1947-48 Richland County Basketball Scores


Bellville
Coach:  Harry Regula
Record:  10-12 (6-8 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Jim Fry (168 pts/8.4 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/02/47	Johnsville		L	33	35
12/05/47*	@Lucas			L	27	33
12/09/47*	@Lexington		W	37	30
12/12/47*	Plymouth		W	33	31
12/19/47*	@Union			W	42	30
12/23/47*	Ontario			L	31	32	11/25
01/09/48*	Butler			L	34	41
01/16/48*	Shiloh			W	87	21
01/20/48*	@Ontario		L	32	35
01/23/48*	Lucas			W	29	24
01/27/48	@Johnsville		L	40	44
01/30/48*	Lexington		L	35	51
02/03/48*	@Plymouth		L	31	46
02/06/48*	Union			L	34	42
02/10/48*	@Shiloh			W	52	31
02/13/48*	@Butler			L	28	42
02/18/48	Lexington		W	40	36	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/20/48	Ontario			W	37	36	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/21/48	Butler			W	35	33	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School - OT
03/06/48	New Riegel		W	55	42	Class B Sectional Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
03/12/48	Marseilles		L	28	51	Class B Sectional Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School - NEED BOX
03/13/48	Whetstone		L	27	39	Class B Sectional Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School


Butler
Coach:  Vernon Chaney
Record:  17-6 (11-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Sam Roberts (320 pts/15.2 avg) (missing 1 game)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/14/47	@Perrysville		L	30	33	NEED BOX
11/21/47*	@Lucas			W	49	28
11/25/47*	Plymouth		W	43	27
12/02/47	@Danville		W	45	33
12/05/47*	@Shiloh			W	68	25
12/09/47*	@Union			W	50	49
12/12/47*	Ontario			W	50	24
12/19/47*	Lexington		L	34	36
01/02/48	Johnsville		W	37	34
01/09/48*	@Bellvlle		W	41	34
01/13/48	Perrysville		W	61	42
01/16/48*	Lucas			W	52	34
01/20/48*	@Plymouth		L	40	42
01/23/48*	Shiloh			W	89	23	NEED BOX
01/30/48*	Union			W	72	36
02/03/48*	@Ontario		L	44	46
02/06/48*	@Lexington		W	58	41
02/13/48*	Bellville		W	42	28	NEED BOX
02/19/48	Lucas			W	53	41	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/20/48	Plymouth		W	49	39	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/21/48	Bellville		L	33	35	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/04/48	Bettsville		W	37	35	CLass B Sectonial Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
03/05/48	Salem			L	20	33	CLass B Sectonial Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School - NEED BOX


Lexington
Coach:  Don Sutter
Record:  12-7 (12-2 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Rollin Ford (324 pts/19.0 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/21/47*	@Ontario		W	42	40
11/25/47*	Shiloh			W	81	27
12/05/47*	@Plymouth		W	50	32
12/06/47	Madison			L	36	57
12/09/47*	Bellville		L	30	37
12/12/47*	Union			W	71	34
12/16/47	Cardington		L	42	44
12/19/47*	@Butler			W	36	34
01/06/48	Holmes-Liberty		L	45	46
01/09/48*	@Lucas			W	50	38
01/16/48*	Ontario			W	51	43
01/20/48*	@Shiloh			W	78	24
01/23/48*	Plymouth		W	41	39
01/30/48*	@Bellville		W	51	35
02/03/48*	@Union			W	45	42
02/06/48*	Butler			L	41	58
02/10/48	@Madison		L	26	54
02/13/48*	Lucas			W	42	40
02/18/48	Bellville		L	36	40	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Lucas
Coach:  Leslie Burson
Record:  5-10 (5-9 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Don Stake (171 pts/11.4 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/21/47*	Butler			L	28	49
11/25/47*	@Union			W	35	34
12/05/47*	Bellville		W	33	27
12/09/47*	Plymouth		L	40	42
12/12/47*	@Shiloh			W	62	26
12/19/47*	@Ontario		L	32	35
01/09/48*	Lexington		L	38	50
01/16/48*	@Butler			L	34	52
01/20/48*	Union			W	42	28
01/23/48*	@Bellville		L	24	29
01/30/48*	@Plymouth		L	43	67
02/03/48*	Shiloh			W	59	17
02/06/48*	Ontario			L	33	34
02/13/48*	@Lexington		L	40	42
02/19/48	Butler			L	41	53	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Madison
Coach:  Jeff DeHaven
Record:  20-3
Leading Scorer:  Herb Eldridge (239 pts/10.3 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/02/47	Mt. Vernon		W	32	24
12/05/47	@Shelby			W	45	30
12/06/47	@Lexington		W	57	36
12/16/47	Cleveland Central	W	50	24
12/19/47	@Loudonville		W	32	22
01/02/48	Willard			W	37	21
01/09/48	@Wapakoneta		W	53	28
01/10/48	New London		W	65	24
01/13/48	Crestline		W	41	22
01/20/48	Loudonville		W	39	26
01/27/48	@Crestline		W	57	32
01/30/48	Alumni			W	54	26
02/03/48	Shelby			W	54	27
02/06/48	@Willard		W	40	34
02/10/48	Lexington		W	54	26
02/13/48	@Bucyrus		L	27	39
02/24/48	Col. Linden-McKinley	L	25	38
02/27/48	Mt. Gilead		W	61	28
03/04/48	Sandusky		W	37	30	Class A District Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
03/06/48	Shelby			W	49	24	Class A District Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
03/10/48	Mansfield Senior	W	38	33	Class A District Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
03/12/48	Bellevue		W	49	31	Class A District Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
03/19/48	Findlay			L	37	47	Class A Regional Tournament at University of Toledo


