1963-64 Marion County Boys Basketball Scores
Elgin
Coach: Fred McCumber
Record: 9-9 (2-4 MCL; 6-3 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Wayne Hastings (238 pts/13.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L EHS OPP
11/29/63 Buckeye Valley L 42 44
12/06/63* Pleasant L 49 52 MCL
12/13/63* @Buckeye Central W 66 64 NCC
12/14/63 Richwood W 47 46
12/17/63 Highland CANCELLED
12/20/63* Riverdale W 57 52 NCC
01/03/64* Ridgedale W 53 44 MCL - NCC
01/04/64 Ridgemont L 39 46
01/10/64* Wynford L 58 72 NCC
01/11/64* River Valley L 39 45 MCL
01/17/64* @Mohawk W 62 58 NCC
01/18/64* Ridgedale W 63 50 MCL
01/24/64* @Pleasant L 60 63 MCL - NCC; At Marion Coliseum
01/25/64 @Mt. Gilead L 52 66
01/31/64* Carey W 85 73 NCC
02/01/64 Marion Catholic W 71 60
02/07/64* @River Valley L 45 63 MCL - NCC
02/11/64* Colonel Crawford W 54 42 NCC
02/15/64 Columbus East L 44 67 Class AA District Tournament at Grandview High School
Marion Catholic
Coach: Dick Gunder
Record: 7-14 (1-5 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Jay Shoup (250 pts/12.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L MCHS OPP
11/29/63 @River Valley L 35 66
12/06/63 Wynford L 43 47
12/07/63 @Riverdale L 57 64
12/14/63 Ridgedale W 82 80 OT
12/21/63 Buckeye Central L 58 70
12/26/63 Byhalia-York W 74 65 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum - OT
12/27/63 Pleasant L 41 74 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/03/64* Cardington-Lincoln W 67 64
01/04/64 Crestline W 54 48
01/11/64* @Olentangy L 58 71
01/17/64* @Big Walnut L 58 75
01/25/64 Byhalia-York L 61 62 2OT - Replaced Highland which was cancelled
01/31/64* Mt. Gilead L 48 80
02/01/64 @Elgin L 60 71
02/07/64 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent W 69 61
02/08/64* @Buckeye Valley L 52 71
02/14/64* Richwood L 44 66
02/15/64 @Colonel Crawford L 48 78
02/22/64 Delaware St. Mary W 69 36 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/29/64 Northmor W 71 56 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/04/64 Licking Valley L 40 50 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Marion Harding
Coach: Dan Baker
Record: 11-9 (8-6 BC)
Leading Scorer: Jack Lewis (441 pts/22.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHHS OPP
11/30/63 @Newark L 46 55
12/06/63* @Sandusky W 55 42
12/07/63 Akron Ellet W 52 44
12/13/63* Fremont Ross W 60 57
12/14/63 Lima Senior L 59 61
12/20/63* @Lorain Admiral King L 59 64
12/27/63* Mansfield Senior L 64 70
12/28/63* @Elyria L 59 68
01/03/64* @Lorain Senior W 65 54
01/04/64* Findlay W 57 39
01/10/64* Sandusky L 28 34
01/17/64* @Fremont Ross W 53 40
01/18/64 Delaware Hayes W 71 30
01/24/64* Lorain Admiral King W 87 57
01/31/64* @Mansfield Senior L 53 54
02/01/64* Elyria L 65 73
02/07/64* Lorain Senior W 95 64
02/14/64* @Findlay W 74 51
02/21/64 Crestline W 84 42 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/64 Ashland L 53 54 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Pleasant
Coach: Stan Kirby
Record: 17-5 (4-2 MCL; 7-2 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Lance Firestone (298 pts/13.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/22/63 Byhalia-York W 53 45
11/29/63 Richwood W 55 35 At Marion Coliseum
12/06/63* @Elgin W 52 49 MCL
12/13/63* Colonel Crawford W 65 59 NCC
12/14/63* @River Valley L 525 4 MCL
12/20/63* Buckeye Central W 63 42 NCC
12/26/63 Fredericktown W 59 50 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/27/63 Marion Catholic W 74 41 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/03/64* @Riverdale W 63 55 NCC
01/10/64* Ridgedale W 52 51 MCL - NCC; At Marion Coliseum
01/17/64* @Wynford L 57 58 NCC
01/18/64 Fairbanks W 62 53
01/24/64* Elgin W 63 60 MCL - NCC; At Marion Coliseum
01/31/64* @Mohawk L 70 75 NCC
02/01/64 Cardington-Lincoln W 68 58
02/07/64* @Carey W 80 72 NCC
02/08/64 @Ridgedale L 64 66 MCL
02/13/64* River Valley W 63 56 MCL - NCC; At Marion Coliseum
02/21/64 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent W 65 57 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/64 Cardington-Lincoln W 65 63 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/28/64 Ridgedale W 62 55 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/04/64 Berne Union L 49 53 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Ridgedale
