King Jon
Well tonight’s the night.
There’s a pretty good chance Upper Sandusky’s Jon Diebler will be the new Ohio High School boys prep scoring king. He only needs I think 48 points in tonight’s home game against Norwalk to set the record of 2,958 career points set by John Glenn’s Jay Burson in 1985.
Usually, I like covering a story like this it’s a big event, check that, monumental event in Ohio prep history. But there will be so many media members there...I’m very glad I’ll be covering the Division III district wrestling tournament at Owens Community College instead.
A player like Jon Diebler doesn’t come around every day. Especially at a school the size of Upper Sandusky. And to become Ohio’s prep all-time leading scorer...that’s big.
But honestly it isn’t Diebler’s talent alone that’s allowed him to set the mark. It’s talent combined with Upper Sandusky’s uptempo style of play that’s made it possible for him to score nearly 3,000 points in his career. Oh and I can’t forget a surrounding cast of pretty good teammates, solid players in their own right, like Drew McClellan and sophomore Alex Falk.
Would Diebler have been able to set the record at a place like say Bettsville, who typically struggles each year, or Holgate which slows the game to a crawl? I’m not sure but it’s an interesting question to ponder.
Anyway here are the top 10 Ohio prep boys scorers of all-time:
1. Jay Burson, New Concord John Glenn (1981-85) 2,958
2. Jon Diebler, Upper Sandusky (2003-07) 2,916
3. Geno Ford, Cambridge (1989-93) 2,680
4. LeBron James, St. Vincent-St. Mary (1999-03) 2,646
5. Rex Leach, Vienna Mathews (1951-55) 2,581
6. Mike Phillips, Manchester (1970-74) 2,573
7. Bill Szabo, Oberlin Firelands (1976-80) 2,567
8. Nate Davis, Bellaire (2002-06) 2,562
9. Larry Huston, Savannah (1951-55) 2,492
10. Jerry Lucas, Middletown (1955-58) 2,460
Who is Ohio’s greatest prep basketball player of all time? Is it LeBron? Is it someone else and where does Diebler rank?
Some of you out there know way more basketball than I do so you tell me.
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There’s a pretty good chance Upper Sandusky’s Jon Diebler will be the new Ohio High School boys prep scoring king. He only needs I think 48 points in tonight’s home game against Norwalk to set the record of 2,958 career points set by John Glenn’s Jay Burson in 1985.
Usually, I like covering a story like this it’s a big event, check that, monumental event in Ohio prep history. But there will be so many media members there...I’m very glad I’ll be covering the Division III district wrestling tournament at Owens Community College instead.
A player like Jon Diebler doesn’t come around every day. Especially at a school the size of Upper Sandusky. And to become Ohio’s prep all-time leading scorer...that’s big.
But honestly it isn’t Diebler’s talent alone that’s allowed him to set the mark. It’s talent combined with Upper Sandusky’s uptempo style of play that’s made it possible for him to score nearly 3,000 points in his career. Oh and I can’t forget a surrounding cast of pretty good teammates, solid players in their own right, like Drew McClellan and sophomore Alex Falk.
Would Diebler have been able to set the record at a place like say Bettsville, who typically struggles each year, or Holgate which slows the game to a crawl? I’m not sure but it’s an interesting question to ponder.
Anyway here are the top 10 Ohio prep boys scorers of all-time:
1. Jay Burson, New Concord John Glenn (1981-85) 2,958
2. Jon Diebler, Upper Sandusky (2003-07) 2,916
3. Geno Ford, Cambridge (1989-93) 2,680
4. LeBron James, St. Vincent-St. Mary (1999-03) 2,646
5. Rex Leach, Vienna Mathews (1951-55) 2,581
6. Mike Phillips, Manchester (1970-74) 2,573
7. Bill Szabo, Oberlin Firelands (1976-80) 2,567
8. Nate Davis, Bellaire (2002-06) 2,562
9. Larry Huston, Savannah (1951-55) 2,492
10. Jerry Lucas, Middletown (1955-58) 2,460
Who is Ohio’s greatest prep basketball player of all time? Is it LeBron? Is it someone else and where does Diebler rank?
Some of you out there know way more basketball than I do so you tell me.