Mansfield
Coach:  Vern Hoffman
Record:  16-6
Leading Scorer:  Nick Gagich (429 pts/19.5 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/02/47	Alumni			W	41	22
12/05/47	Elyria			W	59	52
12/09/47	Columbus Aquinas	W	47	35
12/12/47	@Cleveland Collinwood	W	39	38
12/16/47	@Tiffin Columbian	W	64	47
12/19/47	Bexley			W	63	53
01/02/48	@Lima Central		W	63	40
01/06/48	@Ashland		L	31	41
01/09/48	New Philadelphia	W	67	36
01/13/48	Bellevue		W	50	34
01/17/48	@Springfield		L	29	30
01/20/48	Fremont Ross		W	60	43
01/23/48	@Youngstown Chaney	L	34	46
01/24/48	@East Liverpool		L	33	34
01/30/48	Ashland			W	52	37
02/06/48	Sandusky		W	44	40
02/10/48	@Lorain			W	50	46
02/13/48	Massillon Washington	W	53	44
02/20/48	@Canton McKinley	L	30	42
02/27/48	Norwalk			W	60	48
03/05/48	Port Clinton		W	52	43	Class A District Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
03/10/48	Madison			L	33	38	Class A District Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School


Ontario
Coach:  Dick Casad
Record:  13-5 (10-4 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Howard Sunnucks (212 pts/11.7 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/15/47	Leesville		W	32	29
11/21/47*	Lexington		L	40	42
12/02/47	New Haven		W	38	31
12/05/47*	Union			W	37	35
12/09/47*	Shiloh			W	49	22
12/12/47*	@Butler			L	24	50
12/19/47*	Lucas			W	35	32
12/23/47*	@Bellville		W	32	31	11/25
01/09/48*	@Plymouth		W	49	48
01/16/48*	@Lexington		L	43	51
01/20/48*	Bellville		W	35	32
01/23/48*	@Union			L	39	46
01/30/48*	@Shiloh			W	48	26
02/03/48*	Butler			W	46	44
02/06/48*	@Lucas			W	34	33
02/13/48*	Plymouth		W	36	35
02/18/48	Shiloh			W	50	16	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/20/48	Bellville		L	36	37	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Plymouth
Coach:  Bob Lindsey
Record:  10-10 (8-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Desmond DOnnenwirth (242 pts/13.4 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/21/47*	Union			W	56	36
11/25/47*	@Butler			L	27	43
12/05/47*	Lexington		L	32	50
12/09/47*	@Lucas			W	42	40
12/12/47*	@Bellville		L	31	33
12/19/47*	Shiloh			W	50	25
12/20/47	@New London		L	40	46
01/06/48	New London		L	37	41
01/09/48*	Ontario			L	48	49
01/13/48	Willard			L	50	52	OT
01/16/48*	@Union			W	45	28
01/20/48*	Butler			W	42	40
01/23/48*	@Lexington		L	39	41
01/30/48*	Lucas			W	67	43
02/03/48*	Bellville		W	46	31
02/06/48*	@Shiloh			W	52	29
02/10/48	@Willard		W	47	38
02/13/48*	@Ontario		L	35	36
02/19/48	Union			W	38	37	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/20/48	Butler			L	39	49	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


