1951-52 Crawford County Basketball Scores
Bucyrus
Coach: Richard King
Record: 14-6 (5-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Dan Bumstead (351 pts/17.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS OPP
12/04/51 Tiffin Columbian L 38 47
12/11/51 @Crestline W 45 42
12/14/51 Galion L 51 53
12/21/51 Willard W 69 46
12/27/51 Lorain W 46 42 At Fostoria High School
12/28/51 Toledo Devilbiss L 34 47 At Fostoria High School
01/04/52 @Madison W 53 46
01/11/52* Shelby W 43 35
01/15/52 Kenton W 59 45
01/18/52* Crestline W 67 56
01/25/52* @Norwalk L 49 51
02/01/52* @Upper Sandusky W 60 42
02/05/52 @Delaware W 51 50
02/11/52 @Shelby W 63 39
02/15/52* @Willard W 69 55
02/19/52 Madison W 74 58
02/22/52* @Galion W 67 53
02/08/52* Bellevue L 55 58
02/27/52 Crestline W 80 64 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/29/52 Ashland L 53 67 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Chatfield
Coach: Dale Meffley
Record: 5-19 (3-12 CCL) (missing 1 loss)
Leading Scorer: Clem Studer (383 pts/17.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/02/51* @Mt. Zion W 53 44
11/09/51* New Washington L 46 49
11/16/51* @Sulphur Springs L 50 79
11/21/51* Leesville L 38 53 At Crestline High School - NEED BOX
11/24/51* Holmes-Liberty L 48 67
11/30/51* North Robinson L 57 73
12/07/51* @Lykens W 56 53
12/08/51 Attica L 40 45
12/28/51 Lykens L 28 37 NEED BOX
01/04/52* Sulphur Springs L 53 58
01/11/52* @New Washington L 38 60
01/12/52 Tiro L 42 57
01/18/52* Mt. Zion W 61 44
01/19/52 Sycamore L 42 62
01/22/52* @Tiro L 44 51
01/25/52* @North Robinson L 51 53
02/01/52* @Holmes-Liberty L 45 54
02/05/52* @Whetstone L 55 56
02/08/52* Leesville L 52 59
02/12/52 Holmes-Liberty W 46 40 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/18/52 North Robinson L 45 55 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/52 New Washington W 51 49 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/52 Leesville L 37 68 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Crestline
Coach: Merle Hutson
Record: 5-10 (1-6 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Larry Dodd (304 pts/20.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
12/07/51 Upper Sandusky W 50 44
12/11/51 Bucyrus L 42 45
01/08/52 Galion L 45 49
01/11/52* Norwalk L 48 59
01/15/52 @Shelby W 42 38
01/18/52* @Bucyrus L 56 67
01/22/52 @Madison L 46 54
01/25/52* Bellevue L 50 53
02/01/52* Willard W 67 43
02/05/52 Madison W 83 47
02/08/52* @Galion L 59 85
02/15/52* Shelby L 59 63
02/19/52 @Willard W 57 55
02/22/52* @Upper Sandusky L 63 67
02/27/52 Bucyrus L 64 80 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Galion
Coach: Dick Backensto
Record: 13-5 (5-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Harmon Mansperger (348 pts/19.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L GHS OPP
12/04/51 Marion Harding W 66 64
12/07/51 @Shelby W 67 57
12/11/51 Madison W 81 49
12/14/51 @Bucyrus W 53 51
12/21/51 Ashland L 48 58
12/28/51 Wooster W 44 40
01/08/52 @Crestline W 49 45
01/11/52* @Bellevue L 55 59
01/18/52* Willard W 81 60
01/25/52* @Upper Sandusky W 79 50
01/26/52 @Madison W 71 56
02/01/52* Shelby W 75 53
02/06/52 @Marion Harding L 44 59 At Marion Coliseum
02/09/52* Crestline W 85 59
02/15/52* @Norwalk W 64 62
02/22/52* Bucyrus L 53 67
02/26/52 Madison W 70 53 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/29/52 Mansfield Senior L 46 90 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Holmes-Liberty
Coach: Bill Donnenwirth
Record: 9-8 (9-6 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Richard Schiefer (267 pts/15.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L HSHS OPP
11/02/51* Sulphur Springs L 57 70
11/09/51* @Whetstone L 44 49
11/16/51* Tiro W 52 48
11/21/51* New Washington L 43 45
