1972-73 Mid-Ohio Conference Boys Basketball Scores
Big Walnut
Coach: Bob Shoemaker
Record: 15-6 (5-2 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Wayman Lawrence (431 pts/22.6 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L BWHS OPP
11/18/72 @Cardington-Lincoln W 75 30
11/25/72 @Olentangy W 60 37
12/01/72 Buckeye Valley L 55 60 At Otterbein College
12/02/72 Dublin W 70 63
12/08/72 Northmor W 73 58
12/09/72 @Mansfield St. Peter's W 52 49 OT
12/15/72* Cardington-Lincoln W 52 51
12/22/72 Columbus Watterson L 62 67
01/05/73* @Northmor W 68 57
01/06/73 Jonathan Alder W 62 41 NEED BOX
01/12/73* Mt. Gilead W 51 45
01/19/73* @Highland W 64 60
01/25/73* @Marion Catholic W 51 45
01/27/73 Olentangy W 52 51 NEED BOX
02/02/73* North Union L 59 61
02/09/73* @Buckeye Valley L 46 62
02/16/73 @Mt. Gilead W 57 44
02/24/73 Columbus Watterson W 61 50 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/03/73 Olentangy W 48 38 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/08/73 Bexley L 59 81 Class AA District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Buckeye Valley
Coach: Dick Meyer
Record: 18-4 (7-0 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Larry Downing (416 pts/18.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L BVHS OPP
11/17/72 Columbus Ready L 54 73
11/22/72 @Worthington W 50 47
11/24/72 Elgin W 80 55
12/01/72 @Big Walnut W 60 55 At Otterbein College
12/09/72 @River Valley W 48 47 OT
12/27/72 Elgin W 77 30 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/28/72 Columbus North L 49 51 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/05/73* North Union W 68 59
01/12/73* @Highland W 84 59
01/13/73 Mt. Vernon W 59 58
01/19/73* @Cardington-Lincoln W 72 58
01/20/73 Marysville W 34 26
01/26/73* Northmor W 69 54
01/27/73 @Delaware Hayes L 45 52
02/02/73* @Mt. Gilead W 53 49 OT
02/09/73* Big Walnut W 62 46
02/13/73* @Marion Catholic W 63 41 At Marion Coliseum
02/16/73 Olentangy W 57 54
02/23/73 Elgin W 43 34 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/03/73 Mt. Gilead W 52 44 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/08/73 Lakewood W 59 54 Class AA District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/10/73 Bexley L 54 55 Class AA District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Cardington-Lincoln
Coach: Jerry Smith
Record: 5-14 (2-5 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Steve Cowles (174 pts/9.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/18/72 Big Walnut L 30 75
11/25/72 @East Knox L 50 63
12/02/72 Centerburg L 64 86
12/08/72 @Marion Catholic L 34 67
12/15/72* @Big Walnut L 51 52
12/28/72 Highland W 52 50 Holiday Tournament at Cardington-Lincoln High School
12/29/72 Northmor W 50 42 Holiday Tournament at Cardington-Lincoln High School
01/05/73* Marion Catholic L 48 55
01/06/73 @Mt. Gilead L 51 70
01/12/73* @North Union L 69 82
01/19/73* Buckeye Valley L 58 72
01/20/73 @Olentangy L 49 52
01/26/73* Highland W 75 65
01/27/73 Pleasant L 44 72
02/02/73* @Northmor W 71 61
02/03/73 Ridgedale L 59 75
02/09/73* Mt. Gilead L 56 63 OT
02/16/73 @Highland W 48 47
02/24/73 Marion Catholic L 40 59 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Highland
Coach: Ferrell Swinehart
