1952-53 Buckeye League Boys Basketball Scores
Bowling Green
Coach: BW Gorman
Record: 13-7 (3-5 BL)
Leading Scorer: Jerry Buckles (282 pts/13.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/02/52 Clay W 56 43
12/06/52 @Bellevue W 63 62
12/12/52* Marion Harding W 58 49
12/19/52* Fostoria L 44 57
12/30/52 Toledo Libbey W 54 46
01/02/53* Tiffin Columbian W 39 36
01/09/53 @Findlay L 36 62
01/16/53* Fremont Ross L 60 72
01/23/53* @Marion Harding L 36 53
01/30/53* Fostoria L 63 72
02/03/53 Napoleon W 62 61
02/06/53* @Tiffin Columbian W 52 51
02/10/53 @Perrysburg W 63 57
02/13/53 Findlay W 49 48
02/18/53* @Fremont Ross L 70 73 02/20 - OT
02/23/53 Holland W 56 43 Class A Sectional Tournament at Rossford High School
02/27/53 Anthony Wayne W 69 44 Class A Sectional Tournament at Rossford High School
02/28/53 Fostoria W 63 47 Class A Sectional Tournament at Rossford High School
03/07/53 Bryan W 61 51 Class A District Tournament at Toledo University Fieldhouse
03/13/53 Toledo Woodward W 57 48 Class A Regional Tournament at Toledo University Fieldhouse
03/14/53 Newark L 30 58 Class A Regional Tournament at Toledo University Fieldhouse
Findlay
Coach: Carl Bachman
Record: 15-3
Leading Scorer: SCORES ONLY
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
?Willard W 94 31
?Berea W 60 27
?Tiffin Columbian W 63 30
?Dayton Stivers L 43 61
?Marion Harding W 54 18
?Lima Central W 70 53
?Fremont Ross W 58 45
?Shaker Heights W 82 39
?Sandusky W 82 59
01/09/53 Bowling Green W 62 36
?Fostoria W 59 54
?Tiffin Columbian W 75 45
?Kenton W 99 31
?Marion Harding W 54 43
?Fremont Ross W 73 56
02/13/53 @Bowling Green L 48 49
?Akron North L 51 57
?Fostoria W 66 45
Fostoria
Coach: Art Wilson
Record: 14-5 (8-0 BL)
Leading Scorer: Scores Only
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
?Toledo Macomber W 68 63
?Sandusky W 55 44
* ?Fremont Ross W 79 61
?Mansfield Senior L 50 66
* ?Bowling Green W 57 44
?Clay W 70 44
01/02/53* @Marion Harding W 63 50 At Marion Coliseum
?Bellevue L 66 73
* ?Tiffin Columbian W 56 43
?Findlay L 54 59 Findlay on OHSAA probation and game technically does not count
* ?Fremont Ross W 66 59
* ?Bowling Green W 72 63
?Lima Central W 90 73
02/06/53* Marion Harding W 52 49
* ?Tiffin Columbian W 61 42
?Findlay L 45 66 Findlay on OHSAA probation and game technically does not count
02/25/53 Clay W 80 59 Class A Sectional Tournament at Rossford High School
02/27/53 Whitmer W 58 56 Class A Sectional Tournament at Rossford High School
02/28/53 Bowling Green L 47 63 Class A Sectional Tournament at Rossford High School
Fremont Ross
Coach: Al Ziemke
Record: 11-9 (5-3 BL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Garcia (367 pts/18.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/02/52 Alumni L 62 66
12/06/52 @Norwalk L 34 63
12/09/52 Willard W 71 47
12/12/52* Fostoria L 61 79
12/16/52 @Elyria W 66 58
12/19/52* @Tiffin Columbian W 60 45
12/23/52 @Findlay L 45 58
12/30/52 Shelby W 65 49
01/09/53* Marion Harding W 72 67
01/16/53* @Bowling Green W 72 60
01/20/53 Port Clinton W 72 46
01/23/53* @Fostoria L 59 66
01/27/53 @Bellevue W 81 66
02/06/53 Findlay L 56 73
02/13/53* @Marion Harding L 52 61
02/14/53* Tiffin Columbian W 67 66 01/30
02/18/53* Bowling Green W 73 70 02/20 OT
02/19/53 @Sandsuky L 62 72 02/03
02/25/53 Port Clinton W 83 52 Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
