1952-53 Crawford County Basketball Scores
Bucyrus
Coach: Richard King
Record: 13-5 (5-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Dan Bumstead (333 pts/19.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS OPP
11/26/52 Shelby W 80 60
12/05/52 Delaware W 78 49
12/09/52 @Tiffin Columbian W 68 58
12/12/52 @Galion L 56 62
12/19/52 Crestline W 92 47
01/09/53* Galion L 58 65
01/13/53 @Kenton W 58 50
01/16/53* @Shelby L 56 58
01/23/53* @Crestline W 73 56
01/24/53 Madison W 80 47
01/27/53 @Willard L 58 61
01/30/53* Norwalk W 86 56
02/06/53* Upper Sandusky W 75 53
02/13/53* @Bellevue W 67 53
02/20/53* Willard W 72 57
02/24/53 Madison W 65 42 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/27/53 Shelby W 48 35 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/28/53 Ashland L 45 50 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Chatfield
Coach: Bill McCullough
Record: 7-13 (4-11 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Vic Wurm (382 pts/19.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/11/52 Republic W 58 48
11/14/52* Lykens L 49 52
11/21/52* @Tiro L 44 70
11/23/52* Whetstone W 75 46
12/05/52* New Washington L 60 69
12/09/52* @Sulphur Springs L 49 88
12/12/52* @Mt. Zion L 46 69
12/19/52* Holmes-Liberty L 45 55
01/06/53* North Robinson W 64 50
01/10/53* Leesville L 43 60 At Crestline High School
01/13/53* @Whetstone W 59 48
01/16/53* Tiro W 37 36
01/23/53* @Lykens L 39 50
01/27/53* Mt. Zion L 60 64
01/30/53* @New Washington L 56 62
02/06/53* Sulphur Springs L 63 64
02/12/53 Leesville W 35 32 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/53 Mt. Zion L 44 48 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/53 Holmes-Liberty W 53 40 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/53 Tiro L 39 61 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Crestline
Coach: Merle Hutson
Record: 0-15 (0-7 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Bill Klopfenstein (180 pts/12.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
12/05/52 @Upper Sandusky L 55 84
12/16/52 Willard L 63 81
12/19/52 @Bucyrus L 47 92
01/06/53 @Galion L 45 82
01/09/53* Upper Sandusky L 62 73
01/16/53* @Norwalk L 52 65
01/23/53* Bucyrus L 56 73
01/20/53 Shelby L 39 77
01/30/53* @Bellevue L 45 87
02/03/53 Madison L 78 79
02/06/53* @Willard L 62 66
02/14/53* Galion L 75 84
02/17/53 @Madison L 63 107
02/20/53* @Shelby L 41 75
02/25/53 Ashland L 41 77 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Galion
Coach: Jack Shuck
Record: 10-8 (4-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Randy Vance (364 pts/20.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L GHS OPP
12/02/52 @Marion Harding L 43 44
12/05/52 Shelby W 74 57
12/09/52 @Madison W 73 67
12/12/52 Bucyrus W 62 56
12/19/52 @Ashland L 45 76
01/02/53 @Mt. Vernon L 52 91
01/06/53 Crestline W 82 45
01/09/53* @Bucyrus W 65 58
01/16/53* Bellevue W 69 68
01/20/53 Madison W 92 72
01/23/53* @Willard L 75 77
01/27/53 Tiffin Calvert L 88 104
01/30/53* Upper Sandusky L 66 84
02/03/53 Marion Harding W 79 74
02/06/53* @Shelby L 74 86
02/13/53* @Crestline W 84 75
02/20/53* Norwalk W 80 78
02/25/53 Mansfield Senior L 62 72 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Holmes-Liberty
Coach: Bill Donnenwirth
Record: 8-12 (6-9 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Norm Schiefer (259 pts/12.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L HSHS OPP
11/14/52* @North Robinson W 47 43
11/21/52* Leesville L 37 47
11/23/52* @Lykens L 35 54
12/05/52* @Whetstone W 45 36
12/09/52* Tiro L 50 54
12/12/52* Sulphur Springs L 55 75
12/19/52* @Chatfield W 55 45
12/30/52 @Bloomville L 55 61 Holiday Tournament at Bloomville High School
