Oak Lawn (Richards) Boys Basketball — 2007-08 

 Oak Lawn (Richards) (28-4)

 School Information
Name: Richards High School
City: Oak Lawn
City Population: Oak Lawn 53,777; Chicago Ridge 13,539; Calumet Park 8,031 ; Robbins 6,306
County: Cook
Enrollment: 1735
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Vegas Gold/Black/White
Conference: SICA North
Superintendent: Dr. John Byrne
Principal: Ross Cucio
Athletic Director: Ken Styler
Head Coach: John Chappetto
Assistant Coaches: Demetris McDaniel, Tim Baker, Derek Johnson, Bill Judge

Trainer: Sara Barr
Captains: Eliud Gonzalez, Tommie Thomas
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Chicago (Leo), 57-54, in Class AA Sectional Semifinal

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  2  *Mike Denson             G      6-0  160   18  Sr.
  4  Tyrone Roper             G      6-1  160   18  Sr.
  5  *Eliud Gonzalez          G      5-10 150   17  Sr.
 10  Randall Rushing          G      6-2  150   16  So.
 11  Lamar Harvey             G      5-8  150   18  Sr.
 12  Corey Wolf               G      5-8  150   18  Sr.
 21  *Shaun Pratl             F      6-8  215   17  Jr.
 23  *Tommie Thomas           G      6-2  180   18  Sr.
 30  Sammy Olayan             F      6-3  200   18  Sr.
 33  Keith Sconiers           G      6-2  165   16  So.
 34  *Carl Richard            F      6-5  210   18  Sr.
 40  Jeff Harris              G      6-2  150   17  Jr.
 44  Dwayne McGhee            F      6-3  200   18  Sr.
 45  Peter Danos              G      6-1  185   17  Jr.
 50  Kyle Renken              F      6-3  200   17  Jr.

 Statistics

Name                     G    FG   FGA    3P   3PA    FT   FTA   Pts    Avg   Reb   Ast
Mike Denson             28    88   201    25    82    64    87   265    9.5    79    43
Tyrone Roper            26    23    69     6    33    10    22    62    2.4    20     8
Eliud Gonzalez          31    70   158    12    41    76   106   228    7.4    88   193
Randall Rushing          3     1     1     0     0     0     0     2    0.7     1     0
Lamar Harvey            21    11    27     2    11    10    14    34    1.6    18    22
Corey Wolf              24    19    27     3     4     5    12    46    1.9    25    15
Shaun Pratl             31   160   278     5    25    90   163   415   13.4   142    30
Tommie Thomas           31   146   284    35   102    65   105   392   12.6    77    64
Sammy Olayan            25    17    25     1     1     2     6    37    1.5    23     2
Keith Sconiers           8     3    11     0     2     4    11    10    1.3    13     4
Carl Richard            29   174   341    34   100    80   112   462   15.9   220    42
Jeff Harris             21    19    49     9    25     4     9    51    2.4    17     4
Dwayne McGhee           30    42    71     0     0    19    25   103    3.4    63     8
Peter Danos              8     2    12     1     6     1     2     8    1.0     4     0
Kyle Renken             18     5    17     1     2     3     6    14    0.8    19     1
TEAM TOTALS             31   781  1573   134   435   434   681  2130   68.7   840   436
OPPONENT TOTALS         31   519  1009   102   299   264   415  1404   45.3   352     0
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb Community High School District 218 Thanksgiving *11/19 Palos Heights (Shepard) W 85 63 Mike Denson 20 Carl Richard 8 *11/21 Blue Island (Eisenhower) W 82 72 Eliud Gonzalez 20 Carl Richard 7 *11/23 Chicago (St. Francis de Sales) W 65 39 3 tied with 13 Carl Richard 7 *11/23 Chicago (Marist) W 64 58 Carl Richard 19 Carl Richard 10 11/30 Oak Lawn (Community) W 77 48 Carl Richard 22 Shaun Pratl 5 12/3 Palos Hills (Stagg) W 51 31 Carl Richard 15 Carl Richard 15 12/7 Lemont (H.S.) W 74 34 Carl Richard 17 Sammy Olayan 7 12/14 Tinley Park (H.S.) W 93 59 Tommie Thomas 19 Carl Richard 7 12/22 Harvey (Thornton) L 56 58 Carl Richard 22 Carl Richard 8 Carbondale Holiday Tournament *12/27 Bartlett, TN W 74 41 Carl Richard 23 Carl Richard 10 *12/28 White House, TN W 70 53 Tommie Thomas 20 Carl Richard 16 *12/29 Florissant (McCluer North), MO L 53 60 Shaun Pratl 17 Dwayne McGhee 7 *12/29 Memphis (East), TN W 64 48 Shaun Pratl 22 Shaun Pratl 8 1/4 Burbank (Reavis) W 61 31 Shaun Pratl 17 Dwayne McGhee 7 1/8 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) W 71 65 Shaun Pratl 21 Shaun Pratl 5 1/11 Midlothian (Bremen) W 72 47 Tommie Thomas 29 Carl Richard 11 1/15 Chicago (Brother Rice) (OT) L 59 69 Shaun Pratl 21 Carl Richard 8 1/18 Summit (Argo) W 68 40 Shaun Pratl 14 Tommie Thomas 6 1/25 Evergreen Park W 73 36 Shaun Pratl 15 Shaun Pratl 5 1/29 Park Forest (Rich East) L 76 77 Carl Richard 26 Carl Richard 13 2/1 Palos Heights (Shepard) W 76 55 Tommie Thomas 25 Carl Richard 5 2/5 Blue Island (Eisenhower) W 81 47 Shaun Pratl 22 4 tied with 4 2/8 Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) W 51 47 Shaun Pratl 14 6 tied with 2 2/15 Oak Forest W 76 49 Carl Richard 16 Carl Richard 5 South Suburban Confernce *2/18 Oak Forest W 60 48 Carl Richard 23 Carl Richard 5 *2/19 Evergreen Park W 79 54 Carl Richard 24 Carl Richard 6 *2/22 Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) W 56 48 Shaun Pratl 16 Carl Richard 10 Blue Island (Eisenhower) Regional *2/26 Blue Island (Eisenhower) W 62 60 Carl Richard 15 Carl Richard 11 *2/29 Darien (Hinsdale South) W 64 51 Carl Richard 18 Carl Richard 11 Oak Lawn (Richards) Sectional *3/4 Chicago (Brother Rice) W 67 61 Shaun Pratl 18 Shaun Pratl 8 Carl Richard 8 *3/7 LaGrange (Lyons) W 70 57 Carl Richard 19 Shaun Pratl 5 Carl Richard 5 Chicago (C. State University) Super-Sectional *3/11 Naperville (Neuqua Valley) W 63 42

 Head Coach John Chappetto

Year      W-L       
Oak Lawn (Richards)
2002-03   10-16     
2003-04   14-12     
2004-05   16-10     
2005-06   20-8      
2006-07   26-3      
2007-08   28-4      
6 yrs.    114-53    

 Tournament History

1998-AA    63   64  0-1 (28-2)     DNP  Jack Fitzgerald
      L   63   64  Joliet (Twp.)