1936-37 Elgin Maroons
Won 13, Lost 5
Coach Mike Farroh
Team Photo
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.
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