1955-56 Knox-Morrow League Boys Basketball Scores
Amity
Coach: Marvin Lutz
Record: 2-19 (1-9 KCL; 0-7 KML)
Leading Scorer: Dick Doup (301 pts/15.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L AHS OPP
11/29/55 Jeromesville L 25 106
12/03/55 Hayesville L 29 72
12/06/55* @Bladensburg W 44 38 KCL
12/09/55* Johnsville L 45 65 KML
12/13/55* Gambier L 27 66 KCL
12/16/55* @Chesterville L 29 89 KML
12/20/55* @Howard L 36 77 KCL - KML
01/03/56* Sparta L 37 46 KML
01/06/56* @Danville L 27 88 KCL
01/10/56* Centerburg L 43 51 KCL
01/13/56* Bladensburg L 29 38 KCL - KML
01/14/56 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 43 64
01/17/56* @Marengo L 29 77 KML
01/20/56* @Gambier L 28 71 KCL - KML
01/27/56* Howard L 54 62 KCL
01/31/56* Danville L 48 96 KCL
02/03/56* @Centerburg L 41 48 KCL
02/07/56 @Perrysville L 57 106
02/16/56 Bladensburg W 43 41 Class B Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College
02/21/56 Fredericktown L 41 91 Class B Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College
02/23/56 Howard L 46 55 Class B Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College - OT
Bladensburg
Coach: Bill Senft
Record: 4-15 (2-8 KCL; 2-5 KML)
Leading Scorer: Cottrell (238 pts/12.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS OPP
11/25/55 @Hanover-Toboso L 22 51
12/02/55 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 44 99
12/06/55* Amity L 36 44 KCL
12/09/55* Gambier L 42 70 KCL
12/13/55 @Sparta W 44 43
12/16/55* Howard L 58 67 KCL
12/20/55* @Danville L 37 72 KCL
01/03/56* @Johnsville L 22 92 KML
01/06/56* @Centerburg L 42 54
01/11/56* Chesterville W 51 47 KML
01/13/56* @Amity W 38 29 KCL - KML
01/17/56* Gambier L 49 61 KCL - KML
01/20/56 Fredericktown L 34 88
01/24/56* @Howard L 42 52 KCL - KML
01/27/56* Danville L 38 70 KCL
01/31/56* Centerburg W 41 40 KCL
02/07/56* @Sparta L 50 63 KML
02/10/56* Marengo L 33 67 KML
02/16/56 Amity L 41 43 Class B Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College
Chesterville
Coach: Leon Lefkowitz
Record: 14-9 (3-4 KML; 4-2 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Cliff Perkins (567 pts/24.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
12/02/55* @Johnsville L 55 77 KML
12/03/55 Cardington-Lincoln W 80 78 Sudden Death 2OT
12/06/55 Iberia W 67 63 OT
12/09/55 @Edison W 70 58
12/13/55 @Caledonia W 75 48
12/16/55* Amity W 89 29 KML
12/20/55* @Sparta W 95 62 KML
12/23/55* Howard W 59 53 KML
01/03/56* Marengo L 50 70 KML
01/06/56* @Cardington-Lincoln W 77 57 MCL
01/11/56* @Bladensburg L 47 51 KML
01/13/56* Sparta W 60 47 MCL
01/14/56 Fredericktown L 51 79
01/20/56* @Marengo L 55 72 MCL
01/27/56* Johnsville W 64 56 MCL
01/28/56* @Gambier L 57 63 KML
01/31/56 @Ohio Deaf W 66 36
02/03/56* @Iberia L 77 99 MCL
02/10/56* Edison W 99 64 MCL
02/15/56 Cardington-Lincoln W 27 17 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/56 Edison W 46 39 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/56 Marengo L 31 33 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - 2OT
02/24/56 Iberia L 57 62 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Gambier
Coach: Don Bateman
Record: 14-6 (8-2 KCL; 5-2 KML)
