IHSA

Season Summaries

Boys Basketball

Last updated on August 5, 2008.

Season summaries include titles won, final place in state, final won-lost record, and head coach for all seasons submitted by the school or gathered from IHSA records. A few titles are missing (complete list of missing titles). Please submit changes or additions for your school by using this form.

Key to titles: Pl–place won, D–district, R–regional, S–sectional, U–super-sectional, Q–team qualifier for state finals, P–Public League champion (only when an automatic qualifier).


 1950-51
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Freeport (H.S.) | RS Q 1 | 31 2 | Harry Kinert Moline (H.S.) | RS Q 2 | 22 9 | Norm Ziebell Quincy (Sr.) | RS Q 3 | 29 4 | George Latham Decatur (H.S.) | RS Q 4 | 22 10 | Gay Kintner Chicago (Parker) | PQ | 22 5 | Edward O'Farrell Danville (H.S.) | RS Q | 19 8 | Art Mathisen Edwardsville (H.S.) | RS Q | 25 6 | Joe Lucco Hinsdale (Twp.) | RS Q | 15 9 | L. Hoff Lincoln | RS Q | 27 4 | Paul Johnson Macomb (Western) | RS Q | 28 3 | Larry Kerker Marion (H.S.) | RS Q | 25 8 | Virgil "Cuss" Wilson Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | RS Q | 13 11 | Dave Miller Odell (St. Paul) | DRS Q | 31 3 | F.J. Casey Peoria (Woodruff) | RS Q | 20 7 | Tommy Correll Pinckneyville | RS Q | 26 6 | Merrill "Duster" Thomas Robinson | RS Q | 29 5 | Frank Hunsaker Abingdon | R | | Argenta | DR | | Aurora (Marmion Academy) | R | 18 8 | George Ireland Barrington | R | 24 4 | Belvidere (H.S.) | R | 20 8 | Patrick Bowen | R | | Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | R | 28 4 | Joe Jepson Buckley | DR | 29 4 | Corliss Norton Cairo | R | 17 11 | Gene Bland Canton | R | 18 9 | A.L. Buckner Carmi | R | 22 7 | Ralph Dosher Cave-In-Rock | R | | Centralia | R | 9 6 | Jim Evers Champaign (H.S.) | R | 13 13 | Harold Jester DePue | R | | Dupo | R | 22 5 | Mervin Baker Elgin (H.S.) | R | 19 8 | Bill Chesbrough Flora | R | 18 7 | Ralph Hooker Gillespie | R | 23 3 | Griggsville | R | | Harvey (Thornton) | R | 22 5 | Tom Nesbit Highland | R | 19 8 | Ed Hilbert Hoopeston | R | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | R | 19 7 | John Chapman Jerseyville (Jersey) | R | 19 9 | George Havens Kewanee (H.S.) | R | 12 14 | Helmut Brockman Lexington | R | 22 7 | Towner Mason City | R | 26 3 | Vern Gorbin Mattoon | R | 15 12 | John Sheahan Minonk | R | | Morris | R | 14 15 | Morrison | R | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | R | 24 4 | Stan Changnon Paris | R | 26 6 | Harry Sortal Pekin | R | 19 11 | Jim Lewis Rochelle | R | | Rushville | R | 22 8 | Robert Wixom Sherrard | R | | Springfield (Lanphier) | R | 9 16 | Rolla Sorrels Sterling (H.S.) | R | 10 17 | Gene Hall Sycamore | R | 24 5 | Bill Mathes Taylorville | R | 21 7 | Keith Manary Vandalia | R | 15 12 | Waukegan (H.S.) | R | 15 6 | Charles Reid West Frankfort (Frankfort) | R | 25 6 | Joe Morin Allerton | D | | Ashland | D | | Bath (B.-Lynchburg) | D | | Benld | D | | Bethany | D | | Blue Mound | D | 20 9 | Howard Brown Bluford (Webber) | D | | DeLand (D.-Weldon) | D | 9 12 | Maurice Clapper Dongola | D | | Eldred | D | | Elizabeth | D | 26 5 | Grant Park | D | 18 7 | Gilbert Hamann Hartsburg (H.-Emden) | D | 23 5 | Fred O. Finchum Hebron (Alden-H.) | D | 26 2 | Russ Ahearn Hillsdale | D | | Hinckley | D | | Hurst (H.-Bush) | D | | Kansas | D | | Lisle (St. Procopius) | D | 5 9 | Milo Harshbarger Long Point | D | | Manlius | D | 13 11 | Richard Zuege Marion (Crab Orchard) | D | | Metamora | D | 16 11 | Roy Larson Mineral | D | 17 11 | Oliver Jochums Minooka | D | | Mooseheart | D | | Mounds (Douglass) | D | | New Baden | D | | New Boston | D | | Prairie City | D | | Rankin | D | | Raymond | D | | Roxana | D | 26 3 | Ed Atkinson San Jose | D | | St. Francisville | D | | Stillman Valley | D | 9 12 | Getschman Tamaroa | D | | Thomson | D | | Valmeyer | D | 20 6 | Witt | D | |
 1951-52
