Southern Illinois High School Boys’ Basketball History

Welcome to Southern Illinois High School Boys’ Basketball History. This site is dedicated to recognizing and preserving the rich history of boys’ high school basketball in Southern Illinois and its great players, coaches and teams. Various sources have been utilized to create this site: books, newspapers, websites, yearbooks and personal contacts. While all efforts have been persued to make a complete and accurate account of the history of Southern Illinois high school boys’ basketball, the author is not responsible for errors or omissions. Any changes or update suggestions can be sent to soilhsbasketballhistory@gmail.com.

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This site is limited in scope to high schools south of Interstate 64, and schools in the outlying areas of St. Louis are not included (Monroe and St. Claire counties). Also, players listed on this site as first team all-state were selected by either the Freeport Journal-Standard, Champaign News-Gazette, Chicago DailyNews, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, the Associated Press, or the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association. All-state teams listed by other publications or organizations are not listed here. Although there have been many talented players who were recognized over the years as second or third team all-state performers, only first team all-state players are listed here. Hope this site is inciteful, helpful and enjoyable!

Yearly History of Southern Illinois High School Basketball (1908-2018) 1907-08

The inaugural Illinois High School Athletic Association (I.H.S.A.A.) State Tournament was held in Bloomington. No team from Southern Illinois participated in the finals as the tournament was an invitational only event. Mt. Vernon recorded a 13-1 record that year with W.L. Stuckey coaching the Rams. Other Southern Illinois teams believed to have existed in 1908 include Benton, Cairo, Marion, Murphysboro and Nashville. In the early days (S.I.N.U.) Southern Illinois Normal University (later to be known as Southern Illinois University) played games against colleges as well as area high schools. S.I.N.U. beat both Benton and Murphysboro in 1908. Three known players on that team were John Avery (Johnston City), Emmett Newman (Cobden), and Rellis Kerley (Simpson).

1908-09

Mt. Vernon High School became the very first Southern Illinois team to advance to the State Tournament. W.L. Stuckey’s team recorded a 12-5 record while Ram star Melbourne Evans was the first player from a Southern Illinois high school to be named to the first team alltourney squad. Mt. Vernon defeated McLeansboro 145-4 while setting the record for most points scored and largest margin of victory in a single game for a Southern Illinois high school. District champs and runners-up advanced to the State Tournament (Mt. Vernon was a district runner-up).

1909-10

Mt. Vernon became the very first Southern Illinois team to bring a trophy (fourthplace) home from the State Tournament. Coach E.L. Harris led the Rams to a 15-2 record with Melbourne Evans once again leading the way in scoring. The Rams concluded their regular season with an undefeated (12-0) record. Harris was unable to finish the season as the school janitor, Butch Dillingham, pitched in to coach the team at the State Tourneamnnt! Beginning in 1910 only district champs advanced to the State Tournament final’s site. Fount Warren was the first coach at Pinckneyville High school. S.I.N.U. was coached by R.V. Black’s of Coulterville.

District Champs: Mt. Vernon.

1910-11

No team from Southern Illinois advanced to the State Tournament as the event moved to Peoria. In a peculiar game, Benton High School tied S.I.U.N. in a game that was originally believed to have been a 21-19 victory for the college team. Some time after the game was concluded, it was determined the actual score was 19-19. Unfortunaley, many of the players had left the facility and the game was called a tie!

1911-12

No team from Southern Illinois advanced to the State Tournament. Known teams entered in the District Tournament were Benton, DuQuoin, Eldorado and Mt. Vernon. S.I.N.U. defeated DuQuoin High School, 24-21.

1912-13

Mt. Vernon advanced to the State Tournament for the third time in five years.

Coach Fount Warren guided the Rams to a 17-4 record.

District Champs: Mt. Vernon.

1913-14

No team from Southern Illinois advanced to the State Tournament. Three of the earliest recorded players to letter at S.I.N.U. hailed from Carbondale: LaRue Lawbaugh, Cecil Bass, and Cyrus Etherton. Bass led S.I.N.U. in scoring.

1914-15

Carbondale’s University High placed fourth at the State Tournament. The Lynxes recorded a 9-4 record under coach Fount Warren who had led Mt. Vernon to the State Tournament only two years earlier. Fred Pabst was the team leading scorer at the tournament that was played in Decatur. Team member Paul Bailey later played for S.I.N.U. Coach Warren was the first Southern Illinois high school coach to lead two different schools to the State Tournament! Cecil Bass repeated as S.I.N.U.’s leading scorer.

District Champs: Carbondale University High.

1915-16

DuQuoin became the first team to place as high as third at the State Tournament.

Coach Howard Ross directed the Indians to 27-5 record, which at the time represented the most wins by a Southern Illinois high school for a single season. Ray Harrell became the first player from Southern Illinois to lead the entire tournament in scoring with 58 points. Ironically, Harvell almost didn’t get a chance to play at state. It was only days before the event began that the issue of his birth date was resolved, allowing the big center to participate. His teammate Don Willi, a 5’7” guard, was named to the first team all-tournament squad.

District Champs: DuQuoin.

1916-17

DuQuoin returned for the second year in a row to the State Tournament under coach Howard Ross. The Indians recorded a 23-4 mark. Donald Carter, a Carbondale alum, led S.I.N.U. in scoring.

District Champs: DuQuoin.

1917-18

DuQuoin became the first Southern Illinois high school to advance to the State Tournament for three straight seasons! Coach Lowell “Pops” Dale led the Indians to a 21-7 mark. Donald Carter repeated as S.I.N.U.’s top scorer.

District Champs: DuQuoin.

1918-19

Herrin High School made their first appearance at the State Tournament, placing fourth at the event held in Urbana. Coach M.L Beanblossom’s Tigers went 19-4 on the season as they were led by sharpshooting Reginald Lacy.

District Champs: Herrin.

1919-20

Coach Floyd Stables of Mt. Vernon (17-8) became the first coach to lead a Southern Illinois high school to a State Championship! Russell Miller led the Rams in scoring and was named first team all-tournament. Players appearing in the championship game for the Rams were Milton Forsyth, Jimmy Johnson, Roy Miller, Chester Staley, and Russell Miller. For the first time two teams from Southern Illinois high schools advanced and placed at the State Tournament. Marion, under the guidance of coach E.H. Schreiber, placed third for the Wildcats.

Wildcat team member Wilbur “Slats” Valentine later starred at S.I.N.U. Former Carbondale University High, Mt. Vernon High, and Pinckneyville coach Fount Warren filled in as S.I.N.U.’s coach in February after the previous coach could not complete the season due to illness. Clyde

Brooks of Carbondale led S.I.N.U. in scoring.

District Champs: Marion and Mt. Vernon.

1920-21

Marion won their only State Championship, allowing teams from Southern Illinois to win two straight titles for the first time. Coach E.H. Schreiber’s team recorded a 26-4 mark. Two Wildcats, Norman Belford and Raymond Biggs, were honored as first team alltournament players. Players appearing on the Wildcat roster included Norman Belford, Raymond Biggs, Luke Johnson, Ray Robinson, John Slater, Willis Stone, Owen Stotlar and William Wallace. Coach Schreibler’s club ascended to the throne at the State Tournament by the narrowest of margins! Marion ousted Elgin, 15-14 in overtime; beat Galesburg, 19-15 in double overtime; topped Macomb, 25-15; bested New Trier, 26-24 in overtime; and finally won the State Championship game against a strong Rockford High School, 24-23. Mt. Vernon reached the State Tournament for a record fifth time under coach Floyd Stables. Pinckneyville’s Harry Neville became the first high school player from Southern Illinois to appear on the roster for the University of Illinois.

District Champs: Marion and Mt. Vernon.

1921-22

No team from Southern Illinois advanced to the State Tournament. 1922 is believed to be the year in which the Southern Illinois Conference of Colored High Schools (S.I.C.C.H.S.) was formed. Original members may have included DuQuoin Lincoln, Carbondale Attucks, Murphysboro Douglas, Herrin-Colp, Cairo Sumner, Mound City Lovejoy, Mounds Douglass, Brookport Lincoln, Metropolis Douglass and Sandusky Young high schools. This league did not participate in the I.H.S.A. until the late 1920’s and may have competed in multiple divisions. Carbondale Attucks is believed to be that league’s first champ. Wilbur Valentine of Marion led S.I.N.U in scoring and a 14-6 record. For the first time, sectional tournaments were held in the state series as only sectional champs advanced to the finals.

District Champs: Marion and West Frankfort.

1922-23

No team from Southern Illinois advanced to the State Tournament. Wilbur “Slats” Valentine of Marion led S.I.N.U in scoring and a 14-5 record.

District Champs: Marion, Mt. Vernon and West Frankfort.

1923-24

West Frankfort made their initial appearance at the State Tournament by taking home the fourth-place trophy. The Redbirds won Southern Illinois’ first sectional title as E.W. Ebbler coached the formidable Franklin County squad. Marion (coach Dick Browne) won the first Egyptian Little Ten Conference championship, the conference that represents many of the teams from the original South Seven Conference. Charter members of the Egyptian Little Ten Conference were Anna-Jonesboro, Benton, Cairo, Carbondale, Harrisburg, Herrin, Johnston City, Marion, Murphysboro, and West Frankfort. Coach Dick Browne guided the Marion Wildcats to a 24-4 record.

Sectional Champs: West Frankfort.

District Champs: Marion, Metropolis and West Frankfort.

1924-25

Marion placed fourth at the State Tournament. Coach Bryan Emmert led the Wildcats to a 19-11 mark. Team member William Bundy later played at S.I.N.U. Cairo Sumner won their first S.I.C.C.H.S. championship. Sumner’s coach is unknown. Dongola’s William

Ritchey led S.I.N.U. in scoring.

Sectional Champs: Marion.

District Champs: Anna-Jonesboro, Harrisburg, Marion, Mt. Vernon and West Frankfort.

1925-26

No Southern Illinois team advanced to the State Tournament. Murphysboro whitewashed Thebes 64-0 in a game played at the S.I.N.U. Invitational Tournament. Mounds Douglass (unknown coach) won their first S.I.C.C.H.S. championship. Benton (coach Hubert Tabor ) won their first Egyptian Little Ten Conference title. The Leading scorer for the S.I.N.U.’s Maroons once again was Dongola’s William Ritchey.

District Champs: Anna-Jonesboro, Christopher, Harrisburg, Marion and Mt. Vernon.

1926-27

No team from Southern Illinois advanced to the State Tournament. Elkville (coach Ray Damron) won the first Central Egyptian Conference championship. Original teams playing in the league were Carbondale University High, Christopher, DuQuoin, Elkville, Pinckneyville, Sesser, and Zeigler. DuQuoin Lincoln won their first S.I.C.C.H.S. championship. Charles “Fess” Smith was their coach. Lester Fry of Benton led S.I.N.U. in scoring. Sesser’s John Tarwain played for the University of Illinois. Tarwain would go on to play two more seasons for the Fighting Illini. Future Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (I.B.C.A.) Hall of Fame coaches Dolph Stanley and Virgil “Cuss” Wilson played for S.I.N.U. and helped record a 10-5 record.

District Champs: Harrisburg, Herrin, Mound City, Pinckneyville and West Frankfort.

1927-28

Benton made their first appearance at the State Tournament. Hubert Tabor coached the Franklin County quintet to a 25-2 record. Robert “Bob” Doty (who later played both basketball and football at Millikin and S.I.N.U.) and Bill Munday were leading players for Benton. Pinckneyville, under the direction of coach Richard Peak, won their first of many conference championships, capturing both the Central Egyptian Conference and South Central Egyptian Conference (tied with Mt. Vernon and coach Howard Ross) crowns. Marion’s Dolph Stanley led S.I.N.U. in scoring.

Sectional Champs: Benton.

District Champs: Benton, Carbondale, Elkville, Enfield, Karnak, Marion and Mt. Vernon.

1928-29

Johnston City won their only State Championship, defeating Champaign in the final game, 30-21. Coach LaRue Van Meter led his Indians to a 29-3 mark. Ralph Davison (who later became an I.B.C.A. Hall of Famer) and Albert Feduris both made the all-tournament team at Champaign. Johnston City team members included Tony Blazine, Ralph Davison, Albert Feduris, Hubert Groves, Dwight Hafeli, Hubert Pearce, Cecil Fletcher, Ira Clark, Clyde Jobe, John Podesnik, Raymond Hobbs, Charles Hafeli, Marshall Ellis, Carl Williams, Stanley Sudosky and William Pollokiatis. Johnston City also won their first Egyptian Little Ten Conference title.

Marion, coached by Perce Welcome, won the first Big Seven Conference title. Original members of the Big Seven were Benton, Carbondale, Harrisburg, Herrin, Marion, Murphysboro, and West Frankfort. Virgil “Cuss” Wilson of Marion led S.I.N.U. in scoring for the second year in a row. The S.I.C.C.H.S. was accepted into the I.H.S.A. in 1929 but was not permitted to participate in the State Tournament. Instead “colored” schools played in a separate state series until 1946.

Sectional Champs: Johnston City.

District Champs: Anna-Jonesboro, Benton, Harrisburg, Johnston City, Pinckneyville and

Simpson Hill.

1929-30

Coach Richard Gaske led Carbondale to the State Tournament. The Terriers recorded a 32-3 mark (first high school team from Southern Illinois to win 30 or more games in a single season and a Carbondale school record that still stands for most wins in a single season) and won the final Big Seven Conference title. Terrier team member Lynn Holder would go on to lead S.I.T.C. (Southern changed their name to Southern Illinois Teachers College in 1930) in scoring for three straight years (1931-32-33) before becoming a long-time coach there. Johnston City repeated as the Egyptian Little Ten Conference champs in the league’s final year of competition. Coach Howard Ross led Mt. Vernon to their first North Egyptian Conference crown. Marion’s Virgil “Cuss” Wilson led S.I.T.C. in scoring. Galatia and Harrisburg played to 14-14 tie in a five-overtime game. The game was replayed in its entirety at a later date, and Galatia won 23-21 in overtime!

Sectional Champs: Carbondale.

District Champs: Buncombe, Carbondale, DuQuoin, Galatia, Johnston City, Mt. Vernon, Sparta and Thebes.

1930-31

Johnston City backed up their 1929 State Championship with a fourth-place finish. Tony Blazine was named to the all-tournament team. Coach Larue Van Meter’s team recorded a 22-9 mark as they won the first Big Nine Conference Championship. The Big Seven Conference changed to the Big Nine Conference in 1931 by adding Carterville and Johnston City. Coach Howard Ross’ Mt. Vernon Ram team (19-6) also advanced to the State Tournament.

Milton Forsyth of Mt. Vernon became the first official from Southern Illinois to work the State Championship game. It is believed that Coach Lenal Mason’s Cairo Sumner team went undefeated on the season (no win total is available). Sumner won the Southern Illinois Conference of Colored High Schools regular season championship as well as the conference tournament. Pinckneyville’s Kenneth Hill led S.I.T.C. in scoring.

Sectional Champs: Mt. Vernon.

District Champs: Benton, Chester, Cobden, Equality, Mt. Vernon, Murphysboro and Simpson Hill.

1931-32

Benton returned to the State Tournament, finishing with a 30-2 record. Two I.B.C.A. Hall of Famers were on I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame coach Hubert Tabor’s roster: Wilbur Henry, who later played for the University of Illinois, was inducted to the I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame as a player and Claude “Dusty” Rhodes was inducted as a referee. Steve Kole’s Johnston City club won a school record (that still stands) 33 games! In an unusual game, Woodlawn trounced Bluford, 111-0; Lee Boswell’s Woodlawn team went on to win a school record 31 contests in 1932. Carbondale’s Lynn Holder led S.I.T.C. in scoring.

Sectional Champs: Benton.

District Champs: Benton, Cairo, Galatia, Johnston City and Metropolis.

1932-33

Benton returned to the State Tournament and took third-place honors. Wilbur Henry led the Rangers and coach Hubert Tabor to a 35-1 record (a Benton record that still stands for wins in a single season) as he was the State Tournament’s leading scorer and named to the tourney’s first team squad. Henry also became the first player from Southern Illinois to be named as a first team all-state player. 1933 was the first year in which all-state players (Freeport

Journal-Standard) were named. Tabor’s Benton, as well as coach Fred Exter’s Cairo Pilots, went undefeated in the regular season. 1933 also was the year in which the final sixteen teams were referred to as the “Sweet Sixteen.” Lynn Holder (Carbondale) once again led S.I.T.C. in points scored. Galatia won a Southern Illinois and Bearcat school record 37 (37-4) games under the direction of coach Ray Coffey.

Sectional Champs: Benton.

District Champs: Benton, Cairo, Galatia, Hurst-Bush, Johnston City, Metropolis and Willisville.

1933-34

Tiny Equality, with an enrollment of 154, took third-place honors at the State Tournament. Coach Dolph Stanley coached the 36-2 Cardinals. Marion’s Wildcats, under the direction of Paul Houghton, also advanced to the State Tourney. Wildcat James Anderson was named first team all-state as was Benton’s Alfred Manis. Benton won the final Big Nine Conference championship (coach Hubert Tabor). Ashley (coach Harry Keen) won their first Northern Egyptian Conference title. For the third year in a row, Carbondale alum Lynn Holder led S.I.T.C. in scoring.

Sectional Champs: Equality and Marion.

District Champs: Benton, DuQuoin, Equality, Herrin, Marion, Mounds and Mt. Vernon, and Rosiclare.

1934-35

Paul Houghton’s Marion squad (20-6) made a return trip the State Tournament as coach Albert Kish guided Pinckneyville (17-6) to their first of many state appearances. Johnston City and Eldorado tied for the first Big Eleven Conference title. The Big Nine Conference expanded into the Big Eleven Conference in 1935 by adding Eldorado and Anna-Jonesboro. Veo Sutton became Eldorado’s initial first team all-stater. All-state teams were no longer determined by the Freeport Journal-Standard. Sports writer Pat Harmon moved to the Champaign NewsGazette and that publication became the newspaper that acknowledged all-state players. Gerald Veach of Simpson led S.I.T.C. in scoring.

Sectional Champs: Marion and Pinckneyville.

District Champs: Christopher, Eldorado, Johnston City, Marion, Mound City, Mt. Vernon, Murphysboro, Pinckneyville and Rosiclare.

1935-36

Johnston City, under the guidance of coach Ralph Davison, brought home the third-place trophy from the State Tournament. Indian cager Clyde Rodden was the tournament’s leading scorer. Zeigler made their first appearance at the State Tournament as I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame coach Geoffrey “Red” Moore, a Benton native, led his team to a 14-7 record. Future Illini Paul Milosevich played for Zeigler. Carbondale Attucks High placed third at the Negro National Tournament held in Roanoke, Virginia. The team was coached by John Clark. Haskell Tison of Eldorado was named first team all-state. Tison went on to play for the University of Missouri.

Carterville won their only Big Eleven title. Benton beat Johnston City 4 to 2 to set the record for the lowest scoring game in Southern Illinois high school history. 1936 was the year regional champs were first crowned (district tournaments became regional tournament qualifying events).

Russell Emery of Carterville led S.I.T.C. in scoring.

Sectional Champs: Johnston City and Zeigler.

Regional Champs: Anna-Jonesboro, Benton, Carmi, Carrier-Mills, Carterville, DuQuoin, Metropolis and Mt. Vernon.

District Champs: Bonnie, Buncombe, Crab Orchard, Coulterville, Pinckneyville, Valier and

Wolf Lake.

1936-37

Coach Claude Neville led Zeigler (15-7) back to the State Tournament as coach Merritt Allen led Carbondale’s Terriers (21-7) to the State Tourney as well. Coach John Clark led Carbondale Attucks back to the Negro National Tournament (played in Gary, Indiana), this time finishing in fifth-place. Coach Emery Martin of DuQuoin led his team to a school record 28 wins. Nashville (coach Phil Allen) won their first Black Diamond Conference title. Benton’s Wilbur Henry concluded a stellar career at the University of Illinois.

Sectional Champs: Carbondale and Zeigler.

Regional Champs: Carmi, DuQuoin, Herrin, Marion, Metropolis, Mt. Vernon and Pinckneyville.

District Champs: Bonnie, Burnt Prairie, Campbell Hill, Ina, McGuire, New Burnside, Robbs and Sparta.

1937-38

For the first time Southern Illinois high schools had three teams represented at the State Tournament: Merritt Allen’s Carbondale Terriers (25-4), Ray Garett’s Harrisburg Bulldogs (14-11), and Ralph Davison’s Johnston City Indians (16-6). None of the schools brought home any hardware, but Carbondale’s Scott Gill and Henry Lutz were named first team all-tourney.

1938 was the first year that only the smallest schools by enrollment were required to play in district tournaments. Coach Robert Hartley led Ashley to their first Black Diamond Conference title. Max Parsons of Herrin led S.I.T.C. in scoring.

Sectional Champs: Carbondale, Harrisburg and Johnston City.

Regional Champs: Carbondale, Harrisburg, Johnston City, Mound City, Pinckneyville and Vienna.

District Champs: Ava, Elkville, Ina, Joppa, Shawneetown and Wolf Lake.

1938-39

Zeigler returned to the State Tournament for the third time in four years but were again shut out of any trophy. Harry Sortal, who later played for the St. Louis University’s Billikins, was on the Zeigler roster and led the team in scoring. Coach Byrl Longman coached his Tornado team to an 18-12 mark. Carbondale Attucks (coach John Clark) made their third appearance in four years at the Negro National Tournament (Tuskegee, Alabama), taking fifthplace honors. 1939 was the final year of competition in the Big Eleven Conference. Frank Bridges’ Carbondale team won the final conference championship in the Big Eleven, while Ivan Hall’s Elkville team won the title in the Central Egyptian. Also, Elkville was the first Southern Illinois team to win both a district and regional title in the same season.

Sectional Champs: Zeigler.

Regional Champs: Carbondale, DuQuoin, Elkville, Harrisburg, Metropolis and Zeigler.

District Champs: Coulterville, Cypress, Elkville, Ridgway, Valier and Wolf Lake.

1939-40

Herrin’s Tigers, under the direction of coach Russell Emery, brought home the second-place hardware in 1940. The 23-8 Herrin team placed two players, Fred Campbell and Dallas Lillich, on the all-tourney team. 1940 was the year in which the South Seven Conference began (although some still referred to it as the Big Seven Conference). Arthur Trout’s Centralia Orphans won the first league title. Original members were Benton, Centralia, Harrisburg, Herrin, Marion, Mt. Vernon and West Frankfort. Coach Emory Martin led DuQuoin to the inaugural Southwest Egyptian Conference crown (also referred to as the Western Conference by

some). Original members of that league were Anna-Jonesboro, Carbondale, Chester, DuQuoin, Murphysboro, and Pinckneyville. The Central Egyptian Conference reorganized and included Carterville, Christopher, Elkville, Johnston City, Sparta and Zeigler. Hurst-Bush (coach George Porter) won the first Southern Conference title. Charter members were Carbondale U-High, Crab Orchard, Goreville, Hurst-Bush, Sesser, Valier and Waltonville. The I.H.S.A.A. changed its name to the I.H.S.A. (Illinois High School Association).

Sectional Champs: Herrin.

Regional Champs: Cairo, DuQuoin, Herrin, Johnston City, Marion, Metropolis, Mt. Vernon and Norris City.

District Champs: Burnt Prairie, Cave-in-Rock, Cobden, Coulterville, Ina, Simpson Hill, Vergennes and Valier.

1940-41

1941 was the year that Herrin-Colp won the I.H.S.A. conducted “Colored State Tournament.” Coach Fred Wood’s Tigers beat East St. Louis High School in the championship game, 41-31. William Riggins starred for the Tigers. Other team members of that team were G.A. Taylor, Norman Underwood, Zendra Harvey, Carl Copeing, Robert Webb, Sam Webb, William Hatchett, James Miller and Cecil Vaughn. Carbondale returned to the State Tournament.

Coach Frank Bridges’ team posted a 19-11 mark. Pinckneyville (coach Merrill “Duster” Thomas) won their first Southwestern Egyptian Conference crown by tying DuQuoin (coach Emory Martin). Herrin’s Fred Campbell led S.I.T.C. in scoring as a freshman.

Sectional Champs: Carbondale.

Regional Champs: Carbondale, DuQuoin, Galatia, Mertroplois, Mt. Vernon, West Frankfort and Wolf Lake.

District Champs: Alto Pass, Campbell Hill, Cave-in-Rock, Elkville, Mound City, New Burnside and Okawville.

1941-42

Coach John Clark’s Carbondale Attucks won the I.H.S.A. conducted “Colored State Tournament.” The title game was held at Huff Gym in Champaign for the first time. West Frankfort made their second trip to the State Tournament and won their first South Seven title.

Stanley Changnon’s club recorded a 28-6 mark. Future Northwestern University star Max Morris was on the Redbird roster. Coach Frank Bridges’ Carbondale Terrier squad won their first Southwest Egyptian Conference crown. Walt “Junior” Kirk was Mt. Vernon’s initial first team all-state player. Carbondale University High (coach Rockwell McCreight) and Valier (coach Howard Moorman) shared the Southern Conference crown, both winning it for the first time.

Sectional Champs: West Frankfort.

Regional Champs: Cobden, Crossville, DuQuoin, Marion, Metropolis, Mt. Vernon and West Frankfort.

District Champs: Crab Orchard, Elkville, Enfield, Grand Chain, Percy, Vergennes and Waltonville.

1942-43

Carbondale Attucks won back-to-back “Colored State Tournament” championships! Starters for coach John Clark’s Blue Bird team were Charles Arnett, Alfred Terry, Benard Terry, Frank Exum and L.B. Owens. Anna-Jonesboro made their way to the State Tournament for the first time as West Frankfort appeared there for the second year in a row. Paul Houghton’s Anna-Jonesboro Wildcat team posted a 20-9 record, while Stanley Changnon’s Redbird squad went 28-5. William Eddleman of Anna-Jonesboro would later go on to play for

the University of Illinois. West Frankfort finished fourth in the final United International Press regular-season poll. 1943 was the year that state polls began. Coach Eddie “Doc” Bencini’s Murphysboro team won their first Southwest Egyptian Conference title.

Sectional Champs: Anna-Jonesboro and West Frankfort.

Regional Champs: Anna-Jonesboro, DuQuoin, Marion, Mt. Vernon, Murphysboro, Vienna and West Frankfort.

District Champs: Cave-in-Rock, Mound City, Percy, Waltonville and Valier.

1943-44

Coach Joe Russell’s Mounds Douglass Golden Tornados won their first I.H.S.A. “Colored State Tournament” defeating Madison, 49-34, as star players Leonard Tucker and Gene Cross led the way. Other players are unknown. Tucker became the first black player to be signed by the St. Louis Cardinal baseball team (signed in 1953) to a professional contract. Cross would eventually become the coach of the Golden Tornados and a member of the I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame. He was later credited with being instrumental in the desegregation of basketball in Southern Illinois as he played a key role in transitioning “colored schools” into I.H.S.A. State Tournament play! Both Anna-Jonesboro and West Frankfort made return trips to the State Tournament. Anna-Jonesboro, led by coach Paul Houghton, recorded a 20-8 mark, while new Redbird coach Harlan Hodges led his team to a 23-9 record. Both Nashville and Okawville were charter members of the newly formed Tri-County Conference with Nashville (coach George Havens) taking home the first crown. Other charter members are believed to have been Ashley, Carlyle, Patoka, Sandoval, St. Mary’s and Woodlawn. Zeigler’s Sam Milosevich led S.I.N.U. in scoring. S.I.T.C. returned their name back to Southern Illinois Normal University in 1944.

Marion (coach “Cuss” Wilson) snapped Centralia’s four year run as conference champions by taking home the South Seven title for the first time.

Sectional Champs: Anna-Jonesboro and West Frankfort: Regional Champs: Anna-Jonesboro, Carterville, Marion, Metropolis, Mt. Vernon, Pinckneyville and West Frankfort.

District Champs: Cairo St. Joe, Cave-in-Rock, Hurst-Bush, Robbs, Thompsonville, Waltonville and Willisville.

1944-45

Mounds Douglass won their second straight I.H.S.A. “Colored State Tournament.” James Price was the coach and Len Tucker once again led Douglass. West Frankfort made their third consecutive trip to the State Tournament. Redbird coach Harlan Hodges led his team to a 33-5 record (a record for single season wins that is still standing for a West Frankfort team). Hodges’ club also won the South Seven Conference title as team members included junior Robert Hughes who would be named first team all-state the following season.

Carbondale (14-19), with coach O.K. Bowen at the helm, also made it to the Big Dance.

Zeigler’s Sam Milosevich repeated as S.I.N.U.’s leading scorer. Paul Houghton’s club at AnnaJonesboro set a school record (still stands) by winning 22 games. “Dolph” Stanley embarked upon a twelve year stay at Beloit College where his teams won six consecuative conference championships while compling a 238-57 record!

Sectional Champs: Carbondale and West Frankfort.

Regional Champs: Anna-Jonesboro, Carbondale, Carrier-Mills, Metropolis, Mt. Vernon, Pinckneyville and West Frankfort.

District Champs: Alto Pass, Bonnie, Cairo St. Joe, Cave-in-Rock, Steeleville and Valier.

1945-46

Coach “Cuss” Wilson’s Marion team (30-8) made the trip north to the State Tournament. The 30-win season set a Marion mark for single season wins that still stands today.

Benton Odum, who later played at the University of Illinois, made the first team all-tourney squad. Odum also was named first team all-state along with West Frankfort’s Robert Hughes.

Don Sheffer of Zeigler led S.I.N.U.’s N.A.I.A. National Championship team in scoring. Team members from Southern Illinois were Roy Ragsdale, Dick Foley and Tom Gher of Carbondale; Don Sheffer and Sam Milosevich of Zeigler; Lee Cabutti of Johnston City; Gene Stotlar and Carl Birkner of Pinckneyville; Eugene Davidson of Harrisburg; Chester Glover of Mt. Vernon; Calvin Collins of DuQuoin; and Quentin Stinson of Eldorado. Hewey Tweedy led Zeigler to the first Coal Belt Conference title. Original league members were Carterville, Christopher, Elkville, Sesser and Zeigler. Dean Ehlers of Campbell Hill became the first player from Southern Illinois to score 60 points in a game and over 2,000 points in a career! In 1946 Southern Illinois’ segregated “colored” high schools were first allowed to compete in the State Tournament. The Chicago Daily News began recognizing an all-state team, making two different major newspapers (Champaign News-Gazette) that lauded Illinois high school basketball stars. The Associated Press (AP) first began regular season polls for Illinois high school basketball teams.

Mt. Vernon graduate Walt Kirk was named first team all-Big Ten at the University of Illinois.

Sectional Champs: Marion.

Regional Champs: Anna-Jonesboro, Johnston City, Marion, Metropolis, Mt. Vernon and Pinckneyville.

District Champs: Cairo St. Joe, Carterville, Mounds Douglass, Opdyke, Percy, Ridgway, Royalton and Thompsonville.

1946-47

The Merrill “Duster” Thomas coached Pinckneyville Panthers brought home their first of many State Tournament trophies by placing third in the event. Frank Gladson was named first team all-tourney for the 32-7 squad from Perry County. Murphysboro (20-8), led by coach Eddie “Doc” Bencini, made their first state appearance. Coach Gene Goforth’s Campbell Hill team, with his scoring ace Dean Ehlers leading the charge, recorded a 35-3 mark! Carbondale native Lynn Holder was named head coach at S.I.N.U. Sectional Champs: Murphysboro and Pinckneyville.

Regional Champs: Marion, Metropolis, Mt. Vernon, Murphysboro, Pinckneyville and West Frankfort.

District Champs: Cave-in-Rock, Hurst-Bush, McClure, Mounds Douglass, Steeleville and Valier.

1947-48

Pinckneyville’s Panthers won their first State Championship, defeating Rockford East in the Championship game, 65-39. Coach Merrill “Duster” Thomas’ crew went 33-1 on the season. Frank Gladson was named to the all-tourney team for the second year in a row.

Teammate Robert Johnson was named first team all-state, becoming Pinckneyville’s first player to earn that distinction. Panthers playing in the State Tournament included Percy Clippard, Richard Craig, David Davis, Frank Gladson, Charles Gruner, Robert Johnson, Richard Luke, William McCrary, Tom Millikin, and William Williams. Besides winning their fourth consecutive Southwest Egyptian Conference title, the Panthers also set a school record for wins in a season (33) that still stands today. S.I.N.U. officially became Southern Illinois University (S.I.U.C.). The S.I.C.C.H.S. disbanded in 1948.

Sectional Champs: Marion and Pinckneyville.

Regional Champs: Carmi, Marion, Metropolis, Mounds, Mt. Vernon, Murphysboro, Pinckneyville and West Frankfort.

District Champs: Cairo Sumner, Cave-in-Rock, Dongola, Hurst-Bush, Opdyke, Valier and Willisville-Percy.

1948-49

Mt. Vernon became the first Southern Illinois high school to win two state championships! Coach Stanley Changnon led the Rams to a 30-3 mark. Junior Max Hooper led the tournament in scoring and was recognized as first team all-tournament as well as first team all-state. His teammate Walt Moore also was on the first team all-tourney squad. Championship team members included Bobby Brown, Max Hooper, Eddie King, Bobby Lee, Wiley Mays, Walt Moore, John Riley and Jimmy Wilson. The Rams also captured their first South Seven Conference title. Nearby Nashville made their initial trip north and brought home a fourth-place trophy. Coach George Havens’ team recorded a 33-3 record (the 33 wins stills stands as the standard for wins at Nashville in a single season). Hornet Alan Brandt was named first team alltourney. Under coach Wendell Starrick’s wing, Johnston City returned to the State Tourney, finishing the campaign with a 26-6 record. Vienna High School (coach Glen Jones) won the inaugural championship of the Greater Egyptian Conference. Original teams were Brookport, Carrier Mills, Cave-in-Rock, Galatia, Golconda, Rosiclare and Vienna. Coach William Towns directed Anna-Jonesboro to a 22-win season (tying the school record) and broke Pinckneyville’s string of four straight Southwest Egyptian Conference titles by capturing the crown for his Wildcats. Charles Goss of Marion led S.I.U.C. in scoring.

Sectional Champs: Johnston City, Mt. Vernon and Nashville.

Regional Champs: Anna-Jonesboro, Carmi, Harrisburg, Herrin, Johnston City, Metropolis, Mt. Vernon and Nashville.

District Champs: Carbondale Attucks, Cave-in-Rock, Goreville, Hurst-Bush and Valier.

1949-50

Mt. Vernon became the first team from a Southern Illinois high school to win the State Championship while going undefeated! Stanley Changnon’s #1 ranked AP crew finished with an incredible 33-0 perfect record. The 33 wins is still a Rams’ school record for a single season. Max Hooper had a season for the ages. He not only was the leading scorer for the second straight year at the State Tournament, but he did so in a fashion that broke the scoring record (104 total points). He was again named first team all-tourney and again named first team all-state! He also led all Southern Illinois high school players with a 26 point per game average.

His teammate Walt Moore also repeated as first team all-tourney, while another teammate, John Riley was the third Ram to earn that distinction! Moore (I.B.C.A. Hall of Famer) would go on to become the first African-American to play at the University of Illinois. Riley played at Bradley for three years and led his team in the N.C.A.A. Division I National Championship game of 1954 with 16 points. Bradley lost that championship game to LaSalle University. Other members of that championship Rams’ team were Bobby Brown, Eddie King, James McMain, Charles Owens, Jim Stokes, Mose Stokes, and Bobby Dean Wood. Coach Wendell Starricks’s Johnston City Indians (23-8) returned to the State Tourney, led by Jack Williams who would later play for Wake Forest University. John Rauth, former DuQuoin and Harrisburg coach, was named head coach at Arkansas State. Max Morris of West Frankfort and Walt “Junior” Kirk of Mt. Vernon became the first high school players from Southern Illinois to play in the N.B.A. Morris averaged 12.6 points per game for the Sheboygan Red Skins. Kirk split time between the Anderson Packers and the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, averaging 6.0 points per game. Murphysboro won their first

Southwest Egyptian Conference title with coach Eddie “Doc” Bencini in charge. Zeigler (coach Don Scheffer) won their fifth straight Coal Belt Conference title, sharing the honor with coach Bob Wells’ Hurst-Bush squad. Tom Millikin of Pinckneyville led S.I.U.C. in scoring.

Sectional Champs: Johnston City and Mt. Vernon.

Regional Champs: Anna-Jonesboro, Carmi, Cave-in-Rock, Eldorado, Johnston City, Mt. Vernon, Murphysboro and Sparta.

District Champs: Alto Pass, Cairo Sumner, Carbondale Attucks, Crab Orchard and Grand Tower.

1950-51

Marion and Pinckneyville both advanced to the State Tournament. Virgil “Cuss” Wilson’s Wildcats went 25-8, as first team all-tourney and first team all-state player John Kent led the way. Kent went on to play four years at Bradley University. Merrill “Duster” Thomas’ Panthers were led by Don Stanton who would later play for St. Louis University. Mt. Vernon’s Walt Moore was recognized as first team all-state. Cave-in-Rock won their first Greater Egyptian Conference crown under the eye of coach Lowell Oxford. Millard Davis (Memphis State) led Cave-in-Rock with a 30 point per game average, tops in Southern Illinois! Former West Frankfort Redbird mentor Harlan Hodges coached his Murray State University team to their first Ohio Valley Conference championship. Pinckneyville grad Tom Millikin once again led S.I.U.C. in scoring. 1951 was the year S.I.U.C. changed their mascot to the Saluki.

Sectional Champs: Marion and Pinckneyville.

Regional Champs: Cairo, Carmi, Cave-in-Rock, Marion, Mt. Vernon, Pinckneyville and West Frankfort.

District Champs: Crab Orchard, Dongola, Hurst-Bush, Mounds Douglass and Tamaroa.

1951-52

Mt. Vernon once again brought home a trophy from the State Tournament, this time taking third -place. Coach Stanley Changnon’s crew posted a more than respectable 32-4 record. Notable players on that roster included Jim Stokes (who later played for the Harlem Globetrotters) and Al Avant (who later played at Marquette University). Coach Merrill Thomas’ team advanced to the State Tourney once again but failed to win any hardware. Bob Margenthaler, who later played at Bradley University, was on the Panther roster. Coach Bob Lewis led Carrier Mills to their first Greater Egyptian Conference title. Mounds won the first Tri-County Conference (Union-Pulaski-Alexander or U.P.A.) crown. Pinckneyville’s Tom Millikin was S.I.U.C.’s top scorer for the third year in a row!

Sectional Champs: Mt. Vernon and Pinckneyville.

Regional Champs: Anna-Jonesboro, Brookport, Carbondale Attucks, McLeansboro, Mt. Vernon, Pinckneyville and West Frankfort.

District Champs: Carbondale Attucks, Coulterville, McClure, Mounds Douglass and Thompsonville.

1952-53

Pinckneyville took third-place honors at the State Tournament, tying a school record with 33 victories (33-3)! Coach Thomas’ Panthers were led by the Pursell brothers Gene and Ron, with the Margenthaler brothers Bob and Don pitching in as well. West Frankfort (coach Ed Migielicz) made it to the State Tourney despite a 14-16 record. Harrisburg won their first South Seven Conference crown under the direction of coach Ralph Davison. Coach Robert Munday led Thompsonville to the first Little Egyptian Conference crown with a 33-win season (best in school history)! Original conference members included Bluford, Crab Orchard,

Dahlgren, Royalton, Thompsonville, Valier, Waltonville and Woodlawn. Coach Bob Lewis led Shawneetown to their first Greater Egyptian Conference title. Mt. Vernon Ram Jim Stokes was named first team all-state! Regional champ Karnak was forced to forfeit most of their wins.

Coach Frank Bleyer led Zeigler to their eighth straight Coal Belt Conference championship!

Mound City High School and Thebes High School set a state record, becoming the first two teams to combine for 200 or more points in a single game. Mound City won 109-99 in overtime!

That Mound City team, coached by Harold Garner, also shared in their first Tri-County Conference (U.P.A.) title with Bob Fiser’s Mounds club. Karnak was forced to forfeit several games due to the use of an ineligible player. They had recorded an undefeated regular season.

Sectional Champs: Pinckneyville and West Frankfort.

Regional Champs: Anna-Jonesboro, Karnak, Marion, Mt. Vernon, Pinckneyville and West Frankfort.

District Champs: Alto Pass, Carbondale Attucks, Mounds Douglass, Shawneetown and Thompsonville.

1953-54

Mt. Vernon captured their fourth State Championship, an unparalleled feat for any Southern Illinois high school! Coach Harold Hutchins led the Rams to a 29-3 record. Al Avant led the team in scoring and was named first team all-state. Other members of that championship team were Gene Brookman, Jerry Clark, Fred Deichman, Kim Driggers, Gale Fruend, George Mendenhall, Don Richards, Goff Thompson and Larry Whitlock. Pinckneyville repeated as the third-place finishers at the State Tourney. Coach Thomas’ crew once again won 33 games (33-3), tying the school record for wins. Panther Gene Pursell was named to the all-tourney team. Mt. Vernon’s Eddie King and John Riley played in the N.C.A.A. Division I Championship game for the Bradley Braves of Peoria, losing to LaSalle University. Coulterville (coach Ed Hale) and Marissa (coach Bernie Ray) shared the first Chartres Conference title. Charter members of the Chartres Conference were Coulterville, Marissa, Red Bud, Steeleville, St. Henry, Valmeyer and Waterloo Gibault. Galatia won their first Greater Egyptian Conference crown with coach Bob Farris manning the helm. Coach Harold Garner moved from Mound City to Alto Pass and led Alto to their first Tri-County Conference (U.P.A.) crown. Former West Frankfort and CarrierMills mentor Harlan Hodges completed a six-year coaching stint at Murray State before he moved on to coach the Idaho Vandals for another five seasons.

Sectional Champs: Mt. Vernon and Pinckneyville.

Regional Champs: Benton, Metropolis, Mounds Douglass, Mt. Vernon, Pinckneyville and Marion.

District Champs: Carbondale Attucks, Mounds Douglass and Shawneetown.

1954-55

Not only did coach “Duster” Thomas’ Pinckneyville Panthers take third-place honors for the third straight year at the State Tournament, but they also matched the 33-3 records of their previous two seasons! Leading scorer Jim Lazenby was named to the first team alltourney squad. The Panthers won a record setting 58 straight home games before AnnaJonesboro upset the host team. Shawneetown (coach Barnie Genisio) went undefeated and reached the State Tournament. Garrison Newsom made first team all-tourney honors for the Indians. Coach Geoffrey “Red” Moore led Elkville to the final Coal Belt Championship. Crab Orchard won their first of many Little Egyptian Conference championships. Bill Redden was the Trojans’ coach.

Sectional Champs: Pinckneyville and Shawneetown.

Regional Champs: Anna-Jonesboro, Brookport, Herrin, Mt. Vernon, Pinckneyville, Shawneetown and West Frankfort.

District Champs: Carbondale Attucks, Mills Prairie, Mounds Douglass and Steeleville.

1955-56

Coach “Duster” Thomas led his 29-4 Pinckneyville team to the State Tournament for the sixth straight time in his last appearance at the “Big Dance.” Coach George Iubelt led West Frankfort (21-11) to the State Tourney as well. I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame officials Claude “Dusty” Rhodes (Benton) and James McCoskey (Murphysboro) were the first pair of Southern Illinois referees to work the State Championship game. Oliver Rollins of Carrier-Mills scored 2,302 points for a career. The future Harlem Globetrotter averaged 36 points per game in 1956!

Carbondale grad Ken Martin became the first Terrier to play at a Division I/Major college, suiting up for the L.S.U. Tigers. Many more Terriers would play Division I ball in the following years. Sesser, with Gordon Herron coaching, won the first Black Diamond Conference championship! Charter members were Carterville, Christopher, Elkville, Sesser and Zeigler.

Coach Lee Cabutti’s Herrin Tigers won their first South Seven Conference crown.

Shawneetown, with coach Darwin Valter marking the X’s and O’s, went undefeated during the regular season and repeated as the Greater Egyptian Conference champs. Woodlawn (coach Herb Gerecke) won their first Little Egyptian title, while Steeleville (coach Dail Gibbs) captured their first Chartres Conference crown. Future I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame coach Jim Byassee won his first of many conference championships, leading Mound City to another Tri-County Conference (U.P.A.) title. Joppa’s Doug Mathis set his school’s record with 1,761 total points scored. 1956 was the that super-sectionals were established by the I.H.S.A. Pinckneyville’s Warren Talley led S.I.U.C. in scoring.

Sectional Champs: Pinckneyville and West Frankfort.

Regional Champs: Carmi, Herrin, Metropolis, Mound City, Pinckneyville, Shawneetown and West Frankfort.

District Champs: Brookport, Carbondale Attucks, Mound City, Mills Prairie, Steeleville and Woodlawn.

1956-57

Herrin won their first and only State Championship! Coach Earl Lee’s Tigers went 31-2 on the season, setting the school record for wins in a single season. John Tidwell, who would later star at the University of Michigan, was named first team all-tourney and first team all-state! Other members of that talented team were Richard Box, Kenneth Finney, Jim Gualdoni, Steve Heard, John Hendricks, Ivan Jefferson (University of Wisconsin), Bart Lindsey, Jerry Miller and Willie Williams. Coach Harold Hutchins led his Mt. Vernon Rams (17-12) to the State Tournament as well. One big story of the 1957 season was the retirement of Pinckneyville’s coach of eighteen years, Merrill “Duster” Thomas! Coach Thomas’ resume at Pinckneyville included a State Championship, four third-place state finishes, eight sectional titles, twelve regional titles and twelve conference championships! Also, the Panthers won their seventh straight Southwest Egyptian Conference title (their eleventh crown in thirteen years).

Thomas was only 52 years of age when he retired. Two individual scoring achievements occurred that year as future I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame member Charles “Chico” Vaughn of Alexander County Central (Tamms) High School scored an amazing 67 points in a single game, while another future I.B.C.A. Hall of Famer, Dave Luechtefeld of Okawville, tossed in 64 points in one game! Vaughn led Southern Illinois high school players with a 37 point per game average!

Rosiclare, with Bill Piland coaching, won their first Greater Egyptian Conference crown. Valier

won their first Little Egyptian championship with coach Ralph Harkins at the stern. In the conference’s first year of competition, Eldorado (coach Al Adams) snagged the Southern Illini Conference title. Original teams in that league were Eldorado, Mcleansboro, Metropolis and Norris City. Johnston City would join them in the following year. Johnston City alum Jack Williams completed his three years of eligibility at Wake Forest University, scoring 1,411 points in his college career. Mt. Vernon’s Larry Whitlock led S.I.U.C. in scoring in 1957.

Sectional Champs: Herrin and Mt. Vernon.

Regional Champs: Alexander County Central, Brookport, Carbondale Attucks, Harrisburg, Herrin, Mt. Vernon, Pinckneyville and West Frankfort.

District Champs: Carbondale Attucks, Enfield, Mound City Lovejoy and Woodlawn.

1957-58

Coach Bob Hutchison’s Herrin Tiger club (29-4) made a return trip to Champaign.

First team all-state player Richard Box led the team. West Frankfort (27-4) also made it to the tournament under the direction of coach George Iubelt. Besides Herrin’s Box, two other Southern Illinois high school players were recognized as first team all-staters: Jay Lovelace of Carbondale and Charles “Chico” Vaughn of Alexander County Central (Tamms). Lovelace would later play for the University of Illinois and Vaughn would go on to become S.I.U.C.’s alltime leading scorer. 1958 was the year of the 2,000 plus scorer for Southern Illinois prep stars.

No less than four players eclipsed that mark with Vaughn leading the way with 3,358 points.

That total is still a state record today! Dongola’s Joe Aden followed closely with 3,033 points, while Ted Farmer of Sesser tossed in 2,420 points and Okawville’s Dave Luetchefeld managed 2,155 tallies. Aden eked out Vaughn in the 1958 school year by averaging 37 points per game to Vaughn’s 36. A new conference, the Southern Six Conference was formed in 1958. Shawnee (coach Clyde Benson) won that league’s first title. Charter members were Carbondale University High, Cobden, Hurst-Bush, Shawnee, Steeleville, and Trico. The Black Diamond experienced a rare four-way tie for the championship. Coach Ron Gordon’s Sesser club repeated and shared the trophy with Carterville (coach George Williams), Zeigler (coach Fred Imhoff), and Christopher (coach Jim Mitchell). Carbondale (coach Don Raines) snapped Pinckneyville’s reign of terror on the Southwest Egyptian Conference, capturing their first title since 1942.

McLeansboro won their first Southern Illini Conference championship as coach Gene Haile guided the Foxes. In the Greater Egyptian Conference, legendary coach Bob Dallas began his career by leading Ridgway’s Eagles to their first of many crowns. Coach John McDougal led Carmi to their first North Egyptian Conference championship. At S.I.U.C. Carbondale native and former Terrier hoopster Lynn Holder retired as basketball coach.

Sectional Champs: Herrin and West Frankfort.

Regional Champs: Alexander County Central, Carrier-Mills, Harrisburg, Herrin, Mt. Vernon, Pinckneyville and West Frankfort.

District Champs: Carbondale Attucks, Dahlgren, Mound City Lovejoy and Valier.

1958-59

For the third year in a row Herrin made it to March Madness! Coach Bob Hutchison’s club went 31-2 and tied the school record for wins in a season. Tiger Ken Doughty was named first team all-tournament as well as first team all-state. He would later play college basketball at the University of Missouri. Benton also advanced to the State Tournament. Ralph Davison coached the Rangers to a 20-13 mark, and star player Jeff Ferguson would go on to play for the University of Illinois. Pinckneyville’s Dave Harris (St. Louis University), Ridgway’s Roger Suttner (Kansas State University), and Marion’s Jim Swope joined Doughty as first team

all-state honorees. Suttner, who stood over 7’0” tall, scored 2,242 points for the Eagles of Ridgway! Royalton coach Bob Johnston led his club to the school’s first and only Little Egyptian Conference championship as coach Gene Dick did the same for his Hurst-Bush outfit in the Southern Six Conference. McLeansboro (coach Gene Haile) repeated as the Southern Illini Conference champs, as they shared the title with first time champs Metropolis (coach Howie Crittenden). Ashley (coach Dave Norton) and Waltonville (coach Merlin Hodge) shared the Little Egyptian crown, both winning it for the first time. “Chico” Vaughn led S.I.U.C. in scoring as a freshman. Ridgway’s Charles Smith was named head basketball coach at Washington University when their head coach passed away during the season.

Sectional Champs: Benton and Herrin.

Regional Champs: Anna-Jonesboro, Benton, Carmi, Harrisburg, Herrin, Metropolis and Pinckneyville.

District Champs: Crossville, Coulterville, Hurst-Bush, Mound City and Waltonville.

1959-60

Coach Ed Green’s West Frankfort club managed a 24-10 record as they made their way to the State Tournament. Senior Dave Pike led the tournament in scoring. Other notable Redbirds on that team were Bob Brown (University of Illinois) and Tim Weaver (Memphis State University). First team all-state players in 1960 were Jerry Sloan of McLeansboro, Dave Roach of Pinckneyville and Gene Turni of Herrin. Sloan went on to play for the University of Evansville, while Roach played for the University of Iowa and Turni played for Loyola University in Louisiana. Sloan and Turni were their high school’s all-time leading career scorers.

Pinckneyville (coach Don Stanton) ended the season as the #1 AP ranked team in the state.

Shawneetown (coach Billy Young) went undefeated during the regular season. Chester won a school record 21 games with coach Ed Thies leading the charge. Three first time conference champions were crowned in 1960: Elkville (coach Bob Groves) won the Black Diamond; Waltonville (coach Merlin Hodge) won the Little Egyptian; and Trico (coach David Davis) won the Southern Six. In the league’s final year of competition, Mounds (coach Ruben Rives) and Mound City (coach Jim Byassee) shared the Tri-County Conference (U.P.A.) title. “Chico” Vaughn repeated as the leading scorer for S.I.U.C. Sectional Champs: West Frankfort.

Regional Champs: Carbondale Attucks, McLeansboro, Metropolis, Mounds Douglass, Mt. Vernon, Pinckneyville and West Frankfort.

District Champs: Cairo Sumner, Carbondale Attucks, Crossville, Mound City, Steeleville and Valier.

1960-61

Coaching icon Rich Herrin first brought a team to the State Tournament, as he led Benton’s Rangers (17-13) to Champaign in his first year as their mentor. Three on that team’s roster would go on to play Division I college basketball: Tom Whittington and Terry Thomas at Middle Tennessee State University and Wiley Hall at Rice University. Coach Herrin would later be credited with sending more than 20 players to Division I colleges during his illustrious high school coaching career! First team all-state players in 1961 were Bill Lacy and Jack Margenthaler of Pinckneyville and Bob Brown of West Frankfort. In 1961 a third all-state team was established, as the Associated Press (AP) began honoring Illinois high school stars as well.

Tiny Joppa went undefeated during the regular season as coach Charles Harner led his team along the way. Okawville won the first Egyptian-Illini Conference championship under coach Bob Hardy. Charter members are believed to have been Carlyle, Mulberry Grove, Odin,

Okawville, Patoka and Sandoval. Herrin’s John Tidwell graduated from the University of Michigan where he led his team in scoring as a junior and a senior. Tidwell finished his college career with 1,386 total points and a 20.1 point per game scoring average!

Sectional Champs: Benton.

Regional Champs: Benton, Carmi, Joppa, Marion, McLeansboro, Pinckneyville and Shawnee.

District Champs: Crossville, Hurst-Bush and Mound City.

1961-62

The Gene Haile led McLeansboro Foxes (25-7) took fourth-place honors at the State Tournament. First team all-state player Jim Burns starred on the team, earning first team all-tournament and taking scoring honors at Champaign. Burns would later earn first team allBig Ten and first team all-American honors at Northwestern University! Coach Wendall Starrick also led his team, the Marion Wildcats, to the State Tourney. Ted Osman starred for the 18-12 Marion club and later played for Bradley University. Besides Burns, four other Southern Illinois high school prep stars earned all-state status: Bob Brown of West Frankfort (University of Illinois), Jack Sutter of Galatia (Middle Tennessee State University), Sam Ulrich of Pinckneyville (St. Louis University), and Ken Winter of Carmi (professional baseball). Bob Brown shared the Southern Illinois high school scoring honor with Hurst-Bush star Sam Newton, with both players averaging around 30 points per game. Okawville brothers Dave and Stan Luechtefeld were both players on the St. Louis University Billikin roster. Sparta (coach Carroll Belcher) won their first Southwest Egyptian Conference title. Herrin’s Ken Doughty led the University of Missouri in scoring in 1962!

Sectional Champs: Marion and McLeansboro.

Regional Champs: Anna-Jonesboro, Benton, Joppa, Marion, McLeansboro, Mt. Vernon and Pinckneyville.

District Champs: Cairo Sumner, Cobden, Dahlgren, Elkville and Steeleville.

1962-63

Metropolis and Herrin advanced to the State Tournament. Coach Don Smith guided Metropolis to their first showing up north with a fine 26-5 record. Gary Qiunt played on that Trojan team before he suited up for Murray State University after his high school graduation.

Bob Groves’ Herrin team (16-15) featured Steve Fisher on his roster. Fisher would later be known nationally as a highly successful Division I basketball coach at Western Michigan University, the University of Michigan and San Diego State University. Jim Burns of McLeansboro, Ted Osman of Marion and Ken Winter of Carmi were all first team all-state picks.

Burns and Winter were repeat selections. Jon Dressler of Waltonville scored an amazing 61 points in a single game, while Bill Parish of Goreville led Southern Illinois high school players with a 32 point per game average! Alexander County Central (coach Don Brewer) and Vienna (coach Sammy Duane) shared the first South Egyptian Conference championship. Original members of that league were Alexander County Central (Tamms), Brookport, Joppa, Mound City, Mounds and Vienna. Consolidation brought two new schools’ conference championships as Elverado (coach Roger Buyan) and Zeigler-Royalton (coach Bill Pyle) split the honors in the Black Diamond. Coach Carroll Belcher’s Sparta Bulldogs won their second Southwest Egyptian Conference crown, setting a school record 25 wins along the way. McLeansboro (coach Gene Haile) won the final title of the short-lived Southern Illini Conference. Cobden won their first Southern Six Conference championship. Coach Dick Ruggles directed the Appleknockers. Crab Orchard native and former Woodlawn coach Virgil Motsinger was named head coach at Southeastern Illinois Community College. Dave Roach (Pinckneyville) led the University of

Iowa in scoring. Charles “Chico” Vaugh of Tamms, broke into the N.B.A. by averaging over ten points per game for the St. Louis Hawks.

Sectional Champs: Herrin and Metropolis.

Regional Champs: Benton, Cobden, Herrin, McLeansboro, Metropolis, Mt. Vernon and Sparta.

District Champs: Carbondale Attucks, Cobden, Dahlgren, Steeleville and Waltonville.

1963-64

A true David vs. Goliath saga unraveled in 1964, as tiny Cobden (enrollment 147) took on mighty Pekin (enrollment 2,726) in the finals of the State Championship game. Pekin prevailed in the contest (50-45), but all Southern Illinois and much of the entire state were rooting for the underdog Appleknockers in one of the earliest state-wide televised high school basketball contests! Coach Dick Ruggles’ Cobden club (32-3) advanced to the finals by knocking off Pinckneyville (triple overtime) in the super-sectional, Galesburg (enrollment 1,750) in the quarterfinals, and Stephen Decatur (enrollment 1,600) in the semifinals. The 32-win season marked a school record for the Union County team. First team all-tournament and first team all-state player Kenny Flick led Cobden. Also appearing on Cobden’s roster was talented Chuck Neal who would later play college ball for Memphis State University. Al “Kayo” Willis’ Pinckneyville team finished at the State Tourney with a 24-7 record. First team all-state player Bennie Louis starred for the Panthers, and he would later suit up for the University of Illinois.

Besides Flick and Louis, Southern Illinois showcased three other first team all-state selections in 1964: Terry Gamber of Mt. Vernon (Northwestern University), Tommy Thomas of Johnston City (St. Louis University), and Guy Lee Turner of Harrisburg (University of Alabama). Goreville’s Bill Parish again led all Southern Illinois high school cagers with a 35 point per game average.

There was a three-way tie in both the South Egyptian Conference and the Black Diamond Conference in 1964. In the S.E.C., Mound City won their first title under coach Jim Byassee’s watchful eye, sharing the crown with newly formed Egyptian High School (coach Don Brewer) and Joppa (coach Charles Harner). In the Black Diamond, newly formed Sesser-Valier (coach Farrel Flatt) shared the crown with Elverado (coach Roger Buyan) and Zeigler-Royalton (coach Bill Pyle). Ina native and former Dalghren coach Wayne Arnold was named head coach at Mt. Vernon Community College (later to become Rend Lake College). Pinckneyville’s Dave Roach once again led the University of Iowa in scoring in 1964. McLeansboro graduate Jerry Sloan led Evansville’s Purple Aces to the N.C.A.A. Division II National Championship. Ridgway great Roger Suttner played in the N.C.A.A. Division I Final Four with Kansas State.

Sectional Champs: Cobden and Pinckneyville.

Regional Champs: Carmi, Cobden, Harrisburg, Herrin, Johnston City and Pinckneyville.

District Champs: Carbondale Attucks, Cave-in-Rock, Cobden, Enfield, Equality, Steeleville and Woodlawn.

1964-65

Coach Dick Jones ushered Marion’s Wildcats (22-7) back to Champaign.

Members of that team included Ray Fosse and Greg Starrick. Fosse went on to become an allstar major league baseball player, while Starrick would be recruited by the University of Kentucky’s famed coach, Adolph Rupp. Mt. Vernon also advanced to the State Tournament, as coach Gene Haile led his Rams to a 26-7 season. Two members of that team were first team allstater Terry Gamber and Danny Hester. Hester would go on to play as a starter next to Louisiana State University great “Pistol” Pete Maravich; later Hester enjoyed a short career in the N.B.A. Other Southern Illinois high school stars who were named first team all-state in 1965 were Tommy Thomas of Johnston City and Lynn Howerton of Carbondale. Ernie Crain of Carterville

scored 61 points in a single contest and averaged 30 points per game, leading Southern Illinois high school players. Meridian (coach Jim Byassee), a new school formed from consolidation, won their first South Egyptian Conference crown. Coach Harrison Fuller’s Red Bud squad won their first Chartres Conference title. For the second straight year it was ex-McLeansboro Fox Jerry Sloan who starred for the N.C.A.A. Division II Championship Evansville Aces team! Sloan went on that year to be drafted by the N.B.A.’s Baltimore Bullets in the first round. Trico’s Arlen “Bucky” Bockhorn concluded a stellar career in the N.B.A. Bockhorn played for seven years in the league, scoring 5,430 points and averaging 11.5 points per contest with the Cincinnati Royals. One of his teammates was the great Oscar Robertson!

Sectional Champs: Marion and Mt. Vernon.

Regional Champs: Benton, Marion, McLeansboro, Metropolis, Mt. Vernon and Sparta.

District Champs: Crab Orchard, Enfield, Gorham, and Woodlawn.

1965-66

Benton advanced to Champaign as the undefeated #1 AP ranked team in the state.

Coach Rich Herrin’s “Running Rangers” recorded a 31-1 season record, falling to Galesburg 7371 in the quarterfinals. The Rangers previously defeated the eventual state champs, Harvey Thornton (enrollment 4,035) 70-63, in the championship game of the Centralia Holiday Tournament. Two first team all-state players, Jim Atkins (University of Alabama) and Rich Yunkus (Georgia Tech) starred for the Rangers. Benton also captured their first South Seven Conference. A third all-state player from Southern Illinois hailed from Marion in junior guard Greg Starrick. Starrick led Southern Illinois high school players with a 30 point per game average. Carbondale University High School coach Bill Jackson led his club to their first Black Diamond Conference championship crown. Coach Gilliam Guthrie led Vienna to a school record 24-win season. Star player Chester Lawerence paced the Eagles and finished his career as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,897 points! Lawerence went on to play college basketball Kansas. Coach Kent Lewis guided his Mills Prairie club to their first Little Ten Conference title. Dean Ehlers (Campbell Hill) ended a coaching stint at Memphis State.

Sectional Champs: Benton.

Regional Champs: Benton, Carbondale, DuQuoin, Harrisburg, Meridian, Metropolis and Mt. Vernon.

District Champs: Equality, Gorham, Mills Prairie and Woodlawn.

1966-67

Coach John Cherry’s Carbondale Terriers (29-3) took runner-up honors at the State Tournament! One gifted player on that talented team was L.C. Brasfield who was named to the first team all-tourney squad. Brasfield would later go on to star at S.I.U.C. Two other stars on the Terrier club were Billy Perkins and Billy “Peaches” Laster. Perkins was named first team all-state in 1967, and he went on to play for the University of Louisville and S.I.U.C. Laster went on to record a fabulous career at the University of Utah. To advance to Champaign, Cherry’s team had to beat the undefeated and # 1 AP ranked team in the state, the Benton Rangers. The third time proved to be the charm for Carbondale! In what is considered one of the greatest high school contests ever held in Southern Illinois, Carbondale out-lasted Benton 59-53 at the super-sectional. Benton finished 30-1, as coach Rich Herrin’s team once again was denied a state championship. Four players from that team earned Division I scholarships: Rich Yunkus (Georgia Tech), Jerry Hoover (University of Florida), Greg Fustin (Rice University), and Danny Johnson (Western Kentucky University). Another notable player on that talented team was future I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame coach Dick Corn. Besides Perkins, four other Southern Illinois

cagers earned first team all-state honors: Rich Yunkus (Benton), Ron Stallings (Ridgway), Alan Crews (DuQuoin), and Greg Starrick (Marion). Starrick had a phenomenal year. He led Southern Illinois high schoolers with a 30 point per game average, scored 70 points in a single game, and capped his career as Marion’s all-time leading scorer with 1,975 points!

