1958-59 Richland County League Basketball Scores
Bellville
Coach: Dick Fletcher
Record: 10-9 (6-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Dean Hamilton (352 pts/18.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/02/58 Alumni W 70 44 Non-OHSAA - would have forfeited due to ineligible player
12/05/58* @Ontario L 42 43
12/09/58* Butler W 98 62
12/12/58* Union W 62 56
12/16/58* @Lexington L 52 50 lose via forfeit
12/26/58 Fredericktown L 47 68 Holiday Tournament at Madison High School
12/27/58 Crestline W 51 50 Holiday Tournament at Madison High School
01/06/59* Lucas W 58 56
01/09/59* Plymouth L 47 63
01/13/59* @Butler W 83 52 NEED BOX
01/16/59* Ontario W 72 59
01/20/59 @Fredericktown L 48 77
01/30/59* Lexington L 71 74
01/31/59 Crestline W 82 77
02/03/59* @Union L 51 70 01/23
02/10/59* @Lucas W 67 64
02/13/59* @Plymouth L 64 71
02/14/59 Butler W 69 64 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/18/59 Lexington L 51 73 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
Butler
Coach: Gordon Shipley
Record: 1-17 (1-11 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Albert Morton (230 pts/13.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/58 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent CANCELLED?
12/02/58* Lexington L 46 64
12/09/58* @Bellville L 62 98
12/12/58* @Plymouth L 60 84
12/19/58* Union L 51 71
01/06/59* Ontario L 39 59
01/13/59* Bellville L 52 83
01/16/59* @Lexington L 69 94
01/17/59 Fredericktown L 49 89
01/20/59 Mansfield St. Peter's L 51 62
01/27/59 @Perrysville L 69 75
02/03/59 #@Danville L 50 53 OT
02/06/59* @Union L 75 78
02/10/59* @Ontario W 68 67
02/11/59* Plymouth L 55 76 01/23
02/13/59* Lucas L 45 64
02/14/59 Bellville L 64 69 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
Lexington
Coach: Dick Welton
Record: 17-7 (9-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Barr (428 pts/17.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/21/58 @North Robinson W 55 46
11/25/58 Iberia W 63 41
12/02/58 Mansfield St. Peter's W 75 54
12/05/58* @Butler W 64 46
12/12/58 Mt. Gilead L 53 54
12/16/58* Bellville W 50 52 via forfeit
12/19/58* Lucas W 67 62
01/02/59* Ontario W 80 62
01/06/59* @Plymouth L 67 70
01/09/59* @Union L 64 73
01/13/59* @Ontario W 96 76
01/16/59* Butler W 94 69
01/20/59 Johnsville W 82 52
01/23/59 @Fredericktown W 82 74
01/27/59 @Edison W 87 51
01/30/59* @Bellville W 74 71
02/03/59 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 55 67
02/06/59* @Lucas W 66 51
02/10/59* Plymouth L 67 68
02/13/59* Union W 79 69
02/14/59 Ontario W 63 45 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/18/59 Bellville W 73 51 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/21/59 Union L 58 64 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/27/59 Mt. Zion L 49 57 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lucas
Coach: Bobby Wine
Record: 8-11 (3-9 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Pat Kelser (352 pts/18.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/18/58 ?Polk W 68 38
11/22/58 @Hayesville W 68 63
12/02/58 Nashville W 69 68
12/05/58 @Mansfield St. Peter's W 46 37
12/09/58* Union L 72 75
12/12/58* Ontario W 73 47
12/16/58* @Plymouth L 52 78
12/19/58* @Lexington L 62 67
01/06/59* @Bellville L 56 58
01/09/59* Butler W 83 54
01/13/59* @Union L 71 89
01/20/59 Greenwich L 78 80
01/23/59* @Ontario L 49 51
01/27/59 @Nashville W 66 64
01/30/59* Plymouth L 58 94
02/06/59* Lexington L 51 66
02/10/59* Bellville L 64 67
02/13/59* @Butler W 64 45
02/16/59 Union L 67 84 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
Ontario
Coach: Wes Boals
Record: 6-15 (3-9 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Jack Gage (372 pts/17.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/18/58 @Attica L 53 58
11/28/58 Iberia W 108 64
12/02/58 Crestline W 85 80
