1954-55 Marion County Boys Basketball Scores


Caledonia
Coach:  Len Walls
Record:  16-5 (9-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Gene Rice (308 pts/14.6 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     CHS     OPP
11/19/54	@Chesterville		W	75	72
11/23/54	@Iberia			W	70	62
12/03/54	Alumni			W	76	43
12/07/54	@Johnsville		W	70	52
12/10/54*	@Prospect		W	68	66
12/17/54*	Claridon		W	74	60
12/21/54*	@New Bloomington	W	84	52
01/07/55*	Pleasant		W	82	72
01/11/55*	@Green Camp		W	83	45
01/14/55*	Meeker			W	66	62
01/21/55*	@LaRue			L	73	89
01/22/55	@Mt. Gilead		L	62	85
01/28/55*	Waldo			W	73	61
02/04/55*	@Morral			W	64	63
02/05/55	Sulphur Springs		L	54	68
02/11/55*	Martel			W	87	30
02/14/55	Waldo			W	64	44	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/55	Green Camp		W	71	51	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/55	Prospect		L	69	77	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - NEED BOX
02/23/55	Pleasant		W	63	57	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/25/55	Claridon		L	44	51	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Claridon
Coach:  Allen Augenstein
Record:  17-4 (8-2 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Gary Row (293 pts/14.6 avg) (missing 1 game)

Date		Versus		       W/L     CHS     OPP
11/12/54	@Scioto Valley		W
11/19/54	@Chatfield		W	59	54
11/26/54	Alumni			W	62	60
12/03/54*	@Morral			W	64	43
12/07/54	@Sparta			W	60	45
12/17/54*	@Caledonia		L	60	74
12/21/54*	Prospect		W	52	49
12/29/54*	Martel			W	80	46
01/04/55	Chesterville		W	59	57
01/07/55	@Delaware St. Mary	W	74	36
01/11/55*	@New Bloomington	W	79	59
01/14/55*	Pleasant		W	67	40
01/21/55*	@Green Camp		W	68	37
01/28/55*	Meeker			W	71	54
02/04/55*	@LaRue			L	68	85
02/11/55*	Waldo			W	76	53
02/14/55	Martel			W	46	22	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/55	LaRue			L	54	56	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - Sudden Death 2OT
02/23/55	Meeker			W	58	44	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/25/55	Caledonia		W	51	44	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/55	Liberty Union		L	42	53	Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College


Green Camp
Coach:  Maurice Young
Record:  5-15 (3-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Louie Finch (257 pts/13.5 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     GCHS    OPP
11/04/54	@Byhalia-York		L	37	66
11/12/54	Salem			L	57	70
11/19/54	Delaware St. Mary	L	40	51	At Delaware Willis High School
11/23/54	@Leesville		L	36	55
12/03/54*	@Meeker			L	47	50
12/04/54	Edison			L
12/10/54*	LaRue			L	35	60
12/17/54*	@Waldo			W	45	42
12/21/54*	Morral			L	61	65	OT
12/29/54	Magnetic Springs	L	48	67	Holiday Tournament at Green Camp High School
12/30/54	Radnor			W	62	59	Holiday Tournament at Green Camp High School
01/07/55*	@Martel			W	66	60
01/11/55*	Caledonia		L	45	83
01/14/55*	@Prospect		L	56	84
01/21/55*	Claridon		L	37	68
01/28/55*	@New Bloomington	W	59	55
02/04/55*	Pleasant		L	41	49
02/11/55	Alumni			W	61	55
02/17/55	Caledonia		L	51	71	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/55	Meeker			L	36	60	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum


LaRue
Coach:  Ted Dennison
Record:  18-4 (9-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Larry Hickman (484 pts/22.0 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     LHS     OPP
11/19/54	@Mt. Victory		W	74	44
12/03/54*	Pleasant		W	82	56
12/10/54*	@Green Camp		W	60	35
12/17/54*	Meeker			W	42	24
12/21/54	Alumni			W	70	18
12/28/54	Huntsville		L	73	75	Holiday Tournament at Belle Center High School
12/30/54	Ada			W	77	61	Holiday Tournament at Belle Center High School
01/07/55*	@Waldo			W	54	38
01/08/55	@Ridgeway		W	77	57
01/14/55*	@Martel			W	80	37
01/21/55*	Caledonia		W	89	73
01/25/55*	Morral			W	92	48
01/28/55*	@Prospect		L	62	70
01/29/55	Radnor			W	73	51
02/04/55*	Claridon		W	85	68
02/11/55*	@New Bloomington	W	80	51
02/14/55	Meeker			W	73	63	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/55	New Bloomington		W	66	51	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/55	Claridon		W	56	54	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - Sudden Death 2OT
02/25/55	Prospect		L	56	57	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/04/55	Scioto			W	74	65	Class B District Tournament at Capital University
03/10/55	Newark St. Francis	L	63	73	Class B District Tournament at Capital University


