1977-78 Richland County Basketball Scores
Clear Fork
Coach: Terry Gordon
Record: 18-5 (8-2 JAC)
Leading Scorer: Doug Ute (359 pts/15.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/26/77 Mansfield Malabar W 67 61 OT
12/02/77* @Plymouth W 75 46
12/16/77* Lexington L 64 73
12/17/77 Margaretta L 66 67
12/23/77 Bloom-Carroll W 75 45
12/29/77* Ontario W 70 45
01/03/78 @Madison W 50 49
01/06/78* @Crestview W 53 42
01/13/78* @Loudonville W 56 49
02/03/78* @Lexington L 66 67 OT
02/04/78 @Shelby L 53 54
02/07/78 Mansfield Senior W 60 59
02/11/78 @Fredericktown W 53 47
02/14/78* @Ontario W 40 36
02/17/78* Loudonville W 55 44
02/18/78* Plymouth W 78 47
02/22/78 Colonel Crawford W 75 51 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
02/25/78 Mansfield Malabar W 57 56 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
02/27/78 Coshocton W 81 75
03/01/78 Willard W 65 52 Class AA District Tournament at Ashland College
03/03/78 Wynford W 63 55 Class AA District Tournament at Ashland College
03/10/78 Ottawa-Glandorf L 54 80 Class AA Regional Tournament at Bowling Green State University
Crestview
Coach: Jon Daup
Record: 11-8 (3-7 JAC)
Leading Scorer: Ron Rider (273 pts/14.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/26/77 Mansfield Christian W 58 39
11/29/77 @Mapleton W 88 54
12/02/77* @Loudonville L 53 62
12/13/77 Hillsadle W 76 52
12/16/77* Plymouth W 85 62
12/21/77 @Lucas W 88 60
01/06/78* Clear Fork L 42 53
01/13/78* @Ontario L 60 66
01/21/78 @Crestline W 76 52
01/24/78 East Knox W 68 54
02/03/78* @Plymouth W 65 59
02/04/78* Loudonville L 58 71
02/07/78 Lucas W 69 51
02/10/78* @Clear Fork L 41 54
02/11/78* Lexington L 68 86
02/14/78* @Lexington L 51 71
02/17/78* @Ontario W 64 56
02/22/78 Plymouth L 45 49 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
02/25/78 @East Knox W 78 69
Lexington
Coach: Don Cooper
Record: 19-3 (9-1 JAC)
Leading Scorer: Eric Jordan (252 pts/12.0 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/26/77 Willard W 57 43
12/02/77* @Ontario W 60 51
12/16/77* @Clear Fork W 73 64
12/20/77 Madison W 75 53
12/22/77 @Wynford W 68 63
12/29/77 Shelby W 78 62
01/03/78 @Mansfield Malabar W 68 52
01/06/78* Loudonville L 48 50
01/13/78* @Plymouth W 69 47
01/21/78 Galion W 62 59
02/03/78* Clear Fork W 67 66 OT
02/04/78 Colonel Crawford W 60 51
02/07/78* Ontario W 60 49 NEED BOX
02/10/78* @Loudonville W 69 50
02/11/78* @Crestview W 86 68
02/14/78* Crestview W 71 51
02/15/78 @Ashland L 40 43
02/17/78* Plymouth W 70 52
02/20/78 Vermilion W 75 52 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
02/23/78 Tiffin Columbian W 65 61 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College - OT
02/25/78 Perkins W 50 45 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
02/28/78 Findlay L 62 71 Class AAA District Tournament at Bowling Green State University
Lucas
Coach: Kevin Bright
Record: 7-12 (2-4 MBC)
Leading Scorer: Mike Howard (300 pts/15.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/22/77 Crestline W 77 54
12/03/77 @South Central L 49 89
12/10/77 @Ohio Deaf L 65 67
12/13/77 Dalton L 52 83
12/17/77 Plymouth W 101 96
12/21/77 Crestview L 60 88
12/30/77* @Danville L 58 98
01/06/78 @Mansfield Christian W 63 56
01/13/78* East Knox W 98 85
01/14/78 Ohio Deaf W 77 72 OT
01/28/78 @Canton Brunnerdale CANCELLED
02/03/78* Danville L 73 93
02/05/78* @Zanesville Rosecrans L 31 92
02/07/78 @Crestview L 51 69
02/10/78* @East Knox L 96 108
02/11/78 @Plymouth L 53 68
02/14/78 Mansfield Christian L 77 89
02/17/78* Zanesville Rosecrans W 75 73
