1943-44 Marion County Boys Basketball Scores
Agosta
Coach: Harry Alexander
Record: 8-8 (5-6 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Henry Boles (86 pts/5.7 avg) or Norman Withrow (82 pts/6.3 avg) (missing 1 game each)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/18/43 Marseilles W 16 14
11/23/43* Martel W 29 21
12/03/43* @Pleasant L 17 36
12/10/43* Claridon L 10 28
12/17/43* @Caledonia L 15 31
12/22/43* Kirkpatrick L 26 30 OT
01/07/44* @Waldo W 45 27
01/14/44* Green Camp W 31 22
01/21/44* @Prospect W 34 26
01/25/44* @Meeker W 35 14
01/28/44* LaRue L 23 35
02/04/44 @Green Camp W 44 34
02/09/44* @Morral L 28 32 02/11
02/19/44 LaRue L 19 35 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/19/44 Caledonia W 36 26 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School - NEED BOX
02/25/44 Kirkpatrick L 29 50 Class B Marion County Tournament at Claridon High School
Caledonia
Coach: ???
Record: 5-9 (5-6 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Hugh Wait (107 pts/8.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/23/43* @Prospect W 26 23
12/03/43* @Meeker W 21 17
12/04/43 Cardington L 24 29
12/17/43* Agosta W 31 15
12/22/43* @Morral L 17 31
01/07/44* Green Camp W 24 21
01/14/44* Waldo L 27 31
01/21/44* @Claridon L 16 41
01/25/44* @Pleasant L 17 38
01/28/44* Martel W 30 26
02/04/44* @Kirkpatrick L 24 27 OT
02/11/44* LaRue L 28 35
02/19/44 Pleasant L 27 39 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/19/44 Agosta L 26 36 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School - NEED BOX
Claridon
Coach: Albert "A.B" Augenstein
Record: 18-2 (11-0 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Allen Augenstein (222 pts/11.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/22/43* Meeker W 36 5
12/03/43* @LaRue W 25 21
12/10/43* @Agosta W 28 10
12/17/43* Morral W 26 10
12/22/43* @Green Camp W 30 16
12/31/43 Marion St. Mary W 31 25
01/07/44 @Mt. Gilead L 22 27
01/14/44* @Martel W 40 23
01/21/44* Caledonia W 41 16
01/25/44* Kirkpatrick W 31 18
01/28/44* @Waldo W 38 7
02/04/44* Prospect W 39 18
02/11/44* Pleasant W 32 16
02/17/44 Green Camp W 27 20 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
02/19/44 Kirkpatrick W 29 27 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/25/44 LaRue W 25 18 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
02/26/44 Pleasant W 27 18 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
03/02/44 Sparta W 37 25 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/04/44 Richwood W 34 32 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/09/44 Pleasant L 32 34 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Green Camp
Coach: Ivan Barnhart
Record: 4-10 (4-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Paul Hammon (96 pts/7.3 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/23/43* Kirkpatrick L 26 27
12/03/43* @Waldo W 15 11
12/17/43* @Pleasant L 12 51
12/22/43* Claridon L 16 30
01/07/44* @Caledonia L 21 24
01/12/44* Martel W 27 25 12/10
01/14/44* @Agosta L 22 31
01/21/44* Morral L 27 57
01/25/44* @LaRue L 21 47
01/28/44* Meeker W 28 16
02/04/44 Agosta L 34 44
02/17/44 Claridon L 20 27 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
02/19/44 Waldo L 31 34 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School - NEED BOX
02/22/44* Prospect W 28 23 02/11; 02/15
Kirkpatrick
Coach: William E. Harrington
Record: 11-7 (6-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Toby Kelly (155 pts/9.6 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/18/43 Iberia W 29 25
