Index | 1921 | 1923

1921-22 Elgin Maroons

Won 13, Lost 5
Coach Paul Church

Team Photo

Game Scores

No  Date       Elg Opp OT      Opponent
 1  Dec. 30  L  18  23     H   Chicago (Hyde Park)
 2  Jan. 6   W  27  22     A * Aurora (West)
 3  Jan. 13  W  26  16     H * Freeport (H.S.)
 4  Jan. 20  W  32  21     H * Aurora (East)
 5  Jan. 27  W  32  23     A * DeKalb
 6  Jan. 28  L  22  33     H   Rockford (H.S.)
 7  Feb. 1   W  32  25     H   Crystal Lake (H.S.)
 8  Feb. 3   L  30  36     H   Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
 9  Feb. 10  L  23  33     A * Rockford (H.S.)
10  Feb. 17  W  36  27     H * Joliet (Twp.)
11  Feb. 18  W  23  17     A   Batavia
12  Feb. 24  W  55   7     H   Barrington
District Tournament at Elgin
13  Mar. 3   W  30  29     H + Geneva
14  Mar. 3   W  41   8     H + Dundee
15  Mar. 4   W  30  28     H + Wheaton (H.S.)
16  Mar. 4   W  35  29     H + West Chicago (H.S.)
Sectional Tournament at Aurora (East)
17  Mar. 10  W  23  17     N + Joliet (Twp.)
18  Mar. 11  L  25  41     N + Rockford (H.S.)

* - Conference game
+ - Tournament game

Season Scoring Totals

                                 Total High
Name                     FG   FT  Pts  Game
Earl Britton             69   20  158   17
Louis "Soup" Semeny      43   68  154   15
Alvin Swanson            52    0  104   18
Harry Lange              39    0   78   10
Herb Hill                 5   10   20    5
Everett Smith             6    0   12    4
Harold Spieler            4    0    8    4
Charles Butler            2    0    4    4
George Gray               1    0    2    2
Leon Meredith             0    0    0    0
Clifford Weston           0    0    0    0

Big Seven Conference Standings

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

Game-by-Game Scoring

Fri., Dec. 30, 1921
Chicago (Hyde Park) 23, ELGIN 18
Earl Britton 2, 4, 8; Alvin Swanson 3, 0, 6; Louis "Soup" Semeny 1, 0, 2; Harry Lange 1, 0, 2; Charles Butler 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 7, 4, 18; Chicago (Hyde Park) Totals 9, 5, 23; Elgin by Halves 11-7; Chicago (Hyde Park) by Halves 10-13.

Fri., Jan. 6, 1922
ELGIN 27, Aurora (West) 22
Earl Britton 5, 7, 17; Harry Lange 2, 0, 4; Alvin Swanson 2, 0, 4; Louis "Soup" Semeny 1, 0, 2; George Gray 0, 0, 0; Leon Meredith 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 10, 7, 27; Aurora (West) Totals 9, 4, 22; Elgin by Halves 19-8; Aurora (West) by Halves 14-8.

Fri., Jan. 13, 1922
ELGIN 26, Freeport (H.S.) 16
Earl Britton 5, 4, 14; Harry Lange 4, 0, 8; Alvin Swanson 1, 0, 2; Louis "Soup" Semeny 1, 0, 2; George Gray 0, 0, 0; Charles Butler 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 11, 4, 26; Freeport (H.S.) Totals 5, 6, 16; Elgin by Halves 16-10; Freeport (H.S.) by Halves 7-9.

Fri., Jan. 20, 1922
ELGIN 32, Aurora (East) 21
Louis "Soup" Semeny 5, 5, 15; Earl Britton 3, 1, 7; Alvin Swanson 3, 0, 6; Harry Lange 2, 0, 4; Charles Butler 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 13, 6, 32; Aurora (East) Totals 7, 7, 21; Elgin by Halves 15-17; Aurora (East) by Halves 10-11.

Fri., Jan. 27, 1922
ELGIN 32, DeKalb 23
Louis "Soup" Semeny 3, 4, 10; Alvin Swanson 5, 0, 10; Earl Britton 4, 0, 8; Harry Lange 1, 0, 2; George Gray 1, 0, 2; Charles Butler 0, 0, 0; Everett Smith 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 14, 4, 32; DeKalb Totals 8, 7, 23; Elgin by Halves 16-16; DeKalb by Halves 13-10.

Sat., Jan. 28, 1922
Rockford (H.S.) 33, ELGIN 22
Louis "Soup" Semeny 1, 8, 10; Harry Lange 3, 0, 6; Alvin Swanson 3, 0, 6; Charles Butler 0, 0, 0; Earl Britton 0, 0, 0; Everett Smith 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 7, 8, 22; Rockford (H.S.) Totals 13, 7, 33; ; .

Wed., Feb. 1, 1922
ELGIN 32, Crystal Lake (H.S.) 25
Louis "Soup" Semeny 3, 6, 12; Alvin Swanson 3, 0, 6; Harry Lange 3, 0, 6; Earl Britton 3, 0, 6; Harold Spieler 1, 0, 2; Everett Smith 0, 0, 0; Leon Meredith 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 13, 6, 32; Crystal Lake (H.S.) Totals 11, 3, 25; Elgin by Halves 24-8; Crystal Lake (H.S.) by Halves 10-15.

