1947-48 Crawford County Basketball Scores
Bucyrus
Coach: Al Pesek
Record: 16-5 (5-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Gallant (362 pts/17.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS OPP
12/05/47 Tiffin Columbian W 41 38
12/09/47 @Marion St. Mary W 30 23
12/12/47* Shelby W 44 39
12/16/47 @Crestline L 46 50
12/19/47 @Galion W 56 43
01/02/48 Upper Sandusky W 58 28
01/06/48 Marion Harding W 64 60 OT
01/09/48* Galion L 44 47
01/13/48 @Shelby W 33 25
01/16/48* @Willard W 76 41
01/23/48* Crestline W 59 39
01/30/48* @Bellevue L 44 50
02/03/48 Willard W 73 54
02/06/48* @Norwalk W 47 46
02/13/48 Madison W 39 27
02/17/48 @Marion Harding L 46 51
02/20/48* @Upper Sandusky W 55 47
03/04/48 Lima South W 42 36 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
03/06/48 Wapakoneta W 51 48 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
03/11/48 St. Marys Memorial W 44 40 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
03/13/48 @Findlay L 26 55 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Chatfield
Coach: Donald Weber
Record: 3-10 (2-7 CCL) (missing 1 game)
Leading Scorer: Pete Studer (122 pts/15.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/21/47 @Mt. Zion L 16 41
12/02/47 Bloomville
12/05/47* Holmes-Liberty L 21 23
12/12/47* @Leesville L 17 33
12/19/47* @Tiro L 26 36 NEED BOX
12/22/47 North Robinson L 33 48
01/09/48* New Washington W 38 36
01/16/48* @Sulphur Springs L 31 43
01/23/48* Mt. Zion W 44 36
01/27/48 Sulphur Springs W 37 36
01/30/48* @Lykens L 37 49
02/06/48* Whetstone L 18 32
02/13/48* @North Robinson L 39 41
02/20/48 Sulphur Springs L 25 49 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Crestline
Coach: Merle Hutson
Record: 7-11 (2-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Robert Sand (216 pts/12.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
12/05/47 Upper Sandusky L 33 34
12/12/47 @Willard W 43 30
12/16/47 Bucyrus W 50 46
12/19/47* @Norwalk L 36 53
01/02/48 @Galion L 33 45
01/06/48 @Mt. Gilead W 72 46
01/09/48* @Upper Sandusky L 30 34
01/13/48 @Madison L 22 41
01/16/48 Shelby L 43 63
01/23/48* @Bucyrus L 39 59
01/27/48 Madison L 32 57
01/30/48* Willard W 48 32
02/03/48* Galion W 43 34
02/13/48* Bellevue L 35 42
02/17/48 Mt. Gilead W 47 32
02/20/48* @Shelby L 47 48
03/03/48 Celina W 44 31 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
03/05/48 Fostoria L 35 66 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Galion
Coach: Ed Rannow
Record: 3-13 (1-6 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Ray Seif (160 pts/10.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L GHS OPP
12/05/47 Findlay L 22 59
12/12/47 Ashland L 16 54
12/19/47 Bucyrus L 43 56
01/02/48 Crestline W 45 33
01/06/48 @Shelby L 34 45
01/09/48* @Bucyrus W 47 44
01/16/48* Bellevue L 37 42
01/23/48* Norwalk L 33 51
01/24/48 Lima Central W 54 43
01/30/48* @Upper Sandusky L 49 52 OT
02/03/48* @Crestline L 34 43
02/06/48 @Marion Harding L 27 31
02/13/48* Shelby L 40 46
02/20/48* @Willard L 36 40
02/27/48 @Upper Arlington L 37 52
03/03/48 @Findlay L 21 72 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Holmes-Liberty
Coach: Bill Donnenwirth
Record: 13-6 (6-3 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Kermit Walcutt (149 pts/8.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L HSHS OPP
