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Elgin (St. Edward) (22-9)



School Information

Name: St. Edward High School
City: Elgin
City Population: 90,000
County: Kane
Enrollment: 636
Nickname: Green Wave
Colors: Green/Gold
Conference: Suburban Catholic
Superintendent: George Laird
Principal: Jacqueline Hyzy
Athletic Director: Michael Brand
Head Coach: Kevin Dix
Assistant Coaches: Zach Phillips, Tom Magan, Rick Brown
Captains: Steve Mayer, Peter Aydt
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Mendota, 77-63, in Super-Sectional



Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.  Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  5  Steve Mayer              G     5-11 175   17  Sr.
 10  Ricky Ruiz               G     5-6  130   18  Sr.
 12  Jerome Inciong           G     5-8  135   17  Jr.
 15  Mark Balognag            G     5-6  145   18  Sr.
 21  Brian Nuestro            G     5-8  130   16  Jr.
 22  Erick Castro             G     5-10 165   18  Jr.
 23  Peter Aydt               G/F   6-0  175   18  Sr.
 24  Javier Hernandez         F     5-10 165   17  Sr.
 30  Tom Wright               F     5-11 175   16  Jr.
 32  Jeff Hopkins             C     6-4  175   16  Jr.
 33  Brian Carlson            F     6-1  165   14  Fr.
 35  Justin Yurs              G     5-6  130   16  So.
 40  Victor Diaz              F     5-10 180   17  Jr.
 42  Jim Leyden               C     6-0  160   16  So.
 44  Brian Johnson            F     6-2  165   17  Sr.
 45  Brian Sterricker         F     5-11 175   17  Jr.



Statistics

Name                     G     FG   FGA    3P    3PA    FT   FTA   Pts   Reb   Ast
Peter Aydt              30   149    328    27    79     66    92    391   116    46
Mark Balognag           19     7     11     0     1      3     6     17    11    14
Brian Carlson            2     1      1     0     0      0     0      2     1     0
Erick Castro            29   119    245    46    93     49    64    333    66    38
Victor Diaz             11     3      7     0     0      3     4      9     6     1
Javier Hernandez        28    35     66     0     0     15    20     85    55    12
Jeff Hopkins            29   127    230     0     0     66   129    320   180    15
Jerome Inciong          12     5     12     0     0      1     6     11     3     2
Brian Johnson           30    82    162     0     1     47    81    211   120    27
Jim Leyden              11     5     11     0     0      3     6     13    20     2
Steve Mayer             29   123    240    18    44     47    69    311    77   134
Brian Nuestro           19    10     18     0     4      1     6     21     6     3
Ricky Ruiz              24    23     50     5    14     13    22     64    12    23
Brian Sterricker        22    13     34     1     2      6     8     33    15     1
Tom Wright              26    91    156     4    13     43    58    229   105    23
Justin Yurs             10     9     16     1     3      5    11     24    13     8
 TOTALS                 30   805   1598   102   255    370   584   2082   811   351



Scores

Date    Opponent                       W/L Pts. Opp.  High Scorer       Pts.  High Rebounder    Rebs.
Woodstock (H.S.) Tournament
*11/26  Rockford (Jefferson)             W   88   82  Erick Castro       27  Brian Johnson       8
*11/29  Mundelein (H.S.)                 W   85   64  Erick Castro       19  Brian Johnson      10
*11/30  Woodstock (H.S.)                 W   64   58  Steve Mayer        19  Brian Johnson      10
12/6    Aurora (Marmion Academy)         W   72   47  Steve Mayer        17  Jeff Hopkins        5
12/7    Chicago (Hales Franciscan) (2 OT)   W   85   81  Erick Castro       17  Jeff Hopkins        7
12/13   Addison (Driscoll)               L   55   66  Tom Wright         15  Jeff Hopkins        8
12/14   Burlington (Central)             W   84   52  Peter Aydt         16  Brian Johnson       6
12/17   Wheaton (North)                  W   65   63  Jeff Hopkins       20  Peter Aydt          8
12/20   Wheaton (St. Francis)            L   51   53  Steve Mayer        19  Tom Wright          5
Wheeling Tournament
*12/26  Mt. Prospect (Prospect)          L   51   58  Peter Aydt         13  Tom Wright          5
*12/27  McHenry                          W   65   49  Peter Aydt         16  Jeff Hopkins        8
*12/28  Roselle (Lake Park) (2 OT)       W   68   67  Peter Aydt         19  Jeff Hopkins        6
*12/30  Wheeling (OT)                    L   64   67  Steve Mayer        18  Brian Johnson       5
1/4     Rock Falls (OT)                  W   88   76  Peter Aydt         28  Tom Wright         13
1/10    Elmhurst (Immaculate Conception)   W   76   67  Peter Aydt         17  Jeff Hopkins        5
1/17    Lombard (Montini)                W   82   61  Erick Castro       20  Jeff Hopkins       10
1/24    Aurora (Marmion Academy)         W   56   46  Steve Mayer        16  Brian Johnson       6
1/25    Chicago (Prosser)                L   63   66  Peter Aydt         21  Javier Hernandez    8
1/31    Addison (Driscoll)               L   53   58  Peter Aydt         17  Peter Aydt          7
2/1     Chicago (St. Benedict) (OT)      L   65   68  Erick Castro/Tom Wright 21  Brian Johnson       5
2/7     Wheaton (St. Francis)            W   59   45  Steve Mayer/Jeff Hopkins 15  Steve Mayer/Jeff Hopkins  7
2/8     Chicago (Gordon Tech) (OT)       L   81   83  Jeff Hopkins       25  Jeff Hopkins       10
2/14    Elmhurst (Immaculate Conception)   W   82   61  Brian Johnson      17  Tom Wright          8
2/15    Newark                           W   72   41  Peter Aydt         19  Jeff Hopkins        6
2/21    Lombard (Montini)                W   72   62  Steve Mayer        16  Steve Mayer         5
Burlington (Central) Regional
*2/24   Elgin (Westminster Christian)    W   89   40  Jeff Hopkins       19  Peter Aydt          5
*2/26   Maple Park (Kaneland)            W   69   53  Jeff Hopkins       18  Brian Johnson       4
*2/28   Burlington (Central)             W   66   56  Peter Aydt         17  Jeff Hopkins       18
Maple Park (Kaneland) Sectional
*3/5    Marengo                          W   62   60  Steve Mayer        21  Jeff Hopkins        7
*3/7    Winnebago                        W   61   46  Tom Wright         18  Jeff Hopkins       13
DeKalb (NIU)  Super-Sectional
*3/11   Spring Valley (Hall)             L   51   70  Erick Castro       12  Jeff Hopkins       11



Head Coach Kevin Dix

Year   W-L       
1980   15-9      
1990   11-16     
1991   17-9      
1992   23-4      
1993   8-17      
1994   11-17     
1995   16-10     
1996   23-7      
1997   22-9      

School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Marion (Central)                1989-93   6       85-72     
At Elgin (St. Edward)              1994-97   4       61-26     
Total                                        10      146-98    




For Elgin (St. Edward)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.