March Madness Record Book

2000 Class AA Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 19992001



Aurora (West)
State Champions

Front row, left to right: Mike Wolf, Nathan Keyes, Otis Payne, Bryan Wredling. Second row: Branndon Foster, Asst. Coach Curtis Shaw, Head Coach Gordon Kerkman, Asst. Coach Skip Ulrich, Mike Fowler. Third row: Nathan Eimer, Jordan Lonzano, Louis Smith, Austin Real, Jamaal Thompson, Pat Drews, Derik Hollyfield, Kevin Jenkins. Back row: John Slocum, Mark Watson, Adam Garcia, Jarod Tobler, Kris Jenkins, Josh Huberty


Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
East St. Louis (Sr.) 48, Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 35
Winnetka (New Trier) 51, Gurnee (Warren) 43
Chicago (Gordon Tech) 55, Chicago (St. Ignatius) 46
Aurora (West) 67, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) 46
Rock Island (H.S.) 50, Rockford (Boylan) 41
Peoria (Richwoods) 46, Quincy (Sr.) 43
Chicago (Westinghouse) 82, Chicago (Young) 60
Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) 42, Chicago (Brother Rice) 40
Quarterfinals
East St. Louis (Sr.) 68, Winnetka (New Trier) 48
Aurora (West) 74, Chicago (Gordon Tech) 64
Peoria (Richwoods) 48, Rock Island (H.S.) 44
Chicago (Westinghouse) 74, Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) 48
Semifinals
Aurora (West) 43, East St. Louis (Sr.) 39
Chicago (Westinghouse) 43, Peoria (Richwoods) 35
Third Place
East St. Louis (Sr.) 70, Peoria (Richwoods) 47
Final
Aurora (West) 60, Chicago (Westinghouse) 57

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Aurora (West)               Gordon Kerkman           32-1   2634
2  Chicago (Westinghouse)      Chris Head               31-2   1443
3  East St. Louis (Sr.)        Bennie Lewis            21-11   2334
4  Peoria (Richwoods)          Bob Darling              26-7   1220
   Chicago (Gordon Tech)       Scott Bogumil            25-7   1532
   Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp. Gary Meyer              19-14   2556
   Rock Island (H.S.)          Duncan Reid              23-7   1645
   Winnetka (New Trier)        Rick Malnati             26-5   3274
   Chicago (Brother Rice)      Pat Richardson           26-5   2532
   Chicago (St. Ignatius)      John Tracy               23-8   1314
   Chicago (Young)             George Stanton           18-9   2062
   Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) Dave Lohrke              27-4   1340
   Gurnee (Warren)             Chuck Ramsey             22-8   2875
   Mt. Vernon (H.S.)           Doug Creel              21-11   1461
   Quincy (Sr.)                Loren Wallace            25-6   2063
   Rockford (Boylan)           Steve Goers              22-9   1329

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  3P  FT Pts
Phillip Gilbert, East St. Louis (Sr.)           4  21   9  21  72
Cedrick Banks, Chicago (Westinghouse)           4  28   5   9  70
Darius Miles, 2 schools                         4  28   0  11  67
Austin Real, Aurora (West)                      4  22   0  12  56
Jamaal Thompson, Aurora (West)                  4  22   0  11  55
Martell Bailey, Chicago (Westinghouse)          4  14   2  24  54
Derik Hollyfield, Aurora (West)                 4  17  12   7  53
Dennis Trammell, Chicago (Westinghouse)         4  18   6   3  45
Steve Turner, Peoria (Richwoods)                4  14   4   9  41
Jitim Young, Chicago (Gordon Tech)              2  14   0  12  40

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Martell Bailey, Chicago (Westinghouse)       5-10   Sr.    
Cedrick Banks, Chicago (Westinghouse)        6-3    Sr.    
Phillip Gilbert, East St. Louis (Sr.)        6-3    Sr.    
Derik Hollyfield, Aurora (West)              6-3    Jr.    
Darius Miles, 2 schools                      6-8    Sr.    

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Chicago (Westinghouse)                  24-1
 2  Country Club Hills (Hillcrest)          26-1
 3  East St. Louis (Sr.)                    22-2
 4  Aurora (West)                           24-1
 5  Chicago (Simeon)                        26-3
 6  South Holland (Thornwood)               23-3
 7  Winnetka (New Trier)                    21-4
 8  Peoria (Richwoods)                      20-5
 9  Peoria (H.S.)                           19-4
10  Quincy (Sr.)                            21-4
11  Harvey (Thornton)                       19-5
12  Dolton (Thornridge)                     21-5
13  Chicago (Morgan Park)                   19-5
14  Chicago (Brother Rice)                  22-3
15  Elgin (H.S.)                            22-4
16  St. Charles (H.S.)                      20-5