1945-46 Marion County Boys Basketball Scores


Caledonia
Coach:  J.W. Salisbury
Record:  9-7 (8-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Eugene Freet (147 pts/10.5 avg) (missing 2 gams)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/10/45	@Marseilles		L	21	42	NEED BOX
11/16/45	Iberia			W	34	31
11/30/45*	@Prospect		W	26	22
12/07/45*	@Meeker			W	30	16
12/28/45	Salem			L	29	69	NEED BOX
01/04/46*	@Morral			W	26	25
01/08/46*	Green Camp		W	19	18
01/11/46*	Waldo			W	46	23
01/18/46*	@Claridon		L	19	29
01/25/46*	@Pleasant		L	24	40
01/26/46*	New Bloomington		W	35	34	12/21; 01/05
01/29/46*	Martel			W	41	16
02/01/46*	@Kirkpatrick		W	38	29
02/08/46*	LaRue			L	34	45
02/13/46	LaRue			L	25	26	Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/16/46	Meeker			L	26	27	Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School


Claridon
Coach:  Albert "A.B" Augenstein
Record:  21-3 (11-0 MCL) (possibly missing 1 win)
Leading Scorer:  Jim Ruth (368 pts/15.3 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/16/45	@Marengo		W	36	27
11/26/45*	Meeker			W	47	22	11/30
12/07/45*	@LaRue			W	37	21
12/28/45	Marion St. Mary		L	34	36
01/04/46*	@Green Camp		W	33	19
01/08/46	@Mt. Gilead		W	43	24
01/11/46*	@Martel			W	55	30
01/12/46	Iberia			W	56	35
01/18/46*	Caledonia		W	29	19
01/21/46	@Magnetic Springs	L	27	36
01/23/46*	Morral			W	64	28
01/25/46*	Kirpatrick		W	40	23
01/29/46*	@Waldo			W	38	29
02/01/46*	Prospect		W	51	19
02/06/46*	@New Bloomington	W	33	18	12/14
02/08/46*	Pleasant		W	44	41
02/13/46	Prospect		W	41	25	Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/14/46	Waldo			W	40	19	Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/21/46	LaRue			W	33	25	Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/23/46	Pleasant		W	44	34	Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/28/46	Gambier			W	30	28	Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/02/46	Lancaster St. Mary	W	31	29	Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/05/46	Cardington		W	31	30	Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/09/46	Magnetic Springs	L	22	25	Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College - OT


Green Camp
Coach:  Norman Roettger
Record:  4-14 (2-9 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Johnson (134 pts/8.3 avg) (missing 1 game)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/09/45	@Nevada			L	18	34	NEED BOX
11/20/45	Waldo			W	20	19
11/30/45*	Kirkpatrick		L	23	36
12/04/45	Nevada			L	27	36
12/07/45*	@Waldo			L	18	26
01/04/46*	Claridon		L	19	33
01/08/46*	@Caledonia		L	18	19
01/11/46*	@New Bloomington	L	18	36
01/14/46*	Martel			L	23	24	12/14
01/18/46*	Morral			L	27	30
01/22/46*	@Pleasant		L	26	51
01/25/46*	@LaRue			L	22	51
01/29/46*	Meeker			W	31	20
02/01/46	Alumni			L	33	35
02/08/46*	Prospect		W	32	23
02/14/46	New Bloomington		L	13	50	Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloominton High School
02/16/46	Waldo			W	43	41	Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/21/46	Kirkpatrick		L	14	41	Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloominton High School


Kirkpatrick
Coach:  Paul Kuhlman
Record:  10-6 (7-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Dick Hord (272 pts/17.0 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/30/45*	@Green Camp		W	36	23
01/04/46*	@New Bloomington	L	32	40
01/08/46*	Morral			W	35	13
01/11/46*	Pleasant		W	42	37
01/18/46*	@Waldo			W	40	28
01/22/46*	Prospect		W	48	13	12/11
01/25/46*	@Clardion		L	23	40
02/01/46*	Caledonia		L	29	38
02/02/46*	@LaRue			L	29	45	12/14
02/06/46*	Meeker			W	65	42
02/08/46*	Martel			W	59	27
02/14/46	LaRue			L	26	44	Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/16/46	Martel			W	38	28	Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/21/46	Green Camp		W	41	14	Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/22/46	@Morral			W	51	47	Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/23/46	@New Bloomington	L	35	40	Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School


