Aurora (West) Boys Basketball — 2005-06 

 Aurora (West) (29-1)

 School Information
Name: Aurora West High School
City: Aurora
City Population: Aurora (West) Aurora 166,614; Batavia 26,901, North Aurora 13,677, Montgomery 10,459
County: Kane
Enrollment: 3182
Nickname: Blackhawks
Colors: Red/Blue
Conference: DuPage Valley
Superintendent: Dr. James Rydland
Principal: John Glimco
Athletic Director: Randall Konstans
Asst. Athletic Director: Andy Lutzenkirchen
Head Coach: Gordon Kerkman
Assistant Coaches: Curtis Shaw, Kenny Battle

Trainer: April Sonnefeldt, Tonya Juarez
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to West Chicago (H.S.), 55-48, in Regional Final

 Roster

Lt.  Dk.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  2    3  Sammie Norman            G      5-7  130   18  Sr.
  4    5  Marquis Stewart          G      5-9  145   16  So.
 12   13  David Heiss              F      6-5  130   16  Jr.
 14   15  Todd Evans               G      5-9  130   18  Sr.
 20   21  *Aaron Snyder            G      5-11 170   18  Sr.
 22   23  Adam White               F      6-1  170   17  Sr.
 24   25  Zach Towles              F      6-0  150   16  Jr.
 30   31  Reggie Shipp             G-F    6-0  166   16  Jr.
 32   33  Corbin Spearman          F      6-0  180   16  So.
 34   35  *Johnny Walker           G      5-9  160   18  Sr.
 40   41  *Travis Marion           F      6-2  170   18  Sr.
 44   45  *Tyler Thompson          F-C    6-4  185   16  Jr.
 50   51  *Dernado Eiland          F-C    6-4  180   16  Jr.
 52   53  Darrius McCullough       F      6-3  135   17  Jr.
 54   55  Kyle Hoffman             C      6-3  210   17  Jr.

 Statistics

Name                     G    FG   FGA    3P   3PA    FT   FTA   Pts    Avg   Reb   Ast
Sammie Norman           25    18    39     8    26     6     8    50    2.0    12    21
Marquis Stewart         18     8    17     0     2     8    10    24    1.3     7     5
David Heiss             14     1     5     1     3     0     0     3    0.2     1     0
Todd Evans              25    11    25     0     4    10    11    32    1.3    16     8
Aaron Snyder            30    96   201    55   123    11    16   248    8.3    49    31
Adam White              19     3     8     0     1     4     6    10    0.5     4     5
Zach Towles             14     6    16     0     0     4     8    16    1.1    22     1
Reggie Shipp            30    96   188    20    44    24    40   236    7.9   103    46
Corbin Spearman         17     7    12     1     1     4     8    19    1.1     9     3
Johnny Walker           30    96   226    21    56    76   100   289    9.6   101   145
Travis Marion           30   129   242     4    14    70    93   332   11.1   169   121
Tyler Thompson          30    92   170     0     2    29    47   213    7.1    92    31
Dernado Eiland          30   136   261     3    11    14    19   289    9.6   138    18
Darrius McCullough       8     5     8     0     0     0     0    10    1.3     2     0
Kyle Hoffman            19    10    16     0     0     4     7    24    1.3    17     5
TEAM TOTALS             30   736  1483   115   292   264   374  1851   61.7   779   446
OPPONENT TOTALS         30   516  1291   146   434   172   279  1350   45.0   584   221
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb Rock Island (H.S.) Thanksgiving Tournament *11/25 East Moline (United) W 54 48 Travis Marion 15 Travis Marion 12 *11/26 Rock Island (Alleman) W 70 37 Dernado Eiland 15 Travis Marion 6 *11/26 Rock Island (H.S.) W 53 27 Dernado Eiland 12 Dernado Eiland 8 12/2 Carol Stream (Glenbard North) W 62 34 Dernado Eiland 12 Dernado Eiland 8 12/9 Wheaton (North) W 58 37 Travis Marion 12 Johnny Walker 8 Tyler Thomson 12 12/16 Lombard (Glenbard East) W 72 54 Reggie Shipp 15 Tyler Thomson 8 Levonta James 8 12/17 Aurora (East) W 51 34 Tyler Thomson 14 Dernado Eiland 10 Dernado Eiland 14 Pontiac Christmas Tournament *12/28 Skokie (Niles West) W 60 51 Johnny Walker 13 Travis Marion 6 *12/29 East Moline (United) W 60 30 Reggie Shipp 14 Reggie Shipp 5 Johnny Walker 5 *12/30 Gurnee (Warren) L 56 61 Johnny Walker 17 Dernado Eiland 6 Tyler Thomson 17 Tyler Thomson 6 *12/30 Chicago (Curie) W 73 53 Travis Marion 18 Travis Marion 9 1/6 Naperville (Central) W 59 40 Dernado Eiland 12 Reggie Shipp 6 1/7 Naperville (North) W 51 49 Johnny Walker 13 Travis Marion 4 1/13 West Chicago (H.S.) W 58 32 Johnny Walker 12 Dernado Eiland 8 Dernado Eiland 12 1/14 Chicago (Dyett) W 64 43 Aaron Snyder 13 Dernado Eiland 8 1/20 Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) W 60 53 Travis Marion 17 Travis Marion 7 1/21 Lockport (Twp.) W 57 42 Johnny Walker 16 Dernado Eiland 7 1/27 Carol Stream (Glenbard North) W 72 46 Aaron Snyder 22 Travis Marion 3 1/31 Wheaton (North) W 62 47 Travis Marion 16 Travis Marion 8 Aaron Snyder 16 2/3 Lombard (Glenbard East) W 70 58 Dernado Eiland 18 Dernado Eiland 8 2/8 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) W 54 48 Travis Marion 13 Dernado Eiland 8 Eiland 13 2/10 Naperville (Central) W 66 49 Aaron Snyder 20 Travis Marion 7 2/17 Naperville (North) W 63 55 Dernado Eiland 20 Travis Marion 7 2/18 West Chicago (H.S.) W 64 28 Aaron Snyder 20 Travis Marion 9 2/24 Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) W 55 48 Dernado Eiland 14 Aurora (West) Regional *2/28 West Chicago (H.S.) W 53 45 Travis Marion 14 Travis Marion 6 *3/3 Aurora (East) W 64 58 Denardo Eiland 18 Denardo Eiland 9 Aurora (East) Sectional *3/7 Elmhurst (York) W 62 43 Aaron Snyder 11 Tyler Thompson 8 Johnnie Walker 11 *3/10 Batavia W 63 57 Denardo Eiland 16 Travis Marion 15 Rosemont (Allstate Arena) Super-Sectional *3/14 Lockport (Twp.) W 67 61 Travis Marion 21 Denardo Eiland 8

