1943-44 Elgin Maroons
Won 21, Lost 4
Coach John Krafft
Team Photo
Game Scores
No Date Elg Opp OT Opponent
1 Nov. 23 W 31 30 H Glen Ellyn (Glenbard)
2 Dec. 3 W 48 27 H Winnetka (New Trier)
3 Dec. 4 W 45 26 A Hinsdale (Twp.)
4 Dec. 10 W 49 29 A Belvidere
5 Dec. 11 W 47 28 H Cicero (Morton)
6 Dec. 17 W 47 45 H * Aurora (East)
7 Dec. 30 W 38 31 H * Rockford (East)
8 Jan. 7 L 37 39 A * Joliet (Twp.)
9 Jan. 14 W 52 26 H * Aurora (West)
10 Jan. 21 W 54 41 H * Freeport (H.S.)
11 Jan. 28 L 45 61 A * Aurora (East)
12 Feb. 4 W 55 28 A * LaSalle (L.-Peru)
13 Feb. 11 W 50 39 H * Joliet (Twp.)
14 Feb. 18 W 67 33 A * Aurora (West)
15 Feb. 19 W 56 36 H Des Plaines (Maine)
16 Feb. 25 L 39 54 A * Rockford (West)
Regional Tournament at Woodstock (H.S.)
17 Feb. 29 W 74 26 N + McHenry
18 Mar. 2 W 73 26 N + Crystal Lake (H.S.)
19 Mar. 3 W 44 42 N + Dundee
Sectional Tournament at Maywood (Proviso)
20 Mar. 9 W 47 33 N + Sycamore
21 Mar. 10 W 44 42 A + Maywood (Proviso)
State Final Tournament at U. of Illinois (Huff Gym)
22 Mar. 16 W 39 38 N + Pekin
23 Mar. 17 W 65 38 N + Anna (A.-Jonesboro)
24 Mar. 18 W 48 47 N + Chicago (South Shore)
25 Mar. 18 L 33 56 N + Taylorville
* - Conference game
+ - Tournament game
Season Scoring Totals
Total High
Name FG FT Pts Game
Karl "Bud" Plath 95 69 259 22
Sam Sauceda 88 62 238 14
Jim Rager 92 32 216 21
Jack Burmaster 65 50 180 16
Howard Kugath 77 13 167 16
Tom Parker 27 48 102 12
Bill Goedert 16 2 34 8
Bill Myers 4 7 15 6
Gene Manley 4 1 9 8
Wally Graf 0 4 4 3
Howie Foell 0 1 1 1
Austin Hansen 0 1 1 1
Bill Turner 0 1 1 1
Russ Geldmacher 0 0 0 0
Big Eight Conference Standings
School W L
Aurora (East) 7 3
Elgin 7 3
Freeport 7 3
Rockford (East) 7 3
Rockford (West) 6 4
Joliet 5 5
LaSalle (L.-Peru) 1 9
Aurora (West) 0 10
Game-by-Game Scoring
Tue., Nov. 23, 1943
ELGIN 31, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard) 30
Sam Sauceda 5, 3-6, 13; Jack Burmaster 4, 3-5, 11; Tom Parker 0, 3-6, 3; Karl "Bud" Plath 1, 1-3, 3; Bill Turner 0, 1-1, 1; Howard Kugath 0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 10-51, 11-22, 31; Glen Ellyn (Glenbard) Totals 11-51, 8-16, 30; Elgin by Quarters 6-13-4-8; Glen Ellyn (Glenbard) by Quarters 4-6-10-10.
Fri., Dec. 3, 1943
ELGIN 48, Winnetka (New Trier) 27
Howard Kugath 7, 0-1, 14; Sam Sauceda 5, 4-5, 14; Jim Rager 5, 0-0, 10; Jack Burmaster 3, 0-0, 6; Karl "Bud" Plath 2, 0-0, 4; Elgin Totals 22-78, 4-6, 48; Winnetka (New Trier) Totals 11-66, 5-12, 27; Elgin by Quarters 13-12-18-5; Winnetka (New Trier) by Quarters 8-6-4-9.
Sat., Dec. 4, 1943
ELGIN 45, Hinsdale (Twp.) 26
Karl "Bud" Plath 7, 2-3, 16; Jim Rager 4, 2-2, 10; Howard Kugath 4, 0-2, 8; Sam Sauceda 2, 3-4, 7; Tom Parker 1, 1-1, 3; Jack Burmaster 0, 1-1, 1; Bill Goedert 0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 18-66, 9-14, 45; Hinsdale (Twp.) Totals 9-45, 8-12, 26; Elgin by Quarters 6-12-12-15; Hinsdale (Twp.) by Quarters 8-7-7-4.
