March Madness Record Book

1940 Boys Box Scores

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Champaign (H.S.) 44, Chicago (Crane) 25
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 14, 1940

CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Amos Dickey              0   0   0   0   0  0
Maurice Dolan            2   5   1   3   5  1
Ray Grierson             3  12   1   3   7  4
Noel Hannah              0   1   1   1   1  0
Sidney McAllister        4   9   0   1   8  2
Don McVey                0   4   2   5   2  3
Jack Moore               0   4   0   1   0  3
John Tarrant             8  14   0   1  16  1
Bill Tull                1   3   0   0   2  2
Dean Woody               1   4   1   2   3  1
TOTAL                   19  56   6  17  44 17

CHICAGO (CRANE)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Bernard "Buddy" Burro    0   4   0   0   0  4
Walter Dobranski         0   0   0   0   0  0
Ben Erkes                1   5   0   2   2  1
Bernie Goldberg          5  21   5   7  15  3
William Matters          0   0   0   0   0  0
Bernard Shapiro          0   1   0   1   0  0
Frank Stoikovich         0   1   0   0   0  2
Abraham Troop            0   0   0   0   0  0
Roman Wieszczyk          0   4   1   4   1  3
Ed Zuber                 3  18   1   3   7  1
TOTAL                    9  54   7  17  25 14

Champaign (H.S.)          15  9 (24) 10 10 (20) --   44
Chicago (Crane)            6  5 (11)  9  5 (14) --   25

Salem 55, Beardstown 29
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 14, 1940

SALEM
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Gerald Brubaker          4   5   2   3  10  3
Bill Finks               3  12   1   1   7  4
Dick Gray                4  14   2   3  10  4
Henry Hinckley           0   1   0   1   0  0
Max McGraw               0   2   0   0   0  0
James Meador             2   3   1   3   5  2
Elton Meredith           7  22   3   3  17  2
Daryl Robb               2   9   2   2   6  3
Bob Scoles               0   0   0   0   0  0
Jim Somer                0   1   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   22  69  11  16  55 18

BEARDSTOWN
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Art Dufelmeier           3  26   0   2   6  3
Don Ed                   0   6   1   1   1  2
Don Goff                 0   4   0   1   0  1
Elmer Huss               0   2   0   1   0  4
Jerry Mahnken            0   1   0   0   0  1
Jimmie O'Hara            0   1   1   2   1  0
Harold Osmer             0   0   0   0   0  1
Norm Steele              4  15   0   2   8  2
Dick Stephenson          5  13   3  10  13  2
Fred Wright              0   1   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   12  69   5  19  29 16

Salem                     14 10 (24) 15 16 (31) --   55
Beardstown                 9 10 (19)  5  5 (10) --   29

Herrin (H.S.) 30, Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) 25
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 14, 1940

HERRIN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Fred Campbell            4  11   3   3  11  4
Leon Davis               0   4   0   1   0  1
Leonard Hopkins          3   5   0   1   6  1
Dallas Lillich           2  12   5   5   9  2
Junior Newlin            1   4   0   0   2  3
Edward Parsons           1   1   0   1   2  1
TOTAL                   11  37   8  11  30 12

CHICAGO HEIGHTS (BLOOM TWP.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Charles Grupp            1   7   1   3   3  3
Hendron                  1   5   3   4   5  0
Nelson                   1   3   0   1   2  3
Pieperbrink              0   4   0   0   0  0
Robinson                 5  13   1   4  11  3
Scott                    2   8   0   2   4  1
TOTAL                   10  40   5  14  25 10

Herrin (H.S.)              7  9 (16)  8  6 (14) --   30
Chicago Heights (Bloom T  10  5 (15)  7  3 (10) --   25

Paris 36, Taylorville 35 (OT)
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 14, 1940

PARIS
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ray Chew                 3  12   1   1   7  3
Lawrence Humerickhous    0   3   2   2   2  4
Max Pederson             0   3   0   0   0  1
Dale Schiele             7  16   0   2  14  2
Verne Swinford           1   4   0   0   2  4
Walter Switzer           0   0   0   0   0  0
Floyd Wilson             4  10   2   7  10  3
James Wilson             0   4   1   1   1  3
TOTAL                   15  52   6  13  36 20

TAYLORVILLE
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Gordon Brown             2   8   3   6   7  0
Don Hubbartt             1  10   3   3   5  4
Johnny Jones             0   0   1   2   1  1
Eugene McConkey          0   1   0   2   0  2
Willis Powell            4   6   2   7  10  2
Joe Savaris              1   5   2   3   4  3
Benny Wilhelm            3  15   2   4   8  1
TOTAL                   11  45  13  27  35 13

