Mt. Vernon (H.S.)
State Champions
School Coach W-L Enroll 1 Mt. Vernon (H.S.) Stan Changnon 30-3 1090 2 Hillsboro Fred Ewald 25-7 410 3 Aurora (West) Joe Axelson 22-8 732 4 Nashville George Havens 33-3 235 Chicago (Tilden) William Postl 20-9 2610 Decatur (H.S.) Gay Kintner 21-9 1950 Moline (H.S.) Norm Ziebell 21-8 600 Pekin Jim "Red" Lewis 20-10 1300 Champaign (H.S.) Harold Jester 17-12 720 Elgin (H.S.) John Krafft 23-4 1500 Johnston City Wendell Starrick 26-6 420 Oneida (ROVA) Jim Pogue 27-5 187 Ottawa (Twp.) Gil Love 15-13 785 Pittsfield Glenn Smith 21-7 350 Robinson Merle Crosby 25-7 460 Rockford (West) Alex Saudargas 18-8 1264
Player and School G FG 3P FT Pts Max Hooper, Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 4 31 19 81 John Biever, Aurora (West) 4 30 12 72 Leroy Ott, Hillsboro 4 24 10 58 Robert Kimpling, Nashville 4 16 13 45 Richard Sturgeon, Hillsboro 4 15 13 43 Robert Watson, Pekin 2 14 13 41 Walt Moore, Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 4 14 11 39 Jerry Ellis, Aurora (West) 4 12 15 39 Walter Novak, Nashville 4 14 9 37 George Macuga, Chicago (Tilden) 2 14 5 33
Player & School Ht. Yr. John Biever, Aurora (West) 6-2 So. Alan Brandt, Nashville 5-11 So. Max Hooper, Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 6-5 So. Walt Moore, Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 6-2 Fr. Leroy Ott, Hillsboro 5-11 Jr.
No School W-L 1 Elgin (H.S.) 18-3 2 Danville (H.S.) 22-2 3 Teutopolis 27-0 4 Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 21-3 5 Kankakee (Sr.) 21-2 6 DeKalb 22-2 7 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 16-2 8 Sterling (H.S.) 21-1 9 Dundee 21-2 10 Collinsville 20-3 11 Paris 23-4 12 Nashville 26-1 13 Herrin (H.S.) 20-3 14 Moline (H.S.) 15-7 15 Seneca 27-0 16 Johnston City