NEWSWORTHY:
NW Ohio Wrestling News and Info
Findlay Courier Friday Local Sports
Fostoria Review Times Friday Local Sports
Mansfield Area Prep Roundup
Lima News Preps for Friday
Tiffin Advertiser Tribune Sports
Ashland loses to UF Oilers again
Ashland women rout UF
Elmwood holds off Eastwood
Defiance Crescent News Sports
Labels: Boys basketball
posted by --J-- @ 8:21 AM
5 Comments:
At 9:15 AM,
Anonymous said…
Best ever? Lebron was a man among boys. My knowledge doesn't go too far back, but not many Ohio HS stars jumped from the HS ranks into college and made an immediate impact. I choose LBJ!
Rob
At 11:22 AM,
Anonymous said…
he needs 43.
At 2:37 PM,
Anonymous said…
He's moving up on other lists as well. Maybe if they go deep into the playoffs:
Points, Season (minimum 800)
1 1,266 Rex Leach, Vienna Mathews (1954-1955)
2 1,221 Larry Huston, Savannah (1954-1955)
3 1,168 Ken Alessi, Yorkville (1948-1949)
4 1,097 Henry Josefczyk, Yorkville (1955-1956)
5 940 Greg Simpson, Lima Senior (1991-1992)
6 930 Jerry Lucas, Middletown (1956-1957)
7 928 Geno Ford, Cambrige (1991-1992)
8 923 Allan Hornyak, Bellaire St. John Central (1968-1969)
9 921 Jay Burson, New Concord John Glenn (1982-1983)
10 913 Jay Burson, New Concord John Glenn (1983-1984)
11 905 Carter Howell, Flushing (1954-1955)
12 893 Nate Davis, Bellaire (2005-2006)
13 875 Geno Ford, Cambridge (1992-1993)
14 870 Eric Schiele, Atwater Waterloo (2005-2006)
15 856 Jim Cramer, Liberty (1952-1955)
16 849 Ken Alessi, Yorkville (1947-1948)
17 836 Jon Diebler, Upper Sandusky (2005-2006)
18 831 Rex Leach, Vienna (1951-1955)
19 828 Larry Siegfried, Shelby (1956-1957)
20 824 Dick Bogenrife, Sedalia Midway (1953-1954)
824 Bill Szabo, Oberlin Firelands (1980)
22 813 Allan Hornyak, Bellaire St. John Central (1967-1968)
23 810 Jon Diebler, Upper Sandusky (2006-2007)
Most Free Throws Made, Season (minimum 200)
1 288 Geno Ford, Cambridge (1991-1992)
2 246 Eric Schiele, Waterloo (2005-2006)
3 231 Allan Hornyak, Bellaire St. John Central (1968-1969)
231 Jimmy Langhurst, Willard (2006)
5 228 Leroy Beil, Holloway (1955-56)
6 223 Nate Davis, Bellaire (2005-2006)
7 222 Rich Goddard, St. Paris Graham Local (1963-1964)
8 221 Jon Diebler, Upper sandusky (2005-2006)
9 219 Rex Gardecki, Miamisburg (1967)
10 218 Jon Diebler, Upper Sandusky (2006-2007)
Most Free Throws Made, Career
1 697 Geno Ford, Cambridge (1989-1993)
2 646 Jon Diebler, Upper Sandusky (2003-2007)
At 9:02 PM,
Anonymous said…
Congrats to Deibler for breaking the record, it's a great accomplishment. I don't want to rain on this parade, but stats can be misleading, and this can be one.
Remember, the style that Upper plays has everything to do with this record. There is so many possessions in one of their games that the points just come, you can't help it. Who has a bigger impact on a game. A guy who scores 40 per game for a team that averages 85, or a guys who scores 20 and his team averages 40?
The other thing to consider is that Deibler has played for his Dad. Not saying that there is favoritism, but that fact does remain, he's played about what over 100 varsity games, rarely coming out.
JDee
At 9:03 PM,
Anonymous said…
Oh yes, hands down LeBron is the best high schooler ever to come out of Ohio. Very few live up to the hype, LeBron met his and actually exceeded it with his first year in Cleveland.
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