1961-62 Richland County Basketball Scores


Bellville
Coach:  Dick Fletcher
Record:  10-9 (3-4 JAC; 3-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Erryel Eyster (248 pts/13.0 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     BHS     Opp
12/01/61*	Butler			L	58	69	JAC - 3OT
12/08/61*	@Lexington		W	59	50	JAC
12/15/61*	Colonel Crawford	W	57	56	JAC
12/19/61*	Plymouth		L	50	55	RCL
12/22/61*	@Lucas			W	58	49	RCL
01/05/62*	@Crestline		L	43	49	JAC
01/12/62*	@Union			L	62	78	RCL
01/13/62	Lucas			W	75	70
01/16/62*	Ontario			W	42	38	RCL
01/19/62*	Fredericktown		W	59	53	JAC
01/23/62	@Danville		W	65	52
01/26/62*	@Plymouth		L	59	66	JAC
01/30/62*	Lexington		W	76	66	RCL
02/02/62*	Loudonville					JAC - CANCELLED due to flu outbreak at Bellville
02/03/62	Union						JAC - CANCELLED due to flu outbreak at Bellville
02/13/62*	@Ontario		L	45	69	JAC
02/14/62*	@Butler			L	52	68	RCL
02/16/62	Lucas			W	60	57	Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
02/20/62	Union			W	57	56	Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
02/24/62	Butler			L	49	54	Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School - OT
03/03/62	Holmes-Liberty		L	60	73	Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Butler
Coach:  Gordon Shipley
Record:  21-3 (8-0 JAC; 5-1 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Dick Wharton (420 pts/17.5 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     BHS     Opp
11/25/61	@Lucas			W	57	52
12/01/61*	@Bellville		W	69	58	JAC - 3OT
12/05/61	Danville		W	79	62
12/08/61*	@Fredericktown		W	72	66	JAC - OT
12/12/61*	@Ontario		W	45	43	RCL
12/15/61*	Plymouth		W	55	54	JAC - OT
12/19/61*	Lucas			W	63	44	RCL
01/05/62*	Loudonville		W	56	41	JAC
01/09/62*	Lexington		W	82	50	RCL
01/12/62*	Ontario			W	54	52	JAC
01/16/62	@Mt. Vernon St. Vincent	W	59	58	2OT - NEED GOOD BOX
01/19/62*	Union			L	54	65	RCL
01/26/62*	@Lexington		W	53	49	JAC
01/27/62*	@Plymouth		W	75	58	RCL
02/02/62*	Colonel Crawford	W	60	43	JAC
02/09/62*	@Crestline		W	61	58	JAC
02/13/62	@Union			L	77	82	OT
02/14/62*	Bellville		W	68	52	RCL
02/17/62	Savannah		W	79	29	Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
02/21/62	Plymouth		W	59	54	Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
02/24/62	Bellville		W	54	49	Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School - OT
03/02/62	South Central		W	92	74	Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/09/62	Margaretta		W	68	62	Class A District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/10/62	Holmes-Liberty		L	53	56	Class A District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Lexington
Coach:  John Barr
Record:  1-17 (0-7 JAC; 0-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Woody Jones (215 pts/15.3 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     LHS     Opp
12/01/61*	@Crestline		L	38	63	JAC
12/02/61	Bucyrus			W	54	50
12/08/61*	Bellville		L	50	59	JAC
12/09/61	Shelby			L	57	69
12/15/61*	Fredericktown		L	47	59	JAC
12/21/61*	@Ontario		L	47	56	RCL - OT
01/05/62*	@Plymouth		L	56	77	JAC
01/06/62	Madison			L	53	90
01/09/62*	@Butler			L	50	82	RCL
01/12/62*	@Loudonville		L	43	46	JAC
01/16/62*	@Union			L	46	67	RCL
01/19/62*	Ontario			L	46	71	JAC
01/26/62*	Butler			L	49	53	JAC
01/30/62*	@Bellville		L	66	76	RCL
02/02/62*	Lucas			L	55	69	RCL
02/03/62	@Mt. Gilead		L	38	63
02/09/62	@Colonel Crawford				JAC - Cancelled due to flu
02/13/62*	Plymouth		L	53	69	RCL
02/24/62	Upper Sandusky		L	41	54	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Lucas
Coach:  Andy Arvay
Record:  8-11 (1-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Joe Huffman (241 pts/12.6 avg)

