1955-56 Huron County Basketball Scores
Bellevue
Coach: Ray Skinner
Record: 4-13 (2-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Ruess (332 pts/19.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/25/55 Alumni L 38 55
12/02/55 @Bowling Green L 53 55
12/09/55 Ashland L 57 82
12/16/55 @Norwalk W 57 55
01/03/56 @Fostoria L 53 61
01/06/56 Sandusky St. Mary L 52 86
01/13/56* Norwalk L 60 74
01/20/56* @Bucyrus L 46 73
01/27/56* @Upper Sandusky W 73 66
01/31/56 @Fremont Ross L 66 88
02/03/56* Willard W 75 72
02/04/56 Port Clinton W 73 64
02/10/56* Galion L 70 90
02/14/56 Sandusky L 50 56
02/17/56* @Shelby L 54 88
02/21/56* @Tiffin Columbian L 48 67
02/24/56 Sandusky L 42 57 Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky
Greenwich
Coach: Richard Imhoff
Record: 12-10 (7-5 HEL)
Leading Scorer: Chuck Magill (420 pts/19.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/15/55 Polk W 70 69
11/18/55 @Monroeville L 67 72
11/22/55 New Haven W 96 41
12/02/55 @North Fairfield W 64 56
12/03/55 Townsend-Wakeman W 60 49
12/09/55 @Berlin Heights L 75 95
12/10/55 Ruggles-Troy L 83 85 Sudden Death 2OT
12/16/55 Milan L 54 59
12/20/55 @Norwalk St. Paul W 75 64
12/28/55 Shiloh L 65 79 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
12/29/55 Ontario W 81 66 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
01/03/56 @Polk L 69 75
01/06/56 Monroeville L 65 74
01/13/56 @New Haven W 99 64
01/14/56 @Tiro W 75 64
01/20/56 North Fairfield W 82 67
01/27/56 @Townsend-Wakeman W 92 77
02/03/56 Berlin Heights W 88 82
02/10/56 @Milan L 46 75
02/18/56 @New London L 80 81
02/24/56 Townsend-Wakeman L 54 71 Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School
02/25/56 North Fairfield W 91 71 Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School
Monroeville
Coach: Al Bohus
Record: 14-7 (9-3 HEL)
Leading Scorer: Gary Gregory (444 pts/23.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/18/55* Greenwich W 72 67
11/19/55 Townsend W 84 79
12/02/55* @New Haven W 74 40
12/03/55* North Fairfield W 90 65
12/09/55* @Townsnd-Wakeman W 70 52
12/10/55 New London W 71 44
12/16/55* Berlin Heights W 93 87
12/23/55* @Milan L 54 63
12/30/55 Alumni L 57 65
01/06/56* @Greenwich W 74 65
01/20/56* New Haven W 87 51
01/27/56* @North Fairfield W 68 63
01/28/56 @Margaretta L 56 65
02/03/56* Townsend-Wakeman W 79 53
02/10/56* @Berlin Heights L 67 69
02/11/56 Norwalk St. Paul W 72 62
02/17/56* Milan L 46 64
02/24/56 North Fairfield W 66 56 Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk
02/25/56 Townsend-Wakeman L 47 76 Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk
03/02/56 Butler W 64 55 Class B Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/03/56 Mt. Zion L 54 58 Class B Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
New Haven
Coach: Roy Collins
Record: 0-20 (0-12 HEL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Postema (236 pts/13.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/08/55 @Tiro L 65 76
11/11/55 Union L 40 65
11/18/55* @Milan L 26 101
11/22/55* @Greenwich L 41 96
12/02/55* Monroeville L 40 74
12/06/55 Norwalk St. Paul L 56 66
12/09/55* @North Fairfield L 58 91
12/13/55 @New Washington L 49 101
12/16/55* Townsend-Wakeman L 78 87
12/21/55* @Berlin Heights L 50 102
01/03/56 Shiloh L 28 90
01/06/56* Milan L 42 71
01/10/56 Plymouth L 61 88
01/13/56* Greenwich L 66 99
01/20/56* @Monroeville L 51 87
01/24/56 @New London L 25 86
02/03/56* North Fairfield L 50 78
02/10/56* @Townsend-Wakeman L 62 77
02/17/56* Berlin Heights L 64 91
