Index | 1936 | 1938

1936-37 Elgin Maroons

Won 13, Lost 5
Coach Mike Farroh

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Game Scores

No  Date       Elg Opp OT      Opponent
 1  Nov. 25  W  46  26     H   Elmhurst (York)
 2  Dec. 4   L  31  33  1  A   Woodstock (H.S.)
 3  Dec. 11  W  45  22     H   Crystal Lake (H.S.)
 4  Dec. 18  W  27  24  1  A * Aurora (West)
 5  Dec. 23  L  27  42     A * Rockford (H.S.)
 6  Dec. 28  W  35  33     H * Freeport (H.S.)
 7  Jan. 8   L  17  33     A * Joliet (Twp.)
 8  Jan. 15  W  32  26     H * LaSalle (L.-Peru)
 9  Jan. 22  W  52  30     H * Aurora (East)
10  Jan. 29  W  39  35     H * Aurora (West)
11  Feb. 5   W  37  33     H * Rockford (H.S.)
12  Feb. 6   W  30  28     A * Freeport (H.S.)
13  Feb. 12  L  27  45     H * Joliet (Twp.)
14  Feb. 19  W  28  18     A * LaSalle (L.-Peru)
15  Feb. 26  W  31  29  1  A * Aurora (East)
Regional Tournament at Crystal Lake (H.S.)
16  Mar. 4   W  31  26     A + Crystal Lake (H.S.)
17  Mar. 5   L  30  31     N + Dundee
18  Mar. 6   W  26  22     N + Hebron

* - Conference game
+ - Tournament game

Season Scoring Totals

                                 Total High
Name                     FG   FT  Pts  Game
Chuck Edgington          64   42  170   18
Merle Childs             58   36  152   15
Vernon Pilcher           36   33  105   13
Dave Connell             25    7   57   10
Owen Prutzman            14    7   35    7
Wilb Ashman               9   15   33    6
Myron Sperry              6    4   16    4
Jackie Conner             4    4   12    5
Oscar Schreiber           4    0    8    2
Harold Breen              1    0    2    2
Paul Thies                0    1    1    1

Big Seven Conference Standings

School                        W    L
Joliet                       11    1
Elgin                         9    3
Rockford                      9    3
Freeport                      5    7
Aurora (East)                 3    9
LaSalle (L.-Peru)             3    9
Aurora (West)                 2   10

Game-by-Game Scoring

Wed., Nov. 25, 1936
ELGIN 46, Elmhurst (York) 26
Vernon Pilcher 6, 1, 13; Chuck Edgington 4, 2, 10; Wilb Ashman 3, 0, 6; Merle Childs 3, 0, 6; Myron Sperry 1, 1, 3; Oscar Schreiber 1, 0, 2; Dave Connell 1, 0, 2; Owen Prutzman 1, 0, 2; Jackie Conner 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 21, 4, 46; Elmhurst (York) Totals 11, 4, 26; Elgin by Quarters 8-13-14-11; Elmhurst (York) by Quarters 5-5-5-11.

Fri., Dec. 4, 1936
Woodstock (H.S.) 33, ELGIN 31
Chuck Edgington 5, 1, 11; Merle Childs 5, 0, 10; Jackie Conner 2, 1, 5; Myron Sperry 0, 2, 2; Wilb Ashman 0, 2, 2; Vernon Pilcher 0, 1, 1; Elgin Totals 12-55, 7, 31; Woodstock (H.S.) Totals 13-52, 7, 33; Elgin by Quarters 6-4-11-9-1; Woodstock (H.S.) by Quarters 6-11-9-4-3.

Fri., Dec. 11, 1936
ELGIN 45, Crystal Lake (H.S.) 22
Chuck Edgington 6, 6, 18; Dave Connell 5, 0, 10; Jackie Conner 1, 3, 5; Merle Childs 2, 0, 4; Owen Prutzman 1, 1, 3; Oscar Schreiber 1, 0, 2; Wilb Ashman 0, 2, 2; Paul Thies 0, 1, 1; Elgin Totals 16-57, 13-16, 45; Crystal Lake (H.S.) Totals 7-34, 8-17, 22; Elgin by Quarters 13-8-11-13; Crystal Lake (H.S.) by Quarters 6-3-5-8.

