1948-49 Richland County League Basketball Scores
Bellville
Coach: Harry Regula
Record: 16-5 (12-2 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Bill Smith (220 pts/11.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS Opp
11/30/48* @Lexington L 45 47
12/03/48* Plymouth W 34 24
12/10/48* @Union W 43 18
12/17/48* Butler W 54 27
12/21/48* Shiloh W 57 23
12/23/48* @Ontario L 33 37
12/30/48 @Perrysville L 47 52
01/07/49* Lucas W 30 25
01/11/49* Lexington W 48 25
01/14/49* @Plymouth W 55 46
01/18/49 Perrysville W 50 39
01/21/49* Union W 41 23
01/25/49 @Millersburg L 27 33
01/28/49* @Butler W 58 42
02/04/49* @Shiloh W 54 25
02/11/49* Ontario W 43 34
02/18/49* Lucas W 38 35
02/23/49 Butler W 47 39 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/24/49 Lucas W 44 41 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/26/49 Ontario W 59 41 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
03/03/49 Salem L 41 43 Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Butler
Coach: Vernon Chaney
Record: 6-14 (5-9 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Tilton (196 pts/10.3 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L BHS Opp
11/12/48 Chester L 34 48 NEED BOX
11/23/48 Danville L 39 57
11/30/48* @Union L 26 37
12/03/48* Ontario L 31 57
12/07/48 @Johnsville L 31 38 NEED BOX
12/10/48* Lexington L 25 59
12/17/48* @Bellville L 27 54
12/21/48* Lucas L 30 46
01/04/49* @Plymouth W 45 34
01/07/49* Shiloh W 51 31
01/11/49* Union W 46 26
01/14/49* @Ontario L 30 57
01/21/49* @Lexington L 34 55
01/28/49* Bellville L 42 58
02/01/49 @Centerburg L 46 47
02/04/49* @Lucas L 32 49
02/08/49 Loudonville W 51 35
02/11/49* Plymouth W 59 37
02/15/49 @Millersburg L 43 58
02/18/49* @Shiloh W 56 24
02/23/49 Bellville L 39 47 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
Lexington
Coach: Don Sutter
Record: 17-9 (10-4 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Dill (322 pts/12.8 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L LHS Opp
11/16/48 @Leesville W 52 25
11/19/48 Alumni L 38 40
11/20/48 Tiro W 44 20 Originally scheduled at Tiro - NEED BOX
11/23/48 Edison W 62 50
11/30/48* Bellville W 47 45
12/03/48* Union W 61 23
12/07/48 @Holmes-Liberty W 51 44
12/10/48* @Butler W 59 25
12/14/48 @Madison L 38 41
12/17/48* @Lucas L 37 39
12/21/48* Ontario L 34 38
12/29/48 @Fredericktown L 32 52
01/05/49* @Shiloh W 48 21
01/07/49* Plymouth W 58 38
01/11/49* @Bellville L 25 48
01/14/49* @Union W 35 32
01/15/49 Cardington-Lincoln W 58 35
01/21/49* Butler W 55 34
01/28/49* Lucas W 58 39
02/04/49* @Ontario W 45 39
02/08/49 Madison W 67 30
02/11/49* Shiloh W 61 33
02/18/49* @Plymouth L 43 50
02/22/49 Shiloh W 34 20 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/24/49 Ontario L 43 49 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/26/49 Lucas L 50 57 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
Lucas
Coach: Leslie Burson
Record: 10-9 (8-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Jack Stephenson (211 pts/15.0 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L LHS Opp
11/23/48 Alumni L 30 33 NEED BOX
11/26/48 @Edison L 38 62
11/30/48* Plymouth L 31 34
12/03/48* @Shiloh W 54 23
12/10/48* @Ontario L 23 48
12/17/48* Lexington W 39 37
12/21/48* @Butler W 46 30
12/23/48* Union W 48 32
01/07/49* @Bellville L 25 30
01/11/49* @Plymouth W 56 53
01/14/49* Shiloh W 55 25
01/21/49* Ontario L 40 50
01/28/49* @Lexington L 39 58
02/04/49* Butler W 49 32
02/11/49* @Union W 50 31
02/18/49* Bellville L 35 38
02/23/49 Plymouth W 47 40 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/24/49 Bellville L 41 44 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/26/49 Lexington W 57 50 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
Ontario
Coach: Dick Casad
Record: 15-4 (12-2 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Howard Sunnucks (243 pts/13.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OHS Opp
11/19/48 Leesville W 49 37
11/30/48* Shiloh W 62 20
12/03/48* @Butler W 57 31
12/10/48* Lucas W 48 23
12/17/48* @Plymouth W 36 31
