1954-55 Greater Ohio League Basketball Scores


Hamilton
Coach:  Warren Scholler
Record:  12-11 (2-6 GOL)
Leading Scorer:  Spud Hornsby (333 pts/15.1 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     HHS     Opp
11/30/54	@Richmond, Indiana	L	47	69
12/03/54	@Franklin		W	81	61
12/10/54*	@Portsmouth		L	53	79
12/11/54	Dayton Roosevelt	W	58	52
12/17/54	@Kokomo, Indiana	L	31	76
12/29/54	Cincinnati Old Woodward	W	51	39	Holiday Tournament at Hamilton High School
12/30/54	Lockland Wayne		L	42	56	Holiday Tournament at Hamilton High School
01/07/55*	@Springfield		L	45	47
01/08/55	Western Hills		W	60	58
01/14/55*	Middletown		L	62	68	At Cincinnati Garden
01/21/55	@Cin. Purcell Marian	L	44	49
01/22/55	St. Bernard Roger Bacon	W	76	51
01/28/55*	Springfield		W	53	50
02/04/55*	Portsmouth		L	49	66
02/05/55*	Mansfield		L	63	69
02/11/55	Cincinnati Elder	W	70	51
02/12/55*	Lima Central		W	71	53
02/18/55*	Middletown		L	54	58	At Cincinnati Garden
02/22/55	Dayton Stivers		W	55	50
03/01/55	Cincinnati Colerain	W	64	54	Class A District Tournament at University of Cincinnati Fieldhouse
03/05/55	Cincinnati Mariemont	W	56	41	Class A District Tournament at University of Cincinnati Fieldhouse
03/08/55	Cincinnati McNicholas	W	58	56	Class A District Tournament at University of Cincinnati Fieldhouse
03/10/55	Cin. Purcell Marian	L	55	56	Class A District Tournament at University of Cincinnati Fieldhouse


Lima Central
Coach:  Lyle Barber
Record:  13-6 (5-3 GOL)
Leading Scorer:  Bob Emmons (293 pts/15.4 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L    LCHS     Opp
12/03/54	Toledo Macomber		W	68	62
12/10/54*	@Springfield		L	55	59
12/17/54	Toledo Woodward		L	58	60
12/23/54*	Middletown		W	83	56
12/29/54	Akron North		W	84	58
12/30/54	Columbus South		W	66	61
01/07/55*	Lima South		W	68	58
01/14/55	@Fostoria		W	75	58
01/15/55	Ashland			W	70	63
01/21/55*	Mansfield		W	72	71
01/28/55	Dayton Roosevelt	W	87	63
01/29/55	@Sandusky		W	70	53
02/04/55*	@Middletown		L	54	73
02/12/55*	@Hamilton		L	53	71
02/19/55*	Portsmouth		W	88	80
02/25/55*	Lima South		W	71	64
03/02/55	Kenton			W	88	54	Class A Sectional Tournament at Bluffton College
03/04/55	Findlay			W	46	45	Class A Sectional Tournament at Bluffton College
03/05/55	St. Marys Memorial	L	65	74	Class A Sectional Tournament at Bluffton College


Lima South
Coach:  Jim Romey
Record:  3-14 (0-6 GOL)
Leading Scorer:  Joe Morrison (242 pts/15.1 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L    LSHS     Opp
11/26/54	Urbana			L	47	49
12/03/54*	@Middletown		L	50	65
12/11/54	@Celina			W	70	46
12/17/54	@Kenton			L	56	59
12/29/54	Columbus South		L	49	69
12/30/54	Akron North		L	44	60
01/07/55*	@Lima Central		L	58	68
01/08/55	Shawnee			W	81	58
01/14/55*	Springfield		L	45	56
01/22/55	@Walnut Local		W	64	57
01/28/55*	@Mansfield		L	48	76
02/04/55	@Van Wert		L	54	56
02/11/55	St. Marys Memorial	L	51	68
02/12/55*	@Portsmouth		L	48	62
02/18/55	Sylvania Burnham	L	40	63
02/25/55*	Lima Central		L	64	71
03/01/55	Delphos St. John	L	56	70	Class A Sectional Tournament at Bluffton College