Record: 6-15 (0-7 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Mike Linkous (341 pts/16.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L HHS OPP
11/24/72 @Centerburg L 36 56
11/25/72 Danville W 83 68
12/01/72 @East Knox W 70 68
12/02/72 @New Albany L 52 60
12/08/72 Johnstown L 61 70
12/09/72 Fredericktown L 43 46
12/15/72* @North Union L 70 85
12/16/72 Olentangy W 66 58
12/28/72 @Cardington-Lincoln L 50 52 Holiday Tournament at Cardington-Lincoln High School
12/29/72 Mt. Gilead L 61 73 Holiday Tournament at Cardington-Lincoln High School
01/05/73* @Mt. Gilead L 69 76
01/12/73* Buckeye Valley L 59 84
01/19/73* Big Walnut L 60 64
01/20/73 @Northridge W 62 59
01/26/73* @Cardington-Lincoln L 65 75
02/02/73* Marion Catholic L 41 68
02/09/73* @Northmor L 66 77
02/16/73 Cardington-Lincoln L 47 48
02/23/73 Johnstown W 64 53 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
03/02/73 Centerburg W 72 63 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
03/06/73 Ridgedale L 69 83 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Marion Catholic
Coach: Tom Boehm
Record: 10-10 (3-4 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Bob Murphy (356 pts/17.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L MCHS OPP
11/25/72 @Pleasant L 29 45
11/28/72 River Valley L 53 58
12/01/72 Riverdale L 41 43 2OT
12/08/72 Cardington-Lincoln W 67 34
12/09/72 @Northmor L 61 65 2OT
12/21/72 Ridgedale W 53 51 At Marion Coliseum
12/23/72 New Riegel W 72 44 At Marion Harding High School
12/30/72 @Fremont St. Joseph W 66 59
01/05/73* @Cardington-Lincoln W 55 48
01/06/73 @Colonel Crawford W 57 36
01/12/73* Northmor W 55 45
01/19/73* @Mt. Gilead L 63 64
01/25/73* Big Walnut L 45 51
02/02/73* @Highland W 68 41
02/03/73 Elgin L 53 55
02/09/73* @North Union L 62 73
02/13/73* Buckeye Valley L 41 63 At Marion Coliseum
02/16/73 @Fairbanks W 67 64
02/24/73 Cardington-Lincoln W 59 40 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/02/73 Ridgedale L 49 55 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Mt. Gilead
Coach: Dick Hamsher
Record: 9-11 (4-3 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Tom Zwayer (370 pts/18.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L MGHS OPP
11/21/72 @Elgin W 64 56
12/01/72 @Wynford L 46 51
12/02/72 Fredericktown L 60 67
12/09/72 @Ridgedale L 49 66
12/15/72* Northmor W 73 50
12/28/72 Northmor L 51 52 Holiday Tournament at Cardington-Lincoln High School
12/29/72 Highland W 73 61 Holiday Tournament at Cardington-Lincoln High School
01/05/73* Highland W 76 69
01/06/73 Cardington-Lincoln W 70 51
01/12/73* @Big Walnut L 45 51
01/19/73* Marion Catholic W 64 63
01/26/73* @North Union L 56 62
01/27/73 River Valley L 51 53
02/02/73* Buckeye Valley L 49 53 OT
02/03/73 Colonel Crawford W 58 56
02/09/73* @Cardington-Lincoln W 63 56 OT
02/10/73 @Pleasant L 48 73
02/16/73 Big Walnut L 44 57
02/23/73 River Valley W 65 49 Class AA Sectional Tournament t Marion Coliseum
03/03/73 Buckeye Valley L 44 52 Class AA Sectional Tournament t Marion Coliseum
North Union
Coach: Paul Bunnell
Record: 11-8 (6-1 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Jeff McElroy (267 pts/14.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L NUHS OPP
11/22/72 @Mt. Vernon L 50 84
11/25/72 Marysville W 52 50
