1952-53 Crawford County League Basketball Scores


Chatfield
Coach:  Bill McCullough
Record:  7-13 (4-11 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Vic Wurm (382 pts/19.1 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     CHS     OPP
11/11/52	Republic		W	58	48
11/14/52*	Lykens			L	49	52
11/21/52*	@Tiro			L	44	70
11/23/52*	Whetstone		W	75	46
12/05/52*	New Washington		L	60	69
12/09/52*	@Sulphur Springs	L	49	88
12/12/52*	@Mt. Zion		L	46	69
12/19/52*	Holmes-Liberty		L	45	55
01/06/53*	North Robinson		W	64	50
01/10/53*	Leesville		L	43	60	At Crestline High School
01/13/53*	@Whetstone		W	59	48
01/16/53*	Tiro			W	37	36
01/23/53*	@Lykens			L	39	50
01/27/53*	Mt. Zion		L	60	64
01/30/53*	@New Washington		L	56	62
02/06/53*	Sulphur Springs		L	63	64
02/12/53	Leesville		W	35	32	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/53	Mt. Zion		L	44	48	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/53	Holmes-Liberty		W	53	40	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/53	Tiro			L	39	61	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


Holmes-Liberty
Coach:  Bill Donnenwirth
Record:  8-12 (6-9 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Norm Schiefer (259 pts/12.6 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     HSHS    OPP
11/14/52*	@North Robinson		W	47	43
11/21/52*	Leesville		L	37	47
11/23/52*	@Lykens			L	35	54
12/05/52*	@Whetstone		W	45	36
12/09/52*	Tiro			L	50	54
12/12/52*	Sulphur Springs		L	55	75
12/19/52*	@Chatfield		W	55	45
12/30/52	@Bloomville		L	55	61	Holiday Tournament at Bloomville High School
01/01/53	Greenwich		W	39	37	Holiday Tournament at Bloomville High School
01/06/53*	Mt. Zion		L	57	59
01/09/53*	@New Washington		L	42	56
01/13/53*	Lykens			W	44	37
01/16/53*	Leesville		L	42	53	At Crestline High School
01/23/53*	North Robinson		W	68	55
01/27/53*	@Sulphur Springs	L	59	91
01/30/53*	Whetstone		W	65	50
02/06/53*	@Tiro			L	47	56
02/12/53	Sulphur Springs		L	57	76	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/14/53	North Robinson		W	56	49	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/53	Chatfield		L	40	53	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


Leesville
Coach:  Fred McCumber
Record:  10-14 (8-7 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Joe Smith (289 pts/15.2 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     LHS     OPP
11/14/52*	@Sulphur Springs	L	44	48
11/21/52*	@Holmes-Liberty		W	47	37
11/22/52	Plymouth		W	59	46	At Crestline High School
11/23/52*	New Washington		L	23	29	At Crestline High School
11/28/52	Berlin			W	40	37	At Crestline High School
12/02/52	@Carey			L	61	65
12/05/52*	Mt. Zion		L	39	43	At Crestline High School
12/09/52*	@Lykens			L	52	54
12/12/52*	Tiro			W	50	47	At Crestline High School
12/19/52*	@North Robinson		L	42	58
12/23/52*	@Whetstone		W	68	55
01/02/53	Caledonia		L	55	66	Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
01/03/53	@Iberia			L	57	67	Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
01/06/53	New Haven		L	46	61	At Crestline High School
01/10/53*	Chatfield		W	60	43	At Crestline High School
01/13/53*	@New Washington		W	67	61
01/16/53*	Holmes-Liberty		W	53	42	At Crestline High School
01/24/53*	Sulphur Springs		W	68	65	At Crestline High School
01/27/53*	@Tiro			L	58	70
01/30/53*	@Mt. Zion		L	52	53
02/06/53*	Lykens			W	61	54	At Crestline High School
02/07/53	@Marion St. Mary	L	44	77	At Marion Coliseum
02/12/53	Chatfield		L	32	35	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/14/53	Tiro			L	40	72	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


Lykens
Coach:  Jack West
Record:  7-15 (6-9 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Paul Stineman (364 pts/16.5 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     LHS     OPP
11/  /52	?Arlington		L	30	43	NEED BOX
11/12/52	Sycamore		L	38	74
11/14/52*	@Chatfield		W	52	49
11/21/52*	@North Robinson		W	66	45
11/23/52*	Holmes-Liberty		W	54	35
12/05/52*	@Tiro			L	50	62
12/09/52*	Leesville		W	54	52
12/12/52*	Whetstone		L	52	53
12/15/52	@Bloomville		L	62	67
12/19/52*	@Mt. Zion		L	47	49
01/06/53*	New Washington		L	45	48
01/09/53*	Sulphur Springs		L	58	71
01/13/53*	@Holmes-Liberty		L	37	44
01/16/53*	North Robinson		W	50	36
01/23/53*	Chatfield		W	50	39
01/30/53*	Tiro			L	55	83
02/03/53	Bloomville		L	49	76
02/06/53*	Leesville		L	54	61	At Crestline High School
02/10/53	New Washington		W	57	49	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/53	Sulphur Springs		L	55	65	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/53	Tiro			L	60	72	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


