1953-54 Crawford County League Basketball Scores
Chatfield
Coach: Bill McCullough
Record: 16-10 (11-7 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Vic Wurm (543 pts/20.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/13/53* @New Washington L 76 78
11/20/53* Sulphur Springs W 60 52
11/24/53* @Mt. Zion L 42 60
12/04/53* Lykens L 69 77
12/11/53* @Whetstone W 69 47
12/12/53* North Robinson W 76 58
12/15/53* @Holmes-Liberty W 68 50
12/18/53* Leesville W 60 59
12/29/53* Tiro W 80 53
12/30/53 @Bloomville W 84 78 Holiday Tournament at Bloomville High School
01/01/54 Nevada L 58 69 Holiday Tournament at Bloomville HIgh School
01/08/54* @Sulphur Springs L 60 73
01/09/54* Mt. Zion L 48 56
01/15/54* @Lykens L 68 74
01/22/54* Whetstone W 80 42
01/23/54* @North Robinson W 60 46
01/29/54* Holmes-Liberty W 71 70 OT
02/05/54* @Leesville W 61 59
02/09/54* @Tiro L 55 60
02/12/54* New Washington W 53 48
02/16/54 Holmes-Liberty W 63 36 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/20/54 Whetstone W 77 47 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/54 Sulphur Springs L 57 59 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/25/54 New Washington W 59 55 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
02/27/54 Mt. Zion W 63 53 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/05/54 Sycamore L 38 69 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Holmes-Liberty
Coach: Bill Donnenwirth
Record: 4-14 (4-12 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Don Crall (257 pts/14.27 avg)
Date Versus W/L HSHS OPP
11/13/53* Leesville L 45 59 At Crestline High School
11/20/53* New Washington L 48 64
11/24/53* @Lykens L 34 63
12/04/53* Mt. Zion L 44 48
12/12/53* @Sulphur Springs L 52 83
12/15/53* Chatfield L 50 68
12/18/53* @Whetstone W 71 67
01/08/54* @New Washington L 58 72
01/09/54* Lykens L 55 80
01/15/54* @Mt. Zion L 40 52
01/22/54* @Tiro L 47 50
01/23/54* Sulphur Springs W 63 55
01/29/54* @Chatfield L 70 71 OT
02/05/54* Whetstone W 57 52
02/09/54* @North Robinson L 54 59
02/12/54* Leesville W 48 34
02/16/54 Chatfield L 36 63 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/18/54 Lykens L 45 51 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Leesville
Coach: Allen Cole
Record: 11-15 (8-10 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Joe Smith (694 pts/26.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/13/53* Holmes-Liberty W 59 45 At Crestline High School
11/17/53 @New Haven L 53 54
11/20/53* @Tiro W 69 59
11/24/53* @North Robinson W 56 43
12/01/53 Carey L 54 56 At Crestline High School
12/04/53* Sulphur Springs L 59 62 At Crestline High School
12/11/53* @Lykens L 31 51
12/12/53* Mt. Zion L 33 54 At Crestline High School
12/15/53* Whetstone W 66 38 At Crestline High School
12/18/53* @Chatfield L 59 60 At Crestline High School
12/29/53 Caledonia W 78 74 Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
12/30/53 Iberia L 71 91 Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
01/05/54* @New Washington L 47 74
01/07/54* Tiro W 83 51 At Crestline High School
01/09/54* North Robinson W 81 42 At Crestline High School
01/15/54* @Sulphur Springs L 57 68
01/22/54* Lykens W 68 54 At Crestline High School
01/23/54* @Mt. Zion L 44 46
01/29/54* @Whetstone W 55 46
02/05/54* Chatfield L 59 61 At Crestline High School
02/09/54* New Washington L 57 71 At Crestline High School
02/12/54* Holmes-Liberty L 34 48
02/18/53 Sulphur Springs L 50 62 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/20/54 Tiro W 56 49 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/54 Whetstone W 68 43 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/25/54 Mt. Zion L 47 59 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Lykens
Coach: Jack West
Record: 15-8 (13-5 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Paul Stineman (391 pts/17.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/13/53* North Robinson W 54 47
11/20/53* @Whetstone W 68 50
11/24/53* Holmes-Liberty W 63 34
12/04/53* @Chatfield W 77 69
12/11/53* Leesville W 51 31
12/12/53* @New Washington L 59 69
12/15/53* Tiro W 71 35
12/18/53* Mt. Zion L 49 52 2OT
01/08/54* Whetstone W 65 51
01/09/54* @Holmes-Liberty W 80 55
01/12/54* @Sulphur Springs L 68 85
01/15/54* Chatfield W 74 68
01/19/54 Sycamore L 56 87
