1974-75 Marion County Boys Basketball Scores
Elgin
Coach: Dave Merchant
Record: 15-7 (5-4 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Kelly Kinsell (366 pts/16.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L EHS OPP
11/19/74 Mt. Gilead L 55 57
11/22/74 @Buckeye Valley W 60 50
12/06/74 @North Union W 60 50
12/14/74* Ridgedale L 61 69 At Marion Coliseum
12/20/74* @Riverdale W 51 47
12/21/74 Upper Sandusky W 56 42
12/28/74 @Ridgedale W 76 69 At Marion Coliseum
01/03/75* @River Valley L 56 69 At Marion Coliseum
01/07/75 @Kenton W 70 56
01/10/75* Carey W 89 57
01/16/75* @Pleasant W 58 52 At Marion Coliseum
01/24/75* Wynford L 62 65
01/25/75 Benjamin Logan W 82 63
01/31/75* @Buckeye Central L 54 70
02/01/75 @Marion Catholic W 50 44 At Marion Coliseum
02/07/75* @Mohawk W 81 70
02/14/75* Colonel Crawford W 71 66
02/15/75 Pleasant L 67 69 At Marion Coliseum - 2OT
02/21/75 Buckeye Valley W 54 39 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/75 North Union W 70 51 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/05/75 Franklin Heights W 66 45 Class AA District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/08/75 River Valley L 68 73 Class AA District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Marion Catholic
Coach: Tom Boehm
Record: 12-8 (4-3 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Tom Murphy (356 pts/17.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L MCHS OPP
11/26/74 River Valley W 58 53 At Marion Coliseum
11/30/74 Crestline W 63 30
12/05/74 Cardington-Lincoln L 48 57 At Marion Coliseum
12/07/74 @Northmor W 56 42
12/13/74* Buckeye Valley L 44 51 At Marion Coliseum
12/19/74 Ridgedale L 32 56 At Marion Coliseum
12/21/74 Highland W 73 57 At Marion Coliseum
12/29/74 @Kenton L 62 74
01/03/75* @Cardington-Lincoln W 49 45
01/04/75 @Colonel Crawford W 52 50
01/10/75* Northmor L 39 47
01/14/75 @Centerburg W 62 52
01/17/75* @Mt. Gilead W 54 50
01/24/75* Big Walnut W 61 36
01/31/75* @Highland W 67 60
02/01/75 Elgin L 44 50
02/07/75* @North Union L 62 65 OT
02/15/75 @Fairbanks W 61 59
02/20/75 Columbus Academy W 56 27 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/28/75 Pleasant L 56 59 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum - OT
Marion Harding
Coach: Doug Riley
Record: 10-9 (9-5 BC)
Leading Scorer: Randy Gipson (307 pts/16.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHHS OPP
11/22/74 @Columbus Brookhaven L 50 61
11/23/74 Col. Marion-Franklin L 55 65
11/29/74* Sandusky W 56 42
12/06/74* @Fremont Ross W 47 36
12/13/74* Lorain Admiral King W 56 55
12/14/74* @Mansfield Senior W 58 56
12/27/74* Lorain Senior W 60 52
01/03/75* @Findlay W 50 49 OT
01/10/75* Sandusky W 56 43
01/11/75* @Elyria L 40 60
01/17/75* Fremont Ross L 52 66
01/18/75 Columbus Northland W 83 67
01/24/75* @Lorain Admiral King L 50 62
01/25/75* Mansfield Senior W 69 59
01/31/75* Elyria L 33 42
02/07/75* @Lorain Senior W 41 38
02/08/75 @Galion L 53 64
02/14/75* Findlay L 51 58
02/22/75 Defiance L 48 50 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Ohio Northern
Pleasant
Coach: Stan Kirby
Record: 10-11 (2-7 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Ron Wine (248 pts/11.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/23/74 Hardin Northern W 82 68
11/29/74 River Valley L 47 49 At Marion Coliseum
12/06/74* @Riverdale L 41 64
12/07/74 @North Union L 54 63
12/13/74* Carey W 61 45
12/14/74 @Northmor L 67 71 OT
12/20/74* Buckeye Central L 55 67
12/28/74 @Jonathan Alder W 67 61
01/07/75 @Ridgedale W 63 44 At Marion Coliseum
01/10/75* @Wynford L 57 83
01/16/75* Elgin L 52 58 At Marion Coliseum
01/24/75* @Mohawk L 58 60
01/25/75 @Cardington-Lincoln W 59 58
01/31/75* Colonel Crawford W 84 75
02/07/75* @River Valley L 38 77 At Marion Coliseum
02/08/75 Mt. Gilead W 71 66 OT
02/14/75* Ridgedale L 37 40 At Marion Coliseum
02/15/75 @Elgin W 69 67 OT - At Marion Coliseum
02/28/75 Marion Catholic W 59 56 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum - OT
03/03/75 Northridge W 59 52 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/07/75 Fredericktown L 60 69 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Ridgedale
Coach: Dan Wendell
Record: 10-10 (4-5 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Jay Rager (222 pts/11.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L RHS OPP
11/23/74 Mt. Gilead W 49 45 At Marion Coliseum
11/30/74 Indian Valley South W 53 51 At Marion Coliseum
