1980-81 Richland County Basketball Scores
Clear Fork
Coach: Terry Gordon (may be replaced by Pat Durham mid-season)
Record: 7-15
Leading Scorer: Jeff Guth (296 pts/13.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L CFHS Opp
11/22/80 @Mansfield Malabar L 56 74
11/30/80 @Madison L 40 51
12/06/80 Margaretta W 84 68
12/12/80 @Lexington L 56 64
12/19/80 Loudonville L 52 56
12/20/80 @Highland L 53 57
12/27/80 Willard L 48 67
01/09/81 Ontario L 58 60
01/13/81 West Holmes L 57 66
01/16/81 @Plymouth W 79 40
01/23/81 Lexington L 68 75
01/24/81 @Lorain Catholic L 60 76
01/30/81 @Ontario W 43 31
01/31/81 Mansfield Senior L 58 92
02/07/81 Shelby W 64 50
02/14/81 Fredericktown W 69 51
02/17/81 @Loudonville L 62 76
02/21/81 @Crestview L 74 78
02/24/81 @Ashland L 41 64
02/27/81 Wynford W 71 56
03/05/81 Colonel Crawford W 68 67 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
03/07/81 Willard L 43 67 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
Crestview
Coach: Paul Carlton
Record: 9-12 (4-2 BFVC)
Leading Scorer: Mike Greshner (373 pts/17.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS Opp
11/25/80 Ontario L 61 71
11/29/80 Mapleton W 73 68
12/06/80 @Hillsdale L 70 74 OT
12/13/80* @Lucas W 70 68
12/16/80 @Northmor L 46 64
12/19/80* @Mansfield Christian L 58 61
12/27/80 New London L 54 64 Holiday Tournament at Ashland College
12/30/80 Lucas L 65 67 Holiday Tournament at Ashland College
01/09/81* Plymouth W 69 55
01/10/81 Buckeye Central L 40 85
01/16/81 Loudonville W 71 60
01/17/81 @Monroeville W 69 59
01/23/81* Mansfield Christian W 61 47
01/24/81 @South Central L 53 68
01/31/81 @Ontario L 59 91
02/07/81* @Plymouth W 63 51
02/14/81* Lucas L 71 72
02/20/81 @Danville L 64 71
02/21/81 Clear Fork W 78 74
02/28/81 Western Reserve W 74 72 OT
03/05/81 Mansfield Christian L 58 61 Class A Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
Lexington
Coach: Don Cooper
Record: 19-3
Leading Scorer: Eric Huffman (497 pts/23.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS Opp
11/28/80 Marion Harding W 70 53
12/05/80 @Ontario W 91 65
12/06/80 @Triway W 77 69
12/12/80 Clear Fork W 64 56
12/20/80 Mansfield Senior W 89 80
12/23/80 @Madison L 54 61
12/30/80 @Shelby W 82 71
01/03/81 Mansfield St. Peter's W 85 73
01/09/81 Massillon Washington W 105 97
01/10/81 @Bucyrus W 71 56
01/17/81 @Galion W 77 57
01/23/81 @Clear Fork W 75 68
01/24/81 Columbus East W 94 82
01/30/81 Loudonville W 88 58
02/07/81 @Willard L 62 71
02/13/81 Ontario W 64 54
02/14/81 Wynford W 69 60
02/20/81 @Cardington-Lincoln W 72 65
02/21/81 Columbus Wehrle W 75 68
02/27/81 Mansfield Malabar W 67 63
03/03/81 Ashland W 59 50 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
03/07/81 Galion L 61 62 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
Lucas
Coach: Kevin Bright
Record: 15-7 (4-2 BFVC)
Leading Scorer: Robin Boone (448 pts/20.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/26/80 @Mapleton L 62 75
11/29/80 South Central L 68 73
12/02/80 Crestline W 72 61
12/06/80 Centerburg W 94 57
12/12/80 @Danville W 84 70
12/13/80* Crestview L 68 70
12/19/80* Plymouth W 78 54
12/23/80 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 46 96
12/27/80 Hillsdale L 41 43 Holiday Tournament at Ashland College
12/30/80 Crestview W 67 65 Holiday Tournament at Ashland College
01/03/81 @Cardington-Lincoln W 50 46
01/09/81* Mansfield Christian W 73 67
01/17/81 Northmor W 81 63
01/23/81 @East Knox W 63 58
01/30/81* @Plymouth L 41 45
02/06/81 Danville W 51 50
02/07/81 @New London W 62 53
02/13/81 East Knox W 87 66
02/14/81* @Crestview W 72 71
02/20/81* @Mansfield Christian W 75 60
03/03/81 New London W 55 53 Class A Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
