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Chicago (Young) (30-1)



School Information

Name: Whitney Young High School
City: Chicago
City Population: Chicago 3 Million
County: Cook
Enrollment: 1946
Nickname: Dolphins
Colors: Orange/Navy
Conference: Chicago Public League
Superintendent: Paul Vallas
Principal: Joyce Kenner
Athletic Director: Sue Franklin
Head Coach: George Stanton
Assistant Coaches: Cyrus McGinnis, Anthony Spivey, Billy Brown, Mike Naiditch
Captains: Charles MacLin, Dennis Gates, Lonnie Holland
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Chicago (Farragut), 62-54, in Chicago Public League Quarterfinal



Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.  Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  4  Cordell Henry            G     5-10 145   17  Jr.
 13  Walter Williams          G     6-1  165   17  Sr.
 15  Marcellus Womack         G     6-1  160   17  Sr.
 20  Maurice Gray             G     5-8  180   18  Sr.
 22  David Roberson           G     6-1  155   18  Sr.
 25  Dennis Gates             G     6-5  180   17  Jr.
 30  Charles MacLin           G     6-2  185   17  Sr.
 32  Reginald Jones           F     6-3  200   17  Jr.
 33  Lonnie Holland           F     6-5  185   18  Sr.
 34  Quentin Richardson       F     6-5  210   16  Jr.
 44  Corey Harris             C     6-8  225   17  Jr.
 45  Oscar Towne              F     6-5  180   18  Sr.
 52  Jasand Parker            G     6-0  150   16  Jr.



Statistics

Name                     G     FG   FGA    3P    3PA    FT   FTA   Pts   Reb   Ast
Dennis Gates            31   122    277    52   134     48    76    344   128   112
Maurice Gray            31     5     19     2     8     17    21     29     8    17
Corey Harris            31   114    215     0     1     24    43    252   193    37
Cordell Henry           31   149    294    24    66     79   110    401    57   129
Lonnie Holland          31   137    253     2    11     38    65    314   129    45
Reginald Jones          29     5     18     0     0      9    14     19    20     1
Charles MacLin          31    50     72     5     9     15    32    120    53    40
Jasand Parker           30     1     11     0     1      0     2      2     7     2
Quentin Richardson      27   253    428    34    80    133   172    673   265    35
David Roberson          31     9     32     1     6     13    22     32    25    12
Oscar Towne             30    53     96     1     2     34    57    141    73     3
Walter Williams         31    19     64     9    42     10    20     57    22    13
Marcellus Womack        31     9     23     1     2      5    10     24    19     0
 TOTALS                 31   928   1814   131   362    432   656   2419  1015   446



Scores

Date    Opponent                       W/L Pts. Opp.  High Scorer       Pts.  High Rebounder    Rebs.
Hales Franciscan Thanksgiving Tournament
*11/25  Chicago (South Shore)            W   77   43  Quentin Richardson 31  Quentin Richardson  8
*11/27  Chicago (C. Vocational)          W   71   59  Quentin Richardson 34  Quentin Richardson  9
*11/29  Providence (St. Mel)             W   59   42  Quentin Richardson 30  Quentin Richardson 16
*11/30  Chicago (Robeson)                W   74   51  Lonnie Holland     20  Lonnie Holland     13
12/6    Peoria (Manual)                  L   54   58  Quentin Richardson 20  Quentin Richardson  9
All-Ohio Shootout
*12/7   Columbus (West), OH              W   70   55  Quentin Richardson 27  Quentin Richardson 11
12/13   Chicago (Julian)                 W   79   57  Quentin Richardson 22  Corey Harris       12
12/18   Chicago (Crane)                  W   73   49  Corey Harris       17  Corey Harris        6
12/20   Chicago (Simeon)                 W   64   53  Quentin Richardson/Dennis Gates 17  Quentin Richardson/Corey Harris  9
Chicago Public School Holiday Tournament
*12/27  Chicago (Hirsch)                 W   73   36  Quentin Richardson 23  Quentin Richardson  8
*12/28  Chicago (Lindblom)               W   95   36  Quentin Richardson 29  Quentin Richardson 14
*12/28  Memphis (Westwood), TN           W   85   49  Quentin Richardson 37  Quentin Richardson/Lonnie Holland  7
*12/29  Chicago (Marshall)               W   60   51  Quentin Richardson 23  Quentin Richardson 15
1/8     Chicago (Westinghouse)           W   64   56  Quentin Richardson 20  Quentin Richardson 10
1/15    Chicago (Collins)                W  103   52  Quentin Richardson 40  Quentin Richardson 12
1/20    Milwaukee (Rufus King), WI       W   79   53  Quentin Richardson/Lonnie Holland 17  Corey Harris        8
1/22    Chicago (Orr)                    W  110   44  Lonnie Holland     29  Dennis Gates       14
1/24    Chicago (Farragut)               W   85   52  Quentin Richardson 20  Quentin Richardson 11
1/29    Chicago (Marshall)               W   80   53  Quentin Richardson/Cordell Henry 24  Quentin Richardson 11
1/31    Chicago (Manley)                 W   70   67  Quentin Richardson 25  Quentin Richardson 11
2/5     Chicago (Westinghouse) (OT)      W   84   82  Corey Harris       23  Quentin Richardson/Corey Harris 13
2/10    Chicago (Collins)                W   61   48  Quentin Richardson 25  Corey Harris       12
2/14    Chicago (Manley)                 W   73   53  Cordell Henry      20  Quentin Richardson  8
2/19    Chicago (Orr)                    W   78   65  Dennis Gates       27  Dennis Gates       11
2/21    Chicago (Farragut)               W   69   37  Dennis Gates       18  Dennis Gates        6
2/26    Chicago (Marshall)               W   69   51  Corey Harris       12  Corey Harris/Oscar Towne  7
Chicago Public League Playoffs
*3/4    Chicago (Westinghouse)           W   75   56  Quentin Richardson 23  Quentin Richardson  6
*3/6    Chicago (Prosser)                W   94   67  Quentin Richardson 40  Quentin Richardson  9
*3/11   Chicago (Marshall)               W   67   52  Quentin Richardson 22  Quentin Richardson 10
*3/15   Chicago (Simeon)                 W   73   65  Cordell Henry      25  Dennis Gates        7
*3/16   Chicago (Manley)                 W   72   50  Quentin Richardson 25  Quentin Richardson  9



Head Coach George Stanton

Year   W-L       
1988   7-19      
1989   25-5      
1990   11-16     
1991   17-11     
1992   20-10     
1993   25-6      
1994   20-9      
1995   19-11     
1996   21-9      
1997   30-1      

School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Chicago (Young)                 1987-97   10      195-97    
Total                                        10      195-97    




For Chicago (Young)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.