1939-40 Marion County League Boys Basketball Scores
Agosta
Coach: Robert Glass
Record: 8-8 (6-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Ervin Porter (200 pts/12.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/10/39 Green Camp L 22 28 First game in new gym
11/17/39* @Martel W 26 23
11/22/39* @Pleasant L 17 47
12/01/39* @Claridon L 12 41
12/08/39* Caledonia W 27 23
12/15/39* @Kirkpatrick W 29 18
12/20/39* Waldo L 20 33
01/05/40* @Green Camp L 25 50
01/12/40* Prospect W 35 26
01/26/40* @LaRue L 19 35
01/31/40* Meeker W 60 18 01/19
02/03/40 Martel W 29 26
02/09/40* Morral W 30 27
02/17/40 LaRue L 12 18 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel gym
02/17/40 Morral W 28 17 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel gym
02/22/40 Martel L 14 20 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel gym
Caledonia
Coach: Eugene Haas
Record: 13-5 (9-2 MCL)
Leading Scorer: John Ulsh (109 pts/7.2 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/17/39* Prospect W 17 14
12/01/39* Meeker W 42 18 11/22
12/08/39* @Agosta L 23 27
12/15/39* Morral W 15 14
12/16/39 Chesterville W 35 27
12/22/39* @Green Camp W 28 22 Marion Star box illegible
01/05/40* @Waldo W 29 20
01/12/40* Claridon L 27 29
01/13/40 @Iberia L 40 41
01/19/40* Pleasant W 33 24
01/26/40* @Martel W 25 18
02/02/40* Kirkpatrick W 30 16
02/09/40* @LaRue W 35 22
02/15/40 Prospect W 27 19 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel gym
02/17/40 Morral W 32 13 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel gym
02/22/40 LaRue W 32 31 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel gym
02/24/40 Claridon L 25 26 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel gym
03/01/40 New Holland L 30 32 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Claridon
Coach: Albert "A.B" Augenstein
Record: 17-3 (11-0 MCL) (possibly missing 1 W)
Leading Scorer: Robert Sims (226 pts/12.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/17/39* Meeker W 60 22
11/22/39* LaRue W 27 21
12/01/39* Agosta W 41 12
12/08/39* @Morral W 31 16
12/15/39* Green Camp W 44 28
12/16/39 @Harpster L 19 46
12/20/39 Cardington W 30 24
12/29/39 Marion St. Mary L 27 51
01/05/40* Martel W 42 9
01/12/40* @Caledonia W 29 27
01/19/40* @Kirkpatrick W 42 26
01/26/40* Waldo W 38 29
02/02/40* Prospect W 44 35
02/09/40* @Pleasant W 32 29
02/15/40 Meeker W 50 13 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel gym
02/17/40 Martel W 40 13 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel gym
02/22/40 Pleasant W 23 22 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel gym
02/24/40 Caledonia W 26 25 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel gym
03/01/40 Jacksontown W 47 29 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/02/40 Marysville L 18 44 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Green Camp
Coach: William Harrington
Record: 7-8 (5-6 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Norman Weston (144 pts/9.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/10/39 @Agosta W 28 22
11/17/39* @Kirkpatrick W 41 16
11/21/39* Waldo W 34 17
12/01/39* @Martel W 25 24
12/08/39* Pleasant L 23 28
12/15/39* @Claridon L 28 44
12/22/39* Caledonia L 22 28
01/05/40* Agosta W 50 25
01/12/40* @Morral L 29 30
01/26/40* Meeker W 49 25
01/30/40* LaRue L 20 22 01/19
02/09/40* @Prospect L 23 25
02/15/40 Pleasant L 25 28 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel gym
02/17/40 Meeker W 33 13 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel gym
02/22/40 Prospect L 21 30 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel gym
Kirkpatrick
Coach: Charles Vore
Record: 1-12 (1-10 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Clifford Hart (100 pts/7.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/17/39* Green Camp L 16 41
11/22/39* @Prospect L 14 41
12/01/39* LaRue L 15 32
12/08/39* Meeker W 32 22
12/15/39* Agosta L 18 29
