1953-54 Marion County League Boys Basketball Scores
Caledonia
Coach: Len Walls
Record: 7-15 (3-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Joe Green (229 pts/10.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/17/53 @Marengo W 62 43
11/25/53* Prospect L 43 53
12/01/53 Chesterville L 36 45
12/04/53* @Claridon L 32 52
12/08/53 Edison L 59 71
12/15/53 @Nevada L 66 96
12/18/53* @Pleasant L 43 45
12/19/53* New Bloomington W 57 26
12/22/53* Green Camp L 53 56
12/29/53 Leesville L 74 78 Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
12/30/53 Plymouth W 51 48 Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
01/08/54* @Meeker W 54 51
01/12/54* LaRue L 46 50
01/15/54* @Waldo L 40 47
01/19/54 Iberia L 52 60
01/22/54* Morral L 51 57
01/26/54 @Mt. Gilead L 42 62
01/29/54* @Martel W 80 36
02/10/54 Claridon L 42 49 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/12/54 Meeker W 42 38 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/16/54 Green Camp W 52 36 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/54 Morral L 49 53 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Claridon
Coach: Allen Augenstein
Record: 16-7 (7-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Gene Jessie (302 pts/13.7 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/13/53 Scioto Valley W 45 40
11/20/53 @Edison W 53 45
11/25/53* @Martel W 82 33
11/27/53 Olentangy W 47 37
12/04/53* Caledonia W 52 32
12/11/53* @Prospect L 51 60
12/18/53 Delaware St. Mary W 51 39
12/22/53* New Bloomington W 12 7
01/02/54 @Chesterville L 34 42
01/05/54 Sparta W 63 48
01/08/54* @Pleasant W 64 43
01/12/54* Green Camp W 76 59
01/15/54* @Meeker L 36 39
01/19/54 ?Marengo L 43 44
01/22/54* LaRue W 63 47
01/29/54* @Waldo W 53 44
02/05/54* Morral L 46 47
02/06/54 @Olentangy L 24 69 NEED BOX
02/08/54 Meeker W 44 39 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/10/54 Caledonia W 49 42 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/16/54 Morral W 49 48 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/54 Prospect W 49 47 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/54 Dublin L 54 61 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Green Camp
Coach: Maurice Young
Record: 2-15 (2-8 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Louie Finch (189 pts/11.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L GCHS OPP
11/06/53 ?Byhalia-York L 42 57
11/13/53 Edison L 47 63
11/17/53 @Harpster L 42 71
11/20/53 Chesterville L 38 47
11/24/53* @LaRue L 54 70
12/04/53* Waldo L 47 66
12/11/53* @Morral L 61 80
12/18/53* Martel W 71 33
12/22/53* @Caledonia W 56 53
01/08/54* Prospect L 37 77
01/12/54* @Claridon L 59 76
01/15/54* New Bloomington L 43 46
01/22/54* @Pleasant L 59 68
01/29/54 @Radnor L 46 50
02/05/54* Meeker L 43 65
02/12/54 Prospect L 57 72 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/16/54 Caledonia L 36 52 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
LaRue
Coach: Ted Dennison
Record: 9-8 (7-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Larry Hickman (276 pts/16.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/14/53 Mt. Victory L 50 64
11/24/53* Green Camp W 70 54
12/04/53* @Meeker L 51 59
12/11/53 Marseilles W 74 55
12/18/53* Waldo W 68 52
12/22/53* @Morral L 48 72
01/05/54 @Magnetic Springs L 65 71
01/08/54* Martel W 94 29
01/12/54* @Caledonia W 50 46
01/15/54* Prospect W 63 57
01/22/54* @Claridon L 47 63
01/26/54 @Radnor L 55 61
01/29/54* New Bloomington W 49 47
02/05/54* @Pleasant W 60 55
02/08/54 New Bloomington W 60 43 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/16/54 Prospect L 57 64 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/54 Waldo L 45 46 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Martel
Coach: Bill Anderson
Record: 0-12 (0-10 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Kenneth Braden (143 pts/11.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/25/53* Claridon L 33 82
