1959-60 Richland County League Basketball Scores
Bellville
Coach: Dick Fletcher
Record: 12-7 (9-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Gehrisch (318 pts/16.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/04/59* Union W 60 50
12/08/59* Butler W 80 73
12/11/59* @Lexington W 56 51
12/18/59* Lucas W 67 57
12/19/59 Edison W 71 58
12/29/59 Fredericktown W 67 61
01/08/60* Plymouth L 53 56
01/12/60* Ontario W 57 56
01/15/60* @Union W 70 65
01/16/60 Loudonville L 48 58
01/19/60* @Butler W 79 67
01/22/60* Lexington W 57 56
01/23/60 @Crestline L 59 68
01/29/60* @Lucas W 65 55
02/02/60 Sparta W 96 43
02/05/60* @Plymouth L 82 89
02/12/60* Ontario L 55 58
02/13/60 @Madison L 54 69
02/19/60 Union L 60 68 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
Butler
Coach: Gordon Shipley
Record: 8-12 (4-8 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dave Parlett (342 pts/18.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/28/59 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent W 51 47
12/01/59 @Loudonville L 65 70
12/04/59* @Plymouth L 53 73
12/08/59* @Bellville L 73 80
12/12/59 Perrysville L 70 72 OT
12/15/59* Union W 70 50
12/18/59* Ontario L 46 59
01/02/60 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 38 65
01/08/60* @Lucas W 69 61
01/12/60* Lexington W 79 77
01/15/60* Plymouth L 63 95
01/19/60* Bellville L 67 79
01/22/60 @Fredericktown W 62 61
01/26/60* @Union W 93 84
01/29/60* @Ontario L 62 81
02/05/60* Lucas L 80 82
02/09/60 Danville W 88 72
02/12/60* @Lexington L 63 71
02/20/60 Lucas W 74 53 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/26/60 Union L 61 72 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
Lexington
Coach: Dick Welton
Record: 9-11 (5-7 RCL)
Leading Scorer: John Eitelgeorge (316 pts/16.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/20/59 Edison W 69 55
11/25/59 @Johnsville W 50 35
12/04/59 Mansfield St. Peter's L 46 53
12/05/59 @Madison L 45 46
12/08/59* Ontario W 58 51
12/11/59* Bellville L 51 56
12/15/59* Lucas W 71 57
12/18/59* @Plymouth L 58 83
12/19/59 Fredericktown W 58 56
01/08/60* @Union L 42 54
01/09/60 @Iberia W 60 46
01/12/60* @Butler L 77 79
01/15/60 @Mt. Gilead L 56 68
01/19/60* @Ontario L 63 80
01/22/60* @Bellville L 56 57
01/26/60* @Lucas W 45 44
01/29/60* Plymouth L 48 78
02/05/60* Union W 70 66
02/12/60* Butler W 71 63
02/27/60 Shelby L 36 58 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Lucas
Coach: Wilbur Bowers
Record: 2-15 (2-10 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Ray Kurtz (288 pts/16.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/20/59 @Greenwich L 76 78
11/28/59 @Perrysville L 61 62
12/04/59* Ontario L 72 75
12/05/59 Hayesville L 48 67
12/08/59* Union W 69 58
12/11/59* @Plymouth L 68 93
12/15/59* @Lexington L 57 71
12/18/59* @Bellville L 57 67
01/08/60* Butler L 61 69
01/15/60* @Ontario L 58 68
01/19/60* @Union L 46 75
01/22/60* Plymouth L 45 55
01/26/60* Lexington L 44 45
01/29/60* Bellville L 55 65
02/05/60* @Butler W 82 80
02/09/60 Mansfield St. Peter's L 61 87
02/20/60 Butler L 53 74 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
Ontario
Coach: Max Chilcote
Record: 10-11 (7-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Jack Gage (336 pts/16.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/20/59 @Iberia L 58 76
11/27/59 @Edison L 70 73
11/28/59 North Robinson W 60 53
12/01/59 @Galion L 55 69
12/04/59* @Lucas W 75 72
12/08/59* @Lexington L 51 58
12/11/59* @Union L 69 70
12/15/59* Plymouth L 72 81
12/18/59* @Butler W 59 46
01/05/60 Holmes-Liberty W 101 72