01/01/53 Greenwich W 39 37 Holiday Tournament at Bloomville High School
01/06/53* Mt. Zion L 57 59
01/09/53* @New Washington L 42 56
01/13/53* Lykens W 44 37
01/16/53* Leesville L 42 53 At Crestline High School
01/23/53* North Robinson W 68 55
01/27/53* @Sulphur Springs L 59 91
01/30/53* Whetstone W 65 50
02/06/53* @Tiro L 47 56
02/12/53 Sulphur Springs L 57 76 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/14/53 North Robinson W 56 49 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/53 Chatfield L 40 53 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Leesville
Coach: Fred McCumber
Record: 10-14 (8-7 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Joe Smith (301 pts/15.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/14/52* @Sulphur Springs L 44 48
11/21/52* @Holmes-Liberty W 47 37
11/22/52 Plymouth W 59 46 At Crestline High School
11/23/52* New Washington L 23 29 At Crestline High School
11/28/52 Berlin W 40 37 At Crestline High School
12/02/52 @Carey L 61 65
12/05/52* Mt. Zion L 39 43 At Crestline High School
12/09/52* @Lykens L 52 54
12/12/52* Tiro W 50 47 At Crestline High School
12/19/52* @North Robinson L 42 58
12/23/52* @Whetstone W 68 55
01/02/53 Caledonia L 55 66 Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
01/03/53 @Iberia L 57 67 Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
01/06/53 New Haven L 46 61 At Crestline High School
01/10/53* Chatfield W 60 43 At Crestline High School
01/13/53* @New Washington W 67 61
01/16/53* Holmes-Liberty W 53 42 At Crestline High School
01/24/53* Sulphur Springs W 68 65 At Crestline High School
01/27/53* @Tiro L 58 70
01/30/53* @Mt. Zion L 52 53
02/06/53* Lykens W 61 54 At Crestline High School
02/07/53 @Marion St. Mary L 44 77 At Marion Coliseum
02/12/53 Chatfield L 32 35 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/14/53 Tiro L 40 72 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Lykens
Coach: Jack West
Record: 7-15 (6-9 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Paul Stineman (364 pts/16.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/ /52 ?Arlington L 30 43 NEED BOX
11/12/52 Sycamore L 38 74
11/14/52* @Chatfield W 52 49
11/21/52* @North Robinson W 66 45
11/23/52* Holmes-Liberty W 54 35
12/05/52* @Tiro L 50 62
12/09/52* Leesville W 54 52
12/12/52* Whetstone L 52 53
12/15/52 @Bloomville L 62 67
12/19/52* @Mt. Zion L 47 49
01/06/53* New Washington L 45 48
01/09/53* Sulphur Springs L 58 71
01/13/53* @Holmes-Liberty L 37 44
01/16/53* North Robinson W 50 36
01/23/53* Chatfield W 50 39
01/30/53* Tiro L 55 83
02/03/53 Bloomville L 49 76
02/06/53* Leesville L 54 61 At Crestline High School
02/10/53 New Washington W 57 49 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/53 Sulphur Springs L 55 65 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/53 Tiro L 60 72 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Mt. Zion
Coach: Robert Morrison
Record: 14-7 (11-3 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Roger Sand (249 pts/11.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L MZHS OPP
11/14/52* Tiro W 50 49
11/21/52* @Whetstone W 47 37
11/23/52* Sulphur Springs L 48 54
12/02/52 @Nevada L 43 64
12/05/52* Leesville W 43 39 At Crestline High School
12/09/52* @New Washington W 52 50
12/12/52* Chatfield W 69 46
12/19/52* Lykens W 49 47
01/02/53 @Sycamore L 37 53 Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
01/03/53 New Washington W 46 36 Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
01/06/53* @Holmes-Liberty W 59 57
01/09/53* North Robinson W 62 33
01/13/53* @Sulphur Springs L 45 64
01/16/53* Whetstone W 76 46
01/23/53* @Tiro L 69 75
01/27/53* @Chatfield W 64 60
01/30/53* Leesville W 53 52
