Index | 1961 | 1963

1961-62 Elgin Maroons

Won 17, Lost 7
Coach Bill Chesbrough

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Game Scores

No  Date       Elg Opp OT      Opponent
 1  Nov. 24  L  59  60     H   Arlington Heights (Arlington)
 2  Nov. 25  L  57  58  1  A   Maywood (Proviso East)
 3  Dec. 2   W  80  79     A   Park Ridge (Maine East)
 4  Dec. 8   L  57  64     A   North Chicago
 5  Dec. 9   W  63  44     H   Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
 6  Dec. 15  WF 47  68     A * Rockford (Auburn)
 7  Dec. 22  W  63  35     H * LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Invitational Tournament at Northern Illinois U.
 8  Dec. 26  L  56  58     N + Rock Falls
 9  Dec. 27  L  54  75     N + Aurora (West)
10  Jan. 5   W  63  57     A * Aurora (West)
11  Jan. 12  W  65  59     A * Rockford (West)
12  Jan. 19  W  56  38     H * Aurora (East)
13  Jan. 26  W  64  53     H * Rockford (East)
14  Jan. 27  W  62  48     A   Villa Park (Willowbrook)
15  Feb. 2   W  75  62     A * LaSalle (L.-Peru)
16  Feb. 3   W  74  52     H   Franklin Park (East Leyden)
17  Feb. 9   W  78  48     H * Aurora (West)
18  Feb. 16  W  69  60     H * Freeport (H.S.)
19  Feb. 17  W  72  61     H   DeKalb
20  Feb. 24  L  57  69     A * Aurora (East)
Regional Tournament at Crystal Lake (H.S.)
21  Mar. 6   W  80  48     N + Woodstock (Marian)
22  Mar. 8   W  73  47     N + Woodstock (H.S.)
23  Mar. 9   W  87  55     N + McHenry
Sectional Tournament at Aurora (East)
24  Mar. 15  L  61  63     N + Elmhurst (York)

* - Conference game
+ - Tournament game

Season Scoring Totals

                                 Total High
Name                     FG   FT  Pts  Game
Charlie Gore            144  113  401   32
Mike Boxberger          126   71  323   25
Jack Aley                79   50  208   15
Chuck Hundley            72   38  182   17
Phil Kirk                79   22  180   12
Mike Ehrhardt            57   62  176   19
Walter "Buzz" Geister    10   12   32    6
Bob Brackett             12    3   27   11
Jeff Sorce                2    9   13    4
Mike Peters               4    2   10    6
Bob Gilliam               4    1    9    7
Jerry Brown               2    3    7    5
LeRoy Meyers              1    2    4    2
Mike Goodyear             0    0    0    0
Ernie Johnson             0    0    0    0
Dick
* Wilson            0    0    0    0

Big Eight Conference Standings

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

Game-by-Game Scoring

Fri., Nov. 24, 1961
Arlington Heights (Arlington) 60, ELGIN 59
Charlie Gore 14, 4, 32; Mike Boxberger 4, 4, 12; Jack Aley 2, 4, 8; Phil Kirk 2, 0, 4; Mike Ehrhardt 1, 0, 2; Chuck Hundley 0, 1, 1; Elgin Totals 23, 13, 59; Arlington Heights (Arlington) Totals 25, 10, 60; Elgin by Quarters 20-11-12-16; Arlington Heights (Arlington) by Quarters 19-16-13-12.

Sat., Nov. 25, 1961
Maywood (Proviso East) 58, ELGIN 57
Charlie Gore 8, 14, 30; Mike Boxberger 5, 4, 14; Walter "Buzz" Geister 2, 2, 6; Jack Aley 3, 0, 6; Chuck Hundley 0, 1, 1; Phil Kirk 0, 0, 0; Bob Brackett 0, 0, 0; Mike Ehrhardt 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 18, 21, 57; Maywood (Proviso East) Totals 20, 18, 58; Elgin by Quarters 9-16-15-14-3; Maywood (Proviso East) by Quarters 12-15-11-16-4.

Sat., Dec. 2, 1961
ELGIN 80, Park Ridge (Maine East) 79
Mike Boxberger 12-20, 1, 25; Charlie Gore 5, 11, 21; Phil Kirk 5, 2, 12; Chuck Hundley 2, 5, 9; Walter "Buzz" Geister 1, 4, 6; Jack Aley 2, 2, 6; Mike Peters 0, 1, 1; Elgin Totals 27, 26, 80; Park Ridge (Maine East) Totals 25, 29, 79; Elgin by Quarters 26-16-22-16; Park Ridge (Maine East) by Quarters 25-19-17-18.

