1947-48 Mid State League Basketball Scores
Carey
Coach: Mearl Atkins
Record: 11-11 (3-5 MSL)
Leading Scorer: Bill Dennison (400 pts/18.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
12/02/47* Marysville L 32 37
12/05/47 @Bluffton W 46 32
12/09/47 Salem L 33 38
12/12/47* @Marysville L 25 40
12/16/47* @Richwood L 41 60
12/19/47* @Mt. Gilead W 58 33
01/06/48* @Marion St. Mary L 42 48
01/09/48* Richwood W 34 30
01/13/48 @Salem L 29 58
01/16/48 Ada W 38 36
01/20/48* Marion St. Mary L 45 47
01/23/48 Fremont St. Joseph L 52 54
01/27/48 Clyde W 46 44
01/31/48 @Sycamore L 48 61
02/03/48* @Mt. Gilead W 50 38
02/10/48 @Upper Sandusky W 54 53
02/17/48 Fostoria St. Wendelin W 52 30 Class B County Exempt Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
02/19/48 Fremont St. Joseph W 63 51 Class B County Exempt Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
02/24/48 Rossford L 35 44 Class B County Exempt Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
02/27/48 Sandusky St. Mary W 46 40 Class B COunty Exempt Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
03/04/48 Ridgeway W 62 48 Class B District Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
03/06/48 Marseilles L 42 57 Class B District Tournament at Hopewell-Loudon High School
Marion St. Mary
Coach: Gene Fetter
Record: 20-6 (7-1 MSL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Schuler (425 pts/16.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L MSMHS OPP
12/02/47 Lima St. Gerard W 52 29
12/06/47 @Columbus Holy Family W 42 40
12/09/47 Bucyrus L 23 30
12/12/47* Richwood W 53 26
12/16/47 Ashley L 36 43
12/20/47 @Columbus Holy Family W 36 27
12/23/47 Columbus Holy Rosary W 53 37
12/30/47 Alumni L 40 44
01/02/48* @Marysville L 45 46
01/06/48* Carey W 48 42
01/09/48* Mt. Gilead W 46 24
01/13/48 Harpster W 51 43
01/16/48 Columbus Holy Family W 59 51
01/20/48* @Carey W 47 45
01/23/48* @Richwood W 63 25
01/27/48 Morral W 54 34
01/30/48 Columbus St. Mary W 68 39
02/03/48 Pleasant W 39 28
02/10/48 @Sunbury L 29 33
02/13/48* @Mt. Gilead W 73 39
02/20/48 Tiffin Calvert W 54 43
02/27/48* Marysville W 52 49 OT
03/03/48 Sunbury W 44 36 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/06/48 Pleasant W 49 34 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/09/48 Columbus St. Mary W 54 36 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/12/48 Bremen L 36 42 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Marysville
Coach: Warren Widner
Record: 18-6 (7-1 MSL)
Leading Scorer: Jerry Kingsmore (254 pts/10.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
11/25/47 @London W 41 24
12/02/47* @Carey W 37 32
12/09/47 @Plain City W 38 35 OT
12/12/47* Carey W 40 25
12/19/47* @Richwood W 51 24
12/23/47 @Upper Sandusky L 36 37
12/30/47 Columbus West L 38 44
01/02/48* Marion St. Mary W 46 45
01/09/48 Lancaster L 24 31
01/13/48 Delaware Willis W 45 22
01/16/48* Mt. Gilead W 64 45
01/20/48 Plain City W 42 27
01/24/48 @Worthington W 48 31
01/30/48* Richwood W 46 26
02/06/48 Bellefontaine L 40 41
02/10/48 @Delaware Willis W 53 32
02/13/48 London W 41 25
02/20/48* Mt. Gilead W 47 29
02/27/48* @Marion St. Mary L 49 52 OT
03/04/48 Alexandria W 44 30 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/06/48 Brown W 45 21 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/10/48 Grove City W 46 35 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/13/48 Worthington W 35 34 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/18/48 Lockland Wayne L 26 30 Class B Regional Tournament at Wittenberg College
