1952-53 Wyandot County League Basketball Scores
Harpster
Coach: Bob Wolfe
Record: 9-11 (5-7 WCL)
Leading Scorer: Mearl Mathews (353 pts/17.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L HHS OPP
11/11/52 @Green Camp W 80 58
11/14/52 @Hopewell-Loudon L 52 53
11/18/52 Morral L 44 45
11/21/52* Salem L 62 79
11/27/52* @Wharton W 61 44
12/02/52* Sycamore L 49 55
12/05/52* @Marseilles W 50 40
12/06/52 Meeker W 82 44
12/12/52* Nevada W 59 44
12/19/52* @McCutchenville L 45 49
01/06/53 Carey W 63 59
01/09/53* @Salem L 55 56
01/16/53* Wharton L 41 55
01/20/53* @Sycamore L 42 64
01/23/53* Marseilles W 73 43
01/27/53 @Caledonia W 54 51
01/30/53* @Nevada W 68 59
02/06/53* McCutchenville L 35 51
02/11/53 Wharton L 47 50 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
02/13/53 Nevada L 51 63 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
Marseilles
Coach: Roger Howe
Record: 5-15 (3-9 WCL)
Leading Scorer: Sherman McKinness (300 pts/15.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/01/52 @Meeker W 46 30
11/14/52* @Sycamore L 43 65
11/21/52 New Bloomington L 54 56
11/27/52* Nevada L 63 75
12/02/52* @McCutchenville L 54 68
12/05/52* Harpster L 40 50
12/06/52 @Forest L 70 86
12/12/52* @Salem L 49 86
12/19/52* Wharton L 48 69
12/30/52 @McGuffey L 54 57
12/31/52 Alger L 56 67 At McGuffey High School
01/06/53* Sycamore L 53 63
01/09/53 Morral W 68 58
01/16/53* @Nevada W 62 55
01/20/53* McCutchenville W 48 39
01/23/53* @Harpster L 43 73
01/30/53* Salem W 74 59
02/06/53* @Wharton L 48 69
02/13/53 Salem L 56 69 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
02/16/53 Nevada L 67 74 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
McCutchenville
Coach: Mirle Rosendale
Record: 10-12 (5-7 WCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Bland (282 pts/12.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/11/52 @Melmore W 65 62
11/14/52* @Salem L 56 65
11/21/52* Wharton W 53 51
11/27/52* @Sycamore L 42 43
12/02/52* Marseilles W 68 54
12/05/52* @Nevada L 59 75
12/09/52 New Riegel W 62 56
12/16/52 @Hopewell-Loudon L 45 57
12/19/52* Harpster W 49 45
01/06/53* Salem L 61 65
01/09/53* @Wharton W 41 39
01/16/53* Sycamore L 56 58
01/20/53* @Marseilles L 39 48
01/23/53* Nevada L 52 56
01/24/53 @New Riegel L 54 59
01/27/53 Carey L 40 57
02/06/53* @Harpster W 51 35
02/11/53 Salem L 51 64 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
02/16/53 @Wharton W 70 63 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
02/18/53 Nevada W 68 66 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - 2OT
02/20/53 Salem W 62 60 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
02/27/53 Tiro L 43 55 Class B District Tournament at Heidelberg College
Nevada
Coach: Leon Neeb
Record: 13-10 (5-7 WCL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Steinhilber (380 pts/17.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L NHS OPP
11/07/52 Meeker W 71 52
11/14/52* @Wharton L 49 58
11/18/52 @Melmore W 65 58
11/21/52* Sycamore L 56 58
11/27/52* @Marseilles W 75 63
12/02/52 Mt. Zion W 64 43
12/05/52* McCutchenville W 75 59
12/09/52 @Caledonia W 70 60
12/12/52* @Harpster L 44 59
12/19/52* Salem W 67 65
12/30/52 Greenwich W 62 58 Holiday Tournament at Bloomville High School
12/31/52 @Bloomville L 65 67 Holiday Tournament at Bloomville High School
01/06/53* Wharton W 60 55
01/09/53* @Sycamore L 40 61
01/16/53* Marseilles L 55 62
01/20/53* Whetstone W 90 56
01/23/53* @McCutchenville W 56 52
01/30/53* Harpster L 59 68
02/06/53* @Salem L 57 66
02/11/53 Sycamore L 61 76 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
02/13/53 Harpster W 63 51 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
02/16/53 Marseilles W 74 67 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
02/18/53 McCutchenville L 66 68 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - 2OT
Salem
Coach: Thomas Willing
Record: 11-9 (7-5 WCL)
Leading Scorer: C. Gottfried (275 pts/14.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L SHS OPP
11/14/52* McCutchenville W 65 56
11/21/52* @Harpster W 79 62
11/27/52 @Meeker W 82 52
12/02/52* Wharton L 59 61
12/05/52* @Sycamore L 67 71
12/12/52* Marseilles W 86 49
12/16/52 Attica L 70 78
12/19/52* @Nevada L 65 67
01/06/53* @McCutchenville W 65 61
01/09/53* Harpster W 56 55
01/13/53 @Melmore L 60 69 NEED BOX
