IHSA's March Madness -- 1930 Boys

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1930 Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1929 — 1931

Peoria (Manual)
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Kenneth Shoup, Robert Clauss, Charles Wolgemuth, Nevious Harms, Hervey Benson, Ben Schwartz. Second row: Clarence Richardson, Harold Mongerson, Laverne Tjarks, Charles Reece, William Ritchie, Albert Mitzelfelt, Joe Blotner, Coach Mead.

Box Scores of All Games
Quarterfinals
Bloomington (H.S.) 20, Abingdon 19
Olney (H.S.) 21, Carbondale 18
Beardstown 29, Waterman 27 (4 OT)
Peoria (Manual) 18, Atwood 16
Semifinals
Bloomington (H.S.) 33, Olney (H.S.) 23
Peoria (Manual) 31, Beardstown 25
Third Place
Olney (H.S.) 27, Beardstown 18
Final
Peoria (Manual) 38, Bloomington (H.S.) 25

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Peoria (Manual)             Telford Mead             25-5   1314
2  Bloomington (H.S.)          Eugene Harrison          20-4   1106
3  Olney (H.S.)                Charles Van Cleve        33-6    403
4  Beardstown                  Arthur Driver            31-3    355
   Abingdon                    Raymond Johnson          14-5    222
   Atwood                      Clarence Rogers          26-4    125
   Carbondale                  R.E. Gadske              32-3    434
   Waterman                    Ernie Eveland            28-3     85

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Charles Wolgemuth, Peoria (Manual)              3  13   3  29
Robert Claus, Peoria (Manual)                   3  13   1  27
Gerald Cooke, Bloomington (H.S.)                3   9   5  23
Clyde Peter Martin, Beardstown                  3   8   6  22
Don Argo, Bloomington (H.S.)                    3   8   5  21
Willis Venters, Beardstown                      3   9   3  21
Frank "Mike" Myers, Beardstown                  2  10   1  21
Neve Harms, Peoria (Manual)                     3   6   8  20
John Lehwald, Olney (H.S.)                      3   7   3  17
"Doc" Funkhouser, Olney (H.S.)                  3   7   3  17

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Wilbur Auspurger, Bloomington (H.S.)         5-11   Jr.    
Robert Claus, Peoria (Manual)                5-8    Jr.    
Gerald Cooke, Bloomington (H.S.)             6-0    Sr.    
Neve Harms, Peoria (Manual)                  6-2    Sr.    
Clyde Peter Martin, Beardstown               6-4    Sr.

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