1950-51 Crawford County Basketball Scores
Bucyrus
Coach: Richard King
Record: 12-5 (6-1 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Norm Smith (282 pts/16.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS OPP
12/01/50 @Tiffin Columbian L 35 50
12/08/50* @Shelby W 40 34
12/12/50 Crestline W 62 42
12/15/50 Galion L 53 63
12/19/50 @Columbus South L 46 75
12/22/50 @Willard W 50 43
01/05/51* @Galion L 58 78
01/09/51 Shelby W 57 54
01/12/51* Willard W 47 44
01/19/51* @Crestline W 62 40
01/26/51* Bellevue W 62 48
02/02/51* Norwalk W 71 54
02/09/51 @Madison W 59 57 At Mansfield High School
02/16/51* Upper Sandusky W 68 57
02/23/51 @Kenton W 51 44
02/28/51 Crestline W 54 38 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/02/51 Mansfield L 42 57 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Chatfield
Coach: Dale Mefley
Record: 2-17 (2-13 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Clem Studer (259 pts/14.3 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/10/50* Holmes-Liberty L 38 44
11/17/50* North Robinson L 45 81
11/22/50* Leesville L At Crestline High School
12/01/50* Whetstone L 46 65
12/02/50 @Sycamore L 42 72
12/05/50* @New Washington L 57 74
12/08/50* Tiro L 41 62
12/12/50* @Lykens L 37 62
12/15/50* Mt. Zion W 48 42
01/05/51* Sulphur Springs L 14 116
01/09/51* Leesville L 27 62
01/12/51* @Holmes-Liberty L 43 65
01/19/51* @North Robinson L 45 83
01/23/51 @Attica L 48 67
01/26/51* Lykens W 47 41
02/06/51* @Tiro L 37 63
02/09/51* @Whetstone L 36 60
02/15/51 Sulphur Springs L 51 80 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/17/51 Whetstone L 55 73 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Crestline
Coach: Merle Hutson
Record: 1-14 (0-7 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Larry Dodd (171 pts/11.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
12/01/50 @Upper Sandusky L 40 62
12/08/50 Willard W 40 38
12/12/50 @Bucyrus L 42 62
12/15/50* Norwalk L 42 52
01/05/51* Upper Sandusky L 41 52
01/09/51 Galion L 36 60
01/12/51 @Shelby L 36 49
01/19/50* Bucyrus L 40 62
01/23/51 Madison L 56 58
01/30/51* @Galion L 35 65
02/05/51 @Madison L 54 65 At Mansfield High School
02/09/51* @Bellevue L 42 62
02/16/51* Shelby L 52 70
02/23/51* @Willard L 47 66
02/28/51 Bucyrus L 38 54 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Galion
Coach: Dick Backensto
Record: 14-5 (6-1 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Ray Seif (346 pts/21.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L GHS OPP
12/05/50 Mt. Vernon W 54 51 OT
12/08/50 @Ashland L 64 68
12/12/50 @Marion Harding W 51 47
12/15/50 @Bucyrus W 63 53
12/22/50 Madison W 54 42
01/02/51 Shelby W 72 55
01/05/51* Bucyrus W 78 58
01/09/51 @Crestline W 60 36
01/12/51* @Bellevue W 65 50
01/13/51 Washington Court House L 69 71
01/19/51* @Norwalk W 77 46
01/26/51* Upper Sandusky W 54 38
01/27/51 @Madison W 66 52 At Mansfield High School
01/30/51* Crestline W 65 35
02/06/51 Marion Harding W 47 46
02/12/51* @Shelby L 29 45
02/13/51 @Canton South L 42 56
02/16/51* Willard W 65 47
02/27/51 Shelby L 34 37 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Holmes-Liberty
Coach: Bill Donnenwirth
Record: 5-13 (4-11 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Richard Schiefer (195 pts/11.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L HSHS OPP
11/10/50* @Chatfield W 44 38
11/17/50* Mt. Zion W 46 39
11/22/50* @New Washington L 38 57
12/10/50* Leesville L 38 84 At Crestline High School
12/12/50* North Robinson L 41 59
12/15/50* @Sulphur Springs L 25 74
12/20/50* ?Whetstone W 45 42
01/05/51* @Tiro L 52 58
01/09/51* New Washington L 53 69
01/12/51* Chatfield W 65 43
01/15/51* Nevada W 54 52
01/19/51* @Mt. Zion L 46 50
01/26/51* @North Robinson L 54 90
01/27/51* Lykens L 48 59
02/05/51* Leesville L 33 80
02/09/51* @Lykens L 47 62