McLeansboro graduate Jim Burns completed his stellar career at Northwestern University in 1967. Burns wound up averaging 19.5 points a game and scoring 1,368 total points for the Wildcats during his three-year stint! S.I.U.C. won the prestigious National Invitational Tournament held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Future N.B.A. star Walt Frazier led the Salukis and coach George Iubelt (former West Frankfort mentor) was an assistant on that staff. McLeansboro’s Jerry Sloan played in the N.B.A. all-star game.

Sectional Champs: Benton and Carbondale.

Regional Champs: Benton, Carbondale, Meridian, Metropolis and Ridgway.

District Champs: Enfield, Galatia, Gorham, Trico and Waltonville.

1967-68

First year coach Walt Moore directed Carbondale (20-10) to the Elite Eight.

Moore’s Terriers defeated his high school alma mater, Mt. Vernon, 68-66, in the super-sectional to earn the trip north. Junior Les Taylor was selected first team all-tournament and first team allstate! Taylor would go on to enjoy a storied career at Murray State University. Suiting up for coach Bob Arnold’s Rams (26-5) was future S.I.U.C. and N.B.A. star Nate Hawthorne. Besides Taylor, three other Southern Illinois school boys earned first team all-state honors: Danny Johnston of Benton (Western Kentucky University), Alan Crews of DuQuoin (S.I.U.C.), and Ron “Moose” Stallings of Ridgway (University of Louisville). Crews and Stallings set school records for career points with 2,168 for Crews and 2,643 for Stallings. “Moose” also set an all-time Southern Illinois high school scoring record by averaging an outlandish 38 points per game!

Crab Orchard won their eighth straight Little Egyptian Conference title. Coaches who manned the helm during that incredible Trojan run were Mark Hoffard, Tim Weaver, Hugh Rohrschneider, and Richie Powers. Terry Gamber (Mt. Vernon) led Nortwestern in points scored in 1968! Tamms native Charles “Chico” Vaughn played on the A.B.A. championship Pittsburg Piper team. He was also named an A.B.A. all-star in 1968. McLeansboro alum Jim Burns joined another Fox all-state player, Jerry Sloan, as a member of the N.B.A.’s 1968 Chicago Bulls. 1968 was the year S.I.U.C. moved up to Division I status in the N.C.A.A. Sectional Champs: Carbondale and Mt. Vernon.

Regional Champs: Benton, Cairo, Carbondale, Eldorado, Metropolis, Mt. Vernon and Trico.

District Champs: Crab Orchard, Mills Prairie and Trico.

1968-69

Mt. Vernon coach Bob Arnold led his 23-5 Rams back to Champaign. Top performers on his club included first team all-state selection Nate Hawthorne (S.I.U.C.), Eddie James (S.I.U.C.), and Steve Strickland (Ole Miss). Carbondale (25-4) coach Walt Moore guided the Terriers back to the State Tournament. First team all-stater Les Taylor paced the Terriers.

Goreville’s Pete Francis set an all-time Southern Illinois high school record by tossing in an amazing 81 points in one game! No other Southern Illinois prepper has ever scored more than 70 points in a single contest! Two schools won their first conference championships in 1969: Norris City (coach Lelan Russell) in the Greater Egyptian and Trico (coach Clem Quillman) in the Black Diamond. In the conference’s last year of existence, the Southern Six crowned champion Gorham High School (coach Bob Crain). Coach Dean Chance led the Demons of Dongola to a school record 20-win season. 1969 was the year that former Metropolis High

School star Ken Turner concluded his college career at Ole Miss. Turner finished with 1,159 points for the Rebels and led his team in scoring as a junior and a senior. McLeansboro’s Jerry Sloan of the Chicago Bulls played in his second all-star game!

Sectional Champs: Carbondale and Mt. Vernon.

Regional Champs: Benton, Carbondale, Eldorado, Meridian, Metropolis, Mt. Vernon and Sparta.

District Champs: Enfield, Galatia, Tamaroa and Trico.

1969-70

Okawville (29-2) coach Dave Luechtefeld watched his crew advance to Champaign. First team all-state cager Gail Wolf led the Rockets all season. Wolf would later play for the University of Missouri. Mt. Vernon made yet another appearance at state, as the Bob Arnold directed Rams finished their season with a 21-6 record. 1970 marked the third straight year in which Mt. Vernon earned a state birth! The Rams were led by first team all-state selection Eddie James (S.I.U.C.). Century High School (coach Manual Goins) won their first South Egyptian Conference championship, while Pope County High School (coach Lonnie Dutton) captured their first Greater Egyptian Conference title. On the college scene, junior Rich Yunkus of Benton was named first team all-American at Georgia Tech., while junior L.C. Brasfield of Carbondale High School led S.I.U.C. in scoring. Carrier-Mills alum William Cofeild Jr. was named head coach at Prairie View A&M in Texas. Hardwood magician Charles “Chico” Vaughn retired from professional basketball in 1970 after spending a combined total of eight years in the N.B.A. and A.B.A. Vaughn closed out his career with an 11.9 point per game scoring average and 5,822 total points!

Sectional Champs: Mt. Vernon and Okawville.

Regional Champs: Benton, DuQuoin, Pope County, Meridian, Mt. Vernon, Nashville and Okawville.

District Champs: Enfield, Tamaroa, Thompsonville and Trico.

1970-71

In the final year of the one class system for high school basketball in the state of Illinois, Benton’s Rangers returned to Champaign, recording a 30-2 record on the season. Coach Rich Herrin’s squad featured two all-state players in Dave Lockin and Jim Semanski. Lockin earned a scholarship to Georgia Tech while Semanski gained a free-ride to the University of Tennessee @ Chattanooga. Coach Gene Gourley led Nashville High (24-4) to their second appearance at the State Tournament. The Hornets also won their first Southwest Egyptian Conference title in 1971. Eventual State champs Dalton Thornridge High School recorded a 311 record in 1971 (followed up by a 33-0 state championship in 1972). Their only loss came at the hands of Jim Byassee’s Meridian Bobcats (48-40) at the Carbondale Holiday Tournament.

Mark Mossman of tiny Equality became the only Southern Illinois high school player to lead the South in scoring average for three consecutive years! Mossman averaged 29 points per game as a sophomore, junior and senior. He later attended The Citadel. West Frankfort Redbird Tim Ricci (S.I.U.C.) set the school’s all-time career scoring mark with a total of 1,708 tallies. Enfield (coach Bob Cummins) won their first Little Ten Conference title. West Frankfort native John Sala was named head coach at John A. Logan. Benton’s great Rich Yunkus was named first team all-American for the second straight year! Yunkus set the Georgia Tech school record with 2,232 points, a record that still stands today (an amazing feat considering there was only three years of eligibility and no three-point shot at that time). Yunkus’ career scoring average at Tech was 26.6 points per game, and he was a third-round draft pick for the 1971 Cincinnati Royals of the

N.B.A. Yunkus opted to pursue a career in business rather than a professional career in basketball. Mt. Vernon High product Danny Hester played in the A.B.A. in 1971, scoring a total of 248 points and averaging 5.9 points a game. Marion graduate Greg Starrick led S.I.U.C. in scoring. Benton’s Danny Johnson was the sixth man on Western Kentucky’s third-place N.C.A.A. Division I team. Western defeated the University of Kansas in that third-place game after losing to eventual champion U.C.L.A. (coach John Wooden) in the semi-finals! District tournaments were no longer held after 1971.

Sectional Champs: Benton and Nashville.

Regional Champs: Benton, Carbondale, Harrisburg, Joppa, Meridian and Nashville.

District Champs: Crab Orchard, Mills Prairie, Thompsonville and Trico.

1971-72

In the first year of a two-class system in Illinois high school basketball, Meridian brought a second-place trophy home to Southern Illinois in the smaller Class “A” division.

Coach Jim Byassee led the Bobcats to a school record 30-win season (30-2). Calvin Johnson was named first team all-tourney for Meridian. DuQuoin also advanced to the Class “A” state, as coach Ray Saunches’ Indians posted a 23-5 mark. Benton Ranger Steve Stewart was selected as a first team all-state member. Carrier-Mills product Joe Rollins led Southern Illinois preppers with a 30 point per game scoring average. Enfield High School, guided by coach Lee McRoy, went undefeated (25-0) during the regular season! Coach Joe Mouldes led Red Bud to their first Cahokia Conference crown. S.I.U.C. great Greg Starrick concluded his prestigious college career by scoring a total of 1,465 points and averaging 20.3 points a game. The Marion native began his college days at the University of Kentucky before transferring to the Saluki club. Benton’s Doug Collins was the N.C.A.A. Division I third highest scorer in 1972 with a 32.6 point per game average at Illinois State. It marked the first year in which Illinois State’s Redbirds were participants in Division I basketball. Collins topped that 1972 accolade by being selected to the U.S. Olympic basketball team and playing in the controversial Gold Medal Game against the Soviet Union. Collins calmly sank two free-throws with three seconds remaining to give what appeared to be a 50-49 victory for the U.S.A. But the officials gave the Soviet Union three attempts to score during the final three seconds of the contest; and on that third attempt, the Soviets scored for the 51-50 victory. Despite vigorous protests from the U.S.A., the results stood, and the Americans were denied the Gold Medal for the first time in Olympic history!

Sectional Champs: Class “A” DuQuoin and Meridian.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Benton and West Frankfort. Class “A” Carmi, DuQuoin, Eldorado, Meridian, Pinckneyville and Sesser-Valier.

1972-73

After a season opening loss to Enfield, coach Bob Dallas’ Ridgway Eagles reeled off 32 straight wins to capture the South’s first Class “A” State championship! Brent Browning, Mike Dixon and Danny Stevens were named first team all-tourney. Team members of that championship club were Brent Browning, Tony Cox, John Cross, Mike Dixon, Jim Doyle, Jeff Drone, Martin Duffy, Mike Fromm, Dennis Pearce, Danny Stevens and Don Wathen. Coach Bill Anderson’s Pinckneyville squad (17-12) also advanced to state. In Class “AA” Murphysboro made a state appearance. Coach Tom Ashman’s Red Devils recorded a 26-3 season record with first team all-state player Dan Sullivan leading the way. Vienna (coach Jim Wilson) went undefeated during the regular season and tied a school record with a 24-win campaign. Benton’s Doug Collins completed his stellar career at Illinois State by becoming the school’s all-time

leading scorer. Collins amassed 2,240 points while averaging 29.1 points per game! The first team all-American was also the first overall pick of the 1973 N.B.A. draft (Philadelphia 76er’s).

Carbondale great Les Taylor wound up his career at Murray State with 1,477 points and a 21.1 career average while being named first team all-Ohio Valley Conference for the third time. Mt. Vernon star Nate Hawthorne finished at S.I.U.C. with 1,001 career points (led team in scoring as a senior) and was drafted by the N.B.A.’s L.A. Lakers.

Sectional Champs: Class “AA” Murphysboro. Class “A” Pinckneyville and Ridgway.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Murphysboro. Class “A” Carmi, DuQuoin, Meridian, Metropolis, Pinckneyville, Ridgway and Waltonville.

1973-74

In Class “A” coach Bob Dallas’ Ridgway team returned to Champaign and finished with a 29-3 record while the Centurions of Century High (23-6) made their first appearance at the State Tournament for coach Marlan Hight. Dennis Smith, who later played for Bradley, was named first team all-state for the Eldorado Eagles. Eldorado (coach Bob Brown) finished the 1974 regular season as the #1 AP ranked class “A” team in the state and went undefeated (24-0) during the regular season! Waltonville High, under the watchful eye of coach Dave Simpson, also went undefeated (25-0) during that regular season campaign. Johnston City shooting phenom Keil Peebles led Southern Illinois high schoolers with a 32 point per game average. Mt. Vernon great Walt Moore was named head coach at Western Illinois University.

Sectional Champs: Class “A” Century and Ridgway.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Benton and Murphysboro. Class “A” Brookport, Carmi, Century, DuQuoin, and Ridgway.

1974-75

Eldorado nabbed the fourth-place trophy at the Class “A” State Tournament.

Coach Bob Brown’s Eagles finished with a 23-10 record as senior Greg King was tabbed a first team all-tourney player. Other stars on that team were Barry Smith (S.I.U.C.) and Mike Duff (University of Evansville). Cairo and Carmi also advanced to the State Tournament that year.

Bill Chumbler’s Cairo Pilots went 20-9 on the season and were led by Harvey McNeal (Murray State). Harold Poore coached Carmi (21-7) as first team all-state player Mark Winter (S.I.U.C.) led the way. 1975 was the year that the I.B.C.A. began recognizing all-state players (both class “A” and class “AA”). The I.B.C.A. joined the Champaign Dailey-Gazette, the Chicago DaileyNews and the Associated Press as the fourth major organization to select all-state squads. Besides Mark Winter four other Southern Illinois cage stars were picked as all-state selections in 1975.

Norm Goodman of Metropolis became the first player from his school to earn that distinction, while Johnston City’s Keil Peebles became only the second Indian to earn first team all-state status. Peebles led all Southern Illinois high school players in scoring average (31 points per game) for the second year in a row and finished his career as the Indians’ all-time leading scorer with 2,324 points! Class “AA” Benton was stacked as they featured two first team all-state selections in Rob Dunbar (Western Kentucky signee) and Billy Smith (Georgia Tech) plus a terrific junior guard combo in sharpshooting Keith Tabor (Georgia Southern signee) and floor general Mark Craddock! The 1975 Rangers experienced an incredible season going undefeated (25-0) during the regular campaign. An untimely knee injury to Dunbar may have cost Rich Herrin’s club a chance to advance to or possibly win at the State Tournament (the Rangers were knocked out of the sectional by Olney High School, coached by Rich’s brother Ron Herrin).

Vienna (coach Jim Wilson) tied their school record for wins with 24. The Black Diamond began a two-year hiatus from basketball competition. Former Johnston City and Sparta coach Dave

Shannahan was named head coach at Belleville Area College.

Sectional Champs: Class “A” Cairo, Carmi and Eldorado.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Benton and Herrin. Class “A” Cairo, Carmi, Chester, DuQuoin, Eldorado, Sparta and Vienna.

1975-76

Eldorado set a school record by recording 31 wins (31-1) as coach Bob Brown orchestrated the Eagles of Saline County to yet another state appearance. Brown’s Class “A” #1 AP state ranked team went undefeated (25-0) during the regular season and were paced by first team all-state selections Barry Smith (S.I.U.C.) and Mike Duff (University of Evansville). First team all-stater Harvey McNeal (Murray State) led coach Bill Chumbler’s Class “A” Cairo Pilots (25-4) on a return trip to the State Tournament. Coach Jon Michels led Marion (20-9) to the Class “AA” tournament behind star players James Orr (S.I.U.C.) and Mike Pickens (University of Texas @ San Antonio). Carrier-Mills’ Dean Taborn was also picked as an all-state performer.

Coach Gene Dammerman’s Cobden Appleknockers won their first South Egyptian Conference title, sharing the honors with coach Bill Biggerstaff’s Egyptian Pharaohs. Benton graduate Doug Collins was selected for his first N.B.A. all-star team. Two other Southern Illinoisans made news in the N.B.A.; McLeansboro’s Jerry Sloan and Mt. Vernon’s Nate Hawthorne retired. Sloan played in the league for eleven years and scored 10,571 points, averaging 14.0 points per game.

Hawthorne played three seasons, scoring 5.4 points per game while amassing 882 total tallies.

Sectional Champs: Class “AA” Marion. Class “A” Cairo and Eldorado.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Marion and Mt. Vernon. Class “A” Cairo, Carmi, Eldorado, McLeansboro, Pinckneyville, Vienna and Waltonville.

1976-77

Class “A” Eldorado placed third at the State Tournament. Coach Bob Brown’s crew (22-12) were paced by first team all-state hoop star Mike Duff. Duff was a special player and had a special year in 1977. He led the State Tournament in scoring that year and was named first team all-tourney to boot! He averaged 32 points per game (led Southern Illinois) and finished his career with 2,558 total scores (set Eldorado school record). For his efforts, Duff earned a basketball scholarship to the University of Evansville. His running mate, junior Eddie Lane, was also selected as a first team all-tourney player. In Class “AA” Carbondale (23-7) advanced to the State Tournament once again. Coach Doug Woolard relied heavily on his two stars, first team all-stater Gordon Welch (Southern Methodist University) and underclassman Johnny Fayne (S.I.U.C.). Tony Bogan of Meridian and Dean Taborn of Carrier-Mills were also named first team all-state. The Black Diamond Conference re-formed in 1977 and resumed competition in basketball as coach Rick Babington led Johnston City to their first title in that league. Not only was Benton’s Doug Collins again named to the N.B.A. all-star team (as a starter), but he also helped lead the 76er’s to the N.B.A. Championship series against the Portland Trailblazers. Portland, behind a herculean effort from Bill Walton, defeated (4-2) the talented Philadelphia team that featured Collins, Julius Erving (Dr. J), George McGinnis and Daryl Dawkins!

Sectional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale. Class “A” Eldorado.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Benton and Carbondale. Class “A” DuQuoin, Egyptian, Eldorado, McLeansboro, Metropolis, Nashville and Pinckneyville.

1977-78 Nashville (30-3) became the second Class “A” team from Southern Illinois to capture a State Championship trophy! Coach Bob Bogle’s Hornets were led by first team alltourney selections Paul Patton and Roger Stieg. Patton led the tourney in scoring. Team

members included Roger Boczek, Mike Borowiak, Jim Dalman, Richard Deering, John Jankowski, Keith Maschhoff, Barry Morris, Paul Patton, Mike Pries, Brad Rommelman, Randy Ruggles and Roger Stieg. Coach Steve Woodward’s Metropolis club (26-4) also advanced to the State Tournament. For the first time, the Chicago Sun-Times named all-state players for basketball, as the Chicago Dailey-News folded in 1977. Only one player from a Southern Illinois high school was selected first team all-state in 1978, Eldorado’s Eddie Lane. Lane had a memorable season for the Eagles as he led Southern Illinois in scoring (31 scoring average) and was the first player from the South to be named M.V.P. of the I.B.C.A. all-star game. A horrific tragedy occurred in December of 1977 as the entire University of Evansville basketball team perished in a plane crash shortly after takeoff from Evansville’s airport. Those lost included Mike Duff and Kevin Kingston of Eldorado and Greg Smith of West Frankfort. Duff had averaged 20.3 points per game in the young season (four games) and was considered by many as a potential N.B.A. player. Benton’s Doug Collins again was an N.B.A. all-star, scoring 14 points in the East’s win over the West.

Sectional Champs: Class “A” Metropolis and Nashville.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Benton and Murphysboro. Class “A” Cairo, Carmi, DuQuoin, Eldorado, McLeansboro, Metropolis, Nashville and Pinckneyville.

1978-79

Class “A” Carrier-Mills (24-4) and coach Jeff Richey made their first appearance at Champaign. Nashville (28-2) also advanced to the Class “A” State Tournament. Coach Bob Bogle’s team was led by first team all-state players Roger Stieg (Ole Miss) and John Jankowski (University of Tennessee @ Martin). Carbondale’s Johnny Fayne (S.I.U.C.) was also honored as a first team all-state selection. Cobden’s Harold Blunt set his school’s record with 1,610 career points. Coach Art Brandon’s Zeigler-Royalton squad set a school record with 26 wins.

Woodlawn (coach Dale Stelmazeski) won their first Quad City Conference crown. Benton graduate Billy Smith became the first Southern Illinois high school player to appear in more than 100 (105) N.C.A.A. Division I college basketball games as he finished his career at Georgia Tech in 1979! West Frankfort’s Bob Brown was named head coach at John A. Logan Community College. Benton’s Doug Collins was named to his fourth consecutive N.B.A. all-star team.

Sectional Champs: Class “A” Carrier-Mills and Nashville.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Benton and Murphysboro. Class “A” Cairo, Carrier-Mills, Metropolis, Nashville, Norris City-Omaha, Pinckneyville and Zeigler-Royalton.

1979-80

Coach Dave Luechtefeld’s Rockets of Okawville (29-5) took third at the Class “A” State Tournament. The Rockets were led by first team all-tourney members Gary Moeller and Greg Rennegarbe. Moeller (California @ Santa Barbra and Fullerton) led the tournament in scoring and was named a first team all-stater in 1980! Coach Rich Herrin’s Benton Rangers (237) also made it to the Class “A” State Tournament. Besides Moeller, three other cage stars from Southern Illinois were named first team all-State: Craig Bardo of Carbondale (Indiana University and The Citadel), Taurice Mallory of Cairo and Anthony Venson of Meridian. The Chicago Tribune became the fifth major organization to select all-state teams in 1980. Jim Mitchell of Zeigler-Royalton (2,561 points) and Scott Bridges of Chester (1,366 points) set records for their respective schools. Eldorado’s Barry Smith completed his eligibility at S.I.U.C., amassing 1,066 points during his four-year stint there and leading the Salukis in scoring his senior year.

McLeansboro’s Jerry Sloan became the head coach of the N.B.A. Chicago Bulls.

Sectional Champs: Class “A” Benton and Okawville.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale and Mt. Vernon. Class “A” Benton, Carmi, Meridian, Metropolis, Okawville, Pinckneyville, Red Bud, Ridgway and Zeigler-Royalton.

1980-81

Coach Bill Chumbler’s Cairo’s club took third-place Class “A” honors at Champaign. The Pilots (30-5) were led by Anthony Webster and Lorenzo Duncan. Webster (Bradley) was not only the tourney’s leading scorer, but also was first team all-tourney and first team all-state to boot! Duncan also was picked as first team all-tourney. Legendary coach Dick Corn took his first of many Pinckneyville squads (29-4) to the Class “A” State Tournament. First team all-state player Wade Graskewicz led the Panthers all season. Okawville’s Greg Rennegrabe was named first team all-state. I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame coach Glen Oxford led the Cougars of Hardin County to their first Greater Egyptian Conference title. Former Murphysboro coach Tom Ashman was named head coach at John. A. Logan Community College. Ridgway native Aubrey “Kayo” Willis led his University of Alabama @ Hutsvville team to a second-place finish in the N.A.I.A. National Tournament and a school record 30 wins! Benton’s Doug Collins retired from the N.B.A. after eight seasons with the Philadelphia 76er’s. Collins scored a total of 7,427 points and averaged 17.9 points during his injury shortened career!

Sectional Champs: Class “A” Cairo and Pinckneyville.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale and Mt. Vernon. Class “A” Cairo, DuQuoin, Eldorado, Massac County, Okawville, Pinckneyville and West Frankfort.

1981-82

In Class “AA” Murphysboro advanced to state. Coach DeWayne Kelly’s Red Devils recorded a fine 26-2 season mark as eventual State Champion East St. Louis (29-1) knocked them out in the super-sectional. Benton’s Class “A” squad, directed by coach Rich Herrin, advanced to Champaign. The 27-4 Rangers were eliminated by eventual State Champion Lawrenceville (34-0). Leading the way for the Rangers were Bruce Baker (University of Alabama @ Birmingham), Rob Williams (Northern Iowa), Tim Wills (S.I.U.E.) and Clark Dixon (S.I.U.C.). Coach Dave Luechtefeld once again took another fine cage team to the State Tournament, as Okawville went 26-7 on the season. The Rockets were led by first team all-state selection Greg Rennegrabe and Paul Jansen (St. Louis University). Tiny Equality, with an enrollment of less than 100 students, won their first and only Greater Egyptian Conference title.

Danny Lampley was the Cardinal coach! Coach John Kretz’s fine Zeigler-Royalton team tied the Tornado school record by winning 26 games. Kerry Graskewicz of Pinckneyville was the M.V.P. at the I.B.C.A. all-star game in Bloomington.

Sectional Champs: Class “AA” Murphysboro. Class “A” Benton and Okawville.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Mt. Vernon and Murphysboro. Class “A” Benton, Cairo, Eldorado, Joppa, Okawville and Pinckneyville.

1982-83

McLeansboro went 31-4 on the season and won the third-place trophy at the Class “A” State Tournament! Coach David Lee’s Foxes were led by first team all-tourney selection Brian Sloan (Indiana University). Coach Dave Luechtefeld’s Okawville squad (27-6) returned to the Class “A” State Tournament. First team all-stater Paul Jansen (St. Louis University) paced his team. Class “AA” Benton (28-4) went back to the tournament for the third time in four years.

Coach Rich Herrin’s club was spearheaded by Bruce Baker (University of Alabama @ Birmingham), Daren Carlile (S.I.U.C.), Kyle Herrin (University of Tennessee @ Martin) and Mark Peters (Mississippi State). Tragedy struck DuQuoin as star player Darrell Anders suddenly passed in the winter of 1983. Anders was truly one of the greats to grace the hardwoods in

Southern Illinois! Woodlawn’s Jerry Boldt set his school’s record by totaling 2,410 career points.

Coach Tim Bleyer led his Carterville Lion team to a school record 25-win season. Pinckneyville graduate Jack Margenthaler was named the Mid-Continent Coach of the Year for N.C.A.A. Division I Western Illinois University!

Sectional Champs: Class “AA” Benton. Class “A” McLeansboro and Okawville.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Benton and Carbondale. Class “A” Cairo, Carterville, Eldorado, Massac County, McLeansboro, Okawville and Pinckneyville.

1983-84

McLeansboro had a season for the ages as Coach David Lee’s team went undefeated (35-0 setting a school record) and won the Class “A” State Championship! The AP #1 ranked Foxes were paced by the state of Illinois’ Mr. Basketball, Brian Sloan. Sloan led the State Tournament in scoring while being named to the all-tourney first team (teammate Tracy Sturm was also recognized as a member of that squad). The first team all-state selection Sloan (Indiana University) also was named as the M.V.P. of the I.B.C.A. all-star game. Team members of that talented team were Tim Biggerstaff, Scott Cravens, Byran Cross, Brian Ingram, Heath Lasswell, Jim Melton, Jeff Morris, Tony Rubenacker, Ernie Shelton, Brian Sloan, Stacy Sturm and Tracy Sturm. Benton (Class “AA”) went to the State Tournament for the fourth time in five years, a feat no other team since Pinckneyville of the 1950’s had accomplished! No less than five N.C.A.A. Division I players dotted coach Rich Herrin’s 24-7 roster that year: Bruce Baker (University of Alabama @ Birmingham), Daren Carlile (S.I.U.C.), Randy House (S.I.U.C.), Kai Nurnburger (S.I.U.C.) and Jay Schafer (S.I.U.C.). Other first team all-state players besides Sloan were Baker of Benton, Jerry Strickland of Meridian (Eastern Illinois University), Glenn Martin of Carbondale (Drake), and Sean Connor of Zeigler-Royalton (Notre Dame). Strickland set Meridian’s all-time scoring record with over 1,900 points while Connor tossed in a miraculous 61 points in a single game and averaged 33 points per contest (tops in Southern Illinois). Coach Doug Woolard’s Carbondale Terrier club finished their regular season with a perfect 25-0 mark.

Two high schools, Red Bud (coach Doug Aschermann) and Hardin County (coach Glen Oxford) set school records for wins with 24 each. Coach Tom Copple led Woodlawn to their first Mid South Conference title.

Sectional Champs: Class “AA” Benton. Class “A” McLeansboro.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Benton and Carbondale. Class “A” Cairo, Carmi, Carterville, Coulterville, Hardin County, McLeansboro, Red Bud and Ridgway.

1984-85

University of Illinois bound Steve Bardo of Carbondale led the Terriers to the Class “AA” State Tournament. Coach Doug Woolard’s club finished with a 22-6 mark as Bardo was honored as a first team all-state pick. Anna-Jonesboro and DuQuoin both advanced to the Class “A” State Tournament. Coach Mike Crews led the Wildcats (21-9) to the “Elite Eight” while coach Roger Craft led the Indians (20-10) to the “Sweet Sixteen.” Zeigler-Royalton’s Sean Connor capped a stellar career by scoring 2,358 points, being named first team all-state, being selected as M.V.P. of the I.B.C.A. all-star game, and earning a scholarship to play for Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish cage team. Crossville High School’s Andy Scarlett set a school record by tossing in 61 points in a single game! Coach Rich Herrin capped off a 25-year stint at Benton as his last team won the South Seven Conference (tied with coach Doug Woolard’s Carbondale team) for a record eleventh time!

Sectional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale. Class “A” Anna-Jonesboro and DuQuoin.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Benton and Carbondale. Class “A” Anna-Jonesboro, Carmi,

DuQuoin, Eldorado, Massac County, McLeansboro and Pinckneyville.

1985-86

Coach David Lee’s Class “A” West Frankfort Redbird club went 20-11 on the season and took fourth-place honors at the State Tourney. Senior Tom Palasky (Eastern Illinois University) was the leader of his team all year. DuQuoin’s Class “A” Indian team returned to the tournament. Coach Roger Craft’s squad (22-8) was led by first team all-state player Monte Kuhnert. The talented Kuhnert (Northern Iowa) set his school’s record by scoring 2,358 career points. In Class “AA” Carbondale (21-8) represented the South at the State Tourney once again.

Pinckneyville’s Jason Carson (University of Alabama @ Birmingham) was picked first team allstate. Coach Ron Herrin succeeded his younger brother Rich at Benton as he left Olney to become the head mentor for the Rangers. Rich Herrin moved on to N.C.A.A. Division I S.I.U.C. and began a successful thirteen-year run there.

Sectional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale. Class “A” DuQuoin and West Frankfort.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Benton and Carbondale. Class “A” Cairo, Carmi, DuQuoin, Hardin County, Pinckneyville and West Frankfort.

1986-87

Mt. Vernon returned to the State Tournament (Class “AA”) as coach Lee Emery’s Rams’ team finished with a respectable 24-6 mark. Coach Dave Luechtefeld guided Class “A” Okawville back to Champaign as the 29-7 Rockets were led by first team all-tourney selections Doug Dingwerth and Jeff Luechtefeld (St. Louis University). Carterville also appeared at the Class “A” State Tourney as coach Tim Bleyer’s Lions team finished with a 23-6 record. Cairo’s Lucis Reese (Northwestern University) and Carmi’s Rob Gaddy were named first team all-state players. Carmi (coach Randy Goin) went undefeated (25-0) during the regular season. Cairo alum Michael Ayers led Division I Western Illinois with a 15.2 average. His coach was Pinckneyville’s Jack Margenthaler. Longtime Meridian coach Jim Byasee was named head coach at Shawnee Community College. Marion great Jim Swope finished a twelve-year head coaching stint at Union University in Tennessee. Carbondale graduate Craig Bardo concluded a fine N.C.A.A. Division I career (Indiana University and The Citadel) with 1,123 career college points! McLeansboro alum Brian Sloan was a member of coach Bobby Knight’s N.C.A.A. Division I National Championship team. Doug Collins, of Benton fame, was named head coach of the N.B.A.’s Chicago Bulls.

Sectional Champs: Class “AA” Mt. Vernon. Class “A” Carterville and Okawville.

Regional Champs: Marion, Massac County and Mt. Vernon. Class “A” Anna-Jonesboro, Carmi, Carterville, Goreville, McLeansboro, Okawville, Pinckneyville and Woodlawn.

1987-88

After closing out the regular season with a #1 Class “A” AP ranking, Pinckneyville took runner-up honors at Champaign! Coach Dick Corn’s crew finished with a 28-3 record and were led by first team all-tourney and first team all-state selection Barry Graskewicz. Senior Shay Hagel joined Graskewicz on the all-tourney team. Coach Randy Goin’s fine Carmi Bulldog club (24-7) also made an appearance at the Class “A” State Tournament.

Christopher’s T.J. Wheeler joined Graskewicz as a first team all-stater in 1988. Jason Howell of Carterville was named as the M.V.P. of the I.B.C.A. all-star game.

Sectional Champs: Class “A” Carmi and Pinckneyville.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Benton and Carbondale. Class “A” Carmi, Carterville, Century, Massac County, Pinckneyville and Woodlawn.

1988-89

Veteran coach Lee Emery guided his 24-6 Class “AA” Rams to the State Tournament while coach Dave Gray did the same for his 29-2 Class “A” N.C.O.E. Cardinal team. Christopher High School’s T.J. Wheeler earned first team all-state status. Carterville’s Matt Crain led Southern Illinois prep stars with a 30 point per game average. Benton grads Kai Nurnberger and Randy House completed their careers at S.I.U.C. scoring 1,348 and 1,121 points respectively. Nurnberger led S.I.U.C. in scoring in 1989. Herrin High School and Illinois State alum Steve Fisher coached the University of Michigan to the N.C.A.A. Division I National Championship! Jerry Sloan of McLeansboro kicked off a long stint as the coach of the N.B.A.’s Utah Jazz.

Sectional Champs: Class “AA” Mt. Vernon. Class “A” N.C.O.E. Regional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale and Mt. Vernon. Class “A” Cairo, Christopher, Massac County, N.C.O.E., Pinckneyville, Red Bud and Sesser-Valier.

1989-90

Class “A” N.C.O.E. made a return to the State Tournament, this time taking third-place. Coach Dave Gray’s 31-2 (school record) Cardinal team was paced by senior Clay Gray and junior Reed Jackson. Gray ended his career as the school’s all-time leading scorer (1,625 points) while Jackson was named first team all-tourney and first team all-state! Coach Ed Belva’s Waltonville five (20-10) also made a Class “A” state appearance that year. Marion’s 2011 Class “AA” team advanced to the State Tournament. One member of coach Larry Jenkins’ squad was Loyola University bound Lamont Nelson. T.J. Wheeler capped his fantastic career at Christopher by being named first team all-state (third time), leading Southern Illinois in scoring (33 points per game), and setting the Bearcat school record for points scored (2,528)! Wheeler went on to star for the University of Illinois. Goreville High School won their first South Egyptian Conference crown under the tutelage of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame coach Jerry Qualls.

Former Okawville and Benton coach Rich Herrin (S.I.U.C.) was honored as the Missouri Valley Coach of the Year.

Sectional Champs: Class “AA” Marion. Class “A” N.C.O.E. and Waltonville.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Benton and Marion. Class “A” Century, Massac County, N.C.O.E., Pinckneyville, Waltonville and West Frankfort.

1990-91

McLeansboro coach Curt Reed led his 25-11 Fox team to a third-place finish at the Class “A” State Tournament. Benjy Johnson (University of Idaho) was a first team alltourney selection. Carbondale’s Dan Cross (University of Florida) led coach Tim Bleyer’s Terrier team (28-3) to another Class “AA” appearance in Champaign. Cross and N.C.O.E. great Reed Jackson (University of Evansville) were named first team all-state. Benton Ranger Jo Jo Johnson scored at a 30 point per game clip to lead Southern Illinois in scoring. Ryan Norris of Waltonville (1,995 points) and Jeremy Hatchett of Thompsonville (1,800+ points) set school records for career points. University of Michigan coach Steve Fisher (Herrin) guided his “Fab Five” to a N.C.A.A. Division I Final Four.

Sectional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale. Class “A” McLeansboro.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale and Mt. Vernon. Class “A” Benton, Cairo, Massac County, McLeansboro, Sparta, Waltonville and West Frankfort.

1991-92 Benton brought home their first state trophy since 1933 as coach Rod Shurtz’ Rangers took third-place at the Class “A” State Tourney. Senior Jo Jo Johnson spearheaded the Ranger attack as he led the tournament in scoring and was named to its all-tournament team.

Johnson (S.I.U.C.) was recognized as a first team all-state player, set Benton’s scoring record

(2,575 points), and was named the I.B.C.A. M.V.P. of its annual all-star game! Coach Bill Chumbler’s Cairo club (23-8) also advanced to the Class “A” State Tournament. Coach Lee Emery’s Mt. Vernon team (25-5) participated at the Class “AA” State Tournament. Besides Johnson, other first team all-staters were Cairo’s Kerwin Lowe and Scott Burzynski of SesserValier (S.I.U.C.). Burzynski set Sesser-Valier’s school record by amassing 2,762 career points.

Carbondale graduate Steve Bardo launched a three-year N.B.A. career as he was drafted in the second round by the Atlanta Hawks. Benton alum Kai Nurnberger (a foreign exchange student) played on the 1992 German Olympic team and had the unenviable duty of guarding the Chicago Bulls’ Michael Jordon of Team U.S.A. Sectional Champs: Class “AA” Mt. Vernon. Class “A” Benton and Cairo.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale and Mt. Vernon. Class “A” Benton, Cairo, Christopher, Massac County, Nashville, N.C.O.E., and Pinckneyville.

1992-93

Making a return trip to Champaign, the Cairo Pilots (26-8) took third-place honors at the Class “A” State Tournament. Coach Bill Chumbler’s club was led by first team allstate player Tyrone Nesby (University of Nevada @ Las Vegas). Nesby was the leading scorer of the tourney as well as an all-tourney team selection. Coach Dave Luechtefeld’s Okawville squad also participated in the same tournament. The Rockets were paced by Ryan Luechteleld (St. Louis University). Joining Nesby as first team all-state players were Pinckneyville’s Shane Hawkins (S.I.U.C.), Carbondale’s Troy Hudson (the University of Missouri and S.I.U.C.), and Massac County’s John Pruett (S.I.U.E.). Pinckneyville finished the regular season as the #1 AP ranked Class “A” team in the state and won the final Southwest Egyptian Conference crown (the league dissolved after 1993). Two high schoolers, Carbondale’s Troy Hudson (1,972 points) and Elverado’s Justin Kreid (1,134 points), set their schools’ record for career points. Former Crab Orchard and Marion High School star Scott Shreffler closed out a fantastic N.C.A.A. Division I career at the University of Evansville by scoring 1,454 points. Benton alum Tim Wills was named head coach at Rend Lake Community College. Cairo’s Ken Trickey wound up a long college coaching career as he completed a second stint at Oral Roberts.

Sectional Champs: Class “A” Cairo and Okawville.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale and Mt. Vernon. Class “A” Cairo, Goreville, McLeansboro, Okawville, Pinckneyville, Waltonville and West Frankfort.

1993-94

Coach Dick Corn’s Pinckneyville Panthers (33-2) won the Class “A” State Championship while tying a school record for wins in a single season. First team all-state honoree Shane Hawkins (S.I.U.C.) led Corn’s cohesive unit at Champaign by being named to the all-tourney squad. Panther team members included Ryan Burns, Brett Cleland, Andrew Dagner (Austin Peay University), Matt Decker, Ryan Eisenhauer, Shane Hawkins, Jeremy Johnson, Kevin Kellerman, Anson Konkel, Shane McGranahan, Mark Radake, Garrison Rule and Jaritt Sommer. Coach Mike Newbold’s Herrin Tiger team (10-19) made a late season surge and advanced to the Class “A” State Tourney as well. In Class “AA” Carbondale fielded one of their finest teams ever and took runner-up honors at state. Coach Tim Bleyer’s Terrier squad (28-4) was led by the tournament’s leading scorer, Troy Hudson. Hudson (University of Missouri and S.I.U.C.) and Rashad Tucker (S.I.U.C.) were named to the all-tourney team. Hudson joined Hawkins and Cairo’s Tyrone Nesby, Massac County’s John Pruett, and Okawville’s Ryan Luechtefeld as first team all-state players in 1994. Hawkins (2,429) and Pruett (1,753) set school records for career points for their respective teams. Corn’s Pinckneyville team (Mississippi

Division) and coach Joe Hosman’s Massac County team (Ohio Division) won the first Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference (S.I.R.R.) championships. Original members of that league were Anna-Jonesboro, Chester, DuQuoin, Nashville, Pinckneyville and Sparta in the Mississippi; and Benton, Harrisburg, Herrin, Massac County, Murphysboro and West Frankfort in the Ohio.

Hardin County’s Ryan Mitchell was the M.V.P of the I.B.C.A. all-star game. Carbondale graduate Dan Cross was a member of the University of Florida’s N.C.A.A. Division I Final Four team.

Sectional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale. Class “A” Herrin and Pinckneyville.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale and Mt. Vernon. Class “A” Cairo, Harrisburg, Herrin, Massac County, Okawville and Pinckneyville.

1994-95

First team all-stater Dale Overstreet led his Bulldogs of Harrisburg to a Class “A” State Tournament appearance. Harrisburg finished the season 27-5 under the direction of coach Randy Smithpeters. Nashville (coach Darin Lee) and West Frankfort (coach Bob Brown) won their first S.I.R.R. crowns. N.C.O.E. grad Reed Jackson concluded an outstanding college career at the University of Evansville by being named first team all-Missouri Valley and amassing 1,101 career points! Carbondale’s Dan Cross competed his highly successful college career at the University of Florida with 1,265 career points!

Sectional Champs: Class “A” Harrisburg.

Regional Champs: Class “A” Anna-Jonesboro, Benton, Harrisburg, Massac County, Pinckneyville and West Frankfort.

1995-96

After 77 years of being held at the University of Illinois, the State Tournament moved to Peoria. Pope County made their first visit to the tournament. Coach Andy Palmer’s Class “A” Pirates finished 27-3 and set a school record for wins. Troy Hudson (Carbondale) concluded his fine college career (University of Missouri and S.I.U.C.) with a total 1,174 points and a 20.6 point per game scoring average. Mark Imhoff of Murphysboro was named head coach at John A. Logan Community College. Benton native Doug Collins was named coach of the N.B.A.’s Detroit Pistons. Carbondale’s Steve Bardo retired from the N.B.A. after a three-year career that included stints with San Antonio, Dallas and Detroit.

Sectional Champs: Class “A” Pope County.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale. Class “A” Herrin, McLeansboro, Meridian, Pinckneyville and Pope County.

1996-97

Three teams from Southern Illinois made it to the Class “A” State Tournament: Coach Brad Lee’s Carmi Bulldogs (21-10), Coach Darin Lee’s Nashville Hornets (27-6) and Coach Randy Smithpeter’s Harrisburg Bulldogs (21-10). Class “AA” coach Doug Creel’s Mt. Vernon Ram club (25-5) also made it to the State Tournament. Kent Williams (S.I.U.C.) and Jon Knoche (University of Nevada @ Las Vegas) paced the Rams. Okawville’s Able Schrader (S.I.U.C.) was a first team all-state selectee while West Frankfort’s Terrance Avery (Indian State University) was named M.V.P. of the I.B.C.A. all-star game. Jerry Sloan (McLeansboro) coached his Utah Jazz team to the N.B.A. finals only to fall to the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan.

Sectional Champs: Class “AA” Mt. Vernon.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale and Mt. Vernon. Class “A” Carmi-White County, Century, Harrisburg, Herrin, Massac County, Nashville, Sesser-Valier and Trico.

1997-98

Two Class “A” schools, Harrisburg (25-6) and Nashville (30-2), advanced to the State Tourney. Harrisburg was coached by Randy Smithpeters and Nashville by Darin Lee. Pope County’s Dustin Turner became the school’s first player to be named first team all-state.

Murphysboro (coach Daryl Murphy) won their first S.I.R.R. Conference title. Three former prep stars, Cairo’s Tyrone Nesby, Carbondale’s Troy Hudson and Pinckneyville’s Shane Hawkins, concluded great college careers. Nesby scored 1,050 points for the University of Nevada @ Las Vegas and led his team in scoring as a junior and a senior; Hudson scored 1,174 points for the University of Missouri and S.I.U.C. and led S.I.U.C. in scoring as a sophomore and a junior; and Hawkins scored 1,384 points for S.I.U.C. 1998 was coach Rich Herrin’s final campaign at S.I.U.C. McLeansboro native Jerry Sloan once again led his Utah Jazz squad to the N.B.A. Finals.

Sectional Champs: Class “A” Harrisburg and Nashville.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale, Mt. Vernon and Murphysboro. Class “A” Century, Harrisburg, Nashville, Pope County, Sesser-Valier, Steeleville and West Frankfort.

1998-99

Coach Doug Creel’s Class “AA” Mt. Vernon club (28-1) made it to the State Tournament via an undefeated regular season record (25-0). Creel relied heavily upon first team all-state selection Kent Williams (S.I.U.C.). Williams set the Ram career scoring record with 2,183 points, and he was named M.V.P. of the I.B.C.A. all-star game! Carmi (28-4) and Johnston City (23-8) made the scene at the Class “A” tourney. Carmi was coached by Brad Lee while Johnston City was directed by Keil Peebles. Class “A” Nashville had a momentous year as well as they finished the regular season as the AP’s #1 Class “A” ranked team in the state. Coach Darin Lee guided a strong starting unit that included first team all-state player Brian Piasecki.

Joining Williams and Piasecki as first team all-state honorees were McLeansboro’s Laban Cross, Gallatin County’s Max Galt and Pope County’s Dustin Turner. Turner scored a school record 2,023 points for the Pirates.

Sectional Champs: Class “AA: Mt. Vernon. Class “A” Carmi-White County and Johnston City.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Mt. Vernon and Murphysboro. Class “A” Carmi-White County, DuQuoin, Johnston City, McLeansboro, Pope County, Sesser-Valier and Shawnee.

1999-2000 Three Class “A” teams from Southern Illinois advanced to the State Tournament in 2000: Massac County (23-7), Nashville (24-10) and Okawville (27-8). All three were coached

by I.B.C.A. Hall of Famers: Joe Hosman (Massac County), Darin Lee (Nashville) and Dave Luechtefeld (Okawville). Coach Doug Creel brought his Class “AA” Rams (21-11) back for a return trip to the State Tournament. Okawville’s Tyler Hackstadt (Lamar University) and Shawnee’s Derek Winans (Southeast Missouri State University) were named first team all-state players. Winans set Shawnee’s school record with 2,035 career points as he greatly aided coach Mike Hanson’s Redskins achieve a school record 26 wins! Matt Beavers of Johnston City was awarded the M.V.P. trophy at the annual I.B.C.A. all-star game. Okawville coaching great Dave Luechtefeld retired and began a career in state government. Long-time Ridgway and Gallatin County mentor and I.B.C.A. Hall of Famer Bob Dallas won his last of nineteen Greater Egyptian Conference titles (the most conference championships by any cage coach in Southern Illinois history). Freshman Kent Williams (Mt. Vernon) led S.I.U.C. in scoring.

Sectional Champs: Class “AA” Mt. Vernon. Class “A” Massac County, Nashville and Okawville.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Mt. Vernon and Murphysboro. Class “A” DuQuoin, Eldorado,

Johnston City, Massac County, McLeansboro, Nashville, Okawville and Shawnee.

2000-01

Pinckneyville’s Dick Corn won his second State Championship as the Panther’s coach. Class “A” Pinckneyville went 31-4 on the season and was led by first team all-tourney and first team all-state selection Tim Bauersachs. Team members for Pinckneyville were Tim Bauersachs, Haven Hicks, Josh Fisher, Cody Majewski, Kyle Smith, Michael McConchie, Jason Houghland, Darren McCombs, Nolan Kellerman, Wesley Epplin, Danny Siefert, Jordan Sutton, Zach Campbell, Jon Hicks and Shane Hoffman. Harrisburg also made an appearance at the Class “A” State Tourney, going 21-9 for coach Randy Smithpeters. Sparta’s Jeff Dancy (Lipscomb University) set the Bulldog school record for career points (1,300) and was honored as the M.V.P. of the I.B.C.A. all-star game. Sesser-Valier (coach Rick Metcalf) set their school record with 28 wins. Kent Williams, of Mt. Vernon, again was S.I.U.C.’s leading scorer.

Sectional Champs: Class “A” Harrisburg and Pinckneyville.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale and Mt. Vernon. Class “A” Anna-Jonesboro, Cairo, Harrisburg, Pinckneyville, Sesser-Valier and West Frankfort.

2001-02

Coach Mike Mooneyham’s Herrin Tigers (26-8) took second-place honors at the Class “A” State Tournament. Brian Algee and Mike Gavick were named first team all-tourney and were greatly influential in helping Herrin win their first S.I.R.R. crown. Pinckneyville (coach Dick Corn), despite only a 13-20 record, made late season strides and advanced to the Class “A” Tournament as well. Egyptian’s Dana Ford (Illinois State University) capped off a stellar career by being named first team all-state, setting his school’s record for career points (2,222), and being named the M.V.P. of the I.B.C.A. all-star game. His Pharaoh team also won a school record 24 games for coach Chuck Doty. Other first team all-state players were DuQuoin’s Nick Hill and Sesser-Valier’s Shane Garner. Hill (Western Kentucky University) assisted his coach, Wendell Wheeler, in winning their first S.I.R.R. title, sharing the Mississippi Division crown with Nashville (coach Darin Lee). Crab Orchard (coach Jon Brown) won their first ever Greater Egyptian Conference championship. Mt. Vernon’s Kent Williams led S.I.U.C. in scoring for the third year running and was selected as first team all-Missouri Valley Conference! College coaching great Jack Margenthaler of Pinckneyville retired from the profession after a 20 plus year successful career. Shawnne High School alum Derek Winans led Southeast Missouri State University in scoring as a freshman! Benton great Doug Collins was reunited with one of his former players, Michael Jordan, as he became the coach of the N.B.A.’s Washington Wizards.

Cairo alum Tyrone Nesby completed a four-year N.B.A. career (Los Angeles Clippers and Washington Wizards), averaging 9.5 points per game and totaling 2,431 points.

Sectional Champs: Class “A” Herrin and Pinckneyville.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale. Class “A” Benton, Cairo, Egyptian, Harrisburg, Herrin, McLeansboro, Okawville and Pinckneyville.

2002-03

Cairo took fourth-place at the Class “A” State Tourney for coach Larry Baldwin’s Pilots (28-6). Matt Wynn’s Benton Rangers (26-9) also advanced to the Class “A” State Tournament. DuQuoin Indian Nick Hill completed his career with 2,083 points and another first team all-state selection. Carterville’s Justin Barrington (1,869 points) and Crab Orchard’s Ben Kissing (2,374 points) set their schools’ records for career points. DuQuoin (coach Wendell Wheeler) tied their school record with 28 wins while Carterville (coach Tim Bleyer) did the same for the Lions with 25 wins. Century (coach Andy Palmer) set a new record for wins with 26. Mt.

Vernon great Kent Williams became the first Saluki to lead the team in scoring for four straight years! He totaled 2,012 points for S.I.U.C. and was selected first team all-Missouri Valley Conference. Derek Winans (Shawnee) led S.E.M.O. in scoring as a sophomore.

Sectional Champs: Class “A” Benton and Cairo.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale. Class “A” Benton, Cairo, Carterville, DuQuoin, Eldorado and Okawville.

2003-04

Cairo (coach Larry Baldwin) was the undefeated AP #1 ranked team in the state during the regular season (30-0), but it was Massac County and Pinckneyville that made the Class “A” State Tourney scene in 2004. Joe Hosman’s Massac club went 27-7 and made the trip to Peoria while coach Dick Corn’s Pinckneyville squad (25-7) bowed out at the super-sectional.

Cairo finished 31-1, setting a school record for wins in a season. Carbondale took fourth-place in Class “AA.” Coach Jim Miller’s Terriers (28-7) were led by Justin Dentmon (University of Washington). Dentmon was the tourney’s leading scorer, first team all-tourney, and first team allstate! Other future N.C.A.A. Division I players on that team were Phillip Fayne (Duquesne University), Lawrence Blackledge (Marquette University), and Manual Cass (University of Texas @ El Paso). Besides Dentmon, four other Southern Illinois players were named first team all-state: Century’s Ray Nelson and Josh Tabb (University of Tennessee), Cairo’s Brandon Childs and Massac County’s Gerren Rogers. The Black Diamond Conference reorganized in 2004, splitting up into two divisions (East and West). Cairo (coach Larry Baldwin) won the first East Division crown while Sesser-Valier (coach Rick Metcalf) won the West title. Tommy House of Murphysboro (1,599 points) and Jeff Mulholland of Steeleville (1,480 points) set their respective school’s records for career points. S.E.M.O junior guard, Derek Winans (Shawnee), led the Red Hawks in scoring for the third straight year!

Sectional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale. Class “A” Massac County and Pinckneyville.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale. Class “A” Benton, Eldorado, Herrin, Massac County, Nashville, Pinckneyville and West Frankfort.

2004-05

Carbondale backed up a fourth-place finish in 2004 with a runner-up finish in 2005. Coach Jim Miller’s 31-3 Class “AA” Terrier squad was paced by first team all-tourney selections Manual Cass (University of Texas @ El Paso) and Ray Nelson. Other major contributors included Josh Tabb (University of Tennessee), Phillip Fayne (Duquesne University) and team M.V.P. Michael DeWalt. Nelson and Tabb were transfers from Class “A” Century and were all-state players in 2004. Class “A” Nashville (coach Darin Lee) advanced to Peoria behind the stellar play of Lucas O’Rear (Northern Iowa). The Hornets finished the season with a fine 295 record. Galatia’s Derek Sloan was the lone first team all-stater in 2005. Sloan set a school record for career points with 2,263. Other notable scorers were Ray Kissing of Crab Orchard who amassed 2,188 career points and led Southern Illinois with a 31 point per game average and Gallatin County’s Kyle Oldham who finished with 2,014 career tallies. Carterville’s Lions, coached by Tim Bleyer, tied a school record with 25 wins. Derek Winans of Shawnee High School finished his career at Southeast Missouri State University with 1,505 points.

Sectional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale. Class “A” Nashville.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale. Class “A” Class “A” Carterville, Eldorado, Goreville, McLeansboro, Meridian, Nashville, Steeleville, Vienna and West Frankfort.

2005-06

Once again Pinckneyville’s Panthers brought hardware back to Perry County, this

time taking fourth-place at the Class “A” State Tournament. One player coach Dick Corn’s club (32-3) featured was future St. Louis University Billikin, Kyle Cassity. Junior Lucas O’Rear had an outstanding season for Nashville and was rewarded with all-state honors. Waltonville (coach Mike Denault) set their school record for wins with 28 while Vienna (coach Rick Metcalf) tied their school record with 24 wins.

Sectional Champs: Class “A” McLeansboro and Pinckneyville.

Regional Champs: Class “A” Goreville, McLeansboro, Murphysboro, Nashville, Pinckneyville and West Frankfort.

2006-07

2007 marked the final year of the two-class system for I.H.S.A. basketball.

Nashville fielded one of their better teams as they went undefeated during the regular season and tied the school record for wins (33-1) while returning to Peoria for the Class “A” Tournament.

Coach Darin Lee’s club once again was led by first team all-stater Lucas O’Rear (Northern Iowa) as the talented Hornet set his school’s record for career points (2,112). Coach Rick Metcalf’s Vienna club tied their school record for wins in a season (24) for the second straight year. Dick Corn retired after 32 great years at Pinckneyville! In 2007 the I.H.S.A. recognized the “100 Legends of the I.H.S.A. Tournament.” Those from Southern Illinois who left their mark were Pinckneyville’s Dick Corn, Eldorado’s Mike Duff, Mt. Vernon’s Max Hooper, Pinckneyville’s Merrill “Duster” Thomas and Equality’s Dolph Stanley.

Sectional Champs: Class “A” Nashville.

Regional Champs: Class “AA” Carbondale. Class “A” Cairo, Murphysboro, Nashville, Pinckneyville, Vienna and West Frankfort.

2007-08

Beginning in 2007-2008 season, the I.H.S.A. instituted a four-class system for basketball with Class “4A” comprising of the largest enrolled schools and Class “1A” containing the smallest enrolled schools. Also, the I.H.S.A. ceased the naming of all-State Tournament teams in 2008, and only four teams from each class advanced to the State Tournament. One Southern Illinois team, Pinckneyville, did advance to the Class “2A” State Tournament. Coach Bob Waggoner’s Panthers took fourth-place and were led by first team all-state player Kyle Cassity (St. Louis University). Brett Thompson (St. Louis University) of Vienna, Tommy Pelcynski of Nashville and Marland Johnson of Meridian were also first team all-state selections.

Johnson was also named M.V.P. of the I.B.C.A. all-star game. Coach Matt Laur’s Steeleville team set their school record for wins with 28 notches on their belts! Justin Dentmon (Carbondale) of the University of Washington was awarded a first team all-P.A.C. Ten honor.

Carbondale’s Troy Hudson wrapped up an outstanding N.B.A. career in which he scored 4,637 points and averaged 9.0 points per game! The eleven-year journeyman enjoyed stops in Utah (Jazz), Los Angeles (Clippers), Orlando (Magic), Minnesota (Timberwolves) and Golden State (Warriors).

Sectional Champs: Class “3A” Mt. Vernon. Class “2A” Pinckneyville. Class “1A” Okawville.

Regional Champs: Class “3A” Mt. Vernon. Class “2A” DuQuoin, Harrisburg and Pinckneyville.

Class 1A” Okawville, Sesser-Valier, Trico, Waltonville and Woodlawn.

2008-09 Two teams from Southern Illinois took second-place honors as coach Joe Hosman’s Massac County (33-2) club and coach Shane Witzel’s Woodlawn (30-2) team both finished runner-up in their respective Class “2A” and Class “1A” divisions. Massac was led by first team all-state competitor Byron Bailey while the Verhines brothers, Bronson (S.I.U.C.) and Dawson (S.I.U.C.), starred for Woodlawn. Both schools set records for most wins in a season.

Shooting sensation Isiah Jones of Meridian was also honored as a first team all-state performer.

Coach Mark Motsinger led his Carrier-Mills club to a 26-win season, tying that school’s record for wins in a season. Carbondale graduate Justin Dentmon finished his college career at the University of Washington with 1,425 points and 133 game appearances (the most ever by a high school player from Southern Illinois at the N.C.A.A. Division I level). McLeansboro’s Jerry Sloan received one of basketball’s highest honors with his enshrinement into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame!

Sectional Champs: Class “2A” Massac County. Class “1A” Okawville and Woodlawn.

Regional Champs: Class “3A” Carbondale. Class “2A” DuQuoin, Herrin, Massac County and McLeansboro. Class “1A” Meridian, Okawville, Sesser-Valier and Woodlawn.

2009-10

With first team all-stater Justin Matyi controlling the paint, Sesser-Valier sailed to a second-place finish at the Class “1A” State Tournament. Coach Chip Basso’s Red Devil team finished with a 26-10 mark. DuQuoin had a first team all-stater too: the formidable Matt Gossett.

Eldorado’s Cody Lane broke the 2,000-point barrier as he scored 2,006 in his fine career. Carmi (coach Craig Winter) and Hamilton County (coach Curt Reed) won their schools’ first Black Diamond Conference titles.

Sectional Champs: Class “2A” Murphysboro. Class “1A” Sesser-Valier and Woodlawn.

Regional Champs: Class “2A” DuQuoin, Harrisburg and Murphysboro. Class “1A” Meridian, Sesser-Valier, Trico and Woodlawn.

2010-11

Coach Daryl Murphy’s Red Devil club of Murphysboro not only went undefeated during the regular season while setting a school record for wins (35-1), but also took home runner-up honors at the Class “2A” State Tournament! First team all-state player Jerrod Gaston led the charges for Murphy. In Class “1A” Woodlawn returned to Peoria and took third-place.

Coach Shane Witzel’s 30-4 club was led by first team all-state cager Dawson Verhines (S.I.U.C.).

Coach Shane Hawkins’ Trico unit set a school record with a 30-win season. DuQuoin’s Connor Wheeler (S.I.U.E.) was named M.V.P. of the I.B.C.A. all-star game. Coach Matt Laur led Steeleville to their first Cahokia (Kaskaskia Division) Conference title. Carbondale’s Justin Dentmon concluded a two-year N.B.A. career. Dentmon had short stays with the Dallas Mavericks, the San Antonio Spurs, and the Toronto Raptors. Jerry Sloan (McLeansboro) retired from the N.B.A. as the third winningest coach in league history!

Sectional Champs: Class “2A” Murphysboro. Class “1A” Meridian and Woodlawn.

Regional Champs: Class “2A” Benton, DuQuoin, Harrisburg and Murphysboro. Class “1A” Crab Orchard, Gallatin County, Meridian, Trico and Woodlawn.

2011-12

Woodlawn won it all, capturing the Class “1A” first-place trophy at Peoria! Coach Shane Witzel’s 29-5 club included team members A.J. Webb, Brendan Petersen, Gabe Owens, Logan Isaac, Christian Hollenkamp, Jayson Hapeman, Kris Harlow, Matt Kennedy, Jake Robinson, Ryan Richardson, Logan Wollerman, Ty Coleman, Chase Phillips and Bryson Sanders. Crab Orchard’s Ben Kissing capped off a distinguished career by being named first team all-state, scoring a school record 2,374 points and leading coach Jon’ Brown’s Trojan squad to a school record 30-win season! Goreville (coach Todd Tripp) won their first Black Diamond Conference crown. Former Carbondale Terrier Mark Gottfried was named head coach at North Carolina State after successful coaching stints at Murray State and Alabama.

Sectional Champs: Class “2A” Harrisburg. Class “1A” Meridian and Woodlawn.

Regional Champs: Class “2A” Benton, Harrisburg and Pinckneyville. Class “1A” Crab Orchard, Gallatin County, Meridian, Sesser-Valier and Woodlawn.

2012-13

Fielding one of Southern Illinois’ finest teams ever, coach Randy Smithpeters’ Harrisburg Bulldogs won the Class “2A” State Championship going 33-1 (school record for wins) on the season! Two first team all-state players graced the Bulldog roster: Capel Henshaw and Tyler Smithpeters (S.I.U.C.). Other team members were Logan Hartly, Caleb Bartok, Justin Younger, Ryne Roper, Jarren Goldman, Bahari Amaya, Anfernee Houston, Snjolfur Bjornsson, Eli Taborn-Scott, Gabe Oglesby, Jake Simmerly, Carson Batts, and Dakota Upchurch. Henshaw set the school record with 1,884 career points. Andrew Drone of Gallatin County and Jeremy Weeke of Okawville were also named first team all-state. Drone set his school’s record with 2,396 career points and went on to play college ball at Rice University. He also aided his coach, Robert “Radar” Patton, in achieving a school record 27-win season. Todd Tripp’s Goreville Blackcat squad also set a school record for wins with 26, and Chester (coach Brad Norman) tied their school record with 21 wins. Harrisburg alum Kyke Smithpeters was named head coach at John A. Logan Community College. Rend Lake Community College won the N.J.C.A.A. Division II National Championship. Benton native Randy House was the coach of that Warrior team. Team members from Southern Illinois who played in that championship game were Dawson and Bronson Verhines of Woodlawn, Corey Ayala of Massac County, and Jesse Smith of Trico.

Sectional Champs: Class “2A” Harrisburg. Class “1A” Gallatin County.

Regional Champs: Class “3A” Carbondale. Class “2A” Harrisburg and Nashville. Class “1A” Chester, Gallatin County, Goreville, Meridian, Steeleville and Woodlawn.