11/24/51* @Chatfield W 67 48
11/30/51* @Mt. Zion W 77 38
12/07/51* North Robinson W 50 48 OT
01/04/52* @Tiro W 47 43
01/08/52* Lykens W 78 40
01/11/52* Whetstone W 66 45
01/15/52* Leesville L 40 50 At Crestline High School
01/18/52* @Sulphur Springs L 42 65
01/25/52* Mt. Zion W 70 53
02/01/52* Chatfield W 54 45
02/08/52* @New Washington L 53 63
02/12/52 Chatfield L 40 46 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/14/52 Sulphur Springs L 62 75 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Leesville
Coach: Robert Morrison
Record: 24-5 (14-1 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Jack McKean (332 pts/12.7 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/02/51* Tiro W 47 30 At Crestline High School
11/09/51* Mt. Zion W 59 33 At Crestline High School
11/16/51* @Lykens W 59 27
11/20/51 @Ontario W 48 32
11/21/51* Chatfield W 53 38 At Crestline High School - NEED BOX
11/30/51* @Whetstone W 51 31
11/27/51 @Plymouth W 62 32
12/08/51* Sulphur Springs W 57 48 At Crestline High School
12/22/51 @Ft. Recovery L 48 64
12/27/51 Vanlue W 57 35 Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
12/28/51 @Sycamore W 43 41 Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
01/04/52* Lykens W 59 27 At Crestline High School
01/05/52* @North Robinson W 55 46
01/11/52* @Mt. Zion W 82 33
01/15/52* Holmes-Liberty W 50 40 At Crestline High School
01/18/52* @Tiro W 45 28
01/22/52* @New Washington L 50 51
01/25/52* @Whetstone W 72 37
01/29/52 @Sulphur Springs W 69 57
02/02/52* North Robinson W 71 57 At Crestline High School
02/08/52* @Chatfield W 59 52
02/09/52 Marion St. Mary L 41 61 At Marion Coliseum
02/12/52 Sulphur Springs W 52 46 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/52 North Robinson L 53 63 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/18/52 Lykens W 47 29 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/52 Tiro W 54 34 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/52 Chatfield W 68 37 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/01/52 Old Fort W 46 29 Class B District Tournament at Heidelberg College
03/07/52 McComb L 50 52 Class B District Tournament at Heidelberg College
Lykens
Coach: Jack West
Record: 3-20 (1-14 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Paul Stineman (297 pts/12.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/09/51* @Tiro L 20 66 NEED BOX
11/ /51 ?Arlington L 27 66 NEED BOX
11/14/51* Whetstone L 38 65
11/16/51* Leesville L 27 59
11/21/51* Sulphur Springs L 28 83 NEED BOX
11/27/51 @Sycamore L 33 86
11/30/51* @New Washington L 25 60
12/04/51* @Mt. Zion L 33 52
12/07/51* Chatfield L 53 56 NEED BOX
12/ /51 ?Bloomville L 43 63 NEED BOX
12/14/51* North Robinson L 45 78 NEED BOX
12/28/51 @Chatfield W 37 28
01/04/52* Leesville L 27 59 At Crestline High School
01/08/52* @Holmes-Liberty L 40 78
01/11/52* Tiro L 34 40
01/18/52* @Whetstone L 43 76
01/ /52 ?Bloomville L 38 54 NEED BOX
01/25/52* New Washington L 42 55
02/01/52* Mt. Zion W 53 48
02/08/52* @Sulphur Springs L 49 84
02/12/52 Whetstone L 56 69 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/52 Mt. Zion W 63 51 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/18/52 Leesville L 29 47 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Mt. Zion
Coach: Allen Miller
Record: 3-17 (2-13 CCL) (missing 1 loss)
Leading Scorer: Roger Sand (182 pts/10.7 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L MZHS OPP
11/02/51* Chatfield L 44 53
11/09/51* Leesville L 33 59 At Crestline High School
11/16/51* @New Washington L 40 70 NEED BOX
11/20/51* @North Robinson L 52 72
11/30/51* Holmes-Liberty L 38 77
12/04/51* Lykens W 52 33
12/07/51* @Tiro L 43 56 NEED BOX
12/14/51* Whetstone L 43 69
01/04/52* New Washington L 44 66
