1950-51 Marion County Boys Basketball Scores
Caledonia
Coach: Len Walls
Record: 13-10 (7-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Wilson Armbruster (250 pts/10.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/17/50 @Iberia L 38 50
12/05/50 @Marengo W 31 27
12/08/50* @Green Camp W 60 17
12/12/50 @Edison L 49 50
12/15/50* Meeker W 69 35
12/19/50* @LaRue W 42 30
01/05/51* Waldo W 63 51
01/06/51* @Morral L 47 52
01/09/51* @Prospect W 36 28
01/12/51* Martel W 73 38
01/13/51 @Johnsville L 24 36
01/16/51 Ohio Deaf L 45 47
01/20/51 @Chesterville L 42 43
01/23/51 Sparta PPD
01/30/51 @Mt. Gilead CANCELLED
02/02/51* Claridon L 46 47
02/06/51* ?Pleasant W 48 40
02/09/51* @New Bloomington L 39 41
02/13/51 Green Camp W 49 34 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/51 Morral L 44 50 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/51 Waldo W 29 25 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/24/51 New Bloomington W 50 39 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/51 Richwood W 55 38 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/03/51 New Holland W 53 31 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/07/51 Marion St. Mary L 46 58 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Claridon
Coach: Herb Bennett
Record: 13-7 (7-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Lawrence (279 pts/13.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/22/50 @Chesterville W 50 49
12/08/50* @New Bloomington L 42 45
12/12/50 Iberia W 58 47
12/15/50* Pleasant L 38 40
12/19/50* @Green Camp W 54 39
12/29/50 Marion St. Mary L 41 58 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/30/50 Pleasant W 37 29 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/05/51* Meeker W 74 36
01/06/51* @LaRue W 50 41
01/12/51* Waldo W 48 32
01/13/51 Mt. Gilead W 66 49
01/16/51 @Johnsville L 35 59
01/19/51* @Morral L 28 56
01/26/51* Martel W 77 39
02/02/51* @Caledonia W 47 46
02/03/51 Radnor W 63 52
02/09/51* Prospect W 66 26
02/17/51 Morral L 32 34 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/51 LaRue W 36 34 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/51 New Bloomington L 35 42 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Green Camp
Coach: Unknown
Record: 4-12 (2-8 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Gene Marsh (104 pts/8.6 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L GCHS OPP
11/21/50 Mt. Victory L 38 54
12/08/50* Caledonia L 17 60
12/15/50* @Prospect L 36 60
12/18/50* Claridon L 39 54
01/05/51* @New Bloomington L 34 66
01/06/51* Pleasant L 32 75
01/10/51* @Martel L 44 65
01/12/51 Alumni W 54 51
01/19/51* @Meeker W 39 34
01/20/51 Berlin L 46 52
01/26/51* LaRue W 51 48
01/30/51 @Mt. Victory
02/05/51* @Waldo L 27 64
02/06/51 @Berlin
02/09/51* Morral L 44 86
02/13/51 Caledonia L 34 49 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/51 Martel W 42 40 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - NEED BOX
02/17/51 LaRue L 41 66 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - NEED BOX
LaRue
Coach: Al Resetar
Record: 6-12 (3-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bud Smith (190 pts/14.0 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/21/50 @Marseilles L 33 35 NEED BOX
12/12/50 Mt. Victory
12/05/50* @Waldo L 45 46
12/08/50* Morral L 34 40
12/12/50 Chesterville W 52 50
12/15/50* @Martel W 47 40
12/19/50* Caledonia L 30 42
01/05/51* Prospect W 67 37
01/06/51* Claridon L 41 50
01/12/51* @New Bloomington L 32 56
01/19/51* Pleasant L 40 52
01/23/51 @Mt. Victory L 54 61 NEED BOX
01/26/51* @Green Camp L 48 51
01/30/51 @Chesterville L 47 55
02/06/51 Marseilles W 43 41
02/07/51* Meeker W 53 45 NEED BOX