Fri., Dec. 8, 1961
North Chicago 64, ELGIN 57
Charlie Gore 7, 4, 18; Jack Aley 6, 1, 13; Chuck Hundley 4, 1, 9; Phil Kirk 4, 0, 8; Walter "Buzz" Geister 1, 3, 5; Mike Boxberger 2, 0, 4; Elgin Totals 24, 9, 57; North Chicago Totals 25, 14, 64; Elgin by Quarters 15-17-12-13; North Chicago by Quarters 19-19-14-12.

Sat., Dec. 9, 1961
ELGIN 63, Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 44
Mike Boxberger 7, 0, 14; Jack Aley 4, 4, 12; Phil Kirk 6, 0, 12; Chuck Hundley 6, 0, 12; Charlie Gore 2, 2, 6; Walter "Buzz" Geister 0, 2, 2; LeRoy Meyers 1, 0, 2; Bob Brackett 1, 0, 2; Jerry Brown 0, 1, 1; Elgin Totals 27, 9, 63; Mt. Prospect (Prospect) Totals 14, 16, 44; Elgin by Quarters 17-9-17-20; Mt. Prospect (Prospect) by Quarters 12-8-5-19.

Fri., Dec. 15, 1961
Rockford (Auburn) 68, ELGIN 47
Charlie Gore 7-15, 10-10, 24; Phil Kirk 5-16, 1-2, 11; Mike Boxberger 3-7, 0-1, 6; Walter "Buzz" Geister 1-3, 0-1, 2; LeRoy Meyers 0-0, 2-2, 2; Chuck Hundley 0-2, 1-2, 1; Jack Aley 0-5, 1-2, 1; Elgin Totals 16-48, 15-20, 47; Rockford (Auburn) Totals 27-50, 14-27, 68; Elgin by Quarters 11-14-12-10; Rockford (Auburn) by Quarters 15-21-16-16.

Fri., Dec. 22, 1961
ELGIN 63, LaSalle (L.-Peru) 35
Mike Boxberger 4-10, 8-8, 16; Charlie Gore 5-10, 2-3, 12; Chuck Hundley 3-6, 4-5, 10; Jack Aley 4-10, 1-2, 9; Phil Kirk 3-8, 0-0, 6; Jerry Brown 2-3, 1-2, 5; Mike Ehrhardt 0-0, 3-5, 3; Mike Peters 1-3, 0-0, 2; LeRoy Meyers 0-1, 0-0, 0; Bob Brackett 0-0, 0-1, 0; Walter "Buzz" Geister 0-1, 0-0, 0; Bob Gilliam 0-0, 0-4, 0; Elgin Totals 22-52, 19-27, 63; LaSalle (L.-Peru) Totals 10-45, 15-20, 35; Elgin by Quarters 18-11-20-14; LaSalle (L.-Peru) by Quarters 9-11-1-14.

Tue., Dec. 26, 1961
Rock Falls 58, ELGIN 56
Charlie Gore 8, 2, 18; Mike Boxberger 4, 9, 17; Jack Aley 3, 4, 10; Phil Kirk 2, 2, 6; Mike Ehrhardt 2, 1, 5; Walter "Buzz" Geister 0, 0, 0; Chuck Hundley 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 19, 18, 56; Rock Falls Totals 21, 16, 58; Elgin by Quarters 9-16-17-14; Rock Falls by Quarters 12-21-16-7.

Wed., Dec. 27, 1961
Aurora (West) 75, ELGIN 54
Charlie Gore 8, 7, 23; Jack Aley 3, 4, 10; Mike Peters 3, 0, 6; Mike Ehrhardt 2, 2, 6; Walter "Buzz" Geister 1, 1, 3; Mike Boxberger 1, 0, 2; Chuck Hundley 0, 2, 2; Phil Kirk 1, 0, 2; Jerry Brown 0, 0, 0; Bob Brackett 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 19, 16, 54; Aurora (West) Totals 26, 23, 75; Elgin by Quarters 14-18-17-5; Aurora (West) by Quarters 16-16-23-20.

Fri., Jan. 5, 1962
ELGIN 63, Aurora (West) 57
Charlie Gore 6-15, 5-10, 17; Mike Boxberger 7-16, 3-4, 17; Mike Ehrhardt 4-5, 2-5, 10; Chuck Hundley 4-8, 2-2, 10; Jack Aley 2-8, 1-5, 5; Phil Kirk 2-12, 0-1, 4; Elgin Totals 25-64, 13-27, 63; Aurora (West) Totals 23-67, 11-20, 57; Elgin by Quarters 10-19-15-19; Aurora (West) by Quarters 5-17-20-15.

