1968-69 Northern Ohio League Basketball Scores
Bellevue
Coach: Duane Warns
Record: 16-5 (12-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Mark Hammersmith (288 pts/13.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS Opp
11/29/68* @Tiffin Columbian W 73 57 Originally scheduled at Bellevue but gym was not ready
12/06/68* Galion W 69 52
12/07/68 Clyde W 72 66
12/13/68* @Upper Sandusky W 73 66
12/14/68* Norwalk W 65 58
12/20/68* @Shelby L 55 57 OT
12/27/68 Vermilion W 84 52
12/28/68 @Avon Lake L 70 72 OT
01/03/69* Willard W 58 53
01/04/69 @Sandusky L 49 59
01/10/69* Bucyrus W 66 45
01/17/69* Tiffin Columbian L 61 71
01/24/69* @Galion W 78 51
01/25/69* Upper Sandusky W 72 60
01/31/69* @Norwalk W 72 50
02/01/69* Shelby W 74 41
02/08/69* @Willard W 81 39
02/14/69* @Bucyrus W 91 56
02/21/69 Clyde W 80 62 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky
02/22/69 Norwalk W 65 54 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky
03/01/69 Rossford L 47 64 Class AA District Tournament at Waite High School
Bucyrus
Coach: Bill Pace
Record: 4-15 (4-10 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Tom Kanuk (289 pts/15.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS Opp
11/29/68* @Willard L 58 79
11/30/68 @Mansfield Senior L 57 85
12/06/68* @Norwalk L 42 65
12/07/68 @Fremont Ross L 51 61
12/13/68* Shelby L 65 89
12/14/68* @Upper Sandusky L 57 80
12/20/68* Galion W 89 74
12/21/68 Toledo Waite L 51 61
01/03/69* Tiffin Columbian L 62 75
01/04/69 @Wynford L 45 53
01/10/69* @Bellevue L 45 66
01/17/69* Willard W 75 70
01/24/69* Norwalk L 59 69
01/25/69* @Shelby W 55 54
01/31/69* Upper Sandusky W 75 68
02/07/69* @Galion L 42 60
02/08/69* @Tiffin Columbian L 65 82
02/14/69* Bellevue L 56 91
02/18/69 Upper Sandusky L 48 79 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
Galion
Coach: Fred McCumber
Record: 7-12 (4-11 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Kit Wade (303 pts/15.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L GHS Opp
11/23/68 @Buckeye Valley L 51 55
11/29/68* Norwalk L 62 67
12/06/68* @Bellevue L 52 69
12/13/68* Willard W 63 62
12/14/68* Tiffin Columbian W 69 68
12/20/68* @Bucyrus L 74 89
12/28/68 Crestline W 63 47
01/03/69* @Upper Sandusky L 52 53
01/10/69* Shelby L 61 67
01/17/69* @Norwalk L 71 80 OT
01/24/69* Bellevue L 51 78
01/25/69* @Willard W 67 49
01/31/69* @Tiffin Columbian L 60 74
02/07/69* Bucyrus W 60 42
02/08/69* Upper Sandusky W 69 53
02/14/69* @Shelby L 61 65
02/15/69 @Ontario L 72 73
02/21/69 Willard W 61 55 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Malabar High School
02/22/69 Marion Harding L 51 78 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Malabar High School
Norwalk
Coach: Leonard Hardman
Record: 15-6 (9-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Tom Diringer (534 pts/25.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L NHS Opp
11/27/68 @Vermilion W 89 54
11/29/68* @Galion W 67 62
12/06/68* Bucyrus W 65 42
12/07/68 Huron W 80 50
12/13/68* @Tiffin Columbian W 83 77
12/14/68* @Bellevue L 58 65
12/20/68* Upper Sandusky L 78 81
12/27/68 @Crestview W 69 37
01/03/69* @Shelby L 62 78
01/10/69* @Willard W 73 67
01/17/69* Galion W 80 71 OT
01/18/69 @Perkins W 78 32
01/24/69* @Bucyrus W 69 59
01/25/69* Tiffin Columbian L 62 72
01/31/69* Bellevue L 50 72
02/07/69* @Upper Sandusky W 85 60
02/08/69* Shelby W 68 61
02/14/69* Willard W 87 55
02/18/69 Fremont Ross W 65 50 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High school
02/21/69 Port Clinton W 63 42 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High school
02/22/69 Bellevue L 54 65 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High school
Shelby
Coach: Chuck Williams
Record: 11-8 (9-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Calvin Dietz (395 pts/20.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L SHS Opp
11/29/68* @Upper Sandusky W 69 63
12/06/68* Tiffin Columbian W 68 58
12/07/68 Lexington W 74 61
12/13/68* @Bucyrus W 89 65
12/14/68* @Willard L 56 57
12/20/68* Bellevue W 57 55 OT
01/03/69* Norwalk W 78 62
01/10/69* @Galion W 67 61
01/11/69 @Madison L 66 89
01/17/69* Upper Sandusky W 68 57
01/18/69 @Mansfield St. Peter's W 55 50
01/24/69* @Tiffin Columbian L 50 62
01/25/69* Bucyrus L 54 55
