Index | 1928 | 1930

1928-29 Elgin Maroons

Won 12, Lost 7
Coach Cliff Adams

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Game Scores

No  Date       Elg Opp OT      Opponent
 1  Dec. 15  W  28  18     H   St. Charles (H.S.)
 2  Dec. 21  W  38  16     H   LaGrange (Lyons)
 3  Dec. 26  W  26  14     H   Columbus, OH (North)
 4  Dec. 29  W  17  16  1  H   Chicago (Hyde Park)
 5  Jan. 4   W  41   7     H   Chicago (Englewood)
 6  Jan. 11  L  16  17     H * DeKalb
 7  Jan. 18  W  29  27     A   St. Charles (H.S.)
 8  Jan. 19  L  21  23     H   Waukegan (H.S.)
 9  Jan. 25  W  24  14     H * Rockford (H.S.)
10  Feb. 1   L   9  10  2  A * Joliet (Twp.)
11  Feb. 8   W  27  13     H * Aurora (West)
12  Feb. 9   L  16  19     A   Rockford (H.S.)
13  Feb. 15  L  18  25     A * Freeport (H.S.)
14  Feb. 22  L  13  27     A * Aurora (East)
15  Mar. 1   W  25  22     A   Waukegan (H.S.)
District Tournament at Dundee
16  Mar. 8   W  35  17     N + Woodstock (H.S.)
17  Mar. 8   W  27  22     N + St. Charles (H.S.)
18  Mar. 9   W  46   9     N + Huntley
19  Mar. 9   L  24  25     A + Dundee

* - Conference game
+ - Tournament game

Season Scoring Totals

                                 Total High
Name                     FG   FT  Pts  Game
Hermie Walser            35   21   91   10
Tom Keane                25   37   87   13
Wyatt Harding            26   22   74   15
Burt Ashman              23   21   67    8
Paul Born                18   14   50   10
Ernie Stillwell          17    7   41    8
Forrest "Red" Boothby    10    9   29   18
Ralph Anderson            7    1   15   15
Joe Slavik                4    4   12    5
Pete Karsten              3    1    7    4
Frank Danford             3    0    6    4
Cedric Greenawalt         0    1    1    1
Erwin Holth               0    0    0    0
Jim Walker                0    0    0    0

Big Seven Conference Standings

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

Game-by-Game Scoring

Sat., Dec. 15, 1928
ELGIN 28, St. Charles (H.S.) 18
Burt Ashman 3, 2, 8; Wyatt Harding 3, 1, 7; Hermie Walser 3, 1, 7; Ernie Stillwell 3, 0, 6; Erwin Holth 0, 0, 0; Frank Danford 0, 0, 0; Tom Keane 0, 0, 0; Jim Walker 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 12, 4, 28; St. Charles (H.S.) Totals 6, 6, 18; Elgin by Quarters 9-6-9-4; St. Charles (H.S.) by Quarters 6-3-3-6.

Fri., Dec. 21, 1928
ELGIN 38, LaGrange (Lyons) 16
Tom Keane 5, 3, 13; Hermie Walser 2, 4, 8; Burt Ashman 2, 3, 7; Ernie Stillwell 3, 1, 7; Paul Born 1, 1, 3; Elgin Totals 13, 12, 38; LaGrange (Lyons) Totals 5, 6, 16; Elgin by Quarters 9-9-9-11; LaGrange (Lyons) by Quarters 3-7-0-6.

Wed., Dec. 26, 1928
ELGIN 26, Columbus, OH (North) 14
Tom Keane 2, 5, 9; Ernie Stillwell 3, 0, 6; Burt Ashman 1, 1, 3; Wyatt Harding 1, 1, 3; Hermie Walser 1, 1, 3; Paul Born 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 9, 8, 26; Columbus, OH (North) Totals 6, 2, 14; Elgin by Halves 3-23; Columbus, OH (North) by Halves 6-8.

