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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1969
Page
8
Bellevue Redmen defeated Norwalk 72 to 50, shooting 30 of 76 from the field while Norwalk hit 18 of 22 free throws. Key players included Hammersmith with 18 for Bellevue and Diringer with 18 for Norwalk, as Bellevue stretched a second half lead after a close start.
Mapleton outscored South Central 20-8 in the second quarter and held the Trojans to eight points before halftime. John Dendinger led SC with 16 points, tied by Denny Bittinger for Mapleton. Jayvee team also won 45-36.
The Bellevue Shelby game looms as a potential league decider after Shelby beat Willard 70 40 and Bellevue defeated Norwalk 72 50. Tiffin Columbian kept hot with 74 60 over Galion. Bucyrus beat Upper Sandusky 75 68.
Edison roared to an 86 43 victory over Black River as six players reached double figures. Dick Schlessman led with 16 points, followed by Dave Welfle 15, Brian Czaplicki 14, Mark Vanderpool 12, Jeff Kernell 11 and Ron Schuster 10. Ray Yeager topped Black River with 13. Edison reserves also won 45 32.
The Norwalk seventh graders beat Western Reserve 33 24 at Norwalk High School to extend their streak to nine. A low scoring second quarter doomed Western Reserve while Norwalk sealed the win in the second half after a ten point halftime lead. Kevin Kirkpatrick led with 12 points followed by Lee Millhouse with nine and Scott Schillig with eight. The next game is Monday at Willard.
Hillsdale Falcon Lanky Steve Crushel scoring 26 led a 76 64 victory over Monroeville. Eagles drop to third in Firelands Conference behind Edison. Chet Roberts had 16 for Monroeville as Hillsdale outscored them at the line 18 of 25 to 4 of 13. Jayvees lose 44 30.
Bellevue 72 Norwalk 50. Shelby 70 Willard 40. Bucyrus 75 Upper Sandusky 68. Tiffin Columbian 74 Galion 60. Western Reserve 57 Norwalk St. Paul 40. Hillsdale 76 Monroeville 64. Mapleton 52 South Central 43. Edison 86 Black River 43. Sandusky Senior 86 Fremont Ross 69. Mansfield Senior 52 Lorain Senior 42. Findlay 88 Lorain Adm. iring 55. Marion Harding 59 Elyria 30. Midview 55 New London 46. Huron 64 Perkins 61 ot. Cleark Fork 68 Plymouth 65. Margaretta 63 Oak Harbor 3y
Western Reserve, the Firelands Conference basketball leader, earned its 14th straight victory by defeating Norwalk St. Pauls 57 to 40. Terry Patrick and Jim Kern sparked the offense, with Kern scoring 15 and Patrick 14 as WR maintained a state ranking while limiting the Flyers’ shooting.
New London Wildcats fall 55 46 as Midview surges in the final eight minutes. Harmony and Keller lead NL with 11 points apiece while NL hits 17 of 42 floor attempts, dropping to a 15th straight defeat.
SANDUSKY-Norwalk native Mike Ebert earned his first victory as Firelands Branch coach as the Falcons beat Lakeland Community College 81 to 79. Chuck Gdovicak led with 25 points, Kevin Lindsley added 24, and Jim Grine contributed 15 as Firelands earned its inaugural win.
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