1952-53 Morrow County League Boys Basketball Scores
Cardington-Lincoln
Coach: Edward Wolfe
Record: 5-18 (2-3 MBC; 2-10 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Noel Underwood (320 pts/15.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/25/52* Marengo L 35 36 MCL - First game in new gym
12/02/52* Johnstown W 48 46 MBC
12/05/52* Chesterville L 45 50 MCL
12/09/52 @Fredericktown L 48 76
12/12/52* @Edison L 53 64 MCL
12/13/52* Richwood L 47 79 MBC
12/16/52* Johnsville L 48 69 MCL
12/19/52* @Iberia L 55 57 MCL
12/23/52* Sparts L 55 57 MCL - OT
01/06/53 @Mt. Gilead L 40 59
01/09/53* @Marengo L 45 52 MCL
01/10/53 @Marion St. Mary L 54 60 At Marion Coliseum
01/16/53* @Chesterville L 46 57 MCL
01/17/53* Elm Valley L 32 61 MBC
01/20/53* @Johnsville L 40 66 MCL
01/23/53 Mt. Gilead L 57 59 MBC - 2OT
01/27/53* @Big Walnut W 63 61 MBC - OT
01/30/53* Iberia L 48 63 MCL
02/03/53* Edison W 48 45 MCL
02/06/53* @Sparta W 51 45 MCL
02/11/53 Chesterville L 47 59 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School
02/13/53 Marengo W 59 44 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School
02/18/53 Chesterville L 52 58 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School
Chesterville
Coach: Russell Patterson
Record: 14-8 (7-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dale Lyman (316 pts/14.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/14/52 Caledonia L 48 58
11/21/52* @Edison W 52 50 OT
11/22/52 @Claridon W 57 55
11/28/52* @Iberia L 52 60
12/05/52* @Cardington-Lincoln W 50 45
12/09/52 @Amity W 77 64
12/12/52* Sparta L 46 49
12/19/52* @Marengo W 56 38
12/23/52* Johnsville L 64 80
01/02/53 @Green Camp W 68 59
01/06/53 Amity W 93 59
01/09/53* Iberia W 66 60
01/16/53* Cardington-Lincoln W 57 46
01/17/53 Howard May be postponed due to ice storms
01/23/53* Edison W 69 68
01/24/53 @Butler W 80 59
01/30/53* @Sparta L 49 59
02/03/53* Marengo W 67 60
02/06/53* @Johnsville L 61 73
02/11/53 Cardington-Lincoln W 59 47 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School - NEED BOX
02/16/53 Edison L 46 55 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/53 Cardington-Lincoln W 58 52 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School - OT
02/20/53 Iberia L 52 59 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Edison
Coach: Elvin Beech
Record: 7-15 (5-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Harold Detwiler (325 pts/15.4 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L EHS OPP
11/18/52 @Green Camp L 60 70
11/21/52* Chesterville L 50 52 OT
11/26/52 @Ontario L 45 60
11/29/52 Alumni L 63 68 NEED BOX
12/02/52* @Sparta L 44 55
12/05/52* @Iberia L 57 73
12/09/52 @Mt. Gilead L 43 62
12/12/52* @Cardington-Lincoln W 64 53
12/19/52* @Johnsville L 51 84
12/23/52* Marengo W 67 47
12/30/52 @Prospect L 47 57
01/06/53* Iberia W 65 57
01/09/53* Sparta W 54 52
01/16/53 Mt. Gilead L 66 75
01/23/53* @Chesterville L 68 69
01/30/53* Johnsville L 73 78
02/03/53* @Cardington-Lincoln L 45 48
02/06/53* @Marengo W 57 55
02/11/53 Sparta W 51 41 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School
02/16/53 Chesterville W 55 46 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/53 Johnsville L 62 72 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/53 Iberia L 56 59 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School
Iberia
Coach: Dan Baker
Record: 15-13 (7-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Rex Riddle (460 pts/16.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L IHS OPP
11/14/52 Morral L 47 49
11/18/52 Waldo W 58 53
11/21/52 @Prospect L 42 44
11/25/52 Caledonia L 48 51
11/28/52* Chesterville W 60 52
12/05/52* Edison W 73 57
12/09/52* Marengo W 88 64
12/12/52* @Johnsville L 63 75
12/16/52* @Sparta L 54 69
12/19/52* Cardington-Lincoln W 57 55
01/02/53 New Bloomington L 62 64 Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
01/03/53 Leesville W 67 57 Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
01/06/53* @Edison L 57 65
01/09/53* @Chesterville L 60 66
01/13/53 @Claridon L 50 55
01/16/53* Johnsville L 58 64
01/20/53 Pleasant W 66 60
01/23/53* @Marengo W 53 49
01/30/53* @Cardington-Lincoln W 63 48
02/03/53* Sparta W 67 60
02/06/53 @Mt. Gilead L 48 60
02/16/53 Johnsville L 57 59 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/53 Sparta W 63 58 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School
02/20/53 Chesterville W 59 52 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/53 Edison W 59 56 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School