02/26/53 Tiffin Columbian L 73 77 Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
Marion Harding
Coach: Kenny Somerlot
Record: 9-10 (4-4 BL)
Leading Scorer: Bill Smiley (229 pts/12.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHHS OPP
11/25/52 @Bexley W 46 32
12/02/52 Galion W 44 43 At Marion Coliseum
12/05/52 Willard W 53 46 At Marion Coliseum
12/12/52* @Bowling Green L 49 58
12/19/52 Findlay L 18 54 At Marion Coliseum; Findlay was on OHSAA probation and games did not "count"
12/30/52 @Ashland L 56 70
01/02/53* Fostoria L 50 63 At Marion Coliseum
01/09/53* @Fremont Ross L 67 72
01/13/53 @Shelby W 61 58
01/16/53* Tiffin Columbian W 51 45 At Marion Coliseum
01/23/53* Bowling Green W 53 36 At Marion Coliseum
01/30/53 @Findlay L 43 54 Findlay was on OHSAA probation and games did not "count"
01/31/53 Columbus West L 59 78 At Marion Coliseum
02/03/53 @Galion L 74 79 OT
02/06/53* @Fostoria L 49 52
02/10/53 Shelby W 58 45 At Marion Coliseum
02/13/53* Fremont Ross W 61 52 At Marion Coliseum
02/20/53* @Tiffin Columbian W 69 65
02/23/53 Columbus Central L 48 74 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Tiffin Columbian
Coach: Harry Auble
Record: 5-15 (0-8 BL)
Leading Scorer: Ronald Company (244 pts/12.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
?Willard L 55 56
?Port Clinton W 56 40
12/09/52 Bucyrus L 58 68
?Findlay L 30 63
* ?Fremont Ross L 45 60
* ?Bowling Green L 36 39
* ?Fostoria L 43 56
?Sandusky W 62 55
01/16/53* @Marion Harding L 45 51 At Marion Coliseum
?Findlay L 45 75
?Bellevue L 48 63
?Tiffin Calvert L 67 68
* ?Bowling Green L 51 52
* ?Fostoria L 42 61
* ?Fremont Ross L 66 67
02/20/53* Marion Harding L 65 69
02/23/53 Norwalk W 63 56 Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
02/25/53 Willard W 78 62 Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
02/26/53 Fremont Ross W 77 73 Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
02/28/53 Sandusky L 46 56 Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
Buckeye League Standings
Team BL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Fostoria 8 - 0 506 411 63.25 51.37
Fremont Ross 5 - 3 516 514 64.50 64.25
Marion Harding 4 - 4 449 443 56.12 55.37
Bowling Green 3 - 5 422 463 52.75 57.87
Tiffin Columbian 0 - 8 393 455 49.12 56.87
Totals 20 - 20 2286 2286 57.15 57.15
#Buckeye League voted to not include Findlay games in standings
Buckeye League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
19.50 Dick Garcia Fremont Ross 156 8
15.62 Dean Doren Fremont Ross 125 8
13.87 Jerry Buckles Bowling Green 111 8
12.50 Dick Bressler Bowling Green 100 8
11.37 Dennis Smith Marion Harding 91 8
Buckeye League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
26 Dick Garcia Fremont Ross Marion Harding 01/09/1953
25 Dick Garcia Fremont Ross Tiffin Columbian 12/19/1952
25 Dean Doren Fremont Ross Bowling Green 01/16/1953
25 Dick Bressler Bowling Green Fremont Ross 02/18/1953
25 Dick Garcia Fremont Ross Bowling Green 02/18/1953
23 Larry Miller Fremont Ross Tiffin Columbian 02/14/1953
22 Bob Hamor Marion Harding Fostoria 02/06/1953
21 Dick Garcia Fremont Ross Bowling Green 01/16/1953
21 Dean Doren Fremont Ross Bowling Green 02/18/1953
10 21 Doug Bibler Marion Harding Tiffin Columbian 02/20/1953
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