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1949 Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1948 — 1950

Mt. Vernon (H.S.)
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Eddie King, Bobby Brown, Sam Kirk, James Wilson, Bob Wood, John Riley. Top row: Willie Mays, Max Hooper, Bob Lee, Walter Moore.

Box Scores of All Games
First Round
Decatur (H.S.) 82, Pittsfield 48
Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 54, Johnston City 52
Chicago (Tilden) 68, Oneida (ROVA) 41
Aurora (West) 45, Elgin (H.S.) 42
Moline (H.S.) 64, Rockford (West) 38
Nashville 43, Ottawa (Twp.) 39
Pekin 60, Robinson 52
Hillsboro 45, Champaign (H.S.) 44 (OT)
Quarterfinals
Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 71, Decatur (H.S.) 51
Aurora (West) 34, Chicago (Tilden) 33
Nashville 33, Moline (H.S.) 31
Hillsboro 45, Pekin 39
Semifinals
Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 37, Aurora (West) 31
Hillsboro 50, Nashville 43
Third Place
Aurora (West) 49, Nashville 39
Final
Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 45, Hillsboro 39

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Mt. Vernon (H.S.)           Stanley Changnon         30-3   1090
2  Hillsboro                   Fred Ewald               25-7    410
3  Aurora (West)               Joe Axelson              22-8    732
4  Nashville                   George Havens            33-3    235
   Chicago (Tilden)            William Postl            20-9   2610
   Decatur (H.S.)              Gay Kintner              21-9   1950
   Moline (H.S.)               Norm Ziebell             21-8    600
   Pekin                       Jim "Red" Lewis         20-10   1300
   Champaign (H.S.)            Harold Jester           17-12    720
   Elgin (H.S.)                John Krafft              23-4   1500
   Johnston City               Wendell Starrick         26-6    420
   Oneida (ROVA)               Jim Pogue                27-5    187
   Ottawa (Twp.)               Gil Love                15-13    785
   Pittsfield                  Glenn Smith              21-7    350
   Robinson                    Merle Crosby             25-7    460
   Rockford (West)             Alex Saudargas           18-8   1264

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Max Hooper, Mt. Vernon (H.S.)                   4  31  19  81
John Biever, Aurora (West)                      4  30  12  72
Leroy Ott, Hillsboro                            4  24  10  58
Robert Kimpling, Nashville                      4  16  13  45
Richard Sturgeon, Hillsboro                     4  15  13  43
Robert Watson, Pekin                            2  14  13  41
Jerry Ellis, Aurora (West)                      4  12  15  39
Walt Moore, Mt. Vernon (H.S.)                   4  14  11  39
Walter Novak, Nashville                         4  14   9  37
George Macuga, Chicago (Tilden)                 2  14   5  33

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
John Biever, Aurora (West)                   6-2    Jr.    
Alan Brandt, Nashville                       5-11   Jr.    
Max Hooper, Mt. Vernon (H.S.)                6.05   Jr.    
Walt Moore, Mt. Vernon (H.S.)                6.02   So.    
Leroy Ott, Hillsboro                         5-11   Sr.

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Elgin (H.S.)                            18-3
 2  Danville (H.S.)                         22-2
 3  Teutopolis                              27-0
 4  Mt. Vernon (H.S.)                       21-3
 5  Kankakee (Sr.)                          21-2
 6  DeKalb                                  22-2
 7  Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)            16-2
 8  Sterling (H.S.)                         21-1
 9  Dundee                                  21-2
10  Collinsville                            20-3
11  Paris                                   23-4
12  Nashville                               26-1
13  Herrin (H.S.)                           20-3
14  Moline (H.S.)                           15-7
15  Seneca                                  27-0
16  Johnston City

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