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
MAC Boys Basketball Game of the Week – Marion Local at Delphos St. John’s
Through the first four of weeks of the 2013-14 boys’ basketball season, the Delphos St. John’s Blue Jays were on fire, winning seven of their first eight games including their first two Midwest Athletic Conference battles of the season. They suddenly ran into a few buzz saws though against some stiff competition and slipped in three straight contests to Fort Recovery, New Knoxville, and top-ranked Crestview. Aaron Elwer’s crew started things heading in the right direction last week with a 61-47 win over St. Henry and will have the rigid task of squaring off with the Marion Local Flyers in Delphos this Friday night. “Coming off of a tough week with five games in eight days and having our first real adversity hit this team it was good to see our players respond at St. Henry where it is always tough to play” Elwer commented. “It was great to see the confidence with which our players played for thirty-two minutes – hopefully that is something we can keep going.”
The Flyers head to Delphos as one of two remaining unbeatens in MAC play at 4-0 in the conference. Like St. John’s, the Flyers tipped the season off on a rampage by winning their first nine games before slipping in two of three against Celina and Jackson Center. They were also victorious last week on the road against the Versailles Tigers and look to keep things heading in a positive direction this week against St. John’s. “Our win over Celina in the Mercer County holiday tournament was a big win, but given the league ramifications and the fact that it was on the road probably makes the Versailles win last week our biggest of the year,” commented Marion Local head coach Kurt Goettemoeller. “We have put ourselves in a position to compete for the league title and it makes every league game have even greater importance.”
The Flyers have enjoyed balanced scoring all season and are led offensively by Luke Knapke and Ryan Bruns at 13.3 and 10.7 points per game, while Adam Bertke and Knapke have paced the Blue and Gold in the rebounding department with more than seven each time they take the floor. “The first things that stands out about Marion Local is their size and length,” Elwer pointed out. “You simply cannot simulate the type of size that they bring which makes it very difficult to play against. We will need to win all hustle plays, attempt to limit them to one shot each possession, and be really efficient at the offensive end in order to pick up a win this week.”
Goettemoeller understands the difficulties of playing against St. John’s on the road and will need to contend with Andy Grothouse and Ryan Koester, who lead the Blue Jays in scoring at 13 and 11 points per game respectively, while Alex Odenweller is tops in the MAC from beyond the three-point line by hitting more than half the long balls he launches. “No doubt it is a difficult place to play, mainly because of the great players and coaches they have year in and year out,” Goettemoeller remarked. “This year is no different – they have good players and will be well-prepared on Friday. We will have to limit turnovers, keep our composure, and not allow a 2-4 point run snowball into a 10-12 point run as can happen when playing up there.”
By Robb Hemmelgarn
1/24 MAC Boys Basketball Scores
Delphos St. John’s 61 St. Henry 47
Fort Recovery 58 Coldwater 51
Marion Local 62 Versailles 46
New Bremen 69 New Knoxville 63
Minster 57 Parkway 49
1/21 Boys Basketball Scores
Coldwater 81 Kenton 78
1/20 Boys Basketball Scores
Christian Brothers 62 Versailles 53
1/18 Boys Basketball Scores
New Bremen 76 Anna 55
St. Henry 72 Ansonia 37
Crestview 49 Delphos St. John’s 34
Greenville 65 Coldwater 54
Minster 66 Mississinawa Valley 51
Ada 68 New Knoxville 60
St. Marys 53 Parkway 28
Jackson Center at Marion Local
1/17 MAC Boys Basketball Scores
Coldwater 42 Parkway 40
New Knoxville 56 Delphos St. John’s 46
Fort Recovery 39 Versailles 37
Marion Local 45 St. Henry 37
New Bremen 55 Minster 52
MAC Boys Basketball Game of the Week – St. Henry at Marion Local
Following their blazing start to tip off the 2013-14 boys’ basketball season, the second-ranked Marion Local Flyers suffered their first loss of the season on Monday night against the Celina Bulldogs. There is little time to sulk however, as they return home this Friday to entertain the 7-5 St. Henry Redskins in a Midwest Athletic Conference showdown. The contest kicks off a three-game league stretch for head coach Kurt Goettemoeller’s crew that includes pivotal games at Versailles and Delphos St. John’s over the course of the next two weeks.
The Flyers’ 9-0 start to the season included league wins on the past two Fridays against Minster and New Knoxville, and if they want to continue their unblemished mark in conference play, they need to shake Monday’s 19-point setback to the Bulldogs off in a hurry. “Our kids have been playing hard, but with limited practices we are getting by because we have some talented kids,” Goettemoeller explained. “Celina kind of exposed our lack of fundamentally-sound play; I think as we get out of this run of games and have more opportunities to work in practice, our fundamentals will improve thereby enhancing our overall play.”
Marion Local is led on both sides of the court by Division I recruit Luke Knapke who averages 14 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots per game, while Ryan Bruns hits for 10.7 points and 2.2 blocks each time he steps onto the court. Senior Adam Bertke is picking up nine points per contest and is labeled as the most active defender in his squad’s suffocating 3-2 zone defense. “Our defense has been solid in half-court, but we would like to be able to do more in the full court when we get time to work on it,” remarked Goettemoeller. “St. Henry will be a challenge – obviously when you have a Ryan Mikesell, containing him will be a big key. What concerns me is that they have other kids who can shoot the perimeter and they play well together. Coach Rosenbeck and Coach Cramer will have a great scheme to attack our zone Friday so we must be ready.”
