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 Return to the Marion County index Email Me