1947-48 Marion County Boys Basketball Scores
Caledonia
Coach: Thurman Wright
Record: 19-4 (10-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Kenneth Comstock (484 pts/21.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/14/47 Iberia W 64 31
11/23/47 @Brown W 73 52
11/25/47* LaRue W 47 32
12/03/47* @Kirkpatrick W 70 33
12/05/47* Martel W 74 14
12/12/47* @Pleasant L 28 32
12/16/47* @Claridon W 57 31
12/19/47* Waldo W 56 26
12/30/47 Grove City W 40 22 At Forest High School
01/09/48* Green Camp W 71 21
01/10/48 Edison W 49 32
01/16/48* @Morral W 57 40
01/17/48 Ashley W 52 46
01/20/48* New Bloomington W 82 17
01/23/48 Alumni L 44 45 NEED BOX
01/28/48 @Cardington-Lincoln L 48 60
01/30/48* @Meeker W 73 47
02/06/48* @Prospect W 62 25
02/14/48 Martel W 74 17 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/21/48 LaRue W 40 32 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/28/48 Morral W 64 25 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
03/02/48 Delaware St. Mary W 72 30 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/04/48 Brown L 50 55 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Claridon
Coach: William DeMora
Record: 6-14 (4-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dale Irey (209 pts/10.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/14/47 @Magnetic Springs L 34 35
11/21/47 @Howard L 24 46
11/26/47* Pleasant L 14 42
12/02/47* Prospect W 34 30
12/05/47* @Waldo L 27 30
12/09/47 @Mt. Gilead L 33 44
12/12/47* Kirkpatrick L 34 36
12/16/47* Caledonia L 31 57
12/19/47* @Martel W 38 29
01/06/48 Iberia W 35 24
01/12/48 @Johnsville L 33 51
01/16/48* @Green Camp W 47 28
01/20/48* Morral L 25 42
01/23/48* @New Bloomington W 40 27
01/30/48* @LaRue L 36 58
01/26/48 Cardington-Lincoln L 29 59
02/06/48* Meeker L 33 56
02/13/48 Kirkpatrick W 50 45 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/14/48 LaRue L 30 50 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/20/48 New Bloomington L 29 31 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
Green Camp
Coach: Norman Roettger
Record: 1-16 (1-10 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bobby Weston (144 pts/10.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L GCHS OPP
11/18/47 Berlin L 37 39
11/22/47 @Magnetic Springs L 25 34
11/25/47* Prospect L 33 40
12/02/47 @Wharton L 31 47
12/05/47* Meeker L 20 52
12/16/47* Morral L 26 56
12/19/47* @New Bloomington L 27 33
01/09/48* @Caledonia L 21 71
01/13/48* @LaRue L 37 59
01/16/48* Claridon L 28 47
01/20/48* @Pleasant L 31 98
01/23/48* Martel W 49 33
01/30/48* @Waldo L 28 51
01/27/48 Magnetic Springs L 23 46
02/06/48* Kirkpatrick L 31 57
02/13/48 Martel L 31 37 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/20/48 Waldo L 37 42 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
Kirkpatrick
Coach: D.M. Lust
Record: 5-11 (5-6 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Richard Jones (245 pts/17.5 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L KHS OPP
11/25/47* Martel W 34 33
12/03/47* Caledonia L 33 70
12/12/47* @Claridon W 36 34
12/16/47* @Waldo L 37 50
12/19/47* Pleasant L 12 49
01/06/48 @Whetstone L 18 49 NEED BOX
01/09/48* Morral L 23 47
01/16/48* @New Bloomington W 40 32
01/21/48* Meeker L 41 49
01/23/48* @LaRue L 31 57
01/30/48* Prospect W 31 25
02/03/48 @Mt. Zion L 50 74
02/06/48* @Green Camp W 57 31
02/07/48 Edison L 50 51
02/13/48 Claridon L 45 50 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/20/48 Prospect L 34 43 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
LaRue
Coach: Don Burton