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Hebron (Alden-H.) | DRS Q 1 | 35 1 | Russ Ahearn Quincy (Sr.) | RS Q 2 | 28 5 | George Latham Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | RS Q 3 | 32 4 | Stan Changnon Rock Island (H.S.) | RS Q 4 | 25 6 | Wilbur Allen Champaign (H.S.) | RS Q | 23 7 | Harold Jester Chicago (Roosevelt) | PQ | 23 4 | Samuel Edelcup Freeport (H.S.) | RS Q | 24 3 | Harry Kinert Harvey (Thornton) | RS Q | 25 4 | Tom Nesbit Jacksonville (H.S.) | RS Q | 22 8 | John Chapman Kankakee (Sr.) | RS Q | 15 14 | Earl Jones Lawrenceville | RS Q | 20 9 | Joe Fearheiley Madison | DRS Q | 28 5 | Francis Dant Ottawa (Twp.) | RS Q | 25 4 | Gil Love Peoria (Manual) | RS Q | 20 9 | Stu Becker Pinckneyville | RS Q | 27 4 | Merrill "Duster" Thomas Taylorville | RS Q | 28 2 | Robert Lyons Aledo | R | | Anna (A.-Jonesboro) | R | | Armstrong | R | | Augusta | R | | Barrington | R | 23 4 | Les Harman Bloomington (H.S.) | R | 20 8 | Noble Arnold Brookport | R | 18 10 | Charles Taylor Carbondale (Attucks) | DR | | Centralia | R | 29 3 | Jim Evers Cowden | R | | Decatur (H.S.) | R | 20 7 | Gay Kintner DeKalb | R | 23 7 | George Dertinger DePue | R | | East Peoria | R | | Forrest | R | | Gillespie | R | | Homer | R | | Jerseyville (Jersey) | R | 17 10 | George Havens Kewanee (H.S.) | R | 18 10 | Helmut Brockman Knoxville | R | 20 8 | Bill Heerde LaGrange (Lyons) | R | 17 3 | Greg Sloan Lexington | R | 26 5 | Towner Lincoln | R | 13 14 | Paul Johnson Livingston | R | | Macomb (Western) | R | 25 4 | Larry Kerker Mason City | R | 21 6 | Vern Gorbin Mattoon | R | 17 12 | John Sheahan McLeansboro | R | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | R | 17 6 | Dave Miller Paris | R | 12 18 | Ernie Eveland Pekin | R | 21 6 | Harry Anderson Perry | R | | Rantoul | R | 13 14 | Carlos Van Auron Rochelle | R | | Rock Falls | R | 21 5 | Al Duhm Rockford (West) | R | 21 2 | Alex Saudargas Rushville | R | 20 7 | Robert Wixom Savanna | R | 18 8 | E.J. Krumm Skokie (Niles) | R | 6 16 | Springfield (Cathedral) | R | 18 7 | Luke Gleason Teutopolis | R | 18 10 | J.H. Griffin Varna (Mid-County) | R | | Waterloo (H.S.) | DR | 31 3 | John Capron West Frankfort (Frankfort) | R | 18 6 | Joe Morin Wheaton (H.S.) | R | | Armington | D | | Arthur | D | 12 12 | Mulkey Ashland | D | | Bardolph | D | | Beason | D | 20 10 | Loren Dittus Benld | D | | Bluford (Webber) | D | | Bowen | D | | Breese (Central) | D | | Chandlerville | D | | Coulterville | D | | DeLand (D.-Weldon) | D | 14 11 | Arthur Glad East Lynn | D | | Elizabeth | D | 27 2 | Elmwood | D | | Grafton | D | | Grant Park | D | 26 3 | Gilbert Hamann Gridley | D | 23 5 | Clarence Kyger Hinckley | D | | Indianola | D | | Kansas | D | | Long Point | D | | McClure | D | | Mineral | D | 26 5 | Oliver Jochums Minier | D | | Minooka | D | | Monroe Center | D | | Mounds (Douglass) | D | | Odell | D | | Ohio | D | | Orland Park (H.S.) | D | | Oswego (H.S.) | D | 14 10 | Herbert Hasenyager Pawnee | D | 22 7 | Alex Takacs Pearl City | D | | Saybrook | D | 25 7 | Russell McKean St. Francisville | D | | Stonington | D | 20 10 | Mike Corby Thompsonville | D | 24 6 | Gerald Archer Viola | D | | Witt | D | |
 1952-53
School Titles Pl W L T Coach LaGrange (Lyons) | RS Q 1 | 29 0 | Greg Sloan Peoria (H.S.) | RS Q 2 | 29 4 | Dawson "Dawdy" Hawkins Pinckneyville | RS Q 3 | 33 3 | Merrill "Duster" Thomas Danville (Schlarman) | RS Q 4 | 28 3 | Paul Shebby Canton | RS Q | 21 8 | Frank Whitman Chicago (DuSable) | PQ | 27 3 | Arthur Scher Decatur (St. Teresa) | RS Q | 28 4 | Joe Venturi DeKalb | RS Q | 22 7 | George Dertinger Elgin (H.S.) | RS Q | 18 9 | Bill Chesbrough Highland | RS Q | 22 9 | Ed Hilbert Hillsboro | RS Q | 12 17 | Bill Connors Jacksonville (H.S.) | RS Q | 26 4 | John Chapman Lawrenceville | RS Q | 22 7 | Joe Fearheiley Ottawa (Twp.) | RS Q | 30 3 | Gil Love Rock Island (H.S.) | RS Q | 22 7 | Wilbur Allen West Frankfort (Frankfort) | RS Q | 14 16 | Ed Migielicz Anna (A.-Jonesboro) | R | | Barrington | R | 24 3 | Beardstown | R | | Bloomington (H.S.) | R | 23 4 | Joe Morin Bowen | DR | | Centralia | R | 22 9 | Jim Evers Cissna Park | R | 21 6 | Ira Scott Collinsville | R | 24 4 | Vergil Fletcher DeLand (D.-Weldon) | DR | 26 5 | Arthur Glad Flora | R | 12 16 | Zadia Herrold Freeport (H.S.) | R | 10 16 | Joe Spudich Galesburg (H.S.) | R | 12 12 | Ken Menke Greenfield | R | | Havana | R | 21 8 | Bob Tunnicliff Joliet (Twp.) | R | 16 12 | Ken Parker Joy | R | | Kankakee (Sr.) | R | 25 1 | Earl Jones Karnak | R | | Kewanee (H.S.) | R | 9 17 | Helmut Brockman LaSalle (L.