1955-56 Wyandot County Basketball Scores
Carey
Coach: Pete Fanning
Record: 14-6
Leading Scorer: Dennis White (272 pts/13.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
12/02/55 Marion St. Mary L 40 53
12/09/55 Crestline L 63 79
12/13/55 Harpster W 62 48
12/17/55 @Hardin Northern L 49 53
12/20/55 Marseilles W 72 59
12/23/55 @Cory-Rawson W 52 51
12/27/55 @Vanlue W 75 69
01/06/56 Ada W 70 54
01/07/56 @Forest W 58 45
01/10/56 @Sycamore L 54 65
01/17/56 North Baltimore W 68 39
01/20/56 @Clyde W 70 43
01/24/56 @Upper Sandusky L 44 53
01/31/56 Wharton W 70 54
02/03/56 McCutchenville W 64 56
02/07/56 @Arlington W 68 53
02/10/56 Alumni W 77 52
02/17/56 Crestline W 57 56 Class B County Exempt Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
02/21/56 Rossford L 55 63 Class B County Exempt Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
02/24/56 Clyde W 71 53 Class B County Exempt Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
Harpster
Coach: Robert Dunbar
Record: 4-16 (2-10 WCL) (missing 1 game)
Leading Scorer: Mickey Snyder (483 pts/24.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L HHS OPP
11/11/55 Martel W 98 42
11/15/55 Morral L 49 76
11/18/55* Marseilles L 53 55
11/29/55* @Nevada L 66 68
12/09/55* @Wharton L 49 63
12/13/55 @Carey L 48 62
12/16/55* Salem L 59 69
12/20/55* Sycamore L 56 73
01/03/56* @Marseilles W 58 47
01/06/56 @Fostoria St. Wendelin W 61 55
01/13/56* Nevada W 63 61
01/20/56* McCutchenville L 49 63
01/27/56* Wharton L 59 79
01/28/56 Alger L 62 63
02/03/56* @Salem L 45 69
02/04/56* @McCutchenville L 55 57 OT
02/07/56 @Leesville L 56 66 At Galion Middle School
02/10/56* @Sycamore L 48 74
02/17/56 Salem L 49 67 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
02/21/56 Wharton L 48 53 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
Marseilles
Coach: Jim Stalnaker
Record: 1-16 (1-11 WCL)
Leading Scorer: Don Needles (244 pts/15.2 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/08/55 @Morral L 58 71
11/18/55* @Harpster W 55 53
11/22/55* Nevada L 63 74
11/29/55* @McCutchenville L 50 81
12/02/55* @Wharton L 61 62
12/03/55 Forest L 43 71 NEED BOX
12/09/55* Salem L 52 64
12/16/55* @Sycamore L 53 95
12/20/55 @Carey L 55 72
01/03/56* Harpster L 47 58
01/06/56* @Nevada L 59 67
01/13/56* McCutchenville L 51 75
01/20/56* Wharton L 60 63
01/27/56* @Salem L 37 73
02/03/56* Sycamore L 45 57
02/17/56 Wharton L 58 69 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
02/18/56 Nevada L 64 69 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
McCutchenville
Coach: Jack West
Record: 19-4 (10-2 WCL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Racheter (464 pts/20.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/15/55 Melmore W 68 49
11/18/55* @Salem W 69 58
11/22/55* Sycamore L 44 62
11/29/55* Marseilles W 81 50
12/06/55 Hopewell-Loudon W 84 69
12/09/55* Nevada W 89 54
12/13/55 @New Riegel W 77 37
12/20/55* @Wharton W 74 67
12/30/55 Melmore W 70 48 Holiday Tournament at Bloomville High School
12/31/55 York W 60 46 Holiday Tournament at Bloomville High School
01/03/56* Salem W 62 50
01/06/56* @Sycamore W 45 41
01/13/56* @Marseilles W 75 51
01/20/56* @Harpster W 63 49
01/24/56 New Riegel W 80 48
01/27/56* @Nevada W 87 56
02/03/56 @Carey L 56 64
02/04/56* Harpster W 57 55 OT
02/07/56 @Attica W 62 58
02/10/56* Wharton L 58 73
02/18/56 Salem W 46 45 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
02/24/56 Sycamore W 51 37 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Heidelberg College
