1954-55 Richland County Basketball Scores
Bellville
Coach: Fred Martinelli
Record: 16-8 (9-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Ron Kochheiser (416 pts/17.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/26/54 @Fredericktown L 53 75
12/03/54* Lexington W 66 64
12/04/54 Madison L 62 74
12/10/54* @Ontario L 56 60
12/14/54* Lucas L 52 54 OT
12/17/54* Butler W 62 52
12/21/54* @Union W 79 65
12/28/54 @Loudonville W 66 55 Holiday Tournament at Loudonville High School
12/29/54 Centerburg W 66 62 Holiday Tournament at Loudonville High School
01/07/55* Plymouth W 69 38
01/14/55* Shiloh W 58 50
01/21/55* @Lexington L 52 55
01/22/55 @Crestline W 66 61
01/28/55* Ontario L 68 78
02/01/55* @Lucas L 65 70
02/04/55* @Butler W 44 39
02/08/55* Union W 61 57
02/11/55* @Plymouth W 62 38
02/18/55* Shiloh W 45 39
02/21/55 Plymouth W 64 48 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/24/55 Union W 56 53 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/26/55 Lexington W 58 47 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/04/55 Sulphur Springs L 56 66 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Butler
Coach: Marion Lowks
Record: 3-17 (3-11 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Russ Wareham (246 pts/12.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/54 Loudonville L 51 71
12/03/54* Ontario L 40 63
12/10/54* @Lucas L 60 74
12/14/54* Shiloh L 54 68
12/17/54* @Bellville L 52 62
12/21/54* Plymouth W 50 46
12/28/54 Norwayne L 32 78 Holiday Tournament at Lucas High School
12/29/54 Perrysville L 61 71 Holiday Tournament at Lucas High School
01/04/55 @Perrysville L 73 81
01/07/55* Union W 80 78 OT
01/14/55* Lexington L 55 68
01/21/55* @Ontario L 57 58
01/28/55* Lucas L 63 77
02/01/55* @Shiloh L 55 56
02/04/55* Bellville L 39 44
02/08/55* @Plymouth W 79 38
02/11/55* @Union L 62 68
02/12/55 @Chesterville L 41 93
02/18/55* @Lexington L 46 87
02/22/55 Lexington L 42 50 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lexington
Coach: Arthur Seesholtz
Record: 12-10 (9-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Cliff Schnebly (337 pts/15.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/03/54* @Bellville L 64 66
12/10/54* Union L 54 56
12/14/54* @Plymouth W 69 39
12/17/54* @Ontario W 69 61 OT
12/21/54* Lucas L 66 74
12/27/54 Marion St. Mary L 56 69 Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
12/29/54 Elm Valley L 54 56 Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
01/07/55* @Shiloh L 75 100
01/08/55 @Radnor W 65 55
01/14/55* @Butler W 68 55
01/21/55* Bellville W 55 52
01/28/55* @Union L 74 75 OT
02/01/55* Plymouth W 85 54
02/04/55* Ontario W 74 71
02/08/55* @Lucas W 79 61
02/11/55* Shiloh W 62 52
02/15/55 @Mt. Gilead L 50 74
02/18/55* Butler W 87 46
02/22/55 Butler W 50 42 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/24/55 Lucas W 49 46 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/26/55 Bellville L 47 58 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/02/55 Sycamore L 23 34 Class B Distric Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lucas
Coach: John Hauck
Record: 12-8 (9-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Russell Leiter (388 pts/19.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/54 @Johnsville L 56 71
12/03/54* @Plymouth W 83 32
12/10/54* Butler W 74 60
12/14/54* @Bellville W 54 52 OT
12/17/54* Shiloh W 62 56
12/21/54* @Lexington W 74 66
12/28/54 Perrysville W 63 58 Holiday Tournanment at Lucas High School
12/29/54 Norwayne L 54 55 Holiday Tournanment at Lucas High School
01/07/55* @Ontario L 53 72
01/14/55* @Union L 58 77
01/18/55 Johnsville W 65 54
01/21/55* Plymouth W 58 41
01/28/55* @Butler W 77 63
02/01/55* Bellville W 70 65
02/04/55* @Shiloh W 52 48
02/08/55* Lexington L 61 79
02/11/55* Ontario L 71 76
02/18/55* Union L 58 61
02/22/55 Shiloh W 69 66 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/24/55 Lexington L 46 49 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Madison
Coach: Don Sutter
Record: 7-14
Leading Scorer: Bill Brubaker (439 pts/20.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/04/54 @Bellville W 74 62
12/07/54 Galion L 54 72 At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