Leading Scorer: Earl Gorsuch (483 pts/24.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L GHS OPP
11/18/55 @Nashville W 69 48
11/25/55 @Hartford W 58 36
12/06/55* Centerburg W 67 50 KCL
12/09/55* Bladensburg W 70 42 KCL
12/20/55* @Johnsville L 53 55 KML
12/23/55* Sparta W 74 45 KML
01/06/56* @Howard W 67 51 KCL
01/07/56 Fredericktown L 70 92
01/10/56* Danville L 63 66 KCL
01/13/56* @Centerburg W 65 38 KCL
01/17/56* @Bladensburg W 61 49 KCL - KML
01/20/56* Amity W 71 28 KCL - KML
01/24/56* @Marengo L 70 73 KML
01/28/56* Chesterville W 63 57 KML
01/31/56* Howard W 60 57 KCL - KML
02/03/56* @Danville L 51 57 KCL
02/07/56* @Homer W 59 50
02/11/56* @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent W 41 48
02/16/56 Fredericktown L 54 61 Class B Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College
Howard
Coach: Jim Biggs
Record: 11-9 (6-4 KCL; 4-3 KML)
Leading Scorer: Dick Purdy (338 pts/16.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L HHS OPP
11/22/55 Union (Coshocton) W 74 52
11/29/55 @Newark St. Francis L 63 68
12/02/55* @Sparta W 71 43 KML
12/06/55* Marengo L 59 78 KML
12/10/55* Danville L 68 94 KCL
12/13/55* Centerburg W 84 48 KCL
12/16/55* Bladensburg W 67 58 KCL
12/20/55* Amity W 77 36 KCL - KML
12/23/55* @Chesterville L 53 59 KML
01/07/56* Gambier L 51 67 KCL
01/12/56* Johnsville W 68 58 KML
01/17/56* @Danville L 60 88 KCL
01/24/56* Bladenburg W 52 42 KCL - KML
01/27/56* @Amity W 62 54 KCL
01/31/56* @Gambier L 57 60 KCL - KML
02/04/56 Hartford L 59 75
02/10/56* @Centerburg W 61 54 KCL
02/18/56 Centerburg W 48 41 Class B Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College
02/21/56 Danville L 53 68 Class B Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College
02/23/56 Amity W 55 46 Class B Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College - OT
Johnsville
Coach: Howard Kile
Record: 10-11 (5-2 KML; 3-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dalton Stewart (410 pts/19.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L JHS OPP
11/18/55 @Union W 68 66
11/23/55 @Edison L 62 65
11/29/55 Lucas L 60 66
12/02/55* Chesterville W 77 55 KML
12/09/55* @Amity W 65 45 KML
12/13/55 Iberia L 56 78
12/16/55* Marengo L 40 64 MCL
12/20/55* Gambier W 55 53 KML
01/03/56* Bladensburg W 92 22 KML
01/06/56 Mt. Gilead L 65 86
01/12/56* @Howard L 58 68 KML
01/13/56* @Iberia L 67 69 MCL
01/14/56 Bellville W 63 61
01/20/56* Edison W 49 47 MCL
01/24/56* Sparta W 64 55 KML
01/27/56* @Chesterville L 56 64 MCL
02/03/56* Cardington-Lincoln W 74 62 MCL
02/07/56* @Marengo L 47 66 KML
02/10/56* @Sparta W 57 49 MCL
02/15/56 Iberia L 49 64 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/56 Edison L 46 47 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Marengo
Coach: Russ Ammon
Record: 21-1 (7-0 KML; 6-0 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Warren Skaggs (361 pts/18.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/21/55 @Waldo CANCELLED
11/29/55 Elm Valley W 46 32
12/02/55 Delaware St. Mary W 81 44
12/06/55* @Howard W 78 59 KML
12/09/55* @Sparta W 75 32 KML
12/16/55* @Johnsville W 64 40 MCL
12/23/55 Cardington-Lincoln W 59 31
01/04/56* @Chesterville W 70 50 KML
