1945-46 Crawford County Basketball Scores


Bucyrus
Coach:  Jack Palmer (through 01/28/1946); Nick Wasylik (from 01/29/1946)
Record:  3-16 (2-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Ralph Hubble (143 pts/9.5 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     BHS     OPP
11/30/45	Tiffin Columbian	L	18	32
12/07/45	Upper Sandusky		L	30	36
12/11/45	Marion Harding		L	31	43
12/14/45*	@Bellevue		L	36	52
12/28/45	@Fostoria		L	32	43
01/04/46	Galion			L	23	43
01/09/46	@Shelby			L	22	42
01/11/46	Crestline		W	42	30
01/15/46*	@Norwalk		L	17	61
01/18/46*	@Willard		W	30	26
01/22/46	Kenton			L	45	57
01/25/46*	@Upper Sandusky		L	27	44
02/01/46*	Shelby			L	28	46
02/05/46	Delaware		L	29	30
02/08/46*	@Galion			L	26	40
02/15/46	Port Clinton		L	30	50
02/19/46	@Marion Harding		L	25	51
02/21/46*	@Crestline		W	38	35
02/28/46	Lima Central		L	36	42	Class A District Tournament at Kenton High School - OT


Chatfield
Coach:  Johnny Luginbuhl
Record:  8-7 (4-4 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Bill Studer (195 pts/13.9 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     CHS     OPP
11/30/45	Sulphur Springs		L	27	40	NEED BOX
12/07/45*	Whetstone		W	32	23
12/20/45*	Holmes-Liberty		L	15	23
01/04/46*	@Leesville		W	55	27	NEED BOX
01/11/46*	@Tiro			W	31	28	NEED BOX
01/18/46*	New Washington		L	16	17
01/25/46*	@Sulphur Springs	L	25	36
02/01/46*	Mt. Zion		W	64	18
02/08/46*	@Lykens			L	33	49
02/11/46	Leesville		W	62	32	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/13/46	Sulphur Springs		W	45	44	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/46	Holmes-Liberty		L	33	44	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/18/46	North Robinson		W	49	26	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/20/46	Sulphur Springs		W	26	25	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/22/46	Holmes-Liberty		L	33	53	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


Crestline
Coach:  Merle Hutson
Record:  0-21 (0-7 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Paul Winemiller (97 pts/5.1 avg) (missing 1 game)

Date		Versus		       W/L     CHS     OPP
11/30/45	Mt. Vernon		L	22	46
12/04/45	@Lykens			L	21	56
12/07/45*	Willard			L	21	36	NEED BOX
12/11/45	Mt. Gilead		L	26	45
12/14/45	@Upper Sandusky		L	25	55
12/18/45	@Galion			L	26	62
01/04/46	Tiffin Calvert		L	14	34
01/08/46	Lykens			L	34	43
01/11/46	@Bucyrus		L	30	42
01/16/46	@Holmes-Liberty		L	36	54
01/18/46	Shelby			L	22	46
01/22/46	@Mt. Gilead		L	32	42
01/29/46	Madison			L	21	41
02/01/46*	Upper Sandusky		L	32	55
02/05/46*	Galion			L	22	56
02/08/46	@Marion St. Mary	L	28	54
02/12/46*	Bellevue		L	31	68
02/15/46*	@Norwalk		L	26	75
02/19/46*	@Shelby			L	29	57
02/21/46*	Bucyrus			L	33	38
03/01/46	Lima South		L	27	54	Class A District Tournament at Kenton High School


Galion
Coach:  Bob Sheffer
Record:  12-7 (4-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Bob Neff (233 pts/12.9 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     GHS     OPP
12/07/45	Findlay			W	37	29
12/18/45	Crestline		W	62	26
12/21/45	Columbus Central	W	39	30
12/28/45*	@Upper Sandusky		W	48	31
01/04/46	@Bucyrus		W	43	23
01/11/46	@Shelby			L	23	34
01/12/46	Ashland			L	38	43
01/18/46*	Bellevue		L	35	50
01/25/46	@Norwalk		L	35	49
01/26/46	Lima Central		W	37	26
02/01/46*	@Willard		W	32	21
02/05/46*	@Crestline		W	56	22
02/08/46*	Bucyrus			W	40	26
02/15/46*	Shelby			L	28	31
02/21/46*	Norwalk			L	50	55
02/28/46	St. Marys Memorial	W	45	31	Class A District Tournament at Kenton High School
03/02/46	@Kenton			W	53	46	Class A District Tournament at Kenton High School
03/08/46	Findlay			W	31	27	Class A District Tournament at Kenton High School
03/09/46	Wapakoneta		L	31	53	Class A District Tournament at Kenton High School