12/10/54 Orrville L 70 71 At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
12/14/54 @Loudonville L 51 58
12/17/54 @Upper Sandusky L 67 86
12/30/54 Norwalk W 63 52 At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
01/04/55 Willard W 82 63 At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
01/07/55 Tiffin Calvert W 96 59 At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
01/11/55 @Shelby L 67 99
01/14/55 Crestline W 65 54 At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
01/21/55 Toledo Libbey L 57 90 At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
01/25/55 Shelby L 63 79 At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
01/28/55 @Crestline L 63 83
02/01/55 Loudonville W 88 74 At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
02/04/55 @Orrville L 73 84
02/08/55 @Willard L 65 81
02/12/55 Upper Sandusky W 76 63 At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
02/15/55 @Bucyrus L 60 62
02/18/55 @Wooster L 61 81
02/22/55 @Galion L 78 82
02/28/55 Ashland L 60 63 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Mansfield
Coach: Vern Hoffman
Record: 20-6 (5-2 GOL)
Leading Scorer: George Swank (547 pts/21.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/03/54 @Toledo Central Cath. W 63 40
12/10/54 Akron Garfield W 43 29 NEED BOX
12/11/54 @Fostoria W 81 54
12/17/54 @Warren Harding W 84 69
12/18/54 Lorain W 81 45
12/21/54 East Liverpool W 68 53
01/01/55* @Middletown L 54 64
01/04/55 @Galion W 70 46
01/07/55 @Ashland W 90 66
01/11/55 Akron South L 75 78
01/14/55 Elyria W 60 53
01/18/55 @Sandusky L 53 60
01/21/55* @Lima Central L 71 72
01/22/55* Springfield W 56 51
01/28/55* Lima South W 76 48
01/29/55 @Zanesville L 50 64
02/05/55* @Hamilton W 69 63
02/11/55 Ashland W 89 60
02/18/55* Portsmouth W 64 53
02/25/55* Middletown W 68 62
03/02/55 Upper Sandusky W 78 43 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/04/55 Galion W 55 43 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/05/55 Ashland W 64 56 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/12/55 Sylvania Burnham W 58 46 Class A District Tournament at University of Toledo
03/18/55 Sandusky W 86 73 Class A Regional Tournament at University of Toledo
03/19/55 Columbus East L 54 59 Class A Regional Tournament at University of Toledo
Ontario
Coach: Bob Haines
Record: 15-5 (12-2 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Al Gilbert (313 pts/15.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/26/54 @Melmore W 53 42
11/30/54 Leesville W 67 50
12/03/54* @Butler W 63 40
12/07/54 @Crestline L 48 50
12/10/54* Bellville W 60 56
12/14/54* @Union W 74 67
12/17/54* Lexington L 61 69 OT
12/21/54* @Shiloh W 59 57
12/29/54 Greenwich L 74 79 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
12/30/54 @Union W 73 65 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
01/07/55* Lucas W 72 53
01/14/55* @Plymouth W 64 35
01/21/55* Butler W 58 57
01/28/55* @Bellville W 78 68
02/01/55* Union W 74 69
02/04/55* @Lexington L 71 74
02/08/55* Shiloh W 68 57
02/11/55* @Lucas W 76 71
02/18/55* Plymouth W 82 47
02/21/55 Union L 66 71 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Plymouth
Coach: Fred Kreutzfeld
Record: 0-19 (0-14 RCL)
Leading Scorer: John Fox (205 pts/10.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/20/54 @North Fairfield L 38 88
11/23/54 Margaretta L 32 62
12/03/54* Lucas L 32 83
12/10/54* @Shiloh L 38 67
12/14/54* Lexington L 39 62
12/17/54* Union L 48 63
12/21/54* @Butler L 46 50
01/07/55* @Bellville L 38 69
01/14/55* Ontario L 35 64
01/18/55 North Robinson L 38 72
01/21/55* @Lucas L 41 58
01/25/55 New Haven L 56 64
01/28/55* Shiloh L 56 58
02/01/55* @Lexington L 54 85
02/04/55* @Union L 40 69
02/08/55* Butler L 38 79
02/11/55* Bellville L 38 62
02/19/55* @Ontario L 47 82
02/21/55 Bellville L 48 67 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Shelby
Coach: Chuck Williams
Record: 19-1 (7-0 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Larry Siegfried (362 pts/18.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/03/54 @Galion W 75 70
12/07/54 Tiffin Calvert W 96 42
12/10/54 @Willard W 63 49
12/14/54 @Crestline W 73 52
12/17/54 Marion Harding W 82 67
12/28/54 @Fostoria W 59 54
01/07/55 @Bucyrus W 69 51
