1968-69 Lakeland Conference Boys Basketball Scores
Amherst
Coach: George Simonovich
Record: 9-10 (8-6 LC)
Leading Scorer: Terry Griffey (281 pts/14.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L AHS OPP
12/07/68* @Clearview W 69 58
12/13/68* @Midview W 64 60
12/20/68* New London W 59 43
12/21/68* @Oberlin L 61 83
01/03/69* North Ridgeville L 62 69
01/04/69 @Huron L 65 70
01/10/69* @Vermilion W 59 53 OT
01/11/69* Wellington W 71 62
01/17/69* Clearview L 40 53
01/18/69 Brookside L 69 73
01/24/69* Midview L 55 69
01/25/69* @New London W 77 61
01/31/69* Oberlin W 74 66
02/01/69 @Brunswick L 48 51
02/07/69* @North Ridgeville L 71 79
02/08/69* Vermilion W 81 62
02/14/69* @Wellington L 84 94
02/15/69 Firelands W 63 58
02/22/69 Avon Lake L 67 70 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Lorain Admiral King High School
Clearview
Coach: Bob Walsh
Record: 8-12 (7-7 LC)
Leading Scorer: Rick Buckosh (304 pts/16.0 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/29/68 Elyria Catholic L 51 72
11/30/68 @Brookside L 54 58
12/07/68* Amherst L 58 69 NEED BOX
12/13/68* North Ridgeville L 52 70
12/14/68 @Lorain St. Mary L 47 51
12/20/68* @Vermilion L 43 52
12/21/68* Wellington W 55 52
01/03/69* @Midview L 51 56
01/04/69 Lorain St. Mary L 60 69
01/10/69* New London W 46 40
01/11/69* @Oberlin L 62 81
01/17/69* @Amherst W 53 40
01/24/69* @North Ridgeville L 51 61
01/25/69* Vermilion W 58 55
01/31/69* @Wellington W 54 50 OT
02/07/69* Midview L 55 65
02/08/69* @New London W 70 41
02/14/69* Oberlin W 66 62
02/22/69 Firelands W 64 52 Class A Sectional Tournament at North Ridgeville High School
02/28/69 Lorain St. Mary L 57 62 Class A Sectional Tournament at North Ridgeville High School
Huron
Coach: Tom Binkley
Record: 12-7 (11-3 LC)
Leading Scorer: Jay Baksa (267 pts/15.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
12/07/68* @Wellington W 65 52
12/13/68* Amherst L 60 64
12/14/68 Elyria Catholic L 46 70
12/20/68* Oberlin L 63 74
12/21/68* @New London W 69 56
01/03/69* Clearview W 56 51
01/04/69 @Brookside W 68 67
01/10/69* @North Ridgeville L 70 82
01/11/69* Vermilion W 56 54
01/17/69* Wellington W 61 40
01/18/69 Avon L 59 65
01/24/69* @Amherst W 69 55
01/25/69* @Oberlin W 57 49
01/31/69* New London W 55 46
02/01/69 @Elyria Catholic L 46 53
02/07/69* @Clearview W 65 55
02/08/69* North Ridgeville W 57 49
02/14/69* @Vermilion W 55 52
02/26/69 Bay L 51 68 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Lorain Admiral King High School
New London
Coach: Robert Lavengood
Record: 0-19 (0-14 LC)
Leading Scorer: Dean Harmony (223 pts/12.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L NLHS Opp
11/27/68 Keystone L 56 61
11/30/68 @Mapleton L 45 58
12/07/68* @Vermilion L 39 92
12/13/68* Wellington L 50 58
12/20/68* @Amherst L 43 59
12/21/68* Midview L 56 69
01/03/69* Oberlin L 48 58
01/04/69 @Monroeville L 45 60
01/10/69* @Clearview L 40 46
01/11/69* North Ridgeville L 52 79
01/17/69* Vermilion L 56 65
01/18/69 Gibsonburg L 56 57
01/24/69* @Wellington L 53 89
01/25/69* Amherst L 61 77
01/31/69* @Midview L 46 55
02/07/69* @Oberlin L 61 69
02/08/69* Clearview L 41 70
02/14/69* @North Ridgeville L 37 60
02/21/69 Plymouth L 56 67 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
North Ridgeville
Coach: Dave Dudik
Record: 14-5 (13-1 LC)
Leading Scorer: Barry Wilford (414 pts/21.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L NRHS OPP
11/29/68 Westlake L 54 55
11/30/68 @Avon L 48 67
12/07/68* Oberlin W 79 78
12/13/68* @Clearview W 70 52
12/20/68* Wellington W 83 69
12/21/68* Vermilion W 70 60
12/27/68 @Elyria Catholic L 76 78
01/03/69* @Amherst W 69 62
01/04/69 Fairview W 63 57
01/10/69* Midview W 82 70
01/11/69* @New London W 79 52
01/17/69* @Oberlin W 68 55
01/24/69* Clearview W 61 51
01/25/69* Wellington W 64 53
01/31/69* @Vermilion W 67 37
02/07/69* Amherst W 79 71
02/08/69* @Midview L 49 57
02/14/69* New London W 60 37
02/21/69 North Olmsted L 52 63 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Lorain Admiral King High School
Oberlin
Coach: Carl Laukuf