02/14/53 Whetstone W 74 57 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/53 Chatfield W 48 44 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/53 Sulphur Springs L 66 79 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/03/53 Sulphur Springs L 52 69 Class B District Tournament at Heidelberg College
New Washington
Coach: Frank Robey
Record: 8-12 (8-6 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Bill Cleland (217 pts/12.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L NWHS OPP
11/14/52* @Whetstone L 58 65
11/18/52 @Attica L 50 54
11/21/52* Sulphur Springs L 94 112
11/23/52* Leesville W 29 23 At Crestline High School
12/05/52* @Chatfield W 69 60
12/09/52* Mt. Zion L 50 52
12/12/52* North Robinson W 93 44
12/19/52* @Tiro L 46 64
01/02/53 Carey L 49 80 Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
01/03/53 Mt. Zion L 36 46 Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
01/06/53* @Lykens W 48 45
01/09/53* Holmes-Liberty W 56 42
01/13/53* Leesville L 61 67
01/16/53* @Sulphur Springs L 58 76
01/20/53 @Greenwich L 40 53
01/23/53* Whetstone W 72 55
01/27/53* @North Robinson W 66 50
01/30/53* Chatfield W 62 56
02/10/53 Lykens L 49 57 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/12/53 North Robinson L 57 58 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
North Robinson
Coach: Dick Bourquin
Record: 3-15 (2-13 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Ken Bogan (225 pts/12.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L NRHS OPP
11/14/52* Holmes-Liberty L 43 47
11/21/52* Lykens L 45 66
11/23/52* @Tiro L 45 81
12/05/52* @Sulphur Springs L 59 109
12/09/52* Whetstone L 53 58
12/12/52* @New Washington L 44 93
12/19/52* Leesville W 58 42
01/06/53* @Chatfield L 50 64
01/09/53* Mt. Zion L 33 62
01/13/53* Tiro W 60 55
01/16/53* @Lykens L 36 50
01/23/53* @Holmes-Liberty L 55 68
01/27/53* New Washington L 50 66
01/30/53* Sulphur Springs L 76 88
02/06/53* @Whetstone L 66 70
02/10/53 Whetstone L 45 59 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/12/53 New Washington W 58 57 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/14/53 Holmes-Liberty L 49 56 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Sulphur Springs
Coach: Tom Thatcher
Record: 21-4 (13-2 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Demont Sponseller (572 pts/22.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L SSHS OPP
11/14/52* Leesville W 48 44
11/21/52* @New Washington W 112 94
11/23/52* @Mt. Zion W 54 48
12/02/52 Morral W 91 50
12/05/52* North Robinson W 109 59
12/09/52* Chatfield W 88 49
12/12/52* @Holmes-Liberty W 75 55
12/16/52 Sycamore L 55 64
12/19/52* @Whetstone W 85 50
01/02/53* Tiro L 57 64
01/06/53 Attica W 66 63
01/09/53* @Lykens W 71 58
01/13/53* Mt. Zion W 64 45
01/16/53* New Washington W 76 58
01/24/53* Leesville L 65 68 At Crestline High School
01/27/53* Holmes-Liberty W 91 59
01/30/53* @North Robinson W 88 76
02/06/53* @Chatfield W 64 63
02/10/53 Tiro W 58 48 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/12/53 Holmes-Liberty W 76 57 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/53 Lykens W 65 55 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/53 Mt. Zion W 79 66 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/27/53 Attica W 59 57 Class B District Tournament at Heidelberg College
03/03/53 Mt. Zion W 69 52 Class B District Tournament at Heidelberg College
03/06/53 Sycamore L 35 60 Class B District Tournament at Heidelberg College
Tiro
Coach: Tom Arnold
Record: 18-7 (11-4 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Wendell Amstutz (443 pts/17.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L THS OPP
11/14/52* @Mt. Zion L 49 50