11/23/43* @Green Camp W 27 26
12/03/43* Prospect W 30 19
12/10/43* @LaRue L 25 41
12/17/43* Meeker W 47 12
12/22/43* @Agosta W 30 26 OT
01/07/44* Morral L 37 39 OT
01/14/44* Pleasant L 38 45
01/21/44* @Waldo W 55 26
01/25/44* @Claridon L 18 31
02/04/44* Caledonia W 27 24 OT
02/09/44 @Iberia W 41 40
02/11/44* Martel L 33 36
02/19/44 Claridon L 27 29 Class B Marion County Tournament at Claridon High School
02/19/44 Meeker W 50 31 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School - NEED BOX
02/25/44 Agosta W 50 29 Class B Marion County Tournament at Claridon High School
02/26/44 Prospect W 50 37 Class B Marion County Tournament at Claridon High School
02/26/44 LaRue L 31 36 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
LaRue
Coach: Don Burton
Record: 15-4 (9-2 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Ted Dennison (245 pts/12.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/43 @Mt. Victory W 31 20
12/03/43* Claridon L 21 25
12/10/43* Kirkpatrick W 41 25
12/17/43* @Waldo W 26 25
12/22/43* Martel W 59 26
01/07/44* @Pleasant W 41 32
01/14/44* Prospect W 47 20
01/21/44* @Meeker W 81 12
01/25/44* Green Camp W 47 21
01/28/44* @Agosta W 35 28
02/01/44 Mt. Victory W 25 24
02/04/44* @Morral L 34 59
02/11/44* @Caledonia W 35 23
02/17/44 Prospect W 53 25 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
02/19/44 Agosta W 35 19 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School
02/25/44 Claridon L 18 25 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
02/26/44 Morral W 44 33 Class B Marion County Tournament at Claridon High School
02/26/44 Kirkpatrick W 36 31 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
03/02/44 Richwood L 33 52 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Marion Harding
Coach: D.N. Bohyer
Record: 9-5 (8-2 NCOL)
Leading Scorer: Rex Kilbourn (112 pts/8.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/03/43 Delaware Willis W 32 14 At Thomas A. Edison Junior High School
12/07/43 Columbus North L 29 31 At Thomas A. Edison Junior High School
12/10/43 @Bexley L 22 45
12/17/43* @Mt. Vernon W 36 30
12/30/43* Bucyrus L 29 34 At Thomas A. Edison Junior High School - 12/31
01/07/44* @Shelby W 43 31
01/14/44* @Galion W 31 25
01/21/44* Ashland W 56 47 At Thomas A. Edison Junior High School
01/28/44* Mt. Vernon W 30 24 At Thomas A. Edison Junior High School
02/04/44* @Bucyrus W 44 32
02/18/44* Galion W 48 31 At Thomas A. Edison Junior High School
02/19/44* Shelby W 54 52 At Thomas A. Edison Junior High School - 02/11
02/25/44* @Ashland L 58 67
02/29/44 Newark L 34 36 Class A District Tournament at Delaware
Marion St. Mary
Coach: Lane McCrate
Record: 12-10
Leading Scorer: Don McGinnis (213 pts/10.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/24/43 @Cardington W 64 21
12/04/43 Harpster L 30 31 At Thomas A. Edison Junior High School
12/11/43 @Lima St. Rose W 40 36
12/17/43 @Mt. Gilead L 36 39
12/21/43 Crestline L 34 43 At Thomas A. Edison Junior High School
12/27/43 Alumni L 31 41 At Thomas A. Edison Junior High School
12/31/43 @Claridon L 25 31
01/05/44 @Richwood W 29 28
01/07/44 Lima St. Gerard W 35 20 At Thomas A. Edison Junior High School
01/11/44 Pleasant W 30 19 At Thomas A. Edison Junior High School
01/14/44 Lima St. Rose L 48 51 At Thomas A. Edison Junior High School
01/22/44 Tiffin Calvert W 58 30 At Thomas A. Edison Junior High School
01/25/44 Fostoria St. Wendelin W 35 22 At Thomas A. Edison Junior High School
01/27/44 @Lima St. Gerard L 38 41
02/01/44 Marysville W 41 29 At Thomas A. Edison Junior High School
