March Madness Record Book
1953 Boys Box Scores
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LaGrange (Lyons) 85, Chicago (DuSable) 68
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Wednesday, March 18, 1953
LAGRANGE (LYONS)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Ted Caiazza 15 22 1 2 31 4
Willard Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Lawlor 0 2 0 1 0 2
Joel McRae 9 21 5 7 23 2
Leon McRae 3 9 8 11 14 4
Chuck Sedgwick 1 6 4 4 6 5
Nate Smith 3 9 5 6 11 5
TOTAL 31 69 23 31 85 22
CHICAGO (DUSABLE)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Charlie Brown 3 11 0 0 6 4
Dennis Burns 1 4 2 3 4 5
Bobby Jackson 5 9 0 2 10 1
Curley Johnson 2 11 2 6 6 5
Paxton Lumpkin 10 23 9 13 29 1
Shellie McMillon 6 9 1 5 13 4
Edsel Parks 0 1 0 2 0 3
TOTAL 27 68 14 31 68 23
LaGrange (Lyons) 14 22 (36) 23 26 (49) -- 85
Chicago (DuSable) 7 15 (22) 23 23 (46) -- 68
Decatur (St. Teresa) 54, Canton 52
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Wednesday, March 18, 1953
DECATUR (ST. TERESA)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Dan Collins 4 11 4 5 12 0
John Fitzgerald 2 8 2 3 6 3
Jerry Hise 2 9 0 0 4 4
Dick Overhaul 2 4 3 3 7 2
Sid Tucker 4 5 8 12 16 3
Larry Warren 4 11 1 2 9 5
TOTAL 18 48 18 25 54 17
CANTON
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
George Busby 2 9 3 3 7 5
Ed Butkovich 5 15 6 7 16 5
Jack Cory 2 8 0 2 4 2
Carl Day 1 2 3 3 5 0
Bill Knott 3 16 1 2 7 3
Rolla McMullen 4 16 5 7 13 3
Jim Young 0 1 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 17 67 18 24 52 19
Decatur (St. Teresa) 9 13 (22) 14 18 (32) -- 54
Canton 5 17 (22) 15 15 (30) -- 52
Pinckneyville 48, DeKalb 42
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 19, 1953
PINCKNEYVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Arlen Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dallas Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Lazenby 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Margenthaler 1 7 2 2 4 5
Gene Place 4 15 3 4 11 3
Gene Pursell 1 8 7 8 9 3
Ron Pursell 5 13 1 1 11 5
Bob Quillman 5 10 2 3 12 1
Marion Rushing 0 1 1 4 1 0
TOTAL 16 54 16 22 48 17
DEKALB
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Ronnie Massier 1 4 0 0 2 3
Eddie O'Donnell 3 5 4 4 10 0
Dick Paszotta 0 4 1 1 1 2
Ronald Setchell 1 7 3 5 5 1
Bob Swanbum 1 4 6 6 8 5
Jerry Van Meter 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Vaughn 2 9 1 1 5 2
Jack Voegler 4 20 3 5 11 3
TOTAL 12 53 18 22 42 16
Pinckneyville 17 12 (29) 11 8 (19) -- 48
DeKalb 11 7 (18) 12 12 (24) -- 42
Jacksonville (H.S.) 57, Hillsboro 52 (OT)
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 19, 1953
JACKSONVILLE (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Dick Beasley 2 15 5 6 9 2
Roger Ezard 3 10 1 1 7 4
Ed Harrell 9 13 4 5 22 4
Billy Jordan 1 3 3 4 5 2
Bob Stansfield 0 4 0 1 0 1
Ike Wright 3 8 8 11 14 4
TOTAL 18 53 21 28 57 17
HILLSBORO
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Joe Bandy 0 1 0 0 0 0
Andy Casey 5 12 5 5 15 5
Cecil Hart 1 8 6 6 8 5
Frank Hitt 2 4 0 1 4 1
Eldon Marti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Mormino 2 6 1 1 5 2
Tommy Sellers 0 0 0 0 0 0
Larry Terneus 2 9 3 4 7 3
Walter Westbrook 6 18 1 1 13 5
TOTAL 18 58 16 18 52 21
Jacksonville (H.S.) 11 12 (23) 14 9 (23) 11 -- 57
Hillsboro 15 14 (29) 6 11 (17) 6 -- 52
West Frankfort (Frankfort) 67, Elgin (H.S.) 64
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 19, 1953
