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1946 Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1945 — 1947

Champaign (H.S.)
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Captain Ted Beach, Jim Cottrell, Earl Harrison, Fred Major, Rodney Fletcher. Back row: Assistant Coach Harold Jester, Kirby Knox, Bobby Clark, John McDermott, Dick Petry, Bill Johnston, Coach Harry Combes.

Box Scores of All Games
First Round
Decatur (H.S.) 59, Pana (H.S.) 41
Dundee 56, Quincy (Sr.) 49
Centralia 50, Kewanee (H.S.) 36
Robinson 47, Pontiac 44
Rockford (East) 74, Chicago (Tilden) 53
Collinsville 50, Springfield (Cathedral) 28
Marion (H.S.) 42, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 38 (OT)
Champaign (H.S.) 49, Galesburg (H.S.) 40
Quarterfinals
Dundee 55, Decatur (H.S.) 48
Centralia 63, Robinson 50
Rockford (East) 43, Collinsville 37
Champaign (H.S.) 55, Marion (H.S.) 43
Semifinals
Centralia 45, Dundee 44 (OT)
Champaign (H.S.) 53, Rockford (East) 47
Third Place
Dundee 59, Rockford (East) 53
Final
Champaign (H.S.) 54, Centralia 48

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Champaign (H.S.)            Harry Combes             38-1    720
2  Centralia                   Arthur Trout            29-10       
3  Dundee                      Eugene DeLacey           31-3    417
4  Rockford (East)             James Laude              23-5   1500
   Collinsville                Jack Fabri              30-10    800
   Decatur (H.S.)              Gay Kintner             27-11   1950
   Marion (H.S.)               Virgil "Cuss" Wilson     27-8       
   Robinson                    Merle Crosby             31-3       
   Calumet City (Thornton Frac Jackson Keister          25-5       
   Chicago (Tilden)            William Postl            20-7   3259
   Galesburg (H.S.)            Gerald Phillips          20-7   1000
   Kewanee (H.S.)              Helmut Brockman          24-5    700
   Pana (H.S.)                 Ewald Metzger            28-6       
   Pontiac                     Aubra Williamson         23-4       
   Quincy (Sr.)                George Latham            21-8   1200
   Springfield (Cathedral)     Al Lewis                22-12    351

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Louis Proctor, Rockford (East)                  4  31  24  86
Charles Grover, Dundee                          4  29  16  74
Ted Beach, Champaign (H.S.)                     4  30  11  71
Colin Anderson, Centralia                       4  23  13  59
Bill Erickson, Rockford (East)                  4  23   9  55
Harold Rush, Centralia                          4  14  14  42
Edward Unruh, Dundee                            4  18   6  42
William Dobler, Dundee                          4  16   8  40
Karl Erickson, Rockford (East)                  4  12  15  39
Benton Odum, Marion (H.S.)                      2  15   9  39
Ed Bauer, Collinsville                          2  18   3  39

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Colin Anderson, Centralia                    6-3    Sr.    
Ted Beach, Champaign (H.S.)                  6-2    Jr.    
Jim Cottrell, Champaign (H.S.)               5-11   Sr.    
Benton Odum, Marion (H.S.)                   6-1    Sr.    
Louis Proctor, Rockford (East)               6-4    Sr.

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Champaign (H.S.)                        29-1
 2  West Frankfort (Frankfort)              26-2
 3  Rockford (East)                         16-3
 4  Waukegan (H.S.)                         21-3
 5  Centralia                               22-9
 6  Paris                                   28-3
 7  Dundee                                  23-2
 8  Mt. Vernon (H.S.)                       23-5
 9  Glen Ellyn (Glenbard)                   19-3
10  Kewanee (H.S.)                          19-4
11  Marion (H.S.)                           24-7
12  Robinson                                25-2
13  East St. Louis (Sr.)                    27-4
14  Pinckneyville                           19-5
15  Des Plaines (Maine)                     17-4
16  Sterling (H.S.)

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