1960-61 Richland County League Basketball Scores
Bellville
Coach: Dick Fletcher
Record: 4-15 (3-9 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Phil Barr (183 pts/10.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/02/60* Lexington L 39 54
12/03/60 @Madison L 35 74
12/06/60 @Fredericktown L 42 47 12/05
12/09/60* @Lucas L 50 52
12/13/60* Butler W 49 42
12/16/60* @Plymouth L 38 62
12/20/60 Danville W 48 37
12/30/60 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 30 74
01/06/61* @Union L 54 58
01/10/61* Ontario L 40 66
01/13/61* @Lexington L 43 59
01/20/61* Lucas W 62 54
01/24/61* @Butler L 62 73
01/27/61* Plymouth L 53 65
01/28/61 Crestline L 47 71
02/03/61* Union W 80 79
02/10/61* @Ontario L 29 56
02/11/61 @Loudonville L 53 91
02/18/61 Lucas L 25 34 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
Butler
Coach: Gordon Shipley
Record: 16-7 (7-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Al Morton (401 pts/17.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/25/60 Loudonville W 58 48
12/02/60 Fredericktown W 67 53
12/09/60* Ontario W 43 41
12/13/60* @Bellville L 42 49
12/16/60* Lucas W 86 44
12/20/60* @Union W 67 51
01/06/61* Plymouth L 62 66
01/07/61 @Perrysville W 67 62
01/10/61* @Lexington L 64 67
01/17/61 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent W 86 54
01/20/61* @Ontario L 43 45
01/24/61* Bellville W 73 62
01/27/61* @Lucas W 55 45
01/28/61 @Centerburg W 61 49
01/31/61* Union W 78 63
02/03/61* @Plymouth L 49 57
02/10/61* Lexington W 74 63
02/14/61 @Danville W 61 56
02/17/61 Union W 61 55 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
02/21/61 Plymouth W 55 48 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
02/24/61 Lexington L 54 55 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
03/04/61 South Central W 59 45 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/10/61 Carey L 47 55 Class A District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lexington
Coach: Dick Welton
Record: 15-8 (7-5 RCL)
Leading Scorer: John Eitelgeorge (381 pts/16.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/23/60 Johnsville W 75 53
12/02/60* @Bellville W 54 39
12/03/60 @Bucyrus W 65 51
12/09/60* Plymouth L 62 64 2OT
12/13/60* @Ontario L 44 56
12/16/60* Union W 62 50
12/17/60 @Fredericktown W 47 42
12/20/60* @Lucas W 62 39
01/03/61 Mansfield St. Peter's L 39 55
01/07/61 @Madison L 39 57
01/10/61* Butler W 67 64
01/13/61* Bellville W 59 43
01/17/61 Crestline W 70 54
01/20/61* @Plymouth L 37 56
01/24/61* Ontario W 58 57 OT
01/27/61* @Union L 71 78
01/31/61* Lucas W 60 44
02/04/61 Mt. Gilead W 73 56
02/10/61* @Butler L 63 74
02/22/61 Lucas W 50 48 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
02/24/61 Butler W 55 54 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
03/03/61 Lykens W 59 47 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/10/61 Old Fort L 40 48 Class A District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Lucas
Coach: Wilbur Bowers
Record: 7-14 (2-10 RCL)
Leading Scorer: John Huffman (315 pts/15.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/11/60 South Central L 55 62
11/18/60 @Polk W 50 43
11/25/60 @Hayesville W 62 60
12/02/60* @Plymouth L 52 83
12/09/60* Bellville W 52 50
12/13/60* Union L 34 55
12/16/60* @Butler L 44 86
12/20/60* Lexington L 39 62
12/28/60 Perrysville W 49 40 Holiday Tournament at Lucas High School
12/29/60 Nevada L 39 43 Holiday Tournament at Lucas High School
01/06/61* @Ontario L 35 65
01/13/61* Plymouth L 44 61
01/20/61* @Bellville L 54 62
01/24/61* @Union W 53 52
01/27/61* Butler L 45 55
01/31/61* @Lexington L 44 60
02/03/61* Ontario L 39 48
02/07/61 Perrysville L 50 64
02/11/61 @Colonel Crawford W 56 52 At Bucyrus High School
02/18/61 Bellville W 34 25 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