Paris                     12 14 (26)  2  6 ( 8)  2 --   36
Taylorville                8  3 (11) 13 10 (23)  1 --   35

Moline (H.S.) 28, Casey 23
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 14, 1940

MOLINE (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Dave Brasmer             2  11   0   1   4  0
Ed Gustafson             2  10   2   4   6  2
Bob Johnson              0   6   0   0   0  1
Bob Miller               2   3   1   3   5  1
Henning Olson            1   5   1   1   3  0
Dick Petrilli            0   0   0   0   0  0
Jack Turner              3  13   4   6  10  3
TOTAL                   10  48   8  15  28  7

CASEY
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Bill Bertram             1   9   0   0   2  3
Lamont Dehl              0   0   0   0   0  0
Gene Hartman             1   4   1   1   3  4
Marion Kilborn           3   8   1   1   7  0
Denver Mumford           1  11   3   6   5  2
Russell Mumford          0   0   0   0   0  1
Merle Snider             3  12   0   1   6  3
TOTAL                    9  44   5   9  23 13

Moline (H.S.)              9  0 ( 9)  8 11 (19) --   28
Casey                      9  7 (16)  3  4 ( 7) --   23

Lewistown 31, Hebron 30
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 14, 1940

LEWISTOWN
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Tony Butkovich           5  14   4   4  14  0
Bill Fithian             0   1   0   0   0  1
Donnie Ford              1   2   0   0   2  1
Alan Jackson             1   8   0   0   2  3
Jim Jackson              4   8   1   3   9  0
Mike Nayden              0   4   0   0   0  2
Robert Watson            0   1   0   0   0  0
Harry Wilcoxen           2   8   0   0   4  4
TOTAL                   13  46   5   7  31 11

HEBRON
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Gordon Burgett           4  17   3   4  11  2
Keith Johnson            4  17   1   2   9  2
Howard Judson            3   7   1   2   7  1
John Kjellstrom          1  13   1   4   3  0
John Ryan                0   2   0   0   0  0
Russell Voltz            0   1   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   12  57   6  12  30  5

Lewistown                  6  8 (14)  4 13 (17) --   31
Hebron                     6  8 (14) 10  6 (16) --   30

Dundee 72, Rushville 47
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 14, 1940

DUNDEE
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Robert Ehlert            1   2   1   1   3  0
Richard Heidinger        2   2   0   0   4  4
Clarence Massier         8  20   5   5  21  3
Ken Menke                9  16   2   3  20  3
Richard Menke            6  13   0   0  12  1
Bethard Schuldt          0   2   0   0   0  1
Gerald Schuldt           1   2   0   0   2  0
John Schumacher          3  18   2   2   8  3
Ronald Schumacher        1   8   0   0   2  0
Donald Swanson           0   1   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   31  84  10  11  72 15

RUSHVILLE
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Paul Bigham              2   9   7  10  11  1
Dodd Bryant              0   4   3   3   3  2
Cecil Burrows            0   1   0   0   0  0
Donnie Davis             2   7   2   6   6  3
Leo DeCounter            0   0   0   0   0  0
Ed Miles                 7  15   2   3  16  1
Clifford Roudebush       0   0   0   0   0  0
Gene Runkle              0   0   0   0   0  0
George Runkle            5  26   1   2  11  1
Don Street               0   0   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   16  62  15  24  47  8

Dundee                    12 27 (39) 18 15 (33) --   72
Rushville                  5 16 (21) 16 10 (26) --   47

Granite City 45, Streator (Twp.) 31
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 14, 1940

GRANITE CITY
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Everett Daniels          0   0   0   0   0  0
Dan Eftimoff             1   8   0   0   2  0
George Gages             4  16   2   3  10  2
Andy Hagopian            3   8   1   3   7  1
Edward Hoff              0   0   0   0   0  0
Edward "Ebbie" Muelle    0   1   0   1   0  0
Evon Parsaghian          5  27   2   3  12  1
Andy Phillip             4  13   6   7  14  2
Andy Rapoff              0   0   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   17  73  11  17  45  6

STREATOR (TWP.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Noble Arnold             2   7   1   2   5  3
Jack Danhoff             4  15   0   0   8  4
Don Davis                4  17   1   1   9  3
Harold "Jack" Donelso    0   3   0   0   0  2
Louis Elko               0  11   1   2   1  0
Don Morris               3  26   0   1   6  2
Patrick Ryan             1   1   0   0   2  0
TOTAL                   14  80   3   6  31 14