12/04/53* @New Bloomington L 45 65
12/11/53* Pleasant L 50 74
12/15/53 @Delaware St. Mary CANCELLED
12/18/53* @Green Camp L 33 71
12/22/53* Meeker L 42 97
01/08/54* @LaRue L 29 94
01/12/54* Waldo L 39 86
01/15/54* @Morral L 30 100
01/22/54 Alumni
01/29/54* Caledonia L 36 80
02/05/54* @Prospect L 24 80
02/10/54 Morral L 25 76 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/12/54 Waldo L 32 49 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Meeker
Coach: Walker Huffman
Record: 12-9 (7-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Ronald Newland (287 pts/13.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/06/53 Darby W 43 36
11/10/53 Harpster W 59 49
11/13/53 Ridgeway L 44 45
11/17/53 @Marseilles L 40 45
11/24/53 Mt. Victory L 67 71
12/04/53* LaRue W 59 51
12/11/53* @Waldo W 49 46
12/15/53 Radnor W 66 55
12/18/53* Morral L 44 65
12/22/53* @Martel W 97 42
01/05/54 @Delaware St. Mary W 64 50
01/08/54* Caledonia L 51 54
01/12/54* @Prospect L 43 65
01/15/54* Claridon W 39 36
01/22/54* @New Bloomington W 47 45
01/26/54 @Salem L 45 71
01/29/54* Pleasant W 85 54
02/05/54* @Green Camp W 65 43
02/08/54 Claridon L 39 44 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/10/54 New Bloomington W 50 49 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/12/54 Caledonia L 38 42 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Morral
Coach: Vern Hensel
Record: 18-6 (9-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Clair Hensel (369 pts/15.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/10/53 Marseilles W 70 50
11/13/53 Iberia W 65 63
11/17/53 Sulphur Springs L 59 78
11/25/53* New Bloomington W 82 35
11/27/53 @Harpster W 44 41
12/04/53* @Pleasant W 71 28
12/05/53 Richwood W 75 58
12/11/53* Green Camp W 80 61
12/18/53* @Meeker W 65 44
12/19/53 @Wharton W 75 44
12/22/53* LaRue W 72 48
01/02/54 @Marion St. Mary L 33 40 At Marion Coliseum
01/08/54* @Waldo W 76 43
01/12/54 Elm Valley L 60 62
01/15/54* Martel W 100 30
01/22/54* @Caledonia W 57 51
01/29/54* Prospect L 54 68
02/05/54* @Claridon W 47 46
02/08/54 Pleasant W 53 47 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/10/54 Martel W 76 25 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/16/54 Claridon L 48 49 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/54 Caledonia W 53 49 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/54 Waldo W 49 37 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/04/54 Amanda L 52 65 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
New Bloomington
Coach: Harry Alexander
Record: 4-12 (3-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Schwaderer (175 pts/10.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L NBHS OPP
11/13/53 @Radnor L 32 43
11/17/53 @Edison L 50 67
11/25/53* @Morral L 35 82
12/04/53* Martel W 65 45
12/18/53* Prospect L 35 57
12/19/53* @Caledonia L 26 57
12/22/53* @Clardion L 7 12
01/05/54 Edison L 39 41
01/08/54 Radnor W 50 48
01/12/54* Pleasant W 59 57
01/15/54* @Green Camp W 46 43
01/22/54* Meeker L 45 47
01/29/54* @LaRue L 47 49
02/02/54 Darby CANCELLED - possibly played Alumni
02/05/54* Waldo L 68 71
02/08/54 LaRue L 43 60 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/10/54 Meeker L 49 50 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Pleasant
Coach: Charles Brobeck
Record: 3-14 (3-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Jerry Gorby (317 pts/18.6 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/17/53 @Johnsville L 45 73
11/20/53 ?Mt. Victory L 48 68
11/25/53* @Waldo L 42 54
12/01/53 @Radnor L 34 52
12/04/53* Morral L 28 71
12/08/53 Byhalia-York L 46 55
12/11/53* @Martel W 74 50
12/18/53* Caledonia W 45 43
12/22/53* @Prospect L 48 93
01/08/54* Claridon L 43 64
01/12/54* @New Bloomington L 57 59
01/16/54 @Magnetic Springs L 53 69 NEED B0X
