1956-57 Richland County Basketball Scores


Bellville
Coach:  Tony Megna
Record:  18-3 (13-1 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Fred Garber (386 pts/18.3 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/30/56	@Fredericktown		W	84	73
12/07/56*	Shiloh			W	70	69
12/11/56*	Lexington		W	79	70
12/14/56*	@Union			L	71	73
12/18/56*	Lucas			W      102	54
12/21/56*	@Plymouth		W	79	67
01/04/57*	Ontario			W	77	61
01/08/57*	@Lucas			W	53	40
01/11/57*	@Shiloh			W	82	62
01/12/57	Mt. Vernon St. Vincent	W      112	72
01/18/57*	@Butler			W	79	63
01/19/57	@Madison		W	62	60
01/25/57*	Union			W	96	75
02/01/57*	Plymouth		W	75	70
02/05/57*	@Lexington		W	63	51
02/08/57*	@Ontario		W	82	55
02/09/57	@Crestline		L	88	98
02/15/57*	Butler			W	81	58
02/16/57	Shiloh			W	54	43	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/18/57	Butler			W	59	54	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/21/57	Lexington		L	55	62	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School


Butler
Coach:  Gordon Shipley
Record:  5-15 (5-9 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Gary Meeks (329 pts/16.4 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/04/56	Loudonville		L	46	47
12/07/56*	Ontario			L	48	71
12/12/56*	@Lucas			W	75	61
12/14/56*	Plymouth		W	73	59
12/18/56*	@Lexington		L	62	74
12/21/56*	Union			L	65	99
12/22/56	Fredericktown		L	53	79
12/28/56	@Mt. Vernon St. Vincent	L	65	69
01/04/57*	Shiloh			L	67	72	OT
01/08/57*	Lexington		W	62	56
01/11/57*	@Ontario		L	59	63
01/15/57	@Perrysville		L	70	76
01/18/57*	Bellville		L	63	79
01/25/57*	@Plymouth		W	73	56
02/01/57*	@Union			L	55	86
02/05/57*	Lucas			W	65	53
02/08/57*	@Shiloh			L	52	60
02/15/57*	@Bellville		L	58	81
02/16/57	Lexington		L	52	59	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/18/57	Bellville		L	54	59	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School


Lexington
Coach:  Ernie Raber
Record:  14-8 (8-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Ron Armstrong (322 pts/14.6 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/30/56	Iberia			W	84	57
12/07/56*	@Union			L	59	60
12/11/56*	@Bellville		L	70	79
12/14/56*	Lucas			W	87	47
12/18/56*	Butler			W	74	62
12/21/56*	@Shiloh			L	65	68
01/04/57*	Plymouth		W	65	55
01/08/57*	@Butler			L	56	62
01/11/57*	Union			L	64	67
01/15/57	@Fredericktown		L	72	89
01/19/57*	Ontario			W	65	63
01/25/07*	@Lucas			W	69	37
02/01/57*	Shiloh			W	62	58
02/05/57*	Bellville		L	51	63
02/08/57*	@Plymouth		W	65	54
02/09/57	@Mt. Gilead		W	61	48
02/15/57*	@Ontario		W	46	44
02/16/57	Butler			W	59	52	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/18/57	Shiloh			W	60	59	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/21/57	Bellville		W	62	55	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/23/57	Union			W	66	49	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
03/01/57	Monroeville		L	65	83	Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield High School


Lucas
Coach:  Bobby Wine
Record:  1-16 (1-13 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Pat Kelser (273 pts/16.0 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/04/56	Johnsville		L	43	61
12/07/56*	@Plymouth		L	44	59
12/11/56*	Butler			L	61	75
12/14/56*	@Lexington		L	47	87
12/18/56*	@Bellville		L	54     102
12/21/56*	Ontario			L	48	73
01/04/57*	@Union			L	49	78
01/08/57*	Bellville		L	40	53
01/11/57*	Plymouth		W	60	56
01/18/57*	@Shiloh			L	52     105
01/25/57*	Lexington		L	37	69
02/01/57*	@Ontario		L	44	56
02/05/57*	@Butler			L	53	65
02/08/57*	Union			L	63	87
02/15/57*	@Shiloh			L	68	73
02/16/57	Plymouth		L	65	82	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/19/57	Union			L	50	71	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School


