1944-45 Richland County Basketball Scores
Bellville
Coach: Maury Stearns
Record: 16-6 (6-2 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Tom Ritter (330 pts/15.0 avg) (per yearbook)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/10/44 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent W 54 21 NEED BOX
11/16/44 @Butler L 33 51
11/22/44 Union W 33 18
12/08/44* Madison L 24 25
12/15/44* @Lexington W 31 23
12/22/44* @Ontario W 33 15
12/29/44 @Johnsville W 48 19 NEED BOX
01/08/45* Butler L 30 34 01/05
01/10/45 Lexington W 28 27 01/09
01/19/45* Plymouth W 46 24
01/26/45* @Lucas W 47 33
01/27/45 Fredericktown W 39 26
02/02/45 Ontario L 33 36
02/06/45 Johnsville W 53 27
02/07/45* @Union W 54 14 01/12; 01/30
02/09/45* @Shiloh W 65 25
02/13/45 @Madison W 37 30
02/16/45 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent W 58 11
02/22/45 Lexington W 38 34 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/24/45 Ontario W 45 22 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/24/45 Butler L 23 24 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/03/45 Fostoria St. Wendelin L 29 33 Class B District Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
Butler
Coach: Eddie Beveridge
Record: 24-3 (7-0 RCL) (possibly 25-3)
Leading Scorer:
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/16/44 Bellville W 51 33
?Amity W 60 28 NEED BOX
?Johnsville W 56 6 NEED BOX
12/01/44 Perrysville W 68 40
12/02/44 @Mansfield Reserves NOT SURE WHICH RESULT
12/08/44* @Ontario W 57 19
12/22/44 Warsaw CANCELLED (POSSIBLY MISSING WIN - NO SCORE IN YEARBOOK)
12/27/44 @Danville W 42 31
01/08/45* @Bellville W 34 30 01/05
01/12/45* Madison W 30 28 OT
01/17/45 @Loudonville L 40 44
01/19/45* @Lexington W 47 25
01/23/45 ?Fredericktown W 41 22
01/26/45 @Perrysville W 50 18
01/27/45 Loudonville W 51 42 NEED BOX
?Danville W 61 27 NEED BOX
02/09/45* @Plymouth W 39 27
02/16/45* Lucas W 54 39
@Mansfield Reserves L 21 24 LOCATION IN SCHEDULE UNKNOWN
* Shiloh W 49 25 12/15 - LOCATION IN SCHEDULE UNKNOWN (BEFORE 2/16)
@Mansfield Reserves W 18 12 LOCATION IN SCHEDULE UNKNOWN
02/21/45 Union W 58 15 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/24/45 Lucas W 49 31 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School - NEED BOX
02/24/45 Bellville W 24 23 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School - NEED BOX
03/01/45 Forest W 67 38 Class B District Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
03/03/45 Vanlue W 40 32 Class B District Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School - NEED BOX
03/09/45 Fostoria St. Wendelin W 36 35 Class B District Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
03/10/45 Old Fort W 39 27 Class B District Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School - NEED BOX
03/15/45 Willshire L 34 45 Class B Regional Tournament at Bowling Green
Lexington
Coach: M.E. Shank
Record: 7-7 (4-4 RCL) (missing 1 win)
Leading Scorer: Gerald Pollock (103 pts/8.5 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/08/44* ?Shiloh W 39 22
12/15/44* Bellville L 23 31
12/19/44 Johnsville W 57 23 NEED BOX
01/05/45* @Madison L 27 32
01/10/45 @Bellville L 27 28 01/09
01/19/45* Butler L 25 47
01/20/45 @Ontario L 34 40
01/26/45* ?Union W 48 20
01/30/45 Madison W 34 31
02/02/45* Plymouth W 39 19
02/09/45* @Lucas L 17 41
02/16/45* ?Ontario W 43 36
02/22/45 Bellville L 34 38 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lucas
Coach: ???
