1956-57 Greater Ohio League Basketball Scores
Hamilton
Coach: Warren Scholler
Record: 14-7 (7-3 GOL)
Leading Scorer:
Date Versus W/L HHS Opp
?Franklin W 71 67
?Cincinnati Withrow W 68 64
* ?Portsmouth W 47 44
* ?Lima Senior W 67 52
* ?Mansfield W 74 56
?Aurora, Indiana W 68 62
?Newport, Kentucky L 48 68
* ?Middletown L 69 86
* ?Springfield W 69 45
?Cin. Western Hills W 67 54
* ?Portsmouth W 57 53
* ?Lima Senior W 76 68
02/01/57* Mansfield W 64 49
?Dayton Roosevelt L 75 88
?Milan, Indiana W 76 53
* ?Springfield L 64 67
* ?Middletown L 36 48
Cincinnati Woodward W 65 64 Class AA Tournament
Cincinnati Purcell W 66 51 Class AA Tournament
Cincinnati Taft L 54 64 Class AA Tournament
Lima Senior
Coach: Lyle Barber
Record: 12-9 (4-6 GOL)
Leading Scorer:
Date Versus W/L LSHS Opp
?Toledo Macomber L 35 62
* ?Middletown L 45 86
* ?Hamilton L 52 67
* ?Portsmouth W 63 48
?Columbus South W 62 42
?Columbus East L 44 49
* ?Springfield W 59 56
* Portsmouth L 53 57
* Mansfield W 65 53
?Toledo Woodward W 75 50
* ?Middletown L 55 83
?Ashland W 80 58
* ?Hamilton L 58 76
* ?Springfield W 54 45
?Toledo DeVilbiss W 61 54
* ?Mansfield L 49 55
St. Marys W 79 52 Class AA Tournament
Findlay W 67 60 Class AA Tournament
Bryan W 50 42 Class AA Tournament
Delphos St. John's W 62 57 Class AA Tournament
Shelby L 45 54 Class AA Tournament
Mansfield Senior
Coach: Vern Hoffman
Record: 8-14
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 MHS Opp
?Columbus South W 78 39
* ?Lima Senior W 86 45
?Franklin W 66 34
12/14/56* ?Mansfield W 83 65
?Dayton Wilbur Wright W 98 64
* ?Springfield W 88 68
?Xenia Central W 89 51
12/29/56 ?Dayton Roosevelt W 109 59
01/04/57* ?Hamilton W 86 69
* ?Portsmouth W 84 51
?Columbus East W 72 68
* ?Lima Senior W 83 55
01/25/57* ?Mansfield W 98 53
02/01/57* ?Springfield W 93 64
?Cincinnati Taft W 84 45
?Dayton Dunbar W 96 50
* ?Portsmouth W 101 74
* ?Hamilton W 48 36
Dayton Oakwood W 85 38 Class AA Sectional Tournament at ???
Lebanon W 88 37 Class AA Sectional Tournament at ???
Cincinnati Central W 105 55 Class AA Sectional Tournament at ???
Dayton Wilbur Wright W 89 54 Class AA District Tournament at ???
Dayton Roosevelt W 81 58 Class AA District Tournament at ???
Tecumseh W 94 52 Class AA Regional Tournament at ???
Cincinnati Elder W 87 63 Class AA Regional Tournament at ???
03/22/57 Toledo Macomber W 70 65 Class AA State Tournament at Ohio State University St. John Arena
Kent Roosevelt W 64 54 Class AA State Tournament at Ohio State University St. John Arena
Portsmouth
Coach: George Heller
Record:
Leading Scorer:
Date Versus W/L PHS Opp
Springfield
Coach: Buckey Walters
Record: 12-10 (4-6 GOL)
Leading Scorer:
Date Versus W/L SHS Opp
?Lemon-Monroe W 60 44
?Dayton Wilbur Wright W 65 58
12/07/56* Mansfield W 53 34
?Dayton Roosevelt L 45 67
* ?Portsmouth L 51 58
* ?Middletown L 68 88
?Troy W 67 37
* ?Lima Senior L 56 59
* Hamilton L 45 69
01/18/57* Mansfield W 64 62
?Columbus South L 59 61
* ?Portsmouth W 67 57
* Middletown L 64 93
?Dayton Fairview L 56 58
* ?Lima Senior L 45 54
* ?Hamilton W 67 64
?Dayton Stivers W 87 74
?Columbus Central W 65 61
Springfield Cent. Cath. W 59 33 Class AA Sectional Tournament at ???
Piqua W 75 51 Class AA Sectional Tournament at ???
Brunswick W 58 51 Class AA Tournament
Troy L 58 62 Class AA Tournament
Greater Ohio League Standings
Team GOL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Middletown 10 - 0 850 580 85.00 58.00
Hamilton 7 - 3 623 558 62.30 55.80
Lima Senior 4 - 6 553 626 55.30 62.60
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 3780 3780 63.00 63.00
Greater Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
35.70 Jerry Lucas Middletown 357 10
15.70 Kent Phillips Mansfield 157 10
12.10 Dave Bourns Mansfield 121 10
Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
49 Jerry Lucas Middletown Hamilton 01/04/1957
46 Jerry Lucas Middletown Springfield 02/01/1957
40 Jerry Lucas Middletown Portsmouth 02/ /1957
39 Jerry Lucas Middletown Mansfield 12/14/1956
39 Jerry Lucas Middletown Springfield
34 Jerry Lucas Middletown Mansfield 01/25/1957
31 Jerry Lucas Middletown Portsmouth 01/ /1957
29 Jerry Lucas Middletown Lima Senior 01/ /1957
28 Jerry Lucas Middletown Hmilton 02/ /1957
27 Dave Bourns Mansfield Portsmouth 01/04/1957
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