March Madness Record Book
1947 Boys Box Scores
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Collinsville 48, Flora 37
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 20, 1947
COLLINSVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
J.D. Anderson 1 5 1 2 3 1
Donald Grimm 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sam Miranda 7 14 1 2 15 2
Frank Pitol 4 17 2 3 10 2
James Ray 0 1 0 1 0 0
John Rossio 0 2 0 0 0 0
Norman Schaulat 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ray Sonnenberg 1 2 3 3 5 3
Don Ungerott 5 12 4 10 14 2
Bert Weber 0 0 1 3 1 1
TOTAL 18 54 12 24 48 11
FLORA
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Robert Blackburn 1 5 1 1 3 0
Gene Boyd 0 0 0 0 0 1
Hubert Carroll 0 0 0 0 0 2
Lowell Dewhirst 1 1 0 0 2 0
Melvin Dold 7 34 1 4 15 2
Jack Henderson 2 10 0 2 4 4
Leon Lane 0 0 0 0 0 2
Galen Schroeder 0 1 0 2 0 4
Glenn Wilson 4 12 0 2 8 5
Junior Wolfe 2 3 1 1 5 0
TOTAL 17 66 3 12 37 20
Collinsville 10 6 (16) 18 14 (32) -- 48
Flora 4 4 ( 8) 12 17 (29) -- 37
Pekin 54, Marseilles 47
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 20, 1947
PEKIN
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Charles Busby 2 16 3 10 7 2
Donald Ehrett 0 0 0 0 0 1
Herbert Gerecke 4 18 1 2 9 5
Howard Harris 1 3 0 1 2 2
Dave Hughes 2 14 0 3 4 5
Jack Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jay Nelson 0 0 2 2 2 0
John Rose 5 9 3 5 13 3
Bert Van Horn 6 21 5 6 17 4
Robert Watson 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 20 81 14 29 54 22
MARSEILLES
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Robert Buckingham 0 5 2 3 2 3
Robert Gage 0 1 1 1 1 3
Richard Joanis 4 8 2 3 10 1
Harry Leon 1 6 1 3 3 0
Jack McDonald 0 2 3 5 3 2
Richard Naretty 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Nienader 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Pedroni 4 7 1 2 9 2
William Pomatto 3 11 2 4 8 5
Robert Truty 3 14 5 6 11 5
TOTAL 15 54 17 27 47 21
Pekin 11 9 (20) 16 18 (34) -- 54
Marseilles 14 10 (24) 5 18 (23) -- 47
Dundee 69, Springfield (H.S.) 47
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 20, 1947
DUNDEE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Clarence Ebel 8 17 8 12 24 3
Charles Grover 7 23 5 8 19 5
LaVerne Page 0 2 0 0 0 0
Nick Parrucci 2 10 1 1 5 3
Donald Schuberg 2 8 2 2 6 4
James Schuldt 7 18 1 3 15 2
TOTAL 26 78 17 26 69 17
SPRINGFIELD (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
John Bunn 2 7 0 1 4 1
Robert Clark 1 5 0 0 2 2
Richard Gibbs 5 22 0 2 10 2
Charles Glisson 1 6 1 2 3 4
Robert Gorham 1 5 0 0 2 2
Robert Greeley 4 11 2 5 10 3
Clifford Kurrus 7 31 2 8 16 3
Bud Luers 0 0 0 0 0 0
Acton "Bud" Shelton 0 1 0 0 0 1
Harold Wiesenmeyer 0 1 0 2 0 3
TOTAL 21 89 5 20 47 21
Dundee 11 20 (31) 22 16 (38) -- 69
Springfield (H.S.) 11 12 (23) 13 11 (24) -- 47
Champaign (H.S.) 52, Murphysboro 39
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 20, 1947
CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Ted Beach 11 31 0 2 22 2
Bernard Bryant 1 4 0 1 2 2
Bobby Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rodney Fletcher 4 21 3 7 11 4
Fred Major 2 6 1 1 5 1
John McDermott 1 5 2 3 4 4
Dick Petry 3 17 2 3 8 2
Ray Walters 0 5 0 3 0 4
Wayne Wells 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 22 89 8 20 52 19
MURPHYSBORO
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Frank Borgsmiller 4 16 5 12 13 5
