1952-53 Crawford County League Basketball Scores
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 Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/53 Mt. Zion L 44 48 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/53 Holmes-Liberty W 53 40 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/53 Tiro L 39 61 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
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 Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/14/53 North Robinson W 56 49 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/53 Chatfield L 40 53 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Leesville
Coach: Fred McCumber
Record: 10-14 (8-7 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Joe Smith (289 pts/15.2 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 Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/14/53 Tiro L 40 72 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 Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/53 Sulphur Springs L 55 65 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/53 Tiro L 60 72 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 Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/53 Chatfield W 48 44 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/53 Sulphur Springs L 66 79 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 Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/12/53 North Robinson L 57 58 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 Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/12/53 New Washington W 58 57 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/14/53 Holmes-Liberty L 49 56 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 Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/12/53 Holmes-Liberty W 76 57 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/53 Lykens W 65 55 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/53 Mt. Zion W 79 66 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 Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/14/53 Leesville W 72 40 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/53 Whetstone W 70 43 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/53 Lykens W 72 60 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/53 Chatfield W 61 39 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 Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/14/53 Mt. Zion L 57 74 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/53 Tiro L 43 70 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Crawford County League Standings
Team CCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Sulphur Springs 13 - 2 1147 890 76.46 59.33
Mt. Zion 11 - 3 786 709 56.14 50.64
Tiro 11 - 4 932 764 62.13 50.93
New Washington 8 - 6 862 811 61.57 57.92
Leesville 8 - 7 784 759 52.26 50.60
Holmes-Liberty 6 - 9 748 811 49.86 54.06
Lykens 6 - 9 782 787 52.13 52.46
Whetstone 5 - 10 775 945 51.66 63.00
Chatfield 4 - 11 789 883 52.60 58.86
North Robinson 2 - 13 773 1019 51.53 67.93
Totals 74 - 74 8378 8378 56.60 56.60
Crawford County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 24.53 Demont Sponseller Sulphur Springs 368 15
2 20.66 Ron Kalb Sulphur Springs 310 15
3 19.80 Wendell Amstutz Tiro 297 15
4 19.60 Vic Wurm Chatfield 294 15
5 17.07 Joe Smith Leesville 222 13
6 16.28 Jim Gardner New Washington 114 7
7 16.20 Paul Stineman Lykens 243 15
8 15.20 Norman Dinkle Whetstone 228 15
9 13.33 Carl Patterson Whetstone 200 15
13.33 John Sand Holmes-Liberty 200 15
13.33 Norm Schiefer Holmes-Liberty 200 15
Crawford County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 41 Wendell Amstutz Tiro Mt. Zion 01/23/1953
2 40 Demont Sponseller Sulphur Springs Whetstone 12/19/1952
3 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
6 35 Paul Stineman Lykens Leesville 02/06/1953
7 33 Vic Wurm Chatfield Mt. Zion 01/27/1953
8 32 Norman Dinkle Whetstone New Washington 11/14/1952
32 Demont Sponseller Sulphur Springs North Robinson 12/05/1952
10 31 Demont Sponseller Sulphur Springs Holmes-Liberty 01/27/1953
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