1953-54 Huron County Basketball Scores
Bellevue
Coach: Ivan Wilhelm
Record: 16-3 (7-0 NOL)
Leading Scorer: John Lepley (302 pts/15.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/28/52 Alumni L 37 42
12/04/53 @Bowling Green W 62 55
12/05/53 @Port Clinton W 56 32
12/11/53 @Ashland L 58 69
12/18/53 @Norwalk W 68 49
01/05/54 @Fostoria W 68 55
01/08/54 Sandusky St. Mary W 80 70
01/15/54* @Upper Sandusky W 66 44
01/22/54* Willard W 97 76
01/23/54 Tiffin Columbian W 60 56
01/29/54* Galion W 69 49
02/02/54 @Fremont Ross W 72 65
02/05/54* @Shelby W 80 72
02/06/54 Port Clinton W 77 46
02/12/54* @Crestline W 52 33
02/16/54 Sandusky W 68 50
02/19/54* Norwalk W 83 60
02/26/54* @Bucyrus W 72 64
03/02/54 Tiffin Calvert L 81 91 Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
Greenwich
Coach: Ray Low
Record: 11-11 (7-5 HEL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Pettit (281 pts/13.3 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/13/53 Union L 53 54
11/17/53 Shiloh L 38 49
11/20/53* @Monroeville L 40 54
11/25/53* New Haven L 52 56
12/04/53* @North Fairfield W 58 41
12/11/53* Townsend-Wakeman W 78 54
12/15/53 @Norwalk St. Paul W 59 53 NEED BOX
12/18/53* @Berlin Heights W 66 47
12/29/53 Alumni W 53 51 NEED BOX
01/05/54 @Union L 43 51 At Ashland College
01/08/54* Milan W 63 54
01/12/54 @Shiloh W 63 41
01/16/54* Monroeville W 69 67
01/19/54 Ruggles-Troy W 67 57
01/22/54* @New Haven L 59 74
01/29/54* North Fairfield L 53 56
02/05/54* @Townsend-Wakeman L 50 55 NEED BOX
02/06/54* Berlin Heights W 58 45
02/09/54 @Savannah L 62 76
02/12/54* @Milan W 66 63
02/19/54 @New London L 48 49
02/23/54 @New London L 39 50 Class B Huron County Tournament at New London High School
Monroeville
Coach: Al Bohus
Record: 14-6 (10-2 HEL)
Leading Scorer: Tom Fries (373 pts/19.6 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/20/53* Greenwich W 54 40
12/04/53* @New Haven W 57 48
12/11/53* @North Fairfield W 60 45 NEED BOX
12/15/53* New Haven L 53 65
12/18/53* @Townsend-Wakeman W 63 42
01/08/54* North Fairfield W 61 49
01/09/54* Milan W 48 37
01/16/54* @Greenwich L 67 69 OT
01/19/54 ?Huron L 33 52
01/22/54 @Vermilion L 42 62 NEED BOX
01/23/54 New London W 70 51
01/26/54* @Berlin Heights W 64 49
01/29/54 @Margaretta W 47 36
02/05/54 Norwalk St. Paul W 64 47
02/06/54* Townsend-Wakeman W 48 39
02/12/54* Berlin Heights W 78 51
02/19/54* @Milan W 76 63
02/25/54 New Haven W 61 47 Class B Huron County Tournament at New London High School
02/27/54 @New London L 45 47 Class B Huron County Tournament at New London High School
03/05/54 Mt. Victory L 42 47 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
New Haven
Coach: Richard Welton
Record: 14-8 (8-4 HEL)
Leading Scorer: Wayne Robinson (324 pts/6.2 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/10/53 Townsend (Sandusky) W 78 53
11/17/53 Leesville W 54 53 At Crestline High School
11/20/53* @Milan L 54 60
11/25/53* @Greenwich W 56 52
12/01/53 @Tiro W 69 65
12/04/53* Monroeville L 48 57
12/09/53 Union W 79 54
12/15/53* @Monroeville W 65 53
12/18/53* @North Fairfield L 58 71 NEED BOX
01/05/54 Shiloh W 69 47
01/08/54* Wakeman L 33 37
01/15/54* @Berlin Heights W 70 60
01/16/54* Milan W 71 55
01/22/54* Greenwich W 74 59
01/26/54 @New London L 46 49
01/30/54 Plymouth L 53 58
02/02/54 @Attica L 57 68 NEED BOX
02/05/54* North Fairfield W 59 51
02/12/54* @Wakeman W 65 50
02/19/54* Berlin Heights W 75 44
02/23/54 North Fairfield W 48 45 Class B Huron County Tournament at New London High School
02/25/54 Monroeville L 47 61 Class B Huron County Tournament at New London High School
New London
Coach: Les Myers
