Index | 1917 | 1919

1917-18 Elgin Maroons

Won 12, Lost 5
Coach Ivan Doseff

Team Photo

Game Scores

No  Date       Elg Opp OT      Opponent
 1  Dec. 14  L   9  12     A   Belvidere
 2  Dec. 20  W  26  10     H   West Chicago (Wheaton Academy)
 3  Jan. 4   W  20  19  1  A * Aurora (West)
 4  Jan. 11  L  25  28     H * Freeport (H.S.)
 5  Jan. 18  W  26  14     H * Aurora (East)
 6  Jan. 19  L  14  19     A   Gary, IN (Emerson)
 7  Jan. 25  W  31  18     A * DeKalb
 8  Feb. 8   L  10  37     A * Rockford (H.S.)
 9  Feb. 15  W  21  19  1  H * Joliet (Twp.)
10  Feb. 20  W  42  17     H   Elgin (E. Academy)
11  Feb. 23  W  36  34     H   Gary, IN (Emerson)
District Tournament at Elgin
12  Mar. 1   W  37  19     H + Elburn
13  Mar. 2   W  53  15     H + Hinsdale (Twp.)
14  Mar. 2   W  23  12     H + Wheaton (H.S.)
15  Mar. 2   W  30  22     H + Naperville (H.S.)
State Final Tournament at Springfield (H.S.)
16  Mar. 14  W  26  25     N + Winnetka (New Trier)
17  Mar. 15  L  15  37     N + Centralia

* - Conference game
+ - Tournament game

Season Scoring Totals

                                 Total High
Name                     FG   FT  Pts  Game
Rollin Rippberger        25   51  101   14
Walter Sayre             39    0   78   16
Art Bueche               34    2   70   11
John Clark               25    0   50    8
Lyle Agnew               24    1   49   10
Walter "Mike" Brennan    14   11   39   11
Frank O'Neil              9    7   25   11
Harold Laufer             5    0   10    6
Robert Phillips           3    4   10    5
Carl Lagerstrom           4    0    8    4
William Kinane            2    0    4    4
Ackemann                  1    0    2    2
Howard Rohles             0    0    0    0

Big Seven Conference Standings

School                        W    L
Rockford                      6    0
Elgin                         4    2
Joliet                        4    2
Freeport                      3    2
Aurora (East)                 2    4
DeKalb                        1    5
Aurora (West)                 0    5

Game-by-Game Scoring

Fri., Dec. 14, 1917
Belvidere 12, ELGIN 9
Rollin Rippberger 1, 3, 5; Art Bueche 2, 0, 4; Lyle Agnew 0, 0, 0; John Clark 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 3, 3, 9; Belvidere Totals 5, 2, 12; Elgin by Halves 7-2; Belvidere by Halves 4-8.

Thu., Dec. 20, 1917
ELGIN 26, West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) 10
Art Bueche 5, 1, 11; Harold Laufer 2, 0, 4; John Clark 2, 0, 4; Lyle Agnew 1, 1, 3; Frank O'Neil 1, 0, 2; Rollin Rippberger 1, 0, 2; Ackemann 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 12, 2, 26; West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) Totals 5, 0, 10; Elgin by Halves 12-14; West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) by Halves 8-2.

Fri., Jan. 4, 1918
ELGIN 20, Aurora (West) 19
Frank O'Neil 0, 5, 5; Carl Lagerstrom 2, 0, 4; Art Bueche 2, 0, 4; Rollin Rippberger 1, 1, 3; Ackemann 1, 0, 2; John Clark 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 7, 6, 20; Aurora (West) Totals 7, 5, 19; Elgin by Halves 7-11-2; Aurora (West) by Halves 14-4-1.

Fri., Jan. 11, 1918
Freeport (H.S.) 28, ELGIN 25
Rollin Rippberger 3, 3, 9; Harold Laufer 3, 0, 6; John Clark 2, 0, 4; Carl Lagerstrom 2, 0, 4; Lyle Agnew 1, 0, 2; Ackemann 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 11, 3, 25; Freeport (H.S.) Totals 13, 2, 28; ; .

Fri., Jan. 18, 1918
ELGIN 26, Aurora (East) 14
Walter Sayre 5, 0, 10; Rollin Rippberger 1, 4, 6; Art Bueche 2, 0, 4; Frank O'Neil 1, 0, 2; Lyle Agnew 1, 0, 2; John Clark 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 11, 4, 26; Aurora (East) Totals 4, 6, 14; ; .

Sat., Jan. 19, 1918
Gary, IN (Emerson) 19, ELGIN 14
Rollin Rippberger 0, 6-14, 6; Art Bueche 2, 0, 4; Walter "Mike" Brennan 1, 0, 2; Walter Sayre 1, 0, 2; John Clark 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 4, 6, 14; Gary, IN (Emerson) Totals 8, 3, 19; Elgin by Halves 4-10; Gary, IN (Emerson) by Halves 13-6.

