1950-51 Northern Ohio League Basketball Scores


Bellevue
Coach:  Joe Ayers
Record:  12-10 (4-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Sam DeBlase (240 pts/10.9 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/24/50	Alumni			L	38	48
12/01/50	Bowling Green		W	51	37
12/02/50	@Findlay		L	25	56
12/08/50*	Upper Sandusky		W	47	42
12/15/50*	@Willard		W	53	37
12/19/50*	@Norwalk		L	34	39
12/28/50	@Celina			W	46	44
01/05/51	@Port Clinton		W	64	52
01/09/51	Fostoria		W	50	48
01/12/51*	Galion			L	50	65
01/16/51	Mansfield Senior	L	46	53
01/19/51*	@Shelby			W	33	27
01/23/51	@Tiffin Columbian	L	40	50
01/26/51*	@Bucyrus		L	48	62
01/30/51	Fremont Ross		L	52	60
02/09/51*	Crestline		W	62	42
02/13/51	@Sandusky		W	49	45
02/16/51	Norwalk			W	47	37
02/20/51	@Elyria			L	56	66	02/02
02/23/51	Port Clinton		W	55	38
02/27/51	Willard			W	58	56	Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
03/01/51	Tiffin Columbian	L	42	52	Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School


Bucyrus
Coach:  Richard King
Record:  12-5 (6-1 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Norm Smith (282 pts/16.5 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     BHS     OPP
12/01/50	@Tiffin Columbian	L	35	50
12/08/50*	@Shelby			W	40	34
12/12/50	Crestline		W	62	42
12/15/50	Galion			L	53	63
12/19/50	@Columbus South		L	46	75
12/22/50	@Willard		W	50	43
01/05/51*	@Galion			L	58	78
01/09/51	Shelby			W	57	54
01/12/51*	Willard			W	47	44
01/19/51*	@Crestline		W	62	40
01/26/51*	Bellevue		W	62	48
02/02/51*	Norwalk			W	71	54
02/09/51	@Madison		W	59	57	At Mansfield High School
02/16/51*	Upper Sandusky		W	68	57
02/23/51	@Kenton			W	51	44
02/28/51	Crestline		W	54	38	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/02/51	Mansfield		L	42	57	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Crestline
Coach:  Merle Hutson
Record:  1-14 (0-7 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Larry Dodd (171 pts/11.4 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     CHS     OPP
12/01/50	@Upper Sandusky		L	40	62
12/08/50	Willard			W	40	38
12/12/50	@Bucyrus		L	42	62
12/15/50*	Norwalk			L	42	52
01/05/51*	Upper Sandusky		L	41	52
01/09/51	Galion			L	36	60
01/12/51	@Shelby			L	36	49
01/19/50*	Bucyrus			L	40	62
01/23/51	Madison			L	56	58
01/30/51*	@Galion			L	35	65
02/05/51	@Madison		L	54	65	At Mansfield High School
02/09/51*	@Bellevue		L	42	62
02/16/51*	Shelby			L	52	70
02/23/51*	@Willard		L	47	66
02/28/51	Bucyrus			L	38	54	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Galion
Coach:  Dick Backensto
Record:  14-5 (6-1 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Ray Seif (346 pts/21.6 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     GHS     OPP
12/05/50	Mt. Vernon		W	54	51	OT
12/08/50	@Ashland		L	64	68
12/12/50	@Marion Harding		W	51	47
12/15/50	@Bucyrus		W	63	53
12/22/50	Madison			W	54	42
01/02/51	Shelby			W	72	55
01/05/51*	Bucyrus			W	78	58
01/09/51	@Crestline		W	60	36
01/12/51*	@Bellevue		W	65	50
01/13/51	Washington Court House	L	69	71
01/19/51*	@Norwalk		W	77	46
01/26/51*	Upper Sandusky		W	54	38
01/27/51	@Madison		W	66	52	At Mansfield High School
01/30/51*	Crestline		W	65	35
02/06/51	Marion Harding		W	47	46
02/12/51*	@Shelby			L	29	45
02/13/51	@Canton South		L	42	56
02/16/51*	Willard			W	65	47
02/27/51	Shelby			L	34	37	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Norwalk
Coach:  Grant Walls
Record:  4-14 (3-4 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Robert Beveridge (142 pts/8.3 avg)

Date		Versus	               W/L     OFF     DEF
12/01/50	Ashland			L	45	84
12/02/50	Toledo Libbey		L	36	48
12/08/50	@Sandusky		L	30	54
12/15/50*	@Crestline		W	52	42
12/16/50	Port Clinton		W	45	39
12/19/50*	Bellevue		W	39	34
12/23/50	Fremont Ross		L	63	74
01/05/51	@Madison		L	34	60
01/06/51	Olmsted Falls		L	33	34
01/13/51*	@Upper Sandusky		L	40	55
01/19/51*	Galion			L	46	77
01/26/51*	Shelby			W	49	47
02/02/51*	@Bucyrus		L	54	71
02/09/51*	@Willard		L	37	55
02/10/51	Canton Timken		L	35	47
02/16/51	@Bellevue		L	37	47
02/20/51	@Shelby			L	52	65
02/28/51	Sandusky		L	39	63	Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School