Mansfield
Coach:  Vern Hoffman
Record:  20-6 (5-2 GOL)
Leading Scorer:  George Swank (547 pts/21.0 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     MHS     Opp
12/03/54	@Toledo Central Cath.	W	63	40
12/10/54	Akron Garfield		W	43	29	NEED BOX
12/11/54	@Fostoria		W	81	54
12/17/54	@Warren Harding		W	84	69
12/18/54	Lorain			W	81	45
12/21/54	East Liverpool		W	68	53
01/01/55*	@Middletown		L	54	64
01/04/55	@Galion			W	70	46
01/07/55	@Ashland		W	90	66
01/11/55	Akron South		L	75	78
01/14/55	Elyria			W	60	53
01/18/55	@Sandusky		L	53	60
01/21/55*	@Lima Central		L	71	72
01/22/55	Springfield		W	56	51
01/28/55*	Lima South		W	76	48
01/29/55	@Zanesville		L	50	64
02/05/55*	@Hamilton		W	69	63
02/11/55	Ashland			W	89	60
02/18/55*	Portsmouth		W	64	53
02/25/55*	Middletown		W	68	62
03/02/55	Upper Sandusky		W	78	43	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/04/55	Galion			W	55	43	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/05/55	Ashland			W	64	56	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/12/55	Sylvania Burnham	W	58	46	Class A District Tournament at University of Toledo
03/18/55	Sandusky		W	86	73	Class A Regional Tournament at University of Toledo
03/19/55	Columbus East		L	54	59	Class A Regional Tournament at University of Toledo


Middletown
Coach:  Paul Walker
Record:  16-8 (6-5 GOL)
Leading Scorer:  

Date		Versus                 W/L     MHS     Opp
12/03/54*	Lima South		W	65	50
12/04/54	Lockland Wayne		W	61	57	NEED BOX
12/10/54	@Franklin		W	58	56	NEED BOX
12/11/54	@Dayton Wilbur Wright	L	43	55	NEED BOX
12/17/54*	@Springfield		L	57	59	NEED BOX
12/18/54	Dayton Roosevelt	W	82	55	NEED BOX
12/23/54*	@Lima Central		L	56	83
12/30/54	Columbus East		L	51	52	NEED BOX
01/01/55*	Mansfield		W	64	54
01/04/55	@Xenia Central		W	75	60	NEED BOX
01/07/55*	Portsmouth		L	60	81	NEED BOX
01/14/55*	Hamilton		W	68	62	At Cincinnati Garden
01/21/55	Columbus South		W	79	70	NEED BOX
01/28/55*	@Portsmouth		L	41	56	NEED BOX
02/04/55*	Lima Central		W	73	54	NEED BOX
02/05/55	Richmond, Indiana	W	58	57	NEED BOX
02/11/55*	Springfield		W	63	55	NEED BOX
02/18/55*	Hamilton		W	58	54	At Cincinnati Garden
02/25/55*	@Mansfield		L	62	68
03/01/55	Kettering Fairmont	W	55	33	Class A District Tournament at University of Dayton Fieldhouse - NEED BOX
03/04/55	Xenia Central		W	81	68	Class A District Tournament at University of Dayton Fieldhouse - NEED BOX
03/11/55	Dayton Stivers		W	52	51	Class A District Tournament at University of Dayton Fieldhouse - NEED BOX
03/12/55	Dayton Chaminade	W	83	59	Class A District Tournament at University of Dayton Fieldhouse - NEED BOX
03/18/55	Cincinnati Hughes	L	71	72	Class A Regional Tournament at Cincinnati Garden - OT


Portsmouth
Coach:  George Heller
Record:  20-4 (7-2 GOL)
Leading Scorer:  

Date		Versus                 W/L     PHS     Opp
12/03/54	?Greenfield		W	68	46	NEED BOX
		Ashland, Kentucky	W	78	46	NEED BOX
12/10/54*	Hamilton		W	79	53
12/17/54	Dayton Roosevelt	W	54	43	NEED BOX - Or Dayton Dunbar
12/18/54	Lancaster		W	73	62	NEED BOX
12/30/54*	Springfield		W	65	49	NEED BOX
01/07/55*	@Middletown		W	81	60	NEED BOX
01/08/55	?St. Bernard Roger BaconW	64	37	NEED BOX
01/14/55	?Ironton		W	62	53	NEED BOX
01/15/55	?Columbus East		L	56	60	NEED BOX
01/21/55*	@Springfield		W	59	55	NEED BOX
01/28/85*	Middletown		W	56	41	NEED BOX
01/29/55	Cincinnati Western HillsW	67	40	NEED BOX
02/04/55*	@Hamilton		W	66	49
02/11/55	@Ironton		W	59	40	NEED BOX
02/12/55*	Lima South		W	62	48
02/18/55*	@Mansfield		L	53	64	NEED BOX
02/19/55*	@Lima Central		L	80	88
03/04/55	Minford			W	90	72	Class A Sectional Tournament at Portsmouth? - NEED BOX
03/08/55	Chillicothe		W	64	47	Class A District Tournament at Athens - NEED BOX
03/10/55	Greenfield		W	95	64	Class A District Tournament at Athens - NEED BOX
03/12/55	Athens			W	24	22	Class A District Tournament at Athens - NEED BOX
03/18/55	Tecumseh		W	70	66	Class A Regional Tournament at Cincinnati Garden
03/18/55	Cincinnati Hughes	L	57	59	Class A Regional Tournament at Cincinnati Garden - NEED BOX