Fri., Dec. 18, 1936
ELGIN 27, Aurora (West) 24
Vernon Pilcher 4, 1, 9; Chuck Edgington 2, 2, 6; Merle Childs 1, 3, 5; Dave Connell 2, 1, 5; Myron Sperry 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 10-31, 7-15, 27; Aurora (West) Totals 9-46, 6-18, 24; Elgin by Quarters 7-6-8-1-5; Aurora (West) by Quarters 5-4-9-4-2.

Wed., Dec. 23, 1936
Rockford (H.S.) 42, ELGIN 27
Chuck Edgington 3, 3, 9; Merle Childs 3, 2, 8; Vernon Pilcher 1, 2, 4; Wilb Ashman 0, 4, 4; Myron Sperry 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 8, 11, 27; Rockford (H.S.) Totals 16, 10, 42; Elgin by Quarters 3-7-10-7; Rockford (H.S.) by Quarters 8-8-16-10.

Mon., Dec. 28, 1936
ELGIN 35, Freeport (H.S.) 33
Merle Childs 5, 3, 13; Chuck Edgington 2, 2, 6; Wilb Ashman 2, 1, 5; Myron Sperry 2, 0, 4; Vernon Pilcher 1, 1, 3; Oscar Schreiber 1, 0, 2; Dave Connell 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 14-61, 7-12, 35; Freeport (H.S.) Totals 15-57, 3-16, 33; Elgin by Quarters 5-14-8-8; Freeport (H.S.) by Quarters 7-2-18-6.

Fri., Jan. 8, 1937
Joliet (Twp.) 33, ELGIN 17
Merle Childs 3, 4, 10; Oscar Schreiber 1, 0, 2; Vernon Pilcher 0, 2, 2; Wilb Ashman 1, 0, 2; Myron Sperry 0, 1, 1; Chuck Edgington 0, 0, 0; Dave Connell 0, 0, 0; Owen Prutzman 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 5, 7-16, 17; Joliet (Twp.) Totals 15, 3-7, 33; Elgin by Quarters 6-3-1-7; Joliet (Twp.) by Quarters 8-8-11-6.

Fri., Jan. 15, 1937
ELGIN 32, LaSalle (L.-Peru) 26
Dave Connell 4, 0, 8; Chuck Edgington 2, 4, 8; Merle Childs 2, 2, 6; Vernon Pilcher 1, 2, 4; Wilb Ashman 1, 2, 4; Owen Prutzman 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 11-49, 10-20, 32; LaSalle (L.-Peru) Totals 7-51, 12-23, 26; Elgin by Quarters 3-9-13-7; LaSalle (L.-Peru) by Quarters 6-4-9-7.

Fri., Jan. 22, 1937
ELGIN 52, Aurora (East) 30
Merle Childs 4, 7, 15; Chuck Edgington 4, 3, 11; Vernon Pilcher 3, 4, 10; Dave Connell 4, 0, 8; Owen Prutzman 2, 0, 4; Harold Breen 1, 0, 2; Myron Sperry 1, 0, 2; Wilb Ashman 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 19-54, 14-20, 52; Aurora (East) Totals 8-41, 14-31, 30; Elgin by Quarters 4-13-18-17; Aurora (East) by Quarters 8-11-1-10.

Fri., Jan. 29, 1937
ELGIN 39, Aurora (West) 35
Chuck Edgington 5, 4, 14; Merle Childs 5, 2, 12; Vernon Pilcher 3, 3, 9; Wilb Ashman 0, 2, 2; Dave Connell 1, 0, 2; Owen Prutzman 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 14-55, 11-18, 39; Aurora (West) Totals 14-48, 7-14, 35; Elgin by Quarters 11-9-12-7; Aurora (West) by Quarters 10-4-7-14.