Coach: Bill Phillips
Record: 11-8 (2-4 MCL; 5-4 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Steve Craycraft (240 pts/13.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L RHS OPP
11/30/63 @Fredericktown W 73 56
12/06/63* River Valley W 54 50 MCL
12/07/63 Buckeye Valley L 52 55
12/13/63* @Mohawk L 56 78 NCC
12/14/63 @Marion Catholic L 80 82 OT
12/20/63* @Wynford W 52 44 NCC
12/27/63 @Mt. Gilead W 65 57
01/03/64* Elgin L 44 53 MCL - NCC
01/10/64* @Pleasant L 51 52 MCL - NCC; At Marion Coliseum
10/17/64* Carey W 77 56 NCC
01/18/64* @Elgin L 50 63 MCL
01/24/64* @River Valley L 46 58 MCL - NCC
01/31/64* Colonel Crawford W 61 50 NCC
02/07/64* @Buckeye Central W 101 87 NCC
02/08/64* @Pleasant W 66 64 MCL
02/14/64* Riverdale W 87 70 NCC
02/22/64 Byhalia-York W 71 56 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/28/64 Pleasant L 55 62 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
River Valley
Coach: Robert Rankin
Record: 14-4 (4-2 MCL; 8-1 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Jim Gerfen (203 pts/11.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L RVHS OPP
11/29/63 Marion Catholic W 66 35
12/03/63 Cardington-Lincoln W 55 34
12/06/63* @Ridgedale L 50 54 MCL
12/13/63* Carey W 51 39 NCC
12/14/63* Pleasant W 54 52 MCL
12/20/63 @Fairbanks L 51 64
12/21/63* Mohawk W 58 50 NCC
01/03/64* @Colonel Crawford W 56 54 NCC
01/10/64* Buckeye Central W 65 54 NCC
01/11/64* @Elgin W 45 39 MCL
01/17/64* @Riverdale W 63 40 NCC
01/18/64 @Buckeye Valley W 60 52
01/24/64* Ridgedale W 58 46 MCL - NCC
01/31/64* @Wynford W 62 54 NCC
02/07/64* Elgin W 63 45 MCL - NCC
02/08/64 Big Walnut W 55 39
02/13/64* @Pleasant L 56 63 MCL - NCC; At Marion Coliseum
02/15/64 Col. Linden McKinley L 46 59 Class AA District Tournament at Bexley High School
Buckeye Conference Standings
Team BC Reg Overall
Lorain Admiral King 10 - 4 13 - 5 15 - 6
Mansfield Senior 10 - 4 11 - 7 13 - 8
Elyria 9 - 5 11 - 7 18 - 8
Fremont Ross 9 - 5 11 - 7 15 - 8
Marion Harding 8 - 6 10 - 8 11 - 9
Sandusky 6 - 8 7 - 11 7 - 12
Lorain Senior 3 - 11 4 - 14 5 - 15
Findlay 1 - 13 3 - 15 3 - 16
Marion County League Standings
Team MCL Reg Overall
Pleasant 4 - 2 14 - 4 17 - 5
River Valley 4 - 2 14 - 3 14 - 4
Elgin 2 - 4 9 - 8 9 - 9
Ridgedale 2 - 4 9 - 7 10 - 8
Mid-Ohio Conference Standings
Team MOC Reg Overall
Buckeye Valley 5 - 1 13 - 4 14 - 5
Mt. Gilead 5 - 1 9 - 8 10 - 9
Big Walnut 4 - 2 11 - 6 11 - 7
Olentangy 4 - 2 11 - 5 11 - 6
Richwood 2 - 4 8 - 9 9 - 10
Marion Catholic 1 - 5 5 - 13 7 - 14
Cardington-Lincoln 0 - 6 2 - 15 2 - 16
North Central Conference Standings
Team NCC Reg Overall
River Valley 8 - 1 14 - 3 14 - 4
Mohawk 7 - 2 13 - 5 13 - 6
Pleasant 7 - 2 14 - 4 17 - 5
Elgin 6 - 3 9 - 8 9 - 9
Wynford 6 - 3 15 - 3 15 - 4
Ridgedale 5 - 4 9 - 7 10 - 8
Colonel Crawford 2 - 7 8 - 10 8 - 11
Riverdale 2 - 7 8 - 9 8 - 10
Buckeye Central 1 - 8 6 - 14 9 - 15
Carey 1 - 8 2 - 16 2 - 17
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 22.05 Jack Lewis Marion Harding 441 20
2 17.05 Corky Thomas Marion Harding 341 20
3 13.54 Lance Firestone Pleasant 298 22
4 13.33 Steve Craycraft Ridgedale 240 18
5 13.22 Wayne Hastings Elgin 238 18
6 12.91 Jerry Moore Ridgedale 155 12
7 12.54 Charles Huber Pleasant 276 22
8 12.50 Jay Shoup Marion Catholic 250 20
9 12.31 George Collmer Pleasant 271 22
10 11.94 Gary Craycraft Ridgedale 215 18
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 36 Jack Lewis Marion Harding Lorain Admiral King 01/24/1964
2 32 Jack Lewis Marion Harding Lorain Senior 02/07/1964
3 30 Jack Lewis Marion Harding Findlay 01/04/1964
4 28 Jack Lewis Marion Harding Findlay 02/14/1964
5 27 Jack Lewis Marion Harding Akron Ellet 12/07/1963
6 26 Charles Huber Pleasant Cardington-Lincoln 02/22/1964
7 25 Corky Thomas Marion Harding Lima Senior 12/14/1963
25 Corky Thomas Marion Harding Lorain Admiral King 12/20/1963
25 Jack Lewis Marion Harding Lorain Senior 01/03/1964
25 Jim Gerfen River Valley Riverdale 01/17/1964
25 Lance Firestone Pleasant Cardington-Lincoln 02/01/1964
25 Jerry Hecker Ridgedale Buckeye Central 02/07/1964
25 Corky Thomas Marion Harding Findlay 02/14/1964
25 George Collmer Pleasant Mt. Vernon St. Vincent 02/21/1964
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