1947-48 Northern Ohio League Basketball Scores
Bellevue
Coach: Ken Sampson
Record: 15-7 (7-0 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Dean Todd (267 pts/12.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/26/47 Alumni L 34 57
11/28/47 @Bowling Green L 39 53
12/02/47 Lorain W 44 42
12/09/47 @Ashland L 41 47
12/12/47* @Upper Sandusky W 31 28
12/19/47* Willard W 57 35
01/02/48* Norwalk W 42 40
01/09/48 Port Clinton W 48 43
01/13/48 Mansfield L 34 50
01/16/48* @Galion W 42 37
01/23/48* Shelby W 65 45
01/27/48 @Fremont Ross L 58 59
01/30/48* Bucyrus W 50 44
02/06/48 @Port Clinton W 66 29
02/10/48 Sandusky W 50 39
02/13/48* @Crestline W 42 35
02/17/48 Elyria L 49 50
02/20/48 @Norwalk W 35 31
02/27/48 Marion Harding W 67 55
03/05/48 Tiffin Calvert W 62 45 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky
03/09/48 Ashland W 35 34 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky
03/12/48 Madison L 31 49 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky
Bucyrus
Coach: Al Pesek
Record: 16-5 (5-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Gallant (362 pts/17.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS OPP
12/05/47 Tiffin Columbian W 41 38
12/09/47 @Marion St. Mary W 30 23
12/12/47* Shelby W 44 39
12/16/47 @Crestline L 46 50
12/19/47 @Galion W 56 43
01/02/48 Upper Sandusky W 58 28
01/06/48 Marion Harding W 64 60 OT
01/09/48* Galion L 44 47
01/13/48 @Shelby W 33 25
01/16/48* @Willard W 76 41
01/23/48* Crestline W 59 39
01/30/48* @Bellevue L 44 50
02/03/48 Willard W 73 54
02/06/48* @Norwalk W 47 46
02/13/48 Madison W 39 27
02/17/48 @Marion Harding L 46 51
02/20/48* @Upper Sandusky W 55 47
03/04/48 Lima South W 42 36 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
03/06/48 Wapakoneta W 51 48 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
03/11/48 St. Marys Memorial W 44 40 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
03/13/48 @Findlay L 26 55 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Crestline
Coach: Merle Hutson
Record: 7-11 (2-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Robert Sand (216 pts/12.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
12/05/47 Upper Sandusky L 33 34
12/12/47 @Willard W 43 30
12/16/47 Bucyrus W 50 46
12/19/47* @Norwalk L 36 53
01/02/48 @Galion L 33 45
01/06/48 @Mt. Gilead W 72 46
01/09/48* @Upper Sandusky L 30 34
01/13/48 @Madison L 22 41
01/16/48 Shelby L 43 63
01/23/48* @Bucyrus L 39 59
01/27/48 Madison L 32 57
01/30/48* Willard W 48 32
02/03/48* Galion W 43 34
02/13/48* Bellevue L 35 42
02/17/48 Mt. Gilead W 47 32
02/20/48* @Shelby L 47 48
03/03/48 Celina W 44 31 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
03/05/48 Fostoria L 35 66 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Galion
Coach: Ed Rannow
Record: 3-13 (1-6 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Ray Seif (160 pts/10.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L GHS OPP
12/05/47 Findlay L 22 59
12/12/47 Ashland L 16 54
12/19/47 Bucyrus L 43 56
01/02/48 Crestline W 45 33
01/06/48 @Shelby L 34 45
01/09/48* @Bucyrus W 47 44
01/16/48* Bellevue L 37 42
01/23/48* Norwalk L 33 51
01/24/48 Lima Central W 54 43
01/30/48* @Upper Sandusky L 49 52 OT
02/03/48* @Crestline L 34 43
02/06/48 @Marion Harding L 27 31
02/13/48* Shelby L 40 46
02/20/48* @Willard L 36 40
02/27/48 @Upper Arlington L 37 52
03/03/48 @Findlay L 21 72 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Norwalk
Coach: Grant Walls
Record: 10-9 (4-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Harry Chandler (233 pts/12.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/05/47 @Ashland L 34 39
12/06/47 Toledo Libbey W 36 26
12/12/47 Sandusky W 51 43
12/19/47* Crestline W 53 36
12/27/47 Toledo Woodward L 41 42
12/30/47 Alumni W 59 45
01/02/48* @Bellevue L 40 42
01/09/48 @Fremont Ross L 49 50