02/22/61 Lexington L 49 50 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
Ontario
Coach: Max Chilcote
Record: 16-6 (8-4 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Roger Walters (323 pts/14.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/26/60 Iberia W 54 41 First game in new gym
11/29/60 Colonel Crawford W 58 30
12/02/60* @Union W 65 45
12/03/60 Crestline W 57 52
12/09/60* @Butler L 41 43
12/10/60 @Upper Sandusky W 53 52 OT
12/13/60* Lexington W 56 44
12/16/60 Galion W 67 43
12/20/60* @Plymouth L 48 51
01/06/61* Lucas W 65 35
01/07/61 @Mansfield St. Peter's W 58 53
01/10/61* @Bellville W 66 40
01/13/61* Union W 72 40
01/20/61* Butler W 45 43
01/24/61* @Lexington L 57 58 OT
01/27/61 Madison L 49 57
01/31/61* Plymouth L 47 48
02/03/61* @Lucas W 48 39
02/10/61* Bellville W 56 29
02/24/61 Galion W 62 45 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/25/61 Upper Sandusky W 47 42 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/03/61 Marion Harding L 70 72 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Plymouth
Coach: Harold Daup
Record: 15-4 (12-0 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Russell (311 pts/16.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/60 Buckeye Central W 66 55
12/02/60* Lucas W 83 52
12/09/60* @Lexington W 64 62 2OT
12/16/60* Bellville W 62 38
12/17/60 Colonel Crawford W 57 41
12/20/60* Ontario W 51 48 2OT
12/23/60 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 45 67
12/30/60 Norwalk L 51 56
01/03/61 @Crestline W 61 57
01/06/61* @Butler W 66 62
01/10/61* Union W 63 55
01/13/61* @Lucas W 61 44
01/20/61* Lexington W 56 37
01/21/61 Bucyrus L 51 69
01/27/61* Bellville W 65 53
01/31/61* @Ontario W 48 47
02/03/61* Butler W 57 49
02/10/61* @Union W 83 79
02/21/61 Butler L 48 55 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
Union
Coach: J.P. Morrone
Record: 5-14 (3-9 RCL)
Leading Scorer: Steve Clingan (357 pts/18.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/18/60 @Buckeye Central L 44 62
11/22/60 South Central W 63 55
11/25/60 @Monroeville L 43 49
12/02/60* Ontario L 45 65
12/09/60 Colonel Crawford L 60 61
12/13/60* @Lucas W 55 34
12/16/60* @Lexington L 50 62
12/23/60* Butler L 51 67
12/30/60 @Savannah L 47 67
01/06/61* Bellville W 58 54
01/10/61* @Plymouth L 55 63
01/13/61* @Ontario L 40 72
01/24/61* Lucas L 52 53
01/27/61* Lexington W 78 71
01/31/61* @Butler L 63 78
02/03/61* @Bellville L 79 80
02/04/61 Jeromesville W 79 63
02/17/61 Butler L 55 61 Class A Richland County Tournament at Ontario High School
Richland County League Standings
Team RCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Plymouth 12 - 0 759 626 63.25 52.16
Ontario 8 - 4 666 515 55.50 42.91
Butler 7 - 5 736 653 61.33 54.41
Lexington 7 - 5 699 664 58.25 55.33
Bellville 3 - 9 599 720 49.91 60.00
Union 3 - 9 705 782 58.75 65.16
Lucas 2 - 10 535 739 44.58 61.58
Totals 42 - 42 4699 4699 55.94 55.94
Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 19.91 Steve Clingan Union 239 12
2 16.83 Al Morton Butler 202 12
3 15.83 John Eitelgeorge Lexington 187 12
4 15.41 Jim Russell Plymouth 185 12
5 14.41 Dick Wharton Butler 173 12
6 14.25 Jack Lanzen Ontario 171 12
7 14.08 Rogers Walters Ontario 169 12
8 13.83 John Huffman Lucas 166 12
9 12.08 Phil Barr Bellville 145 12
12.08 Dave Vondran Lexington 145 12
Richland County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 29 Jim Russell Plymouth Butler 01/06/1961
2 27 Jack Lanzen Ontario Union 01/13/1961
27 Jack Lanzen Ontario Bellville 02/10/1961
4 25 Roger Walters Ontario Union 12/02/1960
25 Roger Walters Ontario Bellville 01/10/1961
25 Al Morton Butler Bellville 01/24/1961
25 Al Morton Butler Lucas 01/27/1961
25 Gary Young Lexington Union 01/27/1961
25 Jack Lanzen Ontario Plymouth 01/31/1961
25 Steve Clingan Union Bellville 02/03/1961
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