1959-60 Marion County Boys Basketball Scores


Caledonia
Coach:  Joe Green
Record:  7-10 (4-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Bob Ray (223 pts/13.1 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     CHS     OPP
11/21/59	Mt. Zion		L	43	49
12/01/59	@Sulphur Springs	L	56	76
12/04/59*	Green Camp		L	58	73	At Marion Coliseum
12/11/59*	@Claridon		L	32	61
12/12/59	@Marengo		W	61	55
12/18/59*	@Martel			W	75	59
12/29/59	Alumni
01/08/60*	Ridgedale		L	45	80
01/09/60	Chesterville		W	91	68
01/15/60*	LaRue			W	75	70
01/16/60	Ohio Deaf		W	75	37
01/22/60*	@Pleasant		L	59	68
01/29/60*	New Bloomington		W	80	74
01/30/60	@Johnsville		L	51	69
02/05/60*	Prospect		L	50	60
02/12/60*	@Waldo			W	66	65
02/18/60	Green Camp		L	47	55	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/60	Pleasant		L	47	58	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Claridon
Coach:  Allen Augenstein
Record:  18-6 (9-0 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Gene Baxter (449 pts/18.7 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     CHS     OPP
11/20/59	Magnetic Springs	W	34	33
11/27/59	@Marengo		W	68	53
11/28/59	Radnor			L	37	55
12/04/59*	LaRue			W	40	26	At Marion Coliseum
12/05/59	@Iberia			L	41	51
12/11/59*	Caledonia		W	61	32
12/18/59*	@Prospect		W	54	49
12/19/59	@Olentangy		L	42	53
12/29/59	Elm Valley		L	47	55	Holiday Tournament at Claridon High School
12/30/59	Edison			W	46	41	Holiday Tournament at Claridon High School
01/08/60*	Green Camp		W	57	42
01/15/60*	@Pleasant		W	56	46
01/22/60*	New Bloomington		W	61	54
01/29/60*	Ridgedale		W	45	39
02/05/60	@Waldo			W	55	52
02/06/60	Johnsville		W	71	37
02/12/60*	@Martel			W	71	32
02/16/60	Prospect		L	36	63	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/60	Waldo			W	50	35	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/60	Pleasant		W	51	48	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/25/60	New Bloomington		W	52	42	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/27/60	Green Camp		W	48	45	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/60	Byhalia-York		W	44	34	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/03/60	Radnor			L	32	35	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Green Camp
Coach:  Dale Kinsell
Record:  13-9 (6-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Bob Flach (520 pts/23.6 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     GCHS    OPP
11/13/59	Alumni			L	74	75
11/14/59	@Delaware St. Mary	W	53	45
11/20/59	@Northwestern		L	54	66
11/24/59	Harpster		W	66	63
12/04/59*	Caledonia		W	73	58	At Marion Coliseum
12/11/59*	New Bloomington		W	76	52
12/18/59*	@Pleasant		L	59	76
12/22/59	Mt. Victory		L	64	71
01/02/60	Magnetic Springs	W	71	46
01/08/60*	@Claridon		L	42	57
01/15/60*	Waldo			W	68	58
01/22/60*	Prospect		W	76	74	OT
01/26/60	@Nevada			W	91	74
01/29/60*	Martel			W	80	60
02/02/60	Elm Valley		W	80	75
02/05/60*	@Ridgedale		L	52	65
02/12/60*	@LaRue			W	79	67
02/13/60	Radnor			L	56	64	At Marion Coliseum
02/18/60	Caledonia		W	55	47	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/60	Ridgedale		L	64	78	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/25/60	LaRue			W	62	52	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/27/60	Claridon		L	45	48	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum


LaRue
Coach:  Ed Roseberry
Record:  3-14 (1-8 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Lester McMillen (285 pts/17.8 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     LHS     OPP
11/20/59	@Belle Center		L	41	81
11/27/59	@Ridgeway		L	47	54
12/04/59*	Claridon		L	26	40	At Marion Coliseum
12/11/59*	Martel			W	72	69
12/18/59*	New Bloomington		L	56     101
01/08/60*	Prospect		L	54	76
01/09/60	Magnetic Springs	W	69	64	OT
01/15/60*	@Caledonia		L	70	75
01/22/60*	@Ridgedale		L	43	86
01/23/60	Mt. Victory		L	39	86
01/29/60*	Waldo			L	52	77
01/30/60	@Byhalia-York
02/05/60*	@Pleasant		L	44     100
02/09/60	Nevada			L	50	87
02/12/80*	Green Camp		L	67	79
02/18/60	Ridgedale		L	60	93	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/60	Martel			W	59	36	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/25/60	Green Camp		L	52	62	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Marion Catholic
Coach:  Ray Robbins
Record:  5-14 (4-3 MOC)
Leading Scorer:  Paul Hurney (354 pts/19.6 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L    MSMHS    OPP
12/01/59	@Upper Sandusky		L	30	68
12/05/59*	Richwood		W	58	45
12/12/59	@Mt. Gilead		L	47	58
12/18/59	Tiffin Calvert		L	56	61
12/19/59	Ridgedale		L	60	67
12/29/59	Radnor			L	39	42	Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/30/59	Pleasant		L	44	48	Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum - OT
01/08/60	Crestline		W	56	52
01/09/60*	Cardington-Lincoln	W	51	48
01/22/60*	@Big Walnut		L	60	61
01/23/60*	@Elm Valley		W	64	63
01/29/60	Kenton			L	50	54
01/30/60*	@Olentangy		L	59	74
02/02/60	@Carey			L	41	43
02/05/60*	Mt. Gilead		L	56	67
02/06/60	@Fredericktown		L	48	65
02/13/60*	Scioto Valley		W	75	49
02/20/60	@Columbus Aquinas	L	63	67
02/22/60	Mt. Gilead		L	49	75	Class A Exempt Tournament at Otterbein College


Marion Harding
Coach:  Don Knodel
Record:  17-6 (7-3 BC)
Leading Scorer:  George Kirk (452 pts/19.6 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     MHHS    OPP
12/01/59	@Kenton			W	70	56
12/04/59	Lima Senior		W	57	48
12/08/59	Shelby			W	60	45
12/11/59*	Sandusky		W	56	47
12/18/59*	@Findlay		L	54	60
12/22/59*	Fremont Ross		W	56	47
12/23/59	@Newark			L	60	65
12/29/59*	Lorain			W	74	72
01/08/60*	@Elyria			W	61	58
01/09/60	Lima Central Catholic	W	61	55
01/15/60*	@Sandusky		L	40	49
01/22/60*	Findlay			W	57	54
01/29/60*	@Fremont Ross		W	65	50
01/30/60	Galion			W	71	63
02/02/60	@Mansfield Senior	W	54	52
02/05/60*	@Lorain			W	68	59
02/12/60*	Elyria			L	49	61
02/19/60	@Ashland		L	85	89
02/27/60	Mansfield St. Peter's	W	61	55	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/04/60	Shelby			W	78	59	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/11/60	Lima Senior		W	68	65	Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/12/60	Mansfield Senior	W	75	69	Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/18/60	Elyria			L	60	67	Class AA Regional Tournament at University of Toledo


Martel
Coach:  Paul Zwayer
Record:  0-19 (0-9 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Paul Thacker (142 pts/15.7 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     MHS     OPP
11/06/59	@Chatfield		L	41	64	NEED BOX
11/07/59	Harpster		L
11/13/59	Sparta			L	48	69
11/21/59	@Harpster		L	44	76	NEED BOX
11/25/59	@Waldo			L	49	71
12/04/59	@Delaware St. Mary	L	51	59
12/05/59*	Ridgedale		L	38	80
12/11/59*	@LaRue			L	69	72
12/18/59*	Caledonia		L	59	75
12/29/59	Alumni
01/08/60*	Pleasant		L	43	78
01/09/60	Delaware St. Mary	L	48	86
01/15/60*	@Prospect		L	52	87
01/22/60*	Waldo			L	45	56
01/29/60*	@Green Camp		L	60	80
02/05/60*	@New Bloomington	L	49     118
02/06/60	@North Robinson		L	21	74
02/12/60*	Claridon		L	32	71
02/18/60	Prospect		L	38	68	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/60	LaRue			L	36	59	Class A Marion County TOurnament at Marion Coliseum


