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1985 Class A Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1984 — 1986

Chicago (Providence-St. Mel)
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Greg Lowery, Julian Elson, Keith Langston, Fernando Bunch, Keith Rice, Illya McGee, Larry Givens. Back row: Head Coach Tom Shields, Mark Smith, Douglas Johnson, Albert Jones, Lowell Hamilton, Steve Cox, Terry Miles, Joe Jackson, Assistant Coach Bill Ociepka.

Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
Pittsfield 49, Warsaw 47
Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) 65, Mason City 60
Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) 117, Dwight 69
Princeville 57, Dakota 56
Chrisman 57, Mt. Pulaski 45
Madison 47, Flora 45
Harvard 75, Ohio 62
Anna (A.-Jonesboro) 69, DuQuoin (H.S.) 68
Quarterfinals
Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) 60, Pittsfield 58
Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) 89, Princeville 56
Chrisman 73, Madison 62
Harvard 74, Anna (A.-Jonesboro) 61
Semifinals
Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) 83, Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) 72
Chrisman 62, Harvard 55
Third Place
Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) 84, Harvard 70
Final
Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) 95, Chrisman 63

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Chicago (Providence-St. Mel Tom Shields              31-3    353
2  Chrisman                    Roger Beals              28-5    142
3  Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn)    Randy Feller             31-3    420
4  Harvard                     Bruce Firchau            29-3    557
   Anna (A.-Jonesboro)         Mike Crews               21-9    586
   Madison                     Rodney Watson            23-8    407
   Pittsfield                  Dave Bennett             28-4    504
   Princeville                 Jim Yauornik             28-3    265
   Dakota                      Jim Hoover               26-4    558
   DuQuoin (H.S.)              Roger Craft             20-10    558
   Dwight                      Bob Copas               20-10    286
   Flora                       Tom Welch                28-2    467
   Mason City                  Jerry Sullivan           29-2    175
   Mt. Pulaski                 Ed Butkovich             21-9    202
   Ohio                        Lloyd Johnson            26-3     65
   Warsaw                      Dan Lucey                24-6    191

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Jamie Martin, Harvard                           4  40  11  91
Steve Redman, Chrisman                          4  30  28  88
Thad Matta, Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn)            4  33  20  86
Kevin Root, Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn)            4  28  15  71
Eric Schimke, Harvard                           4  30   5  65
Lowell Hamilton, Chicago (Providence-St. Mel    4  28   8  64
Joe Jackson, Chicago (Providence-St. Mel)       4  28   7  63
Fernando Bunch, Chicago (Providence-St. Mel)    4  21  19  61
Troy Hollingsworth, Chrisman                    4  18  16  52
Tom King, Harvard                               4  21  10  52

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Fernando Bunch, Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) 5-8    Sr.    
Lowell Hamilton, Chicago (Providence-St. Mel 6-7    Sr.    
Jamie Martin, Harvard                        6-6    Sr.    
Thad Matta, Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn)         6-5    Sr.    
Steve Redman, Chrisman                       6-6    Sr.

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Chicago (Providence-St. Mel)            22-3
 2  Breese (Mater Dei)                      25-0
 3  Palos Heights (Chicago Christian)       24-1
 4  Flora                                   23-1
 5  Princeton                               23-2
 6  Mason City                              24-1
 7  Harvard                                 23-1
 8  South Beloit                            23-1
 9  Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn)                24-2
10  Pittsfield                              23-3
11  Venice                                  22-3
12  Brimfield                               24-1
13  McLeansboro                             21-4
14  Carlyle                                 22-3
15  Newark                                  23-1
16  Galva                                   20-4

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