Fri., Dec. 10, 1943
ELGIN 49, Belvidere 29
Howard Kugath 8, 0-0, 16; Jim Rager 7, 1-1, 15; Karl "Bud" Plath 2, 2-2, 6; Bill Goedert 3, 0-1, 6; Jack Burmaster 2, 0-1, 4; Sam Sauceda 1, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 23, 3-5, 49; Belvidere Totals 10, 9-16, 29; Elgin by Quarters 18-11-14-6; Belvidere by Quarters 6-6-9-8.
Sat., Dec. 11, 1943
ELGIN 47, Cicero (Morton) 28
Jack Burmaster 5, 4-8, 14; Jim Rager 5, 1-2, 11; Sam Sauceda 5, 1-1, 11; Howard Kugath 3, 1-3, 7; Karl "Bud" Plath 1, 0-1, 2; Tom Parker 0, 1-2, 1; Bill Myers 0, 1-1, 1; Elgin Totals 19, 9-18, 47; Cicero (Morton) Totals 12, 4-9, 28; Elgin by Quarters 4-10-17-16; Cicero (Morton) by Quarters 5-2-12-9.
Fri., Dec. 17, 1943
ELGIN 47, Aurora (East) 45
Karl "Bud" Plath 5, 2-6, 12; Jim Rager 5, 1-1, 11; Howard Kugath 5, 0-0, 10; Sam Sauceda 4, 0-0, 8; Jack Burmaster 2, 2-4, 6; Tom Parker 0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 21, 5-12, 47; Aurora (East) Totals 18, 9-17, 45; Elgin by Quarters 14-12-8-13; Aurora (East) by Quarters 17-10-13-5.
Thu., Dec. 30, 1943
ELGIN 38, Rockford (East) 31
Karl "Bud" Plath 6, 1-2, 13; Sam Sauceda 4, 2-3, 10; Howard Kugath 2, 3-5, 7; Jack Burmaster 1, 3-5, 5; Jim Rager 1, 1-3, 3; Elgin Totals 14, 10-18, 38; Rockford (East) Totals 11, 9-14, 31; Elgin by Quarters 18-9-4-7; Rockford (East) by Quarters 11-9-4-7.
Fri., Jan. 7, 1944
Joliet (Twp.) 39, ELGIN 37
Karl "Bud" Plath 5, 3-7, 13; Sam Sauceda 4, 5-7, 13; Jack Burmaster 3, 0-2, 6; Jim Rager 1, 1-2, 3; Howard Kugath 1, 0-1, 2; Elgin Totals 14, 9-19, 37; Joliet (Twp.) Totals 17, 5-9, 39; Elgin by Quarters 7-12-9-9; Joliet (Twp.) by Quarters 10-6-11-12.
Fri., Jan. 14, 1944
ELGIN 52, Aurora (West) 26
Karl "Bud" Plath 5, 1-4, 11; Sam Sauceda 4, 1-2, 9; Tom Parker 3, 2-2, 8; Jim Rager 3, 1-1, 7; Howard Kugath 3, 0-2, 6; Bill Goedert 2, 1-1, 5; Jack Burmaster 0, 4-5, 4; Bill Myers 0, 1-1, 1; Howie Foell 0, 1-1, 1; Russ Geldmacher 0, 0-2, 0; Elgin Totals 20, 12-21, 52; Aurora (West) Totals 7, 12-24, 26; Elgin by Quarters 7-14-16-15; Aurora (West) by Quarters 5-4-12-5.
Fri., Jan. 21, 1944
ELGIN 54, Freeport (H.S.) 41
Karl "Bud" Plath 6, 3-7, 15; Sam Sauceda 3, 6-7, 12; Jim Rager 4, 3-3, 11; Tom Parker 2, 3-6, 7; Jack Burmaster 2, 3-6, 7; Howard Kugath 1, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 18, 18-29, 54; Freeport (H.S.) Totals 16, 9-17, 41; Elgin by Quarters 10-13-12-19; Freeport (H.S.) by Quarters 9-10-7-15.
