1967-68 Marion County Basketball Scores
Elgin
Coach: Jim Kirk
Record: 16-3 (5-1 MCL; 8-1 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Odell Daniel (238 pts/13.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L EHS OPP
11/24/67 Buckeye Valley L 58 59
12/01/67* Pleasant W 66 45 MCL
12/08/67* @Buckeye Central W 57 49 NCC
12/15/67* Riverdale W 78 65 NCC
12/16/67 @Fredericktown W 73 52
12/22/67 @North Union W 90 69
12/29/67 @Cardington-Lincoln W 85 64
01/05/68* @Ridgedale W 88 55 MCL; NCC
01/12/68* Wynford W 68 51 NCC
01/13/68* River Valley W 68 44 MCL
01/19/68* @Mohawk W 64 63 NCC
01/20/68* Ridgedale W 76 60 MCL
01/26/68* @Pleasant W 73 65 MCL; NCC
01/27/68 @Mt. Gilead W 77 63
02/02/68* Carey W 81 77 NCC
02/03/68 Marion Catholic W 90 61
02/09/68* @River Valley L 65 80 MCL; NCC
02/16/68* Colonel Crawford W 77 53 NCC
02/28/68 Col. Linden McKinley L 45 58 Class AA District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Marion Catholic
Coach: Don Moran
Record: 8-13 (3-4 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Dick O'Brien (300 pts/14.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L MCHS OPP
11/22/67 @Pleasant L 42 46
12/01/67 @River Valley L 62 83
12/02/67 @Riverdale W 59 57
12/08/67 @Delaware Hayes L 45 58
12/09/67 Colonel Crawford L 48 58
12/15/67* @Buckeye Valley L 51 77
12/16/67 Buckeye Central L 53 55
12/27/67 Buckeye Valley L 40 85 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/28/67 Northmor L 48 66 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/05/68* Cardington-Lincoln W 65 58
01/12/68* @Olentangy L 73 75
01/13/68 Mohawk W 66 59
01/19/68* Mt. Gilead W 59 41
01/26/68* @Big Walnut L 62 67
01/27/68 Fairbanks W 57 51
02/02/68* Highland W 66 65
02/03/68 @Elgin L 61 90
02/09/68* North Union L 65 99
02/17/68 Ridgedale W 65 54 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/24/68 Pleasant W 62 54 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/68 Highland L 76 79 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Marion Harding
Coach: Dan Baker
Record: 16-7 (10-4 BC)
Leading Scorer: John Creasap (454 pts/19.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHHS OPP
11/22/67 Willard W 70 50
11/25/67 @Newark L 30 55
12/01/67* @Sandusky W 57 51
12/08/67* Fremont Ross W 85 43
12/15/67* @Lorain Admiral King W 66 63
12/16/67* Mansfield Senior W 85 56
12/22/67* @Elyria L 46 51
12/29/67* @Lorain Senior W 71 62
12/30/67 Lancaster W 79 57
01/05/68* Findlay W 59 51
01/12/68* Sandusky L 70 73 OT
01/19/68* @Fremont Ross W 74 63
01/26/68* Lorain Admiral King L 56 64
01/27/68* @Mansfield Senior W 77 56
02/02/68* Elyria W 66 59
02/09/68* Lorain Senior W 66 57
02/10/68 @Kenton L 49 57
02/16/68* @Findlay L 59 70
02/23/68 Clear Fork W 54 42 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
02/24/68 Bucyrus W 67 42 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
03/02/68 Shelby W 33 31 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
03/08/68 Rossford W 46 39 Class AA District Tournament at Toledo Waite High School
03/09/68 Lima Senior L 67 80 Class AA District Tournament at Bowling Green State University
Pleasant
Coach: Stan Kirby
Record: 7-12 (1-5 MCL; 2-7 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Tom Flach (263 pts/13.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/22/67 Marion Catholic W 46 42
12/01/67* @Elgin L 45 66 MCL
12/08/67* @Colonel Crawford L 50 51 NCC - OT
12/09/67* @River Valley L 49 70 MCL
12/15/67* Buckeye Central L 40 46 NCC
12/16/67 North Union W 62 58
12/21/67 Northmor W 55 43
12/29/67 @Olentangy L 54 72
01/05/68* @Riverdale L 52 76 NCC
01/12/68* Ridgedale W 74 60 MCL - NCC
01/13/68 Cardington-Lincoln W 73 50
01/19/68* @Wynford L 62 66 NCC
01/26/68* Elgin L 65 73 MCL - NCC
02/02/68* @Mohawk W 76 69 NCC
02/03/68* @Ridgedale L 40 54 MCL
02/09/68* @Carey L 58 65 NCC
02/14/68* River Valley L 70 72 MCL - NCC
02/17/68 Mt. Vernon St. Vincent W 83 48 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/24/68 Marion Catholic L 54 62 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Ridgedale
Coach: Dan Wendell
