1996-97 Seneca County Basketball Scores
Bellevue
Coach:  Lyle Falknor
Record:  22-3 (13-1 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  David Falknor (423 pts/16.9 avg)
Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/06/96*	Galion			W	67	42
12/07/96*	@Norwalk		W	84	45
12/13/96*	@Shelby			W	45	42
12/14/96	Perkins			W	58	53
12/20/96*	Tiffin Columbian	W	69	57
12/27/96*	@Bucyrus		W	80	61
12/28/96	@Lexington		L	50	66
01/03/97*	@Willard		W	69	38
01/10/97*	Upper Sandusky		W	82	57
01/11/97	@Oak Harbor		W	79	51
01/17/97*	@Galion			W	62	47
01/18/97	Clyde			W	70	61
01/24/97*	Norwalk			W	63	49
01/25/97	@Port Clinton		W	71	40
01/31/97*	Shelby			L	56	59
02/07/97*	@Tiffin Columbian	W	80	67
02/08/97*	Bucyrus			W	65	51
02/11/97	Huron			W	65	58	11/30
02/14/97*	Willard			W	67	30
02/21/97*	@Upper Sandusky		W	73	58
02/25/97	Norwalk			W	54	39	Division II Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School
02/28/97	Vermilion		W	74	48	Division II Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School
03/05/97	Galion			W	56	49	Division II District Tournament at Ashland University
03/08/97	Lexington		W	42	40	Division II District Tournament at Ashland University
03/13/97	Olmsted Falls		L	50	51	Division II Regional Tournament at University of Toledo - OT
Bettsville
Coach:  Dave Rombach
Record:  5-16 (2-8 MAL)
Leading Scorer:  Brent Weyant (462 pts/22.0 avg)
Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/30/96	@Vanlue			W	71	67
12/03/96	@Maumee Valley		L	60	71
12/06/96*	New Riegel		L	46	59
12/07/96	Emmanuel Baptist	L	54	74
12/20/96*	@Fostoria St. Wendelin	L	50	74
12/27/96	Monroeville		W	76	61	Holiday Tournament at Bettsville High School
12/28/96	Northwood		L	52	75	Holiday Tournament at Bettsville High School
01/03/97*	Tiffin Calvert		L	54	68
01/07/97	@Cory-Rawson		L	65	68
01/14/97*	@North Baltimore	L	60	73	01/10
01/19/97*	@Fremont St. Joseph	L	83	93	01/17
01/24/97*	Old Fort		L	38	52
01/31/97*	@Seneca East		W	66	64
02/01/97	Maumee Valley		L	74	80
02/04/97	Arcadia			L	50	79	01/18
02/07/97*	Hopewell-Loudon		W	60	51
02/11/97	Arlington		W	66	51
02/14/97*	Carey			L	54	77
02/15/97	North Baltimore		L	54	56
02/21/97*	@Mohawk			L	66	73
02/25/97	Tiffin Calvert		L	72	74	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
Clyde
Coach:  Marc Marshall
Record:  12-10 (8-6 SBC)
Leading Scorer:  Lucas Messer (348 pts/16.5 avg)
Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/29/96	@Tiffin Columbian	W	57	56
12/06/96*	@Port Clinton		W	64	57
12/07/96	Fremont St. Joseph	W	67	59
12/13/96*	Huron			L	57	62
12/14/96	Willard			W	61	43
12/20/96*	@Margaretta		L	65	73
12/21/96*	Sandusky St. Mary	W	79	62
12/28/96*	@Perkins		L	56	64
01/03/97	@Fostoria		L	62	83	11/30
01/04/97*	Oak Harbor		L	56	57
01/10/97*	Edison			W	70	45
01/17/97*	Port Clinton		W	58	56
01/18/97	@Bellevue		L	61	70
01/24/97*	@Huron			L	57	66
01/25/97	@Ashland		L	48	78
01/31/97*	Margaretta		L	54	59
02/01/97*	@Sandusky St. Mary	W	76	64
02/07/97*	Perkins			W	58	50
02/14/97*	@Oak Harbor		W	78	63
02/21/97*	@Edison			W	70	69
02/25/97	Port Clinton		W	65	52	Division II Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School
02/28/97	Perkins			L	63	66	Division II Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School
Fostoria
Coach:  Jim Rutter
Record:  8-13 (3-9 GLL)
Leading Scorer:  Richard Newsome (302 pts/15.8 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
12/10/96*	Bedford, Michigan	W	50	41
12/13/96*	@Findlay		L	47	49
12/20/96*	@Napoleon		L	48	63
