March Madness Record Book

1996 Class A Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 1995 — 1997



Shelbyville
State Champions


Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
Shelbyville 77, Tuscola 44
Mendota 77, Elgin (St. Edward) 64
Macomb 72, Pittsfield 59
Rock Island (Alleman) 63, Sherrard 44
Breese (Mater Dei) 51, Golconda (Pope County) 41
Lawrenceville 74, Freeburg 68 (OT)
Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) 62, Chicago (St. Martin de Porres) 51
Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda) 70, Manito (Midwest Central) 66
Quarterfinals
Shelbyville 53, Mendota 52
Rock Island (Alleman) 61, Macomb 43
Breese (Mater Dei) 73, Lawrenceville 58
Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda) 65, Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) 64 (OT)
Semifinals
Shelbyville 59, Rock Island (Alleman) 48
Breese (Mater Dei) 55, Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda) 51 (OT)
Third Place
Rock Island (Alleman) 58, Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda) 41
Final
Shelbyville 58, Breese (Mater Dei) 45

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Shelbyville                 Sean Taylor              34-1    431
2  Breese (Mater Dei)          Dennis Trame             29-5    571
3  Rock Island (Alleman)       Larry Schulte            26-7    575
4  Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda)    Russ Zick                27-7    462
   Chicago (Providence-St. Mel William Garrett         21-10    380
   Lawrenceville               Brian Stilwell           22-7    451
   Macomb                      David Taylor             22-8    695
   Mendota                     Michael Kilmartin        28-2    677
   Chicago (St. Martin de Porr Mike Manderino          17-14    371
   Elgin (St. Edward)          Kevin Dix                23-7    647
   Freeburg                    Fred Blumberg            26-5    619
   Golconda (Pope County)      Andy Palmer              27-3    191
   Manito (Midwest Central)    Dave Mott                24-4    420
   Pittsfield                  Dave Bennett             28-2    472
   Sherrard                    Brian Hutton             23-7    544
   Tuscola                     Kerry Kincaid            23-8    340

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams 

Player and School                               G  FG  3P  FT Pts
Brian Trapkus, Rock Island (Alleman)            4  25   0  18  68
Corey Fox, Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda)             4  23   7  10  63
Rich Beyers, Shelbyville                        4  25   0  12  62
Eric Duke, Mendota                              2  15  12  17  59
Patrick Voss, Rock Island (Alleman)             4  20  10   6  56
Mark Prina, Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda)            4  12   6  20  50
Todd Wilderman, Shelbyville                     4  18   8   3  47
Nathan Kreke, Breese (Mater Dei)                4  14   6  11  45
Luke Woltering, Breese (Mater Dei)              4  16   0  13  45
Kurt Kalmer, Breese (Mater Dei)                 4  13   4  13  43
Kevin Herdes, Shelbyville                       4  17   2   7  43

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Rich Beyers, Shelbyville                     6-8    So.    
Corey Fox, Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda)          5-8    So.    
Nathan Kreke, Breese (Mater Dei)             6-4    Jr.    
Brian Trapkus, Rock Island (Alleman)         6-7    Jr.    
Patrick Voss, Rock Island (Alleman)          5-10   So.

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Shelbyville                             
 2  Pittsfield                              
 3  Rock Island (Alleman)                   
 4  Marengo                                 
 5  Mendota                                 
 6  Normal (University)                     
 7  Breese (Mater Dei)                      
 8  Chicago (St. Francis de Sales)          
 9  Springfield (Calvary)                   
10  Pinckneyville                           
11  Williamsfield                           
12  Clinton                                 
13  Ashland (A-C Central)                   
14  Pleasant Plains                         
15  Chicago (Providence-St. Mel)            
16  Amboy