Index | 1954 | 1956

1954-55 Elgin Maroons

Won 26, Lost 4
Coach Bill Chesbrough

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Game Scores

No  Date       Elg Opp OT      Opponent
 1  Dec. 3   W  52  50     A   DeKalb
 2  Dec. 4   W  74  40     H   Maywood (Proviso)
 3  Dec. 10  W  82  39     H   Wheaton (H.S.)
 4  Dec. 11  W  59  55     H   Decatur (H.S.)
 5  Dec. 17  L  56  62     H * Rockford (West)
 6  Dec. 21  W  70  59     A * Aurora (East)
Invitational Tournament at Hinsdale (Twp.)
 7  Dec. 29  L  69  75     N + Downers Grove (H.S.)
 8  Dec. 30  W  88  62     N + Dundee
 9  Jan. 7   W  65  60     A * Rockford (East)
10  Jan. 14  W  86  66     H * Joliet (Twp.)
11  Jan. 15  W  60  53     A   Elmhurst (York)
12  Jan. 21  W  69  36     A * Aurora (West)
13  Jan. 22  L  81  84  1  A   Moline
14  Jan. 28  W  78  69     A * Freeport (H.S.)
15  Jan. 29  W  65  47     H   Des Plaines (Maine)
16  Feb. 4   W  68  54     H * Aurora (East)
17  Feb. 11  W  63  46     H * LaSalle (L.-Peru)
18  Feb. 12  W  62  58     A   Harvey (Thornton)
19  Feb. 18  W  66  55     A * Joliet (Twp.)
20  Feb. 19  W  57  55     H   Evanston (Twp.)
21  Feb. 25  W  69  52     H * Aurora (West)
Regional Tournament at Elgin
22  Mar. 1   W  69  28     H + Fox Lake (Grant)
23  Mar. 3   W  59  43     H + Crystal Lake (H.S.)
24  Mar. 4   W  77  53     H + Elgin (St. Edward)
Sectional Tournament at Arlington Heights (Arlington)
25  Mar. 9   W  90  44     A + Arlington Heights (Arlington)
26  Mar. 11  W  75  73     N + Evanston (Twp.)
State Final Tournament at U. of Illinois (Huff Gym)
27  Mar. 16  W  63  40     N + Georgetown
28  Mar. 18  W  66  60  1  N + Galesburg (H.S.)
29  Mar. 19  W  71  64     N + Princeton
30  Mar. 19  L  59  61     N + Rockford (West)

* - Conference game
+ - Tournament game

Season Scoring Totals

                                 Total High
Name                     FG   FT  Pts  Game
Tom Aley                229  175  633   40
Gary L. "Whitey" Smith  192  110  494   26
Paul Hudgens            123   90  336   33
Gary Siegmeier           88   99  275   23
Earl Lamp                51   46  148   12
Chuck Rachow             19   15   53   10
Mike Zimmer              17    9   43   10
Jon Schurmeier           13    5   31    4
Doug Wallace              8    2   18    7
Ron Spinker               4    6   14    7
Sam Werner                2    4    8    4
Ron Buhman                2    1    5    2
Bob Pawlak                1    2    4    2
Bob Gordon                0    2    2    2
Bob Kennedy               1    0    2    2
Greg Koon                 0    2    2    2

Big Eight Conference Standings

School                        W    L
Rockford (West)              10    0
Elgin                         9    1
Aurora (East)                 5    5
LaSalle (L.-Peru)             5    5
Freeport                      4    6
Joliet                        3    7
Aurora (West)                 2    8
Rockford (East)               2    8

Game-by-Game Scoring

Fri., Dec. 3, 1954
ELGIN 52, DeKalb 50
Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 5, 6, 16; Tom Aley 6, 3, 15; Gary Siegmeier 4, 0, 8; Earl Lamp 3, 0, 6; Paul Hudgens 1, 1, 3; Sam Werner 1, 0, 2; Jon Schurmeier 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 21, 10, 52; DeKalb Totals 17, 16, 50; Elgin by Quarters 10-19-9-14; DeKalb by Quarters 6-17-17-10.

Sat., Dec. 4, 1954
ELGIN 74, Maywood (Proviso) 40
Tom Aley 9, 5, 23; Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 8, 3, 19; Paul Hudgens 4, 3, 11; Earl Lamp 3, 2, 8; Gary Siegmeier 2, 2, 6; Chuck Rachow 1, 2, 4; Bob Pawlak 0, 2, 2; Jon Schurmeier 0, 1, 1; Mike Zimmer 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 27, 20, 74; Maywood (Proviso) Totals 11, 18, 40; Elgin by Quarters 20-19-21-14; Maywood (Proviso) by Quarters 9-12-16-3.