Date		Versus	               W/L     LHS     Opp
11/21/61	@Polk			W	61	35
11/25/61	Butler			L	52	57
12/01/61*	Union			L	58	67
12/09/61	Hayesville		W	54	53
12/15/61	@Union			L	52	87
12/16/61	@Loudonville		W	50	49
12/19/61*	@Butler			L	44	63
12/22/61*	Bellville		L	49	58
01/05/62*	Ontario			L	49	61
01/06/62	Johnsville		L	56	67
01/12/62	@Jeromesville		L	47	54
01/13/62	@Bellville		L	70	75
01/20/62	Polk			W	60	40
01/27/62	Jeromesville		L	47	54
02/02/62*	@Lexington		W	69	55
02/03/62	@Hayesville		W	96	87
02/09/62*	@Plymouth		L	48	68
02/13/62	Big Prarie		W	75	63
02/16/62	Bellville		L	57	60	Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School


Madison
Coach:  Dick Retton
Record:  15-6 (3-3 CC)
Leading Scorer:  Don Kunkel (414 pts/19.7 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     MHS     Opp
12/08/61*	Dover			L	46	50
12/16/61*	Wooster			W	66	49
12/22/61	@Willard		L	54	60
12/23/61	Col. Marion-Franklin	W	61	58
12/29/61	Gallipolis		W	68	41
12/30/61	Shelby			W	54	51
01/05/62	@Akron Hoban		W	57	55
01/06/62	@Lexington		W	90	53
01/12/62*	@Wooster		L	64	69
01/13/62	Mt. Gilead		W	47	44
01/16/62	@Shelby			W	65	40
01/19/62*	@Ashland		W	51	48
01/27/62	Willard			L	60	65
02/02/62*	@Dover			L	56	70
02/09/62*	Ashland			W	52	45
02/10/62	@Bucyrus		W	85	43
02/17/62	@Galion			W	80	59
02/19/62	Ontario			W	80	59
02/23/62	Bucyrus			W	78	22	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/24/62	Ontario			W	63	55	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/02/62	Mansfield Senior	L	52	81	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Mansfield Senior
Coach:  Vern Hoffman
Record:  18-4
Leading Scorer:  Gil Ray (386 pts/17.5 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     MHS     Opp
12/01/61	@Lorain	Senior		W	74	53
12/08/61	@Canton McKinley	L	48	53
12/09/61	Toledo Waite		W	55	29
12/15/61	Columbus South		W	65	51
12/29/61	@Zanesville		W	55	47
01/05/62	@Ashland		W	81	59
01/06/62	Akron South		L	47	50
01/12/62	Lima Central Catholic	W	65	64	2OT
01/13/62	Akron North		W	73	45
01/19/62	Dayton Roth		W	69	56
01/20/62	Warren Harding		W	63	61
01/26/62	Massillon Washington	W	87	63
01/27/62	@Elyria			L	46	56
02/02/62	@Wooster		W	73	57
02/03/62	@Marion Harding		W	73	71
02/09/62	Lorain Admiral King	W	85	66
02/16/62	Cuyahoga Falls		W	70	65
02/17/62	Sandusky		W	78	63
02/24/62	Galion			W	65	58	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/02/62	Madison			W	81	52	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/09/62	Tiffin Columbian	W	52	47	Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/10/62	Mansfield St. Peter's	L	51	59	Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Mansfield St. Peter's
Coach:  Bob Frye
Record:  26-1
Leading Scorer:  Milt Pitts (518 pts/19.1 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     SPHS    Opp
11/24/61	Clev. St. Stanislaus	W	86	19
12/01/61	@Norwalk St. Paul	W	85	46
12/02/61	@Shelby			W	67	27
12/08/61	@Upper Sandusky		W	69	68
12/15/61	Willard			W	94	54
12/22/61	@Plymouth		W	81	45
12/29/61	Galion			W	68	48
01/06/62	@Ontario		W	59	31
01/12/62	Tiffin Calvert		W	72	50
01/13/62	@Delaware Willis	W	70	50
01/19/62	@Lima Central Catholic	W	77	62
01/21/62	Fostoria St. Wendelin	W	76	26
01/26/62	Canton Central Catholic	W	77	47
01/27/62	Akron Hoban		W      106	59
02/02/62	Mt. Vernon St. Vincent	W	69	28
02/03/62	@Columbus Hartley	W	70	45
02/09/62	Marion Catholic		W	93	44
02/11/62	Fremont St. Joseph	W	79	37
02/16/62	@Crestline		W	71	55
02/17/62	@Toledo St. Francis	W	56	53
02/23/62	Shelby			W	64	35	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/24/62	Ashland			W	76	36	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/03/62	Upper Sandusky		W	75	47	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/09/62	Norwalk			W	71	50	Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/10/62	Mansfield Senior	W	59	51	Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/16/62	Elyria			W	67	53	Class AA Regional Tournament at University of Toledo
03/17/62	Lima Senior		L	38	56	Class AA Regional Tournament at University of Toledo


