1976-77 Marion County Boys Basketball Scores
Elgin
Coach: Larry Gipson
Record: 6-13 (2-7 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Jeff Wall (275 pts/14.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L EHS OPP
11/19/76 @Buckeye Valley L 37 38
12/03/76 Mt. Gilead L 48 64
12/10/76* River Valley W 57 52 At Marion Coliseum
12/17/76* Ridgedale L 57 72 At Marion Coliseum
12/18/76 Upper Sandusky L 62 64
01/04/77 @Ridgedale L 58 84
01/07/77* @Riverdale L 28 54
01/15/77 @Kenton L 46 67
01/18/77 @North Union CANCELLED
01/21/77* Pleasant L 43 45 At Marion Coliseum
01/25/77 River Valley W 48 46 At Marion Coliseum
02/05/77 Marion Catholic W 60 42 At Marion Coliseum
02/08/77* Carey W 75 56 At Marion Coliseum
02/11/77* @Mohawk L 43 45
02/17/77* Colonel Crawford L 44 47 At Marion Coliseum
02/19/77 Pleasant W 66 64 At Marion Coliseum - OT
02/22/77* Wynford L 47 64 At Marion Coliseum
02/25/77 River Valley W 51 43 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/26/77* @Buckeye Central L 67 69
03/01/77 Mt. Gilead L 72 74 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Marion Catholic
Coach: Tom Boehm
Record: 4-15 (2-5 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Mike Nicolosi (285 pts/15.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L MCHS OPP
11/23/76 River Valley L 50 54 At Marion Coliseum - OT
11/27/76 Crestline W 60 44
12/04/76 @Northmor L 65 71 OT
12/14/76 Ridgedale L 44 74 At Marion Coliseum
12/18/76 Highland L 45 55 At Marion Coliseum
12/23/76 @Centerburg L 55 57
12/28/76 @Kenton L 43 49
01/07/77* Cardington-Lincoln L 52 54
01/08/77 @Colonel Crawford L 36 47
01/15/77* @North Union W 49 47
01/22/77* Northmor W 75 51 At Marion Coliseum
02/04/77* Mt. Gilead L 54 82 At Marion Coliseum
02/05/77 Elgin L 42 60 At Marion Coliseum
02/10/77* Buckeye Valley L 39 40 At Marion Coliseum
02/12/77 @Fairbanks W 62 56
02/18/77* @Highland L 59 74
02/19/77 @Cardington-Lincoln L 42 52
02/22/77* @Big Walnut L 55 75
02/26/77 Danville L 62 72 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
Marion Harding
Coach: Doug Riley
Record: 10-8 (7-7 BC)
Leading Scorer: Bob Gooding (234 pts/13.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHHS OPP
11/19/76 Columbus North W 46 44
11/24/76 Col. Marion-Franklin W 73 63
12/03/76* Sandusky L 43 53
12/10/76* @Fremont Ross W 67 49
12/14/76* @Mansfield Senior W 57 54
12/17/76* Lorain Admiral King W 57 42
12/21/76* @Elyria L 53 65
12/28/76* Lorain Senior W 67 58
01/07/77* @Findlay L 52 55
01/08/77 @Perkins W 71 39
01/21/77* Fremont Ross W 70 50
02/05/77 @Galion CANCELLED
02/09/77* @Sandusky W 61 59
02/11/77* @Lorain Senior L 58 60 At Lorain Admiral King High School
02/12/77* @Lorain Admiral King L 53 73
02/15/77* Elyria L 50 57
02/18/77* Findlay L 46 55
02/25/77* Mansfield Senior W 57 45
02/28/77 Defiance L 55 67 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Lima
Pleasant
Coach: Stan Kirby
Record: 8-10 (4-5 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Rich Haas (226 pts/12.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/27/76 @Buckeye Valley L 46 62
12/03/76 River Valley W 79 61 At Marion Coliseum
12/10/76* @Riverdale L 56 70
12/11/76 @Northmor W 85 76
12/17/76* Carey W 76 70
12/29/76 @Jonathan Alder L 58 59
01/07/77* Buckeye Central L 66 67
01/14/77* @Wynford L 49 72
01/15/77 Hardin Northern W 66 64
01/21/77* Elgin W 45 43 At Marion Coliseum
01/29/77 @Ridgedale CANCELLED
02/11/77* @River Valley W 57 55
02/12/77 Mt. Gilead L 54 76 At Marion Coliseum
02/15/77* Colonel Crawford L 62 64 At Marion Coliseum - OT
02/18/77* Ridgedale L 55 64 At Marion Coliseum
02/19/77 @Elgin L 64 66 At Marion Coliseum - OT
02/22/77* @Mohawk W 63 62
02/23/77 @North Union W 55 53 At Marion Coliseum
03/01/77 Buckeye Valley L 37 56 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Ridgedale
Coach: Dan Wendell
Record: 20-2 (8-1 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Brad Weston (454 pts/20.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L RHS OPP
11/27/76 Canal Winchester W 73 61
