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1977 Class AA Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1976 — 1978

Peoria (H.S.)
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Manager Ken Smith, Manager Don Lewis. Second row: Manager Bill Robertson, Tony Gower, Dwayne Banks, Marc Utley, Michael Martin, Mike Potts, Eddie Ruffin, Coach Bruce Boyle. Third row: Assistant Coach Ken Meischner, Assistant Coach John Venturi, Tim McGarney, Kelvin Jordan, Ernie Banks, Kevin Jordan, Percy Neal, Kevin Young.

Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
Chicago (Phillips) 77, Chicago (Westinghouse) 65
Burbank (St. Laurence) 57, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 53
Barrington 58, Lisle (Benet Academy) 56
Peoria (H.S.) 58, Ottawa (Twp.) 44
Springfield (Lanphier) 64, Kankakee (Eastridge) 47
Northfield (New Trier West) 69, Chicago (Gordon Tech) 55
Chicago (De La Salle) 83, Chicago (Weber) 71
Collinsville 64, Carbondale 56
Quarterfinals
Burbank (St. Laurence) 56, Chicago (Phillips) 50
Peoria (H.S.) 67, Barrington 40
Springfield (Lanphier) 62, Northfield (New Trier West) 59
Chicago (De La Salle) 67, Collinsville 66
Semifinals
Peoria (H.S.) 69, Burbank (St. Laurence) 48
Springfield (Lanphier) 60, Chicago (De La Salle) 56
Third Place
Chicago (De La Salle) 65, Burbank (St. Laurence) 47
Final
Peoria (H.S.) 72, Springfield (Lanphier) 62

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Peoria (H.S.)               Bruce Boyle              29-2   1917
2  Springfield (Lanphier)      Bob Nika                 28-5   2134
3  Chicago (De La Salle)       Jerry Tokars             24-7   1166
4  Burbank (St. Laurence)      Chuck Schwarz            29-4   1585
   Barrington                  Gary Cook                27-4   2902
   Chicago (Phillips)          Herb Brown               28-1   2800
   Collinsville                Vergil Fletcher          30-1   2800
   Northfield (New Trier West) Mel Sheets               23-6   2484
   Carbondale                  Doug Woolard             23-7       
   Chicago (Gordon Tech)       Dan Chubrilo             25-6       
   Chicago (Weber)             Tom Yore                 20-9       
   Chicago (Westinghouse)      Frank Lollino            29-1       
   Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)     Don Laketa               27-3       
   Kankakee (Eastridge)        Larry Hauser             24-6       
   Lisle (Benet Academy)       Bill Geist               27-4       
   Ottawa (Twp.)               Dean Riley               26-2

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Kevin Boyle, Burbank (St. Laurence)             4  26  24  76
Darryl Allen, Chicago (De La Salle)             4  28  13  69
Shelly Tunson, Springfield (Lanphier)           4  26  14  66
Ray Rhone, Chicago (De La Salle)                4  25  15  65
Gordon Smith, Springfield (Lanphier)            4  23  12  58
Percy Neal, Peoria (H.S.)                       4  27   4  58
Dwayne Banks, Peoria (H.S.)                     4  24   6  54
Mike Watson, Springfield (Lanphier)             4  19  16  54
Dave Skowronski, Chicago (De La Salle)          4  20  14  54
Tony Gower, Peoria (H.S.)                       4  20   6  46

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Darryl Allen, Chicago (De La Salle)          6-6    So.    
Dwayne Banks, Peoria (H.S.)                  6-3    Sr.    
Kevin Boyle, Burbank (St. Laurence)          6-6    Jr.    
Tony Gower, Peoria (H.S.)                    6-0    Jr.    
Joel May, Northfield (New Trier West)        6-5    Jr.    
Ray Rhone, Chicago (De La Salle)             6-2    Sr.    
Shelly Tunson, Springfield (Lanphier)        6-3    Sr.

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Chicago (Phillips)                      23-0
 2  Chicago (Westinghouse)                  25-0
 3  Collinsville                            25-0
 4  LaGrange (Lyons)                        22-1
 5  Franklin Park (East Leyden)             24-0
 6  Buffalo Grove                           24-1
 7  Burbank (St. Laurence)                  23-2
 8  Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)                 23-2
 9  Maywood (Proviso East)                  21-3
10  Peoria (H.S.)                           21-2
11  Ottawa (Twp.)                           21-1
12  Aurora (West)                           19-3
13  River Grove (Holy Cross)                22-3
14  Lockport (Twp.)                         19-4
15  Chicago (Gordon Tech)                   21-4
16  Harvey (Thornton)                       21-4

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