02/15/51 New Bloomington L 33 46 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/51 Green Camp W 66 41 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - NEED BOX
02/20/51 Claridon L 34 36 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Marion Harding
Coach: Kenny Somerlot
Record: 8-12 (5-5 BL)
Leading Scorer: Jack Daum (298 pts/14.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHHS OPP
12/01/50 @Bexley L 39 45
12/09/50 @Lima South W 50 48
12/12/50 Galion L 47 51 At Marion Coliseum
12/15/50* @Bowling Green L 47 48
12/22/50* Findlay L 41 47 At Marion Coliseum
12/28/50 Willoughby W 48 34 At Marion Coliseum
01/05/51* @Fostoria L 57 68
01/12/51* @Fremont Ross L 64 65
01/13/51 Ashland L 52 61 At Marion Coliseum
01/19/51* Tiffin Columbian W 46 42 At Marion Coliseum
01/26/51* Bowling Green W 43 31 At Marion Coliseum
01/27/51 Columbus West L 52 59 At Marion Coliseum
02/02/51* @Findlay L 36 58
02/06/51 @Galion L 46 47
02/09/51* Fostoria W 62 59 At Marion Coliseum
02/10/51 @Ashland L 46 63
02/16/51* Fremont Ross W 65 44 At Marion Coliseum
02/23/51* @Tiffin Columbian W 59 47
03/01/51 Worthington W 49 44 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds
03/03/51 Columbus East L 48 69 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds
Marion St. Mary
Coach: Ray Robbins
Record: 19-5
Leading Scorer: Dick Gunder (344 pts/14.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L MSMHS OPP
11/24/50 @Delphos St. John's L 42 46
12/01/50 Columbus Aquinas W 57 55 At Marion Coliseum
12/05/50 @Columbus Holy Rosary W 41 31
12/09/50 @Radnor W 65 40
12/15/50 @Westerville W 57 37
12/19/50 Richwood W 60 38 At Marion Coliseum
12/29/50 Claridon W 58 41 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/30/50 Morral W 68 39 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/05/51 Carey W 63 38 At Marion Coliseum
01/09/51 Columbus St. Mary W 49 28 At Marion Coliseum
01/12/51 @Mt. Gilead W 91 47
01/16/51 @Columbus St. Mary W 63 38
01/20/51 Radnor W 72 40 At Marion Coliseum
01/26/51 @Ada L 42 44
02/02/51 @Lancaster St. Mary L 44 56
02/07/51 @Whetstone L 47 54
02/09/51 @Carey W 85 70
02/14/51 Mt. Gilead W 53 31
02/16/51 Newark St. Francis W 56 55
02/23/51 Columbus Holy Family W 94 43 At Edison
03/02/51 Millersport W 52 50 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/03/51 Columbus St. Mary W 58 44 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/07/51 Caledonia W 58 46 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/10/51 Ashley L 57 65 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Martel
Coach: Edwin Ransbottom
Record: 4-13 (2-8 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Melvin Hissong (164 pts/13.6 avg) (missing 5 games)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/07/50 @Whetstone L 30 58 NEED BOX
?Union (Richland) L 44 51 NEED BOX
12/08/50* @Meeker W 50 33
12/09/50 @Iberia L 53 54
12/15/50* LaRue L 40 47
12/19/50* @Waldo L 53 61
01/05/51* Morral L 35 81
01/06/51 Alumni W 37 34 NEED BOX
01/10/51* Green Camp W 65 44
01/12/51* @Caledonia L 38 73
01/19/51* Prospect L 48 52
01/24/51 Meeker W 57 56 NEED BOX
01/26/51* @Claridon L 39 77
01/30/51* New Bloomington L 43 45 2OT
02/09/51* @Pleasant L 59 69
02/13/51 New Bloomington L 34 70 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/51 Green Camp L 40 42 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - NEED BOX
Meeker
Coach: Unknown
Record: 2-16 (1-9 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Eugene Uhl (102 pts/8.5 avg) (missing 6 games)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/17/50 Marseilles L 35 48 NEED BOX
12/08/50* Martel L 33 50
12/12/50 @York Center L 36 58 NEED BOX
12/15/50* @Caledonia L 35 69
12/19/50* Prospect W 29 28
12/21/50* @Morral L 22 66
