March Madness Record Book

1959 Boys Box Scores

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Madison 83, Centralia 69
Super-Sectional Game at Salem
Tuesday, March 17, 1959

MADISON
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ed Modrusic              0   0   5   6   5  2
Bob Price                7  13   6   8  20  4
Fred Riddle             10  16   5   6  25  1
Delancy Scott            4  13   7   9  15  2
Ed Walker                2   5   1   4   5  4
Jacob Young              5  11   3   4  13  0
TOTAL                   28  58  27  37  83 13

CENTRALIA
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ken Coleman              0   1   0   0   0  2
John Crain               3  10   4   5  10  3
Tom Eggers               4  14   3   4  11  2
Ronnie Flowers           5   8   2   2  12  2
Rod Linder               7  21   2   2  16  3
Jack O'Neal              1   5   1   2   3  3
Ronnie O'Neal            2   7   1   2   5  1
Robert "Mickey" Stept    2   4   2   3   6  5
Jim Stevenson            3   7   0   0   6  2
Jerry Wyatt              0   2   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   27  79  15  20  69 23

Madison                   21 20 (41) 11 31 (42) --   83
Centralia                 21  8 (29) 14 26 (40) --   69

Waukegan (H.S.) 63, Chicago (Marshall) 62
Super-Sectional Game at Evanston [Northwestern U., McGaw Hall / Welsh-Ryan Arena]
Tuesday, March 17, 1959

WAUKEGAN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Covance Cabell           0   0   0   0   0  0
Ray Cisneroz             4  13   3   3  11  2
Kit Gordon               2   7   1   1   5  3
Andy Hankins             7  20   9  13  23  4
John Henderson           1   7   2   2   4  4
Dick Nixon               8  22   2   3  18  2
Tony Seals               1   4   0   0   2  3
TEAM                                                   7
TOTAL                   23  73  17  22  63 18

CHICAGO (MARSHALL)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ed Franklin              1   2   0   2   2  0
Gordon Lemons            2   3   2   3   6  1
Ken Moses                3   9   2   6   8  1
Robert Smith             2   6   0   2   4  4
M.C. Thompson            9  17   5  10  23  5
George Wilson            9  19   1   2  19  3
TEAM                                                   1
TOTAL                   26  56  10  25  62 14

Waukegan (H.S.)           13 15 (28) 20 15 (35) --   63
Chicago (Marshall)        19 10 (29) 21 12 (33) --   62

Springfield (H.S.) 73, Macomb 39
Super-Sectional Game at Springfield [Armory]
Tuesday, March 17, 1959

SPRINGFIELD (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Tom Cole                 7  17   7  11  21  1
Bob Farris               1   3   0   1   2  1
Tom Frick                1   2   0   0   2  3
Ed Greenberg             0   2   2   2   2  2
George Mathis            6  12   1   3  13  2
Lynn Neff                6   6   4   5  16  4
Lee Pelham               2   5   2   4   6  2
Bob Plohr                2   3   0   0   4  3
Charles Shauger          1   5   1   1   3  3
Jim Wieties              1   3   2   2   4  3
TOTAL                   27  58  19  29  73 24

MACOMB
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
George Fox               1   4   1   1   3  0
Roger Graham             0   4   3   6   3  4
Gerald Hanning           0   0   0   1   0  1
Jerry Oetgen             1   7  10  13  12  4
Dave Steward             0   4   4   7   4  3
Jim Stocker              0   0   0   0   0  1
John Sullivan            5  13   2   2  12  2
Ralph Waller             2   7   0   0   4  5
Ron Wheeler              0   1   1   4   1  0
Larry Wilson             0   2   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                    9  42  21  34  39 20

Springfield (H.S.)        19 17 (36) 19 18 (37) --   73
Macomb                    11 12 (23)  5 11 (16) --   39

Peoria (H.S.) 70, Ottawa (Twp.) 47
Super-Sectional Game at Peoria [Bradley U., Robertson Fieldhouse]
Tuesday, March 17, 1959