12/21/48* @Lexington W 38 34
12/23/48* Bellville W 37 33
01/11/49* @Shiloh W 72 36
01/14/49* Butler W 57 30
01/18/49* @Union W 58 25
01/21/49* @Lucas W 50 40
01/28/49* Plymouth W 71 62
02/04/49* Lexington L 39 45
02/11/49* @Bellville L 34 43
02/18/49* Union W 80 41
02/22/49 Union W 28 17 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/24/49 Lexington W 49 43 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/26/49 Bellville L 41 59 Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
03/02/49 Forest L 49 66 Class A District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Plymouth
Coach: Dick McMullen
Record: 6-12 (5-9 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Desmond Donnenwirth (259 pts/14.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS Opp
11/30/48* @Lucas W 34 31
12/03/48* @Bellville L 24 34
12/10/48* Shiloh W 45 26
12/17/48* Ontario L 31 36
12/21/48* @Union L 33 34
01/04/49* Butler L 34 45
01/07/49* @Lexington L 38 58
01/11/49* Lucas L 53 56
01/14/49* Bellville L 46 55
01/18/49 New London L 51 63
01/21/49* @Shiloh W 59 40
01/28/49* @Ontario L 62 71
02/01/49 Tiro W 50 37
02/04/49* Union W 49 39
02/08/49 @Leesville L 41 63
02/11/49* @Butler L 37 59
02/18/49* Lexington W 50 43
02/23/49 Lucas L 40 47 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
Shiloh
Coach: Marvin Lutz
Record: 1-14 (1-13 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Charles Wallace (89 pts/5.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L SHS Opp
11/30/48* @Ontario L 20 62
12/03/48* Lucas L 23 54
12/10/48* @Plymouth L 26 45
12/17/48* Union W 38 24
12/21/48* @Bellville L 23 57
01/05/49* Lexington L 21 48
01/07/49* @Butler L 31 51
01/11/49* Ontario L 36 72
01/14/49* @Lucas L 25 55
01/21/49* Plymouth L 40 59
01/28/49* @Union L 31 41
02/04/49* Bellville L 25 54
02/11/49* @Lexington L 33 61
02/18/49* Butler L 24 56
02/22/49 Lexington L 20 34 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
Union
Coach: Bill Pedigo
Record: 4-13 (3-11 RCL)
Leading Scorer: John Franks (129 pts/8.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L UHS Opp
11/24/48 Hayesville W 37 27
11/30/48* Butler W 37 26
12/03/48* @Lexington L 23 61
12/10/48* Bellville L 18 43
12/17/48* @Shiloh L 24 38
12/21/48* Plymouth W 34 33 OT
12/23/48* @Lucas L 32 48
01/11/49* @Butler L 26 46
01/14/49* Lexington L 32 35
01/18/49* Ontario L 25 58
01/21/49* @Bellville L 23 41
01/25/49 Greenwich
01/28/49* Shiloh W 41 31
02/04/49* @Plymouth L 39 49
02/11/49* Lucas L 31 50
02/14/49 @Mansfield John Simpson L 22 29
02/18/49* @Ontario L 41 80
02/22/49 Ontario L 17 28 Class B Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
Richland County League Standings
Team RCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Bellville 12 - 2 633 431 45.21 30.78
Ontario 12 - 2 739 494 52.78 35.28
Lexington 10 - 4 666 504 47.57 36.00
Lucas 8 - 6 590 521 42.14 37.21
Butler 5 - 9 534 624 38.14 44.57
Plymouth 5 - 9 595 627 42.50 44.78
Union 3 - 11 426 639 30.42 45.64
Shiloh 1 - 13 396 739 28.28 52.78
Totals 56 - 56 4579 4579 40.88 40.88
Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 15.45 Jack Stephenson Lucas 170 11
2 14.71 Desmond Donnenwirth Plymouth 206 14
3 14.14 Howard Sunnucks Ontario 198 14
4 12.78 Dick Dill Lexington 179 14
5 11.46 Bill Smith Bellville 149 13
6 10.64 Jackson Perry Ontario 149 14
7 10.57 Dick Tilton Butler 148 14
8 10.21 Don Wirick Lexington 143 14
9 9.28 Bill Balliett Bellville 130 14
10 8.28 Bob Harvey Lucas 116 14
#Butler's Bill Allen averages 20.0 in 5 games
Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 27 Bill Allen Butler Plymouth 02/11/1949
27 Bill Allen Butler Shiloh 02/18/1949
3 26 Desmond Donnenwirth Plymouth Lucas 11/30/1948
4 25 Dick Dill Lexington Shiloh 02/11/1949
5 24 Jack Stephenson Lucas Plymouth 01/11/1949
24 Don Wirick Lexington Butler 01/21/1949
7 23 Howard Sunnucks Ontario Shiloh 11/30/1948
23 Dick Dill Lexington Plymouth 01/07/1949
23 Desmond Donnenwirth Plymouth Ontario 01/28/1949
23 Jack Stephenson Lucas Butler 02/04/1949
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