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1973 Class A Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1972 — 1974

Ridgway
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Mike Fromm, Brent Browning, Dennis Pearce, Mike Dixon, Danny Stevens. Top row: Coach Bob Dallas, John Cross, Tony Cox, Jeff Drone, Jim Doyle, Don Wathen, Martin Duffy, Assistant Coach John Schmitt.

Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
Cerro Gordo 59, Morrisonville 49
St. Anne 81, Toluca 62
Ridgway 57, Pinckneyville 56
Petersburg (PORTA) 77, Mendon (Unity) 72
Maple Park (Kaneland) 37, Ottawa (Marquette) 35
Fulton (H.S.) 38, Bushnell (B.-Prairie City) 37
Bloomington (Central Catholic) 68, Danville (Schlarman) 58
Venice 71, Marshall 66
Quarterfinals
St. Anne 88, Cerro Gordo 70
Ridgway 85, Petersburg (PORTA) 79
Maple Park (Kaneland) 42, Fulton (H.S.) 35
Venice 55, Bloomington (Central Catholic) 53
Semifinals
Ridgway 73, St. Anne 51
Maple Park (Kaneland) 46, Venice 34
Third Place
Venice 73, St. Anne 66
Final
Ridgway 54, Maple Park (Kaneland) 51

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Ridgway                     Bob Dallas               32-1    202
2  Maple Park (Kaneland)       George Birket           20-12    691
3  Venice                      William Ohlendorf        31-2    195
4  St. Anne                    Al Hubert                30-3    690
   Bloomington (Central Cathol John Snyder              26-5    400
   Cerro Gordo                 Jack Blickensderfer      28-3    400
   Fulton (H.S.)               Stan Borgman             21-6    550
   Petersburg (PORTA)          Jack Coil                23-7    450
   Bushnell (B.-Prairie City)  Jerry Arthur             23-6       
   Danville (Schlarman)        Andy Price               22-9       
   Marshall                    Carroll Bennett          26-3       
   Mendon (Unity)              Dick Spohr               27-3       
   Morrisonville               John Blackburn           25-5       
   Ottawa (Marquette)          2:Strickland/Pocivasek   28-2       
   Pinckneyville               Bill Anderson           17-12       
   Toluca                      Chuck Rolinski           22-6

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Brent Browning, Ridgway                         4  45  15 105
Jack Sikma, St. Anne                            4  43  14 100
Ron Henry, Venice                               4  37   9  83
Mike Dixon, Ridgway                             4  34  14  82
Steve Lynch, Maple Park (Kaneland)              4  33  13  79
Byron Sikma, St. Anne                           4  22   9  53
Kevin Washington, Petersburg (PORTA)            2  25   2  52
Bill Gum, Petersburg (PORTA)                    2  22   6  50
Mike Bradley, Bloomington (Central Catholic)    2  19  11  49
Dan Severs, Venice                              4  20   7  47
Bill Sambrookes, Maple Park (Kaneland)          4  19   9  47

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Brent Browning, Ridgway                      6-2    Sr.    
Mike Dixon, Ridgway                          6-2    Sr.    
Ron Henry, Venice                            6-5    Jr.    
Steve Lynch, Maple Park (Kaneland)           6-6    Sr.    
Jack Sikma, St. Anne                         6-8    Sr.    
Danny Stevens, Ridgway                       5-9    Jr.    
Kevin Washington, Petersburg (PORTA)         6-4    Sr.

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Ottawa (Marquette)                      23-1
 2  Lawrenceville                           19-4
 3  Elgin (St. Edward)                      22-1
 4  Effingham (St. Anthony)                 22-3
 5  Venice                                  24-1
 6  Lanark                                  22-0
 7  Vienna                                  24-0
 8  Bloomington (Central Catholic)          23-4
 9  Prophetstown                            21-0
10  Kinderhook (West Pike)                  23-0
11  Wenona                                  23-2
12  Lovejoy                                 15-5
13  Highland (St. Paul)                     22-3
14  Amboy                                   20-3
15  Toluca                                  18-5
16  Shabbona                                18-2

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