01/11/55 Madison W 99 67
01/14/55* @Upper Sandusky W 88 53
01/18/55 Crestline W 83 56
01/21/55* Tiffin Columbian W 75 71
01/25/55 @Madison W 79 63
01/28/55* @Norwalk W 84 66
02/04/55* Bucyrus W 77 66
02/11/55* @Bellevue W 86 56
02/15/55 @Marion Harding W 91 71
02/18/55* Willard W 102 63
02/25/55* Galion W 83 74
02/28/55 Bucyrus W 80 39 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/04/55 Ashland L 55 59 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Shiloh
Coach: Harold Daup
Record: 9-14 (6-8 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Tom Laser (373 pts/16.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/24/54 @Republic L 51 60
11/30/54 Savannah L 60 77 At Ashland College
12/03/54* @Union L 65 75
12/07/54 New Haven W 64 42
12/10/54* Plymouth W 67 38
12/14/54* @Butler W 68 54
12/17/54* @Lucas L 56 62
12/21/54* Ontario L 57 59
12/29/54 @Union W 70 64 Holiday Tournament at Ashland College
12/30/54 Greenwich L 52 66 Holiday Tournament at Ashland College
01/04/55 @Sullivan W 79 65
01/07/55* Lexington W 100 75
01/11/55 New Washington L 46 64
01/14/55* @Bellville L 50 58
01/21/55* Union W 70 42
01/25/55 @New Washington L 71 104
01/28/55* @Plymouth W 58 56
02/01/55* Butler W 56 55
02/04/55* Lucas L 48 52
02/08/55* @Ontario L 57 68
02/11/55* @Lexington L 52 62
02/18/55* Bellville L 39 45
02/22/55 Lucas L 66 69 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Union
Coach: Don Terman
Record: 11-10 (8-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Tony Stirp (496 pts/23.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/12/54 New Haven L 57 69
11/19/54 @Johnsville W 70 65
11/20/54 Tiro W 77 68
12/03/54* Shiloh W 75 65
12/10/54* @Lexington W 56 54
12/14/54* Ontario L 67 74
12/17/54* @Plymouth W 63 48
12/21/54* Bellville L 65 79
12/29/54 Shiloh L 64 70 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
12/30/54 Ontario L 65 73 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
01/07/55* @Butler L 78 80 OT
01/14/55* Lucas W 77 58
01/21/55* Plymouth L 42 70
01/28/55* Lexington W 75 74 OT
02/01/55* @Ontario L 69 74
02/04/55* Plymouth W 69 40
02/08/55* @Bellville L 57 61
02/11/55* Butler W 68 62
02/18/55* @Lucas W 61 58
02/21/55 Ontario W 71 66 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/24/55 Bellville L 53 56 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Greater Ohio League Standings
Team GOL Reg Overall
Portsmouth 7 - 2 15 - 3 20 - 4
Mansfield 5 - 2 15 - 5 20 - 6
Lima Central 5 - 3 11 - 5 13 - 6
Middletown 6 - 5 12 - 7 16 - 8
Springfield 4 - 5 14 - 5 16 - 6
Hamilton 2 - 6 9 - 10 12 - 11
Lima South 0 - 6 3 - 13 3 - 14
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Shelby 7 - 0 18 - 0 19 - 1
Tiffin Columbian 5 - 2 13 - 3 13 - 4
Galion 5 - 2 10 - 8 11 - 9
Norwalk 5 - 2 9 - 7 11 - 8
Bucyrus 3 - 4 9 - 8 9 - 9
Bellevue 2 - 5 5 - 11 6 - 12
Willard 1 - 6 3 - 17 3 - 18
Upper Sandusky 0 - 7 3 - 14 3 - 15
Richland County League Standings
Team RCL Reg Overall
Ontario 12 - 2 15 - 4 15 - 5
Bellville 9 - 5 15 - 7 16 - 8
Lexington 9 - 5 10 - 8 12 - 10
Lucas 9 - 5 11 - 7 12 - 8
Union 8 - 6 10 - 9 11 - 10
Shiloh 6 - 8 9 – 13 9 - 14
Butler 3 – 11 3 – 16 3 - 17
Plymouth 0 - 14 0 - 18 0 - 19
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 23.61 Tony Stirp Union 496 21
2 21.03 George Swank Mansfield 547 26
3 20.90 Bill Brubaker Madison 439 21
4 19.40 Russell Leiter Lucas 388 20
5 18.10 Larry Siegfried Shelby 362 20
6 17.33 Ron Kochheiser Bellville 416 24
7 17.25 Tom McMillen Lucas 345 20
8 16.95 Tom Laser Shiloh 373 22
9 16.52 Bob Windsor Madison 347 21
10 16.50 Ralph Beer Ontario 297 18
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 52 George Swank Mansfield Ashland 01/07/1955
2 37 Fred Rader Shiloh Lexington 01/07/1955
3 35 Clifford Schnebly Lexington Butler 02/18/1955
35 Tom McMillen Lucas Shiloh 02/22/1955
5 34 Tony Stirp Union Ontario 12/30/1954
34 Art Coon Butler Union 01/07/1955
34 Bob Stone Lexington Ontario 02/04/1955
8 33 George Swank Mansfield Ashland 02/11/1955
9 32 Tony Stirp Union Tiro 11/20/1954
32 Russell Leiter Lucas Plymouth 12/03/1954
32 Tony Stirp Union Plymouth 02/04/1955
32 Ralph Beer Ontario Shiloh 02/08/1955
32 Fred Hink Madison Galion 02/22/1955
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