March Madness Record Book
1944 Boys Box Scores
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Anna (A.-Jonesboro) 55, Marseilles 34
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 16, 1944
ANNA (A.-JONESBORO)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Bill Abernathy 2 6 0 1 4 2
Carroll Belcher 14 25 5 9 33 3
Jean Cunningham 2 6 1 2 5 0
Rex English 3 12 1 2 7 5
James Lamer 2 4 2 4 6 4
James Martin 0 1 0 1 0 1
Earl Smick 0 1 0 1 0 1
TOTAL 23 55 9 20 55 16
MARSEILLES
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Dick Coates 0 7 4 4 4 5
Ronnie Coates 4 16 2 7 10 3
Larry Gage 0 10 4 7 4 1
Wilbur Jones 1 8 0 2 2 1
Albert Seaborn 4 12 1 1 9 0
William Silger 0 2 1 2 1 1
Albert Smith 2 12 0 0 4 3
Robert Truty 0 1 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 11 68 12 23 34 14
Anna (A.-Jonesboro) 11 14 (25) 10 20 (30) -- 55
Marseilles 5 11 (16) 10 8 (18) -- 34
Elgin (H.S.) 39, Pekin 38
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 16, 1944
ELGIN (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Jack Burmaster 1 12 4 8 6 0
Bill Goedert 0 5 0 1 0 1
Howard Kugath 3 10 0 0 6 1
Tom Parker 1 7 1 3 3 2
Karl Plath 3 7 5 6 11 1
Jim Rager 5 9 3 3 13 5
Sam Sauceda 0 6 0 0 0 4
TOTAL 13 56 13 21 39 14
PEKIN
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Lester Haney 0 1 0 0 0 0
Wayne Liescheidt 2 9 0 0 4 4
Don McMullen 2 13 2 4 6 3
Edward Olt 0 2 0 1 0 1
Dewey Portuto 6 17 3 5 15 4
Stanford Schmidt 3 10 2 3 8 3
Ed Shane 2 6 1 6 5 3
TOTAL 15 58 8 19 38 18
Elgin (H.S.) 12 10 (22) 6 11 (17) -- 39
Pekin 10 9 (19) 12 7 (19) -- 38
Rockford (West) 71, Kankakee (Sr.) 22
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 16, 1944
ROCKFORD (WEST)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Clarence Anderson 2 6 1 3 5 3
Gerald Anderson 1 5 1 1 3 0
Jack Beatson 4 10 1 1 9 2
James Bogdonas 3 11 0 0 6 3
Dale Bowers 11 21 0 5 22 2
Harry Branca 3 8 1 1 7 2
Gus Guagliardo 1 3 3 4 5 4
Charles Marston 3 4 0 0 6 1
Bob O'Donnell 2 6 0 0 4 1
Dale Wilt 2 6 0 0 4 2
TOTAL 32 80 7 15 71 20
KANKAKEE (SR.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Gail Abney 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ronald Behrends 4 19 1 4 9 1
Donald Berst 0 1 0 0 0 0
Howard Boudreau 0 9 1 1 1 5
Delbert DuFrain 0 2 0 1 0 0
Forrest Lile 3 23 0 4 6 1
Thomas Riordan 1 18 1 3 3 3
Onal Thompson 0 1 1 3 1 2
Richard Tyson 0 4 0 1 0 0
Walter Volkmann 0 3 2 4 2 0
TOTAL 8 81 6 21 22 12
Rockford (West) 21 10 (31) 23 17 (40) -- 71
Kankakee (Sr.) 7 2 ( 9) 9 4 (13) -- 22
Chicago (South Shore) 62, Quincy (Sr.) 38
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 16, 1944
CHICAGO (SOUTH SHORE)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Howard Erzinger 3 21 5 8 11 3
Carmen Esposito 0 0 1 1 1 5
Jake Fendley 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Harr 8 19 1 3 17 1
Don Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Schnackenberg 3 15 4 7 10 2
Dan Trahey 9 18 5 6 23 3
Leonard Wineburgh 0 3 0 0 0 2
TOTAL 23 76 16 25 62 16
QUINCY (SR.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Don Bickhaus 2 6 3 3 7 1
Harold Gibson 1 4 0 0 2 1
Auris McGee 3 9 0 2 6 2
John Merkel 0 0 0 1 0 0
Russell Merkel 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Rittler 7 18 1 1 15 5
Charles Silliman 2 8 0 3 4 4
Robert Stock 0 4 1 7 1 2
Elvin Tappe 1 3 1 2 3 2
Melvin Tappe 0 1 0 0 0 2
TOTAL 16 53 6 19 38 19
Chicago (South Shore) 8 22 (30) 15 17 (32) -- 62
Quincy (Sr.) 12 5 (17) 12 9 (21) -- 38
