1969-70 Marion County Basketball Scores
Elgin
Coach: Jim Kirk
Record: 10-9 (6-3 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Jim Frank (309 pts/16.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L EHS OPP
11/28/69 Pleasant L 63 65 At Marion Coliseum
12/05/69* @Buckeye Valley W 65 51
12/06/69 North Union W 61 49
12/12/69* Riverdale W 80 64
12/13/69 Kenton L 65 74
12/19/69* @Ridgedale L 44 58
12/29/69 Buckeye Valley L 54 65 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliusem
12/30/69 Columbus Northland W 68 60 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliusem
01/10/70 @Bucyrus L 52 65
01/13/70* Wynford L 50 52 OT
01/16/70* @Mohawk W 57 39
01/17/70 Ridgedale L 46 62
01/23/70* @Pleasant W 53 48
01/24/70 Mt. Gilead W 66 64
01/30/70* Carey w 75 50
02/06/70* @River Valley L 64 77
02/07/70 Marion Catholic W 62 61
02/13/70* Colonel Crawford W 62 52
02/21/70 Buckeye Valley L 62 72 Class AA District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Marion Catholic
Coach: Don Moran
Record: 5-14 (1-6 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Bill Haberman (315 pts/16.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L MCHS OPP
11/21/69 @Pleasant L 54 65
11/22/69 Fairbanks W 63 62
11/28/69 @River Valley W 76 60
12/05/69 Northmor W 61 42
12/06/69 @Riverdale W 55 52
12/13/69 @Delaware Hayes L 46 61
12/19/69* @Buckeye Valley L 47 76
12/26/69 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 46 86
01/02/70 @Ridgedale L 47 54
01/03/70 Fremont St. Joseph L 72 90
01/09/70* Cardington-Lincoln L 84 94
01/10/70 Colonel Crawford L 67 70
01/16/70* @Olentangy L 61 79
01/23/70* Mt. Gilead L 61 64
01/30/70* @Big Walnut L 55 64
02/06/70* Highland L 49 60
02/07/70 @Elgin L 61 62
02/13/70* North Union W 72 71
02/20/70 Northmor L 62 66 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Marion Harding
Coach: Dick Brown
Record: 8-12 (5-9 BC)
Leading Scorer: Oliver Hardman (371 pts/18.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHHS OPP
11/26/69 Willard W 63 54 At Marion Coliseum
11/29/69 @Newark L 40 60
12/05/69* @Sandusky L 63 75
12/06/69 Col. Marion Franklin L 54 59 At Marion Coliseum
12/12/69* Fremont Ross W 61 44
12/19/69* @Lorain Admiral King L 57 63
12/20/69* Mansfield Senior L 56 64
12/23/69* @Elyria L 55 58
12/27/69* @Lorain Senior W 56 49
01/03/70* Findlay L 44 54 At Marion Coliseum
01/09/70* Sandusky W 45 43 At Marion Coliseum
01/16/70* @Fremont Ross W 63 58
01/23/70* Lorain Admiral King L 54 62 At Marion Coliseum
01/24/70* @Mansfield Senior L 51 52
01/30/70* Elyria L 41 45 At Marion Coliseum
02/06/70* Lorain Senior W 60 59
02/07/70 @Kenton W 56 50
02/13/70* @Findlay L 53 74
02/21/70 Ashland W 54 48 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Galion High School
02/27/70 Mansfield Senior L 55 57 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland University
Pleasant
Coach: Stan Kirby
Record: 11-9 (4-5 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Kevin Benjamin (220 pts/11.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/21/69 Marion Catholic W 65 54
11/26/69 @Bucyrus L 49 75
11/28/69 Elgin W 65 63 At Marion Coliseum
12/05/69* @Colonel Crawford L 62 63
12/06/69 @River Valley W 52 51
12/12/69* Buckeye Central W 68 53
12/19/69* @Riverdale W 67 45
12/20/69 Northmor W 66 56
01/09/70* Ridgedale L 53 56
01/10/70 Cardington-Lincoln W 72 61
01/16/70* @Wynford L 53 68
01/17/70 Highland W 77 60
01/23/70* Elgin L 48 53
01/24/70 North Union L 65 78
01/30/70* @Mohawk W 73 42
01/31/70 Ridgedale L 49 55 At Marion Coliseum
02/06/70* @Carey W 65 44
02/11/70* River Valley L 69 85
02/21/70 Mt. Gilead W 52 51 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/27/70 Ridgedale L 39 52 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Ridgedale
Coach: Dan Wendell
Record: 17-3 (7-2 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Dan Weston (398 pts/19.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L RHS OPP
11/21/69 Cardington-Lincoln W 84 51
