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1986 Class A Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1985 — 1987

Teutopolis
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Dennis Ruholl, Kevin Ruholl, Dean Hille, Dod Zerrusen, Ted Wiessing, Theo Hemmen, Todd Kroeger, Craig Pals. Middle row: Assistant Coach Larry Johnson, Manager Tony Meyer, Rich Hartke, Jeff Hardjke, Mike Donaldson, Tim Smith, Steve Fearday, Head Coach Ken Crawford, Assistant Coach Scott Thomas. Back row: Todd Westjohn, Larry Jansen, Rus Niebrugge, Manager Todd Burrell, Manager Andy Meyer.

Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) 68, Roanoke (R.-Benson) 45
Winchester 53, Warsaw 49
Westmont 78, St. Anne 59
Teutopolis 75, Venice 73
Ohio 74, Marengo 64
Decatur (St. Teresa) 64, Pana (H.S.) 58
Kewanee (H.S.) 75, Annawan 52
West Frankfort (Frankfort) 60, DuQuoin (H.S.) 58
Quarterfinals
Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) 51, Winchester 38
Teutopolis 76, Westmont 45
Ohio 73, Decatur (St. Teresa) 50
West Frankfort (Frankfort) 64, Kewanee (H.S.) 59 (OT)
Semifinals
Teutopolis 58, Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) 43
Ohio 45, West Frankfort (Frankfort) 43
Third Place
Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) 68, West Frankfort (Frankfort) 58
Final
Teutopolis 82, Ohio 45

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Teutopolis                  Ken Crawford             33-0    356
2  Ohio                        Lloyd Johnson            29-3     69
3  Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn)    Randy Feller             32-2    407
4  West Frankfort (Frankfort)  David Lee               20-11    700
   Decatur (St. Teresa)        Kirk Sarff               22-9    352
   Kewanee (H.S.)              Mike Kirkham             27-4    706
   Westmont                    John Soldwedel           28-4    588
   Winchester                  Bob Moore                29-4    255
   Annawan                     Bruce Placek             27-3    164
   DuQuoin (H.S.)              Roger Craft              22-8    587
   Marengo                     Bill Barry               24-5    654
   Pana (H.S.)                 Charlie Strasburger     20-10    468
   Roanoke (R.-Benson)         Roger Wiseman            21-9    191
   St. Anne                    Tom Cirks               20-11    486
   Venice                      Clinton Harris           25-6    172
   Warsaw                      Dan Lucey                26-3    208

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Brad Bickett, Ohio                              4  31  41 103
Kevin Root, Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn)            4  34  20  88
Bob Zerrusen, Teutopolis                        4  32  17  81
Lance Harris, Ohio                              4  30  14  74
Shannon Talbot, Kewanee (H.S.)                  2  21  14  56
Tom Palasky, West Frankfort (Frankfort)         4  21  10  52
Kevin Ruholl, Teutopolis                        4  22   7  51
Mike Henson, West Frankfort (Frankfort)         4  19  13  51
Todd Kroeger, Teutopolis                        4  19  12  50
Tim Porter, Westmont                            2  20   5  45

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Brad Bickett, Ohio                           6-2    Sr.    
Lance Harris, Ohio                           5-10   Sr.    
Todd Kroeger, Teutopolis                     6-0    Sr.    
Kevin Root, Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn)         6-1    Sr.    
Bob Zerrusen, Teutopolis                     6-6    Sr.

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Teutopolis                              25-0
 2  Chicago (Providence-St. Mel)            20-5
 3  Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn)                25-1
 4  Princeville                             24-0
 5  Newark                                  25-0
 6  Pittsfield                              24-2
 7  Kewanee (H.S.)                          21-3
 8  Pinckneyville                           22-4
 9  Carlyle                                 22-3
10  Arthur                                  25-0
11  El Paso                                 22-2
12  Flora                                   21-2
13  Ohio                                    22-2
14  Woodhull (AlWood)                       23-1
15  Sterling (Newman Central Catholic)      21-3
16  Annawan                                 22-2

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