Fri., Jan. 12, 1962
ELGIN 65, Rockford (West) 59
Mike Boxberger 5-9, 9-10, 19; Charlie Gore 5-18, 5-6, 15; Jack Aley 6-11, 2-6, 14; Phil Kirk 5-6, 1-2, 11; Chuck Hundley 1-6, 3-5, 5; Mike Ehrhardt 0-2, 1-2, 1; Elgin Totals 22-52, 21-31, 65; Rockford (West) Totals 21-59, 17-24, 59; Elgin by Quarters 18-18-18-11; Rockford (West) by Quarters 15-19-13-12.

Fri., Jan. 19, 1962
ELGIN 56, Aurora (East) 38
Mike Boxberger 7-9, 1-1, 15; Phil Kirk 5-7, 1-1, 11; Mike Ehrhardt 3-4, 4-5, 10; Jack Aley 3-5, 4-6, 10; Charlie Gore 3-11, 2-3, 8; Chuck Hundley 1-4, 0-0, 2; Mike Peters 0-1, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 22-41, 12-16, 56; Aurora (East) Totals 13-54, 12-22, 38; Elgin by Quarters 12-13-13-12; Aurora (East) by Quarters 8-8-9-13.

Fri., Jan. 26, 1962
ELGIN 64, Rockford (East) 53
Mike Boxberger 6-10, 3-4, 15; Jack Aley 5-13, 4-10, 14; Charlie Gore 5-13, 2-3, 12; Phil Kirk 5-10, 0-2, 10; Mike Ehrhardt 3-10, 3-5, 9; Chuck Hundley 2-3, 0-1, 4; Elgin Totals 26-59, 12-25, 64; Rockford (East) Totals 20-47, 13-16, 53; Elgin by Quarters 20-15-10-19; Rockford (East) by Quarters 14-16-15-8.

Sat., Jan. 27, 1962
ELGIN 62, Villa Park (Willowbrook) 48
Mike Boxberger 8, 3, 19; Charlie Gore 5, 3, 13; Mike Ehrhardt 3, 4, 10; Jack Aley 4, 0, 8; Chuck Hundley 3, 1, 7; Phil Kirk 2, 1, 5; Bob Brackett 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 25, 12, 62; Villa Park (Willowbrook) Totals 19, 10, 48; Elgin by Quarters 8-20-10-24; Villa Park (Willowbrook) by Quarters 12-13-11-12.

Fri., Feb. 2, 1962
ELGIN 75, LaSalle (L.-Peru) 62
Charlie Gore 10-16, 9-11, 29; Jack Aley 6-8, 3-4, 15; Mike Boxberger 5-8, 2-6, 12; Mike Ehrhardt 4-5, 0-2, 8; Chuck Hundley 3-10, 0-0, 6; Phil Kirk 1-9, 1-2, 3; Bob Brackett 1-1, 0-0, 2; Jerry Brown 0-1, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 30-58, 15-27, 75; LaSalle (L.-Peru) Totals 28-67, 6-13, 62; Elgin by Quarters 14-23-21-17; LaSalle (L.-Peru) by Quarters 23-14-13-12.

Sat., Feb. 3, 1962
ELGIN 74, Franklin Park (East Leyden) 52
Chuck Hundley 8-12, 1-2, 17; Charlie Gore 6-15, 3-8, 15; Mike Ehrhardt 4-7, 6-9, 14; Mike Boxberger 5-8, 2-4, 12; Jeff Sorce 2-4, 0-1, 4; Phil Kirk 2-7, 0-0, 4; Jack Aley 1-3, 1-1, 3; Bob Brackett 1-2, 0-0, 2; Walter "Buzz" Geister 1-1, 0-0, 2; Jerry Brown 0-0, 1-2, 1; Dick * Wilson 0-0, 0-0, 0; Ernie Johnson 0-1, 0-0, 0; Bob Gilliam 0-0, 0-0, 0; Mike Peters 0-1, 0-2, 0; Elgin Totals 30-61, 14-29, 74; Franklin Park (East Leyden) Totals 19-53, 14-27, 52; Elgin by Quarters 15-21-19-19; Franklin Park (East Leyden) by Quarters 12-13-9-18.

