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
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