1956-57 Crawford County Basketball Scores
Bucyrus
Coach: Dave Winefordner
Record: 5-14 (2-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Jack Hewitt (278 pts/14.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS Opp
11/30/56 @Port Clinton W 67 66
12/01/56 @Crestline L 65 69
12/04/56 Tiffin Columbian L 61 97
12/07/56 @Galion L 54 75
12/11/56 Madison L 65 69
12/14/56 Crestline L 88 91
12/18/56 @Willard W 82 47
12/21/56 Shelby L 72 93
01/04/57* Norwalk L 58 59
01/08/57 @Kenton L 66 78
01/11/57* Upper Sandusky W 74 65
01/18/57* @Bellevue W 53 43
01/25/57* Willard L 53 54
01/26/57 @Madison W 60 58
01/29/57 @Upper Sandusky L 52 61
02/01/57* Galion L 65 86
02/08/57* @Shelby L 52 77
02/15/57* @Tiffin Columbian L 53 81
02/22/57 Marion Harding L 34 70 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Chatfield
Coach: Bill Maxwell
Record: 3-16 (2-13 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Schifer (302 pts/15.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS Opp
11/20/56 @Republic W 68 65
11/27/56 Claridon L 50 62
11/30/56* @Mt. Zion L 48 78
12/04/56* Leesville W 62 56
12/07/56* Lykens L 48 52
12/11/56* Holmes-Liberty L 48 101
12/14/56* @Whetstone L 52 63
12/18/56* Mt. Zion L 52 88
01/04/57* North Robinson L 43 80
01/11/57* @Holmes-Liberty L 43 94
01/15/57* @Lykens L 31 61
01/18/57* @Leesville W 63 61 OT
01/25/57* Tiro L 45 71
01/29/57* Whetstone L 62 66
02/01/57* @New Washington L 57 86
02/05/57* @North Robinson L 49 63
02/08/57* Sulphur Springs L 45 103
02/14/57 New Washington L 58 81 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/57 Lykens L 52 76 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Crestline
Coach: Les Grace
Record: 17-4
Leading Scorer: Larry Simmermacher (451 pts/21.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS Opp
11/30/56 @Ontario W 71 54
12/01/56 Bucyrus W 69 65
12/07/56 @Mt. Gilead W 78 55
12/08/56 Upper Sandusky W 84 71
12/14/56 @Bucyrus W 91 88
12/15/56 Willard W 100 77
12/21/56 @Galion W 100 72
01/05/57 Cardington-Lincoln W 107 51
01/08/57 Galion W 90 56
01/11/57 Marion St. Mary W 83 57
01/08/57 @Loudonville L 63 71
01/25/57 @Fredericktown W 69 66
01/26/57 Carey W 103 82
01/29/57 @Shelby L 75 103
02/02/57 @Upper Sandusky L 65 68
02/09/57 Bellville W 98 88
02/16/57 Fostoria St. Wendelin W 90 37 Class A County Exempt Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
02/19/57 Carey W 90 68 Class A County Exempt Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
02/21/57 Rossford W 88 58 Class A County Exempt Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
03/02/57 Attica W 70 64 Class A Sectional Tournament at Heidelberg College
03/08/57 Holmes-Liberty L 71 86 Class A District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Galion
Coach: Jack Shuck
Record: 9-10 (5-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Wilbur Ritzhaupt (254 pts/13.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L GHS Opp
11/30/56 Shelby L 54 81
12/01/56 Mt. Gilead W 50 37
12/04/56 Madison W 67 58
12/07/56 Bucyrus W 75 54
12/14/56 @Ashland L 60 82
12/21/56 Crestline L 72 100
12/29/56 @Mt. Vernon L 72 101
01/04/57* Upper Sandusky W 60 50
01/08/57 @Crestline L 56 90
01/11/57* @Shelby L 69 91
01/18/57* @Tiffin Columbian L 51 85
01/19/57 @Marion St. Mary W 65 64
01/25/57* Norwalk W 68 57
02/01/57* @Bucyrus W 86 65
02/08/57* Bellevue W 74 54
02/12/57 Marion Harding L 56 79
02/15/57* @Willard W 83 62
02/19/57 @Madison L 51 64
02/23/57 Madison L 52 53 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Holmes-Liberty
Coach: Clarence Jewell
Record: 22-2 (14-1 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Deb Koons (542 pts/22.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L HLHS Opp