02/21/78 Crestline W 70 52 Class A Sectional Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/78 Tiffin Calvert L 44 61 Class A Sectional Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Madison
Coach: Ron Barbo
Record: 9-10 (7-5 CC)
Leading Scorer: Scott Jones (343 pts/18.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/26/77 @Shelby W 60 51
12/02/77* Wooster W 64 41
12/16/77* @Ashland L 35 37
12/17/77* New Philadelphia W 50 45
12/20/77 @Leington L 53 75
12/23/77* @Coshocton L 64 79
12/27/77* Mansfield Malabar L 56 63
12/30/77* @Dover W 53 52
01/03/78 Clear Fork L 49 50
01/06/78* @Wooster W 71 69
01/14/78 Mansfield St. Peter's L 36 58
01/24/78 Ontario W 57 45
02/03/78* Coshocton W 66 62
02/04/78* Dover L 57 67
02/09/78* @New Philadelphia L 41 49
02/10/78* @Mansfield Malabar W 62 56
02/14/78 @Mansfield Senior L 50 67
02/18/78* Ashland W 55 51
02/20/78 Ashland L 50 70 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
Mansfield Christian
Coach: Dave Storm
Record: 10-7 (5-1 FC)
Leading Scorer: Bill Davidson (315 pts/18.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/26/77 @Crestview L 39 58
12/03/77 Highland L 57 61
12/10/77* @Cuyahoga Valley Chr. W 78 76
12/16/77 East Knox W 78 64
12/17/77 @Northmor W 77 66
12/23/77 @Cardington-Lincoln L 67 76
12/30/77* Kidron Central Chr. W 60 59
01/06/78 Lucas L 56 63
01/07/78 Zanesville Rosecrans W 63 61 OT
01/14/78 @Dayton Christian CANCELLED
01/21/78* @Kidron Central Chr. L 74 75
01/24/78 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 51 80
01/27/78 Cleveland Baptist CANCELLED
02/03/78* Canton Brunnerdale W 80 53
02/04/78* Cuyahoga Valley Chr. W 75 66
02/10/78 Danville W 78 73
02/11/78* @Canton Brunnerdale W 64 59
02/14/78 @Lucas W 89 77
02/22/78 Mansfield St. Peter's L 50 67 Class A Sectional Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Mansfield Malabar
Coach: Bill Swartzmiller
Record: 5-14 (3-9 CC)
Leading Scorer: Dave Wareham (239 pts/12.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/26/77 @Clear Fork L 61 67 OT
12/02/77* @New Philadelphia L 70 73
12/10/77 @Ontario W 76 74
12/17/77* @Dover L 56 68
12/20/77* Coshocton L 73 92
12/23/77* Wooster L 49 72
12/27/77* @Madison W 63 56
12/30/77* Ashland L 54 63
01/03/78 Lexington L 52 68
01/06/78* New Philadelphia W 65 57
01/13/78* @Coshocton L 67 75
01/21/78 Mansfield St. Peter's L 66 84
01/31/78 @Ridgedale CANCELLED
02/03/78* @Wooster L 64 70
02/10/78* Madison L 56 62
02/13/78 Mansfield Senior L 47 62
02/16/78* Dover W 64 58
02/17/78* @Ashland L 56 79
02/22/78 Upper Sandusky W 83 59 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
02/25/78 Clear Fork L 56 57 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
Mansfield Senior
Coach: Jim Goode
Record: 7-12 (4-10 BC)
Leading Scorer: Wayne Curry (233 pts/12.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/77 @Ashland W 63 61
12/02/77* @Fremont Ross W 52 49
12/13/77* @Marion Harding L 63 71
12/16/77* Elyria L 47 69
12/20/77* Lorain Senior L 63 68
12/23/77* @Findlay L 56 64
12/30/77* Lorain Admiral King L 56 69
01/06/78* Sandusky L 57 59
01/24/78* Fremont Ross W 65 43
02/01/78* Marion Harding W 60 38
02/03/78* @Lorain Senior L 52 65
02/04/78* @Lorain Admiral King W 53 51 OT
02/07/78 @Clear Fork L 59 60 01/10
02/10/78* Findlay L 59 74
02/11/78* @Elyria L 40 62
02/13/78 @Mansfield Malabar W 62 47
02/14/78 Madison W 67 50
02/17/78* @Sandusky L 59 62 OT
02/21/78 Perkins L 50 52 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
Mansfield St. Peter's
Coach: Pat Maurer
Record: 27-1
Leading Scorer: Kevin Brooks (422 pts/15.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/77 @Old Fort W 85 67
