1947-48 Richland County League Basketball Scores
Bellville
Coach: Harry Regula
Record: 10-12 (6-8 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Fry (168 pts/8.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/02/47 Johnsville L 33 35
12/05/47* @Lucas L 27 33
12/09/47* @Lexington W 37 30
12/12/47* Plymouth W 33 31
12/19/47* @Union W 42 30
12/23/47* Ontario L 31 32 11/25
01/09/48* Butler L 34 41
01/16/48* Shiloh W 87 21
01/20/48* @Ontario L 32 35
01/23/48* Lucas W 29 24
01/27/48 @Johnsville L 40 44
01/30/48* Lexington L 35 51
02/03/48* @Plymouth L 31 46
02/06/48* Union L 34 42
02/10/48* @Shiloh W 52 31
02/13/48* @Butler L 28 42
02/18/48 Lexington W 40 36 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/20/48 Ontario W 37 36 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/21/48 Butler W 35 33 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School - OT
03/06/48 New Riegel W 55 42 Class B Sectional Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
03/12/48 Marseilles L 28 51 Class B Sectional Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School - NEED BOX
03/13/48 Whetstone L 27 39 Class B Sectional Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
Butler
Coach: Vernon Chaney
Record: 17-6 (11-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Sam Roberts (320 pts/15.2 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/14/47 @Perrysville L 30 33 NEED BOX
11/21/47* @Lucas W 49 28
11/25/47* Plymouth W 43 27
12/02/47 @Danville W 45 33
12/05/47* @Shiloh W 68 25
12/09/47* @Union W 50 49
12/12/47* Ontario W 50 24
12/19/47* Lexington L 34 36
01/02/48 Johnsville W 37 34
01/09/48* @Bellvlle W 41 34
01/13/48 Perrysville W 61 42
01/16/48* Lucas W 52 34
01/20/48* @Plymouth L 40 42
01/23/48* Shiloh W 89 23 NEED BOX
01/30/48* Union W 72 36
02/03/48* @Ontario L 44 46
02/06/48* @Lexington W 58 41
02/13/48* Bellville W 42 28 NEED BOX
02/19/48 Lucas W 53 41 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/20/48 Plymouth W 49 39 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/21/48 Bellville L 33 35 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/04/48 Bettsville W 37 35 CLass B Sectonial Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
03/05/48 Salem L 20 33 CLass B Sectonial Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School - NEED BOX
Lexington
Coach: Don Sutter
Record: 12-7 (12-2 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Rollin Ford (324 pts/19.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/21/47* @Ontario W 42 40
11/25/47* Shiloh W 81 27
12/05/47* @Plymouth W 50 32
12/06/47 Madison L 36 57
12/09/47* Bellville L 30 37
12/12/47* Union W 71 34
12/16/47 Cardington L 42 44
12/19/47* @Butler W 36 34
01/06/48 Holmes-Liberty L 45 46
01/09/48* @Lucas W 50 38
01/16/48* Ontario W 51 43
01/20/48* @Shiloh W 78 24
01/23/48* Plymouth W 41 39
01/30/48* @Bellville W 51 35
02/03/48* @Union W 45 42
02/06/48* Butler L 41 58
02/10/48 @Madison L 26 54
02/13/48* Lucas W 42 40
02/18/48 Bellville L 36 40 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lucas
Coach: Leslie Burson
Record: 5-10 (5-9 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Don Stake (171 pts/11.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/21/47* Butler L 28 49
11/25/47* @Union W 35 34
12/05/47* Bellville W 33 27
12/09/47* Plymouth L 40 42
12/12/47* @Shiloh W 62 26
12/19/47* @Ontario L 32 35
01/09/48* Lexington L 38 50
01/16/48* @Butler L 34 52
01/20/48* Union W 42 28
01/23/48* @Bellville L 24 29
01/30/48* @Plymouth L 43 67
02/03/48* Shiloh W 59 17
02/06/48* Ontario L 33 34
02/13/48* @Lexington L 40 42
02/19/48 Butler L 41 53 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Ontario
Coach: Dick Casad
Record: 13-5 (10-4 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Howard Sunnucks (212 pts/11.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/15/47 Leesville W 32 29
11/21/47* Lexington L 40 42
12/02/47 New Haven W 38 31
12/05/47* Union W 37 35
