1975-76 Richland County Basketball Scores
Clear Fork
Coach: Terry Gordon
Record: 18-4 (12-2 JAC)
Leading Scorer: Jerry Watson (385 pts/18.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L CFHS Opp
11/29/75 Mansfield Malabar W 57 55
12/05/75* Crestline W 57 45
12/06/75 Mt. Gilead W 71 69
12/12/75* @Fredericktown W 61 45
12/19/75* @Lexington L 51 63
12/20/75* Loudonville L 52 66
12/27/75 Buckeye Central W 68 60
01/02/76* @Crestview W 71 51
01/03/76 @Madison L 62 67
01/06/76* Plymouth W 70 49
01/09/76* @Ontario W 56 46
01/16/76* Fredericktown W 88 54
01/23/76* Lexington W 55 54
01/24/76* @Loudonville W 76 66
01/30/76* Crestview W 70 46
02/06/76* Ontario W 58 46
02/13/76* @Crestline W 69 52
02/20/76* @Plymouth W 68 52
02/27/76 Bucyrus W 72 37 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
03/05/76 Shelby W 61 57 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
03/10/76 Huron W 65 40 Class AA District Tournament at Ashland College
03/13/76 Willard L 49 68 Class AA District Tournament at Ashland College
Crestview
Coach: Monte Rhoden
Record: 4-16 (2-12 JAC)
Leading Scorer: Aaron May (392 pts/19.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS Opp
12/02/75 @Mapleton L 59 69
12/05/75* @Ontario L 32 46
12/12/75* Loudonville L 32 38
12/13/75 Hillsdale L 61 70
12/19/75* Plymouth W 63 46
12/20/75* @Fredericktown L 54 67
12/23/75 @Lucas W 66 52
12/30/75 New London L 54 59
01/02/76* Clear Fork L 51 71
01/09/76* @Crestline L 44 52
01/10/76* Lexington L 52 70
01/16/76* @Loudonville L 49 76
01/20/76* Fredericktown L 55 59
01/23/76* @Plymouth L 50 58
01/30/76* Clear Fork L 46 70
02/13/76* Ontario L 66 76
02/17/76* Crestline W 62 57
02/20/76* @Lexington L 52 77
02/28/76 New London W 49 47 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
03/06/76 Sandusky St. Mary L 46 56 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
Lexington
Coach: Dan Roseberry
Record: 15-5 (12-2 JAC)
Leading Scorer: Bart Thomas (358 pts/17.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS Opp
11/28/75 @Wynford L 45 50
12/05/75* Fredericktown W 70 39
12/06/75 Madison L 36 43
12/12/75* @Crestline W 51 38
12/19/75* Clear Fork W 63 51
12/20/75* @Ontario W 66 58
12/27/75 Shelby W 62 56 NEED BOX
01/02/76* Plymouth W 71 43
01/09/76* Loudonville W 49 46
01/10/76* @Crestview W 70 52
01/16/76* Crestline W 85 48
01/17/76 @Mansfield Malabar W 75 63
01/23/76* @Clear Fork L 54 55
01/24/76* Ontario W 68 49
01/30/76* @Plymouth W 77 52
02/13/76* @Fredericktown W 75 55
02/17/76* @Loudonville L 58 70
02/20/76* Crestview W 77 52
02/24/76 Mansfield Senior W 61 50 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
02/28/76 Ashland L 40 50 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
Lucas
Coach: Ron Gonter
Record: 8-11 (5-3 MBC)
Leading Scorer: Ken Sprang (263 pts/13.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/21/75 Dalton L 37 63
11/25/75 @Northmor L 59 62 OT
12/05/75* @Centerburg W 47 45
12/12/75* Columbus Academy W 54 52
12/13/75 Ohio Deaf W 47 46
12/19/75* @Danville L 69 92
12/23/75 Crestview L 52 66
01/09/76* East Knox W 65 63
01/10/76 @South Central L 40 59
01/16/76* Centerburg W 61 58
01/17/76 @Highland L 47 63
01/20/76 Mansfield Christian L 72 85
01/23/76* @Columbus Academy W 47 46
01/30/76* Danville L 51 52
02/06/76 @Ohio Deaf W 60 59