Shelby
Coach:  Chuck Williams
Record:  9-10 (3-4 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Charley Blosser (227 pts/11.9 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     SHS      Opp
12/01/50	@Madison		W	47	39	At Mansfield High School
12/05/50	@Willard		L	41	49
12/08/50*	Bucyrus			L	34	40
12/12/50	@Mansfield		L	28	68
12/15/50*	@Upper Sandusky		L	47	58
12/19/50	Alumni			L	40	64
01/02/51	@Galion			L	55	72
01/05/51*	Willard			W	49	46
01/09/51	@Bucyrus		L	54	57
01/12/51	Crestline		W	49	39
01/19/51*	Bellevue		L	27	33
01/26/51*	@Norwalk		L	47	49
01/30/51	Madison			W	56	46
02/06/51	Wooster			W	46	42
02/09/51*	Galion			W	45	29
02/16/51*	@Crestline		W	70	52
02/20/51	Norwalk			W	65	52
02/27/51	Galion			W	37	34	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/02/51	Ashland			L	34	50	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Upper Sandusky
Coach:  Newt Oliver
Record:  10-9 (3-4 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Earl Messmer (260 pts/13.6 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     USHS    OPP
12/01/50	@Crestline		W	67	40
12/08/50*	@Bellevue		L	42	47
12/15/50*	Shelby			W	58	47
12/22/50	@Levitsburg					CANCELLED
12/26/50	Beavercreek		L	52	55
12/29/50	Willoughby		W	50	47
01/05/51*	@Crestline		W	52	41
01/06/51	Wapakoneta		W	75	54
01/13/51*	Norwalk			W	55	40
01/19/51*	Willard			L	48	52
01/20/51	@Madison		L	49	51	At Mansfield High School
01/23/51	Melmore			W	60	33
01/26/51*	@Galion			L	38	54
02/06/51	@Carey			W	64	53
02/09/51	Lima South		L	48	53
02/10/51	Madison			W	59	57
02/16/51*	@Bucyrus		L	57	68
02/23/51	@Van Wert		L	58	80
02/24/51	Kenton			W	56	49
02/28/51	Mansfield		L	47	51	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Willard
Coach:  John Inhat
Record:  7-10 (3-4 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Bob Bohn (193 pts/13.7 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/02/50	Tiffin Columbian	L	29	37
12/05/50	Shelby			W	49	41
12/08/50	@Crestline		L	38	40
12/12/50	@Fremont Ross		L	30	71
12/15/50*	Bellevue		L	37	53
12/22/50	Bucyrus			L	43	50
01/05/51*	@Shelby			L	46	49
01/12/51*	@Bucyrus		L	44	47
01/16/51	Madison			W	59	55
01/19/51*	@Upper Sandusky		W	52	48
01/26/51	Sandusky		L	41	54
02/09/51*	Norwalk			W	55	37
02/13/51	@Madison		W	59	57
02/16/51*	@Galion			L	47	65
02/20/51	@Port Clinton		W	57	55
02/23/51*	Crestline		W	66	47
02/27/51	Bellevue		L	56	58	Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School - OT

Northern Ohio League Standings

Team NOL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG Bucyrus 6 - 1 408 355 58.71 50.42 Galion 6 - 1 433 319 61.85 45.57 Bellevue 4 - 3 327 314 46.71 44.85 Norwalk 3 - 4 317 381 45.28 54.42 Shelby 3 - 4 319 307 45.57 43.85 Upper Sandusky 3 - 4 350 349 50.00 49.85 Willard 3 - 4 347 346 49.57 49.42 Crestline 0 - 7 299 429 42.71 61.28 Totals 28 - 28 2800 2800 50.00 50.00

Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 26.00 Ray Seif Galion 130 5 2 19.14 Norm Smith Bucyrus 134 7 3 17.00 Harmon Mansperger Galion 119 7 4 14.28 Bob Bohn Willard 100 7 5 14.00 Bill Williams Bucyrus 84 6 6 12.71 Larry Dodd Crestline 89 7 7 12.40 Jack Witter Shelby 62 5 8 12.28 Dan Bumstead Bucyrus 86 7 9 12.00 Charley Blosser Shelby 84 7 10 11.85 Earl Messmer Upper Sandusky 83 7

Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 29 Ray Seif Galion Bucyrus 01/05/1951 29 Ray Seif Galion Norwalk 01/19/1951 3 27 Ray Seif Galion Crestline 01/30/1951 4 26 Harmon Mansperger Galion Willard 02/16/1951 5 24 Norm Smith Bucyrus Bellevue 01/26/1951 6 23 Norm Smith Bucyrus Galion 01/05/1951 23 Harmon Mansperger Galion Norwalk 01/19/1951 23 Ray Seif Galion Upper Sandusky 01/26/1951 9 22 Ray Seif Galion Bellevue 01/12/1951 22 Norm Smith Bucyrus Norwalk 02/02/1951 22 Norm Smith Bucyrus Upper Sandusky 02/16/1951 22 Bob Bohn Willard Crestline 02/23/1951 Return to the Northern Ohio League index Email Me