1956-57 Morrow County Boys Basketball Scores


Cardington-Lincoln
Coach:  Dick Reinehr
Record:  15-8 (5-2 MOC; 5-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Earl Brake (324 pts/14.0 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     CHS     OPP
11/30/56	@Mt. Gilead		L	42	45
12/07/56	Marengo			W	58	47
12/14/56	Johnsville		W	68	46
12/15/56*	@Olentangy		L	61	72
12/18/56*	Elm Valley		W	69	57
12/21/56	@Iberia			W	82	72
01/04/57*	Mt. Gilead		W	67	49
01/05/57	@Crestline		L	51     107
01/08/57*	Marion St. Mary		W	62	60
01/11/57	Edison			L	51	57
01/18/57	@Chesterville		W	68	58
01/19/57*	Scioto Valley		W	74	64
01/22/57*	@Richwood		L	69	72
01/25/57*	@Big Walnut		W	72	67
02/01/57	Sparta			W	75	56
02/02/57	@Fredericktown		L	93	94
02/08/57	@Marengo		W	81	49
02/09/57	Chesterville		W	84	82
02/13/57	Sparta			W	65	51	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/57	Edison			L	60	74	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/57	Marengo			W	56	45	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/57	Johnsville		W	61	58	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/57	Chesterville		L	60	61	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School - OT


Chesterville
Coach:  Ed Roseberry
Record:  16-6 (7-0 KML; 4-2 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Dick Lewis (556 pts/25.2 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     CHS     OPP
11/21/56*	@Howard			W	73	52	KML
11/30/56*	Sparta			W	67	50	KML
12/07/56*	@Amity			W	60	55	KML
12/08/56*	Gambier			W	72	70	KML
12/14/56*	Iberia			W	84	68	MCL
12/18/56*	Bladensburg		W	56	50	KML
12/21/56*	@Edison			L	82	96	MCL
01/04/57*	@Marengo		W	67	61	KML
01/05/57	Caledonia		W	66	65
01/08/57*	Johnsville		W      106	81	KML
01/12/57	@Fredericktown		L	61	91
01/18/57*	Cardington-Lincoln	L	58	68	MCL
01/25/57*	@Sparta			W	90	53	MCL
01/29/57	Edison
02/01/57*	Marengo			W	71	53	MCL
02/02/57	@Iberia			W	87	67
02/08/57*	@Johnsville		W	97	78	MCL
02/09/57	@Cardington-Lincoln	L	82	84
02/13/57	Iberia			W	72	54	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/57	Johnsville		W	68	57	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/57	Edison			L	58	67	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/22/57	Cardington-Lincoln	W	61	60	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Mt. Gilead High School - OT
02/26/57	Jacksontown		L	66	81	Class A District Tournament at Otterbein College


Edison
Coach:  Marvin Curry (until 12/14/1956), Edwin Starcher (until 01/31/1957) and Dale Sisley
Record:  17-5 (6-0 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Art Gillison (325 pts/15.4 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     EHS     OPP
11/09/56	@Pleasant		L	46	54
11/13/56	@Waldo			W	51	38	NEED BOX
11/16/56	Morral			L	46	56
11/20/56	@Johnsville		W	86	50
11/27/56	@Caledonia		L	50	53
12/01/56	Hayesville		W	64	54
12/07/56	Iberia			W	65	50
12/10/56	@Green Camp		W	83	40
12/14/56	@Mt. Gilead		W	59	53
12/21/56	Chesterville		W	96	82
01/04/57	@Sparta			W	86	46
01/05/57	Claridon		W	70	45
01/11/57	@Cardington-Lincoln	W	57	51
01/25/57	@Marengo		W	66	35
01/26/57	LaRue			L	72	77
01/29/57	Chesterville
02/01/57	Johnsville		W	85	53
02/08/57	@Iberia			W	85	63
02/11/57	Sparta			W	81	60
02/13/57	Marengo			W	56	46	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/57	Cardington-Lincoln	W	74	60	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/57	Chesterville		W	62	58	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/27/57	Amanda			L	48	60	Class A District Tournament at Otterbein College


