1957-58 Richland County Basketball Scores
Bellville
Coach: Tony Megna
Record: 16-4 (11-1 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Fred Garber (339 pts/16.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/20/57 Alumni W 46 44
11/26/57 Fredericktown L 55 71
12/06/57* Ontario W 68 51
12/13/57* @Union W 78 74
12/14/57 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent W 87 77
12/17/57* @Butler W 73 70
12/27/57 Shiloh W 71 52 Holiday Tournament at Madison High School
12/28/57 Crestline L 54 66 Holiday Tournament at Madison High School
01/03/58* @Lucas W 64 57
01/07/58* Lexington W 69 63
01/10/58* @Shiloh L 71 79
01/17/58* @Ontario W 87 42
01/24/58* Union W 76 74
01/25/58 @New London W 75 47
01/28/58* Butler W 57 51
02/07/58* Lucas W 51 44
02/11/58* @Lexington W 63 62
02/14/58* Shiloh W 73 58 At Mansfield Creveling Gym
02/17/58 Butler W 82 57 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/19/58 Shiloh L 53 56 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
Butler
Coach: Gordon Shipley
Record: 3-15 (1-11 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Gary Meeks (309 pts/17.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/27/57 Perrysville W 70 53
12/03/57 @Loudonville L 51 53
12/06/57* @Shiloh L 52 62
12/11/57 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent W 69 67
12/13/57* Ontario L 62 70
12/17/57* Bellville L 70 73
12/20/57* Union L 71 91
12/21/57 @Fredericktown L 48 70
01/03/58* @Lexington L 61 69
01/07/58* Lucas L 59 72
01/17/58* Shiloh L 44 63
01/24/58* Ontario W 66 61
01/28/58* @Bellville L 51 57
01/31/58* @Union L 58 95
02/07/58* Lexington L 73 76 OT
02/11/58* @Lucas L 63 69
02/15/58 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 47 63
02/17/58 Bellville L 57 82 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
Huron Valley
Coach: Lew Petit
Record: 7-12 (6-6 HEL)
Leading Scorer: Ted Fox (355 pts/18.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/22/57* Monroeville W 62 48
12/06/57* @North Fairfield W 54 40
12/07/57* Townsend-Wakeman W 60 52
12/13/57* @Berlin Heights L 40 68
12/20/57* Milan L 38 71
12/27/57 @New Washington L 47 61
01/07/58 Republic L 47 57
01/10/58* Greenwich W 70 60
01/11/58* @Monroeville L 50 57
01/14/58 Bloomville L 49 53
01/17/58 @Lucas L 56 67
01/24/58* North Fairfield W 60 49
01/28/58* @Townsend-Wakeman L 55 64
01/31/58* Berlin Heights W 59 50
02/04/58 @Republic L 57 58 Reverts back to Plymouth after Ohio Supreme Court voids consolidation
02/07/58* @Milan L 46 76
02/11/58 Ontario W 63 61
02/14/58* @Greenwich L 60 71
02/18/58 Lexington L 53 68 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
Lexington
Coach: Ernie Raber
Record: 12-10 (5-7 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Bill Banks (336 pts/15.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/22/57 North Robinson W 69 59
11/26/57 @Iberia W 73 63
11/30/57 @Johnsville W 71 60
12/06/57* Union L 72 73
12/10/57 Nashville W 70 55
12/17/57* @Ontario L 55 62
12/20/57* @Shiloh L 69 73
12/27/57 Ridgedale W 61 53 Holiday Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School
12/28/57 @Mt. Gilead L 55 75 Holiday Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School
01/03/58* Butler W 69 61
01/07/58* @Bellville L 63 69
01/10/58* Lucas W 76 50
01/14/58 Fredericktown L 58 68
01/17/58* @Union W 67 64
01/28/58* Ontario W 83 63
01/31/58* Shiloh L 53 65
02/04/58 @Nashville W 101 67
02/07/58* @Butler W 76 73
02/11/58* Bellville L 62 63
02/14/58* @Lucas L 72 81
02/18/58 Plymouth W 68 53 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/20/58 Union L 54 75 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
Lucas
Coach: Bobby Wine
Record: 9-9 (4-8 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Pat Kelser (412 pts/22.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/20/57 @Johnsville W 56 44
11/26/57 Nashville W 60 47
12/03/57 @Polk W 54 52