Mt. Gilead
Coach: Richard King
Record: 4-17 (1-7 MSL)
Leading Scorer: Bob Kelly (152 pts/7.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L MGHS OPP
12/05/47 @Edison L 33 46
12/09/47 Claridon W 44 33
12/16/47 @Johnsville L 31 49
12/19/47* @Carey L 33 58
12/23/47 @Fredericktown L 30 49
01/02/48* Richwood L 49 50
01/06/48 Crestline L 46 72
01/09/48* @Marion St. Mary L 24 46
01/12/48 @Iberia W 49 34
01/16/48* @Marysville L 45 64
01/20/48 Cardington-Lincoln L 42 55
01/23/48 Marengo L 50 55
01/27/48 Edison W 41 40
02/03/48* Carey L 38 50
02/06/48* @Richwood W 46 33
02/10/48 @Cardington-Lincoln L 33 51
02/13/48* Marion St. Mary L 39 73
02/17/48 @Crestline L 32 47
02/20/48* @Marysville L 29 47
02/27/48 Madison L 28 61
03/03/48 Pleasant L 45 46 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Richwood
Coach: Dick Fetter
Record: 10-13 (2-6 MSL; 4-1 UCL)
Leading Scorer: Les Wall (139 pts/7.3 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L RHS OPP
11/29/47 Prospect W 42 27
12/02/47* Raymond W 58 27 UCL
12/05/47* @Byhalia W 66 19 UCL
12/09/47 Marseilles L 29 53
12/12/47* @Marion St. Mary L 26 53 MSL
12/16/47* Carey W 60 41 MSL
12/19/47* Marysville L 24 51 MSL
01/02/48* @Mt. Gilead W 50 49 MSL
01/09/48* @Carey L 30 34 MSL
01/16/48* Magnetic Springs L 33 37 UCL
@Plain City L 28 38 Probably 01/17/1948
01/20/48* @York Center W UCL
01/23/48* Marion St. Mary L 25 63 MSL
01/27/48* Broadway W 37 36 UCL
01/30/48* @Marysville L 26 46 MSL
02/06/48* Mt. Gilead L 33 46 MSL
02/10/48 Pleasant L 29 40
?Brown L 42 43
02/18/48 New California W 80 18 Class B Union County Tournament at Marysville High School
02/25/48 York Center W 32 22 Class B Union County Tournament at Marysville High School
02/27/48 Broadway L 40 41 Class B Union County Tournament at Marysville High School
03/02/48 Pleasantville W 53 46 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
03/04/48 Marengo L 30 51 Class B District Tournament at Otterbein College
Mid-State League Standings
Team MSL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Marion St. Mary 7 - 1 427 296 53.37 37.00
Marysville 7 - 1 380 278 47.50 34.75
Carey 3 - 5 327 333 40.87 41.62
Richwood 2 - 6 274 383 34.25 47.87
Mt. Gilead 1 - 7 303 421 37.87 52.62
Totals 20 - 20 1711 1711 42.77 42.77
Mid State League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 19.00 Dick Schuler Marion St. Mary 152 8
2 15.62 Bill Dennison Carey 125 8
3 13.50 Kingsmore Marysville 108 8
4 12.00 John Baldauf Marion St. Mary 96 8
5 11.62 Jack McGuire Marysville 93 8
6 9.00 Dick Drake Marion St. Mary 72 8
7 8.87 John Evans Marysville 71 8
8 7.25 Bob Kelly Mt. Gilead 58 8
9 7.12 Howard Snowberger Carey 57 8
10 6.57 Les Wall Richwood 46 7
Mid State League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 28 Dick Schuler Marion St. Mary Richwood 12/12/1947
28 Dick Schuler Marion St. Mary Mt. Gilead 02/13/1948
3 24 Bill Dennison Carey Marion St. Mary 01/20/1948
4 23 Dick Schuler Marion St. Mary Carey 01/20/1948
5 22 Bill Dennison Carey Mt. Gilead 12/19/1947
22 Dick Drake Marion St. Mary Carey 01/06/1948
22 Jerry Kingsmore Marysville Marion St. Mary 02/27/1948
8 20 Jerry Kingsmore Marysville Carey 12/02/1947
20 John Baldauf Marion St. Mary Mt. Gilead 02/13/1948
10 19 Bob Kelly Mt. Gilead Carey 02/03/1948
19 John Evans Marysville Mt. Gilead 02/20/1948
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