1951-52 Central Catholic League Boys Basketball Scores
Columbus Holy Family
Coach: ???
Record: 2-18 (0-7 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Sal Nocera (253 pts/12.6 avg)
Home games at Columbus Aquinas High School
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/16/51 @Scioto Township L 39 43
11/21/51 @St. Aloyisus L 28 74
12/01/51 @Columbus St. Charles L 19 51
12/07/51 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 28 59
12/14/51 Columbus St. Mary L 20 61 At Columbus Aquinas High School
12/15/51 Scioto Township L 44 46 At Columbus Aquinas High School
12/18/51 @Columbus Rosary L 44 62
12/21/51 St. Aloysius At Columbus Aquinas High School - PPD - Possibly Cancelled
01/02/52 Alumni W 34 29 At Columbus Aquinas High School
01/04/52* @Columbus St. Charles L 24 67
01/09/52 Somerset Holy Trinity L 38 63 At Columbus Aquinas High School
01/12/52* @Marion St. Mary L 23 85
01/15/52 @Chillicothe Cent. Cath L 47 51
01/19/52* Newark St. Francis L 36 60 At Columbus Aquinas High School
01/25/52* Columbus St. Mary L 31 53 At Columbus Aquinas High School
01/26/52 Summit Station W 49 43 At Columbus Aquinas High School
02/01/52* @Lancaster St. Mary L 21 80
02/05/52 @Somerset Holy Trinity L 47 67
02/09/52* Springfield Cath. Cen. L 44 60 At Columbus Aquinas High School
02/12/52* Columbus Rosary L 39 68 At Knights of Columbus Gymnasium
02/18/52 Marion St. Mary L 22 66 Class B Exempt Tournament at Otterbein College
Columbus Holy Rosary
Coach: Forest "Treeze" Sharrock
Record: 14-7 (6-1 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Joe Gilmore (233 pts/11.6 avg)
Home games at Columbus St. Charles High School and Knights of Columbus Gymnasium (Sixth and State Street)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/51 @London L 40 53
12/04/51 Delphos St. John's W 44 40 At Columbus St. Charles High School
12/07/51 @Pickerington W 69 51
12/11/51 @Canal Winchester L 44 46
12/18/51 Columbus Holy Family W 62 44
12/21/51 Columbus St. Mary W 53 35 At Columbus St. Charles High School
12/27/51 @Circleville W 51 48 Holiday Tournament at Circleville High School
12/28/51 Ironton L 43 61 Holiday Tournament at Circleville High School
01/05/52 Kenton W 39 34
01/08/52* Columbus St. Mary W 47 35 At Columbus Aquinas High School
01/11/52 Greenfield McClain L 30 57 At Knights of Columbus Gymnasium
01/15/52* Newark St. Francis W 53 42 At Knights of Columbus Gymnasium - 01/04
01/18/52* Columbus St. Charles W 52 39 At Knights of Columbus Gymnasium
01/25/52* @Marion St. Mary L 28 63
02/05/52 @Grove City W 59 57 OT
02/08/52* Lancaster St. Mary W 43 42 At Knights of Columbus Gymnasium
02/12/52* Columbus Holy Family W 68 39 At Knights of Columbus Gymnasium
02/19/52* Springfield Cath. Cent. W 56 46 At Knights of Columbus Gymnasium - 02/02
02/22/52 Chillicothe Cent. Cath. W 90 60
02/23/52 @St. Aloysius L 49 67
02/27/52 Columbus Aquinas L 37 66 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Columbus St. Charles
Coach: Jack Ryan
Record: 14-8 (5-2 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Eddie Plank (198 pts/9.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/51 Columbus St. Mary W 46 31
12/01/51 Columbus Holy Family W 59 19
12/07/51 Col. Linden McKinley L 34 37
12/11/51 Columbus North L 36 55
12/15/51 @Zanesville Rosecrans L 45 47 12/14
12/27/51 Worthington L 42 53 Holiday Tournament at Bexley High School
12/28/51 Col. Linden McKinley W 34 27 Holiday Tournament at Bexley High School
01/04/52 Columbus Holy Family W 67 24
01/05/52 Bellaire Central Cath. L 48 54
01/11/52* Lancaster St. Mary W 47 45
01/18/52* Columbus Holy Rosary L 39 52 At Knights of Columbus Gymnasium
01/25/52* Springfield Cath. Cent. W 77 56
01/29/52 Columbus Academy W 52 39 12/18; 02/02
02/01/52* @Marion St. Mary L 45 55
02/08/52 Columbus St. Mary W 47 33
02/09/52 Upper Arlington W 42 40
02/12/52* @Newark St. Francis W 52 51
02/16/52 Columbus Academy W 71 47
02/19/52 Circleville W 56 48
02/21/52 Hilliard W 58 39
02/26/52 Westerville W 52 50 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
