March Madness Record Book

1945 Boys Box Scores

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Somonauk 44, Carbondale 35
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 15, 1945

SOMONAUK
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Bob Anderson             0   5   0   2   0  0
Ken Hubbard              0   1   0   0   0  0
Jack Hupp                1   6   1   2   3  3
Donald Jelm              0   2   1   1   1  1
Dean Meyer               3  15   2   6   8  3
Don Prussing             1   3   0   1   2  1
Everett Sampson          7  18   0   0  14  0
Jerry Voss               7  19   2   4  16  4
Dick Westbrook           0   0   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   19  69   6  16  44 12

CARBONDALE
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Bob Brown                1   5   1   1   3  1
Glen Brown               3  14   2   3   8  1
Bill Fraley              2   8   1   4   5  1
Tom Gher                 3   8   0   0   6  0
Byd Grater               2   8   1   1   5  2
Carl Jones               1   5   1   3   3  3
Dean Jones               0   1   0   0   0  0
Erdman Ketring           0   4   0   1   0  0
Bill McIntosh            1   5   1   1   3  1
Roger Russell            1   2   0   0   2  1
TOTAL                   14  60   7  14  35 10

Somonauk                   7 14 (21) 18  5 (23) --   44
Carbondale                 5  5 (10)  8 17 (25) --   35

Champaign (H.S.) 47, Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) 46
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 15, 1945

CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ted Beach                7  14   5   6  19  1
Del Cantrell             0   3   0   0   0  0
Jesse Clements           2  18   4   5   8  4
Pete Fletcher            1   1   0   0   2  0
Earl Harrison            4  14   2   7  10  4
Dick Kelly               2   6   0   3   4  5
Fred Major               1   4   0   2   2  1
John McDermott           0   2   0   1   0  0
Dick Paterson            0   9   2   2   2  1
TOTAL                   17  71  13  26  47 16

BERWYN-CICERO (MORTON)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Richard Bauman           7  12   3   5  17  0
George Cech              0   0   0   1   0  1
Karmen Cusack            1   3   0   0   2  1
Bob Jelinek              2   7   3   3   7  4
Bob Malone               0   0   0   0   0  3
Ferd Nadherny            2   5   3   6   7  4
Ray Roffi                0   9   0   1   0  5
Bob Shaw                 5   6   1   3  11  5
Kenneth Turek            1   1   0   0   2  2
TOTAL                   18  43  10  19  46 25

Champaign (H.S.)          10 10 (20) 11 16 (27) --   47
Berwyn-Cicero (Morton)     9 11 (20) 18  8 (26) --   46

Quincy (Sr.) 46, Springfield (H.S.) 38
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 15, 1945

QUINCY (SR.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Don Bickhaus             1   1   2   2   4  5
Dick Heitholt            5  12   3   4  13  5
Tom Lymenstull           0   0   0   0   0  0
Auris McGee              3  11   1   3   7  4
Keith Straley            1   1   0   0   2  0
Don Stroot               1   1   0   3   2  2
Elvin Tappe              6  18   0   1  12  3
Melvin Tappe             3   6   0   2   6  3
Bob Tostberg             0   0   0   0   0  0
Art Wilson               0   2   0   1   0  1
TOTAL                   20  52   6  16  46 23

SPRINGFIELD (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Gordon "Bud" Chambers    3  11   1   4   7  4
Eugene Estes             4  16   2   7  10  4
Ronald Gibbs             1   2   0   1   2  0
Henry Hahn               0   0   0   0   0  0
Clifford Kurrus          2   3   2   3   6  3
Charles Lee              1  15   1   4   3  3
Bud Luers                0   0   0   0   0  0
Robert Ruff              0   0   2   2   2  0
Jerry Slack              3  19   2   6   8  2
Ray Troxell              0   2   0   1   0  1
TOTAL                   14  68  10  28  38 17

Quincy (Sr.)              16  7 (23)  9 14 (23) --   46
Springfield (H.S.)         8 10 (18) 10 10 (20) --   38

Peoria (H.S.) 38, Flora 36
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 15, 1945

PEORIA (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Bob Baker                1   4   2   2   4  4
Bob Blane                4   7   0   4   8  2
Jack Bond                1   5   3   4   5  4
Gene Koch                1   4   2   3   4  1
Don Page                 0   0   0   0   0  1
Jim Robertson            4  16   0   1   8  2
Dick Weik                3   7   3   8   9  1
TOTAL                   14  43  10  22  38 15

FLORA
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Charles Acuff            0   1   0   1   0  4
Layonel Beck             3   6   0   1   6  4
Melvin Dold              4  16   2   3  10  2
Bob Malinsky             4  15   3   7  11  2
Doug Phillips            1   8   0   1   2  5
Gale Welsh               3  12   1   3   7  2
TOTAL                   15  58   6  16  36 19

