1940-41 Elgin Maroons
Won 10, Lost 5
Coach John Krafft
Team Photo
Game Scores
No Date Elg Opp OT Opponent
1 Nov. 30 L 27 31 H Madison, WI (West)
2 Dec. 6 W 44 24 H Maywood (Proviso)
3 Dec. 13 W 43 40 1 A * Aurora (West)
4 Dec. 20 W 35 20 A * Freeport (H.S.)
5 Jan. 3 W 36 24 H * Aurora (East)
6 Jan. 10 L 32 41 H * LaSalle (L.-Peru)
7 Jan. 17 W 26 24 A * Joliet (Twp.)
8 Jan. 24 W 40 24 H * Aurora (West)
9 Jan. 31 W 37 25 H * Rockford (West)
10 Feb. 7 W 41 30 A * Aurora (East)
11 Feb. 14 W 20 18 A * Rockford (East)
12 Feb. 21 L 31 32 H * Joliet (Twp.)
13 Feb. 28 L 21 29 H Decatur (H.S.)
Regional Tournament at Woodstock (H.S.)
14 Mar. 5 W 38 26 N + Crystal Lake (H.S.)
15 Mar. 7 L 16 33 N + Hebron
* - Conference game
+ - Tournament game
Season Scoring Totals
Total High
Name FG FT Pts Game
Paul Chapman 78 29 185 21
John Craddock 30 20 80 12
Bob Stevens 23 9 55 15
Tom Bonnike 16 12 44 9
Bob Connell 18 7 43 12
Ed Weidner 7 14 28 12
Darwin Kaiser 7 6 20 4
Dick Dorsey 4 5 13 4
Gene Killman 4 5 13 4
Milford Rein 1 1 3 2
Waldemar Luepke 1 0 2 2
Jack Freyer 0 1 1 1
Bill Burmeister 0 0 0 0
Byford Cavitt 0 0 0 0
Big Eight Conference Standings
School W L
Elgin 8 2
Joliet 8 2
Rockford (East) 8 2
LaSalle (L.-Peru) 6 4
Freeport 5 5
Aurora (East) 2 8
Rockford (West) 2 8
Aurora (West) 1 9
Game-by-Game Scoring
Sat., Nov. 30, 1940
Madison, WI (West) 31, ELGIN 27
Bob Stevens 3, 1-5, 7; John Craddock 2, 1-1, 5; Bob Connell 2, 1-3, 5; Tom Bonnike 2, 0-1, 4; Gene Killman 1, 1-2, 3; Paul Chapman 1, 1-3, 3; Jack Freyer 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 11-74, 5-15, 27; Madison, WI (West) Totals 12-37, 7-15, 31; Elgin by Quarters 5-7-6-9; Madison, WI (West) by Quarters 2-8-11-10.
Fri., Dec. 6, 1940
ELGIN 44, Maywood (Proviso) 24
Paul Chapman 8, 0-1, 16; Bob Connell 6, 0-1, 12; Bob Stevens 2, 2-3, 6; John Craddock 1, 2-2, 4; Dick Dorsey 1, 0-0, 2; Milford Rein 1, 0-0, 2; Tom Bonnike 0, 2-2, 2; Bill Burmeister 0, 0-0, 0; Byford Cavitt 0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 19-44, 6-10, 44; Maywood (Proviso) Totals 9-62, 6-8, 24; Elgin by Quarters 13-1-22-8; Maywood (Proviso) by Quarters 4-9-4-7.
Fri., Dec. 13, 1940
ELGIN 43, Aurora (West) 40
Paul Chapman 5, 4-7, 14; Bob Stevens 4, 2-2, 10; Bob Connell 4, 1-3, 9; John Craddock 4, 0-2, 8; Tom Bonnike 1, 0-1, 2; Elgin Totals 18-76, 7-15, 43; Aurora (West) Totals 15-40, 10-14, 40; Elgin by Quarters 12-7-12-7-5; Aurora (West) by Quarters 8-9-14-7-2.
Fri., Dec. 20, 1940
ELGIN 35, Freeport (H.S.) 20
Paul Chapman 4, 2-5, 10; Bob Stevens 3, 3-4, 9; John Craddock 3, 1-3, 7; Darwin Kaiser 1, 1-1, 3; Tom Bonnike 1, 1-4, 3; Gene Killman 0, 2-3, 2; Bob Connell 0, 1-2, 1; Dick Dorsey 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 12, 11-22, 35; Freeport (H.S.) Totals 7, 6-15, 20; Elgin by Quarters 11-8-7-9; Freeport (H.S.) by Quarters 4-5-1-10.
Fri., Jan. 3, 1941
ELGIN 36, Aurora (East) 24
Paul Chapman 8-15, 3-6, 19; John Craddock 2, 1-1, 5; Bob Stevens 2, 0-0, 4; Tom Bonnike 1, 1-1, 3; Gene Killman 1, 1-1, 3; Bob Connell 0, 2-4, 2; Elgin Totals 14-40, 8-13, 36; Aurora (East) Totals 10-48, 4-11, 24; Elgin by Quarters 10-7-9-10; Aurora (East) by Quarters 5-10-6-3.
