1962-63 Richland County Basketball Scores
Bellville
Coach: Bill McFadden
Record: 5-14 (2-6 JAC; 2-4 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Erryl Eyster (292 pts/15.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS Opp
11/30/62* @Butler W 49 42 JAC
12/18/62 @Plymouth L 40 74 RCL
12/21/62 Lucas L 64 77 RCL
01/04/63* Crestline L 50 61 JAC
01/05/63* Lexington W 57 46 JAC
01/11/63* Union L 61 84 RCL
01/12/63 @Lucas L 42 67
01/15/63* @Ontario W 46 45 RCL
01/18/63* @Fredericktown L 52 68 JAC
01/19/63* @Colonel Crawford L 30 77 JAC
01/25/63* Plymouth L 42 44 JAC
01/26/63 Danville W 68 64
01/29/63* @Lexington L 51 85 RCL
02/01/63* @Loudonville L 54 76 JAC
02/05/63* Butler W 68 62 RCL
02/08/63* Ontario L 64 78 JAC
02/09/63 Iberia L 58 60
02/15/63 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 62 66
02/26/63 Plymouth L 41 56 Class A Richland County Tournament at Lexington High School
Butler
Coach: Gordon Shipley
Record: 4-16 (1-7 JAC; 0-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Hoyt (316 pts/15.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS Opp
11/24/62 Lucas L 43 62
11/30/62* Bellville L 42 49 JAC
12/18/62* @Lucas L 53 72 RCL
12/21/62 Union L 57 68
12/28/62* Ontario L 45 57 RCL
01/04/63* @Loudonville L 38 39 JAC
01/05/63* Fredericktown L 46 51 JAC
01/08/63* @Lexington L 54 66 RCL
01/11/63* @Ontario W 59 56 JAC
01/12/63* @Plymouth L 43 62 RCL
01/15/63 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent W 75 60
01/18/63* @Union L 46 56 RCL - At Savannah
01/25/63* Lexington L 56 67 JAC
01/29/63 @Danville W 71 65
02/01/63* @Colonel Crawford L 34 63 JAC
02/05/63* @Bellville L 62 68 RCL
02/08/63* Crestline L 55 62 JAC
02/15/63* Plymouth L 54 57 JAC
02/23/63 Lucas W 65 64 Class A Richland County Tournament at Lexington High School
03/02/63 Plymouth L 47 60 Class A Richland County Tournament at Lexington High School
Lexington
Coach: John Barr
Record: 12-9 (5-3 JAC; 4-2 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dave Shaffer (285 pts/14.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS Opp
11/21/62 @Union L 52 61
11/30/62* Crestline L 45 48 JAC
12/01/62 @Bucyrus W 59 51
12/20/62* @Fredericktown W 56 49 JAC
12/21/62* Ontario W 75 70 RCL
01/04/63* Plymouth W 60 52 JAC
01/05/63* @Bellville L 46 57 JAC
01/08/63* Butler W 66 54 RCL
01/11/63* Loudonville W 57 42 JAC
01/15/63* Union W 73 69 RCL
01/18/63* @Ontario W 52 46 JAC
01/25/63* @Butler W 67 56 JAC
01/26/63 @Madison L 60 68
01/29/63* Bellville W 85 51 RCL
02/01/63* @Lucas L 56 61 RCL
02/02/63 Mt. Gilead W 67 66
02/08/63* @Colonel Crawford L 31 34 JAC
02/09/63 @Shelby L 49 57
02/12/63* @Plymouth L 53 65 RCL
02/15/63 Mapleton W 90 65
03/02/63 Ashland L 60 72 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Lucas
Coach: Andy Arvay
Record: 15-6 (5-1 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Joe Huffman (319 pts/15.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS Opp
11/16/62 Union W 58 48
11/21/62 @Mapleton L 70 71
11/23/62 @Hayesville W 50 28
11/24/62 @Butler W 62 43
11/30/62* @Union W 59 55
12/01/62 @Johnsville L 71 78
12/15/62 Loudonville L 37 61