Ontario
Coach:  Max Chilcote
Record:  9-10 (6-2 JAC; 3-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Glen Heller (199 pts/10.4 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OHS     Opp
12/01/61*	Fredericktown		W	51	48	JAC
12/02/61	@Galion			L	47	60
12/05/61*	@Union			L	41	52	RCL
12/08/61*	@Plymouth		W	55	51	JAC
12/12/61*	Butler			L	43	45	RCL
12/15/61*	Loudonville		W	45	34	JAC
12/21/61*	Lexington		W	56	47	RCL - OT
01/05/62*	@Lucas			W	61	49	RCL
01/06/62	Mansfield St. Peter's	L	31	59
01/09/62*	Plymouth		W	55	43	RCL
01/12/62*	@Butler			L	52	54	JAC
01/16/62*	@Bellville		L	38	42	RCL
01/19/62*	@Lexington		W	71	46	JAC
01/26/62*	@Colonel Crawford	W	55	54	JAC
02/02/62*	Crestline		L	45	48	JAC
02/03/62	Upper Sandusky		L	55	56
02/13/62*	Bellville		W	69	45	JAC
02/19/62	@Madison		L	59	80
02/24/62	Madison			L	55	63	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Plymouth
Coach:  Ron Hostler
Record:  9-10 (4-4 JAC; 4-2 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Tom Barnd (291 pts/15.3 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     PHS     Opp
11/28/61	@Buckeye Central	L	48	65
12/01/61*	@Loudonville		L	39	53	JAC
12/08/61*	Ontario			L	51	55	JAC
12/09/61	@Bucyrus		W	53	51
12/15/61*	@Butler			L	54	55	JAC - OT
12/19/61*	@Bellville		W	55	50	RCL
12/22/61	Mansfield St. Peter's	L	45	81
12/29/61	Buckeye Central		L	48	50
01/05/62*	Lexington		W	77	56	JAC
01/09/62*	@Ontario		L	43	55	RCL
01/12/62*	Colonel Crawford	W	78	67	JAC
01/19/62*	@Crestline		L	59	64	JAC - 2OT
01/26/62*	Bellville		W	66	59	JAC
01/27/62*	Butler			L	58	75	RCL
02/02/62*	@Fredericktown		W	67	58
02/09/62*	Lucas			W	68	48	RCL
02/10/62*	Union			W	75	65	RCL
02/13/62*	@Lexington		W	69	53	RCL
02/21/62	Butler			L	54	59	Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School


Shelby
Coach:  Chuck Williams
Record:  4-14 (2-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Steve Smith (204 pts/11.3 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     SHS      Opp
11/25/61	Willard			L	31	59
12/01/61	@Bellevue		L	39	48
12/02/61	Mansfield St. Peter's	L	27	67
12/08/61	Bucyrus			W	49	27
12/09/61	@Lexington		W	69	57
12/12/61	Galion			L	44	59
12/15/61	@Wooster		L	37	58
12/30/61	@Madison		L	40	65
01/05/62*	Upper Sandusky		L	31	35
01/12/62*	@Tiffin Columbian	L	29	59
01/16/62	Madison			L	51	54
01/19/62*	Norwalk			L	21	48
01/26/62*	@Bucyrus		W	69	57
02/02/62*	Bellevue		W	45	28
02/03/62	Tiffin Calvert		L	53	65
02/09/62*	@Willard		L	57	76
02/16/62*	@Galion			L	59	77
02/23/62	Mansfield St. Peter's	L	35	65	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Union
Coach:  Joe Morrone
Record:  16-4 (5-1 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Steve Clinger (404 pts/20.2 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     UHS     Opp
11/10/61	@South Central		L	55	65
11/14/61	Ruggles-Troy		W	78	35
11/17/61	Buckeye Central		W	63	57
11/22/61	Savannah		W	79	33
11/24/61	Monroeville		W	61	43
12/01/61*	@Lucas			W	67	58
12/05/61*	Ontario			W	52	41
12/09/61	@Buckeye Central	L	48	57
12/15/61	Lucas			W	87	52
12/16/61	@Colonel Crawford	W	60	50
01/05/62	@Johnsville		W	77	51
01/06/62	@Polk			W	69	37
01/12/62*	Bellville		W	78	62
01/16/62*	Lexington		W	67	46
01/19/62*	@Butler			W	65	54
01/27/62	Polk			W	80	55
02/03/62	@Bellville					CANCELLED DUE TO FLU
02/07/62	@Ruggles-Troy		W	68	48
02/10/62*	@Plymouth		L	65	75
02/13/62	Butler			W	82	77	OT
02/20/62	Bellville		L	56	57	Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School