03/06/81 Mansfield St. Peter's L 58 60 Class A Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
Madison
Coach: Ron Barbo
Record: 16-5 (10-2 CC)
Leading Scorer: John Bryant (468 pts/22.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS Opp
11/22/80 Shelby W 50 37
11/29/80 @Clear Fork W 51 40
12/05/80* Dover W 75 41
12/12/80* @Wooster W 54 49
12/20/80* Ashland W 67 57
12/23/80 Lexington W 61 54
12/27/80* @New Philadelphia L 71 92
12/30/80* Coshocton W 67 50
01/03/81* @Mansfield Malabar L 54 65
01/09/81* @Dover W 67 50
01/16/81* Wooster W 76 62
01/17/81 @Wynford W 65 53
01/23/81 @Ontario W 64 48
01/24/81 Mansfield Senior L 54 58
01/30/81* @Ashland W 47 46
02/06/81* New Philadelphia W 65 64
02/13/81* @Coshocton W 35 33
02/17/81 @Mt. Vernon L 62 64
02/20/81* Mansfield Malabar W 52 46
02/27/81 Mansfield St. Peter's W 53 41
03/05/81 Mansfield Malabar L 53 56 Class AAA Secitonal Tournament at Ashland College
Mansfield Christian
Coach: Dan Swagerty
Record: 10-12 (3-3 BFVC)
Leading Scorer: Mike Longshore (354 pts/16.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L MCHS OPP
11/25/80 @Mt. Gilead L 49 62
12/02/80* @Plymouth W 61 53
12/06/80 @Worthington Christian L 63 82
12/12/80 East Knox L 72 78
12/13/80 @Highland L 43 71
12/19/80* Crestview W 61 58
12/20/80 Northmor L 41 56
12/30/80 Worthington Christian L 62 66
01/09/81* @Lucas L 67 73
01/16/81 @Kidron Central Chr. W 58 55
01/17/81 Mansfield St. Peter's L 55 63
01/23/81* @Crestview L 47 61
01/24/81 Cuyahoga Valley Chr. W 67 62
01/30/81 @Danville W 71 67
02/06/81 @Cuyahoga Valley Chr. W 56 46 ACSI Tournament at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
02/07/81 @Cleveland Baptist W 56 45 ACSI Tournament at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
02/13/81* Plymouth W 63 45
02/14/81 Worthington Christian W 56 52 ACSI Tournament at Cedarville College
02/20/81* Lucas L 60 75
02/27/81 @Buckeye Central L 40 58
03/05/81 Crestview W 61 58 Class A Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School - OT
03/07/81 South Central L 34 45 Class A Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
Mansfield Malabar
Coach: Ken Fairchild
Record: 18-6 (9-3 CC)
Leading Scorer: Robbie Barkett (409 pts/17.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS Opp
11/22/80 Clear Fork W 74 56
11/29/80 Marion Harding W 64 49
12/05/80* @Ashland W 62 49
12/06/80 @Galion W 75 59
12/12/80* New Philadelphia W 60 48
12/19/80* @Coshocton W 46 44
12/27/80* Dover W 66 56
12/30/80* @Wooster L 59 61
01/03/81* Madison W 65 54
01/09/81* Ashland W 72 54
01/10/81 Mt. Vernon W 55 53
01/16/81* @New Philadelphia W 73 67
01/23/81* Coshocton W 67 54
01/24/81 Ontario W 76 71
01/30/81 Mansfield St. Peter's W 92 67
02/06/81* @Dover W 62 48
02/13/81* Wooster L 71 73
02/14/81 @Mansfield Senior L 53 60
02/20/81* @Madison L 46 52
02/27/81 @Lexington L 63 67
03/02/81 Vermilion W 66 65 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
03/05/81 Madison W 56 53 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
03/07/81 Mansfield Senior W 75 73 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College 0 T
03/11/81 Wapakoneta L 58 60 Class AAA District Tournament at Bowling Green State University
Mansfield Senior
Coach: Joe Prats
Record: 19-3 (13-1 BC)
Leading Scorer: Tommy Murphy (368 pts/17.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L MSHS OPP
11/28/80 @Mansfield St. Peter's W 71 48 At Mansfield Malabar High School
12/02/80 @Ashland W 56 47
12/05/80* Fremont Ross W 98 46
12/12/80* @Lorain Admiral King W 49 47
12/16/80* Marion Harding W 75 54
12/19/80* @Elyria L 56 67
12/20/80 @Lexington L 80 89
12/23/80* @Lorain Senior W 59 54
12/30/80* Findlay W 59 57