01/08/60 Mansfield St. Peter's L 61 78
01/12/60* @Bellville L 56 57
01/15/60* Lucas W 68 58
01/19/60* Lexington W 80 63
01/22/60* Union W 73 65
01/26/60* @Plymouth L 62 73
01/29/60* Butler W 81 62
02/02/60 @Crestline W 77 52
02/05/60 @Madison L 55 59
02/12/60* Bellville W 58 55
02/26/60 Shelby L 43 57 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Plymouth
Coach: Harold Daup
Record: 16-4 (11-1 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Bookwalter (398 pts/19.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/01/59 Savannah W 77 64
12/04/59* Butler W 73 53
12/08/59 @New Washington W 86 49
12/11/59* Lucas W 93 68
12/12/59 @Madison L 33 41
12/15/59* @Ontario W 81 72
12/18/59* Lexington W 83 58
12/29/59 Crestline W 90 61
01/02/60 @Norwalk L 53 59
01/08/60* @Bellville W 56 53
01/12/60* Union W 81 62
01/15/60* @Butler W 95 63
01/22/60* @Lucas W 55 45
01/26/60* Ontario W 73 62
01/29/60* @Lexington W 78 48
02/05/60* Bellville W 89 82
02/06/60 @Bucyrus W 78 64
02/12/60* @Union L 58 61
02/27/60 Bellevue W 64 39 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School
03/04/60 Vermilion L 59 70 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School
Union
Coach: Dick Gross
Record: 13-10 (4-8 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Jerry Pittenger (363 pts/17.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/21/59 New Washington W 88 49
11/24/59 @North Fairfield W 84 47
11/27/59 Monroeville W 66 60
12/04/59* @Bellville L 50 60
12/08/59* @Lucas L 58 69
12/11/59* Ontario W 70 69
12/18/59* @Butler L 50 70
12/19/59 Mansfield St. Peter's L 54 79
01/05/60 @Jeromesville W 49 42
01/08/60* Lexington W 54 42
01/12/60* @Plymouth L 62 81
01/15/60* Bellville L 65 70
01/19/60* Lucas W 75 46
01/22/60* @Ontario L 65 73
01/28/60* Butler L 84 93
01/29/60 @Madison W 66 59
02/05/60* @Lexington L 66 70
02/12/60* Plymouth W 61 58
02/19/60 Bellville W 68 60 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/26/60 Butler W 72 61 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
03/04/60 Mt. Zion W 61 54 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/11/60 Hopewell-Loudon L 45 46 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Richland County League Standings
Team RCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Plymouth 11 - 1 915 727 76.25 60.58
Bellville 9 - 3 781 733 65.08 61.08
Ontario 7 - 5 804 760 67.00 63.33
Lexington 5 - 7 710 768 59.16 64.00
Butler 4 - 8 818 892 68.16 74.33
Union 4 - 8 760 801 63.33 66.75
Lucas 2 - 10 714 821 59.50 68.41
Totals 42 - 42 5502 5502 65.50 65.50
Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 21.41 Dick Bookwalter Plymouth 257 12
2 20.36 Dave Parlett Butler 199 11
3 18.91 Dick Gehrisch Bellville 227 12
4 18.09 Al Morton Butler 199 11
5 17.91 Craig Harnley Plymouth 215 12
6 17.90 Jack Gage Ontairo 188 11
7 17.40 Jerry Pittenger Union 174 10
8 17.25 Ray Kurtz Lucas 207 12
9 16.27 John Eitelgeorge Lexington 179 11
10 14.83 Jack Mawhorr Union 178 12
Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 35 Dick Bookwalter Plymouth Bellville 02/05/1960
2 34 John Eitelgeorge Lexington Butler 01/12/1960
34 Dick Gehrisch Bellville Plymouth 02/05/1960
4 31 Jerry Pittenger Union Butler 01/28/1960
5 30 Dick Bookwalter Plymouth Butler 01/15/1960
30 John Huffman Lucas Butler 02/05/1960
7 29 Jack Lanzan Ontario Lucas 12/04/1959
29 Dick Gehrisch Bellville Butler 12/08/1959
9 28 Jerry Pittenger Union Bellville 01/15/1960
28 Dick Gehrisch Bellville Butler 01/19/1960
28 Dick Gehrisch Bellville Lucas 01/29/1960
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