Index | 1945 | 1947

1945-46 Elgin Maroons

Won 16, Lost 4
Coach John Krafft

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Game Scores

No  Date       Elg Opp OT      Opponent
 1  Nov. 30  L  44  46  2  A   Maywood (Proviso)
 2  Dec. 1   W  51  40     H   Des Plaines (Maine)
 3  Dec. 7   W  71  34     A   Belvidere
 4  Dec. 8   W  79  31     H   Winnetka (New Trier)
 5  Dec. 14  W  48  34     A * Aurora (West)
 6  Dec. 15  W  52  36     H   Cicero (Morton)
 7  Dec. 21  W  65  45     A * Rockford (West)
 8  Jan. 4   W  47  30     H * Aurora (East)
 9  Jan. 11  W  29  24  1  H * Rockford (East)
10  Jan. 18  W  42  31     A * Joliet (Twp.)
11  Jan. 19  W  37  33     H   Moline
12  Jan. 25  W  53  31     H * Aurora (West)
13  Jan. 26  W  58  32     A   DeKalb
14  Feb. 1   W  45  40     H * Freeport (H.S.)
15  Feb. 8   L  48  54     A * Aurora (East)
16  Feb. 15  L  29  31     A * LaSalle (L.-Peru)
17  Feb. 22  W  38  32     H * Joliet (Twp.)
Regional Tournament at Elgin
18  Feb. 26  W  42  28     H + Palatine (H.S.)
19  Feb. 28  W  32  31     H + Crystal Lake (H.S.)
20  Mar. 1   L  30  45     H + Dundee

* - Conference game
+ - Tournament game

Season Scoring Totals

                                 Total High
Name                     FG   FT  Pts  Game
Wally Graf               66   42  174   29
Chuck Swanson            64   32  160   23
Dale Oergel              53   21  127   15
Chuck Orban              44   23  111   16
Robert "Red" Farney      45   16  106   16
Floyd Smith              37   26  100   14
Dick Smith               21   17   59   14
Russ Nelson              12    6   30    8
Jack Chapman              9   10   28    8
Don Sunderlage            3   11   17    5
Gordon Bryant             3    7   13    4
Gene Carpenter            3    4   10    6
Doug Bielenberg           1    0    2    2
Bill Griffith             1    0    2    2
Bob Schaeffer             0    1    1    1
John Hauer                0    0    0    0
Dick Wallace              0    0    0    0

Big Eight Conference Standings

School                        W    L
Rockford (East)               9    1
Elgin                         8    2
Joliet                        7    3
Freeport                      6    4
LaSalle (L.-Peru)             4    6
Aurora (West)                 3    7
Aurora (East)                 2    8
Rockford (West)               1    9

Game-by-Game Scoring

Fri., Nov. 30, 1945
Maywood (Proviso) 46, ELGIN 44
Chuck Orban 4, 5, 13; Chuck Swanson 6, 1, 13; Wally Graf 3, 3, 9; Floyd Smith 4, 1, 9; Elgin Totals 17, 10, 44; Maywood (Proviso) Totals 19, 8, 46; Elgin by Quarters 16-9-10-9-0-0; Maywood (Proviso) by Quarters 9-15-10-10-0-2.

Sat., Dec. 1, 1945
ELGIN 51, Des Plaines (Maine) 40
Floyd Smith 6, 2, 14; Chuck Swanson 3, 6, 12; Chuck Orban 4, 3, 11; Dale Oergel 4, 1, 9; Dick Smith 1, 0, 2; Robert "Red" Farney 0, 1, 1; Russ Nelson 0, 1, 1; Don Sunderlage 0, 1, 1; Elgin Totals 18, 15, 51; Des Plaines (Maine) Totals 13, 14, 40; Elgin by Quarters 15-10-17-9; Des Plaines (Maine) by Quarters 5-8-12-15.

Fri., Dec. 7, 1945
ELGIN 71, Belvidere 34
Chuck Swanson 11, 1, 23; Wally Graf 5, 2, 12; Floyd Smith 3, 3, 9; Robert "Red" Farney 3, 1, 7; Dale Oergel 3, 1, 7; Chuck Orban 2, 2, 6; Dick Smith 2, 2, 6; Bob Schaeffer 0, 1, 1; Elgin Totals 29, 13, 71; Belvidere Totals 14, 6, 34; Elgin by Quarters 13-22-20-16; Belvidere by Quarters 12-8-4-10.

Sat., Dec. 8, 1945
ELGIN 79, Winnetka (New Trier) 31
Chuck Orban 6, 4, 16; Chuck Swanson 6, 3, 15; Wally Graf 4, 4, 12; Robert "Red" Farney 5, 1, 11; Floyd Smith 3, 3, 9; Dale Oergel 2, 1, 5; Gordon Bryant 1, 1, 3; Bill Griffith 1, 0, 2; Dick Smith 1, 0, 2; Russ Nelson 1, 0, 2; Doug Bielenberg 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 31, 17, 79; Winnetka (New Trier) Totals 12, 7, 31; Elgin by Quarters 16-20-23-20; Winnetka (New Trier) by Quarters 7-9-4-11.