12/13/57* Shiloh L 52 61
12/17/57* @Union L 54 73
12/20/57* Ontario L 50 67
01/03/58* Bellville L 57 64
01/07/58* @Butler W 72 59
01/10/58* @Lexington L 50 76
01/14/58 @Nashville W 90 73
01/17/58 Huron Valley W 67 56
01/24/58* @Shiloh L 54 98
01/28/58* Union L 71 84
01/31/58* @Ontario W 62 57
02/07/58* @Bellville L 44 51
02/11/58* Butler W 69 63
02/14/58* Lexington W 81 72
02/18/58 Union L 54 70 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
Madison
Coach: Don Sutter
Record: 4-15
Leading Scorer: Larry Luedy (239 pts/13.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/06/57 @Norwalk L 48 53
12/07/57 Galion L 74 79
12/13/57 Upper Sandusky W 61 45
12/17/57 Shelby W 57 44
12/20/57 Willard L 42 44
12/27/57 Northwestern L 41 74
01/03/58 Ashland L 53 94
01/10/58 @Tiffin Calvert W 60 50
01/17/58 Wooster L 51 68
01/18/58 @Upper Sandusky L 45 74
01/21/58 @Shelby L 47 55
01/25/58 Cardington W 54 50
01/28/58 Bucyrus L 54 62
01/31/58 @Crestline L 52 66
02/08/58 @Willard L 65 74
02/11/58 @Bucyrus L 58 64 OT
02/14/58 Crestline L 49 55
02/18/58 @Galion L 59 74
02/21/58 Crestline L 52 75 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Mansfield Senior
Coach: Vern Hoffman
Record: 15-9
Leading Scorer: Jerry Hallabrin (644 pts/26.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/06/57 @Lorain L 74 75
12/07/57 Findlay L 58 63
12/14/57 Toledo Central Catholic W 63 52
12/20/57 Columbus South W 82 62
01/03/58 Columbus East L 68 70
01/04/58 @Elyria L 49 73
01/10/58 @Ashland L 89 92
01/14/58 Galion W 86 69
01/17/58 @Lima Senior W 76 64
01/18/58 Sandusky W 64 42
01/24/58 Massillon Washington W 74 54
01/28/58 @Akron South W 68 61
01/31/58 @Canton McKinley L 61 66 At Canton Fieldhouse
02/04/58 @Marion Harding L 51 53
02/07/58 Ashland W 58 52
02/14/58 @Springfield L 50 63
02/15/58 Cuyahoga Falls W 63 57
02/21/58 Upper Sandusky W 68 48 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/58 Ashland W 65 63 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/28/58 Marion Coliseum W 63 50 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/07/58 Sandusky W 53 51 Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/08/58 Crestline W 67 52 Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/14/58 Lima Senior W 67 63 Class AA Regional Tournament at Toledo
03/15/58 Columbus North L 53 56 Class AA Regional Tournament at Toledo
Ontario
Coach: Bob Haines
Record: 5-15 (3-9 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Harold Snyder (393 pts/19.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/19/57 Chatfield W 65 51
11/22/57 @Iberia L 57 70
11/26/57 Leesville W 66 50
11/30/57 @Crestline L 51 74
12/06/57* @Bellville L 51 68
12/13/57* Butler W 70 62
12/17/57* Lexington W 62 55
12/20/57* @Lucas W 67 50
12/21/57 @Galion L 55 72
01/03/58* @Shiloh L 46 71
01/10/58* @Union L 74 88
01/14/58 Edison L 55 59
01/17/58* Bellville L 42 87
01/24/58* @Butler L 61 66
01/28/58* @Lexington L 63 83
01/31/58* Lucas L 57 62
02/07/58* Shiloh L 68 85
02/11/58 @Plymouth L 61 63 Plymouth known as Huron Valley earlier in season
02/14/58* Union L 77 81
02/17/58 Shiloh L 49 60 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
Shelby
Coach: Chuck Williams
Record: 4-13 (2-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Russ Hepner (355 pts/19.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/26/57 Alumni L 49 68
11/29/57 Galion W 54 47
12/06/57 Willard W 73 68
12/10/57 @Tiffin Calvert L 46 70
12/13/57 Bucyrus L 37 53
12/17/57 @Madison L 44 57
12/20/57 @Wooster L 47 70
12/28/57 @Marion Harding L 48 69
01/03/58* Bellevue W 58 52
01/07/58 Tiffin Calvert L 52 57
01/10/58* @Willard L 52 60
01/17/58* @Galion L 70 74
01/21/58 Madison W 55 47
01/24/58* Upper Sandusky W 80 47
01/31/58* @Tiffin Columbian L 57 73
02/07/58* Norwalk L 49 56
02/14/58* @Bucyrus L 57 59
02/21/58 Marion harding L 54 60 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Shiloh
