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
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