Historical MAC Boys Basketball Standings (1974-present)
MAC All-Time Scoring Leaders
2023-24 MAC Boys Basketball Standings
| Teams | MAC Record | Overall Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1. St. John's | 9-0 | 20-2 |
| 2. Coldwater | 8-1 | 17-5 |
| 3. St. Henry | 7-2 | 17-5 |
| 4. Minster | 5-4 | 13-9 |
| 5. Marion Local | 4-5 | 9-13 |
| 5. New Bremen | 4-5 | 9-13 |
| 5. Versailles | 4-5 | 11-11 |
| 8. Parkway | 3-6 | 12-10 |
| 9. Fort Recovery | 1-8 | 7-15 |
| 10. New Knoxville | 0-9 | 4-18 |
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All-Time MAC Boys Basketball Team Championships (through 2023-2024)
| School | MAC Championships | Outright Champs | Co-Champs |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Henry | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Marion Local | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Delphos St. John's | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Coldwater | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Versailles | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| New Bremen | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| New Knoxville | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Fort Recovery | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Minster | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Parkway | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MAC Boys Basketball News & Scores
2/21 MAC Boys Basketball Scores
St. Henry 50 Coldwater 32
Marion Local 74 Fort Recovery 59
Delphos St. John’s 50 Parkway 34
Minster 60 New Knoxville 49
MAC Boys Basketball Game of the Week – Fort Recovery at Marion Local
This week’s ‘Game of the Week’ will be considered the ‘Game of the Year’ in terms of impact on the final Midwest Athletic Conference standings. The Fort Recovery Indians and Marion Local Flyers have both weathered tough conference slates all season long and after each suffering one loss in MAC play, everything will come to a head on Friday night in Maria Stein as the winner will be crowned as this season’s MAC champion on the boys’ side. “Any time you have a chance to win an MAC championship, I would call that a good season,” Fort Recovery head coach Brian Patch explained. “If you can win it when you have the chance the season becomes great, but unfortunately for us we lost to a very hot St Henry team and with it went the opportunity to win a share at our place in front of our crowd. We still have a chance at winning it outright – now it’s just all or nothing.”
The Flyers enter Friday night’s battle at 16-4 overall and are riding a three-game wave following their setback to Spencerville on February 8. The Flyers are led offensively by Luke Knapke, who averages a little more than 13 points and seven rebounds per game. Adam Bertke has been grabbing 7.5 rebounds per contest, while also leading the team defensively with at least two steals each time he takes the floor. “The obvious thing that stands out is Marion Local’s size,” Patch pointed out. “When you can start 6-10, 6-7, 6-6, at the high school level and have Division I-type of athletes that is impressive. Then you throw in the shooters they have on the floor, it becomes very difficult to guard. We understand the task is a big one, but it is one that we have to accept and try to overcome the odds if we want to win a championship.”
The Indians look to not only capture the outright league title at Marion Local this weekend, but also look to get things heading back in the right direction after suffering setbacks in three of their last four games, including their first conference loss last weekend to St. Henry. Elijah Kahlig continues to pace the Indians in the scoring department as he has all season with more than 21 points per game. The senior standout is also one of the tops in the league in rebounding and leads the MAC with more than 45 three-pointers this season. “Every coach’s first concern is finding a way to slow down Elijah Kahlig, plus they play so well together that we need to find a way to limit their easy baskets,” Marion Local head coach Kurt Goettemoeller pointed out. “We will also have to handle full-court and half-court pressure well in order to come away with the win.”
A triumph for the Flyers will clinch their first outright conference title since 2001, while the Indians are looking to get back to the top of the league alone for the first time since 2011. “We knew going into last week that we controlled our own destiny, but we were really focused on upcoming opponents Coldwater and Parkway,” Goettemoeller explained. “An outright title would be a little sweeter, but we were just focused on controlling the things we could control. The only major difference in Fort Recovery’s loss last week is that they missed some open looks they normally make. The game was much closer than the score indicated – St. Henry spread the floor on them, but that’s not what we’re suited for. We have an opportunity to win a championship Friday and we will use everything in our arsenal to win the game.”
