1955-56 Morrow County Boys Basketball Scores
Cardington-Lincoln
Coach: Gordon Shipley
Record: 3-18 (0-6 MOC; 1-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dewey Yake (376 pts/17.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
12/02/55 Mt. Gilead L 61 74
12/03/55 @Chesterville L 78 80 Sudden Death 2OT
12/09/55 Fredericktown L 51 91
12/16/55* @Edison L 52 60 MCL
12/17/55* @Olentangy L 55 81 MOC
12/20/55* Big Walnut L 54 68 MOC
12/23/55 @Marengo L 31 59
01/06/56* Chesterville L 57 77 MCL
01/07/56* @Elm Valley L 51 92 MOC
01/13/56* Richwood L 62 67 MOC
01/14/56* @Marion St. Mary L 41 64 MOC
01/21/56* @Mt. Gilead L 49 85 MOC
01/24/56 Crestline L 55 62
01/27/56* Marengo L 36 63 MCL
02/03/56* Johnsville L 62 74 MCL
02/04/56 Edison W 70 58
02/08/56* @Sparta W 69 49 MCL
02/10/56* Iberia L 35 41 MCL
02/15/56 Chesterville L 17 27 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/56 Sparta W 62 44 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/56 Iberia L 51 65 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Chesterville
Coach: Leon Lefkowitz
Record: 14-9 (3-4 KML; 4-2 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Cliff Perkins (567 pts/24.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
12/02/55* @Johnsville L 55 77 KML
12/03/55 Cardington-Lincoln W 80 78 Sudden Death 2OT
12/06/55 Iberia W 67 63 OT
12/09/55 @Edison W 70 58
12/13/55 @Caledonia W 75 48
12/16/55* Amity W 89 29 KML
12/20/55* @Sparta W 95 62 KML
12/23/55* Howard W 59 53 KML
01/03/56* Marengo L 50 70 KML
01/06/56* @Cardington-Lincoln W 77 57 MCL
01/11/56* @Bladensburg L 47 51 KML
01/13/56* Sparta W 60 47 MCL
01/14/56 Fredericktown L 51 79
01/20/56* @Marengo L 55 72 MCL
01/27/56* Johnsville W 64 56 MCL
01/28/56* @Gambier L 57 63 KML
01/31/56 @Ohio Deaf W 66 36
02/03/56* @Iberia L 77 99 MCL
02/10/56* Edison W 99 64 MCL
02/15/56 Cardington-Lincoln W 27 17 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/56 Edison W 46 39 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/56 Marengo L 31 33 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - 2OT
02/24/56 Iberia L 57 62 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Edison
Coach: Jack Helvie
Record: 7-15 (2-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Art Gillison (307 pts/13.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L EHS OPP
11/18/55 Green Camp W 73 50
11/19/55 @Hayesville W 72 58
11/23/55 Johnsville W 65 62
12/02/55 @Iberia L 57 98
12/03/55 Caledonia W 72 55
12/09/55 Chesterville L 58 70
12/10/55 @Claridon L 43 77
12/16/55* Cardington-Lincoln W 60 52
12/23/55 @Mt. Gilead L 41 74
01/06/56* @Sparta W 54 38
01/07/56 Pleasant L 57 71
01/13/56* Marengo L 47 87
01/14/56 Meeker L 60 63
01/20/56* @Johnsville L 47 49
01/21/56 Waldo L 46 50
01/27/56* Iberia L 62 71
01/31/56 @Morral L 54 95
02/04/56 @Cardington-Lincoln L 58 70
02/10/56* @Chesterville L 64 99
02/17/56 Chesterville L 39 46 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/56 Johnsville W 47 46 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/56 Iberia L 48 60 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Iberia
Coach: Joe Shantz
Record: 17-9 (5-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Warren Zeger (446 pts/17.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L IHS OPP
11/15/55 @Pleasant L 66 67
11/18/55 Chatfield W 82 61
11/22/55 @Caledonia W 64 37
11/23/55 @Ontario W 66 47
11/29/55 @Morral W 74 70 OT