01/22/54* Leesville L 54 68 At Crestline High School
01/23/54* New Washington W 55 54
01/29/54* @Tiro W 52 50
02/02/54 @Bloomville W 68 66
02/05/54* @Mt. Zion L 51 53
02/09/54* Sulphur Springs W 64 58
02/12/54* @North Robinson W 64 60
02/16/54 Mt. Zion L 49 70 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/18/54 Holmes-Liberty W 51 45 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/20/54 New Washington L 57 61 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Mt. Zion
Coach: Robert Morrison
Record: 19-5 (16-2 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Dale Shroll (457 pts/19.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L MZHS OPP
11/13/53* @Tiro W 74 37
11/20/53* @North Robinson W 56 37
11/24/53* Chatfield W 60 42
12/04/53* @Holmes-Liberty W 48 44
12/11/53* New Washington W 53 46
12/12/53* Leesville W 54 33 At Crestline High School
12/15/53* Sulphur Springs W 58 50
12/18/53* @Lykens W 52 49 2OT
12/29/53* Whetstone W 73 37
01/08/54* North Robinson W 61 36
01/09/54* @Chatfield W 56 48
01/12/54* Tiro W 68 48
01/15/54* Holmes-Liberty W 52 40
01/22/54* @New Washington L 46 47
01/23/54* Leesville W 46 44
01/29/54* @Sulphur Springs L 67 71
02/02/54 Nevada W 68 54
02/05/54* Lykens W 53 51
02/09/54* @Whetstone W 66 27
02/13/54 Sycamore L 48 74
02/16/54 Lykens W 70 49 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/54 North Robinson L 53 55 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/25/54 Leesville W 59 47 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/27/54 Chatfield L 53 63 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
New Washington
Coach: Frank Robey
Record: 15-9 (13-5 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Bill Cleland (545 pts/22.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L NWHS OPP
11/13/53* Chatfield W 78 76
11/17/53 Attica L 61 69
11/20/53* @Holmes-Liberty W 64 48
11/24/53* Whetstone W 93 52
12/04/53* @Tiro W 67 45
12/11/53* @Mt. Zion L 46 53
12/12/53* Lykens W 69 59
12/15/53* @North Robinson W 65 43
12/18/53* @Sulphur Springs L 33 41
12/29/53 @Sycamore L 39 79 Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
12/30/53 Arcadia W 58 57 Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
01/05/54* Leesville W 74 47
01/08/54* Holmes-Liberty W 72 58
01/12/54* @Whetstone W 66 37
01/15/54* Tiro W 81 48
01/22/54* Mt. Zion W 47 46
01/23/54* Lykens L 54 55
01/29/54* North Robinson W 83 57
02/05/54* Sulphur Springs L 65 68
02/09/54* Leesville W 71 57 At Crestline High School
02/12/54* @Chatfield L 48 53
02/18/54 North Robinson L 61 63 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
02/20/54 Lykens W 61 57 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/25/54 Chatfield L 55 59 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
North Robinson
Coach: Dick Bourquin
Record: 7-15 (4-13 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Ronald Johnson (318 pts/14.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L NRHS OPP
11/13/53* @Lykens L 47 54
11/20/53* Mt. Zion L 37 56
11/24/53* Leesville L 43 56
12/04/53* @Whetstone W 66 59
12/11/53* Sulphur Springs L 58 74
12/12/53* @Chatfield L 58 76
12/15/53* New Washington L 43 65
12/18/53* @Tiro L 56 64
01/08/54* @Mt. Zion L 36 61
01/09/54* Leesville L 42 81 At Crestline High School
01/15/54* Whetstone W 50 48
01/22/54* @Sulphur Springs L 64 84
01/23/54* Chatfield L 46 60
01/29/54* New Washington L 57 83
02/05/54* Tiro W 70 56
02/09/54* Holmes-Liberty W 59 54
02/12/54* Lykens L 60 64
02/16/54 Tiro W 73 54 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/18/54 New Washington W 63 61 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
02/23/54 Mt. Zion W 55 53 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/27/54 Sulphur Springs L 62 79 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/10/54 Fremont St. Joseph L 35 67 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Sulphur Springs
Coach: Tom Thatcher
Record: 19-6 (14-4 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Ron Kalb (735 pts/29.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L SSHS OPP
11/10/53 @Sycamore L 53 74
11/13/53* Whetstone W 102 44
11/17/53 @Morral W 78 59
11/20/53* @Chatfield L 52 60
11/24/53* Tiro W 74 57
12/04/53* Leesville W 62 59 At Crestline High School