WEST FRANKFORT (FRANKFORT)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Larry Carpenter 5 15 1 5 11 2
Buddy Ellis 6 11 3 5 15 4
Hiram Hughes 1 3 2 3 4 3
Paul Peeler 0 1 1 1 1 3
John Stankovich 6 10 13 13 25 3
Charles Sweetin 5 14 1 2 11 3
TOTAL 23 54 21 29 67 18
ELGIN (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Arnie Dauksavage 3 9 4 6 10 5
Wes Foell 0 2 1 1 1 1
Wayne Larson 0 4 0 0 0 2
Willard "Buster" Leac 0 2 1 1 1 2
Glen Lose 10 20 5 6 25 3
Marv Nelson 3 6 0 4 6 5
Tommy Wagner 7 17 7 9 21 4
Morris Weiss 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 23 60 18 27 64 22
West Frankfort (Frankfor 14 18 (32) 17 18 (35) -- 67
Elgin (H.S.) 21 16 (37) 8 19 (27) -- 64
Peoria (H.S.) 81, Highland 53
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 19, 1953
PEORIA (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Jim Ashby 3 11 2 5 8 2
Hal Douglas 10 13 3 4 23 3
Jerry Green 3 3 1 1 7 2
Leon Hurst 1 1 0 0 2 0
Dave Lancaster 5 10 0 1 10 3
Jerry Lewis 3 5 0 0 6 5
Nick Panos 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiles Stout 7 17 5 6 19 4
Al Swanson 1 1 2 4 4 2
Chet Ziegler 1 1 0 0 2 1
TOTAL 34 62 13 21 81 22
HIGHLAND
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Russell Fickbohm 0 1 0 0 0 1
Eddie Hilbert 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Koch 0 2 0 0 0 1
Charles Loyet 3 8 4 7 10 3
Darrell Neubauer 0 0 1 2 1 0
Russell Thiems 4 9 5 5 13 2
Bill Tuffli 3 11 3 4 9 1
Burnell Weinheimer 4 15 6 8 14 4
Kenneth Wildhaber 2 14 2 4 6 3
Arthur Zobrist 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 16 60 21 30 53 15
Peoria (H.S.) 19 19 (38) 20 23 (43) -- 81
Highland 8 15 (23) 18 12 (30) -- 53
Ottawa (Twp.) 80, Rock Island (H.S.) 66
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 19, 1953
OTTAWA (TWP.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Bob DeKreon 6 17 7 8 19 3
Jim McIntyre 6 11 2 2 14 1
Pete Meckenstock 6 21 4 5 16 4
Dale Olson 3 7 8 9 14 4
Jim Renwick 8 11 1 1 17 4
Bill Shields 0 1 0 0 0 1
Terry Smith 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 29 68 22 25 80 18
ROCK ISLAND (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Bill Bartman 0 0 0 0 0 1
Merrell Clark 4 9 1 1 9 4
Bill Geisler 7 14 3 3 17 2
Dick Hendrickson 1 4 1 2 3 0
Don Peterson 6 12 9 11 21 2
Gil Peterson 0 2 0 0 0 0
Dick Pewe 0 2 1 2 1 1
Don Swartz 1 1 0 0 2 3
Chuck Thomas 6 12 1 1 13 5
Jerry Thomas 0 1 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 25 57 16 20 66 19
Ottawa (Twp.) 20 14 (34) 19 27 (46) -- 80
Rock Island (H.S.) 14 18 (32) 18 16 (34) -- 66
Danville (Schlarman) 73, Lawrenceville 65
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 19, 1953
DANVILLE (SCHLARMAN)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Charles Ahrens 3 6 3 7 9 2
Tony Davis 12 19 5 8 29 3
Dick Doan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ray Grogan 1 4 1 1 3 1
Francis Mulcahey 5 13 3 4 13 0
Victor Pate 2 4 1 1 5 0
Jim Williams 7 21 0 0 14 1
TOTAL 30 67 13 21 73 7
LAWRENCEVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Bill Albright 0 1 0 0 0 0
Larry Breyfogle 10 23 3 6 23 3
John Brooks 6 23 0 0 12 4
Denny Cleff 6 12 2 2 14 3
Carl Rogge 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norman Smith 3 6 0 0 6 2
Bill Woods 4 12 2 2 10 4
TOTAL 29 77 7 10 65 16
Danville (Schlarman) 18 12 (30) 16 27 (43) -- 73
Lawrenceville 16 6 (22) 19 24 (43) -- 65
LaGrange (Lyons) 75, Decatur (St. Teresa) 43
