1968-69 Marion County Basketball Scores
Elgin
Coach: Jim Kirk
Record: 13-6 (9-0 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Odell Daniel (252 pts/13.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L EHS OPP
11/29/68 @Buckeye Valley L 43 65
12/06/68 @Pleasant W 54 43
12/13/68* Buckeye Central W 71 32
12/20/68* @Riverdale W 54 50
12/21/68 North Union L 63 72
12/27/68 Cardington-Lincoln W 83 57
12/30/68 @Kenton L 50 53
01/03/69* Ridgedale W 77 74 OT
01/11/69 @River Valley L 77 79 OT
01/17/69* Mohawk W 69 37
01/18/69 Ridgedale L 53 54
01/21/69* @Wynford W 73 65
01/24/69* Pleasant W 59 58 OT
01/25/69 Mt. Gilead W 68 52
01/31/69* @Carey W 63 61
02/07/69* River Valley W 72 55
02/08/69 Marion Catholic W 73 63
02/14/69* @Colonel Crawford W 71 63
02/26/69 Columbus South L 47 61 Class AA District Tournament at Ohio State Fairgrounds
Marion Catholic
Coach: Don Moran
Record: 6-14 (2-5 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Dick Tobin (330 pts/16.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L MCHS OPP
11/29/68 Pleasant L 48 56 At Marion Harding High School
12/06/68 River Valley L 51 57 At Marion Coliseum
12/07/68 Riverdale L 60 61
12/13/68* Buckeye Valley L 34 37 At Marion Coliseum
12/14/68 Delaware Hayes L 58 78
12/21/68 @Buckeye Central L 62 63 OT
12/27/68 Mansfield St. Peter's L 48 70 At Marion Coliseum
01/03/69* @Cardington-Lincoln L 55 70
01/04/69 @Buckeye Valley L 42 52
01/10/69* Olentangy L 55 73
01/11/69 @Mohawk W 67 43
01/17/69* @Mt. Gilead W 67 48
01/24/69* Big Walnut L 60 66 At Marion Coliseum
01/25/69 @Fairbanks W 60 51
01/31/69* @Highland W 67 61
02/01/69 @Fremont St. Joseph W 67 63
02/07/69* @North Union L 52 71
02/08/69 Elgin L 63 73
02/22/69 Cardington-Lincoln W 79 56 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/69 Ridgedale L 58 59 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Marion Harding
Coach: Dan Baker
Record: 19-5 (11-3 BC)
Leading Scorer: Dave Merchant (623 pts/28.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHHS OPP
11/27/68 @Willard W 75 45
11/30/68 Newark W 56 42
12/06/68* Sandusky W 64 59
12/07/68 @Lancaster L 58 60
12/13/68* @Fremont Ross W 71 47
12/20/68* Lorain Admiral King W 60 41
12/21/68* @Mansfield Senior W 72 50
12/27/68* Elyria W 69 60
12/30/68* Lorain Senior W 49 44
01/03/69* @Findlay W 66 50
01/10/69* @Sandusky L 47 62
01/17/69* Fremont Ross W 54 40
01/24/69* @Lorain Admiral King L 34 36
01/25/69* Mansfield Senior L 56 57
01/31/69* @Elyria W 59 30
02/07/69* @Lorain Senior W 71 48
02/08/69 Kenton W 79 47
02/14/69* Findlay W 60 57
02/18/69 Shelby W 77 41 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Malabar High School
02/21/69 Crestline W 63 31 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Malabar High School
02/22/69 Galion W 78 51 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Malabar High School
02/28/69 Perkins W 69 51 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland College
03/07/69 Lima Senior W 68 50 Class AA District Tournament at Bowling Green State University
03/08/69 Lima Central Catholic L 64 71 Class AA District Tournament at Bowling Green State University
Pleasant
Coach: Stan Kirby
Record: 11-9 (4-5 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Kevin Benjamin (260 pts/13.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/29/68 @Marion Catholic W 56 48 At Marion Harding High School
12/06/68 Elgin L 43 54
12/13/68* Colonel Crawford L 44 47
12/14/68 River Valley W 63 57
12/20/68* @Buckeye Central W 59 47
12/21/68 @Northmor W 60 59
12/27/68 Olentangy W 61 49
01/03/69* Riverdale W 50 48
01/11/69 @Cardington L 57 66
01/14/69* @Ridgedale L 68 70
01/17/69* Wynford L 45 56
01/18/69 @North Union W 57 54
01/24/69* @Elgin L 58 59 OT
01/25/69 @Highland W 62 50
01/31/69* Mohawk W 64 35
02/01/69 Ridgedale L 48 53
02/07/69* Carey W 65 51
02/12/69* @River Valley L 53 61
02/14/69 Mt. Gilead W 49 45 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/69 Jonathan Alder L 52 54 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Ridgedale