-Peru) | R | 15 5 | Gene Vance Lincoln | R | 13 15 | Paul Johnson Manito (Forman) | R | 19 6 | Gene Brodman Marion (H.S.) | R | | Mattoon | R | 22 7 | Andy Sullivan Monmouth (H.S.) | R | 18 7 | John Nettleton Morrison | R | | Mt. Carmel | R | 22 7 | Robert Mirus Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | R | 20 8 | Harold Hutchins Normal (Community) | R | 23 7 | Guy Ricci Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | R | | Paris | R | 21 11 | Ernie Eveland Pittsfield | R | 16 10 | Glenn Smith Pontiac | R | 15 11 | Jack Miller Quincy (Sr.) | R | 18 9 | George Latham Rantoul | R | 24 6 | Carlos Van Auron Rochelle | R | | Rockford (East) | R | 17 7 | James A. Laude Shelbyville | R | 21 8 | Springfield (Cathedral) | R | 23 5 | Luke Gleason Sterling (H.S.) | R | 19 8 | Gene Hall Valmeyer | DR | 27 4 | Vern Tomlinson Vandalia | R | 12 16 | Varna (Mid-County) | R | | Wheaton (H.S.) | R | | Winnetka (New Trier) | R | | Alto Pass | D | | Atkinson | D | 16 12 | John Haworth Beason | D | 21 7 | Joe Adams Carbondale (Attucks) | D | | Chandlerville | D | | Chapin | D | 15 12 | Paul Blakeman Crete | D | 13 14 | Jim Bonney Cullom | D | | East Lynn | D | | Elgin (St. Edward) | D | 19 6 | Greg True Elizabeth | D | 22 8 | Fairmount | D | | Farmersville | D | | Findlay | D | | Geneva | D | | Gladstone (G.-Oquawka) | D | | Grafton | D | | Gridley | D | 23 7 | Clarence Kyger Kansas | D | | Kirkland | D | | Macon | D | 19 9 | Harold Snyder Marissa | D | 19 8 | McNabb (Magnolia-Swaney) | D | | Melvin (M.-Sibley) | D | | Mounds (Douglass) | D | | Newark | D | | Ohio | D | | Orland Park (H.S.) | D | | Palestine | D | 19 9 | John W. McDougal Patoka | D | | Port Byron | D | | Roxana | D | 14 7 | Ed Atkinson San Jose | D | 10 15 | Bob Hildebrand Shannon | D | | Shawneetown | D | | Shipman | D | | Thompsonville | D | 26 2 | Robert Mundy Viola (Winola) | D | | Waterman | D | | Williamsfield | D | | Williamsville | D | 17 10 | Ray Page Witt | D | |
 1953-54
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | RS Q 1 | 29 3 | Harold Hutchins Chicago (DuSable) | PQ 2 | 31 2 | Jim Brown Pinckneyville | RS Q 3 | 33 3 | Merrill "Duster" Thomas Edwardsville (H.S.) | RS Q 4 | 28 7 | Joe Lucco Barrington | RS Q | 28 2 | Harold Gaffney Bowen | DRS Q | 30 3 | Jim Lewis Danville (H.S.) | RS Q | 21 9 | Art Mathisen Harvey (Thornton) | RS Q | 25 7 | Tom Nesbit Litchfield | RS Q | 28 5 | Bob Horton Moline (H.S.) | RS Q | 24 6 | Jack Foley Peoria (H.S.) | RS Q | 23 6 | Dawson "Dawdy" Hawkins Princeton | RS Q | 28 4 | Don Sheffer Quincy (Sr.) | RS Q | 26 3 | George Latham Rockford (East) | RS Q | 23 3 | James Laude Springfield (H.S.) | RS Q | 10 19 | Herb Scheffler Toledo (Cumberland) | RS Q | 30 3 | William Waldrip Astoria | R | | Aurora (East) | R | | Benton | R | 20 10 | Ralph Hooker Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) | R | 21 3 | Jim Vopicka Bloomington (Trinity) | R | 26 4 | Lou Marketti Centralia | R | 25 7 | Jim Evers Champaign (H.S.) | R | 16 10 | Harold Jester Crystal Lake (H.S.) | R | 23 6 | Max Brady Decatur (H.S.) | R | 20 8 | Gay Kintner DeKalb | R | | East St. Louis (Sr.) | R | 21 7 | Louis "Pick" Dehner Evanston (Twp.) | R | 19 3 | Jack Burmaster Freeport (H.S.) | R | 4 21 | Bill Erickson Fulton (H.S.) | R | 19 7 | Chuck DeWild Galesburg (Corpus Christi) | R | | Greenville | R | 12 13 | Paul J. Shea Griggsville | R | | Hoopeston | R | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | R | 21 7 | John Chapman Jerseyville (Jersey) | R | 25 5 | George Havens Joy | R | | Kankakee (St. Patrick) | R | | Kewanee (H.S.) | R | 10 18 | Helmut Brockman Lawrenceville | R | 19 8 | Joe Fearheiley Lexington | R | 19 11 | Towner Lincoln | R | 19 8 | Paul Johnson Marion (H.S.) | R | | Mason City | R | 18 10 | Vern Gorbin Maywood (Proviso) | R | 15 8 | Joe Hartley Metropolis | R | 17 12 | Dan Faherty Monmouth (H.S.) | R | 19 9 | Glenn Stavenhagen Mounds (Douglass) | DR | | Mt. Carmel | R | 25 4 | Roy Gatewood Ottawa (Twp.) | R | 25 6 | Gil Love Paris | R | 28 4 | Ernie Eveland Pekin | R | 18 10 | Harry Anderson Peoria (Manual) | R | 13 12 | Stu Becker Pontiac | R | 17 11 | Jack Miller Rantoul | R | 26 4 | Carlos Van Auron Rochelle | R | | Sterling (H.S.) | R | 14 16 | Gene Hall Strasburg (Stewardson-S.) | R | | Taylorville | R | 10 13 | Robert Lyons Vandalia | R | 13 15 | Wenona | R | | Argenta | D | | Bath (B.