1956-57 Lakeland Conference Boys Basketball Scores
Amherst
Coach: Art Thomas
Record: 12-8 (8-4 LC)
Leading Scorer: Elwood Carver (291 pts/15.3 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L AHS OPP
11/27/56 @Oberlin L 42 71 NEED BOX
11/30/56* @Wellington L 55 60
12/03/56 Alumni W 53 47
12/07/56* Clearview W 68 61
12/14/56* @Huron L 65 81
12/15/56* Margaretta W 65 44
12/21/56* @New London W 59 51
01/08/57 South Amherst L 60 65
01/11/57* Vermilion W 57 55
01/18/57* Wellington L 56 60 OT
01/25/57* @Clearview W 51 42
01/26/57 @Firelands L 60 65
02/01/57* Huron W 56 52
02/02/57 @Avonl Lake W 53 48
02/05/57* @Margaretta W 79 39
02/08/57* New London W 72 50
02/12/57 @South Amherst W 72 39
02/15/57* @Vermilion L 45 65
02/22/57 Oberlin W 64 51 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Elyria High School
03/01/57 @Elyria L 50 82 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Elyria High School
Clearview
Coach: Les Brady
Record: 8-11 (5-7 LC)
Leading Scorer: Ben Caco (470 pts/24.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
?Avon Lake W 65 59 NEED BOX - May be 11/21
11/27/56 Midview L 48 59 NEED BOX
11/30/56* @Vermilion W 60 48
12/04/56* Wellington L 44 64
12/07/56* @Amherst L 61 68
12/11/56 Elyria Catholic L 41 66
12/15/56* Huron L 59 62
12/18/56 Brookside W 60 44
12/21/56* @Margaretta W 67 47
01/11/57* New London W 71 58
01/18/57* Vermilion L 48 74
01/19/57* @Wellington L 52 61
01/22/57 @Midview L 63 64
01/25/57* Amherst L 42 51
01/29/57 Columbia W 67 47
02/05/57* @Huron W 71 82
02/08/57* Margaretta W 63 52
02/15/57* @New London W 70 51
02/22/57 @Elyria L 49 82 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Elyria High School
Huron
Coach: Dick Klein
Record: 13-9 (7-5 LC)
Leading Scorer: Jack Armstrong (351 pts/17.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L HHS OPP
11/27/56 @Milan W 60 58
11/30/56* @New London W 62 31
12/04/56* Vermilion L 50 62
12/07/56* @Wellington L 58 63
12/14/56* Amherst W 81 65
12/15/56* @Clearview W 62 59
12/21/56 @Fremont St. Joseph L 64 71
01/08/57 @Oak Harbor L 51 54
01/11/57* Margaretta W 61 41
01/12/57 Berlin Heights W 80 63
01/18/57* New London W 85 50
01/19/57* @Vermilion L 54 60
01/25/57* Wellington L 56 63
02/01/57* @Amherst L 52 56
02/02/57 Willard W 71 56
02/05/57* Clearview W 82 71
02/08/57 @Sandusky St. Mary L 66 80
02/15/57* @Margaretta W 61 53
02/19/57 @Margaretta W 50 43 Class A Erie County Tournament at Margaretta High School
02/23/57 Milan W 65 51 Class A Erie County Tournament at Margaretta High School
03/01/57 Wharton W 65 57 Class A Sectional Tournament at Heidelberg College
03/02/57 Holmes-Liberty L 60 71 Class A Sectional Tournament at Heidelberg College
Margaretta
Coach: Ben Wisbon
Record: 1-18 (1-11 LC)
Leading Scorer: Rick Rohrbacher (195 pts/10.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/30/56 ?Norwalk St. Paul L 50 65
12/04/56* New London L 44 45
12/07/56* @Vermilion L 44 59
12/14/56* Wellington L 25 94
12/15/56* @Amherst L 44 65
12/21/56* Clearview L 47 67
01/08/57 @Milan L 42 76
01/11/57* @Huron L 41 61
01/12/57 Sandusky St. Mary L 32 66
01/18/57 Fremont St. Joseph L 38 81
01/19/57* @New London W 57 51 OT
01/25/57* Vermilion L 55 63 OT
01/26/57 @Monroeville L 65 77
02/01/57* @Wellington L 37 75
02/05/57* Amherst L 39 79
02/08/57* @Clearview L 52 63
02/12/57 @Berlin Heights L 63 65 OT
02/15/57* Huron L 53 61
02/19/57 Huron L 43 50 Class A Erie County Tournament at Margaretta High School
New London
Coach: Les Myers
Record: 2-15 (1-11 LC)
Leading Scorer: Darrell Stoner (251 pts/15.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L NLHS OPP
11/30/56* Huron L 31 62
12/04/56* @Margaretta W 45 44
12/08/56 Monroeville L 39 53
12/14/56* Vermilion L 47 68