Coach: Harold Daup
Record: 20-5 (9-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer: George Poffenbaugh (376 pts/15.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/22/57 @New Washington W 54 37
11/27/57 Alumni W 65 64
12/03/57 Savannah W 89 68
12/06/57* Butler W 62 52
12/13/57* @Lucas W 61 52
12/17/57 Townsend-Wakeman W 62 51
12/20/57* Lexington W 73 69
12/27/57 Bellville L 52 71 Holiday Tournament at Madison High School
12/28/57 Ruggles-Troy W 100 59 Holiday Tournament at Madison High School
01/03/58* Ontario W 71 46
01/07/58* @Union L 51 69
01/10/58* Bellville W 79 71
01/14/58 @Johnsville W 82 65
01/17/58* @Butler W 63 44
01/24/58* Lucas W 98 54
01/31/58* @Lexington W 65 53
02/04/58 @Townsend-Wakeman W 84 58
02/07/58* @Ontario W 85 68
02/11/58* Union L 61 63
02/14/58* @Bellville L 58 73 At Mansfield Creveling Gym
02/17/58 Ontario W 60 49 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/19/58 Bellville W 56 53 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/22/58 Union W 60 57 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/28/58 North Robinson W 66 50 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/07/58 Holmes-Liberty L 52 67 Class A District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Union
Coach: Dick Gross
Record: 17-6 (9-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer: John Wolfe (452 pts/19.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/22/57 Tiro W 70 69
11/26/57 Northwestern L 58 75
11/30/57 @Greenwich W 87 68
12/06/57* @Lexington W 73 72
12/13/57* Bellville L 74 78
12/17/57* Lucas W 73 54
12/20/57* @Butler W 91 71
12/27/57 Waldo W 109 60
01/07/58* Shiloh W 69 51
01/10/58* Ontario W 88 74
01/17/58* Lexington L 64 67
01/24/58* @Bellville L 74 76
01/28/58* @Lucas W 84 71
01/31/58* Butler W 95 58
02/03/58 @Northwestern L 46 88
02/11/58* @Shiloh W 63 61
02/14/58* @Ontario W 81 77
02/18/58 Lucas W 70 54 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/20/58 Lexington W 75 54 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/22/58 Shiloh L 57 60 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/28/58 Townsend-Wakeman W 68 43 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/01/58 Sulphur Springs L 63 74 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Galion 6 - 1 10 - 8 11 - 9
Tiffin Columbian 5 - 2 11 - 5 11 - 6
Willard 5 - 2 10 - 6 13 - 7
Norwalk 4 - 3 7 - 9 7 - 10
Bellevue 3 - 4 8 - 9 9 - 10
Bucyrus 3 - 4 8 - 9 8 - 10
Shelby 2 - 5 5 - 12 5 - 13
Upper Sandusky 0 - 7 6 - 12 6 - 13
Richland County League Standings
Team RCL Reg Overall
Bellville 11 - 1 15 - 3 16 - 4
Shiloh 9 - 3 16 - 4 20 - 5
Union 9 - 3 13 - 5 17 - 6
Lexington 5 - 7 11 - 9 12 - 10
Lucas 4 - 8 9 - 8 9 - 9
Ontario 3 - 9 5 - 14 5 - 15
Butler 1 - 11 3 - 14 3 - 15
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 26.83 Jerry Hallabrin Mansfield Senior 644 24
2 22.88 Pat Kelser Lucas 412 18
3 19.72 Russ Hepner Shelby 355 18
4 19.65 Harold Snyder Ontario 393 20
5 19.60 John Wolfe Union 451 23
6 18.68 Ted Fox Huron Valley 355 19
7 17.63 Clyde Benninghoff Bellville 335 19
8 17.16 Gary Meeks Butler 309 18
9 16.95 Fred Garber Bellville 339 20
10 15.27 Bill Banks Lexington 336 22
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 46 Russ Hepner Shelby Upper Sandusky 01/24/1958
2 42 John Wolfe Union Waldo 12/27/1957
42 Jerry Hallabrin Mansfield Senior Akron South 01/28/1958
4 38 Jerry Hallabrin Mansfield Senior Ashland 01/10/1958
38 Jerry Hallabrin Mansfield Senior Lima Senior 01/17/1958
6 37 Jerry Hallabrin Mansfield Senior Columbus East 01/03/1958
7 36 Pat Kelser Lucas BUtler 01/07/1958
36 Pat Kelser Lucas Union 01/28/1958
9 34 Jerry Hallabrin Mansfield Senior Columbus South 12/20/1957
34 Ted Fox Huron Valley Greenwich 01/10/1958
34 Jerry Hallabrin Mansfield Senior Sandusky 01/18/1958
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