Holmes-Liberty
Coach:  Bill Donnenwirth
Record:  15-3 (9-0 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Lloyd Campbell (236 pts/13.1 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     HLHS    OPP
11/30/45	@Lykens			L	24	34	NEED BOX
12/07/45*	@Tiro			W	44	20
12/14/45*	Sulphur Springs		W	42	31
12/20/45*	@Chatfield		W	23	15
12/28/45	Melmore			W	53	20
01/04/46*	Whetstone		W	51	39
01/11/46*	North Robinson		W	32	21
01/16/46	Crestline		W	54	36
01/18/46*	Leesville		W	60	26
01/25/46*	@New Washington		W	51	24
02/01/46*	Lykens			W	33	32
02/08/46*	@Mt. Zion		W	60	14
02/11/46	Mt. Zion		W	72	18	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/46	Chatfield		W	44	33	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/20/46	Lykens			L	37	49	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/22/46	Chatfield		W	53	33	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/01/46	Dola			W	42	36	Class B District Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
03/07/46	Attica			L	38	42	Class B District Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School


Leesville
Coach:  Paul Morton
Record:  1-12 (1-8 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Ronald Beck (108 pts/9.8 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     LHS     OPP
11/21/45	@North Robinson		L	22	27
12/01/45	@Ontario		L	44	45	OT
12/07/45*	Lykens			L	32	63
12/20/45*	@Whetstone		L	23	48
01/04/46*	Chatfield		L	27	55	NEED BOX
01/11/46*	New Washington		L	22	27
01/18/46*	@Holmes-Liberty		L	26	60
01/22/46*	@Mt. Zion		W	49	37
01/25/46*	Tiro			L	29	44
02/01/46*	North Robinson		L	17	23
02/08/46*	@Sulphur Springs	L	29	38
02/11/46	Chatfield		L	32	62	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/13/46	Mt. Zion		L	26	31	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


Lykens
Coach:  Columbus Hines
Record:  20-4 (7-2 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Vaughn Ransom (357 pts/17.8 avg) (missing 4 games)

Date		Versus		       W/L     LHS     OPP
11/20/45	Melmore			W	44	 6	NEED BOX
11/26/45	@Butler			L	29	32
11/30/45	Holmes-Liberty		W	34	24	NEED BOX
12/04/45	@Crestline		W	56	21
12/07/45*	@Leesville		W	63	32
12/11/45	@Bloomville		W	68	47	NEED BOX (SCORE MAY BE FLIPPED)
12/14/45*	New Washington		W	50	17
12/18/45	Bloomville		W	50	35	NEED BOX
12/20/45*	@Tiro			W	50	27	NEED BOX
01/04/46*	@Mt. Zion		W	72	15	NEED BOX
01/08/46	@Crestline		W	43	34
01/11/46*	Sulphur Springs		L	43	44	OT
01/15/46	@Republic		W	65	45
01/18/46*	@North Robinson		W	59	15
01/22/46	Butler			W	31	29
01/25/46*	Whetstone		W	45	42
01/29/46	@Melmore		W	60	22
02/01/46*	@Holmes-Liberty		L	32	33
02/05/46	@Sycamore		W	46	27
02/08/46*	Chatfield		W	49	33
02/11/46	New Washington		W	58	29	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/46	Tiro			W	62	35	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/20/46	Holmes-Liberty		W	49	37	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/02/46	Attica			L	38	44	Class B District Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School - NEED BOX


Mt. Zion
Coach:  Unknown
Record:  1-12 (0-9 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Jim Miller (93 pts/7.7 avg) (missing 1 game)

