1953-54 Richland County Basketball Scores
Bellville
Coach: Fred Martinelli
Record: 17-4 (11-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dennis Ewers (347 pts/15.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/27/53 @Johnsville L 67 77
12/04/53* @Shiloh W 61 36
12/11/53* Lexington W 67 65
12/15/53* @Ontario W 55 41
12/18/53* Lucas W 66 47
12/22/53* Butler W 63 42
12/29/53 Jeromesville W 72 51 Holiday Tournament at Loudonville High School
12/30/53 Centerburg W 67 54 Holiday Tournament at Loudonville High School
01/08/54* @Union L 42 46
01/15/54* Plymouth W 62 40
01/16/54 Fredericktown W 56 49
01/22/54* Shiloh W 60 35
01/29/54* @Lexington L 52 54
02/02/54* Ontario W 71 54
02/05/54* @Lucas L 44 49
02/09/54* @Butler W 72 57
02/12/54* Union W 58 22
02/19/54* @Plymouth W 52 49
02/23/54 Butler W 63 41 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/25/54 Union W 56 52 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/27/54 Lucas W 82 54 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/08/54 Sycamore L 55 83 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Butler
Coach: Wayne Peterson
Record: 1-18 (0-14 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Gerald Heffelfinger
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/01/53 @Loudonville L 44 71
12/04/53* @Lexington L 36 59
12/11/53* Ontario L 47 80
12/15/53* @Lucas L 43 50
12/18/53* Shiloh L 43 48
12/22/53* @Bellville L 42 63
12/29/53 Amity W 53 47
01/08/54* Plymouth L 39 69
01/12/54 Perrysville L 77 86
01/15/54* Union L 50 64
01/19/54 @Chesterville L 24 46
01/22/54* Lexington L 55 80
01/29/54* @Ontario L 52 63
02/02/54* Lucas L 51 60
02/05/54* @Shiloh L 64 82
02/09/54* Bellville L 57 82
02/12/54* @Plymouth L 53 74
02/19/54* @Union L 46 59
02/23/54 Bellville L 41 63 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lexington
Coach: Arthur Seesholtz
Record: 15-6 (12-2 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dale Ford (505 pts/25.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/24/53 Radnor L 47 65
11/27/53 @Fredericktown L 49 53
12/04/53* Butler W 59 36
12/11/53* @Bellville L 65 67
12/18/53* @Plymouth W 82 59
12/22/53* @Ontario W 71 63
12/28/53 Radnor W 53 29 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/29/53 Marion St. Mary W 52 51 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/08/54* Lucas W 73 52
01/09/54 @Johnsville L 63 80
01/12/54* Union W 87 65
01/15/54* @Shiloh W 57 48
01/22/54* @Butler W 80 55
01/29/54* Bellville W 54 52
02/03/54* @Union L 43 46 At Ashland College
02/05/54* Plymouth W 86 42
02/09/54* Ontario W 74 56
02/12/54* @Lucas W 61 48
02/19/54* Shiloh W 81 44
02/22/54 Shiloh W 85 63 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/25/54 Lucas L 44 45 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lucas
Coach: John Hauck
Record: 11-9 (9-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Mel Switzer (325 pts/16.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/01/53 Johnsville L 38 50
12/04/53* Union W 54 48
12/11/53* @Plymouth W 60 55
12/15/53* Butler W 50 43
12/18/53* @Bellville L 47 66
12/22/53* Shiloh W 59 57
01/05/54 Norwayne L 44 68
01/08/54* @Lexington L 52 73
01/15/54* @Ontario L 63 73
01/22/54* @Union W 45 43
01/29/54* Plymouth W 46 40
02/02/54* @Butler W 60 51
02/05/54* Bellville W 49 44
02/09/54* @Shiloh W 61 57
02/12/54* Lexington L 48 61
02/19/54* Ontario L 60 74
02/22/54 Plymouth W 56 31 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/25/54 Lexington W 45 44 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/27/54 Bellville L 54 82 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/06/54 Fremont St. Joseph L 46 75 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Madison
Coach: Don Sutter
Record: 6-15
Leading Scorer: Bob Windsor (274 pts/13.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/01/53 Shelby L 40 69
