March Madness Record Book

1997 Class AA Boys Summary

Boys - Girls | 19961998



Peoria (Manual)
State Champions


Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
Niles (Notre Dame) 40, Deerfield 33
Rockford (Boylan) 56, Moline (H.S.) 54
Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 60, Alton (Sr.) 53
Aurora (West) 45, Hoffman Estates (Conant) 32
Hinsdale (Central) 48, Richton Park (Rich South) 37
Harvey (Thornton) 40, Oak Park (Fenwick) 33
Chicago (Whitney Young) 72, Chicago (Manley) 50
Peoria (Manual) 57, Springfield (H.S.) 49
Quarterfinals
Rockford (Boylan) 58, Niles (Notre Dame) 40
Aurora (West) 71, Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 53
Harvey (Thornton) 77, Hinsdale (Central) 61
Peoria (Manual) 51, Chicago (Whitney Young) 46
Semifinals
Aurora (West) 60, Rockford (Boylan) 55
Peoria (Manual) 65, Harvey (Thornton) 62
Third Place
Harvey (Thornton) 76, Rockford (Boylan) 51
Final
Peoria (Manual) 47, Aurora (West) 43

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Peoria (Manual)             Wayne McClain            31-1    994
2  Aurora (West)               Gordon Kerkman           29-4   2507
3  Harvey (Thornton)           Rocky Hill               32-1   2358
4  Rockford (Boylan)           Steve Goers              31-4   1295
   Chicago (Whitney Young)     George Stanton           30-2   1946
   Hinsdale (Central)          Robert Mueller           28-3   1821
   Mt. Vernon (H.S.)           Doug Creel               25-5   1487
   Niles (Notre Dame)          Dennis Zelasko           23-8   1322
   Alton (Sr.)                 Ron Smith                25-7   2209
   Chicago (Manley)            Michael Clark           20-11    840
   Deerfield                   Steve Pappas             25-5   1211
   Hoffman Estates (Conant)    Tom McCormack           15-15   2484
   Moline (H.S.)               Frank Dexter             23-7   2632
   Oak Park (Fenwick)          John Quinn               23-6   1098
   Richton Park (Rich South)   Fred Jacobeit            25-5   1109
   Springfield (H.S.)          Clark Barnes             23-6   1317

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  3P  FT Pts
Erik Herring, Harvey (Thornton)                 4  31  11   4  77
Sergio McClain, Peoria (Manual)                 4  21   5  18  65
Nicholas Zachery, Rockford (Boylan)             4  22   6  12  62
Melvin Ely, Harvey (Thornton)                   4  22   0  13  57
Frank Williams, Peoria (Manual)                 4  19   7  12  57
Brian Wardle, Hinsdale (Central)                2  20   8   6  54
Jason Passley, Aurora (West)                    4  20   5   9  54
Damir Krupalija, Rockford (Boylan)              4  20   1   7  48
Napoleon Harris, Harvey (Thornton)              4  20   0   6  46
Quentin Richardson, Chicago (Whitney Young)     2  15   2  12  44
Andre Newson, Aurora (West)                     4  20   0   4  44

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Melvin Ely, Harvey (Thornton)                6-10   Jr.    
Erik Herring, Harvey (Thornton)              6-5    Jr.    
Sergio McClain, Peoria (Manual)              6-5    Jr.    
Brian Wardle, Hinsdale (Central)             6-5    Jr.    
Frank Williams, Peoria (Manual)              6-4    So.    

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Peoria (Manual)                         23-1
 2  Harvey (Thornton)                       25-0
 3  Chicago (Whitney Young)                 25-1
 4  Decatur (Stephen Decatur)               25-0
 5  Lincoln                                 23-2
 6  Rockford (Boylan)                       25-2
 7  Chicago (Julian)                        21-4
 8  Belleville (East)                       22-3
 9  Hinsdale (Central)                      23-2
10  Chicago (Carver)                        21-4
11  East Peoria                             21-4
12  Chicago (Simeon)                        19-5
13  Aurora (West)                           22-3
14  Batavia                                 23-2
15  Crystal Lake (Central)                  25-1
16  Springfield (H.S.)