1944-45 Marion County Boys Basketball Scores
Caledonia
Coach: Eugene Haas
Record: 5-11 (3-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Douglas Smith (164 pts/10.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/17/44 @Edison L 24 40
11/18/44 @Iberia L 16 45 NEED BOX
11/21/44 @Cardington W 30 18 NEED BOX
12/01/44* Prospect L 25 26
12/08/44* Meeker W 56 15
12/22/44* @New Bloomington L 21 49
01/10/45* Morral W 44 37 01/05
01/16/45* @Waldo CANCELLED
01/19/45* Claridon L 25 39
01/24/45* @Green Camp W 25 19 01/12
01/27/45* Pleasant L 40 55 01/26
01/30/45* @Martel L 32 33
02/02/45* Kirkpatrick L 38 55
02/09/45* @LaRue L 27 39
02/16/45 Kirkpatrick L 28 44 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/17/45 Prospect W 43 33 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/22/45 LaRue L 25 32 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
Claridon
Coach: Albert "A.B" Augenstein
Record: 19-4 (10-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Ruth (198 pts/9.4 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/01/44* @Meeker W 24 10
12/08/44* LaRue W 36 28
12/15/44* New Bloomington W 24 19
12/22/44* @Morral W 32 27
12/30/44 @Marion St. Mary L 14 36
01/06/45 Mt. Gilead W 25 20
01/10/46* Green Camp W 16 7 01/05 - NEED BOX
01/12/45 @Iberia W 28 22
01/19/45* @Caledonia W 39 25
01/26/45* @Kirkpatrick L 23 31
01/30/45* Waldo W 44 33
02/02/45* @Prospect W 47 32
02/03/45* Martel W 45 25 01/16
02/09/45* @Pleasant W 32 29
02/12/45 Edison W 47 31 11/29
02/15/45 Green Camp L 17 22 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/17/45 Meeker W 52 15 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/22/45 Pleasant W 21 16 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School - NEED BOX
02/23/45 LaRue W 26 20 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/24/45 Kirkpatrick W 34 27 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/27/45 Bremen W 41 33 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/01/45 Waldo W 36 30 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/03/45 Magnetic Springs L 23 25 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Green Camp
Coach: ?Ivan Barnhart?
Record: 5-11 (3-8 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Allen Dreyer (110 pts/7.3 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/21/44 Prospect L 11 14
12/01/44* @Kirkpatrick L 21 53
12/08/44* Waldo L 9 19
12/15/44* @Martel W 18 17
12/22/44* Pleasant L 12 15
01/10/45* @Claridon L 7 16 01/05 - NEED BOX
01/19/45* @Morral W 20 15
01/24/45* Caledonia L 19 25 01/12
01/26/45* LaRue L 29 38
01/30/45* @Meeker W 21 13
02/02/45* @New Bloomington L 15 36
02/09/45* @Prospect L 39 41
02/15/45 Claridon W 22 17 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/16/45 Prospect W 28 24 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/22/45 Waldo L 23 33 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/23/45 Kirkpatrick L 31 36 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
Kirkpatrick
Coach: ???
