1946-47 Marion County Boys Basketball Scores
Caledonia
Coach: Thurman Wright
Record: 20-2 (10-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Eugene Freet (373 pts/16.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/15/46 @Iberia W 54 31
11/16/46 Edison W 63 29
11/23/46 Waldo W 53 33
11/27/46* Prospect W 68 32
12/06/46* Meeker W 54 19
12/14/46 @Edison W 66 22
12/17/46* @New Bloomington W 78 19
12/21/46 Brown W 59 36
12/27/46 Salem W 63 56
01/03/47* @Morral W 63 40
01/07/47* @Green Camp L 40 41
01/10/47* @Waldo W 69 35
01/17/47* Claridon W 42 21
01/24/47* Pleasant W 53 50
01/28/47* @Martel W 63 44
01/31/47* Kirkpatrick W 57 40
02/07/47* @LaRue W 58 49
02/12/47 Morral W 60 36 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/13/47 Meeker W 61 31 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/19/47 Pleasant W 51 42 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/22/47 Claridon W 35 32 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/28/47 Newark St. Francis L 38 44 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Claridon
Coach: John Pearson
Record: 18-5 (10-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Ruth (342 pts/14.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/27/46* @Meeker W 42 28
12/06/46* LaRue W 43 27
12/11/46 Marengo L 33 35
12/13/46* New Bloomington W 66 13
12/14/46 @Cardington W 60 32
12/20/46* @Morral W 42 40
01/03/47* Green Camp W 50 32
01/07/47 @Iberia W 56 32
01/10/47* Martel W 32 15
01/17/47* @Caledonia L 21 42
01/18/47 Magnetic Springs L 40 42
01/24/47* @Kirkpatrick W 70 45
01/25/47 Johnsville W 35 32
01/28/47* Waldo W 61 32
01/31/47* @Prospect W 71 39
02/07/47* @Pleasant W 40 33
02/08/47 Mt. Gilead W 57 55
02/12/47 Waldo W 54 30 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/13/47 Prospect W 45 27 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/19/47 Green Camp W 44 21 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/22/47 Caledonia L 32 35 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/25/47 Gambier W 49 32 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College - NEED BOX
02/27/47 Grove City L 30 41 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Green Camp
Coach: Norman Roettger
Record: 14-6 (8-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Lowell Hensel (296 pts/15.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L GCHS OPP
11/08/46 Wharton W 30 22
11/19/46 Radnor W 60 30
11/21/46 Alumni L 34 39
11/26/46* @Kirkpatrick W 38 23
12/02/46 Nevada W 54 36
12/06/46* Waldo W 45 38
12/13/46* @Martel W 40 22
12/17/46* Pleasant L 38 44
01/03/47* @Claridon L 32 50
01/07/47* Caledonia W 41 40
01/10/47* New Bloomington W 82 24
01/17/47* @Morral L 18 33
01/21/47 @Nevada W 53 43
01/24/47* LaRue W 38 36
01/28/47* @Meeker W 34 19
02/08/47* @Prospect W 48 28
02/12/47 Kirkpatrick W 52 39 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/13/47 LaRue W 45 32 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/19/47 Claridon L 21 44 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/20/47 Pleasant L 41 51 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
Kirkpatrick
Coach: D.M. Lust
Record: 9-10 (5-6 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Frank (338 pts/18.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L KHS OPP
11/19/46 @Sulphur Springs L 38 39
11/26/46* Green Camp L 23 38
12/06/46* @Prospect W 53 45 OT
12/13/46* LaRue W 54 46
12/10/46 North Robinson W 57 29
12/20/46* @Meeker L 42 44
12/30/46 Martel L 35 51
01/07/47* @Pleasant L 27 48
01/14/47* New Bloomington W 77 23