Fri., Jan. 28, 1944
Aurora (East) 61, ELGIN 45
Karl "Bud" Plath 9, 4-6, 22; Sam Sauceda 3, 4-6, 10; Jim Rager 3, 1-2, 7; Tom Parker 2, 1-1, 5; Jack Burmaster 0, 1-3, 1; Elgin Totals 17, 11-18, 45; Aurora (East) Totals 26, 9-14, 61; Elgin by Quarters 13-6-9-17; Aurora (East) by Quarters 14-15-13-19.
Fri., Feb. 4, 1944
ELGIN 55, LaSalle (L.-Peru) 28
Jim Rager 7, 1-1, 15; Karl "Bud" Plath 4, 3-3, 11; Sam Sauceda 5, 1-2, 11; Tom Parker 3, 4-5, 10; Jack Burmaster 2, 3-4, 7; Austin Hansen 0, 1-1, 1; Elgin Totals 21, 13-16, 55; LaSalle (L.-Peru) Totals 10, 8-18, 28; Elgin by Quarters 10-15-15-15; LaSalle (L.-Peru) by Quarters 5-8-10-5.
Fri., Feb. 11, 1944
ELGIN 50, Joliet (Twp.) 39
Jack Burmaster 5, 4-5, 14; Karl "Bud" Plath 4, 2-6, 10; Sam Sauceda 3, 3-4, 9; Howard Kugath 3, 1-2, 7; Tom Parker 0, 6-10, 6; Jim Rager 0, 4-5, 4; Elgin Totals 15, 20-32, 50; Joliet (Twp.) Totals 15, 9-16, 39; Elgin by Quarters 13-10-16-11; Joliet (Twp.) by Quarters 9-9-13-8.
Fri., Feb. 18, 1944
ELGIN 67, Aurora (West) 33
Jack Burmaster 5, 2-5, 12; Karl "Bud" Plath 4, 4-8, 12; Jim Rager 6, 0-1, 12; Sam Sauceda 4, 2-3, 10; Tom Parker 1, 5-8, 7; Howard Kugath 3, 0-0, 6; Bill Myers 2, 1-1, 5; Bill Goedert 1, 1-2, 3; Bill Turner 0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 26, 15-29, 67; Aurora (West) Totals 11, 11-21, 33; Elgin by Quarters 22-16-13-16; Aurora (West) by Quarters 4-10-10-11.
Sat., Feb. 19, 1944
ELGIN 56, Des Plaines (Maine) 36
Karl "Bud" Plath 4, 6-11, 14; Sam Sauceda 4, 5-5, 13; Tom Parker 3, 6-7, 12; Jim Rager 4, 2-3, 10; Howard Kugath 1, 1-1, 3; Jack Burmaster 1, 0-0, 2; Bill Goedert 1, 0-0, 2; Bill Myers 0, 0-1, 0; Wally Graf 0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 18, 20-29, 56; Des Plaines (Maine) Totals 15, 6-19, 36; Elgin by Quarters 11-20-15-10; Des Plaines (Maine) by Quarters 4-8-10-14.
Fri., Feb. 25, 1944
Rockford (West) 54, ELGIN 39
Karl "Bud" Plath 4, 7-8, 15; Sam Sauceda 4, 2-5, 10; Tom Parker 2, 1-3, 5; Howard Kugath 2, 1-1, 5; Jack Burmaster 1, 1-3, 3; Jim Rager 0, 1-1, 1; Gene Manley 0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 13, 13-22, 39; Rockford (West) Totals 23, 8-13, 54; Elgin by Quarters 11-6-12-10; Rockford (West) by Quarters 14-13-7-20.
Tue., Feb. 29, 1944
ELGIN 74, McHenry 26
Jim Rager 6, 2-2, 14; Howard Kugath 7, 0-0, 14; Karl "Bud" Plath 4, 3-5, 11; Jack Burmaster 2, 6-6, 10; Gene Manley 4, 0-0, 8; Sam Sauceda 1, 4-4, 6; Tom Parker 2, 1-2, 5; Bill Goedert 2, 0-0, 4; Bill Myers 0, 1-2, 1; Wally Graf 0, 1-2, 1; Elgin Totals 28, 18-23, 74; McHenry Totals 8, 10-15, 26; Elgin by Quarters 19-20-19-16; McHenry by Quarters 10-5-5-6.
