1949-50 Marion County League Boys Basketball Scores
Caledonia
Coach: Thurman Wright
Record: 10-9 (7-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Charles Gray (188 pts/10.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/18/49 Iberia L 36 42
11/25/49 @Richwood L 18 66
12/02/49* Green Camp W 71 31
12/09/49* @Meeker W 45 35
12/16/49* LaRue W 41 39
12/20/49* @Waldo L 41 51
01/06/50* Morral L 33 71
01/13/50* @Martel W 45 42 OT
01/14/50 Ashley L 49 84
01/18/50* New Bloomington W 53 39
01/28/50* @Claridon W 34 32 2OT
01/31/50 @Edison L 44 54
02/10/50* @Pleasant L 45 63
02/11/50* Prospect W 57 47
02/14/50 Waldo L 27 38 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/50 Martel W 50 38 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/50 Waldo W 38 36 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/50 Prospect W 50 33 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/24/50 LaRue L 40 51 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Claridon
Coach: Herb Bennett
Record: 17-6 (8-2 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Lawrence (256 pts/11.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/26/49 Edison W 33 29
12/02/49* New Bloomington W 38 24
12/09/49* @Pleasant W 35 31
12/16/49* Green Camp W 59 31
12/20/49* @Meeker W 42 30
12/23/49 @Iberia W 48 40
12/30/49 Chesterville L 41 48
01/06/50* LaRue W 65 43
01/10/50 @Mt. Gilead L 42 65
01/13/50* @Waldo L 38 45
01/14/50 Cardington-Lincoln W 54 36
01/20/50* Morral W 40 23
01/27/50* @Martel W 52 31
01/28/50* Caledonia L 32 34 2OT
02/03/50* @Prospect W 40 35
02/04/50 @Radnor W 58 50
02/11/50 Johnsville W 50 32
02/14/50 New Bloomington W 27 15 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/50 Prospect W 43 20 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/50 Morral W 32 30 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/25/50 Pleasant L 36 37 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/03/50 Iberia W 37 34 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/04/50 Plain City L 38 58 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Green Camp
Coach: Herbert Oberdorf
Record: 1-11 (1-9 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Jerry Criswell (133 pts/11.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L GCHS OPP
12/02/49* @Caledonia L 31 71
12/09/49* Prospect W 32 25
12/16/49* @Claridon L 31 59
12/20/49* New Bloomington L 33 55
01/06/50* @Pleasant L 26 71
01/20/50* Meeker L 29 50
01/27/50* @LaRue L 38 64
01/28/50* Waldo L 29 75
02/03/50* @Morral L 25 91
02/10/50* Martel L 37 59
02/15/50 Pleasant L 9 53 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/50 New Bloomington L 28 51 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
LaRue
Coach: Al Resetar
Record: 7-8 (4-6 MSL)
Leading Scorer: Harold Gamble (211 pts/14.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/29/49 Marseilles W 56 48
12/02/49* @Morral L 44 61
12/09/49* Martel W 49 48
12/16/49* @Caledonia L 39 41
12/19/49* Prospect W 74 33
01/06/50* @Claridon L 43 65
01/13/50* New Bloomington W 45 43 2OT - NEED BOX
01/20/50* @Pleasant L 44 55
01/27/50* Green Camp W 64 38
02/04/50* @Meeker L 38 46
02/10/50* Waldo L 43 47
02/15/50 Waldo W 35 29 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/50 Pleasant L 32 43 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/24/50 Caledonia W 51 40 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/25/50 Morral L 39 45 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Martel
Coach: Edwin Ransbottom
Record: 6-14 (3-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Robert Sharrock (236 pts/11.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/18/49 @Whetstone L 24 27
