March Madness Record Book

1996 Class AA Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1995 — 1997



Peoria (Manual)
State Champions


Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
Peoria (Manual) 72, Springfield (Lanphier) 59
Hinsdale (Central) 60, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 45
Belleville (East) 57, Highland 50
Winnetka (New Trier) 65, Deerfield 56
Harvey (Thornton) 47, Hillside (Proviso West) 38
Rock Island (H.S.) 73, Rockford (Boylan) 66
Hoffman Estates (H.S.) 52, Aurora (West) 42
Chicago (Westinghouse) 55, Chicago (Farragut) 46
Quarterfinals
Peoria (Manual) 60, Hinsdale (Central) 53
Winnetka (New Trier) 70, Belleville (East) 58
Harvey (Thornton) 51, Rock Island (H.S.) 34
Chicago (Westinghouse) 42, Hoffman Estates (H.S.) 41
Semifinals
Peoria (Manual) 53, Winnetka (New Trier) 41
Harvey (Thornton) 69, Chicago (Westinghouse) 54
Third Place
Chicago (Westinghouse) 60, Winnetka (New Trier) 58
Final
Peoria (Manual) 57, Harvey (Thornton) 51

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Peoria (Manual)             Wayne McClain            31-2   1052
2  Harvey (Thornton)           Rocky Hill               31-1   2533
3  Chicago (Westinghouse)      Frank Griseto            29-5   1235
4  Winnetka (New Trier)        Mel Sheets               25-8   2877
   Belleville (East)           Doug McCrary             24-7   2287
   Hinsdale (Central)          Robert Mueller           27-4   1729
   Hoffman Estates (H.S.)      Bill Wandro              27-4   2164
   Rock Island (H.S.)          Duncan Reid              29-2   1794
   Aurora (West)               Gordon Kerkman           27-3   2456
   Chicago (Farragut)          William Nelson           25-4   1772
   Deerfield                   Steve Pappas             28-2   1204
   Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)     Roy Condotti             19-9   2210
   Highland                    Jeff Faulkenberg         25-6    879
   Hillside (Proviso West)     Mark Schneider           26-4   2398
   Rockford (Boylan)           Steve Goers              27-4   1227
   Springfield (Lanphier)      Craig Patton             25-4   1378

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams 

Player and School                               G  FG  3P  FT Pts
Melvin Ely, Harvey (Thornton)                   4  30   0   9  69
Sergio McClain, Peoria (Manual)                 4  16   4  31  67
Jimmy Sanders, Chicago (Westinghouse)           4  22   8  11  63
Jerry Happ, Winnetka (New Trier)                4  19   6  15  59
Jack Kidd, Winnetka (New Trier)                 4  18   0  19  55
Frank Williams, Peoria (Manual)                 4  21   1  10  53
Erik Herring, Harvey (Thornton)                 4  19   4   7  49
Tim Caldwell, Peoria (Manual)                   4  12   9  13  46
Kevin Kaminsky, Winnetka (New Trier)            4  16   3   9  44
Napoleon Harris, Harvey (Thornton)              4  17   0   8  42

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Melvin Ely, Harvey (Thornton)                6-10   So.    
Napoleon Harris, Harvey (Thornton)           6-5    So.    
Sergio McClain, Peoria (Manual)              6-5    So.    
Jimmy Sanders, Chicago (Westinghouse)        5-6    Jr.    
Frank Williams, Peoria (Manual)              6-4    Fr.

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Harvey (Thornton)                       
 2  Peoria (Manual)                         
 3  Rock Island (H.S.)                      
 4  East Peoria                             
 5  Chicago (Farragut)                      
 6  Springfield (Lanphier)                  
 7  Aurora (West)                           
 8  Deerfield                               
 9  Oak Park (Fenwick)                      
10  Chicago (Westinghouse)                  
11  Rockford (Boylan)                       
12  Hillside (Proviso West)                 
13  Chicago (Carver)                        
14  Peoria (Richwoods)                      
15  Chicago (Manley)                        
16  Hinsdale (Central)