2013-14

I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame coach Brad Weathers directed his Class “2A” Nashville team (27-8) to a runner-up trophy at Peoria. Sophomore Royce Newman led the Hornets in scoring. Class “1A” Sesser-Valier took fourth-place honors at the State Tournament. Coach Shane Garner’s club finished 22-12 on the season. Egyptian graduate Dana Ford became the youngest N.C.A.A. Division I head coach in the nation as he signed a four-year contract to coach Tennessee State in the Ohio Valley Conference. Ford was just 29 years of age at the time.

Sectional Champs: Class “2A” Nashville. Class “1A” Meridian and Sesser-Valier.

Regional Champs: Class “3A” Marion. Class “2A” Carterville, Harrisburg and Nashville. Class “1A” Cairo, Crab Orchard, Goreville and Sesser-Valier.

2014-15

Meridian (27-8) took home the runner-up trophy for the second time in school history (1972) as coach Eric Griffin’s Class “1A” Bearcats fell in the state title game to Brimfield, 56-52. Two players from Southern Illinois, senior Will Galik of Carterville and sophomore Noah Frederking of Okawville, were seleced as first team all-state players. Galik helped his coach Scott Burzynski lead Carterville in tying the school record for wins (25).

Century’s Caden Hight set his school’s record by scoring 1,884 career points while breaking his father Corby’s old mark. Benton alum Robert Corn completed a highly successful 25-year college coaching stint at Missouri Southern.

Sectional Champs: Class “2A” Carterville. Class “1A” Okawville.

Regional Champs: Class “3A” Mt. Vernon. Class “2A” Carterville and Pinckneyville. Class “1A” Cairo, Hardin County, Meridian, Okawville and Sesser-Valier.

2015-16

Coach Shane Witzel’s tough Woodlawn crew went 29-5 for the year and finished fourth at the Class “1A” State Tournament. First team all-state player Ross Owens (Missouri State University) paced Woodlawn. Other first team all-state players from the South were Noah Frederking (Okawville), Braden Fitzjerrells (Mt. Vernon), and Royce Newman (Nashville).

Fitzjerrelles was one of two Southern Illinois players to pass the 2,000-point plateau in 2016. He scored 2,063 points while Dongola’s Kyle Cox tossed in 2,048 points. Christopher set a school record for wins with 26 as coach Eric Stallman manned the helm. Dana Ford (Egyptian) was selected as the Ohio Valley Coach of the Year at Tennessee State University. Benton great Doug Collins was enshrined into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame!

Sectional Champs: Class “1A” Woodlawn.

Regional Champs: Class “3A” Carbondale and Mt. Vernon. Class “2A” Carterville, Nashville and Pinckneyville. Class “1A” Christopher, Goreville, Meridian, Okawville and Woodlawn.

2016-17

Coach Jon Kraus led his Okawville team to a school record 32-win season (32-4) and a second-place finish at the Class “1A” State Tournament. First team all-stater Noah Frederking (University of Evansville) led the tourney in scoring and set his school’s record by amassing 2,844 career points! Elverado (coach Jacob Emling) won their first South Egyptian Conference title, sharing the honors with Meridian (coach Eric Griffin) and Cobden (coach Rhett Barke). The dean of Southern Illinois basketball coaches, Rich Herrin, retired after a 52-year career on the sidelines as a high school and college mentor. Herrin’s teams won nearly 1,000 games! On March 17, 2017, the Chicago Tribune named the “100 Best Illinois High School Basketball Players Ever.” Those who made the grade from Southern Illinois included Doug Collins of Benton, Charles “Chico” Vaughn of Alexander County Central (Tamms), Max Hooper of Mt. Vernon, Troy Hudson of Carbondale, and Jerry Sloan of McLeansboro! Herrin’s Steve Fisher retired after a long and highly successful college (Michigan and San Diego State) coaching career.

Sectional Champs: Class “1A” Okawville and Woodlawn.

Regional Champs: Class “3A” Benton. Class “2A” Eldorado, Nashville and Pinckneyville.

Class “1A” Christopher, Gallatin County, Meridian, Okawville and Woodlawn.

2017-18

Coach Jon Kraus brough home the Rockets’ first state championship (Class “1A”) back to Okawville! Team members of the 27-8 championship squad were Payten Harre, Lucas Frederking, Caleb Frederking, Will Aubel, Jordan Green, Wyatt Krohne, Luke Hensler, Carter Killion, Drew Riechmann, Tyler Parsley, Tyler Roesener, Payton Riechmann, Lane Schilling, Tom Segelhorst, and Jackson Heckert. Coach Todd Tripp led Goreville (23-13) to a fourth-place showing in Class “1A” as the Bearcats’ won their first state trophy in school history. In Class “2A” Pinckneyville took fourth-place at Peoria. Coach Bob Waggoner’s Panthers finished with a 31-5 mark. Four players from Southern Illinois earned first-team all-state honors: Jake Parr of Anna-Jonesboro, Damarius Taylor of Cairo, Braden Webb of Goreville, and Grant Jausel of Pinckneyville. Harrisburg’s Isaiah Salsberry set his school’s record with 1,900 career points while Braden Webb did the same at Goreville with 2,104 career tallies. Tommy Holder, a Carbondale alum was named head coach at Rend Lake College. Egyptian High graduate Dana Ford was named head coach at Missouri State University.

Sectional Champs: Class “3A” Marion. Class “2A” Pinckneyville. Class “1A” Goreville and Okawville.

Regional Champs: Class “3A” Marion. Class “2A” Anna-Jonesboro, Eldorado, Nashville and Pinckneyville. Class “1A” Cairo, Goreville, Okawville and Sesser-Valier.

Southern Illinois First Team All-State High School Players These players were recognized by either by the Champaign News-Gazette, Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, Associated Press or the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association. Other All-State teams have

been recognized over the years, but only players named by these organizations are listed here. No all-state teams are known to exist before 1933.

Year Name High School College(s)/Other 1933 Wilbur Henry Benton Illinois 1934 James Anderson Marion na 1934 Alfred Manis Benton McKendree 1935 Veo Sutton Eldorado na 1936 Haskell Tison Eldorado Missouri 1942 Walt Kirk Mt. Vernon Illinois 1946 Bob Hughes West Frankfort Northwestern 1946 Benton Odum Marion Illinois 1948 Bob Johnson Pinckneyville S.I.U.C. 1949 Max Hooper Mt. Vernon Illinois 1950 Max Hooper Mt. Vernon Illinois 1951 John Kent Marion Bradley 1951 Walt Moore Mt. Vernon Illinois 1953 Jim Stokes Mt. Vernon na 1954 Albert Avant Mt. Vernon Western Illinois/Marquette 1957 John Tidwell Herrin Michigan 1958 Richard Box Herrin Wisconsin/Tennessee @ Martin 1958 Jay Lovelace Carbondale Illinois 1958 Chico Vaughn Alexander Co. Central S.I.U.C. 1959 Ken Doughty Herrin Missouri 1959 Dave Harris Pinckneyville St. Louis 1959 Roger Suttner Ridgway Kansas State 1959 Jim Swope Marion Houston/Tennessee @ Martin 1960 Dave Roach Pinckneyville Iowa 1960 Jerry Sloan McLeansboro Evansville 1960 Gene Turni Herrin Loyola, LA 1961 Bill Lacy Pinckneyville St. Louis/S.I.U.C. 1961 Jack Margenthaler Pinckneyville Houston 1961 Bob Brown West Frankfort Illinois 1962 Bob Brown West Frankfort Illinois 1962 Jack Sutter Galatia Middle Tennessee State 1962 Ken Winter Carmi Pro baseball 1962 Sam Ulrich Pinckneyville St. Louis 1962 Jim Burns McLeansboro Northwestern 1963 Jim Burns McLeansboro Northwestern 1963 Ted Osman Marion Bradley 1963 Ken Winter Carmi Pro baseball 1964 Kenny Flick Cobden Mineral Area 1964 Bennie Louis Pinckneyville Illinois 1964 Tommy Thomas Johnston City St. Louis 1964 Guy Turner Harrisburg Alabama

1964 1965 1965 1965 1966 1966 1966 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1968 1968 1968 1968 1969 1969 1970 1970 1971

Terry Gamber Terry Gamber Lynn Howerton Tommy Thomas Jim Adkins Greg Starrick Rich Yunkus Rich Yunkus Greg Starrick Billy Perkins Alan Crews Ron Stallings Ron Stallings Alan Crews Danny Johnson Les Taylor Les Taylor Nate Hawthorne Eddie James Gail Wolf Jim Semanski

Mt. Vernon Northwestern Mt. Vernon Northwestern Carbondale S.I.U.C. Johnston City St. Louis Benton Alabama Marion Kentucky/S.I.U.C. Benton Georgia Tech Benton Georgia Tech Marion Kentucky/S.I.U.C. Carbondale Louisville/S.I.U.C. DuQuoin S.I.U.C. Ridgway Louisville Ridgway Louisville DuQuoin S.I.U.C. Benton Western Kentucky Carbondale Murray State Carbondale Murray State Mt. Vernon S.I.U.C. Mt. Vernon S.I.U.C. Okawville Missouri Benton Tennessee

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Chattanooga/Louisiana College

1971 Dave Lockin Benton Georgia Tech 1972 Steve Stewart Benton Louisiana College/Rend Lake 1973 Dan Sullivan Murphysboro John A. Logan/Western Illinois 1974 Dennis Smith Eldorado Bradley (All-State Multi-Classes Began in 1975) 1975 Billy Smith Benton Georgia Tech 1975 Rob Dunbar Benton Western Kentucky 1975 Norm Goodman Metropolis Missouri 1975 Mark Winter Carmi S.I.U.C. 1975 Keil Peebles Johnston City S.I.U.E. 1976 Barry Smith Eldorado S.I.U.C. 1976 Harvey McNeal Cairo Phillips/Murray State 1976 Dean Taborn Carrier Mills-Stonefort John A. Logan 1976 Mike Duf Eldorado Evansville 1977 Mike Duf Eldorado Evansville 1977 Gordon Welch Carbondale Southern Methodist 1977 Tony Bogan Meridian na 1977 Dean Taborn Carrier Mills-Stonefort John A. Logan 1978 Eddie Lane Eldorado John A. Logan/Southeast Missouri State 1979 Roger Steig Nashville Mississippi 1979 John Jankowski Nashville Tennessee @ Martin

1979 1980 1980 1980 1980

Johnny Fayne Carbondale S.I.U.C. Craig Bardo Carbondale Indiana/The Citadel Taurice Mallory Cairo John A. Logan Anthony Venson Meridian Southeast Missouri State Gary Moeller Okawville California @

Santa

Barbra/California @ Fullerton

1981 Wade Graskewicz Pinckneyville Missouri Southern 1981 Anthony Webster Cairo Bradley/S.I.U.E. 1981 Greg Rennegarbe Okawville McKendree 1982 Greg Rennegarbe Okawville McKendree 1983 Paul Jansen Okawville St. Louis 1984 Bruce Baker Benton Alabama Birmingham 1984 Brian Sloan McLeansboro Indiana 1984 Jerry Stickland Meridian Eastern Illinois 1984 Glenn Martin Carbondale Drake 1984 Sean Connor Zeigler-Royalton Notre Dame 1985 Sean Connor Zeigler-Royalton Notre Dame 1985 Stephen Bardo Carbondale Illinois 1986 Monte Kuhnert DuQuoin Northern Iowa/S.I.U.E. 1986 Jason Carson Pinckneyville Alabama Birmingham 1987 Rob Gaddy Carmi Rend Lake 1987 Lucis Reece Cairo Northwestern 1988 Barry Graskewicz Pinckneyville Missouri @ St. Louis 1988 T.J. Wheeler Christopher Illinois 1989 T.J. Wheeler Christopher Illinois 1990 T.J. Wheeler Christopher Illinois 1990 Reed Jackson N.C.O.E. Evansville 1991 Reed Jackson N.C.O.E. Evansville 1991 Dan Cross Carbondale Florida 1992 Scott Burzynski Sesser-Valier S.I.U.C. 1992 Jo Jo Johnson Benton S.I.U.C./Rend Lake 1992 Kerwin Lowe Cairo Kaskaskia 1993 John Pruett Massac County S.I.U.E. 1993 Troy Hudson Carbondale Missouri/S.I.U.C. 1993 Tyrone Nesby Cairo Vincennes/Nevada @ Vegas 1993 Shane Hawkins Pinckneyville S.I.U.C. 1994 Shane Hawkins Pinckneyville S.I.U.C. 1994 Tyrone Nesby Cairo Vincennes/Nevada @ Vegas 1994 Troy Hudson Carbondale Missouri/S.I.U.C. 1994 John Pruett Massac County S.I.U.E. 1994 Ryan Luechtefeld Okawville St. Louis 1995 Dale Overstreet Harrisburg Southeastern Illinois

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1997 Abel Schrader 1998 Dustin Turner 1999 Dustin Turner 1999 Brian Piasecki University 1999 Kent Williams 1999 Laban Cross 1999 Max Galt 2000 Tyler Hackstadt 2000 Derek Winans 2001 Tim Bauersachs 2001 Dana Ford 2002 Dana Ford 2002 Nick Hill 2002 Shane Garner 2003 Nick Hill 2004 Ray Nelson 2004 Justin Dentmon 2004 Josh Tabb 2004 Brandon Childs 2004 Gerren Rogers 2005 Derek Sloan 2006 Lucas O’Rear 2007 Lucas O’Rear 2008 Brett Thompson 2008 Kyle Cassity 2008 Marland Johnson 2008 Tommy Pelcynski

Mt. Vernon S.I.U.C. McLeansboro Illinois Wesleyan Gallatin County Logan (St. Louis) Okawville Lamar Shawnee Southeast Missouri State Pinckneyville S.I.U.E. Egyptian Illinois State Egyptian Illinois State DuQuoin Western Kentucky Sesser-Valier Rend Lake DuQuoin Western Kentucky Century Moberly Carbondale Washington Century Tennessee/Northern Kentucky Cairo na Massac County Lincoln/Southwest Baptist Galatia Lindenwood Nashville Northern Iowa Nashville Northern Iowa Vienna St. Louis/Lindenwood Pinckneyville St. Louis Meridian Henderson State/Three Rivers Nashville Southwestern Illinois/Missouri Univ.

2009 Byron Bailey 2009 Isiah Jones

Massac County Kaskaskia Meridian Alabama @ Birmingham/Southeast

S&T

Okawville Pope County Pope County Nashville

S.I.U.C. Southeastern Illinois Southeastern Illinois Southwestern Illinois/Union

Missouri State

2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2013 2013 2013 2013 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016

Justin Matyi Sesser-Valier na Matt Gossett DuQuoin Lincoln Land/St. Ambrose Jerrod Gaston Murphysboro Vincennes Dawson Verhines Woodlawn Rend Lake/S.I.U.C. Ben Kissing Crab Orchard Fontbonne Tyler Smithpeters Harrisburg S.I.U.C. Andrew Drone Gallatin County Rice Jeremy Weeke Okawville Southwestern Illinois Capel Henshaw Harrisburg Lewis Noah Frederking Okawville Evansville Will Galik Carterville Washington (St. Louis) Braden FitzjerrellsMt. Vernon Lindenwood-Belleville Ross Owens Woodlawn Missouri State Royce Newman Nashville Ole Miss

2016 2017 2018 2018 2018 2018

Noah Frederking Noah Frederking Grant Jausel Damarius Taylor Braden Webb Jake Parr

Nashville Evansville Okawville Evansville Pinckneyville na Cairo na Goreville na Anna-Jonesboro na

Southern Illinois First Team All-State Players (Listed by High Schools) Alexander County Central Chico Vaughn 1958 Anna-Jonesboro Jake Parr

2018

Benton Wilbur Henry Alfred Manis Jim Adkins Rich Yunkus Danny Johnson Jim Semanski Dave Lockin Steve Stewart Billy Smith Rob Dunbar Bruce Baker Jo Jo Johnson

1933 1934 1966 1966-67 1968 1971 1971 1972 1975 1975 1984 1992

Cairo Harvey McNeal Taurice Mallory Anthony Webster Lucis Reece Kerwin Lowe Tyrone Nesby Brandon Childs Damarius Taylor

1976 1980 1981 1987 1992 1993-94 2004 2018

Carbondale Jay Lovelace Lynn Howerton

1958 1965

Billy Perkins Les Taylor Gordon Welch Johnny Fayne Craig Bardo Glenn Martin Stephen Bardo Dan Cross Troy Hudson Justin Dentmon Carmi Ken Winter Mark Winter Rob Gaddy

1967 1968-69 1977 1979 1980 1984 1985 1991 1993-94 2004 1962-63 1975 1987

Carrier Mills-Stonefort Dean Taborn

1976-77

Carterville Will Galik

2015

Century Ray Nelson Josh Tabb

2004 2004

Christopher T.J. Wheeler

1988-89-90

Cobden Kenny Flick

1964

Crab Orchard Ben Kissing

2012

DuQuoin Alan Crews Monte Kuhnert Nick Hill Matt Gossett

1967-68 1986 2002-03 2010

Egyptian Dana Ford

2001-2

Eldorado Veo Sutton Haskell Tison

1935 1936

Dennis Smith Barry Smith Mike Duff Eddie Lane

1974 1976 1976-77 1978

Galatia Jack Sutter Derek Sloan

1962 2005

Gallatin County Max Galt Andrew Drone

1999 2013

Goreville Braden Webb

2018

Harrisburg Guy Turner Dale Overstreet Tyler Smithpeters Capel Henshaw

1964 1995 2013 2013

Herrin John Tidwell Richard Box Ken Doughty Gene Turni

1957 1958 1959 1960

Johnston City Tommy Thomas Keil Peebles

1964-65 1975

Marion James Anderson Benton Odum John Kent Jim Swope Ted Osman Greg Starrick

1934 1946 1951 1959 1963 1966-67

Massac County John Pruett Gerren Rogers Byron Bailey

1994 2004 2009

McLeansboro Jerry Sloan Jim Burns Brian Sloan Laban Cross

1960 1962-63 1984 1999

Meridian Tony Bogan Anthony Venson Jerry Strickland Marland Johnson Isiah Jones

1977 1980 1984 2008 2009

Metropolis Norm Goodwin

1975

Mt. Vernon Walt Kirk Max Hopper Walt Moore Jim Stokes Albert Avant Terry Gamber Eddie James Nate Hawthorne Kent Williams Braden Fitzjerrells

1942 1949-50 1951 1953 1954 1964-65 1970 1970 1999 2016

Murphysboro Dan Sullivan Jerrod Gaston

1973 2011

Nashville John Jankowski Roger Steig Brian Piasecki Lucas O’Rear Tommy Pelcyski Royce Newman

1979 1979 1999 2006-07 2008 2016

N.C.O.E. Reed Jackson

1990-91

Okawville Gail Wolf Gary Moeller

1970 1980

Greg Rennegarbe Paul Jansen Ryan Luechtefeld Abel Schrader Tyler Hackstadt Jeremy Weeke Noah Frederking

1981-82 1983 1994 1997 2000 2013 2015-16-17

Pinckneyville Bob Johnson Dave Harris Dave Roach Bill Lacy Jack Margenthaler Sam Ulrich Bennie Louis Wade Graskewicz Jason Carson Barry Graskewicz Shane Hawkins Tim Bauersachs Kyle Cassity Grant Jausel

1948 1959 1960 1961 1961 1962 1964 1981 1986 1988 1993-94 2001 2008 2018

Pope County Dustin Turner

1998-99

Ridgway Roger Suttner Ron Stallings

1959 1967-68

Sesser-Valier Scott Burzynski Shane Garner Justin Mayti

1992 2002 2010

Shawnee Derek Winans

2000

Vienna Brett Thompson

2008

West Frankfort Bob Hughes

1946

Bob Brown

1961-62

Woodlawn Dawson Verhines Ross Owens

2011 2016

Ziegler-Royalton Sean Connor

1984-85

Southern Illinois First Team All-State Player Profiles Jim Adkins

Benton …1966…6’6” forward…Coach-Rich Herrin…

1,000+ career points…31-1 senior team record…Team advanced to Elite Eight… Team finished regular season 25-0 and ranked #1 in the AP poll…Was teammate of another 1966 first team all-stater, Rich Yunkus…Won the South Seven Conference title as a senior…

Played college ball at University of Alabama for two seasons, scoring 184 points in 43 games…Member of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame

James Anderson

Marion…1934…6’2” center…Coach-Paul Houghton…Averaged 13 points a game as a senior…18-8 senior team record…Team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen where he scored five points in a 2120 loss to Dolph Stanley’s Equality Cardinals

Albert Avant

Mt. Vernon 1954…6’2” guard…Coach-Harold Hutchens…1,000+ career points…29-3 senior team record…State Champs… Won the South Seven Conference title as a senior…Played college ball at Marquette for a season, scoring 126 points in 26 games...Played at Western Illinois after transferring from Marquette…Coached college basketball at Western Illinois and was athletic director at Chicago State…Member of I.B.C.A. and Mt. Vernon High School Athletic Hall of Fames

Byron Bailey

Massac County 2009…6’4” guard…Coach-Joe Hosman…1,365 career points…33-2 senior team record…Placed second at State Tourney…Won two Southern Illinois Ohio Division River-to-River Conference titles…Played college ball at Kaskaskia Community College

Bruce Baker

Benton 1984…6’7” forward…Coach-Rich Herrin…1,710 career points…24-7 senior team record…Senior team advanced to the Elite Eight…Named to the all-tourney team as a senior…27-4 sophomore team record…Sophomore team advanced to the Elite Eight…Won the South Seven Conference title as sophomore…

Played college ball at the University of Alabama @ Birmingham for five seasons, scoring 249 points in 69 games

Craig Bardo

Stephen Bardo

Carbondale 1980…6’5” guard…Coach-Doug Woolard…1,000+ career points…21-7 senior team record…Younger brother, Stephen, was also an all-state player…Played college ball at Indiana University and The Citadel for four seasons, scoring 1,123 points in 88 games…Was a member Indiana’s N.C.A.A. Division I National Championship team and Big Ten Championship team of 1981…Member of I.B.C.A. and Carbondale High School Athletic Hall of Fames Carbondale 1985 (junior year) …6’5” guard…Coach-Doug Woolard…Averaged 17 points a game as senior (injured most of senior year) …21-8 senior team record…Team advanced to the Elite Eight…23-6 junior team record…Junior team reached the Sweet Sixteen…Older brother, Craig, was also an all-state player… Played college ball at the University of Illinois for four seasons, scoring 909 points in 129 games…Junior team at Illinois advanced to the Final Four…Drafted in the second round of the 1990 N.B.A. draft by the Atlanta Hawks…Played three seasons in the N.B.A., scoring 73 points, playing for the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks…Member of I.B.C.A. and Carbondale High School Athletic Hall of Fames

Tim Bauersachs

Pinckneyville 2001…6’5” forward…Coach-Dick Corn…900+ points...31-4 senior team record…Won State Championship…

Named to the all-tourney team…Won two Southwest Egyptian Conference titles…Played college ball for four seasons at S.I.U.E., scoring 830 points in 113 games… Was named to the all-Great Lakes Valley Conference first team as a senior

Tony Bogan

Meridian 1977…6’1” guard…Coach-Jim Byassee…900+ career points…23-4 senior team record…

Richard Box

Herrin 1958… 5’10” guard…Coach-Bob Hutchison… Senior average was 14 points a game…29-4 senior team record…Senior team advanced to the Elite Eight…31-2 junior team record…Junior team won State Championship…Led team in scoring in the championship game with 17 points…Won two South Seven Conference titles…Played college ball at the University of Wisconsin (freshman team) and Martin Branch Junior College…

Member of Herrin High School Hall of Fame

Bob Brown

West Frankfort 1962 and 1961…6’2” forward…Coach-Ed Green…1,601 career points…16-9 senior record…13-12 junior team record…24-10 sophomore record, placing third in State Tournament…Led all Southern Illinois high school players with a 30 point average as a senior and a 25 point average as a junior…

Played college ball for three seasons at the University of Illinois, scoring 162 points in 44 games…Coached high school basketball for several years, including three years at Eldorado where his teams advanced to the State Tourney…Coached college basketball at John A. Logan C.C. as head coach and the University of Illinois and Murray State University as an assistant…Member of I.B.C.A. and West Frankfort High School Athletic Hall of Fames Jim Burns

McLeansboro 1963 and 1962…6’4” forward…Coach-Gene Haile…1,600+ points…26-3 senior team record…25-7 junior team record, placing fourth at the State Tourney…Named to the alltourney team…Leading scorer at 1962 State Tourney…Won Southern Illini Conference title as a senior…Played college ball for three seasons at Northwestern, scoring 1,368 points in 70 games…

Named all-Big Ten first team his senior year…Named an allAmerican as a senior…Finished career at Northwestern as the school’s all-time leading scorer… Drafted in the fourth round of the 1967 N.B.A. draft by the Chicago Bulls…Played part of one year in the N.B.A. and the rest of the year in the A.B.A., splitting time with the Chicago Bulls and the Dallas Chaparrals…Member of I.B.C.A. and Northwestern University Hall of Fames

Scott Burzynski

Sesser-Valier 1992…6’7” forward…Coach-Rick Metcalf…2,762 career points (Sesser-Valier’s all-time leading scorer) …27-3 senior team record…Won two Black Diamond Conference titles…

Played college ball at S.I.U.C. for four seasons, scoring 489 points in 105 games…Coached high school basketball in Southern Illinois for several years

Jason Carson

Pinckneyville 1986…6’7” center…Coach-Dick Corn…1,249 career points…25-5 senior team record…Won two Southwest Egyptian Conference titles…Played college ball at the University of Alabama @ Birmingham for a season, scoring five points in three games

Kyle Cassity

Pinckneyville 2007…6’5” forward…Coach-Bob Waggoner…

1,319 career points…28-6 senior team record…Placed fourth at the State Tourney…Won two River-to-River Mississippi Division Conference titles…Played college ball at St. Louis University for four seasons, scoring 636 points in 131 games

Brandon Childs

Cairo 2004…6’0” guard…Coach-Larry Baldwin…1,000+ career points…31-1 senior team record…Senior team was undefeated during the regular season and was the AP’s # 1 Class “A” ranked team in the state…Won Black Diamond Conference title as a senior…28-6 junior team record… Junior team placed fourth in the

State Tourney Sean Connor

Zeigler-Royalton 1985 and 1984…6’7” forward…Coach-John Kretz (senior year) & John Denosky (junior year) ...2,390 career points …15-11 senior team record…6-18 junior team record…

Scored 61 points in a single game in 1984…Led all Southern Illinois high school players with a 28 point average as a senior and a 33 point average as a junior…Named M.V.P. at the 1985 I.B.C.A. all-star game…Played college ball at Notre Dame for three seasons, scoring 330 points in 73 games…Was a punter on Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish football team…Member of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame

Alan Crews

DuQuoin 1968 and 1967…6’7” forward…Coach-Ray Shauches...

2,168 career points…21-7 senior team record…23-5 junior team record…Won three Southwest Egyptian Conference titles…Played college ball at S.I.U.C. for two seasons, scoring nine points in nine games…Member of I.B.C.A. and DuQuoin High School Athletic Hall of Fames

Dan Cross

Carbondale 1991…6’2” guard…Coach-Tim Bleyer…1,700+ career points…28-3 senior team record…Team advanced to the Elite Eight…Named to the all-tourney team…Won two South Seven Conference titles…Played college ball at the University of Florida for three seasons, scoring 1,265 points in 95 games…Was a starter on Florida’s 1994 N.C.A.A. Final Four team…1994 team won the Southeastern Conference title…Twice named to the S.E.C. all-conference team…Played professional basketball in Europe…

Member of Carbondale High School Athletic Hall of Fame

Laban Cross

McLeansboro 1999…6’2” guard…Coach-Curt Reed…22-9 senior team record…1,300+ career points…Played college ball at Illinois Wesleyan…Wesleyan placed third in N.C.A.A. Division III National Tourney with Cross starting at a guard position

Justin Dentmon

Carbondale 2004…6’2” guard…Coach-Jim Miller…1,500+ career points…28-7 senior team record…Senior team finished fourth at the State Tourney…Named to the all-tourney team…Was the leading scorer at the State Tourney…Won two South Seven Conference titles…Played college ball at the University of Washington for four seasons, scoring 1,425 points in 133 games…

Named to the first team all-P.A.C. Ten squad as a senior… Named to the all-P.A.C. Ten freshman team…Played two years in the N.B.A., scoring 26 points…Besides playing for the San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, and the Dallas Mavericks, he also played professional basketball overseas

Ken Doughty

Herrin 1959…6’0” guard…Coach-Bob Hutchison…900+ career points…31-2 senior team record…Named to the all-tourney team as a senior…Senior team advanced to the Elite Eight…29-4 junior team record… Junior team advanced to the Elite Eight…Won two South Seven Conference titles…Played college ball at the University of Missouri for three seasons, scoring 884 points in 74 games…Led Missouri in scoring as a junior and was named to the second team all-Big Eight Conference squad…Member of Herrin High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame

Andrew Drone

Gallatin County 2013…6’11” center…Coach-Robert “Radar” Patton…2,396 career points (Gallatin County’s all-time leading scorer) …27-4 senior team record… Led Southern Illinois high school players with a 26 point average as a senior and a 23 point average as a junior…Won Greater Egyptian Conference title as a senior…Played college ball for four seasons at Rice University, scoring 636 points in 124 games

Mike Duff

Eldorado 1977 and 1976…6’7” center…Coach-Bob Brown…

2,558 career points (Eldorado’s all-time leading scorer) …22-12 senior team record…Senior team placed third at the State Tourney…Was the leading scorer at the 1977 State Tourney and was named to the all-tourney team…Led all Southern Illinois players as a senior with a 32 point average…31-1 junior team record…Junior team advanced to the Elite Eight and went undefeated in the regular season…Also named to the all-tourney team as a junior…Was teammate of another 1976 all-state player, Barry Smith…23-10 sophomore team record…Sophomore team placed fourth at the State Tourney… Played college ball at the University of Evansville for one season, scoring 81 points in four games…Tragically perished in the December, 1977 plane crash that killed the entire University of Evansville basketball team (team included Eldorado’s Kevin Kingston and West Frankfort’s Greg Smith)… Member of I.B.C.A. and U.E. Hall of Fames

Rob Dunbar

Benton 1975…6’7” forward…Coach-Rich Herrin…1,000+ career points…27-1 senior team record…Senior team was undefeated during the regular season…Suffered a career ending injury in the final game of the regular season…Won three South Seven Conference titles…Was teammate of 1975 all-state player, Billy Smith…Received a basketball scholarship to Western Kentucky

Johnny Fayne

Carbondale 1979…6’4” guard…Coach-Doug Woolard…1,400+ career points…24-2 senior team record…23-7 sophomore team record…Sophomore team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen…Won

three South Seven Conference titles…Played college ball for three seasons at S.I.U.C., scoring 577 points in 80 games…Member of Carbondale High School Athletic Hall of Fame Braden Fitzjerrells Kenny Flick

Mt. Vernon 2016…5’7” guard…Coach-Doug Creel…2,063 career points…18-11 senior team record… Shortest all-state player from Southern Illinois…Played college ball at Lindenwood-Belleville Cobden 1964…6’5” forward…Coach-Dick Ruggles…Led Appleknockers in scoring as a senior at an 11 point per game average…32-3 senior team record…Team finished second at State Tourney…Named to the all-tourney team…Played college ball for two seasons at Mineral Area College

Dana Ford

Egyptian 2002 and 2001…6’4” guard…Coach-Chuck Doty…

2,222 career points (Egyptian’s all-time leading scorer) …24-5 senior team record…Won three South Egyptian Conference titles…Named M.V.P. at the 2002 I.B.C.A. all-star game…22-4 junior team record…Played college ball for four seasons at Illinois State University, scoring 284 points in 104 games…Coached six years as an N.C.A.A. Division I assistant before becoming the youngest (29 years old) Division I head coach (Tennessee State University) in the nation in 2014…Named Ohio Valley Coach of the Year in 2016…Named head coach at Missouri State in 2018

Noah Frederking

Okawville 2017, 2016, and 2015…6’4” guard…Coach-Jon Kraus…2,844 career points (Okawville’s all-time leading scorer) …32-4 senior team record…Senior team placed second at the State Tourney…28-5 junior team record…25-10 sophomore team record…One of two Southern Illinois high school players (T.J. Wheeler) to be named all-state three times…Has played college ball for a season at the University of Evansville, scoring 173 points in 32 games

Rob Gaddy

Carmi 1987…6’4” forward…Coach-Randy Goin…15.9 point average as a senior…26-1 senior team record…Undefeated regular season…Played college ball at Rend Lake Community College for two seasons

Will Galik

Carterville 2015…6’5” guard…Coach-Scott Buryznski…1,159 career points…25-5 senior team record…Played college ball at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri

Max Galt

Gallatin County 1999…6’1” forward…Coach-Bob Dallas…

1,400+ career points…17-10 senior team record…Played college ball at Logan University in St. Louis, Missouri

Terry Gamber

Mt. Vernon 1965 and 1964…6’1” guard…Coach-Gene Haile (senior) & Elmer Bornman (junior)…1,166 career points…23-7 senior team record…Team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen…Won South Seven Conference title as a senior…16-10 junior team record…Played college ball at Northwestern for three seasons, scoring 799 points in 69 games…Named captain of the 1969 Wildcat team…Member of I.B.C.A. and Mt. Vernon High School Athletic Hall of Fames

Shane Garner

Sesser-Valier 2002…6’3” forward…Coach Rick Metcalf…1,807 career points…23-8 senior team record…Led all Southern Illinois high school players with a 28 point average as a senior…Won a Black Diamond Conference title as a junior…Played college ball at Rend Lake Community College…Coached high school ball at Sesser-Valier

Jerrod Gaston

Murphysboro 2011…6’1” guard…Coach-Daryl Murphy…983 career points…35-1 senior team record…Placed second at the State Tourney…Played college ball at Vincennes College for two seasons before transferring to Cumberland College and playing another season

Norman Goodwin

Metropolis 1975…6’5” forward…Coach-Steve Woodward…1,358 career points…25-3 senior team record…Played college football at the University of Missouri…Named second team all-Big Eight Conference in 1979…Played one year of professional football for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League

Matt Gossett

DuQuoin 2010…6’3” forward…Coach-Mike Crews…1,109 career points…23-7 senior team record…Won River-to-River Mississippi Division Conference title as a senior…Played college ball at Lincoln Land Community College and St. Ambrose College

Barry Graskewicz

Pinckneyville 1988…6’3” guard…Coach-Dick Corn…1,300 career points…32-3 senior team record…Team finished second at the State Tourney…Named to the all-tourney team…Finished regular season as the AP’s # 1 Class “A” ranked team in the state…

Won three Southwest Egyptian Conference titles… Older brother Wade was also an all-state player…Played college ball at the University of Missouri @ St. Louis for four seasons, scoring 1,094 points in 107 games

Wade Graskewicz

Pinckneyville 1981…6’2” guard...Coach- Dick Corn…1,471 career points…29-4 senior team record…Won Southwest Egyptian Conference title as a senior…Younger brother Barry was also an all-stater…Played college ball at Southern Missouri State College

Tyler Hackstadt

Okawville 2000…6’2” guard…Coach-Dave Luechtefeld…19 point per game senior average…27-8 senior team record…Team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen…Played college ball for four seasons… Played first three seasons at Lamar University, scoring 344 points in 49 games before transferring to S.I.U.E. for his final season…Was leading scorer for S.I.U.E. in 2004

Dave Harris

Pinckneyville 1959…6’0” guard…Coach-Don Stanton…25-4 senior team record…Won two Southwest Egyptian Conference titles…Played college ball for three seasons at St. Louis University, scoring 594 points in 51 games…Member of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame

Shane Hawkins

Pinckneyville 1994 and 1993…6’3” guard…Coach-Dick Corn…

2,429 career points (Pinckneyville’s all-time leading scorer) …332 senior team record…Senior team won the State Championship…

Named to the all-tourney team…29-2 junior team record…Junior team finished regular season as the AP’s # 1 Class “A” ranked team in the state…Won four conference titles (three Southwest Egyptian crowns and one River-to-River Mississippi crown)…

Played college ball at S.I.U.C. for four seasons, scoring 1,384 points in 120 games…Finished career at S.I.U.C. as the all-time leader in three-points field goals made…Coached high school and college basketball after graduating…Member of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame

Nate Hawthorne

Mt. Vernon 1969…6’4” guard…Coach-Bob Arnold…15.8 point per game senior average…23-5 senior team record…Team advanced to the Elite Eight…Played college ball at S.I.U.C. for three seasons, scoring 1,001 points in 75 games…Drafted in the seventh round of the 1973 N.B.A. draft by the L.A. Lakers…

Played in the N.B.A. for three seasons, scoring 882 points…Played in the 1976 N.B.A. finals with the Phoenix Suns…Member of I.B.C.A. and Mt. Vernon High School Hall of Fames

Wilbur Henry

Benton 1933…6’2” guard…Coach-Hubert Tabor…35-1 senior team record…Team placed third at State Tourney…Named to alltourney team…Led State Tournament in scoring…Junior team was 30-2, reaching the Elite Eight…Played college ball at the University of Illinois earning nine letters (three in basketball) …

Was starting guard for three seasons, winning the Big Ten Conference title twice…Member of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame

Capel Henshaw

Harrisburg 2013…6’3” forward…Coach-Randy Smithpeters…

1,884 career points …31-1 senior team record…Senior team won

Nick Hill

the State Championship…Won two River-to-River Ohio Division Conference titles…Was teammate of another 2013 all-state player, Tyler Smithpeters…Played college ball for four seasons at Lewis University…Won a Great Lakes Valley Conference championship DuQuoin 2003 and 2002…6’3” guard…Coach-Wendel Wheeler…

2,083 career points …28-5 senior team record…21-11 junior team record…Won two River-to-River Mississippi Division Conference titles…Played college ball for a season at Western Kentucky, scoring 39 points in 23 games…Transferred to S.I.U.C. to play football for the Salukis…Set several records as a quarterback for S.I.U.C…Played professional football in the Arena League…

Became quarterback coach for the Salukis before being named S.I.U.C.’s head football coach in 2016…Member of DuQuoin’s Athletic Hall of Fame

Max Hopper

Mt. Vernon 1950 and 1949…6’5” forward…Coach-Stanley Changnon…1,744 career points…33-0 senior team record…

Undefeated State Champs…AP # 1 in state…30-3 junior team record…State Champs…Named to all-tourney team both years…

Led State Tourney in scoring both years…Led all Southern Illinois high school players with a 26 point average as a senior…Won two South Seven Conference titles…Named by the Chicago Tribune as one of the top 100 players in the history of Illinois high school basketball…Played college ball at the University of Illinois for three seasons scoring 423 points in 61 games…Won Big Ten Conference title as a sophomore…Member of I.B.C.A. and Mt. Vernon High School Hall of Fames

Lynn Howerton

Carbondale 1965…6’4” forward…Coach-John Cherry…867 career points…22-6 senior team record…Won Southwest Egyptian Conference title as a senior…Played one season on the freshman team for S.I.U.C…Member of I.B.C.A. and Carbondale High School Hall of Fames

Troy Hudson

Carbondale 1994 and 1993…6’1” guard…Coach-Tim Bleyer…

1,972 career points (Carbondale’s all-time leading scorer) …28-4 senior team record…Finished second at the State Tourney…

Named to the all-tourney team…Led State Tourney in scoring…

24-4 junior team record…Won South Seven Conference title as a junior…Named by the Chicago Tribune as one of the top 100 players in the history of Illinois high school basketball…Played college ball for three seasons (one at University of Missouri and two at S.I.U.C.), scoring 1,174 points in 54 games…Led S.I.U.C. in scoring his sophomore and junior seasons…Named to the allMissouri Valley Conference second team in 1997…Skipped his senior season to play in the N.B.A., where he scored 4,637 career

points… Played for the Utah Jazz, L.A. Clippers, Orlando Magic, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Golden State Warriors during his eleven year N.B.A. tenure…Member of S.I.U.C. and Carbondale High School’s Hall of Fames Bob Hughes

West Frankfort 1946…6’2” guard…Coach-Harlan Hodges…27-3 senior team record…33-5 junior team record…Junior team advanced to the Elite Eight…23-9 sophomore team record…

Sophomore team advanced to the Elite Eight…Played college ball for three seasons at Northwestern University, scoring 352 points in 61 games…Member of I.B.C.A. and West Frankfort High School Hall Athletic of Fames

Reed Jackson

N.C.O.E. 1991…6’5” forward…Coach-Dave Gray…26-2 senior team record…31-2 junior team record…Junior team placed third at the State Tourney…Named to the all-tourney team…Won three Mid-South Conference titles…Played college ball for four seasons at the University of Evansville, scoring 1,101 points in 112 games…Named to the U.E. all-time basketball team…Ended U.E. career as first in all-time steals…Named all-conference for the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (sophomore) and the Missouri Valley Conference (senior)…Won Midwestern Collegiate Conference title as a freshman…Member of I.B.C.A. and U.E. Hall of Fames…

Eddie James

Mt. Vernon 1970…6’3” forward…Coach-Bob Arnold…1,000+ career points…21-6 senior team record…23-5 junior team record…Junior team advanced to the Elite Eight…Won three South Seven Conference titles…Played college ball for three seasons at S.I.U.C., scoring 316 points in 65 games…Member of Mt. Vernon High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame

John Jankowski

Nashville 1979…6’8” forward…Coach-Bob Bogle…1,331 career points…28-2 senior team record…Senior team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen…30-3 junior team record…Junior team won the State Championship…Was teammate to another 1979 all-state player, Roger Steig…Won three Southwest Conference titles…

Played college ball at University of Tennessee at Martin and McKendree College

Paul Jansen

Okawville 1983…6’5” forward…Coach-Dave Luechtefeld…

1,700+ career points…27-6 senior team record…Senior team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen…26-7 junior team record…Junior team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen…Played college ball for four seasons at St. Louis University, scoring 145 points in 85 games…

Member of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame

Isiah Jones

Meridian 2009 (junior year) …6’2” guard…Coach-Jeff Mandrell…1,000+ career points…26-4 junior team record…Won three South Egyptian Conference titles…Played senior year of high school ball at a prep school in Texas…Played college ball for three seasons at the University of Alabama @ Birmingham (one season) and Southeast Missouri State University (two seasons), scoring 644 points in 80 games…Played professionally overseas

Bob Johnson

Pinckneyville 1948…6’2” forward...Coach-Duster Thomas…33-1 senior team record…State Champs…32-7 junior team record…

Junior team placed third at the State Tourney…Won four Southwest Egyptian Conference titles…Played college ball at the University of Illinois (freshman team) before transferring to S.I.U.C. and playing for the Salukis

Danny Johnson

Benton 1968…6’1” guard…Coach-Rich Herrin…1,000+ career points…23-6 senior team record…31-1 junior team record…Junior team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen…Won two South Seven Conference titles…Father of another Benton all-state player, Jo Jo Johnson…Played college ball for three seasons at Western Kentucky University, scoring 319 points in 70 games…Junior team advanced to the N.C.A.A. Final Four, beating Kansas, 77-75, to win the third place game…Won two Missouri Valley Conference titles…Member of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame

Jo Jo Johnson

Benton 1992…6’3” guard…Coach-Rod Shurtz…2,575 career points (Benton’s all-time leading scorer) …26-7 senior team record…Senior team placed third at the State Tourney…Named to all-tourney team…Led State Tourney in scoring…Led all Southern Illinois high school players in scoring in 1992 with a 29 point average…Led all Southern Illinois high school players in scoring in 1991 with a 30 point average…Named M.V.P. of the I.B.C.A. all-star game in 1992…Named Class “A” Player of the Year by the Chicago Sun Times…Played college ball for a season at S.I.U.C, scoring 162 points in 33 games…Transferred to Rend Lake Community College and played for another season…Member of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame

Marland Johnson

Meridian 2008…6’5” center…Coach-Jeff Mandrell…1,500+ career points…25-4 senior team record…Won three South Egyptian Conference titles…Named M.V.P. at the I.B.C.A. all-star game in 2008…Played college ball at Henderson State and Three Rivers Community College

Grant Jausel

Pinckneyville 2018…6’2” forward...Coach-Bob Waggoner…

1,000+ career scorer…31-5 senior team record…Senior team placed fourth at the State Tourney…Won two River-to-River Mississippi Conference titles

John Kent

Marion 1951…6’2” forward…Coach-Virgil Wilson…1,165 career points…25-8 senior team record…Senior team reached the Elite Eight…Named to the all-tourney team…Played college ball at Bradley for four seasons scoring 917 points in 99 games…1954 Bradley team placed second in the N.C.A.A. Tourney, losing to LaSalle in the championship game, 92-76…Scored 16 points in that championship game…Member of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame

Walt Kirk

Mt. Vernon 1942…6’3” forward…Coach-Stanley Changnon…295 senior record…Played college ball at the University of Illinois, winning two Big Ten Conference titles…Was named to the all- Big Ten and all-American teams as a senior…Played two seasons in the N.B.A., scoring 460 points…Member of Mt. Vernon High and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association School Hall of Fames

Ben Kissing

Crab Orchard 2012…6’5” forward…Coach-Jon Brown…2,374 career points (Crab Orchard’s all-time leading scorer) …30-3 senior team record…Won two Greater Egyptian Conference titles…Played college ball at Fontbonne University

Monte Kuhnert

DuQuoin 1986…6’4” forward…Coach-Roger Craft…2,358 career points (DuQuoin’s all-time leading scorer)…22-8 senior team record…Senior team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen…20-10 junior team record…Junior team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen…Led all of Southern Illinois high school players in scoring with a 24 point average in 1986…Played college ball for three seasons, scoring 603 points in 97 games…First played at Northern Iowa (one season) and then at S.I.U.E (two seasons)… Member of I.B.C.A. and DuQuoin High School Hall of Fames

Bill Lacy

Pinckneyville 1961…6’0” guard…Coach-Don Stanton…25-4 senior team record…Junior team finished the regular season (25-1) as the AP’s #1 ranked team…Won three Southwest Egyptian Conference titles…Played college ball for three seasons at St. Louis University (one season) and S.I.U.C. (two seasons), scoring 128 points in 56 games

Eddie Lane

Eldorado 1978…6’5” guard…Coach-Lee Emery…1,956 career points…20-8 senior team record…22-12 junior team record…

Junior team placed fourth at State Tournament…Named to the all-

tourney team as a junior…Named M.V.P. at the 1978 I.B.C.A. allstar game…Led all Southern Illinois high school players with a 31 point average as a senior…Played college ball at John A. Logan Community College before transferring to Southeast Missouri State University and playing there for a season Dave Lockin

Benton 1971…6’7” forward…Coach-Rich Herrin…15.7 senior point average…30-2 senior team record…Team advanced to the Elite Eight…Senior team won the South Seven Conference title…

Was teammate of another 1971 all-state player, Jim Semanski…

Played college ball for the Georgia Tech freshman team

Bennie Louis

Pinckneyville 1964…6’4” center…Coach-Al “Kayo Willis”…25 point average as a senior…24-7 senior team record…Team advanced to the Elite Eight…Senior team won the Southwest Egyptian Conference title…Played college ball for three seasons at the University of Illinois, scoring 191 points in 62 games…

Member of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame

Jay Lovelace

Carbondale 1958…6’0” guard…Coach-Don Raines…1,708 career points…19-7 senior team record…Won Southwest Egyptian Conference title as a senior…Played college ball at the University of Illinois for three seasons, scoring 50 points in 25 games…Senior team won the Big Ten Conference title…Member of I.B.C.A. and Carbondale High School Athletic Hall of Fames

Kerwin Lowe

Cairo 1992…6’0” guard…Coach-Bill Chumbler…18.6 point average as a senior…23-8 senior team record…Team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen…Played college ball at Kaskaskia Community College

Ryan Luechtefeld

Okawville 1994…6’7” forward…Coach-Dave Luechtefeld…21 point average as a senior…25-6 senior team record…Son of Okawville coach Dave Luechtefeld…Played college ball for four seasons at St. Louis University, scoring 762 points in 115 games…

Member of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame

Taurice Mallory

Cairo 1980…6’1” guard…Coach-Bill Chumbler…1,000+ career points…25-5 senior team record…Played college ball at John A. Logan Community College

Alfred Manis

Benton 1934…6’6” center…Coach-Hubert Tabor…27-3 senior team record…Junior team was 35-1, placing third at State Tourney…Played college ball at McKendree College, earning two letters as a starting center

Jack Margenthaler

Pinckneyville 1961…6’2” guard…Coach-Don Stanton…25-4 senior team record…Junior team finished regular season (26-1) as the AP’s #1 ranked team in the state…Won three Southwest Egyptian Conference titles…Played college ball for three seasons at the University of Houston, scoring 675 points in 81 games…

Drafted by the Philadelphia 76’ers in 1965…Coached college basketball as a head coach for 25 total seasons, including eleven seasons at Division I Western Illinois University…Named MidContinent Coach of the Year multiple times… Member of I.B.C.A. and Western Illinois University Athletic Hall of Fames

Glenn Martin

Carbondale 1984…6’2” guard…Coach-Doug Woolard…13 point average as a senior…27-1 senior team record…Undefeated regular season…Won two South Seven Conference titles…Played college ball for four seasons at Drake University, scoring 905 points in 115 games

Justin Mayti

Sesser-Valier 2010…6’5” forward…Coach-Chip Basso…1,500+ career points…26-10 senior team record…Placed second at the State Tourney…Won two Black Diamond West Conference titles

Harvey McNeal

Cairo 1976…5’10” guard…Coach-Bill Chumbler…1,500+ career points…25-4 senior team record…Senior team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen…20-9 junior team record…Junior team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen…Played college ball at Phillips College before transferring to Murray State University…Scored 28 points in six games for Murray

Gary Moeller

Okawville 1980…6’4” center…Coach Dave Luechtefeld…

20 point average as a senior…29-5 senior team record…Senior team placed third at the State Tourney…Named to the all-tourney team…Led the State Tourney in scoring…Played college ball for two seasons at the University of California @ Santa Barbra and two seasons at the University of California @ Fullerton, scoring 382 points in 103 games

Walt Moore

Mt. Vernon 1951…6’2” guard…Coach-Stanley Changnon…25-4 senior team record…33-0 junior team record…Undefeated State Champs… Ranked #1 in AP poll…30-3 sophomore team record…

State Champs…Named to all-tourney team twice…Won three South Seven titles…Played college ball at University of Illinois, scoring five points in four games…Won Big Ten Conference title…Was first African-American to play basketball at the University of Illinois…Coached high school basketball at Carbondale in the late 1960’s (two Sweet Sixteen appearances) and college basketball at Western Illinois University in the mid

Ray Nelson

1970’s…Member of I.B.C.A. and Mt. Vernon High School Athletic Hall of Fames Century 2004 (junior year) …6’1” guard…Coach-Andy Palmer (Century)…1,000+ career points…31-3 senior team record (Carbondale) …Senior team placed second at the State Tourney…

Named to the all-tourney team…22-5 junior team record (Century) …Was teammate of another 2004 all-state player, Josh Tabb…Won a South Seven Conference title as a senior and a South Egyptian Conference title as a junior…Led all Southern Illinois high school players in scoring with a 25 point average in 2004…Played college ball at Moberly Community College

Tyrone Nesby

Cairo 1994 and 1993…6’7” center…Coach-Bill Chumbler…

1,800+ career points…24-7 senior team record…26-8 junior team record…Junior team placed third at the State Tourney…Named to the all-tourney team…Led all scorers at the State Tourney…

Named a McDonald’s all-American in 1994…Named M.V.P. at the McDonald’s Derby Classic all-American all-star game…Played college ball for a season at Vincennes Community College before transferring to the University of Nevada @ Las Vegas where he scored 1,050 points in 65 games in two seasons…Played four seasons in the N.B.A., scoring 2,431 points while playing for the L.A. Clippers and Washington Wizards

Royce Newman

Nashville 2016…6’7” center…Coach-Brad Weathers…1,756 career points…21-11 senior team record…27-8 sophomore team record…Sophomore team placed second at the State Tourney…

Won four River-to-River Mississippi Conference titles…Played college football at Ole Miss

Benton Odum

Marion 1946…6’1” forward…Coach-Virgil Wilson…1,426 career points…30-8 senior team record…Team reached Elite Eight…

Named to all-tourney team…Won South Seven Conference title as a sophomore…Played college ball at the University of Illinois for three seasons, scoring 18 points in seven games…Won Big Ten Conference title as a senior…Member of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame

Lucas O’Rear

Nashville 2007 and 2006…6’7” forward…Coach-Darin Lee… 2,112 career points (Nashville’s all-time leading scorer) …33-1 senior team record…Senior team advanced to the Elite Eight…

Senior team was undefeated during the regular season…22-10 junior team record…Won three River-to-River Mississippi Conference titles…Played college ball for four seasons at Northern Iowa University, scoring 529 points in 120 games…Won two Missouri Valley Conference titles…Drafted in the twelfth round by the Cincinnati Reds in 2010… Played professional baseball,

pitching in the minor leagues Ted Osman

Marion 1963…6’5” forward…Coach-Wendell Starrick…1,149 career points…14-13 senior team record…18-12 junior team record, reaching the Elite Eight…Won South Seven Conference title as a sophomore…Played two seasons at Bradley, scoring 18 points in 14 games…

Dale Overstreet

Harrisburg 1995…6’5” forward…Coach-Randy Smithpeters…

1,632 career points…27-5 senior team record…Senior team advanced to the Elite Eight…Attended Southeastern Illinois Community College

Ross Owens

Woodlawn 2016…6’4” guard…Coach-Shane Witzel…1,300+ career points…29-5 senior team record…Senior team placed fourth at the State Tourney…Played college ball at Missouri State University for a season, scoring five points in six games

Jake Parr

Anna-Jonesboro 2018…6’3” forward…Coach-Mark Chamness…

22.3 senior average…23-9 senior team record…

Keil Peebles

Johnston City 1975…5’9” guard…Coach-Ross Babington…2,324 career points (Johnston City’s all-time leading scorer) …20-6 senior team record…Led all Southern Illinois high school players with a 31 point average as a senior…Led all Southern Illinois high school players with a 32 point average as a junior…Played college ball at S.I.U.E. for four seasons, scoring 1,824 points…Graduated as S.I.U.E.’s all-time leading scorer ….Coached high school basketball in Southern Illinois at Johnston City and Carrier Mills…

Member of I.B.C.A., Johnston City High School and S.I.U.E’s Hall of Fames

Tommy Pelcyski

Nashville 2008…6’5” forward…Coach-Darin Lee…1,022 career points…20-10 senior team record…33-1 junior team record…

Junior team advanced to the Elite Eight…Led all Southern Illinois high school player with a 24 point average as a senior…Won River-to-River Mississippi Conference title as a junior…Played college ball at Southwestern Illinois Community College for two seasons and Missouri University of Science and Technology for two seasons…Led S&T in scoring as a senior

Billy Perkins

Carbondale 1967…6’9” center…Coach-John Cherry…15 point average as a senior…29-3 senior team record…Team placed second at the State Tourney…Played college ball for three seasons at the University of Louisville and S.I.U.C., scoring 304 points in 61 games

Brian Piasecki

Nashville 1999…6’6” center…Coach-Darin Lee…944 career points…28-2 senior team record…30-2 junior team record…

Junior team advanced to the Elite Eight…27-6 sophomore team record…Sophomore team advanced to the Elite Eight…Won three Southern Illinois River-to-River Mississippi Conferences titles…

Played college ball at Southwestern Illinois Community College and Union University…Won TranSouth Conference title

John Pruett

Massac County 1994 and 1993…6’5” center…Coach-Joe Hosman…1,753 career points (Massac County’s all-time leading scorer) …27-2 senior team record…Won River-to-River Ohio Conference title as a senior…19-7 junior team record…Played college ball for four seasons at S.I.U.E., scoring 370 points...

