1956-57 Marion County League Boys Basketball Scores
Caledonia
Coach: George Hamric
Record: 12-8 (6-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bill Hunt (297 pts/18.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/27/56 Edison W 53 50
11/30/56* @Morral L 48 75
12/07/56* Martel W 74 41
12/08/56 @Alger L 60 64
12/14/56 Ohio Deaf W 81 54
12/15/56 @Iberia W 75 52
12/21/56* @Prospect L 56 89
12/22/56 Alumni W 36 35
01/04/57* Claridon W 55 43
01/05/57 @Chesterville L 65 66
01/11/57* @New Bloomington W 67 62
01/18/57* Pleasant L 49 76
01/25/57* @Green Camp W 71 65
02/01/57* @LaRue L 75 82
02/05/57* Meeker W 89 72
02/08/57* Waldo W 97 53
02/12/57 Morral L 43 64 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/14/57 Green Camp W 65 52 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/16/57 Meeker W 70 44 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/57 Prospect L 60 71 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Claridon
Coach: Allen Augenstein
Record: 10-12 (3-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Don McCoy (438 pts/20.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/27/56 @Chatfield W 62 50
11/30/56* @LaRue L 46 58
12/07/56* Waldo W 53 29
12/14/56* @Morral L 55 69
12/21/56* Martel W 67 45
12/26/56 Upper Sandusky L 49 56 Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
12/29/56 Sycamore L 47 52 Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
01/04/57* @Caledonia L 43 55
01/05/57 @Edison L 45 70
01/11/57* Prospect L 67 70
01/18/57 @Ohio Deaf W 62 45
01/19/57 Iberia W 53 49
01/25/57* @New Bloomington L 50 51
01/26/57 Morral W 72 71 OT
02/01/57* @Green Camp W 64 62 OT
02/05/57* Pleasant L 63 76
02/08/57* Meeker L 61 62
02/12/57 Pleasant L 48 65 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/14/57 New Bloomington W 60 38 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/16/57 Martel W 54 25 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/57 Waldo W 64 43 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/57 LaRue L 47 49 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Green Camp
Coach: Maurice Young
Record: 4-11 (3-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Jay Flach (232 pts/15.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L GCHS OPP
11/16/56 @Byhalia-York L 42 51
11/30/56* Pleasant L 52 83
12/07/56 Marseilles W 61 53
12/11/56 Edison L 40 83
12/14/56* @Meeker L 55 64
12/21/56* LaRue L 54 70
12/29/56 Alumni
01/04/57* @Waldo W 70 57
01/11/57* Morral L 45 57
01/18/57* @Martel W 74 44
01/25/57* Caledonia L 65 71
01/29/57* @Prospect L 53 98
02/01/57* Claridon L 62 64 OT
02/08/57* @New Bloomington W 53 50
02/12/57 Prospect L 37 41 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/14/57 Caledonia L 52 65 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
LaRue
Coach: Mike Pekach
Record: 16-7 (7-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Charles Herrick (386 pts/16.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/20/56 Radnor W 65 50
11/30/56* Claridon W 58 46
12/07/56* @New Bloomington W 65 57
12/08/56 @McGuffey L 66 102
12/14/56* Pleasant L 73 85
12/15/56 Salem W 81 77
12/21/56* @Green Camp W 70 54
12/28/56 Darby W 77 45 Holiday Tournament at Magnetic Springs High School
12/29/56 New Bloomington W 60 51 Holiday Tournament at Magnetic Springs High School
01/04/57* Meeker W 60 49
01/05/57 @Ridgeway L 82 84
01/12/57 @Mt. Victory W 73 58
01/18/57* @Waldo W 59 45
01/25/57* Morral L 70 71
01/26/57 @Edison W 77 72
02/01/57* Caledonia W 82 75
02/05/57* @Martel W 94 53
02/08/57* @Prospect L 61 84
02/12/57 New Bloomington W 52 42 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/14/57 Martel W 67 35 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/57 Morral L 59 61 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/57 Claridon W 49 47 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/24/57 Prospect L 64 76 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Martel
