Index | 1942 | 1944

1942-43 Elgin Maroons

Won 20, Lost 5
Coach John Krafft

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Game Scores

No  Date       Elg Opp OT      Opponent
 1  Nov. 20  L  45  47     H   Riverside (R.-Brookfield)
 2  Nov. 21  W  29  19     A   Glen Ellyn (Glenbard)
 3  Nov. 24  W  33  27     H   Hinsdale (Twp.)
 4  Dec. 5   L  51  54  1  A   Cicero (Morton)
 5  Dec. 11  W  39  24     A * Rockford (East)
 6  Dec. 18  W  37  29     H * Joliet (Twp.)
 7  Jan. 5   W  40  37     A * Aurora (West)
 8  Jan. 8   W  35  34     A * Freeport (H.S.)
 9  Jan. 15  W  49  42     H * Aurora (East)
10  Jan. 22  W  49  46     H * LaSalle (L.-Peru)
11  Jan. 29  W  47  45     A * Joliet (Twp.)
12  Feb. 5   W  51  34     H * Aurora (West)
13  Feb. 12  W  43  42     H * Rockford (West)
14  Feb. 13  W  52  44     A   Des Plaines (Maine)
15  Feb. 19  L  31  46     A * Aurora (East)
16  Feb. 26  W  57  37     H   LaGrange (Lyons)
Regional Tournament at Elgin
17  Mar. 2   W  42  26     H + Arlington Heights (Arlington)
18  Mar. 4   W  68  38     H + Woodstock (H.S.)
19  Mar. 5   W  38  29     H + Hebron
Sectional Tournament at Elgin
20  Mar. 12  W  37  28     H + Aurora (West)
21  Mar. 13  W  39  35     H + Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
State Final Tournament at U. of Illinois (Huff Gym)
22  Mar. 18  W  60  56     N + Rockford (West)
23  Mar. 19  W  44  40     N + Wood River (East Alton-W.R.)
24  Mar. 20  L  39  45     N + Moline
25  Mar. 20  L  58  69     N + Salem

* - Conference game
+ - Tournament game

Season Scoring Totals

                                 Total High
Name                     FG   FT  Pts  Game
Bob Menke                96   54  246   18
Bob Morton               90   39  219   20
Cliff Nelson             79   47  205   14
Dave Kilburn             55   36  146   12
Ed Weidner               49   18  116   24
Karl "Bud" Plath         26   28   80   13
George Carapanos         14    5   33    8
Howard Kugath            13    2   28   10
Sam Sauceda               9    3   21    9
Jack Burmaster            4    0    8    6
Bill Myers                3    0    6    4
Bill Goedert              1    0    2    2
Jim O'Rourke              1    0    2    2
Les Dralle                0    1    1    1
McLean                    0    0    0    0
Jim Rager                 0    0    0    0

Big Eight Conference Standings

School                        W    L
Elgin                         9    1
Aurora (East)                 7    3
Rockford (West)               7    3
Aurora (West)                 4    6
Freeport                      4    6
Joliet                        3    7
LaSalle (L.-Peru)             3    7
Rockford (East)               3    7

Game-by-Game Scoring

Fri., Nov. 20, 1942
Riverside (R.-Brookfield) 47, ELGIN 45
Ed Weidner 7, 2-2, 16; George Carapanos 3, 1-2, 7; Bob Menke 3, 1-4, 7; Bob Morton 1, 4-5, 6; Dave Kilburn 2, 0-1, 4; Cliff Nelson 0, 3-5, 3; Karl "Bud" Plath 1, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 17-59, 11-19, 45; Riverside (R.-Brookfield) Totals 18-42, 11-17, 47; Elgin by Quarters 6-20-5-14; Riverside (R.-Brookfield) by Quarters 6-15-11-15.

Sat., Nov. 21, 1942
ELGIN 29, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard) 19
Bob Menke 4, 0-1, 8; George Carapanos 3, 2-3, 8; Bob Morton 2, 3-4, 7; Bill Goedert 1, 0-0, 2; Dave Kilburn 1, 0-1, 2; Ed Weidner 0, 1-4, 1; Cliff Nelson 0, 1-3, 1; Karl "Bud" Plath 0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 11-56, 7-17, 29; Glen Ellyn (Glenbard) Totals 6-44, 7-14, 19; Elgin by Quarters 8-6-9-6; Glen Ellyn (Glenbard) by Quarters 1-9-4-5.