01/11/52* Leesville L 33 82
01/18/52* @Chatfield L 44 61
01/19/52 @Dola L 43 63
01/25/52* @Holmes-Liberty L 53 70
01/29/52 Nevada W 50 48
02/01/52* @Lykens L 48 53
02/05/52* @Sulphur Springs L 63 86
02/08/52* North Robinson W 53 48
02/14/52 Tiro L 51 63 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/52 Lykens L 51 63 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
New Washington
Coach: Frank Robey
Record: 16-4 (13-2 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Richard Ehresman (257 pts/15.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L NWHS OPP
11/09/51* @Chatfield W 49 46
11/16/51* Mt. Zion W 70 40
11/17/51* Tiro L 46 48 OT
11/21/51* Holmes-Liberty W 45 43
11/30/51* Lykens W 60 25
12/04/51* North Robinson W 57 52
12/07/51* Whetstone W 62 47
12/11/51 Greenwich W 82 31
01/04/52* @Mt. Zion W 66 44
01/08/52* @Sulphur Springs L 35 46
01/11/52* Chatfield W 60 38
01/16/52 @Greenwich W 57 41
01/18/52* @North Robinson W 58 57
01/22/52* Leesville W 51 50
01/25/52* @Lykens W 55 42
02/01/52* Tiro W 61 51
02/08/52* Holmes-Liberty W 63 53
02/14/52 Whetstone L 63 66 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/52 Sulphur Springs W 67 65 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/52 Chatfield L 49 51 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
North Robinson
Coach: Howard Spicer
Record: 11-11 (7-8 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Jack Courter (308 pts/14.6 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L NRHS OPP
11/02/51 @Bloomville L 45 47
11/09/51* @Sulphur Springs L 45 78
11/16/51* Whetstone W 50 47
11/20/51* Mt. Zion W 72 52
11/30/51* @Chatfield W 73 57
12/04/51* @New Washington L 52 57
12/07/51* @Holmes-Liberty L 48 50 2OT
12/14/51* @Lykens W 78 45 NEED BOX
01/04/52* @Whetstone L 59 63 OT
01/05/52* Leesville L 46 55
01/11/52* Sulphur Springs W 78 59
01/18/52* New Washington L 57 58
01/22/52 Edison W 64 57
01/25/52* Chatfield W 53 51
01/30/52* Tiro W 67 54
02/02/52* Leesville L 57 71 At Crestline High School
02/05/52 Bloomville L 49 55
02/08/52* @Mt. Zion L 48 53
02/16/52 Leesville W 63 53 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/18/52 Chatfield W 55 45 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/52 Whetstone W 81 62 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/28/52 Sycamore L 24 62 Class B District Tournament at Heidelberg College
Sulphur Springs
Coach: Tom Thatcher
Record: 13-9 (11-4 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Demont Sponseller (381 pts/17.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L SSHS OPP
11/02/51* @Holmes-Liberty W 70 57
11/09/51* North Robinson W 78 45
11/16/51* Chatfield W 79 50
11/19/51* @Lykens W 83 28 NEED BOX
11/30/51* Tiro W 65 38
12/04/51 @Sycamore L 48 54
12/08/51* Leesville L 48 57 At Crestline High School
12/28/51 Elm Valley L 44 53 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/29/51 Radnor W 42 27 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/04/52* @Chatfield W 58 53
01/08/52* New Washington W 46 35
01/11/52* @North Robinson L 59 78
01/15/52* @Whetstone L 54 79
01/18/52* Holmes-Liberty W 65 42
01/25/52* @Tiro L 50 51
01/29/52 Leesville L 57 69
02/01/52* Whetstone W 92 65
02/05/52* Mt. Zion W 86 63
02/08/52* Lykens W 84 49
02/12/52 Leesville L 46 52 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/14/52 Holmes-Liberty W 75 62 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/52 New Washington L 65 67 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Tiro
Coach: Robert Weygant
Record: 10-11 (8-7 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Wendell Amstutz (289 pts/13.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L THS OPP
11/02/51* Leesville L 30 47 At Crestline High School
11/09/51* Lykens W 66 20 NEED BOX
