Ortonville Brandon
Boys' Basketball
School size: Class A
Years in Metro League: 2002-03 to present
League record: 15-9 (.625)
Other leagues played in (1951-2002):
Independent (1951-52)
South Central Thumb (1953-61)
Flint Suburban (1962-76)
Genesee County B (1977-78)
Five-County-5 (1979)
Independent (1980)
North Oakland (1981-84)
Independent (1985-88)
Greater Oakland Activities League (1989-95)
Oakland Activities Association (1996-2001)
League championships: 7
South Central: 1960, '61
Flint Suburban: 1970, '71
Oakland Activities Association Division IV: 1998, 2001, 2002.
District championships: 5
Class D: 1951
Class B: 1984, '85, '86, '93
Regional championships:
Class D: 1951
Single-game scoring records
40 - Leland Loutzenhizer, in a 93-80 win over Linden on Jan. 14, 1969
40 - Colin Dyer, in a 73-57 win over Bendle on Jan. 3, 1989
35 - Charles Graves, in a 72-70 loss to Imlay City on Feb. 28, 1958
35 - Mel McDowell, in the 1963-64 season
34 - Pete Palshan, in a 76-49 win over Goodrich on Feb. 3, 1953
34 - Chico Vasquez, in a 67-65 win over Oxford on Feb. 27, 1973
33 - Pete Palshan, in a 59-35 win over North Branch on Feb. 6, 1953
33 - John Myers, in a 77-63 loss to Lake Fenton on Feb. 15, 1963
32 - Charles Graves, in a 74-70 loss to Goodrich on Feb. 4, 1958
32 - Mel McDowell, in a 81-64 win over Pontiac St. Frederick on March 3, 1965
31 - Joe McCullough, in a 66-53 win over Hartland on Dec. 9, 1966
31 - Gino Toreli, in a 71-49 win over Fenton on Jan. 24, 2003
30 - Jim Hutchings, in a 74-60 loss to Utley on Feb. 14, 1961
30 - Larry Richardson, in a 82-72 win over Goodrich on Feb. 19, 1963
30 - Mel McDowell, in a 74-67 win over Byron on Feb. 19, 1965
30 - Mel McDowell, in a 77-73 win over Hamady on Feb. 23, 1965
30 - Mike Wilcox, in a 87-80 win over Lake Fenton on Jan. 29, 1971
100-point games
112 - Byron 112, Ortonville Brandon 93 on Feb, 10, 1967
100 - Hamady 100, Ortonville Brandon 53 on Feb. 7, 1964
All-time coaching records
Name | Years | Wins | Losses | Pct. |
Tuttle | 1948-49 to 1951-52 | 43 | 24 | .641 |
Berry | 1953-54 to 1954-55 | |||
Lorten | 1955-56 | |||
Harvey Fletcher | 1957-58 to 1965-66 | |||
Ed Donaldson | 1966-67 to 1969-70/1971-72 to 1972-73 | |||
Don Aldson | 1970-71 | |||
Jack Porter | 1973-74 to 1974-75 | 11 | 27 | .289 |
John Brown | 1975-76 to 1977-78/1980-81 to 1981-82 | 29 | 69 | .295 |
Jim Weldman | 1978-79 to 1979-80 | 18 | 22 | .450 |
Art Paddy | 1982-83 to 1983-84 | 10 | 32 | .238 |
Tim St. Aubin | 1984-85 to 1989-90 | 42 | 87 | .325 |
Wayne Thompson | 1990-91 to 1995-96 | 32 | 95 | .251 |
Ray Totten | 1996-97 to 1998-99 | 27 | 36 | .428 |
Bryan Ray | 1999-2000 to 2002-03 | 55 | 33 | .625 |
Denny Butcher | 2003-04 | 7 | 14 | .333 |
Butcher at OLSM | 1991-92 to 1996-97 | 88 | 52 | .628 |
Butcher overall | 1991-92-96-97/2003-04 | 95 | 66 | .590 |
Tim Donnan | 2004-05 to present | ? | ? | ? |
Key: OLSM (Orchard Lake St. Mary's)
All records are updated through the end of the 2003-04 school year.