1958-59 Richland County Basketball Scores
Bellville
Coach: Dick Fletcher
Record: 10-9 (6-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dean Hamilton (352 pts/18.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/02/58 Alumni W 70 44 Non-OHSAA - would have forfeited due to ineligible player
12/05/58* @Ontario L 42 43
12/09/58* Butler W 98 62
12/12/58* Union W 62 56
12/16/58* @Lexington L 52 50 lose via forfeit
12/26/58 Fredericktown L 47 68 Holiday Tournament at Madison High School
12/27/58 Crestline W 51 50 Holiday Tournament at Madison High School
01/06/59* Lucas W 58 56
01/09/59* Plymouth L 47 63
01/13/59* @Butler W 83 52 NEED BOX
01/16/59* Ontario W 72 59
01/20/59 @Fredericktown L 48 77
01/30/59* Lexington L 71 74
01/31/59 Crestline W 82 77
02/03/59* @Union L 51 70 01/23
02/10/59* @Lucas W 67 64
02/13/59* @Plymouth L 64 71
02/14/59 Butler W 69 64 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/18/59 Lexington L 51 73 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
Butler
Coach: Gordon Shipley
Record: 1-17 (1-11 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Albert Morton (230 pts/13.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/58 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent CANCELLED?
12/02/58* Lexington L 46 64
12/09/58* @Bellville L 62 98
12/12/58* @Plymouth L 60 84
12/19/58* Union L 51 71
01/06/59* Ontario L 39 59
01/13/59* Bellville L 52 83
01/16/59* @Lexington L 69 94
01/17/59 Fredericktown L 49 89
01/20/59 Mansfield St. Peter's L 51 62
01/27/59 @Perrysville L 69 75
02/03/59 #@Danville L 50 53 OT
02/06/59* @Union L 75 78
02/10/59* @Ontario W 68 67
02/11/59* Plymouth L 55 76 01/23
02/13/59* Lucas L 45 64
02/14/59 Bellville L 64 69 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
Lexington
Coach: Dick Welton
Record: 17-7 (9-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Barr (428 pts/17.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/21/58 @North Robinson W 55 46
11/25/58 Iberia W 63 41
12/02/58 Mansfield St. Peter's W 75 54
12/05/58* @Butler W 64 46
12/12/58 Mt. Gilead L 53 54
12/16/58* Bellville W 50 52 via forfeit
12/19/58* Lucas W 67 62
01/02/59* Ontario W 80 62
01/06/59* @Plymouth L 67 70
01/09/59* @Union L 64 73
01/13/59* @Ontario W 96 76
01/16/59* Butler W 94 69
01/20/59 Johnsville W 82 52
01/23/59 @Fredericktown W 82 74
01/27/59 @Edison W 87 51
01/30/59* @Bellville W 74 71
02/03/59 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 55 67
02/06/59* @Lucas W 66 51
02/10/59* Plymouth L 67 68
02/13/59* Union W 79 69
02/14/59 Ontario W 63 45 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/18/59 Bellville W 73 51 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/21/59 Union L 58 64 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/27/59 Mt. Zion L 49 57 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lucas
Coach: Bobby Wine
Record: 8-11 (3-9 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Pat Kelser (352 pts/18.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/18/58 ?Polk W 68 38
11/22/58 @Hayesville W 68 63
12/02/58 Nashville W 69 68
12/05/58 @Mansfield St. Peter's W 46 37
12/09/58* Union L 72 75
12/12/58* Ontario W 73 47
12/16/58* @Plymouth L 52 78
12/19/58* @Lexington L 62 67
01/06/59* @Bellville L 56 58
01/09/59* Butler W 83 54
01/13/59* @Union L 71 89
01/20/59 Greenwich L 78 80
01/23/59* @Ontario L 49 51
01/27/59 @Nashville W 66 64
01/30/59* Plymouth L 58 94
02/06/59* Lexington L 51 66
02/10/59* Bellville L 64 67
02/13/59* @Butler W 64 45
02/16/59 Union L 67 84 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
Madison
Coach: Dick Retton
Record: 8-11
Leading Scorer: Ray Peterson (276 pts/14.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/02/58 @Galion W 49 40
12/05/58 Norwalk W 52 41