01/31/69* Willard W 70 40
02/01/69 Mansfield Malabar L 42 47
02/07/69* @Bellevue L 41 74
02/08/69* @Norwalk L 61 68
02/14/69* Galion W 65 61
02/18/69 Marion Harding L 41 77 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Malabar High School
Tiffin Columbian
Coach: Robert Oder
Record: 10-9 (9-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Tom Bogner (346 pts/18.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/68* Bellevue L 57 73
11/30/68 Port Clinton W 64 53
12/06/68* @Shelby L 58 68
12/13/68* Norwalk L 77 83
12/14/68* @Galion L 68 69
12/20/68* Willard W 92 45
12/27/68 @Fostoria L 61 77
12/29/68 Rossford L 48 69
01/03/69* @Bucyrus W 75 62
01/11/69 @Fremont Ross L 58 70
01/14/69* @Upper Sandusky W 91 75 01/10
01/17/69* @Bellevue W 71 61
01/24/69* Shelby W 62 50
01/25/69* @Norwalk W 72 62
01/31/69* Galion W 74 60
02/07/69* @Willard L 68 69
02/08/69* Bucyrus W 82 65
02/14/69* @Upper Sandusky W 77 55
02/21/69 Tiffin Calvert L 64 65 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Norwalk Junior High School
Upper Sandusky
Coach: Ron Jump
Record: 7-12 (4-10 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Mark Romich (213 pts/11.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L USHS OPP
11/29/68* Shelby L 63 69
12/06/68* @Willard L 72 77
12/13/68* Bellevue L 66 73
12/14/68* Bucyrus W 80 57
12/20/68* @Norwalk W 81 78
12/27/68 Mansfield Malabar L 64 65
12/28/68 Kenton W 70 67
01/03/69* Galion W 53 52
01/14/69* Tiffin Columbian L 75 91
01/17/69* @Shelby L 57 68
01/24/69* Willard W 63 55
01/25/69* @Bellevue L 60 72
01/31/69* @Bucyrus L 68 75
02/07/69* Norwalk L 60 85
02/08/69* @Galion L 53 69
02/14/69* Tiffin Columbian L 55 77
02/18/69 Bucyrus W 79 48 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
02/21/69 Madison W 77 57 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
02/22/69 Ontario L 76 88 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
Willard
Coach: Jerry Wendeling
Record: 5-14 (4-10 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Chuck Barrison (255 pts/18.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS Opp
11/27/68 Marion Harding L 45 75
11/29/68* Bucyrus W 79 58
12/06/68* Upper Sandusky W 77 72
12/07/68 Sandusky L 64 72
12/13/68* @Galion L 62 63
12/14/68* Shelby W 57 56
12/20/68* @Tiffin Columbian L 45 92
12/27/68 @Tiffin Calvert L 61 74
12/30/68 @Attica W 57 45
01/03/69* @Bellevue L 53 58
01/10/69* Norwalk L 67 73
01/17/69* @Bucyrus L 70 75
01/24/69* @Upper Sandusky L 55 63
01/25/69* Galion L 49 67
01/31/69* @Shelby L 40 70
02/07/69* Tiffin Columbian W 69 68
02/08/69* Bellevue L 39 81
02/14/69* @Norwalk L 55 87
02/21/69 Galion L 55 61 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Malabar High School
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Bellevue 12 - 2 988 756 70.57 54.00
Norwalk 9 - 5 987 922 70.50 65.85
Shelby 9 - 5 893 838 63.78 59.85
Tiffin Columbian 9 - 5 1024 897 73.14 64.07
Galion 5 - 9 872 916 62.28 65.42
Bucyrus 4 - 10 845 1022 60.35 73.00
Upper Sandusky 4 - 10 906 998 64.71 71.28
Willard 4 - 10 817 983 58.35 70.21
Totals 56 - 56 7332 7332 65.46 65.46
Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 25.50 Tom Diringer Norwalk 357 14
2 21.57 Calvin Dietz Shelby 302 14
3 19.90 Chuck Barrison Willard 199 10
4 17.85 Gary Noller Tiffin Columbian 250 14
5 17.78 Tom Bogner Tiffin Columbian 249 14
6 17.50 Mike Grose Norwalk 245 14
7 16.64 Kit Wade Galion 233 14
8 16.00 Steve Sorrenson Galion 112 7
9 15.92 Tom Kanuk Bucyrus 223 14
10 15.42 Mark Hammersmith Bellevue 216 14
Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 43 Chuck Barrison Willard Upper Sandusky 12/06/1968
2 40 Tom Diringer Norwalk Willard 02/14/1969
3 39 Calvin Dietz Shelby Norwalk 01/03/1969
4 37 Tom Diringer Norwalk Tiffin Columbian 12/13/1968
5 34 Calvin Dietz Shelby Bucyrus 12/13/1968
6 33 Tom Bogner Tiffin Columbian Galion 12/14/1968
33 Tom Diringer Norwalk Willard 01/10/1969
8 32 Calvin Dietz Shelby Tiffin Columbian 12/06/1968
9 30 Gary Noller Tiffin Columbian Upper Sandusky 01/14/1969
10 28 Calvin Dietz Shelby Galion 01/10/1969
28 Tom Kanuk Bucyrus Bellevue 01/10/1969
28 Mike Grose Norwalk Bucyrus 01/24/1969
28 Tom Diringer Norwalk Upper Sandusky 02/07/1969
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