1956-57 Greater Ohio League Basketball Scores
Hamilton
Coach: Warren Scholler
Record: 14-7 (7-3 GOL)
Leading Scorer: Paul Riggins (310 pts/15.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/56 @Franklin W 71 67
12/01/56 Cincinnati Withrow W 68 64
12/07/56* Portsmouth W 47 44
12/14/56* @Lima Senior W 67 52
12/21/56* Mansfield W 74 56
12/28/56 Aurora, Indiana W 68 62
12/29/56 Newport, Kentucky L 48 68
01/04/57* Middletown L 69 86
01/11/57* Springfield W 69 45
01/12/57 Cin. Western Hills W 67 54
01/18/57* @Portsmouth W 57 53
01/25/57* Lima Senior W 74 68
01/26/57 Cincinnati Roger Bacon L 68 69
02/01/57* Mansfield W 64 49
02/09/57 @Dayton Roosevelt L 75 88
02/12/57 Milan, Indiana W 76 53
02/15/57* @Springfield L 64 67
02/22/57* Middletown L 36 48
02/26/57 Cincinnati Woodward W 65 64 Class AA Sectional Tournament at University of Cincinnati
03/02/57 Cincinnati Purcell W 66 51 Class AA Sectional Tournament at University of Cincinnati
03/05/57 Cincinnati Taft L 54 64 Class AA Sectional Tournament at University of Cincinnati
Lima Senior
Coach: Lyle Barber
Record: 12-9 (4-6 GOL)
Leading Scorer: Bill Clay (305 pts/14.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/56 Toledo Macomber L 35 62
12/07/56* @Middletown L 45 86
12/14/56* Hamilton L 52 67
12/21/56* @Portsmouth W 63 48
12/27/56 Columbus South W 62 42
12/28/56 Columbus East L 44 49
01/04/57* @Springfield W 59 56
01/05/57* Portsmouth L 53 57
01/11/57* Mansfield W 65 53
01/12/57 Toledo Woodward W 75 50
01/18/57* Middletown L 55 83
01/19/57 Ashland W 80 58
01/25/57* @Hamilton L 58 76
02/02/57 Toledo DeVilbiss W 61 54
02/08/57* Springfield W 54 45
02/15/57* @Mansfield L 49 55
02/22/57 St. Marys Memorial W 79 52 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Lima Senior High School
03/01/57 Findlay W 67 60 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Lima Senior High School
03/08/57 Bryan W 50 42 Class AA District Tournament at Lima Senior High School
03/09/57 Delphos St. John's W 62 57 Class AA District Tournament at Lima Senior High School
03/15/57 Shelby L 45 54 Class AA Regional Tournament at University of Toledo Fieldhouse
Mansfield Senior
Coach: Vern Hoffman
Record: 8-14 (2-8 GOL)
Leading Scorer: Kent Phillips (375 pts/17.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/56 @Toledo Central Cath. L 53 54
12/07/56* @Springfield L 34 53
12/08/56 Lorain W 75 58
12/14/56* Middletown L 65 83
12/18/56 Akron South L 60 70
12/21/56* @Hamilton L 56 74
12/28/56 @Ashland L 66 88
01/04/57* Portsmouth W 89 82
01/05/57 Elyria W 60 53
01/11/57* @Lima Senior L 53 65
01/18/57* Springfield L 62 64
01/19/57 @Sandusky W 81 60
01/22/57 East Liverpool L 81 83
01/25/57* @Middletown L 53 98
02/01/57* Hamilton L 49 64
02/05/57 Ashland L 65 76
02/08/57* @Portsmouth L 65 69
02/15/57* Lima Senior W 55 49
02/22/57 Ashland W 46 44 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/57 Marion Harding W 70 53 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/08/57 Tiffin Columbian W 61 58 Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/09/57 Shelby L 47 66 Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Middletown
Coach: Paul Walker
Record: 27-0 (10-0 GOL)
Leading Scorer: Jerry Lucas (941 pts/34.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/56 Columbus South W 78 39
12/07/56* Lima Senior W 86 45
12/08/56 @Franklin W 66 34
12/14/56* @Mansfield W 83 65
12/15/56 Dayton Wilbur Wright W 98 64
12/21/56* Springfield W 88 68
12/28/56 @Xenia Central W 89 51
12/29/56 Dayton Roosevelt W 109 59
01/04/57* Hamilton W 86 69
01/11/57* @Portsmouth W 84 51
01/12/57 Columbus East W 72 68
01/18/57* @Lima Senior W 83 55
01/25/57* Mansfield W 98 53
02/01/57* @Springfield W 93 64
02/02/57 Cincinnati Taft W 84 45
02/09/57 Dayton Dunbar W 96 50
02/15/57* Portsmouth W 101 74
02/22/57* Hamilton W 48 36
02/26/57 Dayton Oakwood W 85 38 Class AA Sectional Tournament at University of Dayton