Coach: James Coffman
Record: 0-17 (0-10 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Paul Thacker (273 pts/16.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/21/56 Whetstone L 58 61
11/30/56 Delaware St. Mary L 67 91
12/07/56* @Caledonia L 41 74
12/08/56 Harpster L 57 69
12/14/56* Prospect L 34 92
12/21/56* @Claridon L 45 67
01/04/57* New Bloomington L 32 69
01/08/57 @Whetstone L 51 88
01/11/57* @Pleasant L 31 84
01/18/57* Green Camp L 44 74
01/19/57 @Delaware St. Mary L 55 81
01/25/57* @Meeker L 44 67
02/01/57* @Waldo L 34 60
02/05/57* LaRue L 53 94
02/08/57* Morral L 28 91
02/14/57 LaRue L 35 67 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/16/57 Claridon L 25 54 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Meeker
Coach: Jim Argentine
Record: 7-10 (4-6 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bill White (289 pts/17.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/13/56 @Salem L 48 67
11/20/56 @Ridgeway
11/30/56* New Bloomington L 46 59
12/01/56 @Mt. Victory W 60 58
12/07/56* @Pleasant L 38 85
12/14/56* Green Camp W 64 55
12/18/56 Magnetic Springs W 57 46
12/21/56 @Marseilles W 70 68
01/04/57* @LaRue L 49 60
01/11/57* Waldo W 60 48
01/15/57 @Nevada L 38 64
01/18/57* @Morral L 49 84
01/25/57* Martel W 67 44
01/29/57* @Caledonia L 72 89
02/01/57* Prospect L 66 98
02/08/57* @Claridon W 62 61
02/14/57 Morral L 28 59 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/16/57 Caledonia L 44 70 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Morral
Coach: Vern Hensel
Record: 19-4 (9-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Harry Johnson (488 pts/21.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/13/56 @Marseilles W 79 45
11/16/56 @Edison W 56 46
11/17/56 Whetstone W 77 49
11/21/56 @Mt. Victory W 68 53
11/30/56* Caledonia W 75 48
12/70/56* @Prospect L 54 69
12/14/56* Claridon W 69 55
12/21/56* @New Bloomington W 64 46
12/28/56 @Iberia W 64 53
01/04/57* Pleasant W 78 61
01/11/57* @Green Camp W 57 45
01/18/57* Meeker W 84 49
01/19/57 Radnor W 50 46 OT
01/25/57* @LaRue W 71 70
01/26/57 @Claridon L 71 72 OT
01/29/57* Waldo W 80 29
02/08/57* @Martel W 91 28
02/09/57 Harpster W 57 51
02/12/57 Caledonia W 64 43 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/14/57 Meeker W 59 28 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/57 LaRue W 61 59 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/57 Pleasant L 53 54 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/28/57 Newark St. Francis L 53 57 Class A District Tournament at Otterbein College
New Bloomington
Coach: Jesse Bedwell
Record: 6-11 (4-6 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bill McElroy (248 pts/14.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L NBHS OPP
11/09/56 @Radnor L 22 64
11/21/56 Delaware St. Mary W 59 49
11/30/56* @Meeker W 59 46
12/04/56 Carey L 37 79
12/07/56* LaRue L 57 65
12/14/56* @Waldo W 56 42
12/21/56* Morral L 46 64
12/29/56 @Magnetic Springs W 70 63 Holiday Tournament at Magnetic Springs High School
12/30/56 LaRue L 51 60 Holiday Tournament at Magnetic Springs High School
01/04/57* @Martel W 69 32
01/11/57* Caledonia L 62 67
01/18/57* @Prospect L 53 93
01/25/57* Claridon W 51 50
01/29/57 @Delaware St. Mary
02/01/57* @Pleasant L 34 93
02/08/57* Green Camp L 50 53
02/12/57 LaRue L 42 52 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/14/57 Claridon L 38 60 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Pleasant
Coach: Stan Kirby
Record: 18-5 (9-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Sharrell Leffler (574 pts/24.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/09/56 Edison W 54 46
11/16/56 @Holmes-Liberty L 55 72
11/20/56 Nevada W 62 48
11/30/56* @Green Camp W 83 52
12/07/56* Meeker W 85 38
12/14/56* @LaRue W 85 73
12/21/56* Waldo W 97 35
12/22/56 @Northwestern W 90 65
01/04/57* @Morral L 61 78
01/11/57* Martel W 84 31
01/12/57 @Iberia W 91 49
01/15/57 Radnor L 60 61
01/18/57* @Caledonia W 76 49
