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(1-6-20) The Mercer County League’s first report for the 2020 portion of the season. The start of the MAC schedule will now kick in full force and it will help to determine who wins the MCL title in 2019-20.
Did you know…
All six Mercer County League girls teams play each other once during the 2019-20 season. Not the case on the boys side, Celina does not schedule Ft. Recovery or Parkway. The last time we can verify that Celina and Parkway played was during the 1970-71 season, Celina beat Parkway 83-48. Celina and Ft. Recovery have played in the past, the last we can find was during the 1945-46 season when Celina beat the Indians 39-28.
The Bulldogs, who competed in the Asset Allocation tournament this season will play St. Henry and Coldwater twice and Marion Local once.
In SSN’s MCL play over the last two seasons, Parkway (boys), who went 0-4 in 2018-19, won its first MCL game beating Coldwater this past Fruday night 65-49. Parkway girls picked up their first win this season over Celina 42-33, they went 0-5 last season.
Celina boys still have not won a MCL game since the start of the SSN MCL and currently stands at 0-7 over the past seasons, the Celina girls beat Parkway last season for their only MCL win and presently stand at 0-5 this season.
St. Henry boys who went 6-1 last year and won the MCL crown, the Redskins are 3-1 this year for an overall record of 9-2.
MCL Report – Report 4
BOYS Team WON LOST Ft. Recovery 1 0 St. Henry 3 1 Marion Local 2 1 Parkway 1 1 Coldwater 1 3 Celina 0 2 2019 12-13 St. Henry 60 Coldwater 49 12-13 Fort Recovery 58 Parkway 56 12-27 Coldwater 55 Marion Local 52 OT 12-27 St. Henry 67 Celina 54 12-28 St. Henry 67 Coldwater 43 12-28 Marion Local 42 Celina 39 2020 1-3 Parkway 65 Coldwater 49 1-3 Marion Local 48 St Henry 31 1-10 Parkway at Marion Local 1-11 Coldwater at Celina 1-20 Celina at Marion Local 1-24 Ft. Recovery at Parkway 1-24 Ft. Recovery at Coldwater 1-31 St. Henry at Parkway 1-31 Marion Local at Ft. Recovery 2-1 Celina at St. Henry 2-7 Ft. Recovery at St. Henry 2-14 Coldwater at Marion Local
GIRLS Team WON LOST Marion Local 3 0 Ft. Recovery 1 0 Coldwater 4 1 St. Henry 2 3 Parkway 1 2 Celina 0 5 2019 12-10 Coldwater 45 Celina 27 12-12 Ft. Recovery 48 Parkway 18 12-12 Coldwater 37 St. Henry 22 12-16 St. Henry 63 Celina 25 12-23 Parkway 42 Celina 33 12-28 Coldwater 41 St. Henry 33 12-28 Marion Local 53 Celina 28 12-30 Marion Local 50 Coldwater 38 12-30 St. Henry 54 Celina 22 2020 1-2 Marion Local 67 St. Henry 63 - OT 1-2 Coldwater 46 Parkway 31 1-7 Celina at Marion Local 1-9 Marion Local at Parkway 1-30 Ft. Recovery at Marion Local 2-6 St, Henry at Ft. Recovery 2-11 Celina at Ft. Recovery 2-13 Marion Local at Coldwater
Why the MCL?
To add a little extra excitement to the high school basketball season SSN again will bring you the Mercer County League.
The first year SSN introduced the (mythical) MCL was in 2018-19.
All six Mercer County high schools are included, actual head to head match-ups between the schools that will determine a MCL champion in both boys and girls basketball.
SSN’s Mercer County League Champions –
Boys
2018-19 – St. Henry 6-1
Girls
2018-19 – Coldwater (5-2), Marion Local (5-2) and St. Henry (5-2)
CHAMPIONS CROWNED – Mercer County League Basketball FINAL Standings 2018-19
A look back at the MCL
1950 (Maria Stein) St. John Blu-Jay Boys Basketball team
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