Record: 10-8 (8-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Harold Brocklesby (242 pts/14.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/21/47 @Mt. Victory L 34 35
11/22/47 Marseilles L 35 44
11/25/47* @Caledonia L 32 47
12/02/47* @Morral L 32 44
12/05/47* @New Bloomington W 38 31
01/09/48* @Pleasant L 29 40
01/13/48* Green Camp W 59 37
01/16/48* Martel W 64 23
01/21/48* @Waldo W 58 40
01/23/48* Kirkpatrick W 57 31
01/24/48 Marseilles L 38 57
01/27/48* Prospect W 51 21
01/30/48* Claridon W 58 36
02/03/48* @Meeker W 53 33
02/14/48 Claridon W 50 30 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/21/48 Caledonia L 32 40 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/26/48 Meeker W 49 41 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/28/48 Pleasant L 27 36 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
Marion Harding
Coach: Kenny Somerlot
Record: 6-11
Leading Scorer: Dick Riddle (206 pts/12.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHHS OPP
12/04/47 Bexley L 35 37
12/13/47 Delaware Willis W 60 44
12/20/47 Columbus West L 38 52
01/03/48 Fostoria W 41 26
01/06/48 @Bucyrus L 60 64 OT
01/09/48 Lima South L 40 43
01/16/48 @Tiffin Columbian L 28 38
01/17/48 Columbus North W 45 40 OT
01/23/48 @Ashland L 37 58
01/30/48 @Columbus West L 45 63
02/03/48 @Delaware Willis W 39 34
02/06/48 Galion W 31 27
02/13/48 Ashland L 42 56
02/17/48 Bucyrus W 51 46
02/20/48 @Columbus Central L 26 38
02/27/48 @Bellevue L 55 67
03/04/48 Columbus Central L 46 60 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds
Marion St. Mary
Coach: Gene Fetter
Record: 20-6 (7-1 MSL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Schuler (425 pts/16.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L MSMHS OPP
12/02/47 Lima St. Gerard W 52 29
12/06/47 @Columbus Holy Family W 42 40
12/09/47 Bucyrus L 23 30
12/12/47* Richwood W 53 26
12/16/47 Ashley L 36 43
12/20/47 @Columbus Holy Family W 36 27
12/23/47 Columbus Holy Rosary W 53 37
12/30/47 Alumni L 40 44
01/02/48* @Marysville L 45 46
01/06/48* Carey W 48 42
01/09/48* Mt. Gilead W 46 24
01/13/48 Harpster W 51 43
01/16/48 Columbus Holy Family W 59 51
01/20/48* @Carey W 47 45
01/23/48* @Richwood W 63 25
01/27/48 Morral W 54 34
01/30/48 Columbus St. Mary W 68 39
02/03/48 Pleasant W 39 28
02/10/48 @Sunbury L 29 33
02/13/48* @Mt. Gilead W 73 39
02/20/48 Tiffin Calvert W 54 43
02/27/48* Marysville W 52 49 OT
03/03/48 Sunbury W 44 36 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/06/48 Pleasant W 49 34 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/09/48 Columbus St. Mary W 54 36 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/12/48 Bremen L 36 42 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Martel
Coach: Dale Porter
Record: 2-15 (1-10 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bud Manring (137 pts/8.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/15/47 @Edison L 24 44
11/21/47 @Whetstone L 19 51 NEED BOX
11/25/47* @Kirkpatrick L 33 34
12/03/47* @Meeker L 29 56
12/05/47* @Caledonia L 14 74
12/12/47* Waldo L 30 43
12/16/47* Pleasant L 31 67
12/19/47* Claridon L 29 38
01/09/48 Alumni L 21 29
01/16/48* @LaRue L 23 64
01/20/48* Prospect L 33 54
01/23/48* @Green Camp L 33 49
01/30/48* Morral L 35 59
02/06/48* @New Bloomington W 43 35
02/13/48 Green Camp W 37 31 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/14/48 Caledonia L 17 74 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/20/48 Pleasant L 22 52 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
Meeker
Coach: Irving Silvers
Record: 9-7 (6-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Walt Yost (142 pts/8.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/14/47 York Center W 33 30
