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Aurora (West) (27-3)



School Information

Name: Aurora West High School
City: Aurora
City Population: 100,000
County: Kane
Enrollment: 2507
Nickname: Blackhawks
Colors: Red/Blue
Conference: Upstate Eight
Superintendent: Dr. Sherry Eagle
Principal: Dr. Mark McDonald
Athletic Director: John W. Bauer
Head Coach: Gordon Kerkman
Assistant Coaches: Curtis Shaw, Skip Ulrich
Captain:
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Hoffman Estates (H.S.), 52-42, in Super-Sectional



Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.  Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
     Marcus Langhorn                                  
     Greg Proctor                                     
 10   11  Benjamin Winston         G     5-11 178   17  Sr.
 12   13  Antwione Robinson        G     5-10 166   18  Sr.
 14   15  Kwasi Jenkins            F/C   6-2  185   17  Sr.
 20   21  Dustin Burrell           F     6-2  178   18  Sr.
 22   23  Trevis Williams          G     5-11 177   17  Jr.
 24   25  Monzell Townsend         F     6-3  145   15  So.
 30   31  Dan McGuire              F     6-1  140   17  Jr.
 32   33  Jason Passley            G     6-1  205   18  Sr.
 34   35  Jason Paul               F     6-4  168   17  Jr.
 40   41  Andre Newson             F     6-4  180   16  Jr.
 42   43  Byron Thompson           C     6-4  180   15  So.
 44   45  Greg Miller              F/G   6-5  200   17  Sr.
 50   51  Jeff Ruffin              C     6-3  270   16  So.
 52   53  Vincent Green            C     6-4  245   18  Sr.
 54   55  Cordie Mendoza           C     6-4  182   16  Jr.



Statistics

Name                     G     FG   FGA    3P    3PA    FT   FTA   Pts   Reb   Ast
Dustin Burrell               103    219    33    82     14    26    253    83    45
Vincent Green                 77    154     0     0     20    27    174   100    11
Kwasi Jenkins                  5     12     0     1      0     0     10     9     0
Marcus Langhorn                0      1     0     0      0     0      0     0     0
Dan McGuire                    0      2     0     1      0     2      0     3     0
Cordie Mendoza                 1      4     0     0      2     5      4    10     0
Greg Miller                   64    163     0     4     33    53    161   156   131
Andre Newson                 128    230     2     8     36    71    294   202    26
Jason Passley                165    350    41   103     78   113    449   111    75
Jason Paul                    26     54     7    14      7    12     66    33    15
Greg Proctor                   5      9     4     6      1     3     15     3     4
Antwione Robinson              3      8     0     2      2     2      8     4     2
Jeff Ruffin                                                                        
Byron Thompson                42     89     0     0      7    17     91    91     5
Monzell Townsend                                                                   
Trevis Williams              116    248    31    75     72   109    335    79   129
Benjamin Winston               7     17     1     2      0     0     15     6     3



Scores

Date    Opponent                       W/L Pts. Opp.  High Scorer       Pts.  High Rebounder    Rebs.
Galesburg Invitational
*11/27  Peoria (Woodruff)                W   52   49  Jason Passley      14  Greg Miller        14
*11/27  Galesburg                        L   62   64  Jason Passley      20  Andre Newson        8
*11/27  East St. Louis (Sr.)             W   77   55  Andre Newson       19  Greg Miller        10
12/6    Aurora (East)                    W   74   69  Trevis Williams    22  Jason Passley       5
12/7    Naperville (Central)             W   57   47  Jason Passley      17  Vincent Green       5
12/13   Elgin (Larkin)                   W   72   49  Jason Passley      19  Andre Newson       11
12/14   Streamwood                       W   71   59  Trevis Williams    15  Jason Passley/Andre Newson  5
12/20   Dekalb                           L   45   48  Jason Passley      13  Andre Newson        8
12/21   Elgin (H.S.)                     W   66   53  Jason Passley      19  Greg Miller         7
Pontiac Tournament
*12/26  Skokie (Niles West)              W   73   29  Greg Miller        14  Greg Miller         8
*12/26  Gurnee (Warren)                  W   59   38  Vincent Green      13  Greg Miller         9
*12/26  Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)     W   70   51  Jason Passley      24  Andre Newson        8
*12/26  Chicago (Simeon)                 L   51   65  Jason Passley      15  Andre Newson       11
1/10    St. Charles                      W   60   48  Trevis Williams    16  Andre Newson       11
1/18    Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)        W   54   53  Jason Passley      15  Vincent Green       6
1/24    Streamwood                       W   70   51  Jason Passley      19  Trevis Williams/Greg Miller  7
1/25    Lockport (Twp.)                  W   57   39  Jason Passley      19  Andre Newson/Greg Miller  6
1/31    Aurora (East)                    W   57   54  Jason Passley      18  Andre Newson/Greg Miller  8
2/8     Elgin (Larkin)                   W   65   50  Andre Newson/Greg Miller 14  Greg Miller         9
2/14    DeKalb                           W   73   49  Andre Newson       17  Andre Newson        9
2/15    St. Charles                      W   53   51  Trevis Williams    13  Andre Newson        5
2/18    Roselle (Lake Park)              W   82   37  Jason Passley      19  Andre Newson/Byron Thompson  9
2/21    Elgin (H.S.)                     W   60   56  Jason Passley      24  Jason Passley       9
2/25    Roselle (Lake Park)              W   81   39  Jason Passley      14  Andre Newson/Greg Miller  5
2/28    Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)        W   57   37  Trevis Williams    22  Byron Thompson/Greg Miller 10
Naperville (Central) Sectional Complex
*3/4    Aurora (Marmion Academy)         W   70   35  Trevis Williams    17  Andre Newson        9
*3/7    Lombard (Glenbard East)          W   57   36  Andre Newson       14  Andre Newson       12
*3/11   Naperville (Central)             W   53   40  Jason Passley      16  Andre Newson        5
*3/14   Batavia                          W   73   50  Jason Passley      32  Greg Miller         8
DeKalb (NIU) Super-Sectional
*3/18   Hoffman Estates (Conant)         W   42   35  Jason Passley      14  Andre Newson       10



Head Coach Gordon Kerkman

Year   W-L       
1977   22-4      
1978   18-9      
1979   12-12     
1980   26-7       (3rd)
1981   13-11     
1982   16-11     
1983   25-3      
1984   31-2       (3rd)
1985   11-14     
1986   17-11     
1987   4-23      
1988   15-13     
1989   23-5      
1990   24-6      
1991   28-2      
1992   13-14     
1993   9-17      
1994   14-13     
1995   17-10     
1996   27-3      
1997   27-3      

School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Aurora (West)                   1977-97   21      392-193   
Total                                        21      392-193   




For Aurora (West)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.