1948-49 Crawford County Basketball Scores
Bucyrus
Coach: Al Pesek
Record: 17-3 (6-1 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Bill Kibler (267 pts/13.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS OPP
12/03/48 @Tiffin Columbian W 47 35
12/10/48* @Shelby L 40 41
12/14/48 Crestline W 47 32
12/17/48 Galion W 58 39
01/04/49 Marion Harding W 46 42
01/07/49* @Galion W 60 42
01/11/49 Shelby W 62 39
01/14/49* Willard W 70 52
01/21/49* @Crestline W 50 30
01/28/49* Bellevue W 54 40
02/01/49 @Willard W 61 44
02/04/49* Norwalk W 64 42
02/08/49 @Marion Harding W 51 45
02/11/49 Madison W 66 33 At Mansfield Senior High School
02/18/49* Upper Sandusky W 63 38
02/25/49 @Kenton W 77 30
03/01/49 Madison W 36 29 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/04/49 Shelby W 59 48 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/05/49 @Mansfield Senior L 46 68 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/11/49 @Findlay L 26 49 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Chatfield
Coach: Donald Weber
Record: 0-16 (0-9 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Clem Studer (156 pts/10.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/19/48 Mt. Zion L 22 32
11/23/48 @Lykens L 27 37
12/03/48* Leesville L 21 37
12/07/48 New Washington L 19 39
12/10/48* Tiro L 32 38
12/17/48* @New Washington L 30 48
12/21/48 @North Robinson L 26 56
01/07/49* Sulphur Springs L 19 51
01/11/49 @New Haven L 42 43
01/14/49* @Mt. Zion L 32 45
01/21/49* Lykens L 32 50
01/25/49 @Sulphur Springs L 31 63
01/28/49* @Whetstone L 27 30
02/04/49* North Robinson L 46 50
02/11/49* @Holmes-Liberty L 49 69
02/19/49 Tiro L 40 50 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Crestline
Coach: Merle Hutson
Record: 7-8 (4-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer: John Johnson (187 pts/12.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
12/03/48 @Upper Sandusky L 40 49
12/10/48 Willard L 22 36
12/14/48 @Bucyrus L 32 47
12/17/48* Norwalk W 39 30
01/07/49* Upper Sandusky W 51 43
01/11/49 Galion W 49 45
01/14/49 @Shelby L 30 34
01/21/49* Bucyrus L 30 50
01/25/49 Madison W 47 45
01/28/49* @Willard W 47 33
02/01/49* @Galion L 50 54
02/04/49 @Madison W 44 40
02/11/49* @Bellevue L 35 72
02/18/49* @Shelby W 45 39
03/02/49 Ashland L 45 69 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Galion
Coach: Dick Backensto
Record: 6-11 (3-4 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Ray Seif (270 pts/15.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L GHS OPP
12/03/48 Mt. Vernon L 50 53
12/07/48 @Marion Harding L 49 53
12/10/48 @Ashland L 28 53
12/17/48 @Bucyrus L 39 58
01/04/49 Shelby W 48 37
01/07/49* Bucyrus L 42 60
01/11/49 @Crestline L 45 49
01/14/49* Bellevue L 32 56
01/21/49* @Norwalk L 42 54
01/28/49* Upper Sandusky W 52 51
02/01/49* Crestline W 54 50
02/04/49 Marion Harding L 53 57
02/11/49* @Shelby L 32 38
02/12/49 Upper Arlington W 50 47
02/18/49* Willard W 52 41
02/25/49 Madison W 68 45
03/02/49 @Mansfield Senior L 45 67 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Holmes-Liberty
Coach: Bill Donnenwirth
Record: 5-12 (2-7 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Randall Spiegel (164 pts/9.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L HSHS OPP
11/24/48 Nevada W 50 35