By Robb Hemmelgarn
2/18 Boys Basketball Scores
St. Henry 57 Wapakoneta 38
2/17 Boys Basketball Scores
Coldwater 47 St. Marys 34
New Bremen at Jackson Center, postponed
2/15 Boys Basketball Scores
Coldwater 42 Wapakoneta 37
Greenville 54 Versailles 53
Bath 64 Delphos St. John’s 57
Shawnee 75 Fort Recovery 54
Marion Local 59 Russia 57
Minster 54 Troy 52
Crestview 69 New Knoxville 61
Parkway 58 Lincolnview 44
Spencerville 63 New Bremen 50
2/14 MAC Boys Basketball Scores
Coldwater 55 New Knoxville 51
Delphos St. John’s 58 New Bremen 46
St. Henry 61 Fort Recovery 40
Marion Local 75 Parkway 53
Versailles 48 Minster 43
MAC Boys Basketball Game of the Week – St. Henry at Fort Recovery
The 14-3 Fort Recovery Indians have enjoyed almost two weeks in the driver’s seat of the Midwest Athletic Conference standings, and a victory over St. Henry this Friday will secure at least a the share of the conference trophy with a monster game in the final week with Marion Local looming. Head coach Brian Patch understands the importance of the final two league battles, but is taking them one at a time. “Our seniors have done a great job of keeping the team focused and repeating the message to one another,” he explained. “All year long they have been focused on one team at a time – we don’t mention or prepare for Saturday’s night game until Saturday. We created that mind set early in the year so now it is no different for us.”
The Indians, who are currently riding a wave of ten wins in their previous 11 outings this season, are looking to snap a four-game skid over the past three years against St. Henry. The Indians had won ten straight this season before a setback last weekend against Clayton Northmont, but that defeat wasn’t one that Patch wants his players to dwell upon. “We don’t talk about winning or losing – that way no matter who we play we feel that if we execute our game plan individually and collective as a team that winning takes care of itself. We never want to lose a game, but losing on the road on a Saturday night to a Division 1 team isn’t devastating to us at this point. We know we didn’t play our best game, but at this point we just move on and get ready for the next game.”
This season, the Indians have been led by senior Elijah Kahlig, who is one of the tops in the conference with more than 22 points and seven rebounds per game, including more than 40 three-pointers. The Indians game-plan goes deeper than just Kahlig though – they have three other players who are averaging nearly double-figures in the scoring column each game as Patch has been getting noticeable contributions over the past few weeks from Brandon Schoen, Kyle Schroer, and Ben Dilworth. “Fort Recovery plays excellent defense, they are tireless workers, and they are very, very good at getting to their spots on drives, which leads to easy lay-ups, pull-ups, or open jumpers for their teammates,” St. Henry head coach Eric Rosenbeck praised. “Elijah Kahlig is my favorite player I have ever coached against – he is awesome and does things the right way. He doesn’t show boat, he picks up/helps his teammates, he is unbelievably fundamental and works like crazy to get better every year – most important, he is a leader.”
The Redskins enter Friday’s battle out of contention for the league title, but Rosenbeck and his players understand a victory over the Indians would put a wrench in the title race while giving an outstanding shot of momentum heading into the upcoming post-season. At 12-7 overall, the Redskins have won five of their last six games and are led in scoring and rebounding by Ryan Mikesell who is hitting for more than 22 points per game while snagging a league-best 9.2 rebounds each time he takes the floor. “We made a few adjustments to our defense to allow Mikesell to hang around the rim more,” Rosenbeck pointed out. “He is an excellent shot-blocker and he alters multiple shots a game as well. We have also made more of a commitment to being solid on defense instead of trapping as much as we did earlier in the year. We have talked about getting better and growing as a team – we are nowhere near a finished product and we only have three games left in the regular season.”
Following a loss to Delphos St. John’s two weeks ago, St. Henry has strung together four straight victories in league play against New Bremen and Parkway and non-league wins over Western Buckeye League opponents Celina and Van Wert. “St. Henry is a good team – obviously Ryan Mikesell stands out as being a player who can beat you himself, but they also have had other guys step up with big games to help ease the scoring from Mikesell,” Patch remarked. “Defensively they have run a lot of things so we will have to be prepared for anything they throw at us in order to come away with the victory.”