01/22/54* Green Camp W 68 59
01/26/54 Iberia L 61 75
01/29/54* @Meeker L 54 85
02/05/54* LaRue L 55 60
02/08/54 Morral L 47 53 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/10/54 Waldo L 33 41 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Prospect
Coach: Bob Kelley
Record: 17-5 (9-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Robert Rodgers (338 pts/15.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS OPP
11/17/53 @Iberia L 62 67 OT
11/20/53 Radnor W 60 43
11/25/53* @Caledonia W 53 43
12/01/53 @Edison W 57 37
12/04/53 Harpster L 37 38
12/11/53* Claridon W 60 51
12/15/53 Magnetic Springs W 74 45
12/18/53* @New Bloomington W 57 35
12/22/53* Pleasant W 93 48
01/05/54 @Scioto Valley W 62 45
01/08/54* @Green Camp W 77 37
01/12/54* Meeker W 65 43
01/15/54* @LaRue L 57 63
01/19/54 @Byhalia-York W 79 68
01/22/54* Waldo W 62 44
01/29/54* @Morral W 68 54
02/05/54* Martel W 80 24
02/08/54 Waldo W 57 48 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/12/54 Green Camp W 72 57 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/16/54 LaRue W 64 57 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/54 Claridon L 47 49 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/05/54 Williamsport L 48 61 Class B District Tournament at Capital University
Waldo
Coach: Ralph Weber
Record: 11-10 (5-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Donald Yake (276 pts/13.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/17/53 Radnor L 44 50
11/20/53 @Scioto Valley W 54 42
11/25/53* Pleasant W 54 42
12/04/53* @Green Camp W 66 47
12/08/53 ?Delaware St. Mary W 52 36
12/11/53* Meeker L 46 49
12/18/53* @LaRue L 52 68
12/22/53 Iberia L 41 45
01/05/54 @Chesterville L 41 55
01/08/54* Morral L 43 76
01/12/54* @Martel W 86 39
01/15/54* Caledonia W 47 40
01/19/54 @Delaware St. Mary W 61 59
01/22/54* @Prospect L 44 62
01/29/54* Claridon L 44 53
02/05/54* @New Bloomington W 71 68
02/08/54 Prospect L 48 57 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/10/54 Pleasant W 41 33 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/12/54 Martel W 49 32 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/54 LaRue W 46 45 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/54 Morral L 37 49 Class B Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Marion County League Standings
Team MCL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Morral 9 - 1 704 454 70.40 45.40
Prospect 9 - 1 672 442 67.20 44.20
Claridon 7 - 3 535 411 53.50 41.10
LaRue 7 - 3 600 534 60.00 53.40
Meeker 7 - 3 579 501 57.90 50.10
Waldo 5 - 5 553 544 55.30 54.40
Caledonia 3 - 7 499 473 49.90 47.30
New Bloomington 3 - 7 433 520 43.30 52.00
Pleasant 3 - 7 514 638 51.40 63.80
Green Camp 2 - 8 530 634 53.00 63.40
Martel 0 - 10 361 829 36.10 82.90
Totals 55 - 55 5980 5980 54.36 54.36
Marion County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 20.00 Jerry Gorby Pleasant 200 10
2 17.00 Larry Hickman LaRue 170 10
3 16.80 John Craycraft Morral 168 10
4 15.80 Al Stover Green Camp 79 5
5 15.40 Clair Hensel Morral 154 10
6 14.42 Keith Augenstein Waldo 101 7
7 14.40 Donald Yake Waldo 144 10
8 14.30 Robert Rodgers Prospect 143 10
9 14.10 Richard Sharp Meeker 141 10
10 13.60 Gene Jessie Claridon 136 10
Marion County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 32 Jerry Gorby Pleasant Martel 12/11/1953
2 28 Bob Schwaderer New Bloomington Martel 12/04/1953
3 26 Gene Jessie Claridon Green Camp 01/12/1954
4 25 Larry Hickman LaRue Green Camp 11/24/1953
5 24 John Craycraft Morral Green Camp 12/11/1953
24 Gary Price Claridon Prospect 12/11/1953
24 Gene Cooper LaRue Waldo 12/18/1953
24 George Yake Waldo New Bloomington 02/05/1954
9 23 Clair Hensel Morral Waldo 01/08/1954
23 Jerry Gorby Pleasant Green Camp 01/22/1954
23 Jerry Gorby Pleasant LaRue 02/05/1954
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