1953-54 Northern Ohio League Basketball Scores
Bellevue
Coach: Ivan Wilhelm
Record: 16-3 (7-0 NOL)
Leading Scorer: John Lepley (302 pts/15.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/28/52 Alumni L 37 42
12/04/53 @Bowling Green W 62 55
12/05/53 @Port Clinton W 56 32
12/11/53 @Ashland L 58 69
12/18/53 @Norwalk W 68 49
01/05/54 @Fostoria W 68 55
01/08/54 Sandusky St. Mary W 80 70
01/15/54* @Upper Sandusky W 66 44
01/22/54* Willard W 97 76
01/23/54 Tiffin Columbian W 60 56
01/29/54* Galion W 69 49
02/02/54 @Fremont Ross W 72 65
02/05/54* @Shelby W 80 72
02/06/54 Port Clinton W 77 46
02/12/54* @Crestline W 52 33
02/16/54 Sandusky W 68 50
02/19/54* Norwalk W 83 60
02/26/54* @Bucyrus W 72 64
03/02/54 Tiffin Calvert L 81 91 Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
Bucyrus
Coach: John Hutton
Record: 11-7 (5-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Glen Butterman (395 pts/21.94 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS OPP
12/04/53 Port Clinton L 46 50
12/08/53 Tiffin Columbian W 55 31
12/11/53 Galion L 49 57
12/18/53 @Crestline W 59 52
12/29/53 @Elyria L 54 57
01/08/54 @Shelby W 65 62
01/12/54 Kenton L 58 72
01/15/54* @Willard W 65 44
01/22/54* @Galion L 50 53
01/23/54 @Madison W 70 59
01/26/54 Willard W 71 45
01/29/54* Shelby W 69 51
02/05/54* Crestline W 64 54
02/12/54* @Norwalk W 60 53
02/19/54* @Upper Sandusky W 68 45
02/26/54* Bellevue L 64 72
03/02/54 Upper Sandusky W 62 41 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Colisuem
03/06/54 Mansfield Senior L 38 68 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Colisuem
Crestline
Coach: Bob Duncan
Record: 4-15 (1-6 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Bill Klopfenstein (329 pts/18.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
12/04/53 @Perrysville L 76 89
12/08/53 Mt. Gilead L 48 60
12/11/53 Upper Sandusky W 57 52
12/12/53 @Ontario L 51 70
12/15/53 @Shelby L 40 73
12/18/53 Bucyrus L 52 59
01/05/54 @Mt. Gilead L 35 67
01/08/54 Galion L 55 70
01/12/54 @Willard W 54 49
01/15/54* Shelby L 34 67
01/22/54* @Upper Sandusky L 56 65
01/29/54* Norwalk L 54 79
02/02/54 @Madison L 59 72
02/05/54* @Bucyrus L 54 64
02/12/54* Bellevue L 33 53
02/16/54 Madison W 50 49
02/19/54* Willard W 60 56
02/26/54* @Galion L 48 64
03/02/54 Ashland L 45 53 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Colisuem
Galion
Coach: Jack Shuck
Record: 9-11 (3-4 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Tom Quay (310 pts/15.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L GHS OPP
12/01/53 Marion Harding L 38 72
12/04/53 @Shelby L 48 75
12/11/53 @Bucyrus W 57 49
12/18/53 Ashland L 55 73
12/22/53 Alumni W 67 65
12/29/53 Mt. Vernon W 56 51
01/02/54 @Mansfield Senior L 42 80
01/08/54 @Crestline W 70 55
01/15/54* @Norwalk L 70 79
01/19/54 Madison W 74 59
01/22/54* Bucyrus W 53 50
01/29/54* @Bellevue L 49 69
02/02/54 @Marion Harding L 62 78
02/05/54* Willard L 42 44
02/10/54 @Tiffin Calvert L 63 73
02/12/54* @Upper Sandusky W 71 59
02/19/54* Shelby L 47 68
02/20/54 @Madison W 62 61
02/26/54* Crestline W 64 48
03/05/54 Ashland L 53 77 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Norwalk
Coach: Grant Walls
Record: 7-12 (4-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Spettle (415 pts/21.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/25/53 Shelby L 47 60
12/04/53 @Fremont Ross L 64 77
12/11/53 @Elyria W 41 56 Win via forfeit
12/18/53 Bellevue L 49 66
12/19/53 @Sandusky St. Mary L 52 65
12/30/53 @Fremont St. Joseph W 70 60
01/02/54 Madison L 58 59
01/08/54 @Port Clinton W 69 42
01/15/54* Galion W 79 70
01/16/54 @Sandusky L 52 70
01/22/54* @Shelby L 67 78
01/29/54* @Crestline W 79 54
01/30/54 Lorain L 50 51
02/05/54* Upper Sandusky W 63 55
02/06/54 @Clev. John Marshall L 56 80
02/12/54* Bucyrus L 53 60
02/19/54* @Bellevue L 60 83
02/26/54* Willard W 83 72
