1968-69 Buckeye Conference Boys Basketball Scores


Elyria
Coach:  Bob Hersman
Record:  11-10 (5-9 BC)
Leading Scorer:  Chris Reinhardt (334 pts/15.9 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L      EHS    OPP
11/26/68	North Olmsted		W	63	47
12/06/68*	Lorain Admiral King	W	61	53
12/07/68	Toledo Start		W	73	53
12/13/68*	@Findlay		L	42	46
12/14/68	Toledo Scott		W	56	44
12/20/68*	Mansfield Senior	L	65	67
12/21/68*	@Sandusky		L	46	57
12/27/68*	@Marion Harding		L	60	69
12/30/68*	Fremont Ross		W	75	56
01/03/69*	@Lorain Senior		L	53	68
01/10/69*	@Lorain Admiral King	W	61	54
01/17/69*	Findlay			L	62	75
01/24/69*	@Mansfield Senior	W	60	47
01/25/69*	Sandusky		L	50	61
01/31/69*	Marion Harding		L	30	59
02/07/69*	@Fremont Ross		W	70	62
02/08/69	Ashland			W	60	54
02/14/69*	Lorain Senior		L	40	58
02/25/69	@Lorain Admiral King	W	50	48	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Lorain Admiral King High School
02/28/69	Brookside		W	58	45	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Lorain Admiral King High School
03/06/69	Berea			L	60	61	Class AA District Tournament at Lorain Admiral King High School


Findlay
Coach:  John Stozich
Record:  11-8 (9-5 BC)
Leading Scorer:  Mike Rieker (264 pts/13.8 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L      FHS    OPP
11/29/68	Toledo Macomber		W	65	54
11/30/68	@Lima Senior		L	64	76
12/06/68*	@Lorain Senior		W	60	58
12/13/68*	Elyria			W	46	42
12/20/68*	Sandusky		L	48	52
12/21/68*	@Fremont Ross		W	75	47
12/27/68*	Lorain Admiral King	W	75	59
12/28/68	Fostoria		W	62	60	OT
01/03/69*	Marion Harding		L	50	66
01/04/69*	@Mansfield Senior	W	65	54
01/10/69*	Lorain Senior		W	49	42
01/11/69	Toledo Libbey		L	64	65
01/17/69*	@Elyria			W	75	52
01/24/69*	@Sandusky		L	57	74
01/25/69*	Fremont Ross		W	78	50
01/31/69*	@Lorain Admiral King	W	88	55
02/07/69*	Mansfield Senior	L	77	80
02/14/69*	@Marion Harding		L	57	60
02/21/69	Lima Central Catholic	L	52	58	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Bath High School


Fremont Ross
Coach:  Don Purvis
Record:  3-16 (1-13 BC)
Leading Scorer:  Jon Schwartz (221 pts/11.6 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L      FHS    OPP
11/30/68	@Fostoria		L	44	80
12/06/68*	@Mansfield Senior	L	50	72
12/07/68	Bucyrus			W	61	51
12/13/68*	Marion Harding		L	47	71
12/20/68*	@Lorain Senior		L	38	58
12/21/68*	Findlay			L	47	75
12/27/68*	@Sandusky		L	53	73
12/30/68*	@Elyria			L	56	75
01/03/69*	Lorian Admiral King	W	61	60
01/10/69*	Mansfield Senior	L	53	61
01/11/69	Tiffin Columbian	W	70	58
01/17/69*	@Marion Harding		L	40	54
01/18/69	Huron			L	46	56
01/24/69*	Lorain Senior		L	52	54
01/25/69*	@Findlay		L	50	78
01/31/69*	Sandusky		L	69	86
02/07/69*	Elyria			L	62	70
02/14/69*	@Lorain Admiral King	L	47	73
02/18/69	Norwalk			L	50	65	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School


