1996-97 Marion County Boys Basketball Scores
Elgin
Coach: Kirk Ballinger
Record: 21-3 (11-2 MOAC)
Leading Scorer: Andy Gast (476 pts/19.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/96 Marysville W 76 64
11/30/96 @Ridgedale W 55 39
12/06/96* Buckeye Valley W 52 50
12/07/96 @Carey W 78 40
12/13/96* Ridgedale W 71 54
12/14/96 Pleasant W 52 48
12/20/96* @River Valley W 66 62
12/21/96 Kenton W 68 57
01/03/97* North Union W 72 49
01/10/97* Highland L 79 82 OT
01/17/97* @Cardington-Lincoln W 89 76
01/18/97* @Buckeye Valley W 53 48
01/21/97 Upper Sandusky W 75 62
01/24/97 Hiland W 74 67
01/25/97* @Northmor W 66 53
01/31/97* @Pleasant L 53 56
02/01/97* River Valley W 55 51
02/07/97* Mt. Gilead W 76 65
02/08/97* @North Union W 69 61
02/14/97* @Highland W 59 57
02/25/97 Fredericktown W 55 35 Division III Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
03/01/97 Granville W 58 49 Division III District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/07/97 Madison Plains W 71 66 Division III District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/12/97 Dayton Christian L 60 67 Division III Regional Tournament at Dayton Arena
Marion Catholic
Coach: Adam Guinther
Record: 10-11
Leading Scorer: Adam Issler (261 pts/17.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/96 @Danville L 47 76
12/02/96 @Liberty Christian W 96 54
12/06/96 Wellington School W 97 57
12/07/96 @Monroeville W 78 72
12/14/96 Ridgedale L 41 73
12/20/96 @Buckeye Central L 58 62
12/21/96 Middletown Christian W 85 74
12/23/96 Buckeye Valley W 80 70
12/27/96 Tiffin Calvert L 64 74 At Heidelberg College
12/28/96 Fremont St. Joseph L 66 102 At Heidelberg College
01/10/97 @Northmor L 56 66
01/11/97 Colonel Crawford L 48 64
01/17/97 @Wellington School W 85 58
01/18/97 Columbus Ready L 63 70
01/25/97 Tree of Life W 71 64
02/01/97 @Seneca East L 67 73
02/04/97 @Tree of Life L 60 69
02/07/97 Marnatha Christian W 76 63
02/08/97 Columbus Academy W 64 58
02/15/97 World Harvest W 73 55
02/24/97 Cardington-Lincoln L 49 83 Division IV Sectional Tournament at Ridgedale High School
Marion Harding
Coach: Steve Mohr
Record: 4-17 (0-8 OHC)
Leading Scorer: Joe Henkel (285 pts/14.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/96 @Kenton W 55 47
11/30/96 @Upper Scioto Valley L 70 91
12/06/96 Wapakoneta L 70 82
12/07/96 Delaware Hayes W 76 75
12/14/96 @Tiffin Columbian L 53 55
12/20/96* Madison L 72 87
12/21/96 @Galion L 41 62
12/27/96* @Ashland L 59 81
01/03/97* Mansfield Senior L 48 53
01/04/97 Cleveland East W 60 56
01/10/97* @Lexington L 41 53
01/18/97 Westerville North L 49 64
01/24/97* @Madison L 41 58
01/25/97 @Worthington Kilbourne L 59 64
01/31/97* Ashland L 59 67
02/01/97 Zanesville L 41 85
02/07/97* @Mansfield Senior L 45 78
02/08/97 Findlay L 48 58
02/11/97 Thomas Worthington W 60 46
02/14/97* Lexington L 44 52
02/20/97 Newark L 68 77 Division I Sectional Tournament at ???