Canton 47, West Frankfort (Frankfort) 39
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 16, 1944
CANTON
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Bob Grove 5 7 1 1 11 5
Bill Oaks 0 1 0 0 0 1
Aaron Preece 6 21 3 4 15 0
Otto Schumacher 2 5 3 3 7 3
Don Sepich 3 7 2 2 8 4
George Taylor 0 8 2 3 2 4
Tom Zaborac 1 9 2 6 4 4
TOTAL 17 58 13 19 47 21
WEST FRANKFORT (FRANKFORT)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Wavell Burton 3 8 4 5 10 1
Alfred Dartt 0 0 0 2 0 0
Bob Durham 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Gabor 1 5 2 2 4 0
Eugene Harris 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Hughes 5 24 1 4 11 4
Robert Hughes 0 4 4 6 4 5
Dick Jones 0 2 0 0 0 3
John Jones 4 10 0 4 8 2
Ray Moake 1 1 0 0 2 0
TOTAL 14 54 11 23 39 15
Canton 10 14 (24) 11 12 (23) -- 47
West Frankfort (Frankfor 14 6 (20) 6 13 (19) -- 39
Champaign (H.S.) 44, Mt. Carmel 32
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 16, 1944
CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Jim Andrews 1 1 0 0 2 0
Jesse Clements 6 19 1 1 13 3
Jim Cottrell 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Craig 1 5 2 3 4 2
Fred Green 0 6 1 5 1 2
Paul Knudsen 0 3 0 0 0 2
Jack Lewis 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Paterson 0 10 1 1 1 0
Don Torrence 5 16 1 2 11 2
Jack Weiss 5 16 2 6 12 3
TOTAL 18 76 8 18 44 14
MT. CARMEL
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Jack Bosaw 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jack Crum 0 0 0 0 0 0
William Crum 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vance Gilless 0 11 0 3 0 1
Everett Hack 2 8 1 2 5 5
Charles Holcomb 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nelson Mallott 2 3 0 0 4 4
William Malott 2 5 0 0 4 1
Clyde Milhorn 3 24 3 7 9 1
Howard Searby 4 11 2 4 10 3
TOTAL 13 62 6 16 32 16
Champaign (H.S.) 6 11 (17) 10 17 (27) -- 44
Mt. Carmel 8 8 (16) 8 8 (16) -- 32
Taylorville 52, East St. Louis (Sr.) 34
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 16, 1944
TAYLORVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Schultte Bishop 3 10 1 1 7 2
Ronald Bontemps 3 17 3 4 9 1
Dean Duncan 2 7 2 4 6 3
Don Janssen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Jones 2 8 1 1 5 2
John Orr 8 18 1 3 17 4
Charles Reister 2 3 0 0 4 0
Jack Richards 2 6 0 2 4 1
TOTAL 22 69 8 15 52 13
EAST ST. LOUIS (SR.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Jack Eaves 2 4 4 5 8 1
James Hess 2 2 0 0 4 4
Walter Kersulis 3 10 1 4 7 4
Joe Ridgeway 1 1 3 4 5 1
Norman Sackett 5 11 0 3 10 2
TOTAL 13 28 8 16 34 12
Taylorville 8 15 (23) 11 18 (29) -- 52
East St. Louis (Sr.) 5 10 (15) 10 9 (19) -- 34
Kewanee (H.S.) 36, Paris 34
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 16, 1944
KEWANEE (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Bob Bjurstrom 0 0 0 2 0 1
William Egert 1 5 3 3 5 1
Robert Graves 0 0 1 1 1 1
Gordon Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Moe 4 10 1 3 9 0
Frank Nosalik 5 15 2 6 12 5
Roger Robinson 1 7 0 2 2 2
Ed Tunnicliff 2 10 3 3 7 4
Gene Ziles 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 13 47 10 20 36 15
PARIS
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Donald Blair 1 1 0 1 2 3
Bob Cochran 2 15 3 5 7 1
John Cychol 1 3 1 2 3 5
John Hall 2 16 2 4 6 2
Bob Owens 4 8 1 1 9 2
Leo Swinford 3 8 1 3 7 1
TOTAL 13 51 8 16 34 14
Kewanee (H.S.) 11 7 (18) 6 12 (18) -- 36
Paris 11 9 (20) 4 10 (14) -- 34
Elgin (H.S.) 65, Anna (A.-Jonesboro) 38
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 17, 1944
