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 Return to the Buckeye League index Email Me