The Redskins are searching for consistency as the middle of the season approaches. They are currently 2-1 in MAC following their setback to Versailles last Friday and have notched conference victories over Minster and New Knoxville. Outside of their loss to Versailles, St. Henry’s other four losses have been by a combined ten points and two have been in overtime while the other two were on buzzer-beaters. They upended Anna on Saturday evening last week, fueled by a ten-point outburst from Mitchel Stammen in the final period. Ryan Mikesell has continued to have an outstanding season with more than 23 points per game, while also leading the area in rebounds with nine each time out. “Versailles just flat out beat us – we had a bad game, they played well, and we lost,” explained St. Henry head coach Eric Rosenbeck. “I wish there was more to it, but there isn’t. We are hoping that loss ignites us with a sense of urgency. We need to take more charges, get on 50/50 balls, etc. It should be a heckuva battle with Marion Local – they pass the ball very well, so we need to pressure them like crazy and box out. Second-chance points are a key for them, so we need to limit those opportunities in order to have a chance to win this week.”
by Robb Hemmelgarn
1/14 MAC Boys Basketball Scores
Fort Recovery 49 Delphos St. John’s 47
Non-League:
New Knoxville 77 Wapakoneta 65
Tippecanoe 49 Versailles 48
1/13 Boys Basketball Scores
Celina 60 Marion Local 41
1/11 Boys Basketball Scores
Delphos St. John’s 63 Shawnee 49
Marion Local 52 Van Wert 43
LCC 55 Versailles 38
Fort Loramie 52 Minster 36
Coldwater 56 National Trail 33
Jackson Center 54 New Knoxville 42
St. Henry 56 Anna 46
Botkins 44 Parkway 39
Covington 73 New Bremen 50
1/10 MAC Boys Basketball Scores
Marion Local 44 New Knoxville 33
Versailles 53 St. Henry 39
New Bremen 86 Coldwater 54
Fort Recovery 57 Parkway 38
Delphos St. John’s 45 Minster 42
MAC Boys Basketball Game of the Week – St. Henry at Versailles
There are still loads of Midwest Athletic Conference games to be sorted out before anyone is crowned as the boy’s league champion this season, and that process will continue with a contest on Friday in Versailles between the 8-0 Versailles Tigers and 6-4 St. Henry Redskins. The Tigers enter Friday’s matchup at 3-0 in MAC play after upending New Bremen, New Knoxville, and Parkway already this season, while St. Henry’s 2-0 mark in league action is the result of victories over Minster and New Knoxville.
The Redskins have had a heart-breaking go of it in the first half of the season as two of their four losses have been in overtime, while the other two are by a combined three points on buzzer-beaters. They average 56.2 point each time they take the floor, while allowing 48 points. Ryan Mikesell has put together a phenomenal season to this point by averaging 23.4 and nearly ten rebounds per game, while Tyler Schwieterman has hit for 9.6 points per game. “A variety of small details have cost us in all four of our losses,” head coach Eric Rosenbeck pointed out. “Whether it is missing a rebound, missing a switch, or missing a free throw; we have consistently shot ourselves in the foot late in games with an opportunity to win. Good teams make their own luck, so if we want to be a good team, we need to start shoring up the minor details before the last 30 seconds of the game.”
Despite the quick start to the season, Versailles will be hampered the rest of the way after losing Division I-recruit Kyle Ahrens to a leg injury for the remainder of the season. Although they will certainly miss Ahrens, the Tigers will still be a potent team to deal with in the coming months. “They are long, athletic, and can really push the issue on both offense and defense,” Rosenbeck explained. “We need to take care of the basketball, rebound, and execute our game plan on offense and defense for a full game. We can’t just do it 50 or 60 percent, or wherever we have been thus far in the year if we want to win on Friday.”
Since winning their own holiday tournament right after Christmas with victories over West Liberty Salem and Anna, the Tigers tallied wins last weekend over Parkway on Friday by 21 points and the following night over Fort Loramie, 59-50. “The team was right on track until Kyle’s injury,” Versailles head coach Scott McEldowney pointed out. “I still really love the progress of every player and the team overall, but it’s like starting all over again without Kyle. We have a lot of talent that can still do great things, but you cannot replace a player of his caliber. The team has maintained a positive attitude and is working harder than ever – we are a veteran team that will still pursue the same goals we had at the beginning of the year.”
In order to move to 9-0 on the season, Versailles will host a Redskin squad that handed them their first loss of the season last year at this time. “St. Henry is very talented team that has one of the best players in the league in Ryan Mikesell,” McEldowney commented. “We must contain him and keep everyone else in check. We must also limit our turnovers against their full court and half court pressure in order to come away with the win this week.”
by Robb Hemmelgarn
Marion Local and Versailles are ranked in the first AP State Boys Basketball Poll.
Versailles is ranked 4th in Division III and Marion Local is ranked 1st in Division IV in the first AP State Boys Basketball Poll.
1/4 Boys Basketball Scores
Bath 61 St. Henry 56
Celina 80 New Bremen 59
Coldwater 47 Shawnee 46
Fort Recovery 62 Lincolnview 31
Paulding 63 Parkway 43
Marion Local 59 Anna 43
Ottoville 50 Minster 46
New Knoxville 72 Botkins 30
Versailles 59 Fort Loramie 50
1/3 MAC Boys Basketball Scores
Delphos St. John’s 62 Coldwater 47
Fort Recovery 64 New Bremen 51
Marion Local 51 Minster 41
St. Henry 59 New Knoxville 49
Versailles 57 Parkway 36