01/05/51* @Claridon L 36 74
01/06/51* New Bloomington L 28 48
01/09/51 Broadway L 23 62
01/12/51* @Pleasant L 33 44
01/19/51* Green Camp L 34 39
01/24/51 Martel L 56 57 NEED BOS
01/29/51 @Harpster L 53 74 NEED BOX - OR 01/30/1951
02/07/51* @LaRue L 45 53 NEED BOX
02/09/51* Waldo L 31 52
02/13/51 Morral L 22 58 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/51 Prospect W 38 27 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - NEED BOX
02/17/51 Waldo L 45 47 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - NEED BOX
Morral
Coach: Norman Weston
Record: 14-7 (9-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Ron Craycraft (343 pts/17.1 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/17/50 Harpster L 46 50
11/22/50 @Richwood L 34 37
11/28/50 Edison
12/08/50* @LaRue W 40 34
12/15/50* Waldo W 47 31
12/19/50 @Mt. Victory
12/21/50* Meeker W 66 22
12/29/50 Pleasant W 40 34 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/30/50 Marion St. Mary L 39 68 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/05/51* @Martel W 81 35
01/06/51* Caledonia W 52 47
01/09/51 Salem W 67 45
01/12/51* @Prospect W PPD
01/19/51* Claridon W 56 28
01/26/51* @New Bloomington W 37 34
02/02/51* Pleasant L 29 57
02/06/51 @Harpster L 47 53
02/09/51* @Green Camp W 86 44
02/13/51 Meeker W 58 22 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/51 Claridon W 34 32 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/51 Caledonia W 50 44 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/24/51 Pleasant L 39 40 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/28/51 Ashley L 48 49 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
New Bloomington
Coach: Harry Alexander
Record: 12-9 (7-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Allen Morthland (234 pts/14.6 avg) (missing 5 games)
Date Versus W/L NBHS OPP
11/??/50 ?Byhalia L
11/17/50 Mt. Victory W 45 26
12/01/50* @Prospect W PPD
12/08/50* Claridon W 45 42
12/12/50 Sparta W 58 24
12/16/50 @Mt. Victory L 43 44
12/19/50* @Pleasant L 33 50
01/02/51 @Harpster L 44 49
01/05/51* Green Camp W 66 34
01/06/51* @Meeker W 48 28
01/12/51* LaRue W 56 32
01/16/51 Marseilles L 51 57 NEED BOX
01/19/51* @Waldo L
01/20/51 Alumni
01/26/51* Morral L 34 37
01/30/51* @Martel W 45 43 2OT
02/03/51 Byhlia
02/09/51* Caledonia W 41 39
02/13/51 Martel W 70 34 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/51 LaRue W 46 33 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/51 Pleasant L 36 39 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/51 Claridon W 42 35 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/24/51 Caledonia L 39 50 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Pleasant
Coach: Paul Midlam
Record: 18-6 (9-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dale Kinsell (395 pts/16.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/10/50 @Iberia L 40 44
11/14/50 Brown L 46 63
11/21/50 Johnsville W 52 41
12/08/50* Prospect W 69 35
12/15/50* @Claridon W 40 38 OT
12/19/50* New Bloomington W 50 33
12/22/50 Mt. Victory W 50 38
12/29/50 Morral L 34 40 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/30/50 Claridon L 29 37 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/06/51* @Green Camp W 75 32
01/12/51* Meeker W 44 33
01/16/51 Edison W 58 50
01/19/51* @LaRue W 52 40
01/26/51* Waldo W 33 31
01/30/51 @Radnor W 61 47
02/03/51* @Morral W 57 29
02/06/51* @Caledonia L 40 48
02/09/51* Martel W 69 59
02/13/51 Prospect W 38 36 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/51 Waldo W 32 30 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/51 New Bloomington W 39 36 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/24/51 Morral W 40 39 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/51 Homer W 52 49 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/03/51 Granville L 45 60 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Prospect
