March Madness Record Book

1946 Boys Box Scores

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Decatur (H.S.) 59, Pana (H.S.) 41
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 14, 1946

DECATUR (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
James Arnold             6  12   2   3  14  4
Dale Bangert             0   0   0   0   0  0
Roger Brady              0   0   0   0   0  0
Don Galka                4  16   2   5  10  2
Bob Hoyt                 0   2   1   1   1  1
Robert Kurek             2   7   0   1   4  5
Don Lawson               0   0   0   0   0  0
Bob Neuendorf            5   9   9  14  19  1
Kenneth Schroeder        3  10   5   6  11  3
William Tomlinson        0   0   0   0   0  1
TOTAL                   20  56  19  30  59 17

PANA (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Reynold Alde             0   5   2   3   2  2
Arol Amling              2  10   0   0   4  4
Robert Carlier           4   7   0   2   8  1
Ronnie Hinton            0   1   0   3   0  1
Dean Miles               2   4   2   2   6  3
John Preihs              2   3   0   0   4  3
Carl Scholz              2   4   1   2   5  3
Lyle Shallenberger       1   5   1   1   3  2
Wayne Siegert            2   7   2   3   6  4
Larry Spannagel          1   9   1   6   3  3
TOTAL                   16  55   9  22  41 26

Decatur (H.S.)            16 19 (35) 13 11 (24) --   59
Pana (H.S.)               13 11 (24)  9  8 (17) --   41

Dundee 56, Quincy (Sr.) 49
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 14, 1946

DUNDEE
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Edwin Ahrens             3   5   1   1   7  0
William Dobler           4  14   2   3  10  3
Charles Grover          10  19   4   6  24  1
Robert Rynders           2   8   1   4   5  3
Edward Unruh             3  11   4   4  10  3
TOTAL                   22  57  12  18  56 10

QUINCY (SR.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
John Fish                0   0   0   0   0  1
Tom Lymenstull           2   5   1   1   5  3
Bill McCleery            3  11   0   0   6  3
Don Stroot              10  18   3   7  23  3
Bob Tostberg             4   9   1   2   9  3
Art Wilson               2   8   2   3   6  5
TOTAL                   21  51   7  13  49 18

Dundee                    11 15 (26) 20 10 (30) --   56
Quincy (Sr.)               6 18 (24) 16  9 (25) --   49

Centralia 50, Kewanee (H.S.) 36
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 14, 1946

CENTRALIA
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Colin Anderson           3  23   3   4   9  2
Arnold Gluck             4  14   1   2   9  1
Don Griffin              0   0   0   0   0  0
Bob Klosterman           0   0   0   0   0  0
Ken McBride              4  10   3   6  11  2
Charles Oland            0   4   3   3   3  0
Harold Rush              5  10   3   4  13  3
Fred Schlichtman         0   0   1   1   1  0
Don Schnake              1   4   2   4   4  4
John Wilson              0   0   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   17  65  16  24  50 12

KEWANEE (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Harold Erickson          2   8   2   2   6  2
Keith Follett            2  12   0   1   4  1
Don Larson               0   2   0   0   0  0
Adam Lazar               3   9   3   5   9  5
Eugene Nass              2  11   1   3   5  5
Marty O'Connor           4  20   2   3  10  2
Bill Walton              0   5   0   0   0  4
Gola Waters              1   3   0   0   2  3
TOTAL                   14  70   8  14  36 22

Centralia                  9 11 (20) 10 20 (30) --   50
Kewanee (H.S.)            10 10 (20) 12  4 (16) --   36

Robinson 47, Pontiac 44
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 14, 1946

ROBINSON
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Bob Allison              3  12   1   4   7  3
Robert Heath             3   9   0   0   6  1
Harry Hedden             5  11   2   3  12  4
Vaughn Kaley             1   3   0   0   2  2
Dick Loughery            0   2   2   2   2  2
Rex Sebastian            5  15   2   3  12  2
Buster Stevens           2  11   2   6   6  1
TOTAL                   19  63   9  18  47 15

PONTIAC
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
John Bashore             0   0   0   0   0  0
John Donnell             1   3   0   1   2  1
Francis Ferguson         0   0   0   0   0  0
Dwaine Harding           6   9   1   2  13  3
Richard Herwig           0   0   0   0   0  0
Charles Klein            2   6   1   3   5  3
Al Meng                  1   2   4   4   6  5
Charles Studley          3  10   0   2   6  4
Byron Wilhoite           3  17   6   7  12  3
TOTAL                   16  47  12  19  44 19