Date		Versus		       W/L     MZHS    OPP
11/30/45	North Robinson		L	14	18	NEED BOX
12/07/45*	@New Washington		L	21	49
12/20/45*	@Sulphur Springs	L	22	62
01/04/46*	Lykens			L	15	72	NEED BOX
01/11/46*	@Whetstone		L	27	54	NEED BOX
01/18/46*	Tiro			L	16	36
01/22/46*	Leesville		L	37	49
01/25/46*	@North Robinson		L	26	31
02/01/46*	@Chatfield		L	18	64
02/08/46*	Holmes-Liberty		L	14	60
02/11/46	Holmes-Liberty		L	18	72	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/13/46	Leesville		W	31	26	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/46	Sulphur Springs		L	31	58	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


New Washington
Coach:  George Van Orsdall
Record:  5-9 (5-4 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Gene Kreim (93 pts/6.6 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     NWHS    OPP
11/21/45	@Sulphur Springs	L	31	33
11/30/45	Attica			L	17	38
12/07/45*	Mt. Zion		W	49	21
12/14/45*	@Lykens			L	17	50
12/20/45*	North Robinson		W	38	14
12/22/45	@Attica			L	19	25
01/04/46*	Sulphur Springs		L	32	40
01/11/46*	@Leesville		W	27	22
01/18/46*	@Chatfield		W	17	16
01/25/46*	Holmes-Liberty		L	24	51
02/01/46*	@Whetstone		W	37	34	2OT
02/08/46*	Tiro			L	23	25
02/11/46	Lykens			L	29	58	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/13/46	North Robinson		L	26	29	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


North Robinson
Coach:  Unknown
Record:  6-10 (2-6 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Cook (67 pts/5.1 avg) (missing 2 games)

Date		Versus		       W/L     NRHS    OPP
11/21/45	Leesville		W	27	22
11/30/45	@Mt. Zion		W	18	14	NEED BOX
12/07/45*	@Sulphur Springs	L	19	55
12/20/45*	@New Washington		L	14	38	NEED BOX
12/21/45	@Galion (Reserves)	L	18	26
01/04/46*	Tiro			L	 8	30	NEED BOX
01/11/46*	@Holmes-Liberty		L	21	32
01/18/46*	Lykens			L	15	59
01/25/46*	Mt. Zion		W	31	26
01/29/46	Sulphur Springs		L	20	38
02/01/46*	@Leesville		W	23	17
02/08/46*	Whetstone		L	21	31
02/11/46	Whetstone		L	22	25	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/13/46	New Washington		W	29	26	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/46	Whetstone		W	47	29	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/18/46	Chatfield		L	26	49	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


Sulphur Springs
Coach:  Tom Thatcher
Record:  14-3 (8-1 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Herb Light (252 pts/14.8 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     SSHS    OPP
11/20/45	New Washington		W	33	31
11/30/45	@Chatfield		W	40	27	NEED BOX
12/07/45*	North Robinson		W	55	19
12/11/45	@Tiro			W	47	35
12/14/45*	@Holmes-Liberty		L	31	42
12/20/45*	Mt. Zion		W	62	22
01/04/46*	@New Washington		W	40	32
01/11/46*	@Lykens			W	44	43	OT
01/18/46*	@Whetstone		W	52	29
01/25/46*	Chatfield		W	36	25
01/29/46	@North Robinson		W	38	20
02/01/46*	@Tiro			W	32	22
02/08/46*	Leesville		W	38	29
02/13/46	Chatfield		L	44	45	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/46	Mt. Zion		W	58	31	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/18/46	Tiro			W	43	36	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/20/46	Chatfield		L	25	26	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


Tiro
Coach:  Rev Stover
Record:  7-8 (4-5 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Herman Siebert (155 pts/12.9 avg) (missing 3 games)