ELGIN (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Jack Burmaster 7 21 2 2 16 3
Bill Goedert 1 2 0 1 2 1
Walter Graf 0 1 0 0 0 1
Howard Kugath 6 13 1 1 13 1
Eugene Manley 0 1 0 0 0 0
Tom Parker 2 12 4 5 8 1
Karl Plath 1 2 0 0 2 4
Jim Rager 10 21 1 3 21 3
Sam Sauceda 1 9 1 1 3 3
TOTAL 28 82 9 13 65 17
ANNA (A.-JONESBORO)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Bill Abernathy 6 10 3 4 15 1
Carroll Belcher 4 20 4 5 12 1
Jean Cunningham 1 8 3 3 5 4
Wayne Dusch 0 1 1 2 1 0
Rex English 1 13 0 0 2 2
James Lamer 0 3 3 4 3 4
James Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thomas Peeler 0 1 0 0 0 0
LeRoy Rendleman 0 1 0 0 0 0
Earl Smick 0 1 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 12 58 14 18 38 12
Elgin (H.S.) 12 19 (31) 13 21 (34) -- 65
Anna (A.-Jonesboro) 11 10 (21) 4 13 (17) -- 38
Chicago (South Shore) 39, Rockford (West) 33
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 17, 1944
CHICAGO (SOUTH SHORE)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Howard Erzinger 3 21 1 2 7 1
Carmen Esposito 0 4 2 5 2 3
John Harr 1 15 2 3 4 2
Paul Schnackenberg 7 17 5 7 19 4
Dan Trahey 2 12 3 5 7 1
Leonard Wineburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 13 69 13 22 39 11
ROCKFORD (WEST)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Clarence Anderson 4 12 0 0 8 4
Gerald Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Beatson 1 4 1 2 3 5
James Bogdonas 0 1 0 0 0 3
Dale Bowers 4 19 2 4 10 4
Harry Branca 2 8 0 1 4 5
Charles Marston 0 1 0 0 0 0
Bob O'Donnell 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dale Wilt 1 15 6 7 8 1
TOTAL 12 60 9 14 33 22
Chicago (South Shore) 11 10 (21) 6 12 (18) -- 39
Rockford (West) 11 12 (23) 8 2 (10) -- 33
Champaign (H.S.) 57, Canton 42
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 17, 1944
CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Jim Andrews 2 3 3 4 7 2
Jesse Clements 8 22 0 1 16 1
Jim Cottrell 1 2 0 1 2 1
Steve Craig 3 9 3 4 9 5
Fred Green 1 2 1 2 3 3
Dick Paterson 2 10 1 1 5 4
Don Torrence 0 5 0 0 0 5
Jack Weiss 3 12 9 13 15 3
TOTAL 20 65 17 26 57 24
CANTON
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Bob Grove 2 10 0 2 4 3
Bill Oaks 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aaron Preece 3 14 2 4 8 2
Otto Schumacher 0 0 0 0 0 3
Don Sepich 3 16 2 4 8 5
George Taylor 5 19 1 6 11 3
Tom Zaborac 3 8 5 10 11 3
TOTAL 16 67 10 26 42 19
Champaign (H.S.) 11 8 (19) 20 18 (38) -- 57
Canton 11 15 (26) 2 14 (16) -- 42
Taylorville 51, Kewanee (H.S.) 30
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 17, 1944
TAYLORVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Schultte Bishop 0 5 0 1 0 0
Ronald Bontemps 6 18 1 1 13 4
Dale Brown 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dean Duncan 0 2 0 1 0 2
Don Janssen 1 2 0 0 2 2
Dave Jones 5 9 1 1 11 3
Joe McAdam 0 1 0 0 0 0
John Orr 8 19 4 9 20 0
Charles Reister 0 2 1 1 1 0
Jack Richards 1 1 2 2 4 1
TOTAL 21 60 9 16 51 12
KEWANEE (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Bob Bjurstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Briggs 0 1 0 0 0 0
William Egert 0 2 0 0 0 0
Robert Graves 2 7 3 3 7 3
Gordon Johnson 1 7 0 3 2 1
Bill Moe 6 18 1 2 13 2
Frank Nosalik 1 4 0 0 2 1
Roger Robinson 0 10 1 4 1 2
Ed Tunnicliff 1 8 1 1 3 5
Gene Ziles 1 3 0 1 2 1
TOTAL 12 60 6 14 30 15
Taylorville 19 11 (30) 7 14 (21) -- 51
Kewanee (H.S.) 6 6 (12) 7 11 (18) -- 30
Elgin (H.S.) 48, Chicago (South Shore) 47
Semifinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 18, 1944
ELGIN (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Jack Burmaster 6 15 0 3 12 1
Bill Goedert 0 1 0 1 0 0
Howard Kugath 5 10 0 2 10 1
Tom Parker 0 4 2 2 2 2
Karl Plath 2 11 4 5 8 4
Jim Rager 4 16 0 0 8 4
Sam Sauceda 3 14 2 6 8 2
TOTAL 20 71 8 19 48 14
CHICAGO (SOUTH SHORE)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Grove Carnahan 0 1 0 0 0 0
Howard Erzinger 3 19 1 2 7 2
Carmen Esposito 1 4 2 3 4 1
John Harr 1 8 0 0 2 5
Paul Schnackenberg 7 20 3 3 17 4
Dan Trahey 5 11 7 10 17 4
Leonard Wineburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 17 63 13 18 47 16
Elgin (H.S.) 9 10 (19) 19 10 (29) -- 48
Chicago (South Shore) 15 16 (31) 7 9 (16) -- 47
Taylorville 40, Champaign (H.S.) 36
Semifinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 18, 1944
TAYLORVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Schultte Bishop 3 4 0 1 6 3
Ronald Bontemps 3 14 3 6 9 2
Dean Duncan 0 1 0 1 0 5
Don Janssen 4 12 3 8 11 1
Dave Jones 0 3 4 6 4 4
Joe McAdam 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Orr 5 17 0 1 10 3
TOTAL 15 51 10 23 40 18
CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Jim Andrews 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jesse Clements 0 9 5 9 5 4
Jim Cottrell 1 3 0 0 2 1
Steve Craig 3 7 1 3 7 4
Fred Green 2 5 2 2 6 2
Paul Knudsen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Lewis 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dick Paterson 2 6 0 1 4 3
Don Torrence 3 10 1 2 7 3
Jack Weiss 1 7 3 4 5 3
TOTAL 12 47 12 21 36 21
Taylorville 13 10 (23) 9 8 (17) -- 40
Champaign (H.S.) 9 9 (18) 6 12 (18) -- 36
Chicago (South Shore) 52, Champaign (H.S.) 34
Third Place Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 18, 1944
CHICAGO (SOUTH SHORE)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Howard Erzinger 1 13 1 2 3 1
Carmen Esposito 1 4 1 2 3 0
Jake Fendley 0 0 0 0 0 1
John Harr 4 15 4 8 12 4
Don Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Schnackenberg 8 17 4 6 20 3
William Toomey 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dan Trahey 5 12 4 7 14 1
Leonard Wineburgh 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 19 62 14 25 52 11
CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Jim Andrews 1 4 1 1 3 0
Jesse Clements 4 17 0 1 8 5
Jim Cottrell 0 2 0 0 0 2
Steve Craig 0 5 1 3 1 2
Fred Green 2 6 0 2 4 5
Paul Knudsen 1 6 1 2 3 1
Jack Lewis 0 5 0 0 0 2
Dick Paterson 2 10 1 1 5 1
Don Torrence 4 9 1 3 9 1
Jack Weiss 0 3 1 1 1 5
TOTAL 14 67 6 14 34 24
Chicago (South Shore) 11 13 (24) 16 12 (28) -- 52
Champaign (H.S.) 10 7 (17) 10 7 (17) -- 34
Taylorville 56, Elgin (H.S.) 33
Final Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 18, 1944
TAYLORVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Schultte Bishop 2 8 1 2 5 4
Ronald Bontemps 8 20 2 3 18 1
Dale Brown 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dean Duncan 0 1 1 1 1 1
Don Janssen 1 5 0 1 2 2
Dave Jones 3 9 2 4 8 4
Joe McAdam 0 0 1 1 1 0
John Orr 7 19 3 5 17 2
Charles Reister 2 6 0 1 4 1
Jack Richards 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 23 69 10 18 56 15
ELGIN (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Jack Burmaster 1 4 1 1 3 5
Bill Goedert 0 2 0 0 0 1
Howard Kugath 2 7 1 1 5 1
Bill Myers 0 1 1 1 1 1
Tom Parker 0 1 0 1 0 1
Karl Plath 2 15 2 8 6 4
Jim Rager 1 14 2 2 4 2
Sam Sauceda 4 15 6 7 14 2
TOTAL 10 59 13 21 33 17
Taylorville 8 16 (24) 13 19 (32) -- 56
Elgin (H.S.) 10 9 (19) 10 4 (14) -- 33