Claridon High School

Individual Records

Most Points Scored in a Career
Rank	Points	Name	FR	SO	JR	SR	Notes
1	972	Jim Ruth	1943/44 64	1944/45 198	1945/46 368	1946/47 342	Missing 2 Games – 1944/45
2	748	Gary Baxter		1957/58 106	1958/59 193	1959/60 449	Missing 1 Game - 1957/58, 1958/59
3	743	John Row	1958/59 28	1959/60 280	1960/61 176	1961/62 259	Missing 1 Game – 1958/59, 1960/61
4	738	Bob Johnston		1953/54 114	1954/55 223	1955/56 401	Missing 1 Game – 1953/54, 1954/55, 1955/56
5	707	Don McCoy		1954/55 65	1955/56 204	1956/57 438	Missing 1 Game – 1954/55, 1955/56
6	682	William “Lonnie” Earl	1949/50 4	1950/51 86	1951/52 297	1952/53 295
7	677	Dick Lawrence	1947/48 18	1948/49 124	1949/50 256	1950/51 279
8	663	Max Strine		1956/57 77	1957/58 237	1958/59 349	Missing 1 Game - 1957/58, 1958/59
9	661	Merle Lashey	1938/39 16	1939/40 99	1940/41 260	1941/42 286
10	647	Gene Jessie			1952/53 345	1953/54 302
11	610	Lowell Klinefelter	1958/59 68	1959/60 41	1960/61 199	1961/62 302	Missing 1 Game – 1958/59, 1960/61
12	558	Robert Sims	1936/37 50	1937/38 143	1938/39 169	1939/40 226
13	492	Ray Auld	1946/47 0	1947/48 95	1948/49 144	1949/50 253
14	486	Gene Ruth	1943/44 0	1944/45 39	1945/46 160	1946/47 287	Missing 2 Games – 1944/45
15	475	Lewis Caskey	1938/39 27	1939/40 128	1940/41 124	1941/42 196	Missing 1 Game – 1940/41, 1941/42
16	466	Gary Row		1952/53 34	1953/54 139	1954/55 293	Missing 1 Game – 1953/54, 1954/55
17	449	John Price	1938/39 46	1939/40 84	1940/41 122	1941/42 197	Missing 1 Game – 1940/41, 1941/42
18	444	Larry Row	1952/53 11	1953/54 42	1954/55 144	1955/56 247	Missing 1 Game – 1953/54, 1955/56 Missing 2 Games – 1954/55
19	434	Gail Castle			1953/54 165	1954/55 269	Missing 1 Game – 1953/54 Missing 2 Games – 1954/55
20	406	Junior Speece		1948/49 73	1949/50 126	1950/51 207

Most Points Scored in a Career Through Junior Season
Rank	Points	Name	FR	SO	JR	Notes
1	630	Jim Ruth	1943/44 64	1944/45 198	1945/46 368	Missing 2 Games – 1944/45
2	484	John Row	1958/59 28	1959/60 280	1960/61 176	Missing 1 Game – 1958/59
3	398	Dick Lawrence	1947/48 18	1948/49 124	1949/50 256
4	387	William “Lonnie” Earl	1949/50 4	1950/51 86	1951/52 297
5	375	Merle Lashey	1938/39 16	1939/40 99	1940/41 260

Most Points Scored in a Career Through Sophomore Season
Rank	Points	Name	FR	SO	Notes
1	315	Frank Jessie		1952/53 315
2	308	John Row	1958/59 28	1959/60 280	Missing 1 Game – 1958/59
3	262	Jim Ruth	1943/44 64	1944/45 198	Missing 2 Games – 1944/45
4	193	Robert Sims	1936/37 50	1937/38 143
	193	Dean Augenstein	1942/43 49	1943/44 144

Most Points Scored in a Season
Rank	Points	Name	Season	Notes
1	449	Gary Baxter	1959/60
2	438	Don McCoy	1956/57
3	401	Bob Johnston	1955/56	Missing 1 Game
4	368	Jim Ruth	1945/46
5	349	Max Strine	1958/59	Missing 1 Game
6	345	Gene Jessie	1952/53
7	342	Jim Ruth	1946/47
8	319	Randy Dickason	1948/49
9	315	Frank Jessie	1952/53
10	302	Gene Jessie	1953/54
	302	Lowell Klinefelter	1961/62
12	297	William “Lonnie” Earl	1951/52
13	295	William “Lonnie” Earl	1952/53
14	293	Gary Row	1954/55	Missing 1 Game
15	287	Gene Ruth	1946/47
16	286	Merle Lashey	1941/42
17	280	John Row	1959/60
18	279	Dick Lawrence	1950/51
19	276	Dick Jones	1948/49
20	269	Gail Castle	1954/55	Missing 2 Games

