1948-49 Richland County Basketball Scores
Bellville
Coach: Harry Regula
Record: 16-5 (12-2 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Bill Smith (220 pts/11.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS Opp
11/30/48* @Lexington L 45 47
12/03/48* Plymouth W 34 24
12/10/48* @Union W 43 18
12/17/48* Butler W 54 27
12/21/48* Shiloh W 57 23
12/23/48* @Ontario L 33 37
12/30/48 @Perrysville L 47 52
01/07/49* Lucas W 30 25
01/11/49* Lexington W 48 25
01/14/49* @Plymouth W 55 46
01/18/49 Perrysville W 50 39
01/21/49* Union W 41 23
01/25/49 @Millersburg L 27 33
01/28/49* @Butler W 58 42
02/04/49* @Shiloh W 54 25
02/11/49* Ontario W 43 34
02/18/49* Lucas W 38 35
02/23/49 Butler W 47 39 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/24/49 Lucas W 44 41 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/26/49 Ontario W 59 41 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
03/03/49 Salem L 41 43 Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Butler
Coach: Vernon Chaney
Record: 6-15 (5-9 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Tilton (196 pts/10.3 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L BHS Opp
11/12/48 Chester L 34 48 NEED BOX
11/23/48 Danville L 39 57
11/30/48* @Union L 26 37
12/03/48* Ontario L 31 57
12/07/48 @Johnsville L 31 38 NEED BOX
12/10/48* Lexington L 25 59
12/17/48* @Bellville L 27 54
12/21/48* Lucas L 30 46
01/04/49* @Plymouth W 45 34
01/07/49* Shiloh W 51 31
01/11/49* Union W 46 26
01/14/49* @Ontario L 30 57
01/21/49* @Lexington L 34 55
01/28/49* Bellville L 42 58
02/01/49 @Centerburg L 46 47
02/04/49* @Lucas L 32 49
02/08/49 Loudonville W 51 35
02/11/49* Plymouth W 59 37
02/15/49 @Millersburg L 43 58
02/18/49* @Shiloh W 56 24
02/23/49 Bellville L 39 47 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
Lexington
Coach: Don Sutter
Record: 17-9 (10-4 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Dill (322 pts/12.8 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L LHS Opp
11/16/48 @Leesville W 52 25
11/19/48 Alumni L 38 40
11/20/48 Tiro W 44 20 Originally scheduled at Tiro - NEED BOX
11/23/48 Edison W 62 50
11/30/48* Bellville W 47 45
12/03/48* Union W 61 23
12/07/48 @Holmes-Liberty W 51 44
12/10/48* @Butler W 59 25
12/14/48 @Madison L 38 41
12/17/48* @Lucas L 37 39
12/21/48* Ontario L 34 38
12/29/48 @Fredericktown L 32 52
01/05/49* @Shiloh W 48 21
01/07/49* Plymouth W 58 38
01/11/49* @Bellville L 25 48
01/14/49* @Union W 35 32
01/15/49 Cardington-Lincoln W 58 35
01/21/49* Butler W 55 34
01/28/49* Lucas W 58 39
02/04/49* @Ontario W 45 39
02/08/49 Madison W 67 30
02/11/49* Shiloh W 61 33
02/18/49* @Plymouth L 43 50
02/22/49 Shiloh W 34 20 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/24/49 Ontario L 43 49 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/26/49 Lucas L 50 57 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
Lucas
Coach: Leslie Burson
Record: 10-9 (8-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Jack Stephenson (211 pts/15.0 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L LHS Opp
11/23/48 Alumni L 30 33 NEED BOX
11/26/48 @Edison L 38 62
11/30/48* Plymouth L 31 34
12/03/48* @Shiloh W 54 23
12/10/48* @Ontario L 23 48
12/17/48* Lexington W 39 37
12/21/48* @Butler W 46 30
12/23/48* Union W 48 32
01/07/49* @Bellville L 25 30
01/11/49* @Plymouth W 56 53
01/14/49* Shiloh W 55 25
01/21/49* Ontario L 40 50
01/28/49* @Lexington L 39 58
02/04/49* Butler W 49 32
02/11/49* @Union W 50 31
02/18/49* Bellville L 35 38
02/23/49 Plymouth W 47 40 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/24/49 Bellville L 41 44 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/26/49 Lexington W 57 50 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
Madison
Coach: Blaine Dowler
Record: 8-13
