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In 1951, during his senior year in high school in [[Wellsville, Ohio]], Francis scored 776 points in 25 games for an average of nearly 32 points per game.<ref name="FLS">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19530110&id=N_ITAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q4oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5711,845895|title=Bevo Francis, Collegiate Cager, Scores 116 Points for New Mark|date=January 10, 1953|last=Diles|first=Dave|agency=AP|newspaper=The Free-Lance Star}}</ref> In the process, he led his team to a 19–1 regular season record and a berth in the state playoffs. He was a unanimous all-state performer.
In 1953, Francis averaged 48.3 points a game, which is an NCAA record.<ref>Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p.39, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, {{ISBN
In 1954, Francis averaged 48.0 points a game. He scored a then-record 113 in a single game, eclipsed in 2012 by [[Grinnell College|Grinnell]]'s [[Jack Taylor (basketball)|Jack Taylor]]'s 138 points against Faith Baptist Bible.<ref name=utsd>{{cite news|title=Bevo will always be the best in our record book|date=25 November 2012|newspaper=U-T San Diego|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/nov/25/bevo-will-always-be-best-our-record-book/?print&page=all|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6CTWrJkfc|archivedate=26 November 2012|deadurl=no}}</ref> Francis still holds the top two scoring averages in [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] history, along with many NCAA records.
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