02/22/56 North Fairfield L 57 72 Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School
New London
Coach: Les Myers
Record: 7-10 (2-8 LC)
Leading Scorer: Bill Dunn (296 pts/18.5 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/02/55 @Huron L 45 57
12/09/55 @Vermilion L 37 57
12/10/55 @Monroeville L 44 71
12/16/55 @Amherst L 54 69
01/06/56 Clearview W 61 50
01/07/56 Margaretta W 57 53
01/13/56 Wellington L 48 57
01/14/56 @North Fairfield W 62 43 NEED BOX
01/20/56 Huron L 61 75
01/24/56 New Haven W 86 25
01/27/56 Vermilion L 59 75
02/03/56 Amherst W 61 47
02/10/56 @Clearview L 79 117
02/11/56 Townsend-Wakeman W 70 52
02/17/56 @Wellington L 66 83
02/18/56 Greenwich W 81 80
02/22/56 Townsend-Wakeman L 62 77 Class A Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School
North Fairfield
Coach: George Gaich
Record: 6-16 (- HEL)
Leading Scorer: Richard Conaway (318 pts/15.1 avg) or Henry Cole (317 pts/16.6 avg) (missing 1 game each)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/15/55 @Thompson L 50 74
11/18/55* @Berlin Heights W 58 54
11/22/55* Milan L 58 73
12/02/55* Greewnich L 56 64
12/03/55* @Monroeville L 65 90
12/09/55* New Haven W 91 58
12/16/55 Norwalk St. Paul W 75 58
12/23/55* @Townsend-Wakeman L 66 70
01/06/56* Berlin Heights L 63 81
01/13/56* @Milan L 50 80
01/14/56 New London L 43 62 NEED BOX
01/17/56 @Ruggles-Troy L 58 72
01/20/56* @Greenwich L 67 82
01/27/56* Monroeville L 63 68
01/31/56 Ruggles-Troy L 58 72
02/03/56* @New Haven W 78 50
02/14/56 @Plymouth L 67 83
02/17/56* Townsend-Wakeman W 65 60
02/22/56 New Haven W 72 57 Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School
02/24/56 Monroeville L 56 66 Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School
02/25/56 Greenwich L 71 91 Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School
Norwalk
Coach: Grant Walls
Record: 9-10 (4-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Heaston (360 pts/18.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/02/55 @Fremont Ross L 42 57
12/09/55 Elyria W 53 51
12/16/55 Bellevue L 55 57
12/17/55 @Sandusky L 56 63 OT
12/20/55 @Clyde W 60 43
12/23/55 Sandusky St. Mary W 61 52
12/28/55 @Fremont St. Joseph L 57 61
12/30/55 Madison W 65 61
01/06/56 @Port Clinton L 58 70
01/13/56* @Bellevue W 74 60
01/20/56* Willard W 76 51
01/27/56* Galion L 57 61
02/03/56* @Shelby L 55 61
02/04/56 Akron Kenmore L 49 62
02/10/56* @Tiffin Columbian L 47 66
02/17/56* Upper Sandusky W 81 65
02/22/56* Bucyrus W 62 58
02/24/56 Willard W 67 48 Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
03/02/56 Tiffin Columbian L 48 52 Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
Norwalk St. Paul
Coach: Joe Andryejski
Record: 5-10
Leading Scorer: Dick Simon (189 pts/12.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/04/55 @Fremont St. Joseph L 60 72
12/06/55 @New Haven W 66 56
12/16/55 @North Fairfield L 58 75
12/18/55 Fostoria St. Wendelin W 63 55
12/20/55 Greenwich L 64 75
12/27/55 Alumni W 67 61
01/06/56 York L 56 70
01/07/56 @Townsend-Wakeman W 60 59 OT
01/14/56 @Thompson L 63 69
01/20/56 Berlin Heights L 55 68
01/24/56 @Lorain St. Mary L 68 74
01/27/56 Margaretta W 53 52
02/03/56 Milan L 62 66
02/11/56 @Monroeville L 62 72
02/17/56 Gibsonburg L 38 75 Class B Exempt Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
Townsend-Wakeman
Coach: Alan Cok
Record: 6-16 (3-9 HEL)
Leading Scorer: Gary Tillson (612 pts/27.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/22/55* Berlin Heights L 52 56
