1955-56 Richland County Basketball Scores
Bellville
Coach: Tony Megna
Record: 12-8 (10-4 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Phil Johnson (326 pts/16.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/23/55 Fredericktown L 47 86
12/02/55* @Butler W 69 37
12/03/55 @Madison L 49 55
12/09/55* Union W 80 71
12/13/55* @Lexington L 49 66
12/16/55* Plymouth W 82 43
12/20/55* @Lucas L 58 75
01/06/56* @Ontario W 68 66
01/13/56* Shiloh L 51 59
01/14/56 @Johnsville L 61 63
01/20/56* Butler W 60 55
01/21/56 Crestline W 80 63
01/27/56* @Union W 77 75
01/31/56* Lexington W 77 68
02/03/56* @Plymouth W 96 71
02/07/56* Lucas W 61 55
02/10/56* Ontario W 75 67
02/17/56* @Shiloh L 53 67
02/21/56 Plymouth W 59 47 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/23/56 Lucas L 56 66 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Butler
Coach: Chuck Beadle
Record: 14-8 (9-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Ernie Cochran (285 pts/14.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/55 @Loudonville W 53 52
12/02/55* Bellville L 37 69
12/06/55 Perrysville L 54 57
12/09/55* @Plymouth W 59 32
12/10/55 @Crestline L 45 68
12/13/55* Lucas W 53 52
12/16/55* @Union W 74 49
12/20/55* Lexington W 72 60
12/30/55 Alumni W 67 46
01/06/56* @Shiloh L 48 57
01/13/56* Ontario W 56 46
01/20/56* @Bellville L 55 60
01/27/56* Plymouth W 73 66
01/31/56* @Lucas L 65 88
02/03/56* Union W 59 53
02/07/56* @Lexington W 60 55
02/10/56* Shiloh L 71 72
02/17/56* @Ontario W 55 53
02/20/56 Union W 78 48 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/23/56 Shiloh W 57 55 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/25/56 Lucas W 57 56 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/02/56 Monroeville L 55 64 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lexington
Coach: Arthur Seesholtz
Record: 11-7 (9-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Ron Armstrong (234 pts/13.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/19/55 Leesville W 63 58
12/02/55* Ontario W 84 55
12/09/55* @Lucas W 88 67
12/13/55* Bellville W 66 49
12/16/55* Shiloh W 75 72
12/20/55* @Butler L 60 72
01/06/56* Plymouth W 106 67
01/13/56* @Union W 83 78
01/20/56* @Ontario W 60 46
01/27/56* Lucas W 77 76
01/31/56* @Bellville L 68 77
02/03/56* @Shiloh L 63 71
02/04/56 @Mt. Gilead L 46 75
02/07/56* Butler L 55 60
02/10/56* @Plymouth W 95 75
02/11/56 Carlisle Military, SC W 69 64
02/17/56* Union L 82 84
02/21/56 Lucas L 56 59 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lucas
Coach: John Hauck
Record: 10-10 (7-7 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Tom McMillen (448 pts/23.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/55 @Johnsville W 66 60
12/02/55* @Shiloh L 63 72
12/09/55* Lexington L 67 88
12/13/55* @Butler L 52 53
12/16/55* @Ontario L 54 59
12/20/55* Bellville W 75 58
01/06/56* Union W 85 64
01/13/56* @Plymouth W 76 68
01/17/56 @Sulphur Springs L 65 97
01/20/56* Shiloh L 75 79 OT
01/27/56* @Lexington L 76 77
01/31/56* Butler W 88 65
02/03/56* Ontario W 77 62
02/07/56* @Bellville L 56 61
02/10/56* @Union W 60 58
02/17/56* Plymouth W 93 63
02/21/56 Lexington W 59 56 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/23/56 Bellville W 66 56 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/25/56 Butler L 56 57 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
03/03/56 Sulphur Springs L 50 53 Class B Sectional Tournament at Mansfield High School
Madison
Coach: Don Sutter
Record: 4-15
Leading Scorer: Bill Brubaker (460 pts/24.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/02/55 @Toledo Libbey L 42 51
12/03/55 Bellville W 55 49
12/06/55 @Galion L 59 64
12/09/55 @Loudonville L 39 51
12/16/55 Upper Sandusky L 65 71
12/23/55 Orrville L 67 80