Lorain Admiral King
Coach:  Elmer Myers
Record:  7-13 (4-10 BC)
Leading Scorer:  Harold Taylor (282 pts/14.1 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     AKHS    OPP
11/29/68	@Toledo Bowsher		W	58	53
12/06/68*	@Elyria			L	53	61
12/07/68	Toledo Libbey		L	53	75
12/13/68*	Mansfield Senior	W	90	63
12/20/68*	@Marion Harding		L	41	60
12/21/68*	Lorain Senior		W	58	55
12/27/68*	@Findlay		L	59	75
12/30/68*	Sandusky		L	73	81
01/03/69*	@Fremont Ross		L	60	61
01/04/69	Cleveland West Tech	W	72	62
01/10/69*	Elyria			L	54	61
01/17/69*	@Mansfield Senior	L	61	62
01/18/69	Canton Lincoln		L	54	69
01/24/69*	Marion Harding		W	36	34
01/25/69*	@Lorain Senior		L	69	77
01/31/69*	Findlay			L	55	88
02/07/69*	@Sandusky		L	64	93
02/14/69*	Fremont Ross		W	73	47
02/21/69	Oberlin			W	61	57	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Lorain Admiral King High School
02/25/69	Elyria			L	48	50	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Lorain Admiral King High School


Lorain Senior
Coach:  Dale Reichert
Record:  11-11 (7-7 BC)
Leading Scorer:  Cal Parker (396 pts/18.0 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L      LHS    OPP
11/27/68	Avon Lake		W	56	41
11/30/68	Cleveland Rhodes	L	47	54
12/06/68*	Findlay			L	58	60
12/13/68*	@Sandusky		W	48	47
12/20/68*	Fremont Ross		W	58	38
12/21/68*	@Lorain Admiral King	L	55	58
12/27/68*	Mansfield Senior	W	57	51
12/30/68*	@Marion Harding		L	44	49
01/03/69*	Elyria			W	68	53
01/10/69*	@Findlay		L	42	49
01/11/69	Akron Buchtel		L	60	64	OT
01/17/69*	Sandusky		L	54	60
01/24/69*	@Fremont Ross		W	54	52
01/25/69*	Lorain Admiral King	W	77	69
01/31/69*	@Mansfield Senior	L	42	52
02/01/69	@Bay			L	49	56
02/07/69*	Marion Harding		L	48	71
02/14/69*	@Elyria			W	58	40
02/20/69	Elyria Catholic		W	57	46	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Lorain Admiral King High School
02/27/69	Avon Lake		W	66	36	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Lorain Admiral King High School
03/01/69	Bay			W	65	50	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Lorain Admiral King High School
03/05/69	Lakewood		L	52	81	Class AA District Tournament at Lorain Admiral King High School


Mansfield Senior
Coach:  Jim Burkett
Record:  12-8 (7-7 BC)
Leading Scorer:  Robert "Bubba" Petty (269 pts/13.4 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     MSHS    OPP
11/20/68	Bucyrus			W	85	57
12/06/68*	Fremont Ross		W	72	50
12/07/68	Ashland			W	68	61
12/13/68*	@Lorain Admiral King	L	63	90
12/20/68*	@Elyria			W	67	65
12/21/68*	Marion Harding		L	50	72
12/27/68*	@Lorain Senior		L	51	57
01/03/69*	@Sandusky		L	67	84
01/04/69*	Findlay			L	54	65
01/10/69*	@Fremont Ross		W	61	53
01/17/69*	Lorain Admiral King	W	62	61
01/18/69	@Madison		W	79	43
01/24/69*	Elyria			L	47	60
01/25/69*	@Marion Harding		W	57	56
01/30/69*	Lorain Senior		W	52	42
02/07/69*	@Findlay		W	80	77
02/08/69	Toledo Scott		W	49	47
02/14/69*	Sandusky		L	53	73
02/21/69	Lexington		W	69	66	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
02/22/69	Ashland			L	65	66	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College - OT


Marion Harding
Coach:  Dan Baker
Record:  19-5 (11-3 BC)
Leading Scorer:  Dave Merchant (623 pts/28.3 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     MHHS    OPP
11/27/68	@Willard		W	75	45
11/30/68	Newark			W	56	42
12/06/68*	Sandusky		W	64	59
12/07/68	@Lancaster		L	58	60
12/13/68*	@Fremont Ross		W	71	47
12/20/68*	Lorain Admiral King	W	60	41
12/21/68*	@Mansfield Senior	W	72	50
12/27/68*	Elyria			W	69	60
12/30/68*	Lorain Senior		W	49	44
01/03/69*	@Findlay		W	66	50
01/10/69*	@Sandusky		L	47	62
01/17/69*	Fremont Ross		W	54	40
01/24/69*	@Lorain Admiral King	L	34	36
01/25/69*	Mansfield Senior	L	56	57
01/31/69*	@Elyria			W	59	30
02/07/69*	@Lorain Senior		W	71	48
02/08/69	Kenton			W	79	47
02/14/69*	Findlay			W	60	57
02/18/69	Shelby			W	77	41	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Malabar High School
02/21/69	Crestline		W	63	31	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Malabar High School
02/22/69	Galion			W	78	51	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Malabar High School
02/28/69	Perkins			W	69	51	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
03/07/69	Lima Senior		W	68	50	Class AA District Tournament at Bowling Green State University
03/08/69	Lima Central Catholic	L	64	71	Class AA District Tournament at Bowling Green State University


