1952-53 Marion County Boys Basketball Scores
Caledonia
Coach: Len Walls
Record: 15-9 (7-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Kirk (411 pts/17.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/14/52 ?Chesterville W 58 48
11/25/52 @Iberia W 51 48
11/28/52* Claridon W 60 59
12/02/52 @Mt. Gilead L 56 61
12/05/52* @New Bloomington W 45 40
12/09/52 Nevada L 60 70
12/12/52* Pleasant W 65 62
12/16/52* @Green Camp W 68 48
12/19/52* Meeker W 82 43
01/02/53 Leesville W 66 55 Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
01/03/53 New Bloomington L 47 54 Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
01/09/53* @LaRue W 48 40
01/10/53* Waldo L 47 55 First game in new gym
01/16/53* @Morral L 54 56
01/23/53* Martel W 64 29
01/27/53 @Harpster L 51 54
01/30/53 Marengo W 75 49
02/06/53* @Prospect L 45 56
02/09/53 LaRue L 0 2 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - via forfeit inelgible player
02/12/53 Meeker W 51 41 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/14/53 LaRue W 76 52 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/53 Morral W 52 48 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/53 Green Camp W 51 50 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/53 Prospect L 46 47 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Claridon
Coach: Allen Augenstein
Record: 15-7 (7-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Gene Jessie (345 pts/15.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/18/52 @Johnsville L 59 65
11/22/52 Chesterville L 55 57
11/28/52* Caledonia L 59 60
11/29/52 @Sparta W 57 46
12/05/52* Prospect W 51 40
12/12/52 Mt. Gilead L 51 53
12/16/52* @New Bloomington W 46 43
12/19/52* Pleasant W 70 65
12/20/52 Byhalia-York W 52 49
12/30/52 Marengo W 64 43
01/09/53* @Green Camp W 73 60
01/10/53* Meeker W 70 49
01/13/53 Iberia W 55 50
01/16/53* @LaRue W 76 48
01/23/53* Waldo L 61 71
01/30/53* @Morral L 54 62
02/06/53* Martel W 81 48
02/09/53 Meeker W 49 45 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/53 Prospect W 41 23 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/53 New Bloomington W 46 35 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/53 Summit Station W 54 46 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
02/27/53 Iberia L 45 51 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Green Camp
Coach: Maurice Young
Record: 10-8 (6-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Paul Shepperd (282 pts/15.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L GCHS OPP
11/11/52 Harpster L 58 80
11/18/52 Edison W 70 60
11/28/52* Waldo L 44 59
12/05/52* Morral W 63 61
12/12/52* @Martel W 101 52
12/16/52* Caledonia L 48 68
12/19/52* @Prospect W 70 68 OT
01/02/53 Chesterville L 59 68
01/09/53* Claridon L 60 73
01/10/53* @New Bloomington L 43 50
01/16/53* Pleasant W 69 64
01/23/53 Alumni W 57 45
01/30/53* @Meeker W 85 60
01/31/53 West Mansfield
02/06/53* LaRue W 71 67
02/09/53 Waldo W 58 52 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/12/53 Martel W 71 30 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/53 New Bloomington L 49 55 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/53 Caledonia L 50 51 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
LaRue
Coach: Ted Dennison
Record: 3-13 (2-8 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Hoover (140 pts/10.0 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/28/52* Meeker W 57 38
12/02/52 Byhalia-York L 38 51
12/05/52 Howard L 36 40
12/12/52* @Waldo L 41 72
12/16/52* Morral L 45 69
12/19/52* @Martel W 111 48 NEED BOX
01/09/53* Caledonia L 40 48
01/10/53* @Prospect L 27 62
01/16/53* Claridon L 48 76
01/23/53* @New Bloomington L 60 68
01/30/53* Pleasant L 57 60