PEORIA (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Bill Banta               0   1   1   2   1  1
Ross Canterbury          0   1   0   1   0  0
Walt Gerard              3   7   2   3   8  1
Rich Hermann             1   5   0   0   2  1
Steve Hudgens            4   5   4   4  12  2
Ted Kraft                0   0   2   2   2  0
Jay McCormick            0   0   0   0   0  1
Ted Munns                9  16   7   8  25  2
Bob West                 7  13   6   7  20  0
TOTAL                   24  48  22  27  70  8

OTTAWA (TWP.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Vern Blue                0   4   1   2   1  0
Jerry Chevalier          3   7   0   0   6  5
Herb Hetrick             2   3   0   1   4  1
R.C. Johnson             1   8   3   4   5  3
John Love                6   7   2   3  14  1
Dave Polancic            2   2   0   0   4  1
John Ristau              1   1   0   0   2  0
Bill Schiffbauer         4  11   0   1   8  2
Frank "Bud" Schlosser    1   9   1   1   3  4
TOTAL                   20  52   7  12  47 17

Peoria (H.S.)             19 19 (38) 14 18 (32) --   70
Ottawa (Twp.)             13  9 (22)  9 16 (25) --   47

Aurora (West) 71, Harvey (Thornton) 58
Super-Sectional Game at Hinsdale (Twp.)
Tuesday, March 17, 1959

AURORA (WEST)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Hal Beebee               0   1   1   2   1  1
Jim Cronin               0   1   0   0   0  3
Bill Habermeyer          0   0   0   0   0  0
Jim Konrad               3   7   1   2   7  5
Ed Pottieger             0   3   9   9   9  1
John Schwenk             7  11   4   6  18  2
Larry Secor              2   4   3   3   7  1
Bill Small              12  25   4   4  28  2
Noel Smith               0   0   0   0   0  1
Tom Young                0  10   1   2   1  1
TOTAL                   24  62  23  28  71 17

HARVEY (THORNTON)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Bob Caress               3   7   2   4   8  2
Paul Jackson             7   9   3   5  17  1
Bill LaBuda              0   0   0   0   0  0
Frank Lentfer            2   3   1   3   5  2
Dave Lezeau              2   2   1   1   5  4
Bart Pettice             1   6   0   3   2  1
Jim Ring                 3   8   2   3   8  4
Stan Thompson            0   2   0   0   0  0
Dennis Treadwell         1   2   1   2   3  0
Andy Wilson              4   5   2   3  10  2
TOTAL                   23  44  12  24  58 16

Aurora (West)             23 15 (38) 13 20 (33) --   71
Harvey (Thornton)          8 14 (22) 11 25 (36) --   58

Rantoul 66, Taylorville 61
Super-Sectional Game at Decatur (H.S.)
Tuesday, March 17, 1959

RANTOUL
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Dale Christensen         4   9   2   4  10  4
Bill Gibbs               3  11   5   7  11  5
Larry Harris             7  13   4   6  18  3
John Meeker              7  15   4   4  18  4
Jim Quinlan              0   1   0   1   0  3
Bob White                1   3   0   1   2  1
Roger Wissmiller         1   6   5   6   7  2
TOTAL                   23  58  20  29  66 22

TAYLORVILLE
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Lynn Adams               0   0   0   1   0  0
Dale Becker              1   2   1   3   3  4
Dave Giovagnoli          5  13   6   8  16  5
Dave Goodall             2   4   2   2   6  3
John Helm                4   9   7   8  15  2
Gerald Parker            2   9   4   4   8  4
Dick Secrest             4  12   5   9  13  3
TOTAL                   18  49  25  35  61 21

Rantoul                   14 17 (31) 21 14 (35) --   66
Taylorville               13 10 (23) 15 23 (38) --   61

Herrin (H.S.) 62, Benton 50
Super-Sectional Game at West Frankfort (Frankfort)
Tuesday, March 17, 1959

HERRIN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Terry Brandon            0   1   3   4   3  5
Jim Carnago              0       0   0   0   
Ken Doughty              6  18   4   6  16  1
Gene Turni               7  12   4   5  18  4
Ron Ward                 7  13   3   7  17  4
Gerald Wharton           3   8   0   3   6  0
Ed Wieland               1   1   0   0   2  0
Doug Williams            0   0   0   1   0  0
Jim Williams             0   0   0   0   0  1
TOTAL                   24  53  14  26  62 15