Tue., Nov. 24, 1942
ELGIN 33, Hinsdale (Twp.) 27
Ed Weidner 6, 0-2, 12; Bob Menke 3, 2-2, 8; Dave Kilburn 4, 0-1, 8; Cliff Nelson 2, 1-2, 5; Bob Morton 0, 0-2, 0; Elgin Totals 15-42, 3-9, 33; Hinsdale (Twp.) Totals 10-29, 7-8, 27; Elgin by Quarters 4-9-7-13; Hinsdale (Twp.) by Quarters 3-7-8-9.

Sat., Dec. 5, 1942
Cicero (Morton) 54, ELGIN 51
Ed Weidner 11, 2-4, 24; Cliff Nelson 4, 0-0, 8; Bob Morton 3, 0-1, 6; Bob Menke 2, 1-2, 5; Dave Kilburn 1, 2-2, 4; George Carapanos 1, 0-0, 2; Karl "Bud" Plath 1, 0-0, 2; Les Dralle 0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 23-78, 5-10, 51; Cicero (Morton) Totals 20-78, 14-22, 54; Elgin by Quarters 12-13-9-15-2; Cicero (Morton) by Quarters 11-15-12-11-5.

Fri., Dec. 11, 1942
ELGIN 39, Rockford (East) 24
Cliff Nelson 4, 3-3, 11; Ed Weidner 3, 3-5, 9; Dave Kilburn 2, 2-2, 6; George Carapanos 2, 1-1, 5; Bob Menke 2, 1-4, 5; Karl "Bud" Plath 0, 2-3, 2; Bob Morton 0, 1-3, 1; Elgin Totals 13, 13-21, 39; Rockford (East) Totals 7, 10-20, 24; Elgin by Quarters 7-8-18-6; Rockford (East) by Quarters 4-8-7-5.

Fri., Dec. 18, 1942
ELGIN 37, Joliet (Twp.) 29
Bob Morton 5, 1-2, 11; Cliff Nelson 3, 3-4, 9; Dave Kilburn 1, 5-9, 7; Ed Weidner 2, 1-2, 5; Bob Menke 1, 2-5, 4; Les Dralle 0, 1-1, 1; Elgin Totals 12-45, 13-23, 37; Joliet (Twp.) Totals 12-34, 5-13, 29; Elgin by Quarters 11-3-10-13; Joliet (Twp.) by Quarters 10-6-4-9.

Tue., Jan. 5, 1943
ELGIN 40, Aurora (West) 37
Bob Menke 7, 3-4, 17; Cliff Nelson 4, 1-3, 9; Ed Weidner 2, 2-3, 6; Bob Morton 1, 2-3, 4; Dave Kilburn 1, 0-0, 2; George Carapanos 1, 0-0, 2; Karl "Bud" Plath 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 16, 8-13, 40; Aurora (West) Totals 13, 11-13, 37; Elgin by Quarters 11-14-8-7; Aurora (West) by Quarters 11-10-5-11.

Fri., Jan. 8, 1943
ELGIN 35, Freeport (H.S.) 34
Bob Morton 3, 3-3, 9; Bob Menke 3, 3-6, 9; Cliff Nelson 4, 1-3, 9; George Carapanos 1, 1-2, 3; Karl "Bud" Plath 1, 0-0, 2; Dave Kilburn 0, 2-2, 2; Ed Weidner 0, 1-4, 1; Elgin Totals 12, 11-20, 35; Freeport (H.S.) Totals 14, 6-12, 34; Elgin by Quarters 7-5-13-10; Freeport (H.S.) by Quarters 6-11-7-10.

Fri., Jan. 15, 1943
ELGIN 49, Aurora (East) 42
Bob Menke 5, 2-5, 12; Ed Weidner 4, 3-10, 11; Bob Morton 3, 3-4, 9; Cliff Nelson 4, 1-4, 9; Dave Kilburn 3, 0-0, 6; George Carapanos 1, 0-0, 2; Karl "Bud" Plath 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 20-50, 9-23, 49; Aurora (East) Totals 16, 10-23, 42; Elgin by Quarters 16-14-9-10; Aurora (East) by Quarters 16-12-8-6.