02/13/76* @East Knox L 61 90
02/14/76 South Amherst L 44 64
02/20/76 @Mansfield Christian W 62 61
02/28/76 Buckeye Central L 48 60 Class A Sectional Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Madison
Coach: Stan Ely
Record: 12-7 (7-5 CC)
Leading Scorer: Brad Gutchall (295 pts/16.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS Opp
11/22/75 @Shelby W 48 46
11/29/75 Ontario W 60 36
12/05/75* @Mansfield Malabar W 55 38
12/06/75 @Lexington W 43 36
12/12/75* Coshocton W 50 48
12/13/75* @Dover W 50 46
12/19/75* Wooster L 30 42
12/20/75 Mansfield St. Peter's W 59 52
01/02/76* Ashland L 45 63
01/03/76 Clear Fork W 67 62
01/09/76* Mansfield Malabar W 68 39
01/16/76* @Coshocton L 55 57
01/23/76* Dover W 60 47
01/30/76* @Wooster L 49 51
01/31/76* New Philadelphia W 69 56
02/10/76* @Ashland L 47 65
02/14/76 @Mansfield Senior L 46 70
02/20/76* @New Philadelphia W 54 44
02/27/76 Galion L 60 66 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
Mansfield Christian
Coach: Arnold Boich
Record: 16-4 (6-0 FC)
Leading Scorer: Mark McCarthy (397 pts/19.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L MCHS OPP
11/21/75 Ohio Deaf W 67 59
11/28/75 South Central W 52 47
12/05/75* Kidron Central Chr. W 71 70
12/06/75* @Cuyahoga Valley Chr. W 63 53
12/13/75 East Knox W 79 63
12/19/75 @Northmor L 50 60
12/20/75 @Cardington-Lincoln L 72 77
12/27/75 New London W 61 58
01/09/76 @Cleveland Baptist W 80 70
01/10/76* @Canton Brunnerdale W 86 62
01/17/76 @Elyria Lake Ridge W 94 54
01/20/76 @Lucas W 85 72
01/24/76* @Kidron Central Chr. W 70 57
01/30/76 Cleveland Baptist W 83 72
01/31/76* Cuyahoga Valley Chr. W 59 51
02/06/76* @Canton Brunnerdale W 68 47
02/13/76 Danville W 82 76
02/14/76 @Dayton Christian L 60 64
02/20/76 Lucas L 61 62
02/23/76 Cleveland Bratenahl W 61 58 Freeway Conference Championship at Mansfield Christian High School
Malabar
Coach: Bill Swartzmiller
Record: 8-12 (4-8 CC)
Leading Scorer: Dan Jackson (273 pts/14.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS Opp
11/29/75 @Clear Fork L 55 57
12/05/75* Madison L 38 55
12/09/75 @Ontario L 60 61
12/13/75* @Coshocton L 61 65
12/19/75* Dover L 48 66
12/23/75* @Wooster L 56 65
12/27/75* New Philadelphia W 81 70
01/03/76* @Ashland W 60 56
01/09/76* @Madison L 39 68
01/10/76 Mansfield St. Peter's W 70 57
01/17/76 Lexington L 63 75
01/23/76* Coshocton L 52 53
01/30/76* @Dover W 63 42
01/31/76* Wooster L 57 60
02/03/76 Mansfield Senior W 70 63
02/06/73* @New Philadelphia W 75 58
02/13/76* Ashland L 56 64
02/20/76 Shelby W 68 61
02/24/76 Sandusky W 65 56 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
02/28/76 Bellevue L 49 68 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
Mansfield Senior
Coach: Jim Goode
Record: 8-11 (6-8 BC)
Leading Scorer: Bernard Ford (332 pts/17.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L MSHS OPP
11/25/75 @Ashland L 50 57
12/05/75* @Fremont Ross W 58 48
12/12/75* Lorain Admiral King L 69 71 OT
12/16/75* @Marion Harding L 57 65
12/19/75* Elyria L 56 65
12/27/75* Lorain Senior L 59 75
01/03/76* @Findlay L 65 67
01/09/76* Sandusky W 56 55
01/16/76* Fremont Ross W 56 55
01/17/76 Galion W 67 66
01/23/76* @Lorain Admiral King W 72 71
01/27/76* Marion Harding W 50 36
01/30/76* @Elyria L 50 65
02/03/76 @Mansfield Malabar L 63 70
