1961-62 Hardin County League Basketball Scores
Alger Coach: Larry Blaha Record: 23-1 (8-0 HCL) Leading Scorer: Dick Risner (496 pts/20.6 avg) Date Versus W/L AHS OPP 11/10/61 Vaughnsville W 65 41 11/18/61 @West Mansfield W 86 53 12/01/61 @Roundhead W 63 44 12/02/61 Rushsylvania W 96 66 12/08/61* @Hardin Northern W 70 34 12/15/61* McGuffey W 70 54 12/23/61* @Mt. Blanchard W 73 54 NEED BOX 12/29/61 @Huntsville W 65 52 NEED BOX 01/05/62* @Forest W 82 53 01/06/62 Waynesfield W 79 38 01/12/62* Ridgeway W 85 59 01/19/62* Roundhead W 60 36 01/20/62 @Rushsylvania W 80 43 01/26/62* Wharton W 85 53 01/27/62 West Mansfield W 71 35 02/02/62 Huntsville W 70 44 02/06/62* @Mt. Victory W 88 53 02/09/62 Harrod W 65 45 02/12/62 Forest W 70 45 Class A Hardin County Tournament at Ohio Northern University 02/16/62 Hardin Northern W 73 48 Class A Hardin County Tournament at Ohio Northern University 02/20/62 Ridgeway W 72 63 Class A Hardin County Tournament at Ohio Northern University 02/24/62 Ada W 44 43 Class A Hardin County Tournament at Ohio Northern University 03/03/62 Vanlue W 50 48 Class A Sectional Tournament at Cory-Rawson High School - OT 03/09/62 Fostoria St. Wendelin L 43 48 Class A District Tournament at Heidelberg College Forest Coach: Chuck Strasbaugh Record: 3-15 (1-7 HCL) Leading Scorer: Jim Moats (307 pts/18.0 avg) Date Versus W/L FHS OPP 12/02/61 @Lafayette L 42 43 12/08/61* @McGuffey L 46 63 12/15/61* Mt. Blanchard L 57 72 12/16/61 @Hardin Northern 12/22/61* Ridgeway L 53 59 12/28/61 ??? Holiday Tournament at Ada High School 12/29/61 ??? Holiday Tournament at Ada High School 01/05/62* Alger L 53 82 01/12/62* @Wharton L 43 62 01/13/62 Carey W 61 41 01/19/62* @Mt. Victory L 71 72 OT 01/20/62 Belle Center W 62 58 01/27/62 Wharton W 65 55 02/02/62* Hardin Northern W 57 53 02/03/62 @Ada L 54 79 02/06/62* @Roundhead L 55 58 02/12/62 Alger L 45 70 Class A Hardin County Tournament at Ohio Northern University Hardin Northern Coach: Dave Clark Record: 7-12 (3-5 HCL) Leading Scorer: John Bame (324 pts/17.0 avg) Date Versus W/L HNHS OPP 11/21/61 Arlington L 37 45 12/01/61 @Waynesfield L 52 76 12/02/61 @Belle Center L 54 65 12/05/61 Carey W 56 55 12/08/61* Alger L 34 70 12/15/61* @Mt. Victory W 71 57 12/16/61 Forest W 12/22/61* Roundhead L 35 39 01/05/62* McGuffey L 47 65 01/12/62* @Mt. Blanchard W 55 50 OT 01/13/62 @Perry L 50 59 01/20/62 @Bluffton L 62 65 OT 01/26/62* @Ridgeway L 65 72 01/27/62 @Ada L 56 78 02/02/62* @Forest L 53 57 02/03/62 @Huntsville W 73 66 02/06/62* Wharton W 65 62 02/09/62 Riverside W 60 58 02/16/62 Alger L 48 73 Class A Hardin County Tournament at Ohio Northern University McGuffey Coach: Clarence Stitzel Record: 15-5 (7-1 HCL) Leading Scorer: Joe Spradlin (344 pts/17.2 avg) Date Versus W/L MHS OPP 11/03/61 @Roundhead L 47 48 11/04/61 @Cridersville W 59 46 11/10/61 @Gomer W 48 43 11/28/61 @Buckland L 64 72 12/01/61 West Mansfield W 67 38 12/02/61 @Mt. Victory W 94 65 12/08/61* Forest W 63 46 12/15/61* @Alger L 54 70 12/22/61* Wharton W 78 53 NEED BOX 01/05/62* @Hardin Northern W 65 47 01/13/62 @West Mansfield W 65 47 01/19/62* @Mt. Blanchard W 70 48 01/26/62* Mt. Victory