12/27/96	New Riegel		W	74	70	Holiday Tournament at Fostoria High School
12/28/96	Lakota			W	81	55	Holiday Tournament at Fostoria High School
01/03/97	Clyde			W	83	62	11/30
01/04/97	@Anthony Wayne		W	50	47
01/10/97*	@Fremont Ross		L	67	74
01/17/97*	Whitmer			L	59	67
01/18/97	@Port Clinton		L	50	65
01/21/97*	Clay			L	69	71
01/24/97*	Findlay			W	69	67
01/31/97*	@Bedford, Michigan	W	65	55
02/01/97	Old Fort		W	46	41
02/07/97*	Napoleon		L	42	62
02/08/97	@Sylvania Northview	L	63	67	12/14 - NEED BOX
02/14/97*	Fremont Ross		L	66	67
02/15/97	@Tiffin Columbian	L	49	66
02/18/97*	@Whitmer		L	40	89	12/06
02/21/97*	@Clay			L	58	74
02/25/97	Shelby			L	37	43	Division II Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
Fostoria St. Wendelin
Coach:  Chris LeForge
Record:  13-8 (8-2 MAL)
Leading Scorer:  David Huber (209 pts/9.9 avg)
Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/30/96	@New Riegel		L	50	65
12/03/96	Ottawa Hills		L	52	55
12/06/96*	Fremont St. Joseph	W	64	58
12/13/96*	@Seneca East		W	68	47
12/14/96	Cardinal Stritch	W	67	47	12/10
12/20/96*	Bettsville		W	74	50
12/28/96	Sandusky St. Mary	W	68	61	At Heidelberg University
12/29/96	Mansfield St. Peter's	W	49	46	At Heidelberg University
01/03/97*	@Hopewell-Loudon	W	51	49
01/04/97	Arcadia			L	48	63
01/10/97*	@Carey			W	68	66
01/11/97	McComb			W	56	54	OT
01/21/97	@Cardinal Stritch	W	61	35
01/24/97*	Mohawk			L	53	60
01/28/97	Hopewell-Loudon		L	56	60
02/01/97	@Danbury		L	72	85
02/04/97*	New Riegel		W	64	56	01/17
02/07/97*	@Tiffin Calvert		W	76	70
02/14/97*	Old Fort		L	62	68	OT
02/21/97*	@North Baltimore	W	69	65
02/25/97	New Riegel		L	56	57	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
Hopewell-Loudon
Coach:  John Craft
Record:  9-13 (4-6 MAL)
Leading Scorer:  Benji Zoeller (257 pts/12.2 avg)
Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/29/96	Vanlue			W	48	35
11/30/96	@Cory-Rawson		L	58	88
12/03/96	@Elmwood		L	55	68
12/06/96*	North Baltimore		W	59	45
12/10/96	Arlington		L	43	52
12/13/96*	@Fremont St. Joseph	L	54	65
12/20/96*	Seneca East		W	39	38
01/03/97*	Fostoria St. Wendelin	L	49	51
01/04/97	Old Fort		L	46	61
01/10/97*	@New Riegel		L	56	68
01/18/97	Buckeye Central		L	41	42
01/25/97*	@Mohawk			W	61	51	01/17
01/28/97	@Fostoria St. Wendelin	W	60	56
01/31/97*	@Carey			L	54	65
02/07/97*	@Bettsville		L	51	60
02/08/97	@Arcadia		L	55	77
02/11/97	@Lakota			W	73	70
02/14/97*	Tiffin Calvert		W	50	49
02/18/97	New Riegel		W	59	54
02/21/97*	@Old Fort		L	46	55
02/25/97	Monroeville		W	79	50	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Port Clinton High School
02/28/97	South Central		L	69	73	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Port Clinton High School
Lakota
Coach:  Tony Hoops
Record:  2-19 (1-15 SLL)
Leading Scorer:  Odis Hale (270 pts/14.2 avg)
Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/29/96	@Old Fort		L	47	76
12/10/96*	@Genoa			L	46	64
12/13/96*	@Otsego			L	50	70
12/17/96*	Eastwood		L	56	81
12/20/96*	@Gibsonburg		L	54	72
12/27/96	Van Buren		W	82	74	Holiday Tournament at Fostoria High School
12/28/96	@Fostoria		L	55	81	Holiday Tournament at Fostoria High School
01/03/97*	@Northwood		L	51	80
01/07/97*	Lake			L	63	92
01/14/97*	Elmwood			L	54	66
01/21/97*	Genoa			L	60	79
01/24/97*	Otsego			L	45	77
01/25/97*	Woodmore		L	41	79	01/10
01/31/97*	@Eastwood		L	53	68
02/07/97*	Gibsonburg		L	62	82
02/08/97*	@Elmwood		W	80	53
02/11/97	Hopewell-Loudon		L	70	73
02/14/97*	Northwood		L	65	70
02/18/97*	@Lake			L	43	63
02/21/97*	@Woodmore		L	51	76
02/25/97	Carey			L	52	64	Division III Sectional Tournament at Old Fort High School