12/21/39* @Morral L 19 36
01/05/40* @Pleasant L 13 56
01/12/40* @Waldo L 25 26
01/19/40* Claridon L 26 42
02/02/40* @Caledonia L 16 30
02/09/40* @Martel L 27 33
02/17/40 Pleasant L 23 52 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel gym
02/17/40 Martel L 20 21 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel gym
LaRue
Coach: C.D. Pilkington
Record: 8-7 (6-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Glen Dunkin (143 pts/10.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/22/39* @Claridon L 21 27
12/01/39* @Kirkpatrick W 32 15
12/08/39* Waldo L 24 25
12/15/39* @Martel W 38 27
12/20/39* Pleasant L 25 37
01/12/40* Meeker W 65 11
01/20/40 @Mt. Victory
01/26/40* Agosta W 35 19
01/30/40* @Green Camp W 22 20 01/19
02/02/40* Morral L 26 27
02/06/40* @Prospect W 25 16 01/05
02/09/40* Caledonia L 22 35
02/15/40 Waldo W 39 27 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel gym
02/17/40 Agosta W 18 12 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel gym
02/22/40 Caledonia L 31 32 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel gym
02/24/40 Pleasant L 17 19 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel gym
Martel
Coach: Carlyle McClellan
Record: 4-12 (2-9 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Manring (123 pts/8.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/17/39* Agosta L 23 26
11/22/39* @Morral L 20 27
12/01/39* Green Camp L 24 25
12/08/39* @Prospect L 14 25
12/15/39* LaRue L 27 38
01/05/40* @Claridon L 9 42
01/12/40* @Pleasant L 26 38
01/26/40* Caledonia L 18 25
02/02/40* Meeker W 25 23
02/03/40 @Agosta L 26 29
02/06/40* @Waldo L 21 26 01/19
02/09/40* Kirkpatrick W 33 27
02/17/40 Claridon L 13 40 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel Gym
02/17/40 Kirkpatrick W 21 20 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel Gym
02/22/40 Agosta W 20 14 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel Gym
02/24/40 Prospect L 17 26 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel Gym
Meeker
Coach: Alva Tetlow
Record: 0-13 (0-11 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Paul Smith (74 pts/5.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/17/39* @Claridon L 22 60
12/01/39* @Caledonia L 18 42 11/22
12/08/39* @Kirkpatrick L 22 32
12/15/39* @Pleasant L 15 45
01/05/40* @Morral L 28 52
01/09/40* @Prospect L 19 36 12/22
01/12/40* @LaRue L 11 65
01/26/40* @Green Camp L 25 49
01/31/40* @Agosta L 18 60 01/19
02/02/40* @Martel L 23 25
02/09/40* @Waldo L 21 43
02/15/40 CLaridon L 13 50 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel Gym
02/17/40 Green Camp L 13 33 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel Gym
Morral
Coach: Paul Wolber
Record: 5-11 (5-6 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Eugene Branch (128 pts/8.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/10/39 Harpster L 24 46
11/17/39* @Waldo L 22 25
11/22/39* Martel W 27 20
12/01/39* @Pleasant L 27 46
12/08/39* Claridon L 16 31
12/15/39* @Caledonia L 14 15
12/21/39* Kirkpatrick W 36 19
01/05/40* Meeker W 52 28
01/12/40* Green Camp W 30 29
01/13/40 @Marion St. Mary L 18 49 At Marion Steam Shovel Gym
01/19/40* Prospect L 16 27
02/02/40* @LaRue W 27 26
02/09/40* @Agosta L 27 30
02/10/40 Brown L 29 34
02/17/40 Caledonia L 13 32 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel Gym
02/17/40 Agosta L 17 28 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel Gym
Pleasant
Coach: Merton Porter
Record: 12-8 (8-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Robert DeBolt (155 pts/7.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/17/39 Ostrander L 22 28
11/22/39* @Agosta W 47 17
12/01/39* Morral W 46 27
12/08/39* @Green Camp W 28 23
12/09/39 Berlin W 40 29
12/15/39* Meeker W 45 15
12/16/39 Marion St. Mary L 22 36 At Marion Steam Shovel Gymnasium
12/20/39* @LaRue W 37 25
01/05/40* Kirkpatrick W 56 13
01/12/40* Martel W 38 26
01/13/40 @Harpster L 30 50