W 80 41 02/02/62* Roundhead W 73 54 02/06/62* @Ridgeway W 89 64 02/13/62 Mt. Blanchard W 78 60 Class A Hardin County Tournament at Ohio Northern High School 02/19/62 Ada L 59 74 Class A Hardin County Tournament at Ohio Northern High School 02/22/62 Ridgeway W 72 55 Class A Hardin County Tournament at Ohio Northern High School 03/02/62 Gomer W 67 57 Class A Sectional Tournament at Cory-Rawson High School 03/03/62 Glandorf L 55 58 Class A Sectional Tournament at Cory-Rawson High School Mt. Blanchard Coach: James Siewert Record: 8-11 (3-5 HCL) Leading Scorer: Lynn Martin (484 pts/25.4 avg) Date Versus W/L MBHS OPP 11/24/61 @Vanlue L 40 52 12/01/61 Wharton W 71 59 12/02/61 Arlington L 42 53 12/08/61* Ridgeway W 63 58 12/15/61* Forest W 72 57 12/23/61* @Alger L 54 73 NEED BOX 01/05/62* @Mt. Victory L 58 65 01/06/62 Van Buren W 74 42 01/12/62* Hardin Northern L 50 55 01/13/62 @Liberty-Benton W 59 50 01/19/62* @McGuffey L 48 70 01/20/62 Cory-Rawson W 55 39 01/26/62* Roundhead W 65 37 01/27/62 @Arcadia W 54 46 02/02/62* @Wharton L 43 55 02/03/62 Holmes-Liberty L 48 69 02/09/62 Vanlue L 46 49 02/10/62 @Arlington L 46 69 02/13/62 McGuffey L 60 78 Class A Hardin County Tournament at Ohio Northern University Mt. Victory Coach: Ralph Brown Record: 4-14 (3-5 HCL) Leading Scorer: Steve Harvey (274 pts/15.2 avg) Date Versus W/L MVHS OPP 11/10/61 Roundhead L 61 63 11/11/61 @Waldo L 46 77 11/18/61 @Byhalia-York L 51 58 11/24/61 @Green Camp L 44 48 At Marion Coliseum 12/02/61 McGuffey L 65 94 12/08/61* @Wharton W 71 63 12/09/61 Ridgeway L 55 78 12/15/61* Hardin Northern L 57 71 01/05/62* Mt. Blanchard W 65 58 01/06/62 @West Mansfield W 65 58 01/12/62* @Roundhead L 56 66 01/19/62* Forest W 72 71 OT 01/26/62* @McGuffey L 41 80 01/27/62 Byhalia-York W 71 56 02/02/62* @Ridgeway L 79 84 02/03/62 Logan Hills L 45 58 02/06/62* Alger L 53 88 02/12/62 Ada L 60 74 Class A Hardin County Tournament at Ohio Northern University Ridgeway Coach: Thurman Noblet Record: 18-5 (5-3 HCL) Leading Scorer: Alex Clark (578 pts/26.2 avg) Date Versus W/L RHS OPP 11/10/61 @West Mansfield W 79 47 11/17/61 Roundhead W 54 31 11/22/61 Rushsylvania W 62 42 12/01/61 Belle Center W 87 44 12/02/61 @Byhalia-York W 71 44 12/08/61* Mt. Blanchard L 58 63 12/09/62 @Mt. Victory W 78 55 12/22/61* @Forest W 59 53 12/29/61 LaRue W 55 44 Holiday Tournament at Wharton High School 12/30/61 @Wharton W 64 53 Holiday Tournament at Wharton High School 01/05/62* @Roundhead W 66 49 01/12/62* @Alger L 59 85 01/19/62* @Wharton W 65 61 01/20/62 Byhalia-York W 72 40 01/26/62* Hardin Northern W 72 65 01/27/62 Harrod W 90 57 02/02/62* Mt. Victory W 84 79 02/03/62 @Rushsylvania W 71 66 02/06/62* McGuffey L 64 89 02/10/62 Huntsville W 77 55 NEED BOX 02/13/62 Wharton W 78 58 Class A Hardin County Tournament at Ohio Northern University 02/20/62 Alger L 63 72 Class A Hardin County Tournament at Ohio Northern University 02/22/62 McGuffey L 55 72 Class A Hardin County Tournament at Ohio Northern University Roundhead Coach: Joe Stokes Record: 8-13 (3-5 HCL) Leading Scorer: Dean Shipp (244 pts/13.5 avg) (missing 3 games) Date Versus W/L RHS OPP 11/03/61 