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Fairbury (Prairie Central) (21-8)



School Information

Name: Prairie Central High School
City: Fairbury
City Population: Fairbury 4600, Cropsey 98, Forrest 1240, Strawn 143, Wing 50, Chatsworth 1200
County: Livingston
Enrollment: 600
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Columbia Blue/Navy/White
Conference: Corn Belt
Superintendent: Dr. Larry Copes
Principal: Daniel Schmitt
Athletic Director: Bruce Payne
Asst. Principal: Dan Vaughn
Head Coach: Thomas Posey
Assistant Coaches: Brad Crane, Justin Cox, Darren Bazzel, Brad Beyers
Captains: Adam Wenger, David Buchanon
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda), 97-78, in Sectional Semifinal



Roster

Lt.  Dk.  Name                     Pos.  Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  3    3  Luke Jackson             G     5-10 155   16  Jr.
  5    5  Jason Greene             F     6-2  165   17  Sr.
 14   53  Brian Schenk             G     6-3  180   17  Sr.
 15   51  Matt Fisher              C     6-3  190   17  Sr.
 24   24  Brian Greear             G     6-0  160   16  Jr.
 25   25  Adam Wenger              G     6-0  155   17  Sr.
 30   30  Matt Harms               F     6-2  180   17  Jr.
 32   32  David Buchanan           G     5-10 160   17  Jr.
 34   34  Kevin Hayes              F     6-1  165   17  Sr.
 40   40  Mike Wenger              F     6-3  205   17  Sr.
 42   42  Brad Haab                G     5-11 165   17  Jr.
 43   43  Jake Soper               F     6-0  160   16  Jr.
 44   44  Tim Hogan                F     6-3  165   16  Jr.
 45   45  Phil Paternoster         C     6-4  200   18  Sr.
 54   54  Jeremy Thomas            C     6-3  195   17  Jr.



Statistics

Name                     G     FG   FGA    3P    3PA    FT   FTA   Pts   Reb   Ast
David Buchanan          28    68    140    13    31     35    51    184    79    81
Matt Fisher              9    32     61     1     2     10    13     75    49     3
Brian Greear             9     1      2     0     2      5    11      7     1     1
Jason Greene             9    32     51     0     0      9    17     73    34     2
Brad Haab               24    14     42     5    22     17    20     50    25     6
Matt Harms              28   171    345    28    68    131   162    501   201    45
Kevin Hayes             11     4      8     0     0      0     2      8     3     0
Tim Hogan                9     3      6     0     2      0     0      6     3     0
Luke Jackson            28    79    195    40   107     21    30    219    47    53
Phil Paternoster        24    13     19     0     0      4    10     30    33     0
Brian Schenk             8     4     13     0     0      0     0      8     9     1
Jake Soper              20    12     32     2     4      7    13     33    29    11
Jeremy Thomas           20    14     29     0     0      5    15     33    20     0
Adam Wenger             28    81    197    10    43     67    92    239    91    59
Mike Wenger             27   157    286     0     0     88   130    402   209    27
 TOTALS                 28   687   1429    99   279    402   569   1875   837   295
 OPPONENTS              28   599   1454   101   307    280   461   1579   700   176



Scores

Date    Opponent                       W/L Pts. Opp.  High Scorer       Pts.  High Rebounder    Rebs.
Danville (H.S.) Classic
*11/25  Arthur                           W   84   63  Matt Harms         24  Matt Harms          9
*11/27  Chrisman                         L   60   71  Matt Harms         20  Matt Harms          9
*11/28  Georgetown (G.-Ridge Farm)       W   87   28  Matt Harms         23  Matt Harms          6
*11/28  Danville (Schlarman)             W   76   70  Matt Harms         30  Mike Wenger         9
12/7    Clifton (Central)                W   71   56  Matt Harms         22  Matt Harms         13
12/13   Stanford (Olympia)               W   68   55  Matt Harms         23  Mike Wenger         9
12/14   Pontiac                          W   79   68  Mike Wenger        25  Matt Harms         10
12/17   Hoopeston (H. Area)              W   63   54  Matt Harms         26  Mike Wenger         9
12/20   Manito (Midwest Central)         L   55   61  Luke Jackson       17  Matt Harms          6
Fairbury (Prairie Central) Hawk Classic
*12/26  Dwight                           W   76   46  Matt Harms         15  Matt Harms         10
*12/27  Eureka                           W   73   63  Mike Wenger        22  Adam Wenger         7
*12/28  Herscher                         W   56   52  Matt Harms         18  Mike Wenger         9
1/7     Herscher                         W   62   52  Matt Harms         22  Mike Wegner         9
1/17    Mahomet (M.-Seymour) (OT)        L   55   61  Luke Jackson       18  Mike Wegner        11
1/18    Normal (University)              L   58   61  Mike Wenger        19  Mike Wegner         9
1/21    Minonk (Fieldcrest)              W   60   58  Mike Wenger        21  Mike Wegner        10
1/24    Bloomington (Central Catholic)   W   67   57  Matt Harms         18  Adam Wenger         8
1/31    Stanford (Olympia)               L   67   69  Adam Wenger/Matt Harms 18  Mike Wenger        15
2/1     Dwight                           W   67   42  Mike Wenger        20  Mike Wenger        10
2/8     Roanoke (R.-Benson)              W   65   46  Matt Harms         17  Matt Fisher         8
2/11    Pontiac                          L   65   70  Mike Wenger        24  Mike Wenger        13
2/14    Normal (University)              L   65   66  Matt Harms         24  Matt Harms         10
2/15    Mahomet (M.-Seymour)             W   61   49  Mike Wenger        20  Matt Harms/Mike Wenger  9
2/18    Watseka                          W   62   40  Matt Harms         14  Matt Harms         14
Lexington Regional
*2/24   Lexington                        W   58   51  Matt Harms         15  Jason Greene        9
*2/28   Colfax (Ridgeview)               W   70   46  Mike Wenger        20  Mike Wenger        10
Danville (Schlarman) Sectional
*3/4    Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda)         W   75   67  Adam Wenger        20  Mike Wenger         9
*3/7    Milford                          W   70   55  Matt Harms         16  Mike Wenger        11
Normal (ISU) Super-Sectional
*3/11   Normal (University)              L   61   73  Matt Harms         13  Mike Wenger         7



Head Coach Thomas Posey

Year   W-L       
1974   18-6      
1975   18-8      
1976   19-7      
1977   29-2      
1978   11-11     
1979   13-11     
1981   22-5      
1982   20-7      
1983   25-3      
1984   15-10     
1985   17-9      
1986   23-3      
1987   25-3      
1988   20-6      
1989   24-4      
1990   26-4      
1991   23-2      
1992   23-6      
1993   22-5      
1994   19-7      
1995   19-9      
1996   17-11     
1997   21-8      

School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Crescent City (Crescent-Iroquois)1974-79   6       108-45    
At Crescent City (Crescent-Iroquois)1981-90   10      217-54    
At Fairbury (Prairie Central)      1991-97   7       144-48    
Total                                        23      469-147   




For Fairbury (Prairie Central)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.