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1974 Class A Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1973 — 1975

Lawrenceville
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Manager Mike Klein, Assistant Coach Jim Reedy, Coach Ron Felling, Assistant Coach Ken Trickett, Manager Wayne Pickering. Second row: Dave Hesher, Mark Joiner, Bill Heidbreder, Joe Cooper. Third row: Mike Argo, Jay Shidler, Roger Kull, Mike Myers. Back row: Stan Dickirson, Rick Leighty, Brent Pace, Tom Wolfe.

Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
Cerro Gordo 75, Strasburg (Stewardson-S.) 67
Lawrenceville 63, Venice 57
Lexington 64, Watseka 63
Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) 49, Spring Valley (Hall) 40
Quincy (Catholic Boys) 70, Franklin 66
Prophetstown 77, Monmouth (H.S.) 60
Ottawa (Marquette) 78, South Beloit 39
Ridgway 79, Ullin (Century) 49
Quarterfinals
Lawrenceville 77, Cerro Gordo 72 (2 OT)
Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) 60, Lexington 57 (OT)
Quincy (Catholic Boys) 55, Prophetstown 44
Ottawa (Marquette) 50, Ridgway 47
Semifinals
Lawrenceville 56, Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) 43
Ottawa (Marquette) 65, Quincy (Catholic Boys) 52
Third Place
Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) 71, Quincy (Catholic Boys) 62
Final
Lawrenceville 54, Ottawa (Marquette) 53

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Lawrenceville               Ron Felling              30-3    747
2  Ottawa (Marquette)          Bob Strickland           29-4    371
3  Palos Heights (Chicago Chri Will Slager              28-5    670
4  Quincy (Catholic Boys)      Phil Conover            17-15    303
   Cerro Gordo                 Jack Blickensderfer      28-3    294
   Lexington                   Don Eiker                28-2    250
   Prophetstown                Jim Casson               25-2    350
   Ridgway                     Bob Dallas               29-3    190
   Franklin                    Ned Seymour              25-4       
   Monmouth (H.S.)             Jim Carlson              21-7       
   South Beloit                Rease Binger             23-3       
   Spring Valley (Hall)        Bob Jiles               18-10       
   Strasburg (Stewardson-S.)   Monte Nohren             25-5       
   Ullin (Century)             Marian Hight             23-6       
   Venice                      Rich Essington           27-4       
   Watseka                     Keith Baldwin            19-9

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Rick Leighty, Lawrenceville                     4  43  13  99
Bob Klaas, Palos Heights (Chicago Christian)    4  31  12  74
Marty Brown, Ottawa (Marquette)                 4  31   8  70
Keith Renkosik, Ottawa (Marquette)              4  29   8  66
Chris Curran, Quincy (Catholic Boys)            4  26  12  64
Nick Tabor, Ottawa (Marquette)                  4  20  10  50
Jay Shidler, Lawrenceville                      4  19  11  49
Mark Hiskes, Palos Heights (Chicago Christia    4  18  11  47
Mark Mull, Cerro Gordo                          2  18  11  47
Jay Frericks, Quincy (Catholic Boys)            4  21   3  45
Danny Stevens, Ridgway                          2  15  15  45

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Marty Brown, Ottawa (Marquette)              6-5    Sr.    
Chris Curran, Quincy (Catholic Boys)         6-2    Sr.    
Bill Heidbreder, Lawrenceville               5-9    Sr.    
Bob Klaas, Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) 6-8    Jr.    
Rick Leighty, Lawrenceville                  6-2    Sr.    
Mark Mull, Cerro Gordo                       6-3    Sr.    
Jay Shidler, Lawrenceville                   6-1    So.

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Eldorado                                24-0
 2  Cerro Gordo                             23-2
 3  Lawrenceville                           22-3
 4  Prophetstown                            20-1
 5  Ottawa (Marquette)                      21-3
 6  Effingham (St. Anthony)                 22-2
 7  Mt. Morris                              23-1
 8  Ridgway                                 23-2
 9  Venice                                  22-3
10  Mason City                              22-2
11  Palos Heights (Chicago Christian)       20-4
12  Lanark                                  19-3
13  Princeville                             20-1
14  Carmi                                   17-6
15  DuQuoin (H.S.)                          20-5
16  Easton                                  22-1

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