11/26/77 @Columbus DeSales W 83 53
11/29/77 Louisville Aquinas W 93 55
12/02/77 @Sandusky St. Mary W 86 53
12/10/77 Buckeye Central W 79 49
12/16/77 Fostoria St. Wendelin W 83 65
12/17/77 Colonel Crawford W 69 55
12/21/77 @Lordstown W 90 50
01/06/78 Tiffin Calvert W 96 52
01/07/78 @Bettsville W 75 37
01/13/78 Strasburg-Franklin W 82 62
01/14/78 @Madison W 58 36
01/21/78 @Mansfield Malabar W 84 66
01/24/78 Mansfield Christian W 80 51
02/01/78 @Fredericktown W 58 43
02/04/78 @Buckeye Central W 80 63
02/06/78 @Ridgedale L 49 71
02/11/78 Canton Central Cath. W 90 66
02/14/78 @Northmor W 96 63
02/17/78 @Wynford W 59 47
02/22/78 Mansfield Christian W 67 50 Class A Sectional Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/78 Carey W 80 48 Class A Sectional Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/02/78 Western Reserve W 57 40 Class A District Tournament at Ashland
03/04/78 South Central W 83 46 Class A District Tournament at Ashland
03/10/78 Norwayne W 89 77 Class A Regional Tournament at Canton Fieldhouse
03/11/78 Chalker W 63 54 Class A Regional Tournament at Canton Fieldhouse
03/16/78 Indian Valley South W 49 45 Class A State Tournament at Ohio State University St. John Arena
03/18/78 Bethel W 78 60 Class A State Tournament at Ohio State University St. John Arena
Ontario
Coach: Vic Pfizenmayer
Record: 10-10 (4-6 JAC)
Leading Scorer: Steve Santmyer (348 pts/18.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/02/77* Lexington L 51 60
12/10/77 Mansfield Malabar L 74 76
12/13/77 Crestline W 72 53
12/16/77* @Loudonville L 44 46
12/20/77 Wynford L 57 64
12/22/77 @Triway W 75 61
12/29/77* @Clear Fork L 45 70
01/06/78* Plymouth W 48 43
01/07/78 Colonel Crawford W 66 62
01/13/78* Crestview W 66 60
01/21/78 Shelby W 66 61
01/24/78 @Madison L 45 57
02/03/78* Loudonville W 71 70
02/07/78* @Lexington L 49 60 NEED BOX
02/10/78* Plymouth W 68 59
02/11/78 River Valley W 64 60
02/14/78* Clear Fork L 36 40
02/17/78* @Crestview L 56 64
02/21/78 Bucyrus W 61 53 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
02/23/78 Wynford L 65 66 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School - OT
Plymouth
Coach: Keith Diebler
Record: 4-16 (0-10 JAC)
Leading Scorer: Blane Baker (369 pts/18.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/23/77 @Monroeville W 89 59
12/02/77* Clear Fork L 46 75
12/03/77 @Buckeye Central L 73 93
12/16/77* @Crestview L 62 85
12/17/77 @Lucas L 96 101
12/20/77* Loudonville L 41 43
12/23/77 Buckeye Central L 70 73
12/30/77 @South Central L 59 62
01/06/78* @Ontario L 43 48
01/13/78* Lexington L 47 69
01/21/78 Western Reserve L 66 77
02/01/78* @Loudonville L 54 63
02/03/78* Crestview L 59 65
02/07/78 Mapleton W 60 55
02/10/78* Ontario L 59 68
02/11/78 Lucas W 68 53
02/17/78* @Lexington L 52 70
02/18/78* @Clear Fork L 47 78
02/22/78 Crestview W 49 45 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
02/24/78 South Central L 50 51 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
Shelby
Coach: Nelson Hardesty
Record: 6-13 (5-9 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Kelly Stanford (227 pts/11.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/26/77 Madison L 51 60
12/02/77* @Norwalk W 58 53
12/16/77* Tiffin Columbian L 60 71
12/21/77* @Bucyrus W 69 53
12/22/77* @Upper Sandusky W 86 67
12/29/77 @Lexington L 62 78
01/06/78* @Willard L 50 60
01/07/78* Galion W 58 55
01/13/78* Bellevue W 52 51
01/14/78* Norwalk L 41 57
01/21/78 @Ontario L 61 66
02/03/78* Bucyrus L 56 59
02/04/78 Clear Fork W 54 53
02/07/78* Upper Sandusky L 44 47
