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
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