Fri., Dec. 14, 1945
ELGIN 48, Aurora (West) 34
Chuck Orban 5, 2, 12; Wally Graf 5, 1, 11; Floyd Smith 3, 3, 9; Chuck Swanson 3, 2, 8; Robert "Red" Farney 3, 0, 6; Dale Oergel 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 20, 8, 48; Aurora (West) Totals 13, 8, 34; Elgin by Quarters 9-13-14-12; Aurora (West) by Quarters 6-5-9-14.

Sat., Dec. 15, 1945
ELGIN 52, Cicero (Morton) 36
Wally Graf 10, 2, 22; Chuck Swanson 4, 5, 13; Floyd Smith 3, 3, 9; Chuck Orban 1, 1, 3; Dale Oergel 1, 0, 2; Robert "Red" Farney 1, 0, 2; Dick Smith 0, 1, 1; Elgin Totals 20, 12, 52; Cicero (Morton) Totals 14, 8, 36; Elgin by Quarters 12-13-14-13; Cicero (Morton) by Quarters 6-7-13-10.

Fri., Dec. 21, 1945
ELGIN 65, Rockford (West) 45
Wally Graf 10, 9, 29; Chuck Swanson 5, 0, 10; Floyd Smith 4, 2, 10; Chuck Orban 3, 3, 9; Don Sunderlage 2, 1, 5; Robert "Red" Farney 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 25, 15, 65; Rockford (West) Totals 21, 3, 45; Elgin by Quarters 17-18-15-15; Rockford (West) by Quarters 11-10-9-15.

Fri., Jan. 4, 1946
ELGIN 47, Aurora (East) 30
Chuck Orban 5, 2, 12; Chuck Swanson 5, 1, 11; Floyd Smith 3, 3, 9; Dale Oergel 4, 0, 8; Robert "Red" Farney 2, 3, 7; Elgin Totals 19, 9, 47; Aurora (East) Totals 12, 6, 30; Elgin by Quarters 16-8-15-8; Aurora (East) by Quarters 8-11-7-4.

Fri., Jan. 11, 1946
ELGIN 29, Rockford (East) 24
Wally Graf 4, 3-6, 11; Chuck Swanson 3, 4-7, 10; Robert "Red" Farney 2, 0-1, 4; Chuck Orban 2, 0-1, 4; Floyd Smith 0, 0-1, 0; Dale Oergel 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 11, 7-16, 29; Rockford (East) Totals 9, 6-10, 24; Elgin by Quarters 2-2-11-7-7; Rockford (East) by Quarters 3-7-5-7-2.

Fri., Jan. 18, 1946
ELGIN 42, Joliet (Twp.) 31
Wally Graf 7, 5-9, 19; Robert "Red" Farney 4, 0-1, 8; Chuck Swanson 3, 0-4, 6; Chuck Orban 2, 0-3, 4; Floyd Smith 1, 1-1, 3; Dale Oergel 1, 0-0, 2; Don Sunderlage 0, 0-0, 0; Russ Nelson 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 18, 6-18, 42; Joliet (Twp.) Totals 10, 11-18, 31; Elgin by Quarters 12-10-4-16; Joliet (Twp.) by Quarters 5-7-9-10.

Sat., Jan. 19, 1946
ELGIN 37, Moline 33
Wally Graf 5, 4-7, 14; Chuck Swanson 3, 2-5, 8; Chuck Orban 4, 0-3, 8; Robert "Red" Farney 3, 0-2, 6; Floyd Smith 0, 1-3, 1; Dale Oergel 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 15-71, 7-20, 37; Moline Totals 15-60, 3-8, 33; Elgin by Quarters 13-1-13-10; Moline by Quarters 8-8-8-9.

Fri., Jan. 25, 1946
ELGIN 53, Aurora (West) 31
Chuck Swanson 7, 4-5, 18; Wally Graf 5, 3-5, 13; Floyd Smith 3, 2-2, 8; Chuck Orban 3, 1-1, 7; Robert "Red" Farney 2, 0-1, 4; Dale Oergel 1, 0-1, 2; Don Sunderlage 0, 1-1, 1; John Hauer 0, 0-2, 0; Elgin Totals 21, 11-18, 53; Aurora (West) Totals 11, 9-18, 31; Elgin by Quarters 14-16-11-12; Aurora (West) by Quarters 7-11-5-8.

