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