1952-53 Mid-Buckeye Conference Boys Basketball Scores
Big Walnut
Coach: Dwight Black
Record: 9-12 (5-2 DCL; 1-4 MBC)
Leading Scorer: Herschel Haines (168 pts/9.3 avg) or Glenn Hale (158 pts/9.2 avg) (missing 2 games each)
Date Versus W/L BWHS OPP
11/28/52 Plain City L 33 52
12/02/52 @Centerburg W 59 46
12/05/52* Berlin L 40 42 DCL
12/09/52* Elm Valley L 32 41 MBC
12/12/52 @Marysville L 38 55
12/19/52* Orange W 55 51 DCL
12/26/52 @Westerville L 77 98
12/30/52 Grove City W 61 51
01/02/53 @Pleasantville L 60 85
01/06/53* Richwood L 33 106 MBC
01/09/53* Hyatts W 70 38 DCL
01/13/53* Johnstown W 50 36 MBC
01/16/53* Scioto Valley W 45 37 DCL
01/23/53* Powell W 80 48 DCL
01/27/53* Cardington L 61 63 MBC
01/30/53* @Elm Valley L 50 84 DCL
02/03/53* @Mt. Gilead L 41 50 MBC
02/06/53* @Radnor W 52 48 DCL - NEED BOX
02/10/53 Hyatts W 60 42 Class B Delaware County Tournament at Ohio Wesleyan
02/12/53 Elm Valley L 40 49 Class B Delaware County Tournament at Ohio Wesleyan
02/13/53 Scioto Valley L Class B Delaware County Tournament at Ohio Wesleyan
Cardington-Lincoln
Coach: Dennis Bell
Record: 5-18 (2-3 MBC; 2-10 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Noel Underwood (320 pts/15.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/25/52* Marengo L 35 36 MCL - First game in new gym
12/02/52* Johnstown W 48 46 MBC
12/05/52* Chesterville L 45 50 MCL
12/09/52 @Fredericktown L 48 76
12/12/52* @Edison L 53 64 MCL
12/13/52* Richwood L 47 79 MBC
12/16/52* Johnsville L 48 69 MCL
12/19/52* @Iberia L 55 57 MCL
12/23/52* Sparts L 55 57 MCL - OT
01/06/53 @Mt. Gilead L 40 59
01/09/53* @Marengo L 45 52 MCL
01/10/53 @Marion St. Mary L 54 60 At Marion Coliseum
01/16/53* @Chesterville L 46 57 MCL
01/17/53* Elm Valley L 32 61 MBC
01/20/53* @Johnsville L 40 66 MCL
01/23/53 Mt. Gilead L 57 59 MBC - 2OT
01/27/53* @Big Walnut W 63 61 MBC - OT
01/30/53* Iberia L 48 63 MCL
02/03/53* Edison W 48 45 MCL
02/06/53* @Sparta W 51 45 MCL
02/11/53 Chesterville L 47 59 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School
02/13/53 Marengo W 59 44 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School
02/18/53 Chesterville L 52 58 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School
Elm Valley
Coach: Kenneth Paul
Record: 21-4 (5-0 MBC: 7-0 DCL)
Leading Scorer: James Pendleton (333 pts/16.6 avg) (missing 5 games)
Date Versus W/L EVHS OPP
12/02/52 Marengo W 54 42 NEED BOX
12/05/52* Hyatts W 63 43 DCL
12/09/52* @Big Walnut W 41 32 MBC
12/12/52 Radnor W 41 26 DCL - NEED BOX
12/13/52* @Johnstown W 66 53 MBC
12/19/52* Mt. Gilead W 57 54 MBC
12/26/52 Lexington L 46 47 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/27/52 Radnor W 42 31 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/03/53 Alumni W 52 45 NEED BOX
01/06/53 @Fredericktown L 52 65
01/09/53* @Orange W 63 58 DCL - NEED BOX
01/13/53 Morral W 52 51
01/16/53* @Powell W 76 47 DCL
01/17/53* @Cardington W 61 32 MBC - NEED BOX
01/23/53* @Scioto Valley W 63 54 DCL
01/27/53* @Richwood W 72 70 MBC
01/30/53* Big Walnut W 84 50 DCL
02/03/53 @Marion St. Mary L 48 55
02/05/53* ?Berlin W 65 46 DCL - At Big Walnut High School
02/09/53 Orange W 56 38 Class B Delaware County Tournament at Ohio Wesleyan
02/12/53 Big Walnut W 49 40 Class B Delaware County Tournament at Ohio Wesleyan
02/14/53 Berlin W 50 43 Class B Delaware County Tournament at Ohio Wesleyan
02/20/53 Radnor W 56 47 Class B Delaware County Tournament at Ohio Wesleyan
02/25/53 Pleasantville W 47 44 Class B District Tournament at Capital University
02/27/53 Marysville L 33 35 Class B District Tournament at Capital University
Johnstown
Coach: Gerald Hartman
Record: 5-18 (3-8 LCL; 0-5 MBC)
Leading Scorer: Jon Piper (211 pts/9.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L JHS OPP
11/28/52* @Richwood L 28 61 MBC
12/02/52* @Cardington-Lincoln L 46 48 MBC
12/05/52* @Pataskala L 40 54 LCL
12/09/52 Pickerington L 51 64
12/12/52* Hebron L 30 60 LCL
12/13/52* Elm Valley L 53 66 MBC
12/19/52* Jacksontown W 63 49 LCL
12/23/52* Mt. Gilead L 32 49 MBC
01/02/53 Chesterhill L 27 59
01/06/53* @Kirkersville L 40 48 LCL
01/09/53* @Summit Station L 42 50 LCL
01/13/53* @Big Walnut L 36 50 MBC
01/16/53* @Hartford L 51 72 LCL