Madison
Coach:  Don Sutter
Record:  6-13
Leading Scorer:  Tom Craze (295 pts/15.5 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/04/56	@Galion			L	58	67
12/07/56	Loudonville		W	52	46	At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
12/11/56	@Bucyrus		W	69	65
12/14/56	@Upper Sandusky		W	60	53
12/18/56	@Shelby			L	51	84
12/28/56	Norwalk			W	47	46	At Mansfield Creveling Gymnasium
01/04/57	@Ashland		L	52	84
01/11/57	Tiffin Calvert		L	48	63	First game in new gym
01/18/57	@Wooster		L	55	62
01/19/57	Bellville		L	60	62
01/22/57	Shelby			L	54	75
01/26/57	Bucyrus			L	58	60
02/01/57	Canton Lincoln		L	34	79
02/09/57	Willard			L	47	55
02/12/57	@Northwestern		L	47	81
02/16/57	Fostoria		L	51	60
02/19/57	Galion			W	64	51
02/23/57	Galion			W	53	52	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/57	Shelby			L	54	67	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Mansfield Senior
Coach:  Vern Hoffman
Record:  8-14
Leading Scorer:  Kent Phillips (375 pts/17.0 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/30/56	@Toledo Central Cath.	L	53	54
12/07/56*	@Springfield		L	34	53
12/08/56	Lorain			W	75	58
12/14/56*	Middletown		L	65	83
12/18/56	Akron South		L	60	70
12/21/56*	@Hamilton		L	56	74
12/28/56	@Ashland		L	66	88
01/04/57*	Portsmouth		W	89	82
01/05/57	Elyria			W	60	53
01/11/57*	@Lima Senior		L	53	65
01/18/57*	Springfield		L	62	64
01/19/57	@Sandusky		W	81	60
01/22/57	East Liverpool		L	81	83
01/25/57*	@Middletown		L	53	98
02/01/57*	Hamilton		L	49	64
02/05/57	Ashland			L	65	76
02/08/57*	@Portsmouth		L	65	69
02/15/57*	Lima Senior		W	55	49
02/22/57	Ashland			W	46	44	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/57	Marion Harding		W	70	53	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/08/57	Tiffin Columbian	W	61	58	Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/09/57	Shelby			L	47	66	Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Ontario
Coach:  Bob Haines
Record:  11-10 (8-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Harold Snyder (263 pts/12.5 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/21/56	Iberia			W	70	54
11/27/56	Leesville		W	51	29
11/30/56	Crestline		L	54	71
12/07/56*	@Butler			W	71	48
12/11/56*	Union			W	69	61
12/14/56*	@Shiloh			W	52	45
12/18/56*	Plymouth		W	60	43
12/21/56*	@Lucas			W	73	48
12/27/56	Savannah		L	50	82	Holiday Tournament at Union High School
12/28/56	Greenwich		W	71	53	Holiday Tournament at Union High School
01/04/57*	@Bellville		L	61	77
01/08/57*	@Plymouth		W	56	53
01/11/57*	Butler			W	63	59
01/18/57*	@Lexington		L	63	65
01/25/57*	Shiloh			L	50	51
02/01/57*	Lucas			W	56	44
02/05/57*	@Union			L	76	86
02/08/57*	Bellville		L	55	82
02/15/57*	Lexington		L	44	46
02/16/57	Union			L	52	70	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/19/57	Plymouth		L	45	52	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School


Plymouth
Coach:  Lew Petit
Record:  6-14 (2-12 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Ted Fox (339 pts/16.9 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/04/56	New Haven		W	69	56
12/07/56*	Lucas			W	59	44
12/11/56*	Shiloh			W	68	64
12/14/56*	@Butler			L	59	73
12/18/56*	@Ontario		L	43	60
12/21/56*	Bellville		L	67	79
01/04/57*	@Lexington		L	55	65
01/08/57*	Ontario			L	53	56
01/11/57*	@Lucas			L	56	60
01/15/57	@Bloomville		L	55	61
01/18/57*	@Union			L	65	73
01/22/57	New Washington		W	66	65
01/25/57*	Butler			L	56	73
01/29/57	Republic					CANCELLED
02/01/57*	@Bellville		L	70	75
02/05/57*	@Shiloh			L	57	59
02/08/57*	Lexington		L	54	65
02/15/57*	Union			L	56	99
02/16/57	Lucas			W	82	65	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/19/57	Ontario			W	52	45	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/21/57	Union			L	57	69	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School


Shelby
Coach:  Chuck Williams
Record:  22-2 (7-0 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Larry Siegfried (876 pts/36.5 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/27/56	Alumni			W	92	58
11/30/56	@Galion			W	81	54
12/04/56	Tiffin Calvert		W	80	63
12/07/56	@Willard		W	89	52
12/14/56	Wooster			W	67	57
12/18/56	Madison			W	84	51
12/21/56	@Bucyrus		W	93	72	changed Siegfried from 46 to 44
12/27/56	Columbus West		W	48	45	At Defiance High School
12/28/56	Dayton Dunbar		L	52	54	At Defiance High School
01/04/57*	Willard			W      111	43
01/11/57*	Galion			W	91	69
01/17/57*	@Upper Sandusky		W	88	64
01/22/57	@Madison		W	75	54
01/25/57*	Tiffin Columbian	W	69	65
01/29/57	Crestline		W      103	75
02/01/57	@Norwalk		W	67	50
02/08/57*	Bucyrus			W	77	52
02/15/57*	@Bellevue		W	80	42
02/21/57	Upper Sandusky		W	64	40	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Harding High School
03/01/57	Madison			W	67	54	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/08/57	Sandusky		W	59	50	Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliusem - changed Siegfried from 45 to 43
03/09/57	Mansfield		W	66	47	Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliusem
03/15/57	Lima Senior		W	54	45	Class AA Regiional Tournament at University of Toledo Fieldhouse
03/16/57	Toledo Macomber		L	41	56	Class AA Regiional Tournament at University of Toledo Fieldhouse