01/17/47* Waldo W 54 43
01/24/47* Claridon L 45 70
01/28/47 @Mt. Zion W 52 50
01/31/47* @Caledonia L 40 57
02/04/47 @North Robinson W 67 40
02/07/47* @Martel W 57 44
02/12/47 Green Camp L 39 52 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/15/47 Martel W 50 30 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/19/47 Morral L 36 54 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
LaRue
Coach: Don Burton
Record: 8-10 (5-6 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Harold Brocklesby (167 pts/9.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/20/46 Meeker W 25 19
12/06/46* @Claridon L 27 43
12/13/46* @Kirkpatrick L 46 54
12/16/46 Marseilles L 28 53
12/19/46* Waldo W 31 30
01/03/47* @Martel W 34 24
01/07/47* Pleasant L 20 23
01/10/47* @Prospect W 39 27
01/17/47* Meeker W 34 22
01/18/47 @Marseilles L 37 58
01/24/47* @Green Camp L 36 38
01/28/47* New Bloomington W 65 23
02/03/47* Morral L 33 39
02/07/47* Caledonia L 49 58
02/13/47 Green Camp L 32 45 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/15/47 New Bloomington W 59 24 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/19/47 Meeker W 38 31 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/20/47 @Morral L 29 36 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
Marion Harding
Coach: D.N. Bohyer
Record: 4-12
Leading Scorer: Hank Fields (113 pts/7.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHHS OPP
11/29/46 Delaware W 39 30
12/03/46 @Bexley L 33 53
12/10/46 @Bucyrus W 35 28
12/14/46 Columbus West L 43 45
12/21/46 Monroe L 36 49
01/03/47 Columbus Central L 35 60
01/04/47 @Fostoria L 29 60
01/10/47 @Lima South L 28 30
01/18/47 @Columbus North L 31 50
01/24/47 Ashland L 43 66
01/31/47 @Columbus West L 53 60
02/01/47 Akron Ellet L 44 45
02/07/47 @Galion W 49 38
02/14/47 @Ashland L 34 41
02/16/47 Bucyrus W 62 39
02/25/47 Columbus Central L 29 70 Class A District Tournament at Delaware
Marion St. Mary
Coach: Gene Fetter
Record: 18-6 (5-3 MSL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Schuler (348 pts/14.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L MSMHS OPP
12/02/46 @Bucyrus W 48 36
12/10/46 Columbus Holy Rosary L 44 55
12/13/46* Marysville L 33 40
12/20/46* @Sunbury W 44 30
12/27/46 @Lima St. Gerard W 46 26
12/28/46 @Pleasant L 18 26
01/03/47 @Harpster W 41 27
01/10/47* Mt. Gilead W 46 31
01/14/47 @Ashley W 39 34
01/17/47* @Richwood W 51 38
01/18/47 @Delaware Willis W 50 42
01/21/47 @Crestline W 51 29
01/24/47* @Marysville L 33 36
01/28/47* Sunbury W 51 41
02/01/47 @Morral W 45 35
02/08/47 Cardington W 56 41
02/11/47* @Richwood W 59 31
02/14/47* @Mt. Gilead L 29 34
02/17/47 @Tiffin Calvert W 58 42
02/21/47 @Columbus Holy Rosary W 45 37
02/28/47 Monroe W 62 47 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/01/47 Newark St. Francis W 31 29 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/05/47 Ostrander W 38 31 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/08/47 Columbus Holy Rosary L 35 38 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Martel
Coach: Dale Porter
Record: 8-12 (3-8 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bill Loyer (185 pts/10.2 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/15/46 @Edison W 36 30
11/25/46 @Whetstone L
11/27/46* New Bloomington W 58 15
12/03/46 @Iberia L 38 54
12/06/46* @Morral L 33 35
12/13/46* Green Camp L 22 40
12/20/46* @Prospect W 41 29
12/23/46 Alumni W 43 35
12/30/46 @Kirkpatrick W 51 35
01/03/47* LaRue L 24 34
01/10/47* @Claridon L 15 32
01/11/47 Edison W 61 37
01/17/47* @Pleasant L 20 48