Robinson                  11  6 (17) 18 12 (30) --   47
Pontiac                    9 11 (20) 14 10 (24) --   44

Rockford (East) 74, Chicago (Tilden) 53
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 14, 1946

ROCKFORD (EAST)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Vic Benhoff              4   9   2   2  10  1
Dick Brogren             0   1   3   4   3  1
LaVerne Clauson          0   1   0   0   0  0
Bill Erickson           10  21   2   2  22  4
Karl Erickson            6  12   3   4  15  2
Roger Johnson            0   5   0   0   0  3
Roger Mohns              1   2   0   0   2  0
Louis Proctor            9  24   2   2  20  4
Charles Syracuse         1   1   0   0   2  1
TOTAL                   31  76  12  14  74 16

CHICAGO (TILDEN)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
John Bedalow             6  14   4   6  16  1
Frank Broda              1   3   0   0   2  1
Joseph Depeder           0   5   0   0   0  4
Michael Gurgone          1  15   2   4   4  1
Nicholas Kladis          3  13   5   6  11  3
Edward Maracich          8  22   4   5  20  1
TOTAL                   19  72  15  21  53 11

Rockford (East)           19 25 (44) 15 15 (30) --   74
Chicago (Tilden)          15 10 (25) 11 17 (28) --   53

Collinsville 50, Springfield (Cathedral) 28
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 14, 1946

COLLINSVILLE
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ed Bauer                10  22   1   4  21  2
Sam Miranda              0   0   1   1   1  0
Joe Ossola               1   8   5   6   7  3
Frank Pitol              3   8   2   5   8  3
James Ray                0   0   0   0   0  0
Fred Simon               0   3   3   4   3  0
Don Ungerott             1   7   6  10   8  3
Frank Ungerott           0   5   1   4   1  2
Bert Weber               0   0   0   0   0  0
Richard Welle            0   0   1   1   1  2
TOTAL                   15  53  20  35  50 15

SPRINGFIELD (CATHEDRAL)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
James Flannigan          2  11   0   0   4  5
Roy Gillespie            3   8   1   1   7  4
John Grady               0   0   0   2   0  0
Clifford Langenfeld      0   3   0   2   0  5
Robert Londrigan         2  10   0   1   4  5
James Nelson             0   1   0   0   0  2
Louis Oldani             0   1   0   1   0  1
Charles Reid             0   0   0   0   0  3
Barry Scanlon            2   4   4   5   8  3
Patrick Wright           2   8   1   1   5  0
TOTAL                   11  46   6  13  28 28

Collinsville               5 17 (22) 10 18 (28) --   50
Springfield (Cathedral)    7  7 (14)  9  5 (14) --   28

Marion (H.S.) 42, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 38 (OT)
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 14, 1946

MARION (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Bill Buckner             0   4   2   3   2  3
Robert Connell           2   7   0   1   4  5
John Goss                3   9   3   6   9  2
Floyd Hill               1   5   1   2   3  0
Benton Odum              7  24   6   7  20  2
Jack Riddle              2   4   0   1   4  2
TOTAL                   15  53  12  20  42 14

CALUMET CITY (THORNTON FRACTIONAL)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Norman Creviston         3  12   1   2   7  4
Rudy Horvatich           5  15   2   3  12  3
Robert Kickert           0   0   0   0   0  0
August Ollrich           3  14   0   2   6  0
Robert Shepherd          3   6   1   3   7  5
Tom Stokes               1   6   2   4   4  4
James Van Osten          1   2   0   1   2  1
TOTAL                   16  55   6  15  38 17

Marion (H.S.)              8 12 (20) 10  8 (18)  4 --   42
Calumet City (Thornton F   5  9 (14) 11 13 (24)  0 --   38

Champaign (H.S.) 49, Galesburg (H.S.) 40
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 14, 1946

CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ted Beach                5  14   0   2  10  4
Bobby Clark              0   3   0   0   0  1
Jim Cottrell             1   8   3   7   5  4
Rodney Fletcher          4   8   2   4  10  5
Earl Harrison            5  11   1   1  11  3
Bill Johnston            0   2   0   0   0  2
Fred Major               3   6   3   4   9  4
John McDermott           2   9   0   2   4  1
Dick Petry               0   0   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   20  61   9  20  49 24

GALESBURG (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Merle Barstow            5  19   2   5  12  3
Lloyd Hawkinson          2   7   4  10   8  1
Bob Johns                3   9   2   5   8  5
Kenneth Lundeen          3   9   1   3   7  3
Jerry McCoy              1   5   1   3   3  3
Pat Wilkinson            1   2   0   0   2  1
TOTAL                   15  51  10  26  40 16