Fri., Dec. 10, 1954
ELGIN 82, Wheaton (H.S.) 39
Tom Aley 11, 8, 30; Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 6, 2, 14; Paul Hudgens 1, 8, 10; Doug Wallace 3, 1, 7; Gary Siegmeier 2, 2, 6; Earl Lamp 1, 2, 4; Chuck Rachow 1, 1, 3; Mike Zimmer 1, 1, 3; Bob Kennedy 1, 0, 2; Ron Buhman 1, 0, 2; Jon Schurmeier 0, 1, 1; Elgin Totals 28, 26, 82; Wheaton (H.S.) Totals 14, 11, 39; Elgin by Quarters 15-19-30-18; Wheaton (H.S.) by Quarters 10-7-19-12.

Sat., Dec. 11, 1954
ELGIN 59, Decatur (H.S.) 55
Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 10, 5, 25; Gary Siegmeier 5, 6, 16; Earl Lamp 3, 2, 8; Paul Hudgens 2, 1, 5; Ron Spinker 1, 2, 4; Tom Aley 0, 1, 1; Doug Wallace 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 21, 17, 59; Decatur (H.S.) Totals 21, 13, 55; Elgin by Quarters 16-7-26-11; Decatur (H.S.) by Quarters 14-7-16-18.

Fri., Dec. 17, 1954
Rockford (West) 62, ELGIN 56
Tom Aley 5-16, 5-6, 15; Gary Siegmeier 5-8, 3-7, 13; Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 4-8, 2-2, 10; Paul Hudgens 4-14, 1-4, 9; Earl Lamp 2-5, 3-3, 7; Jon Schurmeier 1-2, 0-0, 2; Chuck Rachow 0-0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 21-53, 14-22, 56; Rockford (West) Totals 19-64, 24-41, 62; Elgin by Quarters 11-14-18-13; Rockford (West) by Quarters 11-13-14-24.

Tue., Dec. 21, 1954
ELGIN 70, Aurora (East) 59
Tom Aley 9, 4, 22; Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 4, 6, 14; Earl Lamp 4, 3, 11; Paul Hudgens 4, 1, 9; Gary Siegmeier 1, 6, 8; Doug Wallace 2, 0, 4; Mike Zimmer 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 25, 20, 70; Aurora (East) Totals 21, 17, 59; Elgin by Quarters 23-6-23-22; Aurora (East) by Quarters 14-20-13-12.

Wed., Dec. 29, 1954
Downers Grove (H.S.) 75, ELGIN 69
Gary Siegmeier 3, 12, 18; Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 6, 5, 17; Earl Lamp 6, 0, 12; Tom Aley 2, 6, 10; Paul Hudgens 3, 4, 10; Ron Spinker 1, 0, 2; Bob Gordon 0, 0, 0; Bob Pawlak 0, 0, 0; Doug Wallace 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 21, 27, 69; Downers Grove (H.S.) Totals 24, 27, 75; Elgin by Quarters 22-18-16-13; Downers Grove (H.S.) by Quarters 10-20-28-19.

Thu., Dec. 30, 1954
ELGIN 88, Dundee 62
Paul Hudgens 12, 9, 33; Tom Aley 6, 5, 17; Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 5, 1, 11; Ron Spinker 2, 3, 7; Earl Lamp 3, 0, 6; Mike Zimmer 2, 0, 4; Gary Siegmeier 1, 2, 4; Chuck Rachow 1, 0, 2; Jon Schurmeier 1, 0, 2; Bob Pawlak 1, 0, 2; Doug Wallace 0, 0, 0; Bob Gordon 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 34, 20, 88; Dundee Totals 16, 30, 62; Elgin by Quarters 23-13-27-25; Dundee by Quarters 15-16-13-18.

Fri., Jan. 7, 1955
ELGIN 65, Rockford (East) 60
Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 7, 9, 23; Tom Aley 6, 2, 14; Paul Hudgens 4, 4, 12; Gary Siegmeier 3, 4, 10; Earl Lamp 2, 2, 6; Ron Spinker 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 22, 21, 65; Rockford (East) Totals 21, 18, 60; Elgin by Quarters 19-17-15-14; Rockford (East) by Quarters 17-16-9-18.