01/22/47 Whetstone W 24 23
01/24/47* @Waldo L 30 59
01/28/47* Caledonia L 44 63
01/31/47* Meeker W 30 26
02/07/47* Kirkpatrick L 44 57
02/12/47 Pleasant L 24 56 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/15/47 Kirkpatrick L 30 50 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
Meeker
Coach: George Keel
Record: 5-10 (4-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Holbrook (95 pts/7.3 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/20/46 @LaRue L 19 25
11/27/46* Claridon L 28 42
12/06/46* Caledonia L 19 54
12/20/46* Kirkpatrick W 44 42
01/07/47* Prospect W 32 23
01/10/47* Morral W 27 24 OT
01/14/47* @Pleasant L 24 66
01/17/47* @LaRue L 22 34
01/24/47* @New Bloomington W 41 17
01/28/47* Green Camp L 19 34
01/31/47* @Martel L 26 30
02/07/47* Waldo L 23 37
02/13/47 Caledonia L 31 61 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/15/47 Prospect W 31 25 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/19/47 LaRue L 31 38 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
Morral
Coach: Norman Weston
Record: 12-10 (6-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Pete Merrit (251 pts/13.2 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/08/46 Harpster W 50 36
11/19/46 Iberia W 57 28
11/27/46* @Waldo L 40 52
12/06/46* Martel W 35 33
12/13/46* @Pleasant L 19 47
12/14/46 @Columbus Deaf L 36 37
12/20/46* Claridon L 40 42
01/03/47* @Caledonia L 40 63
01/07/47* Kirkpatrick W 72 48
01/10/47* @Meeker L 24 27
01/14/47 @Harpster W 32 29
01/17/47* Green Camp W 33 18
01/21/47 Columbus Deaf L 31 44
01/24/47* Prospect W 44 23
02/03/47* @LaRue W 39 33
02/01/47 Marion St. Mary L 35 45
02/07/47* @New Bloomington W 66 17
02/12/47 Caledonia L 36 60 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/15/47 Waldo W 46 37 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/19/47 Kirkpatrick W 54 36 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/20/47 LaRue W 36 29 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/22/47 Pleasant L 35 49 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
New Bloomington
Coach: Harry Alexander
Record: 0-17 (0-11 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Johnson (64 pts/5.3 avg) (missing 5 games)
Date Versus W/L NBHS OPP
11/12/46 Marseilles L 4 60
11/27/46* @Martel L 15 58
11/30/46 @Marseilles L 18 71
12/06/46* Pleasant L 10 66
12/13/46* @Claridon L 13 66
12/17/46* @Caledonia L 19 78
01/07/47* Waldo L 16 88
01/10/47* @Green Camp L 24 82
01/14/47* @Kirkpatrick L 23 77
01/17/47* Prospect L 22 35
01/21/47 @Harpster L 21 63
01/24/47* Meeker L 17 41
01/28/47* @LaRue L 23 65
01/31/47 Columbus Deaf L 21 50
02/07/47* Morral L 17 66
02/13/47 Pleasant L 22 54 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/15/47 LaRue L 24 59 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
Pleasant
Coach: Merton Porter
Record: 19-4 (9-2 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Charles Mayers (416 pts/18.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/16/46 @Harpster W 33 32
11/19/46 Edison W 52 25
11/29/46 @Richwood W 48 23
12/03/46 @Radnor W 36 30
12/06/46* @New Bloomington W 66 10
12/13/46* Morral W 47 19
12/17/46* @Green Camp W 44 38
12/28/46 Marion St. Mary W 26 18
01/04/47 @Cardington W 45 39
01/07/47* @LaRue W 23 20
01/10/47* Kirkpatrick W 48 27
01/14/47* Meeker W 66 24
01/17/47* Martel W 48 20
01/24/47* @Caledonia L 50 53
01/28/47* Prospect W 66 27
01/31/47* @Waldo W 63 46
02/07/47* Claridon L 33 40
