March Madness Record Book
1949 Boys Box Scores
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Decatur (H.S.) 82, Pittsfield 48
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 17, 1949
DECATUR (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Alan Anderson 6 15 2 3 14 1
Bill Bertsch 1 1 0 0 2 1
Charles Cox 0 1 0 0 0 1
Don Dare 8 11 1 2 17 3
Don Ferral 7 9 1 6 15 3
James Foster 1 2 0 0 2 0
Loren Longbons 0 0 0 0 0 2
Karl Meurlot 6 10 1 4 13 3
Jim Olivero 0 0 1 1 1 0
Dave Richardson 6 13 6 7 18 5
TOTAL 35 62 12 23 82 19
PITTSFIELD
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Donald Beard 1 4 0 1 2 1
James Collver 1 3 2 2 4 0
Robert Dell 5 14 2 3 12 5
Charles Huntleigh 0 0 0 0 0 1
Richard Lacy 0 5 0 0 0 2
Robert Niebur 2 6 2 2 6 3
Robert Sidwell 0 0 0 0 0 3
Robert Voshall 1 5 2 5 4 3
John Williams 1 2 0 0 2 1
Richard Zimmerman 6 19 6 10 18 3
TOTAL 17 58 14 23 48 22
Decatur (H.S.) 21 23 (44) 21 17 (38) -- 82
Pittsfield 10 11 (21) 13 14 (27) -- 48
Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 54, Johnston City 52
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 17, 1949
MT. VERNON (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Bobby Brown 0 0 1 1 1 0
Max Hooper 5 17 4 7 14 5
Eddie King 1 7 2 4 4 2
Bobby Lee 5 17 7 8 17 3
Wiley Mays 0 2 1 3 1 1
Walt Moore 3 9 5 5 11 1
John Riley 3 9 0 1 6 5
TOTAL 17 61 20 29 54 17
JOHNSTON CITY
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Earl Daugherty 0 0 0 0 0 1
Charles Davies 3 10 2 3 8 5
Americo Francescon 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ronald Hall 0 2 1 1 1 5
Robert Hubbard 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merrill Owens 1 7 1 3 3 4
Armondo Re 1 2 0 0 2 5
James Truran 7 13 5 5 19 2
Jack Williams 7 11 5 7 19 5
TOTAL 19 45 14 19 52 28
Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 12 13 (25) 11 18 (29) -- 54
Johnston City 9 9 (18) 13 21 (34) -- 52
Chicago (Tilden) 68, Oneida (ROVA) 41
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 17, 1949
CHICAGO (TILDEN)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Bill Bandemier 1 3 4 4 6 1
Art Grundberg 1 13 1 3 3 2
Johnny Kerr 8 24 3 7 19 2
George Macuga 10 19 2 3 22 2
Mike Matkovich 0 1 2 3 2 1
Donald Rose 4 17 8 8 16 3
John Woznicka 0 1 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 24 78 20 28 68 11
ONEIDA (ROVA)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
James Asplund 3 15 2 2 8 3
Robert Heflin 0 0 1 1 1 2
William Holcomb 3 7 1 1 7 5
Robert Johnson 0 0 0 1 0 1
Clark Main 0 6 0 0 0 2
Harley Pearson 0 6 0 1 0 2
Dale Peterson 0 0 0 0 0 0
James Quanstrom 0 2 0 0 0 0
Robert Seiler 5 11 2 5 12 4
Dean Truelove 5 20 3 3 13 0
TOTAL 16 67 9 14 41 19
Chicago (Tilden) 18 14 (32) 15 21 (36) -- 68
Oneida (ROVA) 11 10 (21) 7 13 (20) -- 41
Aurora (West) 45, Elgin (H.S.) 42
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 17, 1949
AURORA (WEST)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
John Biever 11 25 4 5 26 3
Robert Carney 1 1 2 2 4 1
Jerry Ellis 2 8 5 6 9 3
Dan McClaskey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frank Smith 2 5 0 0 4 1
Robert Strong 0 1 2 2 2 1
TOTAL 16 40 13 15 45 9
ELGIN (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Dick Estergard 0 0 0 1 0 0
Carver Leach 2 10 2 2 6 5
Steve Pearsall 0 0 0 0 0 5
Bob Peterson 5 25 2 4 12 2
Richard Schrieber 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ralph Sherwood 0 1 0 0 0 0