Iberia
Coach:  Joe Shantz
Record:  3-19 (2-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Keith Little (375 pts/18.7 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     IHS     OPP
11/16/56	Leesville		L	61	67
11/17/56	@Mt. Zion		L	50	75
11/21/56	@Ontario		L	54	70
11/30/56	@Lexington		L	57	84
12/07/56	@Edison			L	50	65
12/08/56	@Marengo		L	52	60
12/14/56*	@Chesterville		L	68	84
12/15/56	Caledonia		L	52	75
12/21/56*	Cardington-Lincoln	L	72	82
12/22/56	@Prospect		L	53	71
12/29/56	Morral			L	53	64
01/04/57	Johnsville		W	87	62
01/05/57	@Mt. Gilead		L	52	77
01/11/57*	@Sparta			L	55	64
01/12/57	Pleasant		L	49	91
01/18/57*	Marengo			W	71	61
01/19/57	@Claridon		L	49	53
01/25/57*	@Johnsville		W	82	78
02/02/57	Chesterville		L	67	87
02/08/57*	Edison			L	63	85
02/13/57	Chesterville		L	54	72	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/57	Marengo			L	62	63	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - OT


Johnsville
Coach:  Dale Kinsell
Record:  5-16 (3-4 KML; 0-6 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Dean Mitchell (272 pts/14.3 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     JHS     OPP
11/20/56	Edison			L	50	86
11/21/56	Union			L	42	81
11/30/56	Howard			W	66	40
12/04/56	@Lucas			W	61	43
12/07/56	@Sparta			W	56	46
12/14/56	@Cardington-Lincoln	L	46	68
12/15/56	Amity			W	62	45
12/21/56	Sparta			L	47	55
01/04/57	@Iberia			L	62	87
01/08/57	@Chesterville		L	81     106
01/11/57	@Marengo		L	42	47
01/18/57	@Mt. Gilead		L	31	79
01/19/57	@Bladensburg		L	54	63
01/25/57	Iberia			L	78	82
01/26/57	@Gambier		L	58	83
02/01/57	@Edison			L	53	85
02/05/57	Marengo			L	61	67
02/08/57	Chesterville		L	78	97
02/15/57	Chesterville		L	57	68	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/57	Sparta			W	63	36	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/20/57	Cardington-Lincoln	L	58	61	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Marengo
Coach:  Russ Ammons
Record:  9-12 (5-2 KML; 2-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Dale Bowersmith (395 pts/18.8 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     MHS     OPP
11/27/56	@Elm Valley		L	43	50
12/07/56	@Cardington-Lincoln	L	47	58
12/08/56	Iberia			W	60	52
12/14/56*	@Sparta			W	55	46	MCL
12/21/56*	Howard			W	63	43	KML
01/04/57*	Chesterville		L	61	67	KML
01/05/57*	@Amity			W	70	30	KML
01/08/57*	Sparta			W	67	44	KML
01/11/57*	Johnsville		W	47	42	MCL
01/12/57*	@Gambier		L	53	55	KML - OT
01/18/57*	@Iberia			L	61	71	MCL
01/25/57*	Edison			L	35	66	MCL
01/26/57	@Delaware St. Mary	L	60	69
01/29/57	@Mt. Vernon St. Vincent	L	40	60
02/01/57*	@Chesterville		L	53	71	MCL
02/02/57*	Bladensburg		W	54	52	KML
02/05/57*	@Johnsville		W	67	61	KML
02/08/57*	Cardington-Lincoln	L	49	81	MCL
02/13/57	Edison			L	46	56	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/15/57	Iberia			W	63	62	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum - OT
02/18/57	Cardington-Lincoln	L	45	56	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Mt. Gilead
Coach:  Len Walls
Record:  5-14 (2-5 MOC)
Leading Scorer:  Ronnie Beard (211 pts/11.1 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     MGHS    OPP
11/30/56	Cardington-Lincoln	W	45	42
12/01/56	@Galion			L	37	50
12/07/56	Crestline		L	55	78
12/14/56	Edison			L	53	59
12/15/56	@Marion St. Mary	L	46	54
12/21/56	Sulphur Springs		L	47	97
01/04/57*	@Cardington-Linoln	L	49	67
01/05/57	Iberia			W	77	52
01/11/57*	Big Walnut		L	68	76
01/12/57*	@Richwood		W	79	66
01/18/57	Johnsville		W	79	31
01/19/57	Prospect		L	57	65
01/25/57*	Elm Valley		W	54	51
01/26/57*	@Olentangy		L	44	56
02/01/57	Fredericktown		L	57	75
02/02/57*	Scioto Valley		L	36	57
02/08/57*	Marion St. Mary		L	54	55
02/09/57	Lexington		L	48	61
02/18/57	Marysville		L	56	68	Class B Exempt Tournament at Otterbein College


