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1958 Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1957 — 1959

Chicago (Marshall)
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Coach Isadore Salario, Manager Alvin Harvey, Bobby Jones, Tyrone Johnson, George Wilson, Steve Thomas, M.C. Thompson, Manager Charles Bowen. Second row: Isaac Patterson, Morris Matthews, Lonnie Elliott, Bob Smith, Jerome Faulkner, Ben Stevenson, Ron Banks, Paul Brown, Jim Jones, Gordon Lemons, Assistant Coach Will Gaines.

Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
Danville (Schlarman) 75, Arcola 57
Rock Falls 74, Fulton (H.S.) 62
Highland 49, Jerseyville (Jersey) 46 (OT)
Peoria (Spalding) 49, Ottawa (Twp.) 44
Springfield (H.S.) 46, Quincy (Sr.) 37
Aurora (West) 57, Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) 54
Chicago (Marshall) 63, Elgin (H.S.) 43
Herrin (H.S.) 76, West Frankfort (Frankfort) 75
Quarterfinals
Rock Falls 101, Danville (Schlarman) 76
Peoria (Spalding) 58, Highland 49
Aurora (West) 59, Springfield (H.S.) 48
Chicago (Marshall) 72, Herrin (H.S.) 59
Semifinals
Rock Falls 66, Peoria (Spalding) 59
Chicago (Marshall) 74, Aurora (West) 62
Third Place
Peoria (Spalding) 59, Aurora (West) 53
Final
Chicago (Marshall) 70, Rock Falls 64

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Chicago (Marshall)          Isadore "Spin" Salario   31-0   2400
2  Rock Falls                  Dick Haselton            33-2    683
3  Peoria (Spalding)           James Smarjesse          28-6    615
4  Aurora (West)               Dick Dorsey             19-10    800
   Danville (Schlarman)        Paul Shebby             18-12    265
   Herrin (H.S.)               Bob Hutchison            29-4    700
   Highland                    Ed Hilbert               24-6    320
   Springfield (H.S.)          Ray Page                 24-9   1500
   Arcola                      Lou Baker                27-3       
   Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)    Bert Nafziger            26-7       
   Elgin (H.S.)                Bill Chesbrough          19-8       
   Fulton (H.S.)               Chuck DeWild             24-4       
   Jerseyville (Jersey)        George Havens            27-4       
   Ottawa (Twp.)               Gil Love                22-10       
   Quincy (Sr.)                Howard Dewell           20-10       
   West Frankfort (Frankfort)  George Iubelt            27-4

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
George Wilson, Chicago (Marshall)               4  31  24  86
Ken Siebel, Rock Falls                          4  25  31  81
Bill Small, Aurora (West)                       4  30  20  80
Jerry Kuemmerle, Danville (Schlarman)           2  28  20  76
Dave McGann, Peoria (Spalding)                  4  24  19  67
Bobby Jones, Chicago (Marshall)                 4  26  12  64
Steve Thomas, Chicago (Marshall)                4  23  18  64
Dave Skender, Peoria (Spalding)                 4  20  16  56
Gary Kolb, Rock Falls                           4  23   9  55
Jim Cain, Rock Falls                            4  24   6  54

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Gary Kolb, Rock Falls                        5-10   Sr.    
Jerry Kuemmerle, Danville (Schlarman)        6-0    Sr.    
Dave McGann, Peoria (Spalding)               5-10   Sr.    
Ken Siebel, Rock Falls                       6-4    Jr.    
George Wilson, Chicago (Marshall)            6-8    So.

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Rock Falls                              25-1
 2  Collinsville                            23-2
 3  Herrin (H.S.)                           23-3
 4  West Frankfort (Frankfort)              22-3
 5  Rock Island (H.S.)                      20-3
 6  Quincy (Notre Dame)                     24-1
 7  Rockford (East)                         18-3
 8  Mt. Vernon (H.S.)                       18-5
 9  Jacksonville (H.S.)                     21-4
10  Aurora (Marmion Academy)                24-2
11  Mattoon                                 17-4
12  Princeton                               22-4
13  Evanston (Twp.)                         15-3
14  Canton                                  15-6
15  Pekin                                   18-5
16  Aurora (West)

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