Member of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame

Lucis Reece

Cairo 1987…6’5” center…Coach-Bill Chumbler…19 point senior average…22-7 senior team record…Played college ball for four seasons at Northwestern University, scoring 526 points in 92 games…Played professional basketball overseas

Greg Rennegarbe

Okawville 1982 and 1981…5’10” guard…Coach-Dave Luechtefeld…1,500+ career points…26-7 senior team record…

Senior team advanced to the Elite Eight…27-5 junior team record…29-5 sophomore team record…Sophomore team placed third at the State Tourney…Named to the all-tourney team …

Played college ball at McKendree College…After college became a N.C.A.A. Division I basketball referee

Dave Roach

Pinckneyville 1960…6’6” forward…Coach-Don Stanton…1,083 career points…30-2 senior team record…Finished regular season as the AP’s # 1 ranked team…Won two Southwest Egyptian Conference titles…Played college ball for three seasons at the University of Iowa, scoring 732 points in 67 games…Named to the third team all-Big Ten Conference squad in 1963

Gerren Rogers

Massac County 2004…6’8” center…Coach-Joe Hosman…1,054 career points…27-7 senior team record…Senior team advanced to the Elite Eight…Played college ball at Lincoln Community College and Southwest Baptist College

Abel Schrader

Okawville 1997…6’4” forward…Coach-Dave Luechtefeld…

1,500+ career points…24-6 senior team record…Led all Southern Illinois high school players with a 28 point average in 1997…

Played four seasons of college ball at S.I.U.C., scoring 737 points in 117 games

Jim Semanski

Benton 1971…6’7” center…Coach-Rich Herrin…13 point average as a senior…30-2 senior team record…Team advanced to the Elite Eight…Senior team won the South Seven Conference title…Was teammate of another 1972 all-state player, Dave Lockin…Played college ball on the University of Tennessee @ Chattanooga freshman team before transferring to Louisiana College

Brian Sloan

McLeansboro 1984…6’8” center…Coach-Dave Lee…1,242 career points at McLeansboro…35-0 senior team record…State Champions…Named to the all-tourney team…Led State Tourney in scoring…Senior team finished the regular season undefeated and the AP’s #1 Class “A” ranked team in the state…Named Mr. Basketball for the state of Illinois in 1984…Named to the McDonald’s all-American team in 1984…Named M.V.P. of the 1984 I.B.C.A. all-star game…31-4 junior team record…Junior team placed third at the State Tourney…Named to the all-tourney team as a junior…As a sophomore played varsity basketball at Glenbrook North High School …Son of another McLeansboro allstate player, Jerry Sloan…Played college ball for three seasons at Indiana University, scoring 167 points in 70 games…Was a member Bobby Knight’s Indiana Hoosier N.C.A.A. National Championship team in 1987…Won three Big Ten Conference titles…Played one season of professional basketball in Taiwan…

Member of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame

Derek Sloan

Galatia 2005…6’0” guard…Coach-Rod Wallace…2,263 career points (Galatia’s all-time leading scorer) …26-2 senior team record…Won Greater Egyptian Conference title as a senior…

Named all-state in baseball his senior year…Played college ball at Lindenwood University

Jerry Sloan

McLeansboro 1960…6’5” guard…Coach-Gene Haile…1,710 career points (McLeansboro’s all-time leading scorer) …26-3 senior team record…Led all Southern Illinois high school players with a 26 point average as a senior…Won two Southern Illini Conference titles…Jerry’s son, Brian, was also named an all-state player…Named by the Chicago Tribune as one of Illinois’ top 100 players of all time…McLeansboro’s High School’s gym is named in his honor…Played college ball for three seasons at the University of Evansville, scoring 1,318 points in 85 games…Won N.C.A.A. Division II titles his junior and senior seasons…Named an all-American his senior season…Drafted in the first round as the overall sixth pick by the N.B.A.’s Baltimore Bullets in 1965…

Appeared on nine N.B.A. playoff teams during an eleven year career with the Baltimore Bullets and Chicago Bulls…Scored 10,571 total N.B.A. career points…Played in two N.B.A. all-star

games…Named to the N.B.A.’s first team all-defensive squad four times…Coached for 23 seasons in the N.B.A. after retiring as a player…Won 1,221 games as a coach, the fourth most of all-time in the N.B.A.…Led the Utah Jazz to two N.B.A. finals…Named

by The Sporting News as the N.B.A. Coach of the Year in 2004…

Member of I.B.C.A., University of Evansville, and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fames Barry Smith

Eldorado 1976…6’6” forward…Coach-Bob Brown…1,093 career points…31-1 senior team record…Senior team advanced to Elite Eight…Undefeated regular season and AP # 1 Class “A” ranking…

Teammate to another 1976 all-stater, Mike Duff…23-10 junior team record…Junior team placed fourth in the State Tourney…

Sophomore team finished the regular season 24-0 and ranked #1 by the AP in Class “A”…Younger brother of 1974 all-stater, Dennis Smith…Played college ball for four seasons at S.I.U.C., scoring 1,066 points in 104 games…Freshman team won the Missouri Valley Conference title… Member of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame

Billy Smith

Benton 1975…6’2” forward…Coach-Rich Herrin…1,322 career points…27-1 senior team record…Undefeated regular season…

Was teammate of another 1975 first team all-stater, Rob Dunbar…

Won three South Seven Conference titles…Played college ball for four seasons at Georgia Tech, scoring 679 points in 105 games…

Member of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame

Dennis Smith

Eldorado 1974…6’4” forward…Coach-Bob Brown…1,940 career points…25-1 senior team record…Undefeated regular season…AP #1 Class “A” ranking…Older brother of 1976 all-stater, Barry Smith…Led all Southern Illinois high school players with a 27 point average as a junior…Played college ball for four seasons at Bradley, scoring 288 points in 80 games…Member of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame

Tyler Smithpeters

Harrisburg 2013…6’3” guard…Coach-Randy Smithpeters…1,641 career points…31-1 senior team record…Won State Championship as senior…Was teammate of another all-state player, Caple Henshaw…Won two River-to-River Mississippi Division Conference titles…Played four seasons of college ball at S.I.U.C., scoring 497 points in 93 games

Ron “Moose” Stallings

Ridgway 1968…6’4” forward…Coach-Bob Dallas…2,634 career points (Ridgway’s all-time leading scorer) …22-3 senior team record…Led all of Southern Illinois high school players with a 38 point average (the highest of all-time in Southern Illinois) in 1968…Won four Greater Egyptian Conference titles…Played three

seasons of college ball at the University of Louisville, scoring 118 points in 46 games…Senior team advanced to the N.C.A.A. Final Four, bowing out to National Champion U.C.L.A. coached by John Wooden…Won Missouri Valley Conference title as a senior…

Member of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame Greg Starrick

Marion 1967 and 1966…6’0” guard…Coach-Dick Jones…1,975 career points (Marion’s all-time leading scorer) …9-14 senior team record…Led all Southern Illinois high school players with a 30 point average as a senior and a 25 point average as a junior…

Scored 70 points in a single game in 1967…Named first team allAmerican by Parade Magazine…Played college ball for four seasons, scoring 1,465 points in 72 games for the University of Kentucky (one season) and S.I.U.C. (three seasons)…Played baseball for the University of Kentucky…Originally recruited and coached by Kentucky mentor Adolph Rupp… Led all N.C.A.A. Division I players in free-throw percentage as a senior…Won the Conference of Midwestern Universities title as a junior…Named to the Conference of Midwestern Universities first team as a senior and as a junior… Drafted in the tenth round of the N.B.A. draft by the Portland Trailblazers in 1971 and the ninth round by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1972…Member of I.B.C.A. and S.I.U.C. Hall of Fames

Steve Stewart

Benton 1972…6’2” forward…Coach-Rich Herrin…1,000+ career points…20-7 senior team record…30-2 junior team record…Junior team advanced to the Elite Eight…Won two South Seven Conference titles…Earned thirteen high school letters in four sports during his prep career…Played college ball at Rend Lake Community College after transferring from Louisiana College…

Coached college and high school basketball for several seasons after graduation

Roger Stieg

Nashville 1979…6’8” center…Coach-Bob Bogle…1,616 career points…28-2 senior team record…Senior team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen…30-3 junior team record… Junior team won the State Championship…Named to the all-tourney team…Was teammate of another 1979 all-state player, Jon Jankowski…Won three Southwest Egyptian Conference titles…Played college ball for four seasons at Ole Miss, scoring 957 points in 121 games

Jim Stokes

Mt. Vernon 1953…6’3” forward…Coach-Harold Hutchins…1,248 points…20-8 senior team record…Played on undefeated 33-0 State Championship team (1950) as a freshman…Won two South Seven Conference titles…Led all Southern Illinois high school players with a 23 point average as a senior…Member of Mt. Vernon High

School Athletic Hall of Fame Jerry Strickland

Meridian 1984…6’4” forward…Coach-Jim Byassee…1,900+ career points (Meridian’s all-time leading scorer) …24-4 senior team record…Played college ball for four seasons at Eastern Illinois University, scoring 249 points in 80 games

Dan Sullivan

Murphysboro 1973…6’4” forward…Coach-Tom Ashman…26-3 senior team record…Senior team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen…

Senior team won the Southwest Egyptian Conference title…Played college ball at John A. Logan Community College and Western Illinois University…At John A. Logan his team won the Southern Illinois Conference title as he was named to the N.J.C.A.A. allstate team…Member of Murphysboro High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame

Jack Sutter

Galatia 1962…6’1” guard…Coach-J.W. Pulliam…1,320 career points…12-11 senior team record…Played college ball for three seasons at Middle Tennessee State University, scoring 522 points in 71 games

Roger Suttner

Ridgway 1959…7’1” center…Coach-Bob Dallas…2,243 career points…36-4 senior season record…Won two Greater Egyptian Conference titles…Led all Southern Illinois high school players with a 29 point average in 1959…Is the tallest all-state player from Southern Illinois…Played college ball at Kansas State, scoring 687 points in 78 games…Won two Big Eight Conference titles…

Played in the N.C.A.A. Final Four in 1964, losing to eventual champs U.C.L.A…Recruited and coached by “Tex” Winter…Drafted in the N.B.A. fifth round by the San Francisco Warriors in 1964

Veo Sutton

Eldorado 1935…6’1” guard…Coach-Bovard Clayton…Won Big Eleven Conference title as a senior

Jim Swope

Marion 1959…5’11” forward…Coach-Wendell Starrick…900+ career points…12-14 senior team record…Played college ball for three seasons at the University of Tennessee @ Martin…After graduation coached college basketball and baseball at Union University and at several junior colleges…As head basketball coach at Union (twelve seasons), he became the second winningest coach ever there…Named to both the University of Tennessee @ Martin and Union University Athletic Hall of Fames

Josh Tabb

Century 2004 (junior year) …6’4” guard…Coach-Andy Palmer…

1,992 career points…31-3 senior team record (Carbondale)…

Senior team placed second at the State Tourney…Senior team won the South Seven Conference title…22-5 junior team record…

Junior team won the South Egyptian Conference title…Transferred along with another all-state player, Ray Nelson, from Century to Carbondale after his junior year…Played college ball for three seasons at the University of Tennessee, scoring 273 points in 96 games…Transferred to Division II Northern Kentucky where he finished his career Dean Taborn

Carrier Mills-Stonefort 1977 and 1976…6’1” guard…Coach-Jeff Richey (senior) & Bob Lane (junior)…1,776 career points…20-8 senior team record…12-12 junior team record…Led all Southern Illinois high school players with a 27 point average as a junior…

Played college ball at John A. Logan Community College

Damarius Taylor

Cairo 2018…6’0” Guard…Coach-Larry Wood…1,000+ career points…23-6 senior team record…

Les Taylor

Carbondale 1969 and 1968…6’3” forward…Coach-Walt Moore…

1,800+ career points…25-4 senior team record…Senior team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen…Senior team won South Seven Conference title…Led all Southern Illinois high school players with a 29 point average as a senior…20-10 junior team record…

Junior team advanced to Elite Eight…Named to the all-tourney team as a junior…Played college ball for three seasons at Murray State University, scoring 1,477 points in 70 games…Named Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year twice…Named to the first team all-Ohio Valley Conference squad three times…Ranks second at Murray State in all-time scoring…Drafted in the ninth round of the N.B.A. draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers and in the seventh round of the A.B.A. draft by the Kentucky Colonels in 1972…

Member of I.B.C.A., Carbondale High School, and Murray State University Athletic Hall of Fames

Tommy Thomas

Johnston City 1965 and 1964…6’2” guard…Coach-Dave Shanahan…1,642 career points…16-10 senior team record…22-8 junior team record…Played college ball for three seasons at St. Louis University, scoring 706 points in 77 games…Member of Johnston City High School Athletic Hall of Fame

Brett Thompson

Vienna 2008…7’0” center…Coach-Rick Metcalf…1,800 + career points…24-7 senior team record…Won South Egyptian Conference title as a junior…Played college ball for a season at St. Louis University, scoring 59 points in 30 games before transferring to Lindenwood University

John Tidwell

Herrin 1957…6’4” forward…Coach-Earl Lee…1,057 career points…31-2 senior team record…State Champs…Named to all-tourney team…Won two South Seven Conference titles…

Played college ball at The University of Michigan for three seasons, scoring 1,386 points in 69 games…Led Michigan in scoring during senior and junior seasons…Named to the second team all-Big Ten squad three times…Drafted in the fourth round of the 1961 N.B.A. draft by the Philadelphia Warriors…Member of I.B.C.A., Herrin High, and University of Michigan Hall of Fames

Haskell Tison

Eldorado 1936…6’7” center…Won Big Eleven title as a junior…

Played college ball at the University of Missouri…Won two Big Six Conference titles with him as the starting center…His son, Haskell Jr., was also a first team all-state player in Illinois as a senior and played three years for Duke University in the 1960’s

Dustin Turner

Pope County 1999 and 1998…6’2” forward…Coach-Andy Palmer…2,023 career points (Pope County’s all-time leading scorer) …24-4 senior team record…25-3 junior team record…27-3 freshman team record…Freshman team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen…Won four Greater Egyptian Conference titles

Guy Lee Turner

Harrisburg 1964…6’3” forward…Coach-Bill Trees…1,424 career points…18-10 senior team record…Played college ball for two seasons at the University of Alabama, scoring 743 points in 47 games…Has University of Alabama’s annual Defensive Award named after him…Member of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame

Gene Turni

Herrin 1960…6’5” center…Coach-Bob Hutchison…1,656 career points (Herrin’s all-time leading scorer) …18-10 senior team record…31-2 junior team record…Junior team reached Elite Eight…29-4 sophomore team record…Sophomore team reached Elite Eight…Won South Seven Conference title as a junior…

Played college ball for three seasons at Loyola (New Orleans)…

Named team captain three times and led team in scoring as a senior…Member of Herrin High School Hall of Fame

Sam Ulrich

Pinckneyville 1962…6’1” guard…Coach-Don Stanton…1,000+ career points…21-8 senior team record…Played college ball for three seasons at St. Louis University, scoring 539 points in 75 games…Coached high school basketball at Pinckneyville High School in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s

Charles “Chico” Vaughn

Alexander County Central 1958…6’2” guard…Coach-Scotty Lynch…3,358 career points (all-time leading scorer in Illinois as

well as his high school’s all-time leading scorer) …27-3 senior team record…Led all Southern Illinois high school players with a 37 point average as a junior…Scored 67 points in a single game in 1956…Named by the Chicago Tribune as one of the top 100 players in the history of Illinois High School basketball…Played college ball for three seasons at S.I.U.C., scoring 2,088 points in 76 games…Senior team placed third in N.C.A.A. College Division finals…Won two Interstate Intercollegiate Conference titles…

S.I.U.’s all-time leading scorer… Played eight years in N.B.A.A.B.A. highlighted by an A.B.A. championship with the Pittsburg and an A.B.A. all-star game…Member of I.B.C.A. and S.I.U.C. Athletic Hall of Fames Anthony Venson

Meridian 1980…6’0” guard…Coach-Jim Byassee…1,500+ career points…20-6 senior team record…Played college ball for four seasons at Southeast Missouri State University, scoring 1,131 points…Won a Missouri Intercollegiate Conference title

Dawson Verhines

Woodlawn 2011…6’4” forward…Coach-Shane Witzel...1,500+ career points…30-4 senior team record…Placed third at the State Tourney…30-2 sophomore team record…Sophomore team placed second at the State Tourney…Won three Midland Trail Conference titles…Played college ball for two seasons at Rend Lake Community College before transferring to S.I.U.C. and playing another two seasons…Won the N.J.C.A.A. Division II National Championship while at Rend Lake…scored 62 points in 63 games while at S.I.U.C.

Anthony Webster

Cairo 1981…6’7” center…Coach-Bill Chumbler…1,500+ career points…30-5 senior team record…Senior team placed third at the State Tourney…Named to the all-tourney team…Led State Tourney in scoring…Played college ball for three seasons at Bradley University, scoring 539 points in 85 games before transferring to S.I.U.E. and playing his senior season…Scored 314 points in 25 games at S.I.U.E.

Braden Webb

Goreville 2018…5’11” Guard…Coach-Todd Tripp…2,104 carrer points (school record)…23-13 senior team record…Senior team placed fourth at the State Tourney

Jeremy Weeke

Okawville 2013…6’4” forward…Coach-Jon Kraus…1,500+ career points…25-8 senior team record…

Gordon Welch

Carbondale 1977…6’4” forward…Coach-Doug Woolard…1,200+ career points…23-7 senior team record…Senior team advanced to

the Sweet Sixteen…Won South Seven Conference title as a senior… Played college ball for four seasons at Southern Methodist University, scoring 655 points in 107 games…Member of Carbondale High School Athletic Hall of Fame T.J. Wheeler

Christopher 1990, 1989, and 1988…6’4” guard…Coach-Wes Choate (senior & junior) & Rick Cook (sophomore)…2,575 career points (Christopher’s all-time leading scorer) …19-6 senior team record…Led all Southern Illinois high school players with a 33 point average as a senior…24-4 junior team record…16-10 sophomore team record…Led all Southern Illinois high school players with a 28 point average as a sophomore…Won two Black Diamond Conference titles…Played college ball for four seasons at the University of Illinois, scoring 883 points in 98 games…Drafted

by Cedar Rapids of the Continental Basketball Association …

Member of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame

Kent Williams

Mt. Vernon 1999…6’2” guard…Coach-Doug Creel…2,183 career points (Mt. Vernon’s all-time leading scorer) …28-1 senior team record…Undefeated regular season…Led all Southern Illinois high school players with a 25 point average as a senior…Named M.V.P. of the I.B.C.A. all-star game in 1999…25-5 sophomore team record…Sophomore team advanced to the Elite Eight…Won three South Seven Conference titles…Played college ball for four seasons at S.I.U.C., scoring 2,012 points in 130 games…Finished second behind Chico Vaughn as S.I.U.C.’s all-time leading scorer…Named first team all-Missouri Valley Conference as a senior and a junior…Named second team all-Missouri Valley Conference as a sophomore…Won Missouri Valley Conference titles as a senior and a junior… Coached basketball several years as a Division I assistant…Member of I.B.C.A., Mt. Vernon High School, and S.I.U.C. Athletic Hall of Fames

Derek Winans

Shawnee 2000…6’1” guard…Coach-Mike Hanson…2,035 career points (Shawnee’s all-time leading scorer) …26-5 senior team record…Won two South Egyptian Conference titles…Played college ball for four seasons at the Southeast Missouri State University, scoring 1,505 points in 109 games…Set the career mark for three-pointers made at S.E.M.O.…Twice named to the third team all-Ohio Valley Conference squad…Named the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year…Member of I.B.C.A. and S.E.M.O. Athletic Hall of Fames

Ken Winter

Carmi 1963 and 1962…6’2” guard…1,000+ career points…

Coach-John McDougal…16-9 senior team record…22-3 junior

team record…Won North Egyptian Conference title…Signed with the St. Louis Cardinals after his senior season… Played minor league professional baseball…Member of Carmi High School’s Hall of Fame Mark Winter

Carmi 1975…6’4” forward…Coach-Harold Poore…1,432 career points (most in Carmi’s history) …21-7 senior team record…

Advanced to the Sweet Sixteen…Won North Egyptian Conference title…Played college ball for two seasons at S.I.U.C., scoring eight points in eight games…Won Missouri Valley Conference title in 1977…Member of Carmi High School’s Hall of Fame

Gail Wolf

Okawville 1970…6’10” center…Coach-Dave Luechtefeld…

1,200+ career points…29-2 senior team record…Team advanced to the Elite Eight…Played college ball for three seasons at the University of Missouri, scoring 193 points in 46 games…Member of I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame

Rich Yunkus

Benton 1967 and 1966…6’9” center…Coach-Rich Herrin…1,443 career points…30-1 senior team record…Senior team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen…Senior team finished the regular season undefeated and the #1 AP ranked team in the state…Senior team won the South Seven Conference title…31-1 junior team record…

Junior team advanced to the Elite Eight…Junior team finished the regular season undefeated and the #1 AP ranked team in the state…

Junior team won the South Seven Conference title…Was teammate to another 1966 all-state player, Jim Adkins…Named to several high school all-American teams…Played in the Dapper Dan National All-Star game (the premiere national all-star game before the McDonald’s all-American game)… Played college ball for three seasons at Georgia Tech, scoring 2,232 points in 84 games…

Remains Tech’s all-time leading career scorer…Finished sixth in the nation in scoring as a senior…Named to the N.C.A.A. first Team all-American squad as a senior and a junior…Drafted in the third round of the N.B.A. draft by the Cincinnati Royals in 1971…

Member of I.B.C.A. and Georgia Tech Hall of Fames

Division I/Major College/College Division Basketball Players From Southern Illinois High Schools (Played in a varsity game)

In 1973, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (N.C.A.A.) first designated Division I, II and III for its members, with Division I being the highest level of competition. From 1957 until 1972 the N.C.A.A. designated its members as College Division, Division II, and Division III, with College Division being the highest level of competition. From 1948 until 1956, the N.C.A.A. classified its members as Major College and Small College, with the Major College being the higher level of competition. *Players who played at Major colleges before 1948 are also listed here. Some of their stats are incomplete or unavailable.

High School Anna-Jonesboro William Eddleman Norm Hill Mark Peters

College(s)

Years Played

G-Pts

Illinois S.I.U.C. Mississippi State

1945-46 1969 1984-85-86-87

5-4 8-21 51-213

Jimmy Drew

Southeast Missouri State/DePaul

2007-08-10-11

91-352

Benton Salway Fierberg Wilbur Henry

Illinois Illinois

1932 1934-35-36-37

na-na

Harry Stewart Jeff Ferguson Tom Whittington Terry Thomas Wiley Hall Jim Adkins Rich Yunkus Danny Johnson Jerry Hoover Doug Collins Robert Corn Paul Dinkins Billy Smith

South Carolina Illinois Middle Tennessee State Middle Tennessee State Rice Alabama Georgia Tech Western Kentucky Florida Illinois State Memphis State Creighton Georgia Tech

1950-51 1961-62-64 1964-65-66 1964-66 1965 1968-69 1969-70-71 1970-71-72 1970-71-72 1972-73 1974-75 1975-77-78 1976-77-78-79

Joe Durham Rob Williams Mark Peters

St. Louis Northern Iowa Mississippi State

1979 1984-85-86 1984-85-86-87

na-na na-na 16-13 57-195 34-128 24-97 43-184 84-2232

70-319 75-689 51-1497

28-50 25-45 105-679

7-4 83-113 51-213

Kai Nurnberger

S.I.U.C.

1985-87-88-89

Bruce Baker Randy House

Alabama @ Birmingham S.I.U.C.

1985-86-87-88-89 1986-87-88-89

Clark Dixon Darren Caryle Jay Schafer Matt Wynn

S.I.U.C. S.I.U.C. S.I.U.C. S.I.U.C.

1986 1986 1987-88-90 1990-91-92

103-1348

69-249

105-1121

2-0 1-0 62-79 91-317

Jo Jo Johnson Cairo Phil Meadows Carl Vinson Harvey McNeal Anthony Webster Michael Ayers Lucis Reece 92-526 Craig Farmer 44-39 Tyrone Nesby Bryant Lowe Kenny Simelton

S.I.U.C.

1993

33-162

Middle Tennessee State Oral Roberts Murray State Bradley Western Illinois Northwestern

1964-65 1974 1979 1982-83-84 1987-88 1988-89-90-91

30-244 6-4 6-28 85-539 55-883

Louisville

1995-96-97-98

Nevada @ Las Vegas Illinois @ Chicago New Orleans

1997-98 1997-98 2004-05

65-1050

Carbondale Robert Reeves Scott Gill Ken Martin Dick Howe Jay Lovelace Billy “Peaches� Laster Billy Perkins L.C. Brasfield Les Taylor Mel Hughlett Gordon Welch

Montana State Illinois Louisiana State Kentucky Illinois Utah Louisville/S.I.U.C. S.I.U.C. Murray State S.I.U.C. Southern Methodist

1934 1940 1956 1957-58 1961-62-63 1969-70-71 1969-70-72 1970-71 1971-72-73 1975-76-77 1978-79-80-81

na-na na-na 24-95 15-22 25-50 54-470 61-304 46-877

Lex Turner Johnny Fayne Craig Bardo

S.I.U.C. S.I.U.C. Indiana/The Citadel

1979 1981-82-83 1981-85-86-87

56-741 22-60

70-1477

65-297 107-651

2-0 80-577 88-1123

Brian Welch Mark Gottfried Glenn Martin Stephen Bardo

S.I.U.C. Alabama Drake Illinois

1983-85-87 1985-86-87 1985-86-87-88 1987-88-89-90

92-273 99-844 115-905 129-909

Joe Hamilton Ronnie Tate Dan Cross Troy Hudson Rashad Tucker Joe Cross Josh Cross Michael Haywood Maurice Gibbs

Eastern Illinois 1988-89-90 72-269 Eastern Illinois 1988-89 54-289 Florida 1993-94-95 95-1265 Missouri/S.I.U.C. 1994-96-97 57-1174 S.I.U.C. 1997-98 56-866 Florida International/Illinois 1997-98-00-01 77-321 S.I.U.C. 1998-99-00 90-468 Western Illinois 2004 23-14 Alabama @ Birmingham 2006-07 60-225

Justin Dentmon

Washington

2006-07-08-09 133-1425

Phillip Fayne Lawerence Blackledge Josh Tabb Manual Cass Nick Evans Connor Wheeler Devontavius Payne Darius Bean Kani Acree

Duquesne Marquette Tennessee Texas @ El Paso S.I.U.C. S.I.U.E. East Tennessee State S.I.U.C. Ball State

2007-08 2007-08 2007-08-09 2008 2009-10 2016 2017-18 2019 2019

48-223 46-76 96-273 13-57 49-188 22-45 68-537 na na

Carbondale Attucks Billy Perkins

Louisville/S.I.U.C.

1969-70-72

61-304

Carmi Norman Card Mark Winter

Louisiana State S.I.U.C.

1962-63-64 1976-77

33-77 8-8

Carmi-White County Pat Greathouse

S.I.U.C.

1993-94

38-32

Carrier Mills-Stonefort Eric Griffin Scott Shreffler

S.I.U.C. Evansville

1988-90-91 1990-91-92-93

43-44

Nate Mitchell

S.I.U.C.

2010-11

44-15

Carterville Ryan Bonifield

S.I.U.C.

2013

4-1

Cave-in-Rock Millard Davis

Memphis State

1955

23-338

Century Danny Jarrett James Abbage B.J. Nelson Josh Tabb

Murray State Oral Roberts Tennessee @ Martin Tennessee

1977-78 1994-95 1995-96-97 2007-08-09

51-131 54-298 73-632 96-272

Chester Bill Koeneman

St. Louis

1951

16-17

Christopher T.J. Wheeler

Illinois

1991-92-93-94

77-1137

98-883

Cobden Chuck Neal

Memphis State

1966-67

51-556

Dongola Larry Lingle

S.I.U.C.

1971

1-2

DuQuoin William Theobald Alan Crews Monte Kuhnert Nick Hill Connor Wheeler

Illinois S.I.U.C. Northern Iowa Western Kentucky S.I.U.E.

1931-32-33 1971-72 1987 2004 2016

na-na 9-9 19-65 23-39 22-45

Egyptian Milton Vaughn Dana Ford

Oral Roberts Illinois State

1972 2003-04-05-06

27-85

Devantae Price

Eastern Illinois

2017-18

Eldorado Haskell Tison

Missouri

1937-38-39-40

104-284

27-68

na-na Dennis Smith

Bradley

1975-76-77-78 80-288

Barry Smith

S.I.U.C.

1977-78-79-80

Mike Duff Kevin Kingston

Evansville Evansville

1978 1978

4-81 4-2

Galatia Jack Sutter

Middle Tennessee State

1965-66-67

71-522

Gallatin County Matt Hopson Trent Wargel Andrew Drone

Evansville Evansville Rice

1994-95 2006-07-08 2014-15-16-17

25-9 19-10

104-1066

124-636

Hamilton County Devan Welch

Evansville

2004-05-06

42-35

Harrisburg Ed Cannon Don Gulley Guy Turner Kurt Feazel Brad Wilson

Middle Tennessee State DePaul Alabama Florida Middle Tennessee State

1965-66-67 1965 1966-67 1967-68-69 1968-70

66-642 8-11 47-743 24-70 40-95

Kyle Smithpeters Tyler Smithpeters

S.I.U.C. S.I.U.C.

2005-06 2014-15-16-17-18

15-9

Herrin Paul Eckert John Tidwell Gene Turni Ivan Jefferson Ken Doughty Pat Doughty Mike Newbold Gary Rafe Anthony Goodrum Bobbie Mannie

Illinois Michigan Loyola (New Orleans) Wisconsin Missouri Duke St. Louis St. Louis Colorado State S.I.U.C.

1946 1959-60-61 1962-63-64 1959 1961-62-63 1971-72 1976-77 1976 1986-87-88 2016

1-1

Johnston City Jack Williams John Sheputis Lowell Davis Tommy Thomas

Wake Forest Wisconsin Wake Forest St. Louis

1953-56-57 1958 1956 1967-68-69

80-1411

Marion Benton Odum Ted Beach John Kent

Illinois Illinois Bradley

1947-48-49 1949-50-51 1952-53-54-55

7-18 60-382

Don Groves Ted Osman Greg Starrick James Orr Mike Pickens P.J. Nichols

Bradley Bradley Kentucky/S.I.U.C. S.I.U.C. Texas @ San Antonio Morehead State

1956-57 1964-65 1970-71-72 1978 1982 1989-90-91-92

126-753

69-1386

na-na 22-36 74-884 21-26 55-223 1-1 59-59 6-1

na-na 15-30 77-706

99-917 40-171 14-18 72-1465

13-7 26-275 113-824

Scott Shreffler

Evansville

1990-91-92-93

Doug Clarida Lamont Nelson Aaron Adeoye Robby Dosier

Illinois Loyola (Illinois)

1992 1993-94-95 2011-13-15 2016

13-6 49-196 92-376 15-6

Middle Tennessee St./Alabama/Oral Roberts 1986-88-89

57-205

77-1137

Massac County Kemble Smith Kavien Martin

Ball State/Western Kentucky/S.E.M.O.

Southeast Missouri State

Eastern Illinois

1989-90-91-92 104-313

McLeansboro Dean Millenbine

St. Louis

1956

13-21

Jim Burns Brian Sloan Benjamin Johnson

Northwestern Indiana Idaho

1965-66-67 1987-88-89 1994-95

Meridian Jerry Strickland

Eastern Illinois

1985-86-87-88

Tennessee State Alabama @ Birmingham/Southeast Missouri State

2013 2013-15-16

17-11 80-644

Metropolis Don Smith Stan Brinker Richie Williams Gary Quint Ken Turner Darryl Bentson Gary Sundmacker

Middle Tennessee State Mississippi State Mississippi State Murray State Ole Miss Middle Tennessee State Western Kentucky

1959-60 1962-63-64 1963-64-65 1965-66 1967-68-69 1968-69-70 1970-71

23-71 68-679 60-527 22-35

Mound City Jim Tom Atherton Charles Vines

Ole Miss Memphis State

1957-58-59 1964

63-342 8-4

Mounds Warren Fiser

Vanderbilt

1959-60-61

36-123

Mt. Vernon Walt Kirk Charlie Moore John Riley Eddie King Walt Moore Max Hooper Albert Avant Don Richards Don Williams Jack Kotter Jarrell Graham Leon Hall Terry Gamber Danny Hester Nate Hawthorne Steve Strickland Eddie James Jim Smith Dave Montfort

Illinois Toledo Bradley Bradley Illinois Illinois Marquette Kansas State New Mexico Wisconsin Murray State Bradley Northwestern Louisiana State S.I.U.C. Ole Miss S.I.U.C. Illinois State S.I.U.C.

1944-45-47 1950-51 1952-53-54 1952-53-54 1952 1952-53-54 1956 1956-57-58 1959 1960 1960-61 1963-64-65 1967-68-69 1969-70 1971-72-73 1971-72-73 1972-73-74 1972 1974

59-519 40-83 69-402 62-431 4-5 61-423 21-126 29-34 5-13 1-0 46-603 61-143 69-799 54-714

70-1368

70-167 55-450

80-249 Devante McClung Isiah Jones

73-1159

55-260 82-219

75-1001

60-243 65-316 26-307 7-16

Eric Hawthorne Kent Williams

Northern Iowa S.I.U.C.

1984 2000-01-02-03

26-140

Jon Knoche

Nevada @ Las Vegas

2002-03

22-24

Murphysboro Joe Ozburn Johnny Borgsmiller Bill Mohlenbrock Jerry Kellum Wendell Cooper Jeremy Wright Jeremy Landers

Louisiana State Arkansas Illinois S.I.U.C. S.I.U.C. S.I.U.C. Northern Illinois

1949-50-51 1950 1959-60-61 1977 1979 1998 2008-09-10-11

28-47 19-50 17-0 4-6 2-9 4-2

Nashville Roger Steig

Ole Miss

1980-81-82-83

130-2012

107-372

121-957

Wayne Harre Lucas O'Rear

S.I.U.C. Northern Iowa

1986-87 2008-09-10-11

39-60

Norris City Rex Barker

S.I.U.C.

1968-69-70

58-321

Norris City-Omaha-Enfield (N.C.O.E.) Reed Jackson Evansville

120-529

1992-93-94-95 112-1101

Okawville Dave Luechtefekd Stan Luechtefeld Gail Wolf Gary Moeller

St. Louis St. Louis Missouri Cal. @ Santa Barbra/Cal. @ Fullerton

1960-61-62 1962-63-64 1973-74-75 1981-82-84-85

na-na 52-188 46-193

103-382

Paul Jansen

St. Louis

1984-85-86-87 85-145

Jeff Luechtefeld

St. Louis

1988-89-90-91

Ryan Luechtefeld

St. Louis

1996-97-98-99

Abel Schrader

S.I.U.C.

1998-99-00-01

105-719 115-762 117-737

Tyler Hackstadt Ryan Heck Noah Federking

Lamar Troy Evansville

2000-01-02 2004-05 2018

49-344 59-441 32-173

Pinckneyville Henry Neville Dan Unruh

Illinois Bradley

1921-22 1946-47-48-49

na-na

45-129 Don Stanton Bob Margenthaler Tod Masters Don Margenthaler Roger Thomas Alex Singer Dave Harris Dave Roach Bill Lacy Jack Margenthaler Sam Ulrich Bennie Louis Jason Carson Caleb Rath Shane Hawkins

St. Louis Bradley Mississippi State Mississippi State Mississippi State Mississippi State St. Louis Iowa St. Louis Houston St. Louis Illinois Alabama @ Birmingham Evansville S.I.U.C.

1953-56 1955 1958 1958 1959-60 1959-60-61 1961-62-63 1962-63-64 1963 1963-64-65 1964-65-66 1966-67-68 1988 1992-93 1995-96-97-98

Andrew Dagner Kyle Cassity

Austin Peay St. Louis

1999 2009-10-11-12

Red Bud Chris Braun

St. Louis

2000-01-02-03

36-59 3-0 3-4 5-4 24-30 49-148 51-594

67-732 19-36 81-675 75-539 62-191 3-5 13-3

120-1384

22-21 131-636

121-608

Ridgway Charles Phillips Roger Suttner Ron Stallings Travis Smith

Illinois Kansas State Louisville Illinois

1938 1962-63-64 1970-71-72 1990

na-na 78-687 46-118 4-0

Sesser John Tarwain

Illinois

1927-29-30

na-na

Sesser-Valier Scott Burzynski

S.I.U.C.

1993-94-95-96 105-489

Jamie Veech Brian Laur

S.I.U.C. S.I.U.C.

1995-97 1995

Shawnee Derek Winans

Southeast Missouri State

2002-03-04-05

48-99 12-20

109-1505

Shawneetown Al Gunzel Mike Duff

Tulane Evansville

1958 1978

23-45 4-81

Sparta Pat Partington Howard Keene Randy Albrecht Danny Beard Jeff Dancy

St. Louis Louisiana State/S.I.U.C. St. Louis Kansas State Libscomb

1952-53 1962-63-68 1964-65-66 1972-73-74 2002-03

46-107 68-501 53-87 79-722 40-394

Thebes Ivan Johnson

Illinois

1939

na-na

Trico Arlen Bockhorn Gene Herberger Terry Bockhorn Harold Bockhorn

Dayton Bradley Dayton Dayton

1956-57-58 1956-57 1958-59-60 1958

85-941 33-151 71-530 13-15

Vienna John Cherry Ken Turner Chester Lawrence Brett Thompson

Alabama Ole Miss Kansas St. Louis

1951 1967-68-69 1968-69-70 2009

18-39

West Frankfort Omar Lee Robert Richmond Max Morris Guy Ricci Robert Hughes Warren Wilkinson Howard Dodds Tim Weaver Bob Brown Tim Ricci Greg Smith Don Peavey Lance Brown Terrance Avery

Illinois Illinois Northwestern West Frankfort Northwestern Illinois Western Kentucky Memphis State Illinois S.I.U.C. Evansville Eastern Illinois S.I.U.C. Indiana State

1928 1940-41 1944-45-46 1948-49 1948-49-50 1954 1957 1962-63-64 1964-65-66 1973-74-75 1978 1986-87 1998-99-00 1998-00-01-02

na-na 30-170 39-630 52-183 61-352 5-5 15-41 52-183 44-162 71-553 1-0 21-29 61-58

73-1159

49-144 30-59

99-633 Woodlawn Bronson Verhines Dawson Verhines Ross Owens

S.I.U.C. S.I.U.C. Missouri State

2014 2014-15 2017-18

27-73 63-62 19-20

Zeigler Paul Milosevich Harry Sortal

Illinois St. Louis

1940 1942

1-3 17-59

Zeigler-Royalton Sean Connor

Notre Dame

1986-87-88

73-330

Southern Illinois DI/Major College/College Division Players Listed by College (Played in a varsity game) (First year school became Major College, College Division, or Division I is de noted in parenthesis)

University of Alabama John Cherry Guy Turner Jim Adkins Mark Gottfried Kemble Smith

Vienna Harrisburg Benton Carbondale Massac County

University of Alabama @ Birmingham Bruce Baker Benton Jason Carson Pinckneyville Maurice Gibbs Carbondale Isiah Jones Meridian

(1913) 1951 1966-67 1968-69 1985-86-87 1988 (1979) 1985-86-87-88-89 1988 2006-07 2013

University of Arkansas Johnny Borgsmiller

Murphysboro

(1924) 1950

Austin Peay Andrew Dagner

Pinckneyville

(1964) 1999

Ball State University Aaron Adeoye Kani Acree

Marion Carbondale

(1972) 2011 2019

Bradley Dan Unruh Guy Ricci John Kent John Riley Eddie King Bob Margenthaler Don Groves Gene Herberger Leon Hall Ted Osman Dennis Smith Anthony Webster

Pinckneyville West Frankfort Marion Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Pinckneyville Marion Trico Mt. Vernon Marion Eldorado Cairo

(1903) 1946-47-48-49 1948-49 1952-53-54-55 1952-53-54 1952-53-54 1955 1956-57 1956-57 1963-64-65 1964-65 1975-76-77-78 1982-83-84

University of California @ Fullerton Gary Moeller Okawville

(1975) 1984-85

University of California @ Santa Barbara Gary Moeller Okawville

(1964) 1981-82

The Citadel Craig Bardo

Carbondale

(1913) 1986-87-88

Colorado State Anthony Goodrum

Herrin

(1902) 1986-87-88

Creighton Paul Dinkins

Benton

(1912) 1975-77-78

University of Dayton Arlen Bockhorn Terry Bockhorn Harold Bockhorn

Trico Trico Trico

(1904) 1956-57-58 1958-59-60 1958

DePaul Don Gulley

Harrisburg

(1924) 1965

Jimmy Drew

Anna-Jonesboro

2010-11

Drake Glenn Martin

Carbondale

(1907) 1985-86-87-88

Duke Pat Doughty

Herrin

(1906) 1971-72

Duquesene Phillip Fayne

Carbondale

(1914) 2007-08

Meridian West Frankfort Carbondale Carbondale Massac County Egyptian

(1982) 1985-86-87 1986-87 1988-89-90 1988-89 1989-90-91-92 2017-18

Eastern Illinois University Jerry Strickland Don Peavey Joe Hamilton Ronnie Tate Kavien Martin Devantae Price

East Tennessee State University Devontavius Payne Carbondale

(1959) 2017-18

University of Evansville Mike Duff Kevin Kingston Greg Smith Scott Schreffler Reed Jackson Caleb Rath Matt Hopson Devan Welch Trent Wargel Noah Federking

(1978) Shawneetown/Eldorado 1978 Eldorado 1978 West Frankfort 1978 Carrier Mills-Stonefort/Marion 1990-91-92-93 N.C.O.E. 1992-93-94-95 Pinckneyville 1992-93 Gallatin County 1994-95 Hamilton County 2004-05-06 Gallatin County 2006-07-08 Okawville 2018

University of Florida Kurt Feazel Jerry Hoover Dan Cross

Harrisburg Benton Carbondale

(1921) 1967-68-69 1970-71-72 1993-94-95

Florida International University Joe Cross Carbondale

(1988) 1997-98

Georgia Tech Rich Yunkus Billy Smith

(1920) 1969-70-71 1976-77-78-79

Benton Benton

University of Houston Jack Margenthaler

Pinckneyville

(1951) 1963-64-65

University of Idaho Benjamin Johnson

McLeansboro

(1906) 1994-95

University of Illinois Harry Neville John Tarwain Omar Lee William Theobald Salway Fierberg Wilbur Henry Charles Phillips Ivan Johnson Scott Gill Paul Milosevich Robert Richmond Walt Kirk William Eddleman Paul Eckert Benton Odum Ted Beach Walt Moore Max Hooper Warren Wilkerson Bill Mohlenbrock Jeff Ferguson Jay Lovelace Bob Brown Bennie Louis Stephen Bardo Travis Smith T.J. Wheeler Doug Clarida

Pinckneyville Sesser West Frankfort DuQuoin Benton Benton Ridgway Thebes Carbondale Zeigler West Frankfort Mt. Vernon Anna-Jonesboro Herrin Marion Marion Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon West Frankfort Murphysboro Benton Carbondale West Frankfort Pinckneyville Carbondale Ridgway Christopher Marion

(1906) 1921-22 1927-29-30 1928 1931-32-33 1932 1934-35-36-37 1938 1939 1940 1940 1940-41 1944-45-47 1945-46 1946 1947-48-49 1949-50-51 1952 1952-53-54 1954 1959-60-61 1961-62-64 1961-62-63 1964-65-66 1966-67-68 1987-88-89-90 1990 1991-92-93-94 1992

University of Illinois @ Chicago Bryant Lowe Cairo

(1982) 1997-98

Illinois State University Doug Collins Jim Smith Dana Ford

Benton Mt. Vernon Egyptian

(1972) 1972-73 1972 2003-04-05-06

Indiana University Craig Bardo

Carbondale

(1901) 1981

Brian Sloan Joe Cross

McLeansboro Carbondale

1987-88-89 2000-01

Indiana State University Terrance Avery

West Frankfort

(1971) 1998-00-01-02

Lamar University Tyler Hackstadt

Okawville

(1969) 2000-01-02

University of Iowa Dave Roach

Pinckneyville

(1893) 1962-63-64

University of Kansas Chester Lawrence

Vienna

(1899) 1968-69-70

Mt. Vernon Ridgway Sparta

(1906) 1956-57-58 1962-63-64 1972-73-74

Carbondale Marion

(1903) 1957-58 1969

Sparta

(2001) 2002-03

Murphysboro Carbondale Sparta Carmi Mt. Vernon

(1909) 1949-50-51 1956 1962-63 1962-63-64 1969-70

Kansas State University Don Richards Roger Suttner Danny Beard University of Kentucky Dick Howe Greg Starrick Lipscomb University Jeff Dancy Louisiana State University Joe Ozburn Ken Martin Howard Keene Norman Card Danny Hester University of Louisville Billy Perkins Ron Stallings Craig Farmer

(1912) Carbondale Attucks/Carbondale 1969-70

Ridgway Cairo

1971-72 1995-96-97-98

University of Loyola (Illinois) Lamont Nelson Marion

(1921) 1993-94-95

University of Loyola (New Orleans) Gene Turni Herrin

(1955) 1962-63-64

Marquette University

(1917)

Albert Avant Lawerence Blackledge

Mt. Vernon Carbondale

1956 2007-08

Memphis State University Willard Davis Tim Weaver Charles Vines Chuck Neal Robert Corn

Cave-in-Rock West Frankfort Mound City Cobden Benton

(1955) 1955 1962-63-64 1964 1966-67 1974-75

University of Michigan John Tidwell

Herrin

(1918) 1959-60-61

Middle Tennessee State University Don Smith Metropolis Phil Meadows Cairo Tom Whittington Benton Terry Thomas Benton Jack Sutter Galatia Ed Cannon Harrisburg Darryl Bentson Metropolis Brad Wilson Harrisburg Kemble Smith Massac County

(1959) 1959-60 1964-65 1964-65-66 1964-66 1965-66-67 1965-66-67 1968-69-70 1968-70 1986

Mississippi State University Tod Masters Pinckneyville Don Margenthaler Pinckneyville Roger Thomas Pinckneyville Alex Singer Pinckneyville Stan Brinker Metropolis Richie Williams Metropolis Mark Peters Anna-Jonesboro/Benton

(1909) 1958 1958 1959-60 1959-60-61 1962-63-64 1963-64-65 1984-85-86-87

University of Missouri Haskell Tison Ken Doughty Gail Wolf Troy Hudson

Eldorado Herrin Okawville Carbondale

(1907) 1937-38-39-40 1961-62-63 1973-74-75 1994

Missouri State University Ross Owens

Woodlawn

(1983) 2017-18

Carbondale

(1901) 1934

Montana State Robert Reeves Morehead State University

(1964)

P.J. Nichols Murray State University Jarrell Graham Gary Quint Les Taylor Danny Jarrett Harvey McNeal

Marion

1989-90-91-92

Mt. Vernon Metropolis Carbondale Century Cairo

(1954) 1960-61 1965-66 1971-72-73 1977-78 1979

University of Nevada @ Las Vegas Tyrone Nesby Cairo Jon Knoche Mt. Vernon

(1970) 1997-98 2002-03

University of New Mexico Don Williams Mt. Vernon

(1900) 1959

University of New Orleans Kenny Simelton Cairo

(1976) 2004-05

Northern Illinois University Jeremy Landers Murphysboro

(1968) 2008-09-10-11

Northern Iowa Rob Williams Eric Hawthorne Monte Kuhert Lucas O’Rear Northwestern Max Morris Robert Hughes Jim Burns Terry Gamber Lucis Reece

West Frankfort West Frankfort McLeansboro Mt. Vernon Cairo

(1980) 1984-85-86 1984 1987 2008-09-10-11 (1905) 1944-45-46 1947-48 1965-66-67 1967-68-69 1988-89-90-91

Notre Dame University Sean Connor

Zeigler-Royalton

(1897) 1986-87-88

Ole Miss Jim Tom Atherton Ken Turner Steve Strickland Roger Steig

Mound City Vienna/Metropolis Mt. Vernon Nashville

(1909) 1957-58-59 1967-68-69 1971-72-73 1980-81-82-83

Oral Roberts University Milton Vaughn Carl Vinson

Egyptian Cairo

(1972) 1972 1974

Benton Mt. Vernon DuQuoin Nashville

Kemble Smith James Abbage

Massac County Century

1989 1994-95

Rice University Wiley Hall Andrew Drone

Benton Gallatin County

(1915) 1965 2014-15-16-17

Zeigler Chester Sparta Pinckneyville McLeansboro Okawville Pinckneyville Okawville Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Sparta Johnston City Herrin Herrin Benton Okawville Okawville Okawville Red Bud Vienna Pinckneyville

(1916) 1942 1951 1952-53 1953-56 1956 1960-61-62 1961-62-63 1962-63-64 1963 1964-65-66 1964-65-66 1967-68-69 1976-77 1976 1979 1984-85-86-87 1988-89-90-91 1996-97-98-99 2000-01-02-03 2009 2009-10-11-12

Saint Louis University Harry Sortal Bill Koeneman Pat Partington Don Stanton Dean Millenbine Dave Luechtefeld Dave Harris Stan Luechtefeld Bill Lacy Sam Ulrich Randy Albrecht Tommy Thomas Mike Newbold Gary Rafe Joe Durham Paul Jansen Jeff Luechtefeld Ryan Luechtefeld Chris Braun Brent Thompson Kyle Cassity

University of South Carolina Harry Stewart Benton

(1909) 1950-51

Southeast Missouri State University Derek Winans Shawnee Jimmy Drew Anna-Jonesboro Aaron Adeoye Marion Isiah Jones Meridian Robby Dosier Marion

(1992) 2002-03-04-05 2007-08 2015 2015-16 2016

Southern Illinois University @ Carbondale Rex Barker Norris City Howard Keene Sparta Norm Hill Anna-Jonesboro Greg Starrick Marion L.C. Brasfield Carbondale Larry Lingle Dongola

(1968) 1968-69-70 1968 1969 1970-71-72 1970-71 1971

Nate Hawthorne Alan Crews Billy Perkins Eddie James Tim Ricci Dave Montfort Mel Hughlett Mark Winter Jerry Kellum Barry Smith James Orr Lex Turner Wendell Cooper Johnny Fayne Brian Welch Kai Nurnberger Randy House Clark Dixon Darren Caryle Wayne Harre Jay Schafer Eric Griffin Matt Wynn Jo Jo Johnson Scott Burzynski Pat Greathouse Shane Hawkins Jamie Veech Brian Laur Troy Hudson Rashad Tucker Lance Brown Jeremy Wright Able Schrader Josh Cross Kent Williams Kyle Smithpeters Nick Evans Nate Mitchell Ryan Bonifield Tyler Smithpeters Bronson Verhines Dawson Verhines Bobbie Mannie Darius Bean

Mt. Vernon DuQuoin

1971-72-73 1971-72 Carbondale Attucks/Carbondale 1972 Mt. Vernon 1972-73-74 West Frankfort 1973-74-75 Mt. Vernon 1974 Carbondale 1975-76-77 Carmi 1976-77 Murphysboro 1977 Eldorado 1977-78-79-80 Marion 1978 Carbondale 1979 Murphysboro 1979 Carbondale 1981-82-83 Carbondale 1983-85-87 Benton 1985-87-88-89 Benton 1986-87-88-89 Benton 1986 Benton 1986 Nashville 1986-87 Benton 1987-88-89 Carrier Mills-Stonefort 1988-90-91 Benton 1990-91-92 Benton 1993 Sesser-Valier 1993-94-95-96 Carmi-White County 1993-94 Pinckneyville 1995-96-97-98 Sesser-Valier 1995-97 Sesser-Valier 1995 Carbondale 1996-97 Carbondale 1997-98 West Frankfort 1998-99-00 Murphysboro 1998 Okawville 1998-99-00-01 Carbondale 1998-99-00 Mt. Vernon 2000-01-02-03 Harrisburg 2005-06 Carbondale 2009-10 Carrier Mills-Stonefort 2010-11 Carterville 2013 Harrisburg 2014-15-16-17-18 Woodlawn 2014 Woodlawn 2014-15 Herrin 2016 Carbondale TBD

Southern Illinois University @ Edwardsville Connor Wheeler Carbondale/DuQuoin

(2010) 2016

Southern Methodist University Gordon Welch Carbondale

(1917) 1978-79-80-81

University of Tennessee Josh Tabb

(1909) 2007-08-09

Century/Carbondale

University of Tennessee @ Martin B.J. Nelson Century

(1992) 1995-96-97

Tennessee State University Devante McClung Meridian

(1978) 2013

University of Texas @ El Paso Manual Cass Carbondale

(1923) 2008

University of Texas @ San Antonio Mike Pickens Marion University of Toledo Charlie Moore Troy University Ryan Heck

(1982) 1982

Mt. Vernon

(1916) 1950

Okawville

(1993) 2004-05

Tulane Al Gunzel

Shawneetown

1958

University of Utah Billy “Peaches� Laster

Carbondale

(1909) 1969-70-71

Vanderbilt Warren Fiser

Mounds

(1901) 1959-60-61

Wake Forest University Jack Williams Lowell Davis

Johnston City Johnston City

(1906) 1953-56-57 1956

Carbondale

(1896) 2006-07-08-09

University of Washington Justin Dentmon

(1906)

Western Illinois University Michael Ayers Cairo Michael Haywood Carbondale

(1981) 1987-88 2004

Western Kentucky University Howard Dodds West Frankfort Danny Johnson Benton Gary Sundmacher Metropolis Nick Hill DuQuoin Aaron Adeoye Marion

(1922) 1957 1970-71-72 1970-71 2004 2013

University of Wisconsin John Sheputis Ivan Jefferson Jack Kotter

(1899) 1958 1959 1960

Johnston City Herrin Mt. Vernon

Southern Illinois Conference Champions The following teams are believed to have been conference champions of their respective leagues.

The best available information was ustilized to determine this list.

Big Eleven Conference Champions (1935-1939) Year Team Coach 1935 Eldorado Bovard Clayton 1935 Johnston City Stanley Changnon 1936 Carterville Phil Allen 1937 Carbondale Merritt Allen 1938 Carbondale Merritt Allen 1939 Carbondale Frank Bridges *Charter members in 1935 were Anna-Jonesboro, Benton, Carbondale, Carterville, Eldorado, Harrisburg, Herrin, Johnston City, Marion, Murphysboro and West Frankfort. The conference was formed as the Big Nine Conference was renamed with the additions of Anna-Jonesboro and Eldorado in 1935. Carbondale won three titles and coach Merritt Allen coached two championship teams. Two Big Eleven players were named first team all-state: Veo Sutton and Haskell Tison of Eldorado.

Big Nine Conference Champions (1931-1934) Year Team Coach 1931 Johnston City Larue Van Meter 1932 Johnston City Stephen Kole 1933 Benton Hubert Tabor 1934 Benton Hubert Tabor *Charter members in 1931 were Benton, Carbondale, Carterville, Harrisburg, Herrin, Johnston City, Marion, Murphysboro and West Frankfort. The conference was formed as the Big Seven was renamed with the additions of Carterville and Johnston City in 1931. Both schools were members of the Egyptian Little Ten Conference which folded in 1930. Benton and Johnston City won two Big Nine titles. Hubert Tabor coached two championship teams. Three Big Nine players were named first team all-state: Wilbur Henry and Alfred Manis of Benton, and James Anderson of Marion.

Big Seven Conference Champions (1929-1930) Year Team Coach 1929 Marion Perce Welcome 1930 Carbondale Richard Gadske *Charter members in 1929 were Benton, Carbondale, Harrisburg, Herrin, Marion, Murphysboro and West Frankfort. All charter members had been members of the Egyptian Little Ten Conference in 1928.

Black Diamond Conference Champions (1936-1938) Year Champ Coach 1936 Sandoval John Merkelbach 1937 Nashville Phil Allen 1938 Ashley Robert Hartley *Charter members in 1936 were Ashley, Carlyle, Greenville, Nashville and Sandoval.

Black Diamond Conference Champions (1956-2003) Year 1956 1957 1958 1958 1958 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Champ Sesser Sesser Sesser Christopher Carterville Zeigler Zeigler Elkville Elkville Elkville

Coach Gordon Herron Gordon Herron Gordon Herron Jim Mitchell George Williams Fred Imhoff Fred Imhoff Bob Groves Bob Groves Bob Groves

1963 1963 1964 1964 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1973 1974 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989 1990 1990 1991 1992 1993 1993 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996 1997

Zeigler-Royalton Elverado Elverado Sesser-Valier Zeigler-Royalton Zeigler-Royalton Carbondale University High Carbondale University High Carterville Trico Trico Trico Zeigler-Royalton Carterville Christopher Christopher Zeigler-Royalton No Leauge No Leauge Johnston City Johnston City Zeigler-Royalton Zeigler-Royalton Sesser-Valier Zeigler-Royalton Zeigler-Royalton Carterville Carterville Johnston City Sesser-Valier Carterville Carterville Sesser-Valier Christopher Christopher Sesser-Valier Sesser-Valier Sesser-Valier Sesser-Valier Carterville Johnston City Sesser-Valier Sesser-Valier Carterville Carterville Sesser-Valier

Bill Pyle Roger Buyan Roger Buyan Farrell Flatt Bill Pyle Russ Debose Bill Jackson Bill Jackson Hugh Rohrschneider Clem Quillman Clem Quillman Clem Quillman Manual Goins Jim Giesler Tom Wheeler Tom Wheeler Art Brandon No Leauge No Leauge Rick Babbington Rick Babbington Art Brandon Art Brandon Ron Van Horn John Kretz John Kretz Tim Bleyer Tim Bleyer Rick Babbington Ron Van Horn Tim Bleyer Tim Bleyer Ron Van Horn Wes Choate Wes Choate Ron Van Horn Rick Metcalf Rick Metcalf Rick Metcalf Ron Nesler Mike Mooneyham Rick Metcalf Rick Metcalf Rob Flannagan Rob Flannagan Rick Metcalf

1998 Johnston City Mike Mooneyham 1998 Christopher Jeff Gossett 1999 Johnston City Keil Peebles 2000 Johnston City Keil Peebles 2001 Sesser-Valier Rick Metcalf 2002 Johnston City Keil Peebles 2003 Carterville Scott Buraynski *Charter members in 1956 were Carterville, Christopher, Elkville, Sesser and Zeigler. The conference was formed after the break-up of the Coal Belt Conference in 1955. Sesser-Valier won twelve conference titles. Rick Metcalf coached seven Black Diamond championship teams.

The league did not compete in basketball during the 1975 and 1976 seasons and split into two divisions in 2004. Four Black Diamond players were named first team all-state: T.J. Wheeler of Christopher; Scott Burzynski and Shane Garner of Sesser-Valier, and Sean Connor of ZeiglerRoyalton.

Black Diamond Conference East Champions (2004-2018) Year Champ Coach 2004 Cairo Larry Baldwin 2005 Fairfield Tim Pearison 2006 Carmi-White County Craig Winter 2006 Eldorado Greg Goodley 2007 Eldorado Greg Goodley 2008 Eldorado Greg Goodley 2009 Eldorado Greg Goodley 2010 Carmi-White County Craig Winter 2010 Hamilton County Curt Reed 2011 Fairfield Scott McElravy 2012 Fairfeild Scott McElravy 2013 Fairfeild Scott McElravy 2013 Johnston City Wade Thomas 2014 Johnston City Wade Thomas 2014 Carmi-White County Craig Winter 2014 Fairfield Scott McElravy 2015 Fairfiled Scott McElravy 2016 Carmi-White County Craig Winter 2017 Eldorado Josh Bradley 2018 Eldorado Josh Bradley *Charter members in 2004 were Cairo, Carmi, Eldorado, Fairfield, Hamilton County and Johnston City. The conference was formed when the Black Diamond split into two separate leagues. Eldorado and Fairfield won six conference titles. Scott McElravy coached five championship teams. One Black Diamond East player was a first team all-stater: Brandon Childs of Cairo.

Black Diamond Conference West Champions (2004-2018) Year 2004

Champ Sesser-Valier

Coach Rick Metcalf

2005 Carterville Scott Burzynski 2006 Carterville Scott Burzynski 2006 Christopher Gary Gisher 2007 Trico Shane Hawkins 2008 Sesser-Valier Dan Kirk 2009 Sesser-Valier Dan Kirk 2009 Trico Shane Hawkins 2010 Trico Shane Hawkins 2011 Trico Shane Hawkins 2012 Goreville Todd Tripp 2013 Goreville Todd Tripp 2014 Sesser-Valier Shane Garner 2014 Trico Mike Denault 2015 Trico Mike Denault 2015 Christopher Eric Stallman 2016 Christopher Eric Stallman 2017 Goreville Todd Tripp 2018 Sesser-Valier Shane Garner *Charter members in 2004 were Carterville, Christopher, Elverado, Sesser-Valier, Trico and Zeigler-Royalton. The conference was formed when the Black Diamond split into two separate leagues. Trico won six conference titles. Shane Hawkins coached four championship teams.

Two Black Diamond West players were first team all-state: Justin Mayti of Sesser-Valier and Braden Webb of Goreville.

Cahokia Conference Champions (1972-2006) Year 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

Team Red Bud Lebanon Lebanon Lebanon Lebanon Lebanon Lebanon New Athens Lebanon Freeburg Freeburg Wesclin Red Bud Wesclin Wesclin Red Bud Wesclin

Coach Joe Mouldes Hank Feldt Hank Feldt Dennis Korte Dennis Korte Dennis Korte Dennis Korte Fred Blumberg Wendell Johnson Gary Henning Gary Henning Paul Lusk Doug Aschermann Paul Lusk Paul Lusk Daryl Schmieg Paul Lusk

1989 Wesclin Paul Lusk 1990 Wesclin Paul Lusk 1991 Wesclin Terry Brinkman 1992 Freeburg Gary Hearne 1993 Columbia Darrell Burd 1994 Columbia Darrell Burd 1995 Columbia Darrell Burd 1996 Freeburg Fred Blumberg 1997 Breese Central Stan Eagleson 1998 Breese Central Stan Eagleson 1999 Breese Central Stan Eagleson 2000 Columbia David Touchette 2001 Columbia David Touchette 2002 Freeburg Norn Toenjes 2003 Breese Central Stan Eagleson 2004 Breese Central Stan Eagleson 2005 Breese Central Stan Eagleson 2006 Wesclin Brent Brede *The league dates to 1929. Red Bud joined the league in 1972, becoming the only Southern Illinois team in the conference.

Cahokia Conference Champs Kaskaskia Division (2007-2018) Year Team Coach 2007 Lebanon Chad Cruthis 2008 Lebanon Chad Cruthis 2009 Lebanon Chad Cruthis 2010 Lebanon Chad Cruthis 2011 Lebanon Chad Cruthis 2011 Steeleville Matt Laur 2012 Lebanon Chad Cruthis 2013 New Athens Marc Derwort 2014 New Athens Marc Derwort 2015 New Athens Marc Derwort 2016 Steeleville Bryce Bainter 2017 Steeleville Bryce Bainter 2018 Steeleville Aaron Fiene 2018 Red Bud C.J. Cruser *The Cahokia Conference split into two divisions in 2007. Two Southern Illinois teams, Red Bud and Steeleville, have played in the Kaskaskia Division.

Central Egyptian Conference Champions (1927-1943) Year 1927 1928 1929 1929

Team Elkville Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Elkville

Coach Ray Damron Richard Peak Richard Peak Ray Damron

1930 Elkville John Isom 1931 Elkville John Isom 1932 Zeigler Geoffrey “Red” Moore 1933 Pinckneyville Kenneth “Doc” Hiller 1933 DuQuoin Stephen Kole 1934 DuQuoin Emery Martin 1935 Christopher Victor Bergholtz 1935 Pinckneyville Al Kish 1936 DuQuoin Emery Martin 1937 DuQuoin Emery Martin 1938 Pinckneyville Al Kish 1939 Elkville Ivan Hall 1940 Johnston City Ralph Davison 1941 Johnston City Ralph Davison 1942 Johnston City Ralph Davison 1943 Elkville Ivan Hall *Charter members in 1927 were Christopher, Cobden, DuQuoin, Elkville, Pinckneyville, Sesser and Zeigler. Elkville won six conference titles. Ralph Davison and Emery Martin coached three championship teams.

Chartres Conference Champions (1954-1978) Year 1954 1954 1955 1955 1956 1957 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

Team Marissa Coulterville Valmeyer Steeleville Steeleville Steeleville Coulterville Coulterville Steeleville Marissa Marissa Waterloo Saint Peter and Paul

Steeleville Steeleville Red Bud Marissa Valmeyer Valmeyer Coulterville Marissa Steeleville Belleville St. Henry Steeleville Belleville St. Henry

Coach Bernie Ray Ed Hale Vern Tomlinson Dail Gibbs Dail Gibbs Dail Gibbs Byron Hargis Byron Hargis Dave Heueman Art Hargis Art Hargis Andy Benyo Loris Lambert Loris Lambert Harrison Fuller Lee Schulte Glen Dothage Glen Dothage Norm Schall Lee Schulte Alan Waeltz Patrick Keefe Alan Waeltz Rick Keefe

1974 Valmeyer Ron Tibbs 1975 Marissa Lee Schulte 1976 Waterloo Gibault Greg Lane 1977 Marissa Lee Schulte 1978 Steeleville Verlin Lorenz *Charter members in 1954 were Coulterville, Marissa, Red Bud, Steeleville, St. Henry, Valmeyer and Waterloo Gibault. Steeleville won nine conference titles.

Coal Belt Conference Champions (1946-55) Year Team Coach 1946 Zeigler Hewey Tweedy 1947 Zeigler Hewey Tweedy 1948 Zeigler Hewey Tweedy 1949 Zeigler Don Sheffer 1950 Zeigler Don Sheffer 1950 Hurst-Bush Bob Wells 1951 Zeigler George Bauer 1952 Zeigler George Bauer 1953 Zeigler Frank Bleyer 1954 Hurst-Bush Bob Smith 1955 Elkville Geoffrey “Red� Moore *Charter members in 1946 were Carterville, Christopher, Elkville, Sesser and Zeigler. Zeigler won eight conference titles. Hewey Tweedy coached three conference championship teams.

Egyptian-Illini Conference Champions (1961-1973) Year Team Coach 1961 Okawville Bob Hardy 1962 Odin Jim Hoch 1963 Patoka Don Koch 1964 Okawville Dave Luechtefeld 1965 Patoka Don Koch 1966 Patoka Charles Garnett 1967 Patoka Charles Garnett 1968 Patoka Charles Garnett 1969 Okawville Dave Luechtefeld 1970 Okawville Dave Luechtefeld 1971 Okawville Dave Luechtefeld 1972 Okawville Dave Luechtefeld 1973 Okawville Dave Luechtefeld *Charter members are believed to be Carlyle, Mulberry Grove, Odin, Okawville, Patoka and Sandoval. This league formed after the break-up of the Tri-County Conference in 1959. The league still exists but no teams from the Southern Illinois area have been members since Okawville left in 1973. Dave Luechtefeld coached six conference championship teams. One

Egyptian-Illini player was named first team all-state: Gail Wolf of Okawville.

Egyptian Little Ten Conference Champions (1923-1930) Year Team Coach 1923 Marion D.W. Smith 1924 Marion Dick Browne 1925 Carbondale Robert Woodruff 1926 Benton Hubert Tabor 1927 Marion Earl Bland 1928 Benton Hubert Tabor 1929 Johnston City Larue Van Meter 1930 Johnston City Larue Van Meter *Charter members in 1924 were Anna-Jonesboro, Benton, Cairo, Carbondale, Harrisburg, Herrin, Johnston City, Marion, Murphysboro and West Frankfort. This conference is believed to be the first major (larger schools) high school conference in Southern Illinois. Marion won three titles. Larue Van Meter and Hubert Tabor each coached two conference championship teams. The Egyptian Little Ten Conference had one team win a state championship: Johnston City in 1929.

Greater Egyptian Conference Champions (1949-2018) Year 1949 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1959 1960 1961 1961 1962 1962 1963 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

School Cave-in-Rock Vienna Vienna Cave-in-Rock Carrier Mills-Stonefort Shawneetown Galatia Shawneetown Shawneetown Rosiclare Ridgway Ridgway Shawneetown Shawneetown Shawneetown Cave-in-Rock Cave-in-Rock Shawneetown Ridgway Cave-in-Rock Cave-in-Rock Ridgway Ridgway Ridgway Ridgway Norris City

Coach Lowell Oxford Glen Jones Glen Jones Lowell Oxford Richard Lehr Bob Lewis Bob Farris Barney Genesio Darwin Valter Bill Piland Bob Dallas Bob Dallas Billy Young Billy Young Billy Young Glen Oxford Glen Oxford Bobby Lane Bob Dallas Glen Oxford Glen Oxford Bob Dallas Bob Dallas Bob Dallas Bob Dallas Lelan Russell

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989 1990 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Pope County Cave-in-Rock Cave-in-Rock Ridgway Ridgway Ridgway Galatia Ridgway Norris City-Omaha Norris City-Omaha Ridgway Norris City-Omaha Hardin County Equality Ridgway Hardin County Hardin County Pope County Galatia Galatia Hardin County Gallatin County Gallatin County Hardin County Gallatin County Gallatin County Hardin County Pope County Pope County Pope County Pope County Pope County Pope County Gallatin County Pope County Crab Orchard Carrier Mills-Stonefort Gallatin County Galatia Carrier Mills-Stonefort Carrier Mills-Stonefort Carrier Mills-Stonefort Carrier Mills-Stonefort Carrier Mills-Stonefort Crab Orchard Crab Orchard

Lonnie Dutton Glen Oxford Glen Oxford Bob Dallas Bob Dallas Bob Dallas Don Smith Bob Dallas Dave Gray Dave Gray Bob Dallas Dave Gray Glen Oxford Danny Lampley Bob Dallas Glen Oxford Glen Oxford Lonnie Dutton Bill Ice Bill Ice Stan Powless Bob Dallas Bob Dallas Stan Powless Bob Dallas Bob Dallas Charlie Strasburger Gary Patton Andy Palmer Andy Palmer Andy Palmer Andy Palmer Andy Palmer Bob Dallas Andy Palmer Jon Brown Jon Watts Robert “Radar� Patton Rod Wallace Mark Motsinger Mark Motsinger Mark Motsinger Mark Motsinger Mark Motsinger Jon Brown Jon Brown

2013 Gallatin County Robert “Radar” Patton 2014 Crab Orchard Jon Brown 2015 Crab Orchard Jon Brown 2016 Crab Orchard Joh Brown 2016 Hardin County Rod Lane 2016 N.C.O.E. Evan Wyllie 2016 Gallatin County Doug Miller 2017 Gallatin County Doug Miller 2018 Gallatin County Doug Miller *Charter members in 1949 were Brookport, Carrier-Mills, Cave-in-Rock, Galatia, Golconda, Rosiclare and Vienna. Ridgway won fourteen conference titles. Bob Dallas coached nineteen conference championship teams. Dallas’ championships represent the most conference titles by any coach in Southern Illinois history! Eight Greater Egyptian players were named first team all-state: Ben Kissing of Crab Orchard; Derek Sloan and Jack Sutter of Galatia; Max Galt and Andrew Drone of Gallatin County; Dustin Turner of Pope County; and Roger Suttner and Ron “Moose” Stallings of Ridgway. The Greater Egyptian Conference had one team win a state championship: Ridgway in 1973.