Fred Cornett 0 0 0 0 0 0
William French 1 2 1 1 3 1
William Hiller 1 3 0 0 2 0
Jack Imhoff 0 0 0 0 0 0
Henry Little 1 3 1 2 3 1
Elmus Norris 4 15 4 6 12 2
Joe Ozburn 2 12 1 1 5 4
Caroll Porter 0 2 1 2 1 1
Gene Sims 0 2 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 13 55 13 24 39 14
Champaign (H.S.) 13 16 (29) 14 9 (23) -- 52
Murphysboro 11 9 (20) 10 9 (19) -- 39
Paris 70, Beardstown 33
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 20, 1947
PARIS
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Ronnie Beeson 1 6 0 2 2 4
Fred Blair 2 5 0 0 4 1
Ronnie Cummins 0 2 0 0 0 2
Don Glover 6 11 0 0 12 1
Richard Henson 2 6 1 2 5 1
Dow Morris 3 4 1 4 7 4
Robert Owens 8 21 2 3 18 2
Glen Vietor 6 10 0 0 12 4
John Wilson 2 12 5 6 9 3
Max Wilson 0 2 1 1 1 2
TOTAL 30 79 10 18 70 24
BEARDSTOWN
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Robert Baujan 0 1 0 2 0 0
Jack Bingham 0 0 0 2 0 1
William Boyer 3 8 4 7 10 5
Sonny Brockschmidt 1 16 0 3 2 2
Jack Ellis 0 1 1 1 1 0
Tom Fischer 2 9 3 5 7 2
William Patterson 1 9 0 2 2 3
Robert Petri 1 4 1 3 3 2
Homer Rohn 1 2 2 3 4 0
Harold Wiemer 1 18 2 3 4 0
TOTAL 10 68 13 31 33 15
Paris 18 16 (34) 24 12 (36) -- 70
Beardstown 2 8 (10) 7 16 (23) -- 33
Chicago (South Shore) 43, Galesburg (H.S.) 37
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 20, 1947
CHICAGO (SOUTH SHORE)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Norman Berglund 3 11 3 6 9 3
Jake Fendley 3 11 2 4 8 5
Donald Freeburn 2 14 1 3 5 5
Peter Giannapolous 1 7 2 4 4 1
Beau Holton 0 2 1 3 1 2
Bob Joor 4 9 2 4 10 3
Stuart Weissman 2 8 2 5 6 4
TOTAL 15 62 13 29 43 23
GALESBURG (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Aldis Clary 0 0 0 0 0 1
William Dredge 0 2 2 3 2 2
James Frakes 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ray Hendricks 0 4 0 0 0 0
Richard Humes 0 0 0 2 0 1
Glynn Johnson 5 11 2 5 12 4
Kenneth Lundeen 3 17 5 6 11 4
Richard Simpson 0 3 0 0 0 4
Richard Swanson 0 2 1 1 1 2
Pat Wilkinson 3 6 5 9 11 5
TOTAL 11 45 15 26 37 24
Chicago (South Shore) 13 14 (27) 8 8 (16) -- 43
Galesburg (H.S.) 10 7 (17) 8 12 (20) -- 37
Kewanee (H.S.) 56, Rockford (East) 53
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 20, 1947
KEWANEE (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Keith Follett 3 16 1 1 7 3
Don Larson 0 1 0 0 0 1
Eugene Nass 8 21 4 7 20 2
Marty O'Connor 2 16 7 11 11 3
Wendell Shaw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Walton 4 8 3 4 11 4
Gola Waters 2 16 3 3 7 4
TOTAL 19 78 18 26 56 17
ROCKFORD (EAST)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Peter Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Brogren 9 16 3 5 21 5
LaVerne Clauson 3 15 4 6 10 5
Karl Erickson 2 12 4 8 8 5
Roger Johnson 3 8 2 2 8 5
Richard Norberg 1 1 0 0 2 0
Gordon Stang 0 1 0 0 0 0
Charles Syracuse 1 1 0 0 2 0
William Weaver 1 7 0 1 2 1
TOTAL 20 61 13 22 53 21
Kewanee (H.S.) 14 17 (31) 17 8 (25) -- 56
Rockford (East) 11 19 (30) 15 8 (23) -- 53
Pinckneyville 45, Aurora (East) 34
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 20, 1947
PINCKNEYVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Percy Clippard 0 0 0 0 0 0
Douglas Craig 5 15 5 7 15 3
David Davis 1 10 4 4 6 1
Felix Frassato 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frank Gladson 2 7 4 5 8 1
Robert Johnson 1 13 5 10 7 4
William McCrary 0 2 0 0 0 0
