1973-74 Marion County Boys Basketball Scores
Elgin
Coach: Dave Merchant
Record: 9-11 (2-7 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Kelly Kinsell (310 pts/15.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L EHS OPP
11/20/73 @Mt. Gilead W 59 54
11/23/73 Buckeye Valley W 54 50
12/01/73 North Union W 77 67
12/07/73* @Ridgedale L 57 74 At Marion Coliseum
12/14/73* Riverdale L 58 90
12/21/73 Kenton W 77 71
12/22/73 @Upper Sandusky L 47 52
01/04/74* @Carey W 70 67
01/11/74* Pleasant L 37 66 At Marion Coliseum
01/18/74* @Wynford L 62 64
01/19/74 Ridgedale W 41 40 At Marion Coliseum
01/25/74* Buckeye Central L 62 63
01/26/74 @Benjamin Logan W 53 46
02/01/74* Mohawk L 55 56
02/02/74 Marion Catholic L 48 61 At Marion Coliseum
02/08/74* @Colonel Crawford W 69 61
02/12/74 @Pleasant L 52 64 At Marion Coliseum
02/15/74* River Valley L 50 52 At Marion Coliseum
02/22/74 Big Walnut W 50 45 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/02/74 River Valley L 53 58 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Marion Catholic
Coach: Tom Boehm
Record: 18-4 (6-1 MOC)
Leading Scorer: Bob Boltz (352 pts/16.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L MCHS OPP
11/24/73 Pleasant W 47 45 At Marion Coliseum
11/27/73 @River Valley L 47 50 At Marion Coliseum
12/01/73 @Crestline W 75 59
12/07/73 @Cardington-Lincoln L 48 60
12/08/73 Northmor W 75 49 At Marion Coliseum
12/14/73* @Buckeye Valley L 42 49
12/20/73 @Ridgedale W 75 45
12/22/73 @Highland W 58 43
12/29/73 Fremont St. Joseph W 65 47 At Marion Harding High School
01/03/74* Cardington-Lincoln W 71 52 At Marion Coliseum
01/05/74 Colonel Crawford W 65 49 At Marion Coliseum
01/18/74* Mt. Gilead W 60 31 At Marion Coliseum
01/25/74* @Big Walnut W 69 64
01/31/74* Highland W 66 57
02/02/74 @Elgin W 61 48 At Marion Coliseum
02/08/74* North Union W 55 27 At Marion Coliseum
02/15/74* @Northmor W 59 58
02/16/74 Fairbanks W 55 49 At Marion Coliseum
02/21/74 Ridgedale W 68 59 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/74 Ohio Deaf W 61 26 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/07/74 Canal Winchester W 65 57 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/09/74 New Albany L 45 49 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Marion Harding
Coach: Jerry Fries
Record: 6-13 (4-10 BC)
Leading Scorer: Dan Van Sickle (259 pts/13.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHHS OPP
11/21/73 Columbus Brookhaven W 59 55
11/24/73 Col. Marion-Franklin L 53 62
11/30/73* @Sandusky L 53 67
12/07/73* Fremont Ross W 55 47
12/14/73* @Lorain Admiral King L 50 59
12/15/73* Mansfield Senior L 58 70
12/21/73* Elyria W 61 57
12/28/73* @Lorain Senior L 57 67
01/04/74* Findlay L 61 72
01/11/74* Sandusky W 60 51
01/12/74 Columbus Northland W 73 55
01/18/74* @Fremont Ross L 65 68
01/25/74* Lorain Admiral King L 47 72
01/26/74* @Mansfield Senior L 44 58
02/01/74* @Elyria L 44 73
02/08/74* Lorain Senior W 49 42
02/09/74 Columbus West L 54 59
02/15/74* @Findlay L 51 71
02/19/74 Celina L 48 59 Class AAA Sectional Tournament at Bath High School
Pleasant
Coach: Stan Kirby
Record: 20-4 (8-1 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Scott Ballinger (400 pts/16.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/24/73 @Marion Catholic L 45 47 At Marion Coliseum
11/30/73 @River Valley L 53 67 At Marion Coliseum
12/07/73* @Carey W 60 54
12/08/73 North Union W 64 52
12/14/73* @Buckeye Central W 73 72 2OT
12/15/73 Northmor W 71 60
12/28/73 Jonathan Alder W 70 55
01/04/74* Wynford W 59 49 At Marion Coliseum
01/08/74 Ridgedale W 63 56 At Marion Coliseum
01/11/74* @Elgin W 66 37 At Marion Coliseum
01/18/74* Mohawk W 84 63
01/25/74* @Colonel Crawford W 67 46
01/26/74 Cardington-Lincoln W 65 57
02/01/74* River Valley W 61 48 At Marion Coliseum
02/07/74* @Ridgedale W 58 54 At Marion Coliseum
02/09/74 @Mt. Gilead W 59 50
02/12/74 Elgin W 64 52 At Marion Coliseum
02/15/74* Riverdale L 51 52
02/23/74 Cardington-Lincoln W 70 60 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/74 Mt. Gilead W 52 50 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/06/74 Granville W 76 71 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum - 2OT
03/09/74 Columbus St. Charles W 64 57 Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
