1997-98 Mid-Buckeye Conference Boys Basketball Scores


Centerburg
Coach:  Jim Simpson
Record:  8-14 (5-7 MBC)
Leading Scorer:  Kevin Berry (260 pts/13.0 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/05/97	Millersport		W	65	58
12/12/97*	@Northridge		L	68	83
12/13/97	Columbus West		L	63     104
12/16/97*	Danville		W	79	66
12/19/97*	East Knox		W	70	55
12/20/97	@Buckeye Valley		L	58	89
12/23/97*	@Johnstown		L	63	66
12/29/97	@Northmor		L	48	63
01/03/98	@Columbus Academy	L	58	64
01/09/98*	Lucas			W	87	73
01/10/98	@Clear Fork		L	68	88
01/17/98*	Worthington Christian	L	56	98
01/23/98*	Northridge		L	66	68
01/27/98*	@Danville		L	55	77
01/30/98*	@East Knox		L	66	70
01/31/98	@Highland		L	68	78
02/06/98*	Johnstown		W	87	74
02/10/98*	@Lucas			W	86	82
02/13/98	Mansfield Christian	W	59	55
02/21/98*	@Worthington Christian	L	75     111
02/27/98	Mt. Gilead		W	76	62	Division III Sectional Tournament at Newark High School
03/03/98	Elgin			L	53	58	Division III Sectional Tournament at Newark High School


Danville
Coach:  Sean Maudsley
Record:  10-11 (7-5 MBC)
Leading Scorer:  Luke Hanners (232 pts/11.0 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/05/97	@Tree of Life		W	90	72
12/06/97	@Marion Catholic	L	77	91
12/12/97*	Worthington Christian	L	70	82
12/13/97	@Fredericktown		L	65	77
12/16/97*	@Centerburg		L	66	79
12/19/97*	Johnstown		W	77	51
12/20/97	Mt. Gilead		W	71	61
12/23/97*	@East Knox		W	58	56
12/30/97	@Highland		L	54	70
01/03/98	Tree of Life		W	75	57
01/09/98*	Northridge		L	72	76
01/10/98	Mansfield Temple Chr.	L	59	73
01/16/98*	@Lucas			L	46	50
01/17/98	Loudonville		L	47	52
01/23/98*	@Worthington Christian	L	50	75
01/27/98*	Centerburg		W	77	55
01/30/98*	@Johnstown		W	59	47
02/06/98*	East Knox		W	72	53
02/10/98*	@Northridge		W	64	62
02/13/98*	Lucas			W	65	51
03/03/98	Worthington Christian	L	53	82	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Hilliard Davidson High School


East Knox
Coach:  Bob Buckingham
Record:  3-18 (3-9 MBC)
Leading Scorer:  Tim Arnold (323 pts/15.3 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/05/97	@Mt. Gilead		L	70	72
12/06/97	@Mansfield Christian	L	55	71
12/16/97*	@Johnstown		L	66	68
12/19/97*	@Centerburg		L	55	70
12/23/97*	Danville		L	56	58
12/30/97	@Licking Valley		L	59	67
01/03/98	Northmor		L	35	43
01/09/98*	Worthington Christian	L	74     105
01/10/98	@highland		L	45	97
01/16/98*	@Northridge		L	41	69
01/17/98*	Lucas			W	68	61
01/24/98	Mansfield Christian	L	44	55
01/27/98*	Johnstown		W	74	73	2OT
01/30/98*	Centerburg		W	70	66
01/31/98	Utica			L	61	74
02/06/98*	@Danville		L	53	72
02/10/98*	Worthington Christian	L	57	85
02/13/98*	Northridge		L	39	53
02/20/98*	@Lucas			L	67	79
02/21/98	Loudonville		L	58	60
03/03/98	Highland		L	60	84	Division III Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School


Johnstown
Coach:  John Kessler
Record:  8-13 (4-8 MBC)
Leading Scorer:  Nolan Bean (400 pts/19.0 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/06/97	@Heath			L	46	58
12/12/97*	@Lucas			W	58	45
12/16/97*	East Knox		W	68	66
12/19/97*	@Danville		L	51	77
12/20/97	@Millersport		L	59	80
12/23/97*	Centerburg		W	66	63
12/26/97	Utica			L	59	60	Holiday Tournament at Granville High School
12/27/97	@Granville		L	35	50	Holiday Tournament at Granville High School
01/03/98	@Licking Heights	W	63	58
01/10/98	West Jefferson		W	57	54
01/16/98*	@Worthington Christian	L	33	95
01/17/98*	Northridge		L	59	66	OT
01/23/98*	Lucas			W	63	51
01/24/98	@Licking Valley		W	70	66
01/27/98*	@East Knox		L	73	74	2OT
01/30/98*	Danville		L	47	59
02/06/98*	@Centerburg		L	74	87
02/07/98	New Albany		W	65	45
02/13/98*	Worthington Christian	L	70	89
02/20/98*	@Northridge		L	54	57
02/27/98	Highland		L	44	73	Division III Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School

