1970-71 Marion County Boys Basketball Scores
Elgin
Coach: Bill McElroy
Record: 10-10 (4-5 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Sean Carlyle and Mike Harraman (270 pts/13.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L EHS OPP
11/27/70 @Buckeye Valley L 56 60
12/04/70 Mt. Gilead W 44 39
12/05/70 @North Union W 89 40
12/11/70* Buckeye Central W 73 54
12/18/70* Pleasant L 55 64
12/25/70 @Kenton W 70 55
12/28/70 Col. Linden McKinley L 50 56 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/29/70 River Valley W 77 56 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/08/71* Ridgedale L 41 52 At Marion Coliseum
01/15/71* @Wynford L 54 68
01/16/71 @Pleasant L 70 75
01/22/71* Mohawk W 61 57
01/23/71 @Ridgedale W 55 54 OT
01/30/71 Bucyrus L 49 55
02/02/71* @Riverdale W 77 62
02/25/71 Mifflin W 70 61 Class AA District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/03/71 Bexley L 52 64 Class AA District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Marion Catholic
Coach: Tom Boehm
Record: 10-10 (3-4 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Kevin Hartman (243 pts/12.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L MCHS OPP
11/27/70 River Valley L 49 53
11/28/70 Pleasant L 36 66
12/04/70 Northmor W 40 39
12/05/70 Riverdale W 47 44
12/11/70 Cardington-Lincoln W 44 42
12/19/70* Buckeye Valley L 47 74
12/30/70 Fremont St. Joseph L 36 50
01/02/71 Ridgedale L 41 78 At Marion Coliseum
01/08/71* Cardington L 55 62
01/09/71 Colonel Crawford L 59 74
01/15/71* Northmor W 61 52
01/22/71* Mt. Gilead L 47 72
01/23/71 New Riegel W 82 58
01/29/71* Big Walnut L 45 67 At Marion Coliseum
02/05/71* Highland W 49 37
02/12/71* North Union W 73 49
02/19/71 Fairbanks W 55 51
02/20/71 Highland W 41 36
02/26/71 New Albany W 51 42 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
03/02/71 Columbus Academy L 40 56 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
Marion Harding
Coach: Dick Brown
Record: 9-10 (6-8 BC)
Leading Scorer: Preston Owens (278 pts/14.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHHS OPP
11/25/70 @Willard W 72 46
11/26/70 Newark L 45 58
12/04/70* Sandusky L 51 62
12/05/70 Col. Marion-Franklin W 71 66
12/11/70* @Fremont Ross L 58 59 2OT
12/18/70* Lorain Admiral King W 73 61
12/19/70* @Mansfield Senior L 58 71
12/23/70* @Elyria L 53 60
12/29/70* Lorain Senior W 69 67
01/08/71* @Findlay L 54 70
01/15/71* Sandusky W 62 52
01/22/71* Fremont Ross W 51 49
01/29/71* @Lorain Admiral King W 77 73
01/30/71* Mansfield Senior L 68 78
02/05/71* Elyria W 72 67
02/12/71* @Lorain Senior L 72 85
02/13/71 Kenton W 74 46
02/19/71* Findlay L 60 68
02/27/71 Shawnee L 48 72 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Bluffton College
Pleasant
Coach: Stan Kirby
Record: 21-5 (8-1 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Terry King (449 pts/17.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/28/70 Marion Catholic W 66 36
12/03/70 River Valley L 67 70 At Marion Coliseum
12/11/70* Wynford W 55 53
12/12/70 @North Union W 80 64
12/18/70* @Elgin W 64 55
12/19/70 @Northmor W 81 69
12/29/70 @Jonathan Alder W 104 72
01/08/71* Riverdale W 68 57
01/09/71 Ridgedale L 45 50 At Marion Coliseum
01/15/71* Carey W 70 46
01/16/71 Elgin W 75 70
01/27/71* @River Valley W 71 67 At Marion Coliseum
01/30/71 Cardington-Lincoln W 79 75
02/05/71* @Buckeye Central W 89 79
02/06/71 Bucyrus L 80 83
02/12/71* Mohawk W 67 60
02/20/71* Ridgedale L 57 64 At Marion Coliseum
02/25/71 Cardington-Lincoln W 57 51 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
03/02/71 Newark Catholic W 63 54 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
03/06/71 Columbus Academy W 80 54 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
03/11/71 Canal Winchester W 66 57 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/19/71 Hillsdale W 75 63 Class A Regional Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/20/71 East Canton W 59 58 Class A Regional Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/25/71 Zanesville Rosecrans W 62 55 Class A State Tournament at Ohio State University St. John Arena
03/27/71 Fort Recovery L 57 70 Class A State Tournament at Ohio State University St. John Arena
Ridgedale
Coach: Dan Wendell
Record: 19-3 (8-1 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Dan Weston (615 pts/27.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L RHS OPP