02/03/53 @Johnsville L 58 79
02/06/53* @Green Camp L 67 71
02/09/53 Caledonia W 2 0 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - via forfeit inelgible player
02/12/53 New Bloomington L 48 50 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/14/53 Caledonia L 52 76 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Marion Harding
Coach: Kenny Somerlot
Record: 9-10 (4-4 BL)
Leading Scorer: Bill Smiley (229 pts/12.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHHS OPP
11/25/52 @Bexley W 46 32
12/02/52 Galion W 44 43 At Marion Coliseum
12/05/52 Willard W 53 46 At Marion Coliseum
12/12/52* @Bowling Green L 49 58
12/19/52 Findlay L 18 54 At Marion Coliseum; Findlay was on OHSAA probation and games did not "count"
12/30/52 @Ashland L 56 70
01/02/53* Fostoria L 50 63 At Marion Coliseum
01/09/53* @Fremont Ross L 67 72
01/13/53 @Shelby W 61 58
01/16/53* Tiffin Columbian W 51 45 At Marion Coliseum
01/23/53* Bowling Green W 53 36 At Marion Coliseum
01/30/53 @Findlay L 43 54 Findlay was on OHSAA probation and games did not "count"
01/31/53 Columbus West L 59 78 At Marion Coliseum
02/03/53 @Galion L 74 79 OT
02/06/53* @Fostoria L 49 52
02/10/53 Shelby W 58 45 At Marion Coliseum
02/13/53* Fremont Ross W 61 52 At Marion Coliseum
02/20/53* @Tiffin Columbian W 69 65
02/23/53 Columbus Central L 48 74 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Marion St. Mary
Coach: Ray Robbins
Record: 14-10 (4-3 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Mike Anderson (412 pts/17.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L MSMHS OPP
12/05/52 Carey W 48 46 At Marion Coliseum - OT
12/12/52 Lima St. Rose L 43 62 At Marion Coliseum
12/16/52 @Fostoria St. Wendelin L 46 64
12/19/52 @Tiffin Calvert L 69 83
12/20/52 Columbus Aquinas W 49 48 At Marion Coliseum
12/26/52 Radnor W 62 41 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/27/52 Lexington L 46 55 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/02/53 @Delphos St. John's L 55 75
01/03/53 Richwood W 46 40 At Marion Coliseum
01/09/53* @Columbus Holy Family W 72 37
01/10/53 Cardington-Lincoln W 60 54 At Marion Coliseum
01/17/53* Springfield Cath. Cen. L 35 47 At Marion Coliseum
01/23/53* @Columbus Holy Rosary L 49 63 At Marion Coliseum
01/27/53 @Mt. Gilead L 40 55
01/30/53* @Columbus St. Charles W 72 62
01/31/53* @Lancaster St. Mary L 44 62
02/03/53 Elm Valley W 55 48 At Marion Coliseum
02/06/53* Newark St. Francis W 60 55 At Marion Coliseum
02/07/53 Leesville W 77 44 At Marion Coliseum
02/11/53* Columbus St. Mary W 51 47 At Marion Coliseum
02/18/53 Columbus St. Mary W 76 55 Class B Protest Tournament at Otterbein College
02/25/53 Reynoldsburg W 58 51 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College - OT
02/27/53 Howard W 61 54 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/05/53 Hebron L 50 54 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Martel
Coach: Frank Furniss
Record: 0-12 (0-10 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Gale Loyer (171 pts/17.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/28/52* New Bloomington L 40 78
12/05/52* @Pleasant L 39 80
12/12/52* Green Camp L 52 101
12/16/52* @Meeker L 43 80
12/19/52* LaRue L 48 111
01/09/53* @Waldo L 28 58
01/10/53* Morral L 40 104
01/23/53* @Caledonia L 29 64
01/30/53* Prospect L 59 101
02/06/53* @Claridon L 48 81
02/12/53 Green Camp L 30 71 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/14/53 Waldo L 30 64 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Meeker
Coach: Walker Huffman
Record: 1-17 (1-9 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Sharp (250 pts/14.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/07/52 @Nevada L 52 71