12/06/74* Wynford L 58 69 At Marion Coliseum
12/07/74 Seneca East W 58 48 At Marion Coliseum
12/14/74* @Elgin W 69 61 At Marion Coliseum
12/19/74 @Marion Catholic W 56 32 At Marion Coliseum
12/20/74* Mohawk W 56 50 At Marion Coliseum
12/28/74 Elgin L 69 76 At Marion Coliseum
01/07/75 Pleasant L 44 63 At Marion Coliseum
01/10/75* @Colonel Crawford L 58 69
01/17/75* River Valley L 57 76 At Marion Coliseum
01/18/75 North Union L 56 58 At Marion Coliseum
01/23/75* Buckeye Central L 41 53 At Marion Coliseum
01/31/75* @Riverdale L 53 69
02/01/75 @Cardington-Lincoln L 53 58
02/06/75* Carey W 56 52 At Marion Coliseum - OT
02/08/75 Ridgemont W 56 49 At Marion Coliseum
02/14/75* @Pleasant W 40 37 At Marion Coliseum
02/22/75 Northmor W 63 45 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/28/75 Cardington-Lincoln L 52 65 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
River Valley
Coach: Dick Fletcher
Record: 20-3 (8-1 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Chuck Clum (404 pts/17.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L RVHS Opp
11/26/74 @Marion Catholic L 53 58 At Marion Coliseum
11/29/74 Pleasant W 49 47 At Marion Coliseum
12/07/74 Buckeye Valley W 62 38
12/13/74* @Mohawk W 67 53
12/14/74 Bucyrus W 82 59
12/20/74* Colonel Crawford W 81 59
12/26/74 Buckeye Valley W 49 39 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/27/74 Columbus North W 55 51 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/03/75* Elgin W 69 56 At Marion Coliseum
01/04/75 @North Union W 63 52
01/10/75* @Buckeye Central W 65 63
01/11/75 Northmor W 62 49
01/17/75* @Ridgedale W 76 57 At Marion Coliseum
01/24/75* Riverdale W 63 56
01/25/75 @Mt. Gilead W 67 65
01/31/75* @Carey W 65 64
02/07/75* Pleasant W 77 38 At Marion Coliseum
02/14/75* @Wynford L 43 51
02/22/75 Olentangy W 65 63 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/75 Big Walnut W 69 51 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/05/75 Columbus Watterson W 69 65 Class AA District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/08/75 Elgin W 73 68 Class AA District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/14/75 Greenfield McClain L 61 65 Class AA Regional Tournament at Ohio University - OT
Buckeye Conference Standings
Team BC Reg Overall
Elyria 13 - 1 17 - 1 22 - 2
Lorain Admiral King 11 - 3 13 - 5 16 - 6
Marion Harding 9 - 5 10 - 8 10 - 9
Findlay 8 - 6 10 - 8 14 - 7
Fremont Ross 6 - 8 9 - 9 10 - 10
Lorain Senior 3 - 11 4 - 14 4 - 15
Mansfield Senior 3 - 11 5 - 13 5 - 14
Sandusky 3 - 11 4 - 14 4 - 15
Mid-Ohio Conference Standings
Team MOC Reg Overall
Buckeye Valley 5 - 2 10 - 8 10 - 9
Cardington-Lincoln 5 - 2 13 - 5 16 - 7
North Union 5 - 2 12 - 6 13 - 7
Marion Catholic 4 - 3 11 - 7 12 - 8
Northmor 4 - 3 10 - 8 10 - 9
Mt. Gilead 3 - 4 8 - 10 8 - 11
Big Walnut 2 - 5 5 - 13 6 - 14
Highland 0 - 7 5 - 13 5 - 14
North Central Conference Standings
Team NCC Reg Overall
River Valley 8 - 1 16 - 2 20 - 3
Wynford 8 - 1 15 - 3 18 - 4
Buckeye Central 7 - 2 14 - 4 14 - 5
Riverdale 6 - 3 13 - 5 18 - 6
Elgin 5 - 4 12 - 6 15 - 7
Ridgedale 4 - 5 9 - 9 10 - 10
Colonel Crawford 2 - 7 4 - 14 4 - 15
Mohawk 2 - 7 6 - 12 6 - 13
Pleasant 2 - 7 8 - 10 10 - 11
Carey 1 - 8 3 - 15 3 - 16
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 17.80 Tom Murphy Marion Catholic 356 20
2 17.56 Chuck Clum River Valley 404 23
3 16.64 Kelly Kinsell Elgin 366 22
4 16.15 Randy Gipson Marion Harding 307 19
5 14.87 Steve Comstock River Valley 342 23
6 14.36 Brian Agler Elgin 316 22
7 13.31 Doug Roseberry Marion Harding 253 19
8 12.50 Matt Granger Marion Catholic 250 20
9 11.84 Jeff Pickett Pleasant 225 19
10 11.81 Ron Wine Pleasant 248 21
#Ridgedale's Randy Weston averaged 17.0 in 8 games before suffering season ending injury
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 36 Brian Agler Elgin Mohawk 02/07/1975
2 31 Randy Gipson Marion Harding Sandusky 11/29/1974
31 Kelly Kinsell Elgin Ridgedale 12/28/1974
4 30 Steve Comstock River Valley Ridgedale 01/17/1975
5 29 Chuck Clum River Valley Mohawk 12/13/1974
29 Chuck Clum River Valley Carey 01/31/1975
29 Brian Agler Elgin Colonel Crawford 02/14/1975
8 28 Tom Murphy Marion Catholic Centerburg 01/14/1975
28 Kelly Kinsell Elgin Benjamin Logan 01/25/1975
28 Kelly Kinsell Elgin Mohawk 02/07/1975
28 Chuck Clum River Valley Big Walnut 03/01/1975
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