IHSA's March Madness -- 1967 Boys

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1967 Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1966 — 1968

Pekin
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Trainer Jimmie (Doc) Lee, Jerry Normal, Tom Vuceck, Mark Friedinger, Dick Marshall, John Venturi, Rich Hawkins. Second row: Head Coach Dawson Hawkins, Manager Clark Joesting, Dave Martin, Doug Jones, Ken Higham, Kim Seeber, Manager Randy Brienan. Third row: Assistant Coach Bob Ontegal, Assistant Coach Joe Venturi, Fred Miller, Steve Kingdon, Scott Lange, Barry Moran, Manager Barry Soffietti.

Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
Pekin 77, Toluca 64
Elmhurst (York) 72, Chicago (Harlan) 70
Springfield (H.S.) 70, Quincy (Sr.) 68 (2 OT)
Champaign (Central) 36, Decatur (Stephen Decatur) 35
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 69, North Chicago 65 (OT)
Rockford (West) 62, Moline (H.S.) 61
Carbondale 59, Benton 53
Collinsville 59, Effingham (H.S.) 48
Quarterfinals
Pekin 94, Elmhurst (York) 70
Springfield (H.S.) 64, Champaign (Central) 61
Rockford (West) 79, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 60
Carbondale 53, Collinsville 47
Semifinals
Pekin 77, Springfield (H.S.) 61
Carbondale 67, Rockford (West) 66 (OT)
Third Place
Springfield (H.S.) 81, Rockford (West) 65
Final
Pekin 75, Carbondale 59

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Pekin                       Dawson "Dawdy" Hawkins   31-2   3000
2  Carbondale                  John Cherry              29-3   1040
3  Springfield (H.S.)          Verdie Altizer           30-3   2300
4  Rockford (West)             Alex Saudargas           28-2   1685
   Champaign (Central)         Lee Cabutti              27-5   2200
   Collinsville                Vergil Fletcher          28-3   1600
   Elmhurst (York)             Dick Campbell            25-4   2960
   Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)     Dick Schmidt             26-4   2580
   Benton                      Rich Herrin              30-1       
   Chicago (Harlan)            Lee Umbles               22-7       
   Decatur (Stephen Decatur)   Jack Kenny              22-10       
   Effingham (H.S.)            Don Detering             28-2       
   Moline (H.S.)               Herb Thompson            21-6       
   North Chicago               Larry Hanzel             25-3       
   Quincy (Sr.)                Sherrill Hanks           25-4       
   Toluca                      Chuck Rolinski          17-10

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Dave Robisch, Springfield (H.S.)                4  57  38 152
Fred Miller, Pekin                              4  44  15 103
Cal Glover, Rockford (West)                     4  34   4  72
Barry Moran, Pekin                              4  26  16  68
James Sallis, Rockford (West)                   4  23  18  64
L.C. Brasfield, Carbondale                      4  26  11  63
Billy "Early" Laster, Carbondale                4  21   9  51
Mark Stoddart, Springfield (H.S.)               4  21   9  51
Mark Freidinger, Pekin                          4  20  10  50
Billy Perkins, Carbondale                       4  22   5  49

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
L.C. Brasfield, Carbondale                   6-3    Sr.    
Cal Glover, Rockford (West)                  6-2    Sr.    
Fred Miller, Pekin                           6-4    Sr.    
Barry Moran, Pekin                           6-5    Jr.    
Tom Parker, Collinsville                     6-5    Jr.    
Dave Robisch, Springfield (H.S.)             6-9    Sr.

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Benton                                  25-0
 2  Waukegan (H.S.)                         22-0
 3  Rockford (West)                         21-0
 4  Lawrenceville                           22-0
 5  Carbondale                              21-2
 6  Collinsville                            22-2
 7  Danville (Schlarman)                    24-0
 8  Peoria (H.S.)                           22-2
 9  Pekin                                   22-2
10  Springfield (H.S.)                      22-3
11  Quincy (Sr.)                            20-3
12  Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)                 20-3
13  Elmhurst (York)                         19-3
14  Dixon (H.S.)                            22-1
15  Chicago (Crane)                         15-7
16  Lockport (Central)                      21-3

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