1944-45 Northern Ohio League Basketball Scores


Bellevue
Coach:  Harry Strobel
Record:  25-0 (6-0 LBL; 5-0 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  SCORES ONLY

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
		?Bowling Green		W	55	13
		?Lorain			W	61	28
		?Tiffin Columbian	W	53	34
		?Fostoria St. Wendelin	W	57	29
	*	?Norwalk		W	44	28	LBL; NOL?
	*	?Port Clinton		W	46	44	LBL
		?Sandusky		W	44	26
	*	?Willard		W	59	22	LBL; NOL?
01/26/45*	Crestline		W	70	29	NOL
		?Mansfield Senior	W	41	34
		?Fremont Ross		W	43	34
	*	?Norwalk		W	52	27	LBL; NOL?
02/06/45*	@Bucyrus		W	45	29	NOL
	*	?Port Clinton		W	54	33	LBL
	*	?Shelby			W	54	33	NOL
	*	?Willard		W	77	18	LBL; NOL?
		?Elyria			W	52	50
		?Sandusky		W	66	26
		Willard			W	59	17	Class A District Tournament
		Norwalk			W	37	31	Class A District Tournament
		Port Clinton		W	43	33	Class A District Tournament
		Van Wert		W	31	13	Class A Regional Tournament
		Toledo Macomber		W	28	26	Class A Regional Tournament
		Massillon		W	47	44	Class A State Tournament
		Middletown		W	36	34	Class A State Tournament


Bucyrus
Coach:  Chuck Tschanen
Record:  8-10 (4-6 NCOL; 3-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Dan Benham (174 pts/9.6 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     BHS     OPP
12/01/44	@Tiffin Columbian	L	17	23
12/05/44	Crestline		W	30	21
12/08/44*	@Upper Sandusky		L	26	27
12/15/44*	@Mt. Vernon		L	27	40
12/22/44*	Willard			W	61	34
12/29/44*	Shelby			W	39	27
01/05/45*	Marion Harding		W	39	35
01/12/45*	@Galion			L	27	34
01/19/45*	Ashland			L	41	46
01/26/45*	Mt. Vernon		W	47	29
02/02/45#	@Shelby			W	36	35
02/06/45*	Bellevue		L	29	45
02/09/45*	@Marion Harding		L	33	39
02/13/45*	@Crestline		W	47	33
02/16/45#	Galion			L	27	35
02/23/45*	@Ashland		L	38	52
02/28/45	Upper Sandusky		W	40	33	Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
03/02/45	Lima South		L	29	43	Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School


Crestline
Coach:  Charles Imel
Record:  4-16 (1-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Bill Mayer (153 pts/10.2 avg) (missing 5 games)

Date		Versus		       W/L     CHS     OPP
11/??/44	?Leesville		W	43	38	NEED BOX
12/05/44	@Bucyrus		L	21	30
12/08/44*	@Willard		W	36	22	NEED BOX
12/15/44	Upper Sandusky		L	32	42
12/19/44	Galion			L	35	39
12/22/44	@Mt. Vernon		L	32	40	NEED BOX
01/07/45	@Madison		L	30	35
01/09/45*	@Shelby			L	38	39
01/12/45	Mt. Gilead		W	38	24
01/16/45*	@Galion			L	27	53
01/19/45	Marion St. Mary		L	43	48
01/26/45*	@Bellevue		L	29	70
02/02/45*	@Upper Sandusky		L	21	37	NEED BOX
02/06/45	Ontario			L	30	37
02/09/45	@Tiffin Calvert		L	38	40
02/13/45*	Bucyrus			L	33	47
02/16/45	@Mt. Gilead		W	31	30	OT
02/20/45	Shelby			L	30	49	NEED BOX
02/23/45	@Marion St. Mary	L	24	44
03/03/45	Lima Central		L	34	41	Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School


Galion
Coach:  Bob Sheffer
Record:  9-12 (3-7 NCOL; 4-1 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Gene Plummer (255 pts/12.1 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     GHS     OPP
11/22/44	@Mt. Gilead		L	22	29
12/01/44	Fostoria		W	37	30
12/05/44*	Willard			W	57	30
12/08/44	@Findlay		L	22	39
12/15/44*	Shelby			L	33	52
12/16/44	@Delaware		L	35	53
12/19/44	@Crestline		W	39	35
12/22/44*	@Ashland		L	35	54
01/05/45*	@Mt. Vernon		W	35	32
01/19/45*	Upper Sandusky		W	36	32
01/12/45*	@Bucyrus		W	34	27
01/16/45	Crestline		W	53	27
01/19/45*	@Marion Harding		L	48	52
01/23/45	Mt. Gilead		W	48	32
01/26/45#	@Shelby			L	35	36
01/27/45	@Lima Central		L	27	52
02/09/45*	Mt. Vernon		L	33	44
02/16/45#	@Bucyrus		W	35	27
02/20/45*	Ashland			L	27	37
02/23/45*	Marion Harding		L	32	33
03/01/45	@Findlay		L	20	36	Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School


Upper Sandusky
Coach:  Kenneth Sampson
Record:  13-3 (3-1 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  SCORES ONLY

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
	*	?Bucyrus		W	27	26
		?Kenton			L	32	35
	*	?Crestline		W	42	32
		?Richwood		W	36	35
		?Carey			W	50	16
		?Fostoria		W	31	28
		?Salem			W	37	25
	*	?Galion			L	32	35
		?Eden			W	38	26
		?Marysville		W	50	45
	*	?Willard		W	40	20
		?Cresltine		W	37	21
		?Ada			W	43	34
		?Carey			W	75	36
		?Bluffton		W	41	33
02/28/45	Bucyrus			L	33	40	Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School

Northern Ohio League Standings

Team NOL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG Bellevue 5 - 0 Galion 4 - 1 216 152 43.20 30.40 Upper Sandusky 3 - 1 141 113 35.25 28.25 Norwalk 2 - 1 Bucyrus 3 - 3 226 209 37.66 34.83 Shelby 3 - 3 Crestline 1 - 5 195 273 32.50 45.50 Willard 0 - 7 Totals 21 - 21

Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 14.40 Gene Plummer Galion 72 6 2 10.50 Dan Benham Bucyrus 63 6 3 10.40 Bill Mayer Crestline 52 5 missing 1 game 4 9.66 Gene Hawk Bucyrus 58 6 5 8.20 Bob Nolder Crestline 41 5 missing 1 game 6 8.00 Bob Neff Galion 40 6 7 7.75 Jim Fendrick Galion 31 5 8 6.00 Bob Hart Crestline 30 5 missing 1 game 9 5.83 Harold Flock Bucyrus 35 6 10 5.20 Joe McGuire Galion 26 5

Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 25 Gene Plummer Galion Crestline 01/16/1945 2 19 Bill Mayer Crestline Bellevue 01/26/1945 3 18 Bob Neff Galion Willard 12/05/1944 4 17 Gene Hawk Bucyrus Willard 12/22/1944 17 Gene Plummer Galion Upper Sandusky 01/09/1945 6 14 Dan Benham Bucyrus Crestline 02/13/1945 7 13 Gene Plummer Galion Willard 12/05/1944 13 Bill Mayer Crestline Shelby 01/09/1945 13 Gene Hawk Bucyrus Crestline 02/13/1945 10 12 Gene Hawk Bucyrus Shelby 02/02/1945 Return to the Northern Ohio League index Email Me