Record: 10-11
Leading Scorer: Rollie Burton (242 pts/12.7 avg) or Howard Duta (235 pts/11.7 avg) (missing 1 gaame each)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/04/53 @Berlin Heights W 52 30
12/05/53 Savannah L 24 64
12/11/53 Amherst W 57 48
12/18/53 @Milan L 41 46
12/19/53 @Wellington L 51 55
01/08/54 Margaretta W 62 61
01/09/54 @North Fairfield L 45 46
01/16/54 Townsend-Wakeman L 37 55
01/22/54 Wellington W 61 59
01/23/54 @Monroeville L 51 70
01/26/54 New Haven W 49 46
01/29/54 @Amherst W 51 46
02/02/54 Lorain St. Mary L 56 60
02/05/54 Vermilion L 57 71
02/06/54 @Ashland JV L 56 73
02/12/54 Huron L 42 67
02/19/54 Greenwich W 49 48
02/23/54 Greenwich W 50 39 Class B Huron County Tournament at New London High School
02/25/54 Wakeman W 38 37 Class B Huron County Tournament at New London High School
02/27/54 Monroeville W 47 45 Class B Huron County Tournament at New London High School
03/10/54 Huron L 46 72 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield High School
North Fairfield
Coach: Eugene Domonic
Record: 11-12 (4-8 HEL)
Leading Scorer: Russell Conaway (147 pts/13.3 avg) (missing 12 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/20/53* @Berlin Heights L 55 61
11/25/53* Milan L 43 44 NEED BOX
11/27/53 Birmingham W 59 47 NEED BOX
12/04/53* Greenwich L 41 58
12/05/53 @Thompson W 63 57 NEED BOX
12/11/53* Monroeville L 45 60 NEED BOX
12/18/53* New Haven W 71 58 NEED BOX
12/22/53 Alumni W 66 45 NEED BOX
12/28/53 Union L 42 48 Holiday Tournament at Ashland
12/29/53 Lodi W 59 46 Holiday Tournament at Ashland
01/08/54* @Monroeville L 49 61
01/09/54 New London W 46 45
01/15/54* @Townsend-Wakeman L 43 55 NEED BOX
01/16/54* Berlin Heights W 62 49 NEED BOX
01/22/54* @Milan L 52 88
01/23/54 Ruggles-Troy W 70 64 NEED BOX
01/29/54* @Greenwich W 56 53
02/02/54 @Ruggles-Troy W 78 65 NEED BOX
02/05/54* @New Haven L 51 59
02/06/54 Thompson L 66 81 NEED BOX
02/13/54 @Birmingham L 70 75 NEED BOX
02/19/54* Townsend-Wakeman W 60 59
02/23/54 New Haven L 45 48 Class B Huron County Tournament
Norwalk
Coach: Grant Walls
Record: 7-12 (4-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Spettle (415 pts/21.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/25/53 Shelby L 47 60
12/04/53 @Fremont Ross L 64 77
12/11/53 @Elyria W 41 56 Win via forfeit
12/18/53 Bellevue L 49 66
12/19/53 @Sandusky St. Mary L 52 65
12/30/53 @Fremont St. Joseph W 70 60
01/02/54 Madison L 58 59
01/08/54 @Port Clinton W 69 42
01/15/54* Galion W 79 70
01/16/54 @Sandusky L 52 70
01/22/54* @Shelby L 67 78
01/29/54* @Crestline W 79 54
01/30/54 Lorain L 50 51
02/05/54* Upper Sandusky W 63 55
02/06/54 @Clev. John Marshall L 56 80
02/12/54* Bucyrus L 53 60
02/19/54* @Bellevue L 60 83
02/26/54* Willard W 83 72
03/04/54 Tiffin Columbian L 53 64 03/03 - Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
Norwalk St. Paul
Coach: Bill Mazzocco
Record: 2-17
Leading Scorer: Alvin Gamble (222 pts/11.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/27/53 @Plymouth L 45 67
11/29/53 Fostoria St. Wendelin L 55 58
12/04/53 @Elyria Catholic L 33 75
12/06/53 Fremont St. Joseph L 40 73 At Fremont Ross High School
12/11/53 Vermilion L 59 65
12/15/53 Greenwich L 53 59 NEED BOX
12/18/53 Danbury L 54 67
12/20/53 ?Dennison St. Mary L 45 49
12/29/53 Birmingham L 38 48
01/05/54 @Birmingham L 41 53
01/08/54 @Huron L 33 67
01/15/54 Milan L 41 55
01/17/54 @Fostoria St. Wendelin L 65 89
01/24/54 Tiffin Calvert L 25 62 01/19
01/29/54 Berlin Heights W 54 44
02/05/54 @Monroeville L 47 54
02/06/54 @Lorain St. Mary L 64 80
02/12/54 Margaretta W 65 41