12/30/55 @Norwalk L 61 65
01/06/56 @Ashland L 60 80
01/13/56 @Tiffin Calvert W 66 46
01/20/56 Wooster L 51 54 OT
01/21/56 @Orrville L 54 50
01/24/56 @Shelby L 44 87
01/27/56 @Fostoria L 55 76
02/03/56 @Canton Lincoln L 60 74
02/07/56 Shelby L 63 96 01/10
02/11/56 @Willard W 77 58
02/14/56 @Bucyrus L 61 70
02/21/56 @Galion L 64 77
02/24/56 Galion L 64 82 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Mansfield
Coach: Vern Hoffman
Record: 9-10 (5-5 GOL)
Leading Scorer: Kent Phillips (266 pts/14.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS Opp
12/02/55 Toledo Central Catholic W 61 50
12/06/55 @Akron Garfield L 45 67
12/09/55* @Middletown L 38 98
12/13/55 Toledo Libbey W 62 54
12/16/55* Lima Senior W 66 51
12/20/55 @East Liverpool L 60 87
12/22/55* @Springfield W 55 54
01/03/56 Akron South L 63 92
01/06/56* @Portsmouth L 58 60
01/13/56* @Hamilton L 57 64
01/17/56 Sandusky W 74 57
01/20/56* Middletown L 73 94
01/27/56* @Lima Senior L 64 69
01/28/56 Ashland W 70 69 OT - NEED BOX
02/03/56* Springfield W 56 54
02/10/56* Portsmouth W 75 72
02/11/56 @Ashland L 74 85
02/17/56* Hamilton W 74 71
02/23/56 Shelby L 68 78 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Harding High School
Ontario
Coach: Bob Haines
Record: 5-14 (5-9 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dwight Kurtzman (287 pts/15.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/23/55 Iberia L 47 66
11/29/55 Leesville L 48 58
12/02/55* @Lexington L 55 84
12/09/55* Shiloh W 57 50
12/13/55* @Union W 67 66
12/16/55* Lucas W 59 54
12/20/55* @Plymouth W 58 53
12/28/55 @Union L 62 71 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
12/29/55 Greenwich L 66 81 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
01/06/56* Bellville L 66 68
01/13/56* @Butler L 46 56
01/20/56* Lexington L 46 60
01/27/56* @Shiloh L 68 105
01/31/56* Union L 54 79
02/03/56* @Lucas L 62 77
02/07/56* Plymouth W 74 51
02/10/56* @Bellville L 67 75
02/17/56* Butler L 53 55
02/20/56 Shiloh L 52 75 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Plymouth
Coach: Lew Petit
Record: 2-17 (0-14 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Ted Fox (299 pts/15.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/22/55 @Margaretta L 37 52
12/02/55* @Union L 42 56
12/09/55* Butler L 32 59
12/13/55* @Shiloh L 29 85
12/16/55* @Bellville L 43 82
12/20/55* Ontario L 53 58
01/06/56* @Lexington L 67 106
01/10/56 @New Haven W 87 61
01/13/56* Lucas L 68 76
01/17/56 @North Robinson L 64 78
01/20/56* Union L 78 79
01/20/56* @Butler L 66 73
01/31/56* Shiloh L 53 88
02/03/56* Bellville L 71 96
02/07/56* @Ontario L 51 74
02/10/56* Lexington L 75 95
02/14/56 North Fairfield W 83 67
02/17/56* @Lucas L 63 93
02/21/56 Bellville L 47 59 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Shelby
Coach: Chuck Williams
Record: 20-2 (7-0 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Larry Siegfried (556 pts/25.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/02/55 Alumni W 71 60
12/06/55 @Tiffin Calvert W 91 43
12/09/55 Willard W 84 50
12/13/55 Galion W 89 60
12/29/55 Napoleon W 98 40 At Defiance Carnival
12/30/55 @Defiance L 41 58 At Defiance Carnival
01/05/56 Bucyrus W 68 45
01/13/56* @Galion W 77 74
01/17/56 @Crestline W 99 83
01/20/56* Upper Sandusky W 89 57
01/24/56 Madison W 87 44
01/27/56* @Tiffin Columbian W 71 64
01/31/56 Crestline W 100 77
02/03/56* Norwalk W 61 55
02/07/56 @Madison W 96 63
02/10/56* @Bucyrus W 68 43
02/17/56* Bellevue W 88 54
02/21/56* @Willard W 82 54
02/23/56 Mansfield Senior W 78 68 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Harding High School
03/02/56 Galion W 87 63 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/03/56 Marion harding W 82 65 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/10/56 St. Marys Memorial L 66 75 Class A District Tournament at University of Toledo