Marion Harding
Coach:  Jim Lawler
Record:  6-15 (0-4 BC)
Leading Scorer:  Phil Carroll (215 pts/11.3 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     MHHS    OPP
11/30/54	Galion			W	61	57
12/03/54	Willard			W	59	37
12/07/54	@Columbus Aquinas	W	69	58
12/10/54	Columbus West		L	52	59
12/17/54	@Shelby			L	67	82
12/18/54	Springfield		L	45	75
12/21/54*	Lorain			L	64	69
12/28/54	Ashland			L	73	79
01/07/55	Fostoria		L	63	79
01/14/55*	@Fremont Ross		L	74	76
01/21/55	@Ashland		W	82	74
01/25/55	Kenton			L	63	68
01/29/55	@Bexley			L	61	69
02/01/55	@Galion			L	56	79
02/04/55*	@Findlay		L	47	59
02/11/55	@Fostoria		W	63	52
02/12/55	Newark			L	48	50
02/15/55	Shelby			L	71	91
02/18/55	Fremont Ross		W	79	65
02/25/55*	@Sandusky		L	52	61
03/02/55	Galion			L	57	62	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Marion St. Mary
Coach:  Ray Robbins
Record:  14-7 (5-1 MOC)
Leading Scorer:  Roger Micheli (404 pts/19.2 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L    MSMHS    OPP
12/04/54	Carey			W	56	43	At Marion Harding High School
12/07/54*	@Olentangy		W	55	51
12/10/54	@Mt. Gilead		L	50	59
12/14/54	@Fostoria St. Wendelin	W	75	45
12/18/54	@Tiffin Calvert		W	66	49
12/27/54	Lexington		W	69	56	Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
12/29/54	Prospect		L	54	65	Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
01/04/55	@Kenton			L	65	68	OT
01/08/55*	Richwood		W	63	42	At Marion Harding High School
01/11/55	@Marysville		L	46	47
01/14/55	Columbus Aquinas	W	51	50	At Marion Harding High School
01/15/55*	Cardington-Lincoln	W	67	55	At Marion Harding High School
01/18/55	@Mt. Zion		L	48	56
01/22/55	Delaware Willis		W	65	57	At Marion Harding High School
01/28/55*	Mt. Gilead		L	41	65	At Marion Harding High School
01/29/55	Morral			W      101	52	At Marion Harding High School
02/01/55*	Big Walnut		W	57	51	At Marion Harding High School
02/04/55*	@Elm Valley		W	59	47
02/08/55	Johnsville		W	52	39	At Marion Harding High School
02/11/55	Fredericktown		W	54	52	At Marion Harding High School
03/05/55	Columbus St. Mary	L	49	59	Class B Exempt Tournament at Otterbein College


Martel
Coach:  Bill Anderson
Record:  0-15 (0-10 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Phil Leatham (178 pts/11.8 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     MHS     OPP
11/12/54	@Harpster		L	31	56
11/30/54	Whetstone		L	49	79
12/03/54*	Prospect		L	44	67
12/17/54*	New Bloomington		L	40	67
12/22/54*	@Pleasant		L	44	88
12/29/54*	@Claridon		L	46	80
01/07/55*	Green Camp		L	60	66
01/11/55*	@Meeker			L	41	91
01/14/55*	LaRue			L	37	80
01/21/55*	@Waldo			L	47	69
01/28/55*	Morral			L	33	53
02/04/55	@Mt. Victory		L	48	52
02/11/55*	Caledonia		L	30	87
02/14/55	Claridon		L	22	46	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/55	Pleasant		L	31	56	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Meeker
Coach:  Walker Huffman
Record:  10-12 (5-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Ronald Newland (332 pts/15.0 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     MHS     OPP
11/04/54	@Darby			L	57	74	NEED BOX
11/12/54	Edison			W	40	39	OT
11/19/54	Whetstone		L	50	52
11/23/54	@Radnor			W	50	46
12/03/54*	Green Camp		W	50	47
12/07/54	Marengo			L	43	45
12/10/54	Marseilles		L	48	52
12/17/54*	@LaRue			L	24	42
12/21/54*	Waldo			W	58	50
12/29/54	Radnor			W	47	29	Holiday Tournament at Green Camp High School
12/30/54	Magnetic Springs	L	57	77	Holiday Tournament at Green Camp High School
01/07/55*	@Morral			W	53	51
01/11/55*	Martel			W	91	41
01/14/55*	@Caledonia		L	62	66
01/21/55*	Prospect		L	68	69	2OT
01/28/55*	@Claridon		L	54	71
02/04/55*	New Bloomington		W	82	48
02/11/55*	@Pleasant		L	55	56
02/14/55	LaRue			L	63	73	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/55	Waldo			W	43	36	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/55	Green Camp		W	60	36	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/55	Claridon		L	44	58	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Morral
Coach:  Vern Hensel
Record:  6-14 (3-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Manny Saxton (321 pts/16.8 avg) (missing 1 game)