Granite City              13 13 (26)  9 10 (19) --   45
Streator (Twp.)            6 17 (23)  8  0 ( 8) --   31

Champaign (H.S.) 34, Salem 30
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 15, 1940

CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Maurice Dolan            1   2   0   1   2  2
Ray Grierson             2   6   0   0   4  4
Noel Hannah              0   2   0   1   0  0
Sidney McAllister        3  12   1   1   7  1
Don McVey                5   9   1   3  11  3
Jack Moore               0   1   0   0   0  2
John Tarrant             5  18   0   1  10  2
Bill Tull                0   2   0   1   0  1
TOTAL                   16  52   2   8  34 15

SALEM
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Gerald Brubaker          3   9   1   1   7  2
Bill Finks               0   3   0   2   0  0
Dick Gray                5  15   3   7  13  3
Max McGraw               0   1   0   0   0  0
James Meador             0   1   1   1   1  1
Elton Meredith           3   8   0   1   6  1
Daryl Robb               1   6   1   5   3  2
TOTAL                   12  43   6  17  30  9

Champaign (H.S.)          10 12 (22)  5  7 (12) --   34
Salem                      2  8 (10)  9 11 (20) --   30

Herrin (H.S.) 29, Paris 22
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 15, 1940

HERRIN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Fred Campbell            4  22   5   5  13  2
Leon Davis               0   4   0   0   0  3
Leonard Hopkins          0   2   0   1   0  1
Dallas Lillich           5   9   4  10  14  3
Junior Newlin            0   2   1   1   1  2
Edward Parsons           0   1   1   3   1  3
TOTAL                    9  40  11  20  29 14

PARIS
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ray Chew                 0   4   1   1   1  1
Lawrence Humerickhous    1   6   4   5   6  2
Max Pederson             0   0   1   1   1  4
Dale Schiele             2  15   1   1   5  1
Verne Swinford           0   0   0   1   0  4
Norman Throneberg        1   6   2   2   4  1
Floyd Wilson             1  10   3   3   5  2
James Wilson             0   4   0   0   0  1
TOTAL                    5  45  12  14  22 16

Herrin (H.S.)              4 11 (15)  8  6 (14) --   29
Paris                      6  6 (12)  5  5 (10) --   22

Moline (H.S.) 49, Lewistown 32
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 15, 1940

MOLINE (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Dave Brasmer             3  10   2   5   8  3
Ed Gustafson             2   5   5   5   9  2
Bob Johnson              6  15   0   1  12  4
William Liljegren        0   0   0   0   0  0
Bob Miller               4   6   1   3   9  3
Henning Olson            1   3   1   1   3  3
Dick Petrilli            3   5   0   0   6  0
Lawrence Sandberg        0   0   0   0   0  0
Jack Turner              1   4   0   0   2  0
TOTAL                   20  48   9  15  49 15

LEWISTOWN
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Tony Butkovich           2  12   0   1   4  4
Bill Fithian             0   2   0   0   0  0
Donnie Ford              1   5   1   1   3  0
Robert Gallinger         0   0   0   1   0  0
Alan Jackson             1   7   2   6   4  4
Jim Jackson              0  10   1   2   1  3
Mike Nayden              4  10   2   4  10  1
Joe Radosevich           0   1   0   0   0  0
Robert Watson            1   1   0   0   2  0
Harry Wilcoxen           3  10   2   6   8  3
TOTAL                   12  58   8  21  32 15

Moline (H.S.)             12 11 (23) 15 11 (26) --   49
Lewistown                 12  6 (18) 11  3 (14) --   32

Granite City 35, Dundee 30
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 15, 1940

GRANITE CITY
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Dan Eftimoff             2   9   0   0   4  0
George Gages             2  11   2   2   6  1
Andy Hagopian            4   7   2   2  10  2
Edward "Ebbie" Muelle    0   1   0   0   0  1
Evon Parsaghian          3  16   1   2   7  1
Andy Phillip             2  15   4   7   8  1
TOTAL                   13  59   9  13  35  5

DUNDEE
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Richard Heidinger        1   1   0   0   2  2
Clarence Massier         1   7   3   4   5  4
Ken Menke                6  15   1   1  13  3
Richard Menke            0   8   0   0   0  1
Bethard Schuldt          0   3   0   1   0  0
John Schumacher          5  20   0   1  10  2
TOTAL                   13  54   4   7  30 12

Granite City              10  6 (16) 10  9 (19) --   35
Dundee                     9  7 (16) 12  2 (14) --   30