Mohawk
Coach:  Tim Holcombe
Record:  13-9 (7-3 MAL)
Leading Scorer:  Jason Karcher (303 pts/13.7 avg)
Date		Versus		       W/L     MHS     OPP
11/29/96	Bucyrus			L	72	76
11/30/96	@Wynford		L	45	73
12/06/96*	@Tiffin Calvert		W	74	72
12/13/96*	Old Fort		L	56	62
12/14/96	Buckeye Central		W	64	61
12/20/96*	North Baltimore		W	72	64
12/21/96	Crestview		W	58	44
12/27/96	@Crestline		W	66	56
12/28/96	Plymouth		W	87	86	OT
01/03/97*	Carey			L	65	68
01/04/97	@Colonel Crawford	L	52	54
01/11/97	Arcadia			W	73	71
01/18/97	@Upper Scioto Valley	L	70	83
01/24/97*	@Fostoria St. Wendelin	W	60	53
01/25/97*	@Hopewell-Loudon	L	51	61
01/31/97*	New Riegel		W	68	54
02/01/97	@Upper Sandusky		L	55	58
02/07/97*	Fremont St. Joseph	W	91	80
02/14/97*	@Seneca East		W	55	43
02/21/97*	Bettsville		W	73	66
02/28/97	Carey			W	94	80	Division III Sectional Tournament at Old Fort High School
03/06/97	Evergreen		L	48	60	Division III District Tournament at Toledo Waite High School
New Riegel
Coach:  Rick DeMoss
Record:  13-9 (7-3 MAL)
Leading Scorer:  Greg Schalk (259 pts/12.3 avg)
Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/29/96	@Liberty-Benton		L	41	59
11/30/96	Fostoria St. Wendelin	W	65	50
12/06/96*	@Bettsville		W	59	46
12/07/96	Arcadia			L	58	71
12/13/96*	Tiffin Calvert		W	64	58
12/14/96	@Vanlue			W	76	52
12/20/96*	@Old Fort		L	56	66
12/27/96	@Fostoria		L	70	74	Holiday Tournament at Fostoria High School
12/28/96	Van Buren		W	73	70	Holiday Tournament at Fostoria High School
01/04/97	Buckeye Central		W	63	57
01/10/97*	Hopewell-Loudon		W	68	56
01/18/97	Cardinal Stritch	W	75	48
01/24/97*	Carey			W	66	53
01/25/97	@Crestline		L	42	59
01/31/97*	@Mohawk			L	54	68
02/04/97*	@Fostoria St. Wendelin	L	56	64	01/17
02/07/97*	North Baltimore		W	71	53
02/14/97*	@Fremont St. Joseph	W	93	87
02/18/97	@Hopewell-Loudon	L	54	59
02/21/97*	Seneca East		W	68	49
02/25/97	Fostoria St. Wendelin	W	57	56	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
02/28/97	Arcadia			L	56	73	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
Old Fort
Coach:  Rick Renz
Record:  15-7 (9-1 MAL)
Leading Scorer:  Eric Miller (293 pts/13.3 avg)
Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/29/96	Lakota			W	76	47
11/30/96	South Central		W	56	55
12/06/96*	@Carey			W	75	69
12/07/96	@Cardinal Stritch	W	71	61
12/13/96*	@Mohawk			W	62	56
12/20/96*	New Riegel		W	66	56
12/27/96	@Woodmore		L	48	54
01/03/97*	North Baltimore		W	59	48
01/04/97	@Hopewell-Loudon	W	61	46
01/10/97*	Fremont St. Joseph	L	48	50
01/17/97*	@Seneca East		W	45	37
01/18/97	@Gibsonburg		L	66	83
01/24/97*	@Bettsville		W	52	38
01/25/97	Liberty-Benton		L	49	56
01/31/97*	Tiffin Calvert		L	49	56
02/01/97	@Fostoria		L	41	46
02/08/97	Eastwood		L	54	72
02/11/97	@Van Buren		W	69	54
02/14/97*	@Fostoria St. Wendelin	W	68	62	OT
02/21/97*	Hopewell-Loudon		W	55	46
02/28/97	Tiffin Calvert		W	52	49	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
03/04/97	Liberty-Benton		L	34	55	Division IV District Tournament at Fostoria High School
Seneca East
Coach:  Tom Eibel
Record:  2-19 (0-10 MAL)
Leading Scorer:  Allan King (211 pts/11.0 avg)
Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/30/96	Edison			L	45	52
12/13/96*	Fostoria St. Wendelin	L	47	68
12/20/96*	@Hopewell-Loudon	L	38	39
12/21/96	@Danbury		L	54	62
12/27/96	@Western Reserve	L	50	59
01/03/97*	@Fremont St. Joseph	L	68	70
01/04/97	Mansfield St. Peter's	L	44	53
01/10/97*	Tiffin Calvert		L	31	64
01/17/97*	Old Fort		L	37	45
01/18/97	Margaretta		L	50	79