Little Egyptian Conference Champions (1953-1977) Year Team 1953 Thompsonville 1954 Thompsonville 1955 Crab Orchard 1956 Woodlawn 1957 Valier 1958 Valier 1959 Royalton 1960 Waltonville 1961 Crab Orchard 1962 Crab Orchard 1963 Crab Orchard 1964 Crab Orchard 1965 Crab Orchard 1966 Crab Orchard 1967 Crab Orchard 1968 Crab Orchard 1968 Webber Township 1969 Webber Township 1970 Webber Township 1971 Crab Orchard 1972 Crab Orchard 1973 Waltonville 1974 Waltonville 1975 Waltonville 1976 Waltonville 1977 Woodlawn

Coach Robert Munday Robert Munday Bill Redden Herb Gerecke Ralph Harkins Ralph Harkins Bob Johnston Merlin Hodge Mark Hoffard Mark Hoffard Mark Hoffard Mark Hoffard Tim Weaver Tim Weaver Hugh Rohrschneider Rich Powers Roger Yates Roger Yates Roger Yates Rich Powers Rich Powers Dave Simpson Dave Simpson Bill Holden Ed Belva Dale Stemazewski

*Charter members in 1953 were Bluford (Webber Township), Crab Orchard, Dahlgren, Royalton, Thompsonville, Valier, Waltonville and Woodlawn. Crab Orchard won eleven conference titles. Mark Hoffard coached four championship teams.

Little Ten Conference (1964-1977) Year Team Coach 1964 Wayne City Bennie Greenwalt 1965 Wayne City Bennie Greenwalt 1966 Mills Prairie Kent Lewis 1966 St. Francisville Eugene Salmons 1967 St. Francisville Eugene Salmons 1968 Wayne City Bennie Greenwalt 1969 Mills Prairie Mike Duckworth 1970 Grayville Jim O’Donley 1970 St. Francisville James Dunn 1971 Enfield Bob Cummins 1972 Enfield Lee McRoy 1973 Enfield Lee McRoy 1974 Wayne City Bill Garrett 1975 Wayne City Bill Garrett 1976 Enfield Lee McRoy 1977 Wayne City Steve Strickland *Known members in 1964 were Allendale, Crossville, Enfield, Grayville, Mills Prairie, St. Francisville, Sumner and Wayne City. Wayne City won six conference titles. Bennie Greenwalt and Lee McRoy coached three championship teams. Most league members in 1977 became charter members of the Quad City Conference in 1978.

Meridian Conference (1956-1968) Year Team Coach 1956 Woodlawn Herb Gerecke 1957 Woodlawn Herb Gerecke 1958 Woodlawn Virgil Motsinger 1959 Woodlawn Virgil Motsinger 1959 Waltonville Merlin Hodge 1959 Ashley Dave Norton 1960 Ashley Dave Norton 1961 Ashley Dave Norton 1962 Ashley Dave Norton 1963 Ashley Dave Norton 1964 Woodlawn Carroll “Rocky” Bridges 1965 Waltonville Dave Simpson 1966 Waltonville Dave Simpson 1967 Waltonville Dave Simpson 1968 Waltonville Dave Simpson 1968 Woodlawn Carroll “Rocky” Bridges *Charter members in 1956 were Ashley, Tamaroa, Waltonville and Woodlawn. Woodlawn won six titles. Dave Norton coached five conference championship teams. Ashley, Woodlawn and

Waltonville played in multiple conferences during that period.

Midland Trail Conference Champions (1928-2018) Year Team Coach 2009 Woodlawn Shane Witzel 2010 Woodlawn Shane Witzel 2011 Woodlawn Shane Witzel 2012 Woodlawn Shane Witzel 2013 Woodlawn Shane Witzel 2014 Woodlawn Shane Witzel 2015 Woodlawn Shane Witzel 2016 Woodlawn Shane Witzel 2017 Woodlawn Brian Gamber 2018 Woodlawn Brian Gamber *No records are available before the conference realigned in 2009. The Midland Trail Conference is believed to be one of the oldest existing conferences in the state of Illinois.

Members in 2009 are believed to have been Grayville, Odin, Sandoval, Waltonville, Wayne City, Webber Township, West Richland and Woodlawn. Woodlawn has won all nine championships since 2009 with Shane Witzel coaching eight of those teams. The league was re-formed when the Mid-South Conference merged with the older Midland Trail Conference. The Midland Trail Conference has one known state championship team: Woodlawn in 2012. Two Midland Trail players were named first team all-state: Dawson Verhines and Ross Owens of Woodlawn.

Mid-South Conference Champions (1984-2008) Year 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1998 1999 2000

Team Woodlawn Woodlawn Woodlawn Woodlawn Woodlawn N.C.O.E. N.C.O.E. N.C.O.E. N.C.O.E. Waltonville Waltonville Webber Township Webber Township Woodlawn Woodlawn Waltonville Waltonville Woodlawn

Coach Tom Copple Tom Copple Tom Copple Tom Copple Tom Copple Dave Gray Dave Gray Dave Gray Dave Gray Ed Belva Ed Belva Roger Yates Roger Yates Shane Witzel Shane Witzel Ed Belva Ed Belva Shane Witzel

2001 Grayville Dale Schmittler 2002 Grayville Dale Schmittler 2003 Woodlawn Shane Witzel 2004 Woodlawn Shane Witzel 2005 Woodlawn Shane Witzel 2006 Waltonville Mike Denault 2007 Waltonville Mike Denault 2008 Waltonville Mike Denault *Charter members in 1984 were Grayville, Norris City-Omaha, Waltonville, Wayne City, Webber Township and Woodlawn. The league was formed after the Quad County Conference disbanded in 1983. Woodlawn won eleven conference titles. Shane Witzel coached six championship teams.

One Mid-South player was named first team all-state: Reed Jackson of N.C.O.E.

North Egyptian Conference Champions (1929-2003) Year 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

Team Centralia Mt. Vernon Lawrenceville Lawrenceville Centralia Centralia Mt. Vernon Olney Centralia Mt. Carmel Carmi Flora Bridgeport Bridgeport Carmi Carmi Carmi Lawrenceville Lawrenceville Lawrenceville Lawrenceville Lawrenceville Fairfield Lawrenceville Fairfield Olney Lawrenceville Lawrenceville Lawrenceville Lawrenceville Olney

Coach Arthur Trout Howard Ross Jack Bland D.V. Peacock Arthur Trout Arthur Trout Howard Ross Frank Newton Arthur Trout Tom Gilbert John McDougal Warren Collier Ray Estes Ray Estes John McDougal John McDougal John McDougal Ken Pritchett Ken Pritchett Ken Pritchett Ron Felling Ron Felling Larry Odom Ron Felling Larry Odom Ron Herrin Ron Felling Ron Felling Ron Felling Ron Felling Ron Herrin

1978 Olney Ron Herrin 1979 Lawrenceville Ron Felling 1980 Olney Ron Herrin 1980 Lawrenceville Ron Felling 1981 Lawrenceville Ron Felling 1982 Lawrenceville Ron Felling 1983 Lawrenceville Ron Felling 1984 Olney Ron Herrin 1985 Flora Tom Welch 1986 Carmi Randy Goin 1987 Carmi Randy Goin 1988 Flora Tom Welch 1989 Flora Tom Welch 1989 Red Hill Fred Kendall 1990 Flora Tom Welch 1991 Fairfield Larry Odom 1992 Fairfield Larry Odom 1993 Flora Tom Welch 1994 Lawrenceville Brian Stillwell 1995 Lawrenceville Brian Stillwell 1996 Lawrenceville Brian Stillwell 1997 Mt. Carmel Rick Johnston 1998 Mt. Carmel Rick Johnston 1998 Carmi-White County Brad Lee 1998 Red Hill Fred Kendall 1999 Red Hill Gary Wilsey 2000 Fairfield Tim Pearison 2000 Flora John Winters 2001 Olney Rob Flanagan 2002 Flora Phil Leib 2002 Salem John Boles 2003 Olney Rob Flanagan *Charter members in 1929 were Bridgeport, Centralia, Fairfield, Flora, Lawrenceville, Mt. Carmel, Mt. Vernon, Olney and Salem. Mt.Vernon left the league after the 1938 season, leaving no Southern Illinois team in the conference. Southern Illinois was represented again in 1958 when Carmi joined the league. Carmi’s Ken Winter was the only Southern Illinois player named first team all-state.

Northern Egyptian Conference Champions (1928-41) Year 1934 1935 1936 1936 1936 1937

Team Ashley Ashley Ashley Sandoval Kinmundy Ashley

Coach Harry Keen Harry Keen Robert Hartley John Merkelbach Harold Kaeser Robert Hartley

1938 Ashley Robert Hartley 1939 na na 1940 Farina Paul Monical 1941 Sandoval John Merkelbach *Ashley, the only Southern Illinois team in the league, entered conference play in 1933-34.

The conference dates to 1928 and folded in 1941. Ashley won five conference titles. Robert Hartley coached three conference champions. Ashley also competed in the Black Diamond.

Quad County Conference Champions (1978-1983) Year Team Coach 1978 Wayne City Steve Strickland 1979 Woodlawn Dale Stelmazewski 1980 Wayne City Steve Strickland 1981 Woodlawn Dale Stelmazewski 1982 Wayne City Jerry Wilson 1983 Woodlawn Dale Stelmazewski *Charter members in 1978 are believed to have been Allendale, Crossville, Enfield, Grayville, Waltonville, Wayne City, Webber Township and Woodlawn. Woodlawn and Wayne City are believed to have won three championships each. Dale Stelmazewski is believed to have coached three championship teams.

South Central Egyptian Conference (1928) Year Team Coach 1928 Pinckneyville Richard Peak 1928 Mt. Vernon Howard Ross *Members of this league in 1928 were Carlyle, Centralia, Chester, DuQuoin, Greenville, Mt. Vernon, Pinckneyville, Salem and Sparta. Pinckneyville played in both the South Central and Central Egyptian Conferences in 1928.

South Egyptian Conference Champions (1963-2018) Year 1963 1963 1964 1964 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970

School Vienna Alexander County Central Egyptian Joppa Mound City Meridian Vienna Meridian Joppa Meridian Meridian

Coach Sammy Duane Don Brewer Don Brewer Charles Harner Jim Byassee Jim Byassee Gilam Guthrie Jim Byassee Tom Adkins Jim Byassee Jim Byassee

1970 1971 1972 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1976 1977 1977 1978 1979 1979 1980 1980 1981 1981 1982 1983 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2000 2001 2002 2002 2003 2004 2005

Century Century Century Joppa Vienna Vienna Vienna Cobden Egyptian Egyptian Century Vienna Vienna Cobden Vienna Joppa Joppa Egyptian Joppa Joppa Century Egyptian Egyptian Century Century Century Egyptian Goreville Goreville Vienna Egyptian Goreville Century Vienna Century Goreville Century Shawnee Shawnee Egyptian Egyptian Egyptian Goreville Meridian Century Goreville

Manual Goins Bill Chumbler Bill Chumbler Tom Adkins Jim Wilson Jim Wilson Jim Wilson Gene Dammerman Bill Biggerstaff Bill Biggerstaff Marlan Hight Jim Wilson Jim Wilson Gene Dammerman Johnny Huckelberry Larry Jenkins Larry Jenkins Bill Biggerstaff Larry Jenkins Larry Jenkins Ken Tricley Bill Biggerstaff Bill Biggerstaff Larry Barnett Larry Barnett Marlan Hight Bill Hatfield Jerry Qualls Jerry Qualls Darin Lee Bill Hatfield Jerry Qualls Matt Mason Jeff Morris Darryl Murphy Jerry Qualls Gary Gisher Mike Hanson Mike Hanson Chuck Doty Chuck Doty Chuck Doty Jerry Qualls Jeff Mandrell Andy Palmer Todd Tripp

2006 Goreville Todd Tripp 2006 Meridian Jeff Mandrell 2007 Vienna Rick Metcalf 2008 Vienna Rick Metcalf 2009 Meridian Jeff Mandrell 2010 Goreville Todd Tripp 2011 Meridian Jeff Mandrell 2012 Meridian Jeff Mandrell 2013 Meridian Jeff Mandrell 2014 Meridian Jeff Mandrell 2015 Meridian Eric Griffin 2016 Meridian Eric Griffin 2017 Meridian Eric Griffin 2017 Elverado Jacob Emling 2017 Cobden Rhett Barke 2018 Meridian Eric Griffin *Charter members in 1963 were Alexander County Central (Tamms), Brookport, Joppa, Mound City, Mounds and Vienna. Meridian won fifteen conference titles. Jeff Mandrell coached seven conference championship teams. Seven South Egyptian players were named first team all-state: Ray Nelson and Josh Tabb of Century; Dana Ford of Egyptian; Derek Winans of Shawnee; Marland Johnson and Isiah Jones of Meridian; and Bret Thompson of Vienna.

Southern Conference (1940-1945) Year Team Coach 1940 Hurst-Bush George Porter 1941 Hurst-Bush George Porter 1942 Hurst-Bush na 1942 Carbondale University High Rockwell McCreight 1942 Valier Howard Moorman 1943 Valier James Hutton 1944 Hurst-Bush na 1945 Valier na *Charter members in 1940 were Carbondale U-High, Crab Orchard, Goreville, Hurst-Bush, Sesser, Valier and Waltonville. Hurst-Bush won four conference titles. George Porter coached multiple championship teams.

Southern Illini Conference Champions (1957-1963/1974-1975) Year 1957 1958 1959 1959 1960

Team Eldorado McLeansboro Metropolis McLeansboro McLeansboro

Coach Al Adams Gene Haile Howie Crittenden Gene Haile Gene Haile

1961 Metropolis Bob Jones 1962 Metropolis Bob Jones 1963 McLeansboro Gene Haile 1974 Eldorado Bob Brown 1975 Metropolis Steve Woodward *Charter members in 1957 were Eldorado, McLeansboro, Metropolis and Norris City.

McLeansboro and Metropolis won four conference titles. The league folded in 1963 and was reopened in 1974 for two more years. Gene Haile coached four conference championship teams.

Five Southern Illini players were named first team all-state: Jerry Sloan and Jim Burns of McLeansboro and Dennis Smith of Eldorado, Keil Peebles of Johnston City, and Norman Goodwin of Metropolis.

Southern Illinois Conference of Colored High Schools (1922-1953) Year 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951

Team Carbondale Attucks na Carbondale Attucks Cairo Sumner Mounds Douglass DuQuoin Lincoln DuQuoin Lincoln DuQuoin Lincoln Cairo Sumner Cairo Sumner Cairo Sumner Cairo Sumner Carbondale Attucks Carbondale Attucks Carbondale Attucks Colp Colp Carbondale Attucks Carbondale Attucks Carbondale Attucks Carbondale Attucks Carbondale Attucks Carbondale Attucks Carbondale Attucks Carbondale Attucks Mounds Douglass Mounds Douglass Cairo Sumner Carbondale Attucks Cairo Sumner Carbondale Attucks Carbondale Attucks

Coach W.B. Lewis na James Webb na na Charles “Fess” Smith Charles “Fess” Smith Charles “Fess” Smith Lenal Mason Lenal Mason Lenal Mason Lenal Mason John Clark John Clark John Clark Fred Woods Fred Woods John Clark John Clark John Clark John Clark John Clark John Clark John Clark Joe Russell James Price James Price Carol K. Cole Joe Russell Carol K. Cole Joe Russell Joe Russell

1952 Mounds Douglass John Edmunds 1953 Carbondale Attucks Joe Russell *Charter members in 1922 are believed to have been Brookport Lincoln, Cairo Sumner, Carbondale Attucks, DuQuoin Lincoln, Colp, Metropolis Douglass, Mound City Lovejoy, Mounds Douglass, Murphysboro Douglass, and Sandusky Young. Carbondale Attucks is believed to have won seventeen conference titles. John Clark coached ten conference championship teams.

Southern Illinois River-to-River Champs (1994-2018)

Conference

Mississippi

Year Team Coach 1994 Pinckneyville Dick Corn 1995 Nashville Darin Lee 1996 Pinckneyville Dick Corn 1997 Nashville Darin Lee 1998 Nashville Darin Lee 1999 Nashville Darin Lee 2000 Pinckneyville Dick Corn 2001 Pinckneyville Dick Corn 2001 Nashville Darin Lee 2002 Nashville Darin Lee 2002 DuQuoin Wendel Wheeler 2003 DuQuoin Wendel Wheeler 2004 Pinckneyville Dick Corn 2004 Nashville Darin Lee 2005 Nashville Darin Lee 2006 Pinckneyville Dick Corn 2007 Nashville Darin Lee 2008 Pinckneyville Bob Waggoner 2009 Nashville Darin Lee 2010 DuQuoin Mike Crews 2011 Nashville Brad Weathers 2012 Pinckneyville Bob Waggoner 2013 Nashville Brad Weathers 2014 Nashville Brad Weathers 2015 Nashville Brad Weathers 2016 Nashville Brad Weathers 2016 Pinckneyville Bob Waggoner 2017 Pinckneyville Bob Waggoner 2018 Pinckneyville Bob Waggoner *Charter members in 1994 were Anna-Jonesboro, Chester, DuQuoin, Nashville, Pinckneyville and Sparta. Nashville won fifteen conference titles.

Darin Lee coached ten conference championship teams. The league was formed after the Southwest Egyptian Conference disbanded in 1993. Twelve Mississippi Division players were named first team all-state: Will Galik of Carterville; Nick Hill and Matt Gossett of DuQuoin; Brian Piasecki, Lucas

O’Rear, Tommy Pelcynski, and Royce Newman of Nashville; Shane Hawkins, Tim Bauersachs, Grant Jausel and Kyle Cassity of Pinckneyville; and Jake Parr of Anna-Jonesboro. The Mississippi Division had two state championship teams (Pinckneyville in 1994 and 2001).

Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference Ohio Champs (1994-2018) Year Team Coach 1994 Massac County Joe Hosman 1995 West Frankfort Bob Brown 1996 Massac County Joe Hosman 1996 Harrisburg Randy Smithpeters 1997 West Frankfort Dave Lee 1998 Murphysboro Daryl Murphy 1999 Murphysboro Daryl Murphy 2000 Murphysboro Daryl Murphy 2001 Massac County Joe Hosman 2002 Herrin Mike Mooneyham 2003 Murphysboro Daryl Murphy 2004 Murphysboro Daryl Murphy 2005 West Frankfort Kevin Toney 2006 Murphysboro Daryl Murphy 2006 West Frankfort Kevin Toney 2007 West Frankfort Kevin Toney 2008 Massac County Joe Hosman 2009 Massac County Joe Hosman 2010 Murphysboro Daryl Murphy 2011 Murphysboro Daryl Murphy 2012 Harrisburg Randy Smithpeters 2013 Harrisburg Randy Smithpeters 2014 Massac County Joe Hosman 2015 Murphysboro Daryl Murphy 2016 Murphysboro Daryl Murphy 2017 Benton Ron Winemiller 2018 Benton Ron Winemiller *Charter members in 1994 were Benton, Harrisburg, Herrin, Massac County, Murphysboro and West Frankfort. Murphysboro won ten conference titles.

Daryl Murphy coached ten conference championship teams. The league was formed after Benton, Harrisburg, Herrin and West Frankfort left the South Seven in 1993. Seven Ohio Division players were named first team all-state: Dale Overstreet, Tyler Smithpeters, and Capel Henshaw of Harrisburg; John Pruett, Gerren Rogers, and Byron Bailey of Massac County; and Jerrod Gaston of Murphysboro. The Ohio Division had one state championship team: Harrisburg in 2013.

Southern Six Conference Champions (1958-1969)

Year Team Coach 1958 Shawnee Clyde Benson 1959 Hurst-Bush Gene Dick 1960 Trico David Davis 1961 Trico David Davis 1961 Carbondale University High John Gelch 1962 Shawnee Dean Barringer 1963 Cobden Dick Ruggles 1964 Cobden Dick Ruggles 1965 Trico Loris Lambert 1966 Trico Loris Lambert 1967 Trico Loris Lambert 1968 Trico Clem Quillman 1969 Gorham Bob Crain *Charter members in 1958 are believed to have been Carbondale University High, Cobden, Hurst-Bush, Shawnee, Steeleville, and Trico. Trico won six conference titles. Loris Lambert coached three conference championship teams. One Southern Six player was named first team all-state: Kenny Flick of Cobden.

South Seven Conference Champions (1940-2018) Year 1940 1941 1942 1943 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1951 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961

School Centralia Centralia West Frankfort West Frankfort Centralia Marion West Frankfort West Frankfort Centralia Centralia Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Centralia West Frankfort Mt. Vernon Harrisburg Mt Vernon Centralia Herrin Herrin West Frankfort Herrin West Frankfort Centralia

Coach Arthur Trout Arthur Trout Stanley Changnon Stanley Changnon Arthur Trout Virgil “Cuss� Wilson Harlan Hodges Harlan Hodges Arthur Trout Arthur Trout Stanley Changnon Stanley Changnon Stanley Changnon Jim Evers Joe Morin Stanley Changnon Ralph Davison Harold Hutchins Jim Evers Lee Cubutti Earl Lee George Iubelt Bob Hutchison Ed Green Bill Davies

1962 1963 1964 1965 1965 1966 1967 1968 1968 1969 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1983 1984 1985 1986 1986 1987 1988 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996 1997 1997 1998

Centralia Centralia Centralia Centralia Mt. Vernon Benton Benton Benton Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Carbondale Mt. Vernon Benton Benton Herrin Benton Benton Benton Carbondale Carbondale Benton Carbondale Centralia Mt. Vernon Benton Mt. Vernon Carbondale Carbondale Benton Benton Carbondale Mt. Vernon Marion Benton Carbondale Centralia Carbondale Mt. Vernon Carbondale Centralia Centralia Centralia Carbondale Centralia Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon

Bill Davies Bob Jones Bob Jones Bob Jones Gene Haile Rich Herrin Rich Herrin Rich Herrin Bob Arnold Bob Arnold Walt Moore Bob Arnold Rich Herrin Rich Herrin Jeff Ferguson Rich Herrin Rich Herrin Rich Herrin Doug Woolard Doug Woolard Rich Herrin Doug Woolard Jim Roberts Keith Law Rich Herrin Keith Law Doug Woolard Doug Woolard Rich Herrin Ron Herrin Doug Woolard Lee Emery Larry Jenkins Ron Herrin Doug Woolard Bob Bogle Tim Bleyer Lee Emery Tim Bleyer Rick Moss Rick Moss Rick Moss DeWayne Kelly Rick Moss Doug Creel Doug Creel

1999 Mt. Vernon Doug Creel 2000 Centralia Rick Moss 2001 Centralia Rick Moss 2002 Centralia Rick Moss 2003 Carbondale Jim Miller 2004 Centralia Gus Gillespie 2004 Carbondale Jim Miller 2005 Carbondale Jim Miller 2006 Carbondale Jim Miller 2007 Carbondale Jim Miller 2008 Centralia Lee Bennett 2009 Centralia Lee Bennett 2010 Belleville Althoff Greg Leib 2011 Centralia Lee Bennett 2012 Cahokia Darian Nash 2013 Cahokia Darian Nash 2014 Carbondale Jim Miller 2015 Belleville Althoff Greg Leib 2016 Belleville Althoff Greg Leib 2017 Belleville Althoff Greg Leib 2018 Centralia Brad Goewey *Charter members in 1940 were Benton, Centralia, Harrisburg, Herrin, Marion, Mt. Vernon and West Frankfort. Centralia won twenty-six conference titles. Rich Herrin coached eleven conference championship teams. Forty-two South Seven players were named first team all-state: Jim Atkins, Rich Yunkus, Danny Johnson, Jim Semanski, Dave Lockin, Steve Stewart, Billy Smith, Rob Dunbar, Bruce Baker and Jo Jo Johnson of Benton; Billy Perkins, Les Taylor, Gordon Welch, Johnny Fayne, Craig Bardo, Glenn Martin, Stephen Bardo, Dan Cross, Troy Hudson, and Justin Dentmon of Carbondale; Guy Lee Turner of Harrisburg; John Tidwell, Richard Box, Ken Doughty, and Gene Turni of Herrin; Benton Odum, John Kent, Jim Swope, Ted Osman, and Greg Starrick of Marion; Walt Kirk, Max Hopper, Jim Stokes, Albert Avant, Terry Gamber, Eddie James, Nate Hawthorne, Kent Williams, and Braden Fitzjerrells of Mt. Vernon; Bob Hughes and Bob Brown of West Frankfort; and Jordan Goodwin of Belleville Althoff. The South Seven had four state championship teams: Mt. Vernon in 1949, 1950, 1954 and Herrin in 1957.

Southwest Egyptian Conference Champions (1940-1993) Year 1940 1941 1941 1941 1942 1942 1943 1944 1945

Team DuQuoin Carbondale Pinckneyville DuQuoin DuQuoin Carbondale Murphysboro DuQuoin Pinckneyville

Coach Emery Martin Frank Bridges Merrill “Duster” Thomas Emery Martin John Rauth Frank Bridges Eddie “Doc” Bencini John Rauth Merrill “Duster” Thomas

1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1964 1965 1966 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Anna-Jonesboro Murphysboro Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Carbondale Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Sparta Sparta Sparta Pinckneyville Carbondale DuQuoin Anna-Jonesboro DuQuoin DuQuoin Sparta DuQuoin Nashville DuQuoin Murphysboro Murphysboro Murphysboro Sparta Carlyle Nashville Nashville Nashville Murphysboro Pinckneyville Nashville Sparta Pinckneyville Carlyle Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Pinckneyville

Merrill “Duster” Thomas Merrill “Duster” Thomas Merrill “Duster” Thomas William Towns Eddie “Doc” Bencini Merrill “Duster” Thomas Merrill “Duster” Thomas Merrill “Duster” Thomas Merrill “Duster” Thomas Merrill “Duster” Thomas Merrill “Duster” Thomas Merrill “Duster” Thomas Don Raines Don Stanton Don Stanton Don Stanton Carroll Belcher Carroll Belcher Cletus Green Aubrey “Kayo” Willis John Cherry Ray Saunches Carroll Belcher Ray Saunches Ray Saunches Ron Datel Ray Saunches Gene Gourley Ray Saunches Tom Ashman Tom Ashman Tom Ashman Jack Blickensderfer Mike Crews Bob Bogle Bob Bogle Bob Bogle DeWayne Kelly Dick Corn Bob Bogle Dan Calandro Dick Corn Brad Weathers Dick Corn Dick Corn Dick Corn

1989 Pinckneyville Dick Corn 1989 Nashville Don Hawkins 1990 Nashville Don Hawkins 1991 Sparta Greg Jones 1991 Pinckneyville Dick Corn 1992 Pinckneyville Dick Corn 1993 Pinckneyville Dick Corn *Charter members in 1940 were Anna-Jonesboro, Carbondale, Chester, DuQuoin, Murphysboro and Pinckneyville. Pinckneyville won twenty-five conference titles. Merrill “Duster” Thomas coached twelve conference championship teams. Eighteen Southwest Egyptian players were named first team all-state: Jay Lovelace and Lynn Howerton of Carbondale; Alan Crews and Monte Kuhnert of DuQuoin; Dan Sullivan of Murphysboro; John Jankowski and Roger Steig of Nashville; and Bob Johnson, Dave Harris, Dave Roach, Bill Lacy, Jack Margenthaler, Sam Ulrich, Bennie Louis, Wade Graskewicz, Jason Carson, Barry Graskewicz, and Shane Hawkins of Pinckneyville. The Southwest Egyptian Conference had two state championship teams: Pinckneyville in 1948 and Nashville in 1978.

Tri-County Conference Champions (1944-1959) Year Team Coach 1944 Nashville George Havens 1945 Nashville George Havens 1946 Sandoval Robert Hartley 1947 Nashville George Havens 1948 Nashville Goerge Havens 1949 Nashville Goerge Havens 1950 Carlyle Don Woodard 1951 Nashville Wilson Day 1952 Nashville Wilson Day 1953 Odin John Finnegan 1954 Odin John Finnegan 1955 Nashville Wilson Day 1956 Nashville Wilson Day 1957 Nashville Wilson Day 1958 Okawville Rich Herrin 1959 Okawville Rich Herrin *Charter members are believed to be Ashley, Carlyle, Nashville, Okawville, Patoka, Sandoval, St. Mary’s and Woodlawn. Nashville won ten conference titles. George Havens and Wilson Day coached five conference championship teams.

Tri-County (U.P.A.) Conference Champions (1952-1960) Year 1952 1953 1953 1954 1955

Team Mounds Mounds Mound City Alto Pass Mound City

Coach Bob Fiser Bob Fiser Harold Garner Harold Garner Glenn Dunn

1956 Mound City Jim Byassee 1957 Mound City Jim Byassee 1957 Mounds Clarence “Babe� Pierce 1958 Alto Pass Bill McBay 1959 Alto Pass Bill McBay 1960 Mound City Jim Byassee 1960 Mounds David Glisson *Charter members in 1952 were Alto Pass, Dongola, Mounds, Mound City, Thebes and Ullin.

Mound City won five conference titles. Jim Byassee coached three conference championship teams.

Western Egyptian Conference (1929-1948) Year Team Coach 1929 Gorham na 1930 Vergennes na 1931 Gorham na 1932 Gorham na 1933 Gorham na 1934 Vergennes na 1935 Vergennes na 1936 Vergennes na 1937 Carbondale University High Hal Hall 1938 Carbondale University High Rockwell McCreight 1939 Gorham na 1940 Vergennes na 1941 na na 1942 na na 1943 na na 1944 na na 1945 na na 1946 Campbell Hill Gene Goforth 1947 Campbell Hill Gene Goforth 1948 Campbell Hill Gene Goforth *Charter members in 1929 were Ava, Campbell Hill, Gorham, Grand Tower and Vergennes.

Gorham and Vergennes are known to have won five conference titles. Gene Goforth is known to have coached three championship teams.

Southern Illinois Tournament Champions The following teams are believed to be champions of these respective tournaments. The best available information was utilized to determine this list.

ACME (Anna-Jonesboro/Cairo/Metropolis/ Eldorado) Tournament Year 1952-3 1953-4 1954-5 1955-6

Team Anna-Jonesboro Eldorado Eldorado Eldorado

Coach Carlton Roels Al Adams Al Adams Al Adams

Anna-Jonesboro Invitational Tournament Year 1954-5 1955-6

Team Anna-Jonesboro Mounds Douglass

Coach Bob Lewis Gene Cross

1956-7 1957-8 1958-9 1959-60 1960-1 1961-2 1962-3 1963-4 1964-5 1965-6 1966-7 1967-8 1968-9 1969-70 1970-1 1971-2 1972-3 1973-4 1974-5 1975-6 1976-7 1977-8 1978-9 1979-80

Mounds Douglass Carbondale Attucks Mounds Douglass Metropolis Hurst-Bush Anna-Jonesboro Metropolis Cobden Metropolis Anna-Jonesboro Meridian Meridian Meridian Meridian Cairo Meridian Cairo Anna-Jonesboro Metropolis Cairo Meridian Meridian Cairo Meridian

Gene Cross Percy Oliver Gene Cross Bob Jones Dick Ruggles Bennie Purcell Don Smith Dick Ruggles Don Smith Carroll Belcher Jim Byassee Jim Byassee Jim Byassee Jim Byassee Gary Chandler Jim Byassee Gary Chandler Tommy Thomas Steve Woodward Bill Chumbler Jim Byassee Jim Byassee Bill Chumbler Jim Byassee

Ashley Invitational Tournament Year 1932-33

Team Ashley

Coach Harry Keen

Benton Tournament Year 1947-8 1948-9 1949-50 1950-1 1951-2 1952-3 1953-4 1954-5 1959-60

Team Pinckneyville Marion Pinckneyville Carbondale Attucks Benton Benton Zeigler Zeigler Chester

Coach Merrill “Duster” Thomas Virgil “Cuss” Wilson Merrill “Duster” Thomas Joe Russell Ralph Hooker Ralph Hooker Glenn Whittenberg Glenn Whittenberg Ed Thies

Benton Invitational Tournament Year 1973-4

Team Carmi

Coach Harold Poore

1974-5 1975-6 1976-7 1977-8 1978-9 1979-80 1979-80 1979-80 1979-80 1980-1 1981-2 1982-3 1982-3 1982-3 1983-4 1984-5 1985-6 1986-7 1987-8 1987-8 1988-9 1989-90 1989-90 1990-1 1991-2 1992-3 1993-4 1994-5 1995-6 1996-7 1997-8 1997-8 1998-9 1998-9 1999-20 2000-1 2001-2 2002-3 2002-3 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 2008-9

Benton Alton Olney Carbondale Carbondale Benton Cairo Okawville Pinckneyville Edwardsville Benton Benton Cairo McLeansboro McLeansboro Benton Benton McLeansboro Benton Pinckneyville Carlyle Benton Pinckneyville Benton Benton Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Okawville McLeansboro Okawville Carlyle McLeansboro McLeansboro Okawville Okawville Pinckneyville Cairo Benton Pinckneyville Cairo Cairo Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Pinckneyville

Rich Herrin Glen McPherson Ron Herrin Doug Woolard Doug Woolard Rich Herrin Bill Chumbler Dave Luechtefeld Dick Corn Bud Vallino Rich Herrin Rich Herrin Bill Chumbler Dave Lee Dave Lee Rich Herrin Ron Herrin Curt Reed Ron Herrin Dick Corn Brad Weathers Ron Herrin Dick Corn Rod Shurtz Rod Shurtz Dick Corn Dick Corn Dave Luechtefeld Curt Reed Dave Luechtefeld Brad Weathers Curt Reed Curt Reed Dave Luechtefeld Dave Luechtefeld Dick Corn Larry Baldwin Matt Wynn Dick Corn Larry Baldwin Larry Baldwin Dick Corn Dick Corn Dick Corn Bob Waggoner Bob Waggoner

2009-10 2010-1 2011-2 2012-3 2013-4 2014-5 2015-6 2016-7 2017-8 2017-8

Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Carlyle Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Benton Benton Benton Pinckneyville

Bob Waggoner Bob Waggoner Bob Waggoner Andy Palmer Bob Waggoner Bob Waggoner Ron Winemiller Ron Winemiller Ron Winemiller Bob Waggoner

Black Diamond Conference Holiday Tournament Year 1963-4 1964-5 1965-6 1966-7 1967-8

Team Zeigler-Royalton Sesser-Valier Carterville Sesser-Valier Sesser-Valier

Coach Bill Pyle Farrell Flat John Kent Sam Ulrich Sam Ulrich

Blind Draw (Hosted by Carterville, Christopher or Sesser) Tournament Year 1952-3 1953-4 1954-5 1955-6 1956-7 1957-8 1958-9 1959-60 1960-1 1961-2 1962-3 1963-4

Team Zeigler Zeigler Elkville Sesser Christopher Sesser Sesser No Tourney No Tourney DuQuoin Zeigler Zeigler

Coach Bill Bleyer Paul Beaty Geoffrey “Red” Moore Don Raines Bob Astroth Gordon Herron Gordon Herron No Tourney No Tourney Lee Grismer Bill Pyle Bill Pyle

Brookport Tournament Year 1962-3 1963-4 1964-5 1965-6 1966-7

Team Shawneetown Shawneetown Cairo Sumner Cairo Sumner Brookport

Coach Bobby Lane Bobby Lane Carol K. Cole Carol K. Cole Bill Jordan

Carbondale Attucks Holiday Tournament Year 1949-50 1950-1

Team Carbondale Attucks Gorham

Coach Joe Russell Benny Dunn

1951-2 1952-3

Mounds Douglass Cairo Sumner

John Edmunds Carol K. Cole

Carbondale Holiday Tournament Year 1964-5 1965-6 1966-7 1967-8 1968-9 1969-70 1970-1 1971-2 1972-3 1973-4 1974-5 1975-6 1976-7 1977-8 1978-9 1979-80 1980-1 1981-2 1982-3 1983-4 1984-5 1985-6 1986-7 1987-8 1988-9 1989-90 1990-1 1991-2 1992-3 1993-4 1994-5 1995-6 1996-7 1997-8 1998-9 1999-20 2000-1 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5

Team Jacksonville Collinsville Carbondale Collinsville Decatur Eisenhower Collinsville Carbondale Thornridge Collinsville Alton Lawrenceville Carbondale Collinsville Oak Forest Chicago St. Patrick Collinsville Chicago St. Patrick Collinsville Belleville East Carbondale Cairo DuQuoin Cairo Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Carbondale Carbondale Carbondale Springfield Carbondale Memphis University High TN Memphis University High TN Houston TN Memphis University High TN DuQuoin Murphysboro Pinckneyville Carbondale Cairo Carbondale Memphis Sheffield TN

Coach Richard Jones Virgil Fletcher John Cherry Virgil Fletcher Joe Russell Virgil Fletcher Dave Lee Ron Ferguson Virgil Fletcher Glen McPherson Ron Felling Doug Woolard Virgil Fletcher Ken Connor Max Kurland Gene Catalpa Max Kurland Gene Catalpa Don Otness Doug Woolard Bill Chumbler Roger Craft Bill Chumbler Dick Corn Dick Corn Tim Bleyer Tim Bleyer Tim Bleyer Clark Barnes Tim Bleyer Jerry Peters Jerry Peters David Stevens Jerry Peters Wendell Wheeler Daryl Murphy Dick Corn Jim Miller Larry Barnett Jim Miller Cheyenne Gibson

2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-1 2011-2 2012-3 2013-4 2014-5 2015-6 2016-7 2017-8

Pinckneyville Pinckneyville McClure North MO McClure North MO Bartlett TN Trico Memphis University High TN Edwardsville Edwardsville Morgan Park Carbondale Memphis Ridgeway TN Marion

Dick Corn Dick Corn Randy Reed Randy Reed David Owen Shane Hawkins Jerry Peters Mike Waldo Mike Waldo Nick Irvin Jim Miller Wesley Henning Gus Gilespie

Carbondale Mid-Winter Tournament Year 1961-2 1962-3

Team Sparta Sparta

Coach Carroll Belcher Carroll Belcher

Carbondale Tournament Year 1935-6 1936-7 1938-9 1956-7 1957-8

Team Eldorado Carbondale Carbondale Carbondale Carbondale

Coach Bovard Clayton Merritt Allen Frank Bridges Don Raines Louis Hertler

Carmi Tournament Year 1961-2

Team Carmi

Coach John McDougal

Carmi Invitational Tournament Year 1986-7 1987-8 1988-9 1989-90 1990-1 1991-2 1992-3 1993-4 1994-5 1995-6 1996-7 1997-8 1998-9

Team Carmi Carmi Harrisburg Fairfield Carmi Fairfield Carmi Harrisburg Harrisburg Robinson Carmi Carmi Carmi

Coach Randy Goin Randy Goin Tony Hollor Larry Odom Randy Goin Larry Odom Brad Lee Randy Smithpeters Randy Smithpeters Jeff Baker Brad Lee Brad Lee Brad Lee

1999-20 2000-1 2001-2 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 2008-9 2008-9 2009-10 2010-1 2010-1 2011-2 2012-3 2013-4 2014-5 2014-5 2014-5 2015-6 2016-7 2017-8 2017-8

Harrisburg Harrisburg Harrisburg Grayville Mt. Vernon IN Mt. Vernon IN Webber Olney Olney Olney Harrisburg Mt. Vernon IN Harrisburg Olney Mt. Vernon IN Olney Harrisburg Mt. Carmel Fairfield Harrisburg Mt. Carmel Mt. Carmel Mt. Carmel Mt. Carmel Harrisburg

Randy Smithpeters Randy Smithpeters Randy Smithpeters Dale Schmittler Mark Hostetler Mark Hostetler Clarence Gross Rob Flanagan Rob Flanagan Rob Flanagan Randy Smithpeters Brian Smith Randy Smithpeters Rob Flanagan Ron Chapman Rob Flanagan Randy Smithpeters Tyler Buss Scot McElravy Randy Smithpeters Tyler Buss Tyler Buss Tyler Buss Tyler Buss Randy Smithpeters

Carrier Mills-Stonefort Tournament Year 1957-8 1958-9

Team Carrier-Mills Ridgway

Coach Aubrey “Kayo� Willis Bob Dallas

Carterville Tournament Year 1966-7

Team Crab Orchard

Coach Hugh Rohrschneider

Chartres Conference Tournament Year 1956-7 1957-8

Team Red Bud Steeleville

Coach Bob Groves Dave Heuerman

Chester Invitational Year 1950-1 1951-2 1952-3 1953-4

Team Chester Carbondale McLeansboro Chester

Coach Bill Brewer Bill McBride Carl Nation Bill Brewer

1954-5 1962-3 1963-4 1964-5 1965-6 1966-7 1967-8 1968-9 1969-70 1970-1 1971-2 1972-3 1973-4 1974-5 1975-6 1976-7 1977-8 1978-9 1979-80 1980-1 1981-2 1982-3 1983-4 1984-5 1985-6 1986-7 1987-8 1988-9 1989-90 1990-1 1991-2 1992-3 1993-4 1994-5 1995-6 1996-7 1997-8 1998-9 1999-20 2000-1 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7

Chester Nashville Chester New Athens Trico Trico Gorham New Athens New Athens Red Bud New Athens Steeleville Freeburg Chester Chester New Athens New Athens New Athens New Athens Gorham Trico Anna-Jonesboro Anna-Jonesboro Anna-Jonesboro Coulterville Waterloo Gibault Columbia Sesser-Valier Trico Marissa Waterloo Red Bud Trico Steeleville Trico Perryville MO Steeleville Red Bud Wheaton Academy Red Bud Red Bud Red Bud New Athens Elverado New Athens Marissa-Coulterville

Bill Brewer Bob Allen Hargis Don Otness Loris Lambert Loris Lambert Bob Crain Lee Emery Gerald Ewald Joe Mouldes Gerald Ewald Allan Waeltz Charles Mulky Jim Hinkle Jim Hinkle Fred Blumberg Fred Blumberg Fred Blumberg Fred Blumberg Jerry Qualls Jackie Smith Mike Crews Mike Crews Mike Crews Curt Berger Dennis Rueter Doug Rose Rick Metcalf Jackie Smith Leon Spinka Rick Keefe Daryll Schmeig Tim Hayworth Doug Swango Tim Hayworth Rick Francis Matt Mason Curt Berger Andy Euler Curt Berger Curt Berger Curt Berger Erik Harger Lance Bedar & Dan Alstat Erik Harger Andy Johnson

2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-1 2011-2 2012-3 2013-4 2014-5 2015-6 2016-7 2017-8

Marissa-Coulterville Saxony Lutheran MO New Athens Perryville MO Perryville MO New Athens Velle Catholic MO Perryville MO Perryville MO Saxony Lutheran MO Saxony Lutheran MO

Andy Johnson Sam Sides Marc Derwort Joel Roth Joel Roth Marc Derwort Dustin Wenget Justin Dreyer Justin Dreyer Kevin Williams Kevin Williams

Christopher Holiday Tournament Year 1954-5

Team Elkville

Coach Geoffrey “Red” Moore

Christopher Invitational Tournament Year 1957-8 1958-9

Team Carterville Sparta

Coach George Williams Bob Farris

Christopher Turkey Tournament Year 1975-6 1976-7 1977-8 1978-9 1979-80 1980-1 1981-2 1982-3 1983-4 1984-5 1985-6 1986-7 1987-8 1988-9 1989-90 1990-1 1991-2 1992-3 1993-4 1994-5 1995-6 1996-7 1997-8

Team Galatia Christopher Coulterville Ziegler-Royalton Christopher Odin Zeigler-Royalton Odin Christopher Christopher Christopher Christopher Christopher Christopher Christopher Egyptian Christopher Egyptian Christopher Wayne City Webber Township Webber Township Patoka

Coach Don Smith Tom Wheeler Ron Smith Art Brandon Tom Wheeler Ken Dillingham John Kretz Ken Dillingham Rick Cook Rick Cook Rick Cook Rick Cook Wes Choate Wes Choate Wes Choate Bill Hatfield Jeff Gossett Bill Hatfield Jeff Gossett Jerry Wilson Roger Yates Rod Stover Doug Jack

1998-9 1999-20 2000-1 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-1 2011-2 2012-3 2013-4 2014-5 2015-6 2016-7 2017-8

Waltonville Patoka Egyptian Egyptian Christopher Webber Township Webber Township Goreville Goreville Zeigler-Royalton Zeigler-Royalton Sesser-Valier Wayne City Egyptian Waltonville Christopher Christopher Christopher Wayne City Christopher

Ed Belva Bryan Cain Chuck Doty Chuck Doty Jeff Johnston Clarence Gross Clarence Gross Todd Tripp Todd Tripp Jamie Moyers Jamie Moyers Chip Bassso Russ Gerlach Matt Mandrell Brian Gamber Eric Stallman Eric Stallman Eric Stallman Don Kueper Eric Stallman

Coal Belt Conference Tournament Year 1945-6 1946-7 1947-8 1948-9 1949-50 1950-1 1951-2

Team Zeigler Zeigler Zeigler Zeigler Elkville Zeigler Zeigler

Coach Howard Tweedy Howard Tweedy Howard Tweedy Don Sheffer Geoffrey “Red” Moore George Bauer George Bauer

Coal City Tournament Year 1941-2 1942-3 1943-4 1944-5 1945-6 1946-7 1947-8 1948-9 1949-50

Team Johnson City West Frankfort Johnston City Johnston City Marion Herrin Murphysboro Herrin Murphysboro

Coach Ralph Davison Stanley Changnon Joe Lewis Joe Lewis Virgil “Cuss” Wilson Russell Emery Eddie “Doc” Bencini Russell Emery Eddie “Doc” Bencini

Cobden Tournament Year 1955-6

Team Alexander County Central

Coach Scottie Lynch

1956-7 1957-8 1958-9 1959-60 1960-1 1961-2 1962-3

Alexander County Central Alexander County Central Cobden Shawnee Shawnee Shawnee Cobden

Scottie Lynch Scottie Lynch Jim Walker Dean Barringer Dean Barringer Dean Barringer Dick Ruggles

Coulterville Tournament Year 1999-20 2000-1 2001-2 2002-3

Team Elverado Livingston Coulterville Valmeyer

Coach Jason Hanson Doug Zehr Scott Wine John Blair

Crab Orchard Invitational Tournament Year 1959-60

Team Carbondale University High

Coach John Gelch

Crab Orchard Thanksgiving Round Robin Tournament Year 1999-20 1999-20 2000-1 2001-2 2001-2 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-1 2011-2 2011-2 2011-2 2012-3 2012-3 2012-3 2013-4 2014-5 2015-6 2016-7

Team Century Crab Orchard Crab Orchard Crab Orchard Century Cobden Century Thompsonville Thompsonville Crab Orchard Century Dongola Marion JV Crab Orchard Gallatin County Crab Orchard Dongola Pope County Dongola Crab Orchard Pope County Crab Orchard Hardin County Crab Orchard Crab Orchard

Coach Corby Hight Jon Brown Jon Brown Jon Brown Bob Murley Josh Franklin Andy Palmer John Robinson John Robinson Jon Brown Robert Bell Brad Norman na Jon Brown Robert “Radar” Patton Jon Brown Brad Norman Jim Simmons Russ Marsh Jon Brown Jim Simmons Jon Brown Rodney Lane Jon Brown Jon Brown

2017-8

Crab Orchard

Jon Brown

Cutler Tournament Year 1931

Team Tamaroa

Coach na

Dongola Holiday Tournament Year 2013-4 2014-5 2015-6 2016-7 2017-8

Team Dongola Elverado Dongola Joppa Egyptian

Coach Kevin Cox Tim Davis Kevin Cox Zach Essex Allen Pearman

Dongola Invitational Tournament Year 1964-5 1965-6

Team Dongola Dongola

Coach Kerry McClain Buddy Vinyard

DuQuoin Invitational Tournament Year 1951-2 1955-6

Team DuQuoin DuQuoin

Coach Edward Moody Edward Moody

DuQuoin Mid Winter Tournament Year 1960-1

Team Carbondale

Coach John Cherry

DuQuoin Thanksgiving Tournament Year 1998-99 1999-20 2000-1 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10

Team DuQuoin Shawnee Cairo Cairo DuQuoin DuQuoin Benton Benton Waltonville Benton DuQuoin DuQuoin DuQuoin

Coach Wendel Wheeler Mike Hanson Larry Baldwin Larry Baldwin Wendel Wheeler Wendel Wheeler Matt Wynn Matt Wynn Mike Denault Matt Wynn Mike Crews Mike Crews Mike Crews

2010-1 2011-2 2012-3 2013-4 2014-5 2015-6 2016-7 2017-8

DuQuoin Vandalia Cairo Cairo DuQuoin Cairo Carmi-White County Cairo

Mike Crews Kevin Jackson Brandon Brandtner Brandon Brandtner Wendel Wheeler Brandon Brandtner Kevin Wolff Larry Wood

Egyptian Holiday Tournament Year 1950-1 1951-2 1952-3 1953-4 1954-5 1955-6 1956-7 1957-8 1958-9 1959-60 1960-1 1961-2 1962-3 1963-4

Team Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Edwardsville Edwardsville Edwardsville Mt. Vernon West Frankfort Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Harrisburg Carmi West Frankfort Mt. Vernon

Coach Stanley Changnon Stanley Changnon Joe Lucco Joe Lucco Joe Lucco Harold Hutchins George Iubelt Scott Gill Scott Gill Scott Gill John Dotson John McDougal Gene Ernest Elmer Bornman

Egyptian Invitational Tournament (@ DuQuoin) Year 1924-5

Team Pinckneyville

Coach Richard Peak

Egyptian Mid-Winter Tournament Year 2016-7 2017-8

Team Johnston City Lovejoy

Coach Jerry Hampleman Kim Haywood

Eldorado Holiday Tournament Year 1965-6 1966-7 1967-8 1969-70 1970-1 1971-2 1972-3 1973-4

Team Norris City-Omaha Ridgway Eldorado Carmi Mt. Carmel Eldorado Ridgway Eldorado

Coach Earl Dungey Bob Dallas Fred Harris Dave Lee Everett Wilson Wayne Puckett Bob Dallas Bob Brown

1974-5 1975-6 1976-7 1977-8 1978-9 1979-80 1980-1 1981-2 1982-3 1983-4 1984-5 1985-6 1986-7 1987-8 1988-9 1989-90 1990-1 1991-2 1992-3 1993-4 1994-5 1995-6 1996-7 1997-8 1998-9 1999-20 2000-1 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-1 2011-2 2012-3 2013-4 2014-5 2015-6 2016-7 2017-8

Metropolis Eldorado Meridian Eldorado Cairo Cairo Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Cairo McLeansboro Eldorado Carmi Carmi Harrisburg N.C.O.E. N.C.O.E. N.C.O.E. Lone Oak KY McLeansboro Massac County West Frankfort Massac County Massac County McLeansboro Carmi Massac County Anna-Jonesboro Henderson County KY Massac County West Frankfort West Frankfort Anna-Jonesboro Fairfield Eldorado Massac County Meridian Harrisburg Harrisburg Harrisburg Harrisburg Owensboro KY Massac County Eldorado Eldorado

Eldorado Holiday Invitational Tourament

Steve Woodward Bob Brown Jim Byassee Lee Emery Bill Chumbler Bill Chumbler Dick Corn Dick Corn Bill Chumbler Dave Lee Joe Hosman Randy Goin Randy Goin Tony Holler Dave Gray Dave Gray Dave Gray Roy McKamey Curt Reed Joe Hosman Bob Brown Joe Hosman Joe Hosman Curt Reed Brad Lee Joe Hosman Benjy Johnson Lee Kendall Joe Hosman Kevin Toney Kevin Toney Jim Drew Scott McElravy Greg Goodley Joe Hosman Jeff Mandrell Randy Smithpeters Randy Smithpeters Randy Smithpeters Randy Smithpeters Rod Drake Joe Hosman Josh Bradley Josh Bradley

Year 1932-3 1933-4 1934-5

Team Galatia Equality Eldorado

Coach Ray Coffey Dolph Stanley Bovard Clayton

Eldorado Tournament Year 1955-6

Team Eldorado

Coach Al Adams

Elkville Invitational Tournament Year 1923-4

Team Elkville

Coach Clarence Wright

Elkville Round Robin Tournament Year 1974-5 1975-6 1976-7

Team Elverado Crab Orchard Elverado

Coach Cliff Davis Rich Powers Cliff Davis

Equality Invitational Tournament Year 1946-7 1947-8 1948-9 1949-50 1950-1 1951-2 1952-3 1953-4 1954-5 1955-6 1956-7 1957-8 1958-9 1959-60 1960-1 1961-2 1962-3 1963-4 1964-5 1965-6 1966-7 1967-8 1968-9 1969-70 1970-71

Team Galatia Carrier Mills-Stonefort Galatia Carrier Mills-Stonefort Crab Orchard Thompsonville Thompsonville Royalton Shawneetown Shawneetown Ridgway Ridgway Shawneetown Shawneetown Cave-in-Rock Shawneetown No Tourney No Tourney No Tourney No Tourney Equality Rosiclare St. Francisville Equality Crab Orchard

Coach W. Phillips Guy Hunter Lester Gill Richard Lehr Loy Ray Smith Gerald Archer Robert Munday Herbert “Huck” Wohlwend Barney Genisio Darwin Valter Bob Dallas Bob Dallas Billy Young Billy Young Glen Oxford Billy Young No Tourney No Tourney No Tourney No Tourney Jerry Williams Jerry Williams Jack Rawlinson Jerry Williams Rich Powers

1971-2 1972-3 1973-4 1974-5

Cave-in-Rock Rosiclare Rosiclare Rosiclare

Glen Oxford Jeff Richey Jeff Richey Jeff Richey

Galatia Tournament Year 1950-1 1951-2

Team Carrier Mills-Stonefort Grayville

Coach Richard Lehr William Schnute

Goreville Invitational Tournament Year 2012-3 2013-4 2014-5 2015-6 2016-7 2017-8

Team Goreville Anna-Jonesboro Benton Benton Benton Anna-Jonesboro

Coach Todd Tripp Mike Chamness Ron Winemiller Ron Winemiller Ron Winemiller Mike Chamness

Gorham Invitational Tournament Year 1945-6 1946-7

Team Campbell Hill Campbell Hill

Coach Gene Goforth Gene Goforth

Grand Chain Tournament Year 1948-9 1952-3

Team Grand Tower Grand Chain

Coach Harry Dickerson Paul Jenkins

Grand Tower Invitational Tournament Year 1948-49 1949-50

Team Trico Grand Tower

Coach Gene Goforth Benny Dunn

Greater Egyptian Conference Tournament Year 1948-9 1949-50 1950-1 1951-2 1952-3 1953-4 1954-5

Team Vienna Carrier-Mills Cave-in-Rock Galatia Galatia Galatia Shawneetown

Coach Glen Jones Richard Lehr Lowell Oxford Bob Farris Bob Farris Bob Farris Barney Genisio

1955-6 1956-7 1957-8 1958-9 1959-60 1960-1 1961-2 1962-3 1963-4 1964-5 1965-6 1966-7 1967-8 1968-9 1969-70 1970-1 1971-2 1972-3 1973-4 1974-5 1975-6 1976-7 1977-8 1978-9 1979-80 1980-1 1981-2 1982-3 1983-4 1984-5 1985-6 1986-7 1987-8 1988-9 1989-90 1990-1 1991-2 1992-3 1993-4 1994-5 1995-6 1996-7 1997-8 1998-9 1999-20 2000-1

Shawneetown Rosiclare Ridgway Ridgway Shawneetown Shawneetown Shawneetown Ridgway Shawneetown Ridgway Ridgway Ridgway Ridgway Norris City-Omaha Ridgway Ridgway Ridgway Ridgway Ridgway Ridgway Ridgway Norris City-Omaha Norris City-Omaha Ridgway Norris City-Omaha Hardin County Norris City-Omaha Norris City-Omaha Hardin County Ridgway Pope County Pope County Hardin County Gallatin County Hardin County Gallatin County Hardin County Gallatin County Hardin County Hardin County Pope County Pope County Pope County Pope County Pope County Pope County

Darwin Valter Bill Piland Bob Dallas Bob Dallas Billy Young Billy Young Bobby Lane Bob Dallas Bobby Lane Bob Dallas Bob Dallas Bob Dallas Bob Dallas Leland “Red” Russell Bob Dallas Bob Dallas Bob Dallas Bob Dallas Bob Dallas Bob Dallas Bob Dallas Dave Gray Dave Gray Bob Dallas Dave Gray Glen Oxford Dave Gray Dave Gray Glen Oxford Bob Dallas Lonnie Dutton Lonnie Dutton Stan Powless Bob Dallas Stan Powless Bob Dallas Charlie Strasburger Bob Dallas Charlie Strasburger Gene Fatheree Andy Palmer Andy Palmer Andy Palmer Andy Palmer Andy Palmer Andy Palmer

2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-1 2011-2 2012-3 2013-4 2014-5 2015-6 2016-7 2017-8

Pope County Gallatin County Gallatin County Galatia Carrier Mills-Stonefort Carrier Mills-Stonefort Hardin County Carrier Mills-Stonefort Carrier Mills-Stonefort Crab Orchard Gallatin County Gallatin County Gallatin County Crab Orchard Gallatin County Crab Orchard Thompsonville

Andy Palmer Robert “Radar” Patton Robert “Radar” Patton Rod Wallace Mark Motsinger Mark Motsinger Robert Bell Mark Motsinger Mark Motsinger Jon Brown Robert “Radar” Patton Robert “Radar” Patton Robert “Radar” Patton Jon Brown Doug Miller Jon Brown Pete Gordon

Harrisburg Round Robin Tournament Year 1975-6 1976-7 1977-8 1978-9 1979-80 1980-1 1981-2 1982-3 1983-4 1984-5 1985-6 1986-7 1987-8

Team Eldorado McLeansboro Metropolis Carrier Mills-Stonefort Metropolis Metropolis Eldorado Massac County Meridian Meridian Carrier Mills-Stonefort Carterville Carterville

Coach Bob Brown Dave Lee Steve Woodward Jeff Richey Steve Woodward Steve Woodward Joe Hosman Steve Woodward Jim Byassee Jim Byassee Jeff Richey Tim Bleyer Tim Bleyer

Harrisburg Invitational Tournament Year 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2009-10 2010-1 2011-2 2012-3 2013-4

Team Harrisburg Harrisburg Anna-Jonesboro Harrisburg Harrisburg Harrisburg Harrisburg Harrisburg

Jackson County Tournament

Coach Randy Smithpeters Randy Smithpeters Rob Wright Randy Smithpeters Randy Smithpeters Randy Smithpeters Randy Smithpeters Randy Smithpeters

Year 1923-4 1924-5 1934-5 1935-6

Team Elkville Vergennes Murphysboro Murphysboro

Coach Clarence Wright na John Graham John Graham

Jefferson County Tournament Year 1929-30 1930-1 1931-2 1932-3 1933-4 1941-2 1946-7

Team Dix Opdyke Ina Dix Waltonville Bluford Woodlawn

Coach Lee Boswell Richard Conley na na na na Troy Dorris

Joppa Tournament Year 1955-6 1956-7 1957-8 1958-9 1959-60 1960-1 1961-2 1962-3 1963-4 1964-5 1965-6 1966-7 1967-8 1968-9 1969-70

Team Joppa Vienna Alexander County Central Joppa Joppa Joppa Joppa Vienna Pope County Cave-in-Rock Vienna No Tourney Joppa Dongola Century

Coach Bill Killen Carroll Belcher Scottie Lynch Bill Killen Bill Killen Charles Harner Charles Harner Sammy Duane Bob Noles Glen Oxford Gilliam Gutherie No Tourney Tom Atkins Jim Chance Manuel Goins

Karnak Tournament Year 1952-3 1954-5 1955-6 1956-7 1957-8 1958-9 1959-60 1960-1 1961-2

Team Karnak Vienna Brookport Vienna Mound City Cobden Joppa Joppa Joppa

Coach Jim Fisher Carroll Belcher Charles Taylor Carroll Belcher Jim Byassee Jim Walker Bill Killen Charles Harner Charles Harner

Little Egyptian Conference Tournament Year 1952-3 1953-4 1954-5 1955-6 1956-7 1957-8 1958-9 1959-60 1960-1 1961-2 1962-3 1963-4 1964-5 1956-6 1966-7 1967-8 1968-9 1969-70 1970-1 1971-2 1972-3 1973-4

Team Thompsonville Royalton Bluford Thompsonville Valier Crab Orchard Woodlawn Waltonville Crab Orchard Crab Orchard Waltonville Crab Orchard Crab Orchard Crab Orchard Crab Orchard Crab Orchard Bluford Tamaroa Tamaroa Crab Orchard Waltonville Waltonville

Coach Bob Munday Herbert Wohlwend J.M. Hooper Buddy Peyton Ralph Harkins Bob Gulledge Virgil Motsinger Merlin Hodge Mark Hoffard Mark Hoffard Dave Simpson Mark Hoffard Tim Weaver Tim Weaver Hugh Rohrschneider Rich Powers Roger Yates Howard Nickason Bob Cooper Rich Powers Dave Simpson Dave Simpson

Little Ten Conference Tournament Year 1963-4 1964-5 1965-6 1966-7 1967-8 1968-9 1969-70 1970-1 1971-2 1972-3 1973-4 1974-5 1975-6 1976-7

Team Wayne City Allendale St. Francisville St. Francisville Wayne City Mills Prairie St. Francisville Grayville Enfield Enfield Wayne City Wayne City Grayville Enfield

Coach Bennie Greenwalt Larry Simpson Eugene Salmons Eugene Salmons Bennie Greenwalt Mike Duckworth James Dunn Jim O’Donley Lee McRoy Lee McRoy Bill Garrett Bill Garrett Jim Goins Lee McRoy

Massac County Superman Classic Year 1993-4 1994-5

Team Massac County Sikeston MO

Coach Joe Hosman Fred Johnson

1995-6 1996-7 1997-8 1998-9 1999-20 2000-1 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-1 2011-2 2012-3 2013-4 2014-5 2015-6 2016-7 2017-8

Paducah Tilghman KY Charleston MO Paducah Tilghman KY Paducah Tilghman KY Paducah Tilghman KY Paducah Tilghman KY Massac County Madison Hopkinsville KY Murphysboro Marshall County KY Paducah Tilghman KY Paducah Tilghman KY Carbondale Madison Paducah Tilghman KY Charleston MO Charleston MO Carbondale Carbondale Paducah Tilghman KY Paducah Tilghman KY Graves County KY

Bill Chumbler Danny Farmer Bill Chumbler Bill Chumbler Bill Chumbler Bill Chumbler Joe Hosman Al Collins Terry Hayes Daryl Murphy Gus Gillespie Brad Stieg Brad Stieg Jim Miller Jamie Cotto Brad Stieg Danny Farmer Danny Farmer Jim Miller Jim Miller Brad Stieg Roderick Thomas Josh Frick

McLeansboro Holiday Tournament Year 1959-60 1960-1 1961-2 1962-3 1963-4 1964-5

Team McLeansboro Carrier Mills-Stonefort McLeansboro McLeansboro McLeansboro Johnston City

Coach Gene Haile Aubrey “Kayo” Willis Gene Haile Gene Haile Dick Jones Mark Hoffard

McLeansboro Invitational Tournament Year 1950-1 1951-2 1955-6

Team Carmi McLeansboro Albion

Coach Ralph Dosher Carl Nation Ray Miller

Midland Trail Conference Tournament Year 2008-9 2009-10 2010-1 2011-2 2012-3 2013-4

Team Woodlawn Woodlawn Woodlawn Woodlawn Woodlawn Odin

Coach Shane Witzel Shane Witzel Shane Witzel Shane Witzel Shane Witzel Mike Finckbone

2014-5 2015-6 2016-7 2017-8

Woodlawn Woodlawn Woodlawn Woodlawn

Shane Witzel Shane Witzel Brian Gamber Brian Gamber

Mound City Invitational Tournament Year 1942-3 1943-4 1944-5 1945-6 1946-7 1947-8 1948-9 1949-50 1950-1 1951-2 1952-3 1953-4 1954-5 1955-6 1956-7 1957-8 1958-9 1959-60 1960-1 1961-2 1962-3

Team Cairo Dongola Karnak na Mounds Douglass Mounds Douglass Mound City Lovejoy Thebes Mound City Karnak Karnak Alto Pass Dongola Mound City Cairo Mound City Mound City Mound City Mound City Mound City Mound City

Coach F.O. Ferguson na na na James Price James Price na Charles Goforth Bob Scofield Jim Fisher Jim Fisher Harold Garner L.C. Myers Jim Byassee Hugh Fuqua Jim Byassee Jim Byassee Jim Byassee Jim Byassee Jim Byassee Jim Byassee

Mounds Douglass Blind Draw Tournament Year 1956-57

Team Mounds Douglass

Coach Gene Cross

Mt. Vernon Holiday Tournament Year 1936-7 1937-8 1938-9 1939-40 1940-1 1941-2 1942-3 1943-4 1944-5 1945-6 1946-7 1947-8

Team Alton Wood River Wood River Granite City Albion Mt. Vernon Centralia Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon

Coach Henry Holt Charles Summers Charles Summers Byron Bozarth Harold Hutchins Doxie Moore Arthur Trout Merrill “Duster” Thomas Merrill “Duster” Thomas Stanley Changnon Stanley Changnon Stanley Changnon

1948-9 1949-50

Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon

Stanley Changnon Stanley Changnon

Murphysboro Ernie Bozarth Tournament Year 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2005-6 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-1 2011-2 2012-3 2013-4 2014-5 2016-6 2016-7

Team Murphysboro Murphysboro Murphysboro Madison Highland Breese Mater Dei Highland Breese Mater Dei Murphysboro Murphysboro Murphysboro Northwest Academy MO Carterville Murphysboro Murphysboro Murphysboro

Coach Daryl Murphy Daryl Murphy Daryl Murphy Anthony Smith Steve Roustio Brian Perks Todd Strong Brian Perks Daryl Murphy Daryl Murphy Daryl Murphy Gerald Jones Scott Buryznski Daryl Murphy Daryl Murphy Daryl Murphy

Murphysboro Holiday Tournament Year 1939-40

Team DuQuoin

Coach Emery Martin

Murphysboro Tournament Year 1957

Team Carbondale

Coach Don Raines

Murphysboro/Trico Tournament Year 2017-8

Team Murphysboro

Coach Daryl Murphy

Nashville Tournament Year 1942-3 1946-7 1947-8 1948-9

Team Nashville Freeburg Nashville Nashville

Coach George Havens Austin Mulkey George Havens George Havens

Nashville Invitational Tournament Year

Team

Coach

1993-4 1994-5 1995-6 1996-7 1997-8 1998-9 1999-20 2000-1 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-1 2011-2 2012-3 2013-4 2014-5 2014-5 2014-5 2015-6 2016-7 2017-8

Nashville Highland Breese Mater Dei Breese Central Nashville Nashville Nashville Breese Mater Dei Freeburg Breese Central Breese Mater Dei Mascoutah Mascoutah Nashville Trenton Wesclin Breese Central Breese Central Breese Central Breese Central Teutopolis Breese Central Breese Central Nashville Teutopolis Breese Central Breese Central Nashville

Darin Lee Jeff Faulkenberg Dennis Trame Stan Eagleton Darin Lee Darin Lee Darin Lee Dennis Trame Norm Toenjes Stan Eagleton Marvin Eversgerd Scott Ottmann Scott Ottmann Darin Lee Brent Brede Stan Eagleton Stan Eagleton Stan Eagleton Stan Eagleton Andy Fehrenbacher Jeremy Shubert Jeremy Shubert Brad Weathers Andy Fehrenbacher Jeremy Shubert Jeremy Shubert Wayne Harre

Norris City Holiday Tournament Year 1950-1

Team Carrier Mills-Stonefort

Coach Richard Lehr

N.C.O.E. Tournament Year 2001-2

Team N.C.O.E.