03/14/74 New Albany W 66 47 Class A Regional Tournament at Dayton Arena
03/16/74 Franklin Monroe L 52 64 Class A Regional Tournament at Dayton Arena
Ridgedale
Coach: Fritz Raab
Record: 6-13 (3-6 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Dave Ralph (296 pts/15.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L RHS OPP
11/23/73 @Seneca East L 63 64
12/07/73* Elgin W 74 57 At Marion Coliseum
12/08/73 @Mt. Gilead W 53 50
12/14/73* @Mohawk W 65 55
12/20/73 Marion Catholic L 45 75 At Marion Coliseum
12/22/73 @Indian Valley South L 47 54
12/28/73 @North Union W 72 64
01/04/74* Colonel Crawford L 48 55 At Marion Coliseum
01/08/74 @Pleasant L 56 63 At Marion Coliseum
01/12/74* @River Valley L 43 46 At Marion Coliseum
01/18/74* @Buckeye Central L 52 58
01/19/74 @Elgin L 40 41 At Marion Coliseum
01/25/74* Riverdale W 80 68 At Marion Coliseum - OT
02/01/74* @Carey L 56 97
02/02/74 Cardington-Lincoln W 85 75
02/07/74* Pleasant L 54 58 At Marion Coliseum
02/09/74 Ridgemont L 54 57 At Marion Coliseum
02/15/74* @Wynford L 63 82
02/21/74 Marion Catholic L 59 68 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
River Valley
Coach: Dick Fletcher
Record: 17-4 (7-2 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Chuck Clum (278 pts/13.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L RVHS Opp
11/27/73 Marion Catholic W 50 47 At Marion Coliseum
11/30/73 Pleasant W 67 53 At Marion Coliseum
12/07/73* Mohawk W 72 49
12/08/73 @Buckeye Valley W 50 38
12/14/73* @Colonel Crawford W 52 45
12/15/73 @Bucyrus W 83 62
12/27/73 Galion W 60 38
12/28/73 @Kenton L 54 63
01/04/74* Buckeye Central W 61 56
01/05/74 North Union W 68 46
01/12/74* Ridgedale W 46 43 At Marion Coliseum
01/18/74* @Riverdale L 52 62
01/25/74* Carey W 97 92
01/26/74 Mt. Gilead W 80 65
02/01/74* Pleasant L 48 61 At Marion Coliseum
02/02/74 @Northmor W 83 56
02/08/74* Wynford W 65 57
02/15/74* @Elgin W 52 50 At Marion Coliseum
02/22/74 Northmor W 66 38 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/02/74 Elgin W 58 53 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/05/74 Columbus Mohawk L 58 95 Class AA District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Buckeye Conference Standings
Team BC Reg Overall
Findlay 11 - 3 14 - 4 17 - 5
Lorain Admiral King 11 - 3 14 - 4 19 - 5
Elyria 9 - 4 12 - 5 14 - 6
Mansfield Senior 9 - 5 12 - 6 14 - 7
Fremont Ross 5 - 8 9 - 8 11 - 9
Lorain Senior 4 - 10 6 - 12 9 - 13
Marion Harding 4 - 10 6 - 12 6 - 13
Sandusky 2 - 12 4 - 14 5 - 15
#Elyria teachers strike caused cancellation of 2nd Elyria/Fremont Ross game
Mid-Ohio Conference Standings
Team MOC Reg Overall
Cardington-Lincoln 6 - 1 14 - 4 14 - 5
Marion Catholic 6 - 1 15 - 3 18 - 4
Buckeye Valley 5 - 2 7 - 11 8 - 12
Big Walnut 4 - 3 7 - 11 7 - 12
Mt. Gilead 3 - 4 6 - 12 7 - 13
Northmor 3 - 4 8 - 10 8 - 11
Highland 1 - 6 7 - 11 8 - 12
North Union 0 - 7 0 - 18 0 - 19
North Central Conference Standings
Team NCC Reg Overall
Pleasant 8 - 1 15 - 3 20 - 4
Riverdale 8 - 1 15 - 3 21 - 4
River Valley 7 - 2 15 - 3 17 - 4
Mohawk 5 - 4 8 - 10 8 - 11
Buckeye Central 4 - 5 9 - 9 10 - 10
Colonel Crawford 3 - 6 6 - 12 6 - 13
Ridgedale 3 - 6 6 - 12 6 - 13
Wynford 3 - 6 9 - 9 10 - 10
Carey 2 - 7 8 - 10 10 - 11
Elgin 2 - 7 8 - 10 9 - 11
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 16.66 Scott Ballinger Pleasant 400 24
2 16.00 Bob Boltz Marion Catholic 352 22
3 15.81 Tom Murphy Marion Catholic 348 22
4 15.57 Dave Ralph Ridgedale 296 19
5 15.50 Kelly Kinsell Elgin 310 20
6 15.25 Larry Fink Pleasant 366 24
7 13.63 Dan Van Sickle Marion Harding 259 19
8 13.23 Chuck Clum River Valley 278 21
9 12.28 Craig Jesse River Valley 258 21
10 11.78 Randy Gipson Marion Harding 224 19
Marion County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 40 Cengiz Kurkcu River Valley Carey 01/25/1974
2 34 Scott Ballinger Pleasant Buckeye Central 12/14/1973
3 31 Dave Ralph Ridgedale North Union 12/28/1973
31 Dan Van Sickle Marion Harding Columbus Northland 01/12/1974
31 Scott Ballinger Pleasant Granville 03/06/1974
6 30 Dave Ralph Ridgedale Riverdale 01/25/1974
7 28 Dave Ralph Ridgedale Buckeye Central 01/18/1974
28 Tom Murphy Marion Catholic Elgin 02/02/1974
28 Steve Comstock River Valley Wynford 02/08/1974
10 27 Chuck Clum River Valley Elgin 03/02/1974
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