12/09/47* Shiloh W 49 22
12/12/47* @Butler L 24 50
12/19/47* Lucas W 35 32
12/23/47* @Bellville W 32 31 11/25
01/09/48* @Plymouth W 49 48
01/16/48* @Lexington L 43 51
01/20/48* Bellville W 35 32
01/23/48* @Union L 39 46
01/30/48* @Shiloh W 48 26
02/03/48* Butler W 46 44
02/06/48* @Lucas W 34 33
02/13/48* Plymouth W 36 35
02/18/48 Shiloh W 50 16 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/20/48 Bellville L 36 37 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Plymouth
Coach: Bob Lindsey
Record: 10-10 (8-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Desmond DOnnenwirth (242 pts/13.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/21/47* Union W 56 36
11/25/47* @Butler L 27 43
12/05/47* Lexington L 32 50
12/09/47* @Lucas W 42 40
12/12/47* @Bellville L 31 33
12/19/47* Shiloh W 50 25
12/20/47 @New London L 40 46
01/06/48 New London L 37 41
01/09/48* Ontario L 48 49
01/13/48 Willard L 50 52 OT
01/16/48* @Union W 45 28
01/20/48* Butler W 42 40
01/23/48* @Lexington L 39 41
01/30/48* Lucas W 67 43
02/03/48* Bellville W 46 31
02/06/48* @Shiloh W 52 29
02/10/48 @Willard W 47 38
02/13/48* @Ontario L 35 36
02/19/48 Union W 38 37 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
02/20/48 Butler L 39 49 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Shiloh
Coach: Dave Phenegar
Record: 1-16 (0-14 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Heifner (143 pts/8.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/25/47* @Lexington L 27 81
12/05/47* Butler L 25 68
12/09/47* @Ontario L 22 49
12/12/47* Lucas L 26 62
12/16/47 North Fairfield W 25 21
12/19/47* @Plymouth L 25 50
01/09/48* Union L 23 53
01/16/48* @Bellville L 21 87
01/20/48* Lexington L 24 78
01/23/48* @Butler L 23 89 NEED BOX
01/27/48 @North Fairfield L 36 39
01/30/48* Ontario L 26 48
02/03/48* @Lucas L 17 59
02/06/48* Plymouth L 29 52
02/10/48* Bellville L 31 52
02/13/48* @Union L 39 61
02/18/48 Ontario L 16 50 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Union
Coach: Fred LaRue
Record: 5-11 (4-10 RCL)
Leading Scorer: LeRoy Dill (251 pts/16.7 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/18/47 Alumni W 42 37 NEED BOX
11/21/47* @Plymouth L 36 56
11/25/47* Lucas L 34 35
12/05/47* @Ontario L 35 37
12/09/47* Butler L 49 50
12/12/47* @Lexington L 34 71
12/19/47* Bellville L 30 42
01/09/48* @Shiloh W 53 23
01/16/48* Plymouth L 28 45
01/20/48* @Lucas L 28 42
01/23/48* Ontario W 46 39
01/30/48* @Butler L 36 72
02/03/48* Lexington L 42 45
02/06/48* @Bellville W 42 34
02/13/48* Shiloh W 61 39
02/19/48 Plymouth L 37 38 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Richland County League Standings
Team RCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Lexington 12 - 2 709 523 50.64 37.35
Butler 11 - 3 732 473 52.28 33.78
Ontario 10 - 4 547 527 39.07 37.64
Plymouth 8 - 6 612 524 43.71 37.42
Bellville 6 - 8 532 489 38.00 34.92
Lucas 5 - 9 543 532 38.78 38.00
Union 4 - 10 554 630 39.57 45.00
Shiloh 0 - 14 358 889 25.57 63.50
Totals 56 - 56 4587 4587 40.95 40.95
Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 19.84 Rollin Ford Lexington 258 13
2 16.50 LeRoy Dill Union 231 14
3 15.78 Sam Roberts Butler 221 14
4 14.42 Myron Collier Butler 202 14
5 12.92 Desmond Donnenwirth Plymouth 168 13
6 11.50 Don Stake Lucas 161 14
7 11.42 Howard Sunnucks Ontario 160 14
8 11.07 Cornelius Vanderbilt Plymouth 144 13
9 10.21 Tom Tubbs Lexington 143 14
10 9.23 Bill Allen Butler 120 13
Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 51 Rollin Ford Lexington Shiloh 01/20/1948
2 33 Desmond Donnenwirth Plymouth Lucas 01/30/1948
3 30 Rollin Ford Lexington Union 12/12/1947
4 29 Sam Roberts Butler Shiloh 01/23/1948
5 28 Myron Collier Butler Shiloh 01/23/1948
28 Sam Roberts Butler Union 01/30/1948
7 27 LeRoy Dill Union Shiloh 01/09/1948
27 Myron Collier Butler Union 01/30/1948
9 23 LeRoy Dill Union Butler 12/09/1947
23 LeRoy Dill Union Shiloh 02/13/1948
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