Robert Uhe 0 1 0 0 0 0
Donald Williams 4 14 1 3 9 3
William Williams 0 1 0 1 0 1
TOTAL 13 63 19 30 45 13
AURORA (EAST)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Allen Baum 1 5 2 2 4 2
Don Beane 1 6 5 9 7 2
Victor Dunn 0 1 0 0 0 0
Don Hadfield 0 1 0 1 0 1
Melvin Perkins 0 1 0 0 0 5
John Rennicke 9 25 5 8 23 5
George Reuss 0 8 0 0 0 4
Milton Schmidt 0 12 0 1 0 5
LeRoy Wrede 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 11 59 12 21 34 24
Pinckneyville 10 11 (21) 13 11 (24) -- 45
Aurora (East) 10 9 (19) 4 11 (15) -- 34
Pekin 42, Collinsville 41
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 21, 1947
PEKIN
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Charles Busby 4 12 7 8 15 1
Herbert Gerecke 3 13 0 1 6 5
Howard Harris 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dave Hughes 1 9 2 2 4 4
Jay Nelson 0 1 0 0 0 0
John Rose 3 10 0 0 6 5
Bert Van Horn 3 19 5 8 11 4
Robert Watson 0 3 0 1 0 0
TOTAL 14 68 14 20 42 19
COLLINSVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
J.D. Anderson 3 17 0 1 6 3
Donald Grimm 0 0 0 0 0 1
Sam Miranda 4 18 2 3 10 2
Frank Pitol 5 15 1 3 11 3
Ray Sonnenberg 0 3 2 3 2 5
Don Ungerott 3 11 6 9 12 4
TOTAL 15 64 11 19 41 18
Pekin 7 12 (19) 13 10 (23) -- 42
Collinsville 9 11 (20) 9 12 (21) -- 41
Champaign (H.S.) 47, Dundee 45
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 21, 1947
CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Ted Beach 5 18 2 3 12 1
Rodney Fletcher 3 10 2 4 8 4
Fred Major 5 7 1 2 11 4
John McDermott 1 4 0 0 2 2
Dick Petry 3 15 1 1 7 3
Ray Walters 3 16 1 4 7 3
TOTAL 20 70 7 14 47 17
DUNDEE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Raymond Bruening 0 0 0 0 0 1
Clarence Ebel 3 5 0 1 6 4
Charles Grover 5 13 4 9 14 4
LaVerne Page 0 2 0 0 0 0
Nick Parrucci 5 12 2 3 12 0
Donald Schuberg 1 6 2 4 4 1
James Schuldt 3 11 3 4 9 5
TOTAL 17 49 11 21 45 15
Champaign (H.S.) 17 6 (23) 10 14 (24) -- 47
Dundee 8 13 (21) 11 13 (24) -- 45
Paris 49, Chicago (South Shore) 37
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 21, 1947
PARIS
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Ronnie Beeson 0 0 0 0 0 1
Don Glover 4 11 1 1 9 4
Dow Morris 0 4 2 5 2 4
Robert Owens 5 16 2 3 12 5
Glen Vietor 5 21 2 5 12 2
John Wilson 5 13 4 5 14 0
TOTAL 19 65 11 19 49 16
CHICAGO (SOUTH SHORE)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Norman Berglund 1 5 2 2 4 2
Jake Fendley 8 16 3 8 19 5
Donald Freeburn 1 13 7 8 9 2
Peter Giannapolous 0 1 1 2 1 2
Bob Joor 1 6 0 0 2 3
Price 0 4 0 0 0 2
Stuart Weissman 1 4 0 3 2 1
TOTAL 12 49 13 23 37 17
Paris 17 5 (22) 15 12 (27) -- 49
Chicago (South Shore) 11 8 (19) 10 8 (18) -- 37
Pinckneyville 47, Kewanee (H.S.) 26
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 21, 1947
PINCKNEYVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Percy Clippard 0 0 0 0 0 0
Douglas Craig 2 4 1 1 5 4
David Davis 1 8 0 1 2 2
Felix Frassato 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frank Gladson 5 12 3 5 13 2
Robert Johnson 6 16 3 4 15 4
William McCrary 0 0 2 2 2 0
Robert Uhe 0 1 0 0 0 0
Donald Williams 5 13 0 1 10 0
William Williams 0 1 0 2 0 1
TOTAL 19 55 9 16 47 13
KEWANEE (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Keith Follett 1 6 1 1 3 1
Jim Landis 0 1 0 0 0 0
Don Larson 0 1 1 2 1 1
John Lazar 1 2 0 0 2 1
Eugene Nass 3 17 1 3 7 1
Marty O'Connor 1 9 2 4 4 2
Kenneth Seimers 0 1 0 1 0 0