-Lynchburg) | D | | Benld | D | | Bluford (Webber) | D | | Brimfield | D | | Buda | D | | Byron | D | | Carbondale (Attucks) | D | | Chrisman | D | 26 3 | Cullom | D | | DePue | D | | Des Plaines (Maryville) | D | | Earlville | D | | East Lynn | D | | Elburn | D | | Elgin (St. Edward) | D | 13 12 | Greg True Ellsworth | D | 21 3 | Loren Laub Gladstone (G.-Oquawka) | D | | Hutsonville | D | 17 10 | Thomas Kern Jacksonville (Routt) | D | | Keithsburg | D | | Macon | D | 25 5 | Charles Jacobs Marissa | D | 20 7 | McNabb (Magnolia-Swaney) | D | | Minier | D | | New Holland | D | 18 9 | O'Fallon | D | 29 2 | Harley Culberson Palmyra (Northwestern) | D | 14 11 | Cecil McVey Park Forest (Rich) | D | 24 2 | Greg Sloan Patoka | D | | Port Byron | D | | Roberts (R.-Thawville) | D | 9 17 | Ernie Warren Roxana | D | 15 15 | Ed Atkinson Shannon | D | | Shawneetown | D | | Sidell | D | | Washburn (Lowpoint-W.) | D | | Waterman | D | | Windsor | D | | Worden | D | |
 1954-55
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Rockford (West) | RS Q 1 | 28 1 | Alex Saudargas Elgin (H.S.) | RS Q 2 | 26 4 | Bill Chesbrough Pinckneyville | RS Q 3 | 33 3 | Merrill "Duster" Thomas Princeton | RS Q 4 | 32 3 | Don Sheffer Alton (Sr.) | RS Q | 24 8 | Elgie Posey Chicago (Marshall) | PQ | 21 3 | Isadore "Spin" Salario Decatur (H.S.) | RS Q | 24 5 | Gay Kintner Galesburg (H.S.) | RS Q | 18 12 | Frank Adams Georgetown | RS Q | 22 9 | Clovis "Toby" Scott Lincoln | RS Q | 18 12 | Paul Johnson Moline (H.S.) | RS Q | 26 3 | Jack Foley Paris | RS Q | 27 7 | Ernie Eveland Park Forest (Rich) | RS Q | 25 3 | Greg Sloan Peoria (Spalding) | RS Q | 22 6 | Don Sullivan Quincy (Sr.) | RS Q | 20 9 | George Latham Shawneetown | RS Q | 32 1 | Barney Genisio Anna (A.-Jonesboro) | R | | Arlington Heights (Arlington) | R | | Astoria | R | | Augusta | DR | | Aurora (East) | R | | Braidwood (Reed-Custer) | R | 24 5 | Frank Bohac Brookport | R | 20 9 | Charles Taylor Brownstown | R | | Bushnell | R | | Canton | R | 17 11 | Frank Whitman Centralia | R | 29 3 | Jim Evers Clinton | R | | Downers Grove (H.S.) | R | 19 5 | Guy Wellman Dupo | R | 24 6 | Paul Taylor Effingham (St. Anthony) | R | 24 5 | Jim Belz Evanston (Twp.) | R | 18 5 | Jack Burmaster Fulton (H.S.) | R | 24 5 | Chuck DeWild Glen Ellyn (Glenbard) | R | | Greenville | R | 19 9 | Gordon Rogers Harvey (Thornton) | R | 21 7 | Tom Nesbit Havana | R | 24 5 | Arnold VanEtten Herrin (H.S.) | R | | Hillsboro | R | 17 11 | Bill Connors Jacksonville (Routt) | DR | | Jerseyville (Jersey) | R | 18 11 | George Havens Joy | R | | Kewanee (H.S.) | R | 16 13 | Vern Corbin Lawrenceville | R | 23 8 | Joe Fearheiley Mattoon | R | 11 17 | Andy Sullivan Monticello | R | 19 6 | Tom Young Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | R | 23 4 | Harold Hutchins Normal (Community) | R | 20 8 | Fran Somers Pekin | R | 23 4 | Harry Anderson Potomac | DR | 29 6 | Ty Franklin Rantoul | R | 20 11 | Carlos Van Auron Rochelle | R | | Rockford (East) | R | 11 14 | Steve Polaski Shelbyville | R | 9 11 | Springfield (Lanphier) | R | 23 3 | Arlyn Lober Sterling (H.S.) | R | 22 8 | Gene Hall Streator (Twp.) | R | 19 8 | Gaston Freeman Sycamore | R | 15 7 | Vern Drenckpohl Tonica | DR | | West Frankfort (Frankfort) | R | 15 13 | George Iubelt Winchester | R | 27 4 | Walt Rucks Argenta | D | | Bardolph | D | | Bluford (Webber) | D | | Brighton | D | | Buda | D | | Carbondale (Attucks) | D | | DePue | D | | East Dubuque | D | | Easton | D | | Elburn | D | | Elgin (St. Edward) | D | 23 3 | Greg True Ellsworth | D | 19 6 | Tom Higgerty Hartsburg (H.-Emden) | D | 25 6 | Dick Smith Homer | D | | Hutsonville | D | 20 7 | Thomas Kern Kansas | D | | LaFayette | D | | Lisle (St. Procopius) | D | 13 9 | Milo Harshbarger Macon | D | 19 9 | Charles Jacobs Mill Shoals (Mills Prairie) | D | | Monroe Center | D | | Mounds (Douglass) | D | | O'Fallon | D | 22 9 | Harley Culberson Odell (St. Paul) | D | | Odin | D | 6 19 | Tony Powers Orland Park (Sandburg) | D | | Peotone | D | 26 3 | J. Earl Smith Port Byron | D | | Raymond | D | | Roanoke | D | 28 1 | Dick Broers Roberts (R.-Thawville) | D | 28 4 | Ernie Warren Roxana | D | 6 20 | Ed Atkinson San Jose | D | 21 8 | George Stimeling Serena | D | | Shannon | D | | Steeleville | D | | Windsor | D | | Woodhull (AlWood) | D | 13 16 | Eugene Behnke Worden | D | |
 1955-56
