1947-48 Morrow County Boys Basketball Scores
Cardington-Lincoln
Coach: Dennis Bell
Record: 19-6 (9-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: William Maxwell (362 pts/14.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L CLHS OPP
11/26/47* @Edison L 36 45
12/02/47 Fredericktown L 26 34
12/05/47* Chesterville W 45 16
12/12/47* @Johnsville L 42 44
12/13/47* @Iberia W 55 30
12/16/47 @Lexington W 44 42
12/19/47* Sparta W 46 41
12/23/47 @Pleasant W 41 37
01/06/48 Ashley W 49 38
01/09/48* Marengo W 45 41
01/16/48* @Sparta W 56 37
01/17/48 @Galena W 54 31
01/20/48 @Mt. Gilead W 55 42
01/23/48* Edison W 39 33
01/26/48 @Claridon W 59 29
01/28/48 Caledonia W 60 48
02/06/48* Iberia W 66 39
02/07/48* @Chesterville W 51 32
02/10/48 Mt. Gilead W 51 33
02/13/48* Johnsville L 38 46
02/21/48 Edison W 64 63 Morrow County Tournament at Iberia High School
02/27/48 Marengo L 44 48 Morrow County Tournament at Iberia High School
02/28/48 Edison W 51 48 Morrow County Tournament at Iberia High School
03/05/48 Grove City L 49 55 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Chesterville
Coach: Glenn Hochenshilt
Record: 4-15 (3-9 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Lewis Ebersole (150 pts/7.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/14/47 Bladensburg W 39 32
11/21/47* Sparta W 33 30
11/25/47* @Johnsville L 33 45
12/05/47* @Cardington-Lincoln L 16 45
12/13/47 Waldo L 43 45
12/16/47* Marengo L 34 43
12/19/47* Edison L 42 50
12/23/47 @Howard L 38 46
01/02/48 Alumni L 33 40
01/06/48 @Fredericktown L 46 64
01/09/48* Iberia W 46 30
01/16/48* Johnsville L 42 68
01/20/48* @Sparta L 16 40
01/23/48* @Iberia W 41 32
01/30/48* Edison L 30 69
02/05/48* @Marengo L 39 55
02/07/48* Cardington-Lincoln L 32 51
02/20/48 @Edison L 46 70 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Edison High School
02/24/48 Johnsville L 34 54 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Iberia High School
Edison
Coach: Fred Goare
Record: 17-10 (9-3 MCL) (missing 1 loss)
Leading Scorer: Maynard Goare (492 pts/18.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L EHS OPP
11/11/47 New Bloomington W 58 28
11/14/47 Pleasant W 41 39
11/21/47* @Marengo W 35 29
11/24/47* Cardington-Lincoln W 45 36
11/29/47 @New Bloomington W 103 45 Maynard Goare scores 63 points
12/02/47 @Gambier L 40 41
12/06/47 Mt. Gilead W 46 33
12/09/47* @Sparta W 33 28
12/12/47* Iberia W 42 39
12/19/47* Chesterville W 50 42
01/03/48 Brown L 43 51
01/09/48* @Johnsville L 46 48 OT
01/10/48 @Caledonia L 32 49
01/16/48* Marengo W 46 43
01/23/48* @Cardington-Lincoln L 33 39
01/27/48 @Mt. Gilead L 40 41
01/30/48* @Chesterville W 69 30
02/06/48* Sparta W 49 36
02/07/48 @Kirkpatrick W 51 50
02/10/48* Johnsville L 49 50
02/13/48* @Iberia W 62 30
02/20/48 @Chesterville W 70 46 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Edison High School
02/21/48 Cardington-Lincoln L 63 64 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Iberia High School
02/24/48 @Iberia W 53 32 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Iberia High School
02/27/48 Johnsville W 56 48 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Iberia High School
02/28/48 Cardington-Lincoln L 48 51 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Iberia High School
Iberia
Coach: Ronald Somerville
