Harvey (Thornton) (30-0)
School Information
Name: Thornton Township High School
City: Harvey
City Population: 36,000
County: Cook
Enrollment: 2358
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Purple/White
Conference: SICA East
Superintendent: Dr. Gary Catalani
Principal: William O'Neal
Athletic Director: Billy Manning
Activity Director: Angelo Armistead
Head Coach: Rocky Hill
Assistant Coach: Troy Jackson
Captains: Erik Herring, Melvin Ely
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Peoria (Manual), 57-51, in State Championship Game
Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Yr.
10 Tamon Holloway G 6-2 157 16 Jr.
11 Antwaan Randle El G 5-11 181 17 Sr.
12 William Maple G 6-0 175 17 Sr.
14 Mike Akisana F 6-2 163 16 Jr.
15 Jarveese Landa G 5-9 160 16 Jr.
23 Derrick Fomby G 5-9 155 16 Jr.
31 Issac King G 6-4 190 17 Sr.
32 Napoleon Harris F 6-5 205 17 Sr.
33 Melvin Ely C 6-10 211 17 Sr.
34 Shaun Graves G 5-11 165 16 Jr.
42 Jeff Eddins G 5-11 155 16 Jr.
44 Erik Herring G/F 6-5 205 17 Sr.
45 Jermaine Hampton F 6-2 185 17 Sr.
50 Jermaine Hansborough F 6-2 203 16 Jr.
55 Dante Jones F 6-2 203 16 Jr.
Statistics
Name G FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA Pts Reb Ast
Mike Akisana 13 3 10 0 0 1 2 7 4 0
Jeff Eddins 21 4 22 2 5 3 6 13 10 1
Melvin Ely 29 194 303 0 0 66 125 454 274 31
Derrick Fomby 22 19 46 9 23 19 23 66 24 13
Shaun Graves 24 19 40 3 12 1 4 42 15 8
Jermaine Hampton 28 24 48 0 0 5 13 53 32 4
Jermaine Hansborough 15 2 7 0 0 0 3 4 15 0
Napoleon Harris 26 156 243 1 3 69 118 382 200 19
Erik Herring 29 161 321 52 143 51 79 425 148 57
Tamon Holloway 28 85 193 47 125 14 21 231 75 58
Dante Jones 23 4 14 0 0 5 11 13 18 5
Issac King 5 2 7 0 0 1 4 5 8 0
Jarveese Landa 23 12 40 3 18 4 4 31 6 3
William Maple 29 40 64 0 1 33 52 113 40 52
Antwaan Randle El 29 87 180 17 46 60 95 251 115 175
TOTALS 29 814 1544 135 379 332 560 2095 988 427
OPPONENTS 29 483 1380 105 367 213 357 1284 772 205
Scores
Date Opponent W/L Pts. Opp. High Scorer Pts. High Rebounder Rebs.
Schaumburg Thanksgiving Tournament
*11/27 Chicago (Holy Trinity) W 96 23 Tamon Holloway 19 Melvin Ely 14
*11/29 Park Ridge (Maine South) W 61 43 Napoleon Harris 25 Melvin Ely, Napoleon Harris 10
*11/30 Addison (A. Trail) W 77 46 Melvin Ely 21 Melvin Ely 11
12/6 Olympia Fields (Rich Central) W 79 48 Melvin Ely 25 Melvin Ely 14
12/10 Kankakee (Sr.) W 69 45 Tamon Holloway 15 Napoleon Harris 6
12/12 St. Louis (Christian Brothers), MO W 72 55 Melvin Ely 23 Melvin Ely 13
12/14 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) W 74 47 Napoleon Harris/Erik Herring 18 Napoleon Harris 9
12/19 Dolton (Thornridge) W 55 39 Tamon Holloway 16 Napoleon Harris 11
12/21 Peoria (H.S.) W 48 42 Napoleon Harris 20 Melvin Ely 13
Richton Park (Rich South) Big Dipper XXIV
*12/26 Oak Forest W 101 32 Erik Herring 27 Melvin Ely 11
*12/27 Chicago (C. Vocational) W 79 52 Erik Herring 25 Melvin Ely 13
*12/28 Richton Park (Rich South) W 78 59 Melvin Ely 17 Melvin Ely 7
*12/30 Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) W 75 49 Melvin Ely 22 Melvin Ely 10
1/10 Palos Heights (Shepard) W 70 32 Tamon Holloway 15 Melvin Ely/Erik Herring 6
1/11 Bloomington (H.S.) W 71 42 Melvin Ely 25 Napoleon Harris 15
1/18 Chicago (Manley) W 86 56 Melvin Ely 18 Melvin Ely 11
1/24 Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) W 66 43 Melvin Ely 18 Melvin Ely 9
1/28 South Holland (Thornwood) W 60 36 Melvin Ely 19 Melvin Ely 12
1/31 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) W 67 37 Erik Herring 21 Napoleon Harris 10
2/7 Dolton (Thornridge) W 72 46 Melvin Ely 21 Melvin Ely 10
2/11 Crete (C.-Monee) W 81 27 Erik Herring 20 Melvin Ely 11
2/14 Palos Heights (Shepard) W 71 41 Melvin Ely 20 Melvin Ely 8
2/15 Chicago (King) W 74 58 Napoleon Harris 17 Melvin Ely 13
2/21 South Holland (Thornwood) W 66 55 Napoleon Harris 22 Antwaan Randle El 8
2/28 Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) W 42 38 Melvin Ely 20 Melvin Ely 8
Oak Lawn (Richards) Sectional Complex
*3/4 Chicago Heights (Marian) W 63 25 Erik Herring 19 Melvin Ely 6
*3/7 Oak Lawn (Richards) W 83 51 Melvin Ely 22 Erik Herring 12
*3/11 Chicago (Brother Rice) W 55 43 Tamon Holloway 15 Napoleon Harris 9
*3/14 Dolton (Thornridge) W 65 41 Napoleon Harris/Erik Herring 19 Melvin Ely 9
Hinsdale (Central) Super-Sectional
*3/18 Oak Park (Fenwick) W 40 33 William Maple 11 Erik Herring 9
Head Coach Rocky Hill
Year W-L
1995 30-2 (2nd)
1996 31-1 (2nd)
1997 30-0
School Years No. W-L
At Harvey (Thornton) 1995-97 3 91-3
Total 3 91-3
For Harvey (Thornton)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.
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