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1980 Class AA Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1979 — 1981

Chicago (Manley)
State Champions
Front row, from left (tentative identifications): Vernon Jackson, James Yarbrough, Michael Buchanan, Isiah Tillman, Roy Spearman, Timothy Anderson, DeWayne Rose, unknown. Second row: Maurice Watson, unknown, Ronald Washington, Leonard Jones, Vincent Jackson, Russell Cross, Craig Pickett, Leslie Hill, Rodell Roberson, William Knight, unknown.

Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
Aurora (West) 68, Rockford (Jefferson) 48
Peoria (Richwoods) 64, Moline (H.S.) 51
Chicago (De La Salle) 58, Hoffman Estates (Conant) 36
Effingham (H.S.) 74, East St. Louis (Lincoln) 58
Chicago (Gordon Tech) 58, Northfield (New Trier West) 51
Lincoln 67, Springfield (Southeast) 57
Downers Grove (South) 54, Olympia Fields (Rich Central) 52
Chicago (Manley) 67, Chicago (Collins) 55
Quarterfinals
Aurora (West) 44, Peoria (Richwoods) 43
Effingham (H.S.) 68, Chicago (De La Salle) 56
Lincoln 66, Chicago (Gordon Tech) 47
Chicago (Manley) 55, Downers Grove (South) 54
Semifinals
Effingham (H.S.) 55, Aurora (West) 43
Chicago (Manley) 59, Lincoln 45
Third Place
Aurora (West) 68, Lincoln 63
Final
Chicago (Manley) 69, Effingham (H.S.) 61

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Chicago (Manley)            Willie Little            31-1   1500
2  Effingham (H.S.)            Jim Maxedon              30-2    946
3  Aurora (West)               Gordon Kerkman           25-7   2875
4  Lincoln                     Loren Wallace            30-3   1227
   Chicago (De La Salle)       Jerry Tokars             23-7   1119
   Chicago (Gordon Tech)       Bill Ociepka             24-7   2615
   Downers Grove (South)       Bill Pelekoudas          26-5   2938
   Peoria (Richwoods)          Wayne Hammerton          27-2   1882
   Chicago (Collins)           Calvin Moses             26-5   1715
   East St. Louis (Lincoln)    Bennie Lewis             20-4   1466
   Hoffman Estates (Conant)    Dick Redlinger           21-8   2393
   Moline (H.S.)               Don "Whitey" Verstraete 19-11   3289
   Northfield (New Trier West) Mel Sheets               26-4   2079
   Olympia Fields (Rich Centra Ron Brauer               29-1   1615
   Rockford (Jefferson)        Mel Hawbecker           19-11   2276
   Springfield (Southeast)     Larry Garrison           19-8   1619

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Mitch Arnold, Effingham (H.S.)                  4  48  19 115
Russell Cross, Chicago (Manley)                 4  28  17  73
James Malone, Aurora (West)                     4  31   4  66
Tim Anderson, Chicago (Manley)                  4  26  13  65
Uwe Blab, Effingham (H.S.)                      4  25   9  59
Kevin Seitzer, Lincoln                          4  22   2  46
Terry Biggs, Lincoln                            4  17  12  46
Dave Heiss, Aurora (West)                       4  17  10  44
Paul Kendrick, Lincoln                          4  20   3  43
Jeff Fichtel, Aurora (West)                     4  14  13  41

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Tim Anderson, Chicago (Manley)               6-4    Sr.    
Mitch Arnold, Effingham (H.S.)               6-5    Sr.    
Uwe Blab, Effingham (H.S.)                   7-2    Jr.    
Russell Cross, Chicago (Manley)              6-10   Sr.    
Jeff Fichtel, Aurora (West)                  6-6    Sr.    
Dan Pelekoudas, Downers Grove (South)        6-1    Sr.

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Maywood (Proviso East)                  24-1
 2  Olympia Fields (Rich Central)           25-0
 3  Chicago (Manley)                        24-1
 4  Lockport (Twp.)                         24-1
 5  Quincy (Sr.)                            21-3
 6  Chicago (St. Patrick)                   24-1
 7  Alton (Sr.)                             21-2
 8  Effingham (H.S.)                        23-1
 9  Aurora (East)                           22-2
10  Chicago (C. Vocational)                 25-1
11  Lincoln                                 24-1
12  Peoria (Richwoods)                      22-1
13  Kankakee (Eastridge)                    23-2
14  Kewanee (H.S.)                          24-1
15  Northfield (New Trier West)             22-3
16  Elmhurst (York)                         21-4

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