Fri., Jan. 22, 1943
ELGIN 49, LaSalle (L.-Peru) 46
Ed Weidner 7, 2-2, 16; Cliff Nelson 6, 2-3, 14; Bob Menke 2, 3-6, 7; Dave Kilburn 3, 0-0, 6; Bob Morton 2, 0-1, 4; George Carapanos 1, 0-0, 2; Karl "Bud" Plath 0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 21-63, 7-13, 49; LaSalle (L.-Peru) Totals 19-56, 8-16, 46; Elgin by Quarters 15-13-13-8; LaSalle (L.-Peru) by Quarters 15-12-11-8.

Fri., Jan. 29, 1943
ELGIN 47, Joliet (Twp.) 45
Ed Weidner 7, 1-1, 15; Dave Kilburn 5, 0-2, 10; Bob Menke 2, 4-6, 8; Bob Morton 3, 0-0, 6; Cliff Nelson 2, 2-2, 6; George Carapanos 1, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 20, 7-11, 47; Joliet (Twp.) Totals 20, 5-12, 45; Elgin by Quarters 11-15-9-12; Joliet (Twp.) by Quarters 7-12-15-11.

Fri., Feb. 5, 1943
ELGIN 51, Aurora (West) 34
Bob Menke 6, 3-4, 15; Bob Morton 5, 2-2, 12; Cliff Nelson 4, 1-1, 9; Dave Kilburn 1, 4-4, 6; Bill Myers 2, 0-0, 4; Jack Burmaster 1, 0-0, 2; Howard Kugath 1, 0-0, 2; Karl "Bud" Plath 0, 1-1, 1; Elgin Totals 20-60, 11-12, 51; Aurora (West) Totals 13-52, 8-16, 34; Elgin by Quarters 10-9-13-19; Aurora (West) by Quarters 8-9-3-14.

Fri., Feb. 12, 1943
ELGIN 43, Rockford (West) 42
Dave Kilburn 6, 0-2, 12; Bob Menke 5, 1-1, 11; Cliff Nelson 2, 5-6, 9; Bob Morton 3, 0-1, 6; Karl "Bud" Plath 1, 1-2, 3; Howard Kugath 1, 0-0, 2; Sam Sauceda 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 18, 7-12, 43; Rockford (West) Totals 16, 10-14, 42; Elgin by Quarters 5-14-8-16; Rockford (West) by Quarters 8-13-15-6.

Sat., Feb. 13, 1943
ELGIN 52, Des Plaines (Maine) 44
Bob Morton 6, 1-2, 13; Bob Menke 5, 3-5, 13; Sam Sauceda 4, 1-2, 9; Karl "Bud" Plath 4, 0-1, 8; Dave Kilburn 1, 3-4, 5; Cliff Nelson 2, 0-1, 4; Bill Myers 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 22, 8-15, 52; Des Plaines (Maine) Totals 20, 4-12, 44; Elgin by Quarters 18-12-9-13; Des Plaines (Maine) by Quarters 16-7-10-11.

Fri., Feb. 19, 1943
Aurora (East) 46, ELGIN 31
Cliff Nelson 5, 1-2, 11; Dave Kilburn 4, 2-3, 10; Bob Morton 3, 0-2, 6; Howard Kugath 2, 0-0, 4; Sam Sauceda 0, 0-0, 0; Bob Menke 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 14-47, 3-7, 31; Aurora (East) Totals 20-36, 6-15, 46; Elgin by Quarters 7-8-7-9; Aurora (East) by Quarters 14-11-10-11.

Fri., Feb. 26, 1943
ELGIN 57, LaGrange (Lyons) 37
Bob Menke 4, 6-8, 14; Cliff Nelson 5, 2-4, 12; Karl "Bud" Plath 3, 4-5, 10; Bob Morton 3, 2-2, 8; Dave Kilburn 2, 1-1, 5; Sam Sauceda 1, 2-3, 4; Bill Myers 1, 0-0, 2; Jim O'Rourke 1, 0-1, 2; Jim Rager 0, 0-0, 0; McLean 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 20-76, 17-24, 57; LaGrange (Lyons) Totals 14-64, 9-16, 37; Elgin by Quarters 11-14-19-13; LaGrange (Lyons) by Quarters 12-4-11-10.

Tue., Mar. 2, 1943
ELGIN 42, Arlington Heights (Arlington) 26
Bob Morton 7, 1-5, 15; Cliff Nelson 4, 4-6, 12; Bob Menke 5, 0-1, 10; Karl "Bud" Plath 1, 1-3, 3; Dave Kilburn 1, 0-0, 2; Bill Goedert 0, 0-0, 0; Bill Myers 0, 0-0, 0; Sam Sauceda 0, 0-0, 0; Howard Kugath 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 18-89, 6-15, 42; Arlington Heights (Arlington) Totals 11-64, 4-10, 26; Elgin by Quarters 7-10-13-12; Arlington Heights (Arlington) by Quarters 4-12-4-6.

