1953-54 Wyandot County Basketball Scores
Carey
Coach: Mearl Atkins
Record: 6-10
Leading Scorer: Jim Jacoby (263 pts/18.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
12/01/53 @Leesville W 56 54 At Crestline High School
12/04/53 Marion St. Mary L 50 55
12/08/53 McCutchenville W 76 62
12/11/53 @Kenton L 60 64
12/15/53 @Sycamore L 46 80
12/22/53 Harpster W 70 56
12/29/53 Columbiana L 64 76
01/08/54 Ada W 61 53
01/15/54 @Hardin Northern L 49 59
01/19/54 North Baltimore L 68 73 OT
01/22/54 @Clyde L 64 68
01/26/54 @Upper Sandusky L 48 62
02/02/54 Wharton W 54 50
02/09/54 Arlington W 73 61
02/12/54 @Tiffin Calvert L 44 75
02/18/54 Fremont St. Joseph L 63 78 Class B County Exempt Tournament at Fremont Ross High School - NEED BOX
Harpster
Coach: Robert Dunbar
Record: 7-14 (5-7 WCL)
Leading Scorer: Conrad Walcutt (470 pts/22.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L HHS OPP
11/10/53 @Meeker L 49 59 NEED BOX
11/13/53* @Sycamore L 50 80
11/17/53 Green Camp W 71 42
11/20/53* Marseilles W 52 44
11/24/53* @Nevada W 71 51
11/27/53 Morral L 41 44
12/01/53* McCutchenville L 56 58
12/04/53 Prospect W 38 37
12/11/53* @Salem L 49 54
12/18/53* Wharton W 63 43
12/22/53 @Carey L 56 70
12/30/53 @Vanlue L 36 56 NEED BOX
01/05/54* Sycamore L 53 73
01/08/54* @Marseilles W 67 61
01/15/54* Nevada L 55 57
01/19/54* @McCutchenville L 43 56
01/26/54 @Hopewell-Loudon L 44 59 NEED BOX
01/29/54* Salem L 58 62
02/05/54* @Wharton W 50 42
02/16/54 Salem L 72 75 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
02/20/54 McCutchenville L 54 58 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
Marseilles
Coach: Harry Sells
Record: 4-15 (1-11 WCL)
Leading Scorer: Sherman McKinness (343 pts/18.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/10/53 @Morral L 50 70
11/13/53* McCutchenville L 65 79
11/17/53 Meeker W 45 40
11/20/53* @Harpster L 44 52
11/24/53* Salem L 69 83
12/02/53* @Wharton L 60 62
12/04/53* Sycamore L 53 97
12/06/53 Forest W 73 67
12/11/53 @LaRue L 55 74
12/18/53* @Nevada L 68 76
01/05/54* @McCutchenville L 40 75
01/08/54* Harpster L 61 67
01/15/54* @Salem L 65 76
01/19/54* Wharton W 78 53
01/23/54* @Sycamore L 46 90
02/05/54* Nevada L 63 65
02/16/54 Nevada L 53 61 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
02/18/54 Wharton W 67 55 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
02/20/54 Salem L 71 80 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
McCutchenville
Coach: Mirle Rosendale
Record: 17-5 (10-2 WCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Bland (394 pts/18.7 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/10/53 Melmore W 61 51
11/13/53* @Marseilles W 79 65
11/20/53* Nevada W 68 64
11/24/53 Hopewell-Loudon W 68 50
12/01/53* @Harpster W 58 56
12/04/53* Salem W 72 58
12/08/53 @Carey L 62 76
12/11/53* @Wharton W 66 36
12/18/53* Sycamore L 29 61
12/22/53 @New Riegel W 50 47 NEED BOX
01/05/54* Marseilles W 75 40
01/08/54* @Nevada W 84 74
01/16/54 New Riegel W 70 50
01/19/54* Harpster W 56 43
01/22/54* @Salem W 70 65
01/29/54* Wharton W 75 46
02/05/54* @Sycamore L 52 66
02/16/54 Wharton W 60 53 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
02/18/54 Nevada L 60 62 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
02/20/54 Harpster W 58 54 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
02/23/54 Salem W 62 49 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Heidelberg College