12/18/62* Butler W 72 53
12/21/62* @Bellville W 77 64
01/04/63* @Ontario L 47 48
01/05/63 Scioto Valley W 57 47
01/12/63 Bellville W 67 42
01/18/63 @Iberia W 67 65
01/19/63 @Jeromesville W 59 58
01/25/63 Mapleton W 65 62 OT
01/26/63 @Big Prarie L 76 78
02/01/63* Lexington W 61 56
02/02/63 Hayesville W 76 62
02/08/63* Plymouth W 72 67
02/15/63 Big Prarie W 80 41
02/23/63 Butler L 64 65 Class A Richland County Tournament at Lexington High School
Madison
Coach: Mike Arcure
Record: 12-7 (2-4 CC)
Leading Scorer: Jerry Hunter (334 pts/17.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS Opp
12/01/62 Galion W 42 44 Win via forfeit for ineligible player
12/15/62* @Wooster L 66 93
12/21/62 Coshocton W 68 66
12/22/62 Akron Hoban W 74 68
12/28/62 @Gallipolis W 54 50
12/29/62 @Marietta L 34 72
01/04/63 @Coshocton L 54 67
01/11/63* Wooster L 52 65
01/12/63 @Shelby W 36 32
01/18/63* Ashland L 60 81
01/19/63 Willard W 70 67
01/25/63 Col. Marion-Franklin W 76 64
01/26/63 Lexington W 68 60
02/01/63* @Dover L 80 90
02/08/63* @Ashland W 40 39
02/09/63 @Ontario W 70 66 OT
02/15/63* Dover W 96 78
02/22/63 Shelby W 58 51
03/04/63 Ashland L 52 61 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Mansfield
Coach: Jim Burkett
Record: 11-8 (10-4 BC)
Leading Scorer: Joe Prats (271 pts/14.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L MSHS OPP
12/11/62* @Fremont Ross L 51 52
12/14/62* @Lorain Admiral King W 63 48
12/21/62* Elyria W 61 58
12/28/62* Marion Harding L 48 59
12/29/62* @Lorain Senior W 66 61
01/04/63* Findlay W 68 47
01/05/63* @Sandusky W 61 57
01/11/63* Fremont Ross W 62 36
01/12/63 Ashland W 61 42
01/18/63* Lorain Admiral King W 65 43
01/19/63 @Warren Harding L 50 54
01/25/63* @Elyria L 50 51
02/01/63* @Marion Harding W 55 50
02/08/63* @Findlay W 67 63
02/09/63 Cuyahoga Falls L 52 55
02/15/63* Sandusky L 52 61
02/22/63* Lorain Senior W 69 52
02/23/63 Massillon Washington L 82 84
03/02/63 Marion Harding L 52 55 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Mansfield St. Peter's
Coach: Bob Frye
Record: 23-1
Leading Scorer: Milt Pitts (668 pts/27.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L SPHS Opp
11/23/62 @Clev. St. Stanislaus W 88 42
12/01/62 Shelby W 92 29
12/08/62 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent W 75 35
12/14/62 @Willard W 76 45
12/21/62 @Bucyrus W 101 43
12/22/62 Huron W 67 45
12/28/62 @Akron St. Vincent W 77 44
01/05/63 Ontario W 106 63
01/11/63 @Tiffin Calvert W 83 32
01/12/63 Delaware Hayes W 71 50
01/18/63 Lima Central Catholic W 57 55
01/25/63 @Canton Cent. Catholic W 62 44
01/26/63 @Akron Hoban W 78 60
02/02/63 Columbus Hartley W 97 57
02/08/63 @Mt. Gilead W 98 42
02/10/63 @Fremont St. Joseph W 90 46
02/15/63 Crestline W 83 36
02/16/63 Toledo St. Francis W 87 57
02/22/63 @Galion W 55 49
02/23/63 @Upper Sandusky W 95 43
03/04/63 Crestline W 72 51 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/09/63 Ashland W 62 43 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/15/63 Sandusky W 71 65 Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/16/63 Marion Harding L 62 64 Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Ontario