Record: 15-5 (10-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Hord (293 pts/17.2 avg) (missing 3 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/24/44 Iberia W 63 38
11/28/44 Nevada L 44 48
12/01/44* Green Camp W 53 21
12/08/44* @Prospect W 60 22
12/22/44* @Meeker W 65 25 NEED BOX
12/29/44 @dison L 35 22 NEED BOX
01/12/45* @Morral W 68 38
01/17/45* @Pleasant L 32 44 01/16
01/19/45* Waldo W 49 32
01/22/45* New Bloomington W 54 43 01/05
01/26/45* Claridon W 31 23
01/30/45 @Iberia W 60 32
02/02/45* @Caledonia W 55 38
02/06/45* LaRue W 59 29 12/15; 12/27; 01/09
02/09/45* @Martel W 65 21
02/15/45 Meeker W 53 24 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/16/45 Caledonia W 44 28 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/22/45 New Bloomington L 36 39 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School - NEED BOX
02/23/45 Green Camp W 36 31 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/27/45 Claridon L 27 34 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
LaRue
Coach: Don Burton
Record: 11-7 (7-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Kenneth Jones (175 pts/10.9 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/17/44 Ridgeway W 26 18
11/28/44 Marseilles L 30 39
12/08/44* @Claridon L 28 36 NEED BOX
12/20/44* Waldo W 32 25 12/22
01/05/45* @Martel W 51 20
01/12/45* Pleasant L 19 30 NEED BOX
01/17/45* @Prospect W 37 23 01/16
01/19/45* Meeker W 60 26
01/26/45* @Green Camp W 38 29
01/31/45* New Bloomington L 31 33 01/30
02/06/45* @Kirkpatrick L 29 59 12/15; 12/27; 01/09
02/08/45* Morral W 42 40 02/02; 02/03
02/09/45* Caledonia W 39 27
02/15/45 Pleasant W 31 25 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/16/45 Waldo L 27 29 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/17/45 @Morral W 30 23 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/22/45 Caledonia W 32 25 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/23/45 Claridon L 20 26 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
Marion Harding
Coach: D.N. Bohyer
Record: 6-8 (5-5 NCOL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Holliday (109 pts/7.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/01/44 Delaware Willis W 34 27
12/08/44 Bexley L 26 39
12/15/44* Ashland L 32 38
12/29/44* @Mt. Vernon W 41 39
01/05/45* @Bucyrus L 35 39
01/06/45 @Columbus North L 38 52
01/12/45* Shelby W 35 31
01/19/45* Galion W 52 48
01/26/45* @Ashland L 42 49
02/09/45* Bucyrus W 39 33
02/16/45* @Shelby L 35 48
02/20/45* @Mt. Vernon L 36 43 02/02
02/23/45* @Galion W 33 32
03/02/45 Grandview L 28 30 Class A District Tournament at Ohio Wesleyan University
Marion St. Mary
Coach: Nelson Irvin
Record: 17-4
Leading Scorer: Bob Tobin (284 pts/13.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/01/44 @Mt. Gilead W 29 20
12/09/44 Marysville W 48 25
12/12/44 @Columbus St. Mary L 34 43
12/19/44 @Richwood L 30 47
12/30/44 Claridon W 36 14
01/05/45 Lima St. Gerard W 35 25
01/06/45 @Harpster W 33 32 01/02
01/09/45 @Pleasant W 44 20
01/19/45 @Crestline W 48 43
01/20/45 Cardington W 53 30
01/23/45 @Lima St. Gerard W 63 25
01/26/45 Mt. Gilead W 43 25
02/06/45 Richwood W 45 41
02/13/45 @Lima St. Rose L 43 59
02/17/45 @Tiffin Calvert W 44 37 01/12
02/21/45 @Marysville W 53 44
02/23/45 Crestline W 44 24
02/28/45 Kirkersville W 57 45 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/03/45 London W 42 38 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/06/45 Sunbury W 33 31 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/10/45 Ashville L 47 64 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Martel
Coach: ???
Record: 4-11 (2-9 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Kinsel Loyer (78 pts/7.0 avg) or Raymond Pangborn (73 pts/6.0 avg) (missing 2 games each)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/17/44 Whetstone W 23 17
12/01/44* New Bloomington L 20 39
12/08/44* Morral L 21 52 NEED BOX
12/15/44* Green Camp L 17 18
12/19/44* @Prospect L 14 18 12/22
01/05/45* LaRue L 20 51
01/12/45 Alumni W 26 24 NEED BOX
01/19/45* @Pleasant L 21 47
01/26/45* @Waldo L 34 51
01/30/45* Caledonia W 33 32
02/03/45* @Claridon L 25 45 01/16
02/09/45* Kirkpatrick L 21 65
02/12/45* Meeker W 35 30 02/02
02/15/45 Kirkpatrick L 23 56 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/17/45 Pleasant L 10 60 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
Meeker
Coach: Donald Woods
Record: 1-12 (1-10 MCL)
Leading Scorer: R. Williams (65 pts/6.5 avg) (missing 3 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/01/44* Claridon L 10 24
12/08/44* Caledonia L 15 56 NEED BOX
12/22/44* Kirkpatrick L 25 65 NEED BOX
01/05/45* @Pleasant L 17 66
01/12/45* Prospect W 18 17
01/16/45* Morral L 35 38
01/19/45* @LaRue L 26 60
01/26/45* @New Bloomington L 21 87
01/30/45* Green Camp L 13 21
02/07/45* Waldo L 16 37 02/09 - NEED BOX
02/12/45* @Martel L 30 35 02/02
02/15/45 Kirkpatrick L 24 53 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/17/45 Claridon L 15 52 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
Morral
Coach: ???
