1962-63 North Central Conference Basketball Scores


Buckeye Central
Coach:  Jack Dunker
Record:  8-11 (3-4 NCC)
Leading Scorer:  Bernhard Witzman (290 pts/15.2 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     BCHS    Opp
11/17/62	@Union			W	54	52
11/20/62	@Nevada			W	64	63
11/27/62	Plymouth		W	58	56
11/30/62*	Colonel Crawford	L	52	54
12/18/62	@Mt. Zion		L	58	77
12/21/62*	@Ridgedale		L	55	62
12/22/62	Union			W	66	64
12/28/62	@Plymouth		L	57	58
01/04/63	Mt. Zion		L	45	48
01/05/63	@Mohawk			L	68	75
01/11/63	Holmes-Liberty		L	69	74
01/12/63*	@River Valley		L	36	68
01/18/63*	Mohawk			W	64	57
01/29/63*	@Riverdale		W	62	53
02/02/63*	@Pleasant		L	44	56
02/08/63	@Holmes-Liberty		L	62	64	at Lykens
02/15/63	Nevada			W	72	60
02/16/63*	Elgin			W	43	41
03/02/63	Mt. Zion		L	55	65	Class A Crawford County Tournament at Colonel Crawford High School


Colonel Crawford
Coach:  Robert Morrison
Record:  22-1 (8-0 JAC, 5-0 NCC)
Leading Scorer:  Bob Ash (346 pts/15.0 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     CCHS    Opp
11/30/62*	@Buckeye Central	W	54	52
12/21/62*	@Riverdale		W	53	49	2OT
12/22/62	@Marion Catholic	W	64	46
12/28/62	Bucyrus			W	68	53	Colonel Crawford Holiday Tournament
12/29/62	Galion			W	67	55	Colonel Crawford Holiday Tournament
01/04/63*	@Fredericktown		W	74	41
01/11/63*	Plymouth		W	60	41
01/18/63*	Loudonville		W	44	41
01/19/63*	Bellville		W	77	30
01/26/63*	@Ridgedale		W	68	44
01/29/63*	@Crestline		W	56	52
02/01/63*	@Butler			W	63	34
02/02/63*	@Ontario		W	64	61
02/08/63*	Lexington		W	34	31
02/09/63	Mt. Zion		W	61	44
02/15/63*	Mohawk			W	60	45
02/16/63	Holmes-Liberty		W	70	47
02/22/63*	Elgin			W	62	58	OT
02/26/63	Holmes-Liberty		W	29	19	Class A Crawford County Tournament at Colonel Crawford High School
03/02/63	Nevada			W	78	36	Class A Crawford County Tournament at Colonel Crawford High School
03/04/63	Mt. Zion		W	59	46	Class A Crawford County Tournament at Colonel Crawford High School
03/08/63	Milan			W	75	59	Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/15/63	Attica			L	40	42	Class A District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Elgin
Coach:  Fred McCumber
Record:  14-5 (5-2 NCC)
Leading Scorer:  Jim Cornett (242 pts/13.4 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     EHS     OPP
11/30/62	Radnor			W	41	21
12/15/62	Richwood		W	44	42
12/21/62	@Pleasant		L	44	51	At Marion Coliseum
01/04/63	@Northwestern		W	55	46
01/11/63	River Valley		W	48	29
01/12/63*	Mohawk			W	73	49
01/18/63*	Ridgedale		W	63	38
01/19/63	Holmes-Liberty		W	60	55
01/25/63*	@River Valley		W	38	37
01/26/63	Mt. Gilead		W	59	57
02/02/63*	Pleasant		W	56	40
02/05/63	@Ridgedale		L	44	45
02/08/63	@Elm Valley		W	70	67
02/15/63	Highland		W	62	47
02/16/63*	@Buckeye Central	L	41	43
02/19/63	Mt. Zion		W	52	48
02/22/63*	@Colonel Crawford	L	58	62	OT
02/23/63	Upper Arlington		L	51	78	Class AA District Tournament at Grandview High School