Leading Scorer: Ed Chelski (231 pts/11.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS Opp
12/03/48 Shelby W 45 38
12/09/48 @Mt. Vernon W 59 52
12/14/48 Lexington W 41 38
12/17/48 Akron South L 42 67
12/30/48 Alumni L 19 42
01/04/49 @Willard L 41 44
01/07/49 Wapakoneta W 51 36
01/11/49 @New London W 55 37
01/14/49 Loudonville W 40 31
01/18/49 @Fredericktown L 32 51
01/21/49 @Kenton L 41 52
01/25/49 @Crestline L 45 47
01/28/49 Col. Linden-McKinley W 62 60
02/01/49 @Shelby L 42 43
02/04/49 Crestline L 40 44
02/08/49 @Lexington L 30 67
02/11/49 Bucyrus L 33 66 At Mansfield High School
02/15/49 Willard W 55 47
02/18/49 @Loudonville L 43 57
02/25/49 @Galion L 45 68
03/01/49 Bucyrus L 29 36 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield High School
Mansfield
Coach: Vern Hoffman
Record: 19-8
Leading Scorer: Jimmy Anderson (362 pts/13.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L MSHS Opp
12/03/48 @Elyria W 49 30
12/10/48 Cleveland Collinwood W 49 36
12/14/48 Tiffin Columbian W 61 35
12/17/48 @Bexley L 30 35
12/21/48 Alliance W 60 45
12/22/48 Alumni L 22 26 Exhibition - Not Included in Totals
12/29/48 McClain L 45 50 At Lima
12/30/48 Lima Central Catholic L 49 59 At Lima
01/07/49 Ashland W 56 40
01/14/49 @New Philadelphia L 60 67
01/15/49 Springfield W 37 36
01/18/49 @Bellevue L 37 44
01/22/49 Akron North W 40 37
01/25/49 @Fremont Ross W 59 40
01/28/49 Columbus East W 37 36
02/04/49 @Ashland W 43 41
02/11/49 @Sandusky W 52 34
02/12/49 @Norwalk W 67 48
02/15/49 Lorain W 68 49
02/18/49 @Massillon Washington L 53 54
02/25/49 Canton McKinley L 47 49
03/02/49 Galion W 67 45 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield High School
03/04/49 Ashland W 46 39 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield High School
03/05/49 Bucyrus W 68 46 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield High School
03/11/49 Fostoria W 52 45 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
03/12/49 Bellevue W 74 43 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
03/18/49 Bowling Green W 50 43 Class A Regional Tournament at University of Toledo
03/19/49 Toledo Central Catholic L 53 54 Class A Regional Tournament at University of Toledo
Ontario
Coach: Dick Casad
Record: 15-4 (12-2 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Howard Sunnucks (243 pts/13.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OHS Opp
11/19/48 Leesville W 49 37
11/30/48* Shiloh W 62 20
12/03/48* @Butler W 57 31
12/10/48* Lucas W 48 23
12/17/48* @Plymouth W 36 31
12/21/48* @Lexington W 38 34
12/23/48* Bellville W 37 33
01/11/49* @Shiloh W 72 36
01/14/49* Butler W 57 30
01/18/49* @Union W 58 25
01/21/49* @Lucas W 50 40
01/28/49* Plymouth W 71 62
02/04/49* Lexington L 39 45
02/11/49* @Bellville L 34 43
02/18/49* Union W 80 41
02/22/49 Union W 28 17 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/24/49 Lexington W 49 43 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/26/49 Bellville L 41 59 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
03/02/49 Forest L 49 66 Class A District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Plymouth
Coach: Dick McMullen
Record: 6-12 (5-9 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Desmond Donnenwirth (259 pts/14.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS Opp
11/30/48* @Lucas W 34 31
12/03/48* @Bellville L 24 34
12/10/48* Shiloh W 45 26
12/17/48* Ontario L 31 36
12/21/48* @Union L 33 34
01/04/49* Butler L 34 45
01/07/49* @Lexington L 38 58
01/11/49* Lucas L 53 56
01/14/49* Bellville L 46 55
01/18/49 New London L 51 63
01/21/49* @Shiloh W 59 40
01/28/49* @Ontario L 62 71
02/01/49 Tiro W 50 37
02/04/49* Union W 49 39
02/08/49 @Leesville L 41 63
02/11/49* @Butler L 37 59
02/18/49* Lexington W 50 43
02/23/49 Lucas L 40 47 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