LaRue
Coach:  Don Burton
Record:  13-7 (8-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Kenneth Jones (293 pts/14.6 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/16/45	@Ridgeway		W	35	34
11/27/45	Mt. Victory		W	55	24
11/30/45	@Byhalia		W	52	30
12/07/45*	Claridon		L	21	37
01/04/46*	Martel			W	51	22
01/05/46*	@Waldo			W	44	34	12/21
01/08/46*	@Pleasant		L	28	39
01/11/46*	Prospect		W	62	21
01/15/46	@Mt. Victory		W	35	28
01/18/46*	@Meeker			W	58	29
01/25/46*	Green Camp		W	51	22
01/29/46*	@New Bloomington	L	33	44
02/01/46*	@Morral			W	32	29
02/02/46*	Kirkpatrick		W	45	29	12/14
02/05/46	Marseilles		L	31	43
02/08/46*	@Caledonia		W	45	34
02/13/46	Caledonia		W	26	25	Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/14/46	Kirkpatrick		W	44	26	Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/21/46	Claridon		L	25	33	Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/22/46	New Bloomington		L	35	54	Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School


Marion Harding
Coach:  D.N. Boyher
Record:  4-9
Leading Scorer:  Dick Holliday (155 pts/11.9 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/28/45	@Delaware Willis	W	38	27
12/07/45	Bexley			L	32	42
12/14/45	@Bucyrus		W	43	31
01/05/46	Fostoria		W	52	34
01/11/46	Lima South		L	26	34
01/19/46	Columbus North		L	37	50
01/25/46	@Ashland		L	28	61
02/01/46	@Columbus Central	L	28	47
02/02/46	Akron Ellet		L	36	37	02/08
02/05/46	@Mansfield Senior	L	32	48	12/21
02/15/46	Ashland			L	51	63
02/19/46	Bucyrus			W	51	25
02/22/46	@Kenton						CANCELLED
02/26/46	Columbus North		L	50	54	Class A District Tournament at Ohio Wesleyan University


Marion St. Mary
Coach:  Nelson Irvin
Record:  16-5 (4-2 MSL)
Leading Scorer:  Robert Wintersteller (289 pts/13.7 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
12/11/45	Harpster		L	25	32
12/14/45	@Lima St. Gerard				CANCELLED
12/28/45	@Claridon		W	36	34
12/29/45	Pleasant		W	45	25	At Edison Middle School
01/04/46*	Marysville		W	37	27
01/05/46	@Sunbury		W	45	35	12/18
01/08/46	Lima St. Rose		L	33	41	At Lima South High School
01/11/46*	@Richwood		L	29	30
01/15/46	Sunbury			W	47	37
01/18/46*	Mt. Gilead		W	55	39
01/22/46	@Cardington-Lincoln	W	56	34
01/25/46*	@Marysville		L	36	40
01/29/46	@Lima St. Rose		W	36	34
02/01/46*	Richwood		W	35	31
02/05/46	@Tiffin Calvert		W	51	33
02/08/46	Crestline		W	54	28	12/21 - At Edison Middle School
02/12/46	Columbus St. Mary	W	42	38
02/16/46	Lima St. Gerard		W	57	25
02/22/46*	@Mt. Gilead		W	54	32
02/27/46	Ashville		W	39	33	Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/02/46	London			W	54	34	Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/05/46	Magnetic Springs	L	27	32	Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College


Martel
Coach:  Dale Porter
Record:  2-11 (2-9 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Kinsel Loyer (81 pts/6.7 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/30/45*	@New Bloomington	L	17	36
12/07/45*	Morral			L	22	24
01/04/46*	@LaRue			L	22	51
01/11/46*	Claridon		L	30	55
01/14/46*	@Green Camp		W	24	23	12/14
01/18/46*	Pleasant		L	25	67
01/25/46*	Waldo			L	23	29
01/29/46*	@Caledonia		L	16	41
02/01/46*	@Meeker			L	29	36
02/05/46*	Prospect		W	42	27
02/08/46*	@Kirkpatrick		L	27	59
02/14/46	Pleasant		L	18	54	Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/16/46	Kirkpatrick		L	28	38	Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School


