1961-62 Marion County League Boys Basketball Scores
Caledonia
Coach: Joe Green
Record: 0-16 (0-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Tom Lyon (166 pts/11.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/22/61 @Buckeye Central L 40 65 Or 11/24/1961
12/01/61* @Waldo L 39 61 At Marion Coliseum
12/05/61 Mt. Zion L 38 55
12/08/61* Prospect L 36 45
12/15/61* Green Camp L 52 68
12/16/61 @Marengo L 46 78
01/05/62* @Claridon L 32 78
01/06/62 Chesterville L 50 79
01/13/62 Nevada L 48 75
01/19/62* Ridgedale L 50 63
01/20/62 @Holmes-Liberty L 39 90
01/26/62* LaRue L 62 63
01/27/62 @Johnsville L 45 69
02/02/62* Pleasant L 34 83
02/09/62* New Bloomington CANCELLED due to flu outbreak at New Bloomington
02/13/62 Claridon L 32 46 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/62 LaRue L 41 59 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Claridon
Coach: Allen Augenstein
Record: 15-5 (7-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Lowell Klinefelter (302 pts/14.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/22/61 Marengo L 40 43
11/24/61 Johnsville W 62 36
12/02/61 Fairbanks W 52 31
12/08/61* @Waldo W 60 53
12/09/61 Chesterville W 67 29
12/15/61* LaRue W 68 25
12/22/61 Radnor W 41 25
01/05/62* Caledonia W 78 32
01/12/62* @Prospect L 45 58
01/13/62 @Iberia W 70 41
01/19/62* Green Camp W 39 35
01/20/62 @Hayesville L 47 52
01/26/62* @Pleasant W 58 29
02/02/62* New Bloomington W 67 28
02/09/62* Ridgedale W 48 45
02/13/62 Caledonia W 46 32 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/62 Green Camp W 44 25 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/62 Pleasant W 55 33 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/62 Ridgedale L 45 51 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/24/62 Pleasant W 56 51 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/28/62 Richwood L 43 52 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Green Camp
Coach: Dale Kinsell
Record: 9-11 (3-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Lowry (237 pts/13.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L GCHS OPP
11/10/61 Iberia W 56 33
11/24/61 Mt. Victory W 48 44 At Marion Coliseum
12/01/61* LaRue W 37 34
12/08/61* @Ridgedale L 43 50
12/15/61* @Caledonia W 68 52
12/19/62 @Nevada L 62 69
12/22/62 Alumni L 47 53
12/28/62 Richwood L 48 58 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/29/62 Marion Catholic W 58 48 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/05/62* New Bloomington W 63 40
01/12/62* @Pleasant L 36 47
01/13/62 Marion Catholic L 38 39
01/19/62* @Claridon L 35 39
01/26/62* Waldo L 42 59
01/30/62 Elm Valley W 58 55
02/02/62* Prospect L 35 55
02/10/62 @Byhalia-York
02/15/62 Claridon L 25 44 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/62 New Bloomington W 61 45 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/62 Prospect W 45 43 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/62 Pleasant L 44 57 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
LaRue
Coach: Dennis White (Emil Ribcich may start season as coach)
Record: 6-12 (2-6 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Guy Chapman (154 pts/9.6 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
12/01/61* Green Camp L 34 37 At Marion Coliseum
12/08/61* @Pleasant L 37 71
12/15/61* @Claridon L 25 68
12/16/61 @West Mansfield L 45 57
12/22/61 @Belle Center L 45 65
12/28/61 Ridgeway L 44 55 Holiday Tournament at Wharton High School
12/29/61 New Bloomington W 69 46 Holiday Tournament at Wharton High School