01/16/48* Upper Sandusky W 60 44
01/17/48 Norwalk St. Paul W 55 31
01/23/48* @Galion W 51 33
01/24/48 Jamestown, New York W 36 35
01/30/48* @Shelby L 37 38
02/06/48* Bucyrus L 46 47
02/10/48 @Toledo Woodward W 48 46
02/13/48* Willard W 66 39
02/20/48 Bellevue L 31 35
02/27/48 @Mansfield L 48 60
03/03/48 Fremont Ross L 39 42 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky
Shelby
Coach: Chuck Williams
Record: 8-11 (4-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Jake Gates (233 pts/12.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/25/47 @Fostoria L 32 42
12/05/47 Madison L 30 45
12/09/47 Willard W 45 41
12/12/47* @Bucyrus L 39 44
12/19/47* Upper Sandusky W 39 38
01/06/48 Galion W 45 34
01/09/48* Willard L 42 50
01/13/48 Bucyrus L 25 33
01/16/48 @Crestline W 63 43
01/23/48* @Bellevue L 45 65
01/30/48* Norwalk W 38 37
02/03/48 @Madison L 27 54
02/06/48 @Ashland L 23 58
02/13/48* @Galion W 46 40
02/17/48 Ashland L 26 62
02/20/48* Crestline W 48 47
02/27/48 @Sandusky L 28 55
03/04/48 Willard W 47 38 Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
03/06/48 Madison L 24 49 Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
Upper Sandusky
Coach: Earl Shaffer
Record: 7-13 (2-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Carroll Kent (187 pts/11.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L USHS OPP
11/26/47 Kenton W 37 34
12/06/47 @Crestline W 34 33
12/12/47* Bellevue L 28 31
12/19/47* @Shelby L 38 39
12/23/47 Marysville W 37 36
01/02/48 @Bucyrus L 28 58
01/09/48* Crestline W 34 30
01/16/48* @Norwalk L 44 60
01/23/48* @Willard L 45 46
01/30/48* Galion W 52 49 OT
02/06/48 @Ada L 42 56
02/10/48 Carey L 53 54
02/13/48 @Lima South W 58 43
02/17/48 @Austintown Fitch L 29 47
02/20/48* Bucyrus L 47 55
02/27/48 @Bryan W 43 42
03/04/48 St. Marys Memorial L 37 48 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Willard
Coach: Paul Hargrove
Record: 4-14 (3-4 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Russell McDowell (262 pts/14.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/06/47 @Tiffin Columbian L 27 44
12/09/47 @Shelby L 41 45
12/12/47 Crestline L 30 43
12/19/47* @Bellevue L 35 57
01/02/48 @Madison L 21 37
01/09/48* @Shelby W 50 42
01/13/48 @Plymouth W 52 50 OT
01/16/48* Bucyrus L 41 76
01/21/48 @New London L 55 66
01/23/48* Upper Sandusky W 46 45
01/30/48* @Crestline L 32 48
02/03/48 @Bucyrus L 54 73
02/06/48 Madison L 34 40
02/10/48 Plymouth L 38 47
02/13/48* @Norwalk L 39 66
02/20/48* Galion W 40 36
02/27/48 Port Clinton L 55 56
03/04/48 Shelby L 38 47 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Bellevue 7 - 0 329 264 47.00 37.71
Bucyrus 5 - 2 369 309 52.71 44.14
Norwalk 4 - 3 353 279 50.42 39.85
Shelby 4 - 3 297 321 42.42 45.85
Willard 3 - 4 283 370 40.14 52.14
Crestline 2 - 5 278 302 40.42 52.85
Upper Sandusky 2 - 5 288 310 41.14 44.28
Galion 1 - 6 276 318 39.42 45.42
Totals 28 - 28 2473 2473 44.16 44.16
Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 17.85 Jim Gallant Bucyrus 125 7
2 15.00 Dean Todd Bellevue 105 7
3 13.85 Ray Seif Galion 97 7
4 12.85 Russell McDowell Willard 90 7
5 12.28 Jake Gates Shelby 86 7
6 11.85 Harry Chandler Norwalk 83 7
7 11.42 Robert Sand Crestline 80 7
8 10.85 Milt Bruckner Bellevue 76 7
9 10.71 Bill Kibler Bucyrus 75 7
10 10.57 Carroll Kent Upper Sandusky 74 7
Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 27 Jim Gallant Bucyrus Crestline 01/23/1948
2 24 Ray Seif Galion Bucyrus 01/09/1948
3 23 Jim Gallant Bucyrus Shelby 12/12/1947
23 Bill Kibler Bucyrus Willard 01/16/1948
23 Ray Seif Galion Bellevue 01/16/1948
23 Dean Todd Bellevue Crestline 02/13/1948
7 22 Russell McDowell Willard Upper Sandusky 01/23/1948
8 20 Dean Todd Bellevue Willard 12/19/1947
20 Harry Chandler Norwalk Willard 02/13/1948
10 19 Jim Gallant Bucyrus Willard 01/16/1948
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