Date		Versus		       W/L     THS     OPP
11/30/45	Shiloh			W	45	27	NEED BOX
12/07/45*	Holmes-Liberty		L	20	44
12/11/45	Sulphur Springs		L	35	47
12/14/45*	@Whetstone		L	30	39
12/20/45*	Lykens			L	27	50	NEED BOX
01/04/46*	@North Robinson		W	30	 8
01/11/46*	Chatfield		L	28	31	NEED BOX
01/18/46*	@Mt. Zion		W	36	16
01/22/46	@Shiloh			W	31	22	NEED BOX
01/25/46*	@Leesville		W	44	29
02/01/46*	Sulphur Springs		L	22	32
02/08/46*	@New Washington		W	25	23
02/13/46	Whetstone		W	55	37	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/46	Lykens			L	35	62	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/18/46	Sulphur Springs		L	36	43	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


Whetstone
Coach:  Unknown
Record:  5-8 (4-5 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Dick Diebler (94 pts/7.8 avg) (missing 1 game)

Date		Versus		       W/L     WHS     OPP
11/30/45	@Bettsville		L	30	75	NEED BOX
12/07/45*	@Chatfield		L	23	32
12/14/45*	Tiro			W	39	30
12/20/45*	Leesville		W	48	23
01/04/46*	@Holmes-Liberty		L	39	51
01/11/46*	Mt. Zion		W	54	27	NEED BOX
01/18/46*	Sulphur Springs		L	29	52
01/25/46*	@Lykens			L	42	45
02/01/46*	New Washington		L	34	37	2OT
02/08/46*	@North Robinson		W	31	21
02/11/46	North Robinson		W	25	22	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/13/46	Tiro			L	37	55	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/46	North Robinson		L	29	47	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School

Crawford County League Standings

Team CCL Reg Overall Holmes-Liberty 9 - 0 11 - 1 15 - 3 Sulphur Springs 8 - 1 12 - 1 14 - 3 Lykens 7 - 2 17 - 3 20 - 4 New Washington 5 - 4 5 - 7 5 - 9 Chatfield 4 - 4 4 - 5 8 - 7 Tiro 4 - 5 6 - 6 7 - 8 Whetstone 4 - 5 4 - 6 5 - 8 North Robinson 2 - 6 4 - 8 6 - 10 Leesville 1 - 8 1 - 10 1 - 12 Mt. Zion 0 - 9 0 - 10 1 - 12

Northern Ohio League Standings

Team NOL Reg Overall Norwalk 7 - 0 17 - 0 18 - 1 Bellevue 6 - 1 7 - 9 7 - 10 Shelby 5 - 2 10 - 7 11 - 8 Galion 4 - 3 9 - 6 12 - 7 Upper Sandusky 3 - 4 13 - 4 13 - 5 Bucyrus 2 - 5 3 - 15 3 - 16 Willard 1 - 6 4 - 9 4 - 10 Crestline 0 - 7 0 - 20 0 - 21

Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 17.85 Vaughn Ransom Lykens 357 20 (missing 4 games) 2 14.82 Herb Light Sulphur Springs 252 17 3 13.92 Bill Studer Chatfield 195 14 (missing 1 game) 4 13.11 Lloyd Campbell Holmes-Liberty 236 18 5 12.91 Herman Seibert Tiro 155 12 (missing 3 games) 6 12.85 Don Hieber Lykens 270 21 (missing 3 games) 7 12.94 Bob Neff Galion 233 18 8 10.10 Herbert LaRue Lykens 202 20 (missing 4 games) 9 9.88 Lyle Lahman Holmes-Liberty 168 17 (missing 1 game) 10 9.81 Ronald Beck Leesville 108 11 (missing 1 game)

Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 29 Vaughn Ransom Lykens Mt. Zion 01/04/1946 29 Vaughn Ransom Lykens Republic 01/15/1946 29 Vaughn Ransom Lykens North Robinson 01/18/1946 4 28 Bob Neff Galion Crestline 12/18/1945 5 26 Ralph Hubble Bucyrus Kenton 01/22/1946 6 25 Vaughn Ransom Lykens Melmore 01/29/1946 25 Bill Studer Chatfield Leesville 02/11/1946 25 Vaughn Ransom Lykens Tiro 02/16/1946 9 24 Knappenberg Sulphur Springs Lykens 01/11/1946 24 Herb Light Sulphur Springs Whetstone 01/18/1946 24 Bill Studer Chatfield Mt. Zion 02/01/1946 Return to Crawford County index Email Me