1953-54 Mid-Buckeye Conference Boys Basketball Scores
Cardington-Lincoln
Coach: Dennis Bell
Record: 6-17 (0-5 MBC; 0-4 MOC; 4-8 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dean Curl (260 pts/11.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
12/04/53* Iberia L 42 62 MCL
12/11/53* Chesterville L 35 52 MCL
12/12/53* @Richwood L 70 81 MBC; MOC
12/18/53* @Johnsville L 54 73 MCL
12/19/53 @Johnstown L 48 63 MBC
12/22/53 Fredericktown L 59 69
12/23/53* @Marengo W 62 55 MCL
01/08/54* Edison W 60 56 MCL
01/09/54* Marion St. Mary L 49 72 MOC
01/12/54 Mt. Gilead W 50 49
01/15/54* @Iberia L 59 81 MCL
01/16/54* @Elm Valley L 49 52 MBC; MOC
01/19/54 Big Walnut L 68 69 MBC - OT
01/22/54* Johnsville L 44 52 MCL
01/26/54* @Sparta L 41 58 MCL
01/29/54* Marengo W 55 37 MCL
02/02/54* @Edison W 70 63 MCL
02/05/54* @Mt. Gilead L 58 62 MBC; MOC
02/06/54* Sparta L 69 70 MCL
02/12/54* @Chesterville L 60 70 MCL
02/17/54 Johnsville L 46 56 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/54 Edison W 59 57 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School
02/24/54 Sparta L 51 61 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School
Elm Valley
Coach: Ken Paul
Record: 12-10 (4-4 DCL; 3-1 MBC; 2-2 MOC)
Leading Scorer: John Humes (315 pts/14.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L EVHS OPP
12/01/53 @Marengo W 66 25
12/04/53* Radnor W 46 36 DCL
12/11/53* @Scioto Valley W 61 38 DCL
12/12/53* Johnstown L 46 50 MBC
12/18/53* @Mt. Gilead L 47 49 MBC; MOC
12/28/53 Marion St. Mary L 40 54 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/29/53 Radnor W 40 24 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/05/54 Fredericktown W 54 43
01/08/54* Olentangy L 47 53 DCL
01/12/54 @Morral W 62 60
01/15/54* @Big Walnut L 36 46 ?MBC?; DCL
01/16/54* Cardington-Lincoln W 52 49 MBC; MOC
01/19/54* Scioto Valley W 43 42 DCL
01/22/54* @Radnor L 37 38 DCL
01/23/54* Richwood W 66 50 MBC; MOC
01/29/54* @Olentangy L 41 52 DCL
02/06/54* @Marion St. Mary L 51 53
02/12/54* Big Walnut W 53 43 ?MBC?; DCL
02/19/54 Big Walnut W 62 54 Class B Delaware County Tournament at Ohio Wesleyan College
02/23/54 Olentangy W 61 60 Class B Delaware County Tournament at Ohio Wesleyan College
02/26/54 Olentangy L 38 56 Class B Delaware County Tournament at Ohio Wesleyan College
03/08/54 Lancaster St. Mary L 29 53 Class B District Tournament at Capital University
Mt. Gilead
Coach: Les Grace
Record: 20-4 (5-0 MBC; 4-0 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Ted Moody (441 pts/18.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L MGHS OPP
12/08/53 @Crestline W 60 48
12/11/53* Marion St. Mary W 53 51 MOC
12/15/53 @Iberia W 73 71
12/18/53* Elm Valley W 49 47 MBC; MOC
12/22/53 Marysville W 75 52
01/05/54 Crestline W 67 35
01/12/54 @Cardington-Lincoln L 49 50
01/15/54 Marengo W 72 35
01/19/54 Johnsville W 68 58
01/22/54 Edison W 82 62
01/26/54 Caledonia W 64 42
01/29/54 @Marion St. Mary L 49 55 At Marion Coliseum
02/05/54* Richwood W 64 51 MBC; MOC
02/05/54* Cardington-Lincoln W 62 58 MBC; MOC
02/09/54 Fredericktown L 62 68
02/12/54 Johnstown W 78 46 MBC
02/13/54* @Big Walnut W 60 51 MBC