Record: 9-4 (5-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer: James Metcalf (105 pts/11.6 avg) (missing 3 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/19/44 ?Perrysville W 67 27
01/05/45 @Perrysville W 47 30
01/12/45* ?Ontario W 43 23
01/17/45 @Mansfield Reserves W 27 26
01/19/45* @Shiloh W 36 32 NEED BOX
01/26/45* Bellville L 33 47
02/08/45* @Madison L 25 29 02/02
02/09/45* Lexington W 41 17
02/13/45* @Plymouth W 29 14 12/15
02/16/45* @Butler L 39 54
02/21/45 Plymouth W 46 26 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/24/45 Butler L 31 49 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School - NEED BOX
* ?Union W location in schedule unknown
Madison
Coach: Jeff DeHaven
Record: 9-8 (6-1 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Selby (132 pts/9.4 avg) (missing 3 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/02/44 @Mt. Vernon L 20 37 NEED BOX
12/05/44 @Ashland L 31 42
12/08/44* @Bellville W 25 24
12/19/44* @Union PPD to 01/19; CANCELLED
12/20/44 @Loudonville L 30 40
01/05/45* Lexington W 32 27
01/06/45 Crestline W 35 30 12/12; 01/02
01/12/45* @Butler L 28 30 OT
01/20/45 Willard W 38 30 01/09 - NEED BOX
01/26/45* @Plymouth W 41 31
01/30/45 @Lexington L 31 34
02/06/45 Loudonville L 30 42
02/08/45* Lucas W 29 25 02/02
02/09/45* @Ontario W 39 31
02/13/45 Bellville L 30 37
02/16/45* Shiloh W 40 20
02/23/45 @Willard W 34 32
03/02/45 Port Clinton L 25 51 Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky
Mansfield
Coach: Vern Hoffman
Record: 10-11
Leading Scorer: Jim Regula (198 pts/10.4 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/01/44 @Columbus South L 24 46
12/02/44 Findlay L 27 33 NEED BOX
12/08/44 Cleveland Collinwood L 35 39
12/09/44 @Elyria L 38 40
12/19/44 Newark W 41 40
12/21/44 Willard W 62 20 12/15
01/05/45 Lima Central W 58 46
01/06/45 @Mt. Vernon W 52 47 12/23 - NEED BOX
01/09/45 @Sandusky W 37 30
01/12/45 @New Philadelphia L 46 54
01/16/45 Springfield L 35 40
01/19/45 @Tiffin Columbian L 30 41
01/23/45 @Fremont Ross W 41 36
01/26/45 Bellevue L 34 41
02/03/45 Youngstown Chaney W 65 26
02/06/45 @Ashland L 36 37
02/09/45 @Lima South W 44 32
02/13/45 Ashland W 51 37
02/16/45 @Massillon Washington L 31 45
02/23/45 Canton McKinley W 51 36
03/02/45 Norwalk L 43 45 Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky
Ontario
Coach: Orville Kibler
Record: 10-6 (1-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Hellinger or Nussbaum (107 pts/7.6 avg) (missing 2 games each)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/01/44 Leesville W 38 32
12/08/44* Butler L 19 57
12/18/44 @Mans Johnny Appleseed W 57 26
12/19/44 ?Mans John Simpson W 45 22
12/22/44* Bellville L 15 33
01/10/44 ?Mans Johnny Appleseed W 44 29
01/12/45* ?Lucas L 23 43
01/20/45 Lexington W 40 34
01/24/45 ?Mans John Simpson W 38 28
02/02/45 @Bellville W 36 33
02/03/45 @Mansfield Reserves
02/06/45 @Crestline W 37 30
02/09/45* Madison L 31 39
02/16/45* ?Lexington L 36 43
02/22/45 Shiloh W 43 33 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/24/45 Bellville L 22 45 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School - NEED BOX
* ?Shiloh W 42 34 location in schedule unknown
Plymouth
Coach: Jim Root
Record: 1-10 (1-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Berberick (39 pts/7.8 avg) (missing 3 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
?Monroeville L
12/06/44 ?Shelby L 30 50 NEED BOX
12/08/44 @Mansfield Reserves L 16 36
01/05/45* @Ontario CANCELLED
01/12/45* Shiloh L PPD to ???
01/19/45* @Bellville L 24 46
01/26/45* Madison L 31 41
02/02/45* @Lexington L 19 39
02/09/45* Butler L 27 39
02/13/45* Lucas L 14 29 12/15
02/16/45* @Union W 28 26 NEED BOX
02/21/45 Lucas L 26 46 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Shelby
Coach: Chuck Williams
Record:
Leading Scorer:
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
Shiloh
Coach: ???
Record: 3-7 (2-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Swartz (49 pts/9.8 avg) (missing 5 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/08/44
Union
Coach:
Record:
Leading Scorer:
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Norwalk
Bellevue
Shelby
Galion
Upper Sandusky
Bucyrus
Willard
Crestline
Richland County League Standings
Team RCL Reg Overall
Butler 8 - 0 17 - 2 24 - 3
Bellville 6 - 2 14 - 4 16 - 6
Madison 6 - 1 9 - 7 9 - 8
Lucas 5 - 3 8 - 3 9 - 4
Lexington 4 - 4 7 - 6 7 - 7
Ontario 1 - 5 9 - 5 10 - 6
Plymouth 1 - 6 1 - 9 1 - 10
Union
Shiloh
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
15.00 Tom Ritter Bellville 330 22
12.62 L. Maglott Butler 202 16 missing 11 games
11.66 James Metcalf Lucas 105 9 missing 3 games
11.50 G. Beal Butler 184 16 missing 11 games
11.00 Roberts Butler 165 15 missing 12 games
10.42 Jim Regula Mansfield 198 19 missing 2 games
9.72 Bob Glasscock Mansfield 175 18 missing 2 games
9.26 Dick Selby Madison 139 15 missing 2 games
8.84 Les Myers Mansfield 168 19 missing 2 games
10 8.60 Swain Lucas 86 10 missing 3 games
8.58 Gerald Pollock Lexington 103 12 missing 2 games
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
30 Tom Ritter Bellville Shiloh 02/09/1945
29 James Metcalf Lucas Perrysville 12/19/1944
27 Tom Ritter Bellville Johnsville 02/06/1945
25 Jim Regula Mansfield Willard 12/21/1944
24 Tom Ritter Bellville Plymouth 01/19/1945
24 Tom Ritter Bellville Union 02/07/1945
23 Tom Ritter Bellville Lexington 02/22/1945
22 G. Beal Butler Forest 03/01/1945
21 G. Beal Butler Perrysville 12/01/1944
10 21 Gerald Pollock Lexington Union 01/26/1945
21 L. Maglott Butler Forest 03/01/1945
21 Roberts Butler Fostoria St. Wendelin 03/09/1945
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