By the numbers, a look at Mid-Ohio Valley hoops
Sports Talk: Ron JohnstonWell, local prep and college basketball fans, here it is, the latest "by the numbers" list as compiled from today's Marietta Times TipOff section and other sources.
0: Games the Marietta Tiger boys lost at Suttom Gym last season (10-0 on home court); wins Marietta College women had in the Ohio Athletic Conference last season (0-18); juniors on Marietta College men's roster.
1: Seniors on Marietta College women's roster (Whitney Swain); coaches coaching both boys and girls on the hardwood this season (Fort Frye's Dan Liedtke); returning Frontier boys' starters (Brandan Murphy).
2: Returning Marietta Tiger boys' starters (Zach Arnold and Perry Wheeler); seniors on Marietta College men's roster (Daun Lutes and Matt Kubachka); overall wins Marietta College women had last season; 1,000 point-plus scorers going into this season (Sina King of Waterford and Iris Butcher of Federal Hocking); Games already played this season by Marietta College women (0-2); Sauros coaching varsity at Williamstown (Fred - girls, and Scott - boys); Returning All-OAC honorees on Marietta College men's team (Kevin Knab and Trevor Halter).
3: Games already played this season by Marietta College men (2-1); first-year head coaches (Scott Cozzens of Marietta girls, Dave Parsons of Belpre boys and Dan Liedtke of Fort Frye girls).
4: Returning Marietta Lady Tiger starters (LeAnne Ross, Mary Beth Schramm, Paige Lamb and Maegan Grosel).
5: Mid-Ohio Valley girls on the Marietta College women's roster (Aleisha Guiler of Monroe Central, Alyson Stalter of MHS, Mallory Hoff of Frontier, Whitney Swain of Warren, and Danielle Lang of Fort Frye); Marietta College men's ranking in the preseason OAC coaches poll.
6-10: Listed roster height of Marietta High junior Jon Sewell.
7.4: Points per game average last season by Caldwell's Stacey Mugrage.
8.6: Rebounds per game average last season by Wood County Christian's Bethany Brown.
8.7: Points per game average last season by Caldwell's Lizzy Nau.
10: Marietta College women's ranking in the preseason OAC coaches poll; losses by three points or less by Shenandoah girls last season.
10.9: Points per game average last season by Shenandoah's Walt Rataiczak.
11: Freshmen on Marietta College women's roster.
12: Wins Liedtke needs to reach career milestone 400, coaching the FF boys.
20.3: Points per game average by Guiler (now at Marietta College) last season at Monroe Central.
21.2: Points per game average last season by Marietta High's LeAnne Ross.
22.6: Points per game average last season by St. Marys' Kelsea Fickiesen.
23: Wins the St. Marys boys had last season (23-5).
24: Seasons coached by Parkersburg Catholic boys mentor Joe Garrett (19 Belpre, 5 Catholic).
25: Points Aleisha Guiler scored in her Marietta College women's debut.
27: Marietta High senior Zach Arnold's career-high point total in a single game (vs. Jackson).
39: School-record, career-high points in a single game by Marietta High's LeAnne Ross (vs. Jackson).
43.4: Field goal percentage average last season by Fort Frye boys.
53.6: Points per game average last season by Fort Frye boys.
68.7: Knab's field goal percentage average (Marietta College men's school record) last season.
257: Career wins by Wood County Christian boys coach Dan Ellis.
446: Total points scored last season by Ross.
810: Career point total Ross has going into her senior season.
Ron Johnston is the Marietta Times sports editor and can be reached at 376-5441, or at rjohnston@mariettatimes.com