Thu., Mar. 2, 1944
ELGIN 73, Crystal Lake (H.S.) 26
Jack Burmaster 5, 4-6, 14; Sam Sauceda 5, 3-6, 13; Karl "Bud" Plath 3, 3-6, 9; Jim Rager 4, 1-2, 9; Howard Kugath 4, 1-2, 9; Bill Goedert 4, 0-1, 8; Bill Myers 2, 2-2, 6; Wally Graf 0, 3-4, 3; Tom Parker 0, 1-2, 1; Gene Manley 0, 1-1, 1; Elgin Totals 27, 19-32, 73; Crystal Lake (H.S.) Totals 8, 10-27, 26; Elgin by Quarters 18-15-21-19; Crystal Lake (H.S.) by Quarters 6-9-7-4.
Fri., Mar. 3, 1944
ELGIN 44, Dundee 42
Karl "Bud" Plath 3, 7, 13; Jim Rager 3, 2, 8; Sam Sauceda 3, 2, 8; Tom Parker 2, 2, 6; Jack Burmaster 2, 1, 5; Howard Kugath 1, 0, 2; Bill Goedert 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 15-48, 14-22, 44; Dundee Totals 16-48, 10-26, 42; Elgin by Quarters 14-7-10-13; Dundee by Quarters 12-13-10-7.
Thu., Mar. 9, 1944
ELGIN 47, Sycamore 33
Howard Kugath 6, 2-2, 14; Sam Sauceda 5, 0-1, 10; Tom Parker 2, 2-4, 6; Jack Burmaster 3, 0-0, 6; Karl "Bud" Plath 2, 1-4, 5; Jim Rager 2, 0-0, 4; Bill Goedert 1, 0-2, 2; Elgin Totals 21, 5-13, 47; Sycamore Totals 13, 7-15, 33; Elgin by Quarters 18-11-9-9; Sycamore by Quarters 5-8-7-13.
Fri., Mar. 10, 1944
ELGIN 44, Maywood (Proviso) 42
Karl "Bud" Plath 6, 3-4, 15; Sam Sauceda 6, 2-6, 14; Jim Rager 3, 1-4, 7; Tom Parker 1, 2-2, 4; Jack Burmaster 1, 1-5, 3; Howard Kugath 0, 1-1, 1; Elgin Totals 17-51, 10-22, 44; Maywood (Proviso) Totals 17-63, 8-12, 42; Elgin by Quarters 16-9-11-8; Maywood (Proviso) by Quarters 15-9-9-9.
Thu., Mar. 16, 1944
ELGIN 39, Pekin 38
Karl "Bud" Plath 3, 5-6, 11; Jim Rager 4, 3-3, 11; Jack Burmaster 2, 4-7, 8; Howard Kugath 3, 0-0, 6; Tom Parker 1, 1-4, 3; Sam Sauceda 0, 0-0, 0; Bill Goedert 0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 13, 13-21, 39; Pekin Totals 15, 8-18, 38; Elgin by Quarters 12-10-6-11; Pekin by Quarters 10-9-12-7.
Fri., Mar. 17, 1944
ELGIN 65, Anna (A.-Jonesboro) 38
Jim Rager 10, 1-3, 21; Jack Burmaster 7, 2-2, 16; Howard Kugath 6, 1-1, 13; Tom Parker 2, 4-7, 8; Sam Sauceda 1, 1-1, 3; Karl "Bud" Plath 1, 0-0, 2; Bill Goedert 1, 0-1, 2; Elgin Totals 28, 9-15, 65; Anna (A.-Jonesboro) Totals 12, 14-18, 38; Elgin by Quarters 12-19-13-21; Anna (A.-Jonesboro) by Quarters 11-10-5-12.
Sat., Mar. 18, 1944
ELGIN 48, Chicago (South Shore) 47
Jack Burmaster 6, 0, 12; Howard Kugath 5, 0, 10; Sam Sauceda 3, 2, 8; Karl "Bud" Plath 2, 4, 8; Jim Rager 4, 0, 8; Tom Parker 0, 2, 2; Elgin Totals 20, 8, 48; Chicago (South Shore) Totals 17, 13, 47; Elgin by Quarters 9-10-19-10; Chicago (South Shore) by Quarters 15-16-7-9.
Sat., Mar. 18, 1944
Taylorville 56, ELGIN 33
Sam Sauceda 4, 6, 14; Karl "Bud" Plath 2, 2, 6; Howard Kugath 2, 1, 5; Jim Rager 1, 2, 4; Jack Burmaster 1, 1, 3; Bill Myers 0, 1, 1; Bill Goedert 0, 0, 0; Tom Parker 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 10, 13, 33; Taylorville Totals 23, 10, 56; Elgin by Quarters 10-9-10-4; Taylorville by Quarters 8-16-13-19.
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