Most Points Scored in a Season – Senior
Rank	Points	Name	Season	Notes
1	449	Gary Baxter	1959/60
2	438	Don McCoy	1956/57
3	401	Bob Johnston	1955/56	Missing 1 Game
4	349	Max Strine	1958/59	Missing 1 Game
5	342	Jim Ruth	1946/47

Most Points Scored in a Season – Junior
Rank	Points	Name	Season	Notes
1	368	Jim Ruth	1945/46
2	345	Gene Jessie	1952/53
3	297	William “Lonnie” Earl	1951/52
4	260	Merle Lashey	1940/41
5	256	Dick Lawrence	1949/50

Most Points Scored in a Season – Sophomore
Rank	Points	Name	Season	Notes
1	315	Frank Jessie	1953/54
2	280	John Row	1959/60
3	198	Jim Ruth	1944/45
4	144	Dean Augenstein	1943/44
5	143	Robert Sims	1937/38

Most Points Scored in a Season – Freshman
Rank	Points	Name	Season	Notes
1	68	Lowell Klinefelter	1958/59
2	64	Jim Ruth	1943/44
3	50	Robert Sims	1936/37
4	49	Dean Augenstein	1942/43
5	48	Forrest Midlam	1933/34

Most Points Scored in a Game
Rank	Points	Name	Date	Versus	CLA	OPP
1	40	Max Strine	02/06/1959	LaRue	80	49
2	37	Don McCoy	01/26/1957	Morral	72	71
3	34	Bob Johnston	01/14/1956	Iberia	71	64
	34	Don McCoy	02/05/1957	Pleasant	63	76
	34	John Row	02/14/1961	LaRue	60	44
6	33	Gene Ruth	01/31/1947	Prospect	71	39
7	32	Bob Johnston	12/16/1955	Martel	88	61
8	31	Don McCoy	01/25/1957	New Bloomington	50	51
	31	Gary Baxter	01/15/1960	Pleasant	56	46
10	30	Jim Ruth	01/23/1946	Morral	64	28
	30	Gail Castle	12/21/1954	Prospect	52	49
	30	Don McCoy	01/18/1957	Ohio Deaf	62	45
13	29	Merle Lashey	11/14/1941	Meeker	51	12
	29	Allen Augenstein	01/29/1943	Martel	76	21
15	28	Jim Ruth	02/12/1947	Waldo	54	30
	28	Don McCoy	01/11/1957	Prospect	67	70
	28	Bob Johnston	03/01/1956	Plain City	56	79
18	27	Gene Ruth	01/24/1947	Kirkpatrick	70	45
	27	Randy Dickason	01/18/1949	Martel	87	50
	27	William “Lonnie” Earl	01/30/1952	Martel	63	44
	27	Gary Row	01/04/1955	Chesterville	59	57
	27	Gary Baxter	01/29/1960	Ridgedale	45	39
	27	Gary Baxter	02/06/1960	Johnsville	71	37
	27	Lowell Klinefelter	12/28/1960	Iberia	58	63

Most Points Scored in a Game – Senior
Rank	Points	Name	Date	Versus	CLA	OPP
1	40	Max Strine	02/06/1959	LaRue	80	49
2	37	Don McCoy	01/26/1957	Morral	72	71
3	34	Bob Johnston	01/14/1956	Iberia	71	64
	34	Don McCoy	02/05/1957	Pleasant	63	76
5	33	Gene Ruth	01/31/1947	Prospect	71	39

Most Points Scored in a Game – Junior
Rank	Points	Name	Date	Versus	CLA	OPP
1	34	John Row	02/14/1961	LaRue	60	44
2	30	Jim Ruth	01/23/1946	Morral	64	28
3	29	Allen Augenstein	01/29/1943	Martel	76	21
4	27	William “Lonnie” Earl	01/30/1952	Martel	63	44
	27	Lowell Klinefelter	12/28/1960	Iberia	58	63