12/02/55* @Milan L 44 67
12/03/55* @Greenwich L 49 60
12/09/55* Monroeville L 52 70
12/16/55* @New Haven W 87 78
12/17/55 Firelands L 60 82
12/21/55 @Ruggles-Troy L 76 94
12/23/55* North Fairfield W 70 66
01/06/56 LaGrange L 48 55
01/07/56 Norwalk St. Paul L 59 60 OT
01/13/56* @Berlin Heights L 58 73
01/20/56* Milan L 56 61
01/27/56* Greenwich L 77 92
01/31/56 @Townsend (Sandusky) L 60 81
02/03/56* @Monroeville L 53 79
02/10/56* New Haven W 77 62
02/11/56 @New London L 52 70
02/17/56* @North Fairfield L 60 65
02/22/56 New London W 77 62 Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School
02/24/56 Greenwich W 71 54 Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School
02/25/56 Monroeville W 76 47 Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School
03/02/56 Sulphur Springs L 47 79 Class B Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Willard
Coach: Herb Hart
Record: 4-14 (1-6 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Tom Coe (245 pts/13.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/03/55 Attica W 89 78
12/06/55 Fremont Ross W 79 73
12/09/55 @Shelby L 50 84
12/16/55 Port Clinton L 67 81
12/20/55 @Bucyrus L 66 73
12/27/55 Tiffin Columbian W 73 72
01/13/56* @Tiffin Columbian L 46 77
01/20/56* @Norwalk L 51 76
01/27/56* Bucyrus W 80 76
01/31/56 @Clyde L 69 72
02/03/56* @Bellevue L 72 75
02/04/56 Huron L 71 75
02/10/56* Upper Sandusky L 66 70
02/11/56 Madison L 58 77
02/14/56 Crestline L 74 95 01/10
02/17/56* @Galion L 57 96
02/21/56* Shelby L 54 82
02/24/56 Norwalk L 48 67 Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
Huron-Erie League Standings
Team HEL Reg Overall
Monroeville 9 - 3 12 - 5 14 - 7
Greenwich 7 - 5 11 - 9 12 - 10
North Fairfield 4 - 8 5 - 14 6 - 16
Townsend-Wakeman 3 - 9 3 - 15 6 - 16
New Haven 0 - 12 0 - 19 0 - 20
Berlin Heights
Milan
Lakeland Conference Standings
Team LC Reg Overall
New London 2 - 8 7 - 9 7 - 10
Amherst
Clearview
Huron
Vermilion
Wellington
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Shelby 7 - 0 17 - 1 20 - 2
Tiffin Columbian 6 - 1 12 - 4 16 - 5
Galion 5 - 2 12 - 6 13 - 7
Norwalk 4 - 3 8 - 9 9 - 10
Bellevue 2 - 5 4 - 12 4 - 13
Bucyrus 2 - 5 8 - 10 8 - 11
Upper Sandusky 1 - 6 4 - 14 4 - 15
Willard 1 - 6 4 - 13 4 - 14
Huron County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 27.81 Gary Tillson Townsend-Wakeman 612 22
2 23.36 Gary Gregory Monroeville 444 19
3 19.52 Jim Ruess Bellevue 332 17
4 19.00 Chuck Magill Greenwich 420 22
5 18.94 Dick Heaston Norwalk 360 19
6 18.50 Bill Dunn New London 296 16 missing 1 game
7 17.66 Jim Hanks Willard 212 12
8 16.68 Henry Cole North Fairfield 317 19 missing 1 game
9 16.26 Howard Duta New London 244 15 missing 1 game
10 16.06 Jim Koechley Bellevue 241 15
Huron County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 54 Gary Tillson Townsend-Wakeman New Haven 12/16/1955
2 41 Gary Tillson Townsend-Wakeman New Haven 02/10/1956
3 39 Gary Gregory Monroeville Berlin Heights 12/16/1955
39 Gary Tillson Townsend-Wakeman Greenwich 02/24/1956
5 38 Gary Tillson Townsend-Wakeman Ruggles-Troy 12/21/1955
6 36 Chuck Magill Greenwich New London 02/18/1956
36 Gary Tillson Townsend-Wakeman New London 02/22/1956
8 35 Henry Cole North Fairfield Greenwich 02/25/1956
9 32 Gary Tillson Townsend-Wakeman Milan 01/20/1956
32 Jim Ruess Bellevue Willard 02/03/1956
32 Jim Ruess Bellevue Galion 02/10/1956
32 Dik Heaston Norwalk Upper Sandusky 02/17/1956
32 Bill Dunn New London Greenwich 02/18/1956
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