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 20, 1953
LAGRANGE (LYONS)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Bob Caffey 3 9 0 0 6 1
Ted Caiazza 15 24 8 9 38 4
Joe Lawlor 3 7 0 0 6 3
Joel McRae 8 16 1 1 17 5
Leon McRae 0 9 1 3 1 3
Chuck Sedgwick 0 4 3 3 3 4
Nate Smith 2 9 0 0 4 4
TOTAL 31 78 13 16 75 24
DECATUR (ST. TERESA)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Joe Barry 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Best 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dan Collins 2 18 6 7 10 0
John Fitzgerald 0 2 0 0 0 0
Dave Harrison 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jerry Hise 3 10 4 4 10 4
Dick Overhaul 1 6 4 7 6 3
Jim Treece 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sid Tucker 2 10 4 5 8 5
Larry Warren 3 12 3 4 9 1
TOTAL 11 58 21 27 43 13
LaGrange (Lyons) 21 12 (33) 20 22 (42) -- 75
Decatur (St. Teresa) 10 15 (25) 12 6 (18) -- 43
Pinckneyville 58, Jacksonville (H.S.) 57
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 20, 1953
PINCKNEYVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Jim Lazenby 0 0 0 1 0 0
Bob Margenthaler 4 9 4 7 12 3
Gene Place 3 7 0 0 6 4
Gene Pursell 4 11 0 0 8 2
Ron Pursell 9 17 4 6 22 5
Bob Quillman 2 5 6 7 10 4
TOTAL 22 49 14 21 58 18
JACKSONVILLE (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Dick Barnes 0 0 0 1 0 5
Dick Beasley 2 9 0 0 4 1
Roger Ezard 0 2 2 2 2 2
Ed Harrell 7 8 8 10 22 2
Billy Jordan 0 1 1 1 1 2
Bob Scott 2 3 0 0 4 0
Bob Stansfield 2 6 2 2 6 2
Ike Wright 8 16 2 4 18 4
TOTAL 21 45 15 20 57 18
Pinckneyville 17 13 (30) 16 12 (28) -- 58
Jacksonville (H.S.) 10 11 (21) 13 23 (36) -- 57
Peoria (H.S.) 70, West Frankfort (Frankfort) 68
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 20, 1953
PEORIA (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Jim Ashby 2 5 1 1 5 4
Hal Douglas 3 7 7 8 13 3
Jerry Green 0 1 0 0 0 2
Dave Lancaster 2 3 2 3 6 3
Jerry Lewis 2 3 1 1 5 3
Hiles Stout 12 17 9 11 33 3
Al Swanson 2 5 4 4 8 5
TOTAL 23 41 24 28 70 23
WEST FRANKFORT (FRANKFORT)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Larry Carpenter 4 15 4 4 12 4
Buddy Ellis 5 12 6 8 16 5
Gerald Garrett 0 1 1 3 1 3
Hiram Hughes 0 4 3 4 3 0
Paul Peeler 6 13 3 3 15 4
John Stankovich 3 4 2 4 8 5
Charles Sweetin 6 15 1 1 13 2
TOTAL 24 64 20 27 68 23
Peoria (H.S.) 13 25 (38) 11 21 (32) -- 70
West Frankfort (Frankfor 15 13 (28) 16 24 (40) -- 68
Danville (Schlarman) 56, Ottawa (Twp.) 43
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 20, 1953
DANVILLE (SCHLARMAN)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Charles Ahrens 1 4 2 2 4 5
Tony Davis 9 20 4 6 22 4
Dick Doan 0 3 0 0 0 1
Ray Grogan 0 4 9 9 9 2
Francis Mulcahey 3 11 3 4 9 2
Jim Williams 6 15 0 0 12 3
TOTAL 19 57 18 21 56 17
OTTAWA (TWP.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Jack Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob DeKreon 2 12 2 2 6 5
Milton Formhals 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gene Honeyman 0 3 1 1 1 0
Jim McIntyre 2 10 3 3 7 2
Pete Meckenstock 7 21 2 5 16 5
Dale Olson 0 7 3 6 3 1
Jim Renwick 2 8 2 2 6 3
Bill Shields 1 1 0 0 2 0
Terry Smith 0 3 2 4 2 2
TOTAL 14 65 15 23 43 18
Danville (Schlarman) 10 11 (21) 15 20 (35) -- 56
Ottawa (Twp.) 7 15 (22) 7 14 (21) -- 43
LaGrange (Lyons) 78, Pinckneyville 65
Semifinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 21, 1953
