1940-41 Marion County League Boys Basketball Scores
Agosta
Coach: Robert Glass
Record: 8-8 (6-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Donald James (127 pts/9.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/14/40* Martel W 28 3
11/29/40* @Pleasant L 22 32
11/30/40 @Green Camp L 24 26 OT
12/06/40* Claridon W 16 15
12/13/40* @Caledonia L 16 25
12/20/40* Kirkpatrick CANCELLED
12/20/40 @Mt. Victory
01/07/41* @Waldo L 19 42 01/03 - NEED BOX
01/10/41* Green Camp W 21 18
01/21/41 Magnetic Springs W 21 17
01/24/41* @Meeker W 27 8
01/31/41* LaRue W 33 21
02/04/41 Whetstone L 27 63
02/10/41* @Prospect L 13 36 01/17
02/14/41* @Morral W 38 32
02/22/41 Claridon L 25 34 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/25/41 Kirkpatrick W 52 22 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
02/28/41 Prospect L 28 34 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
Caledonia
Coach: Eugene Haas
Record: 9-7 (6-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Reginald Smith (104 pts/6.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/08/40 @Edison W 21 20
11/14/40* @Prospect L 18 30
11/29/40* @Meeker W 28 14
12/06/40 Ohio Deaf W 22 15
12/13/40* Agosta W 25 16
12/20/40* @Morral W 40 9
01/03/41 Marengo PPD - LIKELY CANCELLED
01/10/41* Waldo L 21 28
01/18/41 Iberia LIKELY CANCELLED
01/24/41* @Pleasant W 36 17
01/25/41 @Cardington L 23 25
01/31/41* Martel W 34 18
02/07/41* @Kirkpatrick CANCELLED
02/07/41* Green Camp L 21 24 01/03
02/10/41* @Clardion L 25 34 01/17
02/14/41* LaRue W 21 18
02/22/41 Prospect W 17 15 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
02/28/41 Green Camp L 17 29 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
03/01/41 Claridon L 14 40 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
Claridon
Coach: Albert "A.B" Augenstein
Record: 16-5 (9-1 MCL) (possibly missing 2 W and 1 L)
Leading Scorer: Merle Lashley (238 pts/11.9 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/14/40* Meeker W 52 12
11/20/40 Mt. Gilead W 24 11
11/29/41* @LaRue W 18 15
12/06/41* @Agosta L 15 16
12/13/41* Morral W 43 11
12/20/41* @Green Camp W 38 27
12/21/41 Harpster W 35 24
12/27/41 Marion St. Mary L 27 43
01/03/41 @Cardington W 44 32
* @Martel W 54 10 <01/18; 01/10 - NEED BOX
01/22/41 Edison L 28 29
01/24/41 Kirkpatrick CANCELLED
01/31/41* @Waldo W 37 27
02/06/41* Prospect W 20 16 02/07
02/10/41* Caledonia W 34 25 01/17
02/14/41* Pleasant W 35 19
02/21/41 Meeker W 61 15 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
02/22/41 Agosta W 34 25 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/28/41 Waldo L 15 20 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
03/01/41 Caledonia W 40 14 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
03/01/41 Prospect W 39 18 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
03/07/41 Granville L 31 36 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Green Camp
Coach: William Harrington
Record: 13-4 (7-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Norman Weston (154 pts/10.2 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/14/40 Kirkpatrick CANCELLED
11/15/40 Pleasant W 48 18 NEED BOX
11/29/40* @Waldo L 29 54
11/30/40 Agosta W 26 24 OT
12/06/40* Martel W 47 16
12/13/40* @Pleasant W 26 23
12/20/40* Claridon L 27 38
01/10/41* @Agosta L 18 21
01/24/41* @LaRue W 45 29
01/31/41* Meeker W 61 20
02/04/41* Morral W 39 23 01/17
02/07/41* @Caledonia W 24 21 01/03
02/14/41* Prospect W 30 27
02/21/41 Pleasant W 33 28 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/22/41 Martel W 49 25 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
02/28/41 Caledonia W 29 17 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
03/01/41 Waldo W 24 23 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
