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 Return to Richland County index Return to Greater Ohio League index Email Me