1958-59 Knox-Morrow League Boys Basketball Scores
Amity
Coach: Marvin Lutz
Record: 10-9 (4-3 KCL; 6-1 KML)
Leading Scorer: John Fletcher (383 pts/20.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L AHS OPP
11/21/58 Glenmont L 47 57
12/02/11* @Gambier W 52 44 KML
12/09/11 Centerburg L 50 51
12/12/11* Bladensburg L 43 52 KML
12/16/11* Marengo W 64 54 KML
12/19/11 @Glenmont L 54 87
12/22/11* @Howard W 55 47 KML
01/06/12* Chesterville W 80 58 KML
01/09/12* @Danville L 45 57 KCL
01/13/12* @Sparta W 75 51 KML
01/17/12* Mt. Vernon St. Vincent W 49 42 KCL
01/20/12 Homer L 46 56
01/24/12* Howard W 53 45 KCL
01/28/12* Gambier W 87 57 KCL
01/31/12* @Bladensburg L 45 56 KCL
02/06/12* @Centerburg L 52 56 KCL
02/07/12 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent W 66 62
02/10/12* @Johnsville W 73 55 KML
02/13/12 Danville L 41 50 Class A Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College
Bladensburg
Coach: Bill Senft
Record: 15-6 (4-2 KCL; 6-1 KML)
Leading Scorer: Hugh Porterfield (381 pts/18.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS OPP
11/21/58 @Homer W 47 45
11/22/58 @Croton Hartford W 58 31
12/02/58 @Centerburg W 57 53
12/06/58 @Alexandria W 52 39
12/12/58* @Amity W 52 43 KML
12/13/58* Gambier W 65 56 KML
12/17/58 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 36 37
12/20/58* Sparta W 62 26 KML
01/10/59* Howard L 49 54 KCL
01/13/59* Johnsville W 54 49 KML
01/17/59* @Chesterville W 63 35 KML
01/23/59* Danville W 51 49 KCL
01/27/59* @Marengo W 60 47 KML
01/28/59* Centerburg W 62 58 KCL
01/31/59* Amity W 56 45 KCL
02/06/59* @Gambier L 49 56 KCL
02/07/59* @Howard L 42 55 KML
02/09/59* Mt. Vernon St. VIncent W 57 52 KCL
02/13/59 Centerburg W 60 52 Class A Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College
02/20/59 Danville L 54 63 Class A Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College
02/21/59 Howard L 53 56 Class A Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College
Chesterville
Coach: Jon Hall
Record: 10-13 (3-4 KML; 3-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Don Chapman (336 pts/14.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/21/58* Sparta W 70 47 KML
11/25/58 @Fredericktown L 35 79
12/05/58 @Iberia L 44 81
12/12/58 Edison W 75 46
12/13/58* @Marengo W 66 64 KML
12/16/58* Johnsville L 49 50 KML
12/19/58* Gambier W 50 45 KML
01/02/59* Cardington-Lincoln L 54 73 MCL
01/06/59* @Amity L 58 80 KML
01/09/59* @Sparta W 56 48 MCL
01/17/59* Bladensburg L 35 63 KML
01/24/59 Caledonia L 49 63
01/27/59* @Johnsville W 80 66 MCL
01/30/59* Iberia L 52 62 MCL
01/31/59* @Howard L 65 81 KML
02/03/59 @Ohio Deaf L 49 70
02/06/59* @Edison W 77 68 MCL
02/09/59* Marengo L 57 63 MCL
02/11/59 Iberia L 47 68 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/13/59 Sparta W 58 55 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/59 Johnsville W 53 51 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/59 Marengo W 58 55 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School
02/23/59 Ridgedale L 41 99 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Gambier
Coach: Dick Meloy
Record: 6-13 (2-4 KCL; 3-4 KML)
Leading Scorer: Jim Jacobs (296 pts/15.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L GHS OPP
11/25/58 Croton Hartford W 58 56
12/02/58* Amity L 44 52 KML