Shelby
Coach: Chuck Williams
Record: 10-9 (4-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Utz (207 pts/10.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L SHS Opp
11/30/48 Fostoria W 54 50
12/03/48 @Madison L 38 45
12/07/48 @Willard W 49 30
12/10/48* Bucyrus W 41 40
12/14/48 Marion Harding L 29 36
12/17/48* @Upper Sandusky W 42 30
12/21/48 @Akron Buchtel L 27 47
01/04/49 @Galion L 37 48
01/07/49* Willard W 36 32
01/11/49 @Bucyrus L 39 62
01/14/49 Crestline W 34 30
01/18/49 Wooster W 45 38
01/21/49* Bellevue L 46 53
01/28/49* @Norwalk L 58 59
02/01/49 Madison W 43 42
02/11/49* Galion W 38 32
02/18/49* Crestline L 39 45
02/25/49 @Marion Harding W 34 28
03/04/49 Bucyrus L 48 59 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield High School
Shiloh
Coach: Marvin Lutz
Record: 1-14 (1-13 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Charles Wallace (89 pts/5.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L SHS Opp
11/30/48* @Ontario L 20 62
12/03/48* Lucas L 23 54
12/10/48* @Plymouth L 26 45
12/17/48* Union W 38 24
12/21/48* @Bellville L 23 57
01/05/49* Lexington L 21 48
01/07/49* @Butler L 31 51
01/11/49* Ontario L 36 72
01/14/49* @Lucas L 25 55
01/21/49* Plymouth L 40 59
01/28/49* @Union L 31 41
02/04/49* Bellville L 25 54
02/11/49* @Lexington L 33 61
02/18/49* Butler L 24 56
02/22/49 Lexington L 20 34 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
Union
Coach: Bill Pedigo
Record: 4-13 (3-11 RCL)
Leading Scorer: John Franks (129 pts/8.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L UHS Opp
11/24/48 Hayesville W 37 27
11/30/48* Butler W 37 26
12/03/48* @Lexington L 23 61
12/10/48* Bellville L 18 43
12/17/48* @Shiloh L 24 38
12/21/48* Plymouth W 34 33 OT
12/28/48* @Lucas L 32 48
01/11/49* @Butler L 26 46
01/14/49* Lexington L 32 35
01/18/49* Ontario L 25 58
01/21/49* @Bellville L 23 41
01/25/49 Greenwich
01/28/49* Shiloh W 41 31
02/04/49* @Plymouth L 39 49
02/11/49* Lucas L 31 50
02/14/49 @Mansfield John Simpson L 22 29
02/18/49* @Ontario L 41 80
02/22/49 Ontario L 17 28 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Bucyrus 6 - 1 15 - 1 17 - 3
Bellevue 5 - 2 15 - 6 19 - 7
Crestline 4 - 3 7 - 7 7 - 8
Norwalk 4 - 3 6 - 13 6 - 14
Shelby 4 - 3 10 - 8 10 - 9
Galion 3 - 4 6 - 10 6 - 11
Willard 2 - 5 6 - 9 6 - 10
Upper Sandusky 0 - 7 6 - 10 6 - 11
Richland County League Standings
Team RCL Reg Overall
Bellville 12 - 2 13 - 4 16 - 5
Ontario 12 - 2 13 - 2 15 - 4
Lexington 10 - 4 16 - 6 17 - 8
Lucas 8 - 6 8 - 8 10 - 9
Butler 5 - 9 6 - 13 6 - 14
Lucas 5 - 9 6 - 11 6 - 12
Union 3 - 11 4 - 12 4 - 13
Shiloh 1 - 13 1 - 13 1 - 14
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 15.07 Jack Stephenson Lucas 211 14 missing 1 game
2 14.38 Desmond Donnenwirth Plymouth 259 18
3 13.50 Howard Sunnucks Ontario 243 18
4 13.40 Jimmy Anderson Mansfield 362 27
5 12.88 Dick Dill Richland 322 25
6 11.00 Ed Chelski Madison 231 21
11.00 Bill Smith Bellville 220 20
8 10.89 Dick Utz Shelby 207 19
9 10.88 Norb Shibinski Mansfield 294 27
10 10.52 Jackson Perry Ontario 200 19
10.31 Dick Tilton Butler 196 19 missing 1 game
#Butler's Vernon Chaney averaged 18.0 in 9 games after missing first 11 of season
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 29 Ed Chelski Madison Col. Linden-McKinley 01/28/1949
2 27 Bill Allen Butler Plymouth 02/11/1949
27 Bill Allen Butler Shiloh 02/18/1949
4 26 Desmond Donnenwirth Plymouth Lucas 11/30/1948
5 25 Dick Dill Lexington Shiloh 02/11/1949
25 Ken McCally Mansfield Bellevue 03/12/1949
7 24 Jimmy Anderson Mansfield Tiffin Columbian 12/14/1948
24 Jack Stephenson Lucas Plymouth 01/11/1949
24 Jimmy Anderson Mansfield New Philadelphia 01/14/1949
24 Don Wirick Lexington Butler 01/21/1949
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