Champaign (H.S.)          13  8 (21) 19  9 (28) --   49
Galesburg (H.S.)          14  7 (21)  7 12 (19) --   40

Dundee 55, Decatur (H.S.) 48
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 15, 1946

DUNDEE
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Edwin Ahrens             3   4   3   3   9  2
William Dobler           2  11   3   5   7  4
Clarence Ebel            0   2   0   0   0  0
Charles Grover           6  17   5   6  17  3
LaVerne Page             0   1   2   2   2  0
Robert Rynders           3   8   1   2   7  5
Edward Unruh             6  15   1   3  13  5
TOTAL                   20  58  15  21  55 19

DECATUR (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
James Arnold             3   9   3   4   9  2
Don Galka                3  17   1   1   7  4
Bob Hoyt                 0   1   0   0   0  1
Robert Kurek             2   9   3   3   7  3
Bob Neuendorf            6  13   3   7  15  3
Kenneth Schroeder        2   7   4   4   8  3
William Tomlinson        1   3   0   0   2  1
TOTAL                   17  59  14  19  48 17

Dundee                    14 17 (31) 16  8 (24) --   55
Decatur (H.S.)             5 14 (19) 13 16 (29) --   48

Centralia 63, Robinson 50
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 15, 1946

CENTRALIA
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Colin Anderson           9  19   6   8  24  3
Arnold Gluck             0   0   0   0   0  0
Ken McBride              3  11   3   6   9  3
Charles Oland            7  12   3   3  17  1
Harold Rush              2  10   1   2   5  3
Don Schnake              4   8   0   1   8  2
TOTAL                   25  60  13  20  63 12

ROBINSON
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Bob Allison              6  19   3   5  15  1
Dick Heath               0   0   0   0   0  0
Robert Heath             1   4   0   0   2  3
Harry Hedden             2  12   1   1   5  1
Vaughn Kaley             0   2   0   0   0  2
Dick Loughery            2   9   1   2   5  2
Rex Sebastian           10  27   3   4  23  1
Marvin Smith             0   0   0   0   0  1
Buster Stevens           0   5   0   1   0  4
Jack Woodward            0   0   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   21  78   8  13  50 15

Centralia                 18 20 (38) 11 14 (25) --   63
Robinson                  13 20 (33)  6 11 (17) --   50

Rockford (East) 43, Collinsville 37
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 15, 1946

ROCKFORD (EAST)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Vic Benhoff              0   5   2   2   2  4
Bill Erickson            1   9   3   4   5  4
Karl Erickson            4   7   3   4  11  5
Roger Johnson            1   3   1   1   3  1
Louis Proctor            7  18   7  10  21  2
Charles Syracuse         0   2   1   2   1  2
TOTAL                   13  44  17  23  43 18

COLLINSVILLE
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ed Bauer                 8  21   2   4  18  5
Sam Miranda              0   0   0   0   0  0
Joe Ossola               0   0   0   0   0  5
Frank Pitol              0   2   0   1   0  5
Fred Simon               1   1   0   0   2  1
Don Ungerott             2  10   3   5   7  4
Frank Ungerott           2   6   5   8   9  2
Richard Welle            0   2   1   1   1  0
TOTAL                   13  42  11  19  37 22

Rockford (East)           12 14 (26) 13  4 (17) --   43
Collinsville              16  6 (22)  7  8 (15) --   37

Champaign (H.S.) 55, Marion (H.S.) 43
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 15, 1946

CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ted Beach                7  18   1   1  15  0
Bobby Clark              0   2   0   0   0  0
Jim Cottrell             1   5   3   4   5  2
Rodney Fletcher          6   8   2   4  14  4
Earl Harrison            6  17   1   4  13  3
Bill Johnston            0   3   0   0   0  1
Kirby Knox               1   2   0   0   2  0
Fred Major               1   4   1   2   3  3
John McDermott           1   3   1   1   3  3
Dick Petry               0   1   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   23  63   9  16  55 16

MARION (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Charles Broderick        0   0   0   0   0  0
Bill Buckner             0   2   2   2   2  3
Maurice Colson           0   1   0   0   0  0
Jack Connell             0   0   0   0   0  0
Robert Connell           4  15   4   5  12  3
John Goss                2   8   0   0   4  0
Floyd Hill               1   5   0   0   2  2
Benton Odum              8  27   3   6  19  5
Jack Riddle              1   3   0   1   2  4
Jim Starbuck             1   1   0   0   2  0
TOTAL                   17  62   9  14  43 17

