IHSA's March Madness -- 1916 Boys

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1916 Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1915 — 1917

Bloomington (H.S.)
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Norton Richardson, Russell Strange. Second row: Clarence Bean, Delmar Gottschalk, Vergne Greiner, Layard Mace, Mevise Jennings. Third row: Harry McMurry, Theodore Bean, George Morrison, Coach Earl McClure.

Box Scores of All Games
First Round
Moline (H.S.) 34, Canton 33 (OT)
DuQuoin (H.S.) 40, Shelbyville 25
Joliet (Twp.) 43, Granite City 22
Quarterfinals
Robinson 24, Aurora (East) 19
Springfield (H.S.) 18, Rockford (H.S.) 11
Bloomington (H.S.) 16, Joliet (Twp.) 11
DuQuoin (H.S.) 30, Moline (H.S.) 15
Semifinals
Robinson 14, DuQuoin (H.S.) 13
Bloomington (H.S.) 19, Springfield (H.S.) 13
Third Place
DuQuoin (H.S.) 33, Springfield (H.S.) 13
Final
Bloomington (H.S.) 25, Robinson 17

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Bloomington (H.S.)          E.W. McClure             13-6    652
2  Robinson                    William Livingston       21-4    225
3  DuQuoin (H.S.)              Howard Ross              27-5    165
4  Springfield (H.S.)          Roy Wentz                15-7   1001
   Aurora (East)               Walter Gunn              16-3    531
   Canton                      C.B. Smith               13-7       
   Granite City                Robertson                           
   Joliet (Twp.)               Clarence Jones           14-3   1600
   Moline (H.S.)               John McGough             12-3    690
   Rockford (H.S.)             Frank Winters            19-2   1438
   Shelbyville                 I.B. Potter

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Ray Harrell, DuQuoin (H.S.)                     4  16  26  58
Benton Springer, Robinson                       3  17   7  41
Calkins, Joliet (Twp.)                          2  12   7  31
Layard Mace, Bloomington (H.S.)                 3  11   3  25
C. Wedirquist, Moline (H.S.)                    2   4  16  24
Blanchard, DuQuoin (H.S.)                       4  11   0  22
Roy Williams, Shelbyville                       1   6   9  21
Don Willi, DuQuoin (H.S.)                       4   9   0  18
P.L. Farmer, DuQuoin (H.S.)                     4   9   0  18
Culbertson, Joliet (Twp.)                       2   7   4  18

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Jacobs, Joliet (Twp.)                        5-9    Jr.    
Layard Mace, Bloomington (H.S.)              5-10   Jr.    
George Morrison, Bloomington (H.S.)          5-8    Jr.    
Benton Springer, Robinson                    6-3    Sr.    
Don Willi, DuQuoin (H.S.)                    5-7    Sr.

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