1972-73 Firelands Conference Basketball Scores
Black River
Coach: Bob Kelly
Record: 6-13 (6-8 FC)
Leading Scorer: Keith Kline (392 pts/20.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L BRHS Opp
11/24/72 @Northwestern L 58 68
11/25/72 Wellington L 55 64
12/01/72* Norwalk St. Paul W 56 51
12/08/72* Mapleton L 62 85
12/15/72* @New London W 83 58
12/23/72 Buckeye L 60 62
12/28/72 @Keystone L 63 64
01/05/73* @Western Reserve L 65 75
01/09/73* @Monroeville L 43 56
01/12/73* @Edison W 72 63
01/20/73* @Mapleton L 67 72
01/26/73* New London L 59 62
01/27/73* @Norwalk St. Paul W 65 62
02/02/73* Monroeville W 71 64
02/09/73* @South Central L 53 107
02/10/73* Western Reserve W 68 55 Keith Kline 42 sets school record
02/13/73* South Central L 12 26
02/16/73* Edison L 48 56
02/21/73 Northwestern L 55 59 Class A Sectional Tournament at North Ridgeville High School
Edison
Coach: Mike Schifer
Record: 3-16 (3-11 FC)
Leading Scorer: John Cooke (215 pts/11.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L EHS Opp
11/24/72 Norwalk L 49 78
12/01/72* @Monroeville L 57 75
12/08/72* South Central L 44 75
12/15/72* @Western Reserve L 75 98
12/21/72* @Norwalk St. Paul W 50 49
12/22/72* @Mapleton L 49 50
12/30/72 @Firelands L 55 62
01/05/73* New London L 60 67
01/06/73 @Huron L 60 89
01/12/73* Black River L 63 72
01/13/73 Margaretta L 58 75
01/19/73* Monroeville L 65 91
01/20/73* @South Central L 35 63
01/26/73* Western Reserve L 30 38
02/02/73* Norwalk St. Paul W 59 52
02/09/73* Mapleton L 53 66
02/10/73* @New London L 59 90
02/16/73* @Black River W 56 48
02/23/73 Huron L 43 87 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School
Mapleton
Coach: J. Thomas Gaus
Record: 10-10 (8-6 FC)
Leading Scorer: Phil Biddinger (274 pts/13.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS Opp
11/25/72 @Crestview L 44 46
12/01/72* New London W 87 54
12/08/72* @Black River W 85 62
12/15/72* Norwalk St. Paul W 78 53
12/22/72* Edison W 50 49
12/27/72 @Loudonville L 52 59
01/05/73* @Monroeville L 61 82
01/06/73 Plymouth W 78 59
01/09/73* @Western Reserve L 50 51
01/12/73* @South Central L 59 69
01/19/73* @New London L 65 72
01/20/73* Black River W 72 67
01/26/73* @Norwalk St. Paul W 61 56
01/27/73 Hillsdale L 51 69
02/02/73* Western Reserve W 69 49
02/09/73* @Edison W 66 53
02/10/73* Monroeville L 48 57
02/16/73* South Central L 33 62
02/23/73 Wellington W 73 57 Class A Sectional Tournament at North Ridgeville High School
03/02/73 Cleveland Lutheran East L 56 74 Class A Sectional Tournament at North Ridgeville High School
Monroeville
Coach: David Rice
Record: 12-7 (10-4 FC)
Leading Scorer: Dennis Didion (318 pts/17.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS Opp
11/22/72 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 47 73
12/01/72* Edison W 75 57
12/02/72 @Seneca East L 64 67
12/08/72* Western Reserve W 76 75
12/15/72* @South Central L 64 68
12/22/72* @Norwalk St. Paul W 81 48
12/29/72 Margaretta W 73 62
01/05/73* @Mapleton W 82 61
01/09/73* Black River W 56 43
01/12/73* @New London W 97 77
01/13/73 @Danbury W 73 62
01/19/73* @Edison W 91 65
01/20/73* @Western Reserve L 69 73
01/26/73* South Central L 68 73
02/02/73* @Black River L 64 71
02/09/73* Norwalk St. Paul W 71 53
02/10/73* @Mapleton W 57 48
02/16/73* New London W 83 61
02/20/73 Mansfield St. Peter's L 38 65 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
New London
Coach: Paul Nestor
Record: 8-12 (6-8 FC)
Leading Scorer: Phil Collins (236 pts/12.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L NLHS Opp
11/25/72 Keystone L 65 74
12/01/72* @Mapleton L 54 87
12/02/72 @Wellington W 64 56
12/08/72* @Norwalk St. Paul W 62 61
12/15/72* Black River L 58 83
12/20/72* @South Central L 36 55
12/22/72* Western Reserve W 59 44
12/27/72 @Seneca East L 65 82
01/05/73* @Edison W 67 60
01/12/73* Monroeville L 77 97
01/19/73* Mapleton W 72 65
01/20/73* Norwalk St. Paul L 49 52
01/26/73* @Black River W 62 59
01/27/73 Lucas L 54 56
02/02/73* South Central L 60 92
02/09/73* @Western Reserve L 58 72
02/10/73* Edison W 90 59
02/16/73* @Monroeville L 61 83
02/20/73 Buckeye Central W 68 61 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