Meeker
Coach:  Donald Woods
Record:  3-11 (2-9 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  D. Williams (137 pts/9.7 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/26/45*	@Claridon		L	22	47	11/30
12/07/45*	Caledonia		L	16	30
01/04/46*	Pleasant		L	21	40
01/08/46*	@Prospect		W	36	33
01/11/46*	@Morral			L	28	49
01/15/46	@Mt. Victory
01/18/46*	LaRue			L	29	58
01/25/46*	New Bloomington		L	30	56
01/29/46*	@Green Camp		L	20	31
02/01/46*	Martel			W	36	29
02/06/46*	@Kirkpatrick		L	42	65
02/08/46*	@Waldo			L	32	54
02/13/46	Pleasant		L	35	63	Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/16/46	Caledonia		W	27	26	Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/21/46	@Morral			L	33	41	Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School



Morral
Coach:  Bob McFarlan
Record:  9-12 (5-6 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Dale Hensel (175 pts/9.2 avg) (missing 2 games)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/27/45	Nevada			L	33	38
11/30/45*	Waldo			W	25	10
12/04/45	Columbus Deaf		W	19	13
12/11/45	@Marseilles		L	21	37	NEED BOX
01/04/46*	Caledonia		L	25	26
01/08/46*	@Kirkpatrick		L	13	35
01/11/46*	Meeker			W	49	28
01/14/46*	Pleasant		L	38	62	12/14
01/18/46*	@Green Camp		W	30	27
01/23/46*	@Claridon		L	28	64
01/25/46*	@Prospect		W	39	28
01/29/46	@Iberia			W	52	51
02/01/46*	LaRue			L	29	32
02/02/46	@Columbus Deaf		L	44	49
02/05/46	@Nevada			L	39	66	NEED BOX
02/08/46*	New Bloomington		L	32	49
02/13/46	New Bloomington		L	37	44	Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/16/46	Prospect		W	23	22	Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/21/46	Meeker			W	41	33	Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/22/46	Kirkpatrick		L	47	51	Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School


New Bloomington
Coach:  Harry Alexander
Record:  15-7 (8-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Norman Withrow (248 pts/11.2 avg) (missing 1 game)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/13/45	@Harpster		L	35	41	NEED BOX
11/27/45	Marseilles		W	45	37
11/30/45*	Martel			W	36	17
12/07/45*	@Pleasant		W	41	39
12/08/45	Ohio Deaf		W	53	16
01/04/46*	Kirkpatrick		W	40	32
01/08/46*	@Waldo			W	46	40
01/11/46*	Green Camp		W	36	18
01/12/46	@Ohio Deaf		W	38	32
01/15/46	Harpster		W	66	25
01/18/46*	@Prospect		W	65	31
01/22/46	Edison			W	77	32
01/25/46*	@Meeker			W	56	30
01/26/46*	@Caledonia		L	34	35	12/21; 01/05
01/29/46*	LaRue			W	44	33
02/06/46*	Claridon		L	18	33	12/14
02/08/46*	@Morral			W	49	32
02/13/46	@Morral			W	46	37	Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/14/46	Green Camp		W	50	13	Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/21/46	Pleasant		L	44	54	Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/22/46	LaRue			W	54	35	Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/23/46	Kirkpatrick		W	40	35	Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/27/46	Columbus Rosary		L	33	43	Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College


Pleasant
Coach:  Merton Porter
Record:  15-7 (8-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Charles Mayers (370 pts/16.8 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/16/45	Cardington		W	29	23
11/27/45	Magnetic Springs	L	21	60
12/07/45*	New Bloomington		L	39	41
12/29/45	Marion St. Mary		L	25	45	At Edison Junior High School
01/02/46	Edison			W	68	30
01/04/46*	@Meeker			W	40	21
01/08/46*	LaRue			W	39	28
01/11/46*	@Kirkpatrick		L	37	42
01/14/46*	@Morral			W	62	38	12/14
01/15/46	Radnor			W	50	40
01/18/46*	@Martel			W	67	25
01/22/46*	Green Camp		W	51	26
01/25/46*	Caledonia		W	40	24
01/29/46*	@Prospect		W	52	35
02/01/46*	Waldo			W	45	27
02/08/46*	@Claridon		L	41	44
02/13/46	Meeker			W	63	35	Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/14/46	Martel			W	54	18	Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/21/46	New Bloomington		W	54	44	Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/23/46	Claridon		L	34	44	Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
03/01/46	Columbus St. Mary	W	65	48	Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/02/46	Marysville		L	32	47	Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College