Champaign (H.S.)          18 15 (33) 11 11 (22) --   55
Marion (H.S.)              7 15 (22) 10 11 (21) --   43

Centralia 45, Dundee 44 (OT)
Semifinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 16, 1946

CENTRALIA
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Colin Anderson           4  17   4   6  12  3
Arnold Gluck             0   7   7   8   7  2
Ken McBride              4  19   1   3   9  4
Charles Oland            3   7   2   2   8  5
Harold Rush              3  10   3   5   9  2
Don Schnake              0   7   0   1   0  1
TOTAL                   14  67  17  25  45 17

DUNDEE
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Edwin Ahrens             1   6   1   2   3  3
William Dobler           4  21   1   1   9  4
Charles Grover           8  19   3   5  19  3
LaVerne Page             0   2   1   1   1  2
Robert Rynders           1   5   1   3   3  5
Edward Unruh             4  10   1   4   9  4
TOTAL                   18  63   8  16  44 21

Centralia                 12 12 (24) 10 10 (20)  1 --   45
Dundee                    10  1 (11) 18 15 (33)  0 --   44

Champaign (H.S.) 53, Rockford (East) 47
Semifinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 16, 1946

CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ted Beach                9  18   6   7  24  2
Bobby Clark              0   0   0   0   0  0
Jim Cottrell             4   9   2   4  10  3
Rodney Fletcher          0   7   1   1   1  5
Earl Harrison            3  11   2   2   8  3
Bill Johnston            0   3   1   1   1  2
Fred Major               1   3   0   0   2  5
John McDermott           2   7   3   4   7  4
TOTAL                   19  58  15  19  53 24

ROCKFORD (EAST)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Robert Anderson          0   1   0   0   0  1
Vic Benhoff              2   5   1   2   5  3
Dick Brogren             0   0   1   1   1  1
Bill Erickson            3  10   1   2   7  0
Karl Erickson            2   5   5   6   9  5
Roger Johnson            0   2   2   4   2  3
Louis Proctor            8  13   7  11  23  2
Charles Syracuse         0   1   0   0   0  1
TOTAL                   15  37  17  26  47 16

Champaign (H.S.)          11 13 (24) 18 11 (29) --   53
Rockford (East)           12 10 (22) 13 12 (25) --   47

Dundee 59, Rockford (East) 53
Third Place Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 16, 1946

DUNDEE
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Edwin Ahrens             2   3   0   1   4  3
William Dobler           6  17   2   4  14  2
Clarence Ebel            0   0   0   0   0  0
Charles Grover           5   9   4   7  14  2
LaVerne Page             3   4   0   0   6  1
Nick Parrucci            0   0   0   0   0  0
Robert Rynders           5  11   1   4  11  4
Donald Schuberg          0   0   0   0   0  0
James Schuldt            0   0   0   0   0  0
Edward Unruh             5   9   0   0  10  5
TOTAL                   26  53   7  16  59 17

ROCKFORD (EAST)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Robert Anderson          0   0   0   0   0  0
Vic Benhoff              1   6   0   3   2  0
Dick Brogren             0   0   0   0   0  1
LaVerne Clauson          0   0   0   0   0  0
Bill Erickson            9  21   3   5  21  4
Karl Erickson            0   5   4   4   4  5
Roger Johnson            2   2   0   0   4  3
Owens                    0   0   0   0   0  0
Louis Proctor            7  27   8  12  22  4
Charles Syracuse         0   0   0   0   0  1
TOTAL                   19  61  15  24  53 18

Dundee                    19 18 (37) 19  3 (22) --   59
Rockford (East)           22 15 (37) 13  3 (16) --   53

Champaign (H.S.) 54, Centralia 48
Final Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 16, 1946

CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ted Beach                9  15   4   4  22  1
Jim Cottrell             6  11   2   2  14  5
Rodney Fletcher          3   6   0   1   6  3
Earl Harrison            3  10   0   1   6  2
Bill Johnston            0   0   0   0   0  0
Fred Major               0   5   1   1   1  1
John McDermott           2   3   1   4   5  1
TOTAL                   23  50   8  13  54 13

CENTRALIA
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Colin Anderson           7  24   0   1  14  1
Ken McBride              2  14   2   3   6  4
Charles Oland            3  11   1   1   7  1
Harold Rush              4  11   7   7  15  2
Don Schnake              3   7   0   1   6  3
TOTAL                   19  67  10  13  48 11

Champaign (H.S.)           7 16 (23) 13 18 (31) --   54
Centralia                  8  5 (13) 11 24 (35) --   48