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	56
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


Shiloh
Coach:  Dave Phenegar
Record:  1-16 (0-14 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Bob Heifner (143 pts/8.4 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/25/47*	@Lexington		L	27	81
12/05/47*	Butler			L	25	68
12/09/47*	@Ontario		L	22	49
12/12/47*	Lucas			L	26	62
12/16/47	North Fairfield		W	25	21
12/19/47*	@Plymouth		L	25	50
01/09/48*	Union			L	23	53
01/16/48*	@Bellville		L	21	87
01/20/48*	Lexington		L	24	78
01/23/48*	@Butler			L	23	89	NEED BOX
01/27/48	@North Fairfield	L	36	39
01/30/48*	Ontario			L	26	48
02/03/48*	@Lucas			L	17	59
02/06/48*	Plymouth		L	29	52
02/10/48*	Bellville		L	31	52
02/13/48*	@Union			L	39	61
02/18/48	Ontario			L	16	50	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Union
Coach:  Fred LaRue
Record:  5-11 (4-10 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  LeRoy Dill (251 pts/16.7 avg) (missing 1 game)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF    DEF
11/18/47	Alumni			W	42	37	NEED BOX
11/21/47*	@Plymouth		L	36	56
11/25/47*	Lucas			L	34	35
12/05/47*	@Ontario		L	35	37
12/09/47*	Butler			L	49	50
12/12/47*	@Lexington		L	34	71
12/19/47*	Bellville		L	30	42
01/09/48*	@Shiloh			W	53	23
01/16/48*	Plymouth		L	28	45
01/20/48*	@Lucas			L	28	42
01/23/48*	Ontario			W	46	39
01/30/48*	@Butler			L	36	72
02/03/48*	Lexington		L	42	45
02/06/48*	@Bellville		W	42	34
02/13/48*	Shiloh			W	61	39
02/19/48	Plymouth		L	37	38	Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School

Northern Ohio League Standings

Team NOL Reg Overall Bellevue 7 - 0 13 - 6 15 - 7 Bucyrus 5 - 2 13 - 4 16 - 5 Norwalk 4 - 3 9 - 8 9 - 9 Shelby 4 - 3 7 - 10 8 - 11 Willard 3 - 4 4 - 13 4 - 14 Crestline 2 - 5 6 - 10 7 - 11 Upper Sandusky 2 - 5 7 - 9 7 - 10 Galion 1 - 6 3 - 12 3 - 13

Richland County League Standings

Team RCL Reg Overall Lexington 12 - 2 12 - 6 12 - 7 Butler 11 - 3 14 - 4 17 - 6 Ontario 10 - 4 12 - 4 13 - 5 Plymouth 8 - 6 9 - 9 10 - 10 Bellville 6 - 8 6 - 10 10 - 12 Lucas 5 - 9 5 - 9 5 - 10 Union 4 - 10 5 - 10 5 - 11 Shiloh 0 - 14 1 - 15 1 - 16

Richland County Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 19.50 Nick Gagich Mansfield Senior 429 22 2 19.09 Rollin Ford Lexington 324 17 3 16.73 LeRoy Dill Union 251 15 missing 1 game 4 15.23 Sam Roberts Butler 320 21 missing 1 game 5 13.44 Desmond Donnenwirth Plymouth 242 18 6 13.42 Myron Collier Butler 282 21 missing 1 game 7 12.26 Jake Gates Shelby 233 19 8 11.77 Howard Sunnucks Ontario 212 18 9 11.40 Don Stake Lucas 161 14 10 11.38 Cornelius Vanderbilt Plymouth 205 18

Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 51 Rollin Ford Lexington Shiloh 01/20/1948 2 34 Nick Gagich Mansfield Senior Tiffin Columbian 12/16/1947 34 Nick Gagich Mansfield Senior Norwalk 02/27/1948 4 33 Nick Gagich Mansfield Senior Lima Central 01/02/1948 33 Desmond Donnenwirth Plymouth Lucas 01/30/1948 6 30 Rollin Ford Lexington Union 12/12/1947 7 29 Sam Roberts Butler Shiloh 01/23/1948 8 28 Myron Collier BUtler Shiloh 01/23/1948 28 Sam Roberts Butler Union 01/30/1948 10 27 LeRoy Dill Union Shiloh 01/09/1948 27 Nick Gagich Mansfield Senior Lorain 02/10/1948 Return to Richland County index Email Me