Mohawk
Coach:  Jim Ricketts
Record:  11-9 (1-6 NCC)
Leading Scorer:  George Amlin (334 pts/16.7 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     MHS     OPP
12/01/62	@Mt. Zion		W	55	54
12/15/62*	Pleasant		W	72	65
12/21/62	Holmes-Liberty		W	58	57
12/22/62*	@Ridgedale		L	46	64
01/04/63	@Carey			W	60	56
01/05/63	Buckeye Central		W	75	68
01/11/63*	Riverdale		L	41	60
01/12/63*	@Elgin			L	49	73
01/18/63*	@Buckeye Central	L	57	64
01/19/63	Attica			W	69	64
01/25/63	@Nevada			L	62	76
01/26/63	Perkins			W	78	70	OT
02/01/63	Mt. Zion		L	49	79
02/02/63*	River Valley		L	60	78
02/08/63	@Lakota			W	72	43
02/09/63	Nevada			W	71	50
02/15/63*	@Colonel Crawford	L	45	60
02/16/63	@Riverdale		W	62	57
02/23/63	Carey			W	47	40	Class A Wyandot County Tournament at Upper Sandusky High School
03/08/63	Old Fort		L	40	44	Class A Sectional Tournament at Heidelberg College


Pleasant
Coach:  Stan Kirby
Record:  15-3 (5-1 MCL; 4-2 NCC)
Leading Scorer:  Doug Lichtenberger (347 pts/19.2 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     PHS     OPP
11/23/62	@Byhalia-York		W	60	44
11/30/62	Mt. Zion		W	60	34
12/08/62	@Nevada						PPD - pretty sure CANCELLED
12/15/62*	@Mohawk			L	65	72
12/21/62	Elgin			W	51	44	At Marion Coliseum
12/28/62*	@River Valley		W	45	36
01/04/63	@Fairbanks		W	60	53
01/05/63	Elm Valley		W	91	45
01/11/63	Ridgedale		W	50	44	At Marion Coliseum
01/18/63	River Valley		W	45	42
01/19/63	@Richwood		W	66	60
01/25/63	@Marion Catholic	W	63	60
01/26/63*	Riverdale		W	49	29
02/01/63*	@Elgin			L	40	56
02/02/63*	Buckeye Central		W	56	44
02/05/63	Radnor			W	53	45
02/15/63*	@Ridgedale		W	66	64
02/22/63	Marion Catholic		W	47	45	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/05/63	Ridgedale		L	42	55	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Ridgedale
Coach:  Bill Phillips
Record:  11-8 (2-4 MCL; 3-4 NCC)
Leading Scorer:  Jerry Moore (265 pts/13.9 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     RHS     OPP
12/01/62	@Olentangy		W	50	42
12/15/62	Marion Catholic		W	48	41
12/21/62*	Buckeye Central		W	62	55
12/22/62*	Mohawk			W	64	46
12/28/62	Mt. Gilead		L	40	50
01/04/63	River Valley		W	47	40
01/11/63	@Pleasant		L	44	50	At Marion Coliseum
01/12/63	@Mt. Zion		L	54	72
01/18/63*	@Elgin			L	38	63
01/26/63*	Colonel Crawford	L	44	68
02/01/63*	@Riverdale		W	47	46
02/05/63	Elgin			W	45	44	At Marion Coliseum
02/08/63*	@River Valley		L	49	57
02/15/63*	Pleasant		L	64	66
02/16/63	Fredericktown		W	67	58
03/05/63	Pleasant		W	55	42	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/09/63	Iberia			W	59	44	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/13/63	Columbus University	W	68	56	Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/15/63	Logan Elm		L	48	64	Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum


River Valley
Coach:  John Stanley
Record:  18-6 (1-5 MCL; 4-2 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Dick Axline (298 pts/12.4 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     RVHS    OPP
11/24/62	@Johnsville		W	71	45
11/30/62	@Marion Catholic	W	59	39
12/21/62	Fairbanks		W	45	41
12/28/62*	Pleasant		L	36	45
01/04/63	@Ridgedale		L	40	47
01/08/63*	Riverdale		W	57	48
01/11/63	@Elgin			L	29	48
01/12/63*	Buckeye Central		W	68	36
01/18/63	@Pleasant		L	42	45
01/19/63	Radnor			W	50	36
01/25/63*	Elgin			L	37	38
01/26/63	Holmes-Liberty		W	66	40
02/02/63*	@Mohawk			W	78	60
02/08/63*	Ridgedale		W	57	49
02/09/63	@Highland		W	47	43
02/15/63	@Cardington-Lincoln	W	57	41
02/16/63	@Mt. Zion		W	55	51
02/23/63	Cardington-Lincoln	W	60	28	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/07/63	Richwood		W	53	42	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/09/63	Radnor			W	28	26	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum - OT
03/13/63	Newark Catholic		W	46	40	Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/15/63	Jonathan Alder		W	66	54	Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/22/63	Seven Mile		W	52	49	Class A Regional Tournament at Troy Hobart Arena
03/23/63	Jackson Center		L	36	39	Class A Regional Tournament at Troy Hobart Arena


Riverdale
Coach:  Dick Miller
Record:  7-12 (1-6 NCC)
Leading Scorer:  Jim Shane (154 pts/8.1 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     RHS     OPP
12/01/62	Lafayette		W	53	39
12/18/62	@Carey			W	44	42
12/21/62*	Colonel Crawford	L	49	53	2OT
12/27/62	@Ada			L	48	75	Holiday Tournament at Ada High School
12/28/62	Lafayette		W	73	63	Holiday Tournament at Ada High School
01/04/63	Holmes-Liberty		W	65	36
01/05/63	@Hardin Northern	L	46	50
01/08/63*	@River Valley		L	48	57
01/11/63*	@Mohawk			W	60	41
01/18/63	Nevada			L	31	48
01/19/63	@Belle Center		W	60	41
01/26/63*	@Pleasant		L	29	49
01/29/63*	Buckeye Central		L	53	62
02/01/63*	Ridgedale		L	46	47
02/08/63*	@Elgin			L	34	51
02/15/63	Mt. Zion		W	55	53
02/16/63	Mohawk			L	57	62
02/22/63	Kenton			L	35	61	NEED BOX
03/01/63	St. Marys Memorial	L	47	63	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Lima Shawnee High School

North Central Conference Standings

Team NCC OFF DEF OAVG DAVG Colonel Crawford 5 - 0 297 248 59.40 49.60 Elgin 5 - 2 380 303 54.28 43.28 Pleasant 4 - 2 321 301 53.50 50.16 River Valley 4 - 2 333 276 55.50 46.00 Buckeye Central 3 - 4 356 391 50.85 55.85 Ridgedale 3 - 4 368 401 52.57 57.28 Mohawk 1 - 6 370 464 52.85 66.28 Riverdale 1 - 6 319 360 45.57 51.42 Totals 26 - 26 2744 2744 52.76 52.76

North Central Conference Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 17.85 Jerry Moore Ridgedale 125 7 2 17.83 Doug Lichtenberger Pleasant 107 6 3 16.66 Jim Cornett Elgin 100 6 4 15.80 Bob Ash Colonel Crawford 79 5 5 14.50 Dick Axline River Valley 87 6 6 14.42 Ron Orians Mohawk 101 7 14.42 Bernhard Witzman Buckeye Central 101 7 8 14.00 George Amlin Mohawk 98 7 9 13.16 Chuck Blanton River Valley 79 6 10 11.60 Bob Zaebst Colonel Crawford 58 5

North Central Conference Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 36 Jerry Moore Ridgedale Buckeye Central 12/21/1962 2 32 Doug Lichtenberger Pleasant Buckeye Central 02/02/1963 3 30 Dick Axline River Valley Mohawk 02/02/1963 4 25 Chuck Blanton River Valley Mohawk 02/02/1963 5 24 Bob Ash Colonel Crawford Mohawk 02/15/1963 6 23 George Amlin Mohawk Pleasant 12/15/1962 23 Bernhard Witzman Buckeye Central Mohawk 01/18/1963 23 Jim Cornett Elgin Pleasant 02/02/1963 23 Doug Lichtenberger Pleasant Ridgedale 02/15/1963 10 22 Dave Kennedy Ridgedale Mohawk 12/22/1962 22 Fritz Cotsamire Col. Crawford Ridgedale 01/26/1963 Return to North Central Conference index Email Me