03/07/41 Pataskala L 17 25 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
LaRue
Coach: C.D. Pilkington
Record: 5-10 (3-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Jones (93 pts/6.6 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/40* Claridon L 15 18
11/30/40 @Marion St. Mary L 17 49
12/05/40 Kirkpatrick CANCELLED
12/13/40* @Waldo L 17 24
12/20/40* Martel W 36 18 NEED BOX
12/27/40 @Marseilles
01/03/41* @Pleasant W 34 27
01/10/41* Prospect L 14 37
01/24/41* Green Camp L 29 45
01/31/41* @Agosta L 21 33
02/04/41* @Meeker W 36 21 01/17
02/07/41* @Morral L 26 28
02/14/41* @Caledonia L 18 21
02/21/41 Prospect L 8 19 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/25/41 Pleasant W 36 23 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
02/28/41 Morral W 40 18 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
03/01/41 Prospect L 19 30 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
Martel
Coach: Carlyle McClellan
Record: 0-13 (0-10 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Manring (30 pts/3.7 avg) (missing 4 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/08/40 @Harpster L 9 33
11/14/40* @Agosta L 3 28
11/29/40* Morral L 10 35
12/06/40* @Green Camp L 16 47
12/13/40* Prospect L 12 36
12/20/40* @LaRue L 18 36 NEED BOX
* Claridon L 10 54 <01/18; 01/10 - NEED BOX
01/24/41* Waldo L 4 40 NEED BOX
01/31/41* @Caledonia L 18 34
02/07/41* @Meeker L 9 14
* Pleasant L >02/08 <02/14; 01/17
02/14/41 @Kirkpatrick CANCELLED
02/22/41 Green Capm L 25 49 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
02/25/41 Prospect L 9 49 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
Meeker
Coach: Alva Tetlow
Record: 1-13 (1-9 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Watkins (65 pts/5.4 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/14/40* @Claridon L 12 52
11/29/40* Caledonia L 14 28
12/13/40 @Kirkpatrick CANCELLED
12/14/40 Marengo L 10 22
12/20/40* Pleasant L 19 32
01/07/41* @Prospect L 24 66 01/03 - NEED BOX
01/10/41* @Morral L 23 34
01/24/41* Agosta L 8 27
01/31/41* @Green Camp L 20 61
02/03/41 @Marengo L 30 59 01/18
02/04/41* Larue L 21 36 01/17
02/07/41* Martel W 14 9
02/14/41* @Waldo L 17 49
02/21/41 Claridon L 15 61 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
02/25/41 Morral L 29 30 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
Morral
Coach: J. Earl Adams
Record: 4-10 (3-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Mahaffey (71 pts/5.9 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/14/40* Waldo L 20 33
11/29/40* @Martel W 35 10
12/06/40* Pleasant L 24 30
12/13/40* @Claridon L 11 43
12/14/40 Brown L 24 31 NEED BOX
12/20/40* Caledonia L 9 40
01/03/41 @Kirkpatrick CANCELLED
01/10/41* Meeker W 34 23
01/24/41* @Prospect L 11 45
02/04/41* @Green Camp L 23 39 01/17
02/07/41* LaRue W 28 26
02/14/41* Agosta L 32 38
02/21/41 Waldo L 32 41 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
02/25/41 Meeker W 30 29 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
02/28/41 LaRue L 18 40 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High school
Pleasant
Coach: Merton Porter
Record: 7-10 (5-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Cusick (111 pts/7.9 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/15/40 @Green Camp L 18 40 NEED BOX
11/29/40* Agosta W 32 22
11/30/40 @Cardington W 42 22
12/06/40* @Morral W 30 24
12/13/40* Green Camp L 23 26
12/20/40* @Meeker W 32 19
12/30/40 Harpster L 25 49
01/03/41* LaRue L 27 34
01/10/41 @Kirkpatrick CANCELLED
01/11/41 @Radnor W 24 23
01/24/41* Caledonia L 17 36
01/31/41* @Prospect L 25 48
02/01/41 Berlin L 19 35
02/07/41* Waldo W 25 21
* @Martel W >02/08 <02/14 - 01/17