Peoria (H.S.)              9 12 (21) 10  7 (17) --   38
Flora                      9 15 (24)  5  7 (12) --   36

Galesburg (H.S.) 45, West Frankfort (Frankfort) 42
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 15, 1945

GALESBURG (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Merle Barstow            9  22   0   2  18  4
Earl Boyd                0   1   0   0   0  0
Jim Evans                2  12   1   4   5  4
Delbert Graham           3  16   1   1   7  2
Bob Johns                0   2   0   2   0  2
George Lundeen           0   0   0   0   0  0
Ray McClure              3  19   1   2   7  0
Bob Williams             4   9   0   0   8  2
TOTAL                   21  81   3  11  45 14

WEST FRANKFORT (FRANKFORT)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Alfred Dartt             0   0   0   0   0  0
Bob Durham               1   2   2   3   4  0
Robert Hughes            2   6   2   3   6  1
Bob Jones                6  18   1   3  13  2
Dick Jones               6  19   2   4  14  4
John Jones               1   4   1   1   3  2
Harvey Null              1   2   0   0   2  2
TOTAL                   17  51   8  14  42 11

Galesburg (H.S.)          10  9 (19) 11 15 (26) --   45
West Frankfort (Frankfor   5 12 (17) 15 10 (25) --   42

Decatur (H.S.) 77, Collinsville 45
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 15, 1945

DECATUR (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Bob Doster              16  37   2   5  34  2
Bob Hoyt                 0   0   1   1   1  0
Tom Krigbaum             2   5   1   1   5  5
John Malerich            1  11   1   1   3  3
Bob Neuendorf            0   0   0   0   0  0
George Riley             9  19   6  10  24  2
Ralph Rutherford         4  18   1   3   9  0
Bob Stauber              0   0   1   1   1  0
TOTAL                   32  90  13  22  77 12

COLLINSVILLE
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ed Bauer                 7  22   0   0  14  1
Jim Cuff                 1   3   0   2   2  2
George Petchulat         1   3   0   0   2  0
John Radosevich          2   1   0   1   4  5
Charles Ray              4  14   0   2   8  5
Claude Schildknecht      3   8   3   4   9  1
Don Ungerott             0   1   1   1   1  1
Frank Ungerott           0   3   1   1   1  2
Rufus Woodring           1   3   2   3   4  5
TOTAL                   19  58   7  14  45 22

Decatur (H.S.)            20 17 (37) 21 19 (40) --   77
Collinsville               9 13 (22) 13 10 (23) --   45

Elgin (H.S.) 44, Rockford (East) 39
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 15, 1945

ELGIN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Charles Becker           0   9   4   8   4  3
Russ Geldmacher          3   4   1   1   7  2
Walter Graf              4  11   3   5  11  3
Joe Konitski             1   7   4   4   6  1
Charles Orban            0   1   0   0   0  0
Tom Parker               6  14   4   5  16  1
TOTAL                   14  46  16  23  44 10

ROCKFORD (EAST)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Bill Erickson            4  17   1   2   9  1
Roger Fitzpatrick        1   9   0   4   2  1
Fletcher Johnson         3  11   3   3   9  2
Charles Lindgren         8  19   0   0  16  5
Louis Proctor            1   2   0   1   2  5
Dick Schotten            0   0   0   0   0  0
Raymond Schultz          0   0   0   0   0  1
Lloyd Ward               0   4   1   2   1  3
TOTAL                   17  62   5  12  39 18

Elgin (H.S.)               9 15 (24) 10 10 (20) --   44
Rockford (East)            6 10 (16) 17  6 (23) --   39

Moline (H.S.) 35, Chicago (Senn) 32
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 15, 1945

MOLINE (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
George Anderson          0   6   0   0   0  1
Bob Holmgren             0   0   0   0   0  0
Dwight Humphrey          6  24   0   0  12  4
Ed Jawoisz               4  14   4   7  12  0
Gene Larson              0   0   0   0   0  1
Ken Pauly                4  10   2   3  10  2
Robert Ryser             0   6   1   1   1  2
TOTAL                   14  60   7  11  35 10

CHICAGO (SENN)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Roy Baskin               2   9   0   0   4  1
Hans Bauer               0   0   0   0   0  1
Bobby David              3  11   1   2   7  0
Frank Murphy             2  10   1   2   5  1
Leonard Pearson          0   4   0   0   0  1
Frank Walters            4  11   0   1   8  3
Jack Wulf                1  10   6   7   8  3
James Zwack              0   1   0   1   0  0
TOTAL                   12  56   8  13  32 10

Moline (H.S.)             14  2 (16) 10  9 (19) --   35
Chicago (Senn)             7  7 (14)  9  9 (18) --   32

Champaign (H.S.) 77, Somonauk 28
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 16, 1945

CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ted Beach                7  13   0   2  14  4
Jesse Clements           4  16   0   2   8  4
Pete Fletcher            1   4   0   0   2  2
Earl Harrison            6  13   3   4  15  4
Dick Kelly               6  16   4   9  16  1
Fred Major               2   6   1   2   5  0
Dick Paterson            7  19   3   5  17  2
TOTAL                   33  87  11  24  77 17

SOMONAUK
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Bob Anderson             2   4   1   1   5  2
Bob Breunig              0   0   0   0   0  0
Ken Hubbard              0   3   0   0   0  1
Jack Hupp                0   1   1   2   1  1
Donald Jelm              1   3   0   0   2  0
Dean Meyer               2   9   5   8   9  0
Don Prussing             1   5   0   0   2  4
Everett Sampson          1   8   0   1   2  5
Jerry Voss               3  12   1   4   7  5
Dick Westbrook           0   0   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   10  45   8  16  28 18

Champaign (H.S.)          24 19 (43) 17 17 (34) --   77
Somonauk                  10 13 (23)  2  3 ( 5) --   28

Quincy (Sr.) 54, Peoria (H.S.) 46
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 16, 1945

QUINCY (SR.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Don Bickhaus             8  23   1   5  17  0
Dick Heitholt            8  20   5   7  21  1
Tom Lymenstull           0   0   0   0   0  0
Auris McGee              4  16   2   4  10  4
Keith Straley            0   0   0   0   0  0
Don Stroot               1   2   0   0   2  0
Elvin Tappe              1  12   1   1   3  3
Melvin Tappe             0   2   1   2   1  2
Bob Tostberg             0   0   0   1   0  2
Art Wilson               0   1   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   22  76  10  20  54 12

PEORIA (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Bob Baker                1   7   2   2   4  2
Bob Blane                3  18   4   6  10  5
Jack Bond                0   1   1   2   1  3
Eddie Corzine            1   1   0   0   2  1
Gene Koch                1   6   0   0   2  2
Don Page                 0   2   0   0   0  2
Jim Robertson            6  13   2   3  14  5
Joe Stewart              0   1   0   0   0  0
Dick Weik                6  15   0   1  12  4
Cliff Young              0   0   1   1   1  0
TOTAL                   18  64  10  15  46 24

Quincy (Sr.)              17 10 (27) 14 13 (27) --   54
Peoria (H.S.)             12 14 (26)  7 13 (20) --   46

Decatur (H.S.) 73, Galesburg (H.S.) 72 (OT)
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 16, 1945

DECATUR (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Bob Doster               8  13   1   1  17  3
Bob Hoyt                 0   1   0   0   0  1
Tom Krigbaum             0   0   0   1   0  3
John Malerich            5  12   1   1  11  2
Bob Neuendorf            0   1   1   1   1  3
George Riley            13  21   4   8  30  3
Ralph Rutherford         5  18   4   7  14  3
TOTAL                   31  66  11  19  73 18

GALESBURG (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Merle Barstow            9  21   2   6  20  4
Earl Boyd                1   2   0   0   2  0
Jim Evans                7  21   2   4  16  1
Delbert Graham           8  22   4   4  20  2
Lloyd Hawkinson          0   0   0   0   0  0
Bob Johns                0   0   0   0   0  0
Ray McClure              3  16   6   8  12  3
Bob Williams             1   8   0   2   2  5
TOTAL                   29  90  14  24  72 15

Decatur (H.S.)            12 28 (40) 14 12 (26)  7 --   73
Galesburg (H.S.)          21 18 (39) 16 11 (27)  6 --   72

Moline (H.S.) 41, Elgin (H.S.) 39
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 16, 1945

MOLINE (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
George Anderson          2   8   0   0   4  1
Bernard Beckman          0   1   2   2   2  4
Dwight Humphrey          8  32   6   7  22  2
Ed Jawoisz               2   7   1   2   5  5
Gene Larson              0   0   0   0   0  0
Ken Pauly                1   5   1   2   3  0
Robert Ryser             2   8   1   2   5  2
TOTAL                   15  61  11  15  41 14

ELGIN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Charles Becker           1   6   0   0   2  2
Russ Geldmacher          0   9   4   6   4  2
Walter Graf              6  11   1   1  13  5
Joe Konitski             3   8   0   0   6  1
Charles Orban            0   3   0   1   0  1
Tom Parker               5  18   4   5  14  2
TOTAL                   15  55   9  13  39 13

Moline (H.S.)             10 10 (20)  7 14 (21) --   41
Elgin (H.S.)              10  8 (18) 16  5 (21) --   39

Champaign (H.S.) 50, Quincy (Sr.) 32
Semifinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 17, 1945

CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ted Beach                7  14   2   2  16  1
Jesse Clements           4   9   6   8  14  3
Pete Fletcher            0   2   0   1   0  3
Earl Harrison            4   7   0   0   8  3
Dick Kelly               1   5   2   5   4  1
Fred Major               0   3   0   0   0  2
Dick Paterson            3   9   2   3   8  2
TOTAL                   19  49  12  19  50 15

QUINCY (SR.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Don Bickhaus             4  13   0   1   8  4
Dick Heitholt            3  12   2   2   8  0
Tom Lymenstull           0   0   0   0   0  0
Auris McGee              5  11   3   9  13  1
Keith Straley            0   0   0   0   0  0
Don Stroot               0   0   0   0   0  0
Elvin Tappe              1   5   0   1   2  2
Melvin Tappe             0   2   0   0   0  0
Bob Tostberg             0   0   1   1   1  1
Art Wilson               0   0   0   0   0  1
TOTAL                   13  43   6  14  32  9

Champaign (H.S.)          16 12 (28) 12 10 (22) --   50
Quincy (Sr.)               5 11 (16)  9  7 (16) --   32

Decatur (H.S.) 62, Moline (H.S.) 46
Semifinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 17, 1945

DECATUR (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
James Arnold             0   0   0   0   0  0
Bob Doster              11  29   5   7  27  2
Bob Hoyt                 0   3   0   0   0  1
Tom Krigbaum             1   4   0   3   2  2
Robert Kurek             0   0   0   1   0  0
John Malerich            2   3   0   1   4  3
Bob Neuendorf            0   0   1   1   1  1
George Riley            10  18   3   4  23  4
Ralph Rutherford         1   8   3   5   5  1
Bob Stauber              0   0   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   25  65  12  22  62 14

MOLINE (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
George Anderson          0   2   0   1   0  2
Bernard Beckman          0   1   2   3   2  3
Bob Holmgren             0   0   0   0   0  1
Dwight Humphrey          4  24   4   4  12  1
Ed Jawoisz               6  18   2   3  14  5
John Kakavas             0   0   0   0   0  0
Gene Larson              0   1   0   1   0  2
Ken Pauly                3   9   3   5   9  1
Doren Russler            0   0   0   0   0  0
Robert Ryser             3   7   3   3   9  3
TOTAL                   16  62  14  20  46 18

Decatur (H.S.)            23  9 (32) 19 11 (30) --   62
Moline (H.S.)             13 10 (23) 17  6 (23) --   46

Quincy (Sr.) 49, Moline (H.S.) 47
Third Place Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 17, 1945

QUINCY (SR.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Don Bickhaus             5  13   4   6  14  2
Dick Heitholt            6  21   6   8  18  3
Auris McGee              4  18   1   2   9  3
Don Stroot               0   0   0   0   0  0
Elvin Tappe              0   2   0   1   0  2
Melvin Tappe             3   8   1   1   7  4
Bob Tostberg             0   1   1   2   1  1
Art Wilson               0   0   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   18  63  13  20  49 15

MOLINE (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
George Anderson          1   4   0   2   2  3
Bernard Beckman          1   3   0   1   2  3
Bob Holmgren             1   5   0   1   2  1
Dwight Humphrey          7  23   3   7  17  2
Ed Jawoisz               6  12   4   6  16  5
Gene Larson              0   0   0   0   0  0
Ken Pauly                3   9   1   2   7  4
Robert Ryser             0   3   1   1   1  1
TOTAL                   19  59   9  20  47 19

Quincy (Sr.)              17  8 (25) 10 14 (24) --   49
Moline (H.S.)             14 11 (25) 14  8 (22) --   47

Decatur (H.S.) 62, Champaign (H.S.) 54
Final Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 17, 1945

DECATUR (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
James Arnold             0   0   0   0   0  0
Bob Doster               6  16   6   9  18  3
Bob Hoyt                 0   0   0   1   0  0
Tom Krigbaum             0   3   2   5   2  4
Robert Kurek             0   1   0   0   0  0
John Malerich            5  17   4   6  14  1
Bob Neuendorf            0   4   1   1   1  1
George Riley             8  23   0   1  16  5
Ralph Rutherford         5  10   1   2  11  3
Bob Stauber              0   0   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   24  74  14  25  62 17

CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ted Beach                5  14   3   3  13  1
Jesse Clements           9  19   1   1  19  2
Jim Cottrell             0   1   0   0   0  2
Pete Fletcher            1   1   1   2   3  1
Earl Harrison            1   5   1   1   3  4
Dick Kelly               2   6   4   6   8  3
Fred Major               0   0   2   3   2  2
Dick Paterson            3  12   0   0   6  5
TOTAL                   21  58  12  16  54 20

Decatur (H.S.)            14 12 (26) 17 19 (36) --   62
Champaign (H.S.)           9 10 (19) 16 19 (35) --   54