Boys Baseball State Final Qualifier 1997-98 

 Chicago (Simeon) (35-7)

 School Information
Name: Simeon High School
City: Chicago
City Population: 3 Million
County: Cook
Enrollment: 1597
Nickname: Wolverines
Colors: Blue/Gold
Conference: Chicago Public League
Superintendent: Paul Vallas
Principal: John E. Everett
Athletic Director: Al Scott
Head Coach: Leroy Franklin
Assistant Coaches: Reginald Brock, Robert Fletcher, Lonnie Hampton
Captains: Dennis Butler, Justin Turner, Demetruis Lott
Last Year's Advancement: Lost in Public League Playoffs to Chicago (Clemente), 5-1

 Roster

Lt.  Dk.  Name                     B  T  Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  2   40  David Blackman           R  R  OF     6-0  168   16  Jr.
  6   23  Christopher Anderson     L  R  P/OF   6-1  180   17  Sr.
  7   46  Jason Alfred             R  R  C/DH   6-0  225   16  Jr.
  9    9  Willie Harrison          R  R  P      5-10 185   16  So.
 10   16  Lawrence Collins         R  R  P/SS/2B6-1  165   16  Jr.
 11   11  Lawrence Matthews        R  R  P/1B   6-3  6-3  175  Sr.
 19    1  Allen Rasberry           R  R  OF     5-7  160   16  So.
 22   22  James Rufus              R  R  OF     5-10 168   18  Sr.
 23   26  Daryl Jude               R  R  3B/1B  6-2  230   16  Jr.
 24   24  Michael Morris           R  R  2B     6-0  185   17  Sr.
 25   25  Anthony Brewer           R  R  P/OF   6-0  168   15  So.
 27   27  Dennis Butler            S  R  SS/2B  5-10 168   17  Sr.
 30   30  Lawrence Washington      R  R  P/3B   6-1  195   16  So.
 32   32  Jerrold Brock            R  R  3B/2B  6-0  175   16  So.
 33   19  Brian Cox                R  R  P/OF   5-9  160   17  Sr.
 42   42  Kevin Warren             R  R  C/1B   6-2  245   17  Sr.
 44   44  Demetrius Lott           R  R  C      6-0  172   17  Jr.
 46   52  Cornelius Johnson        R  R  1B     6-3  260   16  Jr.
 50   50  Justin Turner            R  R  P/3B   6-3  195   17  Jr.
 Statistics
 Scores
Date Opponent W/LRuns Opp 3/23 Chicago (Robeson) W 21 1 3/24 Chicago (Leo) L 1 3 3/26 Chicago (Gordon Tech) W 8 5 3/28 Wheaton (North) L 4 12 3/28 Wheaton (North) L 6 10 3/31 Chicago (Kenwood) W 27 12 4/2 Chicago (Englewood) W 18 0 4/3 Chicago (Washington) W 10 3 4/4 Burbank (St. Laurence) W 9 4 4/7 Chicago (Harlan) W 6 3 4/11 Chicago (Hubbard) W 5 4 4/14 Chicago (Hyde Park) W 17 0 4/16 Chicago (C. Vocational) W 24 3 4/17 Chicago (Morgan Park Academy) W 9 4 4/18 Chicago (Juarez) W 7 2 4/18 Chicago (Lane) W 6 1 4/18 Chicago (Von Steuben) W 6 0 4/22 Chicago (Clemente) L 3 4 4/22 Chicago (Clemente) L 8 9 4/25 Lansing (Thornton Fractional South) L 5 12 4/25 Lansing (Thornton Fractional South) W 16 13 4/27 Chicago (University) W 5 4 4/28 Chicago (Corliss) W 16 0 4/30 Chicago (Englewood) W 22 0 5/1 Chicago (Washington) W 14 6 5/2 Harvey (Thornton) W 16 2 5/2 Harvey (Thornton) W 8 6 5/5 Machesney Park (Harlem) W 8 7 5/7 Chicago (Hyde Park) W 18 0 5/9 Mt. Prospect (Prospect) L 3 12 5/9 Mt. Prospect (Prospect) W 8 4 5/12 Chicago (C. Vocational) W 14 5 5/14 Chicago (Morgan Park Academy) W 16 6 5/15 Chicago (Corliss) W 18 0 5/16 Rockton (Hononegah) W 5 2 5/16 Arlington Heights (Hersey) W 7 5 Chicago Public League Playoffs *5/20 Chicago (King) W 21 0 *5/21 Chicago (Kelly) W 11 0 *5/26 Chicago (Bogan) W 14 1 *5/28 Chicago (Morgan Park Academy) W 11 1 *6/4 Chicago (C. Vocational) W 17 3 *6/8 Chicago (Simeon) W 3 2
 Head Coach Leroy Franklin
Year W-L 1981 29-3 1982 24-6 1983 27-4 1984 26-5 1985 23-8 1986 28-4 1987 25-6 1988 26-6 1989 25-5 1990 27-5 (4th) 1992 26-5 1993 27-5 1994 20-14 1995 26-5 1996 26-5 1997 28-5 1998 35-7 School Years No. W-L At Chicago (Simeon) 1981-90 10 260-52 At Chicago (Simeon) 1992-98 7 188-46 Total 17 448-98
For Chicago (Simeon)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.