Fri., Feb. 3, 1922
Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 36, ELGIN 30
Louis "Soup" Semeny 3, 6, 12; Harry Lange 3, 0, 6; Alvin Swanson 2, 0, 4; Earl Britton 2, 0, 4; Everett Smith 2, 0, 4; Charles Butler 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 12, 6, 30; Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Totals 17, 2, 36; Elgin by Quarters 3-8-11-8; Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) by Quarters 2-15-11-8.

Fri., Feb. 10, 1922
Rockford (H.S.) 33, ELGIN 23
Louis "Soup" Semeny 3, 5, 11; Earl Britton 3, 0, 6; Harry Lange 2, 0, 4; Alvin Swanson 1, 0, 2; Charles Butler 0, 0, 0; George Gray 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 9, 5, 23; Rockford (H.S.) Totals 13, 7, 33; Elgin by Halves 11-12; Rockford (H.S.) by Halves 11-22.

Fri., Feb. 17, 1922
ELGIN 36, Joliet (Twp.) 27
Earl Britton 7, 0, 14; Louis "Soup" Semeny 3, 6, 12; Alvin Swanson 2, 0, 4; Harry Lange 2, 0, 4; Everett Smith 1, 0, 2; Charles Butler 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 15, 6, 36; Joliet (Twp.) Totals 11, 5, 27; Elgin by Halves 21-15; Joliet (Twp.) by Halves 14-13.

Sat., Feb. 18, 1922
ELGIN 23, Batavia 17
Louis "Soup" Semeny 4, 1, 9; Earl Britton 4, 0, 8; Harry Lange 3, 0, 6; Harold Spieler 0, 0, 0; Alvin Swanson 0, 0, 0; Charles Butler 0, 0, 0; Everett Smith 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 11, 1, 23; Batavia Totals 7, 3, 17; Elgin by Halves 13-10; Batavia by Halves 11-6.

Fri., Feb. 24, 1922
ELGIN 55, Barrington 7
Alvin Swanson 9, 0, 18; Earl Britton 8, 1, 17; Louis "Soup" Semeny 4, 0, 8; Charles Butler 2, 0, 4; Harry Lange 2, 0, 4; Harold Spieler 2, 0, 4; Elgin Totals 27, 1, 55; Barrington Totals 3, 1, 7; Elgin by Halves 40-15; Barrington by Halves 3-4.

Fri., Mar. 3, 1922
ELGIN 30, Geneva 29
Earl Britton 4, 3, 11; Louis "Soup" Semeny 1, 5, 7; Harry Lange 2, 0, 4; Everett Smith 2, 0, 4; Alvin Swanson 1, 0, 2; Herb Hill 1, 0, 2; Charles Butler 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 11, 8, 30; Geneva Totals 10, 9, 29; Elgin by Quarters 7-5-11-7; Geneva by Quarters 8-8-11-2.

Fri., Mar. 3, 1922
ELGIN 41, Dundee 8
Earl Britton 6, 0, 12; Louis "Soup" Semeny 1, 8, 10; Alvin Swanson 4, 0, 8; Herb Hill 2, 1, 5; Harry Lange 2, 0, 4; Harold Spieler 1, 0, 2; George Gray 0, 0, 0; Charles Butler 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 16, 9, 41; Dundee Totals 3, 2, 8; ; .

Sat., Mar. 4, 1922
ELGIN 30, Wheaton (H.S.) 28
Alvin Swanson 5, 0, 10; Louis "Soup" Semeny 4, 2, 10; Earl Britton 4, 0, 8; Herb Hill 0, 2, 2; Charles Butler 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 13, 4, 30; Wheaton (H.S.) Totals 10, 8, 28; Elgin by Quarters 4-8-6-12; Wheaton (H.S.) by Quarters 11-3-7-7.

Sat., Mar. 4, 1922
ELGIN 35, West Chicago (H.S.) 29
Harry Lange 5, 0, 10; Alvin Swanson 4, 0, 8; Earl Britton 3, 0, 6; Louis "Soup" Semeny 2, 2, 6; Herb Hill 0, 5, 5; Elgin Totals 14, 7, 35; West Chicago (H.S.) Totals 11, 7, 29; Elgin by Halves 18-17; West Chicago (H.S.) by Halves 19-10.

Fri., Mar. 10, 1922
ELGIN 23, Joliet (Twp.) 17
Earl Britton 4, 0, 8; Louis "Soup" Semeny 2, 3, 7; Herb Hill 1, 2, 4; Harry Lange 2, 0, 4; Alvin Swanson 0, 0, 0; Clifford Weston 0, 0, 0; Charles Butler 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 9, 5, 23; Joliet (Twp.) Totals 6, 5, 17; Elgin by Quarters 0-7-8-8; Joliet (Twp.) by Quarters 3-6-6-2.

Sat., Mar. 11, 1922
Rockford (H.S.) 41, ELGIN 25
Louis "Soup" Semeny 1, 7, 9; Alvin Swanson 4, 0, 8; Earl Britton 2, 0, 4; Everett Smith 1, 0, 2; Herb Hill 1, 0, 2; Harry Lange 0, 0, 0; Charles Butler 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 9, 7, 25; Rockford (H.S.) Totals 17, 7, 41; ; .