12/05/58* Bellville W 43 42
12/12/58* @Lucas L 47 73
12/16/58* @Union L 81 87
12/19/58* Plymouth L 69 87
12/30/58 Galion L 64 80
01/02/59* @Lexington L 59 80
01/03/59 @Madison L 57 60
01/06/59* @Butler W 59 39
01/10/59 Attica W 70 66
01/13/59* Lexington L 76 96
01/16/59* @Bellville L 59 72
01/23/59* Lucas W 51 49
01/30/59* Union L 69 81
02/03/59 @Savannah L 76 77
02/06/59* @Plymouth L 63 77
02/10/59* Butler L 67 68
02/13/59 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 46 47
02/14/59 Lexington L 45 63 Class A Richland County League at Madison High School
Plymouth
Coach: Harold Daup
Record: 15-4 (11-1 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Milford Williams (271 pts/14.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/02/58 @Savannah W 60 54 OT
12/05/58* @Union W 65 54
12/12/58* Butler W 84 60
12/13/58 Johnsville W 87 63
12/16/58* Lucas W 78 52
12/19/58* @Ontario W 87 69
12/23/58 @Northwestern L 53 90
12/30/58 Bucyrus W 85 72
01/06/59* Lexington W 70 67
01/09/59* @Bellville W 63 47
01/16/59* Union L 55 65
01/27/59 New Washington W 73 59
01/30/59* @Lucas W 94 58
01/31/59 @Madison L 67 68
02/06/59* Ontario W 77 63
02/10/59* @Lexington W 68 67
02/11/59* @Butler W 76 55 01/23
02/13/59* Bellville W 71 64
02/19/59 Union L 55 56 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
Union
Coach: Dick Gross
Record: 18-6 (9-3 RcL)
Leading Scorer: Dave Wolfe (467 pts/19.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/21/58 @New Washington W 74 38
11/25/58 @Tiro W 85 67
12/02/58 @Monroeville L 45 54
12/05/58* Plymouth L 54 65
12/09/58* @Lucas W 75 72
12/12/58* @Bellville L 56 62
12/16/58* Ontario W 87 81
12/19/58* @Butler W 71 51
12/30/58 Leroy W 85 72
01/06/59 Gambier W 83 60
01/09/59* Lexington W 73 64
01/10/59 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 55 78
01/13/59* Lucas W 89 71
01/16/59* @Plymouth W 65 55
01/17/59 Greenwich W 78 74
01/30/59* @Ontario W 81 69
02/03/59* Bellville W 70 51 01/23
02/06/59* Butler W 78 75
02/10/59 Jeromesville W 86 64
02/13/59* @Lexington L 69 79
02/16/59 Lucas W 84 67 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/19/59 Plymouth W 56 55 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/21/59 Lexington W 54 58 Class A Richland County Tournament at Madison High School
02/28/59 Holmes-Liberty L 61 66 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Richland County League Standings
Team RCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Plymouth 11 - 1 888 721 74.00 60.08
Lexington 9 - 3 868 769 72.33 64.08 one win via forfeit
Union 9 - 3 868 795 72.33 66.25
Bellville 6 - 6 767 720 63.91 60.00 one loss via forfeit
Lucas 3 - 9 755 791 62.91 65.91
Ontario 3 - 9 746 851 62.16 70.91
Butler 1 - 11 676 921 56.33 76.75
Totals 42 - 42 5568 5568 66.28 66.28
Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 21.75 Dean Hamilton Bellville 261 12
2 19.00 Dave Wolfe Union 228 12
3 17.41 Pat Kelser Lucas 209 12
4 18.83 Jim Barr Lexington 226 12
5 18.41 John Groff Union 221 12
6 16.54 Jim Miller Ontario 182 11
7 16.00 Roger Daugherty Lexington 192 12
8 15.33 Milford Williams Plymouth 184 12
9 15.08 Jack Gage Ontario 181 12
15.08 Craig Harnly Plymouth 181 12
15.08 Larry McMillen Lucas 181 12
#Bellville's Dick Gehrisch averages 19.00 (95/5) after becoming eligible in late January
Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 40 Dean Hamilton Bellville Butler 01/13/1959
2 36 Pat Kelser Lucas Ontario 12/12/1958
3 35 Craig Harnly Plymouth Lucas 01/30/1959
4 34 Dean Hamilton Bellville Butler 12/09/1958
34 Dick Bookwalter Plymouth Ontario 12/19/1958
6 33 Jack Gage Ontario Butler 02/10/1959
7 31 Jack Gage Ontario Union 12/16/1958
31 Roger Daugherty Lexington Ontario 01/13/1959
31 Jim Barr Lexington Bellville 01/30/1959
31 John Groff Union Ontario 01/30/1959
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