Record: 4-12 (4-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Richard Fetter (190 pts/12.6 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/15/44 @Harpster L 20 42
11/24/44 Marseilles L 24 43
12/01/44* @Waldo L 30 39
12/08/44* Martel W 52 21
12/20/44* @Pleasant L 14 43 12/15
12/22/44* Claridon L 27 32
12/27/44 Harpster L 29 36
01/10/45* @Caledonia L 37 44 01/05
01/12/45* Kirkpatrick L 38 68 NEED BOX
01/16/45* @Meeker W 38 35
01/19/45* Green Camp L 15 20
01/23/45* Prospect W 46 31 01/26
01/30/45 @Marseilles
02/08/45* @LaRue L 40 42 02/02; 02/03
02/09/45* @New Bloomington W 53 51
02/16/45 New Bloomington L 24 49 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/17/45 LaRue L 23 30 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
New Bloomington
Coach: Harry Alexander
Record: 11-6 (7-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Robert Furniss (180 pts/11.2 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/17/44 Marseilles L 37 48
12/01/44* @Martel W 39 20
12/08/44* Pleasant L 26 41
12/15/44* @Claridon L 19 24
12/22/44* Caledonia W 49 21
12/29/44 @Marseilles
01/12/45* Waldo W 37 35 OT
01/16/45 Green Camp CANCELLED - WAS ORIGINAL SCHEDULED AS LEAGUE GAME
01/19/45* Prospect W 37 22
01/22/45* @Kirkpatrick L 43 54 01/05
01/26/45* Meeker W 87 21
01/31/45* @LaRue W 33 31 01/30
02/02/45* Green Camp W 36 15 ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED AS NON LEAGUE
02/09/45* Morral L 51 53
02/15/45 Martel W 56 23 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/16/45 Morral W 49 24 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/22/45 Kirkpatrick W 39 36 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School - OT - NEED BOX
02/23/45 Waldo W 40 25 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/27/45 Newark St. Francis L 23 45 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Pleasant
Coach: Merton Porter
Record: 12-5 (10-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Lee Cochran (210 pts/13.1 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/05/44 @Magnetic Springs L 16 33
12/08/44* @New Bloomington W 41 26
12/20/44* Morral W 43 14
12/22/44* @Green Camp W 15 12
01/05/45* Meeker W 66 17
01/09/45 Marion St. Mary L 20 44
01/12/45* @LaRue W 30 19
01/17/45* Kirkpatrick W 44 32 01/16
01/19/45* Martel W 47 21
01/23/45 Radnor W 39 34
01/27/45* @Caledonia W 55 40
01/30/45* Prospect W 49 20
02/02/45* @Waldo W 33 32
02/03/45 @Harpster PPD - possibly cancelled
02/09/45* Claridon L 29 32
02/15/45 LaRue L 25 31 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/17/45 Martel W 60 10 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/22/45 Clardion L 16 21 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
Prospect
Coach: ???