Prospect
Coach:  George Reed
Record:  0-13 (0-11 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Verne Kirby (143 pts/11.0 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/30/45*	Caledonia		L	22	26
01/04/46*	?Waldo			L	25	42
01/08/46*	Meeker			L	33	36
01/11/46*	@LaRue			L	21	62
01/18/46*	New Bloomington		L	31	65
01/22/46*	@Kirkpatrick		L	13	48	12/11
01/25/46*	Morral			L	28	39
01/29/46*	Pleasant		L	35	52
02/01/46*	@Claridon		L	19	51
02/05/46*	@Martel			L	27	42
02/08/46*	@Green Camp		L	23	32
02/13/46	Claridon		L	25	41	Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/16/46	Morral			L	22	23	Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School


Waldo
Coach:  Frank Furniss
Record:  6-9 (4-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Schultz (139 pts/9.2 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/20/45	@Green Camp		L	19	20
11/30/45*	@Morral			L	10	25
12/01/45	Ashley			W	27	26
12/07/45*	Green Camp		W	26	18
01/04/46*	?Prospect		W	42	25
01/05/46*	LaRue			L	34	44	12/21
01/08/46*	New Bloomington		L	40	46
01/11/46*	@Caledonia		L	23	46
01/18/46*	Kirkpatrick		L	28	40
01/25/46*	@Martel			W	29	23
01/29/46*	Claridon		L	29	38
02/01/46*	@Pleasant		L	27	45
02/08/46*	Meeker			W	54	32
02/14/46	Claridon		L	19	40	Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/16/46	Green Camp		L	41	43	Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School

Marion County League Standings

Team MCL Reg Overall Claridon 11 - 0 14 - 2 21 - 3 New Bloomington 9 - 2 14 - 3 18 - 5 Caldonia 8 - 3 9 - 5 9 - 7 LaRue 8 - 3 11 - 5 13 - 7 Pleasant 8 - 3 11 - 5 15 - 7 Kirkpatrick 7 - 4 7 - 4 10 - 6 Morral 5 - 6 7 - 10 9 - 12 Waldo 4 - 7 6 - 7 6 - 9 Green Camp 2 - 9 3 - 12 4 - 14 Martel 2 - 9 2 - 9 2 - 11 Meeker 2 - 9 2 - 9 10 - 11 Prospect 0 - 11 0 - 11 0 - 13

Mid-State League Standings

Team MSL Reg Overall Marysville 5 - 1 Marion St. Mary 4 - 2 14 - 4 16 - 5 Richwood 2 - 4 Mt. Gilead 1 - 5

Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 17.00 Dick Hord Kirkpatrick 272 16 2 16.81 Charles Mayers Pleasant 370 22 3 15.33 Jim Ruth Claridon 368 23 4 14.65 Kenneth Jones LaRue 293 20 5 13.76 Robert Wintersteller Marion St. Mary 289 21 6 11.92 Dick Holliday Marion Harding 155 13 7 11.27 Norman Withrow New Bloomington 248 22 missing 1 game 8 11.00 Verne Kirby Prospect 143 13 9 10.90 Harley Boles New Bloomington 240 22 missing 1 game 10 10.50 Eugene Freet Caledonia 147 14 missing 2 games

Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 38 Charles Mayers Pleasant Martel 01/18/1946 2 30 Jim Ruth Claridon Morral 01/23/1946 30 Dick Hord Kirkpatrick Martel 02/08/1946 4 27 Dick Hord Kirkpatrick Pleasant 01/11/1946 27 James Reeder Kirkpatrick Meeker 02/05/1946 27 Charles Mayers Pleasant Columbus St. Mary 03/01/1946 7 26 Charles Mayers Pleasant Meeker 02/13/1946 8 25 Dick Hord Kirkpatrick Prospect 01/22/1946 25 Schultz Waldo Meeker 02/08/1946 25 Charles Mayers Pleasant Martel 02/14/1946 Return to the Marion County index Email Me