02/06/76* @Lorain Senior L 69 81
02/13/76* Findlay L 56 58
02/14/76 Madison W 70 46
02/20/76* @Sandusky W 79 64
02/24/76 Lexington L 50 61 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
Mansfield St. Peter's
Coach: Ron Barbo
Record: 13-10
Leading Scorer: Mike Lang (342 pts/14.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L SPHS Opp
11/21/75 Buckeye Central W 68 58
11/22/75 @Old Fort L 52 70
11/29/75 @Clearview W 63 55
12/06/75 @Big Walnut W 58 51
12/12/75 @Sandusky St. Mary L 48 71
12/13/75 Canton Lehman L 46 58
12/19/75 Centerburg W 76 53
12/20/75 @Madison L 52 59
12/27/75 Fremont St. Joseph W 70 52 NEED BOX
01/02/76 Tiffin Calvert L 60 63
01/03/76 Cardington-Lincoln L 56 61
01/10/76 Mansfield Malabar L 57 70
01/13/76 @Bettsville W 74 65
01/24/76 @Wynford W 46 43
01/30/76 Zanesville Rosecrans L 40 59
01/31/76 @Bucyrus W 60 41
02/07/76 Columbus Wehrle L 49 52
02/13/76 Fairless W 49 48
02/20/76 @Northmor W 70 68
02/21/76 @Colonel Crawford W 67 63
02/27/76 Seneca East W 65 57 Class A Sectional Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/05/76 Old Fort W 53 52 Class A Sectional Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/10/76 Sandusky St. Mary L 49 63 Class A District Tournament at Galion High School
Ontario
Coach: Vic Pfizenmayer
Record: 9-10 (8-6 JAC)
Leading Scorer: Doug Dawson (289 pts/16.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OHS Opp
11/29/75 @Madison L 36 60
12/05/75* Crestview W 46 32
12/09/75 Mansfield Malabar W 61 60
12/12/75* @Plymouth W 55 51
12/19/75* @Loudonville L 60 87
12/20/75* Lexington L 58 66
01/06/76* @Fredericktown L 80 88
01/09/76* Clear Fork L 46 56
01/16/76* Plymouth W 68 55
01/17/76 @Shelby L 51 60
01/23/76* Loudonville W 62 61
01/24/76* @Lexington L 49 68
01/30/76* Crestline W 63 62
02/06/76* @Clear Fork L 46 58
02/10/76* @Crestline W 82 57
02/13/76* @Crestview W 76 66
02/20/76* Fredericktown W 73 48
02/21/76 Wynford L 53 64
02/28/76 Colonel Crawford L 63 70 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
Plymouth
Coach: Bill Northrup
Record: 5-14 (4-10 JAC)
Leading Scorer: Brad Turson (248 pts/13.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS Opp
12/02/75 Buckeye Central L 47 49
12/05/75* @Loudonville L 53 61
12/12/75* Ontario L 51 55
12/16/75* Crestline W 47 45
12/19/75* @Crestview L 46 63
12/30/75 @South Central L 51 53
01/02/76* @Lexington L 43 71
01/06/76* @Clear Fork L 49 70
01/09/76* Fredericktown W 59 51
01/16/76* @Ontario L 55 68
01/20/76* @Crestline W 73 57
01/23/76* Crestview W 58 50
01/30/76* Lexington L 52 77
02/06/76* @Fredericktown L 43 53
02/07/76 Mapleton L 66 70
02/13/76* Loudonville L 50 71
02/20/76* Clear Fork L 52 68
02/21/76 @Buckeye Central W 69 54
02/27/76 Monroeville L 56 63 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
Shelby
Coach: Nelson Hardesty
Record: 6-13 (5-9 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Chris Dill (239 pts/13.2 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L SHS Opp
11/22/75 Madison L 46 48
11/28/75* @Upper Sandusky L 50 63
12/05/75* Tiffin Columbian L 51 59
12/06/75* @Bucyrus W 60 58
12/12/75* @Willard L 48 71
12/19/75* Bellevue L 47 69
12/27/75 @Lexington L 56 62 NEED BOX
01/02/76* Norwalk W 51 50
01/09/76* @Galion L 56 58
01/10/76* Upper Sandusky L 41 44