12/12/58 @Upper Sandusky L 50 72
12/16/58 @Shelby L 44 61
12/19/58 Mansfield St. Peter's W 70 47
01/02/59 @Ashland L 51 63
01/03/59 Ontario W 60 57
01/09/59 Tiffin Calvert L 43 44
01/16/59 @Wooster L 67 88
01/17/59 Upper Sandusky L 60 71
01/20/59 Shelby L 45 62
01/24/59 @Cardington L 54 61
01/31/59 Plymouth W 68 67
02/06/59 @Mansfield St. Peter's W 55 48
02/07/59 Willard W 53 48
02/14/59 @Crestline L 54 60
02/17/59 Galion W 57 48
02/20/59 Marion Harding L 41 66 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Mansfield Senior
Coach: Vern Hoffman
Record: 11-11
Leading Scorer: Fred Lehr (325 pts/14.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/05/58 Lorain L 47 50
12/06/58 @Findlay L 32 50
12/12/58* Dayton Roosevelt L 51 65
12/13/58 @Toledo Central Cath. L 46 72
12/19/58 Columbus South W 71 52
12/23/58 @East Liverpool W 73 69
01/03/59 Elyria L 54 69
01/09/59 Ashland W 50 39
01/13/59 @Galion W 53 45
01/16/59 Lima Senior W 61 57
01/17/59 @Sandusky L 31 44
01/23/59 @Massillon Washington L 54 55
01/27/59 Akron South L 64 65
01/30/59 Canton McKinley L 44 54
02/03/59 Marion Harding W 61 49
02/06/59 @Ashland W 68 50
02/13/59 Springfield W 60 56
02/14/59 @Cuyahoga Falls L 59 67
02/21/59 Tiffin Calvert W 53 48 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/28/59 Ashland W 57 42 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/06/59 Lima Central Catholic W 59 54 Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum - OT
03/07/59 Lima Senior L 52 70 Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Mansfield St. Peter's
Coach: Bob Frye
Record: 11-11
Leading Scorer: Denny Bush (426 pts/19.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/58 Delaware St. Mary W 59 31
12/02/58 @Lexington L 54 75
12/05/58 Lucas L 37 46
12/09/58 Norwalk St. Paul L 52 71
12/12/58 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 49 58
12/19/58 @Madison L 47 70
12/26/58 Upper Sandusky L 29 71 Holiday Tournament at Marion Catholic High School
12/27/58 @Marion Catholic W 52 39 Holiday Tournament at Marion Catholic High School
01/02/59 Greenwich W 69 68
01/06/59 Crestline W 68 59
01/09/59 @Delaware St. Mary W 66 45
01/10/59 Union W 78 55
01/16/59 @Tiffin Calvert L 64 80
01/20/59 @Butler W 62 51
01/25/59 Fostoria St. Wendelin L 71 76
01/30/59 Mt. Vernon Vincent W 60 46
02/03/59 Lexington W 67 55
02/06/59 Madison L 48 55
02/10/59 @Greenwich W 94 71
02/13/59 Ontario W 47 46
02/18/59 Fostoria St. Wendelin L 59 64 Class A Exempt Tournament at Tiffin Calvert High School
02/19/59 Norwalk St. Paul L 46 55 Class A Exempt Tournament at Tiffin Calvert High School
Ontario
Coach: Wes Boals
Record: 6-15 (3-9 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Jack Gage (372 pts/17.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/18/58 @Attica L 53 58
11/28/58 Iberia W 108 64
12/02/58 Crestline W 85 80
12/05/58* Bellville W 43 42
12/12/58* @Lucas L 47 73
12/16/58* @Union L 81 87
12/19/58* Plymouth L 69 87
12/30/58 Galion L 64 80
01/02/59* @Lexington L 59 80
01/03/59 @Madison L 57 60
01/06/59* @Butler W 59 39
01/10/59 Attica W 70 66
01/13/59* Lexington L 76 96
01/16/59* @Bellville L 59 72
01/23/59* Lucas W 51 49
01/30/59* Union L 69 81
02/03/59 @Savannah L 76 77
02/06/59* @Plymouth L 63 77
02/10/59* Butler L 67 68
02/13/59 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 46 47
02/14/59 Lexington L 45 63 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
Plymouth
Coach: Harold Daup
Record: 15-4 (11-1 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Milford Williams (271 pts/14.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/02/58 @Savannah W 60 54 OT
12/05/58* @Union W 65 54
12/12/58* Butler W 84 60
12/13/58 Johnsville W 87 63
12/16/58* Lucas W 78 52
12/19/58* @Ontario W 87 69
12/23/58 @Northwestern L 53 90