02/04/44 Mt. Gilead L 29 45 At Thomas A. Edison Junior High School
02/08/44 @Fostoria St. Wendelin W 37 26
02/12/44 Richwood W 37 34 At Thomas A. Edison Junior High School
02/22/44 @Marysville W 42 38
02/25/44 @Crestline L 28 32
03/03/44 Lancaster St. Mary W 38 37 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/04/44 Newark St. Francis L 31 34 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Martel
Coach: Herbert Moore
Record: 4-10 (3-8 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Winters (77 pts/6.4 avg) or Paul Price (72 pts/5.5 avg) (missing 1 game each)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/23/43* @Agosta L 21 29
12/03/43* Morral L 28 32
12/17/43* Prospect W 32 30
12/22/43* @LaRue L 26 59
01/12/44* @Green Camp L 25 27 12/10
01/14/44* Claridon L 23 40
01/21/44* Pleasant L 20 52
01/25/44* Waldo L 29 33
01/28/44* @Caledonia L 26 30
02/01/44 Alumni W 35 30
02/04/44* @Meeker W 23 21
02/11/44* @Kirkpatrick W 36 33
02/17/44 Pleasant L 27 46 Class B Marion County Tournament at Claridon High School
02/19/44 Prospect L 23 28 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral HIgh School - NEED BOX
Meeker
Coach: Donald Woods
Record: 0-13 (0-11 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Williams (51 pts/5.1 avg) (missing 3 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/23/43* @Claridon L 5 36
12/03/43* Caledonia L 17 21
12/17/43* @Kirkpatrick L 12 47
01/14/44* @Morral L 13 53
* Pleasant L 8 38 12/22 - NEED BOX
01/21/44* LaRue L 12 81
01/25/44* Agosta L 14 35
01/28/44* @Green Camp L 16 28
02/04/44* Martel L 21 23
02/09/44* @Prospect L 29 44 01/07
02/15/44* @Waldo L 32 55 02/11 - NEED BOX
02/19/44 Morral L 30 73 Class B Marion County Tournament at Claridon High School
02/19/44 Kirkpatrick L 31 50 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School - NEED BOX
Morral
Coach: V.L. Anderson
Record: 12-5 (10-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Delbert Newland (173 pts/10.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/03/43* @Martel W 32 28
12/10/43* *Pleasant W 26 25
12/17/43* @Claridon L 10 26
12/22/43* Caledonia W 31 17
12/23/43 @Harpster L 26 39
01/07/44* @Kirkpatrick W 39 37 OT
01/14/44* Meeker W 53 13
01/21/44* @Green Camp W 57 27
01/25/44* @Prospect W 48 38
02/04/44* LaRue W 59 34
02/09/44* Agosta W 32 28 02/11
02/17/44 Waldo W 55 35 Class B Marion County Tournament at Claridon High School
02/19/44 Meeker W 73 30 Class B Marion County Tournament at Claridon High School
02/25/44 Pleasant L 24 37 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
02/26/44 LaRue L 33 44 Class B Marion County Tournament at Claridon High School
Pleasant
Coach: Merton Porter
Record: 15-6 (8-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: John Cusick (251 pts/12.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/03/43* Agosta W 36 17
12/10/43* @Morral L 25 26
12/17/43* Green Camp W 51 12
01/07/44* LaRue L 32 41
01/11/44 @Marion St. Mary L 19 30 At Edison Junior High School
01/14/44* @Kirkpatrick W 45 38
* ?Meeker W 38 8
01/21/44* @Martel W 52 20
01/25/44* Caledonia W 38 17
01/28/44* @Prospect W 67 33
02/02/44 Cardington W 62 26
02/04/44* Waldo W 45 27
02/11/44* @Claridon L 16 32
02/17/44 Martel W 46 27 Class B Marion County Tournament at Claridon High School
02/19/44 Caledonia W 39 27 Class B Marion County Tournament at Claridon High School
02/25/44 Morral W 37 24 Class B Marion County Tournament at Claridon High School
02/26/44 Claridon L 18 27 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