12/11/53* @North Robinson W 74 58
12/12/53* Holmes-Liberty W 83 52
12/15/53* @Mt. Zion L 50 58
12/18/53* New Washington W 41 33
01/12/54* Lykens W 85 68
01/05/54 @Attica W 62 58
01/08/54* Chatfield W 73 60
01/09/54* @Tiro W 77 62
01/15/54* Leesville W 68 57
01/22/54* North Robinson W 84 64
01/23/54* @Holmes-Liberty L 55 63
01/29/54* Mt. Zion W 71 67
02/05/54* @New Washington W 68 65
02/09/54* @Lykens L 58 64
02/12/54* @Whetstone W 67 58
02/18/54 Leesville W 62 50 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/54 Chatfield W 59 57 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/27/54 North Robinson W 79 62 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/06/54 Huron L 54 77 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Tiro
Coach: Carl Ward
Record: 6-16 (4-13 CCL)
Leading Scorer: John Sand (383 pts/18.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L THS OPP
11/13/53* Mt. Zion L 37 74
11/20/53* Leesville L 59 69
11/21/53 Union W 62 55
11/24/53* @Sulphur Springs L 57 74
12/01/53 New Haven L 65 69
12/04/53* New Washington L 45 67
12/12/53* Whetstone W 63 53
12/15/53* @Lykens L 35 71
12/18/53* North Robinson W 64 56
12/29/53* @Chatfield L 53 80
01/07/54* Leesville L 51 83 At Crestline High School
01/09/54* Sulphur Springs L 62 77
01/12/54* @Mt. Zion L 48 68
01/15/54* @New Washington L 48 81
01/19/54 @Republic W
01/22/54* Holmes-Liberty W 50 47
01/26/54* @Whetstone L 61 76
01/29/54* Lykens L 50 52
02/05/54* @North Robinson L 56 70
02/09/54* Chatfield W 60 55
02/16/54 North Robinson L 54 73 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/20/54 Leesville L 49 56 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Whetstone
Coach: Dallas Gardner
Record: 1-19 (1-17 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Chuck Sherer (199 pts/9.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/13/53* @Sulphur Springs L 44 102
11/20/53* Lykens L 50 68
11/24/53* @New Washington L 52 93
12/04/53* North Robinson L 59 66
12/11/53* Chatfield L 47 69
12/12/53* @Tiro L 53 63
12/15/53* Leesville L 38 66 At Crestline High School
12/18/53* Holmes-Liberty L 67 71
12/29/53* @Mt. Zion L 37 73
01/08/54* @Lykens L 51 65
01/12/54* New Washington L 37 66
01/15/54* @North Robinson L 48 50
01/22/54* @Chatfield L 42 80
01/26/54* Tiro W 76 61
01/29/54* Leesville L 46 55
02/05/54* @Holmes-Liberty L 52 57
02/09/54* Mt. Zion L 27 66
02/12/54* Sulphur Springs L 58 67
02/20/54 Chatfield L 47 77 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/54 Leesville L 43 68 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Crawford County League Standings
Team CCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Mt. Zion 16 - 2 1043 787 57.94 43.72
Sulphur Springs 14 - 4 1244 1049 69.11 58.27
Lykens 13 - 5 1119 989 62.16 54.94
New Washington 13 - 5 1176 943 65.33 52.38
Chatfield 11 - 7 1156 1062 64.22 59.00
Leesville 8 - 10 1017 973 56.50 54.05
Holmes-Liberty 4 - 12 836 977 52.25 61.06
Tiro 4 - 13 899 1153 52.88 67.82
North Robinson 4 - 13 892 1095 52.47 64.41
Whetstone 1 - 17 884 1238 49.11 68.77
Totals 88 - 88 10266 10266 58.32 58.32
Crawford County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 30.88 Ron Kalb Sulphur Springs 556 18
2 26.11 Joe Smith Leesville 470 18
3 24.11 Bill Cleland New Washington 434 18
4 22.00 Vic Wurm Chatfield 396 18
5 20.27 Dale Shroll Mt. Zion 365 18
6 17.29 John Sand Tiro 294 17
7 17.22 Paul Stineman Lykens 310 18
8 16.64 Ken Predmore Tiro 283 17
9 16.41 John Blackford North Robinson 197 12
10 15.47 Ronald Johnson North Robinson 263 17
Crawford County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 46 Bill Cleland New Washington Tiro 01/15/1954
2 45 Ron Kalb Sulphur Springs North Robinson 12/11/1953
45 Joe Smith Leesville Tiro 01/07/1954
4 41 Ron Kalb Sulphur Springs Leesville 01/15/1954
5 39 Ron Kalb Sulphur Springs Holmes-Liberty 12/12/1953
6 38 Joe Smith Leesville Sulphur Springs 01/15/1954
38 Ron Kalb Sulphur Springs Mt. Zion 01/29/1954
8 37 Ron Kalb Sulphur Springs Tiro 11/24/1953
37 Ron Kalb Sulphur Springs North Robinson 01/22/1954
10 36 Joe Smith Leesville Sulphur Springs 12/04/1953
36 Joe Smith Leesville Lykens 01/22/1954
36 Dale Shroll Mt. Zion Sulphur Springs 01/29/1954
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