1978-79 Crawford County Basketball Scores
Buckeye Central
Coach: Dick Heath
Record: 9-10 (3-6 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Jeff Crace (324 pts/18.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L BCHS Opp
11/24/78 Old Fort W 55 54
11/25/78 @Northmor W 40 37
12/02/78 @Plymouth L 52 54 OT
12/08/78* @Carey W 73 61
12/09/78 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 59 69
12/15/78* Colonel Crawford W 46 41
12/16/78 Bucyrus L 52 55
12/22/78 Plymouth W 60 48
01/05/79* @Pleasant L 55 60
01/06/79 Seneca East W 60 52
01/12/79* River Valley L 62 70
01/19/79* @Wynford L 47 59
01/20/79 @Colonel Crawford W 62 47
01/26/79* @Ridgedale L 56 57
02/02/79* Elgin L 52 56
02/09/79* @Riverdale L 50 52
02/16/79* Mohawk W 61 45
02/23/79 Mansfield Christian W 76 49
02/27/79 Mansfield St. Peter's L 50 62 Class A Sectional Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Bucyrus
Coach: John Bean
Record: 5-15 (2-12 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Page Watts (337 pts/16.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS OPP
11/24/78 @River Valley L 50 74
12/01/78* @Galion L 48 55
12/02/78 Colonel Crawford W 52 43
12/08/77* Tiffin Columbian L 55 60
12/09/78* @Bellevue L 65 66
12/15/78* Willard L 47 56
12/16/78 @Buckeye Central W 55 52
12/22/78* Norwalk W 88 82
12/29/78 @Wynford L 47 76
01/05/79* @Shelby L 41 56
01/12/79* Upper Sandusky L 63 65
01/19/79* Galion W 55 37
01/26/78* @Tiffin Columbian L 46 74
01/27/79* Bellevue L 48 63
02/02/79* @Willard L 64 70
02/09/79* @Norwalk L 57 60
02/16/79* Shelby L 56 63
02/23/79* @Upper Sandusky L 84 88
02/27/79 Mansfield Malabar W 72 54 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
03/02/79 Wynford L 62 70 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
Colonel Crawford
Coach: Bob Hamm
Record: 4-15 (2-7 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Lane Carlisle (212 pts/11.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L CCHS Opp
11/25/78 Upper Sandusky L 40 49
12/01/78 @Wynford L 34 64
12/02/78 @Bucyrus L 43 52
12/08/78* Mohawk W 44 42
12/15/78* @Buckeye Central L 41 46
12/19/78 @Crestline W 64 46
12/22/78 @Mt. Gilead L 51 57
01/05/79* @River Valley L 54 76
01/12/79* Ridgedale W 72 50
01/19/79* @Riverdale L 55 56
01/20/79 Buckeye Central L 47 62
01/26/79* Carey L 59 69
02/02/79* @Pleasant L 49 58
02/03/79 Lexington L 47 72
02/09/79 Wynford L 34 62
02/16/79* @Elgin L 40 79
02/17/79 Mansfield St. Peter's L 59 69
02/23/79 Ontario W 55 52
03/01/79 Clear Fork L 57 80 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
Crestline
Coach: Rocco Mazza
Record: 6-13 (5-9 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Brett Simmermacher (227 pts/11.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
12/01/78* @Fredericktown L 31 67
12/05/78 Lucas W 77 71
12/08/78* Highland L 45 69
12/12/78 @Ontario L 51 63
12/15/78* Northmor W 75 63
12/19/78 Colonel Crawford L 46 64
12/29/78* @Mt. Gilead L 62 82
01/05/79* @Centerburg W 52 50 OT
01/09/79* Marion Catholic W 84 82
01/12/79* @Cardington-Lincoln L 61 84
01/16/79 Crestview L 50 63
01/19/79* Fredericktown L 66 74
01/30/79* @Northmor W 73 61
02/02/79* Mt. Gilead L 62 68
02/06/79* Centerburg W 73 60
02/10/79* @Marion Catholic L 64 71
02/13/79* Cardington-Lincoln L 64 71
02/16/79* @Highland L 61 96
03/01/79 Lucas L 70 79 Class A Sectional Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Galion
Coach: Jim Kirk
Record: 5-14 (5-9 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Duff McElligot (234 pts/12.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L GHS OPP