Coach: Max Chilcote
Record: 9-10 (4-4 JAC; 4-2 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Sam Nichols (294 pts/15.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OHS Opp
11/30/62* @Fredericktown W 48 41 JAC
12/04/62* Union W 64 62 RCL
12/14/62* @Loudonville L 38 46 JAC
12/21/62* @Lexington L 70 75 RCL
12/28/62* @Butler W 57 45 RCL
01/04/63* Lucas W 48 47 RCL
01/05/63 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 63 105
01/08/63* @Plymouth W 52 50 RCL
01/11/63* Butler L 56 59 JAC
01/15/63* Bellville L 45 47 RCL
01/18/63* Lexington L 46 52 JAC
01/26/63* Plymouth W 64 45 JAC
02/01/63* @Crestline W 70 60 JAC
02/02/63* Colonel Crawford L 61 64 JAC
02/08/63* @Bellville W 78 64 JAC
02/09/63 Madison L 66 70 OT
02/16/63 Galion W 66 52
02/22/63 @Upper Sandusky L 69 82
03/02/63 Upper Sandusky L 51 57 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Plymouth
Coach: Ron Hostler
Record: 14-8 (5-3 JAC; 3-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dave Myers (300 pts/13.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS Opp
11/27/62 @Buckeye Central L 56 58
11/30/62* Loudonville W 39 38 JAC
12/18/62* Bellville W 74 40 RCL
12/21/62 Mapleton W 65 60
12/28/62 Buckeye Central W 58 57
01/04/63* @Lexington L 52 60 JAC
01/08/63* Ontario L 50 52 RCL
01/11/63* @Colonel Crawford L 41 60 JAC
01/12/63* Butler W 62 43 RCL
01/18/63* Crestline W 43 42 JAC
01/25/63* @Bellville W 44 42 JAC
01/26/63* @Ontario L 45 64 JAC
02/01/63* Fredericktown W 63 50 JAC
02/05/63* Union L 37 69 RCL
02/08/63* @Lucas L 67 72 RCL
02/12/63* Lexington W 65 52 RCL
02/15/63* @Butler W 57 54 JAC
02/19/63 Bucyrus W 68 62
02/22/63 Union W 51 49 Class A Richland County Tournament at Lexington High School
02/26/63 Bellville W 56 41 Class A Richland County Tournament at Lexington High School
03/02/63 Butler W 60 47 Class A Richland County Tournament at Lexington High School
03/09/63 Western Reserve L 54 56 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Shelby
Coach: Chuck Williams
Record: 4-14 (1-6 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Mike Lake (186 pts/10.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L SHS Opp
11/24/62 @Willard L 38 46
11/30/62 Bellevue L 44 48
12/01/62 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 29 92
12/15/62 @Galion L 36 62
12/18/62 @Bucyrus W 52 34
01/04/63* Galion L 44 52
01/11/63* @Upper Sandusky L 38 69
01/12/63 Madison L 32 36
01/18/63* Tiffin Columbian L 26 53
01/25/63* @Norwalk L 35 79
02/01/63* Bucyrus W 48 41
02/02/63 @Tiffin Calvert W 65 52
02/08/63* @Bellevue L 31 51
02/09/63 Lexington W 57 49
02/15/63* Willard L 42 47
02/22/63 @Madison L 51 58
02/23/63 Wooster L 51 53 OT
03/04/63 Upper Sandusky L 49 58 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Union
Coach: William Hartnett
Record: 14-7 (3-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dave Groff (374 pts/17.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L UHS Opp
11/16/62 @Lucas L 48 58
11/17/62 Buckeye Central L 52 54
11/21/62 Lexington W 61 52
11/24/62 Mapleton W 67 46 At Savannah
11/30/62* Lucas L 55 59
12/04/62* @Ontario L 62 64