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Rockford (West) | RSUQ 1 | 28 1 | Alex Saudargas Edwardsville (H.S.) | RSUQ 2 | 28 6 | Joe Lucco Chicago (Dunbar) | UQ 3 | 29 4 | Erwin "Dutch" Rittmeyer Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | RSUQ 4 | 18 9 | Harry Kinert Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | RS Q | 21 6 | Bert Moore Effingham (St. Anthony) | RS Q | 29 2 | Jim Belz Galesburg (H.S.) | RS Q | 26 3 | John Thiel LaSalle (L.-Peru) | RS Q | 20 7 | Gene Vance Peoria (H.S.) | RSUQ | 25 5 | Dawson "Dawdy" Hawkins Pinckneyville | RS Q | 29 4 | Merrill "Duster" Thomas Quincy (Sr.) | RSUQ | 27 6 | George Latham Rantoul | RSUQ | 23 8 | Carlos Van Auron Springfield (Lanphier) | RS Q | 22 7 | Arlyn Lober Taylorville | RS Q | 13 17 | Robert Lyons West Frankfort (Frankfort) | RSUQ | 21 11 | George Iubelt Winnetka (New Trier) | RS Q | 18 8 | Charles Lauer Arlington Heights (Arlington) | R | | Aurora (West) | R | 13 13 | Dick Dorsey Bartonville (Limestone) | R | | Belleville (Twp.) | R | 16 15 | Ray Freeark Brownstown | R | | Carmi | R | 23 7 | John McDougal Centralia | R | 16 12 | Jim Evers Champaign (H.S.) | R | 12 15 | Harold Jester Clinton | R | | Dallas City | R | | Decatur (St. Teresa) | R | | DeKalb | R | | Elgin (St. Edward) | DR | 23 6 | Greg True Forreston | R | 29 2 | Robert Brinkmeier Freeport (H.S.) | R | 15 10 | Ron Norman Fulton (H.S.) | R | 26 3 | Chuck DeWild Herrin (H.S.) | R | | Highland | R | 21 7 | Ed Hilbert Hinsdale (Twp.) | R | 18 6 | L. Hoff Jacksonville (H.S.) | R | 11 17 | John Chapman Jerseyville (Jersey) | R | 21 9 | George Havens Joliet (Catholic Academy) | R | 27 3 | Leroy Leslie Kewanee (H.S.) | R | 9 20 | Vern Corbin Lawrenceville | R | 25 6 | Joe Fearheiley Lincoln | R | 24 3 | Paul Johnson Litchfield | R | 21 8 | Bob Horton Little York | DR | | Macomb (Western) | R | 15 5 | Larry Kerker Mason City | R | 24 4 | Joe Adams Mattoon | R | 17 10 | Andy Sullivan Metropolis | R | 15 12 | Dan Faherty Moline (H.S.) | R | 21 7 | Jack Foley Mound City | DR | | Newman | DR | | Normal (Community) | R | 23 7 | Fran Somers Peoria (Spalding) | R | | Pleasant Hill | R | | Pontiac | R | 22 6 | Jack Miller Potomac | DR | 30 4 | Ty Franklin Rushville | R | 19 8 | Gene Hornsbruch Shawneetown | R | | Sterling (H.S.) | R | 22 8 | Gene Hall Streator (Twp.) | R | 20 8 | Gaston Freeman Varna (Mid-County) | R | | Westville | R | 27 3 | Dick Kennaman Allendale | D | | Blue Mound | D | 25 4 | Bob Miller Bowen | D | | Buda | D | | Carbondale (Attucks) | D | | Chadwick | D | | DeLand (D.-Weldon) | D | 13 14 | Dale Huff DePue | D | | Earlville | D | | East Dubuque | D | | Easton | D | | Freeburg | D | 23 5 | Ron Herrin Geneva | D | | Hartsburg (H.-Emden) | D | 18 11 | Jim Moore Heyworth | D | 7 19 | Tinsley Kirkland | D | | LaFayette | D | | Lisle (St. Procopius) | D | 16 5 | Milo Harshbarger Maple Park | D | | Mill Shoals (Mills Prairie) | D | | Minier | D | | Odell (St. Paul) | D | | Orangeville | D | | Orland Park (Sandburg) | D | | Peotone | D | 21 5 | Phil Hoff Raymond | D | | Roanoke | D | 21 7 | Dick Broers Roberts (R.-Thawville) | D | 26 4 | Ernie Warren Roxana | D | 9 15 | Ed Atkinson St. Joseph | D | | Steeleville | D | | Strasburg (Stewardson-S.) | D | | Stronghurst | D | | Tonica | D | | Trenton | D | | Woodlawn | D | | Worden | D | |
 1956-57
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Herrin (H.S.) | RSUQ 1 | 31 2 | Earl Lee Collinsville | RSUQ 2 | 34 1 | Vergil Fletcher Ottawa (Twp.) | RSUQ 3 | 29 6 | Gil Love Quincy (Notre Dame) | RSUQ 4 | 30 4 | Gene Runde Champaign (H.S.) | RSUQ | 24 6 | Lee Cabutti Elgin (H.S.) | RSUQ | 27 1 | Bill Chesbrough Evanston (Twp.) | RSUQ | 21 4 | Jack Burmaster Galesburg (H.S.) | RSUQ | 23 7 | John Thiel Chicago (Crane) | P | 23 5 | Sid Novak Charleston | RS | 27 5 | Merv Baker Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | RS | 27 2 | Bert Moore Freeport (H.S.) | RS | 16 10 | Ron Norman Maroa | RS | 29 3 | Herman Edwards Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | RS | 17 12 | Harold Hutchins Pekin | RS | 24 5 | Bob Cain Springfield (H.S.) | RS | 19 12 | Ray Page Aurora (West) | R | 18 9 | Dick Dorsey Barrington | R | 23 5 | Beardstown | R | | Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) | R | 14 6 | Jim Vopicka Brookport | R | 17 12 | Charles Taylor Centralia | R | 16 14 | Jim Evers Cissna Park | R | 27 4 | Bob Matte Colchester | R | | DeKalb | R | | East St. Louis (Sr.) | R | 14 13 | Louis "Pick" Dehner Effingham (St. Anthony) | R | 27 2 | Jim Belz Farmington | R | 26 3 | Glenn Brown Forrest (F.