12/04/53 Alumni L 49 52
12/11/53 @Orrville L 39 49
12/18/53 @Upper Sandusky L 36 49
12/19/53 Wooster L 44 67
01/02/54 @Norwalk W 59 58
01/05/54 @Willard W 54 49
01/08/54 @Tiffin Calvert L 59 80
01/16/54 Loudonville L 76 79 OT
01/19/54 @Galion L 59 74
01/23/54 Bucyrus L 59 70
01/26/54 @Shelby L 45 59
01/29/54 Orrville L 51 67
02/02/54 Crestline W 72 59
02/06/54 @Fredericktown L 52 74
02/09/54 Willard W 72 65
02/13/54 Upper Sandusky W 73 65
02/16/54 @Crestline L 49 50
02/20/54 Galion L 61 62
02/26/54 @Loudonville W 72 62
03/05/54 Shelby L 50 63 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Mansfield
Coach: Vern Hoffman
Record: 17-7
Leading Scorer: George Swank (440 pts/19.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L MSHS Opp
12/11/53 @Cleveland Collinwood W 70 45
12/12/53 Fostoria W 67 52
12/15/53 Toledo Central Catholic W 86 58
12/18/53 Warren Harding W 92 50 First game as Pete Henry Memorial Gymnasium
12/19/53 @Lorain L 52 55
12/22/53 @East Liverpool L 47 52
12/29/53 Columbus South W 49 47
01/02/54 Galion W 80 42
01/08/54 @Ashland L 55 74
01/09/54 Akron North W 68 64
01/15/54 New Philadelphia W 67 31
01/22/54 Lima Central W 72 62
01/23/54 @Springfield L 57 58
01/29/54 @Wooster W 96 53
01/30/54 Zanesville W 76 37
02/05/54 Sandusky W 62 45
02/09/54 @Toledo Waite Replaced with Elyria game
02/12/54 Ashland L 60 62
02/13/54 @Elyria W 63 54
02/19/54 Massillon Washington W 57 54
02/26/54 @Canton McKinley L 58 59
03/02/54 Marion Harding W 62 52 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/06/54 Bucyrus W 68 38 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/08/54 Shelby W 55 42 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/12/54 Toledo Macomber L 54 67 Class A District Tournament at University of Toledo
Ontario
Coach: Bob Haines
Record: 11-7 (8-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer: David Gordon (249/pts/13.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/24/53 @Edison W 78 60
12/04/53* Plymouth W 70 36
12/11/53* @Butler W 80 47
12/12/53 Crestline W 70 51
12/15/53* Bellville L 41 55
12/18/53* @Union L 48 53
12/22/53* Lexington L 63 71
01/08/54* @Shiloh W 55 45
01/12/54 ?Melmore W 81 70
01/15/54* Lucas W 73 63
01/22/54* @Plymouth W 14 9
01/29/54* Butler W 63 52
02/02/54* @Bellville L 54 71
02/05/54* Union L 44 57
02/09/54* @Lexington L 56 74
02/12/54* Shiloh W 53 45
02/19/54* @Lucas W 74 60
02/23/54 Union L 43 61 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Plymouth
Coach: Fred Kreutzfeld
Record: 5-15 (3-11 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Larry Root (280 pts/14.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/24/53 WMargaretta L 42 65
11/27/53 Norwalk St. Paul W 67 45
12/04/53* @Ontario L 36 70
12/11/53* Lucas L 55 60
12/15/53* @Shiloh L 64 68
12/18/53* Lexington L 59 82
12/22/53* Union L 56 66
12/29/53 @Iberia L 52 88 Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
12/30/53 Caledonia L 48 51 Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
01/08/54* @Butler W 69 39
01/15/54* @Bellville L 40 62
01/22/54* Ontario L 9 14
01/29/54* @Lucas L 40 46
01/30/54 @New Haven W 58 53
02/02/54* Shiloh W 55 45
02/05/54* @Lexington L 42 86
02/10/54* @Union L 43 50
02/12/54* Butler W 74 53
02/19/54* Bellville L 49 52
02/22/54 Lucas L 31 56 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Shelby
Coach: Chuck Williams
Record: 14-6 (5-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Wincel Ingram (389 pts/19.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/25/53 @Norwalk W 60 47
12/01/53 @Madison W 69 40
12/04/53 Galion W 75 48
12/08/53 Tiffin Calvert L 58 76
12/11/53 Willard W 82 42
12/15/53 Crestline W 73 40
01/08/54 Bucyrus L 62 65
01/12/54 @Marion Harding L 59 67
01/15/54* @Crestline W 67 34
01/22/54* Norwalk W 78 67
01/26/54 Madison W 59 45
01/29/54* @Bucyrus L 51 69
02/05/54* Bellevue L 72 80
02/09/54 Marion Harding W 75 66
