1978-79 Marion County Boys Basketball Scores
Elgin
Coach: Larry Gipson
Record: 21-2 (8-1 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Dan McGrath (264 pts/11.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L EHS OPP
11/25/78 Mt. Gilead W 57 48
11/28/78 @Buckeye Valley W 48 43
12/08/78* @River Valley L 57 60 At Marion Coliseum
12/15/78* Ridgedale W 74 50
12/16/78 Upper Sandusky W 68 55
12/19/78 @North Union W 68 52
12/22/78 @Kenton W 62 51
01/05/79* @Riverdale W 73 58
01/06/79 River Valley W 61 55 At Marion Coliseum
01/12/79* Carey W 76 42
01/20/79* @Pleasant W 61 56
01/23/79 Marion Catholic W 71 50
01/26/79* Wynford W 57 36
02/02/79* @Buckeye Central W 56 52
02/06/79 @Ridgedale W 60 56
02/09/79* Mohawk W 59 37
02/16/79* Colonel Crawford W 79 39
02/17/79 Pleasant W 69 53
02/23/79 Columbus DeSales W 50 34 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Newark High School
02/27/79 Columbus Beechcroft W 64 39 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Newark High School
03/06/79 Liberty Union W 71 67 Class AA District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/10/79 Bexley W 58 52 Class AA District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/16/79 Ironton L 48 49 Class AA Regional Tournament at Ohio University
Marion Catholic
Coach: Dennis Ball
Record: 12-8 (10-4 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Tim Cornely (505 pts/25.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L MCHS OPP
11/21/78 River Valley L 60 65 At Marion Coliseum
12/01/78* @Centerburg W 62 24
12/09/78* Cardington-Lincoln W 78 67 At Marion Coliseum
12/12/78 @Ridgedale W 74 72 At Marion Coliseum - OT - Tim Cornely scores Coliseum record 45 points
12/15/78* @Highland L 56 74
12/20/78 @Pleasant L 57 60
12/28/78* Northmor W 75 57
01/05/79* Mt. Gilead L 65 67 At Marion Coliseum
01/09/79* @Crestline L 82 84
01/12/79* @Fredericktown W 70 67
01/19/79* Centerburg W 65 43
01/23/79 @Elgin L 50 71
01/26/79* @Cardington-Lincoln L 62 78
01/30/79* Highland W 61 60 At Marion Coliseum
02/02/79* @Northmor W 81 55
02/06/79* @Mt. Gilead W 90 79
02/10/79* Crestline W 71 64
02/13/79* Fredericktown W 67 48
02/28/79 Northridge W 68 49 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
03/03/79 Jonathan Alder L 73 77 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Marion Harding
Coach: Bob Pacsi
Record: 7-12 (5-9 BC)
Leading Scorer: Henry Starks (238 pts/13.2 avg) and Lamar Ross (238 pts/12.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHHS OPP
11/28/78 Lima Senior L 70 75 2OT
12/01/78* Sandusky W 58 56
12/02/78 @Galion W 58 54
12/08/78* @Fremont Ross W 82 63
12/15/78* Lorain Admiral King L 50 51
12/16/78* @Mansfield Senior L 61 71
12/22/78* @Elyria L 64 67
12/28/78* Lorain Senior L 52 65
01/05/79* @Findlay L 54 70
01/12/79* @Sandusky L 60 93
01/16/79 Delaware Hayes W 61 52
01/23/79* Fremont Ross W 65 62
01/26/79* @Lorain Admiral King L 53 80
02/02/79* Elyria W 64 63
02/09/79* @Lorain Senior L 53 58
02/10/79 @Elida L 67 69
02/16/79* Findlay L 61 73
02/23/79* Mansfield Senior W 81 79
02/28/79 Shawnee L 67 73 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Lima Senior High School
Pleasant
Coach: Stan Kirby
Record: 7-12 (4-5 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Kyle Standley (332 pts/17.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/18/78 @Olentangy L 48 57
11/25/78 Highland L 49 56
12/01/78 River Valley L 45 62 At Marion Coliseum
12/08/78* @Riverdale L 45 69
12/09/78 @Fairbanks W 58 57
12/15/78* Carey L 61 66
12/20/78 Marion Catholic W 60 57
01/05/79* Buckeye Central W 60 55
01/06/79 @Ridgedale L 51 52
01/12/79* @Wynford L 53 77
01/20/79* Elgin L 56 61
01/26/79* @Mohawk W 59 46
01/27/79 @Benjamin Logan L 71 72
02/02/79* Colonel Crawford W 58 49
02/03/79 Hardin Northern W 81 60
02/09/79* @River Valley L 59 63
02/16/79* Ridgedale W 46 43
02/17/79 @Elgin L 53 69
02/28/79 Columbus Mifflin L 50 84 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Worthington High School
Ridgedale
Coach: John Schroeder
Record: 5-14 (3-6 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Todd Sims (304 pts/16.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L RHS OPP