Sat., Jan. 26, 1946
ELGIN 58, DeKalb 32
Wally Graf 8, 6-6, 22; Chuck Swanson 5, 3-5, 13; Floyd Smith 4, 2-3, 10; Chuck Orban 3, 0-1, 6; Robert "Red" Farney 2, 0-0, 4; Dale Oergel 0, 2-2, 2; Dick Smith 0, 1-2, 1; Elgin Totals 22, 14-19, 58; DeKalb Totals 14, 4-9, 32; Elgin by Quarters 11-11-21-15; DeKalb by Quarters 8-8-9-7.

Fri., Feb. 1, 1946
ELGIN 45, Freeport (H.S.) 40
Robert "Red" Farney 6, 4-10, 16; Dale Oergel 7, 1-5, 15; Russ Nelson 2, 2-2, 6; Jack Chapman 2, 1-5, 5; Dick Smith 1, 1-3, 3; Gene Carpenter 0, 0-4, 0; Elgin Totals 18, 9-29, 45; Freeport (H.S.) Totals 16, 8-17, 40; Elgin by Quarters 13-11-10-11; Freeport (H.S.) by Quarters 3-18-14-5.

Fri., Feb. 8, 1946
Aurora (East) 54, ELGIN 48
Dale Oergel 5, 5-6, 15; Dick Smith 5, 4-6, 14; Russ Nelson 3, 2-3, 8; Robert "Red" Farney 2, 2-5, 6; Gordon Bryant 0, 2-2, 2; Don Sunderlage 0, 2-2, 2; Jack Chapman 0, 1-4, 1; Elgin Totals 15-65, 18-28, 48; Aurora (East) Totals 22-63, 10-18, 54; Elgin by Quarters 17-11-8-12; Aurora (East) by Quarters 15-16-14-9.

Fri., Feb. 15, 1946
LaSalle (L.-Peru) 31, ELGIN 29
Dale Oergel 4, 1-1, 9; Jack Chapman 3, 2-2, 8; Don Sunderlage 0, 3-8, 3; Dick Smith 1, 1-1, 3; Robert "Red" Farney 1, 1-4, 3; Gordon Bryant 1, 0-1, 2; Gene Carpenter 0, 1-2, 1; Elgin Totals 10, 9-19, 29; LaSalle (L.-Peru) Totals 13, 5-12, 31; Elgin by Quarters 6-10-8-5; LaSalle (L.-Peru) by Quarters 3-6-13-9.

Fri., Feb. 22, 1946
ELGIN 38, Joliet (Twp.) 32
Dale Oergel 4, 4-8, 12; Robert "Red" Farney 4, 0-0, 8; Russ Nelson 3, 1-1, 7; Dick Smith 1, 4-7, 6; Jack Chapman 0, 3-4, 3; Don Sunderlage 0, 2-3, 2; Elgin Totals 12-68, 14-23, 38; Joliet (Twp.) Totals 14-66, 4-10, 32; Elgin by Quarters 10-9-7-12; Joliet (Twp.) by Quarters 11-5-10-6.

Tue., Feb. 26, 1946
ELGIN 42, Palatine (H.S.) 28
Dale Oergel 7, 0-3, 14; Dick Smith 4, 0-0, 8; Russ Nelson 3, 0-1, 6; Gene Carpenter 2, 2-3, 6; Robert "Red" Farney 2, 1-1, 5; Don Sunderlage 1, 1-3, 3; Jack Chapman 0, 0-0, 0; Gordon Bryant 0, 0-0, 0; Dick Wallace 0, 0-0, 0; Doug Bielenberg 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 19-68, 4-11, 42; Palatine (H.S.) Totals 10-48, 8-15, 28; Elgin by Quarters 5-12-14-11; Palatine (H.S.) by Quarters 8-3-13-4.

Thu., Feb. 28, 1946
ELGIN 32, Crystal Lake (H.S.) 31
Dale Oergel 5, 3-3, 13; Dick Smith 3, 1-1, 7; Robert "Red" Farney 1, 2-2, 4; Jack Chapman 1, 1-4, 3; Gene Carpenter 1, 1-2, 3; Gordon Bryant 0, 2-2, 2; Russ Nelson 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 11, 10-14, 32; Crystal Lake (H.S.) Totals 9, 13-20, 31; Elgin by Quarters 6-11-6-9; Crystal Lake (H.S.) by Quarters 12-6-0-13.

Fri., Mar. 1, 1946
Dundee 45, ELGIN 30
Dale Oergel 4, 2-4, 10; Jack Chapman 3, 2-6, 8; Dick Smith 2, 2-3, 6; Gordon Bryant 1, 2-2, 4; Robert "Red" Farney 1, 0-2, 2; Don Sunderlage 0, 0-2, 0; Gene Carpenter 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 11-48, 8-19, 30; Dundee Totals 19-51, 7-14, 45; Elgin by Quarters 12-2-5-11; Dundee by Quarters 14-14-5-12.