Herrin (H.S.) 21, Champaign (H.S.) 17
Semifinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 16, 1940

HERRIN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Fred Campbell            2  12   0   1   4  1
Leon Davis               0   2   0   2   0  1
Leonard Hopkins          0   2   0   0   0  0
Dallas Lillich           4  16   6   8  14  1
Junior Newlin            1   3   0   0   2  3
Edward Parsons           0   1   1   1   1  0
TOTAL                    7  36   7  12  21  6

CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Amos Dickey              0   1   0   0   0  0
Maurice Dolan            0   5   0   0   0  0
Ray Grierson             3  12   1   3   7  3
Noel Hannah              0   1   1   3   1  1
Sidney McAllister        2   8   2   2   6  4
Don McVey                1   9   1   1   3  1
Jack Moore               0   1   0   0   0  1
John Tarrant             0  14   0   0   0  4
Bill Tull                0   0   0   0   0  0
Dean Woody               0   1   0   0   0  1
TOTAL                    6  52   5   9  17 15

Herrin (H.S.)              5  4 ( 9)  8  4 (12) --   21
Champaign (H.S.)           8  1 ( 9)  6  2 ( 8) --   17

Granite City 41, Moline (H.S.) 38
Semifinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 16, 1940

GRANITE CITY
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Dan Eftimoff             0   7   0   0   0  4
George Gages             5  16   0   0  10  3
Andy Hagopian            6  14   1   4  13  2
Edward Hoff              0   0   0   0   0  0
Edward "Ebbie" Muelle    0   0   0   0   0  0
Evon Parsaghian          0   5   2   2   2  3
Andy Phillip             7  29   2   3  16  2
TOTAL                   18  71   5   9  41 14

MOLINE (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Dave Brasmer             5  13   0   2  10  1
Ed Gustafson             1  11   0   1   2  1
Bob Johnson              3   9   2   3   8  2
Bob Miller               1   4   1   2   3  1
Henning Olson            3  10   2   3   8  1
Jack Turner              2  11   3   3   7  1
TOTAL                   15  58   8  14  38  7

Granite City              13  8 (21)  5 15 (20) --   41
Moline (H.S.)             14 11 (25)  4  9 (13) --   38

Moline (H.S.) 51, Champaign (H.S.) 33
Third Place Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 16, 1940

MOLINE (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Dave Brasmer             5   9   1   8  11  2
Ed Gustafson             2  10   0   2   4  4
Bob Johnson              6  21   4   7  16  2
Howard Johnson           0   2   0   0   0  0
William Liljegren        0   0   1   1   1  0
Bob Miller               1   1   0   0   2  0
Henning Olson            3   6   4   6  10  2
Dick Petrilli            0   0   0   0   0  0
Lawrence Sandberg        0   0   0   0   0  1
Jack Turner              3  16   1   2   7  0
TOTAL                   20  65  11  26  51 11

CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Amos Dickey              2   6   0   1   4  1
Maurice Dolan            1   5   0   0   2  1
Ray Grierson             1  10   2   4   4  3
Noel Hannah              0   0   0   0   0  0
Sidney McAllister        4  18   1   1   9  2
Don McVey                1   2   4   4   6  1
Jack Moore               1   4   0   0   2  2
John Tarrant             0  10   0   1   0  3
Bill Tull                0   2   0   0   0  0
Dean Woody               3   6   0   2   6  3
TOTAL                   13  63   7  13  33 16

Moline (H.S.)              9 13 (22) 14 15 (29) --   51
Champaign (H.S.)          12  4 (16)  9  8 (17) --   33

Granite City 24, Herrin (H.S.) 22
Final Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 16, 1940

GRANITE CITY
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Everett Daniels          0   0   0   0   0  0
Dan Eftimoff             0   8   0   1   0  3
George Gages             2  13   0   1   4  0
Andy Hagopian            0   2   0   1   0  0
Edward Hoff              0   0   0   0   0  0
Edward "Ebbie" Muelle    0   1   0   1   0  0
Evon Parsaghian          2   9   1   2   5  2
Andy Phillip             6  23   3   4  15  3
TOTAL                   10  56   4  10  24  8

HERRIN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Fred Campbell            6  20   1   2  13  1
Leon Davis               0   3   0   1   0  2
Dallas Lillich           3  14   1   2   7  2
Junior Newlin            0   2   0   1   0  1
Edward Parsons           1   2   0   2   2  3
TOTAL                   10  41   2   8  22  9

Granite City               5  6 (11)  4  9 (13) --   24
Herrin (H.S.)             10  6 (16)  0  6 ( 6) --   22