Record: 7-11 (6-8 LC)
Leading Scorer: John Sherrod (252 pts/14.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OHS OPP
11/27/68 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 59 89
12/07/68* @North Ridgeville L 78 79
12/13/68* Vermilion L 55 56
12/20/68* @Midview W 74 63
12/21/68* Amherst W 83 61
12/27/68 @Firelands L 56 66
01/03/69* @New London W 58 48
01/10/69* @Wellington L 72 77
01/11/69* Clearview W 81 62
01/17/69* North Ridgeville L 55 68
01/24/69* @Vermilion W 67 66
01/25/69* Midview L 49 57
01/31/69* @Amherst L 66 74
02/07/69* New London W 69 61
02/08/69* Wellington L 58 67
02/14/69* @Clearview L 62 66
02/15/69 @Sandusky St. Mary L 61 87
02/21/69 @Lorain Admiral King L 57 61 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Lorain Admiral King High School
Vermilion
Coach: Floyd Longfellow
Record: 6-14 (5-9 LC)
Leading Scorer: Tim Lerchbacker (260 pts/13.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L VHS OPP
11/27/68 Norwalk L 54 89
12/07/68* New London W 92 39
12/13/68* @Oberlin W 56 55
12/14/68 Huron L 63 72
12/20/68* Clearview W 52 43
12/21/68* @North Ridgeville L 60 70
12/27/68 @Bellevue L 52 84
01/03/69* Wellington W 75 59
01/10/69* Amherst L 53 59 OT
01/11/69* @Midview L 54 56
01/17/69* @New London W 65 56
01/24/69* Oberlin L 66 67
01/25/69* @Clearview L 55 58
01/31/69* North Ridgeville L 37 67
02/01/69 @Huron L 56 66
02/07/69* @Wellington L 73 88
02/08/69* @Amherst L 62 81
02/14/69* Midview L 52 55
02/18/69 Fostoria W 62 61 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Bellevue High School - OT
02/21/69 Huron L 55 69 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Bellevue High School
Wellington
Coach: Ed Golding
Record: 7-12 (6-8 LC)
Leading Scorer: Dwight Rucker (282 pts/23.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/23/68 @Western Reserve L 52 73
11/30/68 @Black River L 61 85
12/07/68* Midview L 52 65
12/13/68* @New London W 58 50
12/20/68* North Ridgeville L 69 83
12/21/68* @Clearview L 52 55
01/03/69* @Vermilion L 59 75
01/10/69* Oberlin W 77 72
01/11/69* @Amherst L 62 71
01/17/69* @Midview L 40 61
01/24/69* New London W 89 53
01/25/69* @North Ridgeville L 53 64
01/31/69* Clearview L 50 54 OT
02/01/69 @Firelands L 50 72
02/07/69* Vermilion W 88 73
02/08/69* @Oberlin W 67 58
02/14/69* Amherst W 94 84 Dwight Rucker's 41 sets school record
02/15/69 Keystone W 107 94 Dwight Rucker's 50 sets school record
02/19/69 Firelands L 56 69 Class A Sectional Tournament at North Ridgeville High School
Lakeland Conference Standings
Team LC OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
North Ridgeville 13 - 1 980 804 70.00 57.42
Midview 11 - 3 858 779 61.28 55.64
Amherst 8 - 6 927 912 66.21 65.14
Clearview 7 - 7 774 794 55.28 56.71
Oberlin 6 - 8 927 905 66.21 64.64
Wellington 6 - 8 910 918 65.00 65.57
Vermilion 5 - 9 852 853 60.85 60.92
New London 0 - 14 683 946 48.78 67.57
Totals 56 - 56 6911 6911 61.70 61.70
Lakeland Conference Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 22.71 Barry Wilford North Ridgeville 318 14
2 22.00 Dwight Rucker Wellington 198 9 misses first 5 games
3 17.41 Jay Baksa Midview 209 12
4 15.64 Terry Griffey Amherst 219 14
5 15.23 Rick Buckosh Clearview 198 13 missing 1 game
6 14.42 Tim Lerchbacker Vermilion 202 14
7 14.38 John Sherrod Oberlin 187 13
8 14.07 Mark Trenchard Midview 197 14
9 13.85 Dan Nelson North Ridgeville 194 14
10 13.61 Joe Godfrey Amherst 177 13 missing 1 game
Lakeland Conference Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 41 Dwight Rucker Wellington Amherst 02/14/1969
2 34 Barry Wilford North Ridgeville Amherst 01/03/1969
34 Barry Wilford North Ridgeville Midview 02/08/1969
4 32 Dwight Rucker Wellington Oberlin 01/10/1969
5 31 Lynn Howard Amherst Wellington 02/14/1969
6 29 Barry Wilford North Ridgeville Clearview 12/13/1968
29 Barry Wilford North Ridgeville Oberlin 01/17/1969
8 28 Terry Griffey Amherst Vermilion 02/08/1969
9 26 Jay Baksa Midview Wellington 01/17/1969
26 Tim Lerchbacker Vermilion Wellington 02/07/1969
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