Wendell Shaw 0 2 0 1 0 1
Bill Walton 0 9 2 2 2 1
Gola Waters 2 8 3 5 7 4
TOTAL 8 56 10 19 26 12
Pinckneyville 14 15 (29) 7 11 (18) -- 47
Kewanee (H.S.) 9 5 (14) 4 8 (12) -- 26
Champaign (H.S.) 73, Pekin 53
Semifinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 22, 1947
CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Ted Beach 9 18 2 3 20 0
Bernard Bryant 1 1 0 0 2 1
Bobby Clark 1 3 1 3 3 0
Rodney Fletcher 4 14 1 1 9 3
Fred Major 7 15 6 6 20 1
John McDermott 0 5 0 0 0 3
Dick Petry 5 13 3 5 13 3
Ray Walters 1 12 1 1 3 3
Wayne Wells 1 5 0 2 2 3
Kenneth Wilk 0 2 1 1 1 2
TOTAL 29 88 15 22 73 19
PEKIN
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Charles Busby 5 17 3 4 13 1
Donald Ehrett 0 1 0 2 0 0
Herbert Gerecke 7 16 4 5 18 2
Howard Harris 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dave Hughes 1 11 0 0 2 4
Jack Miller 0 0 0 0 0 5
Jay Nelson 1 1 2 2 4 2
John Rose 0 3 0 1 0 4
Bert Van Horn 3 11 4 7 10 0
Robert Watson 2 9 2 2 6 1
TOTAL 19 70 15 23 53 19
Champaign (H.S.) 24 12 (36) 20 17 (37) -- 73
Pekin 12 16 (28) 14 11 (25) -- 53
Paris 57, Pinckneyville 50
Semifinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 22, 1947
PARIS
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Don Glover 4 9 2 3 10 2
Dow Morris 3 7 2 4 8 4
Robert Owens 7 20 6 8 20 4
Glen Vietor 3 13 1 1 7 4
John Wilson 5 17 2 3 12 4
TOTAL 22 66 13 19 57 18
PINCKNEYVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Percy Clippard 0 1 0 0 0 0
Douglas Craig 1 10 2 3 4 0
David Davis 2 13 3 3 7 5
Felix Frassato 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frank Gladson 5 10 1 2 11 3
Robert Johnson 5 10 2 3 12 2
William McCrary 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Uhe 0 2 2 2 2 0
Donald Williams 4 17 6 8 14 5
William Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 17 63 16 21 50 15
Paris 12 20 (32) 14 11 (25) -- 57
Pinckneyville 13 15 (28) 11 11 (22) -- 50
Pinckneyville 47, Pekin 42
Third Place Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 22, 1947
PINCKNEYVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Douglas Craig 2 9 3 5 7 2
David Davis 5 11 2 4 12 2
Frank Gladson 5 9 4 5 14 2
Robert Johnson 2 4 1 3 5 3
Donald Williams 3 6 3 5 9 3
TOTAL 17 39 13 22 47 12
PEKIN
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Charles Busby 5 18 0 0 10 1
Herbert Gerecke 3 9 1 2 7 5
Howard Harris 1 5 0 0 2 3
Dave Hughes 2 12 2 3 6 4
Jay Nelson 1 4 1 1 3 0
John Rose 0 5 0 0 0 4
Bert Van Horn 3 17 5 9 11 1
Robert Watson 1 7 1 1 3 3
TOTAL 16 77 10 16 42 21
Pinckneyville 7 15 (22) 12 13 (25) -- 47
Pekin 8 9 (17) 9 16 (25) -- 42
Paris 58, Champaign (H.S.) 37
Final Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 22, 1947
PARIS
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Don Glover 2 6 3 3 7 1
Richard Henson 1 2 1 1 3 0
Dow Morris 1 4 2 3 4 3
Robert Owens 9 18 4 4 22 4
Glen Vietor 6 16 2 3 14 2
John Wilson 3 6 2 3 8 2
TOTAL 22 52 14 17 58 12
CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Ted Beach 5 20 1 1 11 0
Bernard Bryant 0 2 0 0 0 0
Bobby Clark 0 1 0 2 0 1
Rodney Fletcher 4 19 3 7 11 4
Fred Major 2 6 1 1 5 1
John McDermott 2 2 0 0 4 3
Dick Petry 0 2 0 1 0 3
Ray Walters 1 8 4 4 6 2
Wayne Wells 0 3 0 0 0 1
Kenneth Wilk 0 1 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 14 64 9 16 37 15
Paris 10 17 (27) 20 11 (31) -- 58
Champaign (H.S.) 7 13 (20) 13 4 (17) -- 37