Bob Survant 10 20 0 2 20 3
Jay Survant 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morris Svendsen 0 8 0 2 0 5
Ron Weisner 2 6 0 0 4 3
TOTAL 19 70 4 11 42 24
Aurora (West) 6 12 (18) 14 13 (27) -- 45
Elgin (H.S.) 7 9 (16) 14 12 (26) -- 42
Moline (H.S.) 64, Rockford (West) 38
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 17, 1949
MOLINE (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Austin Duke 0 0 1 1 1 2
Robert Gordon 4 17 2 2 10 0
Ronnie Hicks 1 5 0 2 2 2
George Hoke 2 3 0 0 4 0
James Kettler 1 1 0 1 2 1
Gene Larson 1 7 6 7 8 3
Ralph Masengarb 1 6 0 2 2 3
Kenneth Moore 8 19 3 5 19 2
Duane Sandler 4 8 2 3 10 4
Al Shipley 2 4 2 2 6 1
TOTAL 24 70 16 25 64 18
ROCKFORD (WEST)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
James Allen 1 8 1 2 3 1
Charles Blanck 1 5 1 1 3 5
Dave Caskey 1 3 0 0 2 2
Millard Countryman 0 7 2 3 2 4
Jack Driscoll 3 9 2 5 8 3
Harold Eastwood 0 5 2 2 2 0
Richard Gleichman 1 4 1 2 3 1
Richard Kohlhagen 1 3 0 2 2 0
John Neilsen 1 4 2 2 4 2
Neil Santee 2 14 5 6 9 4
TOTAL 11 62 16 25 38 22
Moline (H.S.) 13 14 (27) 15 22 (37) -- 64
Rockford (West) 6 12 (18) 5 15 (20) -- 38
Nashville 43, Ottawa (Twp.) 39
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 17, 1949
NASHVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Alan Brandt 4 11 0 0 8 1
Truman Brandt 1 9 1 1 3 0
Robert Kimpling 6 27 1 1 13 3
Walter Novak 6 10 1 3 13 1
Jeff Schroeder 2 13 2 3 6 0
TOTAL 19 70 5 8 43 5
OTTAWA (TWP.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Maclay Armstrong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Herbert Heiss 1 4 0 2 2 5
Calvin Johnson 4 13 2 2 10 0
Albert Law 2 6 1 1 5 1
Richard Ortiz 4 16 0 1 8 3
Eugene Zuccarini 7 24 0 0 14 2
TOTAL 18 63 3 6 39 11
Nashville 7 11 (18) 9 16 (25) -- 43
Ottawa (Twp.) 9 10 (19) 10 10 (20) -- 39
Pekin 60, Robinson 52
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 17, 1949
PEKIN
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Garry Kinder 0 0 0 1 0 0
William Nelson 2 7 5 7 9 3
Harry Pollman 0 1 0 0 0 1
Herb Raab 1 4 2 3 4 4
Robert Rudolph 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dave Skillman 2 7 0 1 4 4
Pete Vetter 6 14 5 9 17 4
Robert Watson 11 20 4 5 26 3
TOTAL 22 53 16 26 60 20
ROBINSON
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Thomas Abels 7 21 1 2 15 4
Jack Chamblin 0 6 0 3 0 4
Robert Cochran 0 0 0 0 0 3
Lyle Daugherty 1 3 0 0 2 4
Dick Heath 2 11 3 4 7 5
Harold Meeks 7 17 4 9 18 3
Joseph Siler 0 0 0 0 0 5
Don Smith 5 15 0 0 10 5
TOTAL 22 73 8 18 52 33
Pekin 14 13 (27) 16 17 (33) -- 60
Robinson 11 15 (26) 13 13 (26) -- 52
Hillsboro 45, Champaign (H.S.) 44 (OT)
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 17, 1949
HILLSBORO
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Charles Boston 4 16 5 6 13 4
George Demas 2 2 0 2 4 3
William Helfer 1 1 0 1 2 2
Harry Kelley 0 0 0 0 0 1
Richard Mormino 0 0 0 1 0 1
Leroy Ott 5 20 2 4 12 5
Richard Sturgeon 4 6 1 6 9 5
Roscoe Sydnor 0 1 0 0 0 0
Stanley Wallace 2 7 1 3 5 3
TOTAL 18 53 9 23 45 24
CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Lorence Collins 0 2 2 4 2 4
Joe Hallbeck 6 14 1 2 13 5
Tom Harrington 2 5 0 1 4 3
Mickey Legue 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barry McDermott 1 5 4 5 6 3
Larry Schumacher 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Shapland 5 17 7 11 17 3
Tom Stilwell 0 0 0 1 0 0