02/13/51 Lykens L 32 40 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/15/51 Whetstone L 53 59 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Leesville
Coach: Robert Morrison
Record: 26-3 (14-1 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Lowell Shumaker (711 pts/24.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/10/50* @North Robinson W 79 39
11/17/50* WWhetstone W 52 41
11/21/50 @Ontario W 54 52
11/22/50* Chatfield W At Crestline High School
12/05/50 Plymouth W 78 45 At Crestline High School
12/10/50* Holmes-Liberty W 84 38 At Crestline High School
12/12/50* Sulphur Springs L 61 66 At Bucyrus High School
12/15/50* @Tiro W 66 40
12/22/50* ?Mt. Zion W 67 29
12/28/50 @Sycamore W 68 51 Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
12/29/50 Hopewell-Loudon W 71 42 Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
01/02/51* @New Washington W 65 49
01/05/51* Lykens W 64 46 At Crestline High School
01/06/51* @Chatfield W 62 27
01/12/51* North Robinson W 82 48 At Crestline High School
01/19/51* Whetstone W 67 45 At Crestline High School
01/27/51* Sulphur Springs W 58 42 At Bucyrus High School
02/05/51* @Holmes-Liberty W 80 33
02/07/51 Cardington-Lincoln W 46 38 At Marion Coliseum
02/09/51* New Washington W 66 54 At Crestline High School
02/13/51 Whetstone W 57 39 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/51 North Robinson W 60 40 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/51 Sulphur Springs L 60 61 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/01/51 Wakeman W 72 48 Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/05/51 Sycamore W 34 30 Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/09/51 Lucas W 59 32 Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/10/51 Sulphur Springs W 53 45 Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/15/51 Ft. Recovery W 51 49 Class B Regional Tournament at Toledo University Fieldhouse
03/17/51 Grand Rapids L 52 56 Class B Regional Tournament at Toledo University Fieldhouse
Lykens
Coach: Jack West
Record: 9-14 (6-9 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Claude Young (511 pts/22.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/10/50* @Mt. Zion W 44 34
11/14/50 @Sycamore L 42 62
11/17/50* New Washington L 34 59
11/21/50* Sulphur Springs L 32 63
11/28/50 @Bloomville W 41 35 NEED BOX
12/08/50* @North Robinson L 38 40
12/12/50* Chatfield W 62 37
12/15/50* @Whetstone L 30 34
12/19/50* Tiro L 42 47
01/05/51* Leesville L 46 64 At Crestline High School
01/09/51* @Sulphur Springs L 57 77
01/12/51* Mt. Zion W 50 38
01/19/51* @New Washington L 40 69
01/23/51 Sycamore L 45 49
01/26/51* @Chatfield L 41 47
01/27/51* @Holmes-Liberty W 59 48
01/30/51 Bloomville W 56 26 NEED BOX
02/06/51* North Robinson W 51 50
02/10/51 @Republic L 45 46
02/13/51 Holmes-Liberty W 40 32 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/17/51 North Robinson L 37 51 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/51 New Washington L 41 56 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Mt. Zion
Coach: Allen Miller
Record: 1-17 (1-14 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Howard Stuckman (216 pts/15.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L MZHS OPP
11/10/50* Lykens L 34 44
11/17/50* @Holmes-Liberty L 39 46
11/21/50* North Robinson L 40 75
12/08/50* Whetstone L 35 59
12/12/50* @Tiro L 41 69
12/15/50* @Chatfield L 42 48
12/22/50* ?Leesville L 29 67
12/28/50 @Nevada L 33 47
01/05/51* New Washington L 37 65
01/09/51* @North Robinson L 54 79
01/12/51* @Lykens L 38 50
01/19/51* Holmes-Liberty W 50 46
01/24/51* @Sulphur Springs L 50 88
01/26/51* Tiro L 36 62
02/03/51* @Whetstone L 28 82
02/09/51* Sulphur Springs L 40 91
02/15/51 Tiro L 50 74 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/17/51 New Washington L 44 66 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
New Washington
Coach: Don Geis
