March Madness Record Book
1956 Boys Box Scores
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Quincy (Sr.) 52, Springfield (Lanphier) 48
Super-Sectional Game at Springfield [Armory]
Tuesday, March 13, 1956
QUINCY (SR.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
John Ellsworth 4 12 6 7 14 2
Les Kewney 7 14 4 5 18 3
Gary Phillips 4 14 3 3 11 4
Dennis Rineberg 1 3 0 0 2 0
James Schrader 3 7 1 2 7 3
Frank Siepker 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 19 50 14 17 52 12
SPRINGFIELD (LANPHIER)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Hal Beard 7 13 5 6 19 1
Bill Clark 0 1 1 2 1 1
Jim Fox 3 6 3 5 9 0
Ivan Jackson 4 12 1 2 9 3
Mickey Madison 3 11 2 3 8 2
Charles Rowland 0 3 2 2 2 2
TOTAL 17 46 14 20 48 9
Quincy (Sr.) 12 16 (28) 10 14 (24) -- 52
Springfield (Lanphier) 16 8 (24) 11 13 (24) -- 48
Edwardsville (H.S.) 73, Effingham (St. Anthony) 68
Super-Sectional Game at Salem
Tuesday, March 13, 1956
EDWARDSVILLE (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
James Chandler 0 1 2 5 2 4
Mannie Jackson 10 20 6 7 26 4
Gordon Mallory 0 0 0 1 0 1
Harold Patton 4 8 0 1 8 2
Richard Pulliam 0 0 2 2 2 0
Kenneth Shaw 2 3 3 4 7 1
Govoner Vaughn 12 22 4 4 28 4
TOTAL 28 54 17 24 73 16
EFFINGHAM (ST. ANTHONY)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Don Kabbes 4 7 1 3 9 2
Ron Kabbes 8 9 2 5 18 3
Bob Ludwig 5 9 6 7 16 3
Bill Martens 5 9 1 2 11 4
Mike Sehy 5 8 4 7 14 2
TOTAL 27 42 14 24 68 14
Edwardsville (H.S.) 15 4 (19) 22 32 (54) -- 73
Effingham (St. Anthony) 18 20 (38) 14 16 (30) -- 68
Peoria (H.S.) 66, LaSalle (L.-Peru) 58
Super-Sectional Game at Peoria [Bradley U., Robertson Fieldhouse]
Tuesday, March 13, 1956
PEORIA (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Ron Hermann 7 11 6 8 20 1
Ralph Mason 3 9 0 0 6 3
Jim Polk 6 12 6 7 18 4
Gene Toms 7 13 1 5 15 3
Steve Van Winkle 3 11 1 1 7 2
Tom West 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 26 56 14 21 66 13
LASALLE (L.-PERU)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Jim Entwistle 1 1 1 3 3 0
Bill Fitch 1 1 0 0 2 0
Ed Haupt 0 0 2 3 2 0
Joe James 2 2 0 1 4 1
Bob Mueller 5 14 5 7 15 3
Bob Parnisari 7 15 2 6 16 5
Tom Shea 4 15 1 2 9 2
Bob Windy 3 7 1 2 7 0
TOTAL 23 55 12 24 58 11
Peoria (H.S.) 15 18 (33) 15 18 (33) -- 66
LaSalle (L.-Peru) 12 11 (23) 18 17 (35) -- 58
Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 62, Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) 57
Super-Sectional Game at Hinsdale (Twp.)
Tuesday, March 13, 1956
OAK PARK (O.P.-RIVER FOREST)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Joe Comeford 0 8 3 4 3 3
Don Danz 7 12 3 4 17 4
Rod Hartless 9 16 1 3 19 1
Jack Heath 2 7 2 2 6 4
Roger Horsky 5 9 7 9 17 2
Lars Lofgren 0 1 0 1 0 1
TOTAL 23 53 16 23 62 15
CHICAGO HEIGHTS (BLOOM TWP.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Bob Bell 1 8 6 9 8 4
Jerry Colangelo 3 11 3 4 9 3
Paul Goebel 1 1 2 2 4 0
Chuckie Green 4 7 2 3 10 3
Bob Tewes 3 13 0 0 6 0
Homer Thurman 8 14 4 7 20 3
TOTAL 20 54 17 25 57 13
Oak Park (O.P.-River For 13 23 (36) 15 11 (26) -- 62
Chicago Heights (Bloom T 15 19 (34) 13 10 (23) -- 57
Rockford (West) 66, Galesburg (H.S.) 64 (2 OT)
Super-Sectional Game at Moline (H.S.)