02/23/54 Gibsonburg L 53 64 Class B Exempt Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
Townsend-Wakeman
Coach: Kenneth Hill
Record: 8-11 (6-6 HEL)
Leading Scorer: Fred Palmer (273 pts/15.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/20/53 @Birmingham L 28 43
11/25/53* Berlin Heights W 64 42 NEED BOX
12/04/53* @Milan L 40 43
12/11/53* @Greenwich L 54 78
12/18/53* Monroeville L 42 64
12/22/53 @Camden L 30 37
12/28/53 Berlin Heights W 54 47 Holiday Tournament at Milan High School
12/29/53 Vermilion L 38 55 Holiday Tournament at Milan High School
01/08/54* @New Haven W 37 33
01/15/54* North Fairfield W 55 43 NEED BOX
01/16/54 @New London W 55 37
01/22/54* @Berlin Heights W 59 52
01/23/54 Birmingham L 51 59
01/29/54* Milan W 55 47
02/05/54* Greenwich W 55 50 NEED BOX - OR 65-50
02/06/54* @Monroeville L 39 48
02/12/54* New Haven L 50 65
02/19/54* @North Fairfield L 59 60
02/25/54 @New London L 37 38 Class B Huron County Tournament at New London High School
Willard
Coach: Bill Wise
Record: 2-19 (1-6 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Angelo Camiscione (251 pts/11.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/27/53 @Tiffin Columbian L 38 60
12/04/53 Marion Harding L 35 96
12/08/53 Fremont Ross L 52 92
12/11/53 @Shelby L 42 82
12/18/53 Port Clinton W 67 44
01/05/54 Madison L 49 54
01/08/54 @Upper Sandusky L 41 58
01/12/54 Crestline L 49 54
01/15/54* Bucyrus L 44 65
01/22/54* @Bellevue L 76 97
01/26/54 @Bucyrus L 45 71
01/29/54* Upper Sandusky L 56 63
01/30/54 @Clyde L 53 69
02/05/54* @Galion W 44 42
02/09/54 @Madison L 65 72
02/12/54* Shelby L 43 58
02/19/54* @Crestline L 56 60
02/20/54 @Sandusky L 55 73
02/23/54 Sandusky St. Mary L 52 82
02/26/54* @Norwalk L 72 83
03/02/54 Tiffin Columbian L 46 66 Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky
Huron-Erie League Standings
Team HEL Reg Overall
Monroeville 10 - 2 13 - 4 14 - 6
New Haven 8 - 4 13 - 7 14 - 8
Greenwich 7 - 5 11 - 10 11 - 11
Townsend-Wakeman 6 - 6 8 - 10 8 - 11
North Fairfield 4 - 8 11 - 11 11 - 12
Berlin Heights 1 - 11 1 - 19 1 - 20
Milan
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Bellevue 7 - 0 16 - 2 16 - 3
Bucyrus 5 - 2 10 - 6 11 - 7
Shelby 5 - 2 12 - 5 14 - 6
Norwalk 4 - 3 7 - 11 7 - 12
Galion 3 - 4 9 - 10 9 - 11
Upper Sandusky 2 - 5 6 - 10 6 - 11
Crestline 1 - 6 4 - 14 4 - 15
Willard 1 - 6 2 - 18 2 - 19
Huron County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 21.84 Jim Spettle Norwalk 415 19
2 19.63 Tom Fries Monroeville 373 19 missing 1 game
3 16.20 Wayne Robinson New Haven 324 20 missing 2 games
4 15.89 John Lepley Bellevue 302 19
5 15.16 Fred Palmer Townsend-Wakeman 2737 18
6 14.72 John Herner Monroeville 265 18 missing 2 games
7 14.21 Jim Strayer Bellevue 270 19
8 14.15 Vern Eisenhauer Bellevue 269 19
9 14.05 Dave Hunter Norwalk 267 19
10 13.38 Jim Pettit Greenwich 281 21 missing 1 game
13.36 Russell Conaway North Fairfield 147 11 missing 12 games
12.80 Beecher Caudill New Haven 256 20 missing 2 games
12.73 Rollie Burton New London 242 19 missing 1 game
Huron County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 37 Jim Spettle Norwalk Galion 01/15/1954
2 36 Jim Spettle Norwalk Crestline 01/29/1954
3 30 Jim Spettle Norwalk Willard 02/26/1954
4 32 Jim Strayer Bellevue Shelby 02/05/1954
5 29 Jim Spettle Norwalk Shelby 01/22/1954
29 Tom Fries Monroeville Berlin Heights 02/12/1954
7 28 Tom Fries Monroeville New London 01/23/1954
28 Tom Fries Monroeville Berlin Heights 01/26/1954
9 26 Tom Fries Monroeville Greenwich 01/16/1954
26 John Lepley Bellevue Tiffin Columbian 01/23/1954
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