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 Return to Northern Ohio League index Email Me