Boys - Girls | 1970 — 1972Class A — 1972Class AA
Dolton (Thornridge)
State Champions
School Coach W-L Enroll 1 Dolton (Thornridge) Ron Ferguson 31-1 5200 2 Oak Lawn (Community) Len Scaduto 30-3 2827 3 Danville (H.S.) Norm Held 27-7 2400 4 Springfield (Lanphier) Arlyn Lober 24-8 2042 Benton Rich Herrin 30-2 710 Kewanee (H.S.) Em Lindbeck 22-6 890 Paris Bret Brown 30-1 1056 Rockford (Boylan) Dolph Stanley 23-9 1468 Chicago (Harlan) Lee Umbles 22-6 Elgin (Larkin) Stan Martin 19-9 Granite City Don Detering 22-9 Nashville Gene Gourley 24-4 Normal (University) Bob Metcalf 27-3 Peoria (Woodruff) Jim Ingold 10-17 Quincy (Catholic Boys) Bob Bender 25-4 Winnetka (New Trier East) John Schneiter 18-8
Player and School G FG 3P FT Pts Jim Kopatz, Springfield (Lanphier) 4 49 13 111 C.J. Kupec, Oak Lawn (Community) 4 30 27 87 Charles Evans, Danville (H.S.) 4 20 39 79 Quinn Buckner, Dolton (Thornridge) 4 29 13 71 Jim Bocinsky, Oak Lawn (Community) 4 26 18 70 Rufus Greer, Springfield (Lanphier) 4 25 11 61 Otho Tucker, Paris 2 19 12 50 Greg Rose, Dolton (Thornridge) 4 21 7 49 Henry Cunningham, Danville (H.S.) 4 16 15 47 Tommy Smith, Kewanee (H.S.) 2 19 8 46
Player & School Ht. Yr. Quinn Buckner, Dolton (Thornridge) 6-3 So. Charles Evans, Danville (H.S.) 6-4 Jr. Jim Kopatz, Springfield (Lanphier) 6-1 So. C.J. Kupec, Oak Lawn (Community) 6-7 Jr. Tommy Smith, Kewanee (H.S.) 6-4 Jr. Otho Tucker, Paris 6-6 Jr.
No School W-L 1 Dolton (Thornridge) 22-1 2 Maywood (Proviso East) 20-2 3 Joliet (Central) 22-3 4 Benton 24-1 5 LaGrange (Lyons) 19-3 6 Paris 24-0 7 Mendota 23-1 8 Normal (University) 22-1 9 Ottawa (Marquette) 24-3 10 Belleville (West) 20-5 11 Moline (H.S.) 16-5 12 Alton (Sr.) 19-6 13 Galesburg (H.S.) 16-5 14 Quincy (Sr.) 19-6 15 Springfield (Southeast) 24-2 16 Danville (H.S.) 19-6