1952-53 Marion County League Boys Basketball Scores
Caledonia
Coach: Len Walls
Record: 15-9 (7-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Kirk (411 pts/17.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/14/52 ?Chesterville W 58 48
11/25/52 @Iberia W 51 48
11/28/52* Claridon W 60 59
12/02/52 @Mt. Gilead L 56 61
12/05/52* @New Bloomington W 45 40
12/09/52 Nevada L 60 70
12/12/52* Pleasant W 65 62
12/16/52* @Green Camp W 68 48
12/19/52* Meeker W 82 43
01/02/53 Leesville W 66 55 Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
01/03/53 New Bloomington L 47 54 Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
01/09/53* @LaRue W 48 40
01/10/53* Waldo L 47 55 First game in new gym
01/16/53* @Morral L 54 56
01/23/53* Martel W 64 29
01/27/53 @Harpster L 51 54
01/30/53 Marengo W 75 49
02/06/53* @Prospect L 45 56
02/09/53 LaRue L 0 2 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - via forfeit inelgible player
02/12/53 Meeker W 51 41 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/14/53 LaRue W 76 52 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/53 Morral W 52 48 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/53 Green Camp W 51 50 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/53 Prospect L 46 47 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Claridon
Coach: Allen Augenstein
Record: 15-7 (7-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Gene Jessie (345 pts/15.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/18/52 @Johnsville L 59 65
11/22/52 Chesterville L 55 57
11/28/52* Caledonia L 59 60
11/29/52 @Sparta W 57 46
12/05/52* Prospect W 51 40
12/12/52 Mt. Gilead L 51 53
12/16/52* @New Bloomington W 46 43
12/19/52* Pleasant W 70 65
12/20/52 Byhalia-York W 52 49
12/30/52 Marengo W 64 43
01/09/53* @Green Camp W 73 60
01/10/53* Meeker W 70 49
01/13/53 Iberia W 55 50
01/16/53* @LaRue W 76 48
01/23/53* Waldo L 61 71
01/30/53* @Morral L 54 62
02/06/53* Martel W 81 48
02/09/53 Meeker W 49 45 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/53 Prospect W 41 23 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/53 New Bloomington W 46 35 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/53 Summit Station W 54 46 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
02/27/53 Iberia L 45 51 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Green Camp
Coach: Maurice Young
Record: 10-8 (6-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Paul Shepperd (282 pts/15.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L GCHS OPP
11/11/52 Harpster L 58 80
11/18/52 Edison W 70 60
11/28/52* Waldo L 44 59
12/05/52* Morral W 63 61
12/12/52* @Martel W 101 52
12/16/52* Caledonia L 48 68
12/19/52* @Prospect W 70 68 OT
01/02/53 Chesterville L 59 68
01/09/53* Claridon L 60 73
01/10/53* @New Bloomington L 43 50
01/16/53* Pleasant W 69 64
01/23/53 Alumni W 57 45
01/30/53* @Meeker W 85 60
01/31/53 West Mansfield
02/06/53* LaRue W 71 67
02/09/53 Waldo W 58 52 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/12/53 Martel W 71 30 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/53 New Bloomington L 49 55 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/53 Caledonia L 50 51 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
LaRue
Coach: Ted Dennison
Record: 3-13 (2-8 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Hoover (140 pts/10.0 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/28/52* Meeker W 57 38
12/02/52 Byhalia-York L 38 51
12/05/52 Howard L 36 40
12/12/52* @Waldo L 41 72
12/16/52* Morral L 45 69
12/19/52* @Martel W 111 48 NEED BOX
01/09/53* Caledonia L 40 48
01/10/53* @Prospect L 27 62
01/16/53* Claridon L 48 76
01/23/53* @New Bloomington L 60 68
01/30/53* Pleasant L 57 60
02/03/53 @Johnsville L 58 79
02/06/53* @Green Camp L 67 71
02/09/53 Caledonia W 2 0 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - via forfeit inelgible player