01/24/97*	@North Baltimore	L	43	62
01/25/97	@Buckeye Central	L	35	61
01/31/97*	Bettsville		L	64	66
02/01/97	Marion Catholic		W	73	67
02/07/97*	@Carey			L	36	62
02/14/97*	Mohawk			L	43	55
02/15/97	@South Central		L	58	88
02/18/97	@Norwalk St. Paul	L	50	75	12/07
02/21/97*	@New Riegel		L	49	68
02/22/97	@Monroeville		W	74	62	11/29
02/25/97	Colonel Crawford	L	43	47	Division III Sectional Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Tiffin Calvert
Coach:  Tony Mass
Record:  12-10 (4-6 MAL)
Leading Scorer:  Roman Risner (290 pts/14.5 avg)
Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/29/96	Sandusky St. Mary	L	75	76
11/30/96	Genoa			W	69	64
12/06/96*	Mohawk			L	72	74
12/13/96*	@New Riegel		L	58	64
12/17/96	@Danbury		L	66	75
12/20/96	@Van Buren		W	70	60
12/27/96	Marion Catholic		W	74	64	At Heidelberg University
12/29/96	Norwalk St. Paul	L	59	86	At Heidelberg University
01/03/97*	@Bettsville		W	68	54
01/10/97*	@Seneca East		W	64	31
01/14/97	@Cardinal Stritch	W	64	46
01/17/97*	North Baltimore		W	69	63
01/21/97	Toledo Christian	W      100	70
01/24/97*	Fremont St. Joseph	L	76	79
01/28/97	Erie Mason, MI		W      106	54
01/31/97*	@Old Fort		L	52	55
02/04/97	@Mansfield St. Peter's	W	59	57
02/07/97*	Fostoria St. Wendelin	L	70	76
02/14/97*	@Hopewell-Loudon	L	49	50
02/21/97*	Carey			W	92	68
02/25/97	Bettsville		W	74	72	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
02/28/97	Old Fort		L	49	52	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
Tiffin Columbian
Coach:  Matt Hutchinson
Record:  12-10 (9-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Dave Losey (248 pts/11.2 avg)
Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/29/96	Clyde			L	56	57
12/06/96*	@Willard		W	59	49
12/07/96*	Shelby			W	59	51
12/13/96*	@Upper Sandusky		W	69	58
12/14/96	Marion Harding		W	55	53
12/20/96*	@Bellevue		L	57	69
12/27/96*	Galion			L	53	56
01/03/97*	@Bucyrus		W	84	58
01/10/97*	Willard			W	63	51
01/18/97	@Madison		L	43	53
01/24/97*	@Shelby			L	44	50
01/25/97	@Fremont Ross		L	74	84
01/31/97*	Upper Sandusky		W	71	49
02/01/97	Ashland			L	51	59
02/07/97*	Bellevue		L	67	80
02/08/97*	@Galion			L	62	65
02/14/97*	Bucyrus			W	70	63
02/15/97	Fostoria		W	66	49
02/21/97*	@Norwalk		W	68	58
02/25/97	Sandusky		W	74	71	Division I Sectional Tournament at Willard High School - OT
02/28/97	Fremont Ross		L	50	62	Division I Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
Great Lakes League Standings
Team                    GLL             Reg             Overall
Whitmer               11 -  1         16 -  4           18 -  5
Fremont Ross           9 -  3         13 -  7           16 -  8
Napoleon               9 -  3         15 -  5           16 -  6
Clay                   5 -  7         11 -  9           12 - 10
Findlay                4 -  8          9 - 11           10 - 12
Fostoria               3 -  9          8 - 12            8 - 13
Bedford, MI            1 - 11          5 – 15            8 - 16
Midland Athletic League Standings
Team			MAL		Reg		Overall
Old Fort               9 -  1         14 -  6           15 -  7
St. Wendelin           8 -  2         13 -  7           13 -  8
New Riegel             7 -  3         12 -  8           13 -  9
Mohawk                 7 -  3         12 -  8           13 -  9
St. Joseph             7 -  3         11 -  9           13 - 10
Carey                  4 -  6          9 - 11           10 - 12
Calvert                4 -  6         11 -  9           12 - 10
Hopewell-Loudon        4 -  6          8 - 12            9 - 13