01/09/81* @Sandusky W 100 71
01/16/81* @Fremont Ross W 74 58
01/23/81* Lorain Admiral King W 71 59
01/24/81 @Madison W 58 54
01/30/81* Elyria W 80 66
01/31/81 Clear Fork W 92 58
02/06/81* Lorain Senior W 58 57
02/13/81* @Findlay W 66 62 OT
02/14/81 Mansfield Malabar W 60 53
02/20/81* Sandusky W 91 75
02/27/81* @Marion Harding W 61 58
03/03/81 Tiffin Columbian W 68 61 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
03/07/81 Mansfield Malabar L 73 75 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College - OT
Mansfield St. Peter's
Coach: Phil Hawk
Record: 11-13
Leading Scorer: Dave Speck (312 pts/13.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L SPHS Opp
11/28/80 Mansfield Senior L 48 71 At Mansfield Malabar High School
12/05/80 Sandusky St. Mary L 55 63
12/06/80 @Canal Winchester W 70 58
12/12/80 Elyria Catholic L 60 73
12/13/80 Buckeye Central L 49 58
12/19/80 @Fostoria St. Wendelin L 57 58
12/20/80 @Tiffin Calvert W 64 52
12/23/80 Lucas W 96 46
01/03/81 @Lexington L 73 85
01/10/81 @Strasburg L 81 87
01/14/81 Plymouth W 106 48
01/17/81 @Mansfield Christian W 63 55
01/24/81 Wynford W 52 51
01/30/81 @Mansfield Malabar L 67 92
02/03/81 @Fredericktown L 49 60
02/06/81 Loudonville W 61 56
02/14/81 @Colonel Crawford W 81 53
02/17/81 Cleveland Holy Name L 52 54
02/21/81 @Canton Central Cath. L 62 74
02/27/81 Madison L 41 53
03/03/81 Plymouth W 60 45 Class A Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
03/06/81 Lucas W 60 58 Class A Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
03/12/81 Seneca East W 48 47 Class A District Tournament at Lexington High School
03/14/81 Buckeye Central L 56 63 Class A District Tournament at Lexington High School
Ontario
Coach: Pat Maurer
Record: 9-12
Leading Scorer: Brian Waterhouse (223 pts/11.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L OHS Opp
11/25/80 @Crestview W 71 61
12/02/80 Ridgedale W 70 48
12/05/80 Lexington L 65 91
12/12/80 Plymouth W 70 66
12/13/80 @South Central L 66 67
12/16/80 Crestline L 47 56
12/27/80 @Buckeye Central L 48 60
12/30/80 @Wynford L 49 53
01/09/81 @Clear Fork W 60 58
01/10/81 Galion W 42 40
01/17/81 @Shelby W 65 48
01/23/81 Madison L 48 64
01/24/81 @Mansfield Malabar L 71 76
01/30/81 Clear Fork L 31 43
02/07/81 Triway L 38 49
02/13/81 @Lexington L 54 64
02/14/81 @River Valley W 61 48
02/21/81 West Holmes L 28 39
02/27/81 @Colonel Crawford W 79 69
03/05/81 Willard L 27 39 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
Plymouth
Coach: Mike Tracey
Record: 1-20 (1-5 BFVC)
Leading Scorer: Steve Tackett (205 pts/10.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS Opp
11/22/80 South Amherst L 35 38
11/25/80 Monroeville L 48 54
12/02/80* Mansfield Christian L 53 61
12/05/80 Buckeye Central L 44 78
12/12/80 @Ontario L 66 70
12/13/80 Mapleton L 49 67
12/19/80* @Lucas L 54 78
12/20/80 @Danbury L 63 78
12/27/80 South Central L 43 81
01/03/81 @Western Reserve L 54 67
01/09/81* @Crestview L 55 69
01/14/81 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 48 106
01/16/81 Clear Fork L 40 79
01/20/81 Crestline L 49 71
01/24/81 Western Reserve L 46 73
01/30/81* Lucas W 45 41
02/07/81* Crestview L 51 63
02/13/81* @Mansfield Christian L 45 63
02/21/81 @Bucyrus L 40 64
02/27/81 @Seneca East L 40 64
03/03/81 Mansfield St. Peter's L 45 60 Class A Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
Shelby
Coach: Dan Thallman
Record: 3-19 (2-12 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Brad Nothacker (270 pts/12.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L SHS Opp
11/22/80 @Madison L 37 50
11/25/80 @Crestline L 45 59
12/05/80* Bucyrus W 51 43
12/12/80* Willard L 40 44
12/13/80* Bellevue L 52 54
12/19/80* Norwalk L 47 56