-Strawn-Wing) | R | | Forreston | R | 26 3 | Robert Brinkmeier Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyd | R | 17 9 | George Cox Fulton (H.S.) | R | 23 6 | Chuck DeWild Georgetown | R | | Greenville | R | 24 5 | Gordon Rogers Hardin | R | | Harrisburg | R | 9 15 | John Dotson Harvey (Thornton) | R | 19 7 | Tom Nesbit Hillsboro | R | 23 6 | Bill Connors Jacksonville (H.S.) | R | 21 7 | John Chapman Kankakee (St. Patrick) | R | | LaSalle (L.-Peru) | R | 19 6 | Don Sullivan Lincoln | R | 13 13 | Paul Johnson Mattoon | R | 17 10 | Andy Sullivan Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | R | | Peoria (H.S.) | R | 22 6 | Dawson "Dawdy" Hawkins Pinckneyville | R | 29 3 | Merrill "Duster" Thomas Plymouth | R | | Pontiac | R | 18 11 | Jack Miller Rantoul | R | 26 3 | Carlos Van Auron Robinson | R | 19 14 | Charles Austin Rock Falls | R | 23 7 | Al Duhm Rock Island (H.S.) | R | 25 3 | Bob Riley Rockford (West) | R | 19 5 | R. King Springfield (Lanphier) | R | 23 4 | Arlyn Lober Streator (Woodland) | R | 21 8 | Russ Ahearn Tamms | R | | Taylorville | R | 18 9 | Al Sherline Warrensburg (W.-Latham) | R | 25 4 | John Kiick West Frankfort (Frankfort) | R | 19 5 | George Iubelt Woodhull (AlWood) | R | 24 7 | Eugene Behnke Wyoming | R | | Allendale | D | | Arenzville | D | | Don Kemp Argenta | D | | Ashland | D | | Bardolph | D | | Breese (Central) | D | | Brownstown | D | | Carbondale (Attucks) | D | | Chadwick | D | | Chrisman | D | 24 5 | Colusa | D | | Cullom | D | | DeLand (D.-Weldon) | D | 17 11 | Pete Milosevich Earlville | D | | Edinburg | D | 15 12 | Merrill Duffield Elizabeth | D | 16 11 | Enfield | D | | Freeburg | D | 24 5 | Ron Herrin Girard | D | | Hampshire | D | 23 6 | Bob Beals Hartsburg (H.-Emden) | D | 21 8 | Jim Moore Hebron (Alden-H.) | D | 15 8 | Bill Slayton Little York | D | | Manlius | D | 26 3 | William Jenkins Meredosia (M.-Chambersburg) | D | | David Cooper Minier | D | | Mound City | D | | New Athens | D | 23 4 | Newman | D | | Orangeville | D | | Peotone | D | 12 12 | Phil Hoff Plainfield (H.S.) | D | 21 9 | Wayne Stevenson Rankin | D | | Roanoke (R.-Benson) | D | | Dick Broers Roberts (R.-Thawville) | D | 27 4 | Ernie Warren Sparland | D | | Tampico | D | 10 14 | Phlam Venice (Lincoln) | D | | Windsor | D | | Woodlawn | D | | Worden | D | | Yates City | D | |
 1957-58
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (Marshall) | UQ 1 | 31 0 | Isadore "Spin" Salario Rock Falls | RSUQ 2 | 33 2 | Dick Haselton Peoria (Spalding) | RSUQ 3 | 28 6 | James Smarjesse Aurora (West) | RSUQ 4 | 19 10 | Dick Dorsey Danville (Schlarman) | RSUQ | 18 12 | Paul Shebby Herrin (H.S.) | RSUQ | 29 4 | Bob Hutchison Highland | RSUQ | 23 6 | Ed Hilbert Springfield (H.S.) | RSUQ | 24 9 | Ray Page Arcola | RS | 27 3 | Lou Baker Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | RS | 26 7 | Bert Nafziger Elgin (H.S.) | RS | 19 8 | Bill Chesbrough Fulton (H.S.) | RS | 24 4 | Chuck DeWild Jerseyville (Jersey) | RS | 27 4 | George Havens Ottawa (Twp.) | RS | 22 10 | Gil Love Quincy (Sr.) | RS | 20 10 | Harold Dewell West Frankfort (Frankfort) | RS | 27 4 | George Iubelt Barrington | R | 20 5 | Bloomington (Trinity) | R | 17 12 | John Keegan Bushnell (B.-Prairie City) | R | | Canton | R | 19 7 | Chuck Crosby Carrier Mills | R | | Centralia | R | 14 15 | Jim Evers Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | R | 15 8 | Bert Moore Cissna Park | R | 23 5 | Bob Krapf Decatur (Eisenhower) | R | 16 12 | Galen Kintner DeKalb | R | | Des Plaines (Maine) | R | | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | R | 22 5 | Earl "Tree" Harris Edwardsville (H.S.) | R | 20 10 | Joe Lucco Effingham (H.S.) | R | | Elmhurst (York) | R | 17 6 | Dave Koch Fairbury | R | 24 6 | George Fyke Forreston | R | 30 2 | Robert Brinkmeier Freeport (H.S.) | R | 12 12 | Ron Norman Galesburg (H.S.) | R | 19 8 | John Thiel Gurnee (Warren) | R | 22 4 | Mike Galgan Harrisburg | R | 12 15 | John Dotson Harvey (Thornton) | R | 22 6 | Bill Purden Hinsdale (Twp.) | R | 15 10 | L. Hoff Jacksonville (H.S.) | R | 24 5 | John Chapman Kewanee (H.S.) | R | 15 12 | Vern Corbin Lincoln | R | 11 15 | Paul Johnson Litchfield | R | 18 10 | Bill Edwards Mason City | R | 25 5 | Martin Chilovich Moline (H.S.) | R | 22 6 | Jack Foley Mt. Sterling (Brown County) | R | 13 7 | Sherman Hafner Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | R | 22 6 | Scott Gill Oblong | R | 16 13 | Garth Doyel Paris | R | 18 11 | Ernie Eveland Peoria (H.S.) | R | 11 16 | Dawson "Dawdy" Hawkins Pinckneyville | R | 15 13 | Don Stanton Rantoul | R | 23 8 | Bob Kidd Rockford (East) | R | 21 4 | Art Sadtler Shelbyville | R | 23 7 | Tamms | R | | Tiskilwa | R | | Toluca | R | 23 7 | Chuck Rolinski Urbana (H.S.) | R | 9 15 | Lew Stephens Warsaw | R | | Wilmington | R | 22 6 | Rosemont Jacobson Woodhull (AlWood) | R | 29 1 | Eugene Behnke Bardolph | D | | Bath (Balyki) | D | | Bowen | D | | Bureau | D | | Carbondale (Attucks) | D | | Cerro Gordo | D | 16 11 | Dick Kilpatrick Chadwick | D | | Chrisman | D | 22 4 | Coulterville | D | | Dahlgren | D | | Earlville | D | | Elgin (St. Edward) | D | 11 14 | Greg True Elizabeth | D | 19 8 | Elkhart | D | | Freeburg | D | 22 6 | Ron Herrin Hampshire | D | 23 4 | Bob Beals Heyworth | D | 17 9 | Mel Bishop Hutsonville | D | 23 5 | James Fritch Jacksonville (Routt) | D | | Joy | D | | Livingston | D | | London Mills (Spoon River Val | D | | Mansfield | D | | Meredosia (M.-Chambersburg) | D | | David Cooper Minier | D | | Mound City (Lovejoy) | D | | Neponset | D | | Newman | D | | Odin | D | 13 12 | Jim Koch Onarga | D | 21 6 | Earl Elmer "Cab" Callaway Palmyra (Northwestern) | D | 14 8 | George Duncan Peotone | D | 22 6 | Phil Hoff Reddick (RUCE) | D | 24 4 | Ralph Keller Roanoke (R.-Benson) | D | 18 8 | Dick Broers Stonington | D | 22 7 | Jack Dettro Strasburg (Stewardson-S.) | D | | Tonica | D | | Valier | D | | Venice (Lincoln) | D | | Wellington | D | 11 11 | Ron Gawlick Windsor | D | | Winslow | D | | Yorkville | D | |
 1958-59
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Springfield (H.S.) | RSUQ 1 | 33 1 | Ray Page Aurora (West) | RSUQ 2 | 22 7 | Dick Dorsey Galesburg (H.S.) | RSUQ 3 | 29 2 | John Thiel Waukegan (H.S.) | RSUQ 4 | 21 7 | Charles Reid Herrin (H.S.) | RSUQ | 31 2 | Bob Hutchison Madison | RSUQ | 16 12 | Charles Mueller Peoria (H.S.) | RSUQ | 27 4 | Dawson "Dawdy" Hawkins Rantoul | RSUQ | 32 1 | Bob Kidd Chicago (Marshall) | P | 25 4 | Isadore "Spin" Salario Benton | RS | 20 13 | Ralph Davison Centralia | RS | 24 6 | Jim Evers Harvey (Thornton) | RS | 27 3 | Bill Purden Macomb | RS | 23 5 | Bill Heerde Ottawa (Twp.) | RS | 24 8 | Gil Love Rockford (West) | RS | 21 5 | R. King Taylorville | RS | 24 7 | Al Sherline Anna (A.-Jonesboro) | R | | Atlanta | R | 29 1 | Eldridge Kinsey Barrington | R | 11 15 | Belleville (Twp.) | R | 13 17 | Ray Freeark Canton | R | 18 8 | Chuck Crosby Carmi | R | 20 10 | John McDougal Champaign (H.S.) | R | 16 11 | Lee Cabutti Danville (Schlarman) | R | 26 3 | Paul Shebby Decatur (MacArthur) | R | 18 9 | Ray DeMoulin Des Plaines (Maine) | R | | Dixon (H.S.) | R | 22 4 | Lyle Bogott East Moline (United) | R | | Elgin (H.S.) | R | 19 6 | Bill Chesbrough Flora | R | 23 8 | Warren Collier Freeport (H.S.) | R | 11 13 | Ron Norman Fulton (H.S.) | R | 23 7 | Stan Borgman Greenville | R | 22 6 | Gordon Rogers Harrisburg | R | 17 12 | John Dotson Hinsdale (Twp.) | R | 22 3 | L. Hoff Jacksonville (H.S.) | R | 20 9 | John Chapman Jerseyville (Jersey) | R | 23 5 | George Havens Kankakee (St. Patrick) | R | | Kewanee (H.S.) | R | 15 11 | Vern Corbin LaSalle (L.-Peru) | R | 15 13 | Don Sullivan Litchfield | R | 16 14 | Bill Edwards Maroa | R | 27 2 | Herman Edwards Mason City | R | 21 7 | Martin Chilovich Maywood (Proviso East) | R | 13 11 | Tom Millikin Metropolis | R | 23 4 | Howie Crittenden Mt. Sterling (Brown County) | R | 22 6 | Sherman Hafner Normal (Community) | R | 15 11 | Fran Somers Oakland | R | 28 2 | Bill Myers Oblong | R | 18 10 | Garth Doyel Park Forest (Rich) | R | 18 8 | Bill Burghardt Pekin | R | 20 8 | Bob Cain Pinckneyville | R | 25 4 | Don Stanton Pontiac | R | 21 4 | Oray Ragle Quincy (Notre Dame) | R | 26 5 | Gene Runde Shabbona | DR | 32 1 | Francis Wagner Stillman Valley | R | 21 7 | Franklin Toluca | R | 30 1 | Chuck Rolinski Villa Grove | R | | Warsaw | R | | Watseka | R | 17 12 | Herb Gerecke Woodhull (AlWood) | R | 27 2 | Eugene Behnke Arenzville | D | 19 11 | Don Kemp Armington | D | | Atkinson | D | 16 9 | Bill Davis Beason | D | 16 11 | Richard Cross Bowen | D | | Broadlands (ABL) | D | | Bureau | D | | Columbia | D | 29 2 | Elmer Hunter Cornell | D | 12 13 | Richard Dishinger Coulterville | D | | Crossville | D | | Danvers | D | 21 6 | Maurice Hesses DeLand (D.