Fri., Jan. 10, 1941
LaSalle (L.-Peru) 41, ELGIN 32
Paul Chapman 7, 4-6, 18; Bob Connell 3, 0-2, 6; Tom Bonnike 2, 0-1, 4; Bob Stevens 1, 0-3, 2; Darwin Kaiser 1, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 14-67, 4-12, 32; LaSalle (L.-Peru) Totals 16-50, 9-15, 41; Elgin by Quarters 10-0-14-8; LaSalle (L.-Peru) by Quarters 13-9-11-8.
Fri., Jan. 17, 1941
ELGIN 26, Joliet (Twp.) 24
Paul Chapman 8, 1-2, 17; Bob Connell 2, 0-0, 4; John Craddock 1, 1-2, 3; Bob Stevens 1, 0-1, 2; Elgin Totals 12-19, 2-5, 26; Joliet (Twp.) Totals 11-50, 2-5, 24; Elgin by Quarters 5-6-11-4; Joliet (Twp.) by Quarters 12-2-5-5.
Fri., Jan. 24, 1941
ELGIN 40, Aurora (West) 24
Bob Stevens 7, 1-3, 15; John Craddock 5, 0-0, 10; Paul Chapman 3, 0-1, 6; Tom Bonnike 2, 0-0, 4; Bob Connell 1, 2-5, 4; Dick Dorsey 0, 1-1, 1; Elgin Totals 18-51, 4-10, 40; Aurora (West) Totals 9-47, 6-15, 24; Elgin by Quarters 6-15-13-6; Aurora (West) by Quarters 7-4-6-7.
Fri., Jan. 31, 1941
ELGIN 37, Rockford (West) 25
Paul Chapman 6, 1-1, 13; Tom Bonnike 3, 3-3, 9; John Craddock 1, 2-6, 4; Darwin Kaiser 1, 2-4, 4; Gene Killman 2, 0-0, 4; Waldemar Luepke 1, 0-1, 2; Dick Dorsey 0, 1-1, 1; Ed Weidner 0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 14-55, 9-17, 37; Rockford (West) Totals 8-49, 9-18, 25; Elgin by Quarters 10-14-8-5; Rockford (West) by Quarters 4-7-8-6.
Fri., Feb. 7, 1941
ELGIN 41, Aurora (East) 30
Paul Chapman 10, 1-2, 21; Ed Weidner 2, 8-9, 12; Darwin Kaiser 1, 2-2, 4; Tom Bonnike 0, 2-3, 2; Milford Rein 0, 1-1, 1; John Craddock 0, 1-4, 1; Elgin Totals 13-55, 15-21, 41; Aurora (East) Totals 10-49, 10-17, 30; Elgin by Quarters 15-5-11-10; Aurora (East) by Quarters 3-7-13-7.
Fri., Feb. 14, 1941
ELGIN 20, Rockford (East) 18
Paul Chapman 2, 4-4, 8; Dick Dorsey 1, 1-1, 3; Tom Bonnike 1, 1-1, 3; Ed Weidner 1, 0-0, 2; Darwin Kaiser 1, 0-1, 2; John Craddock 1, 0-2, 2; Elgin Totals 7-36, 6-9, 20; Rockford (East) Totals 7-33, 4-9, 18; Elgin by Quarters 5-5-8-2; Rockford (East) by Quarters 2-7-7-2.
Fri., Feb. 21, 1941
Joliet (Twp.) 32, ELGIN 31
Paul Chapman 5, 4-7, 14; Ed Weidner 3, 3-4, 9; Darwin Kaiser 2, 0-0, 4; Tom Bonnike 2, 0-1, 4; Gene Killman 0, 0-1, 0; John Craddock 0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 12, 7-14, 31; Joliet (Twp.) Totals 14, 4-5, 32; Elgin by Quarters 9-10-8-4; Joliet (Twp.) by Quarters 7-10-0-15.
Fri., Feb. 28, 1941
Decatur (H.S.) 29, ELGIN 21
John Craddock 3, 5-5, 11; Paul Chapman 2, 2-5, 6; Ed Weidner 0, 3-6, 3; Gene Killman 0, 1-2, 1; Tom Bonnike 0, 0-4, 0; Dick Dorsey 0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 5, 11-23, 21; Decatur (H.S.) Totals 7, 15-23, 29; Elgin by Quarters 5-5-4-7; Decatur (H.S.) by Quarters 12-5-8-4.
Wed., Mar. 5, 1941
ELGIN 38, Crystal Lake (H.S.) 26
Paul Chapman 7, 2, 16; John Craddock 4, 4, 12; Dick Dorsey 1, 2, 4; Tom Bonnike 1, 1, 3; Ed Weidner 1, 0, 2; Darwin Kaiser 0, 1, 1; Elgin Totals 14, 10-16, 38; Crystal Lake (H.S.) Totals 9, 8-16, 26; Elgin by Quarters 10-10-11-7; Crystal Lake (H.S.) by Quarters 4-4-7-11.
Fri., Mar. 7, 1941
Hebron 33, ELGIN 16
John Craddock 3, 2-3, 8; Paul Chapman 2, 0-0, 4; Dick Dorsey 1, 0-1, 2; Tom Bonnike 0, 1-1, 1; Jack Freyer 0, 1-1, 1; Gene Killman 0, 0-2, 0; Ed Weidner 0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 6, 4-9, 16; Hebron Totals 13, 7-13, 33; Elgin by Quarters 5-4-2-5; Hebron by Quarters 8-2-11-12.
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