1976-77 Northern Ohio League Basketball Scores
Bellevue
Coach: Sam Schubert
Record: 10-8 (8-6 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Ed Nasonti (305 pts/16.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/27/76 @Sandusky W 56 54
11/30/76 Huron W 68 61
12/03/76* Bucyrus W 70 51
12/10/76* @Tiffin Columbian L 63 64
12/11/76* @Galion L 52 60
12/17/76* Upper Sandusky W 62 56
12/23/76* Norwalk W 67 59
12/28/76 Ashland L 41 53
01/07/77* Shelby W 57 56
01/14/77* @Willard W 57 48
01/15/77* @Bucyrus L 55 59
01/21/77* Tiffin Columbian L 49 52
02/05/77 @Port Clinton CANCELLED
02/18/77* Willard W 62 61
02/19/77* Galion W 69 61
02/22/77* @Upper Sandusky L 63 73
02/25/77* @Norwalk L 58 71 02/04
02/26/77* @Shelby W 70 69 02/11
02/28/77 Mansfield Senior L 56 60 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
Bucyrus
Coach: Jerry Everhart
Record: 1-16 (1-13 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Jeff Dierksheide (207 pts/12.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/26/76 @River Valley L 63 75
12/03/76* @Bellevue L 51 70
12/10/76* Willard L 42 72
12/11/76* Norwalk L 39 65
12/17/76* @Shelby L 49 81
12/21/76* Upper Sandusky L 64 81
12/30/76 @Wynford L 48 53
01/07/77* @Galion L 56 80
01/14/77* @Tiffin Columbian L 39 77
01/15/77* Bellevue W 59 55
01/21/77* @Willard L 35 83
01/22/77 Wynford L 51 54
02/24/77* @Norwalk L 42 73
02/26/77* Tiffin Columbian L 57 90
03/02/77* Shelby L 38 72 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
03/05/77* Galion L 47 85
03/07/77* @Upper Sandusky L 65 80
Galion
Coach: Jim Kirk
Record: 12-6 (10-4 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Mike Nicholls (381 pts/21.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/24/76 @Mt. Vernon L 72 77
11/27/76 @Ashland W 61 60
12/03/76* Shelby W 78 60
12/10/76* @Norwalk W 73 53
12/11/76* Bellevue W 60 52
12/17/76* @Willard L 57 69
12/23/76* @Tiffin Columbian L 69 74
01/07/77* Bucyrus W 80 56
01/14/77* Upper Sandusky W 72 52
01/15/77* @Shelby W 70 67
01/21/77* Norwalk W 55 43
01/25/77 Mansfield Senior W 79 70
02/19/77* @Bellevue L 61 69
02/22/77* Willard L 56 65
02/25/77* Tiffin Columbian W 72 55
02/18/77* @Upper Sandusky W 68 67
03/02/77 Sandusky L 72 74 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
03/05/77* @Bucyrus W 85 47
Norwalk
Coach: John Schroeder
Record: 11-10 (6-8 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Jeff Orwick
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/26/76 @Edison W 52 27
11/27/76 @Vermilion W 45 39
12/03/76* @Willard L 38 44
12/10/76* Galion L 53 73
12/11/76* @Bucyrus W 65 39
12/17/76* Tiffin Columbian L 46 54
12/23/76* @Bellevue L 59 67
01/04/77 Huron L 46 50
01/07/77* @Upper Sandusky L 45 78
01/14/77* Shelby W 63 60
01/15/77* Willard L 42 57
01/21/77* @Galion L 43 55
02/01/77* @Tiffin Columbian L 57 72
02/11/77* Upper Sandusky W 67 46
02/12/77 @Clyde W 65 45
02/18/77* @Shelby W 76 72 2OT
02/24/77* Bucyrus W 73 42 01/28
02/25/77* Bellevue W 71 58 02/04
03/02/77 Vermilion W 53 38 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School
03/04/77 Huron W 62 37 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School
03/09/77 Lexington L 37 38 Class AA District Tournament at Ashland College
Shelby
Coach: Nelson Hardesty
Record: 7-13 (4-10 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Skip Vermilya (312 pts/15.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/03/76* @Galion L 60 78
12/04/76 @Madison L 70 82
12/10/76* Upper Sandusky L 55 68
12/11/76* @Tiffin Columbian W 69 62
12/17/76* Bucyrus W 81 49
12/22/76* Willard L 58 65
12/30/76 Lexington L 47 56
01/07/77* @Bellevue L 56 57
01/14/77* @Norwalk L 60 63
01/15/77* Galion L 67 70
01/21/77* @Upper Sandusky W 66 64
01/22/77 @Ontario W 67 58
02/11/77* Tiffin Columbian L 59 72
02/15/77 Mansfield Malabar W 86 67 At Shelby Central School
02/18/77* Norwalk L 72 76
02/25/77* @Willard L 53 58
02/26/77* Bellevue L 69 70
03/02/77* Bucyrus W 72 38 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
03/04/77 Clear Fork W 59 54 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