02/24/73 Lucas L 59 71 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
Norwalk St. Paul
Coach: Roger Holman
Record: 3-16 (1-13 FC)
Leading Scorer: Keith Ridge (217 pts/11.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L SPHS Opp
11/24/72 Spencer Sharples W 66 47
12/01/72* @Black River L 51 56
12/08/72* New London L 61 62
12/09/72 @Danbury L 36 37
12/15/72* @Mapleton L 53 78
12/21/72* Edison L 49 50
12/22/72* Monroeville L 48 81
12/28/72 Danbury W 59 47 Holiday Tournament at Norwalk St. Paul High School
12/30/72 New Riegel L 57 72 Holiday Tournament at Norwalk St. Paul High School
01/05/73* @South Central L 29 41
01/12/73* Western Reserve L 44 57
01/20/73* @New London W 52 49
01/26/73* Mapleton L 56 61
01/27/73* Black River L 62 65
02/02/73* @Edison L 52 59
02/09/73* @Monroeville L 53 71
02/10/73* South Central L 39 66
02/16/73* @Western Reserve L 50 71
02/23/73 South Central L 59 91 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
South Central
Coach: Terry Hunt
Record: 18-1 (14-0 FC)
Leading Scorer: Tom Kramb (425 pts/22.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L SCHS Opp
12/01/72* @Western Reserve W 74 70
12/08/72* @Edison W 75 44
12/15/72* Monroeville W 68 64
12/20/72* New London W 55 36
12/29/72 @Plymouth W 82 69
01/05/73* Norwalk St. Paul W 41 29
01/06/73 @Sandusky St. Mary W 82 68
01/12/73* Mapleton W 69 59
01/13/73 @Lucas W 52 50
01/19/73* Western Reserve W 71 46
01/20/73* Edison W 63 35
01/26/73* @Monroeville W 73 68
02/02/73* @New London W 92 60
02/09/73* Black River W 107 53
02/10/73* @Norwalk St. Paul W 66 39
02/13/73* @Black River W 26 12
02/16/73* @Mapleton W 62 33
02/23/73 Norwalk St. Paul W 91 59 Class A Sectional Tournament at Norwalk St. Paul
03/03/73 Mansfield St. Peter's L 66 68 Class A Sectional Tournament at Norwalk St. Paul - OT
Western Reserve
Coach: Joe Bibb
Record: 10-9 (8-6 FC)
Leading Scorer: Tim Wiesenberger (349 pts/18.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L WRHS Opp
11/24/72 @Clyde L 63 69
12/01/72* South Central L 70 74
12/02/72 Sandusky St. Mary L 77 80
12/08/72* @Monroeville L 75 76
12/15/72* Edison W 98 75
12/22/72* @New London L 44 59
01/05/73* Black River W 75 65
01/06/73 @Danbury W 87 76
01/09/73* Mapleton L 51 50
01/12/73* @Norwalk St. Paul W 57 44
01/19/73* @South Central L 46 71
01/20/73* Monroeville W 73 69
01/26/73* @Edison W 38 30
01/27/73 Keystone W 76 63
02/02/73* @Mapleton L 49 69
02/09/73* New London W 72 58
02/10/73* @Black River L 55 68
02/16/73* Norwalk St. Paul W 71 50
02/23/73 Plymouth L 54 66 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
Firelands Conference Standings
Team FC OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
South Central 14 - 0 942 648 67.28 46.28
Monroeville 10 - 4 1034 873 73.85 62.35
Mapleton 8 - 6 884 836 63.14 59.71
Western Reserve 8 - 6 874 858 62.42 61.28
Black River 6 - 8 824 892 58.85 63.71
New London 6 - 8 865 969 61.78 69.21
Edison 3 - 11 755 934 53.92 66.71
Norwalk St. Paul 1 - 13 699 867 49.92 61.92
Totals 56 - 56 6877 6877 61.40 61.40
Firelands Conference Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 19.85 Tom Kramb South Central 278 14
2 19.64 Keith Kline Black River 275 14
3 18.50 Tim Wiesenberger Western Reserve 259 14
4 16.76 Dennis Didion Monroeville 218 13
5 15.78 Ron Strimpfel Western Reserve 221 14
6 13.92 Phil Biddinger Mapleton 195 14
13.92 Clyde Honeycutt South Central 195 14
8 13.07 Jack Ziebro Black River 170 13
9 12.42 Ed Ramey Black River 87 7
10 12.17 John Cooke Edison 160 12
Firelands Conference Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 42 Keith Kline Black River Western Reserve 02/10/1973
2 36 Ron Strimpfel Western Reserve Edison 12/15/1972
3 35 Tim Wiesenberger Western Reserve Monroeville 12/08/1972
4 33 Keith Kline Black River Monroeville 02/02/1973
5 31 Tom Kramb South Central Mapleton 01/12/1973
6 29 Dennis Didion Monroeville Western Reserve 12/08/1972
29 Tom Kramb South Central Black River 02/09/1973
8 28 Tom Kramb South Central Western Reserve 01/19/1973
9 27 Clyde Honeycutt South Central Edison 12/08/1972
27 Tim Wiesenberger Western Reserve Black River 01/05/1973
27 Jack Ziebro Black River Norwalk St. Paul 01/27/1973
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