01/05/62 @Byhalia-York W 66 49
01/12/62* New Bloomington W 78 43
01/19/62* Prospect L 56 74
01/26/62* @Caledonia W 63 62
02/02/62* @Ridgedale L 58 71
02/03/62 West Mansfield W 63 50
02/09/62* Waldo L 49 71
02/10/62 Nevada L
02/13/62 Prospect L 46 56 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/62 Caledonia W 59 41 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/62 Waldo L 42 78 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
New Bloomington
Coach: Conrad Walcutt
Record: 0-18 (0-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Olson (182 pts/10.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L NBHS OPP
11/17/61 @Mt. Zion L 20 46
11/18/61 @Radnor L 21 68
11/21/61 @Nevada L 40 84
11/28/61 Northwestern L 38 49
12/01/61* Prospect L 39 54 At Marion Coliseum
12/09/61 Holmes-Liberty L 32 87
12/15/61* Pleasant L 36 83
12/28/61 @Wharton L 35 75 Holiday Tournament at Wharton High School
12/29/61 LaRue L 46 69 Holiday Tournament at Wharton High School
01/05/62* @Green Camp L 40 63
01/06/62 Byhalia-York L 48 50
01/12/62* @LaRue L 43 78
01/19/62* Waldo L 49 75
01/26/62* @Ridgedale L 29 71
02/02/62* @Claridon L 28 67
02/03/62 Nevada L 52 70
02/15/62 Pleasant L 31 93 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/62 Green Camp L 45 61 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Pleasant
Coach: Stan Kirby
Record: 18-5 (6-2 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Doug Lichtenberger (418 pts/18.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/10/61 @Wharton W 75 38
11/17/61 Northwestern W 61 43
11/24/61 Iberia W 71 36 At Marion Coliseum
12/01/61* Ridgedale W 62 40 At Marion Coliseum
12/08/61* LaRue W 71 37
12/09/61 Nevada W 66 61
12/15/61* @New Bloomington W 83 36
12/16/61 @Mt. Zion W 61 42
12/22/61 @Byhalia-York W 73 50
01/05/62* @Waldo L 49 54
01/06/62 @Elm Valley W 65 64
01/12/62* Green Camp W 47 36
01/19/62 Richwood W 67 55
01/20/62 @Hamilton Township W 60 50
01/26/62* Claridon L 29 58
01/27/62 @Radnor L 37 56
02/02/62* Caledonia W 83 34
02/09/62* @Prospect W 52 50 OT
02/15/62 New Bloomington W 93 31 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/62 Claridon L 33 55 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/62 Waldo W 61 45 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/62 Green Camp W 57 44 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/24/62 Claridon L 51 56 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Prospect
Coach: Fred McCumber
Record: 12-7 (5-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Lynn Thomas (177 pts/9.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
12/01/61* New Bloomington W 54 39 At Marion Coliseum
12/08/61* @Caledonia W 45 36
12/09/61 Scioto Valley W 57 37
12/15/61* Waldo L 38 51
12/16/61 Mt. Gilead W 53 49 At Marion Coliseum
12/19/61 @Fairbanks W 55 46
01/02/62 @Fredericktown L 50 53
01/05/62* @Ridgedale L 50 55
01/12/62* Claridon W 58 45
01/13/62 @Northwestern W 78 48
01/19/62* @LaRue W 74 56
01/20/62 Radnor W 42 39
01/27/62 @Jonathan Alder L 41 47
02/02/62* @Green Camp W 55 35
02/03/62 @Olentangy W 51 49 OT
02/09/62* Pleasant L 50 52 At Marion Coliseum - OT
02/13/62 LaRue W 56 46 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/62 Ridgedale L 28 51 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/62 Green Camp L 43 45 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Ridgedale
Coach: Bill Phillips
Record: 18-5 (5-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Craycraft (335 pts/16.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L RHS OPP