Mt. Zion
Coach:  Robert Morrison
Record:  14-7 (11-3 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Roger Sand (249 pts/11.8 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     MZHS    OPP
11/14/52*	Tiro			W	50	49
11/21/52*	@Whetstone		W	47	37
11/23/52*	Sulphur Springs		L	48	54
12/02/52	@Nevada			L	43	64
12/05/52*	Leesville		W	43	39	At Crestline High School
12/09/52*	@New Washington		W	52	50
12/12/52*	Chatfield		W	69	46
12/19/52*	Lykens			W	49	47
01/02/53	@Sycamore		L	37	53	Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
01/03/53	New Washington		W	46	36	Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
01/06/53*	@Holmes-Liberty		W	59	57
01/09/53*	North Robinson		W	62	33
01/13/53*	@Sulphur Springs	L	45	64
01/16/53*	Whetstone		W	76	46
01/23/53*	@Tiro			L	69	75
01/27/53*	@Chatfield		W	64	60
01/30/53*	Leesville		W	53	52
02/14/53	Whetstone		W	74	57	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/53	Chatfield		W	48	44	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/53	Sulphur Springs		L	66	79	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/03/53	Sulphur Springs		L	52	69	Class B District Tournament at Heidelberg College


New Washington
Coach:  Frank Robey
Record:  8-12 (8-6 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Bill Cleland (217 pts/12.0 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     NWHS    OPP
11/14/52*	@Whetstone		L	58	65
11/18/52	@Attica			L	50	54
11/21/52*	Sulphur Springs		L	94     112
11/23/52*	Leesville		W	29	23	At Crestline High School
12/05/52*	@Chatfield		W	69	60
12/09/52*	Mt. Zion		L	50	52
12/12/52*	North Robinson		W	93	44
12/19/52*	@Tiro			L	46	64
01/02/53	Carey			L	49	80	Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
01/03/53	Mt. Zion		L	36	46	Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
01/06/53*	@Lykens			W	48	45
01/09/53*	Holmes-Liberty		W	56	42
01/13/53*	Leesville		L	61	67
01/16/53*	@Sulphur Springs	L	58	76
01/20/53	@Greenwich		L	40	53
01/23/53*	Whetstone		W	72	55
01/27/53*	@North Robinson		W	66	50
01/30/53*	Chatfield		W	62	56
02/10/53	Lykens			L	49	57	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/12/53	North Robinson		L	57	58	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


North Robinson
Coach:  Dick Bourquin
Record:  3-15 (2-13 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Ken Bogan (225 pts/12.5 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     NRHS    OPP
11/14/52*	Holmes-Liberty		L	43	47
11/21/52*	Lykens			L	45	66
11/23/52*	@Tiro			L	45	81
12/05/52*	@Sulphur Springs	L	59     109
12/09/52*	Whetstone		L	53	58
12/12/52*	@New Washington		L	44	93
12/19/52*	Leesville		W	58	42
01/06/53*	@Chatfield		L	50	64
01/09/53*	Mt. Zion		L	33	62
01/13/53*	Tiro			W	60	55
01/16/53*	@Lykens			L	36	50
01/23/53*	@Holmes-Liberty		L	55	68
01/27/53*	New Washington		L	50	66
01/30/53*	Sulphur Springs		L	76	88
02/06/53*	@Whetstone		L	66	70
02/10/53	Whetstone		L	45	59	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/12/53	New Washington		W	58	57	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/14/53	Holmes-Liberty		L	49	56	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


Sulphur Springs
Coach:  Tom Thatcher
Record:  21-4 (13-2 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Demont Sponseller (572 pts/22.8 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     SSHS    OPP
11/14/52*	Leesville		W	48	44
11/21/52*	@New Washington		W      112	94
11/23/52*	@Mt. Zion		W	54	48
12/02/52	Morral			W	91	50
12/05/52*	North Robinson		W      109	59
12/09/52*	Chatfield		W	88	49
12/12/52*	@Holmes-Liberty		W	75	55
12/16/52	Sycamore		L	55	64
12/19/52*	@Whetstone		W	85	50
01/02/53*	Tiro			L	57	64
01/06/53	Attica			W	66	63
01/09/53*	@Lykens			W	71	58
01/13/53*	Mt. Zion		W	64	45
01/16/53*	New Washington		W	76	58
01/24/53*	Leesville		L	65	68	At Crestline High School
01/27/53*	Holmes-Liberty		W	91	59
01/30/53*	@North Robinson		W	88	76
02/06/53*	@Chatfield		W	64	63
02/10/53	Tiro			W	58	48	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/12/53	Holmes-Liberty		W	76	57	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/53	Lykens			W	65	55	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/53	Mt. Zion		W	79	66	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/27/53	Attica			W	59	57	Class B District Tournament at Heidelberg College
03/03/53	Mt. Zion		W	69	52	Class B District Tournament at Heidelberg College
03/06/53	Sycamore		L	35	60	Class B District Tournament at Heidelberg College


