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
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