11/16/56 Pleasant Township W 72 55
11/30/56* @Lykens W 52 48
12/04/56* Whetstone W 87 53
12/07/56* Mt. Zion W 85 49
12/11/56* @Chatfield W 101 48
12/14/56* Tiro W 90 44
01/04/57* Sulphur Springs W 69 43
01/08/57* Lykens W 85 36
01/11/57* Chatfield W 94 43
01/15/57* Mt. Zion W 64 42
01/18/57* @Whetstone W 76 22
01/25/57* North Robinson W 88 58
02/01/57* Leesville W 91 46
02/02/57* Tiro W 93 56
02/05/57* Sulphur Springs L 42 54 at Bucyrus High School
02/08/57* New Washington W 103 50
02/12/57 Leesville W 104 49 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/18/57 New Washington W 86 70 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/57 Sulphur Springs W 58 51 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/02/57 Huron W 71 60 Class A Sectional Tournament at Heidelberg College
03/08/57 Crestline W 86 71 Class A District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/09/57 Sulphur Springs W 63 60 Class A District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/15/57 New Bremen W 73 63 Class A Regional Tournament at Lima Senior High School
03/16/57 Ayersville L 71 94 Class A Regional Tournament at Lima Senior High School
Leesville
Coach: Art Teynor
Record: 1-18 (0-14 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Charles Gledhill (182 pts/10.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS Opp
11/16/56 @Iberia W 67 61 NEED BOX
11/27/56 @Ontario L 29 51
11/30/56* @North Robinson L 44 80
12/04/56* @Chatfield L 56 62
12/07/56* @Sulphur Springs L 41 98
12/11/56* @Whetstone L 48 60
12/14/56* @Lykens L 44 65
12/18/56* North Robinson L 53 70
01/04/57* @Mt. Zion L 41 91
01/08/57 @Harpster L 35 46
01/11/57* Whetstone L 69 71 2OT
01/15/57* Sulphur Springs L 50 104
01/18/57* Chatfield L 61 63
01/25/57* @New Washington L 33 81
02/01/57* Holmes-Liberty L 46 91
02/05/57* Mt. Zion L 45 76
02/08/57* @Tiro L 57 90
02/12/57 Holmes-Liberty L 49 104 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/14/57 Lykens L 66 82 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Lykens
Coach: Jack Binnix
Record: 11-10 (8-6 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Gene Bordner (415 pts/19.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS Opp
11/07/56 @Sycamore L 41 47
11/13/56 @Republic W 59 45
11/30/56* Holmes-Liberty L 48 52
12/04/56* @Mt. Zion L 45 54
12/07/56* @Chatfield W 52 48
12/13/56* @Tiro W 67 41
12/14/56* Leesville W 65 44
12/19/56 @Bloomville L 63 73
01/04/57* @New Washington W 65 52
01/08/57* @Holmes-Liberty L 36 85
01/11/57* Tiro W 69 47
01/15/57* Chatfield W 61 31
01/18/57* Mt. Zion L 43 54
01/25/57* @Sulphur Springs L 58 76
02/01/57* North Robinson W 55 51
02/05/57* @New Washington L 63 73
02/08/57* @Whetstone W 68 48
02/12/57 Tiro L 55 60 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/14/57 Leesville W 82 66 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/57 Chatfield W 76 52 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/57 Mt. Zion L 56 58 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Mt. Zion
Coach: Robert Morrison
Record: 16-7 (10-5 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Charles Smith (424 pts/18.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L MZHS Opp
11/13/56 Attica W 73 55
11/17/56 Iberia W 75 50
11/23/56 North Robinson W 50 27
11/30/56* Chatfield W 78 48
12/04/56* Lykens W 54 45
12/07/56* @Holmes-Liberty L 49 85
12/11/56* @Sulphur Springs L 52 66
12/14/56* New Washington W 77 65
12/18/56* @Chatfield W 88 52
12/28/56 Nevada W 78 62
01/04/57* Leesville W 91 41
01/11/57* Sulphur Springs L 33 75
01/15/57* Holmes-Liberty L 42 64
01/18/57* @Lykens W 54 43
01/25/57* Whetstone W 78 68
01/29/57* @New Washington W 60 55
02/01/57* @Tiro W 71 58
02/05/57* Leesville W 76 45