11/22/49 @Union Rural L 40 56
11/29/49 @Iberia L 43 61
12/02/49* Meeker W 42 36
12/06/49 Sparta W 43 27
12/09/49* @LaRue L 48 49
12/16/49* Waldo L 25 51
12/20/49* @Morral L 34 83
01/06/50 Alumni W 38 31
01/07/50 @Meeker W 44 37
01/13/50* Caledonia L 42 45 OT
01/14/50 @Sparta L 36 64
01/18/50 @Holmes-Liberty L 33 47
01/20/50* @Prospect L 35 37
01/27/50* Claridon L 31 52
01/28/50* @New Bloomington W 34 33
02/02/50* Pleasant L 46 87
02/10/50* @Green Camp W 59 37
02/14/50 Morral L 24 50 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/50 Caledonia L 38 50 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Meeker
Coach: Ivan Siefker
Record: 3-11 (3-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Wood (163 pts/11.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
12/02/49* @Martel L 36 42
12/09/49* Caledonia L 35 45
12/13/49 Radnor L 32 63
12/16/49* @Prospect W 72 38
12/20/49* Claridon L 30 42
01/06/50* @New Bloomington L 33 58
01/07/50 Martel L 37 44
01/13/50* Pleasant L 33 40
01/20/50* @Green Camp W 50 29
02/03/50* @Waldo L 36 63
02/04/50* LaRue W 46 38
02/10/50* Morral L 35 47
02/14/50 Pleasant L 20 49 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/50 New Bloomington L 26 29 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Morral
Coach: Norman Weston
Record: 13-6 (8-2 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Merl Hilborn (241 pts/13.3 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/18/49 @Edison W 47 32
12/02/49* LaRue W 61 44
12/09/49* @Waldo W 50 37
12/17/49 Orange L 41 44
12/20/49* Martel W 83 34
01/06/50* @Caledonia W 71 33
01/13/50* Prospect W 68 24
01/14/50 @Marion St. Mary L 55 69
01/20/50* @Claridon L 23 40
01/27/50* New Bloomington W 57 43
01/28/50* @Pleasant L 36 45
02/03/50* Green Camp W 91 25
02/04/50 Richwood W 52 33 Need Box
02/10/50* @Meeker W 47 35
02/14/50 Martel W 50 24 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/50 Claridon L 30 32 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/24/50 New Bloomington W 42 33 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/25/50 LaRue W 45 39 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/50 Columbus St. Mary L 49 55 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
New Bloomington
Coach: Harry Alexander
Record: 8-13 (3-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Wesley Keeton (194 pts/10.7 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L NBHS OPP
11/04/49 @Byhalia W 44 31
11/16/49 @Mt. Victory L 37 39
11/25/49 Marseilles L 42 45 Or 11/23/1949
11/26/49 @Howard L 28 43
12/02/49* @Claridon L 24 38
12/05/49 Byhalia W 44 36
12/16/49* Pleasant L 35 50
12/20/49* @Green Camp W 55 33
12/23/49 Mt. Victory W 45 42
12/30/49 @Iberia L 44 61
01/06/50* Meeker W 58 33
01/13/50* LaRue L 43 45 2OT - NEED BOX
01/18/50* @Caledonia L 39 53
01/27/50* @Morral L 43 57
01/28/50* Martel L 33 34
02/01/50* Waldo L NEED BOX
02/10/50* Prospect W 44 42
02/14/50 Claridon L 15 27 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/50 Meeker W 39 26 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/50 Green Camp W 51 28 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/24/50 Morral L 33 42 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Pleasant
Coach: Paul Midlam
Record: 16-6 (9-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: William Stone (373 pts/16.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/10/49 Orange L 53 54
11/16/49 @Harpster L 28 42
11/18/49 Johnsville W 51 35
11/22/49 Iberia L 44 45
12/02/49* @Prospect W 79 35
12/09/49* Claridon L 31 35
12/13/49 Marion St. Mary L 49 57
