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1983 Class A Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1982 — 1984

Lawrenceville
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Manager Mark Simmons, Trainer Mike Goodwin, Head Coach Ron Felling, Assistant Coach George Grubbs, Assistant Coach Rick Herdes, Manager Tim Seitzinger. Back row: Darin Blair, Mike Shoulders, Jeff Joines, Keith Frohock, Chris McKinney, Marty Simmons, Tim Leighty, Dave Parker, Ernie Hoh, Bill Anthony, Jeff Gher, Jay Baker.

Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
Tiskilwa 65, Mt. Morris 55
Flanagan 87, Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) 60
Nokomis 49, Tuscola 47 (2 OT)
McLeansboro 52, Okawville 47
Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) 52, Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) 50
Lawrenceville 62, Madison 48
Havana 58, Brussels 37
Freeport (Aquin) 72, Oneida (ROVA) 66
Quarterfinals
Flanagan 51, Tiskilwa 33
McLeansboro 62, Nokomis 36
Lawrenceville 56, Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) 54
Havana 56, Freeport (Aquin) 51
Semifinals
Flanagan 39, McLeansboro 34
Lawrenceville 54, Havana 50
Third Place
McLeansboro 58, Havana 52
Final
Lawrenceville 44, Flanagan 39

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Lawrenceville               Ron Felling              34-0    569
2  Flanagan                    Jerry Pohl               30-1    132
3  McLeansboro                 David Lee                31-4    443
4  Havana                      Bob Gregurich            26-6    411
   Chicago (Providence-St. Mel Tom Shields              29-3    354
   Freeport (Aquin)            Tom Allen                26-5    156
   Nokomis                     Steve Kimbro             26-4    278
   Tiskilwa                    Bob Prusator             28-3    186
   Brussels                    Russ Ward                22-7    117
   Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn)    Randy Feller             25-6    432
   Madison                     Larry Graham             25-5    422
   Mt. Morris                  Doug Shank              18-10    234
   Okawville                   Dave Luechtefeld         27-6    265
   Oneida (ROVA)               Bob Meredith             25-4    227
   Palos Heights (Chicago Chri Will Slager              28-2    524
   Tuscola                     Gene Murray              22-6    323

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Marty Simmons, Lawrenceville                    4  46  36 128
Bill Braksick, Flanagan                         4  35  22  92
Curt Reed, McLeansboro                          4  32   8  72
Brian Sloan, McLeansboro                        4  22  17  61
Trevor Trimpe, Havana                           4  21  13  55
Mike Diemer, Freeport (Aquin)                   2  22  11  55
Matthew Schwerin, Flanagan                      4  18  10  46
Chip Boggs, Havana                              4  14  16  44
Rob Harfst, Havana                              4  11  15  37
Kevin King, Havana                              4  13  11  37

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Bill Braksick, Flanagan                      7-0    Sr.    
Mike Diemer, Freeport (Aquin)                6-4    Sr.    
Lowell Hamilton, Chicago (Providence-St. Mel 6-7    So.    
Marty Simmons, Lawrenceville                 6-5    Sr.    
Brian Sloan, McLeansboro                     6-8    Jr.    
Trevor Trimpe, Havana                        6-6    Jr.

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Lawrenceville                           25-0
 2  Flanagan                                22-0
 3  Chicago (Providence-St. Mel)            23-2
 4  Cairo                                   25-2
 5  Westmont                                24-1
 6  McLeansboro                             23-3
 7  Palos Heights (Chicago Christian)       23-1
 8  Liberty                                 22-1
 9  Madison                                 21-4
10  Quincy (Notre Dame)                     21-4
11  Havana                                  20-4
12  Lovejoy                                 19-3
13  Bunker Hill                             25-0
14  Okawville                               20-5
15  Pittsfield                              20-4
16  Tiskilwa                                22-2

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