01/16/76* @Tiffin Columbian W 51 48
01/17/76 @Ontario W 60 51
01/23/76* Bucyrus W 98 47
01/30/76* Willard L 44 46
02/06/76* @Bellevue L 80 84 OT
02/13/76* @Norwalk W 52 49
02/20/76* Galion L 55 61
02/21/76 @Mansfield Malabar L 61 68
03/05/76 Clear Fork L 57 61 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
Buckeye Conference Standings
Team BC Reg Overall
Elyria 11 - 3 15 - 3 18 - 4
Findlay 10 - 4 13 - 5 16 - 6
Lorain Admiral King 10 - 4 11 - 7 13 - 8
Mansfield Senior 6 - 8 8 - 10 8 - 11
Sandusky 6 - 8 9 - 9 9 - 10
Fremont Ross 5 - 9 9 - 9 9 - 10
Lorain Senior 5 - 9 7 - 11 9 - 12
Marion Harding 3 - 11 4 - 14 6 - 15
Cardinal Conference Standings
Team CC Reg Overall
Coshocton 10 - 2 16 - 2 20 - 3
Wooster 10 - 2 14 - 4 14 - 5
Ashland 8 - 4 13 - 5 15 - 6
Madison 7 - 5 12 - 6 12 - 7
Mansfield Malabar 4 - 8 7 - 11 8 - 12
Dover 3 - 9 5 - 13 6 - 14
New Philadelphia 0 - 12 1 - 17 1 - 18
Freeway Conference South Standings
Team FC Reg Overall
Cleveland Bratenahl 5 - 1 16 - 2 at 2/19
Cleveland Baptist 4 - 2 17 - 4 at 2/21
Elyria Lake Ridge 3 - 3 11 - 9
Bath Oil Trail 0 - 6 2 - 11 at 2/19
Southern Division
Team FC Reg Overall
Mansfield Christian 6 - 0 16 - 3 16 - 4
Cuyahoga Valley Chr. 3 - 3
Kidron Central Chr. 3 - 3 7 - 13 9 - 15
Canton Brunnerdale 0 - 6 1 - 17 1 - 18
Johnny Appleseed Conference Standings
Team JAC Reg Overall
Clear Fork 12 - 2 15 - 3 18 - 4
Lexington 12 - 2 14 - 4 15 - 5
Loudonville 11 - 3 15 - 3 15 - 4
Ontario 8 - 6 9 - 9 9 - 10
Fredericktown 5 - 9 6 - 12 6 - 13
Plymouth 4 - 10 5 - 13 5 - 14
Crestline 2 - 12 2 - 16 2 - 17
Crestview 2 - 12 3 - 15 4 - 16
Mid-Buckeye Conference Standings
Team MBC Reg Overall
Danville 8 - 0 15 - 3 17 - 4
Lucas 5 - 3 8 - 10 8 - 11
Centerburg 3 - 5 5 - 13 5 - 14
East Knox 3 - 5 6 - 12 6 - 13
Columbus Academy 1 - 7 2 - 16 2 - 17
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Willard 13 - 1 17 - 1 21 - 2
Bellevue 11 - 3 14 - 4 16 - 5
Galion 9 - 5 9 - 9 10 - 10
Upper Sandusky 9 - 5 11 - 7 13 - 8
Tiffin Columbian 7 - 7 9 - 9 10 - 10
Shelby 5 - 9 6 - 12 6 - 13
Norwalk 2 - 12 6 - 12 7 - 13
Bucyrus 0 - 14 0 - 18 0 - 19
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 19.85 Mark McCarthy Mansfield Christian 397 20
2 19.60 Aaron May Crestview 392 20
3 18.33 Jerry Watson Clear Fork 385 21
4 17.90 Bart Thomas Lexington 358 20
5 17.47 Bernard Ford Mansfield Senior 332 19
6 17.45 Chuck Stallard Clear Fork 384 22
7 16.38 Brad Gutchall Madison 295 18
8 16.05 Doug Dawson Ontario 289 18
9 14.87 Mike Lang Mansfield St. Peter's 342 23
10 14.36 Dan Jackson Mansfield Malabar 273 19
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 41 Bart Thomas Lexington Plymouth 01/30/1976
2 35 Chuck Stallard Clear Fork Fredericktown 01/16/1976
3 33 Doug Dawson Ontario Fredericktown 01/06/1976
33 Mark McCarthy Mansfield Christian Lucas 01/20/1976
5 32 Aaron May Crestview Lucas 12/23/1975
32 Mike Lang Mansfield St. Peter's Bettsville 01/13/1976
7 31 Barth Thomas Lexington Mansfield Malabar 01/17/1976
31 Aaron May Crestview Ontario 02/13/1976
9 30 Chuck Stallard Clear Fork Lexington 01/23/1976
30 Bart Thomas Lexington Ontario 01/24/1976
30 Bernard Ford Mansfield Senior Sandusky 02/20/1976
30 Mark McCarthy Mansfield Christian Cleveland Bratenahl 02/23/1976
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