02/12/53 New Bloomington L 48 50 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/14/53 Caledonia L 52 76 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Martel
Coach: Frank Furniss
Record: 0-12 (0-10 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Gale Loyer (171 pts/17.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/28/52* New Bloomington L 40 78
12/05/52* @Pleasant L 39 80
12/12/52* Green Camp L 52 101
12/16/52* @Meeker L 43 80
12/19/52* LaRue L 48 111
01/09/53* @Waldo L 28 58
01/10/53* Morral L 40 104
01/23/53* @Caledonia L 29 64
01/30/53* Prospect L 59 101
02/06/53* @Claridon L 48 81
02/12/53 Green Camp L 30 71 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/14/53 Waldo L 30 64 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Meeker
Coach: Walker Huffman
Record: 1-17 (1-9 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Sharp (250 pts/14.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/07/52 @Nevada L 52 71
11/11/52 Marseilles L 30 46
11/15/52 @Mt. Victory
11/26/52 Salem L 52 82
11/28/52* @LaRue L 38 57
12/05/52* Waldo L 48 72
12/06/52 @Harpster L 44 82
12/12/52* @Morral L 42 67
12/16/52* Martel W 80 43
12/19/52* @Caledonia L 43 82
01/06/53 Sparta L 61 63
01/09/53* Prospect L 45 65
01/10/53* @Claridon L 49 70
01/16/53* New Bloomington L 53 79
01/23/53* @Pleasant L 43 74
01/30/53* Green Camp L 60 85
01/31/53 @Magnetic Springs L 45 53
02/09/53* Claridon L 45 49 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/12/53 Caledonia L 41 51 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Morral
Coach: Vern Hensel
Record: 13-8 (8-2 MCL)
Leading Scorer: John Craycraft (299 pts/14.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/11/52 Northwestern W 48 40
11/14/52 @Iberia W 49 47
11/18/52 Harpster W 45 44
11/21/52 @Orange W 68 52 At Galena
11/28/52* Pleasant W 64 46
12/02/52 @Sulphur Springs L 50 91
12/05/52* @Green Camp L 61 63
12/12/52* Meeker W 67 42
12/16/52* @LaRue W 69 45
12/19/52* Waldo W 74 54
12/30/52 Forest L 42 47 At Marion Coliseum
01/09/53 @Marseilles L 58 68
01/10/53* @Martel W 104 40
01/13/53 @Elm Valley L 51 52
01/23/53* @Prospect W 60 58
01/30/53* Claridon W 62 54
02/04/53* @New Bloomington L 61 69
02/09/53 Pleasant W 65 63 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/14/53 Prospect L 49 51 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/53 Caledonia L 48 52 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
New Bloomington
Coach: Harry Alexander
Record: 15-7 (6-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dwight Harruff (334 pts/15.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L NBHS OPP
11/14/52 Radnor W 54 53
11/15/52 Sparta W 54 45
11/21/52 @Marseilles W 56 54
11/28/52* Martel W 78 40
11/29/52 Marengo L 48 50
12/05/52* Caledonia L 40 45
12/12/52* @Prospect L 46 51
12/16/52* Claridon L 43 46
12/19/52 @Sparta W 62 47
12/30/52 Mt. Victory W 42 33 At Marion Coliseum
01/02/53 @Iberia W 64 62 Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
01/03/53 Caledonia W 54 47 Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
01/09/53* @Pleasant W 64 48
01/10/53* Green Camp W 50 43
01/16/53* @Meeker W 79 53
01/23/53* LaRue W 68 60
01/30/53* @Waldo L 34 49
02/06/53* Morral W 69 61
02/12/53 LaRue W 50 48 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/53 Green Camp W 55 49 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/53 Claridon L 35 46 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/53 Williamsport L 60 79 Class B District Tournament at Capital University
Pleasant
Coach: Charles Brobeck
Record: 8-11 (4-6 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Gary Price (259 pts/15.2 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/14/52 Johnsville L 48 62
11/21/52 @Radnor W 60 56
11/22/52 Mt. Victory W
11/28/52* @Morral L 46 64
12/05/52* Martel W 80 39