03/02/56 Holmes-Liberty L 58 73 Class B Sectional Tournament at Heidelberg College
Nevada
Coach: Donald Culler
Record: 6-13 (4-8 WCL)
Leading Scorer: Keith Thackery (376 pts/19.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L NHS OPP
11/10/55 Melmore W 56 53
11/18/55* Sycamore L 57 64
11/22/55* @Marseilles W 74 63
11/29/55* Harpster W 68 66
12/09/55* @McCutchenville L 54 89
12/16/55* Wharton L 75 77
12/20/55* @Salem W 59 58
12/29/55 Mt. Zion L 64 65
01/03/56* @Sycamore L 36 75
01/06/56* Marseilles W 67 59
01/13/56* @Harpster L 61 63
01/19/56 @Holmes-Liberty L 66 100
01/27/56* McCutchenville L 56 87
02/03/56* @Wharton L 48 91
02/07/56 New Washington L 67 75
02/10/56* Salem L 55 70
02/17/56 Sycamore L 49 76 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
02/18/56 Marseilles W 69 64 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
02/21/56 Salem L 57 70 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
Salem
Coach: Unknown
Record: 9-12 (5-7 WCL)
Leading Scorer: Earl Weaver (399 pts/19.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L SHS OPP
11/15/55 @Sulphur Springs L 38 102
11/18/55* McCutchenville L 58 69
11/22/55* @Wharton L 63 68
12/02/55* Sycamore L 57 87
12/09/55* @Marseilles W 64 52
12/16/55* @Harpster W 69 59
12/20/55* Nevada L 58 59
12/30/55 @Meeker L 55 60
01/03/56* @McCutchenville L 50 62
01/06/56* Wharton L 58 74
01/14/56 LaRue W 89 61
01/20/56* @Sycamore L 41 57
01/27/56* Marseilles W 73 37
01/28/56 @Vanlue L 51 52 NEED BOX
02/03/56* Harpster W 69 45
02/07/56 @Forest W 58 55
02/10/56* @Nevada W 70 55
02/17/56 Harpster W 67 49 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
02/18/56 McCutchenville L 45 46 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
02/21/56 Nevada W 70 57 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
02/24/56 Wharton L 41 45 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Heidelberg College
Sycamore
Coach: Gene Rayle
Record: 25-4 (11-1 WCL)
Leading Scorer: Dan Bogard (779 pts/26.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L SHS OPP
11/18/55* @Nevada W 64 57
11/22/55* @McCutchenville W 62 44
11/29/55* Wharton W 76 53
12/02/55* @Salem W 87 57
12/13/55 ?Melmore W 95 61
12/16/55* Marseilles W 95 53
12/20/55* @Harpster W 73 56
12/28/55 Bucyrus W 79 66 Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
12/29/55 Upper Sandusky W 70 51 Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
01/03/56* Nevada W 75 36
01/06/56* McCutchenville L 41 45
01/10/56 Carey W 65 54
01/13/56* @Wharton W 63 48
01/17/56 Lykens W 78 49
01/20/56* Salem W 57 41
01/24/56 Sulphur Springs L 45 48
01/28/56 Forest W 89 51
01/31/56 @Old Fort W 83 58
02/03/56* @Marseilles W 57 45
02/10/56* Harpster W 74 48
02/17/56 Nevada W 76 49 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
02/18/56 Wharton W 73 60 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Upper Sandusky High School
02/24/56 McCutchenville L 37 51 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Heidelberg College
02/25/56 Wharton W 79 64 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Upper Sandusky High School
03/02/56 Milan W 65 61 Class B Sectional Tournament at Heidelberg College
03/03/56 Attica W 67 62 Class B Sectional Tournament at Heidelberg College
03/09/56 Holmes-Liberty W 59 54 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/10/56 Sulphur Springs W 45 44 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/15/56 Troy-Luckey L 59 64 Class B Regional Tournament at University of Toledo
Upper Sandusky
Coach: Leo Strang