11/11/52 Marseilles L 30 46
11/15/52 @Mt. Victory
11/26/52 Salem L 52 82
11/28/52* @LaRue L 38 57
12/05/52* Waldo L 48 72
12/06/52 @Harpster L 44 82
12/12/52* @Morral L 42 67
12/16/52* Martel W 80 43
12/19/52* @Caledonia L 43 82
01/06/53 Sparta L 61 63
01/09/53* Prospect L 45 65
01/10/53* @Claridon L 49 70
01/16/53* New Bloomington L 53 79
01/23/53* @Pleasant L 43 74
01/30/53* Green Camp L 60 85
01/31/53 @Magnetic Springs L 45 53
02/09/53* Claridon L 45 49 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/12/53 Caledonia L 41 51 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Morral
Coach: Vern Hensel
Record: 13-8 (8-2 MCL)
Leading Scorer: John Craycraft (299 pts/14.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/11/52 Northwestern W 48 40
11/14/52 @Iberia W 49 47
11/18/52 Harpster W 45 44
11/21/52 @Orange W 68 52 At Galena
11/28/52* Pleasant W 64 46
12/02/52 @Sulphur Springs L 50 91
12/05/52* @Green Camp L 61 63
12/12/52* Meeker W 67 42
12/16/52* @LaRue W 69 45
12/19/52* Waldo W 74 54
12/30/52 Forest L 42 47 At Marion Coliseum
01/09/53 @Marseilles L 58 68
01/10/53* @Martel W 104 40
01/13/53 @Elm Valley L 51 52
01/23/53* @Prospect W 60 58
01/30/53* Claridon W 62 54
02/04/53* @New Bloomington L 61 69
02/09/53 Pleasant W 65 63 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/14/53 Prospect L 49 51 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/53 Caledonia L 48 52 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
New Bloomington
Coach: Harry Alexander
Record: 15-7 (6-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dwight Harruff (334 pts/15.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L NBHS OPP
11/14/52 Radnor W 54 53
11/15/52 Sparta W 54 45
11/21/52 @Marseilles W 56 54
11/28/52* Martel W 78 40
11/29/52 Marengo L 48 50
12/05/52* Caledonia L 40 45
12/12/52* @Prospect L 46 51
12/16/52* Claridon L 43 46
12/19/52 @Sparta W 62 47
12/30/52 Mt. Victory W 42 33 At Marion Coliseum
01/02/53 @Iberia W 64 62 Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
01/03/53 Caledonia W 54 47 Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
01/09/53* @Pleasant W 64 48
01/10/53* Green Camp W 50 43
01/16/53* @Meeker W 79 53
01/23/53* LaRue W 68 60
01/30/53* @Waldo L 34 49
02/06/53* Morral W 69 61
02/12/53 LaRue W 50 48 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/53 Green Camp W 55 49 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/53 Claridon L 35 46 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/53 Williamsport L 60 79 Class B District Tournament at Capital University
Pleasant
Coach: Charles Brobeck
Record: 8-11 (4-6 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Gary Price (259 pts/15.2 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/14/52 Johnsville L 48 62
11/21/52 @Radnor W 60 56
11/22/52 Mt. Victory W
11/28/52* @Morral L 46 64
12/05/52* Martel W 80 39
12/06/52 @Orange W 55 50 At Galena
12/12/52* @Caledonia L 62 65
12/16/52* Prospect W 54 50
12/19/52* @Claridon L 65 70
01/09/53* New Bloomington L 48 64
01/13/53 Richwood L 71 76
01/16/53* @Green Camp L 64 69
01/20/53 @Iberia L 60 66
01/23/53* Meeker W 74 43
01/30/53* @LaRue W 60 57
01/31/53 @Ridgeway W
02/06/53* Waldo L 57 70
02/09/53 Morral L 63 65 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/12/53 Waldo L 68 70 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Prospect
Coach: Bob Kelley
Record: 12-8 (5-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Wayne Seiter (267 pts/14.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/18/52 @Radnor W 62 56
11/21/52 Iberia W 44 42
12/02/52 @Magnetic Springs W 61 48
12/05/52* @Claridon L 40 51
12/12/52* New Bloomington W 51 46
12/16/52* @Pleasant L 50 54
