1951-52 Marion County League Boys Basketball Scores
Caledonia
Coach: Len Walls
Record: 10-11 (5-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Kirk (264 pts/13.2 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/16/51 @Harpster L 43 48 NEED BOX
11/22/51* New Bloomington W 43 42 OT
11/27/51 @Iberia W 43 41
12/04/51 @Edison W 50 43
12/07/51* Pleasant L 47 55
12/11/51 @Nevada W 57 55
12/14/51* Green Camp L 38 39
01/04/52* LaRue W 55 31 NEED BOX
01/05/52 @Mt. Gilead L 45 61
01/08/52 Chesterville W 55 39
01/11/52* @Waldo W 45 37
01/12/52* Morral L 36 50
01/15/52* @Meeker W 49 30
01/18/52* @Martel W 55 53
01/22/52 Marengo L 61 63
01/29/52 Mt. Gilead L 46 63
02/01/52* Prospect L 61 62 OT
02/08/52* @Claridon L 38 43
02/16/52 Morral L 34 54 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/52 Green Camp W 45 32 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/52 Pleasant L 40 48 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Claridon
Coach: Herb Bennett
Record: 12-10 (5-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: William "Lonnie" Earl (297 pts/13.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/21/51 Chesterville W 48 45
11/30/51* @Prospect L 59 73
12/01/51 @Iberia L 54 65
12/07/51 @Mt. Gilead L 53 66
12/14/51* New Bloomington L 52 57
12/28/51 @Ostrander L 40 42 Holiday Tournament at Ostrander High School - NEED BOX
12/28/51 Hyatts W 46 37 Holiday Tournament at Ostrander High School
01/04/52* Green Camp W 56 50
01/05/52 Johnsville W 53 52
01/11/52* @Meeker W 37 24
01/12/52* LaRue W 52 35
01/15/52* @Pleasant L 41 60
01/18/52* @Waldo L 50 54
01/19/52 Sparta W 48 47
01/25/52* Morral L 43 71
01/30/52* @Martel W 63 44
02/05/52 @Byhalia W 61 53
02/08/52* Caledonia W 43 38
02/14/52 Pleasant L 33 41 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/16/52 Martel W 48 40 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/52 Prospect W 40 38 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/52 Pleasant L 35 44 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Green Camp
Coach: Maurice Young
Record: 7-11 (4-6 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Gene Marsh (123 pts/10.2 avg) (missing 4 games)
Date Versus W/L GCHS OPP
11/20/51 Magnetic Springs L 33 46 NEED BOX
11/30/51* @Morral L 57 76
12/07/51* Martel W 48 40 NEED BOX
12/14/51* @Caledonia W 39 38
12/26/51 LaRue W 37 33 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/26/51 Marseilles L 30 55 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/04/52* @Claridon L 50 56
01/08/52 @Magnetic Springs L 46 61 NEED BOX
01/11/52* New Bloomington L 53 64
01/12/52* @Pleasant L 49 75
01/19/52 Alumni
01/22/52 @West Mansfield
01/25/52* Meeker W 53 32
01/28/52* Prospect L 54 56
02/01/52* @LaRue W 50 32
02/08/52* Waldo L 47 65 NEED BOX
02/12/52 Prospect L 42 62 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/16/52 Waldo W 34 33 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/17/52 Meeker W 54 27 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/52 Caledonia L 32 45 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
LaRue
Coach: Vern Pinkerton
Record: 1-18 (0-10 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Hoover (112 pts/11.2 avg) (missing 3 games)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/13/51 Marseilles L 27 49 NEED BOX
11/27/51 Mt. Victory L 32 47
12/01/51 @Byhalia L 40 60 NEED BOX
12/07/51* Waldo L 33 42
12/26/51 Green Camp L 33 37 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/26/51 Byhalia W 41 36 Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/04/52* @Caledonia L 31 55 NEED BOX
01/08/52* @Morral L 33 63
01/11/52* Prospect L 31 42
01/12/52* @Claridon L 35 52
01/16/52* Martel L 61 62 OT
01/22/52 @Marseilles L 20 64 NEED BOX
01/25/52* @Pleasant L 33 72
01/26/52 @Marion Harding Res. L 31 45
02/01/52* Green Camp L 32 50
02/05/52* New Bloomington L 30 66
02/08/52* @Meeker L 29 34 NEED BOX
02/12/52 Pleasant L 41 60 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/14/52 Martel L 40 59 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Martel
Coach: Edwin Ransbottom
