1956-57 Knox-Morrow League Boys Basketball Scores
Amity
Coach: Marvin Lutz
Record: 0-18 (0-5 KCL; 0-7 KML)
Leading Scorer: John Fletcher (186 pts/10.9 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L AHS OPP
11/27/56 @Jeromesville L 49 64
11/30/56* @Gambier L 41 69 KML
12/01/56 Perrysville L 33 66
12/07/56* Chesterville L 55 60 KML
12/08/56* @Howard L 24 64 KML
12/14/56* Bladensburg L 35 42 KML
12/15/56* @Johnsville L 45 62 KML
01/04/57 Centerburg L 48 51
01/05/57* Marengo L 30 70 KML
01/08/57 @Homer PPD - Possibly Cancelled
01/11/57* @Danville L 29 73 KCL
01/12/57 @Hayesville L 47 75
01/19/57 Glenmont L 66 67
01/22/57* @Centerburg L 52 59 KCL
01/25/57* Gambier L 37 51 KCL
02/01/57* @Bladensburg L 52 65 KCL
02/08/57* @Sparta L 40 55 KML - NEED BOX
02/11/57* Howard L 43 56 KCL
02/18/57 Gambier L 48 57 Class A Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College
Bladensburg
Coach: Bill Senft
Record: 4-16 (1-4 KCL; 3-4 KML)
Leading Scorer: Baker (273 pts/13.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS OPP
11/27/56 @Homer L 43 50
11/30/56 @Centerburg L 44 64
12/04/56 @Coshocton Sacred Heart L 43 96
12/07/56 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 47 49
12/08/56 @Hartford L 48 74
12/11/56* Sparta W 49 33 KML
12/14/56* @Amity W 42 35 KML
12/18/56* @Chesterville L 50 56 KML
01/04/57* @Gambier L 39 71 KML
01/11/57* Howard L 39 79 KCL
01/19/57* Johnsville W 63 54 KML
01/25/57* Danville L 29 82 KCL
01/26/57 @Alexandria L 53 72
02/01/57* Amity W 65 52 KCL
02/02/57* @Marengo L 52 54 KML
02/08/57* Gambier L 54 64 KCL
02/09/57* @Howard L 45 75 KCL
02/12/57* Centerburg L 53 54 KCL
02/21/57 Danville L 29 91 Class A Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College
02/22/57 Fredericktown L 51 108 Class A Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College
Chesterville
Coach: Ed Roseberry
Record: 16-6 (7-0 KML; 4-2 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Lewis (556 pts/25.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/21/56* @Howard W 73 52 KML
11/30/56* Sparta W 67 50 KML
12/07/56* @Amity W 60 55 KML
12/08/56* Gambier W 72 70 KML
12/14/56* Iberia W 84 68 MCL
12/18/56* Bladensburg W 56 50 KML
12/21/56* @Edison L 82 96 MCL
01/04/57* @Marengo W 67 61 KML
01/05/57 Caledonia W 66 65
01/08/57* Johnsville W 106 81 KML
01/12/57 @Fredericktown L 61 91
01/18/57* Cardington-Lincoln L 58 68 MCL
01/25/57* @Sparta W 90 53 MCL
01/29/57 Edison
02/01/57* Marengo W 71 53 MCL
02/02/57 @Iberia W 87 67
02/08/57* @Johnsville W 97 78 MCL
02/09/57 @Cardington-Lincoln L 82 84
02/13/57 Iberia W 72 54 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/57 Johnsville W 68 57 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/57 Edison L 58 67 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/57 Cardington-Lincoln W 61 60 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School - OT
02/26/57 Jacksontown L 66 81 Class A District Tournament at Otterbein College
Gambier
Coach: Matt Media
Record: 13-7 (4-1 KCL; 6-1 KML)
Leading Scorer: Ralph SMith 315 pts/15.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L GHS OPP
11/23/56 Hartford W 64 57
11/30/56* @Amity W 69 41 KML
12/08/56* @Chesterville L 70 72 KML
12/14/56* @Howard W 64 59 KML
01/04/57* Bladensburg W 71 39 KML
01/05/57 @Fredericktown L 60 79
01/11/57* @Centerburg W 72 42 KCL
01/12/57* Marengo W 55 53 KML - OT
01/19/57 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 65 85
01/25/57* @Amity W 51 37 KCL
01/26/57* Johnsville W 83 58 KML
01/29/57* Danville L 84 95 KCL
02/01/57* Howard W 83 61 KCL
02/02/57 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 60 80
02/05/57* @Sparta W 83 66 KML
02/08/57* @Bladensburg W 64 54 KCL
02/18/57 Amity W 57 48 Class A Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College
02/21/57 Fredericktown W 66 65 Class A Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College
02/22/57 Danville L 56 78 Class A Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College
02/28/57 Lancaster St. Mary L 58 74 Class A District Tournament at Otterbein College
Howard
Coach: Charles Hill
Record: 9-10 (3-2 KCL; 3-4 KML)
Leading Scorer: Jim Kennedy (260 pts/13.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L HHS OPP
11/21/56* Chesterville L 52 73 KML
11/30/56* @Johnsville L 40 66 KML
12/01/56 @Union (Coshocton) W 76 58
12/08/56* Amity W 64 24 KML
12/11/56 @Homer W 62 60
12/14/56* Gambier L 59 64 KML
12/15/56 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 60 64
12/18/56* Sparta W 62 30 KML
12/21/56* @Marengo L 43 63 KML
01/04/57* @Danville L 55 104 KCL
01/11/57* @Bladensburg W 79 39 KCL
01/15/57 Union (Coshocton) W 73 51