11/21/47 @Leesville W 42 25
11/26/47 Bloomville W 46 36
12/05/47* @Chatfield W 23 21
12/09/47 @Attica L 25 26
12/12/47* Whetstone W 31 30
12/19/47* North Robinson W 39 26
12/23/47 @Salem L 25 26
01/06/48 @Lexington W 46 45
01/09/48* Leesville L 23 28
01/16/48* @New Washington L 21 26
01/23/48* Lykens W 38 23
01/27/48 Tiro W 39 23
01/30/48* @Mt. Zion W 66 32
02/06/48* @Tiro L 26 36
02/13/48* Sulphur Springs W 46 37
02/17/48 Leesville W 38 35 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/48 Sulphur Springs W 40 39 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
02/27/48 Whetstone W 34 33 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
03/05/48 Marseilles L 36 39 Class B District Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
Leesville
Coach: Robert Morrison
Record: 14-7 (8-1 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Ronald Beck (348 pts/17.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/15/47 @Ontario L 29 32
11/18/47 @Lexington L 27 29
11/21/47 Holmes-Liberty L 25 42
11/26/47 @North Robinson L 27 43
12/02/47 @Nevada W 45 23
12/05/47* @Whetstone W 52 25
12/12/47* Chatfield W 33 17 At Crestline High School
12/13/47 @Attica L 31 32
12/19/47* New Washington W 51 25 At Crestline High School
01/03/48 Arcadia W 50 24
01/06/48 Sulphur Springs W 27 26 At Crestline High School - NEED BOX
01/09/48* @Holmes-Liberty W 28 23
01/16/48* Tiro L 25 33
01/20/48 Nevada W 57 24 At Crestline High School
01/23/48* North Robinson W 49 25 At Crestline High School
01/30/48* @Sulphur Springs W 49 39
01/31/48 Attica W 43 19
02/03/48 @Tiro W 51 35
02/06/48* Lykens W 51 45 At Crestline High School
02/13/48* @Mt. Zion W 75 37
02/17/48 Holmes-Liberty L 35 38 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Lykens
Coach: Allen Cole
Record: 6-11 (4-5 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Hieber (228 pts/13.4 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/12/47 @Wharton L 27 47
11/21/47 Bloomville
11/25/47 Melmore
12/02/47 @Sycamore L 37 40
12/05/47* @Tiro L 36 46
12/09/47 Republic W 42 32
12/12/47* @Mt. Zion W 36 34
12/19/47* Sulphur Springs W 53 51
01/06/48 @Bloomville L 57 65 NEED BOX
01/09/48* @North Robinson L 22 40
01/13/48 @Melmore W 55 52
01/16/48* Whetstone W 50 36
01/20/48 @Republic L 37 51
01/23/48* @Holmes-Liberty L 23 38
01/27/48 Sycamore L 36 38
01/30/48* Chatfield W 49 37
02/06/48* Leesville L 45 51
02/13/48* New Washington L 39 49
02/17/48 Sulphur Springs L 38 47 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Mt. Zion
Coach: Frank Bordonaro
Record: 5-12 (2-7 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Steinhilber (194 pts/11.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L MZHS OPP
11/21/47 Chatfield W 41 16
12/05/47* Sulphur Springs L 29 53
12/09/47 @Eden L 41 53
12/12/47* Lykens L 34 36
12/16/47 @North Robinson L 47 50
12/19/47* @Whetstone L 27 41
01/09/48* Tiro W 44 31
01/13/48 @Nevada L 46 64
01/16/48* North Robinson W 43 38
01/23/48* @Chatfield L 36 44
01/30/48* Holmes-Liberty L 32 66
02/03/48 Kirkpatrick W 74 50
02/06/48* @New Washington L 47 70
02/13/48* Leesville L 37 75