Record: 2-19 (0-12 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Hendershot (171 pts/9.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L IHS OPP
11/14/47 @Caledonia L 21 64
11/15/47 Martel W 44 24
11/21/47* Johnsville L 19 36
11/25/47* @Sparta L 20 34
12/05/47* Marengo L 22 66
12/12/47* @Edison L 29 42
12/15/47* Cardington-Lincoln L 30 55
01/06/48 @Claridon L 24 35
01/09/48* @Chesterville L 30 46
01/12/48 Mt. Gilead L 34 49
01/21/48* @Marengo L 32 44
01/23/48* Chesterville L 32 41
01/30/48* @Johnsville L 30 47
02/03/48 Morral L 24 56
02/06/48* @Cardington-Lincoln L 39 66
02/07/48* Sparta L 41 51
02/13/48* Edison L 30 62
02/20/48 Sparta W 20 18 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Iberia High School
02/21/48 Marengo L 25 45 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Edison High School
02/24/48 Edison L 32 53 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Iberia High School
03/12/48 Alumni L 36 51
Johnsville
Coach: Preston Burggraf
Record: 20-4 (11-1) (missing 1 win between 1/13 and 2/10)
Leading Scorer: Lloyd Grogg (227 pts/10.8 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L JHS OPP
11/21/47* @Iberia W 36 19
11/25/47* Chesterville W 45 33
12/02/47 @Bellville W 35 33
12/05/47* @Sparta L 25 28
12/09/47 New Bloomington W 49 23
12/12/47* Cardington-Lincoln W 44 42
12/16/47 Mt. Gilead W 49 31
12/19/47* @Marengo W 56 51 OT
01/02/48 @Butler L 34 37
01/06/48 @New Bloomington W 60 22
01/09/48* Edison W 48 46
01/13/48 Claridon W 51 33
01/16/48* @Chesterville W 68 42
01/23/48* Sparta W 44 30
01/27/48 Bellville W 44 40
01/30/48* Iberia W 47 30
02/04/48* Marengo W 51 32
02/10/48* @Edison W 50 49
02/13/48* @Cardington-Lincoln W 46 38
02/20/48 Marengo L 46 47 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Iberia High SChool
02/21/48 Sparta W 44 32 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Edison High School
02/24/48 Chesterville W 54 34 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Iberia High School
02/27/48 Edison L 48 56 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Iberia High School
Marengo
Coach: Leonard Walls
Record: 16-10 (5-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Shugert (267 pts/10.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/12/47 Alumni W 39 32
11/14/47 @Delaware St. Mary W 47 24
11/18/47 Harlem L 26 27
11/21/47* Edison L 29 35
12/03/47 @Berlin W 45 25 NEED BOX
12/05/47* @Iberia W 66 22
12/12/47* Sparta W 38 30
12/16/47* @Chesterville W 43 34
12/19/47* Johnsville L 51 56 OT
12/31/47 @Brown L 43 52
01/07/48 Mt. Vernon St. Vinent W 54 44
01/09/48* @Cardington-Lincoln L 41 45
01/16/48* @Edison L 43 46
01/21/48* Iberia W 44 32
01/23/48 @Mt. Gilead W 55 50
01/27/48 @Ashley W 45 41
01/30/48* Cardington-Lincoln L 52 55
02/04/48* @Johnsville L 32 51
02/06/48* Chesterville W 55 39
02/13/48* @Sparta L 25 26
02/20/48 Johnsville W 47 46 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Iberia High School
02/21/48 @Iberia W 45 25 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Iberia High School
02/27/48 Cardington-Lincoln W 48 44 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Iberia High School
03/02/48 Raymond W 66 29 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/04/48 Richwood W 51 30 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/06/48 Bremen L 36 52 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Mt. Gilead