Coach:
Record: 2-12 (2-8 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Apt (114 pts/11.4 avg) (missing 3 games)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/22/50 @Magnetic Springs
12/01/50* New Bloomington L PPD
12/05/50 @Radnor
12/08/50* @Pleasant L 35 69
12/15/50* Green Camp W 60 36
12/19/50* @Meeker L 28 29
01/05/51* LaRue L 37 67
01/06/51* @Waldo L 29 44
01/09/51* Caledonia L 28 36
01/12/51* Morral L PPD
01/16/51 Radnor L 38 70
01/19/51* @Martel W 52 48
01/23/51 @Brown PPD
02/02/51 Bellepoint PPD
02/06/51 @Edison L 34 64 NEED BOX
02/09/51* @Claridon L 26 66
02/13/51 Pleasant L 36 38 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/51 Meeker L 27 38 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - NEED BOX
Waldo
Coach: William Angler
Record: 8-7 (6-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Salyer (141 pts/10.8 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/25/50 Brown
12/05/50* LaRue W 46 45
12/09/50 Magnetic Springs W 47 43
12/15/50* @Morral L 31 47
12/19/50* Martel W 61 53
12/29/50 @Brown
01/05/51* @Caledonia L 51 63
01/06/51* Prospect W 44 29
01/12/51* @Claridon L 32 48
01/13/51 @Ostrander
01/19/51* New Bloomington W
01/20/51 @Magnetic Springs L 44 47
01/26/51* @Pleasant L 31 33
01/27/51 Harlem
02/05/51* Green Camp W 64 27
02/09/51* @Meeker W 52 31
02/15/51 Pleasant L 30 32 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/51 Meeker W 47 45 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - NEED BOX
02/23/51 Caledonia L 25 29 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Buckeye League Standings
Team BL Reg Overall
Findlay 10 - 0 18 - 0 22 - 1
Fremont Ross 7 - 3 14 - 4 17 - 5
Marion Harding 5 - 5 7 - 11 8 – 12
Fostoria 3 - 7 3 - 13 3 - 14
Tiffin Columbian 3 - 7 9 - 7 11 - 8
Bowling Green 2 – 8 4 – 12 4 - 13
Marion County League Standings
Team MCL Reg Overall
Morral 9 - 1 11 - 5 14 - 7
Pleasant 9 - 1 13 - 5 18 - 6
Caledonia 7 - 3 8 - 8 13 - 10
Claridon 7 - 3 12 - 5 13 - 7
New Bloomington 7 - 3 9 - 7 12 - 9
Waldo 6 - 4 7 - 5 8 - 7
LaRue 3 - 7 5 - 10 6 - 12
Green Camp 2 - 8 3 - 10 4 - 12
Martel 2 - 8 2 - 10 2 - 12
Prospect 2 - 8 2 - 10 2 - 12
Meeker 1 - 9 1 - 13 2 - 15
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 17.15 Ron Craycraft Morral 343 20 missing 1 game
2 16.45 Dale Kinsell Pleasant 395 24
3 14.90 Jack Daum Marion Harding 298 20
4 14.62 Allen Morthland New Bloomington 234 16 missing 5 games
5 14.33 Dick Gunder Marion St. Mary 344 24
6 14.00 Bud Smith LaRue 196 14 missing 3 games
7 13.52 Dick Lawrence Claridon 257 19
8 13.66 Melvin Hissong Martel 164 12 missing 5 games
9 12.60 Dean Ludwig Marion Harding 252 20
10 12.33 Jerry Wensinger Marion St. Mary 296 24
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 37 Jack Daum Marion Harding Fostoria 02/09/1951
2 33 Melvin Hissong Martel Pleasant 02/09/1951
33 Bud Smith LaRue Green Camp 02/17/1951
4 29 Bob Apt Prospect Green Camp 12/15/1950
29 Ron Craycraft Morral Waldo 12/15/1950
29 Dick Gunder Marion St. Mary Carey 02/09/1951
7 26 Allen Morthland New Bloomington LaRue 01/12/1951
26 Ron Craycraft Morral Claridon 01/19/1951
26 Dick Lawrence Claridon Martel 01/26/1951
10 25 Dale Kinsell Pleasant Brown 11/14/1950
25 Bob Salyer Waldo Martel 12/19/1950
25 Dave Shonk Caledonia Martel 01/12/1951
25 Dale Kinsell Pleasant Edison 01/16/1951
25 Ron Craycraft Morral Green Camp 02/09/1951
25 Jerry Wensinger Marion St. Mary Carey 02/09/1951
25 Ron Craycraft Morral Caledonia 02/20/1951
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