Tuesday, March 13, 1956
ROCKFORD (WEST)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Tom Blake 1 3 2 2 4 1
Jack Flynn 0 0 9 11 9 2
Nolden Gentry 4 8 5 8 13 2
Don Slaughter 5 16 6 6 16 3
Bobby Washington 0 3 0 0 0 1
John Wessels 11 25 2 4 24 4
TOTAL 21 55 24 31 66 13
GALESBURG (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Bill Graning 3 9 3 4 9 5
Bob Junkin 1 2 0 0 2 0
Russ Lind 5 12 2 2 12 1
Jerry Odell 4 8 0 0 8 2
Mike Owens 10 18 9 10 29 4
Al Williams 0 1 2 2 2 0
Ray Young 0 6 2 4 2 5
TOTAL 23 56 18 22 64 17
Rockford (West) 13 10 (23) 23 11 (34) 7 2 -- 66
Galesburg (H.S.) 24 5 (29) 12 16 (28) 7 0 -- 64
West Frankfort (Frankfort) 45, Pinckneyville 42
Super-Sectional Game at West Frankfort (Frankfort)
Tuesday, March 13, 1956
WEST FRANKFORT (FRANKFORT)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Ron Avery 2 5 7 11 11 3
Jim Burke 2 2 0 1 4 1
Francis Florian 5 7 4 4 14 3
Don Griffin 3 8 4 5 10 3
Wayne Neibel 3 9 0 1 6 3
Vlado Zravich 0 0 0 0 0 2
TOTAL 15 31 15 22 45 15
PINCKNEYVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
John Daffron 5 9 2 5 12 3
Don Margenthaler 6 12 2 4 14 2
Tod Masters 2 6 5 5 9 3
Alex Singer 1 1 1 4 3 3
Roger Thomas 1 4 2 5 4 3
TOTAL 15 32 12 23 42 14
West Frankfort (Frankfor 16 2 (18) 10 17 (27) -- 45
Pinckneyville 8 12 (20) 9 13 (22) -- 42
Chicago (Dunbar) 88, Winnetka (New Trier) 56
Super-Sectional Game at Evanston [Northwestern U., McGaw Hall / Welsh-Ryan Arena]
Tuesday, March 13, 1956
CHICAGO (DUNBAR)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Robert Atkins 1 4 0 0 2 0
Roy Bobo 4 12 6 8 14 2
Mel Davis 12 14 4 6 28 3
Charles Dixon 6 15 0 3 12 3
Andrew Jackson 4 7 1 2 9 3
Theotis Robinson 0 1 0 0 0 2
Alphra Saunders 8 19 5 7 21 2
Ronald Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roosevelt Taylor 0 1 0 0 0 0
Robert Watkins 1 3 0 1 2 1
TOTAL 36 76 16 27 88 16
WINNETKA (NEW TRIER)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Gregg Alsdorf 1 7 5 6 7 3
Richard Darwent 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anthony Etnyre 1 1 0 1 2 0
Walter Glass 1 9 3 5 5 3
Jeffrey Kahn 2 7 2 2 6 2
John Magnuson 7 11 4 5 18 3
James Otterstrom 2 5 4 6 8 4
William Poggensee 4 18 0 1 8 5
David Quick 1 1 0 0 2 0
Richard Strub 0 1 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 19 60 18 26 56 20
Chicago (Dunbar) 21 21 (42) 30 16 (46) -- 88
Winnetka (New Trier) 15 7 (22) 17 17 (34) -- 56
Rantoul 79, Taylorville 74
Super-Sectional Game at Decatur (H.S.)
