Druppel Plans lineup shuffle for Bellevue clash Friday
Norwalk High (6 2) travels to Bellevue for a Northern Ohio League game. Coach Druppel indicates heavy lineup juggling with Mike Myers in the hunt for a start and multiple underclassmen likely to see action. Bellevue, 1 won this season over Clyde, enters as a likely tough foe.
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Norwalk High Truckers
Bellevue
Jerry Druppel
Redmen
Druppel
Mike McCarty
Varsity
Norwalk
Mike Myers
Jack Gelvin
Roger Wilkinson
Keith Chapin
St Paul Flyers Rely on Rebounding for 484 Game Mark
Norwalk St Paul Flyers ride a six game win streak into a weekend schedule facing Lakeside on Friday in Lake side and South Central on Saturday at Norwalk Junior High Gym. Key rebounder Mike Meesig leads with 14.8 points per game while the team averages 48.3 rebounds and 62.2 points.
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Norwalk St. Paul Flyers
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Lakeside
Lakers
Norwalk Junior High Gymnasium
South Central Trojans
Northwood
Elmore
Woodville
Thompson
South Central
Mapleton
St. Paul
Ralph Shoemaker
John Amato
Amato
Mike Meesig
Weekend Preview of Firelands and Nearby Conferences
A veteran pundit projects results for Firelands Conference and neighboring leagues. Western Reserve over South Central is favored after a rough patch. Falcon home win expected over Hillsdale Monroeville. Black River to beat Milan. Berlin Heights to defeat Mapleton. Tiffin Columbian favored over Galion. Norwalk over Bellevue. Willard over Shelby. Upper Sandusky over Bucyrus. Buckeye Conference picks see all four home teams triumph, including Sandusky Senior over Lorain, Fremont Ross over Marion Harding, and Lorain Admiral King over Mansfield.
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Western Reserve
South Central
Roughriders
Monroeville
Falcons
Black River
Milan
Berlin Heights
Mapleton
Tiffin Columbian
Galion
Norwalk
Bellevue
Willard
Shelby
Sandusky
Bucyrus
Buckeye
Lorain
Fremont Ross
Marion Harding
Local high school basketball picks and lineups
Predictions for Lakeland Conference and surrounding area games Friday and Saturday include Vermilion stopping Huron while Norwalk St Paul defeats Lakeside Plymouth beats Ontario Margaretta tops Lakota Fremont St Joe over Calvert St Mary over Clyde Green Springs over Northwood and more. The column also notes Tigers coach Jess Hagg suspends Tom Coe for remainder of season and lists Saturday results with several tight matchups across the region.
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Findlay
Elyria
Lakeland
Vermilion
Huron
Tigers
Jess Hagg
Tom Coe
Norwalk St. Paul
Lakeside
Plymouth
Ontario
Margaretta
Lakota
Fremont St. Joe
Tiffin Calvert
Sandusky St.Mary
Clyde
Green Springs
Northwood
South Central
New London
Monroeville
Hillsdale
Black River
Buckeye
Berlin Heights
Milan
Willard
Shelby
Mansfield St. Peter
Sandusky
St. Mary
Gibsonburg
York
Old Fort
Bloomville
Lakeside Paul
Tif. Calvert
Fremont St
Joe Clyde
Sand. St
May
Springs
North
Wood
Weekend high school football schedule across conferences
Weekend games feature Firelands Conference matchups including Monroe at Hillsdale and Milan at Elk River along with Northern Ohio League tests such as Bellevue hosting Norhigh and Tiffin Col. visiting Galion. Buckeye Conference and other regional games round out Saturday night action with numerous cross-division pairings.
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Northern Ohio League
Nor.high
Bellevue
Shelby
Willard
Bucyrus
U.sand
Tiffin Col
Galion
Truckers Holdings Stats After Ten Games
After ten games the Truckers shoot 36 percent from the field on 198 of 545 attempts while opponents hit 37 percent on 205 of 548. They lead in free throws at 62 percent 138 of 222 versus 51 percent 113 of 222. Team totals show 534 points to 523 for foes and 310 rebounds to 270. Gelvin tops field goals at 35 of 73. Wilkinson and Chapin both around 38 percent. Chapin leads rebounds with 94. Wilkinson 78 and Gelvin 81. Wilkinson the top scorer at 14.6 per game, Chapin 9.4, Gelvin 9.0.
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Gelvin
Wilkinson
Chapin
Nickols
Myers
Lorcher
AFL voids Ladd Faison deal over tampering claims
AFL commissioner Joe Foss voided the Ernie Ladd and Earl Faison trade from San Diego to Houston after accusing Houston owner K S Bud Adams of tampering with the players by comments on the deal. San Diego coach Sid Gillman charged tampering, while Adams replied with no comment.
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Houston
UPI
Joe Foss
Ladd
Foss
San Die
Sid Gillman
Adams
Gillman
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