1968-69 Crawford County Basketball Scores
Buckeye Central
Coach: Jack Dunker
Record: 3-16 (1-8 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Tom Laughbaum (204 pts/11.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L BCHS Opp
11/30/68 @Plymouth L 64 70
12/06/68 Colonel Crawford L 46 60
12/13/68* @Elgin L 32 71
12/14/68 Mohawk W 60 36
12/20/68* Pleasant L 47 59
12/21/68 Marion Catholic W 63 62
12/28/68 @Wynford L 58 87
01/03/69* @Carey L 61 71
01/11/69 Attica L 70 83
01/17/69* @Colonel Crawford L 59 69
01/18/69 Plymouth L 69 73
01/24/69* @Mohawk W 76 51
01/25/69 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 47 75
01/31/69* Riverdale L 80 85
02/01/69 Tiffin Calvert L 59 65
02/07/69* @Ridgedale L 48 82
02/08/69* River Valley L 66 89
02/14/69* @Wynford L 55 72
02/22/69 Wynford L 39 65 Class A Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
Bucyrus
Coach: Bill Pace
Record: 4-15 (4-10 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Tom Kanuk (289 pts/15.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS Opp
11/29/68* @Willard L 58 79
11/30/68 @Mansfield Senior L 57 85
12/06/68* @Norwalk L 42 65
12/07/68 @Fremont Ross L 51 61
12/13/68* Shelby L 65 89
12/14/68* @Upper Sandusky L 57 80
12/20/68* Galion W 89 74
12/21/68 Toledo Waite L 51 61
01/03/69* Tiffin Columbian L 62 75
01/04/69 @Wynford L 45 53
01/10/69* @Bellevue L 45 66
01/17/69* Willard W 75 70
01/24/69* Norwalk L 59 69
01/25/69* @Shelby W 55 54
01/31/69* Upper Sandusky W 75 68
02/07/69* @Galion L 42 60
02/08/69* @Tiffin Columbian L 65 82
02/14/69* Bellevue L 56 91
02/18/69 Upper Sandusky L 48 79 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
Colonel Crawford
Coach: Vernon Noggle
Record: 10-9 (5-4 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Jim Spreng (365 pts/19.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L CCHS Opp
11/29/68 Wynford L 60 79
12/06/68 @Buckeye Central W 60 46
12/07/68 Northmor W 68 57
12/13/68* @Pleasant W 47 44
12/14/68 @Crestline L 73 79
12/20/68* Carey W 67 63
12/27/68 Arlington W 52 39
12/28/68 @Margaretta L 43 45
01/03/69* @River Valley L 45 61
01/04/69 @Mt. Gilead W 85 47
01/17/69* Buckeye Central W 69 59
01/18/69 Ontario L 65 68
01/24/69* @Riverdale W 54 52
01/25/69* Mohawk W 62 31
01/31/69* Ridgedale L 46 49
02/01/69 Plymouth W 66 64
02/07/69* @Wynford L 51 67
02/14/69* Elgin L 63 71
02/21/69 Mansfield St. Peter's L 44 77 Class A Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
Crestline
Coach: Steve Stanek
Record: 10-9 (7-7 JAC)
Leading Scorer: Tom Bise (321 pts/16.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS Opp
12/06/68* Clear Fork L 64 73
12/07/68 @South Central W 57 52
12/13/68* @Fredericktown W 66 63
12/14/68 Colonel Crawford W 79 73
12/20/68* Lexington L 51 68
12/21/68* @Crestview L 57 61
12/28/68 @Galion L 47 63
01/03/69* Loudonville W 74 67
01/04/69 @Northmor W 66 55
01/10/69* Plymouth W 76 73
01/11/69* @Ontario L 47 71
01/17/69* Fredericktown W 75 70
01/24/69* @Lexington W 63 60
01/25/69* Crestview W 100 84
01/31/69* @Loudonville W 66 60
02/07/69* @Plymouth L 77 87
02/08/69* Ontario L 65 92
02/14/69* @Clear Fork L 65 75
02/21/69 Marion Harding L 31 63 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Malabar High School
Galion
Coach: Fred McCumber
Record: 7-12 (4-11 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Kit Wade (303 pts/15.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L GHS Opp
11/23/68 @Buckeye Valley L 51 55
11/29/68* Norwalk L 62 67
12/06/68* @Bellevue L 52 69
12/13/68* Willard W 63 62
12/14/68* Tiffin Columbian W 69 68
12/20/68* @Bucyrus L 74 89
