IHSA's March Madness -- 1931 Boys

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1931 Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1930 — 1932

Decatur (H.S.)
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Alfred Schroeder, Raymond Rex, John Stuckey, Paul Hill, Dwight Martin, Duane Garver. Top row: Wayne Schroeder, Eugene Heger, Martin McDaniel, George Keller, Manager Russell Shafer, Coach Gay Kintner.

Box Scores of All Games
Quarterfinals
Chicago (Harrison) 44, Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 33
Decatur (H.S.) 24, Collinsville 23
Galesburg (H.S.) 30, Peoria (Manual) 22
Johnston City 23, Rantoul 14
Semifinals
Decatur (H.S.) 27, Chicago (Harrison) 20
Galesburg (H.S.) 28, Johnston City 27
Third Place
Chicago (Harrison) 28, Johnston City 26 (OT)
Final
Decatur (H.S.) 30, Galesburg (H.S.) 26

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Decatur (H.S.)              Gay Kintner              29-5   1679
2  Galesburg (H.S.)            Gerald Phillips          24-4   1750
3  Chicago (Harrison)          Charles Krupar           32-7   5500
4  Johnston City               LaRue Van Meter          22-9    454
   Collinsville                Willard Larson           21-5    504
   Mt. Vernon (H.S.)           Howard Ross              17-6    650
   Peoria (Manual)             Paul Holliday            23-5   1484
   Rantoul                     Fred Adam                34-2    229

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Eddie Odron, Chicago (Harrison)                 3  14  11  39
Ray Rex, Decatur (H.S.)                         3  11   8  30
Culver Mills, Galesburg (H.S.)                  3  10   9  29
Bruce Tyler, Mt. Vernon (H.S.)                  1  11   1  23
Raymond Hobbs, Johnston City                    3   9   5  23
Al Schroeder, Decatur (H.S.)                    3   8   4  20
Albert Feduris, Johnston City                   3   8   3  19
Paul Hill, Decatur (H.S.)                       3   6   5  17
Jimmy Sisulak, Chicago (Harrison)               3   8   1  17
Tony Blazine, Johnston City                     3   6   3  15
Robert Anderson, Galesburg (H.S.)               3   6   3  15

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Robert Anderson, Galesburg (H.S.)            5-8    Sr.    
Howard Ashely, Galesburg (H.S.)              5-9    Sr.    
Tony Blazine, Johnston City                  6-0    Sr.    
Robert Gauen, Collinsville                   6-4    Sr.    
Paul Hill, Decatur (H.S.)                           
Culver Mills, Galesburg (H.S.)               5-11   Sr.    
Eddie Odron, Chicago (Harrison)                     
Ray Rex, Decatur (H.S.)                             Sr.    
Al Schroeder, Decatur (H.S.)                        
John Stuckey, Decatur (H.S.)

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