1961-62 Richland County Basketball Scores
Bellville
Coach: Dick Fletcher
Record: 10-9 (3-4 JAC; 3-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Erryel Eyster (248 pts/13.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS Opp
12/01/61* Butler L 58 69 JAC - 3OT
12/08/61* @Lexington W 59 50 JAC
12/15/61* Colonel Crawford W 57 56 JAC
12/19/61* Plymouth L 50 55 RCL
12/22/61* @Lucas W 58 49 RCL
01/05/62* @Crestline L 43 49 JAC
01/12/62* @Union L 62 78 RCL
01/13/62 Lucas W 75 70
01/16/62* Ontario W 42 38 RCL
01/19/62* Fredericktown W 59 53 JAC
01/23/62 @Danville W 65 52
01/26/62* @Plymouth L 59 66 JAC
01/30/62* Lexington W 76 66 RCL
02/02/62* Loudonville JAC - CANCELLED due to flu outbreak at Bellville
02/03/62 Union JAC - CANCELLED due to flu outbreak at Bellville
02/13/62* @Ontario L 45 69 JAC
02/14/62* @Butler L 52 68 RCL
02/16/62 Lucas W 60 57 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
02/20/62 Union W 57 56 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
02/24/62 Butler L 49 54 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School - OT
03/03/62 Holmes-Liberty L 60 73 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Butler
Coach: Gordon Shipley
Record: 21-3 (8-0 JAC; 5-1 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Wharton (420 pts/17.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS Opp
11/25/61 @Lucas W 57 52
12/01/61* @Bellville W 69 58 JAC - 3OT
12/05/61 Danville W 79 62
12/08/61* @Fredericktown W 72 66 JAC - OT
12/12/61* @Ontario W 45 43 RCL
12/15/61* Plymouth W 55 54 JAC - OT
12/19/61* Lucas W 63 44 RCL
01/05/62* Loudonville W 56 41 JAC
01/09/62* Lexington W 82 50 RCL
01/12/62* Ontario W 54 52 JAC
01/16/62 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent W 59 58 2OT - NEED GOOD BOX
01/19/62* Union L 54 65 RCL
01/26/62* @Lexington W 53 49 JAC
01/27/62* @Plymouth W 75 58 RCL
02/02/62* Colonel Crawford W 60 43 JAC
02/09/62* @Crestline W 61 58 JAC
02/13/62 @Union L 77 82 OT
02/14/62* Bellville W 68 52 RCL
02/17/62 Savannah W 79 29 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
02/21/62 Plymouth W 59 54 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
02/24/62 Bellville W 54 49 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School - OT
03/02/62 South Central W 92 74 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/09/62 Margaretta W 68 62 Class A District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/10/62 Holmes-Liberty L 53 56 Class A District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lexington
Coach: John Barr
Record: 1-17 (0-7 JAC; 0-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Woody Jones (215 pts/15.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS Opp
12/01/61* @Crestline L 38 63 JAC
12/02/61 Bucyrus W 54 50
12/08/61* Bellville L 50 59 JAC
12/09/61 Shelby L 57 69
12/15/61* Fredericktown L 47 59 JAC
12/21/61* @Ontario L 47 56 RCL - OT
01/05/62* @Plymouth L 56 77 JAC
01/06/62 Madison L 53 90
01/09/62* @Butler L 50 82 RCL
01/12/62* @Loudonville L 43 46 JAC
01/16/62* @Union L 46 67 RCL
01/19/62* Ontario L 46 71 JAC
01/26/62* Butler L 49 53 JAC
01/30/62* @Bellville L 66 76 RCL
02/02/62* Lucas L 55 69 RCL
02/03/62 @Mt. Gilead L 38 63
02/09/62 @Colonel Crawford JAC - Cancelled due to flu
02/13/62* Plymouth L 53 69 RCL
02/24/62 Upper Sandusky L 41 54 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Lucas
Coach: Andy Arvay
Record: 8-11 (1-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Joe Huffman (241 pts/12.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS Opp
11/21/61 @Polk W 61 35
11/25/61 Butler L 52 57
12/01/61* Union L 58 67
12/09/61 Hayesville W 54 53
12/15/61 @Union L 52 87
12/16/61 @Loudonville W 50 49
12/19/61* @Butler L 44 63
12/22/61* Bellville L 49 58
01/05/62* Ontario L 49 61
01/06/62 Johnsville L 56 67
01/12/62 @Jeromesville L 47 54
01/13/62 @Bellville L 70 75
01/20/62 Polk W 60 40
01/27/62 Jeromesville L 47 54
02/02/62* @Lexington W 69 55
02/03/62 @Hayesville W 96 87
02/09/62* @Plymouth L 48 68
02/13/62 Big Prarie W 75 63