12/19/52* Green Camp L 68 70 OT
12/30/52 @Edison W 57 47
01/09/53* @Meeker W 65 45
01/10/53* LaRue W 62 27
01/13/53 Byhalia-York L 28 47
01/17/53* @Waldo L 50 51
01/23/53* Morral L 58 60
01/27/53 Berlin
01/30/53* @Martel W 101 59
02/06/53* Caledonia W 56 45
02/14/53 Morral W 51 49 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/53 Claridon L 23 41 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/53 Waldo W 51 45 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/53 Caledonia W 47 46 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/25/53 Marysville L 51 52 Class B District Tournament at Capital University
Waldo
Coach: William Angler
Record: 12-7 (9-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Don Yake (268 pts/14.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/14/52 @Scioto Valley L 37 57
11/18/52 @Iberia L 53 58
11/28/52* Green Camp W 59 44
12/05/52* @Meeker W 72 48
12/12/52* LaRue W 72 41
12/19/52* @Morral L 54 74
01/06/53 @Radnor W 56 49
01/09/53* Martel W 58 28
01/10/53* @Caledonia W 55 47
01/17/53* Prospect W 51 50
01/20/53 @Scioto Valley L 39 49
01/23/53* @Claridon W 71 61
01/24/53 Byhalia-York L 33 41
01/30/53* New Bloomington W 49 34
02/06/53* @Pleasant W 70 57
02/09/53 Green Camp L 52 58 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/12/53 Pleasant W 70 68 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/14/53 Martel W 64 30 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/53 Prospect L 45 51 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Buckeye League Standings
Team BL Reg Overall
Fostoria 8 - 0 12 - 4 14 - 5
Fremont Ross 5 - 3 10 - 8 11 - 9
Marion Harding 4 - 4 9 - 9 9 - 10
Bowling Green 3 - 5 9 - 6 14 - 7
Tiffin Columbian 0 - 8 2 - 14 5 – 15
Findlay 0 - 0 15 - 3 15 - 3
#Findlay on OHSAA suspension and Buckeye League determines no Findlay games will count in standings
Central Catholic League Standings
Team CCL Reg Overall
Springfield Cath. Cen. 7 – 0 13 - 6 15 - 7
Lancaster St. Mary 6 – 1 13 - 7 16 - 8
Marion St. Mary 4 - 3 11 - 9 14 - 10
Newark St. Francis 4 – 3 14 - 6 14 - 7
Columbus St. Charles 3 – 4 10 – 10 10 - 11
Columbus Holy Rosary 2 – 5 8 - 9 9 - 10
Columbus St. Mary 2 – 5 8 – 12 9 - 13
Columbus Holy Family 0 – 7 3 – 17 3 - 18
Marion County League Standings
Team MCL Reg Overall
Waldo 9 - 1 10 - 5 12 - 7
Morral 8 - 2 12 - 6 13 - 8
Caledonia 7 - 3 11 - 7 15 - 9
Claridon 7 - 3 11 - 6 15 - 7
Green Camp 6 - 4 8 - 6 10 - 8
New Bloomington 6 - 4 13 - 5 15 - 7
Prospect 5 - 5 9 - 6 12 - 8
Pleasant 4 - 6 8 - 9 8 - 11
LaRue 2 - 8 2 - 11 3 - 13
Meeker 1 - 9 1 - 15 1 - 17
Martel 0 - 10 0 - 10 0 - 12
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 17.16 Mike Anderson Marion St. Mary 412 24
2 17.12 Jim Kirk Caledonia 411 24
3 17.10 Gale Loyer Martel 171 10
4 15.68 Gene Jessie Claridon 345 22
5 15.66 Paul Shepperd Green Camp 282 18
6 15.23 Gary Price Pleasant 259 17 missing 1 game
15.23 Wayne Seiter Prospect 259 17
8 15.18 Dwight Harruff New Bloomington 334 22
9 15.05 Bernard Martin Pleasant 256 17 missing 1 game
10 15.00 Gene Marsh Green Camp 270 18
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 47 Mike Anderson Marion St. Mary Holy Family 01/09/1953
2 31 Gary Price Pleasant Claridon 12/19/1952
31 Dwight Harruff New Bloomington Williamsport 02/23/1953
4 30 Mike Anderson Marion St. Mary Holy Rosary 01/23/1953
5 29 Gale Loyer Martel Green Camp 12/12/1952
29 John Craycraft Morral LaRue 12/16/1952
29 Raymond Hosey LaRue New Bloomington 01/23/1953
29 Dwight Harruff New Bloomington Morral 02/06/1953
29 Bob Hamor Marion Harding Shelby 02/10/1953
10 28 Joe Green Caledonia Marengo 01/30/1953
28 Richard Sharp Meeker Green Camp 01/30/1953
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