IHSA's March Madness -- 1948 Boys

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1948 Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1947 — 1949

Pinckneyville
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Percy Clippard, Tom Millikin, Bob Johnson, Dave Davis, Frank Gladson. Back row: Bill Nesbitt, Manager Dick Luke, Dick Craig, Bill Williams, Bill McCray, Charles Gruner, Coach Merrill (Duster) Thomas.

Box Scores of All Games
First Round
Springfield (Cathedral) 57, Harvey (Thornton) 50
Pinckneyville 45, Moline (H.S.) 35
Pekin 50, LaSalle (L.-Peru) 46
Marion (H.S.) 65, Collinsville 60
LaGrange (Lyons) 61, Hillsboro 44
Canton 41, Quincy (Sr.) 37
Rockford (East) 54, Champaign (H.S.) 53 (OT)
Chicago (Marshall) 54, Robinson 49
Quarterfinals
Pinckneyville 58, Springfield (Cathedral) 36
Pekin 53, Marion (H.S.) 45
LaGrange (Lyons) 45, Canton 41
Rockford (East) 51, Chicago (Marshall) 49
Semifinals
Pinckneyville 36, Pekin 31
Rockford (East) 61, LaGrange (Lyons) 54
Third Place
Pekin 45, LaGrange (Lyons) 38
Final
Pinckneyville 65, Rockford (East) 39

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Pinckneyville               Merrill "Duster" Thomas  33-1    430
2  Rockford (East)             James Laude              26-4   1375
3  Pekin                       Jim "Red" Lewis          29-2   1200
4  LaGrange (Lyons)            Greg Sloan               25-3   1650
   Canton                      George Mathis            22-8    790
   Chicago (Marshall)          Ted Perzanowski          28-2   3100
   Marion (H.S.)               Virgil "Cuss" Wilson    21-11    730
   Springfield (Cathedral)     Luke Gleason             23-6    350
   Champaign (H.S.)            Harold Jester           13-15    730
   Collinsville                Vergil Fletcher          27-2    815
   Harvey (Thornton)           Thomas Nisbet            16-9   2582
   Hillsboro                   O.R. Nettleship          21-7    453
   LaSalle (L.-Peru)           Jack Fabri              10-17   1100
   Moline (H.S.)               Roger Potter            18-11    648
   Quincy (Sr.)                George Latham            21-7    985
   Robinson                    Merle Crosby             30-4    460

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Peter Anderson, Rockford (East)                 4  24  10  58
Robert Johnson, Pinckneyville                   4  17  20  54
Sherman Norton, LaGrange (Lyons)                4  22   7  51
Irv Bemoras, Chicago (Marshall)                 2  17  15  49
Frank Gladson, Pinckneyville                    4  17  13  47
Eugene Tarabilda, Rockford (East)               4  15  14  44
Charles Busby, Pekin                            4  18   7  43
David Davis, Pinckneyville                      4  14  13  41
Tom Millikin, Pinckneyville                     4  13  15  41
Howard Storm, LaGrange (Lyons)                  4  14  12  40

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Irv Bemoras, Chicago (Marshall)              6-3    Sr.    
Charles Busby, Pekin                         6-2    Sr.    
Rodney Fletcher, Champaign (H.S.)            6-3    Sr.    
Frank Gladson, Pinckneyville                 5-10   Sr.    
Sam Miranda, Collinsville                    5-10   Sr.

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Pekin                                   22-1
 2  Collinsville                            22-1
 3  Dundee                                  22-1
 4  Salem                                   27-2
 5  Paris                                   25-3
 6  Pinckneyville                           24-1
 7  Waukegan (H.S.)                         17-1
 8  Aurora (West)                           19-3
 9  Rockford (West)                         18-4
10  Lawrenceville                           19-4
11  Robinson                                25-3
12  LaGrange (Lyons)                        18-1
13  Pana (H.S.)                             20-4
14  Springfield (H.S.)                      18-5
15  Canton                                  16-7
16  Aurora (Marmion Academy)

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