01/23/53* Hanover-Tobose W 67 64 LCL
01/24/53* Utica L 47 55 LCL
01/30/53* @Homer L 42 54 LCL
01/31/53 @Granville L 41 53
02/06/53* Etna L 54 60
02/07/53* Alexandria W 51 49
02/11/53 Etna W 54 51 Class B Licking County Tournament at Denison Field House
02/14/53 Utica W 42 32 Class B Licking County Tournament at Denison Field House
02/19/53 Hebron L 31 68 Class B Licking County Tournament at Denison Field House
02/20/53 Homer L 39 43 Class B Licking County Tournament at Denison Field House
Mt. Gilead
Coach: Les Grace
Record: 12-7 (3-2 MBC)
Leading Scorer: Ted Moody (245 pts/12.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L MGHS OPP
12/02/52 Caledonia W 61 56
12/06/52 Alumni W 55 40
12/09/52 Edison W 62 43
12/12/52 Claridon W 53 51
12/16/52 Carey W 54 51
12/19/52* @Elm Valley L 54 57
12/23/52* @Johnstown W 49 32
01/06/53 Cardington-Lincoln W 59 40
01/09/53 Johnsville L 59 69
01/13/53 @Lexington L 64 69 OT
01/16/53 @Edison W 75 66
01/20/53* @Richwood L 60 64
01/23/53* @Cardington-Lincoln W 59 57 2OT
01/27/53 Marion St. Mary W 55 40
02/03/53* Big Walnut W 50 41
02/06/53 Iberia W 60 48
02/10/53 Fredericktown L 59 77
02/13/53 @Marysville L 53 67
02/18/53 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 55 56 Class B Exempt Tournament at Otterbein College
Richwood
Coach: Dick Fetter
Record: 19-5 (4-1 MBC; 9-1 UCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Oman (486 pts/20.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L RHS OPP
11/21/52* @Darby W 77 43 UCL
11/26/52* Union W 59 57 UCL
11/28/52* Johnstown W 61 28 MBC
12/05/52 Marysville W 53 46
12/06/52* @Magnetic Springs W 82 56 UCL
12/12/52* Byhalia-York L 46 50 UCL
12/13/52* @Cardington-Lincoln W 79 47 MBC
12/19/52* @Northwestern W 64 60 UCL - At Raymond
01/03/53 @Marion St. Mary L 40 46 At Marion Coliseum
01/06/53* @Big Walnut W 106 33 MBC
01/09/53* Darby W 97 41 UCL
01/13/53 @Pleasant W 76 71
01/16/53* @Union W 79 71 UCL - At Milford Center
01/20/53* Mt. Gilead W 64 60 MBC
01/23/53* Magnetic Springs W 84 62 UCL
01/27/53* Elm Valley L 70 72 MBC
01/29/53* @Byhalia-York W 50 43 01/31 - UCL - At Marysville High School
02/06/53* Northwestern W 67 53 UCL - At Liberty?
02/07/53 @Columbus University W 66 53
02/11/53 Magnetic Springs L 49 56 Class B Union County Tournament at Marysville High School
02/17/53 Byhalia-York W 53 29 Class B Union County Tournament at Marysville High School
02/19/53 Northwestern W 73 61 Class B Union County Tournament at Marysville High School
02/21/53 Magnetic Springs W 61 56 Class B Union County Tournament at Marysville High School
02/24/53 Hebron L 56 74 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Mid-Buckeye Conference Standings
Team MBC OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Elm Valley 5 - 0 297 241 59.40 48.20
Richwood 4 - 1 380 240 76.00 48.00
Mt. Gilead 3 - 2 272 251 54.40 50.20
Cardington-Lincoln 2 - 3 247 306 49.40 61.20
Big Walnut 1 - 4 217 296 43.40 59.20
Johnstown 0 - 5 195 274 39.00 54.80
Totals 15 - 15 1608 1608 53.60 53.60
Mid-Buckeye Conference Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 28.20 Dick Oman Richwood 141 5
2 19.75 James Pendleton Elm Valley 79 4 missing 1 game
3 17.50 Noel Underwood Cardington-Lincoln 70 4
4 16.40 Ronnie Dildine Richwood 82 5
5 15.00 John Humes Elm Valley 60 4 missing 1 game
6 14.00 Tom Shields Richwood 70 5
7 12.40 Ted Moody Mt. Gilead 62 5
8 11.50 Poppler Big Walnut 46 4
9 11.40 Jon Piper Johnstown 57 5
10 11.20 Jim Richardson Mt. Gilead 56 5
Mid-Buckeye Conference Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 39 Dick Oman Richwood Big Walnut 01/06/1953
2 33 James Pendleton Elm Valley Richwood 01/27/1953
3 32 Dick Oman Richwood Cardington 12/13/1952
4 27 Ronnie Dildine Richwood Big Walnut 01/06/1953
5 26 Dick Oman Richwood Mt. Gilead 01/20/1953
6 25 Dick Oman Richwood Elm Valley 01/27/1953
7 22 Jon Piper Johnstown Elm Valley 12/13/1952
8 21 Noel Underwood Cardington-Lincoln Mt. Gilead 01/23/1953
21 Noel Underwood Cardington-Lincoln Big Walnut 01/27/1953
10 20 Jim Richardson Mt. Gilead Elm Valley 12/19/1952
20 Rodney Kauber Johnstown Big Walnut 01/13/1953
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