12/30/58 Bucyrus W 85 72
01/06/59* Lexington W 70 67
01/09/59* @Bellville W 63 47
01/16/59* Union L 55 65
01/27/59 New Washington W 73 59
01/30/59* @Lucas W 94 58
01/31/59 @Madison L 67 68
02/06/59* Ontario W 77 63
02/10/59* @Lexington W 68 67
02/11/59* @Butler W 76 55 01/23
02/13/59* Bellville W 71 64
02/19/59 Union L 55 56 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
Shelby
Coach: Chuck Williams
Record: 10-10 (2-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Lenny Riedel
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/25/58 Alumni W 57 54
12/05/58 Bellevue W 79 60
12/09/58 Marion Harding L 50 70
12/12/58 @Bucyrus W 58 52
12/16/58 Madison W 61 44
12/19/58 Wooster W 53 48
12/20/58 @Galion W 67 51
12/26/58 @Bryan L 50 57 Holiday Carnival at Bryan High School (non-tournament)
12/27/58 Defiance L 41 54 Holiday Carnival at Bryan High School (non-tournament)
01/02/59* Bucyrus L 50 54 OT
01/06/59 @Tiffin Calvert L 55 78
01/09/59* @Bellevue L 50 73
01/16/59* Willard W 71 66 OT
01/20/59 @Madison W 62 45
01/30/59* @Upper Sandusky L 48 69
02/06/59* Galion L 49 51
02/13/59* @Norwalk L 42 65
02/20/59 Bucyrus W 54 39 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/27/59 Marion Harding L 49 62 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Union
Coach: Dick Gross
Record: 18-6 (9-3 RcL)
Leading Scorer: Dave Wolfe (467 pts/19.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/21/58 @New Washington W 74 38
11/25/58 @Tiro W 85 67
12/02/58 @Monroeville L 45 54
12/05/58* Plymouth L 54 65
12/09/58* @Lucas W 75 72
12/12/58* @Bellville L 56 62
12/16/58* Ontario W 87 81
12/19/58* @Butler W 71 51
12/30/58 Leroy W 85 72
01/06/59 Gambier W 83 60
01/09/59* Lexington W 73 64
01/10/59 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 55 78
01/13/59* Lucas W 89 71
01/16/59* @Plymouth W 65 55
01/17/59 Greenwich W 78 74
01/30/59* @Ontario W 81 69
02/03/59* Bellville W 70 51 01/23
02/06/59* Butler W 78 75
02/10/59 Jeromesville W 86 64
02/13/59* @Lexington L 69 79
02/16/59 Lucas W 84 67 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/19/59 Plymouth W 56 55 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/21/59 Lexington W 54 58 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/28/59 Holmes-Liberty L 61 66 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Upper Sandusky 6 - 1 17 - 1 17 - 2
Willard 6 - 1 12 - 5 15 - 6
Bellevue 5 - 2 9 - 8 10 - 9
Tiffin Columbian 3 - 4 8 - 8 8 - 9
Galion 3 - 4 5 - 13 5 - 14
Bucyrus 2 - 5 6 - 12 6 - 13
Shelby 2 - 5 8 - 9 9 - 10
Norwalk 1 - 6 6 - 10 6 - 11
Richland County League Standings
Team RCL Reg Overall
Plymouth 11 - 1 15 - 3 15 - 4
Lexington 9 - 3 15 - 5 17 - 7
Union 9 - 3 15 - 5 18 - 6
Bellville 6 - 6 10 - 8 10 - 9
Lucas 3 - 9 8 - 10 8 - 11
Ontario 3 - 9 6 - 14 6 - 15
Butler 1 - 11 1 - 16 1 - 17
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 21.00 Dick Gehrisch Bellville 210 10
2 19.45 Dave Wolfe Union 467 24
3 19.36 Denny Bush Mansfield St. Peter's 426 22
4 18.52 Dean Hamilton Bellville 352 19
5 18.52 Pat Kelser Lucas 352 19
6 17.83 Jim Barr Lexington 428 24
7 17.73 Lenny Reidel Shelby 337 19
8 17.71 Jack Gage Ontario 372 21
9 17.29 John Groff Union 415 24
10 15.83 Bill Banks Lexington 380 24
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 47 Jack Gage Ontario Iberia 11/28/1958
2 40 Dean Hamilton Bellville Butler 01/13/1959
3 36 Jim Miller Ontario Crestline 12/02/1958
36 Pat Kelser Lucas Ontario 12/12/1958
5 35 Fred Lehr Mansfield Senior Columbus South 12/19/1958
35 Craig Harnly Plymouth Lucas 01/30/1959
35 Dean Hamilton Bellville Crestline 01/31/1959
8 34 Dean Hamilton Bellville Butler 12/09/1958
34 Dick Bookwalter Plymouth Ontario 12/19/1958
34 John Groff Union Leroy 12/30/1958
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