12/03/48* @Whetstone W 41 40 OT
12/07/48 Lexington L 44 51
12/10/48* @North Robinson L 38 43
12/16/48* Leesville L 42 52 At Crestline High School
12/21/48 @Salem L 26 59
12/28/48 @Bloomville L 43 48
01/07/49* New Washington L 39 43
01/14/49* @Lykens L 43 51
01/18/49 Attica L 30 43
01/21/49* Mt. Zion L 37 38
01/25/49 @Tiro W 46 40
01/28/49* Tiro L 37 39
02/01/49 Leesville W 44 37
02/04/49* @Sulphur Springs L 28 41
02/11/49* Chatfield W 69 49
02/19/49 New Washington L 41 44 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Leesville
Coach: Robert Morrison
Record: 18-6 (9-0 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Lowell Shumaker (288 pts/12.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/16/48 Lexington L 25 52 At Crestline High School
11/19/48 @Ontario L 37 49
11/23/48 North Robinson W 31 28 At Crestline High School
11/30/48 @Whetstone W 22 12
12/03/48* @Chatfield W 37 21
12/07/48 Tiro L 39 43 At Crestline High School
12/10/48* @New Washington W 49 46
12/14/48 @Sulphur Springs L 44 45
12/16/48* Holmes-Liberty W 52 42 At Crestline High School
01/04/49 New Washington L 39 59 At Crestline High School
01/07/49* @Tiro W 51 42
01/14/49* @North Robinson W 39 32
01/17/49 @Bloomville W 59 48
01/20/49* Sulphur Springs W 56 55 At Crestline High School
01/25/49 Nevada W 82 39
01/28/49* @Lykens W 42 35
02/01/49 @Holmes-Liberty L 37 44
02/04/49* Mt. Zion W 55 47
02/08/49 Plymouth W 63 41
02/11/49* Whetstone W 48 38 At Crestline High School
02/17/49 North Robinson W 44 24 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/22/49 Tiro W 47 31 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/26/49 New Washington L 43 48 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/03/49 Sandusky St. Mary L 67 77 Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Lykens
Coach: Allen Cole
Record: 6-12 (3-6 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Frank Hedges (152 pts/10.1 avg) (missing 3 games)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/12/48 Melmore L 32 38 NEED BOX
11/17/48 @Bloomville L 41 43 NEED BOX
11/23/48 Chatfield W 37 27
12/03/48* Mt. Zion L 35 43 NEED BOX
12/07/48 Sycamore L 30 42
12/10/48* @Sulphur Springs L 25 26
12/14/48 New Washington W 35 29
12/17/48* North Robinson L 24 39
01/07/49* @Whetstone L 30 32
01/11/49 @Melmore L 39 41
01/14/49* Holmes-Liberty W 51 43
01/21/49* @Chatfield W 50 32
01/25/49 @Bloomville L 45 47
01/28/49* Leesville L 35 42
02/04/49* @New Washington L 26 48
02/08/49 @Sycamore W 46 40
02/11/49* Tiro W 41 34
02/15/49 Tiro L 40 47 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Mt. Zion
Coach: Tom Conway
Record: 7-9 (4-5 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Elmer Kottyan (193 pts/12.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L MZHS OPP
11/19/48 @Chatfield W 32 22
12/03/48* @Lykens W 43 35 NEED BOX
12/07/48 North Robinson L 36 44
12/10/48* Whetstone W 57 34
12/14/48 Harpster L 30 44
12/17/48* @Tiro L 31 33
01/07/49* @North Robinson L 36 47
01/11/49 @Iberia W 45 38
01/14/49* Chatfield W 45 32
01/18/49 Iberia W 50 46
01/21/49* @Holmes-Liberty W 38 37
01/28/49* New Washington L 49 67
02/04/49* @Leesville L 47 55
02/08/49 @Harpster L 26 56
02/11/49* Sulphur Springs L 37 54
02/15/49 New Washington L 39 42 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
New Washington