11/25/47* @Waldo L 21 25
12/03/47* Martel W 56 29
12/05/47* @Green Camp W 52 20
12/12/47* New Bloomington W 49 27
12/19/47* @Morral L 25 38
01/09/48* @Prospect W 43 33
01/16/48* Pleasant L 28 55
01/20/48* @Kirkpatrick W 49 41
01/30/48* Caledonia L 47 73
02/03/48* LaRue L 33 53
02/06/48* @Claridon W 56 33
02/13/48 Waldo W 39 15 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/14/48 Pleasant W 33 31 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/21/48 Morral L 31 40 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/26/48 LaRue L 41 49 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
Morral
Coach: Norman Weston
Record: 15-6 (9-2 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Weston (202 pts/9.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/11/47 Marseilles L 33 53
11/18/47 Harpster W 14 13
11/28/47* New Bloomington W 50 22
12/02/47* LaRue W 44 32
12/06/47 Columbus Deaf W 38 31
12/12/47* @Prospect W 39 28
12/16/47* @Green Camp W 56 26
12/19/47* Meeker W 38 25
01/06/48 @Harpster W 40 32
01/09/48* @Kirkpatrick W 47 23
01/16/48* Caledonia L 40 57
01/20/48* @Claridon W 42 25
01/24/48* Pleasant L 34 36
01/27/48 Marion St. Mary L 34 54
01/30/48* @Martel W 59 35
02/03/48 @Iberia W 56 24
02/06/48* Waldo W 58 23
02/14/48 New Bloomington W 66 22 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/21/48 Meeker W 40 31 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/28/48 Caledonia L 25 64 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
03/03/48 London L 40 45 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
New Bloomington
Coach: Harry Alexander
Record: 3-17 (1-10 MCL)
Leading Scorer: B. Johnson (132 pts/6.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L NBHS OPP
11/11/47 @Edison L 28 58
11/14/47 Mt. Victory L 16 43
11/25/47* @Morral L 22 50
11/29/47 Edison L 45 103
12/05/47* LaRue L 31 38
12/09/47 @Johnsville L 23 49
12/12/47* Meeker L 27 49
12/16/47* @Prospect L 23 44
12/19/47* Green Camp W 33 27
01/06/48 Johnsville L 22 60
01/09/48* @Waldo L 20 43
01/13/48* @Pleasant L 35 81
01/16/48* Kirkpatrick L 32 40
01/20/48* @Caledonia L 17 82
01/23/48* Claridon L 27 40
02/06/48* Martel L 35 43 NEED BOX
02/13/48 Prospect W 24 20 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/14/48 @Morral L 22 66 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/20/48 Claridon W 31 29 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/21/48 Pleasant L 22 59 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
Pleasant
Coach: Melvin Bernow
Record: 18-5 (11-0 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Charles Mayers (338 pts/14.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/14/47 @Edison L 39 41
11/26/47* @Claridon W 42 14
11/29/47* Waldo W 32 19
12/05/47* @Prospect W 42 33
12/06/47 Radnor W 40 25
12/12/47* Caledonia W 32 28
12/16/47* @Martel W 67 31
12/19/47* @Kirkpatrick W 49 12
12/23/47 Cardington-Lincoln L 37 41
01/06/48 Marseilles CANCELLED
01/09/48* LaRue W 40 29
01/13/48* New Bloomington W 81 35
01/16/48* @Meeker W 55 28
01/20/48* Green Camp W 98 31
01/24/48* @Morral W 36 34
02/03/48 @Marion St. Mary L 28 39
02/10/48 @Richwood W 40 29
02/14/48 Meeker L 31 33 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/20/48 Martel W 52 22 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/21/48 @New Bloomington W 59 22 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/26/48 Prospect W 37 31 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/28/48 LaRue W 36 27 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