BENTON
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Terry Deiro              4   8   1   5   9  1
Jeff Ferguson            6  18   0   1  12  4
Joe Kimmel               1   5   2   3   4  0
Larry Lewis              0   3   0   0   0  0
Bob McMahon              2   5   1   1   5  2
Curt Richerson           0   1   0   0   0  0
Vic Tasky                2  12   4   7   8  3
Joe West                 6  15   0   0  12  5
TOTAL                   21  67   8  17  50 15

Herrin (H.S.)             13 20 (33) 16 13 (29) --   62
Benton                    13 13 (26) 10 14 (24) --   50

Galesburg (H.S.) 65, Rockford (West) 49
Super-Sectional Game at Moline (H.S.)
Tuesday, March 17, 1959

GALESBURG (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ralph Cannon             5   7   0   0  10  2
Jim Carr                 2   4   2   2   6  2
Bob Coe                  0   0   0   0   0  0
Otis Cowan               5   8   1   3  11  3
Dave Cox                 5   6   4   5  14  4
Ed Havens                0   0   0   0   0  0
Richard Nichols          6  10   2   2  14  5
Lawrence "Bumpy" Nixo    2   4   6   7  10  5
Lincoln Nixon            0   0   0   0   0  0
Ted Olson                0   0   0   2   0  0
TOTAL                   25  39  15  21  65 21

ROCKFORD (WEST)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Clint Bedford            4  12   3   5  11  4
Steve Davis              5   9   2   3  12  1
Riley Goza               0   1   0   2   0  2
Robert Green             1   1   0   0   2  0
Ed Henby                 1   2   4   6   6  1
Nate Martin              1   8   4   6   6  3
Monson                   0   0   0   0   0  0
Mott                     0   0   0   0   0  0
Ronnie Wilke             1   5   8   9  10  2
Charles Wolfe            0   0   2   2   2  3
TOTAL                   13  38  23  33  49 16

Galesburg (H.S.)          17 15 (32) 14 19 (33) --   65
Rockford (West)           12 10 (22)  7 20 (27) --   49

Waukegan (H.S.) 62, Madison 50
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 20, 1959

WAUKEGAN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Covance Cabell           2   8   3   5   7  3
Ray Cisneroz             4   9   1   1   9  3
Kit Gordon               0   2   0   0   0  4
Andy Hankins             3  14   7  10  13  1
John Henderson           4   9   3   4  11  4
Ron Leafblad             0   1   0   0   0  1
Dick Nixon               8  16   6   7  22  5
Tony Seals               0   0   0   1   0  1
Robert Sirvidas          0   0   0   0   0  2
Lawrence Zupnasic        0   0   0   1   0  0
TOTAL                   21  59  20  29  62 24

MADISON
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Frank Hideg              0   0   0   0   0  1
Dan Hrysko               0   2   1   2   1  2
Ed Modrusic              0   2   1   3   1  0
Henry Nowicki            0   0   2   3   2  0
Bob Price                2   9   2   4   6  3
Fred Riddle              3  13  11  11  17  4
Delancy Scott            1   5   2   2   4  1
Bob Simpson              1   4   0   2   2  2
Ed Walker                0   3   5   7   5  3
Jacob Young              4  10   4   7  12  4
TOTAL                   11  48  28  41  50 20

Waukegan (H.S.)           14 18 (32) 17 13 (30) --   62
Madison                   16  7 (23) 11 16 (27) --   50

Springfield (H.S.) 60, Peoria (H.S.) 53
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 20, 1959

SPRINGFIELD (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Tom Cole                 9  21   2   5  20  5
Bob Farris               1   2   0   0   2  0
George Mathis            5  20   2   5  12  2
Lynn Neff                2   5   4   5   8  3
Lee Pelham               0   0   0   1   0  2
Bob Plohr                0   1   0   0   0  0
Charles Shauger          6  10   3   4  15  1
Jim Wieties              1   1   1   1   3  2
TOTAL                   24  60  12  21  60 15