02/08/57* @North Robinson L 56 58
02/14/57 Whetstone W 89 65 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/57 Sulphur Springs L 46 66 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/57 Lykens W 58 56 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/57 New Washington L 66 68 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
New Washington
Coach: Frank Robey
Record: 14-12 (7-8 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Paul Fike (651 pts/25.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L NWHS Opp
11/20/56 @Attica L 67 87
11/30/56* Whetstone W 111 61
12/01/56 @Shiloh W 66 65
12/04/56* Sulphur Springs L 55 61
12/07/56* @Tiro W 84 80
12/11/56* North Robinson L 68 70 2OT
12/14/56* Mt. Zion L 65 77
12/18/56* @Whetstone W 99 54
01/04/57* Lykens L 52 65
01/08/57 Nevada W 88 61
01/11/57* @North Robinson L 65 74
01/15/57* Tiro W 66 62
01/18/57* @Sulphur Springs L 57 71
01/22/57 @Plymouth L 65 66
01/25/57* Leesville W 81 33
01/29/57* Mt. Zion L 55 60
02/01/57* Chatfield W 86 57
02/05/57* @Lykens W 73 63
02/08/57* @Holmes-Liberty L 50 103
02/12/57 North Robinson W 69 57 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/14/57 Chatfield W 81 58 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/57 Holmes-Liberty L 70 86 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/57 Whetstone W 63 62 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/57 Mt. Zion W 68 66 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
03/01/57 Greenwich W 73 68 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/02/57 Sulphur Springs L 57 74 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
North Robinson
Coach: Jim Clem
Record: 9-9 (9-6 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Yunker (308 pts/17.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L NRHS Opp
11/23/56 @Mt. Zion L 27 50
11/30/56* Leesville W 80 44
12/04/56* @Tiro W 77 74 OT
12/07/56* @Whetstone L 52 56
12/11/56* @New Washington W 70 68
12/14/56* Sulphur Springs L 60 79
12/18/56* Leesville W 70 53
01/04/57* Chatfield W 80 43
01/11/57* New Washington W 74 65
01/15/57* Whetstone W 74 62
01/18/57* Tiro L 77 79
01/25/57* Holmes-Liberty L 58 88
01/29/57* Sulphur Springs L 45 102
02/01/57* Lykens L 51 55
02/05/57* Chatfield W 63 49
02/08/57* Mt. Zion W 58 56
02/12/57 New Washington L 57 69 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/57 Whetstone L 64 65 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
Sulphur Springs
Coach: Tom Thatcher
Record: 20-3 (14-1 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Roger Kalb (506 pts/22.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L SSHS Opp
11/27/56 Sycamore W 105 77
11/30/56* Tiro W 128 64
12/04/56* @New Washington W 61 55
12/07/56* Leesville W 98 41
12/11/56* Mt. Zion W 66 52
12/14/56* @North Robinson W 79 60
12/18/56* @Tiro W 82 57
12/21/56 @Mt. Gilead W 97 47
01/04/57* @Holmes-Liberty L 43 69
01/11/57* @Mt. Zion W 75 33
01/15/57* Leesville W 104 50
01/18/57* New Washington W 71 57
01/25/57* Lykens W 76 58
01/29/57* North Robinson W 102 45
02/01/57* Whetstone W 92 53
02/05/57* Holmes-Liberty W 54 42 at Bucyrus High School
02/08/57* @Chatfield W 103 45
02/16/57 Tiro W 93 48 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/57 Mt. Zion W 66 46 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/57 Holmes-Liberty L 51 58 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/02/57 New Washington W 74 57 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/08/57 Union W 65 49 Class A District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/09/57 Holmes-Liberty L 60 63 Class A District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Tiro
Coach: Bob Johnson
