Springfield (H.S.)
State Champions
School Coach W-L Enroll 1 Springfield (H.S.) Ray Page 33-1 1563 2 Aurora (West) Dick Dorsey 22-7 1563 3 Galesburg (H.S.) John Thiel 29-2 1315 4 Waukegan (H.S.) Charles Reid 21-7 2600 Herrin (H.S.) Bob Hutchison 31-2 680 Madison Charles Mueller 16-12 570 Peoria (H.S.) Dawson "Dawdy" Hawkins 27-4 1350 Rantoul Bob Kidd 32-1 686 Benton Ralph Davison 20-13 Centralia Jim Evers 24-6 Chicago (Marshall) Isadore "Spin" Salario 25-4 Harvey (Thornton) Bill Purden 27-3 Macomb Bill Heerde 23-5 Ottawa (Twp.) Gil Love 24-8 Rockford (West) Bob King 17-8 Taylorville Al Sherline 24-7
Player and School G FG 3P FT Pts Bill Small, Aurora (West) 4 40 23 103 Tom Cole, Springfield (H.S.) 4 35 20 90 Dick Nixon, Waukegan (H.S.) 4 28 20 76 Dave Cox, Galesburg (H.S.) 4 24 19 67 Lawrence "Bumpy" Nixon, 2 schools 4 24 18 66 George Mathis, Springfield (H.S.) 4 21 24 66 Andy Hankins, Waukegan (H.S.) 4 15 29 59 Larry Secor, Aurora (West) 4 15 19 49 John Schwenk, Aurora (West) 4 15 15 45 Fred Riddle, 2 schools 2 13 16 42
Player & School Ht. Yr. Tom Cole, Springfield (H.S.) 6-7 Jr. Ken Doughty, Herrin (H.S.) 6-0 Jr. Richard Nichols, Galesburg (H.S.) 6-1 Jr. Dick Nixon, Waukegan (H.S.) 5-10 Jr. Bill Small, Aurora (West) 6-2 Jr.
No School W-L 1 Galesburg (H.S.) 21-1 2 Herrin (H.S.) 25-1 3 Springfield (H.S.) 24-1 4 Peoria (H.S.) 21-3 5 Alton (Sr.) 26-1 6 Shabbona 29-0 7 Rantoul 26-0 8 Hinsdale (Twp.) 16-2 9 Harvey (Thornton) 22-2 10 East St. Louis (Lincoln) 21-1 11 Waukegan (H.S.) 14-5 12 Centralia 19-5 13 Pinckneyville 21-3 14 Aurora (West) 14-6 15 Rock Falls 23-3