1972-73 Morrow County Boys Basketball Scores
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
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
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 Reg Overall
Buckeye Valley 7 - 0 15 - 3 18 - 4
North Union 6 - 1 11 - 7 11 - 8
Big Walnut 5 - 2 13 - 5 15 - 6
Mt. Gilead 4 - 3 8 - 10 9 - 11
Marion Catholic 3 - 4 9 - 9 10 - 10
Cardington-Lincoln 2 - 5 5 - 13 5 - 14
Northmor 1 - 6 5 - 13 5 - 14
Highland 0 - 7 4 - 14 6 - 15
Morrow County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 18.50 Tom Zwayer Mt. Gilead 370 20
2 16.23 Mike Linkous Highland 341 21
3 15.47 Paul Higgins Highland 325 21
4 13.16 John Chapman Mt. Gilead 237 18
5 10.50 Tom Tennent Mt. Gilead 210 20
6 9.83 Jim Jahn Highland 177 18
7 9.75 Dan Osborn Mt. Gilead 195 20
8 9.57 Tim Thomas Northmor 182 19
9 9.15 Steve Cowles Cardington-Lincoln 174 19
10 9.10 Paul Elliott Cardington-Lincoln 173 19
Morrow County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 40 Tom Zwayer Mt. Gilead Highland 12/29/1972
2 30 Mike Linkous Highland Danville 11/25/1972
30 Mike Linkous Highland Ridgedale 03/06/1973
4 27 Mike Linkous Highland Northridge 01/20/1973
27 Tom Zwayer Mt. Gilead North Union 01/26/1973
6 25 Paul Higgins Highland Danville 11/25/1972
25 Paul Higgins Highland Cardington-Lincoln 12/28/1972
25 Tom Zwayer Mt. Gilead Highland 01/05/1973
25 Tom Zwayer Mt. Gilead River Valley 02/23/1973
10 24 John Chapman Mt. Gilead Cardington-Lincoln 01/06/1973
24 Jim Jahn Highland Centerburg 03/02/1973
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