1952-53 Firelands League Basketball Scores
Berlin Heights
Coach: Carroll Sanders
Record: 5-15 (1-6 FL)
Leading Scorer: Irvin Olds (225 pts/12.5 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/02/52 Henrietta W 43 38
12/06/52 Townsend-Wakeman L 38 51
12/12/52* Vermilion W 45 39
12/16/52 @Birmingham L 49 75
12/19/52 @Milan L 48 77
12/29/52 Vermilion L 42 66 Holiday Tournament at Huron High School
12/30/52 Milan L 34 71 Holiday Tournament at Huron High School
01/09/53* @Huron L 42 76
01/10/53 Camden W 46 45
01/16/53* Milan W 46 45
01/17/53 Birmingham L 54 57 OT
01/23/53* @New London W 53 49
01/24/53 Huron L 42 67
01/30/53* @Margaretta L 44 81
01/31/53 @North Fairfield W 58 57
02/06/53* Norwalk St. Paul L 43 45
02/07/53 @Townsend-Wakeman L 51 63
02/13/53* Monroeville W 69 65
02/14/53 @Vermilion L 49 59
02/17/53 Vermilion W 60 58 Class B Erie County Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
02/18/53 Margaretta L 41 82 Class B Erie County Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
Huron
Coach: Dick Klein
Record: 16-2 (7-0 FL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Armstrong (286 pts/14.3 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/05/52 Townsend-Wakeman W 67 35
12/12/52* @Margaretta W 41 38
12/13/52 Brownhelm W 80 48
12/19/52 @Oberlin W 68 55
12/29/52 Milan W 62 40 Holiday Tournament at Huron High School
12/30/52 Vermilion W 72 60 Holiday Tournament at Huron High School
01/09/53* Berlin Heights W 76 42
01/10/53 @Lorain St. Mary W 57 44
01/16/53* @Norwalk St. Paul W 76 63
01/21/53 Danbury W 75 31 01/17
01/23/53* Mornoeville W 77 60
01/24/53 @Berlin Heights W 67 42
01/29/53* Vermilion W 59 39 01/30
01/31/53 @Fremont St. Joseph L 59 60
02/06/53* @Milan W 58 47
02/07/53 @Sandusky St. Mary W 84 65
02/13/53* New London W 83 55
02/18/53 Milan L 43 48 Class B Erie County Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
Margaretta
Coach: Ray Skinner
Record: 17-3 (6-1 FL)
Leading Scorer: Chuck Linkenbach (327 pts/16.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/14/52 @Townsend (Sandusky) W 72 46
11/21/52 York W 61 23
11/25/52 @Plymouth W 73 56
12/06/52 Danbury W 62 34
12/12/52* Huron L 38 41
12/16/52 Clyde W 71 59
12/20/52 Old Fort W 72 32
01/09/53* @Vermilion W 69 46
01/16/53* New London W 65 46
01/17/53 @Sandusky St. Mary L 57 62
01/23/53* @Milan W 89 54
01/24/53 @Attica W 64 61 01/31 - OT
01/30/53* Berlin Heights W 81 44
02/06/53* @Monroeville W 97 61
02/07/53 @Green Springs W 93 46
02/11/53* Norwalk St. Paul W 63 30
02/18/53 Berlin Heights W 82 41 Class B Erie County Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
02/20/53 Milan W 44 34 Class B Erie County Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
02/26/53 Ottawa Hills W 76 72 Class B District Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
03/04/53 Troy-Luckey L 63 68 Class B District Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
Milan
Coach: Joe Steele
Record: 16-7 (3-4 FL)
Leading Scorer: Mike McIlrath (291 pts/15.3 avg) (missing 3 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/14/52 North Fairfield W 50 36 NEED BOX
11/18/52 Kipton W 43 42
11/21/52 @New Haven W 75 65
11/26/52 Green Springs W 70 45 NEED BOX
12/05/52 Brownhelm W 66 43
12/12/52* @Monroeville W 58 47
12/13/52 @North Fairfield W 58 56
12/16/52 @Greenwich L 51 61
12/19/52 Berlin Heights W 77 48
12/29/52 @Huron L 40 62 Holiday Tournament at Huron High School
12/30/52 Berlin Heights W 71 34 Holiday Tournament at Huron High School
01/09/53* Norwalk St. Paul L 51 60
01/13/53 @Kipton W 69 58 NEED BOX
01/16/53* @Berlin Heights L 45 46
01/21/53 New Haven W 62 42
01/23/53* Margaretta L 54 89
01/27/53 Birmingham W 62 50
01/30/53* @New London W 70 64
02/03/53 @Townsend-Wakeman W 72 71
02/06/53* Huron L 47 58
02/13/53* Vermilion W 54 45
02/18/53 Huron W 48 43 Class B Erie County Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
02/20/53 Margaretta L 34 44 Class B Erie County Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
Monroeville
Coach: Bill McConaha
Record: 5-9 (1-6 FL; 2-2 HCL)
Leading Scorer: Tom Fries (165 pts/12.6 avg) or Dave Scheid (160 pts/12.3 avg) (missing 1 game each)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/15/52* @North Fairfield W 65 49 HCL - NEED BOX
11/25/52* Greenwich W 49 48 HCL
12/12/52* Milan L 47 58 FL
12/16/52* Townsend-Wakeman L 52 54 HCL
12/23/52 New Haven W 51 50 Possibly originally scheduled for 01/09/1953
01/09/53* @New London L 49 59 FL; HCL
01/13/53 @York L 49 53