12/16/49* @New Bloomington W 50 35
12/21/49 @Edison W 51 38
01/06/50* Green Camp W 71 26
01/13/50* @Meeker W 40 33
01/20/50* LaRue W 55 44
01/27/50* @Waldo W 51 49 OT
01/28/50* Morral W 45 36
01/31/50 Radnor W 45 42
02/02/50* @Martel W 87 46
02/10/50* Caledonia W 63 45
02/14/50 Meeker W 49 20 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/50 Green Camp W 53 9 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/50 LaRue W 43 32 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/25/50 Claridon W 37 36 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/03/50 Sunbury L 42 43 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Prospect
Coach: Russell Patterson
Record: 1-14 (1-9 MCL)
Leading Scorer: James Levering (118 pts/9.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/15/49 Edison L 26 65
12/02/49* Pleasant L 35 79
12/09/49* @Green Camp L 25 32
12/16/49* Meeker L 38 72
12/19/49* @LaRue L 33 74
01/06/50* Waldo L 30 70
01/10/50 @Radnor L 35 64
01/13/50* @Morral L 24 68
01/20/50* Martel W 37 35
01/24/50 Magnetic Springs L 39 40
02/03/50* Claridon L 35 40
02/10/50* @New Bloomington L 42 44
02/11/50* @Caledonia L 47 57
02/18/50 Claridon L 20 43 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/50 Caledonia L 33 50 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Waldo
Coach: William Angler
Record: 10-4 (8-2 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Raymond Pickett (199 pts/14.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
12/09/49* Martel L 37 50
12/16/49* @Martel W 51 25
12/20/49* Caledonia W 51 41
01/06/50* @Prospect W 70 30
01/13/50* Claridon W 45 38
01/27/50* Pleasant L 49 51 OT
01/28/50* @Green Camp W 75 29
02/01/50* @New Bloomington W NEED BOX
02/03/50* Meeker W 63 36
02/07/50 @Galena W 37 36
02/10/50* @LaRue W 47 43
02/14/50 Caledonia W 38 27 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/50 LaRue L 29 35 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/50 Caledonia L 36 38 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Marion County League Standings
Team MCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Pleasant 9 - 1 572 384 57.20 38.40
Claridon 8 - 2 441 327 44.10 32.70
Morral 8 - 2 587 360 58.70 36.00
Waldo 8 - 2 488 343 54.22 38.11 NEED NEW BLOOMINGTON
Caledonia 7 - 3 465 450 46.50 45.00
LaRue 4 - 6 483 477 48.30 47.70
Martel 3 - 7 396 510 39.60 51.00
Meeker 3 - 7 406 442 40.60 44.20
New Bloomington 3 - 7 374 385 41.55 42.77 NEED WALDO
Green Camp 1 - 9 311 620 31.10 62.00
Prospect 1 - 9 346 571 34.60 57.10
Totals 55 - 55 4869 4869 45.08 45.08 Missing 1 game
Marion County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 16.10 William Stone Pleasant 161 10
2 15.90 Raymond Pickett Waldo 159 10
3 15.50 Harold Gamble LaRue 155 10
4 15.40 Dale Kinsell Pleasant 154 10
5 15.10 Berl Hilborn Morral 151 10
6 13.00 Ray Auld Claridon 130 10
7 12.90 Bob Wood Meeker 129 10
8 12.10 Gene Craycraft Morral 121 10
12.10 Dick Parsell Meeker 121 10
10 11.60 Robert Sharrock Martel 116 10
Marion County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 30 William Stone Pleasant Martel 02/02/1950
2 27 Harold Gamble LaRue New Bloomington 01/13/1950 calculated from league scoring
3 26 Merl Hilborn Morral Martel 12/20/1949
26 Ron Larcom Waldo Green Camp 01/28/1950
5 24 Dick Lawrence Claridon LaRue 01/06/1950
24 Merl Hilborn Morral Green Camp 02/03/1950
24 William Stone Pleasant Caledonia 02/10/1950
8 23 Dale Kinsell Pleasant LaRue 01/20/1950
23 Gene Craycraft Morral New Bloomington 01/27/1950
23 Raymond Pickett Waldo Green Camp 01/28/1950
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