1955-56 Northern Ohio League 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


Bucyrus
Coach:  John Hutton
Record:  8-11 (2-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Jerry Weithman (288 pts/15.1 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/02/55	Port Clinton		W	72	67
12/06/55	@Tiffin Columbian	L	72	88
12/09/55	Galion			L	55	61
12/16/55	@Crestline		W	71	67
12/20/55	Willard			W	73	66
12/28/55	Sycamore		L	66	79	Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
12/29/55	Marion St. Mary		W	55	52	Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School - Sudden Death OT
01/05/56	@Shelby			L	45	68
01/10/56	Kenton			L	72	74
01/13/56*	@Upper Sandusky		W	57	52
01/20/56*	Bellevue		W	73	46
01/27/56*	@Willard		L	76	80
01/31/56	Upper Sandusky		W	57	54
02/03/56*	@Galion			L	49	75
02/10/56*	Shelby			L	43	68
02/14/56	Madison			W	70	61
02/17/56*	Tiffin Columbian	L	58	75
02/22/56*	@Norwalk		L	58	62
02/24/56	Marion Harding		L	59	67	Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Galion
Coach:  Jack Shuck
Record:  13-7 (5-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Harry Garverick (371 pts/18.5 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/06/55	Madison			W	64	59
12/09/55	@Bucyrus		W	61	55
12/13/55	@Shelby			L	60	89
12/16/55	Ashland			L	58	73
12/17/55	@Mt. Gilead		W	77	56
12/20/55	Crestline		W	64	59
12/27/55	Mt. Vernon		L	53	71
01/03/56*	@Upper Sandusky		W	99	85
01/06/56	@Crestline		W	79	71
01/13/56*	Shelby			L	74	77
01/20/56*	Tiffin Columbian	L	51	69
01/27/56*	@Norwalk		W	61	57
01/31/56	Marion St. Mary		W	63	54
02/03/56*	Bucyrus			W	75	49
02/10/56*	@Bellevue		W	90	70
02/14/56	@Marion Harding		L	66	85
02/17/56*	Willard			W	96	57
02/21/56	Madison			W	77	64
02/24/56	Madison			W	82	64	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Harding High School
03/02/56	Shelby			L	63	87	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


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


Shelby
Coach:  Chuck Williams
Record:  20-2 (7-0 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Larry Siegfried (556 pts/25.2 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/02/55	Alumni			W	71	60
12/06/55	@Tiffin Calvert		W	91	43
12/09/55	Willard			W	84	50
12/13/55	Galion			W	89	60
12/29/55	Napoleon		W	98	40	At Defiance Carnival
12/30/55	@Defiance		L	41	58	At Defiance Carnival
01/05/56	Bucyrus			W	68	45
01/13/56*	@Galion			W	77	74
01/17/56	@Crestline		W	99	83
01/20/56*	Upper Sandusky		W	89	57
01/24/56	Madison			W	87	44
01/27/56*	@Tiffin Columbian	W	71	64
01/31/56	Crestline		W      100	77
02/03/56*	Norwalk			W	61	55
02/07/56	@Madison		W	96	63
02/10/56*	@Bucyrus		W	68	43
02/17/56*	Bellevue		W	88	54
02/21/56*	@Willard		W	82	54
02/23/56	Mansfield Senior	W	78	68	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Harding High School
03/02/56	Galion			W	87	63	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/03/56	Marion harding		W	82	65	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/10/56	St. Marys Memorial	L	66	75	Class A District Tournament at University of Toledo


Tiffin Columbian
Coach:  George Janson
Record:  16-5 (6-1 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Scores Only

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
12/02/55	Upper Sandusky		W	77	58
12/06/55	Bucyrus			W	88	72
12/09/55	?Port Clinton		W	75	67
12/17/55	@Findlay		L	33	58
12/20/55	Fremont Ross		W	88	56
12/27/55	?Willard		L	72	73
		?Bowling Green		W	61	54
		?Fostoria		L	45	58
01/13/56*	?Willard		W	77	46
01/20/56*	@Galion			W	69	51
	*	?Shelby			L	64	71
02/03/56*	@Upper Sandusky		W	58	50
		?Tiffin Calvert		W	52	39
	*	?Norwalk		W	66	47
02/17/56*	@Bucyrus		W	75	58
	*	?Bellevue		W	67	48
02/24/56	Sandusky St. Mary	W	54	45	Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky
03/02/56	Norwalk			W	52	48	Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky
03/03/56	Port Clinton		W	74	63	Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky
		Clay			W	59	52	Class A District Tournament
		Columbus North		L	45	60	Class A Regional Tournament


Upper Sandusky
Coach:  Leo Strang
Record:  4-15 (1-6 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Dave McClain (429 pts/22.5 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/29/55	@Marion Harding		L	28	67
12/02/55	@Tiffin Columbian	L	58	77
12/06/55	Ada			L	59	71
12/09/55	@Kenton			L	42	68
12/13/55	Crestline		L	56	58
12/16/55	@Madison		W	71	65
12/28/55	Marion St. Mary		W	54	51	Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
12/29/55	Sycamore		L	51	70	Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
01/03/56*	Galion			L	85	99
01/13/56*	Bucyrus			L	52	57
01/14/56	@Crestline		L	77	94
01/20/56*	@Shelby			L	57	89
01/24/56	Carey			W	53	44
01/27/56*	Bellevue		L	66	73
01/31/56	@Bucyrus		L	54	57
02/03/56*	Tiffin Columbian	L	50	58
02/10/56*	@Willard		W	70	66
02/17/56*	@Norwalk		L	65	81
02/24/56	Ashland			L	42	74	Class A 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

Northern Ohio League Standings

Team NOL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG Shelby 7 - 0 536 401 76.57 57.28 Tiffin Columbian 6 - 1 476 371 68.00 53.00 Galion 5 - 2 546 464 78.00 66.28 Norwalk 4 - 3 452 422 64.57 60.28 Bellevue 2 - 5 426 530 60.85 75.71 Bucyrus 2 - 5 414 458 59.14 65.42 Upper Sandusky 1 - 6 445 523 63.57 74.71 Willard 1 - 6 426 552 60.85 78.85 Totals 28 - 28 3721 3721 66.44 66.44

Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Averages

missing Tiffin details RNK AVG Name School Points Games 23.85 Jim Ruess Bellevue 167 7 23.57 Harry Garverick Galion 165 7 23.28 Dave McClain Upper Sandusky 163 7 22.85 Larry Siegfried Shelby 160 7 21.57 Dick Heaston Norwalk 151 7 20.00 Jim Hanks Willard 80 4 19.42 Nick Davies Shelby 137 7 17.28 Jim Koechley Bellevue 121 7 14.42 Jerry Weithman Bucyrus 101 7 10 14.28 Ken Graham Upper Sandusky 100 7

Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 37 Dave McClain Upper Sandusky Galion 01/03/1956 32 Jim Ruess Bellevue Willard 02/03/1956 32 Jim Ruess Bellevue Galion 02/10/1956 32 Dick Heaston Norwalk Upper Sandusky 02/17/1956 31 Larry Siegfried Shelby Tiffin Columbian 01/27/1956 31 Dave McClain Upper Sandusky Norwalk 02/17/1956 30 Harry Garverick Galion Upper Sandusky 01/03/1956 29 Jim Koechley Bellevue Upper Sandusky 01/27/1956 29 Jim Hanks Willard Bellevue 02/03/1956 10 28 Larry Siegfried Shelby Bellevue 02/17/1956 Return to the Northern Ohio League index Email Me