03/10/77 Willard L 50 69 Class AA District Tournament at Ashland College
Tiffin Columbian
Coach: Terry Phillips
Record: 15-6 (10-4 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Merritt Yackey (367 pts/17.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/26/76 @Perkins W 69 54
12/03/76* Upper Sandusky W 67 56
12/10/76* Bellevue W 64 63
12/11/76* Shelby L 62 69
12/17/76* @Norwalk W 54 46
12/18/76 Fostoria W 67 54
12/23/76* Galion W 74 69
01/07/77* @Willard L 62 66
01/14/77* Bucyrus W 77 39
01/15/77* @Upper Sandusky W 45 43
01/21/77* @Bellevue W 52 49
01/22/77 @Fremont Ross W 72 52
02/01/77* Norwalk W 72 57
02/11/77* @Shelby W 72 59 01/28
02/12/77 Sandusky L 57 75
02/19/77* Willard L 55 64 02/11
02/25/77* @Galion L 55 72
02/26/77* @Bucyrus W 90 57 02/18
03/03/77 Perkins W 66 52 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
03/05/77 Mansfield Senior W 64 45 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
03/09/77 Lima Senior L 53 79 Class AAA District Tournament at Bowling Green State University
Upper Sandusky
Coach: John Bowen
Record: 8-11 (5-9 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Randy Reile (389 pts/20.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/27/76 @Colonel Crawford W 59 54
12/03/76* @Tiffin Columbian L 56 67
12/04/76 Wynford W 82 60
12/10/76* @Shelby W 68 55
12/11/76* Willard L 46 58
12/17/76* @Bellevue L 56 62
12/18/76 @Elgin W 64 62
12/21/76* @Bucyrus W 81 64
01/04/77 Kenton L 56 60 OT
01/07/77* Norwalk W 78 45
01/14/77* @Galion L 52 72
01/15/77* Tiffin COlumbian L 43 45
01/21/77* Shelby L 64 66
02/11/77* @Norwalk L 46 67
02/15/77* Willard L 60 69
02/18/77* Galion L 67 68
02/22/77* Bellevue W 73 63
03/02/77 Clear Fork L 50 69 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
03/07/77* Bucyrus W 80 65
Willard
Coach: Bob Haas
Record: 16-5 (12-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Mike Rosso (351 pts/16.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/01/76 @Huron L 73 74
12/03/76* Norwalk W 44 38
12/10/76* @Bucyrus W 72 42
12/11/76* @Upper Sandusky W 58 46
12/17/76* Galion W 69 57
12/22/76* @Shelby W 65 58
12/28/76 Crestline W 74 54
12/29/76 Seneca East L 62 70
01/07/77* Tiffin Columbian W 66 62
01/08/77 Wynford W 73 46
01/14/77* Bellevue L 48 57
01/15/77* @Norwalk W 57 42
01/21/77* Bucyrus W 83 35
02/15/77* Upper Sandusky W 69 60
02/18/77* @Bellevue L 61 62
02/19/77* @Tiffin Columbian W 64 55
02/22/77* @Galion W 65 56
02/25/77* Shelby W 58 53
03/03/77 Margaretta W 81 62 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School
03/10/77 Shelby W 69 50 Class AA District Tournament at Ashland College
03/12/77 Lexington L 55 68 Class AA District Tournament at Ashland College
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Willard 12 - 2 879 723 62.78 51.64
Tiffin Columbian 10 - 4 901 809 64.35 57.78
Galion 10 - 4 956 829 68.28 59.21
Bellevue 8 - 6 854 840 61.00 60.00
Norwalk 6 - 8 798 817 57.00 58.35
Upper Sandusky 5 - 9 870 866 62.14 61.85
Shelby 4 - 10 897 890 64.07 63.57
Bucyrus 1 - 13 683 1064 48.78 76.00
Totals 56 - 56 6838 6838 61.05 61.05
Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 21.57 Mike Nicholls Galion 302 14
2 20.21 Randy Reile Upper Sandusky 283 14
3 18.00 Merritt Yackey Tiffin Columbian 252 14
4 17.07 Ed Nasonti Bellevue 239 14
5 17.00 Mike Rosso Willard 238 14
6 15.85 Skip Vermilya Shelby 222 14
7 14.64 Glen Noggle Galion 205 14
8 14.42 Dave Ball Bellevue 202 14
9 14.07 Jack Felton Tiffin Columbian 197 14
10 13.28 Dan Danhoff Willard 186 14
Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 33 Mike Nicholls Galion Bucyrus 01/07/1977
2 31 Randy Reile Upper Sandusky Bellevue 02/22/1977
3 30 Mike Nicholls Galion Willard 02/22/1977
4 29 Randy Reile Upper Sandusky Bucyrus 03/07/1977
5 28 Jeff Dierksheide Bucyrus Bellevue 01/15/1977
28 Randy Reile Upper Sandusky Shelby 01/21/1977
28 Ed Nasonti Bellevue Shelby 02/26/1977
8 27 Mike Rosso Willard Bucyrus 12/10/1976
27 Mike Nicholls Galion Upper Sandusky 01/14/1977
10 26 Mike Rosso Willard Shelby 12/22/1976
26 Mike Nicholls Galion Upper Sandusky 02/18/1977
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