Most Points Scored in a Game – Sophomore
Rank	Points	Name	Date	Versus	CLA	OPP
1	23	John Row	02/05/1960	Waldo	55	52
2	21	Frank Jessie	11/18/1952	Johnsville	59	65
	21	Frank Jessie	12/19/1952	Pleasant	70	65
4	20	Frank Jessie	01/09/1953	Green Camp	73	60
	20	Frank Jessie	02/23/1953	Summit Station	54	46

Most Points Scored in a Game – Freshman
Rank	Points	Name	Date	Versus	CLA	OPP
1	14	Robert Sims	03/02/1937	Agosta	37	20
2	13	Jim Ruth	02/04/1944	Prospect	39	18
3	11	Robert Lashey	11/30/1933	Agosta	46	18
	11	Robert Sims	01/08/1937	Martel	32	18
	11	Harry Yager	02/09/1938	Kirkpatrick	47	30

Highest Scoring Average in a Career
Rank	Average	Name	Seasons	Points	Games	Notes
1	14.70	Gene Jessie	1952/53-1953/54	647	44
2	14.50	Randy Dickason	1948/49	319	22	Played at Pleasant (1947/48)
3	14.31	Frank Jessie	1952/53	315	22	Possibly Played in West Virginia (1951/52) 19 year old SO at Claridon
4	13.53	Max Strine	1956/57-1958/59	663	49	Missing 1 Game – 1957/58, 1958/59
5	12.94	Bob Johnston	1953/54-1955/56	738	57	Missing 1 Game – 1953/54, 1954/55, 1955/56
6	12.67	Gary Baxter	1957/58-1959/60	748	59	Missing 1 Game – 1957/58, 1958/59
7	12.54	Dick Jones	1948/49	276	22
8	11.98	Don McCoy	1954/55-1956/57	707	59	Missing 1 Game – 1954/55, 1955/56
9	11.76	Gary Price	1953/54	247	21	Missing 1 Game – 1953/54
10	11.72	Gail Castle	1953/54-1954/55	434	37	Missing 1 Game – 1953/54; Missing 2 Games – 1954/55
11	11.17	Jim Ruth	1943/44-1946/47	972	87	Missing 2 Games – 1944/45
12	10.92	John Row	1958/59-1961/62	743	68	Missing 1 Game – 1958/59, 1960/61
13	10.49	William “Lonnie” Earl	1949/50-1952/53	682	65
14	10.34	George Earl	1932/33-1934/35	393	38	Missing 1 Game – 1933/34
15	10.13	Gary Row	1952/53-1954/55	466	46	Missing 1 Game – 1953/54, 1954/55
16	9.44	Merle Lashey	1938/39-1941/42	661	70
17	9.37	Charles Gruber	1960/61	150	16	Missing 1 Game – 1960/61
18	9.27	Dick Lawrence	1947/48-1950/51	677	73
19	8.72	Dale Irey	1945/46-1947/48	384	44
20	8.70	Jack Griffiths	1950/51-1951/52	235	27

Highest Scoring Average in a Season
Rank	Average	Name	Season	Points	Games	Notes
1	20.85	Don McCoy	1956/57	438	21
2	20.05	Bob Johnston	1955/56	401	20	Missing 1 Game
3	19.38	Max Strine	1958/59	349	18	Missing 1 Game
4	18.70	Gary Baxter	1959/60	449	24
5	15.68	Gene Jessie	1952/53	345	22
6	15.33	Jim Ruth	1945/46	368	24
7	14.87	Jim Ruth	1946/47	342	23
8	14.66	John Row	1960/61	176	12	Missing 1 Game
9	14.65	Gary Row	1954/55	293	20	Missing 1 Game
10	14.50	Randy Dickason	1948/49	319	22
11	14.38	Lowell Klinefelter	1961/62	302	21
12	14.31	Frank Jessie	1952/53	315	22
13	14.15	Gail Castle	1954/55	269	19	Missing 2 Games
14	13.95	Dick Lawrence	1950/51	279	20
15	13.72	Gene Jessie	1953/54	302	22	Missing 1 Game
16	13.58	Bob Mayse	1942/43	163	12
17	13.50	William “Lonnie” Earl	1951/52	297	22
18	13.40	William “Lonnie” Earl	1952/53	295	22
19	13.00	George Earl	1934/35	221	17
	13.00	Merle Lashey	1941/42	286	22

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