02/28/52 Newark L 37 51 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Columbus St. Mary
Coach: Ken Neville
Record: 9-12 (2-5 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Carl Moeller (185 pts/8.8 avg)
Home games at Columbus Aquinas High School
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/51 @Columbus St. Charles L 31 46
12/07/51 @Fredericktown L 55 69
12/08/51 Columbus University W 54 49 At Columbus Aquinas High School
12/14/51 Columbus Holy Family W 61 20 At Columbus Aquinas High School
12/21/51 Columbus Holy Rosary L 35 53 At Columbus St. Charles High School
12/22/51 Chillicothe Cent. Cath. W 55 41 At Columbus Aquinas High School
12/29/51 St. Aloysius L 47 77 At Columbus Aquinas High School
01/04/52 Alumni W 60 48 At Godman Guild
01/05/52* @Springfield Cath. Cen. W 51 49 NEED BOX
01/07/52 Radnore W 48 39 12/18 - At Columbus St. Charles High School - Originally scheduled at Columbus Aquinas High School
01/08/52* Columbus Holy Rosary L 35 47 At Columbus Aquinas High School
01/11/52 @Columbus University L 39 44
01/15/52 @Radnor L 40 47
01/18/52 @Lancaster St. Mary L 42 55
01/25/52* Columbus Holy Family W 53 31
01/29/52* Marion St. Mary L 43 64 At Columbus St. Charles High School
02/01/52* Newark St. Francis L 39 40 At Columbus St. Charles High School
02/05/52 Sedalia Midway W 65 55 At Columbus Aquinas High School
02/08/52 @Columbus St. Charles L 33 47
02/12/52 @Chillicothe Cen. Cath. W 45 44
02/20/52 London L 52 62 Class B Exempt Tournament at Otterbein College
Lancaster St. Mary
Coach: Mike Lo Presti
Record: 11-10 (4-3 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Harry Fitzpatrick (325 pts/15.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/23/51 Berne Union W 64 41
12/01/51 Pleasantville W 61 53
12/04/51 @Athens W 41 33
12/07/51 Zanesville Rosecrans L 49 52
12/08/51* @Springfield Cath. Cen. W 39 34
12/15/51 @Lockland Wayne L 32 76
12/28/51 Liberty Union W 51 50
12/29/51 Logan W 47 43
01/04/52* @Marion St. Mary L 33 64 At Marion Coliseum
01/05/52 Granville W 52 45 AT Dennison University Fieldhouse
01/08/52 @Lancaster L 44 50
01/11/52* @Columbus St. Charles L 45 47
01/15/52 Pickerington L 37 43
01/18/52* Columbus St. Mary W 55 42
01/19/52 @New Lexington W 57 50
01/25/52* @Newark St. Francis W 51 48
02/01/52* Columbus Holy Family W 80 21
02/05/52 Bremen L 61 62
12/21/51 @Corning L 43 72 12/21
02/08/52* Columbus Rosary L 42 43 At Knights of Columbus Gymnasium
02/18/52 Worthington L 48 56 Class B Exempt Tournament at Otterbein College
Marion St. Mary
Coach: Ray Robbins
Record: 22-2 (7-0 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Gunder (453 pts/18.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/07/51 @Carey W 55 50
12/11/51 @Lima St. Rose W 48 46
12/14/51 Westerville W 53 41 At Marion Coliseum
12/22/51 Tiffin Calvert W 46 39
12/28/51 Radnor W 49 33 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/29/51 Elm Valley W 48 42 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/04/52* Lancaster St. Mary W 64 33
01/08/52 Delphos St. John's W 66 57
01/12/52* Columbus Holy Family W 85 23
01/15/52 @Richwood W 78 33
01/20/52 Mt. Gilead W 67 46 At Marion Coliseum
01/22/52 @Columbus Aquinas L 55 60
01/25/52* Columbus Holy Rosary W 63 28
01/29/52* @Columbus St. Mary W 64 43
02/01/52* Columbus St. Charles W 55 45
02/05/52 Elm Valley W 55 44 At Marion Coliseum
02/08/52* @Newark St. Francis W 63 49
02/09/52 Leesville W 61 41 At Marion Coliseum
02/13/52* @Springfield Cath. Cen. W 70 45
02/18/52 Columbus Holy Family W 66 22 Class B Exempt Tournament at Otterbein College
02/22/52 Granville W 81 50 Class B Exempt Tournament at Otterbein College
03/01/52 Pickaway W 48 45 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/05/52 Hartford W 70 35 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/08/52 Elm Valley L 55 65 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Newark St. Francis
Coach: Jimmy Brickels