Coach David Carroll

Okawville Invitational Tournament Year 2004-5 2009-10 2010-1 2011-2 2012-3 2013-4 2014-5

Team Bethalto Civic Memorial Okawville Woodlawn Okawville Okawville Okawville Waterloo Gilbault

Coach Ty Laux Jon Kraus Shane Witzel Jon Kraus Jon Kraus Jon Kraus Denis Rueter

2015-6 2016-7 2017-8

Okawville Waterloo Gilbaut Trenton Wesclin

Jon Kraus Dennis Rueter Brent Brede

Pinckneyville Duster Thomas Classic Year 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-1 2011-2 2012-3 2013-4 2014-5 2015-6 2016-7 2017-8

Team Olney Teutopolis Olney Pinckneyville Teutopolis Jerseyville Jerseyville Carterville Carterville Pinckneyville Benton

Coach Rob Flanagan Andy Fehrenbacher Rob Flanagan Bob Waggoner Andy Fehrenbacher Stote Reeder Stote Reeder Scott Burzynski Dave Brown Bob Waggoner Ron Winemiller

Pyramid Tournament Year 1949-50 1950-1 1951-2 1952-3 1953-4 1954-5 1955-6 1956-7 1957-8 1958-9 1959-60 1960-1 1961-2 1962-3 1963-4 1964-5 1965-6 1966-7 1967-8 1968-9 1969-70 1970-1 1971-2 1972-3 1973-4 1974-5

Team Johnston City Marion West Frankfort Herrin Herrin Herrin Herrin Herrin Herrin Herrin Herrin West Frankfort Marion Johnston City Herrin Herrin Marion West Frankfort West Frankfort Marion West Frankfort Herrin Herrin Herrin Herrin Johnston City

Coach Wendell Starrick Virgil “Cuss� Wilson Joe Morin Lee Caputti Lee Caputti Lee Caputti Lee Caputti Earl Lee Bob Huchison Bob Huchison Bob Huchison Ed Green Wendell Starrick Dave Shanahan Bob Groves Dave McCann Dick Jones Gene Earnest Gene Earnest Dick Jones Gene Earnest Jeff Ferguson Jeff Ferguson Jeff Ferguson Jeff Ferguson Rick Babbington

1975-6 1976-7 1977-8 1978-9 1979-80 1980-1 1981-2 1982-3 1983-4 1984-5 1985-6

West Frankfort Marion Herrin West Frankfort West Frankfort West Frankfort West Frankfort Herrin Herrin West Frankfort West Frankfort

Harold Hood Jon Michels Jeff Ferguson Tim Ricci Tim Ricci Tim Ricci Tim Ricci Bruce Gilek Bruce Gilek Tim Ricci Dave Lee

Pyramid Plus Tournament Year 2000-1 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-1 2011-2 2012-3 2013-4 2014-5 2015-6 2016-7 2017-8

Team Marion Johnston City Herrin Massac County Marion Salem Salem Eldorado Massac County Herrin East St. Louis Mt. Vernon Marion Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Collinsville Marion Mt. Vernon

Coach Gerald Murphy Keil Peebles Mike Mooneyham Joe Hosman Rich Herrin John Boles John Boles Greg Goodley Joe Hosman Irv Lukins Ray Coleman Scott Gamber Shane Hawkins Scott Gamber Doug Creel Darin Lee Dave Brown Doug Creel

Quad City Tournament Year 1964-5 1965-6 1966-7 1967-8 1968-9 1969-70 1970-1 1971-2

Team Fairfield Benton Benton Benton Fairfield Fairfield Benton Carmi

Coach Larry Odom Rich Herrin Rich Herrin Rich Herrin Larry Odom Larry Odom Rich Herrin Gene Haile

Randolph County Tournament Year

Team

Coach

1923

Chester

A.W. Kivett

Rend Lake Tournament Year 1973-4 1974-5 1975-6 1976-7 1977-8 1978-9 1979-80 1980-1 1981-2 1982-3

Team Waltonville Waltonville Waltonville Sesser-Valier Sesser-Valier Zeigler-Royalton Zeigler-Royalton Christopher Zeigler-Royalton Carterville

Coach Dave Simpson Bill Holden Ed Belva Dave Simpson Dave Simpson Art Brandon Art Brandon Tom Wheeler John Kretz Tim Bleyer

Ridgway Invitational Tournament Year 1952-3 1953-4

Team Norris City-Omaha Elkville

Coach Ollie Schoaf Geoffrey “Red” Moore

Royalton Tournament Year 1947-8

Team Carterville

Coach na

Saline County Tournament Year 1953-4 1954-5 1955-6 1956-7 1957-8 1958-9 1959-60 1960-1 1961-2 1962-3 1963-4 1964-5 1965-6 1966-7 1967-8 1968-9 1969-70 1970-1 1971-2

Team Carrier Mills-Stonefort Harrisburg Carrier Mills-Stonefort Carrier Mills-Stonefort Carrier Mills-Stonefort Harrisburg Carrier Mills-Stonefort Carrier Mills-Stonefort Harrisburg Harrisburg Harrisburg Harrisburg Harrisburg Eldorado Eldorado Harrisburg Carrier Mills-Stonefort Carrier Mills-Stonefort Eldorado

Coach Claude Shelton Gene Bland Claude Shelton Aubrey “Kayo” Willis Aubrey “Kayo” Willis John Dotson Aubrey “Kayo” Willis Aubrey “Kayo” Willis Bill Trees Bill Trees Bill Trees Bill Trees Bill Trees Fred Harris Fred Harris Ray Harris Bob Lane Bob Lane Wayne Puckett

Sesser Holiday Tournament Year 1955-6

Team Sesser

Coach Don Raines

Sesser-Valier Holiday Tournament Year 1981-2 1982-3 1983-4 1984-5 1985-6 1986-7 1987-8 1988-9 1989-90 1990-1 1991-2 1992-3 1993-4 1994-5 1995-6 1996-7 1997-8 1998-9 1999-20 2000-1 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-1 2011-2 2012-3 2013-4 2014-5 2015-6 2016-7 2017-8

Team Zeigler-Royalton Carterville Sesser-Valier Vienna Goreville Sesser-Valier Sesser-Valier Sesser-Valier Vienna Goreville Goreville Goreville Sesser-Valier Steeleville Trico Trico Sesser-Valier Sesser-Valier Sesser-Valier Sesser-Valier Goreville Century Century Galatia Waltonville Vienna Vienna Woodlawn Waltonville Woodlawn Woodlawn Woodlawn Woodlawn Woodlawn Woodlawn Christopher Goreville

Coach John Kretz Tim Bleyer Ron Van Horn Max Hook Jerry Qualls Ron Van Horn Ron Van Horn Ron Van Horn Darin Lee Jerry Qualls Jerry Qualls Jerry Qualls Rick Metcalf Doug Swango Tim Haworth Tim Haworth Rick Metcalf Rick Metcalf Rick Metcalf Rick Metcalf Jerry Qualls Andy Palmer Andy Palmer Rod Wallace Mike Denault Rick Metcalf Rick Metcalf Shane Witzel Mike Denault Shane Witzel Shane Witzel Shane Witzel Shane Witzel Shane Witzel Shane Witzel Eric Stallman Todd Tripp

Shawnee Invitational Tournament Year

Team

Coach

1960-1 1961-2 1962-3 1963-4 1964-5 1965-6 1966-7 1967-8 1968-9 1969-70 1970-1 1971-2 1972-3 1973-4 1974-5 1975-6 1976-7 1977-8 1978-9 1979-80 1980-1 1981-2 1982-3

Hurst-Bush Carbondale University High Shawnee Cairo Meridian Vienna Meridian Meridian Gorham Century Egyptian Vienna Vienna Carterville Brookport Cobden Gorham Gorham Gorham Gorham Gorham Carterville Goreville

Dick Ruggles John Gelch Dean Barringer Gail Dawson Jim Byassee Gilliam Guthrie Jim Byassee Jim Byassee Bob Crain Manual Goins Kerry Baugher Jim Wilson Jim Wilson Jim Giesler John Waggoner Gene Dammerman Jerry Qualls Jerry Qualls Jerry Qualls Jerry Qualls Jerry Qualls Tim Bleyer Larry Abell

Southeastern Illinois Invitational Tournament Year 1977-8 1978-9 1979-80 1980-1 1981-2 1982-3 1983-4 1984-5 1985-6 1986-7

Team Hardin County Century Joppa Joppa Joppa Joppa Hardin County Hardin County Hardin County Galatia

Coach Glen Oxford Marlan Hight Larry Jenkins Larry Jenkins Larry Jenkins Larry Jenkins Glen Oxford Glen Oxford Glen Oxford Bill Ice

South Egyptian Conference Tournament Year 1970-1 1971-2 1972-3 1973-4 1974-5 1975-6 1976-7

Team Century Vienna Vienna Brookport Vienna Egyptian Egyptian

Coach Bill Chumbler Jim Wilson Jim Wilson John Waggoner Jim Wilson Bill Biggerstaff Bill Biggerstaff

1977-8 1978-9 1979-80 1980-1 1981-2 1982-3 1983-4 1984-5 1985-6 1986-7 1987-8 1988-9 1989-90 1990-1 1991-2 1992-3 1993-4 1994-5 1995-6 1996-7 1997-8 1998-9 1999-20 2000-1 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-1 2011-2

Vienna Egyptian Shawnee Joppa Joppa Joppa Egyptian Cobden Century Goreville Century Goreville Century Vienna Egyptian Century Vienna Century Century Vienna Century Shawnee Goreville Egyptian Egyptian Century Century Vienna Goreville Meridian Meridian Meridian Meridian Goreville Meridian

Jim Wilson Bill Biggerstaff Rex Barker Larry Jenkins Larry Jenkins Larry Jenkins Bill Biggerstaff Gene Dammerman Larry Barnett Jerry Qualls Marlan Hight Jerry Qualls Craig Partridge Darin Lee Bill Hatfield Don Gines Jeff Morris Daryl Murphy Daryl Murphy Corby Hight Gary Gisher Mike Hanson Jerry Qualls Chuck Doty Chuck Doty Andy Palmer Andy Palmer Rick Metcalf Todd Tripp Jeff Mandrell Jeff Mandrell Jeff Mandrell Jeff Mandrell Todd Tripp Jeff Mandrell

Southern Conference Tournament Year 1939-40 1940-1 1941-2

Team Carbondale University High Hurst-Bush Carbondale University High

Coach Rockwell McCreight George Porter Rockwell McCreight

Southern Illinois Colored High School Conference Tournament Year 1924-5 1925-6

Team Cairo Sumner Carbondale Attucks

Coach na Charles Rogers

1926-7 1927-8 1928-9 1929-30 1930-1 1931-2 1932-3 1933-4 1934-5 1935-6 1936-7 1937-8 1938-9 1939-40 1940-1 1941-2 1942-3 1943-4 1944-5

DuQuoin Lincoln Carbondale Attucks DuQuoin Lincoln Carbondale Attucks Cairo Sumner Cairo Sumner Carbondale Attucks Carbondale Attucks Carbondale Attucks Colp Carbondale Attucks Carbondale Attucks Colp Carbondale Attucks Carbondale Attucks Carbondale Attucks Carbondale Attucks Mounds Douglass Mounds Douglass

Charles “Fess” Smith John Clark Charles “Fess” Smith John Clark Lenal Mason Lenal Mason John Clark John Clark John Clark Fred Wood John Clark John Clark Fred Wood John Clark John Clark John Clark John Clark Joe Russell James Price

Southern Illinois Teachers College Invitational Tournament Year 1925-6 1926-7 1927-8 1928-9

Team Murphysboro No Tourney West Frankfort West Frankfort

Coach Oscar Firth No Tourney Bryan “Bud” Doolen Bryan “Bud” Doolen

Sparta Mid-Winter Classic Year 1964-5 1965-6 1966-7 1967-8 1968-9 1969-70 1970-1 1971-2 1972-3 1973-4 1974-5 1975-6 1976-7 1977-8 1978-9 1979-80 1980-1

Team Sparta Cahokia DuQuoin Sparta St. Louis Sumner MO Sparta East St. Louis Lincoln East St. Louis Lincoln Pinckneyville DuQuoin Venice Venice Okawville Okawville Venice Venice O’Fallon

Coach Dave Shannahan Earl Lee Ray Saunches Ralph Davison John Algee Ron Datel Earl “Tree” Harris Bennie Lewis Bill Anderson Ray Saunches Clinton Harris Clinton Harris Dave Luechtefeld Dave Luechtefeld Clinton Harris Clinton Harris Dave Shannahan

1981-2 1982-3 1983-4 1984-5 1985-6 1986-7 1987-8 1988-9 1989-90 1990-1 1991-2 1992-3 1993-4 1994-5 1995-6 1996-7 1997-8 1998-9 1999-20 2000-1 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-1 2011-2 2012-3 2013-4 2014-5 2015-6 2016-7 2017-8

DuQuoin Trico DuQuoin DuQuoin Lebanon Lebanon Soldan MO Assumption MO Lebanon Venice Venice Waterloo Waterloo Sparta Sparta Lebanon Sparta Lebanon Venice Lebanon Sparta DuQuoin Steeleville Waterloo Waterloo Trico Lebanon Red Bud DuQuoin Murphysboro Murphysboro Waterloo Waterloo Trico Murphysboro Alton Marquette Alton Marquette

Roger Craft Jackie Smith Roger Kraft Roger Kraft Wayne Loehring John Schieppe Marvin Neals Ronald Woods John Schieppe Clinton Harris Clinton Harris Rick Keefe Rick Keefe Chuck Doty Chuck Doty John Schieppe Neil Hamon John Schieppe Clinton Harris Bob Waggoner Ed Belva Wendel Wheeler Matt Mason Matt Mason Matt Mason Shane Hawkins Chad Curthis Dave Gillingham Mike Crews Daryl Murphy Daryl Murphy C.J. Cruser C.J. Cruser Mike Denault Daryl Murphy Steve Melford Steve Melford

Sparta Tournament Year 1947-8

Team Sparta

Coach Bob Farris

Steeleville Tournament Year 1931-2 1932-3

Team Tamms Willisville

Coach na J.W. Neville

1933-4 1945-6 1947-8 1966-7 1967-8 1968-9

na Sparta Marissa Zeigler-Royalton Zeigler-Royalton Steeleville

na Robert Horton na Russell Debose Jake Baumgarte Joe Jones

Tamaroa Invitational Tournament Year 1950-1 1951-2 1952-3 1953-4 1954-5 1955-6 1956-7 1957-8 1958-9 1959-60 1960-1

Team Bluford Bluford Tamaroa Coulterville Steeleville No Tourney No Tourney Waltonville Ashley Sandoval Breese Central

Coach James Watson James Watson Gene McFarland W.A. Book Dail Gibbs No Tourney No Tourney Merlin Hodge Dave Norton Bill McNealy Dave Smith

Thebes Invitational Tournament Year 1934-5 1935-6 1936-7 1937-8 1938-9 1939-40

Team Wolf Lake Cypress Goreville Thebes Thebes Thebes

Coach George Wilkins na Baynard White Gentry Lowe Gentry Lowe Gentry Lowe

Trico Holiday Tournament Year 1953-4 1954-5 1955-6

Team Trico Carbondale Attucks Carbondale Attucks

Coach Ralph Leinicke Joe Russell Joe Russell

Trico Pioneer Invitational Tournament Year 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7

Team Trico Trico Steeleville Steeleville Waltonville Trico

Coach Ronny Wettig Ronny Wettig Matt Mason Matt Laur Mike Denault Shane Hawkins

2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-1 2011-2 2012-3 2013-4 2014-5 2015-6 2016-7

Trico Red Bud Trico Trico Trico Trico Trico Trico Chester Chester

Shane Hawkins Dave Gillingham Shane Hawkins Shane Hawkins Shane Hawkins Mike Denault Mike Denault Mike Denault Brad Norman Brad Norman

Tri-County Conference Tournament Year 1943-4 1944-5 1945-6 1946-7 1947-8 1948-9 1949-50 1950-1 1951-2 1952-3 1953-4 1954-5 1955-6 1956-7 1957-8 1958-9

Team Nashville Sandoval St. Mary’s Nashville Nashville Nashville Nashville Nashville Nashville Odin Odin Nashville Nashville Nashville Nashville Nashville

Coach George Havens Omer Robinson Xavier Heilgenstein George Havens George Havens George Havens George Havens Wilson Day Wilson Day John Finnegan John Finnegan Wilson Day Wilson Day Wilson Day Wilson Day Wilson Day

Tri-County (U.P.A.) Conference Tournament Year 1949-50 1950-1 1962-3

Team na Mound City Goreville

Coach na Bill Scofield Joe Whitehead

Union County Tournament Year 1931-2 1932-3 1933-4 1934-5 1935-6 1936-7

Team Cobden Cobden Cobden Cobden Wolf Lake na

Coach Tom Newton Tom Newton Tom Newton Tom Newton George Wilkins na

1937-8 1938-9 1939-40 1940-1 1941-2 1942-3 1943-4 1944-5 1945-6 1946-7 1947-8

Anna-Jonesboro na Cobden na na Anna-Jonesboro Anna-Jonesboro Anna-Jonesboro Anna-Jonesboro na Dongola

Bob Wyatt na Nelson Kias na na Paul Houghton Paul Houghton Paul Houghton Paul Houghton na Virgil Miltenberger

Valier Invitational Tournament Year 1939-40 1940-1 1941-2 1942-3 1943-4 1944-5 1945-6 1946-7 1947-8 1948-9 1949-50 1950-1 1951-2

Team na na na Carbondale Attucks na Carbondale Attucks Odin Valier Valier Valier Odin Odin Brookport

Coach na na na John Clark na Joe Russell Don Copple na na na Earl Whitlock Earl Whitlock Charles Taylor

Vergennes Tournament Year 1956-7

Team Alto Pass

Coach Bob Slowinski

Vienna Classic Thanksgiving Tournament Year 1999-20 2000-1 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-1

Team Vienna Pope County Sesser-Valier Sesser-Valier Meridian Gallatin County Vienna Vienna Meridian Meridian Meridian Meridian

Coach Ed Belva Andy Palmer Rick Metcalf Rick Metcalf Jeff Mandrell Robert “Radar� Patton Rick Metcalf Rick Metcalf Jeff Mandrell Jeff Mandrell Jeff Mandrell Jeff Mandrell

2011-2 2012-3 2013-4 2014-5 2015-6 2016-7 2017-8

Meridian Meridian Meridian Massac County Massac County Eldorado Eldorado

Jeff Mandrell Jeff Mandrell Jeff Mandrell Joe Hosman Joe Hosman Josh Bradley Josh Bradley

Waltonville Tournament Year 1998-9

Team Waltonville

Coach Ed Belva

Waltonville/Woodlawn Tournament Year 2000-1 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8

Team Carterville Woodlawn Woodlawn Woodlawn Waltonville Waltonville Christopher Patoka

Coach Scott Burzynski Shane Witzel Shane Witzel Shane Witzel Mike Denault Mike Denault Gary Gisher Joseph Eddy

Washington County Tournament Year 1930-1 1931-2

Team Ashley na

Coach W.F. Judkins na

Western Egyptian Conference Tournament Year 1938-9 1939-40 1940-1 1941-2 1942-3 1943-4 1944-5 1945-6 1946-7

Team Gorham Vergennes na na na na na Campbell Hill Campbell Hill

Coach na na na na na na na Gene Goforth Gene Goforth

West Frankfort Mid-Winter Classis Year 1986-7 1987-8 1988-9 1989-90

Team Flora Marion Marion Collinsville

Coach Tom Welch Larry Jenkins Larry Jenkins Bob Bone

1990-1 1990-1 1991-2 1992-3 1992-3 1993-4 1994-5 1995-6 1996-7 1997-8 1988-9 1999-20 2000-1 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-1 2011-2 2012-3 2013-4 2014-5 2015-6 2016-7 2017-8

Meridian West Frankfort Sesser-Valier DuQuoin West Frankfort Sesser-Valier West Frankfort Sesser-Valier West Frankfort Murphysboro Murphysboro Johnston City Murphysboro Carterville Eldorado Eldorado Carterville Eldorado West Frankfort Eldorado Herrin Anna-Jonesboro Herrin Herrin Goreville Carterville Carterville Herrin Marion Eldorado

Wallace Bobo Dave Lee Rick Metcalf Wendell Wheeler Bob Brown Rick Metcalf Bob Brown Rick Metcalf Dave Lee Daryl Murphy Daryl Murphy Keil Peeples Daryl Murphy Scott Burzynski Greg Goodley Greg Goodley Scott Burzynski Greg Goodley Kevin Toney Greg Goodley Irv Lukens Rob Wright Irv Lukens Irv Lukens Todd Tripp Scott Burzynski Scott Burzynski Irv Lukens Dave Brown Josh Bradley

Wolf Lake Tournament Year 1933-4

Team Wolf Lake

Coach George Wilkins

Woodlawn Invitational Tournament Year 1949-50 1950-1 1951-2 1952-3 1953-4 1954-5

Team Woodlawn Woodlawn Woodlawn No Tourney Tamaroa Woodlawn

Zeigler Tournament

Coach Lewis Dobbs Lewis Dobbs Lee Boswell No Tourney Dave Norton W.A. Book

Year 1947-8 1955-6

Team Zeigler Zeigler

Coach Hewey Tweedy Glenn Whittenberg

Season Summaries (Closed High Schools) The following schools are no loner open. Many consolidated into larger districts while others simply closed. Many early schools were two and three-year high schools. Much of the information about these schools is unknown. Known coaches, records, conference champions, District (before 1936) champions, Regional champions, Sectional champions and State champions are listed.

Alexander County Central 1955 Scottie Lynch 1956 “ “ 1957 “ “ 1958 “ “ 1959 Gary Mattison 1960 Ward Iaun 1961 Jim Roper 1962 Don Brewer

(Last game in 1963) 9-14 15-9 27-2 26-3 15-11 12-12 14-8 16-8

Regional champs Regional champs

1963

“

“

20-7

Alto Pass 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918-46 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964-68 1969

na na na John Ferrill na Mosley na na Allie McMullien “ “ na na Harold Garner “ “ “ “ Bob Stowinski Bill McBay Gene Vandeven “ " Bill Coats na James Lingle na Gilbert Gee

(Last game in 1969) na na na na na na na na 16-12 13-8 5-20 12-10 21-5 na na na 19-4 23-2 7-13 na na na na 0-20

Anna 1914 1915 1916 1917

na na na Charles Harper

(Last game in 1917) na na na na

Ashley 1914-30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950

(Last game in 1972) na na W.F. Judkins na Harry Keen na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na Robert Hartley na “ “ 25-7 “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ 17-14 “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na Glenn Rountree na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na Charles “Gus” Heath na

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1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972

“ “ Harvey Stocker Jim Aldridge Bill Cornell Hal Olson “ “ Virgil Caspermeyer Dave Norton “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Wayne Organ “ “ Albert Czajkowski William “Bill” Bean “ “ Bruce Manola “ “ Ron Osburn Charles Berhle

na na 2-20 8-13 12-16 na 8-16 5-19 16-13 16-11 17-11 21-5 5-19 12-13 10-15 9-14 6-16 5-17 7-16 3-19 2-20 8-16

Ava 1923-29 1930 1931-38 1939 1940-46 1947 1948

(Last game in 1948) na na H. Willis na na na Vernon “Speck” Tomlinson na na na Bob Kohlenberger na na na

Balcom 1933-35

na

(Last game in 1935) na

Baldwin 1923-37

na

(Last game in 1937) na

Belknap 1934-47

na

(Last game in 1947) na

Belle Rive 1929-47

na

(Last game in 1947) na

Bonnie 1924-28 1929 1930-46 1947

na Claude Ross na Delmar Launis

(last game in 1947) na na na na

Brookport 1924-39 1940 1941 1942

na Clovis Wallace “ “ “ “

(Last game in 1981) na 19-9 20-5 15-13

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1943 William Krosky 20-11 1944 Tomas Barton 13-13 1945 Rev Hill 17-7 1946 Howard Trampe 15-9 1947 “ “ na 1948 Claude Shelton 10-10 1949 “ “ 9-14 1950 Newton Buchanan 11-8 1951 “ “ 20-8 1952 Charles Taylor 18-10 1953 “ “ 9-14 1954 “ “ 17-7 1955 “ “ 20-9 1956 “ “ 18-8 1957 “ “ 17-12 1958 “ “ 8-18 1959 “ “ 4-19 1960 Linn Smith 9-17 1961 “ “ 4-18 1962 “ “ 8-17 1963 “ “ 10-13 1964 “ “ 7-15 1965 “ “ 7-13 1966 Bill Jordan 5-18 1967 “ “ 19-7 1968 Jon Waggoner 12-12 1969 Jay Burnett 4-16 1970 Charles Crews 1-20 1971 Jon Waggoner 5-19 1972 “ “ 13-10 1973 “ “ 20-6 1974 “ “ 23-6 1975 “ “ 17-8 1976 “ “ 3-20 1977 Terry Krueger 6-18 1978 “ “ 14-10 1979 “ “ 13-11 1980 “ “ 1-20 1981 Linn Smith 7-19 Brookport Lincoln (Last game in 1953) 1934-53 na na Broughton 1922-43 1944 1945-47

na Marr na

(Last game in 1947) na 8-11 na

Buckner 1929-31

na

(Last game in 1931) na

Buncombe 1927-29 1930 1931-41

na na na

(Last game in 1941) na na na

Burnt Prairie

(Last game in 1948)

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1932-48

na

Cairo Camelot 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

Gene Crippen Steve Thomas na John Hill Les Wilson na na Edward Tolbert “ “ “ “

(Last game in 1979) 4-15 7-10 na 6-11 1-18 2-17 1-18 5-14 4-19 na

Cairo St. Joseph 1927 Jimmy Darrow 1928 “ “ 1929 “ “ 1930 “ “ 1931 “ “ 1932 “ “ 1933 “ “ 1934 “ “ 1935 “ “ 1936 “ “ 1937 “ “ 1938 “ “ 1939 “ “ 1940 “ “ 1941 “ “ 1942 “ “ 1943 “ “ 1944 “ “ 1945 “ “ 1946 “ “ 1947 “ “ 1948 “ “ 1949 “ “ 1950 “ “ 1951 “ “ 1952 “ “

(Last game in 1952) na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na 14-2 na na na na na na na 4-13

Cairo Sumner 1918-24 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936

(Last game in 1967) na na na na na na na na na na na na na

na na na na na Lenal Mason “ “ “ “ “ “ na na Brour Carol K. Cole

na

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1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

“ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

“ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

Cambria 1924-28 1929 1930-39 1940 1941-47

na John Bryant na na na

(Last game in 1947) na 30-6 na 11-3 na

Campbell Hill 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933-40 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948

na na na Barnard na Gene Goforth “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

(Last game in 1948) na na na na na na na na na 15-5 20-8 35-3 na

Carbondale Attucks 1918 F.B. Wilson

na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na 13-13 20-4 na na na na na na 10-14 na 15-7 18-4 20-4 18-3 16-7 na

(Last game in 1964) na

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1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964

W.B. Lewis “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ James Webb Charles Rogers “ “ John Clark “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Joe Russell “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Percy Oliver “ “ Walt Moore “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

na na na na na 15-1 na na na na na na na na na na na na na 17-7 na na na 28-5 22-4 21-5 25-4 25-4 21-9 19-6 20-7 22-5 23-6 19-11 17-9 24-4 25-3 25-5 27-3 25-6 19-6 25-4 8-16 12-10 13-10 11-10

Carbondale University High (Last game in 1968) 1914 Fount Warren na 1915 “ “ 9-4 1916 “ “ na 1917 “ “ 11-5 1918-21 na na 1922 Elbert Etherton/Leslie Snider 8-6 1923 Leslie Snider na 1924 John Davis na

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1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

na na Otis Phillips Virgil Bingman Glenn Truelove Harris Ralph Foley Fred Lauder na Lawrence Springer Mike Lenich Joe DiGiovanna Hal Hall “ “ Rockwell McCreight “ “ “ “ “ “ Leonard Keefe Frank “Pud” Bridges “ “ “ “ “ “ Troy Edwards “ “ Bob Johnson “ “ “ “ “ “ Chuck Thate “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ John Gelch “ “ “ “ Kenneth Schatz “ “ Bill Jackson “ “ “ “

Carmi 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922

na na Henry Karch W.W. Crawford Claude Stokes “ “ Theo Parker Henry Karch St. John Wilton McClure Urban Jeffries

na na na na na na 10-7 na na na na na 10-5 22-5 7-12 18-9 15-13 21-6 11-5 10-10 9-11 9-14 14-12 9-16 2-16 4-16 2-18 1-20 8-16 9-14 8-10 13-11 13-12 13-10 13-11 17-8 15-8 12-14 7-14 7-14 6-14 19-4 19-5

(Last game in 1988) 1-4 4-4 7-2 13-5 5-6 7-5 6-5 10-5 4-9 9-8 16-7

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1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978

“ “ “ “ Harold Strow E.J. Harrington “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Woodrow Fulkerson “ “ Harvey Sanders “ “ Harold Hutchins “ “ Fred Finchum Elbert Smith Harold Hutchins Vaughn Amer “ “ “ “ Ralph Dosher “ “ “ “ Don Shroyer “ “ John McDougal “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Harold Bennett Richard Deckard “ “ Dave Lee “ “ “ “ Gene Haile “ “ Harold Poore “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

7-13 4-14 8-16 1-13 7-13 12-11 11-12 12-11 14-13 3-4 14-7 12-14 13-17 23-7 24-9 18-16 7-23 14-13 3-21 7-26 18-11 20-14 18-18 13-20 12-22 14-12 13-12 13-12 22-7 5-19 7-19 9-15 11-13 23-7 20-7 21-7 20-10 17-10 13-12 22-3 16-9 20-7 11-16 11-16 7-18 2-22 10-13 20-6 16-10 17-11 19-9 20-7 21-7 19-9 18-8 20-8

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1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

Tom Mears “ “ “ “ Randy Goin “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

18-8 19-9 13-16 9-17 9-16 20-8 22-7 24-5 26-1 24-7

Carmi Eastside 1936-39 na

(Last game in 1939) na

Carrier Mills 1922 1923-28 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944

Lonnie Etherton na Harlan Hodges “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Joe Gholson

(Last game in 1944) na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na 20-9

Cave-in-Rock 1918-32 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952

na Lowell Oxford “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

(Last game in 1977) na na na na na na na na na na na na 22-2 na na 12-13 17-9 22-6 20-5 27-2 7-16

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1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

“ “ “ “ “ “ Glen Oxford “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

10-10 6-17 11-11 7-16 10-13 13-11 8-15 18-8 19-6 18-6 12-10 16-6 20-5 14-10 3-18 13-9 9-10 15-9 14-7 18-5 9-13 17-8 11-11 1-18 4-16

Colp 1922-27 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942-45 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953

na Goffrey Taylor “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Fred Wood “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ na Gaffney Taylor “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ John Jefferson “ “

(Last game in 1953) na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na

Coulterville 1918-27 1928 1929-50

na Neil Carleton na

(Last game in 2002) na na na

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1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Vince Margerum W.A. Book “ “ Ed Hale Bob Farris “ “ Byron Hargis “ “ “ “ Chuck Goodall “ “ Gordon Peters “ “ “ “ John Cavaleto “ “ Norm Schall “ “ “ “ “ “ Gene Coleman “ “ na Tim Hagenburch “ “ na Ron Smith “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Randy Naud Rodney Watson “ “ Curt Berger “ “ Rich Williams Brian Perkes “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Phil Taylor “ “ “ “ “ “ Scott Wine “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

Creal Springs 1922-28 1929

na Ralph Fegley

na na 18-5 20-5 12-13 13-10 20-4 22-8 20-6 na na na na na na na na 14-9 13-11 6-18 1-20 1-18 0-21 3-19 7-17 15-10 9-15 15-10 14-11 14-10 9-15 2-23 13-9 23-6 20-6 19-7 14-12 10-13 17-10 5-21 9-15 8-18 3-20 1-22 1-21 5-20 10-14 7-17 4-17 5-20 9-15 15-11 (Last game in 1948) na na

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Regional champs

1930-48

na

na

Crossville 1925-40 1941 1942 1943-49 1950 1951-85 1986 1987 1988

na Bill Sanders “ “ na Ken Nelson na Larry Gariepy “ “ “ “

(Last game in 1988) na na na na na na na na na

Cutler 1929-45

na

(Last game in 1945) na

Cypress 1924-47

na

(Last game in 1947) na

Dahlgren 1922-46 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

na Everett Parkhill “ “ na na na Alex McKnight “ “ “ “ “ “ Ronnie McMorris “ “ “ “ na Wayne Arnold “ “ “ “ Quitman Sullens Larry Underwood Gene Coleman “ “ na Jamie Driskill “ “ “ “ Bud Burton “ “ Gary Buryznski

(Last game in 1973) na na na na na na na 9-14 na na 9-13 na 21-7 na na 6-17 12-11 20-7 na na na na na 1-21 0-21 8-14 8-14 5-19

Delafield 1934

na

(Last game in 1934) na

DeSoto 1928 1929 1930-37

na Herbert Elston na

(Last game in 1937) na na na

Regional champs

Dewmaine 1924-29

na

(Last game in 1929) na

DuQuoin Lincoln (Last game in 1929) 1922-26 na na 1927 Charles “Fess” Smith na 1928 “ “ na 1929 “ “ na Elizabethtown 1929-36

na

Elkville 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932-35 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

(Last game in 1962) Clarence Wright na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na Raymond Damron 22-2 “ “ na “ “ 20-5 John Isom na “ “ na na na Ivan Hall na “ “ na “ “ 22-5 “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ 20-6 na na na na Geoffrey “Red” Moore na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ 5-12 “ “ 11-13 “ “ 13-8 “ “ 16-7 “ “ 13-9 “ “ 18-7 “ “ 14-8 “ “ 5-20 “ “ 4-20 Bob Groves 6-18 “ “ 12-15 “ “ 16-11 “ “ 24-3 “ “ 24-4

Enfield 1922-49 1950

na Howard Street

Conference champs Conference champs Conference champs

(Last game in 1936) na

(Last game in 1985) na na

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1951 1952 1953 1954 1955-63 1964 1965 1966-69 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985

James Rankin na na Kenny Cole na na na na Bob Cummins “ “ Lee McRoy “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Ken Anderson “ “ “ “ “ “

na na na na na 15-11 18-7 na 18-10 21-5 27-1 25-2 13-13 18-8 21-5 19-8 5-12 na na na na na na na

Equality 1924-28 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937-48 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968

(Last game in 1987) na na Clarence Stroup na na na Grant “Dolph” Stanley 21-6 “ “ 23-4 “ “ 24-3 “ “ 36-2 na na Lynn Holder na na na Willis Boyd Anderson na Paul Moss 17-4 “ “ 15-7 Stan Sadich 12-14 Coran Smith/Les McCollum 13-15 Aubrey “Kayo” Willis 8-17 “ “ 8-16 “ “ 9-11 Tony Franc 10-10 “ “ 15-9 Sherman Childs 5-16 “ “ 3-18 Lonnie Dutton 7-15 “ “ 12-9 “ “ 15-11 Jim Faulkner 9-13 “ “ 8-12 Jerry Williams 13-12 “ “ 10-14 Ed Cannon 1-20

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1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987

“ “ Jerry Williams “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Jerry Williams/Danny Lampley Danny Lampley “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Jerry Williams Chuck Doty “ “ “ “

Evansville 1924-37

na

(Last game in 1937) na

Ewing 1928 1929 1930-41

na Kenneth Blair na

(Last game in 1941) na na na

Golconda 1924-29 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952

(Last game in 1952) na na Virgil Bingman na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ 21-2 “ “ 21-3 “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na na na na na na na Tim O’Brien na “ “ na Sam Milosevich na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na Norbert Rosemeier 2-19

Gorham

2-18 15-8 8-14 4-17 2-19 1-20 1-20 7-15 3-19 10-12 8-13 8-14 11-14 18-6 13-11 4-17 1-20 1-21 6-19

(Last game in 1991)

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1922 1923-28 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940-46 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

Loy Norris na Leland Hubble “ “ “ “ “ “ na na na Walter Willis na na na na Tom Dunn Benny Dunn “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Charles Valier “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Bob Crain “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Danny Hoeinghaus “ “ “ “ Jerry Qualls “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Jim Hammers “ “ “ “ Tim Haworth

na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na 22-2 na 18-10 10-13 9-17 na na na 12-12 na na na 9-15 11-12 11-15 13-11 12-14 na 14-11 23-3 13-10 1-21 1-22 2-21 1-22 3-20 4-19 16-9 22-4 20-6 16-10 20-7 13-13 17-9 18-7 18-9 8-16 12-13 10-14

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1989 1990 1991

“ “ “

“ “ “

13-12 17-10 13-13

Grand Chain 1929-41 1942 1943 1944-51 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

na Claude Shelton “ “ na na Paul Jenkins “ “ “ “ Kenneth Bell “ “ na Kenneth Bell na Kerry McClain Ladell Travis

(Last game in 1962) na na na na 11-12 15-6 7-17 na 6-18 na na na na 2-17 na

Grand Tower 1923-28 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935-46 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952

na Orville Carringto na Louis Shermann na na Ned Foley na Holly Marchildon “ “ Harry Dickerson Tom Dunn Jack Long “ “

(Last game in 1952) na na na na na na na na na na 29-3 28-3 na 8-14

Grantsburg 1943-47

na

(Last game in 1947) na

Hurst-Bush 1918-24 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938

(Last game in 1966) na na O. B. Riegel na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na Clarence “Fuzz” Harris na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na

District champs

1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

na George Porter “ “ Charley Strusz na na na na Bert Crain “ “ “ “ Bob Wells Bob Smith “ “ “ “ “ “ Jerry Nordberg “ “ “ “ Gene Dick “ “ “ “ Dick Ruggles “ “ Anthony “Buddy” Velasco Sam Battaglia “ “ “ “

na na na na na na na na na na na 18-9 18-7 7-19 17-8 18-9 11-13 20-8 17-10 na 21-10 14-7 21-6 9-13 0-20 1-21 0-21 6-16

Ina 1922 1923-34 1935 1936-47

Sidney Parker na Alf Book na

(Last game in 1947) na na na na

Jonesboro 1916-18

na

(Last game in 1918) na

Karnak 1926 1927 1928 1929-45 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956

na na na na Roy Smith “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Jim Fisher “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

(Last game in 1962) na na na na na 11-16 7-15 12-19 na na 22-4 7-15 12-13 na 7-13

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1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

“ “ Kenneth Bell Vernon Sprehe Freed Curd Gary Vaughn/David Brown “ “

na 5-15 na 6-16 11-10 8-14

Kaskaskia 1931-36

na

(Last game in 1936) na

Macedonia 1930-36

na

(Last game in 1936) na

Maunie 1940-48

na

(Last game in 1948) na

McClure 1928 1929 1930-36 1937 1938-48 1949 1950 1951 1952

na Bill Abernathie na Troy Robison na Fred Glaab na Carroll Belcher “ “

(Last game in 1952) na na na na na na na 6-14 22-6

McGuire 1933-38

na

(Last game in 1938) na

McLeansboro 1909-28 1929 1930-36 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958

na John Land na Carl Nation “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Floyd Staff “ “ “ “ Leon Richardson Gene Haile

(Last game in 2001) na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na 5-18 8-15 23-6 20-5 19-6 18-9 14-13 13-13 14-10

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1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

“ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Dick Jones “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Don Roberts “ “ John Voight John Voight/Gary Buryznski Dave Lee “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Curt Reed “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

19-6 26-3 19-9 25-7 26-3 21-4 20-9 10-15 10-16 12-14 17-9 13-15 7-16 10-14 10-14 11-20 8-16 14-11 19-9 12-15 16-8 15-12 24-5 22-6 31-4 35-0 24-5 19-8 25-4 21-8 15-13 19-11 25-11 16-14 28-3 19-11 18-11 23-6 20-8 19-10 22-9 15-16 18-12

Metropolis 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928

(Last game in 1980) L.D. Wiant na “ “ na “ “ na na na na na na na na na Willaim Fielding 11-5 na na Lawrence Hamilton 8-9 Charles Cochran na

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District champs

1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980

“ “ “ “ George “Dutch” Schneeman “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Dan Faherty “ “ “ “ “ “ Claude Shelton “ “ Howie Crittenden Bob Jones “ “ “ “ Don Smith “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Warren Koch “ “ Steve Woodward “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

Metropolis Dunbar 1922-53 na

14-4 13-8 10-6 21-7 28-4 28-7 18-6 13-7 14-3 16-10 20-8 25-7 27-5 26-5 11-15 15-15 24-8 25-6 26-10 14-12 17-10 8-16 7-15 11-15 11-14 17-12 20-6 15-12 13-11 16-11 23-4 27-4 20-7 22-5 26-5 13-12 19-9 23-6 20-9 16-11 19-8 13-12 17-9 13-12 17-10 16-10 25-3 8-17 19-8 26-4 13-12 21-9

(Last game in 1953) na

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Mills Prairie 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956-59 1960 1961-65 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970-77

na na Lee Boswell na na Eldridge Adams na Joseph Capasaw na Frank Abbott na Kent Lewis “ “ “ “ Mike Duckworth na

(Last game in 1977) na na na na na 9-16 na na na na na 21-4 na 19-6 18-6 na

Mills Shoals 1934-47

na

(Last game in 1947) na

Mound City 1914-26 1927 1928-34 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939-50 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964

na na na na na na na na Bob Scofield Don Stillwell Harold Garner Lynn Lemons Glenn Dunn Jim Byassee “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

(Last game in 1964) na na na na na na na na 22-1 16-9 9-11 6-14 14-7 28-4 18-11 21-6 22-8 23-8 20-6 20-6 20-6 24-4

Mound City Lovejoy (Last game in 1961) 1922-52 na na 1953 Garland Underwood na 1954 “ “ na 1955 “ “ 11-11 1956 James Green na 1957 Walter Eagleton na 1958 “ “ 16-10 1959 “ “ na 1960 “ “ na 1961 “ “ 8-12

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Mounds 1914-30 1931 1932-47 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964

(Last game in 1964) na na Glenn Trulove na na na Tom Dunn na “ “ na R.S. Ward na “ “ na Bob Fiser 20-6 “ “ 9-13 “ “ 8-14 “ “ na Ruben Vasteen Rives 17-9 Clarence “Babe” Pierce na Roger Chitty na David Glisson na “ 16-5 “ 15-5 “ 12-10 “ 10-10 na 9-14

Mounds Douglass 1922-25 na 1926 na 1927-40 na 1941 Joe Russell 1942 “ “ 1943 “ “ 1944 “ “ 1945 James Price 1946 “ “ 1947 “ “ 1948 “ “ 1949 “ “ 1950 John Edmunds 1951 “ “ 1952 “ “ 1953 Gene Cross 1954 “ “ 1955 “ “ 1956 “ “ 1957 “ “ 1958 “ “ 1959 “ “ 1960 “ “ 1961 “ “ 1962 “ “ 1963 “ “ 1964 “ “

(Last game in 1964) na na na na na na na na 27-5 na na 6-16 18-7 19-6 23-3 20-5 16-6 20-6 27-3 18-10 26-2 23-2 21-5 14-7 11-12 4-19 6-16

Murphysboro Douglass 1924 na 1925 na

(Last game in 1925) na na

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Regional champs

Nason 1929 1930-35

Harry Hicks na

(Last game in 1935) na na

New Burnside 1934-49

na

(Last game in 1949) na

New Columbia (Last game in 1948) 1932-39 na na 1940 Wayne Kennedy 12-7 1941-48 na na Norris City 1926-39 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948

na na na na na Robert Chapman William Inman Carl Forrester “ “ na

(Last game in 1948) na na na na na 3-16 8-20 8-21 9-19 2-23

Norris City-Omaha (Last game in 1985) 1949 Robert Rehberg 9-13 1950 Oliver “Ollie” Schoaff 19-9 1951 “ “ na 1952 “ “ na 1953 “ “ 18-7 1954 Charles Dial 5-16 1955 “ “ 10-12 1956 Bob Jones 16-7 1957 “ “ 21-6 1958 “ “ 16-10 1959 Frank Blackman 14-12 1960 “ “ na 1961 “ “ na 1962 Earl Dungey na 1963 “ “ na 1964 “ “ 10-12 1965 “ “ na 1966 “ “ 21-5 1967 Lelan “Red” Russell 13-10 1968 “ “ 13-11 1969 “ “ 20-6 1970 “ “ 1-21 1971 “ “ 11-12 1972 “ “ 14-12 1973 “ “ 7-16 1974 “ “ 7-16 1975 Dave Gray 17-9 1976 “ “ 11-14 1977 “ “ 21-6 1978 “ “ 19-4 1979 “ “ 22-6

Regional champs

Conference champs

Conference champs Conference champs Regional champs

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985

“ “ “ “ “ “

“ “ “ “ “ “

23-3 16-9 14-11 16-10 10-15 17-8

Oakdale 1925-41

na

Olive Branch 1932-36 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948

(Last game in 1948) na na Howard “Polly” Moorman na “ “ na na na Richard Peak na “ “ 6-4 na na na na na na na na na na na na Dean Deaton na

Omaha 1926-48

na

Opdyke 1929 1030 1931 1932-48

na na Richard Conley na

Percy 1922-26 1927 1928-46

(Last game in 1946) na na O.E. Meyerscough na na na

Pittsburg 1929 1930 1931-41 1942

na Phelps na Cliff Storme

Ridgway 1918-30 1931 1932 1933 1934-42 1943 1944-48 1949 1950

(Last game in 1987) na na Virgil “Cuss” Wilson na “ “ na “ “ na na na Cliff Storme na na na W.E. Pickerell 17-3 “ “ 12-8

(Last game in 1941) na

(Last game in 1948) na (Last game in 1948) na na na na

(Last game in 1942) na na na na

Conference champs

1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987

“ “ “ “ Herb Slinger Al Penman “ “ Bob Dallas “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

8-14 7-18 4-21 7-19 10-15 3-18 19-6 24-4 26-3 10-17 9-17 15-12 18-7 13-14 23-3 24-2 26-2 23-3 14-11 11-14 14-12 16-8 32-1 29-3 19-6 18-8 18-6 18-7 23-5 20-6 5-17 13-14 16-4 21-8 17-8 20-7 4-18

Robbs 1932-43 1944 1945-48

na Howard Wright na

(Last game in 1948) na na na

Rosiclare 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930-33 1934 1935 1936-49

na na Phil Allen “ “ “ “ “ “ na na na na

(Last game in 1977) na na na na na na na na na na

Conference champs Conference champs

Conference champs Conference champs Conference champs Conference/Regional champs Conference champs Conference champs

Conference/Regional/Sectional/State champs Conference/Regional/Sectional champs Conference champs Conference champs Conference champs Regional champs Conference champs Regional champs

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1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

na na John Shadowen “ “ “ “ “ “ Millard Davis/Bill Piland Bill Piland “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ na Bill Leonberger na na Jerry Williams “ “ Roger Woodrome Jeff Richey “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Deneen Anderson

Royalton 1918-49 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

(Last game in 1962) na na Robert Catlett 18-6 na na Huck Wohlwend na “ “ 3-22 “ “ 17-9 “ “ 13-13 Don Harmon na “ “ na “ “ 13-13 Bob Johnston 18-7 Joe Bergen DeWees na “ “ na na na

Sandusky Young 1926-31 na Sesser 1924-28 1929 1930 1931-48 1949 1950 1951

na na na 9-12 8-16 2-21 17-6 23-4 17-10 11-12 14-9 11-12 8-15 6-15 9-10 1-20 3-17 11-13 10-14 6-17 4-19 7-16 8-16 18-8 10-13 11-12 18-6 14-9

(Last game in 1931) na

(Last game in 1963) na na Oval Harrison na Jones na na na George Baysinger na “ “ na June Gross na

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Conference champs

1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963

“ “ “ “ Gene McFarland Don Raines “ “ Gordon Herron “ “ “ “ Gene Earl “ “ “ “ Farrel Flatt

10-13 15-8 9-14 na 21-6 na na na na na 4-16 na

Shawneetown 1929-34 1935 1936-46 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985

na Glenn Trulove na James Mitchell na na Charles Durham “ “ “ “ Bob Lewis Barney Genesio “ “ Darwin Valter Lon McHaney Darwin Valter Billy Young “ “ “ “ Bobby Lane “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Gene Crawford “ “ Jerry Scott “ “ “ “ “ “ Gary Patton “ “ “ “ John Couch Denny Anderton “ “ Ken Hane “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

(Last game in 1987) na na na 0-20 na na na 11-15 10-13 19-9 16-13 32-1 30-1 3-20 3-21 20-5 25-1 19-5 22-3 10-12 18-6 6-15 4-19 1-20 3-18 10-9 15-10 4-17 15-11 8-15 18-8 1-20 2-18 5-15 0-20 1-19 2-19 9-15 1-21 2-19 15-9 17-9

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1986 1987

“ “

“ “

11-12 7-15

Simpson Hill 1929 1930 1931 1932-49

Clyde Stewart na Loren Anderson na

(Last game in 1949) na na na na

Springerton 1932-41 1942 1943-48

na Gerald Benson na

(Last game in 1948) na na na

Stonefort 1927-45

na

(Last game in 1945) na

Tamaroa 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937-49 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956-60 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982

(Last game in 1984) Wilet Dean na na na Haley Gaddis na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na na na Wayne Meeks na na 23-6 na 14-11 Gene McFarland 15-9 Dave Norton 10-14 Jim Humphrey na na na Anthony “Buddy” Velasco na “ “ na na na na na na na na 2-19 na na na na Howard Nickason 11-12 “ “ 21-7 Bob Cooper 16-9 Jim “Hub” Wilkenson 13-13 Bryon Strickler 17-10 “ “ 7-17 “ “ 1-23 Ray Lowry 10-14 Frank Knight 10-13 “ “ 12-10 na 11-11 Mike Rodriguez 3-14 “ “ 3-19 Byron Strickler 4-17

District champs District champs

1983 1984

“ “

Tamms 1924-33 1934 1935 1936-49 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954

na Leroy Peterson “ “ na Giles Culvert Sloan na Scottie Lynch “ “

(Last game in 1954) na na na na na na 3-15 na 8-13

Thebes 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918-25 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931-35 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963

na na na Ray Brummett na Charles Goforth “ “ “ “ “ “ na na Gentry Lowe “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ George Wilkins “ “ Harold Lungren “ “ “ “ na Chuck Goforth “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Mike Alcorn Dick Hildebrand Leon Brinkoph Robert Terry Clyde Barham Bill Mabrey Veernon Compas Lucian Black Walter Schlereth Ronald Vibbert

(Last game in 1963) na na na na na na na na na na na 20-10 na na na 12-12 7-15 na 10-9 11-12 9-11 18-7 na na 18-10 17-8 14-11 9-13 10-6 14-9 18-7 1-23 0-21 2-21 9-17 8-15 na 4-17 5-13

Tilden

“ “

4-19 na

(Last game in 1948)

District champs District champs

1944 1945-48

Theis Lohrding na

na na

Ullin 1922-49 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

na Scottie Lynch “ “ “ “ Ron Haddix “ “ Dick Eggiman Clemon Johnson “ “ na Ted Hase Albert Downing na na

(Last game in 1962) na na na 1-22 3-17 0-22 0-22 na na na na na na na

Union Academy 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917

na R.I. Buchanan na na na Smith na na na

(Last game in 1917) na na na na na na na na na

Valier 1918-38 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961

(Last game in 1963) na na Howard “Polly” Moorman na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na na na na na na na I.C. Davis na na na John Miller na Harry Boyd na “ “ 5-15 Tom Watts 2-18 Wayne Beasley 9-17 Ken McMurray 15-7 “ “ 12-13 “ “ na Don Quillman na Ralph Harkins 22-6 “ “ 23-6 “ “ na “ “ na na na

Conference champs Conference champs Conference champs

Conference champs Conference champs

1962 1963

Bob Johnson/Larry Drake na

na na

Vergennes 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1939 1940 1941-50 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

(Last game in 1962) na na Raymond Damron na “ “ na “ “ na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na 17-6 na na na na na na Miller na na na na na Everett Todd na “ “ 2-20 “ “ na na 1-22 na na Art Hargis na “ “ na Bob Hardy na Clarence Johnsey na “ “ na na na na na

Walpole 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933-36

Arthur Coffey na na Barker na

(Last game in 1936) na na na na na

Willisville 1918-26 1927 1928-32 1933 1934-48

na Wilson na J.W. Neville na

(Last game in 1948) na na na 30-4 na

Wolf Lake 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935

George Wilkins “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

(Last game in 1952) na na na na na na

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District champs

1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948-51 1952

“ “ “ “ “ “ na na na na na na na Virgil Miltenberger “ “ na na

26-7 na na 20-3 na na na na 19-3 na na na na 7-16

Zeigler 1927-31 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

(Last game in 1962) na na Geoffrey “Red” Moore na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ na “ “ 14-7 Claude Neville 15-7 na na Beryl Longman 18-12 “ “ na na na na Clarence Stephenson na na na na na Hewey Tweedy na “ “ na “ “ na Don Sheffer na “ “ 14-9 George Bauer na “ “ 16-9 Frank Bleyer 20-6 “ “ 10-14 Glenn Whittenberg na “ “ na Fred Imhoff na “ “ 11-10 “ “ 9-12 Tom Hayes na Gordon Butler na Bill Pyle 12-11

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Conference champs Conference champs

Season Summaries (Current High Schools) Known coaches, records, conference champions, District (before 1936) champions, Regional champions, Sectional champions and State champions are listed.

