March Madness Record Book

1955 Boys Box Scores

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Princeton 60, Moline (H.S.) 58
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Wednesday, March 16, 1955

PRINCETON
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Forest Finn              2   4   6   9  10  5
Lewis Flinn              4   9   2   3  10  4
Richard Hult             5  16   2   3  12  2
Gary Mulally             2  10   1   2   5  2
Joe Ruklick              5  12   9  12  19  2
William Small            0   0   0   0   0  1
Jerry Zurliene           0   0   4   4   4  1
TOTAL                   18  51  24  33  60 17

MOLINE (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ken Anderson             5  10   8   8  18  4
Danny Burau              0   3   0   0   0  0
Frank Martel             0   1   3   5   3  1
Johnny Myers             1  11   2   4   4  4
Dale Schweinberger       1   1   4   4   6  2
George Seaberg           3   4   1   1   7  4
Don "Whitey" Verstrae    7  15   6   7  20  4
TOTAL                   17  45  24  29  58 19

Princeton                 13  9 (22) 18 20 (38) --   60
Moline (H.S.)             18 14 (32) 12 14 (26) --   58

Shawneetown 61, Park Forest (Rich) 56
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Wednesday, March 16, 1955

SHAWNEETOWN
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Carroll Crane            0   0   2   3   2  0
Jack Drone               2   4   0   1   4  1
Alfred Gunzel            2   3   2   2   6  3
Ronnie Joyner            0   0   0   0   0  0
Garrison Newsom         10  29   2   3  22  3
Jack Nolen               5  11   5   6  15  3
Bob Spottsville          2   6   8  11  12  5
Bob Stewart              0   0   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   21  53  19  26  61 15

PARK FOREST (RICH)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Jim Denman               2  14   2   3   6  2
Bill Hawkins             5  18   1   3  11  2
Steve Hunt               0   3   0   3   0  1
Ralph Meyers             1   2   2   4   4  0
Lloyd Rose               5  11   4   5  14  4
Larry Scott              0   1   1   2   1  2
Roger Taylor             8  28   4   4  20  4
TOTAL                   21  77  14  24  56 15

Shawneetown                9 16 (25) 17 19 (36) --   61
Park Forest (Rich)        16 15 (31) 10 15 (25) --   56

Elgin (H.S.) 63, Georgetown 40
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Wednesday, March 16, 1955

ELGIN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Tom Aley                 8  19   6   8  22  3
Paul Hudgens             2   8   1   3   5  3
Earl Lamp                0   3   0   0   0  1
Charles Rachow           2   7   6   6  10  2
Jon Schurmeier           0   1   0   0   0  0
Gary Siegmeier           2   4   2   7   6  5
Gary Smith               8  17   2   2  18  1
Doug Wallace             1   1   0   0   2  0
Sam Werner               0   0   0   0   0  0
Mike Zimmer              0   0   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   23  60  17  26  63 15

GEORGETOWN
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Verle Austin             1   7   2   3   4  2
Marvin Brooks            0   0   0   0   0  0
Bob Duncan               1  17   2   2   4  2
Ronnie Felgenhauer       0   1   0   0   0  0
Larry Hall               0   0   0   0   0  0
Billy Learnard           0   1   0   0   0  0
Ron Markevich            0   0   0   0   0  0
Billy Morris             3  25  10  11  16  4
Kent Smith               4  13   6   9  14  3
Hugh Whitmore            1   4   0   0   2  4
TOTAL                   10  68  20  25  40 15

Elgin (H.S.)              19 12 (31) 15 17 (32) --   63
Georgetown                 9 13 (22) 10  8 (18) --   40

Galesburg (H.S.) 77, Paris 66
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Wednesday, March 16, 1955

GALESBURG (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Carroll Fay              4   7   1   2   9  4
Bill Graning             9  15   7  13  25  1
Russ Lind                4   8   2   2  10  1
Gene Mendez              0   0   0   1   0  0
Mike Owens               3  10   3   4   9  3
Harry Reece              0   0   0   0   0  0
Gene Youngquist          9  16   6   7  24  1
TOTAL                   29  56  19  29  77 10

PARIS
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Duke Bess                0   9   5   6   5  4
Bill Cash                6  14   4   4  16  3
Tony Cochran             6   8   0   0  12  3
Tom Kennedy              0   1   0   0   0  1
Bill Luth                2   5   2   2   6  2
Joe McCord              10  29   0   2  20  0
Forrest Sawlaw           0   0   0   0   0  0
Ezra Smithson            2   5   1   1   5  5
Gene Smithson            1   5   0   1   2  1
Virgil Switzer           0   1   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   27  77  12  16  66 19