02/10/78* Willard L 48 65
02/11/78* @Galion L 52 76
02/14/78* @Tiffin Columbian L 63 70
02/17/78* @Bellevue L 67 87
02/23/78 Ashland L 45 66 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
Temple Christian
Coach: Dwight Rothhaar
Record:
Leading Scorer: Doug Jividan (192 pts/16.0 avg) (12 known games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
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12/16/77 @Indian Hills L 36 92 4-1 per News Journal
01/06/78 Sandusky Heritage Chr. W 102 19 5-1
01/24/78 Loveland Christian W 57 35 6-1
02/03/78 @Massillon Temple Chr. L 40 91
02/11/78 Indian Hills L 48 70 7-3 (missing 1 game after 1/24)
02/17/78 Lima Christian W 71 55
02/18/78 Elyria First Baptist W 64 43 01/06
02/24/78 @Worthington Christian L 57 118
03/10/78 Middletown Heritage W 62 59 Christian Schools of Ohio Tournament at Massillon
03/11/78 Mid-America Christian L 32 67 Christian Schools of Ohio Tournament at Massillon
03/11/78 Atwater Baptist W 77 70 Christian Schools of Ohio Tournament at Massillon
03/17/78 Mid-America Christian W 74 69 DeVola Christian Academy Tournament at Marietta
Buckeye Conference Standings
Team BC Reg Overall
Elyria 12 - 2 14 - 4 15 - 5
Findlay 10 - 4 12 - 6 16 - 7
Sandusky 9 - 5 12 - 6 13 - 7
Lorain Admiral King 8 - 6 11 - 7 15 - 8
Lorain Senior 8 - 6 9 - 9 10 - 10
Mansfield Senior 4 - 10 7 - 11 7 - 12
Marion Harding 3 - 11 5 - 13 5 - 14
Fremont Ross 2 - 12 4 - 14 4 - 15
Cardinal Conference Standings
Team CC Reg Overall
Ashland 11 - 1 12 - 6 16 - 7
Coshocton 9 - 3 13 - 5 13 - 6
Madison 7 - 5 9 - 9 9 - 10
New Philadelphia 5 - 7 7 – 11 8 - 12
Dover 4 - 8 7 – 11 7 - 12
Mansfield Malabar 3 - 9 4 - 13 5 - 14
Wooster 3 - 9 5 – 13 5 - 14
Freeway Conference Standings
Team FC Reg Overall
Mansfield Christian 5 - 1 10 - 6 10 - 7
Canton Brunnerdale
Cuyahoga Valley Chr.
Kidron Central Chr.
Johnny Appleseed Conference Standings
Team JAC Reg Overall
Lexington 9 - 1 16 - 2 19 - 3
Clear Fork 8 - 2 14 - 4 18 - 5
Loudonville 6 - 4 13 - 5 13 - 6
Ontario 4 - 6 9 - 9 10 - 10
Crestview 3 - 7 11 - 7 11 - 8
Plymouth 0 - 10 3 - 15 4 - 16
Mid-Buckeye Conference Standings
Team MBC Reg Overall
Zanesville Rosecrans 5 - 1 13 - 5 14 - 6
Danville 4 - 2 13 - 4 15 - 5
Lucas 2 - 4 7 - 11 7 - 12
East Knox 1 - 5 6 - 12 6 - 13
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Tiffin Columbian 13 - 1 16 - 2 16 - 3
Willard 11 - 3 14 - 4 15 - 5
Galion 9 - 5 11 - 7 11 - 8
Bellevue 8 - 6 8 - 10 10 - 11
Norwalk 5 - 9 8 - 10 8 - 11
Shelby 5 - 9 6 - 12 6 - 13
Bucyrus 3 - 11 3 - 15 3 - 16
Upper Sandusky 2 - 12 3 - 15 3 - 16
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 18.52 Bill Davidson Mansfield Christian 315 17
2 18.45 Blane Baker Plymouth 369 20
3 18.31 Steve Santmyer Ontario 348 19
4 18.05 Scott Jones Madison 343 19
5 15.78 Mike Howard Lucas 300 19
6 15.60 Doug Ute Clear Fork 359 23
7 15.07 Kevin Brooks Mansfield St. Peter's 422 28
8 14.63 John Banks Lucas 278 19
9 14.36 Ron Rider Crestview 273 19
10 14.13 Jay Guth Clear Fork 325 23
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 46 Blane Baker Plymouth Lucas 12/17/1977
2 35 Mike Howard Lucas Plymouth 12/17/1977
3 34 Steve Santmyer Ontario Triway 12/22/1977
4 32 John Banks Lucas East Knox 01/13/1978
32 Wayne Curry Mansfield Senior Clear Fork 02/07/1978
6 31 John Banks Lucas Plymouth 12/17/1977
31 Scott Jones Madison Ontario 01/24/1978
31 Steve Santmyer Ontario Loudonville 02/03/1978
31 Scott Jones Madison Dover 02/04/1978
10 29 Blane Baker Plymouth Western Reserve 01/21/1978
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