1956-57 Marion County 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
Marion Harding
Coach: Jim Gibson
Record: 11-8 (5-5 BC)
Leading Scorer: Phil Sykes (245 pts/12.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHHS OPP
12/04/56 Kenton W 55 54
12/08/56 @Columbus Aquinas L 45 48
12/14/56* @Sandusky W 56 53
12/21/56* Findlay L 67 68 OT
12/28/56* @Fremont Ross W 61 59
12/29/56 Newark W 56 53
01/04/57* @Lorain L 52 62
01/05/57 Ashland L 51 54
01/08/57 @Upper Sandusky W 87 47
01/11/57* Elyria W 54 52
01/18/57* Sandusky W 62 39
01/25/57* @Findlay L 50 53
02/01/57* Fremont Ross L 53 58
02/02/57 @Bexley W 61 50
02/08/57* Lorain W 82 51
02/12/57 @Galion W 79 56
02/15/57* @Elyria L 52 59
02/22/57 Bucyrus W 70 34 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/57 Mansfield L 53 70 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Marion St. Mary
Coach: Ray Robbins
Record: 12-8 (5-2 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Jon Smith (430 pts/21.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L MSMHS OPP
11/30/56 Carey L 58 76 At Marion Harding High School
12/08/56* Elm Valley W 67 52 At Marion Harding High School
12/14/56 @Tiffin Calvert L 72 98
12/15/56 Mt. Gilead W 54 46 At Marion Harding High School
12/18/56 Columbus Aquinas W 63 62 At Marion Harding High School
12/26/56 Sycamore W 59 50 Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
12/28/56 Upper Sandusky W 50 43 Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
01/04/57* @Scioto Valley W 69 55
01/08/57* @Cardington-Lincoln L 60 62
01/11/57 @Crestline L 57 83
01/15/57* Big Walnut W 66 61 At Marion Harding High School
01/19/57 Galion L 64 65 At Marion Harding High School
01/22/57 @Kenton L 58 79
01/25/57* Olentangy W 60 52 At Marion Harding High School
02/02/57* @Richwood L 64 66
02/08/57* @Mt. Gilead W 55 54
02/09/57 Fredericktown W 69 54 At Marion Harding High School
02/18/57 Delaware St. Mary W 60 50 Class A Exempt Tournament at Otterbein College
02/20/57 Columbus St. Mary W 54 52 Class A Exempt Tournament at Otterbein College
02/25/57 Danville L 46 63 Class A District Tournament at Otterbein College
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
Buckeye Conference Standings
Team BC Reg Overall
Findlay 8 - 2 14 - 4 15 - 5
Elyria 7 - 3 13 - 5 16 - 6
Lorain 6 - 4 7 - 9 7 - 10
Marion Harding 5 - 5 10 - 7 11 - 8
Fremont Ross 2 - 8 6 - 12 6 - 13
Sandusky 2 - 8 4 - 12 6 - 13
Marion County League Standings
Team MCL Reg Overall
Morral 9 - 1 16 - 2 19 - 4
Pleasant 9 - 1 14 - 4 18 - 5
Prospect 9 - 1 14 - 2 18 - 4
LaRue 7 - 3 13 - 5 16 - 7
Caledonia 6 - 4 10 - 6 12 - 8
Meeker 4 - 6 7 - 8 7 - 10
New Bloomington 4 - 6 6 - 9 6 - 11
Claridon 3 - 7 7 - 10 10 - 12
Green Camp 3 - 7 4 - 9 4 - 11
Waldo 1 - 9 2 - 15 2 - 17
Martel 0 - 10 0 - 15 0 - 17
Mid-Ohio Conference Standings
Team MOC Reg Overall
Cardington-Lincoln 5 - 2 12 - 6 15 - 8
Marion St. Mary 5 - 2 10 - 7 12 - 8
Olentangy 5 - 2
Elm Valley 4 - 3
Richwood 3 - 4 12 - 6 12 - 7
Big Walnut 2 - 5
Mt. Gilead 2 - 5 5 - 13 5 - 14
Scioto Valley 2 - 5
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 24.95 Sharrell Leffler Pleasant 574 23
2 21.50 Jon Smith Marion St. Mary 430 20
3 21.21 Harry Johnston Morral 488 23
4 20.85 Don McCoy Claridon 438 21
5 19.31 Roger Remlinger Prospect 425 22
6 18.56 Bill Hunt Caledonia 297 16
7 17.00 Bill White Meeker 289 17
8 16.78 Charles Herrick LaRue 386 23
9 16.05 Paul Thacker Martel 273 17
10 16.04 Warren Hensel Morral 369 23
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 37 Harry Johnston Morral LaRue 01/25/1957
37 Don McCoy Claridon Morral 01/26/1957
37 Sharrell Leffler Pleasant Claridon 02/05/1957
4 35 Harry Johnston Morral Iberia 12/28/1956
35 Jon Smith Marion St. Mary Olentangy 01/25/1957
6 34 Sharrell Leffler Pleasant Prospect 01/25/1957
34 Don McCoy Claridon Pleasant 02/05/1957
8 33 Harry Johnston Morral Meeker 01/18/1957
9 32 Harry Johnston Morral Prospect 12/07/1956
32 Sharrell Leffler Pleasant Meeker 12/07/1956
32 Bill White Meeker Marseilles 12/21/1956
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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