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  Boys Basketball State Final Qualifier 1997-98 

 Oak Lawn (Richards) (28-2)

 School Information
Name: Richards High School
City: Oak Lawn
City Population: 56,830
County: Cook
Enrollment: 1431
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Old Gold/Black/White
Conference: SICA North
Superintendent: Dr. Jerry D. Petersen
Principal: Dr. Dan McAllister
Athletic Director: Homer Thomas
Head Coach: Jack Fitzgerald
Assistant Coaches: Gary Adams, Mike Ritchie, Bob Bolton

Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Harvey (Thornton), 83-51, in Regional Final

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
 10  *Wiliam Carter           G      6-0  168   17  Sr.
 20  Chuck Cowans             G      5-7  150   15  So.
 23  Maurice Robinson         G      5-10 165   18  Sr.
 24  Victor McKeavin          G      5-9  155   16  Jr.
 25  *Morgan Thompson         G      6-1  180   17  Sr.
 30  Terrell Howard           F      6-3  170   15  So.
 33  *Desmond Altman          F      6-5  180   18  Jr.
 34  *Demetris McDaniel       F      6-4  190   18  Sr.
 40  Reggie Pittman           F      6-4  195   17  Sr.
 43  Dwayne Wade              G      6-2  175   16  So.
 44  Daryl Scarbrough         F      6-0  185   17  Jr.
 45  Derick Scarbrough        F      6-1  190   17  Jr.
 51  *David Bridgewater       C      6-5  195   18  Sr.
 54  Lawrence McGhee          C      6-6  175   17  Jr.
 Statistics
Name G FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA Pts Avg Reb Ast Desmond Altman 30 123 263 9 25 43 71 298 9.9 178 104 David Bridgewater 28 165 311 0 1 46 68 376 13.4 249 21 Wiliam Carter 30 71 156 20 48 49 75 211 7.0 68 48 Chuck Cowans Terrell Howard Demetris McDaniel 30 234 392 7 19 116 177 591 19.7 183 38 Lawrence McGhee 19 17 35 0 0 8 15 42 2.2 34 2 Victor McKeavin 16 11 20 0 3 3 4 25 1.6 14 34 Reggie Pittman 28 39 95 0 0 19 33 97 3.5 75 9 Maurice Robinson 27 43 111 10 37 5 7 101 3.7 28 17 Daryl Scarbrough 13 4 16 0 2 2 4 10 0.8 14 3 Derick Scarbrough 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 Morgan Thompson 30 134 297 40 93 50 76 358 11.9 90 59 Dwayne Wade 4 4 5 0 0 0 0 8 2.0 3 2 Team Totals 30 860 1740 87 233 348 545 2155 71.8 965 550
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Pts Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb Chicago (Marist) Tournament *11/24 Blue Island (Eisenhower) W 61 49 Demetris McDaniel 27 Demetris McDaniel 10 *11/25 Palos Heights (Shepard) W 86 51 Demetris McDaniel 18 Desmond Altman 7 *11/28 Chicago (Marist) W 54 41 Morgan Thompson 14 Demetris McDaniel 13 12/5 Palos Hills (Stagg) W 59 33 Demetris McDaniel 19 David Bridgewater 8 12/9 Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) L 51 63 Desmond Altman 17 Desmond Altman 10 12/12 Bolingbrook W 72 56 Demetris McDaniel 27 Demetris McDaniel 12 12/16 Crete (C.-Monee) W 100 51 Morgan Thompson 19 Reggie Pittman 6 12/19 Romeoville W 77 54 Demetris McDaniel 18 David Bridgewater 14 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) Tournament *12/26 Chicago (Harper) W 82 56 Demetris McDaniel 20 David Bridgewater 8 *12/27 Chicago (Robeson) W 85 71 Demetris McDaniel 27 David Bridgewater 10 *12/29 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) W 69 50 Demetris McDaniel 19 David Bridgewater 12 *12/30 Chicago (Leo) W 67 59 Demetris McDaniel 22 David Bridgewater 7 1/6 Park Forest (Rich East) W 72 66 Demetris McDaniel 25 David Bridgewater 9 1/9 Burbank (Reavis) W 55 49 David Bridgewater 14 Demetris McDaniel 7 1/13 Olympia Fields (Rich Central) W 73 66 Demetris McDaniel 17 David Bridgewater 16 1/16 Summit (Argo) W 69 49 David Bridgewater 16 David Bridgewater 6 1/20 Richton Park (Rich South) W 79 74 Demetris McDaniel 26 Desmond Altman 11 1/23 Oak Lawn (Community) W 88 57 David Bridgewater 23 David Bridgewater 15 1/30 Bolingbrook W 69 49 Demetris McDaniel 31 Demetris McDaniel 15 2/3 Midlothian (Bremen) W 85 51 Demetris McDaniel 24 Desmond Altman 7 2/6 Romeoville W 76 49 Demetris McDaniel 19 David Bridgewater 11 2/13 Burbank (Reavis) W 54 41 Morgan Thompson 14 Morgan Thompson 6 2/17 Orland Park (Sandburg) W 60 49 Morgan Thompson 20 David Bridgewater 7 2/20 Summit (Argo) W 77 62 Demetris McDaniel 20 David Bridgewater 10 2/27 Oak Lawn (Community) W 90 65 Demetris McDaniel 31 David Bridgewater 14 Oswego Sectional Complex *3/3 Darien (Hinsdale South) W 78 55 Demetris McDaniel 23 Desmond Altman 10 *3/6 Hinsdale (Central) W 68 41 Demetris McDaniel 23 Desmond Altman 6 *3/10 Burbank (St. Laurence) W 76 50 David Bridgewater 23 David Bridgewater 13 *3/13 Chicago (Brother Rice) W 60 51 Morgan Thompson 18 David Bridgewater 12 Demetris McDaniel 18 Aurora (East) Super-Sectional *3/17 Joliet (Twp.) L 63 64 Demetris McDaniel 24 Desmond Altman 8
 Head Coach Jack Fitzgerald
Year W-L 1977 16-9 1978 14-12 1979 13-13 1980 10-17 1981 19-9 1982 9-16 1983 17-10 1984 19-9 1985 24-3 1986 27-3 1987 27-3 1988 24-3 1989 23-5 1990 13-13 1991 17-10 1992 20-8 1993 22-6 1994 4-22 1995 22-6 1996 10-15 1997 15-12 1998 28-2 School Years No. W-L At Chicago (Leo) 1977-93 17 314-149 At Tinley Park (H.S.) 1994 1 4-22 At Oak Lawn (Richards) 1995-98 4 75-35 Total 22 393-206
For Oak Lawn (Richards)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.


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