Coach: Robert Heacock
Record: 16-8 (6-3 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Rodney High (396 pts/16.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L NWHS OPP
11/19/48 @Attica L 35 46
11/23/48 Sulphur Springs W 34 31
11/30/48 @Hopewell-Loudon L 28 33
12/03/48* @Sulphur Springs L 23 35
12/07/48 @Chatfield W 39 19
12/10/48* Leesville L 46 49
12/14/48 @Lykens L 29 35
12/17/48* Chatfield W 48 30
01/04/49 Leesville W 59 39 At Crestline High School
01/07/49* @Holmes-Liberty W 43 39
01/14/49* Whetstone W 51 28
01/21/49* @Tiro L 44 45
01/22/49 @Melmore W 58 44
01/26/49 New Haven W 67 58
01/28/49* @Mt. Zion W 67 49
02/01/49 Greenwich W 47 24
02/04/49* Lykens W 48 26
02/11/49* @North Robinson W 40 39
02/12/49 Attica L 40 45
02/15/49 Mt. Zion W 42 39 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/49 Holmes-Liberty W 44 41 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/22/49 Sulphur Springs W 33 31 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/26/49 Leesville W 48 43 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/04/49 Sycamore L 44 49 Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
North Robinson
Coach: Bob McClary
Record: 10-6 (6-3 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Richard Yaussy (158 pts/11.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L NRHS OPP
11/23/48 Leesville L 28 31 At Crestline High School
12/03/48* @Tiro W 50 40 NEED BOX
12/07/48 @Mt. Zion W 44 36
12/10/48* Holmes-Liberty W 43 38
12/14/48 Whetstone W 60 38
12/17/48* @Lykens W 39 24
12/21/48 Chatfield W 56 26
01/07/49* Mt. Zion W 47 36
01/11/49 @Sulphur Springs W 39 35
01/14/49* Leesville L 32 39
01/21/49* @Whetstone W 37 32 NEED BOX
01/29/49* Sulphur Springs L 34 52
02/04/49* @Chatfield W 50 46
02/08/49 Tiro L 46 49
02/11/49* New Washington L 39 40
02/17/49 Leesville L 24 44 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Sulphur Springs
Coach: Tom Thatcher
Record: 16-5 (8-1 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Doyle Striker (181 pts/9.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L SSHS OPP
11/19/48 New Haven W 29 28
11/23/48 @New Washington L 31 34
11/30/48 @Bloomville W 50 19
12/03/48* New Washington W 35 23
12/07/48 @Nevada W 37 27
12/10/48* Lykens W 26 25
12/14/48 Leesville W 45 44
12/17/48* Whetstone W 60 25
01/04/49 @Tiro W 43 32
01/07/49* @Chatfield W 51 19
01/11/49 North Robinson L 35 39
01/14/49* Tiro W 40 27
01/20/49* Leesville L 55 56 At Crestline High School
01/25/49 Chatfield W 63 31
01/29/49* @North Robinson W 52 34
02/01/49 Bloomville W 49 36
02/04/49* Holmes-Liberty W 41 28
02/11/49* @Mt. Zion W 54 37
02/17/49 Whetstone W 34 32 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/22/49 New Washington L 31 33 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/26/49 Tiro L 41 54 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Tiro
Coach:
Record: 11-12 (5-4 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Paul Butt (255 pts/12.1 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L THS OPP
11/20/48 @Lexington L 20 44
11/23/48 @New Haven L 20 26 NEED BOX
12/03/48* North Robinson L 40 50 NEED BOX
12/07/48 Leesville W 43 39 At Crestline High School
12/10/48* @Chatfield W 38 32
12/14/48 @Nevada L 51 57
12/17/48* Mt. Zion W 33 31
12/31/48 @Arcadia W 40 39