02/14/41* @Claridon L 19 35
02/21/41 Green Camp L 28 33 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/25/41 LaRue L 23 36 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
Prospect
Coach: Paul Keller
Record: 14-4 (8-2 MCL)
Leading Scorer: James Long (143 pts/7.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/14/40* Caledonia W 30 18
11/26/40 Ashley W 26 16
11/39/40 @Kirkpatrick CANCELLED
12/06/40* Waldo W 27 26
12/13/40* @Martel W 36 12
12/31/40 Edison W 38 14
01/07/41* Meeker W 66 24 01/03
01/10/41* @LaRue W 37 14
01/24/41* Morral W 45 11
01/31/41* Pleasant W 48 25
02/06/41* @Claridon L 16 20 02/07
02/10/41* Agosta W 36 13 01/17
02/14/41* @Green Camp L 27 30
02/21/41 LaRue W 19 8 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/22/41 Caledonia L 15 17 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
02/25/41 Martel W 49 9 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
02/28/41 Agosta W 34 28 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
03/01/41 LaRue W 30 19 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
03/01/41 Claridon L 18 39 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
Waldo
Coach: Melvin Bernow
Record: 12-6 (7-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Ward (148 pts/8.7 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/14/40* @Morral W 33 20
11/19/40 Radnor W 38 23
11/29/40* Green Camp W 54 29
12/06/40* @Prospect L 26 27
12/13/40* LaRue W 24 17
01/07/41* Agosta W 42 19 01/03
01/10/41* @Caledonia W 28 21
01/24/41* @Martel W 40 4 NEED BOX
01/25/41 Radnor W 48 23
01/31/41* Claridon L 27 37
02/07/41* @Pleasant L 21 25
02/14/41* Meeker W 49 17
02/21/41 Morral W 41 32 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
02/22/41 Kirkpatrick W 30 16 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
02/28/41 Claridon W 20 15 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
03/01/41 Green Camp L 23 24 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
03/07/41 West Jefferson L 26 34 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Marion County League Standings
Team MCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Claridon 9 - 1 346 178 34.60 17.80
Prospect 8 - 2 368 193 36.80 19.30
Green Camp 7 - 3 346 272 34.60 27.20
Waldo 7 - 3 344 216 34.40 21.60
Agosta 6 - 4 233 232 23.30 23.20
Caledonia 6 - 4 269 208 26.90 20.80
Pleasant 5 - 5 230 265 25.55 29.44 missing 1 score
LaRue 3 - 7 246 272 24.60 27.20
Morral 3 - 7 227 327 22.70 32.70
Meeker 1 - 9 172 394 17.20 39.40
Martel 0 - 10 100 324 11.11 36.00 missing 1 score
Totals 55 - 55 2881 2881 26.67 26.67 missing 1 score
Marion County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 14.40 Merle Lashey Claridon 144 10
2 11.44 Norman Weston Green Camp 103 9
3 9.80 Tommy Baker Prospect 98 10
4 9.22 Jim Ward Waldo 83 9 missing 1 game
5 9.16 Paul Reiff Pleasant 55 6 missing 1 game
6 8.90 James Long Prospect 89 10
7 8.77 Jim Cusick Pleasant 79 9 missing 1 game
8 8.12 Donald James Agosta 65 8 missing 1 game
9 7.88 Doyle Cook Waldo 71 9 missing 1 game
10 7.70 Vernon Beaver Green Camp 77 10
Marion County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 24 Merle Lashey Claridon Morral 12/13/1940
2 22 Merle Lashey Claridon Martel 01/??/1941
3 21 Merle Lashey Claridon Meeker 11/14/1940
21 Merle Lashey Claridon Caledonia 02/10/1941
5 20 Norman Weston Green Camp LaRue 01/24/1941
20 Norman Weston Green Camp Prospect 02/14/1941
7 17 Tommy Baker Prospect Meeker 01/07/1941
17 Vernon Beaver Green Camp Morral 02/04/1941
9 16 Mahaffey Morral Martel 11/29/1940
16 Ray Smith Waldo Green Camp 11/29/1940
16 Reginald Smith Caledonia Pleasant 01/24/1941
16 Bob Williams Prospect Pleasant 01/31/1941
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