Agape Christian 2012 Charles Brandon 2013 Frank Sanders 2014 “ “ 2015 Tim Weaver 2016 “ “ 2017 “ “ 2018 “ “ Anna-Jonesboro

9-17 17-10 na 14-11 18-8 7-12 6-10

1918-20 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975

na Russell Rendleman “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ na na na na na Bob Wyatt Paul Houghton “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Bill Townes “ “ Roger Spear “ “ Carlton Roels Bob Lewis “ “ “ “ “ “ Benie Purcell “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Ralph Davison “ “ Carroll Belcher “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Ron Gray “ “ Tommy Thomas “ “ “ “ “ “

na na na na na 18-8 20-4 19-9 15-11 16-12 13-14 17-12 18-9 9-18 11-17 14-12 20-7 19-8 16-11 15-13 15-12 18-10 19-9 20-9 20-8 22-6 23-10 21-7 16-10 22-7 12-14 10-15 22-8 16-13 6-19 21-8 10-15 16-11 14-14 16-14 6-14 15-14 18-9 11-15 15-10 9-15 18-7 5-18 2-22 5-20 4-18 1-22 5-19 13-14 14-10 10-16

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1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Charles Behrle Don Siemens “ “ Don Smith “ “ “ “ “ “ Mike Crews “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Benjy Johnson “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Jim Drew “ “ “ “ “ “ Brian Matzenbacher “ “ “ “ Rob Wright Mike Chamness “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

10-14 10-11 13-13 7-17 9-16 14-13 11-15 5-19 8-17 21-9 11-14 16-16 6-18 8-19 15-13 9-19 2-22 6-22 15-13 19-11 12-17 5-22 13-16 9-18 15-14 18-12 12-19 21-13 21-13 12-12 21-9 7-23 10-18 13-17 16-14 15-15 14-15 5-23 14-15 15-15 16-14 10-19 23-9

Benton 1904 1905 1906 1907-11 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918

Kate Spani na Myrtle McClay Aiken na na Brown na J.D. Missiner “ “ Leroy Penglase B. Floyd Smith

na na 1-2 na 3-2 4-1 1-2 9-9 2-3 27-7 13-7

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1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

“ “ “ “ “ “ L.A. Butts Hubert Tabor “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Lajoie Faulk “ “ “ “ William Waller “ “ Paul Swafford “ “ “ “ Joe Rollins “ “ Leon Daily “ “ “ “ “ “ Don Anderson “ “ Ralph Hooker “ “ “ “ Ralph Davison “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Rich Herrin “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

3-12 3-6 2-26 22-8 10-11 14-7 17-7 18-4 14-10 28-2 21-7 20-6 24-6 30-2 35-1 27-3 13-15 16-11 7-13 11-13 11-15 4-21 14-15 10-23 25-11 15-13 16-13 8-16 18-16 10-18 11-17 8-19 3-23 5-20 23-7 20-10 11-17 8-19 5-20 17-12 20-13 7-20 17-13 21-8 15-12 11-14 14-13 31-1 30-1 23-6 16-11 19-10 30-2 20-7 21-5 23-4

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Regional/Sectional champs Regional/Sectional champs Regional champs Regional champs Regional champs Conference/Regional/Sectional champs ConferenceRegional champs Conference/Regional champs Regional champs Regional champs Conference/Regional/Sectional champs Conference/Regional champs Conference/Regional champs

1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Ron Herrin “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Rod Shurtz “` “ “ “ “ “ Tony Phelps “ “ “ “ Don Smith “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Matt Wynn “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Ron Winemiller “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

27-1 15-9 16-10 19-9 14-13 23-7 13-15 27-4 28-4 24-7 24-6 23-8 11-16 21-8 12-16 18-13 20-8 26-7 7-20 8-19 11-18 13-16 2-26 9-19 16-15 12-20 13-19 19-13 26-9 15-19 19-14 16-14 15-17 9-21 10-20 10-20 15-16 19-13 11-20 14-15 17-14 25-6 31-3 25-6

Cairo 1908-12 1913 1914-20 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926

na Ryan na Leo Schultz Wyman Glenn “ “ “ “ “ “ na

na na na na na na na na na

Conference/Regional champs Conference champs Regional champs Conference/Regional champs Regional champs Regional/Sectional champs Conference/Regional/Sectional champs Regional champs Regional/Sectional champs Conference/Regional champs ConferenceRegional champs Conference/Regional champs Regional champs Regional champs Regional/Sectional champs Regional champs

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1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982

na na Lyle Gere “ “ Fred Exter “ “ “ “ John Burford “ “ Howard Jones “ “ “ “ Joe Spudich “ “ Buddy Schuch “ “ F.O. Ferguson Clarence Nelson Bill Lawson Gene Bland “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Don Cross “ “ Jim Redden Hugh Fuqua “ “ “ “ Ken Trickey “ “ Harold Romanie “ “ Gail Dawson “ “ “ “ Dennis Harmon “ “ Bob Beck Junie Decker Gary Chandler “ “ “ “ Bill Chumbler “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

na na 5-11 4-11 12-6 18-4 21-1 15-8 8-9 10-8 4-4 6-12 12-11 22-6 10-17 21-5 18-3 12-13 15-14 3-20 14-11 9-15 6-16 12-11 17-11 16-6 13-11 8-15 8-17 8-15 12-10 7-16 7-13 10-15 13-12 5-15 8-15 15-9 7-18 10-11 14-7 15-3 9-10 11-7 17-4 11-11 17-7 14-10 20-9 25-4 15-10 21-5 24-6 25-5 30-5 21-8

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1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Larry Baldwin “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Don Real Larry Baldwin Tommy Ellis Tommy Ellis/Lorenzo Duncan Rich McBride Larry Baldwin Brian Brandtner “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Larry Wood

28-3 23-8 20-9 20-9 22-7 12-15 15-14 18-10 23-7 23-8 26-8 24-7 5-20 10-16 14-12 17-10 20-9 21-10 23-10 29-4 28-6 31-1 14-14 9-20 12-17 10-18 10-14 8-14 3-14 13-13 11-13 16-14 11-14 14-8 15-13 23-6

Carbondale 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934

Byron Echols Loren Able F.A. Wilson Paul Gregg “ “ J. Wray Henry Robert Woodruff “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Richard Radske “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

na na na na na 10-5 15-4 8-15 17-7 13-11 13-7 25-12 9-9 32-3 11-9 6-13 13-15 20-9

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1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

“ “ Merritt Allen “ “ “ “ Frank “Pud” Bridges “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Orville Bowen “ “ “ “ “ “ Bill O’Brian Nick Milosovich “ “ “ “ Bill McBride “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Don Raines “ “ “ “ John Cherry “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Walt Moore “ “ “ “ Dave Lee “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Doug Woolard “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Tim Bleyer “ “

15-12 22-12 22-7 26-5 21-10 21-8 18-12 21-8 8-12 14-15 14-19 15-12 7-19 11-13 5-18 2-21 8-15 14-12 19-9 20-7 9-15 18-11 23-6 19-7 5-17 15-12 15-10 8-15 9-16 13-10 22-6 21-8 29-3 20-10 25-4 3-21 22-6 16-10 5-17 3-19 10-14 15-11 23-7 21-6 24-2 21-7 21-6 17-10 21-7 27-1 23-6 21-8 12-13 17-10 20-7 21-6

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1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ DeWayne Kelley “ “ “ “ “ “ Jim Miller “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

Carmi-White County 1989 Randy Goin 1990 “ “ 1991 “ “ 1992 Brad Lee 1993 “ “ 1994 “ “ 1995 “ “ 1996 “ “ 1997 “ “ 1998 “ “ 1999 “ “ 2000 “ “ 2001 Wade Thomas 2002 “ “ 2003 “ “ 2004 “ “ 2005 “ “ 2006 Jarrod Newell 2007 “ “ 2008 “ “ 2009 “ “ 2010 “ “ 2011 “ “ 2012 Eric Dixon 2013 “ “ 2014 “ “

28-3 21-7 24-4 28-4 9-16 20-7 18-9 15-13 16-9 12-14 18-11 19-9 24-6 28-7 31-3 21-5 20-9 8-17 19-12 14-13 15-14 7-21 19-10 23-4 25-6 19-10 20-9 21-8 11-16 17-11 19-9 16-13 21-7 8-17 13-14 5-20 21-10 21-7 28-4 15-14 15-12 2-23 12-16 14-16 14-15 21-8 17-12 19-10 12-17 17-13 13-15 13-15 11-17 18-10

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“ “ Kevin Wolff “ “ “ “

Carrier Mills-Stonefort 1945 Joe Gholson 1946 “ “ 1947 Guy Hunter 1948 “ “ 1949 Richard Lehr 1950 “ “ 1951 “ “ 1952 “ “ 1953 Ted DeWitt 1954 Claude Shelton 1955 “ “ 1956 “ “ 1957 Aubrey “Kayo” Willis 1958 “ “ 1959 “ “ 1960 “ “ 1961 “ “ 1962 “ “ 1963 Joe Wilmore 1964 “ “ 1965 Sterling Cowger 1966 “ “ 1967 Bob Lane 1968 “ “ 1969 “ “ 1970 “ “ 1971 “ “ 1972 “ “ 1973 “ “ 1974 “ “ 1975 “ “ 1976 “ “ 1977 Jeff Richey 1978 “ “ 1979 “ “ 1980 Bob Lane 1981 “ “ 1982 “ “ 1983 “ “ 1984 “ “ 1985 Jeff Richey 1986 “ “ 1987 Bill Brown 1988 “ “ 1989 “ “ 1990 Richard Morgan 1991 “ “ 1992 Eric Griffin 1993 Gene Haile 1994 Gary Ryan

13-13 20-9 20-9 19-12 18-9 18-7 19-9 13-13 9-15 19-9 17-11 24-5 18-6 21-4 9-16 17-9 25-2 26-2 15-12 20-7 22-5 18-8 19-6 20-6 10-14 4-20 7-15 14-11 11-12 21-5 20-6 24-4 18-10 11-14 19-8 12-12 20-8 17-9 26-4 14-12 12-15 11-13 16-13 11-16 12-13 22-7 7-18 6-19 4-18 6-18 2-20 5-19 1-21 2-19

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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Jon Watts “ “ “ “ Mark Motsinger “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Denny Anderson Keil Peebles “ “ “ “

5-16 7-17 12-11 9-15 13-10 7-16 9-15 9-15 17-9 6-17 9-15 17-7 21-8 20-9 26-5 25-5 17-11 19-11 14-12 9-18 11-14 11-16 15-12 2-25

Carterville 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

Elbert Harriss na na na na na Glenn Fishel Hamilton Hale “ “ “ “ Phil Allen “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Fred Lauder “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ na na na na na na Bob Lander

na 8-18 7-16 na na 18-8 14-5 12-6 12-6 11-10 na na na na na na na na na na na na na na 17-7 na 20-13 8-17 na na

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1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Bill Bleyer “ “ Elbert Smith “ “ Gerald “Jack” Archer “ “ Tom Peeler “ “ George Williams “ “ Elmer Bornman Ralph Harkins “ “ “ “ Donald Dingworth “ “ John Kent “ “ Hugh Rorschneider “ “ “ “ Jim Giesler “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Ernie Crain “ “ “ “ Lowell Foote Tim Bleyer “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Ernie Crain “ “ Mike Dolce Pete Turan Ron Nesler “ “ Rob Flanagen “ “ “ “ “ " Scott Burzynski “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

8-14 14-11 10-15 4-15 8-16 11-9 11-13 5-16 16-8 6-14 0-21 5-15 4-14 3-18 9-13 10-13 15-8 6-11 14-5 9-13 8-11 11-14 5-19 9-15 9-13 3-20 11-15 13-13 2-16 4-19 7-16 9-14 22-8 25-4 21-7 7-18 16-10 23-6 22-5 5-24 4-20 2-22 8-14 15-11 10-16 18-8 20-6 14-12 8-18 13-16 7-22 19-13 24-9 25-10 19-14 25-7

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Dave Brown Shane Hawkins “ “

20-11 15-17 13-17 8-23 13-18 11-18 15-15 15-13 24-7 25-5 21-11 17-14 3-26

Century 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Hal Killebrew “ “ Bob Beck George Mikos/Leon Shumaker Leon Shumaker “ “ Manual Goins “ “ Bill Chumbler “ “ “ “ Marlan Hight “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Skip Junkerman “ “ “ “ Ken Trickey “ “ Larry Barnett “ “ “ “ Marlan Hight Cory Partridge “ “ “ “ Don Gines “ “ Matt Mason Daryl Murphy “ “ Gary Gisher “ “ “ “ Corby Hight “ “ Bob Murley Andy Palmer

3-18 4-19 6-13 3-17 na 9-14 11-10 23-4 21-5 14-11 11-14 23-6 7-17 17-8 16-10 8-17 12-13 8-14 1-23 3-21 13-13 9-16 15-12 17-9 18-7 23-6 19-7 22-7 18-11 11-15 19-6 18-9 21-7 22-6 20-9 24-4 4-20 16-14 11-17 20-9 26-3

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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ David Sholtz Robert Bell “ “ Tyson Boreman “ “ “ “ “ “ Travis Foster “ “ Ethan Stinger “ “ Derek Williams “ “ Jerry Johnson Jr.

22-5 5-21 10-17 18-10 17-12 13-16 15-12 4-23 15-15 13-12 15-14 10-15 12-18 19-12 9-17

Chester 1922 1923 1924 1925-30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965

H.N. Cupp A.W. Kivett E.S. Brown na na W.O. Simmons P.A. Goranson “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ W.C. Weber “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ E.J. Markel Richard Hutton M.S. McElhiney Ivan Hall “ “ Robert Clendenin Bill Brewer “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Richard Lee Ed Thies “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Byron Hargis “ “ “ “

na 18-9 6-11 na 12-8 5-11 9-8 5-12 5-11 3-11 6-10 0-15 4-12 7-13 4-14 1-17 4-13 3-12 6-13 7-13 6-18 12-11 13-12 8-14 20-10 10-17 14-15 16-14 20-7 5-21 3-21 5-18 15-13 21-8 2-20 3-20 2-21 6-18 12-12

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1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Jim Stewart “ “ “ “ Jerry Germain “ “ Dale Huff “ “ James Hinkle “ “ “ “ “ “ Sherrill Campbell Dale Trott Steve Burk “ “ Dan Garrett John Butler “ “ David Denton “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Trey Cox “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Mariuce Sanderson “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Pat Knowles “ “ Tony James “ “ Mike Coffey John Blair “ “ Mike Billingsly Mark Riley Robert Bell “ “ Brad Norman “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

8-16 6-19 10-16 9-16 8-17 9-18 4-20 9-15 5-20 18-10 9-16 2-21 11-14 16-12 18-10 3-18 1-23 1-23 3-19 7-19 12-15 5-19 6-21 1-23 1-23 5-19 12-13 12-13 16-11 6-19 12-14 13-12 15-12 11-13 9-16 2-23 8-19 6-19 4-23 5-22 2-24 9-17 10-18 3-23 6-20 13-15 14-14 21-9 13-16 17-11 20-9 20-10 22-9

Christopher 1921-25

na

na

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1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981

na na na Victor Bergholtz “ “ Horner na James Marocco na Victor Bergholtz “ “ John Isom John Fischer “ “ Jack Inglett “ “ “ “ Robert Smiley “ “ John Ryan Albert Lundberg Paul Green “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Clarence “Buzz” Bradley “ “ Harvey Stocker “ “ Bob Astroth “ “ Jim “Dutch” Mitchell “ “ Woodford “Woody” Burnett “ “ “ “ Fred Imhoff “ “ Ralph Davison “ “ Dave Harris “ “ “ “ Gordon Herron Jim Maasberg Marlan Hight “ “ Tom Wheeler “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na 12-17 na 9-16 6-21 2-24 12-16 5-18 10-10 11-14 12-14 7-18 2-21 7-19 5-19 9-14 17-10 8-16 8-17 4-17 4-17 8-14 7-18 5-18 10-15 4-17 0-22 6-15 10-11 5-16 2-21 12-13 15-11 14-13 10-15 11-14 17-8 9-17 16-10 20-7 13-12

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1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ “ “ Rick Cook “ “ “ “ “ “ Wes Choate “ “ “ “ “ “ Jeff Gossett “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Jeff Johnston “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Gary Gischer “ “ Jeff Minor “ “ “ “ Eric Stallman “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

12-15 11-14 16-10 18-9 12-12 16-10 16-10 24-4 19-6 4-20 15-10 18-10 18-8 12-14 15-9 9-16 14-12 10-17 11-17 12-17 9-17 21-7 17-11 9-18 18-11 21-7 9-18 13-11 7-17 10-15 13-14 15-13 14-12 21-6 25-4 17-13 20-9

Cobden 1921-24 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940

na Paul Chance “ “ Joe Hickey “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Tom Newton “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Gasaway Bovinet “ “ Nelson Kias

na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na

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1941 1942 1943-46 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

na na na Eugene Dodds na na E.G. Roundtree Leon Sitter “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Jim Walker “ “ “ “ Johnny Lipe “ “ “ “ Dick Ruggles “ " Joe Jones “ “ Edward Holmes Gene Dammerman “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Dan Brumleve “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Craig Partridge “ “ Brent Jackson “ “ Toby Misner

na na na na na na na na 19-5 12-10 16-7 9-13 12-9 9-12 16-8 19-6 3-17 2-20 12-12 27-2 32-3 14-7 10-10 1-19 4-18 4-17 14-10 10-13 13-10 20-6 10-15 17-9 22-4 10-14 9-15 13-11 10-14 13-12 5-20 12-13 11-13 19-6 12-12 6-17 10-14 4-20 4-19 10-16 2-22 6-19 11-14 14-11 5-18 7-17 6-18 0-22

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Conference champs Conference champs

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Josh Franklin “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Jeff Shillinger “ “ “ “ “ “ Rhett Barke “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

0-22 7-20 17-13 13-15 7-18 19-10 16-11 3-21 7-19 12-13 15-11 12-14 5-18 11-16 10-13 11-16 15-12 10-18 16-13

Crab Orchard 1925-29 1930 1931 1932 1933-44 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

na William “Bill” Bundy “ “ “ “ na Floyd Cotter “ “ na na na Loy Smith “ “ na Gerald “Jack” Archer Willaim “Bill” Redden “ “ “ “ “ “ Bob Gulledge “ “ Bob Hoffard “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Tim Weaver “ “ Hugh Schneider Rich Powers “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

na na na na na na na na na na na 20-6 na 9-15 na 22-6 na 6-18 na na 10-14 20-5 26-3 16-8 16-7 20-4 17-8 22-2 22-5 12-11 7-16 22-7 22-3 12-11 6-17

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1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ William McSparin “ “ “ “ “ “ Rich Powers “ “ “ “ Larry Davis “ “ Keith Johns “ “ “ “ “ “ Jon Brown “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

10-15 12-12 3-20 12-10 16-8 18-7 20-5 14-12 5-19 0-22 2-20 4-19 10-9 15-11 3-20 3-18 7-15 2-20 10-13 14-11 12-14 12-12 11-15 13-12 14-10 16-12 19-8 21-7 1-26 13-14 14-14 16-13 14-12 12-13 17-13 26-5 29-4 30-3 6-23 26-6 24-2 23-8 23-7 19-11

Dongola 1918-23 1924 1925 1926-46 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952

na G.E. Goforth “ “ na H.B. Grimmer Virgil Miltenberger “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

na na na na na na na na na na

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1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

L.C. Myers “ “ “ “ Ken Hopson “ “ Clemon Johnson Dean Barringer Virgil Miltenberger “ “ Kerry McClain “ “ “ “ “ “ Buddy Viniard Jim Chance “ “ “ “ “ “ Don Badgley “ “ Jim Neal Jim Jenkins Jim Chance “ “ “ “ Jay Mann Bob McClain “ “ “ “ Gary Chandler Bill Hatfield “ “ Steve Thomas Tom Mathis “ “ “ “ Bob Hathaway Joe Bruner Bob Fredrick “ “ “ “ “ “ Mike Steinman Lon Steward “ “ Preston Hall “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Rob Shepard “ “ “ “ Brad Norman “ “ “ “

4-17 11-15 na 18-9 11-14 12-15 na na na na 12-10 4-16 9-11 4-16 11-10 8-13 20-6 3-18 8-13 14-10 2-21 5-18 3-20 14-11 15-10 4-19 5-19 5-18 7-17 13-13 2-22 4-19 8-16 1-21 1-21 3-21 1-21 9-16 2-21 8-15 3-18 3-20 1-21 1-21 2-21 3-20 7-15 5-20 18-10 7-18 8-16 8-19 5-20 4-19 14-11 18-7

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ Rush Marsh “ “ “ “ “ “ Kevin Cox “ “ “ “ Duffy Sanders Preston Hall

6-20 2-24 5-19 7-13 15-18 14-14 12-13 13-12 0-25 2-24

DuQuoin 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953

na na na na na Howard Ross “ “ “ “ Lowell “Pops” Dale Howard Ross “ “ “ “ NO TEAM na na na L.E. Wormley R.J. Smiley “ “ “ “ Ned Foley “ “ “ “ Stephen Kole Emery Martin “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ John Rauth “ “ “ “ “ “ John Miller Buddy Schuch “ “ Quentin Stinson “ “ “ “ Edward Moody “ “

na 9-8 11-10 5-5 2-12 19-6 27-5 District champs 23-4 District champs 21-7 District champs 3-9 12-8 8-10 NO TEAM 0-3 2-10 9-20 16-18 16-18 18-6 6-20 19-7 District champs 6-14 11-10 15-9 Conference champs 20-11 Conference/District champs 19-8 21-4 Conference/Regional champs 28-5 Conference/Regional champs 15-11 20-8 Regional champs 24-4 Conference/Regional champs 23-7 Conference/Regional champs 19-8 Conference/Regional champs 12-13 Regional champs 25-5 Conference champs 20-9 12-19 15-12 15-10 15-9 20-8 6-19 9-18 4-20

1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

“ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Jim Herren “ “ Lee Griesmer “ “ Ray Saunches “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Gib Gerlach “ “ Roger Craft “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ David Gilliand John Kretz “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Wendell Wheeler “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Mike Crews “ “ “ “ “ “

9-17 12-12 15-11 16-12 2-21 9-16 14-12 11-14 8-15 13-10 10-13 5-17 18-9 23-5 21-7 11-13 21-6 14-9 23-5 12-15 22-6 9-16 2-19 8-16 9-17 8-17 12-13 13-13 23-6 17-10 17-11 20-10 22-8 4-21 5-21 17-12 10-15 18-9 6-20 13-15 7-20 10-17 9-18 7-20 11-13 24-7 24-7 19-11 21-11 28-5 17-14 14-18 10-19 12-17 19-11 23-8

Conference/Regional champs Conference champs Conference champs Conference/Regional champs Conference/Regional/Sectional champs Regional champs Regional champs Regional champs Regional champs Regional champs Regional champs Regional champs Regional/Sectional champs Regional/Sectional champs

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Regional champs Conference/Regional champs

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ Gabe Sveda “ “ “ “ Wendell Wheeler “ “ Justin Barrington “ “ “ “

23-7 23-7 13-17 14-14 2-27 8-20 7-22 15-15 13-16

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Egyptian 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Don Brewer Barry Gowin “ “ Kerry Baugher “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Bill Biggerstaff “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Bill Hatfield “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Keith Liddell Rob Wright “ “ “ “ Joe Bruner Chuck Doty “ “ “ “ “ “ Toby Misner “ “ Chuck Doty “ “ Matt Mandrell “ “

19-7 12-12 19-8 16-10 11-13 5-17 13-11 15-11 4-18 9-16 9-16 8-16 18-7 19-7 14-11 14-11 14-10 20-6 10-14 17-9 20-7 13-13 9-13 9-15 17-9 18-8 10-12 18-8 23-4 18-7 10-16 5-19 7-18 4-21 5-19 9-19 17-9 22-4 24-5 6-19 8-18 16-11 5-17 6-21 16-11

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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Allen Pearman “ “ “ “

18-9 16-11 22-7 22-7 18-9 2-25 2-25 3-24 8-22 17-14

Eldorado 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916-29 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

na na J. Marshall Pier “ “ “ “ na Vernon Replogle na na Bovard Clayton “ “ “ “ “ “ Geoffrey “Red” Moore “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Glenn Trulove “ “ “ “ Charles “Pete” Gardner “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Al Adams “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Bill Trees “ “ Fred Harris “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

na na na na na na na na na na na na na 0-20 na na na na na na na na na na na 16-7 19-11 13-7 14-11 8-13 15-10 18-8 15-8 10-16 2-21 4-16 4-19 7-18 9-12 10-16 4-18 11-14 9-14 16-6

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1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Wayne Puckett Bob Brown “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Lee Emery Don Gines Joe Hosman “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Danny Stevens “ “ Jim Woodward Danny Stevens “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Greg Goodley “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ T.J. Zurliene “ “ “ “ “ “ Joe Clark Josh Bradley “ “ “ “ “ “

25-2 20-8 11-14 11-14 21-6 20-6 25-1 23-10 31-1 22-12 20-8 7-18 5-22 18-10 23-6 22-7 14-14 19-10 12-15 15-14 15-13 9-18 5-18 13-13 9-14 4-19 14-12 20-8 11-17 16-12 15-14 18-9 25-5 20-8 8-23 20-14 23-10 20-13 23-9 22-10 29-2 22-9 16-15 12-18 12-19 11-13 10-19 7-17 18-7 28-4 29-3

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Elverado 1963 1964 1965

Roger Buyan “ “ “ “

17-8 9-13 5-17

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1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ “ “ Cliff Davis “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Mike Crews “ “ “ “ Mike Newboldt “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Rich Williams “ “ “ “ “ “ Scott Burzynski Jason Hanson “ “ Todd Tripp “ “ “ “ “ “ Lance Bedar & Danny Alstat Lance Bedar “ “ John Harrison “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Mark Riley Eric Yearian Tim Davis Jacob Emling “ “ “ “

1-20 5-19 3-20 10-14 12-13 14-9 11-15 10-14 15-9 19-6 8-16 7-17 0-21 0-24 5-20 11-15 5-21 10-14 4-20 9-16 17-9 5-20 8-17 7-18 13-14 9-16 14-13 12-14 1-23 4-21 9-16 7-17 10-15 9-17 14-14 3-25 2-25 5-22 11-17 10-17 2-26 0-26 3-24 1-27 4-24 4-19 3-24 2-25 2-25 8-18 0-25 21-9 18-12

Galatia 1920-26

na

na

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1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934-37 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985

Alvin Stroup na Ray Coffey “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ na Ed Ghent “ “ “ “ “ “ na N. Finley “ “ Harold Moody Lester Gill Wendell Phillips “ “ Lester Gill George Iubelt “ “ Bob Farris “ “ “ “ Sam Miranda Glenn Dunn John Cherry Millard Davis “ “ J.W. Pulliam “ “ “ “ “ “ Ralph Harkins “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ John Pickford “ “ Glenn Poshard “ “ Ed Belva “ “ “ “ Don Smith Ken Hane “ “ Larry Cooper “ “ Frank Krajacik “ “ Bill Ice “ “ “ “

na na na na na 26-4 37-4 na 14-7 na na 19-6 na 7-7 13-12 11-12 9-14 20-5 20-6 21-6 11-14 16-10 20-7 18-7 19-7 10-16 10-15 10-14 13-11 11-13 6-16 13-12 12-11 3-18 1-23 6-14 6-15 19-6 11-14 16-9 10-14 7-15 3-21 6-16 10-14 9-13 19-5 7-17 7-15 6-13 7-17 6-16 6-17 6-17 10-15 12-12

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1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Bill Chappell “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Jack Roemer Dave Dorton Rod Wallace “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Bob Belford “ “ “ “ Kendall Hawkins “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Rod Wallace “ “

Gallatin County 1988 Bob Dallas 1989 “ “ 1990 “ “ 1991 “ “ 1992 “ “ 1993 “ “ 1994 “ “ 1995 “ “ 1996 “ “ 1997 “ “ 1998 “ “ 1999 “ “ 2000 “ “ 2001 “ “ 2002 Robert ‘Radar” Patton 2003 “ “ 2004 “ “ 2005 Chris Fromm 2006 “ “ 2007 “ “ 2008 “ “

14-12 23-3 21-6 15-11 6-17 8-18 8-18 9-17 5-19 9-17 5-20 2-21 2-22 9-16 9-16 8-16 10-15 11-15 16-11 26-2 13-15 15-11 13-11 11-15 11-14 18-13 3-19 3-24 9-14 4-19 9-15 10-17 11-17 10-11 16-8 16-11 16-7 21-5 19-7 9-15 11-12 15-10 17-10 17-10 17-10 16-12 15-11 6-19 17-12 17-8 17-9 7-18 8-15 1-22

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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Robert “Radar” Patton “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Doug Miller “ “ “ “ “ “

7-20 16-14 21-11 21-9 27-4 23-6 13-13 16-14 21-9 19-10

Goreville 1918-25 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932-36 1937 1938-48 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982

na Joe Hickey na na na Geoffrey “Red” Moore “ “ na Barnard White na Arthur Chitty George Bauer Tommy Gher Les McCollum/Don Anderson Syl Neace Joe Whitehead “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Bill Smith “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Dennis Patton “ “ Manul Goins Larry Abell “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

na na na na na na na na 17-7 na 12-12 na na na 8-11 13-12 17-7 15-13 15-8 9-15 14-14 5-14 11-9 9-12 14-10 14-6 4-16 10-11 na na 9-13 4-17 10-13 9-14 9-15 18-5 15-9 15-10 9-16 7-15 10-14 8-16 16-9 13-15

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1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ Jerry Qualls “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Todd Tripp “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

Hamilton County 2002 Curt Reed 2003 “ “ 2004 “ “ 2005 “ “ 2006 “ “ 2007 “ “ 2008 “ “ 2009 “ “ 2010 “ “ 2011 “ “ 2012 Keith Welch 2013 “ “ 2014 “ “ 2015 “ “ 2016 Jeremey Varner 2017 “ “ 2018 “ “

12-13 13-13 15-10 19-7 22-5 17-9 20-7 19-8 24-3 23-4 25-4 15-9 12-13 17-9 16-8 17-9 18-7 22-5 20-7 22-5 17-10 20-7 24-5 24-5 20-6 15-14 12-18 22-8 21-9 21-8 26-5 18-13 14-16 22-10 21-10 23-13 20-10 10-18 9-20 16-12 22-11 15-13 11-16 23-10 16-14 8-21 12-17 6-21 6-23 7-21 4-25 6-23 10-20

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Hardin County 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Glen Oxford “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Stan Powles “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Charlie Strasburger “ “ “ “ Gene Fatheree “ “ “ “ “ “ Brian Lewis Charles Brandon Tommy Hobbs “ “ “ “ Rich Williams “ “ “ “ “ “ Robert Bell “ “ Brett Oxford Rodney Lane “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

11-11 11-14 15-10 9-16 16-8 24-3 21-5 17-10 16-10 12-15 12-12 16-9 11-14 21-7 19-7 17-8 9-16 8-15 6-15 11-15 2-20 2-22 3-21 5-20 7-15 9-17 10-15 13-12 12-13 9-11 14-12 10-15 14-15 16-10 6-20 13-15 23-7 15-6 11-17 10-17

Harrisburg 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934

Wilbur Dalzel James Coleman William “Blue” Foster “ “ James Dolley Willaim “Blue” Foster “ “ “ “ “ “ Charles Stunkel “ “ “ “ “ “

4-9 9-8 20-8 15-11 18-11 13-11 10-11 10-12 12-10 6-13 12-7 8-9 6-12

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1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

“ “ “ “ “ “ Ray Garriott Ken Hoeck “ “ “ “ “ “ Phil Manders “ “ “ “ John Rauth “ “ Ralph Davison “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Ralph Davison/Lawrence Calufetti Gene Bland Gene Bland/Lawrence Calufetti John Dotson “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Bill Trees “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Ray Harris “ “ “ “ “ “ Bob Pavelonis “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Gene Haile “ “ “ “ Charles Ingram “ “ Tony Hollor “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

11-11 18-8 18-8 14-11 15-4 4-14 15-6 10-8 9-14 14-12 9-15 7-17 15-13 15-11 18-13 9-19 17-10 9-13 23-6 4-21 9-16 5-20 9-15 12-15 17-12 16-10 12-12 13-13 20-6 18-10 16-10 13-13 10-16 4-19 7-17 8-16 10-17 5-19 1-23 5-20 14-12 11-17 8-18 6-18 8-19 9-17 6-21 0-25 5-20 10-17 4-21 10-18 10-16 13-12 14-11 13-13

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1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Ron Reed “ “ Aubrey “Kayo” Willis Randy Smithpeters “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

5-20 4-21 14-13 23-6 27-5 21-8 21-10 25-6 19-9 10-18 21-8 24-5 9-19 7-18 3-23 9-18 21-9 20-13 18-11 24-8 28-7 28-6 33-1 18-11 18-11 19-11 11-17 23-8

Herrin 1914-18 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943

na M.L. Beanblossom Chester Davis George Pulliam Ivan “Jack” Palmer “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Charles Jack “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Russell Emery “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Charles Jack

na 19-4 11-11 16-10 6-15 na na 12-4 4-10 8-12 11-7 10-9 na na na 9-8 15-4 na na 14-4 18-4 na 23-8 na 8-14 na

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1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

“ “ “ “ Charles Strusz Russell Emery “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Lee Cabutti “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Earl Lee Bob Hutchison “ “ “ “ Jim Mitchell “ “ Bob Groves “ “ David McCann “ “ Harry Stewart “ “ “ “ Jeff Ferguson “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Ron Nesler “ “ “ “ Bruce Jilek “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Ron Gray “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Mike Newbolt “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

21-7 20-11 6-15 21-8 15-11 24-4 6-21 11-15 10-15 17-9 19-8 19-11 28-3 31-2 29-4 31-2 18-10 13-11 19-8 16-15 17-9 8-14 7-22 11-15 6-17 6-18 13-12 10-11 15-8 23-3 17-8 8-16 17-10 8-17 15-10 11-12 11-13 6-17 14-10 17-8 10-15 10-15 8-16 14-12 1-22 4-20 9-16 7-18 8-16 4-21 10-19 9-18 12-17 14-13 1-26 7-19

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Mike Mooneyham “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ John Sims Irv Lukens “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Mike Mooneyham Saylor Shurtz

18-9 17-12 26-8 20-10 12-17 6-22 3-27 10-21 14-19 16-18 19-12 19-13 22-9 12-17 10-19 11-15 10-17 15-16 12-18

Johnston City 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

S.M. Alldredge na Raymond Akey “ “ L.M. Patton “ “ “ “ LaRue Van Meter “ “ “ “ “ “ Stephen Kole B.E. Taylor Stanley Changnon “ “ Ralph Davison “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Joe Lewis “ “ Ralph Davison “ “ Wendell Starrick “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Pete Turan

12-11 na na na na 14-10 15-10

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2-14 29-3 25-6 22-9 33-4 15-12 12-12 22-4 28-8 18-11 20-12 18-8 28-6 23-9 30-5 15-17 10-12 17-15 22-13 15-16 16-10 26-6 23-8 15-13 14-12 9-17 13-13 14-13

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1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

“ “ “ “ Tom Peeler “ “ Dave Shanahan “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Mark Hofard “ “ Dave Lee Larry Harris “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Rick Babington “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Ken Lewis Steve Wheeler “ “ Rick Babington “ “ “ “ Greg Webb Pete Turan “ “ “ “ “ “ Mike Mooneyham “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Keil Peebles “ “ “ “ “ “ Randy House “ “ Keil Peebles Mike Stallings “ “ “ “ Brad Grenoble Wade Thomas “ “

22-8 5-16 4-22 9-17 13-13 18-8 7-17 13-13 22-8 16-10 9-16 14-12 10-13 11-13 12-12 10-12 10-14 12-14 16-10 20-6 12-13 17-9 12-11 4-19 4-19 1-22 3-18 6-17 14-9 16-10 6-19 12-11 12-15 9-18 7-18 11-17 16-14 19-8 14-15 7-19 7-19 10-14 16-13 23-8 25-6 17-11 23-6 9-18 12-18 8-23 5-25 8-23 1-27 3-27 7-22 9-22

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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ “ “ Jerry Hampleman “ “ “ “ Scott Buryznski

9-22 14-14 18-12 2-22 6-20 15-16 11-20

Joppa 1927-50 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

na Ed Hickey Bill Killen “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Charles Harner “ “ “ “ “ “ Tom Atkins “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Rick Leeper “ “ “ “ Paul Stephenson Terry Ross Larry Jenkins “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Rick Metcalf “ “ Michaael Hoss Anthony Nelson “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Steve Webb “ “ “ “ “ “

na na na 10-13 8-15 11-10 14-12 2-21 13-11 16-10 22-6 27-1 26-2 17-8 12-12 3-20 9-17 13-10 21-3 14-10 14-13 23-5 16-8 11-13 9-14 13-13 6-18 13-11 11-11 3-16 21-6 25-2 24-3 23-4 9-17 12-9 2-18 3-19 5-18 9-18 12-13 7-16 11-14 11-13 8-17 13-12 15-10

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1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ Greg Goins “ “ Pete Gordon “ “ Tyson Borman Tim Beck “ “ Adam Lock Pete Gordon Don Canada “ “ Trebor Hill “ “ “ “ Kenny Harris “ “ “ “ Zach Essex “ “ Kenny Harris & Andy Stewart

16-9 12-14 11-14 13-15 0-26 1-23 2-21 3-21 5-18 14-12 5-20 10-15 5-21 10-16 7-19 5-19 3-20 8-18 6-19 9-16 18-12 8-18

Marion 1906-16 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947

na Carney Chatten na E.H. Schreiber “ “ “ “ “ “ D.W. Smith Dick Browne Bryan Emmet Earl Bland “ “ Perce “Percy” Welcome “ “ “ “ “ “ Paul Houghton “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Virgil “Cuss” Wilson “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

na na 10-6 10-5 23-5 26-4 23-2 27-3 21-4 19-11 25-5 19-5 21-7 18-6 4-16 7-13 10-11 9-12 25-9 20-7 20-8 12-11 18-10 15-11 17-11 6-20 13-15 20-9 23-9 24-10 30-8 28-9

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1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

“ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Cliff Storme Wendell Starrick “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Dick Jones “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Jack Fletcher “ “ “ “ Pete Turan “ “ “ “ Jon Michels “ “ “ “ Gene Watson “ “ “ “ “ “ John Denton Mike Rude Larry Jenkins “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Gerald Murphy “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Rich Herrin

21-11 18-12 20-9 25-8 19-10 16-15 19-11 18-10 9-16 13-13 12-14 12-14 15-13 17-12 18-12 14-13 15-11 22-7 13-12 9-14 15-10 13-12 18-9 0-23 1-22 12-15 9-15 4-19 20-9 20-5 11-12 14-12 5-18 10-13 10-13 4-19 0-23 11-13 19-7 19-11 23-6 17-9 20-11 10-14 13-15 8-19 7-19 8-18 11-16 9-18 11-16 12-14 11-16 13-14 6-20 10-17

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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Aaron Maddox “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Shane Hawkins “ “ “ “ “ “ Dave Brown Gus Gillespie

6-22 20-11 10-20 15-14 14-16 18-12 14-16 10-18 12-15 13-16 16-15 12-15 10-17 16-13 22-12

Massac County 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Linn Smith “ “ Steve Woodward “ “ “ “ “ “ Joe Hosman “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

19-8 11-13 17-10 17-9 19-10 11-17 15-14 19-8 21-9 17-11 12-15 19-9 19-7 27-2 19-9 19-8 20-9 18-9 15-12 23-7 21-9 15-12 19-9 27-7 19-11 18-12 20-10 22-8 33-2 18-12 20-10 18-13 20-9 21-8 13-13 19-10 13-13 13-16

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Meridian 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Jim Byassee “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Bobo Wallace “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Jim Voight “ “ Matt Wynn “ “ “ “ Chuck Doty Bob Fredrick Jeff Mandrell “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Erik Griffin “ “ “ “ “ “

26-3 23-6 26-3 23-6 26-3 28-2 23-7 30-2 20-9 11-14 9-16 17-9 23-4 14-10 21-6 20-6 6-18 16-10 19-7 24-4 18-7 17-11 19-11 14-15 6-20 6-20 15-12 20-9 14-14 9-14 14-13 18-9 7-15 7-15 16-13 11-18 16-12 12-15 21-7 19-10 16-12 20-10 25-5 25-4 26-4 29-2 28-5 28-3 25-7 25-4 27-8 20-13 14-16 19-13

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Mt. Vernon 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960

Renzo Muckleroy W.L. Stuckey “ “ “ “ E.L. Harris Fount Warren “ “ “ “ Miller NO TEAM Floyd Stables “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Howard Ross “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ E.R. “Red” Gragg “ “ Doxie Moore “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Stanley Changnon “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Harold Hutchins “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Scott Gill “ “ “ “

2-2 5-2 13-1 12-5 15-2 District champs 11-11 11-9 17-4 District champs 12-8 NO TEAM 4-12 4-12 8-9 12-7 17-8 District/State champs 20-3 District champs 8-14 19-6 District champs 20-8 28-4 District champs 25-4 District champs 20-7 22-5 Conference/District champs 14-7 16-7 Conference/District champs 19-6 District/Sectional champs 15-6 District champs 13-7 14-9 District champs 21-2 Conference/District champs 17-6 Regional champs 8-14 Regional champs 7-12 14-12 10-14 Regional champs 19-10 Regional champs 29-5 Regional champs 20-8 Regional champs 22-10 Regional champs 16-16 Regional champs 26-6 Regional champs 25-8 Regional champs 21-8 Regional champs 30-3 Conference/Regional/Sectional/State champs 33-0 Conference/Regional/Sectional/State champs 25-4 Conference/Regional champs 32-4 Conference/Regional/Sectional champs 20-8 Regional champs 29-3 Conference/Regional/Sectional/State champs 23-4 Regional champs 19-6 17-12 Regional/Sectional champs 22-6 Regional champs 17-9 20-8 Regional champs

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

“ “ “ “ Benny Purcell Elmer Bornman Gene Haile “ “ “ “ Bob Arnold “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Sonny Ellis “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Keith Law “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Lee Emery “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Doug Creel “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Scott Gamber “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Doug Creel “ “

13-9 13-13 14-9 16-10 23-7 15-14 15-10 26-5 23-5 21-6 10-14 13-12 18-7 15-8 11-14 16-12 17-8 13-13 8-15 14-13 24-5 14-13 22-5 5-19 7-18 7-17 24-6 15-9 24-6 15-10 22-4 25-5 19-7 20-8 8-17 13-12 25-5 25-4 28-1 21-10 19-12 18-10 10-17 14-14 19-8 20-8 10-17 19-12 18-10 12-16 22-7 22-7 15-13 15-12 23-7 18-11

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Murphysboro 1908-14 1915 1916 1917-22 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970

na C.M. Simms Chase na Oscar Firth “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ J. Mack Eaton “ “ John Graham “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Dave Vance “ “ Eddie “Doc” Bencini “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Robert Smith “ “ Bob Colborn “ “ “ “ “ “ Ernie Bozarth “ “ “ “ Chuck Valier Finas “Butch” Stiegman “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ John Abramczyk

7-21 16-12 na na na na na 14-10 11-10 17-9 17-4 11-11 0-19 14-8 16-8 0-17 6-9 5-12 18-9 4-15 9-11 7-19 5-16 7-11 13-7 15-10 23-3 8-18 11-13 10-10 15-9 22-7 11-14 22-5 6-16 7-17 6-18 5-17 4-19 11-13 16-12 11-15 11-16 11-12 12-12 4-18 3-18 6-17 9-13 13-10 8-14 5-18 6-19 8-17

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1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Tom Ashman “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ DeWayne Kelly “ “ “ “ “ “ Mike Osterman “ “ Steve Stewart “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Rich Tillitt “ “ Daryl Murphy “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

8-17 17-7 26-3 23-3 18-8 10-14 19-7 14-12 17-9 18-6 17-10 18-12 15-10 16-9 5-18 14-11 4-20 12-13 11-14 7-18 7-18 11-13 14-12 3-22 7-19 8-18 16-12 21-8 27-4 25-5 14-14 10-18 20-8 24-6 25-5 18-11 13-17 8-17 18-10 29-3 35-1 18-10 12-17 14-16 22-7 26-5 20-8 23-6

Nashville 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913

na na R.S. Merrick na J.K. Skinner Walter Krumsiek

0-2 0-1 3-1 na 2-2 4-6

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1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

“ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Cecil Glaves Edward Ebbler M.L. Diekroeger “ “ Webster Karrenbrock “ “ “ “ William Craemer “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Hunter Chapman “ “ “ “ “ “ Phil Allen “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ George Havens “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ William Day “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Bob Allen “ “ “ “ Dick Ruggles “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

15-5 17-6 16-7 14-11 3-10 11-6 16-7 18-7 7-10 9-11 8-14 3-13 7-12 5-12 na na 8-4 1-0 13-8 14-9 7-12 2-21 8-18 15-10 12-12 17-9 13-14 14-11 12-15 23-8 28-6 19-12 19-10 27-9 27-3 33-3 15-11 18-8 21-6 13-12 15-12 21-7 22-5 18-7 13-14 16-10 15-12 4-18 3-18 19-6 18-7 12-11 14-11 15-11 13-11 15-11

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1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Gene Gourley “ “ Tom Wheeler Dick Well “ “ “ “ Bob Bogle “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ David Fischer “ “ “ “ “ “ Don Hawkins “ “ “ “ “ “ Darin Lee “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Brad Weathers “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Wayne Harre

Norris City-Omaha-Enfield 1986 Dave Gray 1987 “ “ 1988 “ “ 1989 “ “ 1990 “ “

22-6 24-4 5-18 6-19 6-18 5-20 9-16 23-4 30-3 28-2 12-12 17-11 19-7 18-10 9-17 13-14 7-19 15-12 17-10 15-10 22-6 15-10 21-8 20-8 24-5 20-8 17-11 27-6 30-2 28-2 24-10 18-12 21-9 18-13 27-5 29-5 22-10 33-1 20-10 27-3 21-9 25-5 16-14 24-8 27-8 26-4 21-11 20-13 23-8 17-8 15-10 18-10 29-2 31-2

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1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ David Carroll “ “ “ “ Doug Miller “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Byron Graven “ “ “ “ “ “ Evan Wyllie “ “ “ “

26-2 19-9 8-18 10-18 4-21 11-15 10-16 3-23 11-15 15-11 19-9 22-7 10-18 5-22 10-19 9-19 8-19 18-11 20-10 19-9 11-15 9-16 17-11 15-11 15-12 16-13 7-18 9-17

Okawville 1925-30 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935-42 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

na F. Brandenburger “ “ “ “ “ “ na Allen Ligon “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Wiley “Jack” House “ “ “ “ Clinton Garbs “ “ “ “ “ “ Wayne Nelson “ “ Rich Herrin “ “ “ “ “ “ Bob Hardy “ “

na na na na na na na na na na 15-16 15-12 14-11 6-19 15-11 6-19 9-15 8-18 23-4 13-10 22-6 27-2 23-5 23-4 15-9 7-17

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1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Dave Luechtefeld “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Jon Kraus “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

12-12 20-6 15-9 14-9 14-10 20-7 22-5 29-2 22-4 21-5 19-6 21-6 7-16 15-12 19-8 18-9 17-9 29-6 27-5 26-7 27-6 5-21 19-10 24-5 29-7 15-14 8-20 11-17 16-13 25-4 24-10 25-6 27-4 21-10 24-6 11-18 13-16 27-8 13-19 13-21 24-8 18-15 8-24 9-23 15-15 26-7 19-16 17-15 19-12 26-6 25-8 23-8 25-10 28-5 32-4 27-8

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Pinckneyville 1910 1911-16 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968

Fount Warren na na Ray Dodge na na na na Maurice Pyatt na Richard Peak “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ na na na Kenneth “Doc” Hiller “ “ Al Kish “ “ “ “ “ “ Merrill “Duster” Thomas “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Don Stanton “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Aubrey “Kayo” Willis “ “ Eldon Bigham “ “ “ “ “ “

na na 1-5 3-6 8-1 4-2 11-6 9-4 17-9 na 15-4 20-3 20-6 21-2 20-3 na na na na 5-15 17-6 13-12 15-8 18-8 15-7 9-20 17-11 20-7 18-7 27-4 29-6 23-6 31-8 33-1 9-16 19-9 26-6 27-4 33-3 33-3 33-3 29-4 29-3 15-11 25-4 30-2 25-4 21-8 15-10 24-7 6-19 13-11 7-18 19-8

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1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Sam Ulrich “ “ “ “ Dave Renn Bill Anderson “ “ “ “ Dick Corn “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Dave Waggoner “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

15-11 11-15 7-16 11-13 17-12 4-21 8-16 20-8 16-12 14-15 20-8 21-10 29-4 23-8 14-14 21-7 21-8 25-5 22-8 32-3 23-9 25-5 20-8 22-8 29-2 33-2 20-9 24-6 19-10 15-12 14-14 20-8 31-4 13-20 19-9 25-7 20-9 32-3 26-4 28-6 22-7 24-6 20-9 26-5 20-11 19-12 25-7 25-7 29-3 31-5

Pope County 1953 1954 1955 1956

Tim O’Brian “ “ Gene Dick “ “

10-11 14-10 12-11 10-13

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1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

“ “ Lowell Trovillion Harry Abell “ “ “ “ Sam Slagel “ “ Bob Noles “ “ “ “ Carroll Doerner “ “ Lonnie Dutton “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Gary Patton “ “ Andy Palmer “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Ryan Fritch “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Dave Roberts Don Gines Cody Dunbar Jim Simmons

2-20 5-18 11-15 7-18 3-20 6-15 3-17 4-19 16-7 3-20 5-16 7-14 8-16 20-5 18-8 6-14 17-9 15-10 18-8 10-13 10-13 8-10 17-8 12-12 10-13 10-12 3-19 11-14 6-10 20-4 17-9 12-14 14-11 3-20 9-14 11-13 13-11 21-5 21-5 27-3 21-5 25-3 24-4 16-11 21-6 9-17 8-17 7-21 8-19 6-19 6-20 6-20 8-18 2-22 2-22 7-17

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2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

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15-9 2-24 5-23 6-22 9-17 17-11

Red Bud 1929-45 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992

na Raymond Carson Raleigh Parker “ “ Charles Beatly “ “ “ “ Donald Corry “ “ na Duncan Hanson Dale Hamby Bob Groves Lawrence Hulfacher “ “ “ “ Haririson Fuller “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Dennis Matfix “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Joe Mouldes “ “ “ “ “ “ Rich Griffin “ “ “ “ Doug Aschermann “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Daryl Schmieg “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

na na 10-16 5-18 5-15 na 5-17 6-13 na na na na 13-14 5-18 10-15 9-15 7-14 16-6 17-7 11-13 14-9 11-12 1-22 8-17 12-12 15-10 17-7 19-8 0-22 3-22 7-19 5-20 15-10 13-13 11-15 13-16 14-13 13-12 9-17 23-5 9-17 15-11 22-5 20-9 15-14 17-9 9-17 20-8

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1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 1016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ Matt Mason “ “ Curt Berger “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Phil Taylor “ “ Dave Gillingham “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Vance Porter “ “ “ “ “ “

10-17 8-17 5-20 13-13 12-15 17-10 20-9 17-12 18-12 14-15 14-13 22-6 25-5 20-10 18-14 13-16 20-10 14-15 9-19 14-16 4-26 7-24 10-20 9-21 8-19 16-12

Sesser-Valier 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

Farrel Flatt “ “ Carroll Kelly Sam Ulrich “ “ Ralph Harkins “ “ Vernon Doty “ “ Carrol Kelly Marty Patchett Dave Simpson “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Gene Morgan Ron Van Horn “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Rick Metcalf

14-8 22-5 13-12 11-11 18-8 7-17 9-16 13-11 13-16 3-19 6-18 2-22 14-12 17-8 19-8 7-15 8-16 15-10 8-17 7-18 14-11 5-21 16-10 18-8 20-7 25-4 21-9 21-8

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1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Dan Kirk “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Chip Basso “ “ “ “ “ “ Shane Garner “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

27-3 16-12 23-5 19-9 21-8 26-4 20-11 26-5 16-13 28-4 23-8 20-11 21-8 3-23 10-17 10-16 23-5 23-6 26-10 20-10 21-10 13-16 22-12 23-10 10-20 18-14 22-12

Shawnee 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

Carroll Belcher “ “ Clyde Benson “ “ “ “ “ “ Jim Merkley Dean Barringer “ “ “ “ “ “ Ed Bridewell “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Joe Aden “ “ “ “ “ “ Rex Barker “ “ “ “ Ken Hane Bill Broom “ “ Rex Barker

10-15 17-11 16-11 11-16 11-12 13-7 3-19 15-10 15-12 22-4 17-9 13-10 6-14 5-15 na 14-10 7-15 11-12 8-15 8-17 11-14 8-16 10-14 7-16 1-22 8-16 13-12

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1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Sparta 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926

“ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Jim Davis Jan Dishinger/Jim Davis Paul Pinnon “ “ Jim Davis “ “ “ “ Tim Haworth Anthony Nelson “ “ “ “ “ “ Mike Hanson “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Jeremy Pierce Marcus Binion John Buchta “ “ Cory Barker “ “ “ “: Tim Ellis LaDonna Bachmann “ “ Cody Smith Russ Marsh “ “ “ “

16-9 5-17 10-16 7-17 1-20 5-16 10-11 12-11 0-20 5-16 3-18 4-19 13-11 5-19 10-15 6-16 5-18 7-16 16-8 23-4 26-5 8-21 6-20 15-13 4-17 2-20 5-20 13-12 2-21 13-15 6-17 3-21 7-18 9-15 11-14 11-12 12-12 2-21 1-17

na St. John Wilton na Wasson “ “ “ “ Dolley Wasson Oscar Firth Patton Kivett Riegel Wagner

na na na 13-6 19-7 6-10 15-7 9-16 19-9 16-15 19-8 14-8 16-8

LaDonna Bachmann & Cody Smith

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1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938-44 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

“ “ Johnston “ “ Graham “ “ “ “ “ “ Clarence Stephens “ “ “ “ “ “ na Robert Horton “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Cliff Bryan “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Bob Farris “ “ Carroll Belcher “ “ “ “ “ “ Clete Green Dave Shannahan Alex Singer James Maxedon Ralph Davison Ron Datel “ “ Russ DeBose “ “ Joe Klostermann “ “ Jack “Blick” Bickensderfer Marty Jacobus “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Dan Calandro “ “ “ “ Greg Jones “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

6-7 9-11 17-9 19-8 9-12 10-10 7-11 4-17 na na na na 25-8 22-7 16-10 10-18 8-17 15-11 13-11 17-7 17-12 14-13 11-15 4-22 15-12 15-13 21-8 20-8 13-13 19-6 25-3 19-6 20-7 8-17 17-10 19-6 22-6 20-7 12-16 4-14 6-17 4-14 21-4 17-8 8-18 5-18 10-14 2-23 9-15 15-12 19-7 14-11 10-15 8-16 20-8 19-8

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1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Chuck Doty “ “ Neil Hamon “ “ “ “ “ “ Ed Belva “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Donovan McMillan Greg Bass “ “ Rich Williams “ “ “ “ Jeff Bowlby “ “ ‘ “ “ “ Jonathan Norton “ “

17-9 12-15 20-9 11-16 2-23 11-16 14-16 19-11 13-16 18-13 11-21 8-22 9-16 18-10 19-13 9-19 12-17 19-11 17-11 14-15 9-21 18-12 11-19 5-25 20-9 14-16 11-18 8-21 3-28 8-23

Steeleville 1927-51 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

na Henry Mitze na Dail Gibbs “ “ “ “ “ “ Dave Heuerman “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Loris Lambert “ “ Samy Hughes “ “ Joe Jones “ “ “ “ “ “ Allen Waeltz “ “ “ “ “ “

na na na 17-7 24-5 23-5 20-6 15-12 20-7 14-13 4-18 7-18 22-5 22-4 7-16 5-18 11-14 6-17 10-13 13-10 20-4 13-14 17-8 14-10

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1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ Bob Brendel “ “ “ “ Berlin Lorenz Louis Steinkamp “ “ “ “ “ “ Mike Miller “ “ Randy Lincoln “ “ “ “ “ “ Joe Bruner “ “ Doug Shawgo “ “ “ `” “ “ “ “ Matt Mason “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Mike Denault Matt Mason Matt Laur “ “ “ “ Carl Zumbalhen “ “ Gerald Mumbower “ “ “ “ Bryce Bainter “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Aaron Fiene

10-15 11-14 17-11 19-6 18-8 5-18 17-10 19-6 4-20 7-17 1-22 6-18 1-22 9-15 6-18 14-12 19-9 13-12 14-12 11-15 19-9 16-13 19-7 19-10 17-13 16-12 11-17 13-16 15-17 28-4 28-7 9-21 11-18 8-21 9-21 14-16 21-11 9-20 20-12 15-14 8-21 22-9 20-10 18-12

Thompsonville 1921-45 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954

na Frank Kern Edward Hillyard “ “ na na Gerald “Jack” Archer “ “ Robert Munday “ “

na 22-5 na 16-8 na na 12-9 24-6 26-2 20-6

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1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

“ “ Buddy Peyton W.A. Book Jack Karoski na na Bill Miller “ “ na na Charles Durham Jim West “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Harold Cutsinger “ “ “ “ “ “ Russell Hobbs “ “ “ “ John Brandon Gary Call “ “ “ “ Jim Hammers “ “ “ “ Doug Creel “ “ Don Gines “ “ “ “ “ “ Tony Holler Bill Morris Terry Moore “ “ Clint Price “ “ “ “ “ “ Doug Miller “ “ “ “ John Robinson “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Brandon Chapman

16-9 19-6 na na na na na na na na na na na 7-16 13-9 18-8 18-10 5-19 2-22 3-21 10-15 8-18 6-18 0-20 4-16 0-21 1-23 6-17 11-18 6-17 16-9 9-16 9-15 11-14 14-11 19-8 20-7 3-20 4-21 1-23 6-17 9-16 11-15 17-12 8-17 14-16 8-17 4-23 14-14 25-6 18-11 11-19 14-16 16-14 11-17 3-23

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ “ “ Mike Henson Pete Gordon “ “ “ “ “ “

6-20 8-19 18-11 12-15 0-25 9-18 7-18 18-10

Trico 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

Gene Goforth Lynn Irvine Ralph Leinicke “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ David Davis “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Loris Lambert “ “ “ “ Clem Quillman “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Jackie Smith “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Tim Haworth “ “

20-5 16-8 16-10 18-7 18-9 23-6 6-19 10-10 4-18 5-15 5-15 16-10 18-7 17-7 10-13 8-13 14-10 24-2 25-3 21-9 22-8 20-6 22-6 13-11 21-4 14-11 12-13 12-13 10-15 4-19 7-18 9-16 2-21 15-11 16-10 15-10 9-15 8-17 14-11 10-15 16-10 21-7 15-12 18-11 13-12 22-5

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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ “ “ Matt Badgley “ “ “ “ “ “ Ronny Wettig “ “ “ “ Jackie Smith “ “ Shane Hawkins “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Mike Denault “ “ “ “ Andrew Wilson “ “ “ “

19-8 25-3 25-3 20-7 10-17 7-18 15-13 17-12 14-15 3-25 14-15 13-14 24-7 26-8 20-12 21-10 30-3 25-6 18-12 9-13 19-9 14-17 8-22 12-18

Vienna 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953

Gilbert “Ted” Carson “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Ted “Clyde” Crawshaw “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Glenn Trulove “ “ Glen Jones “ “ “ “ Stewart Ewing Lawrence Glen Jones “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

na na na na na na 12-7 na na na na na na 15-11 22-6 21-9 na na 23-6 19-4 14-7 13-8 8-18 8-18 16-8 23-3 19-5 10-11 6-18 6-19

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1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

“ “ Carroll Belcher “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Sammy Duane “ “ “ “ “ “ Quitman Sullens “ “ Gilliam Gutherie “ “ “ “ Roger Campbell “ “ “ “ Jim Wilson “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Johnny Huckelberry “ “ “ “ Max Hook “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Bob Trover “ “ Darin Lee “ “ Jeff Morris “ “ “ “ “ “ Corby Hight “ “ “ “ “ “ Ed Belva Jonathan Green “ “ “ “ “ “ Rick Metcalf “ “ “ “ “ “ Ross Hill

14-15 17-12 13-14 23-5 3-21 1-23 10-15 10-13 10-11 22-5 2-19 15-7 24-3 13-10 4-17 16-11 5-17 7-15 16-8 24-1 21-5 24-3 18-11 14-12 15-8 14-11 16-9 11-13 14-11 6-19 15-11 8-17 6-18 11-14 9-17 6-19 19-9 20-6 4-20 13-13 15-12 13-13 15-12 17-10 11-15 13-14 17-12 6-20 14-14 15-13 12-17 19-11 24-6 24-7 22-6 10-18

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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ Cory Waters “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

3-23 10-18 3-22 3-22 12-18 16-10 17-14 17-12 16-11

Waltonville 1925-38 1929 1930-35 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940-50 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987

na Edward Mannen na Jack Inglett “ “ “ “ “ “ na Dwight Mannen “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Merlin Hodge “ “ “ “ Max Shurtz Bill Scott Dave Simpson “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Bill Holden Ed Belva “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

na na na na na na na na na na 9-13 8-16 4-19 1-20 13-10 12-10 19-11 19-8 14-11 13-11 18-7 7-14 16-8 15-8 20-7 13-11 13-10 10-15 9-15 16-9 24-4 25-2 23-4 25-3 16-10 11-15 18-10 13-14 15-11 14-12 17-8 19-8 14-11 17-10 20-7

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1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Gil Bernard “ “ Andy Bass Brandon Miller Mike Denault “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Chad Harper “ “ Brian Gamber “ “ Tyler Mitchell “ “ “ “ Anthony Lowery

13-12 15-9 20-10 18-12 17-9 23-5 16-10 17-9 23-5 16-10 21-7 27-4 13-15 10-17 13-16 14-15 9-20 21-9 28-3 25-6 20-10 19-10 22-7 9-18 12-17 19-8 7-18 12-12 15-13 19-7 4-21

West Frankfort 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942

C.E. Allen “ “ Edward Ebbler “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Byran Doolen “ “ “ “ F.N. Johnson “ “ Hugo Lindquist “ “ Omar Lee “ “ Stanley Changnon “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

8-12 14-4 23-4 na 25-5 13-8 9-14 20-6 21-6 11-9 4-16 9-19 10-15 19-8 7-13 11-12 3-12 18-10 11-12 17-7 18-10 19-10 18-6

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1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

“ “ Harlan Hodges “ “ “ “ “ “ Bill Brown Joe Morin “ “ “ “ “ “ Ed Migielicz George Iubelt “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Ed Green “ “ “ “ Gene Ernest “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Harold Hood “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Bob Brown Tim Ricci “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Dave Lee “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Bob Brown “ “ “ “ Dave Lee “ “ Richard Glodich

32-5 23-9 33-5 27-3 11-20 14-15 13-13 19-9 25-6 18-6 14-16 8-17 15-13 21-11 19-5 27-4 18-10 24-10 13-12 16-9 11-14 5-20 11-15 12-13 11-13 17-8 13-12 17-10 18-8 15-10 12-13 12-15 9-14 10-13 4-19 5-18 11-13 11-12 17-11 10-14 11-15 16-10 17-9 20-11 17-10 13-15 14-15 13-15 17-13 14-13 13-16 14-15 29-3 6-22 19-6 16-13

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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

“ “ “ “ “ “ Kevin Toney “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Dan DeWerff “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Kevin Toney “ “ “ “

10-19 13-17 12-17 13-17 7-23 24-7 26-4 24-7 21-10 17-11 5-22 2-25 1-25 1-25 10-17 14-12 18-9 7-19 10-18 6-22

Woodlawn 1926-30 1931 1932 1933 1934-40 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

na Lee Boswell “ “ “ “ na Everett Savage Bill Brown na na na Troy Dorris “ “ C.A. Helwig Lewis Dobbs “ “ “ “ Lee Boswell/Jim Feaman Paul Henager Jerry Dangutis W.A. Book Herb Gerecke “ “ Virgil Motsinger “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Carroll “Rocky” Bridges “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Jim Murray

na na 31-8 na na 9-17 30-5 na na na 10-14 na na na na na na na 5-16 14-11 27-3 21-7 15-11 18-7 14-11 14-8 9-14 13-11 18-7 15-11 18-10 8-13 13-11 8-16

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1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Dennis Best Ron O’Daniell ” “ “ “ “ “ Dale Stelmazewski “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Tom Copple “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Shane Witzel “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Brian Gamber “ “

Zeigler-Royalton 1963 Bill Pyle 1964 “ “ 1965 Russell Debose 1966 “ “ 1967 “ “

5-16 8-13 11-13 9-14 19-5 18-7 17-7 17-7 17-7 18-8 12-13 17-9 17-9 22-5 22-5 19-6 22-4 23-4 22-6 18-9 9-14 2-21 4-19 12-14 17-9 16-12 22-6 22-7 19-8 18-10 25-5 18-10 13-13 24-4 23-7 16-13 14-12 13-14 20-12 30-2 26-6 30-4 29-5 26-4 23-4 25-4 29-5 18-15 21-9 16-9 12-10 12-10 14-7 12-10

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1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Jake Baumgarte “ “ Manual Goin “ “ “ “ “ “ Art Brandon “ “ Bud Wieland Art Brandon “ “ “ “ “ “ John Kretz “ “ John DeNosky John Kretz “ “ “ “ “ “ Dennis Butler John DeNosky “ “ “ “ “ “ Marion Rolla “ “ “ “ Quinn Laird “ “ Brent Kried “ “ Ron Winemiller Quent Hamilton “ “ “ “ “ “ Jon Dawson “ “ Jamie Moyers “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Matt Morgan “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

7-16 2-17 7-16 9-15 19-7 12-14 13-11 10-15 3-23 5-19 16-10 26-2 24-4 13-13 26-3 18-9 6-17 15-11 5-16 3-21 6-19 10-17 15-12 17-11 10-15 7-18 9-16 12-14 7-19 6-20 2-22 3-20 6-18 9-15 14-11 7-18 6-18 8-17 12-14 9-16 17-9 16-11 17-13 11-17 7-17 17-14 21-8 2-22 4-23 3-21 0-21

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Overtime The Greater Egyptian Conference Tournament is the longest running high school varsity tournament in Southern Illinois history. The conference, located in Southeastern Illinois, completed its seventieth season in 2018! Legendary Ridgway and Gallatin County coach Bob Dallas coached a whopping 18 title teams. Dallas also holds the Southern Illinois record for coaching 18 regular season conference championship teams. Also, the Harrisburg native holds the Southern Illinois record for coaching longevity, manning the sidelines for an incredible 46 seasons!

In 1959 Sports Illustrated recognized Pinckneyville and its high school basketball team, capturing life in small town America and the importance of basketball to its citizenry.

Benton’s Doug Collins was not only a great high school, college, olympic and professional player, but also the father of first team all-state and Illinois Mr. Basketball performer Chris Collins. Chris played his prep games at Glenbard North High while is father coached the Chicago Bulls. He later played at Duke University and is currently the coach at Northwestern University!

