1939-40 Buckeye League Boys Basketball Scores
Bowling Green
Coach: Warren Ott
Record: 7-10 (3-7 BL)
Leading Scorer: Harley Ash (155 pts/9.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/08/39 Ada W 36 33
12/12/39 Willard W 27 21
12/15/39 @Sandusky L 24 36
12/21/39* Tiffin Junior Order W 33 24
01/05/40* Fostoria L 23 26 OT
01/09/40* @Findlay L 16 25
01/12/40* Tiffin Columbian L 27 31
01/16/40 @Napoleon L 21 22
01/22/40* @Fremont Ross L 35 39 01/19
01/26/40 Lima Central W 49 34
01/31/40* Findlay W 27 24
02/02/40* @Fostoria L 30 31
02/16/40* Fremont Ross L 24 28
02/20/40 Perrysburg W 26 20
02/23/40* @Tiffin Junior Order W 33 24
02/26/40* @Tiffin Columbian L 25 27 02/09
02/29/40 Bryan L 26 29 Class A District Tournament at Defiance High School
Findlay
Coach: Carl Bachman
Record: 17-5 (7-3 BL)
Leading Scorer: Warren Bell (286 pts/13.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/08/39 Elyria W 24 17
12/15/39 @Newark L 30 31
12/16/39 @Xenia Central W 27 17
12/21/39 @Lima South W 30 26
12/22/39 Lima Central W 27 14
01/05/40* @Tiffin Junior Order W 48 18
01/09/40* Bowling Green W 25 16
01/12/40* Fostoria W 37 19
01/19/40* @Tiffin Columbian L 27 33
01/26/40* Fremont Ross L 19 21
01/31/40* @Bowling Green L 24 27
02/02/40* Tiffin Junior Order W 31 17
02/06/40 @Kenton W 41 28
02/09/40* @Fostoria W 30 24
02/16/40* Tiffin Columbian W 28 21
02/23/40* @Fremont Ross W 29 26
02/28/40 Upper Sandusky W 51 25 Class A Sectional Tournament at Findlay High School
03/01/40 St. Marys Memorial W 32 18 Class A Sectional Tournament at Findlay High School - NEED BOX
03/08/40 Fostoria W 38 21 Class A Sectional Tournament at Findlay High School
03/09/40 Lima Central W 33 29 Class A Sectional Tournament at Findlay High School
03/14/40 Marietta W 36 23 Class A District Tournament at Ohio State Fairgrounds Coliseum - NEED BOX
03/15/40 Canton McKinley L 30 32 Class A District Tournament at Ohio State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Fostoria
Coach: John Rolfes
Record: 7-14 (4-6 BL)
Leading Scorer: SCORES ONLY
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
?Hamilton L 31 46
?Upper Sandusky L 30 33
?Lima Central L 20 25
?Willard L 16 23
01/05/40* ?Bowling Green W 26 23
01/09/40* ?Fremont ROss W 46 43
01/12/40* ?Findlay L 19 37
?Fostoria St. Wendelin L 32 34
01/19/40* ?Tiffin Junior Home W 25 19
01/26/40* ?Tiffin Columbian L 38 39
?Bucyrus W 42 27
01/30/40* ?Fremont Ross L 21 59
02/02/40* ?Bowling Green W 31 30
02/09/40* ?Findlay L 24 30
?Fostoria St. Wendelin L 33 37
02/16/40* ?Tiffin Junior Home L 26 48
?Port Clinton L 24 26
02/23/40* ?Tiffin Columbian L 35 62
02/28/40 Wapakoneta W 34 23 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
03/01/40 Galion W 40 28 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
03/08/40 @Findlay L 21 38 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Fremont Ross
Coach: Ed Gabel
Record: 18-3 (8-2 BL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Shaw (272 pts/12.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/12/39 Port Clinton W 32 24
12/16/39 @Norwalk W 39 28
12/18/39 Fremont St. Joseph W 47 24
12/21/39 Elyria W 49 18
01/05/40* Tiffin Columbian W 39 37
01/09/40* @Fostoria L 43 46
01/12/40* @Tiffin Junior Order W 45 27
01/16/40 Sandusky W 40 39
01/22/40* Bowling Green W 39 35 01/19
01/26/40* @Findlay W 21 19