Date		Versus		       W/L     MHS     OPP
11/12/54	@Marseilles		L	60	61
11/16/54	Wharton			L	62	65
11/19/54	@Iberia			L	43	59
11/26/54	@Mt. Victory		W	66	40
11/27/54	Alumni			L
12/03/54*	Claridon		L	43	64
12/07/54	Harpster		W	76	54
12/10/54*	@New Bloomington	W	66	65
12/17/54*	Pleasant		L	50	60
12/21/54*	@Green Camp		W	65	61	OT
01/04/55	Radnor			W	77	66
01/07/55*	Meeker			L	51	53
01/14/55*	Waldo			L	60	66
01/22/55	@Chesterville
01/25/55*	@LaRue			L	48	92
01/28/55*	@Martel			W	53	33
01/29/55	@Marion St. Mary	L	52     101	At Marion Harding High School
02/04/55*	Caledonia		L	63	64
02/09/55*	@Prospect		L	44	59
02/17/55	Prospect		L	41	58	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/55	Pleasant		L	36	55	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum


New Bloomington
Coach:  Tommy Cropper
Record:  6-12 (2-8 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Roger Boles (277 pts/18.4 avg) (missing 1 game)

Date		Versus		       W/L     NBHS    OPP
11/16/54	@Edison			L	49	61
11/19/54	@Marengo		W	47	46
11/24/54	Mt. Victory		W	58	42
11/27/54	@Marseilles		W
12/03/54*	@Waldo			W	61	50
12/10/54*	Morral			L	65	66
12/17/54*	@Martel			W	67	40
12/21/54*	Caledonia		L	52	84
01/07/55*	@Prospect		L	47	63
01/11/55*	Claridon		L	59	79
01/18/55	Edison			L	70	84
01/21/55*	@Pleasant		L	54	83
01/28/55*	Green Camp		L	55	59
01/29/55	@Mt. Victory		W	61	60
02/04/55*	@Meeker			L	48	82
02/11/55*	LaRue			L	51	80
02/12/55	@Ridgeway
02/19/55	LaRue			L	51	66	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/55	Pleasant		L	45	56	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Pleasant
Coach:  Charles Brobeck
Record:  11-12 (6-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Darrell Stoner (321 pts/14.5 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     PHS     OPP
11/13/54	Edison			L	38	41
11/16/54	@Byhalia-York		L	47	52
11/19/54	Ridgeway		L
12/03/54*	@LaRue			L	56	82
12/10/54*	Waldo			W	41	38
12/14/54	Magnetic Springs	L	62	64
12/17/54*	@Morral			W	60	50
12/22/54*	Martel			W	88	44
01/04/55	@Iberia			L	60	84
01/07/55*	@Caledonia		L	72	82
01/11/55*	Prospect		L	54	79
01/14/55*	@Claridon		L	40	67
01/21/55*	New Bloomington		W	83	54
01/22/55	Mt. Victory		W	49	41
01/28/55	Radnor			W	48	44
02/01/55	@Johnsville		L	59	82
02/04/55*	@Green Camp		W	49	41
02/11/55*	Meeker			W	56	55
02/14/55	Prospect		L	43	62	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/55	Martel			W	56	31	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/55	Morral			W	55	36	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/55	New Bloomington		W	56	45	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/55	Caledonia		L	57	63	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Prospect
Coach:  Fred McCumber
Record:  20-3 (8-2 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Robert Rodgers (585 pts/25.4 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     PHS     OPP
11/19/54	@Radnor			W	71	46
12/03/54*	@Martel			W	67	44
12/04/54	@Columbus University	W	71	60
12/10/54*	Caledonia		L	66	68
12/14/54	Byhalia-York		W	51	41
12/21/54*	@Claridon		L	49	52
12/27/54	Elm Valley		W	63	50	Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
12/29/54	@Marion St. Mary	W	65	54	Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
01/04/55	@Scioto Valley		W	69	65
01/07/55*	New Bloomington		W	63	47
01/11/55*	@Pleasant		W	79	54
01/14/55*	Green Camp		W	84	56
01/21/55*	@Meeker			W	69	68	2OT
01/28/55*	LaRue			W	70	62
02/04/55*	@Waldo			W	66	45
02/08/55	@Elm Valley		W	72	63
02/09/55*	Morral			W	59	44
02/14/55	Pleasant		W	62	43	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/55	Morral			W	58	41	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/55	Caledonia		W	77	69	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/25/55	LaRue			W	57	56	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/03/55	Atlanta			W	72	59	Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/05/55	Liberty Union		L	69	84	Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College