11/18/52 @Lucas L 40 49
11/21/52* Chatfield W 70 44
11/23/52* North Robinson W 81 45
12/05/52* Lykens W 62 50
12/09/52* @Holmes-Liberty W 54 50
12/12/52* Leesville L 47 50 At Crestline High School
12/16/52 New Haven W 68 46
12/19/52* New Washington W 64 46
01/02/53* @Sulphur Springs W 64 57
01/09/53* Whetstone W 66 46
01/13/53* @North Robinson L 55 60
01/16/53* @Chatfield L 36 37
01/23/53* Mt. Zion W 75 69
01/20/53 Republic W 68 42
01/27/53* Leesville W 70 58
01/30/53* @Lykens W 83 55
02/06/53* Holmes-Liberty W 56 47
02/10/53 Sulphur Springs L 48 58 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/14/53 Leesville W 72 40 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/53 Whetstone W 70 43 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/53 Lykens W 72 60 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/53 Chatfield W 61 39 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/27/53 McCutchinville W 55 43 Class B District Tournament at Heidelberg College
03/03/53 Sycamore L 37 58 Class B District Tournament at Heidelberg College
Whetstone
Coach: Dallas Gardner
Record: 6-13 (5-10 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Norm Dinkle (284 pts/14.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/14/52* New Washington W 65 58
11/21/52* Mt. Zion L 37 47
11/23/52* @Chatfield L 46 75
12/05/52* Holmes-Liberty L 36 45
12/09/52* @North Robinson W 58 53
12/12/52* @Lykens W 53 52
12/19/52* Sulphur Springs L 50 85
12/23/52* Leesville L 55 68
01/09/53* @Tiro L 46 66
01/13/53* Chatfield L 48 59
01/16/53* @Mt. Zion L 46 76
01/20/53 @Nevada L 56 90
01/23/53* @New Washington L 55 72
01/27/53* Lykens W 60 58
01/30/53* @Holmes-Liberty L 50 65
02/06/53* North Robinson W 70 66
02/10/53 North Robinson W 59 45 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/14/53 Mt. Zion L 57 74 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/53 Tiro L 43 70 Class B Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Crawford County League Standings
Team CCL Reg Overall
Sulphur Springs 13 - 2 15 - 3 21 - 4
Mt. Zion 11 - 3 12 - 5 14 - 7
Tiro 11 - 4 13 - 5 18 - 7
New Washington 8 - 6 8 - 10 8 - 12
Leesville 8 - 7 10 - 12 10 - 14
Holmes-Liberty 6 - 9 7 - 10 8 - 12
Lykens 6 - 9 6 - 13 7 - 15
Whetstone 5 - 10 5 - 11 6 - 13
Chatfield 4 - 11 5 - 11 7 - 13
North Robinson 2 - 13 2 - 13 3 - 15
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Bellevue 5 - 2 12 - 7 12 - 8
Bucyrus 5 - 2 11 - 4 13 - 5
Shelby 5 - 2 10 - 9 11 - 10
Galion 4 - 3 10 - 7 10 - 8
Upper Sandusky 4 - 3 14 - 3 14 - 4
Willard 3 - 4 7 - 11 7 - 12
Norwalk 2 - 5 8 - 9 8 - 10
Crestline 0 - 7 0 - 14 0 - 15
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 22.88 Demont Sponseller Sulphur Springs 572 25
2 20.22 Randy Vance Galion 364 18
3 19.60 Ron Kalb Sulphur Springs 490 25
4 19.58 Dan Bumstead Bucyrus 333 17
5 19.10 Vic Wurm Chatfield 382 20
6 17.72 Wendell Amstutz Tiro 443 25
7 17.00 Dave Monroe Galion 306 18
8 16.54 Paul Stineman Lykens 364 21
9 16.50 Jim Gardner New Washington 132 8
10 15.05 Joe Smith Leesville 301 20
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 45 Randy Vance Galion Madison 01/20/1953
2 41 Wendell Amstutz Tiro Mt. Zion 01/23/1953
3 40 Demont Sponseller Sulphur Springs Whetstone 12/19/1952
4 39 Demont Sponseller Sulphur Springs New Washington 11/21/1952
39 Demont Sponseller Sulphur Springs Chatfield 12/09/1952
39 Wendell Amstutz Tiro Lykens 01/30/1953
7 35 Paul Stineman Lykens Leesville 02/06/1953
8 34 Dan Bumstead Bucyrus Crestline 12/19/1952
34 Demont Sponseller Sulphur Springs Mt. Zion 03/03/1953
10 33 Vic Wurm Chatfield Mt. Zion 01/27/1953
33 Paul Stineman Lykens Tiro 02/19/1953
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