Record: 14-8 (9-6 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Richard Ehresman (341 pts/15.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L NWHS OPP
11/10/50* @Tiro L 32 51
11/17/50* @Lykens W 59 34
11/22/50* Holmes-Liberty W 57 38
12/05/50* Chatfield W 74 57
12/08/50* @Sulphur Springs L 37 50
12/12/50* Whetstone W 65 40
12/15/50* @North Robinson W 46 45
12/19/50 @Attica W 55 53
01/02/51* Leesville L 49 65
01/05/51* @Mt. Zion W 65 37
01/09/51* @Holmes-Liberty W 69 53
01/12/51* Tiro W 74 53
01/16/51 Attica W 67 42
01/19/51* Lykens W 69 40
01/26/51* @Whetstone L 51 58
02/08/51* Sulphur Springs L 67 74
02/09/51* Leesville L 54 66 At Crestline High School
02/13/51 Sulphur Springs L 43 47 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/15/51 Mt. Zion W 66 44 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/51 Lykens W 56 41 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/51 Tiro W 47 46 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/51 North Robinson L 45 50 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
North Robinson
Coach: Bob McClary
Record: 17-7 (10-5 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Glenn Althouse (399 pts/16.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L NRHS OPP
11/10/50* Leesville L 39 79
11/14/50 @Melmore W 40 39
11/17/50* @Chatfield W 81 45
11/21/50* @Mt. Zion W 75 40
12/08/50* Lykens W 40 38
12/12/50* @Holmes-Liberty W 59 41
12/15/50* New Washington L 45 46
12/19/50 Melmore W 71 35
12/30/50* Tiro W 64 42
01/05/51* @Whetstone W 68 50
01/06/51* Sulphur Springs L 50 71
01/09/51* Mt. Zion W 79 54
01/12/51* Leesville L 48 82 At Crestline High School
01/19/51* Chatfield W 83 45
01/26/51* Holmes-Liberty W 90 54
02/06/51* @Lykens L 50 51
02/09/51* @Tiro W 47 39
02/17/51 Lykens W 51 37 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/51 Leesville L 40 60 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/51 Whetstone W 71 58 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/51 New Washington W 50 45 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
03/01/51 Ontario W 83 63 Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/05/51 New Haven W 79 69 Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/09/51 Sulphur Springs L 64 67 Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Sulphur Springs
Coach: Tom Thatcher
Record: 25-2 (14-1 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Jake Striker (522 pts/21.7 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L SSHS OPP
11/10/50* @Whetstone W 51 39
11/17/50* Tiro W 64 33
11/21/50* @Lykens W 63 32
12/05/50 Sycamore W 73 48
12/08/50* New Washington W 50 37
12/12/50* Leesville W 66 61 At Bucyrus High School
12/15/50* Holmes-Liberty W 74 25
01/05/51* @Chatfield W 116 14
01/06/51* @North Robinson W 71 50
01/09/51* Lykens W 77 57
01/12/51* Whetstone W 91 38
01/19/51* @Tiro W 72 46
01/20/51 @New Riegel W 88 45 NEED BOX
01/24/51* Mt. Zion W 88 50
01/27/51* Leesville L 42 58 At Bucyrus High School
01/30/51 Carey W 101 37 NEED BOX
02/06/51 Plymouth W 85 49
02/08/51* @New Washington W 74 67
02/09/51* @Mt. Zion W 91 40
02/13/51 New Washington W 47 43 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/15/51 Chatfield W 80 51 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/51 Tiro W 67 51 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/51 Leesville W 61 60 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/02/51 McCutchenville W 68 59 Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/08/51 Mt. Cory-Rawson W 80 60 Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/09/51 North Robinson W 67 64 Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/10/51 Leesville L 45 53 Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Tiro
Coach: Lutrell Troesch
Record: 11-11 (8-7 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Wendell Amstutz (297 pts/13.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L THS OPP
