1948-49 Northern Ohio League Basketball Scores


Bellevue
Coach:  Joe Ayers
Record:  19-7 (5-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Milt Bruckner (370 pts/14.2 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/26/48	Alumni			W	38	37
12/03/48	Bowling Green		W	44	42
12/04/48	@Findlay		L	20	28
12/07/48	@Lorain			L	43	47
12/10/48*	Upper Sandusky		W	43	39
12/14/48	Ashland			W	44	42
12/17/48*	@Willard		W	39	34
12/21/48*	@Norwalk		L	29	31
12/29/48	Ashland			L	43	44	Holiday Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
01/01/49	@Fremont Ross		W	39	38	Holiday Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
01/07/49	@Port Clinton		W	47	45
01/14/49*	@Galion			W	56	32
01/18/49	Mansfield Senior	W	44	37
01/21/49	@Shelby			W	53	46
01/28/49*	@Bucyrus		L	40	54
02/01/49	Fremont Ross		W	60	28
02/04/49	Port Clinton		W	45	44
02/08/49	@Elyria			W	52	51
02/11/49*	Crestline		W	72	35
02/15/49	@Sandusky		L	37	45
02/18/49	Norwalk			W	67	48
03/02/49	Norwalk			W	52	29	Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
03/03/49	Sandusky		W	46	33	Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
03/05/49	Port Clinton		W	53	52	Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
03/11/49	Whitmer			W	60	30	Class A District Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
03/12/49	Mansfield Senior	L	43	74	Class A District Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School


Bucyrus
Coach:  Al Pesek
Record:  17-3 (6-1 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Bill Kibler (267 pts/13.3 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     BHS     OPP
12/03/48	@Tiffin Columbian	W	47	35
12/10/48*	@Shelby			L	40	41
12/14/48	Crestline		W	47	32
12/17/48	Galion			W	58	39
01/04/49	Marion Harding		W	46	42
01/07/49*	@Galion			W	60	42
01/11/49	Shelby			W	62	39
01/14/49*	Willard			W	70	52
01/21/49*	@Crestline		W	50	30
01/28/49*	Bellevue		W	54	40
02/01/49	@Willard		W	61	44
02/04/49*	Norwalk			W	64	42
02/08/49	@Marion Harding		W	51	45
02/11/49	Madison			W	66	33	At Mansfield Senior High School
02/18/49*	Upper Sandusky		W	63	38
02/25/49	@Kenton			W	77	30
03/01/49	Madison			W	36	29	Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/04/49	Shelby			W	59	48	Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/05/49	@Mansfield Senior	L	46	68	Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/11/49	@Findlay		L	26	49	Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School


Crestline
Coach:  Merle Hutson
Record:  7-8 (4-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  John Johnson (187 pts/12.4 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     CHS     OPP
12/03/48	@Upper Sandusky		L	40	49
12/10/48	Willard			L	22	36
12/14/48	@Bucyrus		L	32	47
12/17/48*	Norwalk			W	39	30
01/07/49*	Upper Sandusky		W	51	43
01/11/49	Galion			W	49	45
01/14/49	@Shelby			L	30	34
01/21/49*	Bucyrus			L	30	50
01/25/49	Madison			W	47	45
01/28/49*	@Willard		W	47	33
02/01/49*	@Galion			L	50	54
02/04/49	@Madison		W	44	40
02/11/49*	@Bellevue		L	35	72
02/18/49*	@Shelby			W	45	39
03/02/49	Ashland			L	45	69	Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Galion
Coach:  Dick Backensto
Record:  6-11 (3-4 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Ray Seif (270 pts/15.8 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     GHS     OPP
12/03/48	Mt. Vernon		L	50	53
12/07/48	@Marion Harding		L	49	53
12/10/48	@Ashland		L	28	53
12/17/48	@Bucyrus		L	39	58
01/04/49	Shelby			W	48	37
01/07/49*	Bucyrus			L	42	60
01/11/49	@Crestline		L	45	49
01/14/49*	Bellevue		L	32	56
01/21/49*	@Norwalk		L	42	54
01/28/49*	Upper Sandusky		W	52	51
02/01/49*	Crestline		W	54	50
02/04/49	Marion Harding		L	53	57
02/11/49*	@Shelby			L	32	38
02/12/49	Upper Arlington		W	50	47
02/18/49*	Willard			W	52	41
02/25/49	Madison			W	68	45
03/02/49	@Mansfield Senior	L	45	67	Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Norwalk
Coach:  Grant Walls
Record:  6-14 (4-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Bill McKinley (212 pts/11.1 avg) (missing 1-2 games)

Date		Versus	               W/L     OFF     DEF
12/03/48	Ashland			L	28	43
12/04/48	Toledo Libbey		L	38	55
12/10/48	@Sandusky		L	30	35
12/17/48*	@Crestline		L	30	39
12/18/48	Fremont Ross		W	44	28
12/21/48*	Bellevue		W	31	29
12/23/48	@Toledo Woodward	L	32?	49?	NEED BOX
12/29/48	@Fremont Ross		W	48	41	Holiday Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
01/01/49	@Ashland		L	42	43	12/30; Holiday Tournament at Ashland High School
01/07/49	Alumni
01/08/49	Garfield Heights	L	41	53
01/14/49*	@Upper Sandusky		W	61	40
01/15/49	Washington Court House	L	42	47
01/21/49*	Galion			W	54	42
01/22/49	Port Clinton		L	46	50
01/28/49*	Shelby			W	59	58
02/04/49*	@Bucyrus		L	42	64
02/11/49*	@Willard		L	43	45
02/12/49	Mansfield Senior	L	48	67
02/18/49	@Bellevue		L	48	67
03/02/49	Bellevue		L	29	52	Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School