01/25/57* Centerburg W 53 51 KCL
02/01/57* @Gambier L 61 83 KCL
02/02/57 @Hartford L 69 72
02/06/57 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 52 85
02/09/57* Bladensburg W 75 45 KML
02/11/57* @Amity W 56 43 KML
02/18/57 Fredericktown L 57 76 Class A Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College
Johnsville
Coach: Dale Kinsell
Record: 5-16 (3-4 KML; 0-6 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dean Mitchell (272 pts/14.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L JHS OPP
11/20/56 Edison L 50 86
11/21/56 Union L 42 81
11/30/56 Howard W 66 40
12/04/56 @Lucas W 61 43
12/07/56 @Sparta W 56 46
12/14/56 @Cardington-Lincoln L 46 68
12/15/56 Amity W 62 45
12/21/56 Sparta L 47 55
01/04/57 @Iberia L 62 87
01/08/57 @Chesterville L 81 106
01/11/57 @Marengo L 42 47
01/18/57 @Mt. Gilead L 31 79
01/19/57 @Bladensburg L 54 63
01/25/57 Iberia L 78 82
01/26/57 @Gambier L 58 83
02/01/57 @Edison L 53 85
02/05/57 Marengo L 61 67
02/08/57 Chesterville L 78 97
02/15/57 Chesterville L 57 68 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/57 Sparta W 63 36 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/57 Cardington-Lincoln L 58 61 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Marengo
Coach: Russ Ammons
Record: 9-12 (5-2 KML; 2-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dale Bowersmith (395 pts/18.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/27/56 @Elm Valley L 43 50
12/07/56 @Cardington-Lincoln L 47 58
12/08/56 Iberia W 60 52
12/14/56* @Sparta W 55 46 MCL
12/21/56* Howard W 63 43 KML
01/04/57* Chesterville L 61 67 KML
01/05/57* @Amity W 70 30 KML
01/08/57* Sparta W 67 44 KML
01/11/57* Johnsville W 47 42 MCL
01/12/57* @Gambier L 53 55 KML - OT
01/18/57* @Iberia L 61 71 MCL
01/25/57* Edison L 35 66 MCL
01/26/57 @Delaware St. Mary L 60 69
01/29/57 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 40 60
02/01/57* @Chesterville L 53 71 MCL
02/02/57* Bladensburg W 54 52 KML
02/05/57* @Johnsville W 67 61 KML
02/08/57* Cardington-Lincoln L 49 81 MCL
02/13/57 Edison L 46 56 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/57 Iberia W 63 62 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - OT
02/18/57 Cardington-Lincoln L 45 56 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Sparta
Coach: Albert Grimm
Record: 3-15 (1-6 KML; 2-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Duncan (301 pts/17.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L SHS OPP
11/20/56 @Centerburg L 39 49
11/30/56* @Chesterville L 50 67 KML
12/05/56 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 37 66
12/07/56* Johnsville L 46 56 KML
12/11/56* @Bladensburg L 33 49 KML
12/14/56 Marengo L 46 55 KML
12/18/56* @Howard L 30 62 KML
12/21/56* @Johnsville W 55 47 MCL
01/04/57 Edison L 46 86
01/08/57* @Marengo L 44 67 KML
01/11/57 Iberia W 64 55 MCL
01/25/57 Chesterville L 53 90 MCL
02/01/57 @Cardington-Lincoln L 56 75 MCL
02/05/57* Gambier L 66 83 KML
02/08/57* Amity W 55 40 KML - NEED BOX
02/11/57* @Edison L 60 81 MCL
02/15/57 Cardington-Lincoln L 51 65 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/57 Johnsville L 36 63 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Knox-Morrow League Standings
Team KML OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Chesterville 7 - 0 501 419 71.57 59.85
Gambier 6 - 1 495 388 70.71 55.42
Marengo 5 - 2 435 352 62.14 50.28
Bladensburg 3 - 4 340 378 48.57 54.00
Howard 3 - 4 395 365 56.42 52.14
Johnsville 3 - 4 438 450 62.57 64.28
Sparta 1 - 6 324 424 46.28 60.57
Amity 0 - 7 270 422 38.57 60.28
Totals 28 - 28 3198 3198 57.10 57.10
Knox-Morrow League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 27.00 Dick Lewis Chesterville 189 7
2 21.71 Dale Bowersmith Marengo 152 7
3 18.16 Bob Duncan Sparta 109 6 missing 1 game
4 17.60 Arnold Beatty Marengo 88 5
5 14.57 Ralph Smith Gambier 102 7
6 14.42 George Jacobs Gambier 101 7
7 14.00 Roger Primmer Chesterville 98 7
8 13.42 Dick Woolison Gambier 94 7
9 12.85 Jim Kennedy Howard 90 7
10 12.42 Mike Carhart Howard 87 7
Knox-Morrow League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 38 Dick Lewis Chesterville Johnsville 01/08/1957
2 32 Gary Steinmetz Gambier Sparta 02/05/1957
3 30 Dick Lewis Chesterville Howard 11/21/1956
4 28 Dick Lewis Chesterville Amity 12/07/1956
28 Dale Bowersmith Marengo Johnsville 02/05/1957
28 George Jacobs Gambier Sparta 02/05/1957
7 27 Dick Lewis Chesterville Sparta 11/30/1956
27 Dale Bowersmith Marengo Chesterville 01/04/1957
9 26 Dick Lewis Chesterville Gambier 12/08/1956
26 Dick Lewis Chesterville Marengo 01/04/1957
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