PEORIA (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Bill Banta               0   0   0   0   0  2
Terry Cole               0   0   0   0   0  0
Walt Gerard              4   7   2   5  10  3
Rich Hermann             1   2   4   5   6  5
Steve Hudgens            5   9   4   5  14  1
Ted Kraft                0   0   0   0   0  0
Ted Munns                7  11   2   4  16  3
Bob West                 2   9   3   3   7  3
TOTAL                   19  38  15  22  53 17

Springfield (H.S.)         2 19 (21) 16 23 (39) --   60
Peoria (H.S.)             16 13 (29)  6 18 (24) --   53

Aurora (West) 71, Rantoul 62
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 20, 1959

AURORA (WEST)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Hal Beebee               0   0   0   0   0  0
Jim Cronin               1   2   0   0   2  3
Bill Habermeyer          0   0   0   0   0  0
Jim Konrad               1   4   3   4   5  4
Ed Pottieger             0   3   4   4   4  3
John Schwenk             2   9   1   1   5  5
Larry Secor              7  14  10  11  24  4
Bill Small              11  23   8  10  30  4
Noel Smith               0   0   0   0   0  0
Tom Young                0   1   1   2   1  0
TOTAL                   22  56  27  32  71 23

RANTOUL
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Dale Christensen         4   8   6   8  14  5
Bill Gibbs               4  20   8  13  16  5
Larry Harris             2  12   0   1   4  2
Mike Klestinski          0   0   0   0   0  0
John Meeker              4  14   6   6  14  3
Charles Moore            0   0   0   0   0  0
Jim Quinlan              0   1   0   1   0  0
Phil Quinlan             0   0   0   0   0  1
Bob White                5   8   0   0  10  2
Roger Wissmiller         0   4   4   6   4  4
TOTAL                   19  67  24  35  62 22

Aurora (West)             16 18 (34) 13 24 (37) --   71
Rantoul                   16 14 (30) 14 18 (32) --   62

Galesburg (H.S.) 73, Herrin (H.S.) 69
Quarterfinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Friday, March 20, 1959

GALESBURG (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ralph Cannon             7  12   0   1  14  5
Jim Carr                 3  11   7  11  13  4
Otis Cowan               2   8   6   7  10  4
Dave Cox                 7  14   7   8  21  4
Richard Nichols          1   3   3   5   5  2
Lawrence "Bumpy" Nixo    4  10   2   3  10  5
Lincoln Nixon            0   0   0   0   0  1
TOTAL                   24  58  25  35  73 25

HERRIN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Terry Brandon            2   6   2   7   6  2
Jim Carnago              1   1   0   0   2  0
Ken Doughty              5  15   9  11  19  5
Gary Hamilton            1   2   0   0   2  0
Gene Turni               8  16   7  12  23  4
Ron Ward                 6   7   4   4  16  5
Gerald Wharton           0   3   1   1   1  2
Ed Wieland               0   1   0   0   0  1
Doug Williams            0   0   0   0   0  4
Jim Williams             0   0   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   23  51  23  35  69 23

Galesburg (H.S.)          18 19 (37) 17 19 (36) --   73
Herrin (H.S.)             20 21 (41)  7 21 (28) --   69

Springfield (H.S.) 64, Waukegan (H.S.) 40
Semifinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 21, 1959

SPRINGFIELD (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Tom Cole                 8  12   7  11  23  1
Bob Farris               0   1   1   2   1  0
Tom Frick                0   0   0   0   0  0
Ed Greenberg             0   0   0   0   0  0
George Mathis            3  13  16  22  22  4
Lynn Neff                2   5   0   1   4  3
Lee Pelham               1   4   2   2   4  0
Bob Plohr                0   0   0   0   0  1
Charles Shauger          1   4   3   3   5  5
Jim Wieties              1   6   3   5   5  4
TOTAL                   16  45  32  46  64 18

WAUKEGAN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Covance Cabell           1   2   0   0   2  5
Ray Cisneroz             1   5   2   5   4  3
Kit Gordon               0   1   0   0   0  3
Andy Hankins             0  14   1   1   1  5
John Henderson           2   4   5   6   9  4
Ron Leafblad             0   0   0   1   0  0
Dick Nixon               7  28   9  11  23  5
Tony Seals               0   1   1   3   1  1
Robert Sirvidas          0   0   0   0   0  0
Lawrence Zupnasic        0   0   0   0   0  1
TOTAL                   11  55  18  27  40 27

