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