12/02/78 Highland W 75 51
12/08/78* Wynford L 64 67
12/12/78 Marion Catholic L 72 74 OT - At Marion Coliseum
12/15/78* @Elgin L 50 74
12/22/78 @Cardington-Lincoln L 59 61
12/29/78 @River Valley L 52 62
01/05/79* Mohawk W 77 59
01/06/79 Pleasant W 52 51
01/12/79* @Colonel Crawford L 50 72
01/19/79* River Valley L 59 65
01/20/79 @Ayersville L 52 53
01/26/79* Buckeye Central W 57 56 OT
01/30/79 @Mansfield Malabar L 46 49
02/02/79* @Riverdale L 56 57
02/06/79 Elgin L 56 60
02/09/79* Carey W 85 63
02/13/79 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 62 76
02/16/79* @Pleasant L 43 46
02/28/79 Newark Catholic L 49 58 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
River Valley
Coach: Dick Naher
Record: 19-3 (8-1 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Jim Hall (364 pts/16.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L RVHS Opp
11/21/78 @Marion Catholic W 65 50 At Marion Coliseum
11/24/78 Bucyrus W 74 50
12/01/78 @Pleasant W 62 45
12/08/78* Elgin W 60 57 At Marion Coliseum
12/15/78* @Mohawk W 64 49
12/16/78 Olentangy W 93 75
12/19/78 @Mt. Gilead W 91 63
12/29/78 Ridgedale W 62 52
01/05/79* Colonel Crawford W 76 54
01/06/79 @Elgin L 55 61 At Marion Coliseum
01/12/79* @Buckeye Central W 70 62
01/19/79* @Ridgedale W 65 59
01/20/79 North Union W 69 56
01/26/79* Riverdale W 68 58
02/02/79* @Carey W 85 69
02/09/79* Pleasant W 63 59
02/10/79 Ontario W 79 51
02/16/79* Wynford L 54 74
02/24/79 Northmor W 84 47 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Newark High School
02/28/79 Licking Valley W 92 58 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Newark High School
03/05/79 Columbus Centennial W 73 63 Class AA District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/10/79 Madison Plains L 80 82 Class AA District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum - OT
Buckeye Conference Standings
Team BC Reg Overall
Findlay 13 - 1 17 - 1 18 - 2
Lorain Admiral King 10 - 4 13 - 5 17 - 6
Lorain Senior 10 - 4 11 - 7 13 - 8
Elyria 7 - 7 9 - 9 9 - 10
Sandusky 6 - 8 8 - 10 10 - 11
Marion Harding 5 - 9 7 - 11 7 - 12
Fremont Ross 3 - 11 5 - 13 5 - 14
Mansfield Senior 2 - 12 4 - 14 4 - 15
Mid-Ohio Conference Standings
Team MOC Reg Overall
Highland 12 - 2 15 - 3 18 - 4
Cardington-Lincoln 10 - 4 13 - 5 13 - 6
Fredericktown 10 - 4 11 - 7 13 - 8
Marion Catholic 10 - 4 11 - 7 12 - 8
Mt. Gilead 7 - 7 8 - 10 8 - 11
Crestline 5 - 9 6 - 12 6 - 13
Northmor 2 - 12 3 - 15 3 - 16
Centerburg 0 - 14 0 - 18 0 - 19
North Central Conference Standings
Team NCC Reg Overall
Elgin 8 - 1 17 - 1 21 - 2
River Valley 8 - 1 16 - 2 19 - 3
Wynford 8 - 1 16 - 2 18 - 3
Carey 4 - 5 9 - 9 9 - 10
Pleasant 4 - 5 7 - 11 7 - 12
Riverdale 4 - 5 10 - 8 12 - 9
Buckeye Central 3 - 6 9 - 9 9 - 10
Ridgedale 3 - 6 5 - 13 5 - 14
Colonel Crawford 2 - 7 4 - 14 4 - 15
Mohawk 1 - 8 2 - 16 2 - 17
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 25.25 Tim Cornely Marion Catholic 505 20
2 17.47 Kyle Standley Pleasant 332 19
3 17.25 Duff Cochran River Valley 345 20
5 16.54 Jim Hall River Valley 364 22
5 16.00 Todd Sims Ridgedale 304 19
6 13.22 Henry Starks Marion Harding 238 18
7 12.77 Scott Hepner River Valley 281 22
8 12.52 Lamar Ross Marion Harding 238 19
9 12.21 Tracy Bollinger Ridgedale 232 19
10 11.47 Dan McGrath Elgin 264 23
#Bruce Brown of Ridgedale averaged 13.55 through 9 games before being injured in a season-ending
#accident
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 45 Tim Cornely Marion Catholic Ridgedale 12/12/1978
2 39 Tim Cornely Marion Catholic Cardington-Lincoln 12/09/1978
3 37 Tim Cornely Marion Catholic Crestline 01/09/1979
4 36 Tim Cornely Marion Catholic Highland 01/30/1979
5 33 Duff Cochran River Valley Mt. Gilead 12/19/1978
6 30 Jim Hall River Valley Columbus Centennial 03/05/1979
7 29 Tim Cornely Marion Catholic River Valley 11/21/1978
29 Tim Cornely Marion Catholic Fredericktown 01/12/1979
29 Tim Cornely Marion Catholic Mt. Gilead 02/06/1979
29 Tim Cornely Marion Catholic Jonathan Alder 03/03/1979
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