Galesburg (H.S.)          22 15 (37) 14 26 (40) --   77
Paris                     12 15 (27) 21 18 (39) --   66

Rockford (West) 58, Decatur (H.S.) 54
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 17, 1955

ROCKFORD (WEST)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Fred Boshela             3  10   0   2   6  5
Rod Coffman              4  13   4   5  12  1
Nolden Gentry            9  17   3   4  21  1
Don Grabow               2   4   0   0   4  2
Rex Parker               0   1   0   2   0  2
John Wessels             5  24   5   6  15  3
TOTAL                   23  69  12  19  58 14

DECATUR (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Joe Coleman              1   3   1   3   3  3
Bob Davis                0   1   0   0   0  0
Erskine Hawkins          2   7   0   0   4  0
Carroll Larry            2   8   8   9  12  0
Jim Lee                  8  25   4   6  20  4
Jim Maguire              0   9   3   4   3  4
Wally Minnis             4   8   4   4  12  0
TOTAL                   17  61  20  26  54 11

Rockford (West)           10 17 (27) 13 18 (31) --   58
Decatur (H.S.)            10 16 (26) 16 12 (28) --   54

Lincoln 54, Peoria (Spalding) 52
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 17, 1955

LINCOLN
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Dean Aeilts              0   3   0   0   0  1
Dave Cadwallader         7  16   4   7  18  3
Jim Heinzel              2   4   0   1   4  2
Keith Huff               0   0   0   0   0  0
Steve Lakin              1   3   0   1   2  2
Gene Liesman             1   6   0   0   2  0
Dick Miller              4  12   4   4  12  4
Ray Rogers               0   0   0   0   0  0
Phil Swille              7  12   2   2  16  2
TOTAL                   22  56  10  15  54 14

PEORIA (SPALDING)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ron Berg                 5   8   3   5  13  1
Gene Coughlon            5  11   0   2  10  2
Frank Finnegan           4  10   2   5  10  0
John Frasco              4   7   5   7  13  4
Frank Karpowicz          2  12   2   2   6  2
TOTAL                   20  48  12  21  52  9

Lincoln                   18  6 (24) 14 16 (30) --   54
Peoria (Spalding)         15 16 (31)  7 14 (21) --   52

Quincy (Sr.) 70, Chicago (Marshall) 59
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 17, 1955

QUINCY (SR.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Seymour Bryson           7  11   4   7  18  4
Don Harvey               0   0   0   0   0  1
Ronald Hellhake         11  20   1   3  23  2
Les Kewney               5  12   3   3  13  3
Kent Mittleberg          0   4   5   9   5  0
Gary Phillips            0   0   0   0   0  0
Bill Rineberg            2   4   0   1   4  4
Art Robbins              3   4   1   2   7  2
James Shrader            0   0   0   0   0  0
Robert Sturhahn          0   0   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   28  55  14  25  70 16

CHICAGO (MARSHALL)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Bill Chapman             4   9   0   0   8  4
Art Day                  8  15   8  11  24  2
Alphonso Freeman         4  15   7   9  15  4
Clifton Hill             0   2   2   2   2  2
Jim Johnson              4  14   0   1   8  2
Frank Miller             0   3   2   3   2  2
Shelton Stirgus          0   2   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   20  60  19  26  59 16

Quincy (Sr.)              14 18 (32) 18 20 (38) --   70
Chicago (Marshall)        18 10 (28) 13 18 (31) --   59

Pinckneyville 66, Alton (Sr.) 60
First Round Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Thursday, March 17, 1955

PINCKNEYVILLE
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Allen Brown              0   0   0   0   0  0
John Daffron             3   5   1   2   7  5
Tom Decker               0   1   6   6   6  2
Arlen Hill               5   9   1   3  11  4
Jim Lazenby              2   7  22  23  26  4
Don Margenthaler         3  11   2   5   8  5
Tod Masters              0   0   0   0   0  0
Alex Singer              1   4   6   6   8  2
Roger Thomas             0   0   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   14  37  38  45  66 22