12/01/72 @Fairbanks W 62 61
12/02/72 Elgin W 56 50 OT
12/09/72 Pleasant L 46 68
12/15/72* Highland W 85 70
12/16/72 Benjamin Logan L 60 76
12/22/72 @Triad W 78 52
12/28/72 Columbus North L 41 55 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/29/72 Elgin L 39 43 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/05/73* @Buckeye Valley L 59 68
01/06/73 River Valley W 69 67
01/12/73* Cardington-Lincoln W 82 69
01/19/73* @Northmor W 77 69 OT
01/26/73* Mt. Gilead W 62 56
02/02/73* @Big Walnut W 61 59
02/09/73* Marion Catholic W 73 62
02/10/73 @Ridgemont L 57 86
02/21/73 Columbus Watterson L 68 69 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Northmor
Coach: John Allensworth
Record: 5-14 (1-6 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Don Smith (255 pts/13.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L NHS OPP
11/25/72 Buckeye Central L 56 77
11/28/72 @Mansfield Christian L 61 78
12/02/72 @Ridgedale L 43 90
12/08/72 @Big Walnut L 58 73
12/09/72 Marion Catholic W 65 61 2OT
12/15/72* @Mt. Gilead L 50 73
12/21/72 Pleasant L 45 90
12/28/72 Mt. Gilead W 52 51 Holiday Tournament at Cardington-Lincoln High School
12/29/72 @Cardington-Lincoln L 42 50 Holiday Tournament at Cardington-Lincoln High School
01/05/73* Big Walnut L 57 68
01/06/73 Crestline W 65 54
01/12/73* @Marion Catholic L 45 55
01/13/73 @River Valley L 69 75
01/19/73* North Union L 69 77 OT
01/26/73* @Buckeye Valley L 54 69
02/02/73* Cardington-Lincoln L 61 71
02/09/73* Highland W 77 66
02/16/73 @Centerburg W 72 62
02/22/73 Pleasant L 28 54 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Mid-Ohio Conference Standings
Team MOC OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Buckeye Valley 7 - 0 471 366 67.28 52.28
North Union 6 - 1 499 453 71.28 64.71
Big Walnut 5 - 2 391 381 55.85 54.42
Mt. Gilead 4 - 3 426 404 60.85 57.71
Marion Catholic 3 - 4 389 385 55.57 55.00
Cardington-Lincoln 2 - 5 428 450 61.14 64.28
Northmor 1 - 6 413 479 59.00 68.42
Highland 0 - 7 430 529 61.42 75.57
Totals 28 - 28 3447 3447 61.55 61.55
Mid-Ohio Conference Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 25.57 Wayman Lawrence Big Walnut 179 7
2 22.14 Larry Downing Buckeye Valley 155 7
3 18.28 Tom Zwayer Mt. Gilead 128 7
4 17.28 Bob Murphy Marion Catholic 121 7
5 16.57 Mike Linkous Highland 116 7
6 15.57 Jeff McElroy North Union 109 7
7 15.14 Paul Higgins Highland 106 7
8 14.28 Jim Oman North Union 100 7
9 13.85 Yale Cline North Union 97 7
10 13.57 John Chapman Mt. Gilead 95 7
Mid-Ohio Conference Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 38 Wayman Lawrence Big Walnut Northmor 01/05/1973
2 32 Wayman Lawrence Big Walnut Highland 01/19/1973
3 29 Dan Krebehenne North Union Highland 12/15/1972
29 Wayman Lawrence Big Walnut North Union 02/02/1973
5 27 Tom Zwayer Mt. Gilead North Union 01/26/1973
6 26 Larry Downing Buckeye Valley North Union 01/05/1973
26 Yale Cline North Union Cardington-Lincoln 01/12/1973
26 Bob Murphy Marion Catholic Mt. Gilead 01/19/1973
9 25 Tom Zwayer Mt. Gilead Highland 01/05/1973
25 Larry Downing Buckeye Valley Highland 01/12/1973
25 Don Smith Northmor North Union 01/19/1973
25 Larry Downing Buckeye Valley Northmor 01/26/1973
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