1975-76 Marion County Boys Basketball Scores
Elgin
Coach: Larry Gipson
Record: 17-5 (7-2 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Brian Agler (450 pts/20.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L EHS OPP
11/21/75 Buckeye Valley W 44 36
11/25/75 @Mt. Gilead W 63 54
12/02/75 North Union W 54 52
12/05/75* @Colonel Crawford L 62 64
12/12/75* River Valley W 46 31 At Marion Coliseum
12/19/75* @Ridgedale L 43 49
12/20/75 @Upper Sandusky W 65 53
01/06/76 Kenton W 83 45
01/09/76* Riverdale W 65 52
01/16/76* @Carey W 64 61
01/23/76* Pleasant W 46 44 At Marion Coliseum
01/30/76* @Wynford W 57 56
01/31/76 Marion Catholic W 41 32
02/06/76* Buckeye Central W 63 54
02/07/76 @Pleasant L 51 56 At Marion Coliseum
02/13/76* Mohawk W 80 51
02/20/76 Ridgedale W 65 62 At Marion Coliseum
02/21/76 @River Valley L 51 54 At Marion Coliseum
02/28/76 Columbus Watterson W 51 46 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/06/76 Marysville W 66 55 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/08/76 Columbus Mohawk W 60 43 Class AA District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/12/76 Columbus St. Charles L 45 68 Class AA District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Marion Catholic
Coach: Tom Boehm
Record: 8-11 (2-5 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Ralph Boltz (187 PTS/9.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L MCHS OPP
11/25/75 @River Valley L 49 54 At Marion Coliseum
11/29/75 @Crestline W 52 38
12/05/75 Cardington-Lincoln W 50 43
12/06/75 Northmor W 49 36
12/11/75* North Union L 45 48 At Marion Coliseum
12/16/75 @Ridgedale L 49 63
12/20/75 @Highland L 54 58 OT
12/30/75 Kenton W 50 48
01/03/76 Colonel Crawford L 40 42
01/09/76* @Cardington-Lincoln W 51 41
01/10/76 Centerburg W 54 42
01/16/76* Highland L 47 60
01/23/76* @Northmor L 46 49
01/30/76* Big Walnut W 38 24
01/31/76 @Elgin L 32 41
02/06/76* @Mt. Gilead L 61 65
02/13/76* @Buckeye Valley L 40 43 OT
02/14/76 Fairbanks W 53 51
02/28/76 Columbus Hartley L 40 64 Class A Sectional Tournament at Delaware Hayes High School
Marion Harding
Coach: Doug Riley
Record: 6-15 (3-11 BC)
Leading Scorer: Bob Gooding (214 pts/10.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHHS OPP
11/21/75 Columbus South L 55 58
11/26/75 Col. Marion-Franklin L 44 62
12/05/75* @Sandusky L 43 63
12/12/75* Fremont Ross L 44 48
12/16/75* Mansfield Senior W 65 57
12/19/75* @Lorain Admiral King W 63 51
12/27/75* Elyria L 29 50
01/03/76* @Lorain Senior L 63 69 OT
01/09/76* Findlay L 56 70
01/16/76* Sandusky W 58 56
01/23/76* @Fremont Ross L 40 51
01/24/76 Urbana L 45 59
01/27/76* @Mansfield Senior L 36 50
01/30/76* Lorain Admiral King L 43 58
02/03/76 Galion W 56 51
02/06/76* @Elyria L 49 67
02/13/76* Lorain Senior L 59 62
02/20/76* @Findlay L 57 69
02/24/76 Lima Senior W 54 52 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Elida High School
02/28/76 Napoleon W 58 57 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Elida High School
03/06/76 Defiance L 52 66 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Elida High School
Pleasant
Coach: Stan Kirby
Record: 12-9 (3-6 FC)
Leading Scorer: Jeff Pickett (287 pts/13.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/22/75 @Harding Northern W 49 42
11/28/75 @River Valley W 51 42 At Marion Coliseum
12/04/75* @Ridgedale L 62 73 At Marion Coliseum
12/06/75 North Union W 71 57
12/12/75* Riverdale L 62 63
12/13/75 Northmor W 65 59
12/19/75* @Carey W 71 57
12/30/75 Jonathan Alder W 102 67
01/06/76 Ridgedale L 62 75 At Marion Coliseum
01/09/76* @Buckeye Central W 66 62
01/16/76* Wynford L 54 56
01/23/76* @Elgin L 44 46 At Marion Coliseum
01/24/76 Cardington-Lincoln W 44 35
01/30/76* Mohawk W 85 47
02/07/76 Elgin W 56 51 At Marion Coliseum
02/12/76* River Valley L 60 78
02/20/76* @Colonel Crawford L 57 58
02/21/76 @Mt. Gilead L 70 77
02/28/76 Olentangy W 66 55 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/06/76 River Valley W 63 45 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/08/76 Columbus St. Charles L 58 86 Class AA District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Ridgedale
Coach: Dan Wendell
Record: 21-3 (8-1 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Randy Weston (370 pts/15.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L RHS OPP