Shelby
Coach:  Chuck Williams
Record:  10-9 (4-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Dick Utz (207 pts/10.8 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     SHS      Opp
11/30/48	Fostoria		W	54	50
12/03/48	@Madison		L	38	45
12/07/48	@Willard		W	49	30
12/10/48*	Bucyrus			W	41	40
12/14/48	Marion Harding		L	29	36
12/17/48*	@Upper Sandusky		W	42	30
12/21/48	@Akron Buchtel		L	27	47
01/04/49	@Galion			L	37	48
01/07/49*	Willard			W	36	32
01/11/49	@Bucyrus		L	39	62
01/14/49	Crestline		W	34	30
01/18/49	Wooster			W	45	38
01/21/49*	Bellevue		L	46	53
01/28/49*	@Norwalk		L	58	59
02/01/49	Madison			W	43	42
02/11/49*	Galion			W	38	32
02/18/49*	Crestline		L	39	45
02/25/49	@Marion Harding		W	34	28
03/04/49	Bucyrus			L	48	59	Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield High School


Upper Sandusky
Coach:  Harold Tenwalde
Record:  6-11 (0-7 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Roy Moses (204 pts/12.0 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     USHS    OPP
11/24/48	@Kenton			L	31	49
12/03/48	Crestline		W	49	40
12/10/48*	@Bellevue		L	39	43
12/11/48	Lima South		L	21	34
12/17/48*	Shelby			L	30	42
12/21/48	@Marion Harding		L	37	52
01/07/49*	@Crestline		L	43	51
01/08/49	Wapakoneta		W	54	25
01/14/49*	Norwalk			L	40	61
01/21/49*	Willard			L	36	42
01/28/49*	@Galion			L	51	52
02/04/49	Ada			W	41	33
02/08/49	@Carey			W	60	32
02/14/49	Austintown Fitch	W	56	46
02/18/49*	@Bucyrus		L	38	63
02/26/49	@Van Wert		W	51	48
03/02/49	Fostoria		L	37	70	Class A Sectional Tournament at Findlay High School


Willard
Coach:  Paul Hargrove
Record:  6-10 (2-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Jim Nowakowski (299 pts/18.6 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/04/48	Tiffin Columbian	W	43	38
12/07/48	Shelby			L	30	49
12/10/48	@Crestline		W	36	22
12/17/48*	Bellevue		L	34	39
01/04/49	Madison			W	44	41
01/07/49*	@Shelby			L	32	36
01/14/49*	@Bucyrus		L	52	70
01/21/49*	@Upper Sandusky		W	42	36
01/28/49*	Crestline		L	33	47
02/01/49	@Bucyrus		L	44	61
02/11/49*	Norwalk			W	45	43
02/15/49	@Madison		L	47	55
02/18/49*	@Galion			L	41	52
02/19/49	New London		W	43	40
02/25/49	@Port Clinton		L	55	61
03/01/49	Port Clinton		L	35	61	Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School

Northern Ohio League Standings

Team NOL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG Bucyrus 6 - 1 401 285 57.28 40.71 Bellevue 5 - 2 332 271 47.42 38.71 Crestline 4 - 3 297 321 42.42 45.85 Norwalk 4 - 3 320 317 45.71 45.28 Shelby 4 - 3 300 291 42.85 41.57 Galion 3 - 4 306 350 43.71 50.00 Willard 2 - 5 279 323 39.85 46.14 Upper Sandusky 0 - 7 277 354 39.57 50.57 Totals 28 - 28 2512 2512 44.85 44.85

Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 19.57 Jim Nowakowski Willard 137 7 2 15.85 Milt Bruckner Bellevue 111 7 3 15.85 Ray Seif Galion 111 7 4 15.14 Roy Moses Upper Sandusky 106 7 5 12.85 Bill Kibler Bucyrus 90 7 6 12.71 Stan Cronenwett Shelby 89 7 7 11.57 Walt Light Bucyrus 81 7 8 10.85 Bill McKinley Norwalk 76 7 9 10.57 John Johnson Crestline 74 7 10 10.00 Dick Utz Shelby 70 7

Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 31 Jim Nowakowski Willard Bucyrus 01/14/1949 2 30 Milt Bruckner Bellevue Galion 01/14/1949 30 Roy Moses Upper Sandusky Galion 01/28/1949 4 28 Jim Nowakowski Willard Norwalk 02/11/1949 5 24 Ray Seif Galion Upper Sandusky 01/28/1949 24 Milt Bruckner Bellevue Crestline 02/18/1949 7 22 Stan Cronenwett Shelby Norwalk 01/28/1949 22 Jim Nowakowski Willard Galion 02/18/1949 9 21 Ray Seif Galion Willard 02/18/1949 10 20 John Johnson Crestline Upper Sandusky 01/07/1949 20 Bill McKinley Norwalk Galion 01/21/1949 20 Ray Seif Galion Norwalk 01/21/1949 Return to the Northern Ohio League index Email Me