02/20/48 New Washington W 45 24 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/48 Whetstone L 37 49 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/27/48 Sulphur Springs L 26 46 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
New Washington
Coach: Eugene Wurm
Record: 9-7 (6-3 CCL) (missing 1 game)
Leading Scorer: Rodney High (260 pts/16.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L NWHS OPP
11/14/47 @Melmore L 24 30
11/21/47 Attica L 38 39 OT
11/25/47 @Sulphur Springs L 25 33
12/05/47* North Robinson W 41 38
12/12/47* Sulphur Springs W 32 18
12/19/47* @Leesville L 25 51
12/27/47 Republic W 49 35
12/29/47 Bloomville W 39 34
01/03/48 @New Haven W 28 26
01/09/48* @Chatfield L 36 38
01/16/48* Holmes-Liberty W 26 21
01/23/48* @Whetstone L 33 39
01/24/48 @Attica
01/30/48* Tiro W 49 38
02/06/48* Mt. Zion W 70 47
02/13/48* @Lykens W 49 39
02/20/48 Mt. Zion L 24 45 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
North Robinson
Coach: Wayne Strine
Record: 7-8 (3-6 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Byron Tupps (151 pts/10.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L NRHS OPP
11/26/47 Leesville W 43 27
12/05/47* @New Washington L 38 41
12/12/47* Tiro W 35 23
12/16/47 Mt. Zion W 50 47
12/19/47* @Holmes-Liberty L 26 39
12/22/47 @Chatfield W 48 33
01/09/48* Lykens W 40 22
01/16/48* @Mt. Zion L 38 43
01/20/48 Sulphur Springs L 26 28
01/23/48* @Leesville L 25 49
01/30/48* Whetstone L 34 35
02/06/48* @Sulphur Springs L 27 43
02/13/48* Chatfield W 41 39
02/17/48 Tiro W 39 31 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/20/48 Whetstone L 35 61 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Sulphur Springs
Coach: Tom Thatcher
Record: 13-9 (4-5 CCL)
Leading Scorer: John Miller (325 pts/15.4 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L SSHS OPP
11/18/47 Nevada W 42 33
11/21/47 Tiro W 45 16
11/25/47 New Washington W 33 25
12/05/47* Mt. Zion W 53 29
12/06/47 Attica W 37 29
12/12/47* @New Washington L 18 32
12/16/47 @New Haven L 35 51
12/18/47* @Lykens L 51 53
01/02/48 Bloomville W 44 35
01/06/48 @Leesville L 26 27 NEED BOX
01/09/48* @Whetstone L 31 33
01/16/48* Chatfield W 43 31
01/20/48 @North Robinson W 28 26
01/23/48* @Tiro W 34 29
01/27/48 @Chatfield L 36 37
01/30/48* Leesville L 39 49
02/06/48* North Robinson W 43 27
02/13/48* @Holmes-Liberty L 37 46
02/17/48 Lykens W 47 38 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/20/48 Chatfield W 49 25 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/48 Holmes-Liberty L 39 40 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
02/27/48 Mt. Zion W 46 26 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Tiro
Coach: Dale Kinney
Record: 7-10 (5-4 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Marlin Cole (144 pts/11.0 avg) (missing 3 games)
Date Versus W/L THS OPP
11/14/47 New Haven L 18 36 NEED BOX
11/21/47 @Sulphur Springs L 16 45
12/05/47* Lykens W 46 36
12/12/47* @North Robinson L 23 35
12/19/47* Chatfield W 36 26 NEED BOX
01/02/48 Arcadia L 35 39 NEED BOX
01/06/48 Nevada W 63 30
01/09/48* @Mt. Zion L 31 44
01/16/48* @Leesville W 33 25
01/17/48 Alumni W 33 26 NEED BOX
01/23/48* @Sulphur Springs L 29 34
01/27/48 @Holmes-Liberty L 23 39
01/30/48* @New Washington L 38 49
02/03/48 Leesville L 35 51
02/06/48* Holmes-Liberty W 36 26