Record: 11-9 (3-4 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Paul Swank (252 pts/12.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/24/51 Alumni W 66 60 OT
11/27/51 Bladensburg W 87 36
11/30/51 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 41 43
12/08/51 Granville W 48 33
12/14/51 @Danville CANCELLED
12/15/51 Centerburg W 48 47
12/21/51 Zanesville Rosecrans L 64 65
12/29/51 South Zanesville W 69 62
01/04/52 @Coshocton Sacred Heart W 79 60
01/11/52* Springfield Cath. Cen. W 57 43
01/12/52 @Granville W 62 55 At Denison University
01/15/52* @Columbus Holy Rosary L 42 53 At Knights of Columbus Gym
01/19/52* @Columbus Holy Family W 60 36 At Columbus Aquinas High School
01/25/52* Lancaster St. Mary L 48 51
01/26/52 @Hebron L 49 52
01/29/52 Alexandria W 70 56
02/01/52* @Columbus St. Mary W 40 39 At Columbus St. Charles High School
02/02/52 Utica L 56 57
02/08/52* Marion St. Mary L 49 63
02/12/52* Columbus St. Charles L 51 52
02/20/52 Marysville L 40 56 Class B Exempt Tournament at Otterbein College
Springfield Catholic Central
Coach: Bill McKinley
Record: 3-16 (1-6 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Kenny Miller (295 pts/15.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/08/51* Lancaster St. Mary L 34 39
12/22/51 @Dayton Parker L 42 56 At Dayton Emerson Junior High School
12/23/51 @Akron St. Mary L 50 75 12/15 - NEED BOX
01/04/52 @Cincinnati DePorres L 42 74
01/05/52* @Columbus St. Mary L 49 51 NEED BOX
01/11/52* @Newark St. Francis L 43 57
01/12/52 Franklin L 37 46 NEED BOX
01/18/52 @Northwestern W 57 55
01/25/52* @Columbus St. Charles L 56 77
01/26/52 Enon L 43 49 NEED BOX
02/02/52 @Canton Central Cath. L 60 74 NEED BOX
02/03/52 @Dayton Chaminade L 50 67 At University of Dayton Fieldhouse
02/08/52 Bellaire St. John L 45 62 At Northwestern High School
02/09/52* @Columbus Holy Family W 60 44 At Columbus Aquinas High School
02/13/52* Marion St. Mary L 47 70 01/19
02/16/52 Bellefontaine W 54 45
02/19/52* Columbus Holy Rosary L 46 56 01/29; 02/02 - At Knights of Columbus Gymnasium
02/22/52 Columbus Aquinas L 48 50
02/27/52 Sidney L 43 47 Class A Sectional Tournament at Troy
Central Catholic League Standings
Team CCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Marion St. Mary 7 - 0 464 266 66.28 38.00
Columbus Holy Rosary 6 - 1 347 306 49.57 43.71
Columbus St. Charles 5 - 2 374 316 53.42 45.14
Lancaster St. Mary 4 - 3 345 299 49.28 42.71
Newark St. Francis 3 - 4 347 337 49.57 48.14
Columbus St. Mary 2 - 5 296 333 42.14 47.57
Springfield Cath. Cen. 1 - 6 333 394 47.57 56.28
Columbus Holy Family 0 - 7 218 473 31.14 67.57
Totals 28 - 28 2724 2724 48.64 48.64
Central Catholic League League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 20.85 Dick Gunder Marion St. Mary 146 7
2 14.50 Bob McPommell Springfield Cath. Cen. 58 4
3 13.57 Kenny Miller Springfield Cath. Cen. 95 7
4 13.25 Jack O'Neill Newark St. Francis 53 4
5 13.14 Harry Fitzpatrick Lancaster St. Mary 92 7
6 12.57 Jim Kilbury Marion St. Mary 88 7
12.57 Paul Swank Newark St. Francis 88 7
8 12.28 Sal Nocera Columbus Holy Family 86 7
9 11.57 Joe Gilmore Columbus Holy Rosary 81 7
10 10.42 Jim Finnegan Marion St. Mary 73 7
10.42 Don Widrig Newark St. Francis 73 7
Central Catholic League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 44 Dick Gunder Marion St. Mary Columbus Holy Family 01/12/1952
2 25 Dick Gunder Marion St. Mary Springfield Cath. Cen. 02/13/1952
3 23 Jack O'Neill Newark St. Francis Springfield Cath. Cen. 01/11/1952
4 22 Dick Gunder Marion St. Mary Newark St. Francis 02/08/1952
5 21 Mike Anderson Marion St. Mary Columbus Holy Rosary 01/25/1952
21 Sal Nocera Columbus Holy Family Springfield Cath. Cen. 02/09/1952
7 20 Bob McPommell Springfield Cath. Cent. Columbus Holy Family 02/09/1952
8 18 Paul Swank Newark St. Francis Springfield Cath. Cen. 01/11/1952
18 Dick Gunder Marion St. Mary Columbus St. Mary 01/29/1952
18 Paul Swank Newark St. Francis Marion St. Mary 02/08/1952
18 Bob McPommell Springfield Cath. Cent. Marion St. Mary 02/13/1952
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