Gene Ward 0 3 2 3 2 4
TOTAL 14 46 16 27 44 22
Hillsboro 10 12 (22) 4 10 (14) 9 -- 45
Champaign (H.S.) 8 8 (16) 11 9 (20) 8 -- 44
Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 71, Decatur (H.S.) 51
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 18, 1949
MT. VERNON (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Bobby Brown 1 2 2 3 4 0
Max Hooper 13 24 8 10 34 3
Eddie King 7 11 0 1 14 5
Bobby Lee 1 6 0 0 2 5
Wiley Mays 0 0 5 6 5 1
Walt Moore 4 4 1 1 9 5
John Riley 1 2 0 2 2 4
Jimmy Wilson 0 0 1 1 1 0
TOTAL 27 49 17 24 71 23
DECATUR (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Alan Anderson 3 6 2 2 8 4
Bill Bertsch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charles Cox 0 1 0 0 0 2
Don Dare 5 10 3 5 13 5
Don Ferral 3 12 4 4 10 5
James Foster 0 1 0 1 0 0
Loren Longbons 0 0 0 0 0 1
Karl Meurlot 2 5 8 10 12 2
Dave Richardson 3 8 2 2 8 5
TOTAL 16 43 19 24 51 24
Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 17 18 (35) 21 15 (36) -- 71
Decatur (H.S.) 8 17 (25) 19 7 (26) -- 51
Aurora (West) 34, Chicago (Tilden) 33
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 18, 1949
AURORA (WEST)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
John Biever 9 24 2 3 20 3
Robert Carney 1 6 0 2 2 2
Jerry Ellis 3 14 2 3 8 3
Dan McClaskey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frank Smith 2 4 0 2 4 1
Robert Strong 0 2 0 0 0 2
TOTAL 15 50 4 10 34 11
CHICAGO (TILDEN)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Bill Bandemier 0 2 1 1 1 3
Art Grundberg 1 6 1 1 3 0
Johnny Kerr 6 21 0 3 12 2
George Macuga 4 10 3 3 11 3
Mike Matkovich 0 0 0 0 0 0
Donald Rose 2 9 2 2 6 4
TOTAL 13 48 7 10 33 12
Aurora (West) 8 10 (18) 9 7 (16) -- 34
Chicago (Tilden) 13 3 (16) 11 6 (17) -- 33
Nashville 33, Moline (H.S.) 31
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 18, 1949
NASHVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Alan Brandt 0 3 2 4 2 2
Truman Brandt 3 7 0 1 6 1
Robert Kimpling 3 13 3 4 9 0
Walter Novak 1 2 3 6 5 3
Jeff Schroeder 4 10 3 5 11 4
TOTAL 11 35 11 20 33 10
MOLINE (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Austin Duke 1 1 0 0 2 1
Robert Gordon 3 9 2 2 8 5
Ronnie Hicks 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Hoke 1 2 2 2 4 3
James Kettler 0 1 0 0 0 1
Gene Larson 0 3 0 0 0 0
Ralph Masengarb 1 4 0 1 2 2
Kenneth Moore 3 7 1 2 7 5
Duane Sandler 2 5 2 2 6 2
Al Shipley 1 3 0 1 2 1
TOTAL 12 35 7 10 31 20
Nashville 10 9 (19) 5 9 (14) -- 33
Moline (H.S.) 11 5 (16) 6 9 (15) -- 31
Hillsboro 45, Pekin 39
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 18, 1949
HILLSBORO
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Charles Boston 4 11 1 3 9 5
George Demas 1 3 5 6 7 3
James Dowell 0 0 0 0 0 0
William Helfer 0 3 1 1 1 5
Harry Kelley 0 0 0 0 0 1
Leroy Ott 7 23 1 2 15 4
Richard Sturgeon 3 11 5 8 11 4
Roscoe Sydnor 1 4 0 2 2 4
TOTAL 16 55 13 22 45 26
PEKIN
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
James Brady 0 0 0 0 0 1
Garry Kinder 1 3 1 1 3 2
John Lindquist 0 0 2 2 2 0
William Nelson 0 7 4 5 4 5
Harry Pollman 0 0 0 0 0 0
Herb Raab 0 8 2 2 2 4
Robert Rudolph 0 3 0 2 0 1
Dave Skillman 0 2 2 2 2 3
Pete Vetter 4 10 3 7 11 3
Robert Watson 3 14 9 10 15 3
TOTAL 8 47 23 31 39 22
Hillsboro 9 9 (18) 15 12 (27) -- 45
Pekin 9 4 (13) 16 10 (26) -- 39
Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 37, Aurora (West) 31
Semifinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 19, 1949
MT. VERNON (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Max Hooper 4 15 4 5 12 2
Eddie King 1 9 2 2 4 2
Bobby Lee 4 10 0 2 8 2
Wiley Mays 0 0 0 1 0 0
Walt Moore 5 13 2 3 12 3
John Riley 0 2 1 3 1 2
TOTAL 14 49 9 16 37 11
AURORA (WEST)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
John Biever 4 21 3 5 11 5
David Binford 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Carney 0 5 3 3 3 5
Jerry Ellis 1 4 5 6 7 4
John Erickson 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dan McClaskey 1 1 0 0 2 0
Frank Smith 4 7 0 0 8 4
Robert Strong 0 1 0 0 0 5
TOTAL 10 39 11 14 31 23
Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 15 8 (23) 6 8 (14) -- 37
Aurora (West) 11 6 (17) 5 9 (14) -- 31
Hillsboro 50, Nashville 43
Semifinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 19, 1949
HILLSBORO
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Charles Boston 2 9 3 7 7 4
George Demas 0 0 1 2 1 5
William Helfer 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harry Kelley 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leroy Ott 7 13 6 6 20 4
Richard Sturgeon 4 6 4 7 12 3
Roscoe Sydnor 1 1 0 0 2 0
Stanley Wallace 2 10 4 4 8 5
TOTAL 16 39 18 26 50 21
NASHVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Alan Brandt 2 6 0 1 4 5
Truman Brandt 2 6 3 6 7 5
Waldo Hildebrand 0 0 0 0 0 1
Hoke 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Kimpling 3 14 3 6 9 5
Kenneth May 0 0 0 0 0 1
Fred Neidermeyer 0 0 0 0 0 3
Walter Novak 5 8 4 7 14 5
Jeff Schroeder 2 5 4 6 8 1
Norman Witt 0 0 1 1 1 3
TOTAL 14 39 15 27 43 29
Hillsboro 14 16 (30) 9 11 (20) -- 50
Nashville 5 17 (22) 10 11 (21) -- 43
Aurora (West) 49, Nashville 39
Third Place Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 19, 1949
AURORA (WEST)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
John Biever 6 11 3 3 15 2
David Binford 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charles Cain 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Carney 2 3 2 2 6 1
Jerry Ellis 6 12 3 7 15 3
John Erickson 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dan McClaskey 1 2 0 0 2 1
Frank Smith 3 6 2 4 8 2
Richard Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Strong 1 1 1 1 3 2
TOTAL 19 35 11 17 49 12
NASHVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Alan Brandt 2 8 0 1 4 2
Truman Brandt 3 10 1 2 7 4
Robert Kimpling 4 17 6 7 14 1
Kenneth May 0 0 0 0 0 0
Walter Novak 2 5 1 3 5 5
Jeff Schroeder 2 8 3 3 7 2
Norman Witt 1 1 0 0 2 0
TOTAL 14 49 11 16 39 14
Aurora (West) 13 9 (22) 12 15 (27) -- 49
Nashville 5 7 (12) 12 15 (27) -- 39
Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 45, Hillsboro 39
Final Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 19, 1949
MT. VERNON (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Max Hooper 9 23 3 6 21 1
Eddie King 2 2 1 2 5 3
Bobby Lee 1 7 0 0 2 4
Wiley Mays 3 6 3 6 9 3
Walt Moore 2 13 3 6 7 0
John Riley 0 1 1 1 1 1
TOTAL 17 52 11 21 45 12
HILLSBORO
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Charles Boston 1 9 1 1 3 3
George Demas 1 2 0 2 2 5
William Helfer 1 1 0 0 2 2
Leroy Ott 5 16 1 2 11 5
Richard Sturgeon 4 14 3 5 11 4
Roscoe Sydnor 0 1 0 0 0 1
Stanley Wallace 3 12 4 5 10 4
TOTAL 15 55 9 15 39 24
Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 12 7 (19) 13 13 (26) -- 45
Hillsboro 12 8 (20) 11 8 (19) -- 39