IHSA's March Madness -- 1909 Boys

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1909 Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1908 — 1910

Hinsdale (Twp.)
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Fred Bahlmann, Woodbury Melcher. Second row: Fred Cortis, Gilbert Keith, Preston Davidson. Third row: Frank Dana, Coach Arthur Collins.

Box Scores of All Games
Quarterfinals
Bloomington (H.S.) 30, Centralia 19
Hinsdale (Twp.) 56, Mt. Carroll 7
Washington 42, Joliet (Twp.) 25
Rock Island (H.S.) 42, Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 11
Semifinals
Hinsdale (Twp.) 21, Bloomington (H.S.) 14
Consolation Round
Mt. Carroll 44, Centralia 17
Joliet (Twp.) 28, Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 25
Semifinals
Washington 20, Rock Island (H.S.) 12
Consolation Round
Mt. Carroll 33, Joliet (Twp.) 32
Rock Island (H.S.) 33, Bloomington (H.S.) 21
Mt. Carroll 26, Rock Island (H.S.) 9
Final
Hinsdale (Twp.) 18, Washington 13
Consolation Round
Washington 64, Mt. Carroll 13
The final consolation game determined second and third place.

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Hinsdale (Twp.)             Arthur Collins           20-3    100
2  Washington                  Charles Wright           20-3     78
3  Mt. Carroll                 (unknown)                         85
4  Rock Island (H.S.)          Anton Udden              11-4    500
   Bloomington (H.S.)          Tom O'Neill               7-7       
   Centralia                   Cliff Bauer               3-4    225
   Joliet (Twp.)               (unknown)                 4-2    552
   Mt. Vernon (H.S.)           W.L. Stuckey             13-1    200

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Richard Liitt, Rock Island (H.S.)               4  14  21  49
Lyons, Joliet (Twp.)                            3  10  26  46
Kline, Mt. Carroll                              4  18   8  44
Harold Hufford, Bloomington (H.S.)              3   7  23  37
Preston Davidson, Hinsdale (Twp.)               3  17   0  34
Forrest Moyer, Washington                       3  14   1  29
John Streckfus, Rock Island (H.S.)              4  12   0  24
Ray Hartman, Mt. Carroll                        4  12   0  24
Gilbert Keith, Hinsdale (Twp.)                  3   5  12  22
Melburn Evans, Mt. Vernon (H.S.)                2   8   6  22

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Melburn Evans, Mt. Vernon (H.S.)                    
Gilbert Keith, Hinsdale (Twp.)                      
Richard Liitt, Rock Island (H.S.)                   
Meinhardt Ryf, Washington                           
Sidney Steenburgh, Rock Island (H.S.)

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