Fairbury (Prairie Central) (21-8)
School Information
Name: Prairie Central High School
City: Fairbury
City Population: Fairbury 4600, Cropsey 98, Forrest 1240, Strawn 143, Wing 50, Chatsworth 1200
County: Livingston
Enrollment: 600
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Columbia Blue/Navy/White
Conference: Corn Belt
Superintendent: Dr. Larry Copes
Principal: Daniel Schmitt
Athletic Director: Bruce Payne
Asst. Principal: Dan Vaughn
Head Coach: Thomas Posey
Assistant Coaches: Brad Crane, Justin Cox, Darren Bazzel, Brad Beyers
Captains: Adam Wenger, David Buchanon
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda), 97-78, in Sectional Semifinal
Roster
Lt. Dk. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Yr.
3 3 Luke Jackson G 5-10 155 16 Jr.
5 5 Jason Greene F 6-2 165 17 Sr.
14 53 Brian Schenk G 6-3 180 17 Sr.
15 51 Matt Fisher C 6-3 190 17 Sr.
24 24 Brian Greear G 6-0 160 16 Jr.
25 25 Adam Wenger G 6-0 155 17 Sr.
30 30 Matt Harms F 6-2 180 17 Jr.
32 32 David Buchanan G 5-10 160 17 Jr.
34 34 Kevin Hayes F 6-1 165 17 Sr.
40 40 Mike Wenger F 6-3 205 17 Sr.
42 42 Brad Haab G 5-11 165 17 Jr.
43 43 Jake Soper F 6-0 160 16 Jr.
44 44 Tim Hogan F 6-3 165 16 Jr.
45 45 Phil Paternoster C 6-4 200 18 Sr.
54 54 Jeremy Thomas C 6-3 195 17 Jr.
Statistics
Name G FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA Pts Reb Ast
David Buchanan 28 68 140 13 31 35 51 184 79 81
Matt Fisher 9 32 61 1 2 10 13 75 49 3
Brian Greear 9 1 2 0 2 5 11 7 1 1
Jason Greene 9 32 51 0 0 9 17 73 34 2
Brad Haab 24 14 42 5 22 17 20 50 25 6
Matt Harms 28 171 345 28 68 131 162 501 201 45
Kevin Hayes 11 4 8 0 0 0 2 8 3 0
Tim Hogan 9 3 6 0 2 0 0 6 3 0
Luke Jackson 28 79 195 40 107 21 30 219 47 53
Phil Paternoster 24 13 19 0 0 4 10 30 33 0
Brian Schenk 8 4 13 0 0 0 0 8 9 1
Jake Soper 20 12 32 2 4 7 13 33 29 11
Jeremy Thomas 20 14 29 0 0 5 15 33 20 0
Adam Wenger 28 81 197 10 43 67 92 239 91 59
Mike Wenger 27 157 286 0 0 88 130 402 209 27
TOTALS 28 687 1429 99 279 402 569 1875 837 295
OPPONENTS 28 599 1454 101 307 280 461 1579 700 176
Scores
Date Opponent W/L Pts. Opp. High Scorer Pts. High Rebounder Rebs.
Danville (H.S.) Classic
*11/25 Arthur W 84 63 Matt Harms 24 Matt Harms 9
*11/27 Chrisman L 60 71 Matt Harms 20 Matt Harms 9
*11/28 Georgetown (G.-Ridge Farm) W 87 28 Matt Harms 23 Matt Harms 6
*11/28 Danville (Schlarman) W 76 70 Matt Harms 30 Mike Wenger 9
12/7 Clifton (Central) W 71 56 Matt Harms 22 Matt Harms 13
12/13 Stanford (Olympia) W 68 55 Matt Harms 23 Mike Wenger 9
12/14 Pontiac W 79 68 Mike Wenger 25 Matt Harms 10
12/17 Hoopeston (H. Area) W 63 54 Matt Harms 26 Mike Wenger 9
12/20 Manito (Midwest Central) L 55 61 Luke Jackson 17 Matt Harms 6
Fairbury (Prairie Central) Hawk Classic
*12/26 Dwight W 76 46 Matt Harms 15 Matt Harms 10
*12/27 Eureka W 73 63 Mike Wenger 22 Adam Wenger 7
*12/28 Herscher W 56 52 Matt Harms 18 Mike Wenger 9
1/7 Herscher W 62 52 Matt Harms 22 Mike Wegner 9
1/17 Mahomet (M.-Seymour) (OT) L 55 61 Luke Jackson 18 Mike Wegner 11
1/18 Normal (University) L 58 61 Mike Wenger 19 Mike Wegner 9
1/21 Minonk (Fieldcrest) W 60 58 Mike Wenger 21 Mike Wegner 10
1/24 Bloomington (Central Catholic) W 67 57 Matt Harms 18 Adam Wenger 8
1/31 Stanford (Olympia) L 67 69 Adam Wenger/Matt Harms 18 Mike Wenger 15
2/1 Dwight W 67 42 Mike Wenger 20 Mike Wenger 10
2/8 Roanoke (R.-Benson) W 65 46 Matt Harms 17 Matt Fisher 8
2/11 Pontiac L 65 70 Mike Wenger 24 Mike Wenger 13
2/14 Normal (University) L 65 66 Matt Harms 24 Matt Harms 10
2/15 Mahomet (M.-Seymour) W 61 49 Mike Wenger 20 Matt Harms/Mike Wenger 9
2/18 Watseka W 62 40 Matt Harms 14 Matt Harms 14
Lexington Regional
*2/24 Lexington W 58 51 Matt Harms 15 Jason Greene 9
*2/28 Colfax (Ridgeview) W 70 46 Mike Wenger 20 Mike Wenger 10
Danville (Schlarman) Sectional
*3/4 Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda) W 75 67 Adam Wenger 20 Mike Wenger 9
*3/7 Milford W 70 55 Matt Harms 16 Mike Wenger 11
Normal (ISU) Super-Sectional
*3/11 Normal (University) L 61 73 Matt Harms 13 Mike Wenger 7
Head Coach Thomas Posey
Year W-L
1974 18-6
1975 18-8
1976 19-7
1977 29-2
1978 11-11
1979 13-11
1981 22-5
1982 20-7
1983 25-3
1984 15-10
1985 17-9
1986 23-3
1987 25-3
1988 20-6
1989 24-4
1990 26-4
1991 23-2
1992 23-6
1993 22-5
1994 19-7
1995 19-9
1996 17-11
1997 21-8
School Years No. W-L
At Crescent City (Crescent-Iroquois)1974-79 6 108-45
At Crescent City (Crescent-Iroquois)1981-90 10 217-54
At Fairbury (Prairie Central) 1991-97 7 144-48
Total 23 469-147
For Fairbury (Prairie Central)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.
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