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  Boys Basketball State Final Qualifier 2001-02 

 South Holland (Thornwood) (27-4)

 School Information
Name: Thornwood High School
City: South Holland
City Population: 22,105
County: Cook
Enrollment: 2357
Nickname: Thunderbirds
Colors: Navy/Gold
Conference: SICA East
Superintendent: J. Kamala Bucker
Principal: Gary Lester
Athletic Director: Gary Lagesse
Head Coach: Kevin Hayhurst
Assistant Coaches: Ron Peterson, Bob Curran, Paul Slavich, Jerry Styrsky
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Schaumburg, 66-54, in State Championship Game

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
 15  Maurice Montgomery       G      6-3  175   17  Jr.
 20  *Geremie Allison         G      5-9  140   17  Jr.
 23  Joe Pacyga               G      6-2  180   18  Sr.
 24  Eric Gray                G      6-0  165   17  Jr.
 25  Bryon Waller             F      6-4  210   17  Jr.
 30  *Melvin Buckley          F      6-7  195   18  Sr.
 32  *Pierre Thomas           F      6-3  175   18  Sr.
 33  Chris Jones              F      6-4  190   18  Sr.
 34  *David Moss              F      6-5  180   18  Sr.
 35  *Cornelius Jones         F      6-5  195   18  Sr.
 40  Justin Williams          F      6-8  195   18  Sr.
 44  Larry Welton             F      6-4  180   17  Jr.
 45  Larry Olivier            F      6-0  200   17  Jr.
 50  Jeff Briney              C      6-9  260   18  Sr.
 Statistics
Name G FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA Pts Avg Reb Ast Maurice Montgomery 15 17 39 2 8 19 21 55 3.7 24 25 Geremie Allison 31 104 214 51 123 47 59 306 9.9 48 66 Joe Pacyga 14 11 24 2 9 2 2 26 1.9 13 6 Eric Gray 31 42 99 19 49 28 37 131 4.2 44 42 Bryon Waller 12 2 12 0 0 2 5 6 0.5 12 5 Melvin Buckley 31 130 330 59 158 85 104 404 13.0 135 48 Pierre Thomas 31 58 131 7 24 26 37 149 4.8 121 110 Chris Jones 25 17 39 3 11 2 5 39 1.6 37 13 David Moss 31 166 281 37 79 70 87 439 14.2 201 123 Cornelius Jones 31 46 99 6 21 19 24 117 3.8 104 38 Justin Williams 28 64 89 0 0 27 46 155 5.5 97 6 Larry Welton 9 7 15 2 4 0 1 16 1.8 8 1 Larry Olivier 14 2 20 0 9 1 4 5 0.4 12 3 Jeff Briney 22 13 27 0 0 6 11 32 1.5 35 8 TEAM TOTALS 31 687 1435 191 501 335 447 1900 61.3 898 499 OPPONENT TOTALS 31 537 1368 129 481 253 385 1456 47.0 531 287
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb Lincoln-Way East Thanksgiving Tournament *11/19 Olympia Fields (Rich Central) W 76 51 Geremie Allison 17 Justin Williams 11 *11/20 Chicago (Tilden) W 85 49 David Moss 24 Justin Williams 7 *11/21 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) W 66 43 Justin Williams 13 Justin Williams 7 11/30 Park Forest (Rich East) W 81 66 Melvin Buckley 21 Justin Williams 14 12/7 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) W 44 36 Melvin Buckley 12 David Moss 9 12/14 Harvey (Thornton) W 74 35 David Moss 15 David Moss 12 12/15 LaGrange (Lyons) L 48 49 David Moss 12 David Moss 6 12/21 Palos Heights (Shepard) W 63 48 Melvin Buckley 18 Cornelius Jones 8 12/22 Chicago (Morgan Park) W 60 54 Melvin Buckley 19 Eric Gray 5 State Farm Holiday Classic *12/26 Jacksonville (H.S.) W 69 49 Geremie Allison 17 David Moss 5 *12/27 Normal (Community) W 46 35 David Moss 17 David Moss 9 *12/28 Lincoln W 49 27 Geremie Allison 13 David Moss 13 David Moss 13 *12/29 Rockford (Boylan) W 57 43 Melvin Buckley 19 David Moss 11 *12/29 Quincy (Notre Dame) W 62 57 David Moss 20 David Moss 11 1/11 Dolton (Thornridge) W 31 29 Geremie Allison 8 David Moss 9 1/15 Chicago (Young) L 46 73 David Moss 12 David Moss 3 1/18 Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) W 64 53 David Moss 20 Cornelius Jones 7 1/19 Winnetka (New Trier) L 50 55 Melvin Buckley 13 David Moss 6 1/25 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) W 65 46 David Moss 15 David Moss 10 1/26 Evanston (Twp.) L 54 56 Justin Williams 13 Pierre Thomas 8 2/1 Harvey (Thornton) W 47 37 Melvin Buckley 18 David Moss 8 2/2 Champaign (Centennial) W 81 58 David Moss 18 Pierre Thomas 4 2/8 Palos Heights (Shepard) W 68 50 David Moss 20 Pierre Thomas 9 2/15 Dolton (Thornridge) W 55 47 David Moss 16 David Moss 7 2/19 Richton Park (Rich South) W 58 35 Melvin Buckley 12 Pierre Thomas 6 2/22 Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) W 58 53 David Moss 19 Melvin Buckley 6 Chicago Heights (Bloom) Sectional Complex *2/27 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) W 89 43 David Moss 18 Melvin Buckley 7 *3/1 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) W 75 41 David Moss 23 Pierre Thomas 7 *3/5 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) W 76 47 David Moss 21 Melvin Buckley 7 *3/8 Dolton (Thornridge) W 57 46 Melvin Buckley 17 Melvin Buckley 8 Chicago (United Center) Super-Sectional II *3/12 Joliet (Twp.) W 46 45 Melvin Buckley 12 David Moss 5 David Moss 12 Cornelius Jones 5
 Head Coach Kevin Hayhurst
Year W-L South Holland (Thornwood) 1995-96 17-11 1996-97 17-10 1997-98 18-9 1998-99 15-11 1999-00 25-4 2000-01 32-2 2001-02 27-4 7 yrs. 151-51
 Tournament History
1991AA 66 75 0-1 (22-8) DNP Al Holverson L 66 75 Maywood (Proviso East) 2001AA 228 192 3-1 (32-2-0) 2nd Kevin Hayhurst W 60 44 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) W 65 36 Peoria (Richwoods) W 49 46 Chicago (Morgan Park) L 54 66 Schaumburg


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