Tiro
Coach:  Tom Arnold
Record:  18-7 (11-4 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Wendell Amstutz (443 pts/17.7 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     THS     OPP
11/14/52*	@Mt. Zion		L	49	50
11/18/52	@Lucas			L	40	49
11/21/52*	Chatfield		W	70	44
11/23/52*	North Robinson		W	81	45
12/05/52*	Lykens			W	62	50
12/09/52*	@Holmes-Liberty		W	54	50
12/12/52*	Leesville		L	47	50	At Crestline High School
12/16/52	New Haven		W	68	46
12/19/52*	New Washington		W	64	46
01/02/53*	@Sulphur Springs	W	64	57
01/09/53*	Whetstone		W	66	46
01/13/53*	@North Robinson		L	55	60
01/16/53*	@Chatfield		L	36	37
01/23/53*	Mt. Zion		W	75	69
01/20/53	Republic		W	68	42
01/27/53*	Leesville		W	70	58
01/30/53*	@Lykens			W	83	55
02/06/53*	Holmes-Liberty		W	56	47
02/10/53	Sulphur Springs		L	48	58	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/14/53	Leesville		W	72	40	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/53	Whetstone		W	70	43	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/53	Lykens			W	72	60	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/53	Chatfield		W	61	39	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/27/53	McCutchinville		W	55	43	Class B District Tournament at Heidelberg College
03/03/53	Sycamore		L	37	58	Class B District Tournament at Heidelberg College


Whetstone
Coach:  Dallas Gardner
Record:  6-13 (5-10 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Norm Dinkle (284 pts/14.9 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     WHS     OPP
11/14/52*	New Washington		W	65	58
11/21/52*	Mt. Zion		L	37	47
11/23/52*	@Chatfield		L	46	75
12/05/52*	Holmes-Liberty		L	36	45
12/09/52*	@North Robinson		W	58	53
12/12/52*	@Lykens			W	53	52
12/19/52*	Sulphur Springs		L	50	85
12/23/52*	Leesville		L	55	68
01/09/53*	@Tiro			L	46	66
01/13/53*	Chatfield		L	48	59
01/16/53*	@Mt. Zion		L	46	76
01/20/53	@Nevada			L	56	90
01/23/53*	@New Washington		L	55	72
01/27/53*	Lykens			W	60	58
01/30/53*	@Holmes-Liberty		L	50	65
02/06/53*	North Robinson		W	70	66
02/10/53	North Robinson		W	59	45	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/14/53	Mt. Zion		L	57	74	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/16/53	Tiro			L	43	70	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School

Crawford County League Standings

Team CCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG Sulphur Springs 13 - 2 1147 890 76.46 59.33 Mt. Zion 11 - 3 786 709 56.14 50.64 Tiro 11 - 4 932 764 62.13 50.93 New Washington 8 - 6 862 811 61.57 57.92 Leesville 8 - 7 784 759 52.26 50.60 Holmes-Liberty 6 - 9 748 811 49.86 54.06 Lykens 6 - 9 782 787 52.13 52.46 Whetstone 5 - 10 775 945 51.66 63.00 Chatfield 4 - 11 789 883 52.60 58.86 North Robinson 2 - 13 773 1019 51.53 67.93 Totals 74 - 74 8378 8378 56.60 56.60

Crawford County League Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 24.53 Demont Sponseller Sulphur Springs 368 15 2 20.66 Ron Kalb Sulphur Springs 310 15 3 19.80 Wendell Amstutz Tiro 297 15 4 19.60 Vic Wurm Chatfield 294 15 5 17.07 Joe Smith Leesville 222 13 6 16.28 Jim Gardner New Washington 114 7 7 16.20 Paul Stineman Lykens 243 15 8 15.20 Norman Dinkle Whetstone 228 15 9 13.33 Carl Patterson Whetstone 200 15 13.33 John Sand Holmes-Liberty 200 15 13.33 Norm Schiefer Holmes-Liberty 200 15

Crawford County League Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 41 Wendell Amstutz Tiro Mt. Zion 01/23/1953 2 40 Demont Sponseller Sulphur Springs Whetstone 12/19/1952 3 39 Demont Sponseller Sulphur Springs New Washington 11/21/1952 39 Demont Sponseller Sulphur Springs Chatfield 12/09/1952 39 Wendell Amstutz Tiro Lykens 01/30/1953 6 35 Paul Stineman Lykens Leesville 02/06/1953 7 33 Vic Wurm Chatfield Mt. Zion 01/27/1953 8 32 Norman Dinkle Whetstone New Washington 11/14/1952 32 Demont Sponseller Sulphur Springs North Robinson 12/05/1952 10 31 Demont Sponseller Sulphur Springs Holmes-Liberty 01/27/1953 Return to Crawford County League index Email Me