Sparta
Coach:  Albert Grimm
Record:  3-15 (1-6 KML; 2-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Bob Duncan (301 pts/17.7 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     SHS     OPP
11/20/56	@Centerburg		L	39	49
11/30/56*	@Chesterville		L	50	67	KML
12/05/56	@Mt. Vernon St. Vincent	L	37	66
12/07/56*	Johnsville		L	46	56	KML
12/11/56*	@Bladensburg		L	33	49	KML
12/14/56	Marengo			L	46	55	KML
12/18/56*	@Howard			L	30	62	KML
12/21/56*	@Johnsville		W	55	47	MCL
01/04/57	Edison			L	46	86
01/08/57*	@Marengo		L	44	67	KML
01/11/57	Iberia			W	64	55	MCL
01/25/57	Chesterville		L	53	90	MCL
02/01/57	@Cardington-Lincoln	L	56	75	MCL
02/05/57*	Gambier			L	66	83	KML
02/08/57*	Amity			W	55	40	KML - NEED BOX
02/11/57*	@Edison			L	60	81	MCL
02/15/57	Cardington-Lincoln	L	51	65	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/57	Johnsville		L	36	63	Class A Morrow County Tournament at Marion Coliseum

Knox-Morrow League Standings

Team KML Reg Overall Chesterville 7 - 0 13 - 4 16 - 6 Gambier 6 - 1 11 - 5 13 - 7 Marengo 5 - 2 8 - 10 9 - 12 Bladensburg 3 - 4 4 - 14 4 - 18 Howard 3 - 4 9 - 9 9 - 10 Johnsville 3 - 4 4 - 14 5 - 16 Sparta 1 - 6 3 - 13 3 - 15 Amity 0 - 7 0 - 17 0 - 18

Mid-Ohio Conference Standings

Team MOC Reg Overall Cardington-Lincoln 5 - 2 12 - 6 15 - 8 Marion St. Mary 5 - 2 10 - 7 12 - 8 Olentangy 5 - 2 14 - 4 14 - 6 Elm Valley 4 - 3 11 - 7 15 - 8 Richwood 3 - 4 12 - 6 12 - 7 Big Walnut 2 - 5 2 - 14 3 - 15 Possibly missing 2 games Mt. Gilead 2 - 5 5 - 13 5 - 14 Scioto Valley 2 - 5 7 - 11 9 - 13

Morrow County League Standings

Team MCL Reg Overall Edison 6 - 0 14 - 4 17 - 5 Cardington-Lincoln 5 - 1 12 - 6 15 - 8 Chesterville 4 - 2 13 - 4 16 - 6 Iberia 2 - 4 3 - 17 3 - 19 Marengo 2 - 4 8 - 10 9 - 12 Sparta 2 - 4 3 - 13 3 - 15 Johnsville 0 - 6 4 - 14 5 - 16

Morrow County Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 25.27 Dick Lewis Chesterville 556 22 2 18.81 Dale Bowersmith Marengo 395 21 3 18.75 Keith Little Iberia 375 20 4 17.70 Bob Duncan Sparta 301 17 missing 1 game 5 15.47 Art Gillison Edison 325 21 6 14.71 Junior McCown Iberia 206 14 7 14.35 Arnold Beatty Marengo 201 14 8 14.31 Dean Mitchell Johnsville 272 19 9 14.08 Earl Brake Cardington-Lincoln 324 23 10 13.90 Roger Primmer Chesterville 306 22

Morrow County Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 40 Art Gillison Edison Iberia 02/08/1957 2 38 Dick Lewis Chesterville Johnsville 01/08/1957 3 34 Keith Little Iberia Edison 02/08/1957 4 33 Dick Lewis Chesterville Edison 12/21/1956 33 Dick Lewis Chesterville Iberia 02/02/1957 6 32 Dick Lewis Chesterville Johnsville 02/08/1957 32 Dick Lewis Chesterville Cardington-Lincoln 02/09/1957 32 Art Gillison Edison Sparta 02/11/1957 9 31 Keith Little Iberia Caledonia 12/15/1956 31 Dale Bowersmith Marengo Delaware St. Mary 01/26/1957 31 Dale Bowersmith Marengo Chesterville 02/01/1957 Return to the Morrow County index Email Me