Pleasant
Coach: Doug Lichtenberger
Record: 16-6 (10-3 MOAC)
Leading Scorer: Nathan Shoup (435 pts/19.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/13/96* Northmor W 56 43
12/14/96 @Elgin L 48 52
12/20/96* @North Union W 97 75
12/28/96 Cleveland VASJ L 56 75 At Columbus Hartley High School
12/30/96* Highland W 56 53
01/03/97* @Ridgedale W 54 48
01/04/97 @Hiland W 64 61
01/10/97* Cardington-Lincoln L 71 72
01/11/97 @Mansfield St. Peter's W 77 53
01/18/97* @Mt. Gilead W 57 49
01/21/97 @Columbus Academy W 49 41 11/29
01/24/97* @Northmor W 73 61
01/25/97* @River Valley L 61 70
01/31/97* Elgin W 56 53
02/01/97 North Union W 100 62
02/04/97* Mt. Gilead W 68 55
02/07/97 River Valley W 66 54 11/30
02/08/97* Ridgedale W 54 50
02/11/97* Buckeye Valley W 71 50 01/17
02/14/97* @Cardington-Lincoln L 56 60
02/24/97 River Valley W 59 54 Division III Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
03/01/97 Northridge L 53 57 Division III District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Ridgedale
Coach: Greg Nossaman
Record: 7-14 (3-10 MOAC)
Leading Scorer: Ryan Forry (331 pts/15.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/96 Elgin L 39 55
12/06/96* @Northmor L 53 55
12/13/96* @Elgin L 54 71
12/14/96 @Marion Catholic W 73 41
12/20/96* Cardington-Lincoln L 36 50
12/27/96* North Union W 63 52
12/28/96 @Wynford L 49 78
01/03/97* Pleasant L 48 54
01/04/97 @Carey W 63 59
01/10/97* Mt. Gilead W 63 59 OT
01/11/97* @River Valley L 43 46
01/17/97* @Highland L 53 72
01/18/97* Northmor L 58 65
01/25/97 Colonel Crawford W 70 58
01/31/97 River Valley W 55 41
02/01/97* @Cardington-Lincoln L 39 56
02/07/97* Buckeye Valley L 49 50
02/08/97* @Pleasant L 50 54
02/14/97* Mt. Gilead W 60 53
02/15/97 Fredericktown L 47 51
02/20/97 River Valley L 49 67 Division III Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
River Valley
Coach: Steve Freshour
Record: 11-11 (6-7 MOAC)
Leading Scorer: Scott Crawford (341 pts/16.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/96 Upper Sandusky W 79 59
12/06/96* @Cardington-Lincoln L 64 82
12/07/96 @Big Walnut W 75 69
12/13/96* Highland L 43 66
12/14/96 Kenton W 69 47
12/20/96* Elgin L 62 66
12/21/96 @Plymouth L 62 74
12/27/96* @Mt. Gilead L 68 73
01/03/97* @Buckeye Valley W 81 50
01/10/97* @North Union W 90 52
01/11/97* Ridgedale W 46 43
01/17/97* Northmor W 79 58
01/18/97 Cardington-Lincoln L 58 63
01/24/97* @Highland L 63 70
01/25/97* Pleasant W 70 61
01/31/97 @Ridgedale L 41 55
02/01/97* @Elgin L 51 55
02/07/97 @Pleasant L 54 66 11/30
02/08/97* Buckeye Valley W 73 55
02/14/97* North Union W 98 51
02/20/97 Ridgedale W 67 49 Division III Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
02/24/97 Pleasant L 54 59 Division III Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Standings
Blue Division
Team MOAC Reg Overall
Cardington-Lincoln 11 - 2 16 - 4 19 - 5
Pleasant 10 - 3 15 - 5 16 - 6
Northmor 5 - 8 11 - 9 11 - 10
Mt. Gilead 3 - 10 9 - 11 9 - 12
Ridgedale 3 - 10 7 - 13 7 - 14
Red Division
Team MOAC Reg Overall
Elgin 11 - 2 18 - 2 21 - 3
Highland 10 - 3 14 - 6 16 - 7
River Valley 7 - 6 10 - 10 11 - 11
Buckeye Valley 4 - 9 7 - 13 8 - 14
North Union 1 - 12 3 - 17 3 - 18
Ohio Heartland Conference Standings
Team OHC Reg Overall
Lexington 6 - 2 12 - 8 14 - 9
Mansfield Senior 6 - 2 12 - 8 14 - 9
Ashland 4 - 4 11 - 9 11 - 10
Madison 4 - 4 11 - 9 11 - 10
Marion Harding 0 - 8 4 - 16 4 - 17
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 19.83 Andy Gast Elgin 476 24
2 19.77 Nathan Shoup Pleasant 435 22
3 18.87 Cort Hamilton Elgin 453 24
4 17.40 Adam Issler Marion Catholic 261 15
5 16.23 Scott Crawford River Valley 341 21
6 15.86 Scott Farison Pleasant 349 22
7 15.76 Ryan Forry Ridgedale 331 21
8 14.25 Joe Henkel Marion Harding 285 20
9 12.31 Shawn Murphy River Valley 249 22
10 12.29 Wes Gast Elgin 295 24
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 38 Nathan Shoup Pleasant Northmor 01/24/1997
2 36 Cort Hamilton Elgin Madison Plains 03/07/1997
3 35 Andy Gast Elgin Pleasant 01/31/1997
35 Nathan Shoup Pleasant North Union 02/01/1997
5 33 Andy Gast Elgin Cardington-Lincoln 01/17/1997
6 32 Cort Hamilton Elgin Kenton 12/21/1996
32 Scott Farison Pleasant Cardington-Lincoln 01/10/1997
8 31 Scott Farison Pleasant Mansfield St. Peter's 01/11/1997
9 30 Nathan Shoup Pleasant North Union 12/20/1996
30 Nathan Shoup Pleasant Cleveland VASJ 12/28/1996
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