Tuesday, March 13, 1956
RANTOUL
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Gary Carney 0 1 0 0 0 0
Bob Lathrop 4 10 8 10 16 2
Tom McGreal 5 7 1 3 11 4
Dave Moran 8 22 4 5 20 2
Dick Taylor 3 6 4 4 10 4
Jerry Zachary 7 13 8 9 22 4
TOTAL 27 59 25 31 79 16
TAYLORVILLE
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Bill Crevits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Edwards 0 1 1 2 1 1
Larry Friedrich 5 12 6 10 16 0
Robert Frisina 11 28 7 8 29 4
Howard Long 6 14 2 2 14 4
Bruce Meriwether 4 21 2 4 10 4
Mike Rightnowar 1 2 0 0 2 4
Bill Tex 1 2 0 0 2 0
TOTAL 28 80 18 26 74 17
Rantoul 13 20 (33) 22 24 (46) -- 79
Taylorville 10 21 (31) 19 24 (43) -- 74
Edwardsville (H.S.) 68, Quincy (Sr.) 44
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 16, 1956
EDWARDSVILLE (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
James Chandler 1 2 4 4 6 2
Mannie Jackson 9 18 6 7 24 3
Bryan Madison 0 0 0 1 0 1
Gordon Mallory 2 2 0 0 4 1
Lee May 1 1 2 2 4 0
Harold Patton 3 10 0 0 6 1
Richard Pulliam 0 0 0 0 0 1
Kenneth Shaw 3 7 2 2 8 1
Govoner Vaughn 5 14 6 6 16 2
Bob White 0 1 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 24 55 20 22 68 13
QUINCY (SR.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
John Ellsworth 0 7 4 5 4 2
Les Kewney 6 14 2 3 14 4
Gary Phillips 5 19 4 4 14 2
Dennis Rineberg 0 4 2 2 2 1
MIke Samuel 0 1 2 2 2 0
James Schrader 1 5 2 2 4 0
Frank Siepker 1 1 2 2 4 1
John Smiley 0 0 0 1 0 1
Robert Sturhahn 0 2 0 1 0 1
Orville Thompson 0 1 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 13 54 18 22 44 12
Edwardsville (H.S.) 14 14 (28) 18 22 (40) -- 68
Quincy (Sr.) 8 8 (16) 12 16 (28) -- 44
Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 63, Peoria (H.S.) 48
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 16, 1956
OAK PARK (O.P.-RIVER FOREST)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Joe Comeford 4 8 5 7 13 4
Don Danz 5 8 2 3 12 5
Rod Hartless 4 13 5 7 13 5
Jack Heath 1 2 2 2 4 1
Tom Holmes 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roger Horsky 4 11 2 4 10 4
Jack Kelly 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lars Lofgren 1 1 7 8 9 1
George Rantis 1 2 0 0 2 0
Tom Shay 0 1 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 20 46 23 31 63 20
PEORIA (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Marvin Cochran 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ron Hermann 1 6 2 3 4 5
Ralph Lawler 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ralph Mason 3 11 0 4 6 4
Jim Polk 7 16 2 2 16 3
Ando Teder 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gene Toms 7 13 4 12 18 5
Steve Van Winkle 2 9 0 3 4 0
Tom West 0 1 0 0 0 2
Garry Yates 0 1 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 20 57 8 25 48 19
Oak Park (O.P.-River For 19 20 (39) 11 13 (24) -- 63
Peoria (H.S.) 16 10 (26) 14 8 (22) -- 48
Rockford (West) 82, West Frankfort (Frankfort) 70
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 16, 1956
ROCKFORD (WEST)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Tom Blake 5 11 0 0 10 3
Chad Coffman 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jack Flynn 0 3 4 4 4 0
Nolden Gentry 4 9 1 2 9 4
Jay Heath 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roger Peacock 0 0 0 0 0 1
Craig Peeples 0 1 1 2 1 0
Don Slaughter 6 14 2 4 14 3
Bobby Washington 4 6 0 0 8 0
John Wessels 15 23 6 11 36 3
TOTAL 34 67 14 23 82 15
WEST FRANKFORT (FRANKFORT)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Leslie Avery 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ron Avery 2 11 6 7 10 3
Dick Britton 0 1 2 3 2 0
Jim Burke 0 0 2 3 2 4
Francis Florian 7 16 0 1 14 1
Don Griffin 1 8 1 2 3 0
Bruce Link 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jerry Morrison 2 5 0 0 4 1
Wayne Neibel 13 21 2 3 28 1
Vlado Zravich 1 6 5 6 7 3
TOTAL 26 68 18 25 70 13
Rockford (West) 25 21 (46) 21 15 (36) -- 82
West Frankfort (Frankfor 17 16 (33) 13 24 (37) -- 70
Chicago (Dunbar) 73, Rantoul 58
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 16, 1956
CHICAGO (DUNBAR)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Roy Bobo 6 16 0 0 12 3
Mel Davis 8 22 1 4 17 3
Charles Dixon 4 16 6 9 14 4