02/13/48* @Whetstone W 38 35
02/17/48 North Robinson L 31 39 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Whetstone
Coach: Maynard Coon
Record: 13-7 (5-4 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Glen Kurtz (235 pts/11.7 avg), Gene Vaughn (233 pts/12.2 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/21/47 Martel W 51 19
12/05/47* Leesville L 25 52
12/09/47 @Bloomville L 36 43
12/12/47* @Holmes-Liberty L 30 31
12/16/47 @Nevada W 46 35
12/19/47* Mt. Zion W 41 27
01/06/48 Kirkpatrick W 49 18 NEED BOX
01/09/48* Sulphur Springs W 33 31
01/16/48* @Lykens L 36 50
01/23/48* New Washington W 39 33
01/30/48* @North Robinson W 35 34
02/06/48* @Chatfield W 32 18
02/13/48* Tiro L 35 38
02/20/48 North Robinson W 61 35 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/48 Mt. Zion W 49 37 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/27/48 Holmes-Liberty L 33 34 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
03/04/48 Vanlue W 30 20 Class B District Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
03/06/48 Mt. Cory W 48 36 Class B District Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
03/12/48 Salem L 30 51 Class B District Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
03/13/48 Bellville W 39 27 Class B District Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
Crawford County League Standings
Team CCL Reg Overall
Leesville 8 - 1 14 - 6 14 - 7
Holmes-Liberty 6 - 3 10 - 5 13 - 6
New Washington 6 - 3 9 - 6 9 - 7 (missing 1 game)
Tiro 5 - 4 7 - 9 7 - 10
Whetstone 5 - 4 8 - 5 13 - 7
Lykens 4 - 5 6 - 10 6 - 11 (missing 2 games)
Sulphur Springs 4 - 5 10 - 8 13 - 9
North Robinson 3 - 6 6 - 7 7 - 8
Chatfield 2 - 7 3 - 9 3 - 10 (missing 1 game)
Mt. Zion 2 - 7 4 - 10 5 - 12
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Bellevue 7 - 0 13 - 6 15 - 7
Bucyrus 5 - 2 13 - 4 16 - 5
Norwalk 4 - 3 9 - 8 9 - 9
Shelby 4 - 3 7 - 10 8 - 11
Willard 3 - 4 4 - 13 4 - 14
Crestline 2 - 5 6 - 10 7 - 11
Upper Sandusky 2 - 5 7 - 9 7 - 10
Galion 1 - 6 3 - 12 3 - 13
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 17.40 Ronald Beck Leesville 348 20
2 17.23 Jim Gallant Bucyrus 362 21
3 16.25 Rodney High New Washington 260 16 (missing 1 game)
4 15.47 John Miller Sulphur Springs 325 21 (missing 1 game)
5 15.25 Pete Studer Chatfield 122 8
6 13.41 Dick Hieber Lykens 228 17 (missing 2 games)
7 12.26 Gene Vaughn Whetstone 233 19 (missing 1 game)
8 12.00 Robert Sand Crestline 216 18
9 11.75 Glen Kurtz Whetstone 235 20
10 11.41 Bob Steinhilber Mt. Zion 194 17
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 34 Rodney High New Washington Mt. Zion 02/06/1948
2 31 Jim Gallant Bucyrus Willard 02/03/1948
3 30 Jack Hart Mt. Zion Kirkpatrick 02/03/1948
4 29 Ronald Beck Leesville Arcadia 01/03/1948
29 Ronald Beck Leesville Tiro 02/03/1948
6 28 Ronald Beck Leesville Whetstone 12/05/1947
7 27 Jim Gallant Bucyrus Crestline 01/23/1948
8 26 Ronald Beck Leesville Mt. Zion 02/13/1948
9 25 John Miller Sulphur Springs Nevada 11/18/1947
25 Jim Gallant Bucyrus Galion 12/19/1947
25 Robert Sand Crestline Mt. Gilead 01/06/1948
25 Ronald Beck Leesville North Robinson 01/23/1948
25 Elmer Kottyan Mt. Zion Kirkpatrick 02/03/1948
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