by Robb Hemmelgarn
2/11 MAC Boys Basketball Scores
Marion Local 65 Coldwater 53
Non-Conference:
Van Wert 53 Delphos St. John’s 48
Fort Recovery 63 Fort Loramie 55
New Knoxville 76 Fort Jennings 57
Russia 64 Versailles 53
2/8 Boys Basketball Scores
Coldwater 57 Celina 56, OT
St. Marys 48 Minster 44
St. Henry 52 Van Wert 37
Spencerville 65 Marion Local 58
Versailles 89 Ansonia 26
Northmont 53 Fort Recovery 44
Tri-Village 67 New Bremen 56
Perry 72 Parkway 68, OT
2/7 MAC Boys Basketball Scores
Minster 58 Coldwater 50
Versailles 40 Delphos St. John’s 33
Fort Recovery 55 New Knoxville 41
Marion Local 57 New Bremen 42
St. Henry 46 Parkway 33
MAC Boys Basketball Game of the Week: Fort Recovery at New Knoxville
During Fort Recovery’s victory over Minster on Friday night, there were times it was difficult for Indian fans not to acknowledge what was being announced over the loud speakers. When periodic updates were made indicating Delphos St. Johns’ growing lead over Marion Local, it became evident that the Indians were going to be alone at the top of the Midwest Athletic Conference when the evening was through. Fort Recovery head coach Brian Patch was unaware how much more significance his teams’ victory held immediately following the game. “I was so focused on our game that I didn’t hear the scores being announced,” he admitted. “That usually happens during quarters or timeouts and I am talking with the team. People had asked if I heard the score afterwards and I hadn’t, so that was great news.”
This week the 13-2 Indians will try to remain unblemished in league play when they travel to Auglaize County to square off with the 9-8 New Knoxville Rangers. The Rangers have been searching for consistency and head coach Kort Fledderjohann hopes a pair of wins last weekend over Parkway and Lima Temple Christian will provide the first steps in doing that. “Hopefully they are something we can build on – going into our last five games, we are really looking for that positive consistency,” he commented. “In the games we lost recently, we have had too many turnovers and allowed too many points in the paint. When we keep our turnovers down and play solid defense, we are very competitive. Offensively, Andrew Arnett and Jalen Fullenkamp had good games last weekend. They need to continue to look for their open shots and get their teammates involved when the defense collapses on them. Defensively, Ryan Lageman has done a nice job defending the other team’s better players.”
The Indians have quietly put together one of the best seasons in the MAC this winter, as their last loss was back on December 20 against Franklin Monroe. Since then, Patch’s boys have rolled to nine straight victories and are 5-0 in conference action. Elijah Kahling has led the conference in scoring at more than 22 points and eight rebounds per game, while Ben Dilworth, Alex Kaiser, and Darian Sheffer have also been difficult for opponents to contain. “Ft. Recovery is a very good team that plays very hard – their full-court pressure can be relentless,” Fledderjohann explained. “They are a guard-oriented team and my biggest concern is stopping them from getting into the paint. They have multiple players who can get to the basket off the dribble and are very unselfish players. Throw Kahlig, who can score from anywhere on the floor, into the mix and you have a very tough challenge for us Friday night.”
Being alone at the top of the conference and controlling their own destiny doesn’t mean anything to Patch other than each game from here on out becomes more important if not more difficult. “Every road game in the MAC is tough and I most definitely feel New Knoxville is better than their record,” he remarked. “I thought they would be one of the many favorites coming into this year – they have a lot of skilled kids who know the game of basketball. Their scoring capabilities concern me with great shooters, as well as kids who can beat you off the bounce and finish at the rim or on pull ups. This is a game we will have to play really hard if we want to win and we need to execute on both offense and defense to earn a victory – nothing is given inside “The Barn”.
by Robb Hemmelgarn
2/4 Boys Basketball Scores
LCC 57 Delphos St. John’s 33
2/3 Boys Basketball Scores
Van Wert 48 Coldwater 46
2/1 Boys Basketball Scores
St. Henry 75 Celina 63
Delphos St. John’s 37 Lincolnview 34
Coldwater 70 Covington 59, OT
Fort Recovery 65 Mississinawa Valley 49
Marion Local 55 Fort Loramie 41
New Bremen 64 Botkins 57
Jackson Center 56 Minster 48
Franklin-Monroe 53 Versailles 43
New Knoxville 68 Temple Christian 40
1/31 MAC Boys Basketball Scores
Delphos St. John’s 60 Marion Local 41
Fort Recovery 66 Minster 48
St. Henry 61 New Bremen 42
Coldwater 54 Versailles 46
New Knoxville 50 Parkway 43