01/30/40* Fostoria W 59 21
02/02/40* @Tiffin Columbian W 37 26
02/06/40* Tiffin Junior Order W 50 28
02/09/40 @Sandusky W 37 30
02/13/40 Fremont St. Joseph W 39 29
02/16/40* @Bowling Green W 28 24
02/20/40 Bellevue W 36 31
02/23/40* Findlay L 26 29
03/01/40 Willard W 41 35 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky
03/02/40 Tiffin Junior Order W 49 41 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky
03/08/40 Mansfield L 37 38 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky - 2OT
Tiffin Columbian
Coach: George Burkett
Record: 12-5 (7-3 BL)
Leading Scorer: Scores Only
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
?Willard W 28 21
?Port Clinton W 31 24
?Bellevue L 30 34
?Sylvania W 40 14
* ?Fremont Ross L 37 39
* ?Tiffin Junior Home W 33 31
* ?Bowling Green W 31 27
* ?Findlay W 31 27
* ?Fostoria W 39 38
* ?Tiffin Junior Home W 38 35
* ?Fremont Ross L 26 37
* ?Bowling Green W 27 25
?Tiffin Calvert W 42 18
* ?Findlay L 21 28
?Sandsuky W 53 35
* ?Fostoria W 62 35
Bellevue L 21 44 Class A District Tournament
Tiffin Junior Order Home
Coach: Art Mahaffey
Record: 4-10 (1-9 BL)
Leading Scorer: Paul Edwards (87 pts/7.9 avg) (missing 3 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/16/39 Fremont St. Joseph W 20 8
12/22/39* @Bowling Green L 24 33
12/30/39 ?Tiffin Calvert W 42 21 NEED BOX
01/05/40* Findlay L 18 48
01/09/40* @Tiffin Columbian L 31 33
01/12/40* Fremont Ross L 27 45
01/19/40* ?Fostoria L 19 25 NEED BOX
01/30/40* Tiffin Columbian L 35 38
02/02/40* @Findlay L 17 31 NEED BOX
02/06/40* @Fremont Ross L 28 50
02/16/40* ?Fostoria W 48 26
02/23/40* Bowling Green L 24 33
03/01/40 Norwalk W 42 30 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
03/02/40 Fremont Ross L 41 49 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
Buckeye League Standings
Team BL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Fremont Ross 8 - 2 387 292 38.70 29.20
Findlay 7 - 3 298 222 29.80 22.20
Tiffin Columbian 7 - 3 347 322 34.70 32.20
Fostoria 4 - 6 291 390 29.10 39.00
Bowling Green 3 - 7 273 279 27.30 27.90
Tiffin Junior Order 1 - 9 271 362 27.10 36.20
Totals 30 - 30 1867 1867 31.11 31.11
Buckeye League Top Ten Scoring Averages
Per Newspaper Report
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 12.30 Bob Shaw Fremont Ross 123 10
2 12.10 Warren Bell Findlay 121 10
3 11.90 McClory Tiffin Columbian 119 10
4 10.40 Kisabeth Fostoria 104 10
5 8.40 Harley Ash Bowling Green 84 10
6 8.30 Jack Carroll Fremont Ross 83 10
7 6.30 Edwards Tiffin Junior 63 10
8 5.90 Chamberlain Tiffin Junior 59 10
9 5.50 Johnny Ruland Fremont Ross 55 10
10 5.40 Hughie Lambert Bowling Green 54 10
5.40 Might Fostoria 54 10
Buckeye League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
19 Jack Carroll Fremont Ross Fostoria 01/30/1940
18 Warren Bell Findlay Tiffin Junior Order 01/05/1940
17 Warren Bell Findlay Tiffin Columbian 01/19/1940
17 Bob Shaw Fremont Ross Fostoria 01/30/1940
17 Bob Shaw Fremont Ross Tiffin Columbian 02/02/1940
16 Bob Shaw Fremont Ross Bowling Green 01/22/1940
16 Harley Ash Bowling Green Fremont Ross 02/16/1940
15 Warren Bell Findlay Tiffin Junior Order 02/02/1940
15 Jack Carroll Fremont Ross Tiffin Junior Order 02/06/1940
10 14 Bob Shaw Fremont Ross Fostoria 01/09/1940
14 Warren Bell Findlay Fostoria 02/09/1940
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