01/25/57* Prospect W 74 72
02/01/57* New Bloomington W 93 34
02/02/57 Elm Valley L 71 72
02/05/57* @Claridon W 76 63
02/09/57 Mt. Victory W 89 43
02/12/57 Claridon W 65 48 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/57 Prospect W 69 65 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/57 Morral W 54 53 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/26/57 Scioto W 74 72 Class A District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/01/57 Ashville L 71 81 Class A District Tournament at Otterbein College
Prospect
Coach: Fred McCumber
Record: 18-4 (9-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Roger Remlinger (425 pts/19.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/27/56 @Northwestern W 70 60
11/30/56* @Waldo W 57 32
12/07/56* Morral W 69 54
12/14/56* @Martel W 92 34
12/15/56 @Scioto Valley W 54 34
12/21/56* Caledonia W 89 56
12/22/56 Iberia W 71 53
01/11/57* @Claridon W 70 67
01/12/57 @Radnor W 60 50
01/18/57* New Bloomington W 93 53
01/19/57 Mt. Gilead W 65 57
01/25/57* @Pleasant L 72 74
01/29/57* Green Camp W 98 53
02/01/57* @Meeker W 98 66
02/05/57 @Elm Valley L 69 71
02/08/57* LaRue W 84 61
02/12/57 Green Camp W 41 37 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/16/57 Waldo W 76 33 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/57 Pleasant L 65 69 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/57 Caledonia W 71 60 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/57 LaRue W 76 64 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/27/57 Pleasantville L 57 77 Class A District Tournament at Otterbein College
Waldo
Coach: Paul Freshwater
Record: 2-17 (1-9 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Merl Miller (188 pts/11.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
?Delaware St. Mary L 50 63 NEED BOX
?Edison L 38 61 NEED BOX
11/16/56 @Radnor L 33 65
11/30/56* Prospect L 32 57
12/07/56* @Claridon L 29 53
12/14/56* New Bloomington L 42 56
12/21/56* @Pleasant L 35 97
12/28/56 Delaware St. Mary W 58 55
01/04/57* Green Camp L 57 70
01/08/57 Scioto Valley L 40 70
01/11/57* @Meeker L 48 60
01/15/57 @Elm Valley L 47 68
01/18/57* @LaRue L 45 59
01/25/57 Alumni L 29 34 NEED BOX
01/29/57* @Morral L 29 80
02/01/57* Martel W 60 34
02/08/57* @Caledonia L 53 97
02/16/57 Prospect L 33 76 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/57 Claridon L 43 64 Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Marion County League Standings
Team MCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Morral 9 - 1 723 500 72.30 50.00
Pleasant 9 - 1 814 525 81.40 52.50
Prospect 9 - 1 822 550 82.20 55.00
LaRue 7 - 3 692 619 69.20 61.90
Caledonia 6 - 4 681 658 68.10 65.80
Meeker 4 - 6 573 683 57.30 68.30
New Bloomington 4 - 6 537 605 53.70 60.50
Claridon 3 - 7 569 577 56.90 57.70
Green Camp 3 - 7 583 658 58.30 65.80
Waldo 1 - 9 430 663 43.00 66.30
Martel 0 - 10 386 772 38.60 77.20
Totals 55 - 55 6810 6810 61.90 61.90
Marion County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 28.20 Sharrell Leffler Pleasant 282 10
2 24.00 Harry Johnston Morral 240 10
3 21.70 Roger Remlinger Prospect 217 10
4 20.50 Bill Hunt Caledonia 164 8
5 19.88 Don McCoy Claridon 179 9
6 19.20 Jay Flach Green Camp 192 10
19.20 Charles Herrick LaRue 192 10
8 16.60 Warren Hensel Morral 166 10
9 16.00 Steve Lauer Prospect 160 10
16.00 Bill White Meeker 160 10
Marion County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 37 Harry Johnston Morral LaRue 01/25/1957
37 Sharrell Leffler Pleasant Claridon 02/05/1957
3 34 Sharrell Leffler Pleasant Prospect 01/25/1957
34 Don McCoy Claridon Pleasant 02/05/1957
5 33 Harry Johnston Morral Meeker 01/18/1957
6 32 Harry Johnston Morral Prospect 12/07/1956
32 Sharrell Leffler Pleasant Meeker 12/07/1956
32 Sharrell Leffler Pleasant Caledonia 01/18/1957
32 Jay Flach Green Camp Caledonia 01/25/1957
32 Bill Hunt Caledonia Green Camp 01/25/1957
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