Taylorville
State Champions
School Coach W-L Enroll 1 Taylorville Dolph Stanley 45-0 566 2 Elgin (H.S.) John Krafft 21-4 1573 3 Chicago (South Shore) Tony Maffia 23-6 2225 4 Champaign (H.S.) Harry Combes 31-6 767 Anna (A.-Jonesboro) Paul Houghton 20-8 463 Canton Willard Larson 25-5 765 Kewanee (H.S.) Helmut Brockman 24-6 675 Rockford (West) Milo Wilson 16-7 1544 East St. Louis (Sr.) Lewis "Pick" Dehner 31-8 1593 Kankakee (Sr.) Henry Holt 23-11 920 Marseilles Ed Rashke 17-9 287 Mt. Carmel Alva Taylor 13-12 436 Paris Ernie Eveland 23-9 758 Pekin Jim "Red" Lewis 22-11 1110 Quincy (Sr.) Glenn Smith 17-7 1128 West Frankfort (Frankfort) Harlan Hodges 23-9 874
Player and School G FG 3P FT Pts Paul Schnackenberg, Chicago (South Shore) 4 25 16 66 John Orr, Taylorville 4 28 8 64 Dan Trahey, Chicago (South Shore) 4 21 19 61 Ronald Bontemps, Taylorville 4 20 9 49 Jim Rager, Elgin (H.S.) 4 20 6 46 Carroll Belcher, Anna (A.-Jonesboro) 2 18 9 45 Jesse Clements, Champaign (H.S.) 4 18 6 42 Jack Burmaster, Elgin (H.S.) 4 15 7 37 John Harr, Chicago (South Shore) 4 14 7 35 Howard Kugath, Elgin (H.S.) 4 16 2 34
Player & School Ht. Yr. Ronald Bontemps, Taylorville 6-3 Jr. Jack Burmaster, Elgin (H.S.) 6-2 Jr. Jesse Clements, Champaign (H.S.) 6-1 So. John Orr, Taylorville 6-2 Jr. Paul Schnackenberg, Chicago (South Shore) 5-11 Jr.