-Weldon) | D | 11 15 | Jim Wilson Durand | D | | East Dubuque | D | | Easton | D | | Elgin (St. Edward) | D | 20 6 | Greg True Flanagan | D | 15 8 | Bill Booker Geneva | D | | Hurst (H.-Bush) | D | | Hutsonville | D | 9 15 | James Fritch Joy | D | | Kansas | D | | Kempton | D | | LaFayette | D | | Leland | D | | Livingston | D | | Morrisonville | D | 24 5 | James Smith Mound City | D | | Niantic (N.-Harristown) | D | | Onarga | D | 7 16 | Earl Elmer "Cab" Callaway Peotone | D | 15 14 | Phil Hoff Roseville | D | | Shannon | D | | Springfield (St. James) | D | 18 7 | Larry Larrison Strasburg (Stewardson-S.) | D | | Venice (Lincoln) | D | | Waltonville | D | 19 11 | Merlin Hodge Wellington | D | 19 5 | Ron Gawlick Windsor | D | |
 1959-60
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (Marshall) | UQ 1 | 31 2 | Isadore "Spin" Salario Bridgeport | RSUQ 2 | 33 2 | Ray Estes West Frankfort (Frankfort) | RSUQ 3 | 24 10 | Ed Green Decatur (Stephen Decatur) | RSUQ 4 | 26 4 | John Schneiter & Jack Kenny Galesburg (H.S.) | RSUQ | 25 3 | John Thiel Maywood (Proviso East) | RSUQ | 24 3 | Tom Millikin Monmouth (H.S.) | RSUQ | 19 7 | Mike Kalosh Ottawa (Twp.) | RSUQ | 31 2 | Gil Love Danville (Schlarman) | RS | 25 3 | Paul Shebby DeKalb | RS | 21 7 | Walt West Elgin (H.S.) | RS | 20 8 | Bill Chesbrough Granite City | RS | 25 6 | Andy Sullivan Greenville | RS | 22 6 | Gordon Rogers Kankakee (Sr.) | RS | 25 4 | Sam Miranda Pekin | RS | 22 7 | Bob Cain Springfield (H.S.) | RS | 27 5 | Ray Page Arlington Heights (Arlington) | R | | Barrington | R | 20 6 | Blue Mound | R | 28 2 | Bob Miller Braidwood (Reed-Custer) | R | 24 5 | Ross Blake Canton | R | 15 11 | Joe Adam Carbondale (Attucks) | DR | | Carthage (Hancock Central) | R | | Casey | R | | Centralia | R | 19 12 | Bill Davies Champaign (H.S.) | R | 16 10 | Lee Cabutti Clinton | R | 19 7 | Elmer Hunter Dupo | DR | 28 5 | Paul Taylor Erie | R | 7 4 | Jack Hayworth Evanston (Twp.) | R | 14 8 | Jack Burmaster Freeport (H.S.) | R | 14 9 | Ron Norman Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | R | | Hinsdale (Twp.) | R | 18 5 | L. Hoff Jerseyville (Jersey) | R | 13 14 | George Havens Kewanee (H.S.) | R | 7 20 | Vern Corbin LaSalle (L.-Peru) | R | 21 7 | Don Sullivan Lincoln | R | 15 13 | Paul Johnson Litchfield | R | 23 5 | Bill Edwards Lockport (Twp.) | R | 25 6 | Bill Connors Manito (Forman) | R | 21 9 | Earl Neeman McLeansboro | R | | Metropolis | R | 27 4 | Bob Jones Mounds (Douglass) | R | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | R | 20 8 | Scott Gill New Berlin | R | 25 2 | Bill Hovey Normal (Community) | R | 15 12 | Fran Somers Orland Park (Sandburg) | R | | Paxton | R | | Peoria (Manual) | R | 21 6 | John Wilkinson Pinckneyville | R | 30 2 | Don Stanton Pittsfield | R | 27 3 | Dale "Toby" Smith Quincy (Sr.) | R | 11 16 | Harold Dewell Rockford (East) | R | 21 5 | Art Sadtler Rossville (R.-Alvin) | R | | Savanna | R | 23 5 | Jerry Gray Sherrard | R | | Sterling (H.S.) | R | 21 10 | Gene Hall Teutopolis | R | 25 5 | Lawrence Carie Toluca | DR | 29 4 | Chuck Rolinski West Chicago (H.S.) | R | | Windsor | DR | | Annawan | D | 25 3 | Clarence Hughes Armington | D | | Bardolph | D | | Beason | D | 19 8 | James H. McCarthy Bluffs | D | 20 6 | Bowen | D | | Brimfield | D | | Earl Foster Bureau | D | | Byron | D | | Catlin | D | | Crossville | D | | DeLand (D.-Weldon) | D | 21 7 | Jim Wilson Elizabeth | D | 23 7 | Farmersville | D | | Geneva | D | | Grant Park | D | 12 13 | Al Lemon Green Valley | D | | Hampshire | D | 22 7 | Bob Beals Hutsonville | D | 24 3 | James Fritch Joy | D | | Kansas | D | | Mound City | D | | Niantic (N.-Harristown) | D | | Odell (St. Paul) | D | | Orangeville | D | | Patoka | D | | Ramsey | D | | Roanoke (R.-Benson) | D | 22 4 | Dick Broers Roberts (R.-Thawville) | D | 16 9 | Ernie Warren Rochester | D | 19 9 | Serena | D | | Shabbona | D | | Sheldon | D | 28 2 | Larry Sieg Steeleville | D | | Tallula | D | | Valier | D | | Venice (Lincoln) | D | | Worden | D | |