12/12/58* @Howard W 57 55 KML
12/13/58* @Bladensburg L 56 65 KML
12/19/58* @Chesterville L 45 50 KML
01/03/59 @Fredericktown L 77 93
01/06/59 @Union (Richland) L 60 83
01/09/59* @Centerburg W 69 55 KCL
01/10/59* Marengo L 55 64 KML
01/14/59* @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 70 71 KCL
01/20/59* @Sparta W 72 34 KML
01/24/59* Danville L 63 69 KCL
01/27/59 Licking Valley L 53 54
01/28/59* @Amity L 57 87 KCL
01/30/59* Howard L 62 82 KCL
02/03/59* Johnsville W 84 56 KML
02/06/59* Bladensburg W 56 49 KCL
02/11/59 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 61 67
02/14/59 Fredericktown L 58 64 Class A Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College
Howard
Coach: Ralph Holder
Record: 9-10 (3-3 KCL; 4-2 KML)
Leading Scorer: Neil Magers (208 pts/11.5 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L HHS OPP
12/02/58 Glenmont W 55 48 NEED BOX
12/09/58 @Homer L 41 63
12/12/58* Gambier L 55 57 KML
12/19/58* Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 50 61 KCL
12/22/58* Amity L 47 55 KML
01/06/59* Johnsville W 61 58 KML
01/10/59* @Bladensburg W 54 49 KCL
01/13/59 Killbuck L 43 55
01/20/59 @Killbuck L 43 82
01/23/59 Centerburg W 54 41 KCL - NEED BOX
01/24/59* @Amity L 45 53 KCL
01/27/59* Sparta W 80 41 KML
01/30/59* @Gambier W 82 62 KCL
01/31/59* Chesterville W 81 65 KML
02/04/59 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 54 56
02/07/59* Bladensburg W 55 42 KML
02/10/59* @Danville L 63 68 KCL
02/20/59 Fredericktown L 47 78 Class A Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College
02/21/59 Bladensburg W 56 53 Class A Knox County Tournament at Kenyon College
Johnsville
Coach: Jack McDowell
Record: 4-17 (2-5 KML; 1-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Don Tischer (386 pts/18.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L JHS OPP
11/25/58 Edison L 58 67
12/02/58* @Sparta W 69 27 KML
12/12/58 @Iberia L 49 53
12/13/58 @Plymouth L 63 87
12/16/58 @Chesterville W 50 49 KML
12/19/58* Marengo L 64 68 MCL - OT
01/06/59* @Howard L 58 61 KML
01/09/59* Iberia L 67 85 MCL
01/13/59* @Bladensburg L 49 54 KML
01/16/59* @Edison L 60 73 MCL
01/17/59 @Mt. Gilead L 36 82
01/20/59 @Lexington L 52 82
01/27/59 Chesterville L 66 80 MCL
01/30/59* @Cardington-Lincoln L 46 65 MCL
02/03/12* @Gambier L 56 84 KML
02/06/12* Sparta W 69 53 MCL
02/07/12* @Marengo L 61 69 KML
02/10/12* Amity L 55 73 KML
02/13/59 Marengo L 46 65 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/16/59 Edison W 70 62 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marengo High School
02/18/59 Chesterville L 51 53 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Marengo
Coach: Dick Carpenter
Record: 10-12 (3-3 KML; 5-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Al Scarry (359 pts/16.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/25/58 @Elm Valley L 60 81
11/28/58 @Claridon L 46 63
12/02/58* @Iberia L 61 73
12/12/58* Sparta W 72 56 KML
12/13/58* Chesterville L 64 66 KML
12/16/58 @Amity L 54 64 KML
12/19/58* @Johnsville W 68 64 MCL - OT
12/20/58 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 34 62
12/27/58 Scioto Valley L 51 66
01/09/59* Edison W 56 46 MCL
01/10/59* @Gambier W 64 55 KML
01/17/59* Iberia W 48 35 MCL
01/23/59* Cardington-Lincoln L 54 64 MCL
01/27/59* Bladensburg L 47 60 KML