03/04/54 Tiffin Columbian L 53 64 03/03 - Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
Shelby
Coach: Chuck Williams
Record: 14-6 (5-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Wincel Ingram (389 pts/19.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/25/53 @Norwalk W 60 47
12/01/53 @Madison W 69 40
12/04/53 Galion W 75 48
12/08/53 Tiffin Calvert L 58 76
12/11/53 Willard W 82 42
12/15/53 Crestline W 73 40
01/08/54 Bucyrus L 62 65
01/12/54 @Marion Harding L 59 67
01/15/54* @Crestline W 67 34
01/22/54* Norwalk W 78 67
01/26/54 Madison W 59 45
01/29/54* @Bucyrus L 51 69
02/05/54* Bellevue L 72 80
02/09/54 Marion Harding W 75 66
02/12/54* @Willard W 58 43
02/19/54* @Galion W 68 47
02/26/54* Upper Sandusky W 49 39
03/05/54 Madison W 63 50 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/06/54 Ashland W 68 62 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/08/54 Mansfield Senior L 42 55 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Upper Sandusky
Coach: Leo Strang
Record: 6-12 (2-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Dave McClain (303 pts/16.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L USHS OPP
11/27/53 Alumni L 43 48
12/01/53 Ada W 52 44
12/04/53 @Kenton L 49 53
12/11/53 @Crestline L 52 57
12/18/53 Madison W 49 36
12/22/53 @Shawnee L 42 66
01/08/54 Willard W 58 41
01/09/54 @Wapakoneta L 49 71
01/15/54* Bellevue L 44 66
01/22/54* Crestline W 65 56
01/26/54 Carey W 62 48
01/29/54* @Willard W 63 56
02/05/54* @Norwalk L 55 63
02/12/54* Galion L 59 71
02/13/54 @Madison L 65 73
02/19/54* Bucyrus L 45 68
02/26/54* Shelby L 39 49
03/02/54 Bucyrus L 41 62 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Willard
Coach: Bill Wise
Record: 2-19 (1-6 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Angelo Camiscione (251 pts/11.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/27/53 @Tiffin Columbian L 38 60
12/04/53 Marion Harding L 35 96
12/08/53 Fremont Ross L 52 92
12/11/53 @Shelby L 42 82
12/18/53 Port Clinton W 67 44
01/05/54 Madison L 49 54
01/08/54 @Upper Sandusky L 41 58
01/12/54 Crestline L 49 54
01/15/54* Bucyrus L 44 65
01/22/54* @Bellevue L 76 97
01/26/54 @Bucyrus L 45 71
01/29/54* Upper Sandusky L 56 63
01/30/54 @Clyde L 53 69
02/05/54* @Galion W 44 42
02/09/54 @Madison L 65 72
02/12/54* Shelby L 43 58
02/19/54* @Crestline L 56 60
02/20/54 @Sandusky L 55 73
02/23/54 Sandusky St. Mary L 52 82
02/26/54* @Norwalk L 72 83
03/02/54 Tiffin Columbian L 46 66 Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Bellevue 7 - 0 519 398 74.14 56.85
Bucyrus 5 - 2 440 372 62.85 53.14
Shelby 5 - 2 443 379 63.28 54.14
Norwalk 4 - 3 484 472 69.14 67.42
Galion 3 - 4 396 417 56.57 59.57
Upper Sandusky 2 - 5 370 428 52.85 61.14
Crestline 1 - 6 339 448 48.42 64.00
Willard 1 - 6 391 468 55.85 66.85
Totals 28 - 28 3382 3382 60.39 60.39
Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Averages
Does not include Tiffin
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
28.00 Jim Spettle Norwalk 196 7
23.57 Wincel Ingram Shelby 165 7
22.00 Dave McClain Upper Sandusky 154 7
21.85 Glen Butterman Bucyrus 153 7
19.57 Tom Quay Galion 137 7
18.28 Dave Hunter Norwalk 128 7
18.00 Jim Strayer Bellevue 126 7
16.71 John Lepley Bellevue 117 7
16.50 Bill Klopfenstein Crestline 99 6
10 15.85 Angelo Camiscione Willard 111 7
Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
41 Wincel Ingram Shelby Bellevue 02/05/1954
39 Dave McClain Upper Sandusky Crestline 01/22/1954
37 Jim Spettle Norwalk Galion 01/15/1954
36 Jim Spettle Norwalk Crestline 01/29/1954
35 Tom Quay Galion Upper Sandusky 02/12/1954
32 Jim Strayer Bellevue Shelby 02/05/1954
30 Jim Spettle Norwalk Willard 02/26/1954
29 Wincel Ingram Shelby Norwalk 01/22/1954
29 Jim Spettle Norwalk Shelby 01/22/1954
10 29 Tom Quay Galion Crestline 02/26/1954
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