Cardinal Conference Standings

Team CC Reg Overall Dover 4 - 2 11 - 7 11 - 8 Wooster 4 - 2 10 - 8 14 - 9 Madison 3 - 3 13 - 5 15 - 6 Ashland 1 - 5 5 - 13 5 - 14

Johnny Appleseed Conference Standings

Team JAC Reg Overall Butler 8 - 0 16 - 2 21 - 3 Crestline 6 - 2 12 - 6 12 - 7 Ontario 6 - 2 9 - 9 9 - 10 Loudonville 4 - 3 9 - 6 9 - 7 Plymouth 4 - 4 9 - 9 9 - 10 Bellville 3 - 4 8 - 7 10 - 9 Fredericktown 2 - 6 9 - 8 10 - 9 Colonel Crawford 1 - 6 6 - 11 6 - 12 Lexington 0 - 7 1 - 16 1 - 17

Northern Ohio League Standings

Team NOL Reg Overall Norwalk 7 - 0 15 - 2 18 - 3 Tiffin Columbian 5 - 2 10 - 7 12 - 8 Willard 5 - 2 13 - 5 14 - 6 Galion 4 - 3 11 - 7 12 - 8 Bellevue 3 - 4 7 - 11 8 - 12 Shelby 2 - 5 4 - 13 4 - 14 Upper Sandusky 2 - 5 10 - 8 12 - 9 Bucyrus 0 - 7 0 - 18 0 - 19

Richland County League Standings

Team RCL Reg Overall Butler 5 - 1 16 - 2 21 - 3 Union 5 - 1 16 - 3 16 - 4 Plymouth 4 - 2 9 - 9 9 - 10 Bellville 3 - 3 8 - 7 10 - 9 Ontario 3 - 3 9 - 9 9 - 10 Lucas 1 - 5 8 - 10 8 - 11 Lexington 0 - 6 1 - 16 1 - 17

Richland County Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 20.20 Steve Clingan Union 404 20 2 19.71 Don Kunkel Madison 414 21 3 19.18 Milt Pitts Mansfield St. Peter's 518 27 4 18.55 Ben Cooper Mansfield St. Peter's 501 27 5 17.54 Gil Ray Mansfield Senior 386 22 6 17.50 Dick Wharton Butler 420 24 7 16.40 Dick Zinser Mansfield Senior 361 22 8 15.35 Woody JOnes Lexington 215 14 9 15.31 Tom Barnd Plymouth 291 19 10 14.91 Ron Thorne Butler 358 24

Johnny Appleseed Conference Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 41 Don Kunkel Madison Lexington 01/06/1962 2 35 Don Kunkel Madison Wooster 01/12/1962 35 Steve Clingan Union Butler 02/13/1962 4 33 Ben Cooper Mansfield St. Peter's Akron Hoban 01/27/1962 5 32 Dick Wharton Butler South Central 03/02/1962 6 30 Steve Clingan Union Polk 01/06/1962 30 Dick Zinser Mansfield Senior Massillon Washington 01/26/1962 30 Ron Thorne Butler South Central 03/02/1962 9 29 Tom Sheidler Lucas Hayesville 02/03/1962 29 Don Kunkel Madison Bucyrus 02/10/1962 Return to Richland County index Email Me