02/16/54 Gambier W 51 44
02/26/54 Columbus University W 57 48 Class B Exempt Tournament at Otterbein College
03/01/54 Midway W 66 46 Class B District Tournament at Capital University
03/06/54 Newark St. Francis W 70 64 Class B District Tournament at Capital University - OT
03/10/54 Bremen W 61 55 Class B District Tournament at Capital University - OT
03/13/54 Williamsport W 67 56 Class B District Tournament at Capital University
03/19/54 Westmont L 43 49 Class B Regional Tournament at Troy Hobart Arena
Richwood
Coach: Dick Fetter
Record: 8-13 (2-3 MBC; 1-3 MOC; 5-5 UCL)
Leading Scorer: Tom Shields (376 pts/17.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L RHS OPP
11/20/53* Darby W 62 42 UCL
11/21/53* Johnstown W 52 47 MBC
11/24/53* @Union W 62 33 UCL
12/04/53 @Marysville L 44 59
12/05/53 @Morral L 58 75
12/11/53* @Byhalia-York W 74 64 UCL
12/12/53* Cardington-Lincoln W 81 70 MBC - MOC
12/18/53* @Northwestern W 55 50 UCL
12/22/53* Magnetic Springs W 73 68 UCL
01/08/54* Marion St. Mary L 50 72 MOC
01/15/54* @Darby L 41 73 UCL
01/22/54* Union L 54 59 UCL
01/23/54* @Elm Valley L 50 66 MBC - MOC
01/26/54* Big Walnut L 51 57 MBC
01/29/54* @Magnetic Springs L 63 69 UCL
02/02/54* @Mt. Gilead L 51 64 MBC - MOC
02/05/54* Byhalia-York L 46 48 UCL
02/12/54* @Northwestern L 60 61 UCL
02/18/54 Byhalia-York L 37 38 Class B Union County Tournament at Marysville High School
02/20/54 Union W 60 59 Class B Union County Tournament at Marysville High School
02/24/54 Northwestern L 44 48 Class B Union County Tournament at Marysville High School
Mid-Buckeye Conference Standings
Team MBC OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Mt. Gilead 5 - 0 313 253 62.60 50.60
Johnstown 3 - 2 267 284 53.40 56.80
Big Walnut 2 - 2 237 240 59.25 60.00 missing Elm Valley game - split in 2
Elm Valley 2 - 2 211 198 52.75 49.50 missing Big Walnut game - split in 2
Richwood 2 - 3 285 304 57.00 60.80
Cardington-Lincoln 0 - 5 293 327 58.60 65.40
Totals 14 - 14 1606 1606 57.35 57.35
Mid-Buckeye Conference Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
21.00 Tom Shields Richwood 105 5
19.50 John Humes Elm Valley 78 4 missing 1 game
16.60 Richard King Cardington-Lincoln 83 5
16.20 Ted Moody Mt. Gilead 81 5
12.80 Jon Sellers Cardington-Lincoln 64 5
10.60 John Mosher Mt. Gilead 53 5 missing 1 game
10.50 Walt Borchers Elm Valley 42 4 missing 1 game
10.00 Eugene Borden Elm Valley 40 4 missing 1 game
10.00 Max Hoffman Richwood 40 4
Mid-Buckeye Conference Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 29 Richard King Cardington-Lincoln Mt. Gilead 02/05/1954
2 27 John Humes Elm Valley Richwood 01/23/1954
3 25 Tom Shields Richwood Johnstown 11/21/1953
25 Tom Shields Richwood Cardington-Lincoln 12/12/1953
25 Jon Sellers Cardington-Lincoln Big Walnut 01/19/1954
25 Tom Shields Richwood Big Walnut 01/26/1954
7 22 Max Hoffman Richwood Cardington-Lincoln 12/12/1953
8 21 John Humes Elm Valley Cardington-Lincoln 01/16/1954
21 Ted Moody Mt. Gilead Johnstown 02/12/1954
10 20 Tom Shields Richwood Mt. Gilead 02/02/1954
20 John Bachelder Mt. Gilead Cardington-Lincoln 02/05/1954
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