12/02/55 Edison W 98 57
12/06/55 @Chesterville L 63 67 OT
12/09/55 Alumni W 76 57
12/13/55 @Johnsville W 78 56
12/16/55* Sparta W 60 38
01/03/56 Leesville L 75 78
01/06/56* @Marengo L 56 76
01/13/56* Johnsville W 69 67
01/14/56 Claridon L 64 71
01/20/56 Mt. Gilead L 56 72
01/24/56 @Leesville W 77 53 At Galion Middle School
01/27/56* @Edison W 71 62
01/31/56 Marengo L 61 85
02/03/56* Chesterville W 99 77
02/10/56* @Cardington-Lincoln W 41 35
02/15/56 Johnsville W 64 49 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/56 Marengo L 46 58 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/56 Cardington-Lincoln W 65 51 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/56 Edison W 60 48 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/24/56 Chesterville W 62 57 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/29/56 Northwestern L 72 76 Class B District Tournament at Capital University
Johnsville
Coach: Howard Kile
Record: 10-11 (5-2 KML; 3-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dalton Stewart (410 pts/19.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L JHS OPP
11/18/55 @Union W 68 66
11/23/55 @Edison L 62 65
11/29/55 Lucas L 60 66
12/02/55* Chesterville W 77 55 KML
12/09/55* @Amity W 65 45 KML
12/13/55 Iberia L 56 78
12/16/55* Marengo L 40 64 MCL
12/20/55* Gambier W 55 53 KML
01/03/56* Bladensburg W 92 22 KML
01/06/56 Mt. Gilead L 65 86
01/12/56* @Howard L 58 68 KML
01/13/56* @Iberia L 67 69 MCL
01/14/56 Bellville W 63 61
01/20/56* Edison W 49 47 MCL
01/24/56* Sparta W 64 55 MCL
01/27/56* @Chesterville L 56 64 MCL
02/03/56* Cardington-Lincoln W 74 62 MCL
02/07/56 @Marengo L 47 66
02/10/56* @Sparta W 57 49 MCL
02/15/56 Iberia L 49 64 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/56 Edison L 46 47 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Marengo
Coach: Russ Ammons
Record: 21-1 (7-0 KML; 6-0 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Warren Skaggs (361 pts/18.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/21/55 @Waldo CANCELLED
11/29/55 Elm Valley W 46 32
12/02/55 Delaware St. Mary W 81 44
12/06/55* @Howard W 78 59 KML
12/09/55* @Sparta W 75 32 KML
12/16/55* @Johnsville W 64 40 MCL
12/23/55 Cardington-Lincoln W 59 31
01/04/56* @Chesterville W 70 50 KML
01/06/56* @Iberia W 76 56 MCL
01/13/56* @Edison W 87 47 MCL
01/17/56* Amity W 77 29 KML
01/20/56* Chesterville W 72 55 MCL
01/24/56* Gambier W 73 70 KML
01/27/56* @Cardington-Lincoln W 63 36 MCL
01/31/56 @Iberia W 85 61
02/03/56* Sparta W 57 21 MCL
02/07/56* Johnsville W 66 47 KML
02/10/56* @Bladensburg W 67 33 KML
02/15/56 Sparta W 48 30 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/56 Iberia W 58 46 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/56 Chesterville W 33 31 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - 2OT
02/27/56 Pleasant W 66 63 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/01/56 Marysville L 53 66 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Mt. Gilead
Coach: Len Walls
Record: 12-8 (5-1 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Gene Brush (394 pts/19.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L MGHS OPP
12/02/55 @Cardington-Lincoln W 74 61
12/06/55 @Westerville W 69 60
12/10/55* Richwood W 68 47
12/16/55 Marion St. Mary L 40 41
12/17/55 Galion L 56 77
12/23/55 Edison W 74 41
12/30/55 Marysville L 56 69
01/06/56 @Johnsville W 86 65
01/10/56* @Big Walnut W 85 56
01/13/56* Olentangy W 66 51