Coach: Richard King
Record: 4-17 (1-7 MSL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Kelly (152 pts/7.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L MGHS OPP
12/05/47 @Edison L 33 46
12/09/47 Claridon W 44 33
12/16/47 @Johnsville L 31 49
12/19/47* @Carey L 33 58
12/23/47 @Fredericktown L 30 49
01/02/48* Richwood L 49 50
01/06/48 Crestline L 46 72
01/09/48* @Marion St. Mary L 24 46
01/12/48 @Iberia W 49 34
01/16/48* @Marysville L 45 64
01/20/48 Cardington-Lincoln L 42 55
01/23/48 Marengo L 50 55
01/27/48 Edison W 41 40
02/03/48* Carey L 38 50
02/06/48* @Richwood W 46 33
02/10/48 @Cardington-Lincoln L 33 51
02/13/48* Marion St. Mary L 39 73
02/17/48 @Crestline L 32 47
02/20/48* @Marysville L 29 47
02/27/48 Madison L 28 61
03/03/48 Pleasant L 45 46 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Sparta
Coach: Fells Lam
Record: 6-11 (5-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Carroll Harris (211 pts/12.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L SHS OPP
11/11/47 Brown L 22 45
11/18/47 @Gambier W 53 44
11/21/47* @Chesterville L 30 33
11/25/47* Iberia W 34 20
12/02/47 @Howard L 23 31
12/05/47* Johnsville W 28 25
12/09/47* Edison L 28 33
12/12/47* @Marengo L 30 38
12/19/47* @Cardington-Lincoln L 41 46
01/16/48* Cardington-Lincoln L 37 56
01/20/48* Chesterville W 40 16
01/23/48* @Johnsville L 30 44
02/06/48* @Edison L 36 49
02/07/48* @Iberia W 51 41
02/13/48* Marengo W 26 25
02/20/48 @Iberia L 18 20 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Iberia High School
02/21/48 Johnsville L 32 44 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Edison High School
Morrow County League Standings
Team MCL Reg Overall
Johnsville 11 - 1 18 - 2 20 - 4 missing 1 win
Cardington-Lincoln 9 - 3 17 - 4 19 - 6
Edison 9 - 3 14 - 8 17 - 10 missing 1 loss
Marengo 5 - 7 11 - 9 16 - 10
Sparta 5 - 7 6 - 9 6 - 11
Chesterville 3 - 9 4 - 13 4 - 15
Iberia 0 - 12 1 - 18 2 - 19
Mid-State League Standings
Team MSL Reg Overall
Marion St. Mary 7 - 1 17 - 5 20 - 6
Marysville 7 - 1 14 - 5 18 - 6
Carey 3 - 5 7 - 9 11 - 11
Richwood 2 - 6 10 - 8 13 - 10
Mt. Gilead 1 - 7 4 - 16 4 - 17
Morrow County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 18.22 Maynard Goare Edison 492 27
2 14.48 William Maxwell Cardington-Lincoln 362 25
3 13.80 Dewey Yake Cardington-Lincoln 345 25
4 12.41 Carroll Harris Sparta 211 17
5 12.00 Merle Doyle Chesterville 132 11 Does not play after 1/9
6 10.81 Lloyd Grogg Johnsville 227 21 missing 1 game
7 10.70 Tom Wood Marengo 257 24 missing 1 game
8 10.65 Oris Shipman Edison 277 26 missing 1 game
9 10.26 Bob Shugert Marengo 267 26
Morrow County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 63 Maynard Goare Edison New Bloomington 11/29/1947
2 27 Maynard Goare Edison Chesterville 01/30/1948
27 Dewey Yake Cardington-Lincoln Marengo 01/30/1948
4 26 Jay Bardon Johnsville Chesterville 01/16/1948
5 25 Lloyd Grogg Johnsville Marengo 02/04/1948
25 Dewey Yake Cardington-Lincoln Iberia 02/06/1948
25 Carroll Harris Marengo Iberia 02/07/1948
25 Maynard Goare Edison Johnsville 02/27/1948
9 24 Norman Worline Edison Marengo 01/16/1948
24 William Maxwell Cardington-Lincoln Galena 01/17/1948
24 Maynard Goare Edison Chesterville 02/20/1948
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