Thu., Mar. 4, 1943
ELGIN 68, Woodstock (H.S.) 38
Bob Menke 8, 2-2, 18; Karl "Bud" Plath 4, 5-6, 13; Bob Morton 5, 1-1, 11; Cliff Nelson 3, 0-0, 6; Jack Burmaster 3, 0-0, 6; Sam Sauceda 3, 0-2, 6; Dave Kilburn 1, 2-4, 4; Howard Kugath 2, 0-1, 4; Bill Goedert 0, 0-1, 0; Sam Sauceda 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 29-96, 10-17, 68; Woodstock (H.S.) Totals 15-47, 8-13, 38; Elgin by Quarters 9-22-17-20; Woodstock (H.S.) by Quarters 11-5-11-11.

Fri., Mar. 5, 1943
ELGIN 38, Hebron 29
Bob Morton 5, 1-1, 11; Bob Menke 4, 1-1, 9; Karl "Bud" Plath 2, 2-5, 6; Dave Kilburn 3, 0-0, 6; Cliff Nelson 3, 0-0, 6; Elgin Totals 17-65, 4-7, 38; Hebron Totals 12-53, 5-8, 29; Elgin by Quarters 7-4-19-8; Hebron by Quarters 15-6-3-5.

Fri., Mar. 12, 1943
ELGIN 37, Aurora (West) 28
Bob Morton 4, 2-2, 10; Cliff Nelson 2, 5-8, 9; Dave Kilburn 3, 0-0, 6; Bob Menke 2, 1-2, 5; Karl "Bud" Plath 2, 1-2, 5; Howard Kugath 1, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 14-62, 9-14, 37; Aurora (West) Totals 9-59, 10-15, 28; Elgin by Quarters 10-9-11-7; Aurora (West) by Quarters 5-3-7-13.

Sat., Mar. 13, 1943
ELGIN 39, Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 35
Howard Kugath 4, 2-5, 10; Dave Kilburn 2, 6-10, 10; Bob Menke 4, 2-4, 10; Bob Morton 1, 2-2, 4; Cliff Nelson 1, 1-3, 3; Sam Sauceda 1, 0-1, 2; Karl "Bud" Plath 0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 13-62, 13-26, 39; Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Totals 13-62, 9-14, 35; Elgin by Quarters 12-9-7-11; Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) by Quarters 9-6-12-8.

Thu., Mar. 18, 1943
ELGIN 60, Rockford (West) 56
Bob Morton 8, 4, 20; Bob Menke 4, 6, 14; Cliff Nelson 5, 3, 13; Dave Kilburn 2, 1, 5; Karl "Bud" Plath 1, 2, 4; Howard Kugath 2, 0, 4; Elgin Totals 22-71, 16, 60; Rockford (West) Totals 22-70, 12, 56; Elgin by Quarters 14-13-7-16; Rockford (West) by Quarters 12-14-17-13.

Fri., Mar. 19, 1943
ELGIN 44, Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) 40
Bob Morton 7, 0-0, 14; Bob Menke 2, 4-4, 8; Dave Kilburn 3, 2-3, 8; Cliff Nelson 4, 0-0, 8; Karl "Bud" Plath 1, 4-5, 6; Elgin Totals 17, 10-12, 44; Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) Totals 18, 4, 40; ; .

Sat., Mar. 20, 1943
Moline 45, ELGIN 39
Bob Menke 4, 3, 11; Bob Morton 3, 3, 9; Cliff Nelson 3, 2, 8; Karl "Bud" Plath 2, 2, 6; Dave Kilburn 1, 3, 5; Sam Sauceda 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 13, 13, 39; Moline Totals 19, 7, 45; Elgin by Quarters 10-8-12-9; Moline by Quarters 9-11-17-8.

Sat., Mar. 20, 1943
Salem 69, ELGIN 58
Bob Menke 9, 0-0, 18; Bob Morton 7, 3-5, 17; Cliff Nelson 3, 5-9, 11; Karl "Bud" Plath 2, 3-3, 7; Dave Kilburn 2, 1-3, 5; Elgin Totals 23, 12-20, 58; Salem Totals 29, 11-16, 69; Elgin by Quarters 16-14-13-15; Salem by Quarters 14-25-19-11.