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