LAGRANGE (LYONS)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Bob Caffey 1 2 3 4 5 5
Ted Caiazza 9 15 9 12 27 3
Joe Lawlor 2 5 3 4 7 1
Joel McRae 6 13 1 2 13 5
Leon McRae 3 9 0 0 6 4
Chuck Sedgwick 2 7 1 1 5 4
Nate Smith 5 8 5 9 15 2
TOTAL 28 59 22 32 78 24
PINCKNEYVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Arlen Hill 0 0 1 1 1 0
Dallas Hill 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jim Lazenby 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Margenthaler 2 4 4 8 8 5
Don Margenthaler 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gene Place 1 8 3 3 5 3
Gene Pursell 5 10 3 3 13 3
Ron Pursell 3 14 10 12 16 5
Bob Quillman 8 18 5 5 21 4
Marion Rushing 0 1 1 2 1 2
TOTAL 19 55 27 34 65 23
LaGrange (Lyons) 20 14 (34) 17 27 (44) -- 78
Pinckneyville 13 10 (23) 14 28 (42) -- 65
Peoria (H.S.) 66, Danville (Schlarman) 58
Semifinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 21, 1953
PEORIA (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Jim Ashby 2 3 3 4 7 2
Hal Douglas 2 9 7 8 11 4
Jerry Green 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dave Lancaster 0 3 3 3 3 1
Jerry Lewis 5 8 0 0 10 1
Hiles Stout 11 27 7 9 29 3
Al Swanson 2 2 2 4 6 1
TOTAL 22 52 22 28 66 13
DANVILLE (SCHLARMAN)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Charles Ahrens 2 6 1 1 5 4
Tony Davis 11 23 6 10 28 4
Dick Doan 0 2 0 0 0 1
Ray Grogan 4 11 0 0 8 2
Francis Mulcahey 3 15 2 2 8 4
Victor Pate 0 5 0 0 0 0
Jim Williams 2 10 5 5 9 4
TOTAL 22 72 14 18 58 19
Peoria (H.S.) 11 19 (30) 17 19 (36) -- 66
Danville (Schlarman) 9 18 (27) 16 15 (31) -- 58
Pinckneyville 71, Danville (Schlarman) 42
Third Place Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 21, 1953
PINCKNEYVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Arlen Hill 2 3 1 2 5 0
Dallas Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Lazenby 0 1 0 0 0 0
Bob Margenthaler 3 10 2 2 8 2
Don Margenthaler 0 1 0 0 0 3
Gene Place 3 7 4 4 10 2
Gene Pursell 7 14 5 5 19 2
Ron Pursell 6 18 4 4 16 2
Bob Quillman 5 17 3 4 13 1
Marion Rushing 0 0 0 1 0 0
TOTAL 26 71 19 22 71 12
DANVILLE (SCHLARMAN)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Charles Ahrens 2 9 0 0 4 2
Tony Davis 3 9 4 5 10 4
Dick Doan 0 2 0 1 0 1
Eddie Gogerty 1 2 0 0 2 2
Ray Grogan 4 12 1 4 9 3
Kenny Mettam 0 1 1 4 1 0
Francis Mulcahey 0 7 0 0 0 5
Victor Pate 3 12 0 0 6 1
Harold Pelszynski 0 0 0 2 0 1
Jim Williams 4 12 2 3 10 1
TOTAL 17 66 8 19 42 20
Pinckneyville 13 20 (33) 22 16 (38) -- 71
Danville (Schlarman) 13 9 (22) 9 11 (20) -- 42
LaGrange (Lyons) 72, Peoria (H.S.) 60
Final Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 21, 1953
LAGRANGE (LYONS)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Bob Caffey 4 10 2 4 10 4
Ted Caiazza 11 23 3 6 25 2
Willard Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Lawlor 0 0 7 8 7 4
Dave McKeig 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joel McRae 4 10 4 5 12 3
Leon McRae 3 6 0 0 6 4
Chuck Sedgwick 3 10 2 2 8 5
Nate Smith 1 9 2 2 4 3
TOTAL 26 68 20 27 72 25
PEORIA (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Jim Ashby 0 3 1 1 1 0
Hal Douglas 5 10 6 9 16 4
Jerry Green 0 1 1 4 1 3
Leon Hurst 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Lancaster 0 1 1 1 1 1
Jerry Lewis 1 2 3 3 5 5
Nick Panos 0 2 0 0 0 0
Hiles Stout 10 25 7 9 27 2
Al Swanson 3 7 1 2 7 1
Chet Ziegler 0 2 2 6 2 2
TOTAL 19 53 22 35 60 18
LaGrange (Lyons) 20 22 (42) 13 17 (30) -- 72
Peoria (H.S.) 17 18 (35) 10 15 (25) -- 60