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Lucas
Coach:  Todd Krill
Record:  5-16 (3-9 MBC)
Leading Scorer:  Elijah Foss (306 pts/14.5 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/05/97	Crestview		L	59	71
12/06/97	@Crestline		L	46	62
12/12/97*	Johnstown		L	45	58
12/16/97*	@Northridge		L	64	79
12/19/97*	@Worthington Christian	L	56	88
12/20/97	Mansfield St. Peter's	L	50	55
12/23/97	Wynford			L	53	66
01/03/98	Mt. Gilead		W	54	43
01/09/98*	@Centerburg		L	73	87
01/10/98	@Mansfield Christian	W	55	45
01/16/98*	Danville		W	50	46
01/17/98*	@East Knox		L	61	68
01/23/98*	@Johnstown		L	51	63
01/27/98*	Northridge		W	55	44
01/30/98*	Worthington Christian	L	60	71
02/10/98*	Centerburg		L	82	86
02/13/98*	@Danville		L	51	65
02/14/98	@Buckeye Central	L	46	67
02/20/98*	East Knox		W	79	67
02/21/98	Clear Fork		L	63	66
03/03/98	Mansfield Christian	L	44	49	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Lexington High School


Northridge
Coach:  Rich Bell
Record:  16-5 (9-3 MBC)
Leading Scorer:  Ryan Green (357 pts/17.0 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/05/97	@Utica			L	47	48
12/06/97	New Albany		W	64	56
12/12/97*	Centerburg		W	83	68
12/16/97*	Lucas			W	79	64
12/20/97	@Granville		W	71	60
12/27/97	Licking Valley		W	73	64
12/30/97*	@Worthington Christian	L	55	73
01/03/98	@Berne Union		W	65	53
01/09/98*	@Danville		W	76	72
01/16/98*	East Knox		W	69	41
01/17/98*	@Johnstown		W	66	59	OT
01/23/98*	@Centerburg		W	68	66
01/24/98	Millersport		W	60	54
01/27/98*	@Lucas			L	44	55
01/30/98	Marion Catholic		W	76	67
02/06/98*	Worthington Christian	W	87	86	OT
02/10/98*	Danville		L	62	64
02/13/98*	@East Knox		W	53	39
02/20/98*	Johnstown		W	57	54
02/21/98	Heath			W	74	58
03/03/98	Canal Winchester	L	43	66	Division III Sectional Tournament at Newark High School


Worthington Christian
Coach:  Ray Slagle
Record:  21-3 (11-1 MBC)
Leading Scorer:  Sam Smith (454 pts/18.9 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/05/97	Buckeye Valley		W	75	58
12/06/97	@Columbus Northland	L	66	73
12/12/97*	@Danville		W	82	70
12/19/97*	Lucas			W	88	56
12/20/97	Columbus Academy	W	66	51
12/30/97*	Northridge		W	73	55
01/09/98*	@East Knox		W      105	74
01/10/98	Bexley			W	75	59
01/16/98*	Johnstown		W	95	33
01/17/98*	@Centerburg		W	98	56
01/20/98	@Delaware Hayes		W	82	72
01/23/98*	Danville		W	75	50
01/24/98	@Grandview		W	83	65
01/30/98*	@Lucas			W	71	60
01/31/98	@Columbus Watterson	W	69	56
02/06/98*	@Northridge		L	86	87	OT
02/10/98*	East Knox		W	85	57
02/13/98*	@Johnstown		W	89	70
02/14/98	@Columbus Whetstone	W	98	74
02/21/98*	Centerburg		W      111	75
03/03/98	Danville		W	82	53	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Hilliard Davidson High School
03/06/98	Columbus Academy	W	77	63	Division IV Sectional Tournament at Hilliard Davidson High School
03/11/98	Fairbanks		W	65	52	Division IV District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/14/98	Grandview		L	59	67	Division IV District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum

Mid-Buckeye Conference Standings

Team MBC OFF DEF OAVG DAVG Worthington Christian 11 - 1 1058 743 88.16 61.91 Northridge 9 - 3 799 741 66.58 61.75 Danville 7 - 5 776 737 64.66 61.41 Centerburg 5 - 7 858 923 71.50 76.91 Johnstown 4 - 8 716 829 59.66 69.08 East Knox 3 - 9 720 859 60.00 71.58 Lucas 3 - 9 727 822 60.58 68.05 Totals 42 - 42 5654 5654 67.31 67.31

Mid-Buckeye Conference Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 20.75 Nolan Bean Johnstown 249 12 2 19.50 Clay Smith Worthington Christian 234 12 3 19.25 Sam Smith Worthington Christian 231 12 4 17.41 Ryan Green Northridge 209 12 5 16.08 Tim Arnold East Knox 193 12 6 16.08 Tony Price Northridge 193 12 7 15.66 Elijah Foss Lucas 188 12 8 13.83 Brad Higgins Johnstown 166 12 9 12.90 Andrew Martin Lucas 129 10 10 12.66 Matt Porterfield Centerburg 152 12

Mid-Buckeye Conference Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 34 Ryan Green Northridge Lucas 12/16/1997 2 33 Matt Porterfield Centerburg Johnstown 02/06/1998 33 Tony Price Northridge Danville 02/10/1998 33 Clay Smith Worthington Christian Johnstown 02/13/1998 5 30 Nolan Bean Johnstown Centerburg 12/23/1997 30 Nolan Bean Johnstown Lucas 01/23/1998 7 29 Ryan Green Northridge Worthington Christian 02/06/1998 8 28 Brad Higgins Johnstown Centerburg 02/06/1998 9 27 Clay Smith Worthington Christian Northridge 12/30/1997 10 26 Lynn Lyons Danville Worthington Christian 12/12/1997 26 Brad Higgins Johnstown East Knox 01/27/1998 26 Tim Arnold East Knox Danville 02/06/1998 26 Nolan Bean Johnstown Centerburg 02/06/1998 Return to the Mid-Buckeye Conference index Email Me