12/21/62 @Butler W 68 57
12/22/62 @Buckeye Central L 64 66
12/29/62 South Central W 51 47
01/04/63 @Mapleton W 77 67
01/11/63* @Bellville W 84 61
01/12/63 Crestline W 67 61
01/15/63* @Lexington L 69 73
01/18/63* Butler W 56 46 At Savannah
01/26/63 Johnsville W 87 73
01/29/63 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent W 84 59
02/01/63 @Hayesville W 77 51
02/02/63 Loudonville W 59 48 At Savannah
02/05/63* Plymouth W 69 37 At Savannah
02/08/63 @Jeromesville W 65 54
02/22/63 Plymouth L 49 51 Class A Richland County Tournamnent at Lexington High School
Buckeye Conference Standings
Team BC Reg Overall
Marion Harding 13 - 1 16 - 2 24 - 3
Mansfield Senior 10 - 4 11 - 7 11 - 8
Elyria 9 - 5 12 - 6 17 - 7
Sandusky 8 - 6 12 - 7 14 - 8
Findlay 5 - 9 8 - 10 8 - 11
Fremont Ross 2 - 8 7 - 11 10 - 12
Lorain Admiral King 4 - 10 8 - 10 9 - 11
Lorain Senior 3 - 11 5 - 13 7 - 14
Cardinal Conference Standings
Team CC Reg Overall
Ashland 4 - 2 8 – 10 10 – 11
Wooster 4 - 2 10 - 8 11 - 9
Dover 2 - 4 5 – 13 6 - 14
Madison 2 - 4 12 - 6 12 - 7
Johnny Appleseed Conference Standings
Team JAC Reg Overall
Colonel Crawford 8 - 0 18 - 0 22 - 1
Crestline 5 - 3 8 - 10 9 - 11
Lexington 5 - 3 12 - 8 12 - 9
Plymouth 5 - 3 11 - 7 14 - 8
Loudonville 4 - 4 9 - 9 9 - 10
Ontario 4 - 4 9 - 9 9 - 10
Bellville 2 - 6 5 - 13 5 - 14
Fredericktown 2 - 6 5 - 13 8 - 14
Butler 1 - 7 3 - 15 4 - 16
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Tiffin Columbian 7 - 0 14 - 3 16 - 4
Norwalk 6 - 1 15 - 1 16 - 2
Bellevue 4 - 3 7 - 11 8 - 12
Upper Sandusky 4 - 3 12 - 5 14 - 6
Galion 3 - 4 6 - 12 6 - 13
Willard 2 - 5 7 - 11 7 - 12
Bucyrus 1 - 6 4 - 14 4 - 15
Shelby 1 - 6 4 - 13 4 - 14
Richland County League Standings
Team RCL Reg Overall
Lucas 5 - 1 15 - 5 15 - 6
Lexington 4 - 2 12 - 8 12 - 9
Ontario 4 - 2 9 - 9 9 - 10
Plymouth 3 - 3 11 - 7 14 - 8
Union 3 - 3 14 - 6 14 - 7
Bellville 2 - 4 5 - 13 5 - 14
Butler 0 - 6 3 - 15 4 - 16
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 27.83 Milt Pitts Mansfield St. Peter's 668 24
2 19.16 Tim Jordan Mansfield St. Peter's 460 24
3 17.81 Dave Groff Union 374 21
4 17.57 Jerry Hunter Madison 334 19
5 16.31 Joe Pearce Madison 310 19
6 15.80 Bob Hoyt Butler 316 20
7 15.47 Sam Nichols Ontario 294 19
8 15.36 Erryl Eyster Bellville 292 19
9 15.19 Joe Huffman Lucas 319 21
10 14.40 Don Harvey Lucas 288 20
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 44 Milt Pitts Mansfield St. Peter's Ontario 01/05/1963
2 42 Jerry Hunter Madison Dover 02/01/1963
3 39 Milt Pitts Mansfield St. Peter's Mt. Gilead 02/08/1963
4 35 Milt Pitts Mansfield St. Peter's Crestline 02/15/1963
5 33 Joe Pearce Madison Coshocton 12/21/1962
33 Milt Pitts Mansfield St. Peter's Fremont St. Joseph 02/10/1963
33 Jerry Hunter Madison Dover 02/15/1963
8 32 Joe Huffman Lucas Johnsville 12/01/1962
32 Milt Pitts Mansfield St. Peter's Willard 12/14/1962
32 Milt Pitts Mansfield St. Peter's Lima Central Catholic 01/18/1963
32 Milt Pitts Mansfield St. Peter's Akron Hoban 01/26/1963
32 Milt Pitts Mansfield St. Peter's Toledo St. Francis 02/16/1963
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