01/01/49 ?Mt. Cory L 28 42
01/04/49 Sulphur Springs L 32 43
01/07/49* Leesville L 42 51
01/14/49* @Sulphur Springs L 27 40
01/21/49* New Washington W 45 44
01/25/49 Holmes-Liberty L 40 46
01/28/49* @Holmes-Liberty W 39 37
02/01/49 @Plymouth L 37 50
02/04/49* Whetstone W 46 35
02/08/49 @North Robinson W 49 46
02/11/49* @Lykens L 34 41
02/15/49 Lykens W 47 40 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/49 Chatfield W 50 40 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/22/49 Leesville L 31 47 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/26/49 Sulphur Springs W 54 41 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Whetstone
Coach: Norman Spitzer
Record: 5-11 (2-7 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Glen Kurtz (229 pts/15.2 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/19/48 Martel W 21 19
11/26/48 @Caledonia W 41 21
11/30/48 Leesville L 12 22
12/03/48* Holmes-Liberty L 40 41 OT
12/10/48* @Mt. Zion L 34 57
12/14/48 @North Robinson L 38 60
12/17/48* @Sulphur Springs L 25 60
01/04/49 @Nevada W 51 43
01/07/49* Lykens W 32 30
01/14/49* @New Washington L 28 51
01/21/49* @North Robinson L 32 37 OT - NEED BOX
01/28/49* Chatfield W 30 27
02/04/49* @Tiro L 35 46
02/11/49* Leesville L 38 48
02/12/49 Bloomville L 32 45
02/17/49 Sulphur Springs L 32 34 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Crawford County League Standings
Team CCL Reg Overall
Leesville 9 - 0 14 - 6 16 - 8
Sulphur Springs 8 - 1 15 - 3 16 - 5
New Washington 6 - 3 12 - 7 16 - 8
North Robinson 6 - 3 10 - 5 10 - 6
Tiro 5 - 4 8 - 11 11 - 12
Mt. Zion 4 - 5 7 - 8 7 - 9
Lykens 3 - 6 6 - 11 6 - 12
Holmes-Liberty 2 - 7 5 - 11 5 - 12
Whetstone 2 - 7 5 - 10 5 - 11
Chatfield 0 - 9 0 - 15 0 - 16
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Bucyrus 6 - 1 15 - 1 17 - 3
Bellevue 5 - 2 15 - 6 19 - 7
Crestline 4 - 3 7 - 7 7 - 8
Norwalk 4 - 3 6 - 13 6 - 14
Shelby 4 - 3 10 - 8 10 - 9
Galion 3 - 4 6 - 10 6 - 11
Willard 2 - 5 6 - 9 6 - 10
Upper Sandusky 0 - 7 6 - 10 6 - 11
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 16.50 Rodney High New Washington 396 24
2 15.88 Ray Seif Galion 270 17
3 15.26 Glen Kurtz Whetstone 229 15 missing 1 game
4 13.35 Bill Kibler Bucyrus 267 20
5 12.80 Elmer Kottyan Mt. Zion 193 15 missing 1 game
6 12.46 John Johnson Crestline 187 15
7 12.60 Harold Brooks Mt. Zion 189 15 missing 1 game
8 12.14 Paul Butt Tiro 255 21 missing 2 games
9 12.00 Lowell Shumaker Leesville 288 24
10 11.28 Richard Yaussy North Robinson 158 14 missing 2 games
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 29 Rodney High New Washington Leesville 12/10/1948
29 Rodney High New Washington Melmore 01/22/1949
3 26 Rodney High New Washington Leesville 01/04/1949
4 25 Edward Newman Leesville Sandusky St. Mary 03/03/1949
5 24 Dewey Morrow Leesville Nevada 01/25/1949
24 Harold Brooks Mt. Zion New Washington 01/28/1949
24 Ray Seif Galion Upper Sandusky 01/28/1949
24 Don Widman Bucyrus Willard 02/01/1949
9 23 Elmer Kottyan Mt. Zion Chatfield 01/14/1949
23 Rodney High New Washington New Haven 01/26/1949
23 Rodney High New Washington Lykens 02/04/1949
23 Harold Steiger Sulphur Springs Mt. Zion 02/11/1949
23 Bill Kibler Bucyrus Kenton 02/25/1949
23 Paul Butt Tiro Sulphur Springs 02/26/1949
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