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  Boys Basketball State Final Qualifier 1997-98 

 Joliet (Twp.) (24-6)

 School Information
Name: Joliet Twp. High School
City: Joliet
City Population: 90,000
County: Will
Enrollment: 4369
Nickname: Steelmen
Colors: Royal/Gold/Black
Conference: SICA West
Superintendent: Dr. James Clark
Official Representative: Donald Prola
Athletic Director: Donald Prola
Head Coach: Bob Koskosky
Assistant Coaches: Mike Lutz, Mike Manderino, Paul Jurges, Kendall Davis, Robert Plechati, Billy Meyers, Brock Lurry

Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Richton Park (Rich South), 69-60, in Regional Final

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  5  Clayton Sago             G      5-10 150   16  Jr.
 11  Kiaya Myers              G      5-7  140   15  So.
 20  *Derrick Martin          G      6-0  175   17  Sr.
 22  Antoine Jackson          G      6-0  150   15  So.
 23  Brandon Sing             F      6-4  170   17  Jr.
 30  *Gerrard Johnson         F      6-1  170   17  Sr.
 31  *Roger Powell, Jr.       F      6-4  170   15  Fr.
 32  *Richard Terry           F      6-3  180   17  Sr.
 34  Thomas Barnett           F      6-0  160   17  Sr.
 35  David Reed               F      6-3  175   17  Jr.
 40  DeAndre Cornelius        F      6-4  170   17  Jr.
 41  Tywayne Myers            F      6-1  160   17  Sr.
 43  Courtney Hughes          C      6-5  190   17  Sr.
 45  Jeff Shimek              C      6-4  190   17  Jr.
 51  *Danny Thompson          C      6-3  195   17  Jr.
 Statistics
Name G FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA Pts Avg Reb Ast Thomas Barnett 17 3 15 0 2 0 0 6 0.4 12 7 DeAndre Cornelius 27 68 142 3 8 16 29 155 5.7 103 17 Courtney Hughes 22 66 117 0 0 21 42 153 7.0 108 18 Antoine Jackson 13 9 27 0 5 2 8 20 1.5 12 9 Gerrard Johnson 30 90 224 30 103 44 69 254 8.5 88 63 Derrick Martin 29 127 278 46 114 76 107 376 13.0 94 69 Kiaya Myers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tywayne Myers 28 104 185 4 4 21 43 233 8.3 98 28 Roger Powell, Jr. 12 29 54 0 0 11 22 65 5.4 55 3 David Reed 14 17 33 0 4 7 11 41 2.9 24 5 Clayton Sago 7 4 5 0 0 0 2 8 1.1 4 0 Jeff Shimek 6 0 2 0 0 2 8 2 0.3 4 1 Brandon Sing 21 13 53 0 11 14 19 40 1.9 26 23 Richard Terry 26 127 307 24 75 61 98 339 13.0 148 63 Danny Thompson 26 40 87 0 1 34 39 114 4.4 76 5 Opponenets Totals 30 652 1406 100 336 360 586 1764 58.8 821 182 Team Totals 30 697 1529 107 327 309 497 1810 60.3 854 311
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Pts Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb CSF Tourney *11/24 Joliet (Catholic) W 72 50 Gerrard Johnson 23 David Reed 8 *11/26 Chicago (Collins) W 71 56 Gerrard Johnson 14 Courtney Hughes 7 *11/28 New Lenox (Providence) W 74 67 Derrick Martin 22 Tywayne Myers 8 12/2 Olympia Fields (Rich Central) W 86 80 DeAndre Cornelius 20 DeAndre Cornelius 8 12/5 Romeoville W 77 45 Richard Terry 13 Tywayne Myers 7 12/10 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) W 92 65 Richard Terry 27 Courtney Hughes 5 12/12 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) W 87 84 Derrick Martin 24 DeAndre Cornelius 5 12/19 Palos Hills (Stagg) W 58 46 Richard Terry 12 DeAndre Cornelius 5 Pontiac Holiday Tournament *12/29 Danville (H.S.) W 68 61 Tywayne Myers 15 Tywayne Myers 7 *12/30 East Moline (United) W 62 59 Tywayne Myers 19 Tywayne Myers 6 Richard Terry 6 *12/31 Chicago (Simeon) W 66 62 Derrick Martin 16 Richard Terry 7 *12/31 Peoria (Manual) L 67 88 Tywayne Myers 20 Richard Terry 8 Rock Falls Shootout *1/3 Moline L 68 77 Tywayne Myers 16 Richard Terry 7 1/6 Dolton (Thornridge) W 61 59 DeAndre Cornelius 15 Richard Terry 8 1/9 Lockport (Twp.) W 51 49 Richard Terry 14 Richard Terry 13 1/16 Orland Park (Sandburg) W 59 56 Richard Terry 21 Derrick Martin 6 1/23 Tinley Park (Andrew) W 95 53 Courtney Hughes 20 Courtney Hughes 8 Roger Powell, Jr. 8 1/27 Kankakee (Sr.) W 65 55 Gerrard Johnson 17 Roger Powell, Jr. 10 1/31 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) W 59 53 Derrick Martin 16 Richard Terry 8 Richard Terry 16 2/3 Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) (OT) L 57 59 Derrick Martin 21 DeAndre Cornelius 9 2/6 Palos Hills (Stagg) (2 OT) L 68 69 Richard Terry 18 DeAndre Cornelius 9 2/13 Lockport (Twp.) L 52 55 Richard Terry 18 Gerrard Johnson 5 Courtney Hughes 5 2/20 Orland Park (Sandburg) L 58 75 Richard Terry 15 Danny Thompson 7 2/24 Plainfield W 87 74 Richard Terry 27 Richard Terry 15 2/27 Tinley Park (Andrew) W 84 53 Derrick Martin 18 Courtney Hughes 10 Roger Powell, Jr. 10 Joliet (Twp.) Sectional Complex *3/4 Joliet (Catholic) W 81 41 Derrick Martin 20 Tywayne Myers 5 *3/7 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) (OT) W 61 60 Derrick Martin 19 Gerrard Johnson 4 *3/11 Lockport (Twp.) W 53 49 Derrick Martin 12 Richard Terry 7 *3/13 Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) W 85 83 Richard Terry 24 Richard Terry 14 Aurora (East) Super-Sectional Super-Sectional *3/17 Oak Lawn (Richards) W 64 63 Derrick Martin 21 DeAndre Cornelius 11
 Head Coach Bob Koskosky
Year W-L 1996 19-9 1997 15-12 1998 24-6 School Years No. W-L At Joliet (Twp.) 1996-98 3 58-27 Total 3 58-27
For Joliet (Twp.)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.


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