Champaign (H.S.)
State Champions
School Coach W-L Enroll 1 Champaign (H.S.) Harry Combes 38-1 720 2 Centralia Arthur Trout 29-10 3 Dundee Eugene DeLacey 31-3 417 4 Rockford (East) James Laude 23-5 1500 Collinsville Jack Fabri 30-10 800 Decatur (H.S.) Gay Kintner 27-11 1950 Marion (H.S.) Virgil "Cuss" Wilson 27-8 Robinson Merle Crosby 31-3 Calumet City (Thornton Frac Jackson Keister 25-5 Chicago (Tilden) William Postl 20-7 3259 Galesburg (H.S.) Gerald Phillips 20-7 1000 Kewanee (H.S.) Helmut Brockman 24-5 700 Pana (H.S.) Ewald Metzger 28-6 Pontiac Aubra Williamson 23-4 Quincy (Sr.) George Latham 21-8 1200 Springfield (Cathedral) Al Lewis 22-12 351
Player and School G FG 3P FT Pts Louis Proctor, Rockford (East) 4 31 24 86 Charles Grover, Dundee 4 29 16 74 Ted Beach, Champaign (H.S.) 4 30 11 71 Colin Anderson, Centralia 4 23 13 59 Bill Erickson, Rockford (East) 4 23 9 55 Harold Rush, Centralia 4 14 14 42 Edward Unruh, Dundee 4 18 6 42 William Dobler, Dundee 4 16 8 40 Ed Bauer, Collinsville 2 18 3 39 Karl Erickson, Rockford (East) 4 12 15 39 Benton Odum, Marion (H.S.) 2 15 9 39
Player & School Ht. Yr. Colin Anderson, Centralia 6-3 Jr. Ted Beach, Champaign (H.S.) 6-2 So. Jim Cottrell, Champaign (H.S.) 5-11 Jr. Benton Odum, Marion (H.S.) 6-1 Jr. Louis Proctor, Rockford (East) 6-4 Jr.
No School W-L 1 Champaign (H.S.) 29-1 2 West Frankfort (Frankfort) 26-2 3 Rockford (East) 16-3 4 Waukegan (H.S.) 21-3 5 Centralia 22-9 6 Paris 28-3 7 Dundee 23-2 8 Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 23-5 9 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard) 19-3 10 Kewanee (H.S.) 19-4 11 Marion (H.S.) 24-7 12 Robinson 25-2 13 East St. Louis (Sr.) 27-4 14 Pinckneyville 19-5 15 Des Plaines (Maine) 17-4 16 Sterling (H.S.)