Record: 6-11 (1-5 MCL; 3-6 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Dana Eblin (204 pts/12.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L RHS OPPL
11/24/67 @Northmor L 44 52
12/02/67 Cardington-Lincoln W 73 59
12/08/67* @Mohawk W 65 49 NCC
12/09/67 Buckeye Valley L 51 61
12/15/67* @Wynford L 54 62 NCC
12/21/67* River Valley L 60 81 MCL
12/29/67 @Mt. Gilead W 74 72 2OT
01/05/68* Elgin L 55 88 MCL - NCC
01/12/68* @Pleasant L 60 74 MCL - NCC
01/19/68* Carey L 59 69
01/20/68* @Elgin L 60 76 MCL
01/26/68* @River Valley L 58 83 MCL - NCC
02/02/68* Colonel Crawford W 69 68 NCC
02/03/68* Pleasant W 54 40 MCL
02/09/68* @Buckeye Central W 60 49 NCC
02/10/68* Riverdale L 55 68 NCC
02/17/68 Marion Catholic L 54 65 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
River Valley
Coach: Bob Rankin
Record: 17-4 (5-1 MCL; 8-1 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Dick Wilson (378 pts/18.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L RVHS Opp
11/22/67 @Buckeye Valley L 43 56
12/01/67 Marion Catholic W 83 62
12/08/67* Carey W 75 63 NCC
12/09/67* Pleasant W 70 49 MCL
12/15/67* Mohawk W 62 42 NCC
12/21/67* @Ridgedale W 81 60 MCL
01/05/68* @Colonel Crawford W 63 62 NCC
01/06/68 North Union W 77 58
01/12/68* Buckeye Central W 65 51 NCC
01/13/68* @Elgin L 44 68 MCL
01/19/68* @Riverdale W 66 45
01/20/68 Mt. Gilead W 79 71 OT
01/26/68* Ridgedale W 83 58 MCL - NCC
01/27/68 @Olentangy W 82 68
02/02/68* @Wynford L 52 68 NCC
02/09/68* Elgin W 80 65 MCL - NCC
02/14/68* @Pleasant W 72 70 MCL - NCC
02/16/68 Mt. Gilead W 80 61 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/24/68 Fairbanks W 69 53 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/68 Cardington-Lincoln W 71 65 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/06/68 Northridge L 61 65 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Buckeye Conference Standings
Team BC Reg Overall
Sandusky 11 - 3 15 - 3 18 - 4
Lorain Senior 10 - 4 14 - 4 16 - 5
Marion Harding 10 - 4 12 - 6 16 - 7
Lorain Admiral King 9 - 5 12 - 6 17 - 7
Elyria 7 - 7 9 - 9 11 - 10
Findlay 4 - 10 6 - 12 6 - 13
Mansfield Senior 4 - 10 5 - 13 5 - 14
Fremont Ross 1 - 13 3 - 15 4 - 16
Marion County League Standings
Team MCL Reg Overall
Elgin 5 - 1 16 - 2 16 - 3
River Valley 5 - 1 14 - 3 17 - 4
Pleasant 1 - 5 6 - 11 7 - 12
Ridgedale 1 - 5 6 - 10 6 - 11
Mid-Ohio Conference Standings
Team MOC Reg Overall
Buckeye Valley 7 - 0 17 - 1 18 - 2
North Union 5 - 2 10 - 8 10 - 9
Big Walnut 4 - 3 9 - 8 11 - 9
Highland 4 - 3 13 - 5 15 - 6
Olentangy 4 - 3 10 - 8 11 - 9
Marion Catholic 3 - 4 6 - 12 8 - 13
Cardington-Lincoln 1 - 6 2 - 16 3 - 17
Mt. Gilead 0 - 7 5 - 13 5 - 14
North Central Conference Standings
Team NCC Reg Overall
River Valley 8 - 1 14 - 3 17 - 4
Elgin 8 - 1 16 - 2 16 - 3
Wynford 7 - 2 15 - 3 19 - 4
Carey 5 - 4 12 - 6 12 - 7
Colonel Crawford 5 - 4 8 - 10 9 - 11
Riverdale 4 - 5 6 - 12 10 - 13
Buckeye Central 3 - 6 8 - 10 8 - 11
Ridgedale 3 - 6 6 - 10 6 - 11
Pleasant 2 - 7 6 - 11 7 - 12
Mohawk 0 - 9 1 - 17 1 - 18
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 19.78 Larry Vanderboegh River Valley 376 19
2 19.73 John Creasap Marion Harding 454 23
3 18.00 Dick Wilson River Valley 378 21
4 16.96 Dave Merchant Marion Harding 384 23
5 16.89 Odell Daniel Elgin 321 19
6 16.10 Dan Sheppard Elgin 306 19
7 15.76 Myron Crowell River Valley 331 21
8 14.28 Dick O'Brien Marion Catholic 300 21
9 13.84 Tom Flach Pleasant 263 19
10 12.05 Dick Tobin Marion Catholic 229 19
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 37 John Creasap Marion Harding Sandusky 01/12/1968
2 32 Dick Wilson River Valley North Union 01/06/1968
3 31 John Creasap Marion Harding Mansfield Senior 12/16/1967
4 30 Dave Merchant Marion Harding Bucyrus 02/24/1968
5 29 Dan Landon Pleasant Mohawk 02/02/1968
6 28 Larry Vanderboegh River Valley Ridgedale 12/21/1967
28 John Creasap Marion Harding Elyria 02/02/1968
28 John Creasap Marion Harding Lima Senior 03/09/1968
9 27 Dick Wilson River Valley Marion Catholic 12/01/1967
27 John Creasap Marion Harding Lancaster 12/30/1967
27 Dave Merchant Marion Harding Fremont Ross 01/19/1968
27 Dick Wilson River Valley Ridgedale 01/26/1968
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