02/12/54* @Willard W 58 43
02/19/54* @Galion W 68 47
02/26/54* Upper Sandusky W 49 39
03/05/54 Madison W 63 50 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/06/54 Ashland W 68 62 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/08/54 Mansfield Senior L 42 55 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Shiloh
Coach: Harold Daup
Record: 6-17 (4-10 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Tom Laser (291 pts/12.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/17/53 @Greenwich W 49 38
11/20/53 Savannah L 56 74
12/01/53 Republic L 51 66
12/02/53 @Mansfield John Simpson L 36 48
12/04/53* Bellville L 36 61
12/11/53* @Union L 54 70 At Ashland College
12/15/53* Plymouth W 68 64
12/18/53* @Butler W 48 43
12/22/53* @Lucas L 57 59
12/28/53 Lodi W 52 41 Holiday Tournment at Ashland College
12/29/53 Union L 43 57 Holiday Tournment at Ashland College
01/05/54 @New Haven L 47 67
01/08/54* Ontario L 45 55
01/12/54 Greenwich L 41 63
01/15/54* Lexington L 48 57
01/22/54* @Bellville L 35 60
01/29/54* Union W 40 38
02/02/54* @Plymouth L 45 55
02/05/54* Butler W 82 64
02/09/54* Lucas L 57 61
02/12/54* @Ontario L 45 53
02/19/54* @Lexington L 44 81
02/22/54 Lexington L 63 85 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Union
Coach: Dale Meffley
Record: 14-8 (9-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Rakestraw (360 pts/16.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/13/53 @Greenwich W 54 53
11/21/53 @Tiro L 55 62
12/04/53* @Lucas L 48 54
12/09/53 New Haven L 54 79 At Ashland College (Union gym under construction)
12/11/53* Shiloh W 70 54 At Ashland College
12/18/53* Ontario W 53 48 At Ashland College
12/22/53* @Plymouth W 66 56
12/28/53 North Fairfield W 48 42 Holiday Tournament at Ashland College
12/29/53 Shiloh W 57 43 Holiday Tournament at Ashland College
01/05/54 Greenwich W 51 43 At Ashland College
01/08/54* Bellville W 46 42 At Ashland College
01/12/54* @Lexington L 65 87 12/15
01/15/54* @Butler W 64 50
01/22/54* Lucas L 43 45 At Ashland College
01/29/54* @Shiloh L 38 40
02/03/54* Lexington W 46 43 At Ashland College
02/05/54* @Ontario W 57 44
02/10/54* Plymouth W 50 43 At Ashland College - OT
02/12/54* @Bellville L 22 58
02/19/54* Butler W 59 46
02/23/54 Ontario W 61 43 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/25/54 Bellville L 52 56 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Bellevue 7 - 0 16 - 2 16 - 3
Bucyrus 5 - 2 10 - 6 11 - 7
Shelby 5 - 2 12 - 5 14 - 6
Norwalk 4 - 3 7 - 11 7 - 12
Galion 3 - 4 9 - 10 9 - 11
Upper Sandusky 2 - 5 6 - 10 6 - 11
Crestline 1 - 6 4 - 14 4 - 15
Willard 1 - 6 2 - 18 2 - 19
Richland County League Standings
Team RCL Reg Overall
Lexington 12 - 2 14 - 5 15 - 6
Bellville 11 - 3 14 - 3 17 - 4
Lucas 9 - 5 9 - 7 11 - 9
Union 9 - 5 13 - 7 14 - 8
Ontario 8 - 6 11 - 6 11 - 7
Shiloh 4 – 10 6 – 16 6 - 17
Plymouth 3 - 11 5 - 14 5 - 15
Butler 0 – 14 1 – 17 1 - 18
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 25.25 Dale Ford Lexington 505 20
2 19.45 Wincel Ingram Shelby 389 20
3 19.13 George Swank Mansfield 440 23
4 16.36 Jim Rakestraw Union 360 22
5 16.25 Mel Switzer Lucas 325 20
6 14.18 Don Backensto Union 312 22
7 14.00 Larry Root Plymouth 280 20
8 13.83 David Gordon Ontariio 249 18
9 13.55 Pat Danals Ontario 244 18
10 13.17 Phil Tinkey Mansfield 303 23
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 41 Wincel Ingram Shelby Bellevue 02/05/1954
2 40 Nick Davies Shelby Madison 12/01/1953
3 36 Dale Ford Lexington Johnsville 01/09/1954
36 John Pore Butler Perrysville 01/12/1954
5 35 Dale Ford Lexington Bellville 12/11/1953
35 George Swank Mansfield Warren Harding 12/18/1953
35 Dale Ford Lexington Ontario 02/09/1954
35 Dale Ford Lexington Shiloh 02/19/1954
9 34 Dale Ford Lexington Lucas 01/08/1954
34 Larry Rader Shiloh Butler 02/05/1954
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