11/28/75 @Seneca East W 77 40
12/04/75* Pleasant W 73 62 At Marion Coliseum
12/12/75* @Wynford W 52 51
12/16/75 Marion Catholic W 63 49 First game at new gym
12/19/75* Elgin W 49 43
12/27/75 North Union W 57 48
01/03/76 @Mt. Gilead W 95 77
01/06/76 @Pleasant W 75 62 At Marion Coliseum
01/09/76* @Mohawk W 84 47
01/16/76* Colonel Crawford W 81 58
01/17/76 Ayersville W 81 48
01/22/76* @River Valley W 66 58 At Marion Coliseum
01/30/76* @Buckeye Central W 78 70
01/31/76 Cardington-Lincoln W 54 34
02/06/76* Riverdale W 52 50 OT
02/13/76* @Carey L 66 69
02/20/76 @Elgin L 62 65 At Marion Coliseum
02/21/76 Fairbanks W 68 47
02/27/76 Ohio Deaf W 91 40 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/05/76 Jonathan Alder W 82 50 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/10/76 Berne Union W 71 36 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/13/76 Canal Winchester W 46 34 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/18/76 Ripley W 73 53 Class A Regional Tournament at University of Dayton Arena
03/20/76 Arcanum L 61 74 Class A Regional Tournament at University of Dayton Arena
River Valley
Coach: Dick Fletcher
Record: 11-9 (4-5 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Mark Betts (347 pts/17.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L RVHS Opp
11/25/75 Marion Catholic W 54 49 At Marion Coliseum
11/28/75 Pleasant L 42 51 At Marion Coliseum
12/05/75* Wynford W 47 41
12/06/75 @Buckeye Valley L 36 37
12/12/75* @Elgin L 31 46 At Marion Coliseum
12/13/75 @Bucyrus W 50 38
12/19/75* Mohawk W 62 40
12/26/75 Olentangy W 57 56 Holiday Tournament at Delaware (Ohio Wesleyan?)
12/27/75 Columbus North W 52 49 Holiday Tournament at Delaware (Ohio Wesleyan?)
01/03/76 North Union L 55 62
01/09/76* @Colonel Crawford L 56 65
01/16/76* Buckeye Central W 78 65
01/22/76* Ridgedale L 58 66 At Marion Coliseum
01/30/76* @Riverdale L 61 73
01/31/76 Mt. Gilead W 64 57
02/12/76* @Pleasant W 78 60
02/20/76* Carey L 59 66
02/21/76 Elgin W 54 51 At Marion Coliseum
02/26/76 Granville W 69 65 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/06/76 Pleasant L 45 63 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Buckeye Conference Standings
Team BC Reg Overall
Elyria 11 - 3 15 - 3 18 - 4
Findlay 10 - 4 13 - 5 16 - 6
Lorain Admiral King 10 - 4 11 - 7 13 - 8
Mansfield Senior 6 - 8 8 - 10 8 - 11
Sandusky 6 - 8 9 - 9 9 - 10
Fremont Ross 5 - 9 9 - 9 9 - 10
Lorain Senior 5 - 9 7 - 11 9 - 12
Marion Harding 3 - 11 4 - 14 6 - 15
Mid-Ohio Conference Standings
Team MOC Reg Overall
Highland 7 - 0 15 - 3 17 - 4
Buckeye Valley 5 - 2 9 - 9 9 - 10
Mt. Gilead 5 - 2 10 - 8 10 - 9
North Union 4 - 3 9 - 9 9 - 10
Northmor 1 - 6 6 - 11 6 - 12
Cardington-Lincoln 3 - 4 8 - 10 9 - 11
Marion Catholic 2 - 5 8 - 10 8 - 11
Big Walnut 1 - 6 8 - 10 10 - 11
North Central Conference Standings
Team NCC Reg Overall
Ridgedale 8 - 1 16 - 2 21 - 3
Elgin 7 - 2 14 - 4 17 - 5
Riverdale 7 - 2 16 - 2 20 - 3
Colonel Crawford 6 - 3 10 - 8 11 - 9
Wynford 5 - 4 10 - 8 12 - 9
River Valley 4 - 5 10 - 8 11 - 9
Pleasant 3 - 6 10 - 8 12 - 9
Buckeye Central 2 - 7 6 - 12 7 - 13
Carey 2 - 7 7 - 11 7 - 12
Mohawk 1 - 8 5 - 13 5 - 14
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 20.45 Brian Agler Elgin 450 22
2 17.35 Mark Betts River Valley 347 20
3 15.41 Randy Weston Ridgedale 370 24
4 13.66 Jeff Pickett Pleasant 287 21
5 13.60 Dave Dickason River Valley 272 20
6 12.85 Bob Dutcher Pleasant 270 21
7 12.81 Rod Johnson Pleasant 269 21
8 10.70 Bob Gooding Marion Harding 214 20
9 9.87 Chip Kepford Ridgedale 237 24
10 9.84 Ralph Boltz Marion Catholic 187 19
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 41 Brian Agler Elgin Mohawk 02/13/1976
2 34 Brian Agler Elgin Colonel Crawford 12/05/1975
34 Brian Agler Elgin Ridgedale 02/20/1976
4 30 Brian Agler Elgin Mt. Gilead 11/25/1975
5 26 Mark Betts River Valley Buckeye Central 01/16/1976
26 Brian Agler Elgin Carey 01/16/1976
26 Bob Gooding Marion Harding Lima Senior 02/24/1976
8 25 Rod Johnson Pleasant Jonathan Alder 12/30/1975
25 Bob Gooding Marion Harding Lorain Senior 01/03/1976
25 Mark Betts River Valley Riverdale 01/30/1976
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