01/20/56 @Iberia W 72 56
01/21/56* Cardington-Lincoln W 85 49
01/27/56* @Elm Valley W 67 51
01/28/56 Prospect L 49 66
02/03/56 @Fredericktown L 69 88
02/04/56 Lexington W 75 46
02/10/56 @Crestline L 60 71
02/11/56* @Marion St. Mary L 41 43 At Marion Harding High School
02/22/56 Marion St. Mary W 75 62 Class B Exempt Tournament at Otterbein College
02/28/56 Olentangy L 62 82 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Sparta
Coach: James Altman
Record: 2-18 (2-5 KML; 0-6 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bernie Dalton (317 pts/15.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L SHS OPP
11/22/55 @Centerburg L 35 62
12/02/55* Howard L 43 71 KML
12/06/55 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 51 63
12/09/55* Marengo L 32 75 KML
12/13/55 @Bladensburg L 43 44 Score booked actually ended up 44-44 at regulation
12/16/55* @Iberia L 38 60 MCL
12/20/55* Chesterville L 62 95 KML
12/23/55* @Gambier L 45 74 KML
01/03/56* @Amity W 46 37 KML
01/06/56* Edison L 38 54 MCL
01/13/56* @Chesterville L 47 60 MCL
01/17/56 Waldo L 52 67
01/24/56* @Johnsville L 55 64 KML
01/27/56 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 56 98
02/03/56* ?Marengo L 21 57 MCL
02/07/56* Bladensburg W 63 50 KML
02/08/57* Cardington-Lincoln L 49 69 MCL
02/10/56* Johnsville L 49 57 MCL
02/15/56 Marengo L 30 48 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/56 Cardington-Lincoln L 44 62 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Knox-Morrow League Standings
Team KML Reg Overall
Marengo 7 - 0 17 - 0 21 - 1
Gambier 5 - 2 14 - 5 14 - 6
Johnsville 5 - 2 10 - 9 10 - 11
Howard 4 - 3 9 - 8 11 - 9
Chesterville 3 - 4 12 - 7 14 - 9
Bladensburg 2 - 5 4 - 14 4 - 15
Sparta 2 - 5 2 - 15 2 - 17
Amity 0 - 7 1 - 17 2 - 19
Mid-Ohio Conference Standings
Team MOC Reg Overall
Marion St. Mary 6 - 0 13 - 5 14 - 6
Mt. Gilead 5 - 1 11 - 7 12 - 8
Olentangy 4 - 2 10 - 8 14 - 10
Big Walnut 2 - 4 6 - 10 6 - 11
Elm Valley 2 - 4 5 - 11 6 - 13
Richwood 2 - 4 7 - 10 7 - 11
Cardington-Lincoln 0 - 6 2 - 16 3 - 18
Morrow County League Standings
Team MCL Reg Overall
Marengo 6 - 0 17 - 0 21 - 1
Iberia 5 - 1 13 - 7 17 - 9
Chesterville 4 - 2 12 - 7 14 - 9
Johnsville 3 - 3 10 - 9 10 - 11
Edison 2 - 4 6 - 13 7 - 15
Cardington-Lincoln 1 - 5 2 - 16 3 - 18
Sparta 0 - 6 2 - 16 2 - 18
Morrow County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 24.65 Cliff Perkins Chesterville 567 23
2 19.52 Dalton Stewart Johnsville 410 21
3 18.05 Warren Skaggs Marengo 361 20
4 17.90 John Yake Cardington-Lincoln 376 21
5 17.84 Warren Zeger Iberia 446 25
6 15.85 Bernie Dalton Sparta 317 20
7 15.50 Dick Lewis Chesterville 341 22
15.28 Emmett Price Marengo 321 21
9 13.85 Art Gillison Edison 307 22
10 13.09 Ronnie Kirby Marengo 288 22
Morrow County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 43 Cliff Perkins Chesterville Iberia 02/10/1956
2 39 Cliff Perkins Chesterville Sparta 12/20/1955
3 37 Dalton Stewart Johnsville Bladensburg 01/03/1956
37 John Yake Cardington-Lincoln Crestline 01/24/1956
37 John Yake Cardington-Lincoln Edison 02/04/1956
6 35 Cliff Perkins Chesterville Amity 12/16/1955
7 34 Cliff Perkins Chesterville Cardington-Lincoln 12/03/1955
34 Cliff Perkins Chesterville Iberia 12/06/1955
9 33 Warren Zeger Iberia Chatfield 11/18/1955
33 Warren Zeger Iberia Leesville 01/24/1956
33 Cliff Perkins Chesterville Iberia 02/24/1956
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