Record: 4-15 (1-6 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Dave McClain (429 pts/22.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L USHS OPP
11/29/55 @Marion Harding L 28 67
12/02/55 @Tiffin Columbian L 58 77
12/06/55 Ada L 59 71
12/09/55 @Kenton L 42 68
12/13/55 Crestline L 56 58
12/16/55 @Madison W 71 65
12/28/55 Marion St. Mary W 54 51 Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
12/29/55 Sycamore L 51 70 Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
01/03/56* Galion L 85 99
01/13/56* Bucyrus L 52 57
01/14/56 @Crestline L 77 94
01/20/56* @Shelby L 57 89
01/24/56 Carey W 53 44
01/27/56* Bellevue L 66 73
01/31/56 @Bucyrus L 54 57
02/03/56* Tiffin Columbian L 50 58
02/10/56* @Willard W 70 66
02/17/56* @Norwalk L 65 81
02/24/56 Ashland L 42 74 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Wharton
Coach: Marion Marshall
Record: 14-7 (9-3 WCL)
Leading Scorer: Junior Justice (543 pts/25.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/22/55* Salem W 68 63
11/29/55* @Sycamore L 53 76
12/02/55* Marseilles W 62 61
12/09/55* Harpster W 63 49
12/10/55 Mt. Blanchard W 66 36
12/16/55* @Nevada W 77 75
12/20/55* McCutchenville L 67 74
12/23/55 @Vanlue L 59 60
01/06/56* @Salem W 74 58
01/13/56* Sycamore L 48 63
01/14/56 Forest W 74 59
01/20/56* @Marseilles W 63 60
01/27/56* @Harpster W 79 59
01/31/56 @Carey L 54 70
02/03/56* Nevada W 91 48
02/10/56* @McCutchenville W 73 58
02/17/56 Marseilles W 69 58 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
02/18/56 Sycamore L 60 73 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Upper Sandusky High School
02/21/56 Harpster W 53 48 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
02/24/56 Salem W 45 41 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Heidelberg College
02/25/56 Sycamore L 64 79 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Upper Sandusky High School
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Shelby 7 - 0 17 - 1 20 - 2
Tiffin Columbian 6 - 1 12 - 4 16 - 5
Galion 5 - 2 12 - 6 13 - 7
Norwalk 4 - 3 8 - 9 9 - 10
Bellevue 2 - 5 4 - 12 4 - 13
Bucyrus 2 - 5 8 - 10 8 - 11
Upper Sandusky 1 - 6 4 - 14 4 - 15
Willard 1 - 6 4 - 13 4 - 14
Wyandot County League Standings
Team WCL Reg Overall
Sycamore 11 - 1 18 - 2 25 - 4
McCutchenville 10 - 2 17 - 3 19 - 4
Wharton 9 - 3 11 - 5 14 - 7
Salem 5 - 7 7 - 10 9 - 12
Nevada 4 - 8 5 - 11 6 - 13
Harpster 2 - 10 4 - 14 4 - 16
Marseilles 1 - 11 1 - 13 1 - 15
Wyandot County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 26.86 Dan Bogard Sycamore 779 29
2 25.85 Junior Justice Wharton 543 21
3 24.15 Mickey Snyder Harpster 483 20
4 22.57 Dave McClain Upper Sandusky 429 19
5 20.17 Jim Racheter McCutchenville 464 23
6 19.78 Keith Thackery Nevada 376 19
7 19.00 Earl Weaver Salem 399 21
8 16.05 Ken Gottfried Salem 321 20
9 15.53 Don Needles Marseilles 233 15 missing 2 games
10 15.42 Jon Walter Wharton 293 19
Wyandot County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 51 Dan Bogard Sycamore Wharton 02/25/1956
2 48 Dan Bogard Sycamore Forest 01/28/1956
3 45 Dan Bogard Sycamore Melmore 12/13/1955
4 42 Junior Justice Harpster McCutchenville 01/27/1956
5 41 Dan Bogard Sycamore Wharton 11/29/1955
41 Dan Bogard Sycamore Old Fort 01/31/1956
7 39 Junior Justice Wharton Salem 11/22/1955
8 38 Dan Bogard Sycamore Salem 12/02/1955
9 37 Junior Justice Wharton McCutchenville 12/20/1955
37 Dave McClain Upper Sandusky Galion 01/03/1956
37 Keith Thackery Nevada Marseilles 01/06/1956
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