1955-56 Greater Ohio League Basketball Scores
Hamilton
Coach: Warren Scholler
Record: 17-6 (6-4 GOL)
Leading Scorer: Spud Hornsby (570 pts/24.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L HHS Opp
12/02/55 Franklin W 73 54
12/03/55 Cincinnati Withrow W 76 63
12/09/55* @Lima Senior W 55 46
12/10/55 Dayton Wilbur Wright W 77 63
12/16/55* @Springfield W 60 57
12/17/55 @Kokomo, Indiana L 60 70
12/23/55* Portsmouth W 87 83
12/29/55 Fairfield W 84 57 Holiday Tournament at Hamilton High School
12/30/55 Lockland Wayne W 75 62 Holiday Tournament at Hamilton High School
01/06/56* Middletown L 79 81 At Cincinnati Garden
01/13/56* Mansfield W 64 57
01/14/56 @Cin. Western Hills W 74 55
01/20/56* Lima Senior W 76 42
01/21/56 @Cincinnati Roger Bacon W 63 45 At Xavier University
01/27/56* Springfield W 70 54
01/28/56 Dayton Roosevelt W 87 79
02/03/56* @Portsmouth L 58 62
02/10/56* Middletown L 70 87 At Cincinnati Garden
02/17/56* @Mansfield L 71 74
02/28/56 Cincinnati Central Voc W 50 48 Class A District Tournament at University of Cincinnati Armory
03/01/56 Cincinnati Colerain W 87 69 Class A District Tournament at Xavier University
03/06/56 Taylor W 77 71 Class A District Tournament at University of Cincinnati Armory
03/08/56 Cincinnati St. Xavier L 50 78 Class A District Tournament at University of Cincinnati Armory
Lima Senior
Coach: Lyle Barber
Record: 6-11 (2-8 GOL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Fisher (232 pts/13.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L LSHS Opp
12/02/55 Toledo MaComber W 46 42 OT
12/09/55* Hamilton L 46 55
12/16/55* @Mansfield L 51 66
12/23/55* Middletown L 67 85
12/29/55 Dayton Roosevelt W 67 65 Holiday Carnival at Lima Senior High School
12/30/55 Columbus East L 40 67 Holiday Carnival at Lima Senior High School
01/06/56* Springfield W 56 55
01/07/56 Toledo Woodward W 55 52
01/13/56* Portsmouth L 56 75
01/14/56 @Ashland L 80 107
01/20/56* @Hamilton L 42 76
01/27/56* Mansfield W 69 64
02/03/56* Middletown L 82 97
02/04/56 Toledo DeVilbiss W 73 71
02/10/56* @Springfield L 50 51
02/17/56* @Portsmouth L 66 68
02/24/56 Delphos St. John's L 64 80 Class A Sectional Tournament at Lima Senior High School
Mansfield
Coach: Vern Hoffman
Record: 9-10 (5-5 GOL)
Leading Scorer: Kent Phillips (266 pts/14.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS Opp
12/02/55 Toledo Central Catholic W 61 50
12/06/55 @Akron Garfield L 45 67
12/09/55* @Middletown L 38 98
12/13/55 Toledo Libbey W 62 54
12/16/55* Lima Senior W 66 51
12/20/55 @East Liverpool L 60 87
12/22/55* @Springfield W 55 54
01/03/56 Akron South L 63 92
01/06/56* @Portsmouth L 58 60
01/13/56* @Hamilton L 57 64
01/17/56 Sandusky W 74 57
01/20/56* Middletown L 73 94
01/27/56* @Lima Senior L 64 69
01/28/56 Ashland W 70 69 OT - NEED BOX
02/03/56* Springfield W 56 54
02/10/56* Portsmouth W 75 72
02/11/56 @Ashland L 74 85
02/17/56* Hamilton W 74 71
02/23/56 Shelby L 68 78 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Harding High School
Middletown
Coach: Paul Walker
Record: 25-0 (10-0 GOL)
Leading Scorer: Jerry Lucas (719 pts/28.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS Opp
12/02/55 Dayton Dunbar W 92 63
12/09/55* Mansfield W 98 38
12/10/55 Franklin W 77 55
12/16/55* @Portsmouth W 75 62
12/23/55* Lima Senior W 85 67
12/28/55 Dayton Wilbur Wright W 89 62
12/30/55 Xenia Central W 92 55
01/06/56* Hamilton W 81 79 At Cincinnati Garden
01/13/56* @Springfield W 79 64
01/14/56 Columbus East W 88 59
01/20/56* @Mansfield W 94 73
01/27/56* Portsmouth W 85 71
02/03/56* @Lima Senior W 97 82
02/10/56* Hamilton W 87 70 At Cincinnati Garden
02/17/56* Springfield W 61 56 OT
02/24/56 Columbus Central W 74 45
02/25/56 @Dayton Roosevelt W 98 85
02/28/56 Dayton Patterson W 78 43 Class A District Tournament at University of Dayton Field House
03/01/56 Lebanon W 80 45 Class A District Tournament at University of Dayton Field House