Waldo
Coach:  Larry Blaha
Record:  6-14 (2-8 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Roy Klingel (252 pts/12.6 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     WHS     OPP
11/12/54	@Radnor			L	32	62
11/26/54	Delaware St. Mary	W	73	47
12/03/54*	New Bloomington		L	50	61
12/07/54	Chesterville		L	41	77
12/10/54*	@Pleasant		L	38	41
12/14/54	@Marengo		W	45	35
12/17/54*	Green Camp		L	42	45
12/21/54*	@Meeker			L	50	58
01/07/55*	LaRue			L	38	54
01/11/55	@Delaware St. Mary	W	67	59
01/14/55*	@Morral			W	66	60
01/21/55*	Martel			W	69	47
01/25/55	Sparta			W	61	40
01/28/55*	@Caledonia		L	61	73
02/01/55	Scioto Valley		L	44	52
02/04/55*	Prospect		L	45	66
02/08/55	@Byhalia-York		L	45	76
02/11/55*	@Claridon		L	53	76
02/14/55	Caledonia		L	44	64	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/55	Meeker			L	36	43	Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum

Buckeye Conference Standings

Team BC Reg Overall Findlay 5 - 0 18 - 0 19 - 1 Fremont Ross 3 - 2 11 - 7 12 - 8 Lorain 3 - 2 11 - 5 12 - 6 Sandusky 2 - 3 9 - 7 13 - 8 Elyria 1 - 3 10 - 7 13 - 8 Marion Harding 0 - 4 6 - 14 6 - 15

Marion County League Standings

Team MCL Reg Overall Caledonia 9 - 1 13 - 3 16 - 5 LaRue 9 - 1 14 - 2 18 - 4 Claridon 8 - 2 14 - 2 17 - 4 Prospect 8 - 2 15 - 2 20 - 3 Pleasant 6 - 4 8 - 10 11 - 12 Meeker 5 - 5 8 - 10 10 - 12 Green Camp 3 - 7 5 - 13 5 - 15 Morral 3 - 7 6 - 12 6 - 14 New Bloomington 2 - 8 6 - 10 6 - 12 Waldo 2 - 8 6 - 12 6 - 14 Martel 0 - 10 0 - 13 0 - 15

Mid-Ohio Conference Standings

Team MOC Reg Overall Marion St. Mary 5 - 1 14 - 6 14 - 7 Cardington-Lincoln 4 - 2 10 - 10 12 - 12 Mt. Gilead 4 - 2 15 - 3 19 - 4 Olentangy 3 - 2 11 - 6 14 - 9 missing Elm Valley Big Walnut 3 - 3 11 - 7 15 - 8 Elm Valley 1 - 4 8 - 10 10 - 12 missing Olentangy Richwood 0 - 6 1 - 15 1 - 17

Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 25.43 Robert Rodgers Prospect 585 23 2 22.00 Larry Hickman LaRue 484 22 3 19.23 Roger Micheli Marion St. Mary 404 21 4 18.46 Roger Boles New Bloomington 277 15 missing 1 game 5 16.89 Manny Saxton Morral 321 19 missing 1 game 6 15.75 Lowell McFann Marion Harding 189 12 7 15.22 Raymond Hosey LaRue 335 22 8 15.09 Ronald Newland Meeker 332 22 9 14.66 Gene Rice Caledonia 308 21 10 14.65 Gary Row Claridon 293 20 missing 1 game

Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 55 Roger Micheli Marion St. Mary Morral 01/29/1955 2 39 Robert Rodgers Prospect Scioto Valley 01/04/1955 3 36 Robert Rodgers Prospect LaRue 01/28/1955 36 Larry Hickman LaRue Claridon 02/04/1955 36 Robert Rodgers Prospect Caledonia 02/22/1955 6 35 Robert Rodgers Prospect Columbus University 12/04/1954 35 Larry Hickman LaRue Scioto 03/04/1955 8 34 Lowell McFann Marion Harding Ashland 01/21/1955 9 33 Larry Hickman LaRue Caledonia 01/21/1955 10 32 Robert Rodgers Prospect Martel 12/03/1954 Return to the Marion County index Email Me