McGuffey W 48 47 11/10/61 @Mt. Victory W 63 61 OT 11/17/61 @Ridgeway L 31 54 11/18/61 @Harrod L 44 65 11/22/61 Wapakoneta St. Joseph W 53 52 11/24/61 Logan Hills W 60 52 12/01/61 Alger L 44 63 12/02/61 @Huntsville W 49 46 12/09/61 Buckland L 36 49 12/15/61* Wharton L 60 67 12/16/61 @Rushsylvania L 12/22/61* @Hardin Northern W 39 35 NEED BOX 01/05/62* Ridgeway L 49 66 01/06/62 @Logan Hills L 54 72 NEED BOX 01/12/62* Mt. Victory W 66 56 01/19/62* @Alger L 36 60 01/26/62* @Mt. Blanchard L 37 65 01/27/62 Huntsville L 42 49 02/02/62* @McGuffey L 54 73 02/06/62* Forest W 58 55 02/15/62 Ada L 53 63 Class A Hardin County Tournament at Ohio Northern University Wharton Coach: David Jesse Record: 8-13 (3-5 HCL) Leading Scorer: Frank Moser (278 pts/13.2 avg) Date Versus W/L WHS OPP 11/10/61 Pleasant L 38 75 11/17/61 @Nevada W 86 72 11/28/61 Mohawk L 53 56 12/01/61 @Mt. Blanchard L 59 71 12/08/61* Mt. Victory L 63 71 12/09/61 @Vanlue L 39 59 12/15/61* @Roundhead W 67 60 12/19/61 Carey W 74 42 12/22/61* @McGuffey L 53 78 NEED BOX 12/28/61 New Bloomington W 75 35 Holiday Tournament at Wharton High School 12/29/61 Ridgeway L 53 64 Holiday Tournament at Wharton High School 01/05/62 @Holmes-Liberty L 43 85 01/06/62 Vanlue W 61 51 01/12/62* Forest W 62 43 01/19/62* Ridgeway L 61 65 01/26/62* @Alger L 53 85 01/27/62 @Forest L 55 65 02/02/62* Mt. Blanchard W 55 43 02/06/62* @Hardin Northern L 62 65 02/09/62 Mt. Zion W 51 30 02/13/62 Ridgeway L 58 78 Class A Hardin County Tournament at Ohio Northern UniversityHardin County League Standings
Team HCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG Alger 8 - 0 613 396 76.62 49.50 McGuffey 7 - 1 572 423 71.50 52.87 Ridgeway 5 - 3 527 544 65.87 68.00 Hardin Northern 3 - 5 425 472 53.12 59.00 Mt. Blanchard 3 - 5 453 470 56.62 58.75 Mt. Victory 3 - 5 494 581 61.75 72.62 Roundhead 3 - 5 399 477 49.87 59.62 Wharton 3 - 5 476 510 59.50 63.75 Forest 1 - 7 435 521 54.37 65.12 Totals 36 - 36 4394 4394 61.02 61.02Hardin County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 26.25 Lynn Martin Mt. Blanchard 210 8 2 24.00 Alex Clark Ridgeway 192 8 3 23.62 Dean Conley Alger 189 8 4 20.66 Dick Risner Alger 140 7 missing 1 game 5 20.50 Jim Moats Forest 164 8 6 17.87 Steve Harvey Mt. Victory 143 8 7 17.28 Claude Conley McGuffey 121 7 missing 1 game 8 16.25 Joe Spradlin McGuffey 130 8 9 16.12 John Bame Hardin Northern 129 8 10 15.00 Don Kraft McGuffey 105 7 missing 1 game #Charles England of Hardin Northern averaged 79 pts/26.3 avg in 3 games after becoming elgible 01/20/1962Hardin County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 35 Lynn Martin Mt. Blanchard Alger 12/23/1961 2 34 Steve Harvey Mt. Victory Wharton 12/08/1961 3 32 Lynn Martin Mt. Blanchard Ridgeway 12/08/1961 4 31 Jim Moats Forest Mt. Victory 01/19/1962 31 Alex Clark Ridgeway Mt. Victory 02/02/1962 6 30 Jim Moats Wharton Mt. Blanchard 12/15/1961 30 Lynn Martin Mt. Blanchard Mt. Victory 01/05/1962 30 Dick Risner Alger Mt. Victory 02/06/1962 9 29 John Bame Hardin Northern Mt. Victory 12/15/1961 29 Alex Clark Ridgeway McGuffey 02/06/1962 Return to Hardin County League index Email Me