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
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