Fri., Jan. 25, 1918
ELGIN 31, DeKalb 18
Art Bueche 5, 0, 10; John Clark 3, 0, 6; Walter "Mike" Brennan 1, 3, 5; Lyle Agnew 2, 0, 4; Rollin Rippberger 1, 2, 4; Walter Sayre 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 13, 5, 31; DeKalb Totals 8, 2, 18; ; .

Fri., Feb. 8, 1918
Rockford (H.S.) 37, ELGIN 10
Walter Sayre 3, 0, 6; Rollin Rippberger 0, 4, 4; Elgin Totals 3, 4, 10; Rockford (H.S.) Totals 18, 1, 37; Elgin by Quarters 2-4-1-3; Rockford (H.S.) by Quarters 6-8-8-14.

Fri., Feb. 15, 1918
ELGIN 21, Joliet (Twp.) 19
Lyle Agnew 4, 0, 8; Rollin Rippberger 2, 4, 8; Walter Sayre 2, 0, 4; Art Bueche 0, 1, 1; John Clark 0, 0, 0; Frank O'Neil 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 8, 5, 21; Joliet (Twp.) Totals 5, 9, 19; Elgin by Halves 7-7-7; Joliet (Twp.) by Halves 12-2-5.

Wed., Feb. 20, 1918
ELGIN 42, Elgin (E. Academy) 17
Frank O'Neil 5, 1, 11; Lyle Agnew 5, 0, 10; Walter "Mike" Brennan 3, 0, 6; Rollin Rippberger 2, 1, 5; John Clark 2, 0, 4; Walter Sayre 2, 0, 4; Art Bueche 1, 0, 2; Howard Rohles 0, 0, 0; Robert Phillips 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 20, 2, 42; Elgin (E. Academy) Totals 6, 5, 17; Elgin by Halves 23-19; Elgin (E. Academy) by Halves 7-10.

Sat., Feb. 23, 1918
ELGIN 36, Gary, IN (Emerson) 34
Rollin Rippberger 2, 10, 14; Walter Sayre 5, 0, 10; Art Bueche 2, 0, 4; John Clark 2, 0, 4; Lyle Agnew 2, 0, 4; Elgin Totals 13, 10, 36; Gary, IN (Emerson) Totals 12, 10, 34; Elgin by Quarters 8-9-3-16; Gary, IN (Emerson) by Quarters 9-6-8-11.

Fri., Mar. 1, 1918
ELGIN 37, Elburn 19
Walter Sayre 8, 0, 16; Rollin Rippberger 3, 3, 9; Walter "Mike" Brennan 2, 0, 4; Art Bueche 2, 0, 4; Robert Phillips 1, 0, 2; John Clark 1, 0, 2; William Kinane 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 17, 3, 37; Elburn Totals 8, 3, 19; ; .

Sat., Mar. 2, 1918
ELGIN 53, Hinsdale (Twp.) 15
Walter "Mike" Brennan 3, 5, 11; Walter Sayre 5, 0, 10; Art Bueche 4, 0, 8; John Clark 3, 0, 6; Frank O'Neil 2, 1, 5; William Kinane 2, 0, 4; Lyle Agnew 2, 0, 4; Rollin Rippberger 2, 0, 4; Robert Phillips 1, 1, 3; Elgin Totals 24, 7, 53; Hinsdale (Twp.) Totals 5, 5, 15; Elgin by Quarters 14-9-20-10; Hinsdale (Twp.) by Quarters 1-3-3-8.

Sat., Mar. 2, 1918
ELGIN 23, Wheaton (H.S.) 12
Walter "Mike" Brennan 3, 3, 9; Art Bueche 2, 0, 4; Rollin Rippberger 1, 2, 4; Lyle Agnew 2, 0, 4; Walter Sayre 1, 0, 2; John Clark 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 9, 5, 23; Wheaton (H.S.) Totals 4, 4, 12; Elgin by Quarters 3-4-6-10; Wheaton (H.S.) by Quarters 0-3-5-4.

Sat., Mar. 2, 1918
ELGIN 30, Naperville (H.S.) 22
Walter Sayre 4, 0, 8; Rollin Rippberger 1, 4, 6; John Clark 3, 0, 6; Lyle Agnew 2, 0, 4; Art Bueche 2, 0, 4; Walter "Mike" Brennan 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 13, 4, 30; Naperville (H.S.) Totals 6, 10, 22; Elgin by Quarters 9-3-10-8; Naperville (H.S.) by Quarters 2-8-3-9.

Thu., Mar. 14, 1918
ELGIN 26, Winnetka (New Trier) 25
Rollin Rippberger 4, 4, 12; John Clark 4, 0, 8; Art Bueche 2, 0, 4; Walter Sayre 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 11, 4, 26; Winnetka (New Trier) Totals 9, 7, 25; ; .

Fri., Mar. 15, 1918
Centralia 37, ELGIN 15
Robert Phillips 1, 3, 5; Lyle Agnew 2, 0, 4; Art Bueche 1, 0, 2; Walter Sayre 1, 0, 2; John Clark 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 6, 3, 15; Centralia Totals 14, 9, 37; Elgin by Quarters 8-2-1-4; Centralia by Quarters 6-12-7-12.