Shiloh
Coach: Harold Daup
Record: 19-3 (12-2 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Otis Hughes (435 pts/19.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/18/55 North Robinson W 86 33
11/22/55 @Tiro W 100 63
11/29/55 Savannah W 65 55
12/02/55* Lucas W 72 63
12/09/55* @Ontario L 50 57
12/13/55* Plymouth W 85 29
12/16/55* @Lexington L 72 75
12/20/55* Union W 89 74
12/28/55 Greenwich W 79 65 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
12/29/55 @Union W 65 64 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
01/03/56 @New Haven W 90 38
01/06/56* Butler W 57 48
01/13/56* @Bellville W 59 51
01/20/56* @Lucas W 79 75
01/27/56* Ontario W 105 68
01/31/56* @Plymouth W 88 53
02/03/55* Lexington W 71 63
02/07/55* @Union W 97 66
02/10/56* @Butler W 72 71
02/17/56* Bellville W 67 53
02/20/56 Ontario W 75 52 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/23/56 Butler L 55 57 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Union
Coach: Dale Meffley
Record: 6-13 (4-10 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Stan Young (288 pts/16.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/11/55 @New Haven W 65 40
11/18/55 Johnsville L 66 68
12/02/55* Plymouth W 56 42
12/09/55* @Bellville L 71 80
12/13/55* Ontario L 66 67
12/16/55* Butler L 49 74
12/20/55* @Shiloh L 74 89
12/28/55 Ontario W 71 62 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
12/29/55 Shiloh L 64 65 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
01/06/56* @Lucas L 64 85
01/13/56* Lexington L 78 83
01/20/56* @Plymouth W 79 78
01/27/56* Bellville L 75 77
01/31/56* @Ontario W 79 54
02/03/56* @Butler L 53 59
02/07/56* Shiloh L 66 97
02/10/56* Lucas L 58 60 NEED BOX
02/17/56* @Lexington W 84 82
02/20/56 Butler L 48 78 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Greater Ohio League Standings
Team GOL Reg Overall
Middletown 10 - 0 17 - 0 25 - 0
Hamilton 6 - 4 14 - 5
Mansfield 5 - 5 9 - 9 9 - 10
Portsmouth 5 - 5 11 - 6 16 - 7
Lima Senior 2 - 8 6 - 10 6 - 11
Springfield 2 - 8
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Shelby 7 - 0 17 - 1 20 - 2
Tiffin Columbian 6 - 1 12 - 4 16 - 5
Galion 5 - 2 12 - 6 13 - 7
Norwalk 4 - 3 8 - 9 9 - 10
Bellevue 2 - 5 4 - 12 4 - 13
Bucyrus 2 - 5 8 - 10 8 - 11
Upper Sandusky 1 - 6 4 - 14 4 - 15
Willard 1 - 6 4 - 13 4 - 14
Richland County League Standings
Team RCL Reg Overall
Shiloh 12 - 2 18 - 2 19 - 3
Bellville 10 - 4 11 - 7 12 - 8
Butler 9 - 5 11 - 7 14 - 8
Lexington 9 - 5 11 - 6 11 - 7
Lucas 7 - 7 8 - 8 10 - 10
Ontario 5 - 9 5 – 13 5 - 14
Union 4 – 10 6 – 12 6 - 13
Plymouth 0 - 14 2 - 16 2 - 17
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 25.27 Larry Siegfried Shelby 556 22
2 24.21 Bill Brubaker Madison 460 19
3 23.57 Tom McMillen Lucas 448 19
4 19.77 Otis Hughes Shiloh 435 22
5 19.28 Jack Hall Shiloh 405 21
6 18.95 Nick Davis Shelby 417 22
7 16.55 Darrwell Niswander Lucas 331 20
8 16.30 Phil Johnson Bellville 326 20
9 16.00 Stan Young Union 288 18
10 15.73 Ted Fox Plymouth 299 19
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 45 Larry Siegfried helby Madison 02/07/1956
2 38 Bill Brubaker Madison Upper Sandusky 12/16/1955
3 37 Tom McMillen Lucas Butler 01/31/1956
37 Larry Siegfried Shelby Mansfield Senior 02/23/1956
5 34 Tom McMillen Lucas Plymouth 01/13/1956
34 Tom McMillen Lucas Lexington 01/27/1956
7 33 Tom McMillen Lucas Johnsville 11/29/1955
33 George Poffenbaugh Shiloh North Robinson 11/18/1955
33 Tom McMillen Lucas Shiloh 12/02/1955
33 Bill Brubaker Madison Orrville 12/23/1955
33 Dave Clingan Union Lucas 02/10/1956 based on full year scoring with one missing game
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