Cleveland Indian major leaguer Ray Fosse gained national recognition as an American League all-star in the 1970’s. Fosse hails from Marion and was a standout on the Wildcat team that appeared at the State Tournament in 1965. The ball field in Marion is named after him!

Mt. Vernon High School is the only team from Southern Illinois to capture four state titles! The 1950 team went undefeated, 33-0, and featured four major college players (John Riley, Eddie King, Walt Moore and Max Hooper).

McLeansboro is the only other undefeated state championship high school team that laced up their sneakers in Little Egypt. The 1984 team was led by Illinois Mr. Basketball Brain Sloan and racked up a 35-0 record while capturing the Class “A” crown. Sloan is the son of the great Jerry Sloan of N.B.A. fame!

Chester’s Ted Search refereed the State Championship game in 1947. His son, Ted Jr., refereed the State Championship game 24 years later in 1970!

Ralph Davison is believed to be the only coach to mentor six different teams in Southern Illinois.

He guided Johnson City, Benton, Harrisburg, Anna-Jonesboro, Christopher and Sparta!

Three coaches are known to have coached five different Southern Illinois High school squads: Dave Lee, Carroll Belcher and Gene Haile.

Pinckneyville’s incredible 58 consecutive home game victory streak was snapped in 1955 (Anna-Jonesboro)! Legondary coach Merrill “Duster” Thomas coached the Pincks.

Former Illinois State Representative Glenn Poshard coached Galatia’s Bearcats in 1971 and 1972!

In 1933 Benton’s Wilbur Henry became the first player from Southern Illinois to be named first team all-state. “Wib” later starred for the University of Illinois basketball team!

Woodlawn High School won conference championships in five different leagues: Little Egyptian, Meridian, Midland Trail, Quad City and Mid-South.

Four first team all-state players from Southern Illinois had fathers who served as Little Egypt prep coaches: Ryan Luechtefeld (Dave), Tyler Smithpeters (Randy), Greg Starrick (Wendell), and T. J. Wheeler (Tom). Dave Luechtefeld and Randy Smithpeters coached their sons.

Dave Luechtefeld coached 38 years at Okawville High School, the longest tenure at one school by any coach in Southern Illinois history! Luechtefeld became an Illinois State Senator upon his retirement from Okawville!

Coach Shane Witzel steered Woodlawn to eight straight conference titles (2009-2016), good for a Little Egypt coaching record! Woodlawn also holds the Southern Illinois record for winning ten consecutive conference titles (2009-2018)!

West Frankfort native Max Morris played both professional basketball and football. He was named All-American in both sports at Northwestern! The gym in West Frankfort is named after him.

Benton’s Robert Blondi was the first of three generations of basketball officials to work the hardwoods of Southern Illinois. His son Bobby and his grandsons Brett and Robbie also donned the stripes. A Blondi has officiated in Little Egypt for seventy years!

Ken Palmer surely has the record for officiating basketball games in Southern Illinois. Kenny has been honing his craft for over fifty years!

Galatia’s 1933 team set the Southern Illinois record for wins in a single season with 37! Their only losses came to Benton (three times) and Herrin. Ray Coffey coached the Bearcats.

Hall of Fame coach Geoffrey “Red” Moore was the state long jump champ for Benton in 1923.

Orient native George Iubelt is the only West Frankfort Redbird to have played and coached for the Franklin County school at the State Tournament. George went on to assist S.I.U.C. and is attributed for the recruitment of such Saluki greats as Walf Frazier, Mike Glenn, Dick Garrett, Joe C. Merriweather and Nate Hawthorne!

Carbondale Attucks coach Percy Oliver moved back to his home town of Miami, Florida to become head basketball coach and later principal of Miami Jackson High School. Oliver was principal of Jackson High when the Florida High School Athletic Association stripped the 1973 team of their state championship for using ineligible players. One of those players was the father of current Golden State Warrior Clay Thompson (N.B.A. great Michael Thompson)!

Former Shawneetown, Galatia and Shawnee basketball coach Ken Hane retired to South Florida after a long coaching career in Southern Illinois. He took up coaching again soon after arriving in the Sunshine State in the early 2000’s and is still a high school coach in the Miami area!

Defensive ace Calvin Johnson of Meridian’s Bobcats was credited by his coach Jim Byassee for holding down first team all-stater Quinn Buckner to a season low four points, as the Pulaski five handed out powerful Dalton Thornridge their only loss (48-40) of their State Championship season in 1972. The game was played at the S.I.U.C. arena in the Carbondale Holiday Tournament. Thornridge went on to repeat as state champs in 1973 (undefeated), and many oldtimers believe that 1973 team to be among the best in Illinois history! Buckner went on to captain the 1976 undefeated N.C.A.A. national championship team of Indiana University and

later played in the N.B.A. where his team (Boston Celtics) won yet another championship!

Harvey Thorton great Lou Boudreau reeked havoc upon Southern Illinois High School teams in the early 1930’s! In 1933 sophomore Boudreau helped Thorton adminstor a beat down of powerful Benton, handing coach Hubert Tabor’s Rangers their only loss of the season in the state semi-finals. As a junior in 1934, Boudreau’s Thronton bunch knocked coach Dolph Stanley’s Equality Cardinals out of the State Tournament in the semi-finals. To cap it off, in 1935 Boudreau led Thorton to yet another victory over a Southern Illinois team as they bounced Marion from the State Tournament in the first round! Boudreau went on to star for the University of Illinois in basketball and baseball and later enjoyed a long and fruitful career as a major league baseball Hall of Fame shortstop.

Brothers Rich and Ron Herrin played their college ball at McKendree College. Rich earned 11 college letters and holds the McKendree single game scoring record with 47 points. Ron earned ten varsity letters while being recognized as a first team all-conference performer in 1949. The coaching greats hailed from Bridgeport and were sons of a Methodist minister.

McKendree College coach Harry Statham’s Bearcats set an all time record for free throw percentage in a single game when his 1980 club went an incredible 39-39 at the charity stripe.

That mark is a record for any team at any level of basketball competition! Benton’s Rodney Herrin, coach Rich Herrin’s oldest son, contributed in that game by nailing 7 of 7 free throws.

Pinckneyville High School holds some monopoly on post season play in Little Egypt. Coach Dick Corn won a Southern Illinois record 24 regional championships, and Panther coach Merrill “Duster” Thomas holds the reord for most sectional titles with eight! Pinckneyville’s gym is named “Thomas Gymnasium” while the court it named “Corn Court”.

Benton alum Jay “J-bird” Sandusky, a member of the Ranger’s great 1975 (27-1) team, coached his Parker Arizona team to the state title game in 1986. Sandusky enjoyed a prosperous high school coaching career in Arizona.

Rosiclare’s Archie Porter led Dallas’ Thomas Jefferson High (32-2) to a Texas state championship in 1962. Porter later became head coach at Sam Houston University.

Aubrey “Kayo” Willis, longtime high school coach in Southern Illinois, came by his nickname from his youth when he donned boxing gloves in his Ridgway neiborhood. The name “Kayo” stuck ever since.

Equality’s coaching legend Dolph Stanley not only led his Cardinal team to the State Tournament in 1934, but he also guided four other high schools (including 45-0 state champion Taylorville in 1944) to the Big Dance years later! Stanley’s first season of coaching came at Equality in the 1930-31 season, and his last season of coaching came in 1988-89!

Bob Dallas was not only an accomplished high school coach in Southern Illinois, but he also excelled as an official on the hardwoods, refeering for over tweny years.

Carbondale’s Troy Hudson released a music album after his playing days in the N.B.A. He recored around 800 songs!

DuQuoin’s all-stater Nick Hill played professional football after completing his athletic career at S.I.U.C. Hill is currently the Saluki head football coach.

Joe Russell, who coached successfully at both Mounds Douglass and Carbondale Attucks, was named head coach at Decatur Eisenhower in 1959. He is believed to be the first black downstate high school basketball coach in state history (other than all-black schools). Russell coached ten seasons at Decatur and won 171 games there while compiling a .636 winning percentage! Coach Russell brought his Panther squad to the Carbondale Holiday Tournament in the 1968-69 season and won the championship.

Oliver “Big Cat” Rollins of Carrier played professionally for the Harlem Globetrotters.

Brookport’s Harry Statham coached McKendree College for 52 seasons, winning a remarkable 1,122 games, the most by any college coach at any level in college history! Statham concluded his awe inspiring career in 2018.

McLeansboro’s Jerry Slaon won 1,221 games as an N.B.A. head coach, good for a .603 winning percentage. Those wins represent the third most in N.B.A. history!

Harrisburg native Bob Dallas won 781 high school basketball games as coach at Ridgway and Gallatin County. That number is the most by any coach in Southern Illinois history!

Dave Luechtefeld won 738 games as the head coach at Okawville, his hometown. That number represents the most wins by a Southern Illinois coach at one single school.

Vienna’s coach Jim Wilson led his 1973 team to an undefeated regular season (24-0).

Coincidentally, Wilson also played on an undefeated team in 1950, the State Champion Mt. Vernon Rams.

Jerry Sloan and Brian Sloan (McLeansboro) and Danny Johnson and Jo Jo Johnson (Benton) were father-son first team all-state combos in Little Egypt.

Zeigler-Royalton all-stater Sean Connor gave up his final season of basketball eligibility at Notre Dame to concentrate on punting for the Fighting Irish football team!

Over the years St. Louis University basketball has greatly benefited from the Luechtefeld clan out of Okawville. Brothers Dave and Stan both shined on the hardwoods in the 1960’s while Dave’s sons Jeff and Ryan both sported Billican uniforms in the 1980’s and 1990’s. All were accomplished players!

Pinckneyville leads all Southern Illinois high school teams with an amazing eleven 30-win seasons!

Marion’s Greg Starrick led the nation in free-throw percentage in 1971 (.902) and 1972 (.925) while playing for S.I.U.C. Oral Roberts University, coached by Cairo native Ken Trickey, set an N.C.A.A. record for field goals attempted per game (98.5) in 1973.

Mounds Douglass finally lost a home game in 1961. The Gene Cross coached Tornado team had won 56 straight home games spanning over parts of five seasons!

1997 Meridian graduate Frank Staples coached Scott County Central to conscutive Missouri state championships in 2014 and 2015. Staples played on the Bobcat 1996 regional championship squad and played his college ball at Blackburn.

Player of the Year

Coach of the Year

For fun a mythical player and coach of the year have been selected for each season since the beginning of the State Tournament. Compare your picks to this list!

1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914

Melbourne Evans Melbourne Evans Melbourne Evans John Clark William Hart Valentine Ronald Carter

Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Benton Benton Mt. Vernon Carbondale U-High

W.L. Stuckey W.L. Stuckey E.L. Harris Fount Warren Fount Warren Fount Warren Walter Krumsiek

Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Nashville

1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960

Fred Pabst Ray Harrell P.L. Farmer W.F. Pierce Reginald Lacy Russell Miller Norman Belford Norman Belford Dolph Stanley Dolph Stanley Clyde Crawshaw Omar Lee Omar Lee Bob Doty Ralph Davison Lynn Holder Tony Blazine Wilbur Henry Wilbur Henry Alfred Manis Veo Sutton Haskill Tison Herb Mulkey Robert Richmond Harry Sortal Fred Campbell William Riggins Walt Kirk Max Morris Carroll Belcher Len Tucker Benton Odum Dean Ehlers Bob Johnson Max Hooper Max Hooper Walt Moore Arlen Bockhorn Jim Stokes Albert Avant Warren Fisher Oliver Rollins John Tidwell Chico Vaughn Roger Sutner Jerry Sloan

Carbondale U-High DuQuoin DuQuoin DuQuoin Herrin Mt. Vernon Marion Marion Marion Marion Carbondale U-High West Frankfort West Frankfort Benton Johnston City Carbondale Johnston City Benton Benton Benton Eldorado Eldorado Anna-Jonesboro West Frankfort Zeigler Herrin Colp Mt. Vernon West Frankfort Anna-Jonesboro Mounds Douglass Marion Campbell Hill Pinckneyville Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Trico Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Mounds Carrier Mills Herrin Alexander Co. Central

Ridgway McLeansboro

Fount Warren Howard Ross Howard Ross Lowell “Pops” Dale M.L. Beanblossom Floyd Stables Edwin Schreiber Edwin Schreiber Edwin Schreiber Edward Ebbler Howard Ross Howard Ross Earl Bland Hubert Tabor LaRue Van Meter Richard Gadske Lenal Mason Ray Coffey Hubert Tabor Dolph Stanley Paul Houghton Ralph Davison William Theobald Merritt Allen Byrl Longman Russell Emery Fred Woods John Clark John Clark Joe Russell Harlan Hodges Virgil “Cuss” Wilson Merrill “Duster” Thomas Merrill “Duster’ Thomas

Stanley Changnon Stanley Changnon Merrill “Duster” Thomas

Gene Cross Merrill “Duster” Thomas

Harold Hutchins Barnie Genesio Darwin Valter Earl Lee George Iubelt Bob Hutchison Don Stanton

Carbondale U-High DuQuoin DuQuoin DuQuoin Herrin Mt. Vernon Marion Marion Marion West Frankfort Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Marion Benton Johnston City Carbondale Cairo Sumner Galatia Benton Equality Marion Johnston City DuQuoin Carbondale Zeigler Herrin Colp Carbondale Attucks Carbondale Attucks Mounds Douglass West Frankfort Marion Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Pinckneyville Mounds Douglass Pinckneyville Mt. Vernon Shawneetown Shawneetown Herrin West Frankfort Herrin Pinckneyville

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Jack Margenthaler Bob Brown Jim Burns Guy Turner Terry Gamber Rich Yunkus Greg Starrick Ron Stallings Les Taylor Gail Wolf Dave Lockin Steve Stewart Dan Sullivan Dennis Smith Rob Dunbar Mike Duff Mike Duff Gordon Welch Johnny Fayne Gary Moeller Anthony Webster Greg Rennegarbe Paul Jansen Brian Sloan Sean Connor Monte Kuhnert Lucis Reece Barry Graskewicz T.J. Wheeler T.J. Wheeler Dan Cross Jo Jo Johnson Tyrone Nesby Troy Hudson Dale Overstreet Joe Cross Abel Schrader Kent Williams Kent Williams Derek Winans Tim Bauersachs Dana Ford Nick Hill Justin Dentmon Josh Tabb Lucas O’Rear

Pinckneyville West Frankfort McLeansboro Harrisburg Mt. Vernon Benton Marion Ridgway Carbondale Okawville Benton Benton Murphysboro Eldorado Benton Eldorado Eldorado Carbondale Carbondale Okawville Cairo Okawville Okawville McLeansboro Zeigler-Royalton DuQuoin Cairo Pinckneyville Christopher Christopher Carbondale Benton Cairo Carbondale Harrisburg Carbondale Okawville Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Shawnee Pinckneyville Egyptian DuQuoin Carbondale Carbondale Nashville

Charles Harner Gene Haile Don Smith Dick Ruggles Carol K. Cole Rich Herrin John Cherry Bob Dallas Walt Moore Dave Luechtefeld Rich Herrin Jim Byassee Bob Dallas Bob Brown Rich Herrin Bob Brown Doug Woolard Bob Bogle Doug Woolard Dave Luechtefeld Bill Chumbler DeWayne Kelly Dave Lee Dave Lee Doug Woolard Doug Woolard Dave Luechtefeld Dick Corn Dave Gray Dave Gray Tim Bleyer Rod Shurtz Dick Corn Dick Corn Randy Smithpeters Andy Palmer Darin Lee Darin Lee Doug Creel Mike Hanson Dick Corn Mike Mooneyham Larry Baldwin Larry Baldwin Jim Miller Dick Corn

Joppa McLeansboro Metropolis Cobden Cairo Sumner Benton Carbondale Ridgway Carbondale Okawville Benton Meridian Ridgway Eldorado Benton Eldorado Carbondale Nashville Carbondale Okawville Cairo Murphysboro McLeansboro McLeansboro Carbondale Carbondale Okawville Pinckneyville N.C.O.E. N.C.O.E. Carbondale Benton Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Harrisburg Pope County Nashville Nashville Mt. Vernon Shawnee Pinckneyville Herrin Cairo Cairo Carbondale Pinckneyville

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Lucas O’Rear Kyle Cassity Byron Bailey Justin Matyi Jerrod Gaston Capel Henshaw Tyler Smithpeters Royce Newman Noah Frederking Noah Frederking Noah Frederking Darius Beane

Nashville Pinckneyville Massac County Sesser-Valier Murphysboro Harrisburg Harrisburg Nashville Okawville Okawville Okawville Carbondale

Darin Lee Nashville Bob WaggonerPinckneyville Joe Hosman Massac County Chip Basso Sesser-Valier Daryle Murphy Murphysboro Shane Witzel Woodlawn Randy Smithpeters Harrisburg Brad Weathers Nashville Eric Griffin Meridian Jon Kraus Okawville Jon Kraus Okawville Jon Kraus Okawville

College Head Coaches from Southern Illinois (Played and/or Coached in a Southern Illinois High School) Coach Wayne Arnold Tom Ashman Bob Brown Jim Byassee Gilbert “Ted” Carson William Cofield Jr.

College Mt. Vernon John A. Logan John A. Logan Shawnee Eastern State Teachers College Racine and Prairie View A&M

Robert Corn John Dotson Dean Elhers Steve Fisher Dana Ford Mark Gottfried Byron Hargis Robert Hartley Rich Herrin Harlan Hodges Lynn Holder Tommy Holder Randy House Mark Imhoff John McDougal Walt Moore Jack Morgenthaler Virgil Motsinger Archie Porter John Rauth John Sala Dave Shannahan Bob Smiley Charles Smith Kyle Smithpeters Dolph Stanley Harry Statham Jim Swope Ken Trickey Fount Warren

Missouri Southern Paducah Memphis Michigan and San Diego State Tennessee State and Missouri State Murray State, Alabama, and North Carolina State Belleville McKendree Southern Illinois @ Carbondale and Morthland Idaho and Murray State S.I.U.C. Rend Lake Rend Lake John A. Logan Northern Illinios Western Illinois Western Illinois and Southern Illinois @ Edwarsville Southeastern Illinois Sam Houston Arkansas State John A. Logan Belleville Area Mammoth Washington University John A. Logan Beloit McKendree Union University Middle Tennessee State, Oral Roberts, Iowa State, Oklahoma City Southern Illinois Normal Aubrey “Kayo” Willis Alabama @ Huntsville Tim Wills Rend Lake

Southern Illinois Yearly Scoring Average Leaders Year 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1955 1956

Player Max Hooper Millard Davis Tom Morgan Jim Stokes Richard Kerkemeyer Warrren Fiser Oliver “Big Cat” Rollins Oliver “Big Cat” Rollins

School Mt. Vernon Cave-in-Rock Gorham Mt. Vernon Christopher Mounds Carrier Mills-Stonefort Carrier Mills-Stonefort

Average 26 30 27 23 26 28 28 36

1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1969 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996 1997

Chalrles “Chico” Vaughn Joe Aden Roger Suttner Jerry Sloan Bob Brown Bob Brown Sam Newton Bill Parrish Bill Parrish Ernie Crain Greg Starrick Greg Starrick Ron “Moose” Stallings Gary Green Les Taylor Mark Mossman Mark Mossman Mark Mossman Joe Rollins Greg Cruse Dennis Smith Keil Peeples Keil Peeples Dean Taborn Mike Duff Eddie Lane Jim Mitchell Gil Tope David Dunn Mark Whittington Jerry Boldt Sean Connor Sean Connor Monte Kuhnert Corby Hight T.J. Wheeler Matt Crain T.J. Wheeler Jo Jo Johnson Jo Jo Johnson Henry Newton Derek Hood John Copple Jeremy Wright Joe Cross Abel Schrader

Alexander County Central Dongola Ridgway McLeansboro West Frankfort West Frankfort Hurst-Bush Goreville Goreville Carterville Marion Marion Ridgway Coulterville Carbondale Equality Equality Equality Carrier Mills-Stonefort Goreville Eldorado Johnston City Johnston City Carrier Mills-Stonefort Eldorado Eldorado Zeigler-Royalton Herrin Goreville Tamaroa Waltonville Zeigler-Royalton Zeigler-Royalton DuQuoin Century Christopher Carterville Christopher Benton Benton Carrier Mills-Stonefort Woodlawn Woodlawn Murphysboro Carbondale Okawville

37 37 29 26 25 30 30 32 35 30 30 30 38 29 29 29 29 29 30 27 27 32 31 27 32 31 29 27 25 25 26 33 28 24 23 29 30 33 30 29 23 24 25 25 24 28

1998 1999 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Dustin Turner Dustin Motsinger Kent Williams Derek Winans Jeff Dancy Shane Garner Kyle Hines Ray Nelson Ray Kissing Tommy Kissing Brandon Kunkle Tommy Pelczyski Isaiah Cunningham Cody Lane Denton Reed Andrew Drone Andrew Drone Devantae Price Caleb Perry Kyle Cox Kyle Cox Seth Ramsey Damarius Taylor

Pope County Carrier Mills Mt. Vernon Shawnee Sparta Sesser-Valier Carrier Mills-Stonefort Century Crab Orchard Crab Orchard Red Bud Nashville Eldorado Eldorado Galatia Gallatin County Gallatin County Egyptian Crab Orchard Dongola Dongola Gallatin County Cairo

28 24 24 27 24 28 28 25 31 28 21 24 24 25 27 22 26 26 25 29 28 27 26

Most Single Season Wins (Current Schools) School

Wins

Year(s)

Coach

Anna-Jonesboro Benton Cairo Carbondale Carmi-White County Carrier Mills-Stonefort Carterville Century Chester

23 35 31 32 28 26 25 27 22

1946/2018 1933 2004 1930 1999 1979/2009 1983/2003/2005/2015 2003 2018

Paul Houghland/Mark Chamness

Hubert Tabor Larry Baldwin Richard Gadske Brad Lee Jeff Richey/Mark Motsinger Tim Bleyer/Scott Burzynski Andy Palmer Brad Norman

Christopher Cobden Crab Orchard Dongola DuQuoin Egyptian Eldorado Elverado Galatia Gallatin County Goreville Hamilton County Hardin County Harrisburg Herrin Johnston City Joppa Marion Massac County Meridian Mt. Vernon Murphysboro Nashville N.C.O.E. Okawville Pinckneyville Pope County Red Bud Sesser-Valier Shawnee Sparta Steeleville Thompsonville Trico Vienna Waltonville West Frankfort Woodlawn Zeigler-Royalton

26 32 30 20 28 24 31 21 37 27 26 23 24 33 31 33 27 30 33 30 33 35 33 31 32 33 27 23 28 26 25 28 26 30 24 28 33 31 26

2016 1964 2012 1969 1937/2003 2002 1976 2017 1933 2013 2013 2009 1984 2013 1957/1959 1932 1961 1946 2009 1972 1950 2011 1949/2007 1990 2017

Eric Stallman Dick Ruggles Jon Brown Dean Chance Emery Martin/Wendel Wheeler Chuck Doty Bob Brown Jacob Emling Ray Coffey Robert “Radar” Patton Todd Tripp Curt Reed Glen Oxford Randy Smithpeters Earl Lee/Bob Hutchison Steve Kole Charles Harner Virgil “Cuss” Wilson Joe Hosman Jim Byassee Stan Changnon Daryl Murphy George Havens/Darin Lee Dave Gray Jon Kraus 1948/1953/1954/1955/1994 Merrill “Duster” Thomas/Dick Corn 1996 Andy Palmer 1984 Doug Aschermann 2001 Rick Metcalf 2000 Mike Hanson 1945/1963 Robert Horton/Carroll Belcher 2005 Matt Laur 1953 Robert Mundy 2011 Shane Hawkins 1966/1973/1975/2006/2007 Gilliam Guthrie/Jim Wilson/Rick Metcalf

2006 1945 1932 1979/1982

Mike Denault Harlan Hodges Lee Boswell Art Brandon/John Kretz

Career Leadings Scorers (Current Schools) School Benton Cairo Carbondale

Player Jo Jo Johnson David Taylor Troy Hudson

Points 2,575 1,900+ 1,972 Carrier Mills-Stonefort Oliver “Big Cat” Rollins 2,302 Carterville Justin Barrington 1,869 Century Caden Hight 1,884 Chester Scott Bridges 1,366 Christopher T.J. Wheeler 2,528

Years 1989-92 2014-17 1990-93 1953-56 2000-03 2012-15 1977-80 1987-90

Cobden Harold Blunt 1,610 1976-79 Crab Orchard Ben Kissing 2,374 2010-13 Dongola Joe Aden 3,033 1955-58 DuQuoin Monte Kuhnert 2,358 1983-85 Egyptian Dana Ford 2,222 1999-02 Eldorado Mike Duff 2,113 1975-77 Elverado Justin Kreid 1,134 1990-93 Galatia Derek Sloan 2,263 2002-05 Gallatin County Andrew Drone 2,396 2010-13 Goreville Braden Webb 2,104 2015-18 Harrisburg Isaiah Salsberry 1,900 2015-18 Herrin Gene Turni 1,656 1957-60 Johnston City Keil Peebles 2,324 1972-75 Joppa Doug Mathis 1,761 1953-56 Marion Greg Starrick 1,975 1964-67 Massac County John Pruett 1,753 1991-94 Meridian Jerry Strickland 1,900+ 1981-84 Mt. Vernon Kent Williams 2,183 1996-99 Murphysboro Tommy House 1,599 2001-04 Nashville Lucas O’Rear 2,112 2004-07 N.C.O.E. Clay Gray 1,625 1987-90 Okawville Noah Frederking 2,844 2014-17 Pinckneyville Shane Hawkins 2,429 1991-94 Pope County Dustin Turner 2,023 1996-99 Sesser-Valier Scott Burzynski 2,762 1989-92 Shawnee Derek Winans 2,035 1997-00 Sparta Jeff Dancy 1,300 1998-01 Steeleville Jeff Mulholland 1,480 2001-04 Thompsonville Jeremy Hatchett 1,800+ 1988-91 Vienna Chester Lawerence 1,897 1963-66 Waltonville Ryan Norris 1,995 1988-91 West Frankfort Tim Ricci 1,708 1968-71 Woodlawn Jerry Boldt 2,410 1980-83 Zeigler-Royalton Jim Mitchell 2,561 1977-80 *Some school’s leaders are unknown while others do not have exact totals (+)

Southern Illinois H.S. State Championship Teams Year 1920 1921 1929 1948 1949 1950 1954 1957 1973

Team Mt. Vernon Marion Johnston City Pinckneyville Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Herrin Ridgway

Class

(A)

Coach Floyd Stables Edwin Schreiber LaRue Van Meter Merrill “Duster” Thomas Stanley Changnon Stanley Changnon Harold Hutchins Earl Lee Bob Dallas

Record 16-8 26-4 29-3 33-1 30-3 33-0 29-3 31-2 32-1

1978 1984 1994 2001 2012 2013 2018

Nashville McLeansboro Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Woodlawn Harrisburg Okawville

(A) (A) (A) (A) (1A) (2A) (1A)

Bob Bogle David Lee Dick Corn Dick Corn Shane Witzil Randy Smithpeters Jon Kraus

30-3 35-0 33-2 31-4 29-5 33-1 27-8

Southern Illinois High School 30 WinTeams Wins Year

Team

Coach

37 35 35 35 35 34 33 33 33 33 33 33

Galatia Benton Campbell Hill McLeansboro Murphysboro Equality Harrisburg Johnston City Massac County Mt. Vernon Nashville Nashville

Ray Coffey Hubert Tabor Gene Gorforth Dave Lee Daryl Murphy Dolph Stanley Randy Smithpeters Steve Kole Joe Hosman Stanley Changnon George Havens Darin Lee

1933 1933 1947 1984 2011 1934 2013 1932 2009 1950 1949 2007

33 33 33 33 33 33 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30

1948 1953 1954 1955 1994 1945 1930 1964 2017 1973 1952 1988 2006 1955 1966 2017 2004 2005 1976 1957 1959 1983 1990 1947 2001 2018 1932 1932 1967 1971 1981 1929 2012 1942 1946 1972 1978 1998 1960 1956 2011 1933 1942 2009 2011

Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Pinckneyville West Frankfort Carbondale Cobden Okawville Ridgway Mt. Vernon Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Shawneetown Benton Benton Cairo Carbondale Eldorado Herrin Herrin McLeansboro N.C.O.E. Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Woodlawn Benton Benton Benton Cairo Cambria Crab Orchard Johnston City Marion Meridian Nashville Nashville Pinckneyville Shawneetown Trico Willisville Woodlawn Woodlawn Woodlawn

Merrill “Duster” Thomas Merrill “Duster” Thomas Merrill “Duster” Thomas Merrill “Duster” Thomas Dick Corn Harlan Hodges Richard Gadske Dick Ruggles Jon Kraus Bob Dallas Stanley Changnon Dick Corn Dick Corn Barney Genesio Rich Herrin Ron Winemiller Larry Baldwin Jim Miller Bob Brown Earl Lee Bob Hutchison Dave Lee Dave Gray Merrill “Duster” Thomas Dick Corn Dave Waggoner Lee Boswell Hubert Tabor Rich Herrin Rich Herrin Bill Chumbler J.T. Bryant Jon Brown Ralph Davison Virgil “Cuss” Wilson Jim Byassee Bob Bogle Darin Lee Don Stanton Darwin Valter Shane Hawkins J.W. Neville Bill Brown Shane Witzel Shane Witzel

Southern Illinois High School Coaching Longevity (only games coached in Southern Illinois High Schools included) 40-49 Years Bob Dallas

46

Ridgway and Gallatin County

30-39 Years *Joe Hosman Dave Luechtefeld Ed Belva Rich Herrin

38 38 34 34

Eldorado and Massac County Okawville Galatia, Waltonville, Vienna and Sparta Okawville, Benton and Marion

Carol K. Cole Dick Corn Glen Oxford Jim Byassee Jerry Qualls

32 32 32 31 30

Cairo Sumner Pinckneyville Cave-in-Rock and Hardin County Mound City and Meridian Gorham and Goreville

20-29 Years Ralph Davison Lonnie Dutton Dave Lee Dave Gray Jimmy Darrow

28 28 28 27 26

Johnston City, Harrisburg, Benton, Anna-Jonesboro, Christopher and Sparta

Geoffrey “Red” Moore 26

Curt Reed Bill Chumbler *Randy Smithpeters *Jon Brown Mike Crews *Daryl Murphy Lowell Oxford Gene Dammerman George Schneeman Darin Lee Rick Metcalf Howard Ross Shane Witzel 10-19 Years Stanley Changnon *Doug Creel

26 24 24 23 23 23 23 22 22 20 20 20 20

19 19 Merrill “Duster” Thomas 19 Carroll Belcher 18 Harlan Hodges 18 Carl Nation 18 Rich Powers 18 Joe Russell 18 Dave Simpson 18 Virgil “Cuss” Wilson 18 John Clark 17 Gene Haile 17 Paul Houghton 17 Larry Jenkins 17 *Jon Kraus 17 Bob Lane 17 *Jim Miller 17 Mike Newboldt 17 *Todd Tripp 17

Equality and Pope County Carmi, Carbondale, Johnston City, McLeansboro and West Frankfort

N.C.O. and N.C.O.E. Cairo St. Joesph Goreville, Zeigler, Eldorado, and Elkville McLeansboro Century and Cairo Harrisburg Crab Orchard Elverado, Anna-Jonesboro and DuQuoin Century and Murphysboro Cave-in-Rock Cobden Metropolis Vienna and Nashville Joppa, Sesser-Valier and Vienna DuQuion and Mt. Vernon Woodlawn Johnston City, West Frankfort and Mt. Vernon Thompsonville and Mt. Vernon Pinckneyville McClure, Shawnee, Sparta, Anna-Jonesboro and Vienna Carrier Mills and West Frankfort McLeansboro Crab Orchard Mounds Douglass and Carbondale Attucks Sesser-Valier and Waltonville Ridgway and Marion Carbondale Attucks McLeansboro, Mt. Vernon, Carmi, Harrisburg and Carrier Mills-Stonefort

Anna-Jonesboro and Marion Joppa and Marion Okawville Shawneetown and Carrier Mills-Stonefort Carbondale Elverado and Herrin Elverado and Goreville

*Scott Burzynski Wendell Starrick Eddie “Doc” Bencini Tim Bleyer Jeff Mandrell Jack Smith Larry Baldwin Bill Biggerstaff Virgil Bingman Greg Goodley Lee McRoy *Doug Miller Ray Saunches Wendel Wheeler Tom Copple Mike Mooneyham Russell Rendelman Hubert Tabor Steve Woodward Doug Woolard Gene Cross Chuck Doty Ken Hane E.J. Harrington John Kretz Clem Quillman Tom Wheeler Rich Williams

16 16 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Aubrey “Kayo” Willis 12 Phil Allen 11 Rick Babbington 11 Bob Crain 11 Cliff Davis 11 William Day 11 Mike Denault 11 Lee Emery 11 Russell Emery 11 *Shane Hawkins 11 Glen Jones 11 Greg Jones 11 Mark Motsinger 11 Jeff Richey 11 *Kevin Toney 11 *Dave Waggoner 11 *Rod Wallace 11 Joe Whitehead 11

Elverado, Carterville and Johnston City Johnston City and Marion Murphysboro Carterville and Carbondale Meridian Trico Cairo Egyptian Carbondale University High and Golconda Eldorado Enfield Thompsonville, N.C.O.E. and Gallatin County DuQuoin DuQuoin Woodlawn Johnston City and Herrin Anna-Jonesboro Benton Metropolis and Massac County Carbondale Mounds Douglass Equality, Sparta, Meridian and Egyptian Shawnee, Galatia and Shawneetown Carmi Zeigler-Royalton and DuQuoin Trico Nashville and Christopher Coulterville, Elverado, Hardin County and Sparta Equality, Carrier Mills-Stonfort, Pinckneyville and Harrisburg

Rosiclare and Carterville Johnston City Gorham Elverado Nashville Steeleville, Waltonville and Trico Mt. Vernon and Eldorado Herrin Trico, Marion and Carterville Vienna Sparta Carrier Mills-Stonefort Rosiclare and Carrier Mills-Stonefort West Frankfort Pinckneyville Galatia Goreville

George Wilkins Jerry Williams Larry Abell Curt Berger Ted Crawshaw10 Lee Emery Jeff Ferguson Randy Goin Ivan Hall George Havens Fred Harris Robert Hartley Charles Jack Irv Lukens John McDougal *Brad Norman Andy Palmer Don Smith Wade Thomas Pete Turan Ron Van Horn *Ron Winemiller Matt Wynn *Active coaches

11 11 10 10

Wolf Lake and Thebes Equality and Rosiclare Goreville Coulterville and Red Bud Vienna

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Mt. Vernon Herrin Carmi and Carmi-White County Elkville and Chester Nashville Eldorado Ashley Herrin Herrin Carmi Dongola and Chester Pope County and Century Galatia, Anna-Jonesboro and Benton Carmi-White County and Johnston City Johnston City and Marion Sesser-Valier Zeigler and Benton Meridian and Benton

Most State Tournament Appearances (By a Southern Illinois High School Coach) Appearances 8 8 7 6 5 5 5

Coach Rich Herrin Merrill “Duster� Thomas Dick Corn Dave Luechtefeld Stanley Changnon Bill Chumbler Darin Lee

School(s) Benton Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Okawville West Frankfort & Mt. Vernon Cairo Nashville

Most Conference Regular Season Championship Titles (By a Southern Illinois High School Coach) Titles 18 15 14 13 12 11 11 10

Coach Bob Dallas Dick Corn Shane Witzel Rich Herrin Merrill “Duster” Thomas Darin Lee Daryl Murphy John Clark

School(s) Ridgway & Gallatin County Pinckneyville Woodlawn Okawville & Benton Pinckneyville Vienna & Nashville Century & Murphysboro Carbondale Attucks

Southern Illinois High Schools That Finished the Season as the AP #1 Team Year 1950 1960 1966 1967 1974 1976 1982

Team Class Coach Mt. Vernon Stanley Changnon Pinckneyville Don Stanton Benton Rich Herrin Benton Rich Herrin Eldorado (A) Bob Brown Eldorado (A) Bob Brown Benton (A) Rich Herrin

Regular Season Record 24-0 26-1 25-0 25-0 24-0 25-0 23-3

1984 1988 1993 1999 2004 2011 2012 2013

McLeansboro (A) Pinckneyville (A) Pinckneyville (A)

David Lee Dick Corn Dick Corn Nashville (A) Darin Lee Cairo (A) Larry Baldwin Murphysboro (2A) Daryl Murphy Meridian (1A) Jeff Mandrell Harrisburg (2A) Randy Smithpeters

27-0 25-2 26-1 27-1 30-0 29-0 23-3 26-1

Southern Illinois High Schools That Finished the Season Ranked by the AP Year Team 1943 1944 1945 1945 1946 1946 1946 1946

West Frankfort Pinckneyville West Frankfort Pinckneyville West Frankfort Mt. Vernon Marion Pinckneyville

Class

Coach

Rank

Stanley Changnon Merrill “Duster” Thomas Harlan Hodges Merrill “Duster” Thomas Harlan Hodges Stanley Changnon Virgil “Cuss” Wilson Merrill “Duster” Thomas

4 5 4 12 2 8 11 14

1947 1948 1949 1949 1949 1949 1950 1950 1950 1951 1951 1951 1952 1953 1953 1954 1954 1955 1955 1956 1956 1956 1956 1957 1957 1957 1958 1958 1958 1959 1959 1960 1960 1961 1962 1963 1966 1967 1967 1969 1971 1973 1973 1974 1974 1974

Mt. Vernon Pinckneyville Mt. Vernon Nashville Herrin Johnston City Mt. Vernon Johnston City Murphysboro Mt. Vernon Marion West Frankfort Mt. Vernon Pinckneyville Harrisburg Pinckneyville Mt. Vernon Pinckneyville Mt. Vernon Herrin Pinckneyville Mt. Vernon Shawneetown Herrin Pinckneyville West Frankfort Herrin West Frankfort Mt. Vernon Herrin Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Shawneetown Pinckneyville Carmi McLeansboro Benton Benton Carbondale Carbondale Benton Murphysboro Herrin Eldorado Ridgway Carmi

AA AA A A A

Stanley Changnon Merrill “Duster” Thomas Stanley Changnon George Havens Russell Emery Wendell Starrick Stanley Changnon Wendell Starrick Eddie “Doc” Bencini Stanley Changnon Virgil “Cuss” Wilson Joe Morin Stanley Changnon Merrill “Duster” Thomas Ralph Davison Merrill “Duster” Thomas Harold Hutchins Merrill “Duster” Thomas Harold Hutchins Lee Cabutti Merrill “Duster” Thomas Harold Hutchins Barney Genisio Earl Lee Merrill “Duster” Thomas George Iubelt Bob Hutchison George Iubelt Scott Gill Bob Hutchinson Don Stanton Don Stanton Billy Young Don Stanton John McDougal Gene Haile Rich Herrin Rich Herrin John Cherry Walt Moore Rich Herrin Tom Ashman Jeff Ferguson Bob Brown Bob Dallas Harold Poore

15 6 4 12 13 16 1 10 14 6 8 10 8 2 13 2 4 4 13 2 4 8 11 3 4 13 3 4 8 2 13 1 14 5 11 4 1 1 5 6 4 13 14 1 8 14

1974 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1976 1976 1977 1978 1978 1978 1979 1979 1979 1980 1980 1980 1981 1981 1981 1982 1982 1983 1983 1983 1984 1984 1984 1985 1986 1987 1987 1987 1988 1989 1990 1990 1991 1991 1991 1992 1992 1992 1993 1993

DuQuoin Benton Metropolis Vienna Sparta Eldorado Eldorado Cairo Meridian Nashville Metropolis Cairo Carbondale Nashville Cairo Cairo Benton Norris City-Omaha Pinckneyville Cairo Okawville Benton Nashville Cairo McLeansboro Okawville Carbondale McLeansboro Meridian McLeansboro Pinckneyville Mt. Vernon Carmi Cairo Pinckneyville N.C.O.E. N.C.O.E. Pinckneyville N.C.O.E. Goreville Cairo Okawville Sesser-Valier Benton Carbondale Pinckneyville

A AA A A A A A A A A A A AA A A A A A A A A A A A A A AA A A A A AA A A A A A A A A A A A A AA A

Ray Saunches Rich Herrin Steve Woodward Jim Wilson Jack “Blick” Blickensderfer Bob Brown Bob Brown Bill Chumbler Jim Byassee Bob Bogle Steve Woodward Bill Chumbler Doug Woolard Bob Bogle Bill Chumbler Bill Chumbler Rich Herrin Dave Gray Dick Corn Bill Chumbler Dave Luechtefeld Rich Herrin Bob Bogle Bill Chumbler Dave Lee Dave Luechtefeld Doug Woodard Dave Lee Jim Byassee Dave Lee Dick Corn Lee Emery Randy Goin Bill Chumbler Dick Corn Dave Gray Dave Gray Dick Corn Dave Gray Jerry Qualls Bill Chumbler Dave Luechtefeld Rick Metcalf Rod Shurtz Tim Bleyer Dick Corn

15 5 6 8 10 16 1 8 8 2 6 8 12 2 8 4 8 13 6 7 11 4 14 4 6 14 4 1 13 13 8 16 3 14 1 8 3 15 2 15 16 10 13 16 15 1

1993 1993 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1995 1995 1995 1996 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012

McLeansboro Cairo Carbondale Pinckneyville Massac County Nashville Okawville Cairo Okawville West Frankfort Harrisburg Pinckneyville Trico Mt. Vernon Nashville Mt. Vernon Nashville Okawville Pinckneyville Cairo Carbondale Cairo Carbondale Cairo Pinckneyville Nashville Century Carbondale West Frankfort Nashville Pinckneyville Nashville Pinckneyville Eldorado Meridian Okawville Massac County Nashville Woodlawn Meridian Meridian Murphysboro Nashville Trico Meridian Okawville

A A AA A A A A A A A A A A AA A AA A A A A AA A AA A A A A AA A A A A A 2A 1A 1A 2A 2A 1A 1A 1A 2A 2A 1A 1A 1A

Curt Reed Bill Chumbler Tim Bleyer Dick Corn Joe Hosman Darin Lee Dave Luechtefeld Bill Cumbler Dave Luectefeld Bob Brown Randy Smithpeters Dick Corn Tim Haworth Doug Creel Darin Lee Doug Creel Darin Lee Dave Luechtefeld Dick Corn Larry Baldwin Jim Miller Larry Baldwin Jim Miller Larry Baldwin Dick Corn Darin Lee Andy Palmer Jim Miller Kevin Toney Darin Lee Dick Corn Darin Lee Bob Waggoner Greg Goodley Jeff Mandrell Jon Kraus Joe Hosman Darin Lee Shane Witzel Jeff Mandrell Jeff Mandrell Daryl Murphy Brad Weathers Shane Hawkins Jeff Mandrell Jon Kraus

2 9 8 4 9 14 15 16 6 7 11 10 16 16 3 2 1 16 11 9 12 3 10 1 6 7 14 3 4 9 2 3 4 8 3 5 5 9 3 5 3 1 8 4 1 4

2012 2012 2013 2013 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 2017 2017 2017 2018 2018

Egyptian Woodlawn Harrisburg Woodlawn Gallatin County Okawville Carbondale Meridian Carbondale Nashville Woodlawn Okawville Woodlawn Benton Pinckneyville Eldorado Okawville Pinckneyville Cairo

1A 1A 2A 1A 1A 1A 3A 1A 3A 2A 1A 1A 1A 3A 2A 2A 1A 2A 1A

Matt Mandrell Shane Witzel Randy Smithpeters Shane Witzel Robert “Radar� Patton Jon Kraus Jim Miller Jeff Mandrell Jim Miller Brad Weathers Shane Witzel Jon Kraus Shane Witzel Ron Winemiller Bob Waggoner 8 Josh Bradley Jon Kraus Bob Waggoner 3 Larry Wood

Southern Illinois High School Teams That Had Undefeated Regular Seasons Year 1910 1933 1933 1950 1951 1955

Team Mt. Vernon Benton Cairo Mt. Vernon Mound City Shawneetown

Coach E.L. Harris Hubert Tabor Fred Exter Stanley Changnon Bob Scofield Barnie Genesio

Record 12-0 26-0 19-0 24-0 26-0 26-0

8 10 1 3 4 8 4 3 9 4 5 2 8 6 9 2 9

1956 1960 1961 1966 1967 1972 1973 1974 1974 1975 1976 1984 1984 1987 1999 2004 2007 2011

Shawneetown Shawneetown Joppa Benton Benton Enfield Vienna Eldorado Waltonville Benton Eldorado McLeansboro Carbondale Carmi Mt. Vernon Cairo Nashville Murphysboro

Darwin Valter Billy Young Charles Harner Rich Herrin Rich Herrin Lee McRoy Jim Wilson Bob Brown Dave Simpson Rich Herrin Bob Brown Dave Lee Doug Woolard Randy Goin Doug Creel Larry Baldwin Darin Lee Darly Murphy

26-0 23-0 24-0 25-0 25-0 25-0 24-0 24-0 25-0 25-0 25-0 27-0 25-0 25-0 25-0 30-0 24-0 29-0

Southern Illinois High School Players Who Scored Over 2,000 Points Player Chico Vaughn Joe Aden Noah Frederking Scott Burzynski Ron Stallings Jo Jo Johnson Jim Mitchell

High School Tamms Dongola Okawville Sesser-Valier Ridgway Benton Zeigler-Royalton

Points 3,358 3,033 2,844 2,762 2,643 2,575 2,561

Years 1955-58 1955-58 2014-17 1989-92 1965-68 1989-92 1977-80

Mike Duff T.J. Wheeler Shane Hawkins Ted Farmer Jerry Boldt Andrew Drone Sean Connor Mark Mossman Ben Kissing Monte Kuhnert Keil Peebles Oliver Rollins Derek Sloan Roger Suttner Seth Ramsey Dana Ford Ray Kissing Kent Williams Alan Crews Dave Luechtefeld Lucas O’Rear Braden Webb Nick Hill Braden Fitzjerrells Kyle Cox Derek Winans Dustin Turner Kyle Oldham Cody Lane Dean Ehlers

Shawneetown/Eldorado

Christopher Pinckneyville Valier Woodlawn Gallatin County Zeigler-Royalton Equality Crab Orchard DuQuoin Johnston City Carrier Mills Galatia Ridgway Gallatin County Egyptian Crab Orchard Mt. Vernon DuQuoin Okawville Nashville Goreville DuQuoin Mt. Vernon Dongola Shawnee Pope County Gallatin County Eldorado Campbell Hill

2,558 2,528 2,429 2,420 2,410 2,396 2,390 2,382 2,374 2,358 2,324 2,302 2,263 2,243 2,242 2,222 2,188 2,183 2,168 2,155 2,112 2,104 2,083 2,063 2,048 2,035 2,023 2,014 2,006 2,003

1974-77 1987-90 1991-94 1955-58 1980-83 2010-13 1982-85 1968-71 2009-12 1983-85 1972-75 1953-56 2002-05 1956-59 2014-17 1999-02 2002-05 1996-99 1965-68 1955-58 2004-07 2015-18 2000-03 2013-16 2013-16 1997-00 1996-99 2002-05 2007-10 1944-47

Southern Illinois High School Players Who Scored 60 Points in a Game Name Pete Francis Greg Starrick Chico Vaughn Dave Luechtefeld Omer Dean Ehlers John Dressler Ernie Crain

School Goreville Marion Tamms Okawville Campbell Hill Waltonville Carterville

Year 1969 1967 1956 1957 1947 1963 1965

Points 81 70 67 64 63 61 61

Sean Connor Andy Scarlett Omer Dean Ehlers Ray Kissing

Zeigler-Royalton Crossville Campbell Hill Crab Orchard

1984 1985 1946 2005

61 61 60 60

Southern Illinois High School Players Named to the First Team All-State Tourney Team Year 1909 1916 1920 1921 1921 1929 1929

Name Melburn Evans Don Willi Russell Miller Norman Belford Raymond Biggs Ralph Davison Albert Feduris

School Mt. Vernon DuQuoin Mt. Vernon Marion Marion Johnston City Johnston City

Class

1931 1933 1938 1938 1940 1940 1946 1947 1947 1949 1949 1949 1950 1950 1950 1951 1954 1955 1955 1957 1959 1962 1964 1967 1968 1972 1973 1973 1973 1975 1976 1977 1977 1978 1978 1980 1980 1981 1981 1983 1984 1984 1984 1987 1987 1988

Tony Blazine Wilbur Henry Scott Gill Henry Lutz Fred Campbell Dallas Lillich Benton Odum Frank Gladson Frank Gladson Alan Brandt Max Hooper Walt Moore Max Hooper Walt Moore John Riley John Kent Gene Pursell Jim Lazenby Garrison Newsom John Tidwell Ken Doughty Jim Burns Kenny Flick L.C. Brasfield Les Taylor Calvin Johnson Brent Browning Mike Dixon Danny Stevens Greg King Mike Duff Mike Duff Eddie Lane Paul Patton Roger Stieg Gary Moeller Greg Rennegarbe Lorenzo Duncan Anthony Webster Brian Sloan Bruce Baker Brian Sloan Tracy Sturm Doug Dingwerth Jeff Luechtefeld Barry Graskewicz

Johnston City Benton Carbondale Carbondale Herrin Herrin Marion Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Nashville Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Marion Pinckneyville Pinckneyville Shawneetown Herrin Herrin McLeansboro Cobden Carbondale Carbondale Meridian Ridgway Ridgway Ridgway Eldorado Eldorado Eldorado Eldorado Nashville Nashville Okawville Okawville Cairo Cairo McLeansboro Benton McLeansboro McLeansboro Okawville Okawville Pinckneyville

A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A AA A A A A A

1990 Reed Jackson N.C.O.E. 1991 Dan Cross Carbondale 1991 Benjy Johnson McLeansboro 1992 Jo Jo Johnson Benton 1993 Tyrone Nesby Cairo 1994 Troy Hudson Carbondale 1994 Rashad TuckerCarbondale AA 1994 Shane Hawkins Pinckneyville 2001 Tim Bauersachs Pinckneyville 2002 Brian Algee Herrin 2002 Mike Gavic Herrin 2004 Justin Dentmon Carbondale 2005 Manual Cass Carbondale 2005 Ray Nelson Carbondale * No teams named after 2007

A AA A A A AA A A A A AA AA AA

Bios of Southern Illinois High School D-I 1,000 Points Scorers #1 Rich Yunkus Benton Yunkus scored 2,232 points in a three-year career at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

He set and still holds the career mark for points scored for the Yellow Jackets. Some notatable games in which he played included a 47-point effort against the University of North Carolina (coach Dean Smith) and a 38-point outburst against U.C.L.A. (coach John Wooden). Rich played varsity ball from 1968-69 through the 1970-71 seasons. Freshmen were ineligible to play on the varsity level at that time. He averaged 26.6 points per game during his career and was a second team all-American his senior year and a third team all-American his junior year. He also was named an Academic all-American three times!

#2 Kent Williams Mt. Vernon Williams scored 2,012 points in a four-year career at Southern Illinois University @ Carbondale.

He finished his career at S.I.U.C. as the second all-time leading scorer behind the legendary Chico Vaughn! Kent is the only player in Saluki history to lead the team in scoring for four years (2000-03).

He helped guide coach Bruce Webber’s team to two N.C.A.A. Division I Tournament appearances, including a Sweet Sixteen showing in 2002 and was named as a first team all-Missouri Valley Conference player twice! #3 Derek Winans Shawnee Winans scored 1,505 points in a four-year career at Southeast Missouri State University.

He finished his career at S.E.M.O. as the fifth all-time leading scorer in the school’s history. Derek led the Redhawks in scoring for three years and was named an Academic all-American. He played from 2001 through 2005. His career average was 13.8 points a game. #4 Doug Collins Benton Collins scored 1,497 points during his two-year N.C.A.A. Division I career at Illinois State University. He also scored an additional 743 points during his freshman and sophomore seasons (Illinois State was Division II during those years). His total career points at I.S.U. was 2,240, a school record that still stands today! He had single game highs of 57 points against the University of New Orleans and 55 points against Ball State University. Doug was a three-time all-American and was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall-of-Fame in 2016! He was twice named to the first team Conference of Midwest Universities all-conference squad, leading the league in scoring both years. Also, he ranked third in the nation in scoring as a junior (32.6 points per game). Doug played at I.S.U. from 1970 through 1973. #5 Les Taylor Carbondale Taylor scored 1,477 points during his three-year career at Murray State University (1970-73).

Freshmen were not eligible to compete on the varsity level at that time. Les was a three-time Ohio Valley Conference first team selection and was named the conference Player of the Year as a junior. During that junior campaign, Taylor averaged 25.6 points per game (still a school record at Murray) and ranked eighth in the nation in scoring. His career scoring average was 21.1 points a game. #6 Scott Scheffler Crab Orchard/Marion Scheffler scored 1,454 career points for the University of Evansville (1989-1983). Scott ranks eleventh on the Aces’ all-time scoring list and second on the all-time assist list. He led coach Jim Crews’ team to three N.C.A.A. Tournament appearances. #7 Greg Starrick Marion Starrick scored 1,428 career points while playing at the University of Kentucky (coach Adolph Rupp) and Southern Illinois University @ Carbondale (1969-72). Greg was twice named first team on the all-Conference of Midwest Universities squad. He finished his career at S.I.U.C. as the third all-time leading scorer in Saluki history and scored 30 or more points on nine separate occasions. During his junior and senior seasons, Starrick led the nation in free-throw percentage! Greg averaged 20.3 points for his career. #8 Justin Dentmon Carbondale Dentmon scored 1,425 career points while playing for the University of Washington from 2006-09. Justin was named first team all-Pacific Ten as a senior and finished his career as the Huskies twelfth all-time leading scorer. His freshman team reached the Sweet Sixteen and he played in a school record 130 games in his career!

#9 Jack Williams Johnston City Williams capped his three-year career (1953-57) at Wake Forest by scoring a total of 1,411 points, good for nineteenth all-time in school history. Freshmen were not eligible to compete on the varsity level at that time. Jack was named to the first team all-Atlantic Coast Conference squad as a senior and helped lead his sophomore team to the Sweet Sixteen. He hit for 34 points in a game against Clemson and completed his career with a 17.6 scoring average. #10 John Tidwell Herrin Tidwell scored 1,386 career points while playing for the University of Michigan from 1958-61.

John started every game in his three-year career. Freshmen were ineligible to play on the varsity level at that time. He scored a school record 43 points (since broken) in a game against Big Ten rival Minnesota.

John was a three-time second team all-Big Ten Conference selection. #11 Shane Hawkins Pinckneyville Hawkins scored 1,384 points while playing for S.I.U.C. from 1995-1998. Shane finished his career at Southern as the twelfth all-time leading scorer in the school’s history. He scored a career high 28 points in a win against Tulsa and scored 21 points against Syracuse in a 1995 loss in the N.C.A.A. Tournament. #12 Jim Burns McLeansboro Burns scored 1,368 career points while playing for Northwestern University. Jim’s career spanned only three years (1965-67) because freshmen were ineligible to play at that time.

Jim led the Wildcats in scoring for his three seasons there and is still the University’s twelfth all-time leading scorer. He was named all-Big Ten and all-Academic Big Ten as both a junior and a senior.

Additionally, Burns earned all-American and all-Academic all-American status as a senior! #13 Kai Nurnberger Benton Nurnberger scored 1,348 career points during his four-year career at S.I.U.C. (1985-89).

Kai wrapped up his playing days as the nineteenth all-time leading scorer in Saluki history. He averaged 13.1 points per game for a career and was named first team all-Missouri Valley Conference as a senior. #14 Dan Cross Carbondale Cross scored 1,265 points while playing for the University of Florida from 1992-95.

Dan was twice selected as a first team all-South-Eastern Conference (S.E.C.) performer. His junior team Advanced to the N.C.A.A. Final Four and upset nationally ranked Kentucky along the way. Cross led the Gators in scoring that game with 20 points. During his four-year career for coach Lon Kruger, Dan averaged 13.2 points a game. #15 Troy Hudson Carbondale Hudson scored 1,174 points in a three-year college career that included one season at the University of Missouri (1995) and two years at S.I.U.C. (1996-97). Troy scored 30 or more points seven different times for the Salukis, including a career high 39 points against conference rival Indiana State!

He was selected as a second team all-Missouri Conference (M.V.C.) player as a junior and capped his career at S.I.U.C. as the all-time leader for three-pointers and a 20.8 game average. Troy turned pro after his junior campaign. #16 Ken Turner Metropolis/Vienna Turner scored 1,159 career points during his three-year stay at Ole Miss (1967-69). Ken led his team in scoring as a senior (19.5 points a game) and was named third team all-S.E.C. Ken concluded his career with a 15.9 scoring average and after graduation became an assistant at Ole Miss.

#17 Craig Bardo Carbondale Bardo scored 1,123 points over a four-year career that included stints at Indiana University and The Citadel. Steve was a member of coach Bob Knight’s Indian Hoosier team that captured the N.C.A.A. crown in 1981. After a stint in the military, Craig concluded his college basketball career at The Citadel, playing from 1985 through 1987. He led his team in scoring (16.5 points a game) as a senior and is the seventeenth all-time leading scorer in school history. #18 Randy House Benton House scored 1,124 points during his four-year career at S.I.U.C. Randy moved on to S.I.U.C. with his high school coach, Rich Herrin in 1986. His career spanned over a four-year period and he was honored as an all-M.V.C. all-Freshman team selection in 1986. Randy was the twentieth all-time leader in Saluki scoring history. #19 Reed Jackson N.C.O.E. Jackson scored 1,104 points during his four-year (1992-95) career at the University of Evansville.

Reed’s Purple Aces made two N.C.A.A. Tourney appearances during his playing days, and he concluded his stellar career as the school’s all-time leader in steals and fourth in career assists. Reed was named to both the all-Mid-Continent Conference and all-M.V.C. first teams. #20 Barry Smith Eldorado Smith scored 1,066 points for S.I.U.C. during his four-year stay there (1977-80). Barry was a member of the Saluki N.C.A.A. Tourney team and the M.V.C. championship team of 1977. He led his team in scoring as a senior with a 17.3 scoring average and scored a career high 35 points against conference foe Wichita State. #21 Tyrone Nesby Cairo Nesby scored 1,050 points in a two-year career (1997-98) at the University of Nevada @ Las Vegas. Tyrone led his team in scoring both his junior and senior years and was named a first team all-Western Athletic Conference team member in 1997. #22 Nate Hawthorne Mt. Vernon Hawthorne scored 1,001 points in a three-year career at S.I.U.C. Freshmen were ineligible to compete at that time. Nate led his team in scoring as a senior (17.3 points per game) and his sophomore team captured the Midwest Universities Conference title.

Bios of Southern Illinois High School N.B.A./A.B.A.Players Stephen Bardo Carbondale Bardo was a 1990 second round draft pick of the Atlanta Hawks. Steve played three seasons (1992,93,96) in N.B.A., playing for the San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons. He appeared in 33 games and scored 73 points for a 2.2 career scoring average.

Arlen Bockhorn Campbell Hill Arlen “Bucky” Bockhorn was a 1958 third round draft pick of the Cincinnati Royals.

Bucky played seven seasons in the N.B.A., all for the Royals. He appeared in 474 games and scored 5,430 points for a 11.5 career scoring average. He led the N.B.A. in games played for

three consecutive years (1961-62-63). Bockhorn averaged a career high 15.8 points a game in 1962.

Jim Burns McLeansboro Burns was a 1967 fourth round draft pick of the N.B.A.’s Chicago Bulls. Jim played just one year, appearing in games for the Bulls and the A.B.A.’s Dallas Chaperones. He played in 33 games and scored 159 points for a 4.4 career scoring average.

Doug Collins Benton Collins was the overall first pick of the 1973 N.B.A. draft. Doug was selected by the Philadelphia 76’ers and played for eight years in the league. He appeared in 415 games and scored 7,427 career points, averaging 17.9 points per game. Collins was selected to four N.B.A. all-star teams and played in the 1977 N.B.A. finals against the Portland Trailblazers (Portland won 4-2). Doug averaged a career high 20.8 points a game in 1976. His career playoff average was over 21 points per contest in 32 games. He spent his entire playing career as a 76’er and scored over 30 points in a single game over 30 times!

Justin Dentmon Carbondale Dentmon played two years in the N.B.A., appearing in games for the San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, and the Dallas Mavericks during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Justin played in eight games and scored 26 points for a 3.3 scoring average.

Nate Hawthorne Mt. Vernon Hawthorne was a 1973 seventh-round pick of the Los Angeles Lakers. Nate played three seasons in the N.B.A., playing for the Lakers (1974) and the Phoenix Suns (1975-76).

He played in 162 games and scored 882 points for a 5.4 scoring average.

Danny Hester Mt. Vernon Hester was a 1970 second round draft pick of the N.B.A.’s Atlanta Hawks. Danny played one year in the A.B.A., splitting time between the Denver Rockets and Kentucky Colonels in 1971. He played in 42 games and scored 248 points, averaging 5.9 points per contest.

Troy Hudson Carbondale Hudson played eleven years in the N.B.A., scoring 4,637 points while appearing in 517 contests and averaging 9.0 points per game. Troy played with the Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Clippers, Orlando Magic, Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors. His best season came in 2003 when he averaged 14.2 points a game and scored a career high 37 points against the L.A. Lakers in the playoffs. He played from 1998 to 2008.

Walt Kirk Mt. Vernon Kirk played two years in the N.B.A., scoring 460 points while appearing 69 contests and averaging 6.7 per game. Walt played for the Tri-City Blackhawks and the Anderson Packers in the 1950 season and the Milwaukee Hawks in the 1952 season. He was the first Southern Illinois high school player to appear in a N.B.A. game, beating out Max Morris by two days.

Max Morris West Frankfort Morris played one season in the N.B.A., scoring 781 points while appearing in 62 contests and averaging 12.6 points a game. Max played for the Sheboygan Redskins during the 1950 campaign.

Tyrone Nesby Cairo Nesby played four years in the N.B.A., scoring 2,431 points while appearing in 118 contests and averaging 9.5 points a game. Tyrone played for the Los Angeles Clippers and the Washington Wizards. His best year came in 2000 when he averaged 13.3 points a game for the Clippers. His career ran from 1999 through 2002.

Jerry Sloan McLeansboro Sloan was a 1965 first-round draft pick (fourth overall) of the Washington Bullets.

Jerry played eleven years in the N.B.A., playing his rookie year in Washington before playing the next ten seasons for the Chicago Bulls. He scored 10,571 points while appearing in 755 games and averaging 14.0 points per contest. Jerry made six first or second team N.B.A. allDefensive squads and was selected to two all-star teams. He played from 1966 through 1976.

Charles Vaughn Alexander County Central Vaughn was a fourth-round draft pick of the St. Louis Hawks of the N.B.A. “Chico� enjoyed an eight-year career in the N.B.A. and A.B.A., playing for the St. Louis Hawks, Detroit Pistons, and Pittsburg Pipers. He scored 5,822 career points while appearing in 491 games and averaging 11.9 points per contest. Chico was a 1968 A.B.A. all-star and a 1968 A.B.A championship team member. He scored over 40 points in a single game on multiple occasions.