 Head Coach Gordon Kerkman

Year      W-L       
Aurora (West)
1976-77   22-4      
1977-78   18-9      
1978-79   12-12     
1979-80   26-7       (3rd)
1980-81   13-11     
1981-82   16-11     
1982-83   25-3      
1983-84   31-2       (3rd)
1984-85   11-14     
1985-86   17-11     
1986-87   4-23      
1987-88   15-13     
1988-89   23-5      
1989-90   24-6      
1990-91   28-2      
1991-92   13-14     
1992-93   9-17      
1993-94   14-13     
1994-95   17-10     
1995-96   27-3      
1996-97   29-4       (2nd)
1997-98   21-8      
1998-99   22-6      
1999-00   32-1       (1st)
2000-01   27-4      
2001-02   27-3      
2002-03   25-3      
2003-04   32-2      
2004-05   22-6      
2005-06   29-1      
30 yrs.   631-228   

 Tournament History

1928      68   56  2-1 (20-5)     2nd  Ralph Fletcher
      W   28   14  Rochelle
      W   31   24  Griggsville
      L    9   18  Canton
1936      19   32  0-1 (20-7)     DNP  Ralph Fletcher
      L   19   32  Moline (H.S.)
1949     159  151  3-1 (22-8)     3rd  Joe Axelson
      W   45   42  Elgin (H.S.)
      W   34   33  Chicago (Tilden)
      L   31   37  Mt. Vernon (H.S.)
      W   49   39  Nashville
1958     231  235  2-2 (19-10)    4th  Dick Dorsey
      W   57   54  Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)
      W   59   48  Springfield (H.S.)
      L   62   74  Chicago (Marshall)
      L   53   59  Peoria (Spalding)
1959     268  241  3-1 (22-7)     2nd  Dick Dorsey
      W   71   58  Harvey (Thornton)
      W   71   62  Rantoul
      W   74   61  Galesburg (H.S.)
      L   52   60  Springfield (H.S.)
1973AA   214  185  3-1 (30-3)     3rd  John McDougal
      W   60   52  Rockford (West)
      W   54   49  Elgin (H.S.) (2 OT)
      L   33   39  Winnetka (New Trier East)
      W   67   45  Lockport (Central)
1975AA    45   58  0-1 (23-5)     DNP  John McDougal
      L   45   58  Rockford (Auburn)
1976AA   242  188  3-1 (30-3)     2nd  John McDougal
      W   53   40  McHenry
      W   82   52  Dolton (Thornridge)
      W   63   51  Decatur (Eisenhower)
      L   44   45  Chicago (Morgan Park)
1980AA   223  209  3-1 (26-7)     3rd  Gordon Kerkman
      W   68   48  Rockford (Jefferson)
      W   44   43  Peoria (Richwoods)
      L   43   55  Effingham (H.S.)
      W   68   63  Lincoln
1984AA   255  221  3-1 (31-2)     3rd  Gordon Kerkman
      W   69   56  Rockford (East)
      W   73   44  Champaign (Centennial)
      L   58   67  Chicago (Simeon)
      W   55   54  Westchester (St. Joseph)
1990AA   103  110  1-1 (24-6)     DNP  Gordon Kerkman
      W   45   44  Hoffman Estates (Conant)
      L   58   66  Chicago (King)
1996AA    42   52  0-1 (27-3)     DNP  Gordon Kerkman
      L   42   52  Hoffman Estates (H.S.)
1997AA   219  187  3-1 (29-4)     2nd  Gordon Kerkman
      W   45   32  Hoffman Estates (Conant)
      W   71   53  Mt. Vernon (H.S.)
      W   60   55  Rockford (Boylan)
      L   43   47  Peoria (Manual)
2000AA   244  206  4-0 (32-1)     1st  Gordon Kerkman
      W   67   46  Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South)
      W   74   64  Chicago (Gordon Tech)
      W   43   39  East St. Louis (Sr.)
      W   60   57  Chicago (Westinghouse)
2001AA   114  123  1-1 (27-4)     DNP  Gordon Kerkman
      W   63   59  St. Charles (East)
      L   51   64  Schaumburg (H.S.)
2002AA    65   68  0-1 (27-4)     DNP  Gordon Kerkman
      L   65   68  Carol Stream (Glenbard North)
2004AA   201  186  3-1 (32-2)     3rd  Gordon Kerkman
      W   40   36  Downers Grove (South)
      W   47   42  Hoffman Estates (H.S.)
      L   46   58  Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
      W   68   50  Carbondale