North Baltimore        3 -  7          9 - 11           10 - 12
Bettsville             2 -  8          5 - 15            5 - 16
Seneca East            0 - 10          2 - 18            2 - 19
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team                    NOL             Reg             Overall
Bellevue              13 -  1         18 -  2           22 -  3
Galion                11 -  3         13 -  7           14 -  8
Shelby                 9 -  5         10 - 10           11 - 11
Tiffin Columbian       9 -  5         11 -  9           12 - 10
Upper Sandusky         5 -  9          8 - 12            9 - 13
Norwalk                4 - 10          6 - 14            6 - 15
Bucyrus                3 - 11          5 - 15            6 - 16
Willard                2 - 12          3 - 17            3 - 18
Sandusky Bay Conference Standings
Team                    SBC             Reg             Overall
Huron                 13 -  1         14 -  6           15 -  7
Margaretta            11 -  3         17 -  3           17 -  4
Clyde                  8 -  6         11 -  9           12 - 10
Perkins                8 -  6         10 - 10           11 - 11
Edison                 7 -  7         10 - 10           12 - 11
Oak Harbor             6 -  8          7 - 13            7 - 14
Port Clinton           3 - 11          5 - 15            5 - 16
Sandusky St. Mary      0 - 14          4 - 16            4 - 17
Suburban Lakes League Standings
Team                    SLL             Reg             Overall
Eastwood              14 -  2         15 -  5           15 -  6
Woodmore              13 -  3         15 -  5           15 -  6
Otsego                10 -  6         11 -  9           11 - 10
Northwood              9 -  7         13 -  7           14 -  8
Gibsonburg             8 -  8          9 – 11           11 - 12
Lake                   7 -  9          9 – 11           12 - 12
Genoa                  7 -  9          8 – 12            8 - 13
Elmwood                3 – 13          5 – 15            5 - 16
Lakota                 1 - 15          2 - 18            2 - 19
Seneca County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK	AVG	Name			School			Points	Games
1	22.00	Brent Weyant		Bettsville		462	22
2	16.92	David Falknor		Bellevue		423	25
3	16.57	Lucas Messer		Clyde			348	21
4	15.89	Richard Newsome		Fostoria		302	19	missing 1 game
5	15.63	Greg Robinson		Clyde			344	22
6	14.50	Roman Risner		Tiffin Calvert		290	22
7	14.21	Odis Hale		Lakota			270	19
8	13.77	Jason Karcher		Mohawk			303	22
9	13.31	Eric Miller		Old Fort		293	22
10	12.88	Chris Hill		Tiffin Columbian	232	18
Seneca County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK	PTS	Name			School			Versus			Date
1	37	Brent Weyant		Bettsville		Fremont St. Joseph	01/19/1997
2	35	Doug Wolf		Bettsville		Tiffin Calvert		02/25/1997
3	32	Lucas Messer		Clyde			Sandusky St. Mary	12/21/1996
	32	Greg Robinson		Clyde			Fostoria		01/03/1997
5	32	Brent Weyant		Bettsville		Seneca East		01/31/1997
6	31	Brian Kauffman		New Riegel		Vanlue			12/14/1996
7	30	Richard Newsome		Fostoria		Fremont Ross		01/10/1997
8	29	Benji Zoeller		Hopewell-Loudon		Lakota			02/11/1997
	29	Tom Puffenberger	Tiffin Calvert		Carey			02/21/1997
10	28	Greg Schalk		New Riegel		Van Buren		12/28/1996
	28	David Falknor		Bellevue		Oak Harbor		01/11/1997
	28	Richard Newsome		Fostoria		Clay			01/21/1997
	28	David Falknor		Bellevue		Bucyrus			02/08/1997
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