Sandusky
Coach:  Bob Beachy
Record:  20-3 (12-2 BC)
Leading Scorer:  John Ferris (483 pts/21.0 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L      SHS    OPP
12/06/68*	@Marion Harding		L	59	64
12/07/68	@Willard		W	72	64
12/13/68*	Lorain Senior		L	47	48
12/20/68*	@Findlay		W	52	48
12/21/68*	Elyria			W	57	46
12/27/68*	Fremont Ross		W	73	53
12/30/68*	@Lorain Admiral King	W	81	73
01/03/69*	Mansfield Senior	W	84	67
01/04/69	Bellevue		W	59	49
01/10/69*	Marion Harding		W	62	47
01/17/69*	@Lorain Senior		W	60	54
01/24/69*	Findlay			W	74	57
01/25/69*	@Elyria			W	61	50
01/31/69*	@Fremont Ross		W	86	69
02/01/69	Toledo DeVilbiss	W	91	69
02/07/69*	Lorain Admiral King	W	93	64
02/14/69*	@Mansfield Senior	W	73	53
02/15/69	Toledo Woodward		W	76	42
02/18/69	Edison			W	83	40	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Norwalk Junior High School
02/21/69	Margaretta		W	78	50	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Norwalk Junior High School
02/22/69	Tiffin Calvert		W	74	50	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Norwalk Junior High School
02/28/69	Bowling Green		W	74	50	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Toledo Waite High School
03/07/69	Toledo Libbey		L	46	58	Class AA District Tournament at University of Toledo

Buckeye Conference Standings

Team BC OFF DEF OAVG DAVG Sandusky 12 - 2 962 793 68.71 56.64 Marion Harding 11 - 3 832 681 59.42 48.64 Findlay 9 - 5 900 801 64.28 57.21 Lorain Senior 7 - 7 763 749 54.50 53.50 Mansfield Senior 7 - 7 836 905 59.71 64.64 Elyria 5 - 9 775 832 55.35 59.42 Lorain Admiral King 4 - 10 846 918 60.42 65.57 Fremont Ross 1 - 13 725 960 51.78 68.57 Totals 56 - 56 6639 6639 59.27 59.27

Buckeye Conference Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 26.91 Dave Merchant Marion Harding 323 12 2 21.42 John Ferris Sandusky 300 14 3 17.57 Cal Parker Lorain Senior 246 14 4 17.14 Tony Hosfeld Sandusky 240 14 5 16.00 Harold Taylor Lorain Admiral King 224 14 6 15.64 Greg Lishawa Findlay 219 14 7 14.57 Jim Svoboda Lorain Senior 204 14 8 14.42 Mike Rieker Findlay 202 14 9 14.00 Chris Reinhardt Elyria 196 14 10 13.50 Duane Hill Mansfield Senior 135 10

Buckeye Conference Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 42 John Ferris Sandusky Lorain Admiral King 02/07/1969 2 34 Dave Merchant Marion Harding Mansfield Senior 12/21/1968 34 Dave Merchant Marion Harding Elyria 01/31/1969 4 30 Dave Merchant Marion Harding Lorain Admiral King 12/20/1968 30 Dave Merchant Marion Harding Fremont Ross 01/17/1969 6 29 Dave Merchant Marion Harding Fremont Ross 12/13/1968 29 John Ferris Sandusky Mansfield Senior 02/14/1969 8 28 Dave Merchant Marion Harding Lorain Senior 12/30/1968 9 27 Greg Lishawa Findlay Elyria 01/17/1969 27 John Ferris Sandusky Findlay 01/24/1969 27 Cal Parker Lorain Senior Lorain Admiral King 01/25/1969 Return to the Buckeye Conference index Email Me