ALTON (SR.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Russell Bradshaw         0   0   0   0   0  1
Larry Holmes             3   8   1   4   7  5
Bill McAfoos             1   1   3   4   5  5
Tom Nalley               2   6   9  10  13  4
Essic Robinson           3   9   0   0   6  1
Eli Smith                3   9   4   8  10  5
James Tyree              0   1   0   0   0  0
Gene Veloff              6  24   7  10  19  3
TOTAL                   18  58  24  36  60 24

Pinckneyville             16 20 (36) 10 20 (30) --   66
Alton (Sr.)                6 17 (23) 18 19 (37) --   60

Princeton 66, Shawneetown 48
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 18, 1955

PRINCETON
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Forest Finn              0   0   0   0   0  4
Lewis Flinn              5  13   0   0  10  2
Richard Hult             2  11   0   0   4  1
Dennis Keleher           0   0   0   0   0  0
Ted Molen                0   0   0   0   0  0
Gary Mulally             9  16   0   0  18  0
James Reed               0   0   0   0   0  0
Joe Ruklick             12  17   5   8  29  2
William Small            0   1   1   2   1  0
Jerry Zurliene           2   4   0   0   4  0
TOTAL                   30  62   6  10  66  9

SHAWNEETOWN
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Carroll Crane            2   2   0   0   4  0
Jack Drone               1   1   0   0   2  1
Hobart Ellis             0   1   0   0   0  0
Alfred Gunzel            0   3   2   2   2  0
Ronnie Joyner            0   1   0   0   0  1
Garrison Newsom          8  21   4   6  20  1
Jack Nolen               3  10   2   2   8  2
Bob Spottsville          3  13   2   5   8  0
Bob Stewart              0   0   0   0   0  0
Mitchell Thrailkill      2   3   0   0   4  1
TOTAL                   19  55  10  15  48  6

Princeton                 15 18 (33) 14 19 (33) --   66
Shawneetown                8 10 (18) 13 17 (30) --   48

Elgin (H.S.) 66, Galesburg (H.S.) 60 (OT)
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 18, 1955

ELGIN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Tom Aley                 7  21   0   2  14  2
Paul Hudgens             2  12   0   0   4  4
Earl Lamp                0   3   0   0   0  3
Charles Rachow           3   4   0   0   6  3
Gary Siegmeier           8  12   4   5  20  2
Gary Smith               8  24   6   7  22  1
TOTAL                   28  76  10  14  66 15

GALESBURG (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Carroll Fay              2  10   5   7   9  2
Bill Graning             5  11   1   6  11  3
Russ Lind                4   8   0   0   8  1
Mike Owens               5  19   7   8  17  1
Harry Reece              0   0   0   0   0  0
Gene Youngquist          4  12   7   8  15  2
TOTAL                   20  60  20  29  60  9

Elgin (H.S.)              16 22 (38) 10 10 (20)  8 --   66
Galesburg (H.S.)          11 22 (33) 16  9 (25)  2 --   60

Rockford (West) 75, Lincoln 65
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 18, 1955

ROCKFORD (WEST)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Fred Boshela             3   6   6   9  12  5
Rod Coffman              4  11   3   5  11  5
Nolden Gentry            9  13   2   2  20  1
Don Grabow               0   0   3   4   3  0
Rex Parker               2   2   3   5   7  1
Don Slaughter            1   1   0   0   2  0
Bobby Washington         1   1   0   0   2  0
John Wessels             9  20   0   1  18  1
TOTAL                   29  54  17  26  75 13

LINCOLN
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Dean Aeilts              0   0   0   0   0  0
Dave Cadwallader         8  18   9  14  25  2
Jim Heinzel              0   1   0   0   0  0
Keith Huff               4   8   0   0   8  2
Steve Lakin              0   2   0   0   0  1
Gene Liesman             0   3   0   0   0  1
Dick Miller              7  12   0   2  14  2
Ray Rogers               1   3   2   3   4  4
Ronnie Ross              0   0   0   0   0  0
Phil Swille              6  15   2   2  14  2
TOTAL                   26  62  13  21  65 14

Rockford (West)           15 23 (38) 19 18 (37) --   75
Lincoln                    5  8 (13) 26 26 (52) --   65

Pinckneyville 53, Quincy (Sr.) 51
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 18, 1955

PINCKNEYVILLE
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
John Daffron             3   6   2   2   8  3
Arlen Hill               3  11   2   5   8  0
Jim Lazenby              3   6   9   9  15  4
Don Margenthaler         2   8   6   7  10  4
Alex Singer              4   7   4   6  12  2
TOTAL                   15  38  23  29  53 13

