1977-78 Marion County Boys Basketball Scores


Elgin
Coach:  Larry Gipson
Record:  16-6 (7-2 NCC)
Leading Scorer:  Dan McGrath (346 pts/15.7 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     EHS     OPP
11/26/77	@Mt. Gilead		W	89	53
11/29/77	Buckeye Valley		W	57	54
12/03/77	@Pleasant		L	57	58
12/16/77*	@Ridgedale		L	53	79
12/17/77	@Upper Sandusky		W	59	47
12/20/77	North Union		W	72	50
12/27/77*	River Valley		W	68	49
01/06/78*	Riverdale		W	79	54
01/07/78	@River Valley		L	51	52	At Marion Coliseum
01/13/78*	@Carey			W	66	52
01/24/78*	@Colonel Crawford	W	70	63
01/25/78	Ridgedale		L	59	65
02/03/78*	Buckeye Central		W	64	56
02/04/78*	Pleasant		W	60	58	At Marion Coliseum
02/07/78	@Wynford		L	58	59
02/10/78*	Mohawk			W	63	44
02/11/78	Kenton			W	75	74
02/18/78	Fredericktown		W	57	43	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/78	Johnstown		W	65	58	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/25/78	Columbus Watterson	W	42	40	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/28/78	Northridge		W	58	41	Class AA District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/03/78	Columbus Mifflin	L	46	70	Class AA District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum


Marion Catholic
Coach:  Jim Lynch
Record:  16-4 (13-1 MOC)
Leading Scorer:  Tim Cornely (454 pts/22.7 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L    MCHS     OPP
11/22/77	@River Valley		W	62	61	At Marion Coliseum
12/02/77*	@Fredericktown		W	62	59
12/10/77*	Centerburg		W	55	45	At Marion Coliseum
12/13/77	@Ridgedale		L	57	76
12/16/77*	@Cardington-Lincoln	W	88	87	OT
12/21/77	Pleasant		L	47	54	At Marion Coliseum
12/30/77*	Highland		W	54	50
01/06/78*	@Northmor		W	77	51
01/13/78*	@Mt. Gilead		W	83	69
01/19/78*	Fredericktown		W	53	46	At Marion Coliseum
01/24/78*	@Centerburg		W	77	62
02/03/78*	@Highland		W	47	45
02/07/78*	Northmor		L	46	48	At Marion Coliseum
02/10/78*	Crestline		W	81	43
02/11/78*	Cardington-Lincoln	W	64	45	At Marion Coliseum
02/14/78*	@Crestline		W	87	49
02/17/78*	Mt. Gilead		W	78	48
02/21/78	Cardington-Lincoln	W	56	53	Class A Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School - OT
02/25/78	Columbus Wehrle		W	52	51	Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum - OT
03/02/78	Ridgedale		L	65	70	Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum - OT


Marion Harding
Coach:  Bob Pacsi
Record:  5-14 (3-11 BC)
Leading Scorer:  Dave Miller (222 pts/11.6 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     MHHS    OPP
12/02/77*	@Sandusky		L	54	72
12/03/77	@Columbus North		L	59	97
12/13/77*	Mansfield Senior	W	71	63
12/16/77*	@Lorain Admiral King	L	47	59
12/20/77*	Elyria			W	59	55
12/22/77*	Fremont Ross		L	55	62
12/27/77*	@Lorain Senior		L	72	75
01/03/78	Perkins			W	78	73
01/06/78*	Findlay			L	49	52
01/24/78*	Sandusky		L	51	69
02/01/78*	@Mansfield Senior	L	38	60
02/03/78*	@Elyria			L	47	72
02/04/78	@Galion			L	46	63
02/10/78*	Lorain Senior		L	63	74
02/11/78*	Lorain Admiral King	L	61	71
02/14/78*	@Findlay		L	65	70
02/17/78*	@Fremont Ross		W	64	58
02/18/78	@Elida			W	59	51
02/23/78	Bowling Green		L	54	58	Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Elida High School


Pleasant
Coach:  Stan Kirby
Record:  7-10 (3-6 NCC)
Leading Scorer:  Brian Morgan (351 pts/20.6 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     PHS     OPP
11/19/77	Olentangy		W	76	56
11/26/77	@Highland		W	64	59
12/02/77	@River Valley		L	63	71
12/03/77	Elgin			W	58	57
12/16/77*	@Carey			W	65	61
12/20/77*	@Ridgedale		L	64	65
12/21/77	@Marion Catholic	W	54	47	At Marion Coliseum
01/06/78*	@Buckeye Central	L	66	68
01/07/78*	Riverdale		W	71	61
01/13/78*	Wynford			L	63	71
01/24/78	Fairbanks		L	57	60
02/03/78*	Colonel Crawford	L	54	59
02/04/78*	@Elgin			L	58	60	At Marion Coliseum
02/06/78*	Mohawk			W	52	48	OT
02/10/78*	River Valley		L	58	67
02/11/78	@Hardin Northern	L	65	74
02/21/78	Columbus Watterson	L	54	57	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Ridgedale
Coach:  Dan Wendell
Record:  18-2 (9-0 NCC)
Leading Scorer:  Brad Weston (388 pts/20.4 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     RHS     OPP
11/26/77	@Canal Winchester	W	91	66
12/03/77	@Fisher Catholic	W	91	57
12/13/77	Marion Catholic		W	76	57
12/16/77*	Elgin			W	79	53
12/20/77*	Pleasant		W	65	64
12/29/77	River Valley		W	93	67
01/06/78*	@Mohawk			W	68	46
01/13/78*	Colonel Crawford	W	92	64
01/21/78*	@River Valley		W	61	57
01/25/78	@Elgin			W	65	59
02/03/78*	@Riverdale		W	80	56
02/06/78	Mansfield St. Peter's	W	71	49	St. Peter's ranked #1, Ridgedale ranked #3
02/08/78	Ayersville		L	56	57
02/10/78*	@Carey			W	73	57
02/14/78*	@Wynford		W	54	53
02/18/78*	@Buckeye Central	W	75	72
02/21/78	East Knox		W      103	64	Class A Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
02/25/78	Danville		W      108	69	Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/02/78	Marion Catholic		W	70	65	Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum - OT
03/04/78	Columbus Ready		L	72	80	Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum


River Valley
Coach:  Dick Naher
Record:  12-7 (6-3 NCC)
Leading Scorer:  Andy Mumper (271 pts/14.2 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     RVHS    Opp
11/22/77	Marion Cahtolic		L	61	62	At Marion Coliseum
11/25/77	@Bucyrus		W	79	59
12/02/77	Pleasant		W	71	63
12/16/77*	Mohawk			W	77	46
12/17/77	@Olentangy		W	60	31
12/22/77	Mt. Gilead		W	99	71
12/27/77*	@Elgin			L	49	68
12/29/77	@Ridgedale		L	67	93
01/06/78*	@Colonel Crawford	W	77	68
01/07/78	Elgin			W	52	51	At Marion Coliseum
01/13/78*	Buckeye Central		W	83	67
01/21/78*	Ridgedale		L	57	61
01/31/78*	Wynford			L	53	56
02/03/78*	@Carey			W	83	50	Originally scheduled at River Valley
02/10/78*	@Pleasant		W	67	58	At Marion Coliseum
02/11/78	@Ontario		L	60	64
02/14/78*	@Riverdale		W	63	62
02/18/78	Columbus DeSales	W	81	61	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Newark
02/21/78	Big Walnut		L	65	72	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Newark

Buckeye Conference Standings

Team BC Reg Overall Elyria 12 - 2 14 - 4 15 - 5 Findlay 10 - 4 12 - 6 16 - 7 Sandusky 9 - 5 12 - 6 13 - 7 Lorain Admiral King 8 - 6 11 - 7 15 - 8 Lorain Senior 8 - 6 9 - 9 10 - 10 Mansfield Senior 4 - 10 7 - 11 7 - 12 Marion Harding 3 - 11 5 - 13 5 - 14 Fremont Ross 2 - 12 4 - 14 4 - 15

Mid-Ohio Conference Standings

Team MOC Reg Overall Marion Catholic 13 - 1 14 - 3 16 - 4 Cardington-Lincoln 11 - 3 12 - 5 13 - 6 Highland 10 - 4 12 - 6 12 - 7 Fredericktown 9 - 5 9 - 9 9 - 10 Mt. Gilead 6 - 8 6 - 12 6 - 13 Northmor 5 - 9 5 - 13 5 - 14 Centerburg 2 - 12 2 - 16 2 - 17 Crestline 0 - 14 0 - 18 0 - 19

North Central Conference Standings

Team NCC Reg Overall Ridgedale 9 - 0 15 - 1 18 - 2 Wynford 8 - 1 15 - 3 17 - 4 Elgin 7 - 2 12 - 5 16 - 6 River Valley 6 - 3 11 - 6 12 - 7 Buckeye Central 4 - 5 10 - 8 10 - 9 Colonel Crawford 4 - 5 6 - 12 6 - 13 Pleasant 3 - 6 7 - 9 7 - 10 Riverdale 3 - 6 7 - 11 8 - 12 Carey 1 - 8 2 - 16 3 - 17 Mohawk 0 - 9 2 - 16 2 - 17

Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 22.70 Tim Cornely Marion Catholic 454 20 2 20.64 Brian Morgan Pleasant 351 17 3 20.42 Brad Weston Ridgedale 388 19 4 18.10 Brent Markley Ridgedale 362 20 5 15.72 Dan McGrath Elgin 346 22 6 14.26 Andy Mumper River Valley 271 19 7 13.95 Scott Mobley Elgin 307 22 8 13.68 Duff Cochran River Valley 260 19 9 13.17 Phil Bailey Pleasant 224 17 10 12.42 Jim Hall River Valley 236 19

Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 43 Tim Cornely Marion Catholic Cardington-Lincoln 12/16/1977 2 35 Tim Cornely Marion Catholic Ridgedal 12/13/1977 35 Brad Weston Ridgedale Marion Catholic 03/02/1978 4 31 Brian Morgan Pleasant Elgin 12/03/1977 31 Jim Hall River Valley Mt. Gilead 12/22/1977 6 30 Scott Mobley Elgin Colonel Crawford 01/24/1978 30 Tim Cornely Marion Catholic Ridgedale 03/02/1978 30 Brad Weston Ridgedale Columbus Ready 03/04/1978 9 29 Tim Cornely Marion Catholic Mt. Gilead 01/13/1978 10 28 Brian Morgan Pleasant River Valley 12/02/1977 28 Phil Bailey Pleasant Ridgedale 12/20/1977 28 Brad Weston Ridgedale Pleasant 12/20/1977 Return to the Marion County index Email Me