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 Return to the Mid-Buckeye Conference index Email Me