01/06/56* @Iberia W 76 56 MCL
01/13/56* @Edison W 87 47 MCL
01/17/56* Amity W 77 29 KML
01/20/56* Chesterville W 72 55 MCL
01/24/56* Gambier W 73 70 KML
01/27/56* @Cardington-Lincoln W 63 36 MCL
01/31/56 @Iberia W 85 61
02/03/56* Sparta W 57 21 MCL
02/07/56* Johnsville W 66 47 KML
02/10/56* @Bladensburg W 67 33 KML
02/15/56 Sparta W 48 30 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/56 Iberia W 58 46 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/56 Chesterville W 33 31 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - 2OT
02/27/56 Pleasant W 66 63 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/01/56 Marysville L 53 66 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Sparta
Coach: James Altman
Record: 2-18 (2-5 KML; 0-6 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bernie Dalton (317 pts/15.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L SHS OPP
11/22/55 @Centerburg L 35 62
12/02/55* Howard L 43 71 KML
12/06/55 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 51 63
12/09/55* Marengo L 32 75 KML
12/13/55 @Bladensburg L 43 44 Score booked actually ended up 44-44 at regulation
12/16/55* @Iberia L 38 60 MCL
12/20/55* Chesterville L 62 95 KML
12/23/55* @Gambier L 45 74 KML
01/03/56* @Amity W 46 37 KML
01/06/56* Edison L 38 54 MCL
01/13/56* @Chesterville L 47 60 MCL
01/17/56 Waldo L 52 67
01/24/56* @Johnsville L 55 64 KML
01/27/56 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 56 98
02/03/56* ?Marengo L 21 57 MCL
02/07/56* Bladensburg W 63 50 KML
02/08/57* Cardington-Lincoln L 49 69 MCL
02/10/56* Johnsville L 49 57 MCL
02/15/56 Marengo L 30 48 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/56 Cardington-Lincoln L 44 62 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Knox-Morrow League Standings
Team KML OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Marengo 7 - 0 506 320 72.28 45.71
Gambier 5 - 2 452 364 64.57 52.00
Johnsville 5 - 2 458 364 65.42 52.00
Howard 4 - 3 437 376 62.42 53.71
Chesterville 3 - 4 452 405 64.57 57.85
Bladensburg 2 - 5 285 411 40.71 58.71
Sparta 2 - 5 346 466 49.42 66.57
Amity 0 - 7 233 463 33.28 66.14
Totals 28 - 28 3169 3169 56.58 56.58
Knox-Morrow League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 26.14 Earl Gorsuch Gambier 183 7
2 24.14 Cliff Perkins Chesterville 169 7
3 22.57 Dalton Stewart Johnsville 158 7
4 18.57 Dale Lewis Chesterville 130 7
5 18.42 Warren Skaggs Marengo 129 7
6 17.85 Cottrell Bladensburg 125 7
7 17.71 Bernie Dalton Sparta 124 7
8 15.71 Ronnie Kirby Marengo 110 7
9 14.57 Dick Doup Amity 102 7
10 14.28 Ralph Smith Gambier 100 7
Knox-Morrow League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 39 Cliff Perkins Chesterville Sparta 12/20/1955
2 37 Dalton Stewart Johnsville Bladensburg 01/03/1956
3 35 Cliff Perkins Chesterville Amity 12/16/1955
4 33 Earl Gorsuch Gambier Amity 01/20/1956
5 30 Cliff Perkins Chesterville Howard 12/23/1955
30 Earl Gorsuch Gambier Howard 01/31/1956
30 Bernie Dalton Sparta Bladensburg 02/07/1955
8 29 Dick Doub Amity Johnsville 12/09/1955
9 28 Lewis Chesterville Amity 12/16/1955
28 Earl Gorsuch Gambier Marengo 01/24/1956
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