01/30/59* @Sparta W 102 66 MCL
01/31/59 Big Walnut L 67 85
02/07/59* Johnsville W 69 61 KML
02/09/59* @Chesterville W 63 57 MCL
02/11/59 Sparta W 44 39 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/13/59 Johnsville W 61 44 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/59 Iberia L 35 37 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/59 Chesterville L 55 58 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School
Sparta
Coach: Marvin Curry
Record: 1-19 (0-7 KML; 1-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Sheets (219 pts/12.8 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L SHS OPP
11/21/58* @Chesterville L 47 70 KML
11/22/58 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 25 72
11/25/58 Centerburg L 27 69
12/02/58* Johnsville L 27 69 KML - NEED BOX
12/12/58* @Marengo L 56 72 KML
12/16/58* @Bladensburg L 26 62 KML
12/19/58* Iberia L 33 69 MCL
01/02/59* @Edison W 48 46 MCL
01/06/59 @Johnstown L 25 52
01/09/59* Chesterville L 48 56 MCL
01/13/59* Amity L 51 75 KML
01/20/59* Gambier L 34 72 KML
01/27/59* @Howard L 41 80 KML
01/30/59* Marengo L 66 102 MCL
02/01/59 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 52 73
02/03/59* @Cardington-Lincoln L 43 73 MCL
02/06/59* @Johnsville L 53 69 MCL
02/10/59 @Centerburg L 51 75
02/11/59 Marengo L 39 44 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/13/59 Chesterville L 55 58 Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Knox-Morrow League Standings
Team KML OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Amity 6 - 1 442 361 63.14 51.57
Bladensburg 6 - 1 398 311 56.85 44.42
Howard 4 - 2 379 318 63.16 53.00
Marengo 3 - 3 370 362 61.66 60.33
Chesterville 3 - 4 393 430 56.14 61.42
Gambier 3 - 4 413 376 59.00 53.71
Johnsville 2 - 5 398 417 56.85 59.57
Sparta 0 - 7 282 500 40.28 71.42
Totals 27 - 27 3075 3075 56.94 56.94
Based on published standings, Marengo may have beaten Howard but no game was listed in either school's schedules or
found in the Morrow County Sentinel or Mt. Vernon News
Knox-Morrow League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 21.42 John Fletcher Amity 150 7
2 20.71 Bud Porterfield Bladensburg 145 7
3 18.14 Don Tischer Johnsville 127 7
4 16.66 Al Scarry Marengo 100 6
5 15.85 Don Chapman Chesterville 111 7
6 15.83 Steve Ashcroft Marengo 95 6
7 14.85 Jim Jacobs Gambier 104 7
8 14.71 John Harwell Amity 103 7
9 13.85 Chad Wilson Johnsville 97 7
10 13.83 Bob Sheets Sparta 83 6 missing 1 game
Knox-Morrow League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 42 John Fletcher Amity Chesterville 01/06/1959
2 33 Al Scarry Marengo Johnsville 02/07/1959
3 28 Don Chapman Chesterville Howard 01/31/1959
4 27 John Fletcher Amity Sparta 01/13/1959
27 John Harwell Amity Sparta 01/13/1959
6 26 Don Tischer Johnsville Sparta 12/02/1958
26 Bud Porterfield Bladensburg Johnsville 01/13/1959
8 24 Bud Porterfield Bladensburg Chesterville 01/17/1959
24 Bud Porterfield Bladensburg Marengo 01/27/1959
10 22 Don Tischer Johnsville Sparta 12/02/1958
22 Bud Porterfield Bladensburg Gambier 12/13/1958
22 Steve Ashcroft Marengo Chesterville 12/14/1958
22 Davidson Howard Johnsville 01/06/1959
22 Jim Jacobs Gambier Sparta 01/20/1959
22 Jim Jacobs Gambier Johnsville 02/03/1959
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