02/16/62 Bellville L 57 60 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
Ontario
Coach: Max Chilcote
Record: 9-10 (6-2 JAC; 3-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Glen Heller (199 pts/10.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OHS Opp
12/01/61* Fredericktown W 51 48 JAC
12/02/61 @Galion L 47 60
12/05/61* @Union L 41 52 RCL
12/08/61* @Plymouth W 55 51 JAC
12/12/61* Butler L 43 45 RCL
12/15/61* Loudonville W 45 34 JAC
12/21/61* Lexington W 56 47 RCL - OT
01/05/62* @Lucas W 61 49 RCL
01/06/62 Mansfield St. Peter's L 31 59
01/09/62* Plymouth W 55 43 RCL
01/12/62* @Butler L 52 54 JAC
01/16/62* @Bellville L 38 42 RCL
01/19/62* @Lexington W 71 46 JAC
01/26/62* @Colonel Crawford W 55 54 JAC
02/02/62* Crestline L 45 48 JAC
02/03/62 Upper Sandusky L 55 56
02/13/62* Bellville W 69 45 JAC
02/19/62 @Madison L 59 80
02/24/62 Madison L 55 63 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Plymouth
Coach: Ron Hostler
Record: 9-10 (4-4 JAC; 4-2 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Tom Barnd (291 pts/15.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS Opp
11/28/61 @Buckeye Central L 48 65
12/01/61* @Loudonville L 39 53 JAC
12/08/61* Ontario L 51 55 JAC
12/09/61 @Bucyrus W 53 51
12/15/61* @Butler L 54 55 JAC - OT
12/19/61* @Bellville W 55 50 RCL
12/22/61 Mansfield St. Peter's L 45 81
12/29/61 Buckeye Central L 48 50
01/05/62* Lexington W 77 56 JAC
01/09/62* @Ontario L 43 55 RCL
01/12/62* Colonel Crawford W 78 67 JAC
01/19/62* @Crestline L 59 64 JAC - 2OT
01/26/62* Bellville W 66 59 JAC
01/27/62* Butler L 58 75 RCL
02/02/62* @Fredericktown W 67 58
02/09/62* Lucas W 68 48 RCL
02/10/62* Union W 75 65 RCL
02/13/62* @Lexington W 69 53 RCL
02/21/62 Butler L 54 59 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
Union
Coach: Joe Morrone
Record: 16-4 (5-1 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Steve Clinger (404 pts/20.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L UHS Opp
11/10/61 @South Central L 55 65
11/14/61 Ruggles-Troy W 78 35
11/17/61 Buckeye Central W 63 57
11/22/61 Savannah W 79 33
11/24/61 Monroeville W 61 43
12/01/61* @Lucas W 67 58
12/05/61* Ontario W 52 41
12/09/61 @Buckeye Central L 48 57
12/15/61 Lucas W 87 52
12/16/61 @Colonel Crawford W 60 50
01/05/62 @Johnsville W 77 51
01/06/62 @Polk W 69 37
01/12/62* Bellville W 78 62
01/16/62* Lexington W 67 46
01/19/62* @Butler W 65 54
01/27/62 Polk W 80 55
02/03/62 @Bellville CANCELLED DUE TO FLU
02/07/62 @Ruggles-Troy W 68 48
02/10/62* @Plymouth L 65 75
02/13/62 Butler W 82 77 OT
02/20/62 Bellville L 56 57 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
Richland County League Standings
Team RCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Butler 5 - 1 387 312 64.50 52.00
Union 5 - 1 394 336 65.66 56.00
Plymouth 4 - 2 368 346 61.33 57.66
Bellville 3 - 3 340 354 56.66 59.00
Ontario 3 - 3 294 278 49.00 46.33
Lucas 1 - 5 317 372 52.83 62.00
Lexington 0 - 6 317 419 52.83 69.83
Totals 21 - 21 2417 2417 57.54 57.54
Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 19.33 Dick Wharton Butler 116 6
2 17.00 Joe Huffman Lucas 102 6
3 15.83 Tom Barnd Plymouth 95 6
4 15.00 Steve Clingan Union 90 6
5 14.16 Phil Barr Bellville 85 6
6 14.00 Woody Jones Lexington 56 4
7 13.83 Ron Thorne Butler 83 6
8 13.33 Rogers Walters Ontario 80 6
9 12.50 Marlin Hamilton Bellville 75 6
10 12.33 Curt Gibson Union 74 6
12.33 Jim Hamman Plymouth 74 6
Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 28 Roger Walters Ontario Lucas 01/05/1962
2 27 Tom Barnd Plymouth Union 02/10/1962
3 25 Joe Huffman Lucas Ontario 01/05/1962
25 Ron Thorne Butler Lexington 01/09/1962
25 Fred Kohler Union Lexington 01/16/1962
25 Marlin Hamilton Bellville Lexington 01/30/1962
7 22 Dick Wharton Butler Lucas 12/19/1961
22 Joe Huffman Lucas Bellville 12/22/1961
22 Steve Clingan Union Bellville 01/12/1962
22 Curt Gibson Union Bellville 01/12/1962
22 Dick Wharton Butler Union 01/19/1962
22 Dave Groff Union Plymouth 02/10/1962
22 Dick Wharton Butler Bellville 02/14/1962
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