01/19/40* @Caledonia L 24 33
01/26/40* Prospect W 33 20
02/02/40* @Waldo L 26 30
02/09/40* Claridon L 29 32
02/15/40 Green Camp W 28 25 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel Gym
02/17/40 Kirkpatrick W 52 23 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel Gym - NEED GOOD BOX
02/22/40 Claridon L 22 23 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel Gym
02/24/40 LaRue W 19 17 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel Gym
02/24/40 Prospect L 17 21 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel Gym
Prospect
Coach: Paul Keller
Record: 12-7 (6-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: James Long (138 pts/7.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/17/39* @Caledonia L 14 17
11/22/39* Kirkpatrick W 41 14
12/01/39* @Waldo W 17 15
12/08/39* Martel W 25 14
12/13/39 Bellepoint W 28 24
01/09/40* Meeker W 36 19 12/22
01/12/40* @Agosta L 26 35
01/19/40* @Morral W 27 16
01/26/40* @Pleasant L 20 33
02/02/40* Claridon L 35 44
02/06/40* LaRue L 16 25 01/05
02/09/40* Green Camp W 25 23
02/15/40 Caledonia L 19 27 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel Gym
02/17/40 Waldo W 22 20 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel Gym
02/22/40 Green Camp W 30 21 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel Gym
02/24/40 Martel W 26 17 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel Gym
02/24/40 Pleasant W 21 17 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel Gym
02/28/40 Columbus University W 37 30 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/02/40 Liberty Union L 24 36 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Waldo
Coach: John Zech
Record: 7-6 (7-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Williams Laucher (96 pts/7.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/17/39* Morral W 25 22
11/21/39* @Green Camp L 17 34
12/01/39* Prospect L 15 17
12/08/39* @LaRue W 25 24
12/20/39* @Agosta W 33 20
01/05/40* Caledonia L 20 29
01/12/40* Kirkpatrick W 26 25
01/26/40* @Claridon L 29 38
02/02/40* Pleasant W 30 26
02/06/40* Martel W 26 21 01/19
02/09/40* Meeker W 43 21
02/15/40 LaRue L 27 29 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel Gym
02/17/40 Prospect L 20 22 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Steam Shovel Gym
Marion County League Standings
Team MCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Claridon 11 - 0 430 254 39.09 23.09
Caledonia 9 - 2 304 224 27.63 20.36
Pleasant 8 - 3 409 261 37.18 23.72
Waldo 7 - 4 289 277 26.27 25.18
Agosta 6 - 5 300 341 27.27 31.00
LaRue 6 - 5 335 259 30.45 23.54
Prospect 6 - 5 282 255 25.63 23.18
Green Camp 5 - 6 344 284 31.27 25.81
Morral 5 - 6 294 296 26.72 26.90
Martel 2 - 9 240 322 21.81 29.27
Kirkpatrick 1 - 10 221 388 20.09 35.27
Meeker 0 - 11 222 509 20.18 46.27
Totals 66 - 66 3670 3670 27.80 27.80
Marion County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 14.27 Robert Sims Claridon 157 11
2 13.36 Ervin Porter Agosta 147 11
3 11.20 Glen Dunkin LaRue 112 10
4 10.72 Norman Weston Green Camp 118 11
5 9.09 John Cowgill Pleasant 100 11
6 8.90 Eugene Branch Morral 98 11
7 8.54 Messenger Morral 94 11
8 8.36 Robert DeBolt Pleasant 92 11
9 8.18 Williams Laucher Waldo 90 11
10 7.81 James Long Prospect 86 11
Marion County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 34 Ervin Porter Agosta Meeker 01/31/1940
2 25 Robert Sims Claridon Prospect 02/02/1940
3 23 Paul Reiff Pleasant Morral 12/01/1939
4 22 John Cowgill Pleasant Agosta 11/22/1939
5 20 Glen Dunkin LaRue Kirkpatrick 12/01/1939
20 Gerald Dunkin LaRue Martel 12/15/1939
20 Robert Sims Claridon Martel 01/05/1940
8 19 Robert Sims Claridon Meeker 11/17/1939
19 Norman Weston Green Camp Kirkpatrick 11/17/1939
10 18 Ervin Porter Agosta Caledonia 12/08/1939
18 Gerald Dunkin LaRue Meeker 01/12/1940
18 Norman Weston Green Camp Meeker 01/26/1940
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