IHSA's March Madness -- 1951 Boys

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1951 Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1950 — 1952

Freeport (H.S.)
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Thomas Williams, Eugene Schmidt, Harlan Fritz, McKinley (Deacon) Davis, Ben Dorsey. Second row: Manager William Trunk, Eugene Ingold, Carl Caim, Jim Hill, Coach Harry Kinert, William Spahn, Roger Meads, Manager Douglas Smith.

Box Scores of All Games
First Round
Marion (H.S.) 70, Macomb (Western) 65
Freeport (H.S.) 67, Edwardsville (H.S.) 64
Peoria (Woodruff) 76, Odell (St. Paul) 62
Decatur (H.S.) 68, Danville (H.S.) 58
Moline (H.S.) 59, Pinckneyville 55
Robinson 60, Chicago (Parker) 46
Lincoln 54, Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 41
Quincy (Sr.) 58, Hinsdale (Twp.) 46
Quarterfinals
Freeport (H.S.) 65, Marion (H.S.) 51
Decatur (H.S.) 73, Peoria (Woodruff) 50
Moline (H.S.) 59, Robinson 44
Quincy (Sr.) 65, Lincoln 63
Semifinals
Freeport (H.S.) 88, Decatur (H.S.) 60
Moline (H.S.) 64, Quincy (Sr.) 63 (OT)
Third Place
Quincy (Sr.) 60, Decatur (H.S.) 58
Final
Freeport (H.S.) 71, Moline (H.S.) 51

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Freeport (H.S.)             Harry Kinert             31-2    970
2  Moline (H.S.)               Norm Ziebell             22-9    731
3  Quincy (Sr.)                George Latham            30-4   1017
4  Decatur (H.S.)              Gay Kintner             22-10   1790
   Lincoln                     Paul Johnson             28-4    534
   Marion (H.S.)               Virgil "Cuss" Wilson     25-8    765
   Peoria (Woodruff)           Tommy Correll            20-7   1460
   Robinson                    Frank Hunsaker           29-5    560
   Chicago (Parker)            Edward O'Farrell         22-5   1500
   Danville (H.S.)             Art Mathisen             19-8   1508
   Edwardsville (H.S.)         Joe Lucco                25-6    625
   Hinsdale (Twp.)             Larry Hoff              18-10    736
   Macomb (Western)            Larry Kerker             28-3    110
   Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest Dave Miller             13-11   2530
   Odell (St. Paul)            Fr. F.J. Casey           31-3     72
   Pinckneyville               Merrill "Duster" Thomas  26-6    440

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Ken Norman, Decatur (H.S.)                      4  31  17  79
McKinley "Deak" Davis, Freeport (H.S.)          4  31  11  73
Bruce Brothers, Quincy (Sr.)                    4  24  25  73
Karl Meurlot, Decatur (H.S.)                    4  27  12  66
Bill Heitholt, Quincy (Sr.)                     4  27  12  66
Bob Van Vooren, Moline (H.S.)                   4  26  12  64
George Hoke, Moline (H.S.)                      4  23  13  59
Ben Dorsey, Freeport (H.S.)                     4  24   7  55
Harlan Fritz, Freeport (H.S.)                   4  24   6  54
Tom Williams, Freeport (H.S.)                   4  22   8  52

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Bruce Brothers, Quincy (Sr.)                 6-5    Jr.    
McKinley "Deak" Davis, Freeport (H.S.)       6-2    Sr.    
Ben Dorsey, Freeport (H.S.)                  5-11   Sr.    
John Kent, Marion (H.S.)                     6-1    Sr.    
Bob Van Vooren, Moline (H.S.)                6-0    Sr.

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Berwyn-Cicero (Morton)                  20-0
 2  Freeport (H.S.)                         22-2
 3  LaGrange (Lyons)                        19-0
 4  Quincy (Sr.)                            22-3
 5  East St. Louis (Sr.)                    22-1
 6  Mt. Vernon (H.S.)                       21-3
 7  Rock Island (H.S.)                      23-3
 8  Marion (H.S.)                           19-7
 9  Dundee                                  19-3
10  West Frankfort (Frankfort)              21-5
11  Lincoln                                 22-3
12  Hebron                                  24-1
13  Bradley                                 24-3
14  Danville (H.S.)                         15-7
15  Harvey (Thornton)                       19-4
16  Paris

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