Record: 4-11 (3-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Melvin Hissong (142 pts/12.9 avg) (missing 3 games)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/16/51 @Iberia L 43 56
11/30/51* Pleasant L 57 59 NEED BOX
12/04/51 @Whetstone L 31 55
12/07/51* @Green Camp L 40 48 NEED BOX
12/14/51* Meeker W 53 32
01/04/52* Waldo W 47 41 NEED BOX
01/16/52* @LaRue W 62 61 OT
01/18/52* Caledonia L 53 55
01/23/52* @Morral L 38 73
01/26/52* @Prospect L 45 60
01/30/52* Claridon L 44 63
02/08/52* @New Bloomington L 52 73
02/12/52 Morral L 39 56 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/14/52 LaRue W 59 40 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/16/52 Claridon L 40 48 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Meeker
Coach: Harry Nickel (replaced Roland Young around Thanksgiving when Young joins Army)
Record: 1-15 (1-9 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Joe Prettyman (96 pts/7.3 avg) (missing 4 games)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/16/51 @Marseilles L 16 60 NEED BOX
11/20/51 @Byhalia L 14 36 NEED BOX
11/30/51* @Waldo L 23 66
12/04/51 Harpster L 25 62 NEED BOX
12/07/51* Morral L 26 68
12/14/51* @Martel L 32 53
01/04/52* @Prospect L 30 47
01/11/52* Claridon L 24 37
01/12/52* @New Bloomington L 32 66
01/15/52* Caledonia L 30 49
01/18/52* Pleasant L 25 53
01/25/52* @Green Camp L 32 53
01/29/52 Byhalia L 33 44
02/02/52 Magnetic Springs L 28 49 OR 2/1
02/08/52* LaRue W 34 29 NEED BOX
02/12/52 New Bloomington L 41 64 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/14/52 Green Camp L 27 54 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Morral
Coach: Norman Weston
Record: 22-2 (9-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Ron Craycraft (492 pts/20.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/09/51 @Northwestern W 57 51
11/16/51 Orange W 40 29
11/21/51 @Richwood W 41 33
11/27/51 Edison W 52 20
11/30/51* Green Camp W 76 57
12/07/51* @Meeker W 68 26
12/11/51 Mt. Victory W 74 33
01/05/52 Cardington-Lincoln W 38 36 At Marion Coliseum
01/08/52* LaRue W 63 33
01/12/52* @Caledonia W 50 36
01/15/52* @Waldo W 66 29
01/18/52* Prospect W 51 25
01/22/52 @Harpster W 56 40
01/23/52* Martel W 73 38
01/25/52* @Claridon W 71 43
01/29/52 Iberia W 72 53
02/02/52* New Bloomington W 47 46 OT
02/08/52* @Pleasant L 53 54
02/12/52 Martel W 56 39 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/16/52 Caledonia W 54 34 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/52 Prospect W 58 40 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/52 New Bloomington W 53 23 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/29/52 Johnstown W 58 45 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/04/52 Bremen L 49 58 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
New Bloomington
Coach: Harry Alexander
Record: 15-6 (8-2 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dwight Harruff (231 pts/12.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L NBHS OPP
11/13/51 @Harpster L 39 41
11/16/51 Byhalia W 55 33
11/22/51* @Caledonia L 42 43 OT
11/23/51 @Sparta W 67 51
12/07/51* Prospect W 67 38
12/14/51* @Claridon W 57 52
12/15/51 Ohio Deaf CANCELLED
01/04/52* Pleasant W 49 46
01/05/52 Iberia W 50 43 At Marion Coliseum
01/11/52* @Green Camp W 64 53
01/12/52* Meeker W 66 32
01/15/52 Sparta W 62 46
01/25/52* Waldo W 71 50
01/26/52 @Byhalia L 40 47
02/02/52* @Morral L 46 47 OT
02/05/52* @LaRue W 66 30 Originally scheduled at Marseilles
02/08/52* Martel W 73 52
02/12/52 Meeker W 64 41 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/14/52 Waldo W 46 31 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/52 Pleasant W 56 54 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/52 Morral L 23 53 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/26/52 Marysville L 63 75 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Pleasant
Coach: Paul Midlam
Record: 20-4 (9-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Dale Kinsell (366 pts/15.9 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/13/51 Magnetic Springs W 62 55
11/16/51 @Johnsville W 53 52
11/20/51 @Orange W 53 49
11/27/51 @Ridgeway W 65 61
