1996-97 Mid-Buckeye Conference
1996-97 Mid-Buckeye Conference Boys Basketball Scores
Centerburg
Coach: Jim Simpson
Record: 4-16 (3-9 MBC)
Leading Scorer: Kevin Berry (274 pts/14.4 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/96 @Millersport W 78 76 OT
12/06/96* Worthington Christian L 53 109
12/10/96* Northridge L 52 82
12/13/96* @Danville L 54 66
12/14/96 @Mansfield Christian L 45 73
12/17/96* @East Knox L 42 78
12/21/96 Buckeye Valley L 51 73 NEED BOX
12/28/96 Northmor L 63 90
01/03/97* Johnstown W 77 74 2OT
01/04/97 Columbus Academy L 53 59
01/07/97 @Columbus Ready L 41 69
01/10/97* @Lucas W 47 41
01/17/97* @Worthington Christian L 42 70
01/18/97 Clear Fork L 65 84
01/21/97* @Northridge L 55 73
01/24/97* Danville L 65 69
01/31/97* East Knox L 81 86 OT
02/04/97* @Johnstown L 65 69
02/07/97* Lucas W 63 53
02/22/97 Danville L 51 69 Division IV Sectional Tournament at Ridgedale High School
Danville
Coach: Sean Maudsley
Record: 10-12 (6-6 MBC)
Leading Scorer: Lynn Lyons (260 pts/11.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/96 @Tree of Life W 68 47
11/30/96 Marion Catholic W 76 47
12/03/96 Mansfield Temple Chr. L 51 64
12/07/96 Fredericktown W 66 40
12/10/96* @Worthington Christian L 62 78
12/13/96* Centerburg W 66 54
12/14/96 @Mt. Gilead L 54 82
12/17/96* @Johnstown W 64 59
12/21/96 @Newark Catholic L 41 61
12/27/96 Highland L 49 75
01/03/97* East Knox L 68 70
01/10/97* @Northridge L 63 78
01/11/97* Lucas W 66 42
01/18/97 @Loudonville L 42 66
01/21/97* Worthington Christian L 62 75
01/24/97* @Centerburg W 69 65
01/31/97* Johnstown W 71 56
02/04/97* @East Knox L 53 55
02/07/97* Northridge L 44 49
02/14/97* @Lucas W 50 42
02/22/97 Centerburg W 69 51 Division IV Sectional Tournament at Ridgdale High School
02/28/97 Worthington Christian L 51 84 Division IV Sectional Tournament at Ridgdale High School
East Knox
Coach: Bob Buckingham
Record: 8-13 (7-5 MBC)
Leading Scorer: Matt Pope (305 pts/14.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/96 Mt. Gilead L 56 70
11/30/96 Mansfield Christian L 49 59
12/06/96* @Lucas W 74 71
12/13/96* Johnstown L 64 68
12/17/96* Centerburg W 78 42
12/21/96 @Northmor L 55 65
12/27/96 @Clear Fork L 54 62
12/28/96 Licking Valley L 56 65
01/03/97* @Danville W 70 68
01/10/97* @Worthington Christian L 36 77
01/11/97* Northridge L 53 64
01/18/97 @Mansfield Christian W 51 50
01/21/97 @Utica L 59 74
01/24/97* @Johnstown W 74 64
01/31/97* @Centerburg W 86 81 OT
02/01/97* Lucas W 92 61 01/17
02/04/97* Danville W 55 53
02/07/97* Worthington Christian L 50 101
02/14/97* @Northridge L 46 67
02/15/97 @Loudonville L 61 63
02/19/97 Fairbanks L 60 66 Division IV Sectional Tournament at Ridgedale High School
Johnstown
Coach: Roger Montgomery (through 12/21) and John Kessler
Record: 3-18 (2-10 MBC)
Leading Scorer: Brad Higgins (301 pts/14.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/96 @Liberty Union L 56 74
12/06/96* @Northridge L 70 92
12/07/96 Licking Valley L 54 55
12/10/96* Lucas L 62 65
12/13/96* @East Knox W 68 64
12/14/96 Heath L 39 70
12/17/96* Danville L 59 64
12/21/96 Millersport W 64 54
12/27/96 @Granville L 49 57 At Granville Classic
12/28/96 Newark Catholic L 49 67 At Granville Classic
01/03/97* @Centerburg L 74 77 2OT
01/04/97 Licking Heights L 57 76
01/11/97* Worthington Christian L 42 124
01/17/97* Northridge L 34 61
01/21/97* @Lucas L 51 70
01/24/97* East Knox L 64 74
01/31/97* @Danville L 56 71
02/04/97* Centerburg W 69 65
02/08/97 @New Albany L 43 68
02/14/97* @Worthington Christian L 33 96
02/21/97 Granville L 58 76 Division III Sectional Tournament at Newark High School
Lucas
Coach: Randy Farst
Record: 2-19 (2-10 MBC)
Leading Scorer: Scott Sauder (196 pts/12.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/96 @Crestview L 41 58
11/30/96 Crestline L 57 82
12/06/96* East Knox L 71 74
12/10/96* @Johnstown W 65 62
12/13/96* Northridge L 43 61
12/20/96 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 53 69
12/21/96* @Worthington Christian L 37 78
12/27/96 Mansfield Christian L 39 54
01/04/97 @Mansfield Christian L 56 64
01/10/97* Centerburg L 41 47
01/11/97* @Danville L 42 66
01/21/97* Johnstown W 70 51
01/24/97* @Northridge L 56 69
01/28/97 @Clear Fork L 51 88
01/31/97* Worthington Christian L 51 96
