1996-97 Northern Ohio League Basketball Scores
Bellevue
Coach: Lyle Falknor
Record: 22-3 (13-1 NOL)
Leading Scorer: David Falknor (423 pts/16.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/06/96* Galion W 67 42
12/07/96* @Norwalk W 84 45
12/13/96* @Shelby W 45 42
12/14/96 Perkins W 58 53
12/20/96* Tiffin Columbian W 69 57
12/27/96* @Bucyrus W 80 61
12/28/96 @Lexington L 50 66
01/03/97* @Willard W 69 38
01/10/97* Upper Sandusky W 82 57
01/11/97 @Oak Harbor W 79 51
01/17/97* @Galion W 62 47
01/18/97 Clyde W 70 61
01/24/97* Norwalk W 63 49
01/25/97 @Port Clinton W 71 40
01/31/97* Shelby L 56 59
02/07/97* @Tiffin Columbian W 80 67
02/08/97* Bucyrus W 65 51
02/11/97 Huron W 65 58
02/14/97* Willard W 67 30
02/21/97* @Upper Sandusky W 73 58
02/25/97 Norwalk W 54 39 Division II Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School
02/28/97 Vermilion W 74 48 Division II Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School
03/05/97 Galion W 56 49 Division II District Tournament at Ashland University
03/08/97 Lexington W 42 40 Division II District Tournament at Ashland University
03/13/97 Olmsted Falls L 50 51 Division II Regional Tournament at University of Toledo - OT
Bucyrus
Coach: Dave Hirschy
Record: 6-16 (3-11 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Zac Messerschmidt (291 pts/13.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/96 @Mohawk W 76 72
11/30/96 @Buckeye Central W 65 56
12/06/96* Norwalk L 45 51
12/07/96* @Upper Sandusky L 47 66
12/13/96* Willard L 48 56
12/14/96 @Ontario L 59 80
12/20/96* @Shelby L 50 61
12/27/96* Bellevue L 61 80
12/28/96 Crestline L 52 58
01/03/97* Tiffin Columbian L 58 84
01/10/97* @Galion L 48 56
01/17/97* @Norwalk W 69 68 2OT
01/24/97* Upper Sandusky W 76 57
01/25/97 Wynford L 45 53
01/31/97* @Willard W 62 59
02/07/97* Shelby L 60 63
02/08/97* @Bellevue L 51 65
02/14/97* @Tiffin Columbian L 63 70
02/15/97 Colonel Crawford L 71 81
02/21/97* Galion L 41 58
02/25/97 Willard W 64 55 Division II Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
02/28/97 Galion L 46 65 Division II Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
Galion
Coach: Steve Kent
Record: 14-8 (11-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Andy Roesch (236 pts/10.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/96 @Ashland L 63 77
12/06/96* @Bellevue L 42 67
12/07/96* @Willard W 50 43
12/13/96* Norwalk W 73 52
12/20/96* Upper Sandusky W 55 49
12/21/96 Marion Harding W 62 41
12/27/96* Tiffin Columbian W 56 53
12/28/96 Colonel Crawford W 60 49 At Bucyrus High School
01/03/97* @Shelby W 66 64
01/04/97 @Crestline L 47 50
01/10/97* Bucyrus W 56 48
01/17/97* Bellevue L 47 62
01/18/97 Wynford L 74 78 OT
01/24/97* Willard W 69 65
01/31/97* @Norwalk L 36 51
02/07/97* @Upper Sandusky W 61 49
02/08/97* @Tiffin Columbian W 65 62
02/14/97* Shelby W 57 35
02/15/97 Madison L 51 55
02/21/97* @Bucyrus W 58 41
02/28/97 Bucyrus W 65 46 Division II Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
03/05/97 Bellevue L 49 56 Division II Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
Norwalk
Coach: Ken Broz
Record: 6-15 (4-10 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Kevin Woodruff (285 pts/13.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/96 Port Clinton L 56 63
12/06/96* @Bucyrus W 51 45
12/07/96* Bellevue L 45 84
12/13/96* @Galion L 52 73
12/14/96 @HUron L 56 82
12/20/96* @Willard L 59 64
12/21/96 @Margaretta L 49 51
12/27/96* Shelby L 46 63
12/28/96 Western Reserve W 58 45
01/03/97* Upper Sandusky W 61 54
01/10/97* @Tiffin Columbian L 41 75
01/17/97* Bucyrus L 68 69
01/18/97 @Edison W 65 63
01/24/97* @Bellevue L 49 63
01/25/97 @Perkins L 60 65
01/31/97* Galion W 51 36
02/07/97* Willard W 59 40
02/08/97* @Shelby L 36 55
02/14/97* @Upper Sandusky L 71 93
02/21/97* Tiffin Columbian L 58 68
02/25/97 Bellevue L 39 54 Division II Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School
Shelby
Coach: Francis Scruci
Record: 11-11 (9-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Nick Hamman (253 pts/11.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/96 @Madison L 57 73
12/06/96* Upper Sandusky W 64 61
12/07/96* @Tiffin Columbian L 51 59
12/13/96* Bellevue L 42 45
12/14/96 Lexington L 51 60
12/20/96* Bucyrus W 61 50
12/21/96 Ontario L 50 52
12/27/96* @Norwalk W 63 46
12/30/96 South Central L 62 64 At Gund Arena - Cleveland
01/03/97* Galion L 64 66
01/10/97* @Willard W 58 51
