1959-60 Northern Ohio League Basketball Scores


Bellevue
Coach:  Burnell Hoffman
Record:  12-7 (5-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Jere Crosby (322 pts/16.9 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/27/59	Alumni			W	61	45
12/04/59	Shelby			W	50	48
12/08/59	@Fostoria		W	54	44
12/12/59	Ashland			L	46	76
12/18/59	@Norwalk		L	28	62
12/22/59	@Clyde			W	69	53
01/08/60*	Willard			W	61	52
01/15/60*	Galion			L	56	60
01/22/60*	@Shelby			W	55	49
01/26/60	Fremont Ross		W	61	58
01/29/60*	@Tiffin Columbian	W	53	51
02/05/60*	Norwalk			W	46	41
02/06/60	Port Clinton		W	88	45
02/12/60*	@Bucyrus		W	70	46
02/13/60	Sandusky		L	48	49
02/19/60*	@Upper Sandusky		L	61	73
02/20/60	@Sandusky St. Mary	L	47	57
02/26/60	Clyde			W	64	62	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
02/27/60	Plymouth		L	39	64	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School


Bucyrus
Coach:  Jack Binnix
Record:  4-15 (0-7 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Jim Pirnstill (210 pts/17.5 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/27/59	Fostoria		L	46	53
12/04/59	Galion			W	75	67
12/11/59	@Shelby			L	49	72
12/18/59	@Crestline		W	58	41
12/19/59	Upper Sandusky		L	47	75
12/22/59	@Tiffin Columbian	L	39	53
12/29/59	Mohawk			W	78	54
01/08/60*	@Galion			L	60	83
01/09/60	@Tiffin Calvert		L	58	73
01/15/60*	Shelby			L	52	58
01/22/60*	Tiffin Columbian	L	47	62
01/26/60	Madison			L	53	69
01/29/60*	@Norwalk		L	43	76
01/30/60	@Mohawk			W	70	50
02/05/60*	@Upper Sandusky		L	51	92
02/06/60	Plymouth		L	64	78
02/12/60*	Bellevue		L	46	70
02/19/60*	Willard			L	65	86
02/26/60	Mansfield St. Peter's	L	62	85	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Galion
Coach:  Carroll Kent
Record:  10-9 (4-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Larry Kelly (327 pts/17.2 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
12/01/59	Ontario			W	69	55
12/04/59	@Bucyrus		L	67	75
12/08/59	Crestline		W	65	49
12/11/59	Ashland			L	72	89
12/15/59	@Shelby			L	54	56	OT
12/18/59	Mt. Gilead		W	75	62
12/29/59	Wooster			L	56	67	Holiday Tournament at Madison High School
12/30/59	@Madison		W	47	44	Holiday Tournament at Madison High School
01/08/60*	Bucyrus			W	83	60
01/15/60*	@Bellevue		W	60	56
01/22/60*	Willard			W	72	58
01/29/60*	@Upper Sandusky		L	58	80
01/30/60	@Marion Harding		L	63	71
02/05/60*	@Shelby			L	50	59
02/06/60	@Crestline		W	97	70
02/12/60*	Tiffin Columbian	W	58	45
02/19/60*	@Norwalk		L	68	73
02/20/60	Madison			W	59	55
02/27/60	Mansfield Senior	L	55	60	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Norwalk
Coach:  Grant Walls
Record:  18-4 (6-1 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Bob Middaugh (423 pts/19.2 avg)

Date		Versus	               W/L     OFF     DEF
11/27/59	@Clyde			W	61	54
12/04/59	@Fremont Ross		W	46	34
12/05/59	Newark			L	53	57
12/11/59	Cleveland University	W	55	25
12/12/59	@Dover			W	52	48
12/18/59	Bellevue		W	62	28
12/22/59	@Fremont St. Joseph	W	57	47
01/02/60	Plymouth		W	59	53
01/08/60*	@Shelby			W	61	48
01/15/60*	@Tiffin Columbian	W	72	50
01/22/60*	Upper Sandusky		W	62	49
01/23/60	@Port Clinton		W	79	45
01/29/60*	Bucyrus			W	76	43
02/05/60*	@Bellevue		L	41	46
02/12/60*	Willard			W	49	44
02/19/60*	Galion			W	73	68
02/20/60	@Sandusky		L	40	47
02/26/60	@Sandusky		W	62	55	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School
02/27/60	Tiffin Columbian	W	63	38	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School
03/05/60	Huron			W	56	50	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School
03/11/60	Genoa			W	68	50	Class AA District Tournament at Sandusky High School
03/12/60	Eastwood		L	53	58	Class AA District Tournament at Sandusky High School