11/29/69 River Valley W 56 46 At Marion Coliseum
12/05/69* @Mohawk W 72 41
12/06/69 @Northmor W 54 32
12/12/69* @Wynford L 56 66
12/19/69* Elgin W 58 44
12/20/69 @Highland W 56 51
12/27/69 North Union W 68 62
01/02/70 Marion Catholic W 54 47
01/09/70* @Pleasant W 56 53
01/16/70* Carey W 74 47
01/17/70 @Elgin W 62 46
01/24/70* River Valley L 62 63 At Marion Coliseum
01/30/70* Colonel Crawford W 63 58
01/31/70 Pleasant W 55 49 At Marion Coliseum
02/06/70* @Buckeye Central W 72 53
02/13/70* Riverdale W 78 60
02/20/70 River Valley W 71 54 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/27/70 Pleasant W 52 39 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/04/70 Licking Valley L 46 69 Class A District TOurnament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
River Valley
Coach: Bob Rankin
Record: 10-8 (7-2 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Kraig Castner (284 pts/15.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L RVHS Opp
11/28/69 Marion Catholic L 60 76
11/29/69 Ridgedale L 46 56 At Marion Coliseum
12/05/69* Carey W 57 52
12/06/69 Pleasant L 51 52
12/12/69* Mohawk W 56 53
12/19/69* @Colonel Crawford L 67 81
12/20/69 @Buckeye Valley L 56 62
12/29/69 Columbus Northland W 59 47 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/30/69 Buckeye Valley L 56 72 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/10/70 North Union W 70 65
01/13/70* Buckeye Central W 69 61
01/16/70* @Riverdale W 76 58
01/17/70 Mt. Gilead W 75 64
01/24/70* Ridgedale W 63 62 At Marion Coliseum
01/30/70* @Wynford L 61 64
02/06/70* Elgin W 77 64
02/11/70* Pleasant W 85 69 At Marion Coliseum
02/20/70 Ridgedale L 54 71 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Buckeye Conference Standings
Team BC Reg Overall
Elyria 10 - 4 14 - 4 20 - 5
Mansfield Senior 10 - 4 13 - 5 16 - 6
Findlay 9 - 5 13 - 5 16 - 6
Lorain Senior 8 - 6 11 - 7 13 - 8
Sandusky 7 - 7 10 - 8 11 - 9
Lorain Admiral King 6 - 8 10 - 8 14 - 9
Marion Harding 5 - 9 7 - 11 8 - 12
Fremont Ross 1 - 13 3 - 15 3 - 16
Mid-Ohio Conference Standings
Team MOC Reg Overall
Buckeye Valley 6 - 1 14 - 4 15 - 5
Highland 5 - 2 9 - 9 10 - 10
Olentangy 5 - 2 11 - 7 11 - 8
Big Walnut 3 - 4 7 - 10 7 - 11
Cardington-Lincoln 3 - 4 7 - 11 7 - 12
North Union 3 - 4 8 - 8 13 - 9
Mt. Gilead 2 - 5 4 - 14 5 - 15
Marion Catholic 1 - 6 5 - 13 5 - 14
North Central Conference Standings
Team NCC Reg Overall
Wynford 9 - 0 17 - 1 19 - 2
Ridgedale 7 - 2 15 - 2 17 - 3
River Valley 7 - 2 10 - 7 10 - 8
Elgin 6 - 3 10 - 8 10 - 9
Colonel Crawford 5 - 4 12 - 6 14 - 7
Pleasant 4 - 5 10 - 8 11 - 9
Riverdale 3 - 6 5 - 12 7 - 13
Buckeye Central 2 - 7 5 - 13 5 - 14
Carey 2 - 7 8 - 10 9 - 11
Mohawk 0 - 9 0 - 18 0 - 19
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 19.90 Dan Weston Ridgedale 398 20
2 19.00 Greg Price River Valley 247 13
3 18.55 Oliver Hardman Marion Harding 371 20
4 16.57 Bill Haberman Marion Catholic 315 19
5 16.26 Jim Frank Elgin 309 19
6 15.77 Kraig Castner River Valley 284 18
7 13.63 Bruce Gast Elgin 259 19
8 12.85 Larry Gipson Marion Harding 257 20
9 11.00 Kevin Benjamin Pleasant 220 20
10 10.80 Tom Mathews Ridgedale 216 20
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 34 Oliver Hardman Marion Harding Lorain Admiral King 12/19/1969
34 Bill Haberman Marion Catholic Cardington-Lincoln 01/09/1970
3 33 Dan Weston Ridgedale Cardington-Lincoln 11/21/1969
33 Greg Price River Valley Mt. Gilead 01/17/1970
5 32 Rick Fosnaugh Pleasant Riverdale 12/19/1969
6 31 Dan Weston Ridgedale River Valley 01/24/1970
7 30 Dan Weston Ridgedale River Valley 02/20/1970
8 28 Oliver Hardman Marion Harding Sandusky 12/05/1969
28 Kraig Castner River Valley Riverdale 01/16/1970
10 27 Jim Frank Elgin Pleasant 11/28/1969
27 Bill Haberman Marion Catholic Colonel Crawford 01/10/1970
27 Paul Raulin Pleasant Highland 01/17/1970
27 Greg Price River Valley Wynford 01/30/1970
27 Dan Weston Ridgedale Riverdale 02/13/1970
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