01/17/53 Forest W 69 61
01/20/53* @Wharton W 62 41
01/23/53* Sycamore L 49 57
01/30/53* @Marseilles L 59 74
02/06/53* Nevada W 66 57
02/11/53 McCutchenville W 64 51 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
02/13/53 Marseilles W 69 56 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
02/18/53 Sycamore L 58 75 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/53 McCutchenville L 60 62 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
Sycamore
Coach: Henry Roberson
Record: 25-2 (11-1 WCL)
Leading Scorer: Vaughn Shell (502 pts/18.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L SHS OPP
11/11/52 @Lykens W 74 38
11/14/52* Marseilles W 65 43
11/18/52 Old Fort W 56 30
11/21/52* @Nevada W 58 56
11/27/52* McCutchenville W 43 42
12/02/52* @Harpster W 55 49
12/05/52* Salem W 71 67
12/12/52* @Wharton L 47 49
12/16/52 @Sulphur Springs W 64 55
01/02/53 Mt. Zion W 53 37 Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
01/03/53 Carey W 67 49 Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
01/06/53* @Marseilles W 63 53
01/09/53* Nevada W 61 40
01/13/53 @Carey W 78 74 OT
01/16/53* @McCutchenville W 58 56
01/20/53* Harpster W 64 42
01/23/53* @Salem W 57 49
01/30/53* Wharton W 58 46
01/31/53 @Forest W 61 58
02/03/53 Melmore W 66 56
02/11/53 Nevada W 76 61 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
02/13/53 Wharton W 57 55 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
02/18/53 Salem W 75 58 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/03/53 Tiro W 58 37 Class B District Tournament at Heidelberg College
03/06/53 Sulphur Springs W 60 35 Class B District Tournament at Heidelberg College
03/07/53 Arlington W 60 47 Class B District Tournament at Heidelberg College
03/12/53 Delphos St. John's L 52 53 Class B Regional Tournament at University Toledo
Wharton
Coach: Bill Dunham
Record: 11-11 (6-6 WCL)
Leading Scorer: Bill Vogel (309 pts/14.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/14/52* Nevada W 58 49
11/18/52 Hardin Northern L 43 47
11/21/52* @McCutchenville L 51 53
11/27/52* Harpster L 44 61
12/02/52* @Salem W 61 59
12/09/52 @Melmore L 61 70
12/12/52* Sycamore W 49 47
12/16/52 @Vanlue L 72 74
12/19/52* @Marseilles W 69 48
01/03/53 @Mt. Blanchard W 62 47
01/06/53* @Nevada L 55 60
01/09/53* McCutchenville L 39 41
01/16/53* @Harpster W 55 41
01/20/53* Salem L 41 62
01/24/53 @Forest W 62 52
01/30/53* @Sycamore L 46 58
02/03/53 Carey W 43 42
02/06/53* Marseilles W 69 48
02/07/53 Mt. Blanchard W 62 47
02/11/53 Harpster W 50 47 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Sycamore High School
02/13/53 Sycamore L 55 57 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
02/16/53 McCutchenville L 63 70 Class B Wyandot County Tournament at Wharton High School
Wyandot County League Standings
Team WCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Sycamore 11 - 1 700 592 58.33 49.33
Salem 7 - 5 778 711 64.83 59.25
Wharton 6 - 6 637 627 53.08 52.25
Harpster 5 - 7 640 639 53.33 53.25
McCutchenville 5 - 7 627 634 52.25 52.83
Nevada 5 - 7 693 726 57.75 60.50
Marseilles 3 - 9 625 771 52.08 64.25
Totals 42 - 42 4700 4700 55.95 55.95
Wyandot County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 18.08 Vaughn Shell Sycamore 217 12
2 17.41 Mearl Mathews Harpster 209 12
3 16.00 Jim Steinhilber Nevada 192 12
4 15.10 Conrad Walcutt Harpster 151 10
5 14.75 Joel Klink Nevada 177 12
6 14.58 Jim Reile Salem 175 12
7 14.00 Sherman McKinness Marseilles 168 12
8 13.41 Bill Vogel Wharton 161 12
9 12.91 C. Gottfried Salem 155 12
12.91 Jim Stiger Nevada 155 12
Wyandot County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 34 Jim Steinhilber Nevada Marseilles 11/27/1952
2 31 Mearl Mathews Harpster Marseilles 01/23/1953
3 29 Jim Steinhilber Nevada Wharton 01/06/1953
4 28 Robert Richards Salem Marseilles 12/12/1952
5 27 Jim Stiger Nevada Salem 12/19/1952
27 Vaughn Shell Sycamore McCutchenville 01/16/1953
27 Mearl Mathews Harpster Nevada 01/30/1953
8 24 Sherman McKinness Marseilles McCutchenville 12/02/1952
9 23 Jim Reile Salem Harpster 11/21/1952
23 Bill Vogel Wharton Nevada 01/06/1953
23 Roger Moser Wharton Harpster 01/16/1953
23 Jim Reile Salem Nevada 02/06/1953
23 C. Gottfried Salem Nevada 12/19/1952
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