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1976 Class AA Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1975 — 1977

Chicago (Morgan Park)
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Morris Griffin, Cornell Smith, Jeff Berry. Second row: Kevin Glover, Greg Harris, David Johnson, Warren Morgan. Third row: Coach Bill Warden, Laird Smith, Eric Bowman, Levi Cobb, Everett Bell, Tony Ferguson.

Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
Dolton (Thornridge) 66, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 64 (OT)
Aurora (West) 53, McHenry 40
Marion (H.S.) 76, Edwardsville (H.S.) 74
Decatur (Eisenhower) 75, Normal (Community) 65 (OT)
Chicago (Morgan Park) 75, Chicago (C. Vocational) 60
Galesburg (H.S.) 52, Moline (H.S.) 47
Wilmette (Loyola Academy) 50, Skokie (Niles West) 44
Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 71, Elgin (H.S.) 55
Quarterfinals
Aurora (West) 82, Dolton (Thornridge) 52
Decatur (Eisenhower) 81, Marion (H.S.) 66
Chicago (Morgan Park) 53, Galesburg (H.S.) 48
Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 56, Wilmette (Loyola Academy) 53 (OT)
Semifinals
Aurora (West) 63, Decatur (Eisenhower) 51
Chicago (Morgan Park) 59, Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 58
Third Place
Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 73, Decatur (Eisenhower) 61
Final
Chicago (Morgan Park) 45, Aurora (West) 44

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Chicago (Morgan Park)       Bill Warden              28-5   3455
2  Aurora (West)               John McDougal            30-3   3120
3  Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest Tom Meyer                28-5   4159
4  Decatur (Eisenhower)        Bob Witt                 25-6   1651
   Dolton (Thornridge)         Dave Lezeau              27-4   3303
   Galesburg (H.S.)            Mike Owens               27-4   2521
   Marion (H.S.)               Jon Michels              20-9   1324
   Wilmette (Loyola Academy)   Bill Gleason             22-9   1165
   Chicago (C. Vocational)     Carroll Oliver           27-2       
   Edwardsville (H.S.)         Mel Roustio             17-15       
   Elgin (H.S.)                Bill Chesbrough          24-5       
   Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)     Don Laketa               22-6       
   McHenry                     Ken Ludwig               25-5       
   Moline (H.S.)               Herb Thompson           17-11       
   Normal (Community)          Tom Cooper               26-4       
   Skokie (Niles West)         Billy Schnurr            23-5

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Levi Cobb, Chicago (Morgan Park)                4  37  10  84
Jeff Roth, Decatur (Eisenhower)                 4  34  11  79
Chuck Dahms, Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)       4  27  11  65
Hubert Carter, Decatur (Eisenhower)             4  27  10  64
Tom Norris, Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)        4  24  12  60
Courtney James, Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)    4  23  13  59
Laird Smith, Chicago (Morgan Park)              4  23  10  56
Ron Hicks, Aurora (West)                        4  21  12  54
Bruce Johnson, Aurora (West)                    4  20   7  47
Jay Bryant, Aurora (West)                       4  12  20  44
Don Barr, Decatur (Eisenhower)                  4  16  12  44

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Hubert Carter, Decatur (Eisenhower)          6-3    Sr.    
Levi Cobb, Chicago (Morgan Park)             6-5    Sr.    
Chuck Dahms, Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)    6-9    Sr.    
Ron Hicks, Aurora (West)                     6-5    Sr.    
Bill Roth, Decatur (Eisenhower)              6-3    Jr.

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Peoria (Richwoods)                      25-0
 2  Franklin Park (East Leyden)             24-0
 3  Aurora (West)                           23-2
 4  Chicago (Phillips)                      24-3
 5  Dolton (Thornridge)                     22-3
 6  Peoria (H.S.)                           20-3
 7  Chicago (Marist)                        24-2
 8  Chicago (Orr)                           23-2
 9  Galesburg (H.S.)                        22-3
10  Chicago (Gordon Tech)                   21-3
11  Normal (Community)                      22-3
12  Joliet (Central)                        21-4
13  Decatur (Eisenhower)                    19-4
14  Chicago (Morgan Park)                   19-5
15  Sterling (H.S.)                         21-4
16  Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)            21-4

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