12/20/80 Lexington L 71 82
01/09/81* @Galion L 53 60
01/16/81* Upper Sandusky L 33 57
01/17/81 Ontario L 48 65
01/23/81* @Tiffin Columbian L 44 75
01/24/81* @Bucyrus W 52 45
01/30/81* @Willard L 46 89
02/07/81 @Clear Fork L 50 64
02/13/81* @Norwalk L 46 58
02/14/81* Galion L 50 69
02/20/81* @Upper Sandusky L 47 55
02/21/81 Wynford L 63 64
02/24/81* @Bellevue L 56 69
02/27/81* Tiffin Columbian L 41 56
03/03/81 Bucyrus W 55 37 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
03/06/81 Upper Sandusky L 38 47 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
Temple Christian
Coach:
Record: 10-8 (missing 2 wins)
Leading Scorer: Doug Rothhaar (248 pts/15.5 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/05/80 ?Reimer Road Christian W 52 34
12/06/80 @Ohio Deaf L 29 53
12/12/80 ?Cleveland Heritage W 70 65 2OT - NEED BOX
12/13/80 Indian Hills Christian W 46 44
12/19/80 Licking County Chr. W 72 49
01/03/81 @Elyria Academy L 41 81
01/09/81 @Zanesville Christian L 50 59
01/10/81 @College Heights Chr. L 56 61
01/16/81 @Indian Hills Chr. L 49 51
01/23/81 Faith Baptist W 54 48
01/31/81 Massillon Christian L 46 80 7-6 per Akron Beacon Journal (would be missing 2 wins)
02/06/81 @Cleveland Heritage L 35 52
02/07/81 Licking County Chr. W 67 40
02/20/81 Zanesville Christian W 67 54
02/23/81 Licking County Chr. W 74 41 Christian Schools of Ohio Tournament at Mt. Vernon
02/26/81 Marietta Christian L 46 52 Christian Schools of Ohio Tournament at Temple Christian High School
Black Fork Valley Conference Standings
Team BFVC Reg Overall
Crestview 4 - 2 9 - 11 9 - 12
Lucas 4 - 2 14 - 6 15 - 7
Mansfield Christian 3 - 3 9 - 11 10 - 12
Plymouth 1 - 5 1 - 19 1 - 20
Buckeye Conference Standings
Team BC Reg Overall
Mansfield Senior 13 - 1 18 - 2 19 - 3
Elyria 10 - 4 13 - 7 13 - 8
Findlay 10 - 4 15 - 5 19 - 6
Lorain Admiral King 9 - 5 13 - 7 14 - 8
Lorain Senior 7 - 7 12 - 8 12 - 9
Marion Harding 5 - 9 8 - 12 9 - 13
Fremont Ross 1 - 13 2 - 18 2 - 19
Sandusky 1 - 13 2 - 18 2 - 19
Cardinal Conference Standings
Team CC Reg Overall
Madison 10 - 2 16 - 4 16 - 5
Mansfield Malabar 9 - 3 15 - 5 18 - 6
Wooster 9 - 3 11 - 9 12 - 10
New Philadelphia 8 - 4 14 - 6 14 - 7
Coshocton 4 - 8 9 – 11 13 - 12
Ashland 2 - 10 5 - 13 5 - 14
Dover 0 – 12 2 – 18 2 - 19
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Willard 14 - 0 20 - 0 25 - 1
Bellevue 12 - 2 17 - 2 18 - 3
Upper Sandusky 9 - 5 14 - 6 17 - 7
Galion 7 - 7 9 - 11 12 - 12
Tiffin Columbian 7 - 7 11 - 9 11 - 10
Norwalk 4 - 10 6 - 14 8 - 15
Shelby 2 - 12 2 - 18 3 - 19
Bucyrus 1 - 13 2 - 18 2 - 19
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 23.66 Eric Huffman Lexington 497 21
2 22.28 John Bryant Madison 468 21
3 20.36 Robin Boone Lucas 448 22
4 17.76 Mike Greshner Crestview 373 21
5 17.52 Tom Murphy Mansfield Senior 368 21
6 17.31 Tom Kyff Lexington 381 22
7 17.04 Robbie Barkett Mansfield Malabar 409 24
8 16.85 Mike Longshore Mansfield Christian 354 21
9 16.63 Russell Holmes Mansfield Senior 366 22
10 15.57 Greg Junk Lexington 327 21
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 45 Eric Huffman Lexington Massillon Washington 01/09/1981
2 39 Eric Huffman Lexington Mansfield Senior 12/20/1980
3 37 Doug Rothhaar Temple Christian Cleveland Heritage 12/12/1980
4 35 John Bryant Madison Dover 12/05/1980
35 Eric Huffman Lexington Shelby 12/30/1980
35 John Bryant Madison Wooster 01/16/1981
35 John Bryant Madison Wynford 01/17/1981
35 Mike Longshore Mansfield Christian Danville 01/30/1981
9 33 John Bryant Madison Ashland 12/20/1980
33 John Bryant Madison Coshocton 12/30/1980
33 Mike Longshore Mansfield Christian Kidron Central Chr. 01/16/1981
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