Shiloh
Coach:  Harold Daup
Record:  11-11 (8-6 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  George Poffenbaugh (486 pts/22.0 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/20/56	Tiro			W	68	59
11/27/56	New Haven		W      101	58
12/01/56	New Washington		L	65	66
12/04/56	@Savannah		L	49	77
12/07/56*	@Bellville		L	69	70
12/11/56*	@Plymouth		L	64	68
12/14/56*	Ontario			L	45	52
12/18/56*	@Union			L	42	53
12/21/56*	Lexington		W	68	65
12/28/56	Radnor			L	54	67	Holiday Tournament at Olentangy High School
12/29/56	Northwestern		W	69	61	Holiday Tournament at Olentangy High School
01/04/57*	@Butler			W	72	67	OT
01/08/57*	Union			W	78	70
01/11/57*	Bellville		L	62	82
01/18/57*	Lucas			W      105	52
01/25/57*	@Ontario		W	51	50
02/01/57*	@Lexington		L	58	62
02/05/57*	Plymouth		W	59	57
02/08/57*	Butler			W	60	52
02/15/57*	@Lucas			W	73	68
02/16/57	Bellville		L	43	54	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/18/57	Lexington		L	59	60	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School


Union
Coach:  Dick Gross
Record:  19-5 (11-3 RCL)
Leading Scorer:  Dave Clingan (434 pts/18.0 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/21/56	@Johnsville		W	81	42
12/04/56	Greenwich		W	71	59
12/07/56*	Lexington		W	60	59
12/11/56*	@Ontario		L	61	69
12/14/56*	Bellville		W	73	71
12/18/56*	Shiloh			W	53	42
12/21/56*	@Butler			W	99	65
12/27/56	Greenwich		W	78	68	Holiday Tournament at Union High School
12/28/56	Savannah		W	65	62	Holiday Tournament at Union High School
01/04/57*	Lucas			W	78	49
01/08/57*	@Shiloh			L	70	78
01/11/57*	@Lexington		W	67	64
01/18/57*	Plymouth		W	73	65
01/25/57*	@Bellville		L	75	96
02/01/57*	Butler			W	86	55
02/05/57*	Ontario			W	86	76
02/08/57*	@Lucas			W	87	63
02/15/57*	@Plymouth		W	99	56
02/16/57	Ontario			W	70	52	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/19/57	Lucas			W	71	50	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/21/57	Plymouth		W	69	57	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
02/23/57	Lexington		L	49	66	Class A Richland County Tournament at Mansfield High School
03/02/57	Monroeville		W	74	53	Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield High School
03/08/57	Sulphur Springs		L	49	65	Class A District Tournament at Mansfield High School

Northern Ohio League Standings

Team NOL Reg Overall Shelby 7 - 0 16 - 1 21 - 2 Tiffin Columbian 6 - 1 15 - 1 17 - 2 Galion 5 - 2 9 - 9 9 - 10 Norwalk 3 - 4 5 - 12 6 - 13 Upper Sandusky 3 - 4 6 - 12 6 - 13 Bucyrus 2 - 5 5 - 13 5 - 14 Willard 2 - 5 3 - 13 3 - 14 Bellevue 0 - 7 0 - 18 0 - 19

Richland County League Standings

Team RCL Reg Overall Bellville 13 - 1 16 - 2 18 - 3 Union 11 - 3 15 - 3 19 - 5 Lexington 8 - 6 10 - 7 14 - 8 Ontario 8 - 6 11 - 9 11 - 11 Shiloh 8 - 6 11 - 9 11 - 11 Butler 5 - 9 5 - 13 5 - 15 Plymouth 2 - 12 4 - 13 6 - 14 Lucas 1 - 13 1 - 14 1 - 16

Richland County Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 36.58 Larry Siegfried Shelby 878 24 2 22.09 George Poffenbaugh Shiloh 486 22 3 18.38 Fred Garber Bellville 386 21 4 18.08 Dave Clingan Union 434 24 5 17.04 Kent Phillips Mansfield 375 22 6 16.95 Ted Fox Plymouth 339 20 7 16.45 Gary Meeks Butler 329 20 8 16.20 Russ Wareham Butler 324 20 9 16.05 Pat Kelser Lucas 273 17 10 15.52 Tom Craze Madison 295 19

Richland County Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 60 Larry Siegfried Shelby Galion 01/11/1957 2 58 Larry Siegfried Shelby Willard 01/04/1957 58 Larry Siegfried Shelby Crestline 01/29/1957 4 48 Larry Siegfried Shelby Alumni 11/27/1956 5 43 Larry Siegfried Shelby Galion 11/30/1956 43 Larry Siegfried Shelby Tiffin Columbian 01/25/1957 7 45 Larry Siegfried Shelby Madison 12/18/1956 8 44 Larry Siegfried Shelby Bucyrus 12/21/1956 9 43 Larry Siegfried Shelby Sandusky 03/08/1957 10 39 George Poffenbaugh Shiloh New Haven 11/27/1956 Return to Richland County index Email Me