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1966 Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1965 — 1967

Harvey (Thornton)
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Estes Ross, Rich Rateree, Garland Mays, Leonard Solomon. Back row: Assistant Coach Tom Hanrahan, LaMarr Thomas, Bob Landowski, Hershel, Lewis, Paul Gilliam, Jim Ard, Larry Tanter, Garry Carter, Kevin Roberson, Coach Bob Anderson.

Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
Belleville (Twp.) 92, Lawrenceville 88 (OT)
Joliet (Central) 63, Pekin 50
Galesburg (H.S.) 69, Springfield (H.S.) 65
Benton 46, Centralia 43
Harvey (Thornton) 61, Wheaton (Central) 57
Winnetka (New Trier) 78, Chicago (Marshall) 60
Rockford (West) 54, Rock Island (H.S.) 51
Decatur (Stephen Decatur) 68, Urbana (H.S.) 56
Quarterfinals
Belleville (Twp.) 74, Joliet (Central) 72
Galesburg (H.S.) 73, Benton 71
Harvey (Thornton) 59, Winnetka (New Trier) 44
Decatur (Stephen Decatur) 57, Rockford (West) 44
Semifinals
Galesburg (H.S.) 65, Belleville (Twp.) 64
Harvey (Thornton) 67, Decatur (Stephen Decatur) 45
Third Place
Belleville (Twp.) 84, Decatur (Stephen Decatur) 57
Final
Harvey (Thornton) 74, Galesburg (H.S.) 60

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Harvey (Thornton)           Bob Anderson             30-2   4300
2  Galesburg (H.S.)            John Thiel               27-3   1731
3  Belleville (Twp.)           Jerry Turner             27-5   3850
4  Decatur (Stephen Decatur)   Jack Kenny               25-7   1900
   Benton                      Rich Herrin              31-1    742
   Joliet (Central)            Ed Woods                 24-8   1750
   Rockford (West)             Alex Saudargas           25-3   1800
   Winnetka (New Trier)        John Schneiter           24-5   4200
   Centralia                   Bob Jones               19-12       
   Chicago (Marshall)          Harvey Hartenstein       24-9       
   Lawrenceville               Ken Pritchett            22-6       
   Pekin                       Dawson "Dawdy" Hawkins   26-4       
   Rock Island (H.S.)          Bob Riley                21-7       
   Springfield (H.S.)          Verdie Altizer          19-12       
   Urbana (H.S.)               Oscar Adams              17-9       
   Wheaton (Central)           Al Duhm                  24-5

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Joe Wiley, Belleville (Twp.)                    4  45  38 128
Dale Kelley, Galesburg (H.S.)                   4  36  45 117
Jim Ard, Harvey (Thornton)                      4  27  13  67
Rich Rateree, Harvey (Thornton)                 4  25  10  60
Bill Snellings, Belleville (Twp.)               4  23  13  59
Rich Smith, Decatur (Stephen Decatur)           4  23  12  58
Terry Johnson, Decatur (Stephen Decatur)        4  23   8  54
Paul Gilliam, Harvey (Thornton)                 4  24   4  52
Barry Swanson, Galesburg (H.S.)                 4  20  10  50
Lamarr Thomas, Harvey (Thornton)                4  20  10  50

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Jim Ard, Harvey (Thornton)                   6-7    Sr.    
Albert Crusoe, Joliet (Central)              5-9    Sr.    
Dale Kelley, Galesburg (H.S.)                5-11   Sr.    
Lamarr Thomas, Harvey (Thornton)             6-1    Sr.    
Joe Wiley, Belleville (Twp.)                 6-3    Sr.

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Benton                                  25-0
 2  Elmhurst (York)                         22-0
 3  Harvey (Thornton)                       21-2
 4  Belleville (Twp.)                       19-4
 5  Collinsville                            22-2
 6  Galesburg (H.S.)                        19-2
 7  Pekin                                   20-3
 8  Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)                22-2
 9  Chicago (Harlan)                        18-6
10  Chicago (Marshall)                      21-4
11  Quincy (Sr.)                            19-4
12  Rockford (West)                         19-2
13  Franklin Park (East Leyden)             22-1
14  Decatur (Stephen Decatur)               17-4
15  Danville (Schlarman)                    22-3
16  Rockford (Auburn)                       19-4

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