Record: 5-16 (4-11 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Norman Tackett (428 pts/20.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L THS Opp
11/06/56 @New Haven L 44 46
11/20/56 @Shiloh L 59 68
11/27/56 @Greenwich L 48 70
11/30/56* @Sulphur Springs L 64 128
12/04/56* North Robinson L 74 77 OT
12/07/56* New Washington L 80 84
12/11/56* Lykens L 41 67
12/14/56* @Holmes-Liberty L 44 90
12/18/56* Sulphur Springs L 57 82
01/04/57* Whetstone W 105 65
01/11/57* @Lykens L 47 69
01/15/57* @New Washington L 62 66
01/18/57* North Robinson W 79 77
01/25/57* @Chatfield W 71 45
02/01/57* Mt. Zion L 58 71
02/02/57* Holmes-Liberty L 56 93
02/05/57* @Whetstone L 56 62
02/08/57* Leesville W 90 57
02/12/57 Lykens W 60 55 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/57 Sulphur Springs L 48 93 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/57 Whetstone L 63 75 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Whetstone
Coach: Charles Gates
Record: 10-12 (6-9 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Donn Knowlton (491 pts/22.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS Opp
11/17/56 @Morral L 49 77
11/21/56 @Martel W 61 58
11/30/56* @New Washington L 61 111
12/04/56* @Holmes-Liberty L 53 87
12/07/56* North Robinson W 56 52
12/11/56* Leesville W 60 48
12/14/56* Chatfield W 63 52
12/18/56* New Washington L 54 99
01/04/57* @Tiro L 65 105
01/08/57 Martel W 88 51
01/11/57* @Leesville W 71 69 2OT
01/15/57* @North Robinson L 62 74
01/18/57* Holmes-Liberty L 22 76
01/25/57* @Mt. Zion L 68 78
01/29/57* @Chatfield W 66 62
02/01/57* @Sulphur Springs L 53 92
02/05/57* Tiro W 62 56
02/08/57* Lykens L 48 68
02/14/57 Mt. Zion L 65 89 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/57 North Robinson W 65 64 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
02/19/57 Tiro W 75 63 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/57 New Washington L 62 63 Class A Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Crawford County League Standings
Team CCL Reg Overall
Sulphur Springs 14 - 1 16 - 1 20 - 3
Holmes-Liberty 14 - 1 15 - 1 22 - 2
Mt. Zion 10 - 5 14 - 5 16 - 7
North Robinson 9 - 6 9 - 7 9 - 9
Lykens 8 - 6 9 - 8 11 - 10
New Washington 7 - 8 9 - 10 14 - 12
Whetstone 6 - 9 8 - 10 10 - 12
Tiro 4 - 11 4 - 14 5 - 16
Chatfield 2 - 13 3 - 14 3 - 16
Leesville 0 - 14 1 - 16 1 - 18
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Shelby 7 - 0 16 - 1 21 - 2
Tiffin Columbian 6 - 1 15 - 1 17 - 2
Galion 5 - 2 9 - 9 9 - 10
Norwalk 3 - 4 5 - 12 6 - 13
Upper Sandusky 3 - 4 6 - 12 6 - 13
Bucyrus 2 - 5 5 - 13 5 - 14
Willard 2 - 5 3 - 13 3 - 14
Bellevue 0 - 7 0 - 18 0 - 19
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 25.03 Paul Fike New Washington 651 26
2 22.31 Donn Knowlton Whetstone 491 22
3 22.58 Deb Koons Holmes-Liberty 542 24
4 22.00 Roger Kalb Sulphur Springs 506 23
5 21.47 Larry Simmermacher Crestline 451 21
6 20.95 Bob Wilcox Whetstone 461 22
7 20.38 Norman Tackett Tiro 428 21
8 19.76 Gene Bordner Lykens 415 21
9 19.56 Allen Heydinger New Washinton 489 25
10 17.66 Joe Gottfried Crestline 371 21
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 41 Bill Wood Crestline Willard 12/15/56
41 Norman Tackett Tiro Whetstone 01/04/57
3 40 Norman Tackett Tiro Leesville 01/04/57
4 39 Donn Knowlton Whetstone Leesville 01/11/57
5 38 Paul Fike New Washington Whetstone 12/18/56
6 36 Donn Knowlton Whetstone New Washington 11/30/56
36 Norman Tackett Tiro New Washington 12/07/56
8 35 Paul Fike New Washington Whetstone 11/30/56
35 Norman Tackett Tiro North Robinson 12/04/56
35 Allen Heydinger New Washington North Robinson 01/11/57
35 Bob Yunker North Robinson Tiro 01/18/57
35 Deb Koons Holmes-Liberty New Washington 02/18/57
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