1956-57 Richland County Basketball Scores
Bellville
Coach: Tony Megna
Record: 18-3 (13-1 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Fred Garber (386 pts/18.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/56 @Fredericktown W 84 73
12/07/56* Shiloh W 70 69
12/11/56* Lexington W 79 70
12/14/56* @Union L 71 73
12/18/56* Lucas W 102 54
12/21/56* @Plymouth W 79 67
01/04/57* Ontario W 77 61
01/08/57* @Lucas W 53 40
01/11/57* @Shiloh W 82 62
01/12/57 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent W 112 72
01/18/57* @Butler W 79 63
01/19/57 @Madison W 62 60
01/25/57* Union W 96 75
02/01/57* Plymouth W 75 70
02/05/57* @Lexington W 63 51
02/08/57* @Ontario W 82 55
02/09/57 @Crestline L 88 98
02/15/57* Butler W 81 58
02/16/57 Shiloh W 54 43 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/18/57 Butler W 59 54 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/21/57 Lexington L 55 62 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
Butler
Coach: Gordon Shipley
Record: 5-15 (5-9 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Gary Meeks (329 pts/16.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/04/56 Loudonville L 46 47
12/07/56* Ontario L 48 71
12/12/56* @Lucas W 75 61
12/14/56* Plymouth W 73 59
12/18/56* @Lexington L 62 74
12/21/56* Union L 65 99
12/22/56 Fredericktown L 53 79
12/28/56 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 65 69
01/04/57* Shiloh L 67 72 OT
01/08/57* Lexington W 62 56
01/11/57* @Ontario L 59 63
01/15/57 @Perrysville L 70 76
01/18/57* Bellville L 63 79
01/25/57* @Plymouth W 73 56
02/01/57* @Union L 55 86
02/05/57* Lucas W 65 53
02/08/57* @Shiloh L 52 60
02/15/57* @Bellville L 58 81
02/16/57 Lexington L 52 59 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/18/57 Bellville L 54 59 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
Lexington
Coach: Ernie Raber
Record: 14-8 (8-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Ron Armstrong (322 pts/14.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/56 Iberia W 84 57
12/07/56* @Union L 59 60
12/11/56* @Bellville L 70 79
12/14/56* Lucas W 87 47
12/18/56* Butler W 74 62
12/21/56* @Shiloh L 65 68
01/04/57* Plymouth W 65 55
01/08/57* @Butler L 56 62
01/11/57* Union L 64 67
01/15/57 @Fredericktown L 72 89
01/19/57* Ontario W 65 63
01/25/07* @Lucas W 69 37
02/01/57* Shiloh W 62 58
02/05/57* Bellville L 51 63
02/08/57* @Plymouth W 65 54
02/09/57 @Mt. Gilead W 61 48
02/15/57* @Ontario W 46 44
02/16/57 Butler W 59 52 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/18/57 Shiloh W 60 59 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/21/57 Bellville W 62 55 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/23/57 Union W 66 49 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
03/01/57 Monroeville L 65 83 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield High School
Lucas
Coach: Bobby Wine
Record: 1-16 (1-13 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Pat Kelser (273 pts/16.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/04/56 Johnsville L 43 61
12/07/56* @Plymouth L 44 59
12/11/56* Butler L 61 75
12/14/56* @Lexington L 47 87
12/18/56* @Bellville L 54 102
12/21/56* Ontario L 48 73
01/04/57* @Union L 49 78
01/08/57* Bellville L 40 53
01/11/57* Plymouth W 60 56
01/18/57* @Shiloh L 52 105
01/25/57* Lexington L 37 69
02/01/57* @Ontario L 44 56
02/05/57* @Butler L 53 65
02/08/57* Union L 63 87
02/15/57* @Shiloh L 68 73
02/16/57 Plymouth L 65 82 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/19/57 Union L 50 71 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
Madison
Coach: Don Sutter
Record: 6-13
Leading Scorer: Tom Craze (295 pts/15.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/04/56 @Galion L 58 67
12/07/56 Loudonville W 52 46 At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
12/11/56 @Bucyrus W 69 65
12/14/56 @Upper Sandusky W 60 53
12/18/56 @Shelby L 51 84
12/28/56 Norwalk W 47 46 At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
01/04/57 @Ashland L 52 84
01/11/57 Tiffin Calvert L 48 63 First game in new gym
01/18/57 @Wooster L 55 62