Springfield (H.S.)        11 12 (23) 16 25 (41) --   64
Waukegan (H.S.)            5 15 (20) 13  7 (20) --   40

Aurora (West) 74, Galesburg (H.S.) 61
Semifinal Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 21, 1959

AURORA (WEST)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Hal Beebee               0   0   0   0   0  0
Jim Cronin               0   1   0   2   0  0
Bill Habermeyer          0   0   0   0   0  0
Jim Konrad               6   9   3   5  15  1
Ed Pottieger             1   2   7   9   9  1
John Schwenk             3   6   3   6   9  4
Larry Secor              5   8   4   7  14  3
Bill Small              10  21   7   9  27  1
Tom Young                0   0   0   0   0  0
TOTAL                   25  47  24  38  74 10

GALESBURG (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ralph Cannon             2   8   1   1   5  3
Jim Carr                 0   8   3   4   3  4
Bob Coe                  0   0   0   0   0  0
Otis Cowan               5   7   1   1  11  5
Dave Cox                 4  10   0   1   8  5
Ed Havens                0   1   0   0   0  0
Richard Nichols          4   9   0   0   8  5
Lawrence "Bumpy" Nixo   11  19   4   5  26  4
Lincoln Nixon            0   0   0   0   0  0
Ted Olson                0   5   0   0   0  1
TOTAL                   26  67   9  12  61 27

Aurora (West)             15 19 (34) 19 21 (40) --   74
Galesburg (H.S.)          19 11 (30) 16 15 (31) --   61

Galesburg (H.S.) 78, Waukegan (H.S.) 66
Third Place Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 21, 1959

GALESBURG (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Ralph Cannon             5  11   1   4  11  3
Jim Carr                 5   9   2   4  12  4
Bob Coe                  0   0   0   0   0  0
Otis Cowan               2   6   1   3   5  2
Dave Cox                 8  16   8  10  24  2
Ed Havens                0   0   0   0   0  1
Richard Nichols          0   1   0   0   0  2
Lawrence "Bumpy" Nixo    7  11   6   7  20  2
Lincoln Nixon            1   2   0   0   2  0
Ted Olson                2   5   0   1   4  2
TOTAL                   30  61  18  29  78 18

WAUKEGAN (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Covance Cabell           2   8   1   3   5  5
Ray Cisneroz             2   9   2   2   6  4
Kit Gordon               1   4   0   0   2  3
Andy Hankins             5  10  12  13  22  3
John Henderson           4   5   1   2   9  3
Ron Leafblad             0   2   0   0   0  0
Dick Nixon               5  18   3   5  13  0
Tony Seals               2   4   3   3   7  0
Robert Sirvidas          1   2   0   0   2  1
Lawrence Zupnasic        0   0   0   0   0  1
TOTAL                   22  62  22  28  66 20

Galesburg (H.S.)          22 13 (35) 26 17 (43) --   78
Waukegan (H.S.)           22 11 (33) 17 16 (33) --   66

Springfield (H.S.) 60, Aurora (West) 52
Final Game at Champaign [UI, Huff Gym]
Saturday, March 21, 1959

SPRINGFIELD (H.S.)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Tom Cole                11  21   4   7  26  2
George Mathis            7  15   5   5  19  5
Lynn Neff                1   4   1   1   3  1
Lee Pelham               1   1   0   0   2  0
Charles Shauger          3  10   4   6  10  4
Jim Wieties              0   1   0   1   0  4
TOTAL                   23  52  14  20  60 16

AURORA (WEST)
Player                  FG-FGA  FT-FTA Pts PF
Jim Cronin               1   1   1   2   3  0
Jim Konrad               3   7   0   0   6  2
Ed Pottieger             1   4   2   3   4  1
John Schwenk             3   8   7  11  13  3
Larry Secor              1   4   2   2   4  5
Bill Small               7  18   4   7  18  5
Tom Young                2   4   0   0   4  0
TOTAL                   18  46  16  25  52 16

Springfield (H.S.)        17 14 (31) 14 15 (29) --   60
Aurora (West)             14 10 (24)  9 19 (28) --   52