Sat., Dec. 29, 1928
ELGIN 17, Chicago (Hyde Park) 16
Tom Keane 2, 4, 8; Ernie Stillwell 0, 4, 4; Hermie Walser 1, 0, 2; Burt Ashman 1, 0, 2; Wyatt Harding 0, 1, 1; Elgin Totals 4, 9, 17; Chicago (Hyde Park) Totals 6, 4, 16; -2; -1.

Fri., Jan. 4, 1929
ELGIN 41, Chicago (Englewood) 7
Wyatt Harding 4, 7, 15; Hermie Walser 3, 0, 6; Burt Ashman 3, 0, 6; Tom Keane 2, 1, 5; Joe Slavik 1, 1, 3; Ernie Stillwell 1, 1, 3; Frank Danford 1, 0, 2; Cedric Greenawalt 0, 1, 1; Elgin Totals 15, 11, 41; Chicago (Englewood) Totals 3, 1, 7; Elgin by Quarters 11-11-11-8; Chicago (Englewood) by Quarters 0-2-1-4.

Fri., Jan. 11, 1929
DeKalb 17, ELGIN 16
Ernie Stillwell 4, 0, 8; Tom Keane 0, 3, 3; Burt Ashman 1, 1, 3; Wyatt Harding 0, 1, 1; Hermie Walser 0, 1, 1; Joe Slavik 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 5, 6, 16; DeKalb Totals 5, 7, 17; Elgin by Quarters 2-9-1-4; DeKalb by Quarters 4-2-7-4.

Fri., Jan. 18, 1929
ELGIN 29, St. Charles (H.S.) 27
Tom Keane 4, 1, 9; Hermie Walser 3, 1, 7; Wyatt Harding 3, 1, 7; Burt Ashman 1, 2, 4; Ernie Stillwell 1, 0, 2; Joe Slavik 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 12, 5, 29; St. Charles (H.S.) Totals 9, 9, 27; Elgin by Quarters 12-3-7-7; St. Charles (H.S.) by Quarters 8-5-7-7.

Sat., Jan. 19, 1929
Waukegan (H.S.) 23, ELGIN 21
Wyatt Harding 2, 3, 7; Tom Keane 1, 5, 7; Hermie Walser 1, 3, 5; Ernie Stillwell 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 5, 11, 21; Waukegan (H.S.) Totals 8, 7, 23; ; .

Fri., Jan. 25, 1929
ELGIN 24, Rockford (H.S.) 14
Hermie Walser 3, 4, 10; Wyatt Harding 2, 2, 6; Burt Ashman 1, 3, 5; Ernie Stillwell 1, 1, 3; Elgin Totals 7, 10, 24; Rockford (H.S.) Totals 6, 2, 14; Elgin by Quarters 8-9-5-2; Rockford (H.S.) by Quarters 2-5-2-5.

Fri., Feb. 1, 1929
Joliet (Twp.) 10, ELGIN 9
Paul Born 1, 1, 3; Tom Keane 0, 2, 2; Wyatt Harding 1, 0, 2; Burt Ashman 0, 1, 1; Joe Slavik 0, 1, 1; Hermie Walser 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 2, 5, 9; Joliet (Twp.) Totals 4, 2, 10; Elgin by Quarters 1-1-2-4-0-1; Joliet (Twp.) by Quarters 2-1-1-4-0-2.

Fri., Feb. 8, 1929
ELGIN 27, Aurora (West) 13
Forrest "Red" Boothby 3, 0, 6; Hermie Walser 3, 0, 6; Burt Ashman 0, 5, 5; Tom Keane 0, 5, 5; Paul Born 1, 1, 3; Wyatt Harding 1, 0, 2; Joe Slavik 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 8, 11, 27; Aurora (West) Totals 3, 7, 13; Elgin by Halves 14-13; Aurora (West) by Halves 10-3.

