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  Boys Basketball State Final Qualifier 1997-98 

 Centralia (27-5)

 School Information
Name: Centralia High School
City: Centralia
City Population: 14,600
County: Marion
Enrollment: 1258
Nickname: Orphans
Colors: Cardinal/White
Conference: South Seven
Superintendent: Lynn Strack
Principal: Ed Coller
Athletic Director: Rick Moss
Head Coach: Rick Moss
Assistant Coaches: Chuck Lane, Roger Stieg, Jim White
Captains: Ty Moss, Luke Sharp
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Mt. Vernon, 43-38, in Sectional Final

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  4  *Ty Moss                 PG     5-11 180   19  Sr.
  5  Greg Storm               G      5-9  145   18  Sr.
 10  Dominique Cunningham     F      6-0  155   15  So.
 11  Gavin Smith              F/C    6-9  200   19  Sr.
 20  Wendell Rush             PG     5-11 140   15  So.
 21  *Jamie Pokojski          G      6-2  190   18  Sr.
 22  *Drew Murray             F      6-4  185   18  Sr.
 24  Derrick Patrick          PG     5-6  130   16  So.
 30  Ryan Smith               F      6-1  180   16  So.
 32  Jerry Pollard            G/F    6-1  160   17  Jr.
 34  Ray Smith                F/G    6-2  170   17  Sr.
 42  Maurice Favors           G/F    6-0  190   17  Sr.
 50  *Wylie Blair             F/C    6-4  200   18  Sr.
 52  *Luke Sharp              F/C    6-8  210   18  Sr.
 54  Chris Carter             F/C    6-5  185   15  Fr.
 Statistics
Name G FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA Pts Avg Reb Ast Wylie Blair 29 6 11 0 1 12 24 24 0.8 49 6 Chris Carter 17 3 5 0 0 6 10 12 0.7 13 3 Dominique Cunningham 19 22 30 0 0 14 21 58 3.1 20 7 Maurice Favors 28 16 31 2 3 8 16 42 1.5 30 14 Ty Moss 30 153 326 62 145 172 200 540 18.0 114 203 Drew Murray 32 79 148 0 2 66 100 224 7.0 260 68 Derrick Patrick Jamie Pokojski 32 80 226 27 101 57 80 244 7.6 97 88 Jerry Pollard Wendell Rush Luke Sharp 32 239 376 0 1 145 194 623 19.5 272 25 Gavin Smith 27 24 41 0 0 14 28 62 2.3 34 10 Ray Smith 31 19 63 14 41 6 11 58 1.9 40 16 Ryan Smith Greg Storm 32 66 195 36 110 76 103 244 7.6 41 93 Team Totals 32 707 1447 141 394 576 787 2131 66.6 970 533 Opponents Totals 32 685 1480 174 431 282 447 1826 57.1 810 489
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Pts Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb Belleville (West) Thanksgiving Tournament *11/26 Belleville (West) W 66 65 Luke Sharp 18 Luke Sharp 11 *11/28 Breese (Mater Dei) W 66 63 Ty Moss 30 Luke Sharp 9 Drew Murray 9 *11/29 O'Fallon W 56 51 Luke Sharp 17 Drew Murray 11 *11/29 Mascoutah W 65 57 Luke Sharp 16 Luke Sharp 12 12/2 Cahokia W 58 57 Luke Sharp 23 Luke Sharp 11 Metropolis - Players Casino Shoot-Out *12/6 Graves County, KY W 51 41 Luke Sharp 24 Luke Sharp 8 St. Louis - Coca Cola Shoot-Out *12/11 Cape Coral (Mariner), MO L 75 89 Luke Sharp 30 Luke Sharp 14 12/19 Carbondale W 52 40 Luke Sharp 29 Drew Murray 12 12/22 Belleville (Althoff) W 66 55 Luke Sharp 23 Luke Sharp 9 Centralia Holiday Tournament *12/29 Mt. Carmel W 76 66 Ty Moss 27 Drew Murray 10 Luke Sharp 10 *12/30 McEachern W 77 63 Luke Sharp 25 Luke Sharp 14 *12/31 Alton (Sr.) W 64 49 Ty Moss 21 Luke Sharp 10 *12/31 Mt. Vernon W 61 56 Ty Moss 29 Luke Sharp 14 1/9 Cairo W 79 59 Luke Sharp 28 Luke Sharp 11 1/10 Belleville (East) L 64 69 Luke Sharp 18 Drew Murray 9 1/16 O'Fallon W 70 57 Luke Sharp 21 Drew Murray 10 1/17 Reitz, IN W 58 43 Luke Sharp 17 Luke Sharp 13 Salem Invitational Tournament *1/23 Charleston W 72 50 Ty Moss 24 Drew Murray 9 *1/24 Edwardsville (H.S.) W 70 53 Ty Moss 22 Luke Sharp 11 *1/25 Mt. Vernon L 47 60 Ty Moss 19 Drew Murray 7 1/30 Marion (H.S.) (OT) W 60 56 Luke Sharp 20 Luke Sharp 9 1/31 Cahokia W 58 52 Luke Sharp 25 Luke Sharp 11 2/6 Mt. Vernon L 51 75 Luke Sharp 15 Dominique Cunningham 8 2/13 Carbondale L 74 86 Ty Moss 38 Drew Murray 8 2/14 O'Fallon W 75 53 Luke Sharp 28 Luke Sharp 12 2/21 Mt. Vernon W 78 72 Ty Moss 33 Luke Sharp 11 2/27 Marion (H.S.) W 71 45 Luke Sharp 29 Luke Sharp 11 Salem Sectional Complex *3/4 Mattoon W 80 47 Luke Sharp 16 Luke Sharp 10 *3/6 Marion (H.S.) W 53 43 Jamie Pokojski 19 Drew Murray 8 *3/11 Carbondale W 52 48 Ty Moss 19 Luke Sharp 9 *3/13 Mt. Vernon W 70 67 Ty Moss 20 Ty Moss 9 Luke Sharp 20 Luke Sharp 9 Carbondale (SIU) Super-Sectional *3/17 East St. Louis (Lincoln) W 51 41 Ty Moss 16 Drew Murray 8
 Head Coach Rick Moss
Year W-L 1977 14-11 1978 20-7 1979 25-3 1980 20-7 1981 21-6 1982 26-3 1983 20-7 1984 18-8 1985 20-6 1986 21-6 1987 22-5 1988 28-3 1994 24-4 1995 27-2 1996 20-6 1997 22-7 1998 27-5 School Years No. W-L At Highland (St. Paul) 1976-79 3 59-21 At Vandalia 1980-83 4 87-23 At Summit (Argo) 1984-88 5 109-28 At Centralia 1994-98 5 120-24 Total 17 375-96
For Centralia's previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.


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