Record: 4-13 (0-11 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Verne Kirby (121 pts/9.3 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/21/44 @Green Camp W 14 11
12/01/44* @Caledonia W 26 25
12/08/44* Kirkpatrick L 22 60 NEED BOX
12/19/44* Martel W 18 14 12/22
01/11/45* @Waldo L 21 35 12/15
01/12/45* @Meeker L 17 18 NEED BOX
01/17/45* LaRue L 23 37 01/16
01/19/45* @New Bloomington L 22 37
01/23/45* @Morral L 31 46 01/26
01/30/45* Pleasant L 20 49
02/02/45* Claridon L 32 47
02/09/45* Green Camp W 41 39
02/16/45 Green Camp L 24 28 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/17/45 Caledonia L 33 43 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
Waldo
Coach: Frank Furniss
Record: 7-8 (5-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Robert Beringer (108 pts/9.0 avg) (missing 3 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/28/44 @Ashley L 34 35
12/01/44* Morral W 39 30
12/08/44* @Green Camp W 19 9
12/20/44* @LaRue L 25 32 12/22
01/11/45* Prospect W 35 21 12/15 - NEED BOX
01/12/45* @New Bloomington L 35 37 OT - NEED BOX
01/16/45* Caledonia CANCELLED
01/19/45* @Kirkpatrick L 32 49
01/26/45* Martel W 51 34
01/30/45* @Claridon L 33 44
02/02/45* Pleasant L 32 33
02/07/45* @Meeker W 37 16 02/09 - NEED BOX
02/10/45 @Ashley
02/16/45 LaRue W 29 27 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/22/45 Green Camp W 33 23 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/23/45 @New Bloomington L 25 40 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/27/45 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College - MVSV withdraws from tournament
03/01/45 Claridon L 30 36 Class B Ditrict Tournament at Otterbein College
Marion County League Standings
Team MCL Reg Overall
Claridon 10 - 1 13 - 2 19 - 4
Kirkpatrick 10 - 1 12 - 3 15 - 5
Pleasant 10 - 1 11 - 3 12 - 4
LaRue 7 - 4 8 - 5 11 - 7
New Bloomington 7 - 4 7 - 5 11 - 6
Waldo 5 - 5 5 - 6 7 - 8
Morral 4 - 7 4 - 10 4 - 12
Caledonia 3 - 7 4 - 9 5 - 11
Green Camp 3 - 8 3 - 9 5 - 11
Prospect 3 - 8 4 - 8 4 - 10
Martel 2 - 9 4 - 9 4 - 11
Meeker 1 - 10 1 - 10 1 - 12
North Central Ohio League Standings
Team NCOL Reg Overall
Ashland 10 - 0
Marion Harding 5 - 5 6 - 7 6 - 8
Bucyrus 4 - 6 7 - 9 8 - 10
Mt. Vernon 4 - 6 6 - 7 6 - 8
Shelby 4 - 6 8 - 9 8 - 10
Galion 3 - 7 9 - 11 9 - 12
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 17.23 Dick Hord Kirkpatrick 293 17 missing 3 games
2 16.88 Jim Frank Kirkpatrick 287 17 missing 3 games
3 13.52 Bob Tobin Marion St. Mary 284 21
4 13.12 Lee Cochran Pleasant 210 16 missing 1 game
5 12.66 Richard Fetter Morral 190 15 missing 1 game
6 11.25 Robert Furniss New Bloomington 180 16 missing 1 game
7 10.93 Kenneth Jones LaRue 175 16 missing 2 games
8 10.87 Norman Withrow New Bloomington 174 16 missing 1 game
9 10.25 Douglas Smith Caledonia 164 16
10 9.42 Jim Ruth Claridon 198 21 missing 2 games
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 36 Dick Hord Kirkpatrick Morral 01/12/1945
2 31 Jim Frank Kirkpatrick Caledonia 02/02/1945
3 28 Jim Frank Kirkpatrick Prospect 12/08/1944
4 26 Jim Frank Kirkpatrick Meeker 02/15/1945
5 25 Dick Hord Kirkpatrick Iberia 11/24/1944
25 Davis LaRue Martel 01/05/1945
7 24 Elvin Beach Marion Harding Bucyrus 01/05/1945
24 Jim Frank Kirkpatrick Iberia 01/30/1945
24 Dick Hord Kirkpatrick LaRue 02/06/1945
24 Richard Fetter Morral LaRue 02/08/1945
24 Jim Frank Kirkpatrick Martel 02/09/1945
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