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 Return to Greater Ohio League index Email Me