03/07/56 Dayton Chaminade W 61 51 Class A District Tournament at University of Dayton Field House
03/10/56 Dayton Roosevelt W 93 68 Class A District Tournament at University of Dayton Field House
03/16/56 Portsmouth W 102 82 Class A Regional Tournament at Cincinnati Garden
03/17/56 Cincinnati Hughes W 98 65 Class A Regional Tournament at Cincinnati Garden
03/23/56 Cleveland East Tech W 99 78 Class A State Tournament at Cleveland Arena
03/24/56 Canton McKinley W 91 69 Class A State Tournament at Cleveland Arena
Portsmouth
Coach: George Heller
Record: 16-7 (5-5 GOL)
Leading Scorer: Jerry Higgins (412 pts/17.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS Opp
12/02/55 Cincinnati Hughes W 52 51
12/03/55 Columbus Central L 57 68
12/09/55* Springfield W 50 40
12/10/55 @Ironton W 61 46
12/16/55* Middletown L 62 75
12/17/55 @Lancaster W 67 62
12/23/55* @Hamilton L 83 87
01/06/56* Mansfield W 60 58
01/07/56 Columbus East W 58 50
01/13/56* @Lima Seinor W 75 56
01/20/56* @Springfield L 72 73
01/27/56* @Middletown L 71 85
02/03/56* Hamilton W 62 58
02/04/56 Cin. Western Hills W 73 48
02/10/56* @Mansfield L 72 75
02/17/56* Lima Senior W 68 66
02/18/56 Ironton W 63 52
02/27/56 Minford W 81 60 Class A Sectional Tournament at Portsmouth High School
03/01/56 Portsmouth East W 60 46 Class A Sectional Tournament at Portsmouth High School
03/05/56 Waverly W 44 39 Class A Sectional Tournament at Portsmouth High School
03/08/56 Lancaster W 87 56 Class A District Tournament at Ohio University
03/10/56 Lucasville W 79 52 Class A District Tournament at Ohio University
03/16/56 Middletown L 82 102 Class A Regional Tournament at Cincinnati Garden
Springfield
Coach: Buckeye Walters
Record: 6-11 (2-8 GOL)
Leading Scorer: Larry Smith (242 pts/14.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L SHS Opp
12/02/55 Marion Harding W 61 56
12/03/55 @Dayton Roosevelt W 58 54
12/09/55* @Portsmouth L 40 50
12/16/55* Hamilton L 57 60
12/22/55* Mansfield L 54 55
12/27/55 @Troy L 46 66
12/30/55 Monroe W 81 68
01/06/56* @Lima Senior L 55 56
01/13/56 Middletown L 64 79
01/20/56* Portsmouth W 73 72
01/27/56* @Hamilton L 54 70
01/28/56 @Columbus South L 42 64
02/03/56* @Mansfield Senior L 54 56
02/04/56 Dayton Fairview W 75 57
02/10/56* Lima Senior W 51 50
02/17/56* @Middletown L 56 61 OT
02/27/56 Bellefontaine L 49 50 Class A District Tournament at Troy Hobart Arena
Greater Ohio League Standings
Team GOL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Middletown 10 - 0 842 662 84.20 66.20
Hamilton 6 - 4 690 643 69.00 64.30
Mansfield 5 - 5 616 687 61.60 68.70
Portsmouth 5 - 5 675 673 67.50 67.30
Lima Senior 2 - 8 585 692 58.50 69.20
Springfield 2 - 8 558 609 55.80 60.90
Totals 30 - 30 3966 3966 66.10 66.10
Greater Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 31.30 Jerry Lucas Middletown 313 10
2 26.50 Spud Hornsby Hamilton 265 10
3 20.10 Jerry Higgins Portsmouth 201 10
4 16.77 Willie Mack Mansfield 151 9
5 15.10 Don Frazier Portsmouth 151 10
6 14.70 Bill Archer Lima Senior 147 10
7 14.20 Bob Cole Middletown 142 10
8 14.10 Jim Fisher Lima Senior 141 10
9 13.90 Bruce Johnson Portsmouth 139 10
10 13.70 Larry Smith Springfield 137 10
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 44 Jerry Lucas Middletown Mansfield 01/20/1956
2 39 Spud Hornsby Hamilton Mansfield 02/17/1956
3 37 Jerry Lucas Middletown Springfield 01/13/1956
4 36 Jerry Lucas Middletown Portsmouth 01/27/1956
36 Jerry Lucas Middletown Lima Senior 02/03/1956
6 32 Jerry Lucas Middletown Lima Senior 12/23/1955
32 Jerry Lucas Middletown Hamilton 01/06/1956
8 31 Spud Hornsby Hamilton Portsmouth 12/23/1955
31 Larry Smith Springfield Portsmouth 01/20/1956
10 30 Spud Hornsby Hamilton Middletown 01/06/1956
30 Jerry Lucas Middletown Hamilton 02/10/1956
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