12/06/52 @Orange W 55 50 At Galena
12/12/52* @Caledonia L 62 65
12/16/52* Prospect W 54 50
12/19/52* @Claridon L 65 70
01/09/53* New Bloomington L 48 64
01/13/53 Richwood L 71 76
01/16/53* @Green Camp L 64 69
01/20/53 @Iberia L 60 66
01/23/53* Meeker W 74 43
01/30/53* @LaRue W 60 57
01/31/53 @Ridgeway W
02/06/53* Waldo L 57 70
02/09/53 Morral L 63 65 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/12/53 Waldo L 68 70 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Prospect
Coach: Bob Kelley
Record: 12-8 (5-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Wayne Seiter (267 pts/14.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/18/52 @Radnor W 62 56
11/21/52 Iberia W 44 42
12/02/52 @Magnetic Springs W 61 48
12/05/52* @Claridon L 40 51
12/12/52* New Bloomington W 51 46
12/16/52* @Pleasant L 50 54
12/19/52* Green Camp L 68 70 OT
12/30/52 @Edison W 57 47
01/09/53* @Meeker W 65 45
01/10/53* LaRue W 62 27
01/13/53 Byhalia-York L 28 47
01/17/53* @Waldo L 50 51
01/23/53* Morral L 58 60
01/27/53 Berlin
01/30/53* @Martel W 101 59
02/06/53* Caledonia W 56 45
02/14/53 Morral W 51 49 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/53 Claridon L 23 41 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/53 Waldo W 51 45 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/53 Caledonia W 47 46 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/25/53 Marysville L 51 52 Class B District Tournament at Capital University
Waldo
Coach: William Angler
Record: 12-7 (9-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Don Yake (268 pts/14.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/14/52 @Scioto Valley L 37 57
11/18/52 @Iberia L 53 58
11/28/52* Green Camp W 59 44
12/05/52* @Meeker W 72 48
12/12/52* LaRue W 72 41
12/19/52* @Morral L 54 74
01/06/53 @Radnor W 56 49
01/09/53* Martel W 58 28
01/10/53* @Caledonia W 55 47
01/17/53* Prospect W 51 50
01/20/53 @Scioto Valley L 39 49
01/23/53* @Claridon W 71 61
01/24/53 Byhalia-York L 33 41
01/30/53* New Bloomington W 49 34
02/06/53* @Pleasant W 70 57
02/09/53 Green Camp L 52 58 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/12/53 Pleasant W 70 68 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/14/53 Martel W 64 30 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/53 Prospect L 45 51 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Marion County League Standings
Team MCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Waldo 9 - 1 611 484 61.10 48.40
Morral 8 - 2 678 525 67.80 52.50
Caledonia 7 - 3 578 488 57.80 48.80
Claridon 7 - 3 641 546 64.10 54.60
Green Camp 6 - 4 654 622 65.40 62.20
New Bloomington 6 - 4 571 496 57.10 49.60
Prospect 5 - 5 601 508 60.10 50.80
Pleasant 4 - 6 610 591 61.00 59.10
LaRue 2 - 8 553 612 55.30 61.20
Meeker 1 - 9 501 694 50.10 69.40
Martel 0 - 10 426 858 42.60 85.80
Totals 55 - 55 6424 6424 58.40 58.40
Marion County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 18.10 Gene Jessie Claridon 181 10
2 18.00 Jim Kirk Caledonia 180 10
3 17.10 Gale Loyer Martel 171 10
4 17.00 Wayne Seiter Prospect 136 8
17.00 Donald Yake Waldo 170 10
6 16.70 William "Lonnie" Earl Clardion 167 10
7 16.50 Gary Price Pleasant 165 10
8 16.00 Gene Marsh Green Camp 160 10
9 15.80 Dwight Harruff New Bloomington 158 10
15.80 Richard Sharp Meeker 158 10
Marion County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 31 Gary Price Pleasant Claridon 12/19/1952
2 29 Gale Loyer Martel Green Camp 12/12/1952
29 John Craycraft Morral LaRue 12/16/1952
29 Raymond Hosey LaRue New Bloomington 01/23/1953
29 Dwight Harruff New Bloomington Morral 02/06/1953
6 28 Richard Sharp Meeker Green Camp 01/30/1953
7 27 Richard Sharp Meeker Caledonia 12/19/1952
27 Paul Shepperd Green Camp Meeker 01/30/1953
27 Isom LaRue Green Camp 02/06/1953
27 Donald Yake Waldo Pleasant 02/06/1953
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