11/25/61 @Radnor W 48 45
12/01/61* Pleasant L 40 62 At Marion Coliseum
12/08/61* Green Camp W 50 43
12/09/61 @Iberia W 79 58
12/16/61 @Marion Catholic W 57 45
12/29/61 @Mt. Gilead W 66 46
01/05/62* Prospect W 55 50
01/06/62 Olentangy W 49 46
01/12/62* @Waldo L 48 55
01/13/62 Mt. Zion W 36 34 OT
01/19/62* @Caledonia W 63 50
01/20/62 @Fredericktown L 54 66
01/26/62* New Bloomington W 71 29
01/27/62 @Colonel Crawford W 76 44
02/02/62* LaRue W 71 58
02/03/62 Marion Catholic W 81 56
02/09/62* @Claridon L 45 48
02/13/62 Waldo W 54 53 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/62 Prospect W 51 28 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/62 Claridon W 51 45 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/28/62 Granville W 64 52 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/07/62 Lancaster Fenwick W 57 51 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/09/62 Logan Elm L 56 59 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Waldo
Coach: John Stanley
Record: 16-4 (7-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Axline (329 pts/16.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/04/61 @Northwestern W 47 35
11/11/61 Mt. Victory W 77 46
11/17/61 @Fairbanks W 51 33
12/01/61* Caledonia W 61 39 At Marion Coliseum
12/08/61* Claridon L 53 60
12/15/61* @Prospect W 51 38
12/27/61 @Chesterville W 80 49
12/29/61 @Scioto Valley W 99 44
01/05/62* Pleasant W 54 49
01/12/62* Ridgedale W 55 48
01/19/62* @New Bloomington W 75 49
01/20/62 West Mansfield L 64 65 2OT
01/26/62* @Green Camp W 59 42
01/27/62 @Iberia W 72 55
02/02/62 Chesterville W 80 34
02/03/62 Mt. Zion W 64 32
02/09/62* @LaRue W 71 49
02/13/62 Ridgedale L 53 54 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/62 LaRue W 78 42 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/62 Pleasant L 45 61 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Marion County League Standings
Team MCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Claridon 7 - 1 463 305 57.87 38.12
Waldo 7 - 1 479 374 59.87 46.75
Pleasant 6 - 2 476 345 59.50 43.12
Prospect 5 - 3 424 369 53.00 46.12
Ridgedale 5 - 3 443 395 55.37 49.37
Green Camp 3 - 5 359 376 44.87 47.00
LaRue 2 - 6 400 497 50.00 62.12
Caledonia 0 - 7 305 461 43.57 65.85
New Bloomington 0 - 7 264 491 37.71 70.14
Totals 35 - 35 3613 3613 51.61 51.61
Marion County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 20.00 Doug Lichtenberger Pleasant 160 8
2 16.00 Lowell Klinefelter Claridon 128 8
3 15.85 Jim Craycraft Ridgedale 111 7
4 15.37 Dick Axline Waldo 123 8
5 14.25 Chuck Temple Waldo 114 8
6 14.00 John Row Claridon 112 8
7 12.00 George Blanton Waldo 96 8
12.00 Tom Lyon Caledonia 84 7
9 11.75 Steve Sharp Ridgedale 95 8
10 11.62 David Rice Pleasant 93 8
Marion County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 36 David Rice Pleasant Caledonia 02/02/1962
2 33 Doug Lichtenberger Pleasant LaRue 12/08/1961
3 27 Doug Lichtenberger Pleasant New Bloomington 12/15/1961
4 24 Lowell Klinefelter Claridon Waldo 12/08/1961
24 Bob Lowry Green Camp New Bloomington 01/05/1962
24 Jon Birchem Prospect LaRue 01/19/1962
24 John Row Claridon Pleasant 01/26/1962
24 Lowell Klinefelter Claridon New Bloomington 02/02/1962
9 23 Dave Kennedy Ridgedale Waldo 01/12/1962
23 Doug Lichtenberger Pleasant Ridgedale 12/01/1961
23 Bob Lowry Green Camp Caledonia 12/15/1961
23 Jim Craycraft Ridgedale LaRue 02/02/1962
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