1965-66 Crawford County Basketball Scores
Buckeye Central
Coach: Jack Dunker
Record: 19-4 (8-1 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Don Eckstein (438 pts/21.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L BCHS Opp
11/27/65 Wynford W 71 67 at Colonel Crawford High School - 2OT
11/30/65 @Plymouth W 86 49
12/03/65 @Colonel Crawford W 79 63
12/10/65* Elgin W 77 65
12/11/65 Northmor W 110 52
12/17/65* @Pleasant W 74 57
12/18/65 @Marion Catholic W 66 62
12/28/65 @South Central W 76 45
01/07/66* Carey L 50 51 at Wynford High School
01/08/66 Mohawk W 108 53
01/14/66* @River Valley W 72 64
01/21/66* Colonel Crawford W 96 66
01/22/66 @Attica L 58 69
01/25/66 Plymouth W 88 72
01/28/66* @Mohawk W 69 58
02/04/66* @Riverdale W 67 54
02/05/66 Bloomville L 76 78
02/11/66* Ridgedale W 76 53
02/18/66* @Wynford W 76 46
02/19/66 Crestline W 71 62
02/25/66 Crestline W 56 48 Class A Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
02/26/66 Wynford W 46 44 Class A Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
03/05/66 Western Reserve L 61 63 Class A Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
Bucyrus
Coach: Bill Pace
Record: 7-12 (5-9 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Kirkham (406 pts/22.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS Opp
11/26/65* Upper Sandusky L 48 56
12/03/65* @Galion W 68 51
12/04/65 Ontario W 85 64
12/10/65* @Tiffin Columbian L 55 72
12/11/65* Bellevue W 90 73
12/17/65* @Willard W 58 53
12/18/65 @Tiffin Calvert L 60 78
01/07/66* @Norwalk W 46 44
01/08/66 @Crestline W 72 61
01/14/66* Shelby L 70 75
01/21/66* @Upper Sandusky L 61 66
01/28/66* Galion L 108 111 2OT
01/29/66* Tiffin Columbian L 53 63
02/04/66* @Bellevue L 50 76
02/05/66 Wynford L 67 69
02/11/66* Willard L 71 78
02/12/66* Norwalk W 80 64
02/18/66* @Shelby L 50 69
02/25/66 Mansfield Senior L 52 71 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Malabar High School
Colonel Crawford
Coach: Dave Sauer
Record: 5-14 (2-7 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Phil Sherer (234 pts/12.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L CCHS Opp
11/26/65 @Wynford L 59 70
12/03/65 Buckeye Central L 63 79
12/04/65 @Northmor W 65 52
12/10/65* Pleasant L 56 79
12/17/65* Carey L 56 70
12/18/65 @Plymouth L 58 59
01/07/66* River Valley L 60 81
01/08/66 Mt. Gilead W 69 47
01/14/66* @Mohawk W 72 60
01/15/66 Crestline W 82 63
01/21/66* @Buckeye Central L 66 96
01/28/66* Riverdale L 61 63
01/29/66 Ontario L 66 70
02/04/66* @Ridgedale W 83 59
02/11/66* Wynford L 65 72
02/12/66 Marion Catholic L 67 68 OT
02/17/66* @Elgin L 78 84
02/19/66 @Perkins L 57 61
02/25/66 Wynford L 60 79 Class A Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
Crestline
Coach: Bud Snyder
Record: 7-12 (4-5 JAC)
Leading Scorer: Dick Fletcher (324 pts/17.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS Opp
12/03/65 Mansfield St. Peter's L 60 80
12/10/65* @Lucas W 74 66
12/17/65* @Lexington L 48 60
12/18/65 Galion L 78 89
12/28/65 @Ridgemont W 67 66
12/30/65 Tiffin Calvert L 75 78
01/07/66* Crestview L 51 74
01/08/66 Bucyrus L 61 72
01/14/66* Ontario L 43 71
01/15/66 @Colonel Crawford L 63 82
01/21/66* @Northmor W 63 58
01/22/66 Wynford W 44 43
01/28/66* Loudonville W 65 32
01/29/66 @Marion Catholic W 59 58
02/04/66* @Fredericktown L 45 49
02/11/66* @Clear Fork L 59 71
02/18/66* Plymouth W 81 53
02/19/66 @Buckeye Central L 62 71
02/25/66 Buckeye Central L 48 56 Class A Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
Galion
Coach: Carroll Kent
Record: 6-13 (4-10 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Mike Miller (411 ts/21.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L GHS Opp
