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