12/15/56* @Wellington L 53 68
12/21/56* Amherst L 51 59
01/11/57* @Clearview L 58 71
01/18/57* @Huron L 50 85
01/19/57* Margaretta L 51 57 OT
01/26/57 @Townsend-Wakeman L 56 59
02/01/57* @Vermilion L 46 66
02/05/57* Wellington L 52 77
02/08/57* @Amherst L 50 72
02/15/57* Clearview L 51 70
02/16/57 @Greenwich L 59 98
02/21/57 Monroeville L 58 60 Class A Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School
02/23/57 North Fairfield W 66 62 Class A Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School - OT
Vermilion
Coach: Ed Ziemke
Record: 15-5 (9-3 LC)
Leading Scorer: Bill Bodde (450 pts/22.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L VHS OPP
11/30/56* Clearview L 48 60
12/04/56* @Huron W 62 50
12/07/56* Margaretta W 59 44
12/14/56* @New London W 68 47
12/15/56 Lorain St. Mary W 56 44
12/21/56* Wellington W 60 57
12/28/56 Firelands W 78 73
01/04/57 Alumni W 58 44 Included in totals - may not have counted
01/11/57* @Amherst L 55 57
01/18/57* @Clearview W 74 48
01/19/57* Huron W 60 54
01/22/57 @Berlin Heights W 72 48
01/25/57* @Margaretta W 63 55 OT
02/01/57* New London W 66 46
02/05/57 @Milan L 51 56
02/08/57* @Wellington L 69 74
02/12/57 Elyria Catholic W 67 61
02/15/57* Amherst W 65 45
02/23/57 Port Clinton W 71 69 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky
03/01/57 Sandusky L 64 68 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky
Wellington
Coach: Gil Shellhouse
Record: 18-2 (11-1 LC)
Leading Scorer: Dick McKenzie (396 pts/19.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/30/56* Amherst W 60 55
12/04/56* @Clearview W 64 44
12/07/56* Huron W 63 58
12/14/56* @Margaretta W 94 25
12/15/56* New London W 68 53
12/21/56* @Vermilion L 57 60
01/05/57 @South Amherst W 79 59
01/11/57 Midview W 78 64
01/12/57 Firelands W 74 64
01/18/57* @Amherst W 60 56 OT
01/19/57* Clearview W 61 52
01/25/57* @Huron W 63 56
01/26/57 @North Ridgeville W 80 62
02/01/57* Margaretta W 75 37
02/05/57* @New London W 77 52
02/08/57* Vermilion W 74 69
02/15/57 @Midview W 90 78
03/02/57 Columbia W 80 53 Class A Sectional Tournament at Lorain High School
03/07/57 Mogadore W 59 57 Class A District Tournament at Canton Fieldhouse
03/09/57 Savannah L 62 78 Class A District Tournament at Canton Fieldhouse
Lakeland Conference Standings
Team LC OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Margaretta 11 - 1 816 617 68.00 51.41
Vermilion 9 - 3 749 637 62.41 53.08
Amherst 8 - 4 728 660 60.66 55.00
Huron 7 - 5 764 674 63.66 56.16
Clearview 5 - 7 708 718 59.00 59.83
Margaretta 1 - 11 538 783 44.83 65.25
New London 1 - 11 585 799 48.75 66.58
Totals 42 - 42 4888 4888 58.19 58.19
Lakeland Conference Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 26.25 Ben Caco Clearview 315 12
2 22.00 Bill Bodde Vermilion 264 12
3 17.90 Jack Armstrong Huron 197 11
4 16.25 Dick McKenzie Wellington 195 12
5 15.90 Darrell Stoner New London 175 11
6 15.08 Elwood Carver Amherst 181 12
7 14.33 Mike Harris Wellington 172 12
8 14.16 Ron Gambish Amherst 170 12
9 13.83 Jerry Mazzoni Clearview 166 12
10 13.08 Bob Boos Huron 157 12
Lakeland Conference Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 38 Ben Caco Clearview Huron 12/15/1956
2 37 Ben Caco Clearview Huron 02/05/1957
3 32 Bill Bodde Vermilion Wellington 02/08/1957
32 Ben Caco Clearview New London 02/15/1957
5 31 Ben Caco Clearview Margaretta 12/21/1956
6 29 Bill Bodde Vermilion Clearview 01/18/1957
29 Ben Caco Clearview Margaretta 02/08/1957
8 28 Darrell Stoner New London Margaretta 01/19/1957
9 27 Ben Caco Clearview Vermilion 11/30/1956
27 Bob Boos Huron Clearview 12/15/1956
27 Elwood Carver Amherst Margaretta 12/15/1956
27 Ben Caco Clearview Wellington 01/19/1957
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