QUINCY (SR.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Seymour Bryson           3   9   2   2   8  2
Don Harvey               1   1   0   0   2  0
Ronald Hellhake          2  11   0   2   4  2
Les Kewney               9  18  10  13  28  2
Kent Mittleberg          1   5   0   1   2  2
Bill Rineberg            3   4   1   2   7  4
Art Robbins              0   0   0   1   0  4
TOTAL                   19  48  13  21  51 16

Pinckneyville             22 10 (32)  7 14 (21) --   53
Quincy (Sr.)              12 12 (24) 14 13 (27) --   51

Elgin (H.S.) 71, Princeton 66
Semifinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 19, 1955

ELGIN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Tom Aley                 6  11   7  10  19  3
Paul Hudgens             9  13   4   6  22  4
Earl Lamp                2   2   0   1   4  1
Charles Rachow           1   4   2   3   4  4
Gary Siegmeier           3   4   2   2   8  4
Gary Smith               7  17   0   2  14  0
TOTAL                   28  51  15  24  71 16

PRINCETON
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Forest Finn              2   5   0   0   4  3
Lewis Flinn              5  14   4   4  14  3
Richard Hult             0   6   3   4   3  2
Gary Mulally             2   6   4   5   8  4
Joe Ruklick             12  27  13  16  37  4
TOTAL                   21  58  24  29  66 16

Elgin (H.S.)              18 11 (29) 20 22 (42) --   71
Princeton                 19 16 (35) 16 15 (31) --   66

Rockford (West) 54, Pinckneyville 46
Semifinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 19, 1955

ROCKFORD (WEST)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Fred Boshela             8  11   5   7  21  2
Rod Coffman              2   6   2   4   6  2
Nolden Gentry            4   4   1   2   9  4
Don Grabow               0   0   0   0   0  0
Rex Parker               0   1   4   4   4  0
John Wessels             6  13   2   2  14  5
TOTAL                   20  35  14  19  54 13

PINCKNEYVILLE
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
John Daffron             4   6   4   4  12  1
Arlen Hill               4   7   2   2  10  3
Jim Lazenby              4  10   4   4  12  2
Don Margenthaler         1   7   6   9   8  1
Alex Singer              1   4   2   3   4  4
TOTAL                   14  34  18  22  46 11

Rockford (West)            8 18 (26) 14 14 (28) --   54
Pinckneyville             11 10 (21) 14 11 (25) --   46

Pinckneyville 58, Princeton 53
Third Place Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 19, 1955

PINCKNEYVILLE
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
John Daffron             7  11   6   7  20  1
Tom Decker               0   0   0   0   0  0
Arlen Hill               6   9   0   1  12  1
Jim Lazenby              2   7   2   4   6  0
Don Margenthaler         5   7   4   6  14  2
Maurice Rushing          0   0   0   0   0  0
Alex Singer              2   4   2   3   6  4
Roger Thomas             0   0   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   22  38  14  21  58  8

PRINCETON
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Forest Finn              3   5   0   1   6  2
Lewis Flinn              3  12   0   0   6  3
Richard Hult             9  12   0   1  18  4
Gary Mulally             2   8   0   0   4  2
Joe Ruklick              6  11   7   9  19  2
TOTAL                   23  48   7  11  53 13

Pinckneyville             20 10 (30) 20  8 (28) --   58
Princeton                  8  8 (16) 27 10 (37) --   53

Rockford (West) 61, Elgin (H.S.) 59
Final Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 19, 1955

ROCKFORD (WEST)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Fred Boshela             5  11   7  12  17  3
Rod Coffman              6   9   3   4  15  4
Nolden Gentry            4  13   6   8  14  3
Don Grabow               0   1   2   2   2  0
Rex Parker               2   8   5   6   9  4
Bobby Washington         0   0   0   0   0  0
John Wessels             2  13   0   0   4  2
TOTAL                   19  55  23  32  61 16

ELGIN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Tom Aley                 5  10   3   4  13  2
Paul Hudgens             5  12   6   7  16  3
Earl Lamp                0   1   2   3   2  1
Charles Rachow           1   1   1   2   3  4
Gary Siegmeier           1   4   5   6   7  5
Gary Smith               6  15   6   7  18  3
TOTAL                   18  43  23  29  59 18

Rockford (West)           10 17 (27) 20 14 (34) --   61
Elgin (H.S.)              24 16 (40)  8 11 (19) --   59