Coach: Dan Wendell
Record: 16-4 (9-1 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Dan Weston (331 pts/16.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L RHS OPP
11/22/68 @Cardington-Lincoln W 91 70
11/29/68 @River Valley L 51 58
11/30/68 Northmor W 62 57
12/06/68 @North Union L 69 70
12/13/68* Mohawk W 71 35
12/20/68* Wynford W 63 60
12/21/68 Highland W 76 60
12/27/68 @Buckeye Valley W 41 30
01/03/69* @Elgin L 74 77 OT
01/14/69* Pleasant W 70 68
01/17/69* @Carey W 95 78
01/18/69 Elgin W 54 53
01/24/69* River Valley W 86 61
01/31/69* @Colonel Crawford W 49 46
02/01/69 @Pleasant W 53 48
02/07/69* Buckeye Central W 82 48
02/14/69* @Riverdale W 60 59
02/21/69 Fredericktown W 58 56 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/69 Marion Catholic W 59 58 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/05/69 Heath L 61 75 Class A District Tournament at Ohio State Fairgrounds
River Valley
Coach: Bob Rankin
Record: 12-7 (6-3 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Larry Rieff (267 pts/14.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L RVHS Opp
11/29/68 Ridgedale W 58 51
12/06/68 @Marion Catholic W 57 51 At Marion Coliseum
12/13/68* @Carey W 67 56
12/14/68 @Pleasant L 57 63
12/20/68* @Mohawk W 56 31
12/21/68 Buckeye Valley L 49 54
01/03/69* Colonel Crawford W 61 45
01/04/69 @North Union L 61 68
01/11/69 Elgin W 79 77 OT
01/17/69* Riverdale W 70 63
01/18/69 @Mt. Gilead W 69 53
01/24/69* @Ridgedale L 61 86
01/31/69* Wynford L 64 71
02/07/69* @Elgin L 55 72
02/08/69* @Buckeye Central W 89 66
02/12/69* Pleasant W 61 53 At Marion Coliseum
02/21/69 Fairbanks W 76 57 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/28/69 Jonathan Alder W 67 53 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/05/69 Westfall L 50 54 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Buckeye Conference Standings
Team BC Reg Overall
Sandusky 12 - 2 16 - 2 20 - 3
Marion Harding 11 - 3 14 - 4 19 - 5
Findlay 9 - 5 11 - 7 11 - 8
Lorain Senior 7 - 7 8 - 10 11 - 11
Mansfield Senior 7 - 7 11 - 7 12 - 8
Elyria 5 - 9 9 - 9 11 - 10
Lorain Admiral King 4 - 10 6 - 12 7 - 13
Fremont Ross 1 - 13 3 - 15 3 - 16
Mid-Ohio Conference Standings
Team MOC Reg Overall
Buckeye Valley 7 - 0 15 - 3 16 - 4
Big Walnut 5 - 2 14 - 4 17 - 5
North Union 5 - 2 15 - 3 16 - 4
Cardington-Lincoln 3 - 4 10 - 8 11 - 9
Highland 3 - 4 4 - 14 4 - 15
Olentangy 3 - 4 9 - 9 9 - 10
Marion Catholic 2 - 5 5 - 13 6 - 14
Mt. Gilead 0 - 7 1 - 16 1 - 17
North Central Conference Standings
Team NCC Reg Overall
Elgin 9 - 0 13 - 5 13 - 6
Ridgedale 8 - 1 14 - 3 16 - 4
Wynford 7 - 2 14 - 4 16 - 5
River Valley 6 - 3 10 - 6 12 - 7
Colonel Crawford 5 - 4 10 - 8 10 - 9
Pleasant 4 - 5 10 - 8 11 - 9
Riverdale 3 - 6 9 - 9 13 - 10
Carey 2 - 7 7 - 11 8 - 12
Buckeye Central 1 - 8 3 - 15 3 - 16
Mohawk 0 - 9 0 - 18 0 - 19
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 28.31 Dave Merchant Marion Harding 623 22
2 16.55 Dan Weston Ridgedale 331 20
3 16.50 Dick Tobin Marion Catholic 330 20
4 14.35 Dave Schorr Ridgedale 287 20
5 14.05 Larry Rieff River Valley 267 19
6 13.26 Odell Daniel Elgin 252 19
7 13.21 Greg Price River Valley 251 19
8 13.00 Kevin Benjamin Pleasant 260 20
9 11.83 Mike Roshon Elgin 213 18
10 11.80 Ron Carr Pleasant 236 20
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 46 Dave Merchant Marion Harding Shelby 02/18/1969
2 38 Dave Merchant Marion Harding Lima Senior 03/07/1969
3 34 Dave Merchant Marion Harding Mansfield Senior 12/21/1968
34 Dave Merchant Marion Harding Elyria 01/31/1969
34 Dave Merchant Marion Harding Galion 02/22/1969
34 Dave Merchant Marion Harding Lima Central Catholic 03/08/1969
7 33 Dick Tobin Marion Catholic Fremont St. Joseph 02/01/1969
8 32 Dave Merchant Marion Harding Perkins 02/28/1969
9 30 Dave Merchant Marion Harding Lorain Admiral King 12/20/1968
30 Dave Merchant Marion Harding Fremont Ross 01/17/1969
Return to Marion County index
Email Me