Andrew Jackson 5 13 1 3 11 2
Alphra Saunders 8 19 3 5 19 3
TOTAL 31 86 11 21 73 15
RANTOUL
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Dick Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gary Carney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Lathrop 3 6 7 8 13 2
Tom McGreal 4 7 0 1 8 1
Eldon Molck 0 1 0 0 0 1
Dave Moran 6 8 3 5 15 3
Bill Stewart 1 2 1 2 3 1
Dick Taylor 3 7 0 0 6 1
Jerry Zachary 2 16 9 11 13 3
Larry Zachary 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 19 47 20 27 58 13
Chicago (Dunbar) 13 23 (36) 15 22 (37) -- 73
Rantoul 12 15 (27) 16 15 (31) -- 58
Edwardsville (H.S.) 88, Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 61
Semifinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 17, 1956
EDWARDSVILLE (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
James Chandler 0 1 11 12 11 3
Mannie Jackson 11 24 1 2 23 1
Bryan Madison 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gordon Mallory 1 2 1 2 3 1
Lee May 3 3 0 0 6 1
Harold Patton 5 12 4 5 14 2
Richard Pulliam 0 2 0 0 0 1
Kenneth Shaw 2 7 3 4 7 2
Govoner Vaughn 9 17 2 2 20 2
Bob White 1 1 2 2 4 0
TOTAL 32 69 24 29 88 13
OAK PARK (O.P.-RIVER FOREST)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Joe Comeford 8 20 1 2 17 0
Don Danz 2 7 0 1 4 2
Rod Hartless 2 7 0 1 4 1
Jack Heath 4 7 8 9 16 3
Tom Holmes 0 3 1 2 1 1
Roger Horsky 4 12 3 4 11 4
Jack Kelly 1 2 1 2 3 0
Lars Lofgren 0 0 1 2 1 1
George Rantis 0 4 0 0 0 2
Tom Shay 2 4 0 0 4 1
TOTAL 23 66 15 23 61 15
Edwardsville (H.S.) 28 12 (40) 21 27 (48) -- 88
Oak Park (O.P.-River For 10 21 (31) 13 17 (30) -- 61
Rockford (West) 61, Chicago (Dunbar) 48
Semifinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 17, 1956
ROCKFORD (WEST)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Tom Blake 0 10 3 6 3 1
Jack Flynn 0 1 1 3 1 1
Nolden Gentry 5 6 1 3 11 4
Don Slaughter 9 15 1 3 19 5
Bobby Washington 3 6 3 5 9 2
John Wessels 5 14 8 10 18 4
TOTAL 22 52 17 30 61 17
CHICAGO (DUNBAR)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Robert Atkins 0 3 0 0 0 1
Roy Bobo 1 4 2 2 4 2
Mel Davis 5 15 3 5 13 5
Charles Dixon 0 5 2 6 2 2
Andrew Jackson 2 6 0 2 4 3
Theotis Robinson 2 2 0 1 4 1
Alphra Saunders 8 21 5 8 21 2
Roosevelt Taylor 0 0 0 1 0 0
Robert Watkins 0 0 0 0 0 2
TOTAL 18 56 12 25 48 18
Rockford (West) 10 16 (26) 19 16 (35) -- 61
Chicago (Dunbar) 11 7 (18) 14 16 (30) -- 48
Chicago (Dunbar) 73, Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 56
Third Place Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 17, 1956
CHICAGO (DUNBAR)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Roy Bobo 3 13 2 3 8 2
Mel Davis 15 31 2 4 32 1
Charles Dixon 7 16 1 2 15 3
Andrew Jackson 2 10 2 7 6 2
Alphra Saunders 4 18 4 8 12 4
Ronald Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Watkins 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 31 88 11 24 73 12
OAK PARK (O.P.-RIVER FOREST)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Joe Comeford 4 13 4 6 12 1
Don Danz 4 7 0 1 8 0
Rod Hartless 3 8 1 4 7 4
Jack Heath 3 14 2 2 8 4
Tom Holmes 0 0 0 0 0 1
Roger Horsky 6 15 3 5 15 0
Jack Kelly 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lars Lofgren 2 4 2 2 6 4
George Rantis 0 2 0 0 0 3
Tom Shay 0 1 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 22 64 12 20 56 17
Chicago (Dunbar) 17 15 (32) 20 21 (41) -- 73
Oak Park (O.P.-River For 13 17 (30) 13 13 (26) -- 56
Rockford (West) 67, Edwardsville (H.S.) 65
Final Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 17, 1956
ROCKFORD (WEST)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
Tom Blake 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nolden Gentry 5 10 7 8 17 2
Don Slaughter 1 6 2 2 4 1
Bobby Washington 6 12 5 6 17 2
John Wessels 11 24 7 10 29 2
TOTAL 23 53 21 26 67 8
EDWARDSVILLE (H.S.)
Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF
James Chandler 0 1 2 3 2 3
Mannie Jackson 10 21 1 3 21 2
Gordon Mallory 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harold Patton 2 5 0 1 4 5
Richard Pulliam 1 2 0 0 2 0
Kenneth Shaw 3 5 2 2 8 2
Govoner Vaughn 13 19 2 5 28 2
TOTAL 29 53 7 14 65 14
Rockford (West) 18 15 (33) 21 13 (34) -- 67
Edwardsville (H.S.) 14 18 (32) 16 17 (33) -- 65