01/16/53* Vermilion W 60 58 FL
01/23/53* @Huron L 60 77 FL
01/30/53* @Norwalk St. Paul L 51 55 FL
02/06/53* Margaretta L 61 97 FL
02/13/53* @Berlin Heights L 65 69 FL
02/17/53 Greenwich W 57 44 Class B Huron County Tournament at New London High School
02/19/53 New Haven L 45 50 Class B Huron County Tournament at New London High School
New London
Coach: Les Myers
Record: 5-10 (1-6 FL; 5-0 HCL)
Leading Scorer: Russell Edington (283 pts/18.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/04/52* North Fairfield W 64 33 HCL - FIRST GAME IN NEW GYM
12/12/52* @Norwalk St. Paul L 62 69 FL
12/16/52 Savannah L 56 61
12/19/52* New Haven W 65 57 HCL
01/09/53* Monroeville W 59 49 HCL - FL
01/14/53* @Townsend-Wakeman W 61 60 HCL - OT
01/16/53* @Margaretta L 46 65 FL
01/23/53* Berlin Heights L 49 53 FL
01/27/53* @Greenwich W 63 57 HCL
01/30/53* Milan L 64 70 FL
01/31/53 @Lorain St. Mary L 65 70 02/03
02/06/53* @Vermilion L 79 81 FL
02/10/53 Wellington L 61 64 OT
02/13/53* @Huron L 55 83 FL
02/19/53 Townsend-Wakeman L 53 70 Class B Huron County Tournament at New London High School
Norwalk St. Paul
Coach: Les Zorge
Record: 13-9 (5-2 FL)
Leading Scorer: Larry Mahaffey (365 pts/17.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/21/52 @Greenwich W 60 57
11/25/52 @New Haven W 62 43
11/28/52 Plymouth W 51 50
11/30/52 @Fostoria St. Wendelin L 49 67
12/07/52 Dennison St. Mary L 63 64
12/12/52* New London W 69 62 FL
12/14/52 Fremont St. Joseph L 46 72
12/19/52 Danbury W 64 44
01/03/53 Birmingham W 71 52
01/09/53* @Milan W 60 51 FL
01/10/53 @York W 49 44
01/16/53* Huron L 63 76 FL
01/21/53 @Tiffin Calvert L 65 83
01/23/53* @Vermilion W 76 61 FL
01/24/53 Lakewood St. Edward L 61 86
01/30/53* Monroeville W 55 51 FL
02/03/53 @Birmingham L 58 59
02/06/53* @Berlin Heights W 45 43 FL
02/07/53 Lorain St. Mary W 63 62
02/11/53* @Margaretta L 30 63 FL
02/13/53 Gibsonburg W 60 55 Class B Exempt Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
02/17/53 Carey L 62 68 Class B Exempt Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
Vermilion
Coach: Allen Schroeder
Record: 9-9 (1-6 FL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Croll (296 pts/18.5 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/05/52 Lorain St. Mary W 80 56
12/09/52 Oberlin W 64 60
12/12/52* @Berlin Heights L 39 45
12/19/52 @Birmingham W 62 60
12/29/52 Berlin Heights W 66 42 Holiday Tournament at Huron High School
12/30/52 @Huron L 60 72 Holiday Tournament at Huron High School
01/09/53* Margaretta L 46 69
01/13/53 Elyria Catholic W 68 59 NEED BOX
01/16/53* @Monroeville L 58 60
01/23/53* Norwalk St. Paul L 61 76
01/24/53 @Wellington L 70 72
01/29/53* @Huron L 39 59 01/30
01/31/53 @Amherst W 61 57
?Brownhelm W 90 71 NEED BOX
02/06/53* New London W 81 79
02/13/53* @Milan L 45 54
02/14/53 Berlin Heights W 59 49
02/17/53 Berlin Heights L 58 60 Class B Erie County Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
Firelands League Standings
Team FL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Huron 7 - 0 470 344 67.14 49.14
Margaretta 6 - 1 502 322 71.71 46.00
Norwalk St. Paul 5 - 2 398 407 56.85 58.14
Berlin Heights 4 - 3 342 400 48.85 57.14
Milan 3 - 4 379 409 54.14 58.42
Monroeville 1 - 6 393 473 56.14 67.57
New London 1 - 6 414 470 59.14 67.00
Vermilion 1 - 6 369 442 52.71 63.14
Totals 28 - 28 3267 3267 58.33 58.33
Firelands League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 20.14 Jim Armstrong Huron 141 7
2 18.85 Russ Edgington New London 132 7
3 16.85 Harold Landoll Norwalk St. Paul 118 7
4 16.00 Zeke Evans New London 112 7
5 15.71 Larry Mahaffey Norwalk St. Paul 110 7
6 15.57 Chuck Linkenbach Margaretta 109 7
7 15.00 Charles Hutchinson Huron 90 6
8 14.42 Butch Shivley Berlin Heights 101 7
9 13.57 Norm Lortcher Berlin Heights 95 7
13.57 Tom Nye Margaretta 95 7
Firelands League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 35 Zeke Evans New London Vermilion 02/06/1953
2 29 Chuck Linkenbach Margaretta Monroeville 02/06/1953
3 28 Tom Nye Margaretta Vermilion 01/09/1953
4 27 Jim Armstrong Huron Norwalk St. Paul 01/16/1953
27 Charles Hutchinson Huron Monroeville 01/23/1953
27 Tom Nye Margaretta Milan 01/23/1953
7 26 Harold Landoll Norwalk St. Paul Huron 01/16/1953
8 25 Tom Fries Monroeville Margaretta 02/06/1953
9 24 Harold Landoll Norwalk St. Paul Milan 01/09/1953
24 Dave Scheid Monroeville Vermilion 01/16/1953
24 Charles Hutchinson Huron New London 02/13/1953
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