02/26/54 Nevada L 75 81 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
Nevada
Coach: Al Buckeye
Record: 15-8 (7-5 WCL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Steinhilber (456 pts/21.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L NHS OPP
11/17/53 Melmore W 49 46
11/20/53* @McCutchenville L 64 68
11/24/53* Harpster L 51 71
12/01/53* @Salem W 80 79
12/04/53* Wharton W 83 63
12/11/53* @Sycamore L 66 81
12/15/53 Caledonia W 96 66
12/18/53* Marseilles W 76 68
12/30/53 York W 72 60 Holiday Tournament at Bloomville High School
01/01/54 Chatfield W 69 58 Holiday Tournament at Bloomville High School
01/08/54* McCutchenville L 74 84
01/15/54* @Harpster W 57 55
01/19/54* Salem W 70 59
01/22/54* @Wharton W 68 64
01/29/54* Sycamore L 60 75
02/02/54 @Mt. Zion L 54 68
02/05/54* @Marseilles W 65 63
02/16/54 Marseilles W 61 53 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
02/18/54 McCutchenville W 62 60 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
02/23/54 Sycamore L 61 87 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Heidelberg College
02/26/54 McCutchenville W 81 75 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
03/08/54 Mt. Victory W 59 58 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/12/54 Sycamore L 47 61 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Salem
Coach: Charles Schoeppner
Record: 11-9 (6-6 WCL)
Leading Scorer: Robert Richards (414 pts/20.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L SHS OPP
11/13/53* @Wharton W 89 53
11/20/53* Sycamore L 59 76
11/24/53* @Marseilles W 83 69
12/01/53* Nevada L 79 80
12/04/53* @McCutchenville L 58 72
12/11/53* Harpster W 54 49
12/15/53 @Attica L 73 86
12/19/53 Hardin-Northern W 63 60
01/05/54* Wharton W 72 48
01/08/54* @Sycamore L 46 75
01/15/54* Marseilles W 76 65
01/19/54* @Nevada L 59 70
01/22/54* McCutchenville L 65 70
01/26/54 @Meeker W 71 45
01/29/54* @Harpster W 62 58
02/05/54 @Forest W 83 64
02/16/54 Harpster W 75 72 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
02/18/54 Sycamore L 69 82 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
02/20/54 Marseilles W 80 71 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
02/23/54 McCutchenville L 49 62 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Heidelberg College
Sycamore
Coach: Henry Roberson
Record: 27-1 (12-0 WCL)
Leading Scorer: Dan Bogard (495 pts/18.3 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L SHS OPP
11/10/53 Sulphur Springs W 74 53
11/13/53* Harpster W 80 50
11/17/53 @Old Fort W 82 38
11/20/53* @Salem W 76 59
11/24/53* Wharton W 78 39
12/01/53 @Melmore W 77 56 NEED BOX
12/04/53* @Marseilles W 97 53
12/11/53* Nevada W 81 66
12/15/53 Carey W 80 46
12/18/53* McCutchenville W 61 29
12/29/53 New Washington W 79 39 Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
12/30/53 Republic W 88 38 Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
01/05/54* @Harpster W 73 53
01/08/54* Salem W 75 46
01/12/54 Attica W 78 54
01/15/54* @Wharton W 88 48
01/19/54 Lykens W 87 56
01/22/54* Marseilles W 90 46
01/29/54* @Nevada W 75 60
01/30/54 Forest W 99 61
02/05/54* McCutchenville W 66 52
02/13/54 @Mt. Zion W 74 48
02/18/54 Salem W 82 69 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
02/23/54 Nevada W 87 61 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Heidelberg College