11/26/65* @Tiffin Columbian L 61 78
12/03/65* Bucyrus L 51 68
12/04/65 @Madison L 47 62
12/10/65* Upper Sandusky L 52 56
12/11/65* @Shelby L 44 58
12/17/65* Norwalk W 63 61 2OT
12/18/65 @Crestline W 89 78
01/07/66* @Bellevue W 60 55
01/14/66* Willard L 79 89
01/15/66 Ashland L 64 75
01/21/66* Tiffin Columbian L 54 70
01/28/66* @Bucyrus W 111 108 2OT
01/29/66* @Upper Sandusky L 73 80
02/04/66* Shelby L 69 81
02/11/66* @Norwalk L 64 68
02/12/66* Bellevue W 85 72
02/18/66* @Willard L 64 65
02/19/66 Ontario W 73 63
02/26/66 Willard L 76 77 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland
Wynford
Coach: Jim Bauer
Record: 12-8 (6-3 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Eldon Beidelschies (301 pts/15.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS Opp
11/26/65 Colonel Crawford W 70 59
11/27/65 Buckeye Central L 67 71 at Colonel Crawford High School - 2OT
12/04/65 Mohawk W 70 33
12/10/65* @Riverdale W 46 39
12/17/65* Ridgedale W 61 45
12/21/65 Clear Fork L 46 72
01/07/66* @Mohawk W 66 49
01/14/66* @Elgin L 61 69
01/15/66 @Mt. Gilead W 86 61
01/21/66* Pleasant W 66 49
01/22/66 @Crestline L 43 44
01/28/66* Carey L 45 56
02/04/66* River Valley W 79 67
02/05/66 @Bucyrus W 69 67
02/11/66* @Colonel Crawford W 72 65
02/12/66 Attica W 75 59
02/18/66* Buckeye Central L 46 76
02/19/66 Mansfield St. Peter's L 65 70
02/25/66 Colonel Crawford W 79 60 Class A Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
02/26/66 Buckeye Central L 44 46 Class A Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
Johnny Appleseed Conference Standings
Team JAC Reg Overall
Crestview 9 - 0 17 - 1 19 - 2
Lexington 8 - 1 13 - 5 15 - 6
Clear Fork 7 - 2 15 - 3 16 - 4
Ontario 5 - 4 8 - 10 8 - 11
Crestline 4 - 5 7 - 11 7 - 12
Fredericktown 4 - 5 11 - 7 14 - 8
Lucas 4 - 5 6 - 12 6 - 13
Plymouth 2 - 7 5 - 13 6 - 14
Loudonville 1 - 8 2 - 16 4 - 17
Northmor 1 - 8 3 - 15 3 - 16
North Central Conference Standings
Team NCC Reg Overall
Carey 9 - 0 18 - 0 22 - 1
Buckeye Central 8 - 1 17 - 3 19 - 4
Elgin 7 - 2 14 - 3 14 - 4
Wynford 6 - 3 11 - 7 12 - 8
River Valley 5 - 4 8 - 9 11 - 10
Pleasant 4 - 5 8 - 9 8 - 10
Riverdale 3 - 6 7 - 11 8 - 12
Colonel Crawford 2 - 7 5 - 13 5 - 14
Mohawk 1 - 8 1 - 17 1 - 18
Ridgedale 0 - 9 0 - 16 0 - 17
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Tiffin Columbian 12 - 2 15 - 3 18 - 4
Upper Sandusky 11 - 3 15 - 3 15 - 4
Willard 10 - 4 13 - 5 15 - 6
Shelby 7 - 7 9 - 9 9 - 10
Bucyrus 5 - 9 7 - 11 7 - 12
Galion 4 - 10 6 - 12 6 - 13
Norwalk 4 - 10 5 - 13 6 - 14
Bellevue 3 - 11 4 - 14 5 - 15
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 22.55 Jim Kirkham Bucyrus 406 18
2 21.95 Don Eckstein Buckeye Central 439 20
3 21.63 Mike Miller Galion 411 19
4 17.05 Dick Fletcher Crestline 324 19
5 15.96 Alan White Buckeye Central 367 23
6 15.20 Eldon Beidelschies Wynford 304 20
7 13.65 Bill Beach Wynford 273 20
8 13.31 John Gottfried Crestline 253 19
9 13.20 Jim Corfman Wynford 264 20
10 12.31 Phil Sherer Colonel Crawford 234 19
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 44 Jim Kirkham Bucyrus Galion 01/28/1966
2 39 Mike Miller Galion Bucyrus 01/28/1966
3 36 Jim Kirkham Bucyrus Galion 12/03/1965
4 35 Jim Kirkham Bucyrus Bellevue 12/11/1965
35 Dick Fletcher Crestline Galion 12/18/1965
35 Don Eckstein Buckeye Central Mohawk 01/08/1966
7 34 Jim Kirkham Bucyrus Norwalk 02/12/1966
8 33 Jim Kirkham Bucyrus Wynford 02/05/1966
9 32 Mike Miller Galion Tiffin Columbian 11/26/1965
10 31 Don Eckstein Buckeye Central Northmor 12/11/1965
31 Mike Miller Galion Crestline 12/18/1965
31 Dick Fletcher Crestline Tiffin Calvert 12/30/1965
31 Alan White Buckeye Central Colonel Crawford 01/21/1966
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