Fri., Feb. 5, 1937
ELGIN 37, Rockford (H.S.) 33
Chuck Edgington 3, 5, 11; Owen Prutzman 2, 3, 7; Merle Childs 2, 2, 6; Dave Connell 2, 2, 6; Vernon Pilcher 2, 1, 5; Wilb Ashman 0, 2, 2; Elgin Totals 11-52, 15-25, 37; Rockford (H.S.) Totals 13-50, 7-16, 33; Elgin by Quarters 9-11-5-12; Rockford (H.S.) by Quarters 9-5-10-9.

Sat., Feb. 6, 1937
ELGIN 30, Freeport (H.S.) 28
Chuck Edgington 6, 3-3, 15; Merle Childs 2, 3, 7; Owen Prutzman 2, 1, 5; Vernon Pilcher 1, 1, 3; Elgin Totals 11, 8-15, 30; Freeport (H.S.) Totals 12, 4-8, 28; Elgin by Quarters 6-4-16-4; Freeport (H.S.) by Quarters 3-9-8-8.

Fri., Feb. 12, 1937
Joliet (Twp.) 45, ELGIN 27
Vernon Pilcher 5, 2, 12; Merle Childs 3, 1, 7; Chuck Edgington 1, 3, 5; Owen Prutzman 0, 2, 2; Dave Connell 0, 1, 1; Elgin Totals 9-50, 9-16, 27; Joliet (Twp.) Totals 20-56, 5-12, 45; Elgin by Quarters 6-8-7-6; Joliet (Twp.) by Quarters 9-14-6-16.

Fri., Feb. 19, 1937
ELGIN 28, LaSalle (L.-Peru) 18
Merle Childs 5, 1, 11; Chuck Edgington 2, 0, 4; Wilb Ashman 2, 0, 4; Owen Prutzman 2, 0, 4; Dave Connell 1, 1, 3; Vernon Pilcher 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 13-51, 2-9, 28; LaSalle (L.-Peru) Totals 7-43, 4-5, 18; Elgin by Quarters 7-6-11-4; LaSalle (L.-Peru) by Quarters 4-6-4-4.

Fri., Feb. 26, 1937
ELGIN 31, Aurora (East) 29
Chuck Edgington 5, 1, 11; Vernon Pilcher 1, 6, 8; Merle Childs 3, 2, 8; Dave Connell 0, 2, 2; Owen Prutzman 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 10-47, 11-16, 31; Aurora (East) Totals 9-42, 11-17, 29; Elgin by Quarters 5-4-13-7-2; Aurora (East) by Quarters 11-3-7-8-0.

Thu., Mar. 4, 1937
ELGIN 31, Crystal Lake (H.S.) 26
Chuck Edgington 5, 1, 11; Merle Childs 2, 2, 6; Dave Connell 3, 0, 6; Vernon Pilcher 1, 2, 4; Owen Prutzman 2, 0, 4; Oscar Schreiber 0, 0, 0; Wilb Ashman 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 13-72, 5-16, 31; Crystal Lake (H.S.) Totals 9-37, 8-19, 26; Elgin by Quarters 6-15-7-3; Crystal Lake (H.S.) by Quarters 7-1-6-12.

Fri., Mar. 5, 1937
Dundee 31, ELGIN 30
Merle Childs 7, 1, 15; Chuck Edgington 3, 1, 7; Vernon Pilcher 1, 4, 6; Dave Connell 1, 0, 2; Owen Prutzman 0, 0, 0; Wilb Ashman 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 12-40, 6-9, 30; Dundee Totals 11-56, 9-11, 31; Elgin by Quarters 2-9-11-8; Dundee by Quarters 7-7-10-7.

Sat., Mar. 6, 1937
ELGIN 26, Hebron 22
Chuck Edgington 6, 1, 13; Vernon Pilcher 5, 0, 10; Merle Childs 1, 1, 3; Wilb Ashman 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 12-57, 2-11, 26; Hebron Totals 7-53, 8-14, 22; Elgin by Quarters 5-8-4-9; Hebron by Quarters 7-6-3-6.