01/11/97 Ashland W 56 44
01/17/97* @Upper Sandusky L 62 63
01/24/97* Tiffin Columbian W 50 44
01/31/97* @Bellevue W 59 56
02/07/97* @Bucyrus W 63 60
02/08/97* Norwalk W 55 36
02/14/97* @Galion L 35 57
02/15/97 @Wynford L 51 53
02/21/97* Willard W 52 41
02/25/97 Fostoria W 43 37 Division II Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
02/28/97 Lexington L 48 58 Division II Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
Tiffin Columbian
Coach: Matt Hutchinson
Record: 12-10 (9-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Dave Losey (248 pts/11.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/96 Clyde L 56 57
12/06/96* @Willard W 59 49
12/07/96* Shelby W 59 51
12/13/96* @Upper Sandusky W 69 58
12/14/96 Marion Harding W 55 53
12/20/96* @Bellevue L 57 69
12/27/96* Galion L 53 56
01/03/97* @Bucyrus W 84 58
01/10/97* Willard W 63 51
01/18/97 @Madison L 43 53
01/24/97* @Shelby L 44 50
01/25/97 @Fremont Ross L 74 84
01/31/97* Upper Sandusky W 71 49
02/01/97 Ashland L 51 59
02/07/97* Bellevue L 67 80
02/08/97* @Galion L 62 65
02/14/97* Bucyrus W 70 63
02/15/97 Fostoria W 66 49
02/21/97* @Norwalk W 68 58
02/25/97 Sandusky W 74 71 Division I Sectional Tournament at Willard High School - OT
02/28/97 Fremont Ross L 50 62 Division I Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
Upper Sandusky
Coach: Scott Barnett
Record: 9-13 (5-9 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Peter North (275 pts/12.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/96 @River Valley L 59 79
11/30/96 Colonel Crawford W 78 61
12/06/96* @Shelby L 51 64
12/07/96* Bucyrus W 66 47
12/13/96* Tiffin Columbian L 58 69
12/14/96 @Wynford L 36 54
12/20/96* @Galion L 49 55
12/27/96* Willard W 72 71
01/03/97* @Norwalk L 54 61 OT
01/10/97* @Bellevue L 57 82
01/11/97 Kenton W 62 61
01/17/97* Shelby W 63 62 OT
01/21/97 @Elgin L 62 75
01/24/97* @Bucyrus L 57 66
01/31/97* @Tiffin Columbian L 49 71
02/01/97 Mohawk W 58 55
02/07/97* Galion L 49 61
02/08/97* @Willard W 77 60
02/14/97* Norwalk W 93 71
02/21/97* Bellevue L 58 73
02/25/97 Clear Fork W 55 53 Division III Sectional Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/28/97 Ontario L 40 72 Division III Sectional Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Willard
Coach: Mike Lillo
Record: 3-18 (2-12 NOL)
Leading Scorer: John Leon (216 pts/10.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/96 @Huron W 59 56
11/30/96 @Sandusky L 51 78
12/06/96* Tiffin Columbian L 49 59
12/07/96* Galion L 43 50
12/14/96 @Clyde L 43 61
12/20/96* Norwalk W 64 59
12/27/96* @Upper Sandusky L 71 72
01/03/97* Bellevue L 38 69
01/04/97 Lexington L 52 68
01/10/97* Shelby L 51 58
01/11/97 Madison L 42 62
01/17/97* @Tiffin Columbian L 51 63
01/24/97* @Galion L 65 69
01/31/97* Bucyrus L 59 62
02/07/97* @Norwalk L 40 59
02/08/97* Upper Sandusky L 60 77
02/14/97* @Bellevue L 30 67
02/15/97 @Edison L 39 43
02/21/97* @Shelby L 41 52
02/25/97 Bucyrus L 55 64 Division II Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Bellevue 13 - 1 962 703 68.71 50.21
Galion 11 - 3 791 741 56.50 52.92
Shelby 9 - 5 779 735 55.64 52.50
Tiffin Columbian 9 - 5 901 798 64.35 57.00
Upper Sandusky 5 - 9 853 913 60.92 65.21
Norwalk 4 - 10 747 882 53.35 63.00
Bucyrus 3 - 11 779 894 55.64 63.85
Willard 2 - 12 718 864 51.28 61.71
Totals 56 - 56 6530 6530 58.30 58.30
Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 18.14 David Falknor Bellevue 254 14
2 14.35 Kevin Woodruff Norwalk 201 14
3 13.28 Nick Hamman Shelby 186 14
4 12.92 Zac Messerschmidt Bucyrus 181 14
5 12.57 Peter North Upper Sandusky 176 14
6 12.08 Chris Hill Tiffin Columbian 145 12
7 12.07 Eric Slosser Tiffin Columbian 169 14
8 11.92 Dave Losey Tiffin Columbian 167 14
9 11.71 Eric Fritz Bellevue 164 14
10 11.64 Andy Roesch Galion 163 14
Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 28 Nick Hamman Shelby Bucyrus 12/20/1996
28 Kevin Woodruff Norwalk Bucyrus 01/17/1997
28 David Falknor Bellevue Bucyrus 02/08/1997
4 27 David Falknor Bellevue Shelby 01/31/1997
5 26 Tim O'Leary Galion Willard 01/24/1997
26 David Falknor Bellevue Upper Sandusky 02/21/1997
7 25 Dave Losey Tiffin Columbian Norwalk 01/10/1997
8 24 Zac Messerschmidt Bucyrus Bellevue 12/27/1996
24 David Falknor Bellevue Tiffin Columbian 02/07/1997
10 23 David Falknor Bellevue Tiffin Columbian 12/20/1996
23 Zac Messerschmidt Bucyrus Tiffin Columbian 02/14/1997
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