Springfield
Coach:  
Record:  16-6 (4-5 GOL)
Leading Scorer:  

Date		Versus                 W/L     SHS     Opp
12/03/54	?Lemon-Monroe		W	62	46	NEED BOX
12/04/54	?Dayton Roosevelt	W	67	58	NEED BOX
12/10/54*	Lima Central		W	59	55
12/17/54*	Middletown		W	59	57	NEED BOX
12/18/54	@Marion Harding		W	75	45	NEED BOX
12/21/54	Troy			W	84	33	NEED BOX
12/30/54*	@Portsmouth		L	49	65	NEED BOX
01/04/55	?Dayton Stivers		W	73	57	NEED BOX
01/07/55*	Hamilton		W	47	45
01/08/55	?Dayton Fairview	W	56	41	NEED BOX
01/14/55*	@Lima South		W	56	45
01/15/55	@Miamisburg		W	68	45	NEED BOX
01/21/55*	Portsmouth		L	55	59	NEED BOX
01/22/55*	@Mansfield		L	51	56	NEED BOX
01/28/55*	@Hamilton		L	50	53
01/29/55	Columbus South		W	65	41	NEED BOX
02/04/55	?Dayton Kiser		W	63	38	NEED BOX
02/11/55*	@Middletown		L	55	63	NEED BOX
02/18/55	?Dayton Wilbur Wright	W	52	50	NEED BOX
03/01/55	Randolph		W	66	51	Class A District Tournament at Troy
03/04/55	Urbana			W	37	29	Class A District Tournament at Troy
03/11/55	Tecumseh		L	51	53	Class A District Tournament at Troy

Greater Ohio League Standings

Team GOL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG Portsmouth 7 - 2 601 507 66.77 56.33 Mansfield 5 - 2 458 413 65.42 59.00 Lima Central 5 - 3 544 532 68.00 66.50 Middletown 6 - 5 667 676 60.63 61.45 Springfield 4 - 5 481 498 53.44 55.33 Hamilton 2 - 6 450 490 56.25 61.25 Lima South 0 - 6 313 398 52.16 66.33 Totals 29 - 29 3514 3514 60.58 60.58

Greater Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Averages

Missing Middletown, Portsmouth and Springfield RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 19.66 Joe Morrison Lima South 118 6 2 19.00 George Swank Mansfield 133 7 3 16.12 Dan Hennon Lima Central 129 8 4 16.12 Spud Hornsby Hamilton 129 8 5 15.87 Bob Emmons Lima Central 127 8 6 12.87 Doug Rodgers Hamilton 103 8 7 12.85 Dick Dush Lima Central 90 7 8 12.14 Phil Tinkey Mansfield 85 7 9 11.85 Willie Mack Mansfield 83 7 10 11.25 Merrill Castle Lima Central 90 8

Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 28 Joe Morrison Lima South Lima Central 02/25/1955 2 26 Dan Hennon Lima Central Portsmouth 02/19/1955 26 Dan Hennon Lima Central Lima South 02/25/1955 4 25 George Swank Mansfield Lima South 01/28/1955 25 Spud Hornsby Hamilton Middletown 02/18/1955 6 24 Bob Emmons Lima Central Middletown 12/23/1954 24 Ronnie Dykes Middletown Mansfield 01/01/1955 8 23 Gentry Porstmouth Hamilton 12/10/1954 23 Joe Morrison Lima South Lima Central 01/07/1955 23 Dave Jacoby Mansfield Lima Central 01/21/1955 23 Spud Hornsby Hamilton Portsmouth 02/04/1955 Return to Richland County index Return to Greater Ohio League index Email Me