 Carlisle Military, SC W 69 64
02/17/56* Union L 82 84
02/21/56 Lucas L 56 59 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lucas
Coach: John Hauck
Record: 10-10 (7-7 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Tom McMillen (448 pts/23.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/55 @Johnsville W 66 60
12/02/55* @Shiloh L 63 72
12/09/55* Lexington L 67 88
12/13/55* @Butler L 52 53
12/16/55* @Ontario L 54 59
12/20/55* Bellville W 75 58
01/06/56* Union W 85 64
01/13/56* @Plymouth W 76 68
01/17/56 @Sulphur Springs L 65 97
01/20/56* Shiloh L 75 79 OT
01/27/56* @Lexington L 76 77
01/31/56* Butler W 88 65
02/03/56* Ontario W 77 62
02/07/56* @Bellville L 56 61
02/10/56* @Union W 60 58
02/17/56* Plymouth W 93 63
02/21/56 Lexington W 59 56 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/23/56 Bellville W 66 56 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/25/56 Butler L 56 57 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
03/03/56 Sulphur Springs L 50 53 Class B Sectional Tournament at Mansfield High School
Ontario
Coach: Bob Haines
Record: 5-14 (5-9 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dwight Kurtzman (287 pts/15.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/23/55 Iberia L 47 66
11/29/55 Leesville L 48 58
12/02/55* @Lexington L 55 84
12/09/55* Shiloh W 57 50
12/13/55* @Union W 67 66
12/16/55* Lucas W 59 54
12/20/55* @Plymouth W 58 53
12/28/55 @Union L 62 71 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
12/29/55 Greenwich L 66 81 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
01/06/56* Bellville L 66 68
01/13/56* @Butler L 46 56
01/20/56* Lexington L 46 60
01/27/56* @Shiloh L 68 105
01/31/56* Union L 54 79
02/03/56* @Lucas L 62 77
02/07/56* Plymouth W 74 51
02/10/56* @Bellville L 67 75
02/17/56* Butler L 53 55
02/20/56 Shiloh L 52 75 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Plymouth
Coach: Lew Petit
Record: 2-17 (0-14 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Ted Fox (299 pts/15.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/22/55 @Margaretta L 37 52
12/02/55* @Union L 42 56
12/09/55* Butler L 32 59
12/13/55* @Shiloh L 29 85
12/16/55* @Bellville L 43 82
12/20/55* Ontario L 53 58
01/06/56* @Lexington L 67 106
01/10/56 @New Haven W 87 61
01/13/56* Lucas L 68 76
01/17/56 @North Robinson L 64 78
01/20/56* Union L 78 79
01/20/56* @Butler L 66 73
01/31/56* Shiloh L 53 88
02/03/56* Bellville L 71 96
02/07/56* @Ontario L 51 74
02/10/56* Lexington L 75 95
02/14/56 North Fairfield W 83 67
02/17/56* @Lucas L 63 93
02/21/56 Bellville L 47 59 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Shiloh
Coach: Harold Daup
Record: 19-3 (12-2 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Otis Hughes (435 pts/19.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/18/55 North Robinson W 86 33
11/22/55 @Tiro W 100 63
11/29/55 Savannah W 65 55
12/02/55* Lucas W 72 63
12/09/55* @Ontario L 50 57
12/13/55* Plymouth W 85 29
12/16/55* @Lexington L 72 75
12/20/55* Union W 89 74
12/28/55 Greenwich W 79 65 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
12/29/55 @Union W 65 64 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
01/03/56 @New Haven W 90 38
01/06/56* Butler W 57 48
01/13/56* @Bellville W 59 51
01/20/56* @Lucas W 79 75
01/27/56* Ontario W 105 68
01/31/56* @Plymouth W 88 53
02/03/55* Lexington W 71 63
02/07/55* @Union W 97 66
02/10/56* @Butler W 72 71
02/17/56* Bellville W 67 53
02/20/56 Ontario W 75 52 Class B Richland County Tournament
02/23/56 Butler L 55 57 Class B Richland County Tournament
Union
Coach: Dale Meffley
Record: 6-13 (4-10 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Stan Young (288 pts/16.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/11/55 @New Haven W 65 40 NEED BOX
11/18/55 Johnsville L 66 68
12/02/55* Plymouth W 56 42
12/09/55* @Bellville L 71 80
12/13/55* Ontario L 66 67
12/16/55* Butler L 49 74
12/20/55* @Shiloh L 74 89
12/28/55 Ontario W 71 62 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
12/29/55 Shiloh L 64 65 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
01/06/56* @Lucas L 64 85
01/13/56* Lexington L 78 83
01/20/56* @Plymouth W 79 78
01/27/56* Bellville L 75 77
01/31/56* @Ontario W 79 54
02/03/56* @Butler L 53 59
02/07/56* Shiloh L 66 97
02/10/56* Lucas L 58 60 NEED BOX
02/17/56* @Lexington W 84 82
02/20/56 Butler L 48 78 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Richland County League Standings
Team RCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Shiloh 12 - 2 1063 846 75.92 60.42
Bellville 10 - 4 956 875 68.28 62.50
Butler 9 - 5 837 812 59.78 58.00
Lexington 9 - 5 1062 949 75.85 67.78
Lucas 7 - 7 996 927 71.14 66.21
Ontario 5 - 9 832 933 59.42 66.64
Union 4 - 10 952 1027 68.00 73.35
Plymouth 0 - 14 791 1120 56.50 80.00
Totals 56 - 56 7489 7489 66.86 66.86
Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 24.61 Tom McMillen Lucas 320 13
2 20.50 Jack Hall Shiloh 287 14
3 19.35 Otis Hughes SHiloh 271 14
4 18.14 Darrwell Niswander Lucas 254 14
5 17.00 Fred Garber Bellville 238 14
6 16.15 Stan Young Union 210 13
7 15.85 Phil Johnson Bellville 222 14
8 15.42 Ted Fox Plymouth 216 14
9 15.35 Dwight Kurtzman Ontario 215 14
10 14.76 John Barr Lexington 192 13
Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 37 Tom McMillen Lucas Butler 01/31/1956
2 34 Tom McMillen Lucas Plymouth 01/13/1956
34 Tom McMillen Lucas Lexington 01/27/1956
4 33 Tom McMillen Lucas Shiloh 12/02/1955
5 32 Otis Hughes Shiloh Ontario 01/27/1956
32 John Barr Lexington Plymouth 02/10/1956*
7 31 Jack Hall Shiloh Plymouth 12/13/1955
8 30 Jack Hall Shiloh Lexington 02/03/1956
9 29 Jim Sprunger Union Bellville 12/09/1955
29 Russ Wareham Butler Lucas 01/31/1956
*currently missing game details - based on full year stats
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