03/03/44 Byhalia W 38 30 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/05/44 Edison W 33 32 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/09/44 Claridon W 34 32 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/11/44 Worthington L 32 61 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Prospect
Coach: H.C. Secrest
Record: 3-12 (1-10 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Stanley Kirby (156 pts/11.1 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/23/43* Caledonia L 23 26
12/03/43* @Kirkpatrick L 19 30
12/10/43* Waldo L 32 36
12/17/43* @Martel L 30 32
01/14/44* @LaRue L 20 47
01/21/44* Agosta L 26 34
01/25/44* Morral L 38 48
01/28/44* Pleasant L 33 67
02/04/44* @Claridon L 18 39
02/09/44* Meeker W 44 29 01/07
02/17/44 LaRue L 25 53 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
02/19/44 Martel W 28 23 Class B Marion County Tournament at Morral High School - NEED BOX
02/22/44* @Green Camp L 23 28 02/11; 02/15
02/25/44 Waldo W 43 29 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
02/26/44 Kirkpatrick L 37 50 Class B Marion County Tournament at Claridon High School
Waldo
Coach: Frank Furniss
Record: 5-10 (4-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Robert Beringer (122 pts/9.3 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/23/43* @Morral L 22 52
12/03/43* Green Camp L 11 15
12/10/43* @Prospect W 36 32
12/17/43* LaRue L 25 26
12/22/43 @Marengo L 40 46
01/07/44* Agosta L 27 45
01/14/44* @Caledonia W 31 27
01/21/44* Kirkpatrick L 26 55
01/25/44* @Martel W 33 29
01/28/44* Claridon L 7 38
02/04/44* @Pleasant L 27 45
02/15/44* Meeker W 55 32 02/11 - NEED BOX
02/19/44 Morral L 35 55 Class B Marion County Tournament at Claridon High School
02/19/44 Green Camp W 43 31 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School - NEED BOX
02/25/44 Prospect L 29 43 Class B Marion County Tournament at Agosta High School
Marion County League Standings
Team MCL Reg Overall
Claridon 11 - 0 12 - 1 18 - 2
Morral 10 - 1 10 - 3 12 - 5
LaRue 9 - 2 11 - 2 15 - 4
Pleasant 8 - 3 9 - 4 15 - 6
Kirkpatrick 6 - 5 8 - 5 11 - 7
Caledonia 5 - 6 5 - 7 5 - 9
Agosta 5 - 6 7 - 6 8 - 8
Green Camp 4 - 7 4 - 8 4 - 10
Waldo 4 - 7 4 - 8 5 - 10
Martel 3 - 8 4 - 8 4 - 10
Prospect 1 - 10 1 - 10 3 - 12
Meeker 0 - 11 0 - 11 0 - 13
North Central Ohio League Standings
Team NCOL Reg Overall
Ashland 9 - 1 14 - 3 15 - 4
Marion Harding 8 - 2 9 - 4 9 - 5
Bucyrus 6 - 4 10 - 5 11 - 6
Galion 3 - 7 11 - 9 11 - 10
Mt. Vernon 2 - 8 5 - 13 5 - 14
Shelby 2 - 8 4 - 10 4 - 11
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 12.89 Ted Dennison LaRue 245 19
2 12.55 John Cusick Pleasant 251 20
3 11.14 Stanley Kirby Prospect 156 14 missing 1 game
4 11.10 Allen Augenstein Claridon 222 20
5 10.17 Delbert Newland Morral 173 17
6 10.14 Dan McGinnis Marion St. Mary 213 21
7 9.68 Toby Kelly Kirkpatrick 155 16 missing 1 game
8 9.63 Kenneth Jones LaRue 183 19
9 9.53 Richard Barkley Morral 143 15
10 9.38 Robert Beringer Waldo 122 13 missing 2 games
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 29 Delbert Newland Morral Meeker 02/19/1944
2 26 Delbert Newland Morral Meeker 01/14/1944
26 Ted Dennison LaRue Meeker 01/21/1944
26 Dean Cusick Pleasant Cardington 02/02/1944
5 25 Delbert Newland Morral Green Camp 01/21/1944
6 24 Robert Beringer Waldo Marengo 12/22/1943
24 James Lemke Kirkpatrick Waldo 01/21/1944
24 Allen Augenstein Claridon Kirkpatrick 01/25/1944
24 John Cusick Pleasant Prospect 01/28/1944
10 23 John Cusick Pleasant Cardington 02/02/1944
23 Stanlley Kirby Prospect Meeker 02/09/1944
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