02/23/53 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent W 86 72 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
02/27/53 Claridon W 51 45 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/04/53 Plain City L 53 61 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Johnsville
Coach: James Dimeleo
Record: 21-3 (11-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Gary Cover (467 pts/19.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L JHS OPP
11/14/52 @Pleasant W 62 48
11/18/52 Claridon W 65 39
11/21/52 Union W 66 37
11/25/52* @Sparta L 63 64
12/03/52 Butler W 62 58
12/05/52* Marengo W 78 59
12/12/52* Iberia W 75 63
12/13/52 @Rome L 70 74
12/16/52* @Cardington-Lincoln W 69 48
12/19/52* Edison W 84 51
12/23/52* @Chesterville W 80 64
01/06/53* @Marengo W 81 58
01/09/53 @Mt. Gilead W 69 59
01/16/53* @Iberia W 64 58
01/20/53* Cardington-Lincoln W 66 40
01/23/53* Sparta W 70 44
01/30/53* @Edison W 78 73
01/31/53 @Lexington W 71 69
02/03/53 LaRue W 79 58
02/06/53* Chesterville W 73 61
02/11/53 Marengo W 59 48 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/16/53 Iberia W 59 57 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/53 Edison W 72 62 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/26/53 Midway L 55 68 Class B District Tournament at Capital University
Marengo
Coach: Russ Ammons
Record: 5-17 (3-9 MCL)
Leading Scorer: George Puttick (297 pts/13.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/18/52 @Howard L 39 54
11/21/52* @Sparta W 40 37
11/25/52* @Cardington-Lincoln W 36 35
11/29/52 @New Bloomington W 50 48
12/02/52 @Elm Valley L 42 54 NEED BOX
12/05/52* @Johnsville L 59 78
12/09/52* @Iberia L 64 88
12/16/52 Gambier W 52 49
12/19/52* Chesterville L 38 56
12/23/52* @Edison L 47 67
12/30/52 @Claridon L 43 64
01/02/53 @Mt. Vernon St. Vincent L 49 68
01/06/53* Johnsville L 58 81
01/09/53* Cardington-Lincoln W 52 45
01/16/53* Sparta L 49 57 At Kilbourne
01/17/53 @Centerburg L 63 73
01/23/53* Iberia L 49 53
01/30/53 @Caledonia L 49 75
02/03/53* @Chesterville L 60 67
02/06/53* Edison L 55 57
02/11/53 Johnsville L 48 59 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/13/53 Cardington-Lincoln L 44 59 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School
Sparta
Coach: R.O. Roberts
Record: 9-11 (7-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Charles Givens (278 pts/13.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L SHS OPP
11/15/52 @New Bloomington L 45 54
11/21/52* Marengo L 37 40
11/25/52* Johnsville W 64 63
11/29/52 Claridon L 46 57
12/02/52* Edison W 55 44
12/05/52 Amity W 73 36
12/12/52* @Chesterville W 49 46
12/16/52* Iberia W 69 54
12/19/52 New Bloomington L 47 62
12/20/52 Centerburg L 40 49
12/23/52* @Cardington-Lincoln W 57 55 OT
01/06/53 @Meeker W 63 61
01/09/53* @Edison L 52 54
01/16/53* Marengo W 57 49
01/23/53* @Johnsville L 44 70
01/30/53* Chesterville W 59 49
02/03/53* @Iberia L 60 67
02/09/53* Cardington-Lincoln L 45 51
02/11/53 Edison L 41 51 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School
02/18/53 Iberia L 58 63 Class B Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School
Morrow County League Standings
Team MCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Johnsville 11 - 1 881 683 73.41 56.91
Chesterville 7 - 5 689 688 57.41 57.33
Iberia 7 - 5 753 724 62.75 60.33
Sparta 7 - 5 648 642 54.00 53.50
Edison 5 - 7 695 723 57.91 60.25
Marengo 3 - 9 607 721 50.58 60.08
Cardington-Lincoln 2 - 10 569 661 47.41 55.08
Totals
Morrow County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 19.50 Gary Cover Johnsville 234 12
2 16.33 Harold Detwiler Edison 196 12
3 15.91 Ray Linn Johnsville 191 12
4 15.30 Kay Zeger Iberia 153 10
5 15.16 Charles Givens Sparta 182 12
6 15.00 Rex Riddle Iberia 180 12
7 14.45 Noel Underwood Cardington-Lincoln 159 11
8 14.41 Glen Myers Johnsville 173 12
9 14.09 Otis Bandy Chesterville 155 11
10 13.41 Dan Mitchell Johnsville 161 12
Morrow County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 38 Gary Cover Johnsville Iberia 12/12/1952
2 32 Gary Cover Johnsville Marengo 12/05/1952
3 28 Dan Mitchell Johnsville Marengo 01/06/1953
4 26 Charles Givens Sparta Edison 12/02/1952
26 Walt Chambers Iberia Marengo 12/09/1952
6 25 Ray Linn Johnsville Sparta 11/25/1952
25 Harold Detwiler Edison Iberia 01/06/1953
25 Kay Zeger Iberia Chesterville 01/09/1953
9 24 Rex Riddle Iberia Edison 12/05/1952
24 Kay Zeger Chesterville Johnsville 01/16/1953
24 Gary Cover Johnsville Cardington-Lincoln 01/20/1953
24 Dale Lyman Chesterville Edison 01/23/1953
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