03/03/48 Mt. Gilead W 46 45 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/06/48 Marion St. Mary L 34 49 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Prospect
Coach: Glenn Kessler
Record: 6-13 (4-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Ralph Long (204 pts/11.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/25/47* Green Camp W 40 33
11/29/47 @Richwood L 27 42
12/02/47* @Claridon L 30 34
12/05/47* Pleasant L 33 42
12/12/47* Morral L 28 39
12/16/47* New Bloomington W 44 23
01/09/48* Meeker L 33 43
01/12/48 @Radnor
01/13/48 Orange L 28 48
01/16/48 @Delaware St. Mary
01/20/48* @Martel W 54 33
01/23/48* Waldo W 43 28
01/26/48 Radnor L 30 37
01/27/48* @LaRue L 21 51
01/30/48* Kirkpatrick L 25 31
02/03/48 Ashley L 42 56
02/06/48* Caledonia L 25 62
02/13/48 New Bloomington L 20 24 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/20/48 Kirkpatrick W 43 34 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/21/48 Waldo W 40 37 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/26/48 Pleasant L 31 37 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
Waldo
Coach: Paul Hill
Record: 8-7 (6-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Jack Smith (110 pts/7.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/25/47* Meeker W 25 21
11/29/47* @Pleasant L 19 32
12/05/47* Claridon W 30 27
12/12/47* @Martel W 43 30
12/13/47 @Chesterville W 45 43
12/16/47* Kirkpatrick W 50 37
12/19/47* @Caledonia L 26 56
01/09/48* New Bloomington W 43 20
01/21/48* LaRue L 40 58
01/23/48* @Prospect L 28 43
01/24/48 Ashley
01/30/48* Green Camp W 51 28
02/06/48* @Morral L 23 58
02/13/48 Meeker L 15 39 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/20/48 Green Camp W 42 37 Class B Marion County Tournament at New Bloomington High School
02/21/48 Prospect L 37 40 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
Marion County League Standings
Team MCL Reg Overall
Pleasant 11 - 0 13 - 3 18 - 5
Caledonia 10 - 1 15 - 3 19 - 4
Morral 9 - 2 13 - 4 15 - 6
LaRue 8 - 3 8 - 6 10 - 8
Meeker 6 - 5 7 - 5 9 - 7
Waldo 6 - 5 7 - 5 8 - 7
Kirkpatrick 5 - 6 5 - 9 5 - 11
Claridon 4 - 7 5 - 12 6 - 14
Prospect 4 - 7 4 - 11 6 - 13
Green Camp 1 - 10 1 - 14 1 - 16
Martel 1 - 10 1 - 12 2 - 14
New Bloomington 1 - 10 1 - 15 3 - 17
Mid-State League Standings
Team MSL Reg Overall
Marion St. Mary 7 - 1 17 - 5 20 - 6
Marysville 7 - 1 14 - 5 18 - 6
Carey 3 - 5 7 - 9 11 - 11
Richwood 2 - 6 10 - 8 13 - 10
Mt. Gilead 1 - 7 4 - 16 4 - 17
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 21.04 Kenneth Comstock Caledonia 484 23
2 17.50 Richard Jones Kirkpatrick 245 14 missing 2 games
3 16.34 Dick Schuler Marion St. Mary 425 26
4 14.69 Charles Mayers Pleasant 338 23
5 14.23 Harold Brocklesby LaRue 242 17
6 13.81 Gene Flemming Caledonia 304 22 missing 1 game
7 12.11 Dick Riddle Marion Harding 206 17
8 11.33 Ralph Long Prospect 204 18
9 11.16 John Baldauf Marion St. Mary 279 25
10 10.73 Randy Dickason Pleasant 204 19
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 38 Charles Mayers Pleasant Green Camp 01/20/1948
2 35 Charles Mayers Pleasant New Bloomington 01/13/1948
3 29 Kenneth Comstock Caledonia Green Camp 01/09/1948
29 Richard Jones Kirkpatrick New Bloomington 01/16/1948
29 Kenneth Comstock Caledonia Meeker 01/30/1948
29 Kenneth Comstock Caledonia Delaware St. Mary 03/02/1948
7 28 Dick Schuler Marion St. Mary Richwood 12/12/1947
28 Richard Jones Kirkpatrick Green Camp 02/06/1948
28 Dick Schuler Marion St. Mary Mt. Gilead 02/13/1948
10 27 Bobby Weston Green Camp Berlin 11/18/1947
27 Harold Brocklesby LaRue Kirkpatrick 01/23/1948
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