12/04/76 Fischer Catholic W 109 56
12/10/76* Wynford W 67 62
12/14/76 @Marion Catholic W 74 44 At Marion Coliseum
12/17/76* @Elgin W 72 57 At Marion Coliseum
12/30/76 @River Valley W 101 62 At Marion Coliseum
01/04/77 Elgin W 84 58
01/07/77* Mohawk W 107 52
01/14/77* @Colonel Crawford W 90 63
01/15/77 @Ayersville W 84 68
01/21/77* River Valley W 75 52
02/05/77* @Riverdale L 69 76
02/08/77 @North Union W 106 56
02/11/77* Carey W 103 60
02/18/77* @Pleasant W 64 55 At Marion Coliseum
02/19/77 @Fairbanks W 86 69
02/22/77* Buckeye Central W 90 85
02/25/77 East Knox W 88 60 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
03/01/77 New Albany W 106 65 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
03/05/77 Fairbanks W 103 62 Class A District Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/08/77 Jonathan Alder W 72 64 Class A District Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/10/77 Highland L 58 66 Class A District Tournament at Marion Coliseum
River Valley
Coach: Tom Main
Record: 6-13 (4-5 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Andy Mumper (254 pts/13.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L RVHS Opp
11/23/76 @Marion Catholic W 54 50 At Marion Coliseum
11/26/76 Bucyrus W 75 63
12/03/76 @Pleasant L 61 79 At Marion Coliseum
12/07/76 @Mt. Gilead L 52 57
12/10/76* Elgin L 52 57 At Marion Coliseum
12/17/76* @Mohawk W 55 54
12/21/76 Buckeye Valley L 47 62
12/30/76 Ridgedale L 62 101 At Marion Coliseum
01/07/77* Colonel Crawford L 58 60
01/08/77 @North Union L 49 50
01/21/77* @Ridgedale L 52 75
01/25/77 @Elgin L 46 48 At Marion Coliseum
02/05/77 @Delaware Hayes L 35 71
02/09/77* @Carey W 71 65
02/11/77* Pleasant L 55 77
02/18/77* @Wynford W 69 66
02/22/77* Riverdale W 72 71
02/25/77 Elgin L 43 51 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/08/77* @Buckeye Central L 54 71
Buckeye Conference Standings
Team BC Reg Overall
Elyria 14 - 0 18 - 0 24 - 1
Findlay 10 - 4 12 - 6 13 - 7
Lorain Admiral King 9 - 5 13 - 5 13 - 6
Marion Harding 7 - 7 10 - 7 10 - 8
Sandusky 6 - 8 9 - 9
Lorain Senior 5 - 9 8 - 10 10 - 11
Mansfield Senior 5 - 9 8 - 10 10 - 11
Fremont Ross 0 - 14 0 - 18 0 - 19
Mid-Ohio Conference Standings
Team MOC Reg Overall
Big Walnut 7 - 0 14 - 4 14 - 5
Buckeye Valley 5 - 2 14 - 4 16 - 5
Cardington-Lincoln 5 - 2 16 - 2 18 - 3
Mt. Gilead 5 - 2 13 - 5 14 - 6
Highland 3 - 4 13 - 5 17 - 6
Marion Catholic 2 - 5 4 - 14 4 - 15
Northmor 1 - 6 4 - 14 4 - 15
North Union 0 - 7 2 - 15 2 - 16
North Central Conference Standings
Team NCC Reg Overall
Ridgedale 8 - 1 16 - 1 20 - 2
Riverdale 7 - 2 14 - 4 18 - 5
Wynford 7 - 2 10 - 8 10 - 9
Colonel Crawford 6 - 3 7 - 7 8 - 8
Buckeye Central 5 - 4 10 - 6 11 - 7
Pleasant 4 - 5 8 - 9 8 - 10
River Valley 4 - 5 6 - 12 6 - 13
Elgin 2 - 7 5 - 12 6 - 13
Mohawk 2 - 7 6 - 12 7 - 13
Carey 0 - 9 4 - 14 5 - 15
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 20.63 Brad Weston Ridgedale 454 22
2 17.40 Brent Markely Ridgedale 383 22
3 15.00 Mike Nicolosi Marion Catholic 285 19
4 14.47 Jeff Wall Elgin 275 19
5 13.36 Andy Mumper River Valley 254 19
6 13.00 Bob Gooding Marion Harding 234 18
7 12.55 Rich Haas Pleasant 226 18
8 11.88 Bob Dutcher Pleasant 214 18
9 11.68 Tim Granlee Ridgedale 257 22
10 11.66 Clyde Lutsch Marion Harding 210 18
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 28 Andy Mumper River Valley Ridgedale 12/30/1976
28 Brent Markley Ridgedale Buckeye Central 02/22/1977
28 Brad Weston Ridgedale Jonathan Alder 03/08/1977
4 27 Brad Weston Ridgedale River Valley 12/30/1976
27 Brent Markley Ridgedale Mohawk 01/07/1977
27 Brent Markley Ridgedale East Knox 02/25/1977
7 26 Brad Weston Ridgedale Fisher Catholic 12/04/1976
26 Brent Markley Ridgedale Marion Catholic 12/14/1976
9 25 Bob Gooding Marion Harding Col. Marion-Franklin 11/24/1976
25 Bob Dutcher Pleasant Northmor 12/11/1976
25 Brad Weston Ridgdale Elgin 12/17/1976
25 Mike Nicolosi Marion Catholic Centerburg 12/23/1976
25 Brad Weston Ridgedale Elgin 01/04/1977
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