02/28/57 Lebanon W 88 37 Class AA Sectional Tournament at University of Dayton
03/02/57 Cincinnati Central W 105 55 Class AA Sectional Tournament at University of Dayton
03/07/57 Dayton Wilbur Wright W 89 54 Class AA District Tournament at University of Dayton
03/09/57 Dayton Roosevelt W 81 58 Class AA District Tournament at University of Dayton
03/15/57 Tecumseh W 94 52 Class AA Regional Tournament at Cincinnati Garden
03/16/57 Cincinnati Elder W 87 63 Class AA Regional Tournament at Cincinnati Garden
03/22/57 Toledo Macomber W 70 65 Class AA State Tournament at Ohio State University St. John Arena
03/23/57 Kent Roosevelt W 64 54 Class AA State Tournament at Ohio State University St. John Arena
Portsmouth
Coach: George Heller
Record: 5-13 (3-7 GOL)
Leading Scorer: Tony Price (263 pts/14.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/01/56 Columbus Central L 56 65
12/07/56* @Hamilton L 44 47
12/08/56 @Cin. Western Hills L 57 64
12/14/56* Springfield W 58 51
12/15/56 Ironton L 42 44
12/21/56* Lima enior L 48 63
12/28/56 Lancaster W 56 52
12/29/56 @Chillicothe L 56 73
01/04/57* @Mansfield L 82 89
01/05/57* @Lima Senior W 57 53
01/11/57* Middletown L 51 84
01/18/57* Hamilton L 53 57
01/25/57* @Springfield L 57 67
02/02/57 Columbus East W 69 62
02/08/57* Mansfield W 69 65
02/09/57 @Ironton L 69 81
02/15/57* @Middletown L 74 101
02/25/57 Ironton L 63 65 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Portsmouth Grant Gym
Springfield
Coach: Buckey Walters
Record: 12-10 (4-6 GOL)
Leading Scorer: Vernon Lawson (484 pts/22.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/56 @Lemon-Monroe W 60 44
12/01/56 Dayton Wilbur Wright W 65 58
12/07/56* Mansfield W 53 34
12/08/56 @Dayton Roosevelt L 45 67
12/14/56* @Portsmouth L 51 58
12/21/56* @Middletown L 68 88
12/28/56 Troy W 67 37
01/04/57* Lima Senior L 56 59
01/11/57* @Hamilton L 45 69
01/18/57* @Mansfield W 64 62
01/19/57 Columbus South L 59 61
01/25/57* Portsmouth W 67 57
02/01/57* Middletown L 64 93
02/02/57 @Dayton Fairview L 56 58
02/08/57* @Lima Senior L 45 54
02/15/57* Hamilton W 67 64
02/21/57 Dayton Stivers W 87 74
02/22/57 Columbus Central W 65 61
02/25/57 Springfield Cent. Cath. W 59 33 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Wittenberg College
02/27/57 Piqua W 75 51 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Wittenberg College
03/01/57 Brunswick W 58 51 Class AA District Tournament at Wittenberg College
03/08/57 Troy L 58 62 Class AA District Tournament at Wittenberg College
Greater Ohio League Standings
Team GOL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Middletown 10 - 0 850 580 85.00 58.00
Hamilton 7 - 3 621 558 62.10 55.80
Lima Senior 4 - 6 553 624 55.30 62.40
Springfield 4 - 6 580 638 58.00 63.80
Portsmouth 3 - 7 593 677 59.30 67.70
Mansfield 2 - 8 581 701 58.10 70.10
Totals 30 - 30 3778 3778 62.96 62.96
Greater Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 35.70 Jerry Lucas Middletown 357 10
2 19.40 Vernon Lawson Springfield 194 10
3 17.20 Paul Riggins Hamilton 172 10
4 15.70 Kent Phillips Mansfield 157 10
5 15.50 Tony Price Portsmouth 155 10
6 14.10 Bill Clay Lima Senior 141 10
7 12.40 Nate Miller Springfield 124 10
8 12.10 Dave Bourns Mansfield 121 10
9 12.00 Jay Byrd Middletown 108 9
10 11.30 Tom Baker Lima Senior 113 10
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 49 Jerry Lucas Middletown Hamilton 01/04/1957
2 46 Jerry Lucas Middletown Springfield 02/01/1957
3 40 Jerry Lucas Middletown Portsmouth 02/15/1957
4 39 Jerry Lucas Middletown Mansfield 12/14/1956
39 Jerry Lucas Middletown Springfield 12/21/1956
6 34 Jerry Lucas Middletown Mansfield 01/25/1957
7 31 Jerry Lucas Middletown Portsmouth 01/11/1957
8 29 Jerry Lucas Middletown Lima Senior 01/18/1957
9 28 Vernon Lawson Springfield Portsmouth 01/25/1957
28 Jerry Lucas Middletown Hmilton 02/22/1957
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