11/20/70 @North Union W 79 45
11/28/70 River Valley At Marion Coliseum - POSTPONED after the death of River Valley player Rick Hensel - Later CANCELLED
12/05/70 Northmor W 72 35
12/11/70* Mohawk W 56 48
12/18/70* Wynford L 51 57 At Marion Coliseum
12/23/70 Newark Catholic W 67 30
12/30/70 Seneca East W 54 45
01/02/71 Marion Catholic W 78 41 At Marion Coliseum
01/08/71* Elgin W 52 41 At Marion Coliseum
01/09/71 Pleasant W 50 45 At Marion Coliseum
01/15/71* @Riverdale W 59 55
01/22/71* @Carey W 53 50
01/23/71 Elgin L 54 55 At Marion Coliseum
01/29/71* @Colonel Crawford W 55 51
02/05/71* River Valley W 70 60 At Marion Coliseum
02/06/71 @Cardington-Lincoln W 72 43
02/12/71* Buckeye Central W 93 59
02/20/71* Pleasant W 64 57 At Marion Coliseum
02/27/71 Licking Heights W 79 49 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
03/05/71 Johnstown W 82 33 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
03/06/71 Fairbanks W 74 49 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
03/11/71 Lan. Fisher Catholic W 60 45 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/19/71 East Canton L 66 70 Class A Regional Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
River Valley
Coach: Bob Rankin
Record: 5-12 (2-7 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Terry Kightlinger (220 pts/12.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L RVHS Opp
11/27/70 @Marion Catholic W 53 49
11/28/70 Ridgedale At Marion Coliseum - POSTPONED after the death of River Valley player Rick Hensel - Later CANCELLED
12/03/70 Pleasant W 70 67 At Marion Coliseum
12/11/70 Riverdale L 67 69
12/12/70 Buckeye Valley L 57 80
12/18/70* @Carey W 56 47
12/28/70 Buckeye Valley L 58 70 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/29/70 Elgin L 56 77 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/08/71* Colonel Crawford L 56 74
01/09/71 @North Union W 69 56
01/15/71* @Mohawk W 71 54
01/22/71* @Buckeye Central L 62 67
01/27/71* Pleasant L 67 71 At Marion Coliseum
01/30/71 @Mt. Gilead L 55 71
02/05/71* Ridgedale L 60 70 At Marion Coliseum
02/12/71* Wynford L 53 87
02/20/71* Elgin L 46 49 At Marion Coliseum
02/27/71 Lakewood L 67 78 Class AA District Tournament at Otterbein College
Buckeye Conference Standings
Team BC Reg Overall
Findlay 14 - 0 18 - 0 18 - 1
Mansfield Senior 10 - 4 13 - 5 15 - 6
Sandusky 8 - 6 11 - 7 11 - 8
Lorain Admiral King 7 - 7 11 - 7 11 - 8
Marion Harding 6 - 8 9 - 9 9 - 10
Elyria 4 - 10 7 - 11 7 - 12
Lorain Senior 4 - 10 9 - 9 10 - 12
Fremont Ross 3 - 11 5 - 13 6 - 14
Mid-Ohio Conference Standings
Team MOC Reg Overall
Big Walnut 7 - 0 17 - 1 19 - 2
Buckeye Valley 6 - 1 14 - 4 16 - 5
Mt. Gilead 4 - 3 10 - 8 11 - 9
Cardington-Lincoln 3 - 4 4 - 14 4 - 15
Marion Catholic 3 - 4 9 - 9 10 - 10
North Union 2 - 5 2 - 16 3 - 17
Northmor 2 - 5 5 - 13 5 - 14
Highland 1 - 6 2 - 15 2 - 16
North Central Conference Standings
Team NCC Reg Overall
Pleasant 8 - 1 14 - 4 21 - 5
Ridgedale 8 - 1 15 - 2 19 - 3
Wynford 8 - 1 17 - 1 20 - 2
Colonel Crawford 6 - 3 12 - 6 14 - 7
Elgin 4 - 5 9 - 9 10 - 10
Riverdale 3 - 6 6 - 11 6 - 12
Buckeye Central 2 - 7 6 - 12 6 - 13
Carey 2 - 7 6 - 12 7 - 13
Mohawk 2 - 7 7 - 11 7 - 12
River Valley 2 - 7 5 - 11 5 - 12
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 27.95 Dan Weston Ridgedale 615 22
2 17.26 Terry King Pleasant 449 26
3 14.63 Preston Owens Marion Harding 278 19
4 14.09 Randy Brown Ridgedale 310 22
5 13.50 Sean Carlyle Elgin 270 20
13.50 Mike Harraman Elgin 270 20
7 13.42 Mike Roads Marion Harding 255 19
8 12.96 Paul Raulin Pleasant 337 26
9 12.94 Terry Kightlinger River Valley 220 17
10 12.69 Dave Biggerstaff Pleasant 330 26
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 43 Dan Weston Ridgedale Fairbanks 03/06/1971
2 36 Dan Weston Ridgedale Colonel Crawford 01/29/1971
36 Dan Weston Ridgedale Licking Heights 02/27/1971
4 35 Dan Weston Ridgedale East Canton 03/19/1971
5 33 Dan Weston Ridgedale Cardington-Lincoln 02/06/1971
33 Dan Weston Ridgedale Johnstown 03/05/1971
7 32 Dan Weston Ridgedale River Valley 02/05/1971
32 Randy Brown Ridgedale Buckeye Central 02/12/1971
9 31 Dan Weston Ridgedale Northmor 12/05/1970
31 Dan Weston Ridgedale Wynford 12/18/1970
31 Dan Weston Ridgedale Newark Catholic 12/23/1970
31 Dan Weston Ridgedale Elgin 01/23/1971
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