Fri., Jan. 14, 1955
ELGIN 86, Joliet (Twp.) 66
Tom Aley 10, 5, 25; Gary Siegmeier 9, 5, 23; Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 10, 1, 21; Paul Hudgens 4, 2, 10; Mike Zimmer 2, 1, 5; Ron Buhman 1, 0, 2; Earl Lamp 0, 0, 0; Doug Wallace 0, 0, 0; Jon Schurmeier 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 36, 14, 86; Joliet (Twp.) Totals 21, 24, 66; Elgin by Quarters 25-18-18-25; Joliet (Twp.) by Quarters 16-13-18-19.

Sat., Jan. 15, 1955
ELGIN 60, Elmhurst (York) 53
Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 10, 2, 22; Tom Aley 8, 3, 19; Gary Siegmeier 4, 2, 10; Earl Lamp 2, 1, 5; Paul Hudgens 1, 2, 4; Bob Gordon 0, 0, 0; Mike Zimmer 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 25, 10, 60; Elmhurst (York) Totals 20, 13, 53; Elgin by Quarters 19-16-10-15; Elmhurst (York) by Quarters 14-19-12-8.

Fri., Jan. 21, 1955
ELGIN 69, Aurora (West) 36
Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 8, 2, 18; Tom Aley 7, 2, 16; Paul Hudgens 4, 2, 10; Gary Siegmeier 3, 3, 9; Earl Lamp 2, 2, 6; Jon Schurmeier 2, 0, 4; Mike Zimmer 2, 0, 4; Chuck Rachow 1, 0, 2; Bob Gordon 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 29, 11, 69; Aurora (West) Totals 10, 16, 36; Elgin by Quarters 16-16-17-20; Aurora (West) by Quarters 10-13-8-5.

Sat., Jan. 22, 1955
Moline 84, ELGIN 81
Tom Aley 10, 13, 33; Paul Hudgens 4, 7, 15; Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 4, 3, 11; Mike Zimmer 3, 4, 10; Earl Lamp 1, 7, 9; Gary Siegmeier 1, 1, 3; Elgin Totals 23-53, 35-41, 81; Moline Totals 27-61, 30-36, 84; Elgin by Quarters 22-17-18-20-4; Moline by Quarters 22-18-15-22-7.

Fri., Jan. 28, 1955
ELGIN 78, Freeport (H.S.) 69
Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 10, 5, 25; Tom Aley 6, 9, 21; Paul Hudgens 6, 2, 14; Gary Siegmeier 0, 7, 7; Earl Lamp 1, 3, 5; Mike Zimmer 2, 1, 5; Doug Wallace 0, 1, 1; Elgin Totals 25, 28, 78; Freeport (H.S.) Totals 24, 21, 69; Elgin by Quarters 22-15-23-18; Freeport (H.S.) by Quarters 16-20-15-18.

Sat., Jan. 29, 1955
ELGIN 65, Des Plaines (Maine) 47
Tom Aley 16, 8, 40; Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 4, 0, 8; Earl Lamp 2, 0, 4; Gary Siegmeier 1, 2, 4; Jon Schurmeier 2, 0, 4; Chuck Rachow 0, 2, 2; Doug Wallace 1, 0, 2; Paul Hudgens 0, 1, 1; Bob Gordon 0, 0, 0; Mike Zimmer 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 26, 13, 65; Des Plaines (Maine) Totals 17, 13, 47; Elgin by Quarters 14-15-14-22; Des Plaines (Maine) by Quarters 10-12-12-11.

Fri., Feb. 4, 1955
ELGIN 68, Aurora (East) 54
Tom Aley 8-13, 10-12, 26; Paul Hudgens 7-11, 2-2, 16; Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 5-13, 2-4, 12; Gary Siegmeier 4-6, 2-2, 10; Jon Schurmeier 1-3, 1-3, 3; Ron Spinker 0-0, 1-2, 1; Sam Werner 0-0, 0-0, 0; Earl Lamp 0-2, 0-1, 0; Bob Gordon 0-1, 0-0, 0; Mike Zimmer 0-2, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 25-51, 18-27, 68; Aurora (East) Totals 20-59, 14-24, 54; Elgin by Quarters 12-22-17-17; Aurora (East) by Quarters 10-11-18-15.