11/22/78 @Mt. Vernon L 60 66
11/25/78 Ashland L 39 44
12/01/78* Bucyrus W 55 48
12/02/78 Marion Harding L 54 58
12/08/78* @Upper Sandusky L 56 65
12/09/78* Shelby L 50 52
12/15/78* @Norwalk L 65 68
12/22/78* Bellevue W 58 53
01/05/79* @Willard L 54 75
01/12/79* @Tiffin Columbian L 53 65
01/19/79* @Bucyrus L 37 55
01/20/79 Lexington L 54 61
01/26/79* Upper Sandusky L 46 56
01/27/79* @Shelby W 41 40
02/02/79* Norwalk L 56 62
02/09/79* @Bellevue L 80 89
02/16/79* Willard W 51 48
02/23/79* Tiffin Columbian W 68 60
02/27/79 Lexington L 71 76 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Malabar High School
Wynford
Coach: Bernie Witzman
Record: 18-3 (8-1 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Tim Frost (414 pts/19.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/24/78 @Lexington W 69 65
12/01/78 Colonel Crawford W 64 34
12/02/78 @Upper Sandusky W 71 67
12/08/78* @Ridgedale W 67 64
12/09/78 Mt. Gilead W 76 46
12/15/78* Riverdale W 66 47
12/19/78 Ontario W 80 57
12/21/78 @Clear Fork W 54 52
12/29/78 Bucyrus W 76 47
01/05/79* @Carey W 77 51
01/12/79* Pleasant W 77 53
01/19/79* Buckeye Central W 59 47
01/26/79* @Elgin L 36 57
01/27/79 Mansfield St. Peter's L 44 51 At Mansfield Malabar High School
02/02/79* Mohawk W 61 49
02/03/79 @Seneca East W 102 60
02/09/79* @Colonel Crawford W 62 34
02/16/79* River Valley W 74 54
03/02/79 Bucyrus W 70 62 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
03/07/79 Perkins W 50 46 Class AA District Tournament at Lexington High School
03/10/79 Willard L 45 64 Class AA District Tournament at Lexington High School
Mid-Ohio Conference Standings
Team MOC Reg Overall
Highland 12 - 2 15 - 3 18 - 4
Cardington-Lincoln 10 - 4 13 - 5 13 - 6
Fredericktown 10 - 4 11 - 7 13 - 8
Marion Catholic 10 - 4 11 - 7 12 - 8
Mt. Gilead 7 - 7 8 - 10 8 - 11
Crestline 5 - 9 6 - 12 6 - 13
Northmor 2 - 12 3 - 15 3 - 16
Centerburg 0 - 14 0 - 18 0 - 19
North Central Conference Standings
Team NCC Reg Overall
Elgin 8 - 1 17 - 1 21 - 2
River Valley 8 - 1 16 - 2 19 - 3
Wynford 8 - 1 16 - 2 18 - 3
Carey 4 - 5 9 - 9 9 - 10
Pleasant 4 - 5 7 - 11 7 - 12
Riverdale 4 - 5 10 - 8 12 - 9
Buckeye Central 3 - 6 9 - 9 9 - 10
Ridgedale 3 - 6 5 - 13 5 - 14
Colonel Crawford 2 - 7 4 - 14 4 - 15
Mohawk 1 - 8 2 - 16 2 - 17
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Willard 13 - 1 17 - 1 22 - 2
Tiffin Columbian 10 - 4 13 - 5 13 - 6
Bellevue 8 - 6 10 - 8 11 - 9
Upper Sandusky 7 - 7 8 - 10 9 - 11
Shelby 6 - 8 6 - 12 8 - 13
Galion 5 - 9 5 - 13 5 - 14
Norwalk 5 - 9 8 - 10 8 - 11
Bucyrus 2 - 12 4 - 14 5 - 15
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 19.71 Tim Frost Wynford 414 21
2 18.00 Jeff Crace Buckeye Central 324 18
3 16.85 Page Watts Bucyrus 337 20
4 15.09 Dave Jury Wynford 317 21
5 12.31 Duff McElligott Galion 234 19
6 11.94 Brett Simmermacher Crestline 227 19
7 11.52 Rob Gray Buckeye Central 219 19
8 11.15 Lane Carlisle Colonel Crawford 212 19
9 10.84 Scott Spiegel Colonel Crawford 206 19
10 10.75 Dave Hone Bucyrus 215 20
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 32 Jeff Crace Buckeye Central Seneca East 01/06/1979
2 31 Tim Frost Wynford Lexington 11/24/1978
3 30 Tim Frost Wynford Ontario 12/19/1978
30 Dave Jury Wynford Seneca East 12/03/1978
30 Tim Frost Wynford River Valley 02/16/1979
6 29 Page Watts Bucyrus Upper Sandusky 02/23/1979
7 27 Tim Frost Wynford Buckeye Central 01/19/1979
8 26 Tim Frost Wynford Clear Fork 12/21/1978
26 Jeff Crace Buckeye Central River Valley 01/12/1979
26 Page Watts Bucyrus Mansfield Malabar 02/27/1979
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