11/30/51* @Martel W 59 57 NEED BOX
12/07/51* Caledonia W 55 47
12/14/51* @Prospect W 75 50
01/04/52* @New Bloomington L 46 49
01/05/52 Radnor W 70 39
01/08/52 @Mt. Victory W 62 44
01/11/52 Iberia W 73 56
01/12/52* Green Camp W 75 49
01/15/52* Claridon W 60 41 12/21
01/18/52* @Meeker W 53 25
01/25/52* LaRue W 72 33
01/26/52 Richwood L 39 59
02/01/52* @Waldo W 76 66
02/08/52* Morral W 54 53
02/12/52 LaRue W 60 41 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/14/52 Claridon W 41 33 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/52 New Bloomington L 54 56 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/52 Caledonia W 48 40 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/52 Claridon W 44 35 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/52 Marysville L 56 83 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Prospect
Coach: Bob Kelley
Record: 8-9 (6-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Apt (210 pts/14.0 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/17/51 @Magnetic Springs L 39 49 NEED BOX
11/30/51* Claridon W 73 59
12/07/51* @New Bloomington L 38 67
12/14/51* Pleasant L 50 75
01/01/52 @Berlin
01/04/52* Meeker W 47 30
01/11/52* @LaRue W 42 31
01/12/52* Waldo L 38 45
01/18/52* @Morral L 25 51
01/22/52 @Iberia W 45 39
01/26/52* Martel W 60 45
01/28/52* @Green Camp W 56 54
02/01/52* @Caledonia W 62 61 OT
02/02/52 Alumni L 42 44 NEED BOX
02/08/52 Magnetic Springs L 46 47
02/12/52 Green Camp W 62 42 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/19/52 Morral L 40 58 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/52 Claridon L 38 40 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Waldo
Coach: William Angler
Record: 9-10 (5-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bill Axline (242 pts/11.4 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/16/51 Ostrander L 38 48 NEED BOX
11/20/51 @Radnor W 57 32
11/27/51 @Berlin L 47 58
11/30/51* Meeker W 66 23
12/07/51* @LaRue W 42 33
12/11/51 @Magnetic Springs L 38 55
12/18/51 @Hyatts
12/28/51 @Iberia W 49 48
01/04/52* @Martel L 41 47 NEED BOX
01/11/52* Caledonia L 37 45
01/12/52* @Prospect W 45 38
01/15/52* Morral L 29 66
01/18/52* Claridon W 54 50
01/25/52* @New Bloomington L 50 71
01/29/52 @Ostrander W 40 37
02/01/52* Pleasant L 66 76
02/05/52 @Magnetic Springs W 38 36
02/08/52* @Green Camp W 65 47
02/14/52 New Bloomington L 31 46 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/16/52 Green Camp L 33 34 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Marion County League Standings
Team MCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Morral 9 - 1 618 387 61.80 38.70
Pleasant 9 - 1 625 470 62.50 47.00
New Bloomington 8 - 2 601 443 60.10 44.30
Bob Apt 6 - 4 491 518 49.10 51.80
Caledonia 5 - 5 467 442 46.70 44.20
Claridon 5 - 5 496 506 49.60 50.60
Waldo 5 - 5 495 496 49.50 49.60
Green Camp 4 - 6 500 534 50.00 53.40
Martel 3 - 7 491 565 49.10 56.50
Meeker 1 - 9 288 521 28.80 52.10
LaRue 0 - 10 348 538 34.80 53.80
Totals 55 - 55 5420 5420 49.27 49.27
Marion County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 19.40 Ron Craycraft Morral 194 10
2 18.33 Dale Kinsell Pleasant 165 9 missing 1 game
3 14.30 Bill Axline Waldo 143 10
4 13.85 Melvin Hissong Martel 97 7 missing 3 games
5 13.80 William Earl Claridon 138 10
6 13.55 Jim Kirk Caledonia 122 9 missing 1 game
7 13.50 Bob Apt Prospect 135 10
13.50 Dwight Harruff New Bloomington 135 10
9 13.00 Bill Persinger New Bloomington 130 10
10 12.83 Gene Marsh Green Camp 77 6 missing 2 games
Marion County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 30 Bob Apt Prospect Claridon 11/30/1951
2 27 Ron Craycraft Morral Waldo 01/15/1952
27 William Earl Claridon Martel 01/30/1952
4 26 Bill Persinger New Bloomington LaRue 02/05/1952
5 25 Bill Axline Waldo Claridon 01/18/1952
25 Dwight Harruff New Bloomington Waldo 01/25/1952
7 24 Dale Kinsell Pleasant Green Camp 01/12/1952
24 Jim Moury New Bloomington Martel 02/08/1952
9 23 Dick Hoover LaRue Martel 01/16/1952
10 22 Ron Craycraft Morral Caledonia 01/12/1952
22 Ron Craycraft Morral Martel 01/23/1952
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