Fri., Feb. 11, 1955
ELGIN 63, LaSalle (L.-Peru) 46
Tom Aley 10-18, 6-9, 26; Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 5-9, 5-7, 15; Paul Hudgens 3-6, 7-10, 13; Jon Schurmeier 1-2, 2-3, 4; Mike Zimmer 1-1, 0-1, 2; Chuck Rachow 1-1, 0-0, 2; Ron Buhman 0-0, 1-2, 1; Ron Spinker 0-1, 0-0, 0; Earl Lamp 0-3, 0-0, 0; Sam Werner 0-1, 0-0, 0; Doug Wallace 0-1, 0-0, 0; Gary Siegmeier 0-1, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 21-44, 21-32, 63; LaSalle (L.-Peru) Totals 18-54, 10-19, 46; Elgin by Quarters 15-23-9-16; LaSalle (L.-Peru) by Quarters 8-16-6-16.

Sat., Feb. 12, 1955
ELGIN 62, Harvey (Thornton) 58
Tom Aley 12, 4, 28; Gary Siegmeier 4, 4, 12; Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 2, 8, 12; Paul Hudgens 3, 0, 6; Mike Zimmer 1, 0, 2; Earl Lamp 1, 0, 2; Jon Schurmeier 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 23, 16, 62; Harvey (Thornton) Totals 22, 14, 58; Elgin by Quarters 19-12-14-17; Harvey (Thornton) by Quarters 10-14-13-21.

Fri., Feb. 18, 1955
ELGIN 66, Joliet (Twp.) 55
Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 8, 4, 20; Gary Siegmeier 3, 8, 14; Earl Lamp 4, 3, 11; Tom Aley 2, 6, 10; Paul Hudgens 3, 3, 9; Sam Werner 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 21, 24, 66; Joliet (Twp.) Totals 21, 13, 55; Elgin by Quarters 17-15-20-14; Joliet (Twp.) by Quarters 15-14-10-16.

Sat., Feb. 19, 1955
ELGIN 57, Evanston (Twp.) 55
Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 5, 8, 18; Tom Aley 4, 10, 18; Paul Hudgens 8, 2, 18; Gary Siegmeier 0, 2, 2; Earl Lamp 0, 1, 1; Jon Schurmeier 0, 0, 0; Mike Zimmer 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 17, 23, 57; Evanston (Twp.) Totals 15, 25, 55; Elgin by Quarters 14-20-11-12; Evanston (Twp.) by Quarters 16-17-10-12.

Fri., Feb. 25, 1955
ELGIN 69, Aurora (West) 52
Tom Aley 9-16, 8-10, 26; Paul Hudgens 6-9, 2-2, 14; Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 3-11, 6-8, 12; Earl Lamp 2-9, 5-8, 9; Gary Siegmeier 2-6, 0-0, 4; Greg Koon 0-0, 2-2, 2; Bob Gordon 0-0, 2-2, 2; Jon Schurmeier 0-1, 0-0, 0; Bob Pawlak 0-0, 0-1, 0; Chuck Rachow 0-0, 0-0, 0; Ron Spinker 0-0, 0-0, 0; Mike Zimmer 0-2, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 22-54, 25-33, 69; Aurora (West) Totals 16-51, 20-24, 52; Elgin by Quarters 25-10-16-18; Aurora (West) by Quarters 12-16-6-18.

Tue., Mar. 1, 1955
ELGIN 69, Fox Lake (Grant) 28
Tom Aley 9-13, 2-4, 20; Gary Siegmeier 7-10, 2-2, 16; Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 5-10, 0-0, 10; Paul Hudgens 4-9, 1-3, 9; Earl Lamp 2-5, 2-3, 6; Jon Schurmeier 2-3, 0-0, 4; Doug Wallace 1-2, 0-0, 2; Chuck Rachow 1-4, 0-0, 2; Mike Zimmer 0-3, 0-0, 0; Bob Gordon 0-0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 31-59, 7-12, 69; Fox Lake (Grant) Totals 8-42, 12-25, 28; Elgin by Quarters 18-24-14-13; Fox Lake (Grant) by Quarters 8-7-5-8.

Thu., Mar. 3, 1955
ELGIN 59, Crystal Lake (H.S.) 43
Tom Aley 8-25, 10-13, 26; Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 5-11, 2-3, 12; Gary Siegmeier 3-5, 2-2, 8; Paul Hudgens 3-11, 1-3, 7; Mike Zimmer 1-3, 1-2, 3; Chuck Rachow 1-1, 1-1, 3; Earl Lamp 0-5, 0-3, 0; Jon Schurmeier 0-1, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 21-62, 17-27, 59; Crystal Lake (H.S.) Totals 16-61, 11-21, 43; Elgin by Quarters 19-6-16-18; Crystal Lake (H.S.) by Quarters 13-9-12-9.

