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1962 Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1961 — 1963

Decatur (Stephen Decatur)
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Gary Stewart, Prentis Jones, James (Bulldog) Johnson, Ken Barnes. Top row: Assistant Coach Jack Kenny, Dave Hayes, Lee Endsley, Jack Sunderlik, Bruce Gray, Jim Hallihan, Jerry Hill, Coach John Schneiter.

Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
McLeansboro 53, Marion (H.S.) 52
Elmhurst (York) 84, Harvey (Thornton) 63
Centralia 78, Belleville (Twp.) 66
Chicago (Carver) 48, Chicago (St. Patrick) 42
Rock Island (H.S.) 64, Rockford (Auburn) 44
Decatur (Stephen Decatur) 41, Urbana (H.S.) 40
Quincy (Sr.) 72, Springfield (H.S.) 53
Washington 58, Pontiac 57
Quarterfinals
McLeansboro 84, Elmhurst (York) 68
Chicago (Carver) 56, Centralia 50
Decatur (Stephen Decatur) 61, Rock Island (H.S.) 56
Quincy (Sr.) 45, Washington 37
Semifinals
Chicago (Carver) 54, McLeansboro 41
Decatur (Stephen Decatur) 47, Quincy (Sr.) 44
Third Place
Quincy (Sr.) 85, McLeansboro 45
Final
Decatur (Stephen Decatur) 49, Chicago (Carver) 48

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Decatur (Stephen Decatur)   John Schneiter           31-4   1200
2  Chicago (Carver)            Larry Hawkins            28-5    614
3  Quincy (Sr.)                Sherrill Hanks           28-4   1430
4  McLeansboro                 Gene Haile               25-7    477
   Centralia                   Bill Davies              29-3   1289
   Elmhurst (York)             Dick Campbell            25-4   2400
   Rock Island (H.S.)          Bob Riley                23-5   1828
   Washington                  Dick Van Scyoc           25-3    775
   Belleville (Twp.)           Jerry Turner             24-5       
   Chicago (St. Patrick)       Max Kurland              22-2       
   Harvey (Thornton)           Bill Purden              19-8       
   Marion (H.S.)               Wendell Starrick        18-12       
   Pontiac                     Oral Ragle               21-6       
   Rockford (Auburn)           Dolph Stanley           13-13       
   Springfield (H.S.)          Ray Page                17-12       
   Urbana (H.S.)               Oscar Adams             11-16

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Jim Burns, McLeansboro                          4  31  23  85
Cazzie Russell, Chicago (Carver)                4  34  11  79
Ken Barnes, Decatur (Stephen Decatur)           4  24   9  57
Jim Johnson, Decatur (Stephen Decatur)          4  19  15  53
Joe Allen, Chicago (Carver)                     4  23   5  51
Fred Grimmett, Quincy (Sr.)                     4  15  21  51
Larry Gross, Quincy (Sr.)                       4  15  14  44
Virgil McElfresh, Washington                    2  16  11  43
Rick Rineberg, Quincy (Sr.)                     4  18   6  42
Ron Johnson, Centralia                          2  16  10  42

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Joe Allen, Chicago (Carver)                  6-6    Jr.    
Ken Barnes, Decatur (Stephen Decatur)        6-3    Sr.    
Jim Burns, McLeansboro                       6-3    Jr.    
Fred Grimmett, Quincy (Sr.)                  5-8    Jr.    
Cazzie Russell, Chicago (Carver)             6-5    Sr.    
Ron Teague, Rock Island (H.S.)               5-10   Sr.

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Centralia                               23-2
 2  Chicago (DuSable)                       23-1
 3  Madison                                 24-0
 4  Moline (H.S.)                           19-2
 5  Collinsville                            18-4
 6  Quincy (Sr.)                            20-3
 7  Bloomington (H.S.)                      19-2
 8  Peoria (Richwoods)                      20-2
 9  Rock Island (H.S.)                      17-4
10  Rockford (Auburn)                       8-12
11  Carmi                                   21-2
12  Bridgeport                              22-2
13  Decatur (Stephen Decatur)               22-4
14  North Chicago                           19-2
15  Waukegan (H.S.)                         12-6
16  LaGrange (Lyons)                        16-3

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