New Bloomington
Coach:  Joe Blankenship
Record:  12-10 (5-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Jon Uhl (414 pts/18.8 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     NBHS    OPP
11/13/59	@Sulphur Springs	L	61	73
11/24/59	@Nevada			W	93	74
12/01/59	@Carey			L	57	59
12/05/59*	Pleasant		W	64	55	At Marion Coliseum
12/08/59	@Harpster		W	73	62
12/11/59*	@Green Camp		L	52	76
12/18/59*	@LaRue			W      101	56
12/22/59	Magnetic Springs	W	82	52
12/28/59	Mt. Victory		L	62	71	Holiday Tournament at New Bloomington High School
12/29/59	Ridgeway		W	74	57	Holiday Tournament at New Bloomington High School
01/08/60*	Waldo			W	90	73
01/15/60*	@Ridgedale		L	50	62
01/19/60	Marseilles		W	64	51
01/22/60*	@Claridon		L	54	61
01/29/60*	@Caledonia		L	74	80
01/30/60	@Radnor			L	63	89
02/05/60*	Martel			W      118	49
02/06/60	Edison			W	78	52
02/12/60*	Prospect		W	78	67
02/16/60	Waldo			W	61	48	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/60	Prospect		L	39	40	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/25/60	Claridon		L	42	52	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Pleasant
Coach:  Stan Kirby
Record:  10-11 (5-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  David Rice (407 pts/20.3 avg) (missing 1 game)

Date		Versus		       W/L     PHS     OPP
11/13/59	?Northwestern		L	45	61	NEED BOX
11/14/59	@Radnor			L	51	62
11/25/59	Iberia			W	50	48
12/05/59*	New Bloomington		L	55	64	At Marion Coliseum
12/08/59	Cardington-Lincoln	W	67	54
12/11/59*	@Waldo			L	42	54
12/18/59*	Green Camp		W	76	59
12/19/59	Wharton			L	55	61
12/29/59	Delaware Willis		L	53	63	Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/30/59	Marion Catholic		W	48	44	Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum - OT
01/05/60	@Elm Valley		L	85	87	OT
01/08/60*	@Martel			W	78	43
01/15/60*	Claridon		L	46	56
01/22/60*	Caledonia		W	68	59
01/23/60	Edison			W	72	36	At Marion Coliseum
01/29/60*	@Prospect		W	66	40	At Marion Coliseum
02/05/60*	LaRue			W      100	44
02/12/60*	Ridgedale		L	55	70
02/16/60	Ridgedale		L	61	66	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/60	Caledonia		W	58	47	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/60	Claridon		L	48	51	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Prospect
Coach:  Fred McCumber
Record:  14-8 (5-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Dave Lauer (347 pts/15.7 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     PHS     OPP
11/28/59	?Carey			L	58	69
12/04/59*	Waldo			W	75	39	At Marion Coliseum
12/11/59*	@Ridgedale		W	58	45
12/12/59	Scioto Valley		W	62	45
12/18/59*	Claridon		L	48	54
12/19/59	Mt. Gilead		W	62	48	At Marion Coliseum
01/05/60	@Fredericktown		W	56	41
01/08/60*	@LaRue			W	76	54
01/15/60*	Martel			W	87	52
01/16/60	@Northwestern		L	42	70
01/22/60*	@Green Camp		L	74	76	OT
01/23/60	Radnor			W	32	31
01/29/60*	Pleasant		L	40	66	At Marion Coliseum
01/30/60	@Jonathan Alder		W	51	44
02/05/60*	@Caledonia		W	60	50
02/06/60	@Olentangy		W	50	46
02/12/60*	@New Bloomington	L	67	78
02/16/60	Claridon		W	63	36	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/60	Martel			W	68	38	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/60	New Bloomington		W	40	39	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/27/60	Ridgedale		L	47	55	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/60	Northwestern		L	57	58	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Ridgedale
Coach:  Bill Phillips
Record:  20-5 (7-2 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Steve Williams (477 pts/20.7 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     RHS     OPP
11/20/59	@Radnor			W	50	46
11/28/59	Wharton			W	85	56
12/05/59*	Martel			W	80	38
12/11/59*	Prospect		L	45	58	At Marion Coliseum
12/12/59	Fredericktown		W	63	46
12/18/59*	@Waldo			W	61	55
12/19/59	@Marion Catholic	W	67	60
01/02/60	@Mt. Gilead		L	51	65
01/08/60*	@Caledonia		W	80	45
01/09/60	Olentangy		W	65	54
01/15/60*	New Bloomington		W	62	50
01/22/60*	LaRue			W	86	43
01/23/60	Iberia			W	50	41	At Marion Coliseum
01/29/60*	@Claridon		L	39	45
01/30/60	Sulphur Springs		W	63	50
02/08/60*	Green Camp		W	65	52
02/12/60*	@Pleasant		W	70	55
02/13/60	@Fredericktown		L	56	58
02/16/60	Pleasant		W	66	61	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/60	LaRue			W	93	60	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/60	Green Camp		W	78	64	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/27/60	Prospect		W	55	47	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/60	Cardington-Lincoln	W	63	42	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/03/60	Fredericktown		W	51	49	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/09/60	Mt. Gilead		L	48	66	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum

Waldo
Coach:  John Stanley
Record:  8-12 (3-6 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Chuck Temple (230 pts/12.1 avg) (missing 1 game)

Date		Versus		       W/L     WHS     OPP
11/13/59	@Mt. Victory		L	51	58	NEED BOX
11/20/59	?Union Local		L	33	47	Not sure if Union or Richland county
11/21/59	@Magnetic Springs	W	73	38
11/25/59	Martel			W	71	49
12/04/59*	Prospect		L	39	75	At Marion Coliseum
12/11/59*	Pleasant		W	54	42
12/12/59	Delaware St. Mary	W	61	46
12/18/59*	Ridgedale		L	55	61
12/19/59	Iberia			L	51	78
01/08/60*	@New Bloomington	L	73	90
01/09/60	Marseilles		L	40	51
01/15/60*	@Green Camp		L	58	68
01/16/60	@Scioto Valley		W	86	60
01/22/60*	@Martel			W	56	45
01/29/60*	@LaRue			W	77	52
01/30/60	@Edison			W	61	55
02/05/60*	Claridon		L	52	55
02/12/60*	Caledonia		L	65	66
02/16/60	New Bloomington		L	48	61	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/60	Claridon		L	35	50	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum

Buckeye Conference Standings

Team BC Reg Overall Elyria 8 - 2 15 - 3 21 - 4 Marion Harding 7 - 3 13 - 5 17 - 6 Findlay 6 - 4 12 - 6 13 - 7 Lorain 5 - 5 11 - 5 13 - 6 Sandusky 4 - 6 7 - 9 7 - 10 Fremont Ross 0 - 10 4 - 13 5 - 14

Marion County League Standings

Team MCL Reg Overall Claridon 9 - 0 13 - 4 18 - 6 Ridgedale 7 - 2 14 - 4 20 - 5 Green Camp 6 - 3 11 - 7 13 - 9 New Bloomington 5 - 4 11 - 8 12 - 10 Pleasant 5 - 4 9 - 9 10 - 11 Prospect 5 - 4 11 - 6 14 - 8 Caledonia 4 - 5 7 - 8 7 - 10 Waldo 3 - 6 8 - 10 8 - 12 LaRue 1 - 8 2 - 12 3 - 14 Martel 0 - 9 0 - 17 0 - 19

Mid-Ohio Conference Standings

Team MOC Reg Overall Mt. Gilead 6 - 1 14 - 4 18 - 6 Cardington-Lincoln 5 - 2 11 - 7 14 - 8 Olentangy 5 - 2 9 - 9 9 - 10 Big Walnut 4 - 3 8 - 10 8 - 11 Marion Catholic 4 - 3 5 - 13 5 - 14 Elm Valley 3 - 4 11 - 7 12 - 8 Richwood 1 - 6 4 - 13 4 - 14 Scioto Valley 0 - 7 0 - 16 0 - 17

Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 23.63 Bob Flach Green Camp 520 22 2 20.73 Steve Williams Ridgedale 477 23 3 20.35 Dennis Rice Pleasant 407 20 missing 1 game 4 19.66 Paul Hurney Marion Catholic 354 18 5 19.65 George Kirk Marion Harding 452 23 6 18.81 Jon Uhl New Bloomington 414 22 7 18.70 Gary Baxter Claridon 449 24 8 17.81 Lester McMillen LaRue 285 16 9 15.77 Dave Lauer Prospect 347 22 15.77 Paul Thacker Martel 128 8 missed at least first 4 games; not with team in February

Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 40 Jon Uhl New Bloomington LaRue 12/18/1959 2 39 George Kirk Marion Harding Lorain 12/29/1959 3 37 Jon Uhl New Bloomington Martel 02/05/1960 4 35 Bob Flach Green Camp Elm Valley 02/02/1960 5 33 Steve Williams Ridgedale LaRue 02/18/1960 33 Steve Williams Ridgedale Green Camp 02/23/1960 7 32 Dennis Rice Pleasant Martel 01/08/1960 32 Lester McMillen LaRue Caledonia 01/15/1960 9 31 Steve Williams Ridgedale Marion Catholic 12/19/1959 31 Bob Flach Green Camp Mt. Victory 12/22/1959 31 Dennis Rice Pleasant Delaware Willis 12/29/1960 31 Gary Baxter Claridon Pleasant 01/15/1960 31 Steve Williams Ridgedale New Bloomington 01/15/1960 31 Paul Hurney Marion Catholic Elm Valley 01/23/1960 31 Steve Williams Ridgedale Pleasant 02/16/1960 Return to the Marion County index Email Me