Shelby
Coach:  Chuck Williams
Record:  14-7 (4-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  John Brown (336 pts/16.0 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/27/59	@Madison		W	50	26
11/28/59	Willard			W	58	46
12/04/59	@Bellevue		L	48	50
12/08/59	@Marion Harding		L	45	60
12/11/59	Bucyrus			W	72	49
12/15/59	Galion			W	56	54	OT
12/18/59	@Wooster		L	45	46
12/29/59	@Madison		W	46	44	Holiday Tournament at Madison High School
12/30/59	Wooster			W	49	46
01/05/60	Tiffin Calvert		W	54	41
01/08/60*	Norwalk			L	48	61
01/15/60*	@Bucyrus		W	58	52
01/19/60	Madison			W	54	48
01/22/60*	Bellevue		L	49	55
01/29/60*	@Willard		L	60	63
02/05/60*	@Galion			W	59	50
02/12/60*	Upper Sandusky		W	60	54
02/19/60*	@Tiffin Columbian	W	61	58
02/26/60	Ontario			W	57	43	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/27/60	Lexington		W	58	36	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/04/60	Marion Harding		L	59	78	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Tiffin Columbian
Coach:  George Janson
Record:  4-14 (2-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Bob Sherwood (151 pts/8.3 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/25/59	@Toledo Macomber	L	44	62
11/27/59	@Bath			L	33	45
12/04/59	Shawnee			L	24	32
12/11/59	@Kenton			L	41	69
12/12/59	@Toledo DeVilbiss	L	43	55
12/15/59	Fremont Ross		L	35	54
12/22/59	Bucyrus			W	53	39
12/29/59	Sylvania Burnham	L	42	51
01/02/60	Fostoria		W	55	52
01/08/60*	@Upper Sandusky		L	53	96
01/15/60*	Norwalk			L	50	72
01/22/60*	@Bucyrus		W	62	47
01/29/60*	Bellevue		L	51	53
02/05/60*	Willard			W	59	53
02/12/60*	@Galion			L	45	58
02/13/60	@Fostoria		L	41	45
02/19/60*	Shelby			L	58	61
02/27/60	Norwalk			L	38	63	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School


Upper Sandusky
Coach:  Edgar Fisher
Record:  11-7 (4-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Fritz Smith (328 pts/18.2 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
12/01/59	Marion Catholic		W	68	30
12/04/59	@Kenton			L	57	59
12/12/59	@Crestline		W	72	51
12/18/59	@Bellefontaine		W	90	53
12/19/59	@Bucyrus		W	75	47
12/22/59	@Bowling Green		L	46	49
12/29/59	@Canton Timken		L	35	74
12/30/59	@Canton South		W	46	43
01/08/60*	Tiffin Columbian	W	96	53
01/15/60*	@Willard		L	54	59
01/19/60	Carey			W	73	44
01/22/60*	@Norwalk		L	49	62
01/29/60*	Galion			W	80	58
02/05/60*	Bucyrus			W	92	51
02/12/60*	@Shelby			L	54	60
02/19/60*	Bellevue		W	73	61
02/20/60	Crestline		W	58	39
02/26/60	Mansfield Senior	L	40	42	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Willard
Coach:  Herb Hart
Record:  11-7 (3-4 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Jim Langhurst (370 pts/20.5 avg)

Date		Versus	               W/L     OFF     DEF
11/27/59	Attica			W	60	54
11/28/59	@Shelby			L	46	58
12/04/59	Crestline		W	84	47
12/05/59	Huron			W	65	51
12/11/59	@New London		W	61	45
12/18/59	@Clyde			W	77	64
12/19/59	@Tiffin Calvert		W	68	53
12/29/59	@Sandusky St. Mary	W	72	54
01/02/60	@Sandusky		W	43	40
01/08/60*	@Bellevue		L	52	61
01/15/60*	Upper Sandusky		W	59	54
01/22/60*	@Galion			L	58	72
01/29/60*	Shelby			W	63	60
02/05/60*	@Tiffin Columbian	L	53	59
02/06/60	Madison			L	48	57
02/12/60*	@Norwalk		L	44	49
02/19/60*	@Bucyrus		W	86	65
02/26/60	Vermilion		L	63	67	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School

Northern Ohio League Standings

Team NOL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG Norwalk 6 - 1 434 348 62.00 49.71 Bellevue 5 - 2 402 372 57.42 53.14 Galion 4 - 3 449 431 64.14 61.57 Shelby 4 - 3 395 393 56.42 56.14 Upper Sandusky 4 - 3 498 404 71.14 57.71 Willard 3 - 4 415 420 59.28 60.00 Tiffin Columbian 2 - 5 378 440 54.00 62.85 Bucyrus 0 - 7 364 527 52.00 75.28 Totals 28 - 28 3335 3335 59.55 59.55

Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 22.85 Phil Clark Upper Sandusky 156 7 2 22.00 Fritz Smith Upper Sandusky 154 7 3 20.14 Jere Crosby Bellevue 141 7 4 19.00 Jim Langhurst Willard 133 7 5 18.14 Larry Kelly Galion 127 7 6 17.85 Bob Middaugh Norwalk 125 7 7 17.71 John Brown Shelby 124 7 8 15.28 Dave Culver Norwalk 107 7 9 14.85 John Miller Galion 104 7 10 14.42 Jeff Lauble Shelby 101 7 Jim Pirnstill (Bucyrus) scored 46 points in 3 NOL games (15.33 avg)

Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 37 Fritz Smith Upper Sandusky Tiffin Columbian 01/08/1960 2 33 Jim Langhurst Willard Bucyrus 02/19/1960 3 32 Fritz Smith Upper Sandusky Bucyrus 02/05/1960 30 Larry Kelly Galion Willard 01/22/1960 5 28 Jere Crosby Bellevue Shelby 01/22/1960 6 27 John Miller Galion Upper Sandusky 01/29/1960 27 Dave Culver Norwalk Galion 02/19/1960 8 26 Larry Kelly Galion Bucyrus 01/08/1960 26 Jere Crosby Bellevue Galion 01/15/1960 26 Larry Kelly Galion Tiffin Columbian 02/12/1960 26 Bob Middaugh Norwalk Willard 02/12/1960 26 Max Ness Galion Norwalk 02/19/1960 Return to Northern Ohio League index Email Me