Fri., Mar. 4, 1955
ELGIN 77, Elgin (St. Edward) 53
Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 11-17, 4-5, 26; Tom Aley 9-16, 6-7, 24; Paul Hudgens 4-11, 3-4, 11; Gary Siegmeier 3-8, 3-5, 9; Earl Lamp 1-2, 2-2, 4; Mike Zimmer 1-2, 1-2, 3; Bob Gordon 0-1, 0-0, 0; Chuck Rachow 0-6, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 29-63, 19-25, 77; Elgin (St. Edward) Totals 17-56, 19-24, 53; Elgin by Quarters 18-15-24-20; Elgin (St. Edward) by Quarters 19-11-19-4.

Wed., Mar. 9, 1955
ELGIN 90, Arlington Heights (Arlington) 44
Tom Aley 12-17, 13-15, 37; Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 6-12, 0-2, 12; Chuck Rachow 5-7, 0-1, 10; Gary Siegmeier 3-6, 4-6, 10; Paul Hudgens 2-6, 3-4, 7; Earl Lamp 2-4, 2-2, 6; Sam Werner 0-1, 4-4, 4; Jon Schurmeier 2-2, 0-0, 4; Mike Zimmer 0-1, 0-1, 0; Doug Wallace 0-1, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 32-57, 26-35, 90; Arlington Heights (Arlington) Totals 14-63, 16-27, 44; Elgin by Quarters 20-22-26-22; Arlington Heights (Arlington) by Quarters 6-12-7-19.

Fri., Mar. 11, 1955
ELGIN 75, Evanston (Twp.) 73
Tom Aley 8-13, 7-9, 23; Paul Hudgens 7-10, 9-12, 23; Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 7-19, 5-7, 19; Earl Lamp 2-2, 2-2, 6; Gary Siegmeier 0-4, 4-4, 4; Chuck Rachow 0-3, 0-3, 0; Elgin Totals 24-51, 27-36, 75; Evanston (Twp.) Totals 26-60, 21-29, 73; Elgin by Quarters 23-19-13-20; Evanston (Twp.) by Quarters 15-18-20-20.

Wed., Mar. 16, 1955
ELGIN 63, Georgetown 40
Tom Aley 8-19, 6-8, 22; Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 8-17, 2-2, 18; Chuck Rachow 2-7, 6-6, 10; Gary Siegmeier 2-4, 2-7, 6; Paul Hudgens 2-8, 1-3, 5; Doug Wallace 1-1, 0-0, 2; Jon Schurmeier 0-1, 0-0, 0; Earl Lamp 0-3, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 23-60, 17-26, 63; Georgetown Totals 10-68, 20-25, 40; Elgin by Quarters 19-12-15-17; Georgetown by Quarters 9-13-10-8.

Fri., Mar. 18, 1955
ELGIN 66, Galesburg (H.S.) 60
Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 8-24, 6-7, 22; Gary Siegmeier 8-12, 4-5, 20; Tom Aley 7-21, 0-2, 14; Chuck Rachow 3-4, 0-0, 6; Paul Hudgens 2-12, 0-0, 4; Earl Lamp 0-3, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 28-76, 10-14, 66; Galesburg (H.S.) Totals 20-60, 20-29, 60; Elgin by Quarters 16-22-10-10-8; Galesburg (H.S.) by Quarters 11-22-16-9-2.

Sat., Mar. 19, 1955
ELGIN 71, Princeton 64
Paul Hudgens 10-13, 2-3, 22; Tom Aley 7-11, 5-7, 19; Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 7-17, 0-2, 14; Gary Siegmeier 4-4, 0-2, 8; Chuck Rachow 1-4, 2-3, 4; Earl Lamp 2-2, 0-0, 4; Elgin Totals 31-51, 9-17, 71; Princeton Totals 21-58, 22-28, 64; Elgin by Quarters 18-11-20-22; Princeton by Quarters 19-16-16-13.

Sat., Mar. 19, 1955
Rockford (West) 61, ELGIN 59
Gary L. "Whitey" Smith 6-15, 6-7, 18; Paul Hudgens 5-12, 6-7, 16; Tom Aley 5-10, 3-4, 13; Gary Siegmeier 1-4, 5-6, 7; Chuck Rachow 1-1, 1-2, 3; Earl Lamp 0-1, 2-3, 2; Elgin Totals 18-43, 23-29, 59; Rockford (West) Totals 19-55, 23-32, 61; Elgin by Quarters 24-16-8-11; Rockford (West) by Quarters 10-17-20-14.