11/16/51* @Holmes-Liberty L 48 52
11/17/51* New Washington W 48 46 2OT - NEED BOX
11/19/51* Whetstone W 50 34 NEED BOX
11/20/51 @Lucas L 28 38
11/30/51* @Sulphur Springs L 38 65
12/07/51* Mt. Zion W 56 43
01/04/52* Holmes-Liberty L 43 47
01/08/52 @Lexington L 43 47
01/11/52* @Lykens W 40 34
01/12/52 @Chatfield W 57 42
01/18/52* Leesville L 28 45
01/22/52* Chatfield W 51 44
01/25/52* Sulphur Springs W 51 50
01/30/52* @North Robinson L 54 67
02/01/52* @New Washington L 51 61
02/08/52* @Whetstone W 47 35
02/14/52 Mt. Zion W 63 51 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/18/52 Whetstone L 48 55 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/52 Leesville L 34 54 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Whetstone
Coach: Bob Duncan
Record: 11-12 (7-8 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Arden Haycook (399 pts/17.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/09/51* Holmes-Liberty W 49 44
11/14/51* @Lykens W 65 38
11/16/51* @North Robinson L 47 50
11/19/51* @Tiro L 34 50
11/30/51* Leesville L 31 51
12/04/51 Martel W 55 31
12/07/51* @New Washington L 47 62
12/14/51* @Mt. Zion W 69 43
01/04/52* North Robinson W 63 59 OT
01/08/52 @Ontario L 52 59
01/11/52* @Holmes-Liberty L 45 66
01/15/52* Sulphur Springs W 79 54
01/18/52* Lykens W 76 43
01/22/52 Nevada L 57 62
01/25/52* Leesville L 37 72
02/01/52* @Sulphur Springs L 65 92
02/05/52* Chatfield W 56 55
02/08/52* Tiro L 35 47
02/12/52 Lykens W 69 56 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/14/52 New Washington W 66 63 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/18/52 Tiro W 55 48 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/52 North Robinson L 62 81 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/26/52 Old Fort L 41 50 Class B District Tournament at Heidelberg College
Crawford County League Standings
Team CCL Reg Overall
Leesville 14 - 1 19 - 3 24 - 5
New Washington 13 - 2 15 - 2 16 - 4
Sulphur Springs 11 - 4 12 - 7 13 - 9
Holmes-Liberty 9 - 6 9 - 6 9 - 8
Tiro 8 - 7 9 - 9 10 - 11
North Robinson 7 - 8 8 - 10 11 - 11
Whetstone 7 - 8 8 - 10 11 - 12
Chatfield 3 - 12 3 - 17 5 - 19
Mt. Zion 2 - 13 3 - 15 3 - 20
Lykens 1 - 14 2 - 18 3 - 20
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Bellevue 6 - 1 13 - 6 14 - 7
Bucyrus 5 - 2 13 - 5 14 - 6
Galion 5 - 2 12 - 4 13 - 5
Norwalk 5 - 2 9 - 7 10 - 8
Shelby 4 - 3 5 - 13 5 - 14
Upper Sandusky 2 - 5 5 - 11 5 - 12
Crestline 1 - 6 5 - 9 5 - 10
Willard 0 - 7 3 - 15 3 - 16
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 20.26 Larry Dodd Crestline 304 15
2 19.33 Harmon Mansperger Galion 348 18
3 17.34 Arden Haycook Whetstone 399 23
4 17.55 Dan Bumstead Bucyrus 351 20
5 17.40 Clem Studer Chatfield 383 22
6 17.31 Demont Sponseller Sulphur Springs 381 22
7 15.70 Richard Schiefer Holmes-Liberty 267 17
8 15.11 Richard Ehresman New Washington 257 17
9 14.66 Jack Courter North Robinson 308 21 missing 1 game
10 14.38 Mel Starr North Robinson 302 21 missing 1 game
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 36 Clem Studer Chatfield Mt. Zion 01/18/1952
2 34 Paul Stineman Lykens Mt. Zion 02/16/1952
3 32 Arden Haycook Whetstone Sulphur Springs 01/15/1952
32 Harmon Mansperger Galion Willard 01/18/1952
32 Larry Dodd Crestline Madison 02/05/1952
32 Lloyd Blackford North Robinson Whetstone 02/23/1952
7 31 Harmon Mansperger Galion Upper Sandusky 01/25/1952
8 30 Demont Sponseller Sulphur Springs Holmes-Liberty 02/14/1952
9 29 Bob Klein Tiro Holmes-Liberty 11/16/1951
10 28 Demont Sponseller Sulphur Springs Chatfield 11/16/1951
28 Jack Courter North Robinson Mt. Zion 11/20/1951
28 Arden Haycook Whetstone Nevada 01/22/1952
28 Larry Dodd Crestline Upper Sandusky 02/22/1952
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