12/28/68 Crestline W 63 47
01/03/69* @Upper Sandusky L 52 53
01/10/69* Shelby L 61 67
01/17/69* @Norwalk L 71 80 OT
01/24/69* Bellevue L 51 78
01/25/69* @Willard W 67 49
01/31/69* @Tiffin Columbian L 60 74
02/07/69* Bucyrus W 60 42
02/08/69* Upper Sandusky W 69 53
02/14/69* @Shelby L 61 65
02/15/69 @Ontario L 72 73
02/21/69 Willard W 61 55 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Malabar High School
02/22/69 Marion Harding L 51 78 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Malabar High School
Wynford
Coach: Jim Bauer
Record: 16-5 (7-2 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Greg Schifer (437 pts/20.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L GHS Opp
11/29/68 @Colonel Crawford W 79 60
12/07/68 @Clear Fork L 59 64 OT
12/13/68* Riverdale W 61 52
12/14/68 Mt. Gilead W 63 40
12/20/68* @Ridgedale L 60 63
12/21/68 Old Fort W 60 45
12/28/68 Buckeye Central W 87 58
01/03/69* Mohawk W 93 34
01/04/69 Bucyrus W 53 45
01/17/69* @Pleasant W 56 45
01/18/69 Tiffin Calvert W 79 49
01/21/69* Elgin L 65 73
01/24/69* @Carey W 81 61
01/31/69* @River Valley W 71 64
02/01/69 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 57 72
02/07/69* Colonel Crawford W 67 51
02/08/69 @Attica W 83 73
02/14/69* Buckeye Central W 72 55
02/22/69 Buckeye Central W 65 39 Class A Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
03/01/69 Plymouth W 53 50 Class A Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
03/07/69 Attica L 63 67 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky High School
Johnny Appleseed Conference Standings
Team JAC Reg Overall
Ontario 13 - 1 17 - 1 19 - 2
Clear Fork 11 - 3 14 - 4 14 - 5
Lexington 8 - 6 9 - 9 9 - 10
Plymouth 8 - 6 11 - 7 12 - 8
Crestline 7 - 7 10 - 8 10 - 9
Fredericktown 4 - 10 6 - 12 6 - 13
Crestview 3 - 11 3 - 15 3 - 16
Loudonville 2 - 12 2 - 16 3 - 17
North Central Conference Standings
Team NCC Reg Overall
Elgin 9 - 0 13 - 5 13 - 6
Ridgedale 8 - 1 14 - 3 16 - 4
Wynford 7 - 2 14 - 4 16 - 5
River Valley 6 - 3 10 - 6 12 - 7
Colonel Crawford 5 - 4 10 - 8 10 - 9
Pleasant 4 - 5 10 - 8 11 - 9
Riverdale 3 - 6 9 - 9 13 - 10
Carey 2 - 7 7 - 11 8 - 12
Buckeye Central 1 - 8 3 - 15 3 - 16
Mohawk 0 - 9 0 - 18 0 - 19
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Bellevue 12 - 2 14 - 4 16 - 5
Norwalk 9 - 5 13 - 5 15 - 6
Shelby 9 - 5 11 - 7 11 - 8
Tiffin Columbian 9 - 5 10 - 8 10 - 9
Galion 5 - 9 6 - 11 7 - 12
Bucyrus 4 - 10 4 - 14 4 - 15
Upper Sandusky 4 - 10 5 - 11 7 - 12
Willard 4 - 10 5 - 13 5 - 14
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 20.81 Greg Schifer Wynford 437 21
2 19.21 Jim Spreng Colonel Crawford 365 19
3 16.89 Dave Bise Crestline 321 19
4 16.47 Mark Fletcher Crestline 313 19
5 15.94 Kit Wade Galion 303 19
6 15.21 Tom Kanuk Bucyrus 289 19
7 14.00 John Poffenbaugh Galion 266 19
8 13.95 Tim Gebhardt Wynford 293 21
9 12.63 John Blum Crestline 240 19
10 12.31 Lanny Ross Wynford 234 19
*Steve Sorrenson averaged 16.00 ppg after 9 games but missed the rest of the season.
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 42 Greg Schifer Wynford Attica 02/08/1969
2 33 Dave Bise Crestline Plymouth 01/10/1969
3 32 Greg Schifer Wynford Plymouth 02/22/1969
4 31 Greg Schifer Wynford Mt. Gilead 12/14/1968
5 30 Tom Laughbaum Buckeye Central Riverdale 01/31/1969
6 29 Jim Spreng Colonel Crawford Plymouth 02/01/1969
7 28 Tom Kanuk Bucyrus Bellevue 01/10/1969
28 Dave Bise Crestline Crestview 01/25/1969
28 John Blum Crestline Plymouth 02/07/1969
10 27 Tom Kanuk Bucyrus Galion 12/20/1968
27 John Poffenbaugh Galion Bucyrus 12/20/1968
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