Sat., Feb. 9, 1929
Rockford (H.S.) 19, ELGIN 16
Paul Born 2, 3, 7; Tom Keane 1, 1, 3; Burt Ashman 1, 0, 2; Hermie Walser 1, 0, 2; Forrest "Red" Boothby 0, 1, 1; Wyatt Harding 0, 1, 1; Elgin Totals 5, 6, 16; Rockford (H.S.) Totals 6, 7, 19; Elgin by Quarters 4-5-3-4; Rockford (H.S.) by Quarters 6-6-3-4.

Fri., Feb. 15, 1929
Freeport (H.S.) 25, ELGIN 18
Hermie Walser 2, 1, 5; Burt Ashman 2, 0, 4; Wyatt Harding 1, 2, 4; Paul Born 2, 0, 4; Tom Keane 0, 1, 1; Forrest "Red" Boothby 0, 0, 0; Joe Slavik 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 7, 4, 18; Freeport (H.S.) Totals 11, 3, 25; Elgin by Quarters 5-6-3-4; Freeport (H.S.) by Quarters 5-10-3-7.

Fri., Feb. 22, 1929
Aurora (East) 27, ELGIN 13
Paul Born 2, 2, 6; Burt Ashman 1, 1, 3; Forrest "Red" Boothby 1, 0, 2; Joe Slavik 0, 1, 1; Hermie Walser 0, 1, 1; Wyatt Harding 0, 0, 0; Tom Keane 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 4, 5, 13; Aurora (East) Totals 11, 5, 27; Elgin by Quarters 6-3-0-4; Aurora (East) by Quarters 8-8-5-6.

Fri., Mar. 1, 1929
ELGIN 25, Waukegan (H.S.) 22
Hermie Walser 5, 0, 10; Paul Born 2, 3, 7; Burt Ashman 1, 2, 4; Tom Keane 1, 0, 2; Wyatt Harding 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 10, 5, 25; Waukegan (H.S.) Totals 10, 2, 22; Elgin by Quarters 4-6-7-8; Waukegan (H.S.) by Quarters 6-2-8-6.

Fri., Mar. 8, 1929
ELGIN 35, Woodstock (H.S.) 17
Paul Born 4, 2, 10; Hermie Walser 2, 4, 8; Wyatt Harding 3, 0, 6; Burt Ashman 2, 0, 4; Pete Karsten 1, 1, 3; Joe Slavik 1, 0, 2; Forrest "Red" Boothby 0, 2, 2; Tom Keane 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 13, 9, 35; Woodstock (H.S.) Totals 4, 9, 17; Elgin by Quarters 9-11-5-10; Woodstock (H.S.) by Quarters 8-2-2-5.

Fri., Mar. 8, 1929
ELGIN 27, St. Charles (H.S.) 22
Tom Keane 4, 4, 12; Hermie Walser 3, 0, 6; Wyatt Harding 2, 2, 6; Burt Ashman 1, 0, 2; Paul Born 0, 1, 1; Pete Karsten 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 10, 7, 27; St. Charles (H.S.) Totals 8, 6, 22; Elgin by Quarters 3-5-16-3; St. Charles (H.S.) by Quarters 9-3-7-3.

Sat., Mar. 9, 1929
ELGIN 46, Huntley 9
Forrest "Red" Boothby 6, 6, 18; Ralph Anderson 7, 1, 15; Joe Slavik 2, 1, 5; Frank Danford 2, 0, 4; Pete Karsten 2, 0, 4; Elgin Totals 19, 8, 46; Huntley Totals 2, 5, 9; ; .

Sat., Mar. 9, 1929
Dundee 25, ELGIN 24
Tom Keane 3, 2, 8; Burt Ashman 2, 0, 4; Paul Born 2, 0, 4; Wyatt Harding 2, 0, 4; Hermie Walser 2, 0, 4; Elgin Totals 11, 2, 24; Dundee Totals 10, 5, 25; Elgin by Quarters 4-7-8-5; Dundee by Quarters 4-4-7-10.