02/12/47 Martel W 56 24 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/13/47 New Bloomington W 54 22 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/19/47 Caledonia L 42 51 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/20/47 Green Camp W 51 41 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/22/47 Morral W 49 35 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/28/47 Columbus Holy Rosary L 40 57 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Prospect
Coach: Chester Hurd
Record: 1-16 (1-10 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Ralph Long (88 pts/6.7 avg) (missing 4 games)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/15/46 @Delaware St. Mary L 26 33
11/27/46* @Caledonia L 32 68
12/06/46* Kirkpatrick L 45 53
12/13/46* @Waldo L 23 54
12/17/46 @Ashley L 39 71
12/20/46* Martel L 29 41
12/30/46 Delaware St. Mary L 39 40
01/07/47* @Meeker L 23 32
01/10/47* LaRue L 27 39
01/17/47* @New Bloomington W 35 22
01/21/47 Radnor L 25 47
01/24/47* @Morral L 23 44
01/28/47* @Pleasant L 27 66
01/31/47* Claridon L 39 71
02/08/47* Green Camp L 28 48
02/13/47 Claridon L 27 45 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/15/47 Meeker L 25 31 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
Waldo
Coach: Frank Furniss
Record: 8-11 (5-6 MCL) (missing 1 win)
Leading Scorer: Carl Salyer (201 pts/11.1 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/12/46 @Radnor L 29 43
11/21/46 Alumni W 42 40
11/24/46 @Caledonia L 33 53
11/27/46* Morral W 52 40
11/29/46 Ashley W 35 33
12/06/46* @Green Camp L 38 45
12/13/46* Prospect W 54 23
12/19/46* @LaRue L 30 31
12/27/46 Radnor W 57 31
12/31/46 @Ashley L 33 47
01/07/47* @New Bloomington W 88 16
01/10/47* Caledonia L 35 69
01/17/47* @Kirkpatrick L 43 54
01/24/47* Martel W 59 30
01/28/47* @Claridon L 32 61
01/31/47* Pleasant L 46 63
02/07/47* @Meeker W 37 23
02/12/47 Claridon L 30 54 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/15/47 Morral L 37 46 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
Marion County League Standings
Team MCL Reg Overall
Caledonia 10 - 1 16 - 1 20 - 2
Claridon 10 - 1 14 - 3 18 - 5
Pleasant 9 - 2 15 - 2 19 - 4
Green Camp 8 - 3 12 - 4 14 - 6
Morral 6 - 5 9 - 8 12 - 10
Kirkpatrick 5 - 6 8 - 8 9 - 10
LaRue 5 - 6 6 - 8 8 - 10
Waldo 5 - 6 8 - 9 8 - 11
Meeker 4 - 7 4 - 8 5 - 10
Martel 3 - 8 8 - 10 8 - 12
Prospect 1 - 10 1 - 14 1 - 16
New Bloomington 0 - 11 0 - 15 0 - 17
Mid-State League Standings
Team MSL Reg Overall
Marion St. Mary 5 - 3 15 - 5 18 - 6
Mt. Gilead 1 - 7 4 - 17 5 - 18
Marysville
Richwood
Sunbury
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 18.77 Jim Frank Kirkpatrick 338 18 missing 1 game
2 18.08 Charles Mayers Pleasant 416 23
3 17.50 Richard Jones Kirkpatrick 315 18 missing 1 game
4 16.95 Eugene Freet Caledonia 373 22
5 15.45 Kenneth Comstock Caledonia 340 22
6 14.87 Jim Ruth Claridon 342 23
7 14.80 Lowell Hensel Green Camp 296 20
8 14.50 Dick Schuler Marion St. Mary 348 24
9 13.21 Pete Merrit Morral 251 19 missing 2 games
10 12.47 Gene Ruth Claridon 287 23
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 61 Lowell Hensel Green Camp New Bloomington 01/10/1947
2 42 Jim Frank Kirkpatrick New Bloomington 01/14/1947
3 34 Charles Mayers Pleasant New Bloomington 02/13/1947
4 33 Gene Ruth Claridon Propsect 01/31/1947
5 32 Gene Randel Morral Iberia 11/19/1946
32 Kenneth Comstock Caledonia Morral 01/03/1947
32 Jim Frank Kirkpatrick North Robinson 02/04/1947
8 30 Charles Mayers Pleasant Waldo 01/31/1947
30 Dick Schuler Marion St. Mary Tiffin Calvert 02/17/1947
10 29 Richard Jones Kirkpatrick Claridon 01/24/1947
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