11/10/50* New Washington W 51 32
11/17/50* @Sulphur Springs L 33 64
11/21/50* Whetstone W 53 36
12/05/50 Nevada W 84 52 At Eden
12/08/50* @Chatfield W 62 41
12/12/50* Mt. Zion W 69 41
12/15/50* Leesville L 40 66
12/19/50* @Lykens W 47 42
12/30/50* @North Robinson L 42 64
01/05/51* Holmes-Liberty W 58 52
01/06/51 @Plymouth L 49 57
01/09/51* @Whetstone L 44 48
01/12/51* @New Washington L 53 74
01/19/51* Sulphur Springs L 46 72
01/23/51 ?New Haven L 45 62
01/26/51* @Mt. Zion W 62 36
01/27/51 Lexington W 56 49
02/06/51* Chatfield W 63 37
02/09/51* North Robinson L 39 47
02/15/51 Mt. Zion W 74 50 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/51 Sulphur Springs L 51 67 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/51 New Washington L 46 47 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Whetstone
Coach: Norman Spitzer
Record: 13-10 (7-8 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Vern Carr (383 pts/16.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/07/50 Martel W 58 30 NEED BOX
11/10/50* Sulphur Springs L 39 51
11/17/50* Leesville L 41 52
11/21/50* @Tiro L 36 53
12/01/50* @Chatfield W 65 46
12/05/50 Bloomville W 63 38
12/08/50* @Mt. Zion W 59 35
12/12/50* @New Washington L 40 65
12/15/50* Lykens W 34 30
12/20/50* ?Holmes-Liberty L 42 45
01/05/51* North Robinson L 50 68
01/09/51* Tiro W 48 44
01/12/51* @Sulphur Springs L 38 91
01/19/51* Leesville L 45 67
01/23/51 @Nevada W 68 39
01/26/51* New Washington W 58 51
02/03/51* Mt. Zion W 82 28
02/07/51 Marion St. Mary W 54 47
02/09/51* @Chatfield W 60 36
02/13/51 Leesville L 39 57 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/15/51 Holmes-Liberty W 59 53 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/17/51 Chatfield W 73 55 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/51 North Robinson L 58 71 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Crawford County League Standings
Team CCL Reg Overall
Leesville 14 - 1 19 - 1 26 - 3
Sulphur Springs 14 - 1 18 - 1 25 - 2
North Robinson 10 - 5 12 - 5 17 - 7
New Washington 9 - 6 11 - 6 14 - 8
Tiro 8 - 7 10 - 9 11 - 11
Whetstone 7 - 8 11 - 8 13 - 10
Lykens 6 - 9 8 - 12 9 - 13
Holmes-Liberty 4 - 11 5 - 11 5 - 13
Chatfield 2 - 13 2 - 15 2 - 17
Mt. Zion 1 - 14 1 - 15 1 - 17
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Bucyrus 6 - 1 11 - 4 12 - 5
Galion 6 - 1 14 - 4 14 - 5
Bellevue 4 - 3 11 - 9 12 - 10
Norwalk 3 - 4 4 - 13 4 - 14
Shelby 3 - 4 8 - 9 8 - 10
Upper Sandusky 3 - 4 10 - 8 10 - 9
Willard 3 - 4 7 - 9 7 - 10
Crestline 0 - 7 1 - 13 1 - 14
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 24.51 Lowell Shumaker Leesville 711 29
2 22.21 Claude Young Lykens 511 23
3 21.75 Jake Striker Sulphur Springs 522 24 missing 2 games
4 21.63 Ray Seif Galion 346 16
5 16.65 Vern Carr Whetstone 383 23
6 16.62 Glenn Althouse North Robinson 399 24
7 16.59 Norm Smith Bucyrus 282 17
8 15.50 Richard Ehresman New Washington 341 22
9 15.42 Howard Stuckman Mt. Zion 216 14
10 14.78 Harmon Mansperger Galion 281 19
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 41 Claude Young Lykens Sulphur Springs 01/09/1951
2 39 Lowell Shumaker Leesville Chatfield 01/06/1951
3 37 Lowell Shumaker Leesville Whetstone 01/19/1951
36 Claude Young Lykens Chatfield 12/12/1950
5 33 Ray Seif Galion Mt. Vernon 12/05/1950
33 Lowell Shumaker Leesville Holmes-Liberty 12/10/1950
33 Jake Striker Sulphur Springs Leesville 12/12/1950
33 Lowell Shumaker Leesville Whetstone 02/13/1951
9 32 Claude Young Lykens Mt. Zion 11/10/1950
32 Lowell Shumaker Leesville Chatfield 11/22/1950 (found by ytd total pts)
32 Sam Pfahler Tiro Nevada 12/05/1950
32 Jake Striker Sulphur Springs Lykens 01/09/1951
32 Demont Sponseller Sulphur Springs Mt. Zion 01/24/1951
32 Claude Young Lykens Holmes-Liberty 02/09/1951
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