01/19/57 Bellville L 60 62
01/22/57 Shelby L 54 75
01/26/57 Bucyrus L 58 60
02/01/57 Canton Lincoln L 34 79
02/09/57 Willard L 47 55
02/12/57 @Northwestern L 47 81
02/16/57 Fostoria L 51 60
02/19/57 Galion W 64 51
02/23/57 Galion W 53 52 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/57 Shelby L 54 67 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Mansfield Senior
Coach: Vern Hoffman
Record: 8-14
Leading Scorer: Kent Phillips (375 pts/17.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/56 @Toledo Central Cath. L 53 54
12/07/56* @Springfield L 34 53
12/08/56 Lorain W 75 58
12/14/56* Middletown L 65 83
12/18/56 Akron South L 60 70
12/21/56* @Hamilton L 56 74
12/28/56 @Ashland L 66 88
01/04/57* Portsmouth W 89 82
01/05/57 Elyria W 60 53
01/11/57* @Lima Senior L 53 65
01/18/57* Springfield L 62 64
01/19/57 @Sandusky W 81 60
01/22/57 East Liverpool L 81 83
01/25/57* @Middletown L 53 98
02/01/57* Hamilton L 49 64
02/05/57 Ashland L 65 76
02/08/57* @Portsmouth L 65 69
02/15/57* Lima Senior W 55 49
02/22/57 Ashland W 46 44 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/57 Marion Harding W 70 53 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/08/57 Tiffin Columbian W 61 58 Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/09/57 Shelby L 47 66 Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Ontario
Coach: Bob Haines
Record: 11-10 (8-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Harold Snyder (263 pts/12.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/21/56 Iberia W 70 54
11/27/56 Leesville W 51 29
11/30/56 Crestline L 54 71
12/07/56* @Butler W 71 48
12/11/56* Union W 69 61
12/14/56* @Shiloh W 52 45
12/18/56* Plymouth W 60 43
12/21/56* @Lucas W 73 48
12/27/56 Savannah L 50 82 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
12/28/56 Greenwich W 71 53 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
01/04/57* @Bellville L 61 77
01/08/57* @Plymouth W 56 53
01/11/57* Butler W 63 59
01/18/57* @Lexington L 63 65
01/25/57* Shiloh L 50 51
02/01/57* Lucas W 56 44
02/05/57* @Union L 76 86
02/08/57* Bellville L 55 82
02/15/57* Lexington L 44 46
02/16/57 Union L 52 70 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/19/57 Plymouth L 45 52 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
Plymouth
Coach: Lew Petit
Record: 6-14 (2-12 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Ted Fox (339 pts/16.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/04/56 New Haven W 69 56
12/07/56* Lucas W 59 44
12/11/56* Shiloh W 68 64
12/14/56* @Butler L 59 73
12/18/56* @Ontario L 43 60
12/21/56* Bellville L 67 79
01/04/57* @Lexington L 55 65
01/08/57* Ontario L 53 56
01/11/57* @Lucas L 56 60
01/15/57 @Bloomville L 55 61
01/18/57* @Union L 65 73
01/22/57 New Washington W 66 65
01/25/57* Butler L 56 73
01/29/57 Republic CANCELLED
02/01/57* @Bellville L 70 75
02/05/57* @Shiloh L 57 59
02/08/57* Lexington L 54 65
02/15/57* Union L 56 99
02/16/57 Lucas W 82 65 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/19/57 Ontario W 52 45 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/21/57 Union L 57 69 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
Shelby
Coach: Chuck Williams
Record: 22-2 (7-0 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Larry Siegfried (880 pts/36.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/27/56 Alumni W 92 58
11/30/56 @Galion W 81 54
12/04/56 Tiffin Calvert W 80 63
12/07/56 @Willard W 89 52
12/14/56 Wooster W 67 57
12/18/56 Madison W 84 51
12/21/56 @Bucyrus W 93 72
12/27/56 Columbus West W 48 45 At Defiance High School
12/28/56 Dayton Dunbar L 52 54 At Defiance High School
01/04/57* Willard W 111 43
01/11/57* Galion W 91 69
01/17/57* @Upper Sandusky W 88 64
01/22/57 @Madison W 75 54
01/25/57* Tiffin Columbian W 69 65
01/29/57 Crestline W 103 75
02/01/57 @Norwalk W 67 50
02/08/57* Bucyrus W 77 52
02/15/57* @Bellevue W 80 42
02/21/57 Upper Sandusky W 64 40 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Harding High School
03/01/57 Madison W 67 54 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/08/57 Sandusky W 59 50 Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliusem
03/09/57 Mansfield W 66 47 Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliusem
03/15/57 Lima Senior W 54 45 Class AA Regiional Tournament at University of Toledo Fieldhouse
03/16/57 Toledo Macomber L 41 56 Class AA Regiional Tournament at University of Toledo Fieldhouse
Shiloh
Coach: Harold Daup
Record: 11-11 (8-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer: George Poffenbaugh (486 pts/22.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/20/56 Tiro W 68 59
11/27/56 New Haven W 101 58
12/01/56 New Washington L 65 66
12/04/56 @Savannah L 49 77
12/07/56* @Bellville L 69 70
12/11/56* @Plymouth L 64 68
12/14/56* Ontario L 45 52
12/18/56* @Union L 42 53
12/21/56* Lexington W 68 65
12/28/56 Radnor L 54 67 Holiday Tournament at Olentangy High School
12/29/56 Northwestern W 69 61 Holiday Tournament at Olentangy High School
01/04/57* @Butler W 72 67 OT
01/08/57* Union W 78 70
01/11/57* Bellville L 62 82
01/18/57* Lucas W 105 52
01/25/57* @Ontario W 51 50
02/01/57* @Lexington L 58 62
02/05/57* Plymouth W 59 57
02/08/57* Butler W 60 52
02/15/57* @Lucas W 73 68
02/16/57 Bellville L 43 54 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/18/57 Lexington L 59 60 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
Union
Coach: Dick Gross
Record: 19-5 (11-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dave Clingan (434 pts/18.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/21/56 @Johnsville W 81 42
12/04/56 Greenwich W 71 59
12/07/56* Lexington W 60 59
12/11/56* @Ontario L 61 69
12/14/56* Bellville W 73 71
12/18/56* Shiloh W 53 42
12/21/56* @Butler W 99 65
12/27/56 Greenwich W 78 68 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
12/28/56 Savannah W 65 62 Holiday Tournament at Union High School
01/04/57* Lucas W 78 49
01/08/57* @Shiloh L 70 78
01/11/57* @Lexington W 67 64
01/18/57* Plymouth W 73 65
01/25/57* @Bellville L 75 96
02/01/57* Butler W 86 55
02/05/57* Ontario W 86 76
02/08/57* @Lucas W 87 63
02/15/57* @Plymouth W 99 56
02/16/57 Ontario W 70 52 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/19/57 Lucas W 71 50 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/21/57 Plymouth W 69 57 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/23/57 Lexington L 49 66 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
03/02/57 Monroeville W 74 53 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield High School
03/08/57 Sulphur Springs L 49 65 Class A District Tournament at Mansfield High School
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Shelby 7 - 0 16 - 1 21 - 2
Tiffin Columbian 6 - 1 15 - 1 17 - 2
Galion 5 - 2 9 - 9 9 - 10
Norwalk 3 - 4 5 - 12 6 - 13
Upper Sandusky 3 - 4 6 - 12 6 - 13
Bucyrus 2 - 5 5 - 13 5 - 14
Willard 2 - 5 3 - 13 3 - 14
Bellevue 0 - 7 0 - 18 0 - 19
Richland County League Standings
Team RCL Reg Overall
Bellville 13 - 1 16 - 2 18 - 3
Union 11 - 3 15 - 3 19 - 5
Lexington 8 - 6 10 - 7 14 - 8
Ontario 8 - 6 11 - 9 11 - 11
Shiloh 8 - 6 11 - 9 11 - 11
Butler 5 - 9 5 - 13 5 - 15
Plymouth 2 - 12 4 - 13 6 - 14
Lucas 1 - 13 1 - 14 1 - 16
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 36.66 Larry Siegfried Shelby 880 24
2 22.09 George Poffenbaugh Shiloh 486 22
3 18.38 Fred Garber Bellville 386 21
4 18.08 Dave Clingan Union 434 24
5 17.04 Kent Phillips Mansfield 375 22
6 16.95 Ted Fox Plymouth 339 20
7 16.45 Gary Meeks Butler 329 20
8 16.20 Russ Wareham Butler 324 20
9 16.05 Pat Kelser Lucas 273 17
10 15.52 Tom Craze Madison 295 19
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 60 Larry Siegfried Shelby Galion 01/11/1957
2 58 Larry Siegfried Shelby Willard 01/04/1957
58 Larry Siegfried Shelby Crestline 01/29/1957
4 48 Larry Siegfried Shelby Alumni 11/27/1956
5 43 Larry Siegfried Shelby Galion 11/30/1956
43 Larry Siegfried Shelby Tiffin Columbian 01/25/1957
7 46 Larry Siegfried Shelby Bucyrus 12/21/1956
8 45 Larry Siegfried Shelby Madison 12/18/1956
45 Larry Siegfried Shelby Sandusky 03/08/1957
10 39 George Poffenbaugh Shiloh New Haven 11/27/1956
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