02/01/97* @East Knox L 61 92 01/17
02/07/97* @Centerburg L 53 63
02/08/97 Buckeye Central L 50 83
02/14/97* Danville L 42 50
02/18/97 Hillsdale L 42 59
02/25/97 Crestline L 30 54 Division IV Sectional Tournament at Lexington High School
Northridge
Coach: Rich Bell
Record: 19-5 (10-2 MBC)
Leading Scorer: Will Arter (409 pts/17.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/03/96 @New Albany L 57 65
12/06/96* Johnstown W 92 70
12/10/96* @Centerburg W 82 52
12/13/96* @Lucas W 61 43
12/14/96 Utica W 71 57
12/21/96 Granville W 57 39
12/27/96 @Licking Valley W 52 44
12/28/96 @Philo L 55 71
01/03/97* Worthington Christian L 70 84
01/10/97* Danville W 78 63
01/11/97* @East Knox W 64 53
01/17/97* @Johnstown W 61 34
01/18/97 Berne Union W 69 35
01/21/97* Centerburg W 73 55
01/24/97* Lucas W 69 56
02/01/97 @Millersport W 62 54
02/04/97* @Worthington Christian L 73 100
02/07/97* @Danville W 49 44
02/14/97* East Knox W 67 46
02/15/97 @Heath W 70 66
02/25/97 Amanda-Clearcreek W 68 56 Division III Sectional Tournament at Newark High School
03/01/97 Pleasant W 57 53 Division III District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/07/97 Grandview W 66 59 Division III District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/12/97 Cincinnati Wyoming L 56 59 Division III Regional Tournament at University Dayton Arena
Worthington Christian
Coach: Ray Slagle
Record: 22-3 (12-0 MBC)
Leading Scorer: Bryan Weakley (472 pts/21.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/96 Columbus Northland W 90 58
12/06/96* @Centerburg W 109 53
12/07/96 @Buckeye Valley W 70 58 NEED BOX
12/10/96* Danville W 78 62
12/14/96 @Columbus Academy W 59 57 NEED BOX
12/21/96* Lucas W 78 37
12/30/96 Mansfield Temple Chr. W 99 52
01/03/97* @Northridge W 84 70
01/10/97* East Knox W 77 36
01/11/97* @Johnstown W 124 42
01/17/97* Centerburg W 70 42
01/18/97 Grandview L 61 62 NEED BOX
01/21/97* @Danville W 75 62
01/25/97 Delaware Hayes W 87 61
01/31/97* @Lucas W 96 51
02/01/97 Columbus Watterson L 68 77
02/04/97* Northridge W 100 73
02/07/97* @East Knox W 101 50
02/14/97* Johnstown W 96 33
02/15/97 Columbus Whetstone W 67 66
02/22/97 Wellington School W 90 34 Division IV Sectional Tournament at Ridgedale High School
02/28/97 Danville W 84 51 Division IV Sectional Tournament at Ridgedale High School
03/05/97 Columbus Hartley W 73 44 Division IV District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/08/97 Cardington-Lincoln W 80 50 Division IV District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/11/97 Norwalk St. Paul L 67 70 Division IV Regional Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Mid-Buckeye Conference Standings
Team MBC OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Worthington Christian 12 - 0 1088 611 90.66 50.91
Northridge 10 - 2 839 700 69.91 58.33
East Knox 7 - 5 778 817 64.83 68.08
Danville 6 - 6 738 723 61.50 60.25
Centerburg 3 - 9 696 870 58.00 72.50
Johnstown 2 - 10 682 923 56.83 76.91
Lucas 2 - 10 632 809 52.66 67.41
Totals 42 - 42 5453 5453 64.91 64.91
Mid-Buckeye Conference Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 23.16 Bryan Weakley Worthington Christian 278 12
2 17.16 Will Arter Northridge 206 12
3 15.25 Kevin Berry Centerburg 183 12
4 14.00 Matt Pope East Knox 168 12
5 13.91 Brad Higgins Johnstown 167 12
6 13.72 Joe Winstead East Knox 151 11
7 13.41 Lynn Lyons Danville 161 12
8 12.77 Scott Sauder Lucas 115 9
9 12.30 Bob Mercer Northridge 123 10
10 11.91 Clay Smith Worthington Christian 143 12
#Lucas Brad Swank scored 69 in first 4 games for 17.25 average but missed the rest of the season
Mid-Buckeye Conference Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 40 Will Arter Northridge Johnstown 12/06/1996
2 38 Bryan Weakley Worthington Christian Johnstown 01/11/1997
3 31 Joe Winstead East Knox Centerburg 12/17/1996
31 Bryan Weakley Worthington Christian Northridge 01/03/1997
31 Bryan Weakley Worthington Christian Danville 01/21/1997
6 30 Matt Pope East Knox Lucas 12/06/1996
7 27 Scott Sauder Lucas East Knox 02/01/1997
8 26 Bryan Weakley Worthington Christian Centerburg 12/06/1996
26 Kevin Berry Centerburg Johnstown 01/03/1997
26 Will Arter Northridge Worthington Christian 02/04/1997
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