03/05/54 Chatfield W 69 38 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/08/54 Bellville W 83 55 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/12/54 Nevada W 61 47 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/13/54 Huron L 45 46 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Upper Sandusky
Coach: Leo Strang
Record: 6-12 (2-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Dave McClain (292 pts/17.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L USHS OPP
11/27/53 Alumni L 43 48
12/01/53 Ada W 52 44
12/04/53 @Kenton L 49 53
12/11/53 @Crestline L 52 57
12/18/53 Madison W 49 36
12/22/53 @Shawnee L 42 66
01/08/54 Willard W 58 41
01/09/54 @Wapakoneta L 49 71
01/15/54* Bellevue L 44 66
01/22/54* Crestline W 65 56
01/26/54 Carey W 62 48
01/29/54* @Willard W 63 56
02/05/54* @Norwalk L 55 63
02/12/54* Galion L 59 71
02/13/54 @Madison L 65 73
02/19/54* Bucyrus L 45 68
02/26/54* Shelby L 39 49
03/02/54 Bucyrus L 41 62 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Wharton
Coach: Bill Dunham
Record: 1-17 (1-11 WCL)
Leading Scorer: Karl Reinhart (238 pts/13.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/13/53* Salem L 53 89
11/20/53 @Hardin Northern L 38 55
11/24/53* @Sycamore L 39 78
12/01/53* Marseilles W 62 60
12/04/53* @Nevada L 63 83
12/11/53* McCutchenville L 36 66
12/18/53* @Harpster L 43 63
12/19/53 Morral L 44 75
01/05/54* @Salem L 48 72
01/15/54* Sycamore L 48 88
01/16/54 Forest L 55 76
01/19/54* @Marseilles L 53 78
01/22/54* Nevada L 64 68
01/29/54* @McCutchenville L 46 75
02/02/54 @Carey L 50 54
02/05/54* Harpster L 42 50
02/16/54 McCutchenville L 53 60 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
02/18/54 Marseilles L 55 67 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Bellevue 7 - 0 16 - 2 16 - 3
Bucyrus 5 - 2 10 - 6 11 - 7
Shelby 5 - 2 12 - 5 14 - 6
Norwalk 4 - 3 7 - 11 7 - 12
Galion 3 - 4 9 - 10 9 - 11
Upper Sandusky 2 - 5 6 - 10 6 - 11
Crestline 1 - 6 4 - 14 4 - 15
Willard 1 - 6 2 - 18 2 - 19
Wyandot County League Standings
Team WCL Reg Overall
Sycamore 12 - 0 22 - 0 27 - 1
McCutchenville 10 - 2 14 - 3 17 - 5
Nevada 7 - 5 11 - 6 15 - 8
Salem 6 - 6 9 - 7 11 - 9
Harpster 5 - 7 7 - 12 7 - 14
Marseilles 1 - 11 3 - 13 4 - 15
Wharton 1 - 11 1 - 15 1 - 17
Wyandot County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 22.38 Conrad Walcutt Harpster 470 21
2 21.71 Jim Steinhilber Nevada 456 21
3 20.70 Robert Richards Salem 414 20
4 18.78 Jim Jacoby Carey 263 14
5 18.78 Sherman McKinness Marseilles 357 19
6 18.76 Bob Bland McCutchenville 394 21 missing 1 game
7 18.33 Dan Bogard Sycamore 495 27 missing 1 game
8 17.51 Vaughn Shell Sycamore 473 27 missing 1 game
9 17.21 Jim Stiger Nevada 396 23
10 16.83 Dave McClain Upper Sandusky 303 18
Wyandot County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 45 Robert Richards Salem Marseilles 11/24/1953
2 41 Jim Steinhilber Nevada Marseilles 02/05/1954
3 40 Jim Steinhilber Nevada Caledonia 12/15/1953
4 39 Dave McClain Upper Sandusky Crestline 01/22/1954
39 Jim Stiger Nevada McCutchenville 02/26/1954
6 37 Don Hannam Sycamore Nevada 02/23/1954
7 36 Jim Stiger Nevada McCutchenville 01/08/1954
8 35 Conrad Walcutt Harpster Wharton 12/18/1953
35 Jim Steinhilber Nevada York 12/30/1953
10 34 Robert Richards Salem Attica 12/15/1953
34 Dan Bogard Sycamore Republic 12/30/1953
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