Fri., Feb. 9, 1962
ELGIN 78, Aurora (West) 48
Chuck Hundley 5-10, 4-4, 14; Charlie Gore 5-9, 3-5, 13; Jack Aley 6-12, 1-5, 13; Phil Kirk 5-7, 2-3, 12; Mike Boxberger 4-10, 0-1, 8; Mike Ehrhardt 2-4, 3-6, 7; Walter "Buzz" Geister 2-5, 0-0, 4; Jeff Sorce 0-0, 3-4, 3; Bob Brackett 1-4, 1-2, 3; Mike Peters 0-0, 1-3, 1; Bob Gilliam 0-1, 0-2, 0; Jerry Brown 0-2, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 30-64, 18-35, 78; Aurora (West) Totals 17-57, 14-26, 48; Elgin by Quarters 20-27-14-17; Aurora (West) by Quarters 6-12-11-19.

Fri., Feb. 16, 1962
ELGIN 69, Freeport (H.S.) 60
Charlie Gore 7-16, 9-10, 23; Mike Ehrhardt 4-7, 11-11, 19; Mike Boxberger 4-7, 3-6, 11; Phil Kirk 5-8, 0-1, 10; Chuck Hundley 2-5, 0-2, 4; Jack Aley 1-4, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 23-47, 23-30, 69; Freeport (H.S.) Totals 24-67, 12-21, 60; Elgin by Quarters 15-15-19-20; Freeport (H.S.) by Quarters 15-13-15-17.

Sat., Feb. 17, 1962
ELGIN 72, DeKalb 61
Charlie Gore 7-15, 3-4, 17; Chuck Hundley 7-11, 2-4, 16; Mike Ehrhardt 6-9, 1-4, 13; Phil Kirk 5-8, 2-4, 12; Mike Boxberger 4-7, 0-4, 8; Jack Aley 2-10, 2-6, 6; Mike Goodyear 0-0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 31-50, 10-26, 72; DeKalb Totals 25-59, 11-25, 61; Elgin by Quarters 20-14-17-21; DeKalb by Quarters 16-16-10-19.

Sat., Feb. 24, 1962
Aurora (East) 69, ELGIN 57
Phil Kirk 5-12, 1-1, 11; Bob Brackett 5-11, 1-1, 11; Mike Ehrhardt 2-5, 6-7, 10; Mike Boxberger 2-7, 5-5, 9; Chuck Hundley 3-5, 2-4, 8; Jack Aley 3-7, 0-2, 6; Jeff Sorce 0-0, 2-3, 2; Elgin Totals 20-47, 17-23, 57; Aurora (East) Totals 23-51, 23-37, 69; Elgin by Quarters 8-11-24-14; Aurora (East) by Quarters 16-21-12-20.

Tue., Mar. 6, 1962
ELGIN 80, Woodstock (Marian) 48
Mike Boxberger 5-9, 5-7, 15; Chuck Hundley 5-7, 5-6, 15; Charlie Gore 5-8, 4-6, 14; Mike Ehrhardt 5-7, 2-5, 12; Jack Aley 2-4, 4-7, 8; Bob Gilliam 3-4, 1-2, 7; Phil Kirk 1-6, 3-3, 5; Bob Brackett 1-2, 0-0, 2; Jeff Sorce 0-0, 2-6, 2; Walter "Buzz" Geister 0-0, 0-2, 0; Elgin Totals 27-47, 26-44, 80; Woodstock (Marian) Totals 15-59, 18-30, 48; Elgin by Quarters 20-19-22-19; Woodstock (Marian) by Quarters 6-15-9-18.

Thu., Mar. 8, 1962
ELGIN 73, Woodstock (H.S.) 47
Mike Boxberger 9-20, 2-3, 20; Charlie Gore 6-13, 0-1, 12; Mike Ehrhardt 4-5, 3-4, 11; Jack Aley 5-7, 0-0, 10; Phil Kirk 3-5, 4-5, 10; Chuck Hundley 4-5, 0-2, 8; Bob Brackett 1-1, 0-1, 2; Jeff Sorce 0-2, 0-0, 0; Walter "Buzz" Geister 0-1, 0-0, 0; Bob Gilliam 0-1, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 32-60, 9-16, 73; Woodstock (H.S.) Totals 12-39, 23-31, 47; Elgin by Quarters 16-18-17-22; Woodstock (H.S.) by Quarters 8-18-8-13.

Fri., Mar. 9, 1962
ELGIN 87, McHenry 55
Mike Boxberger 6-11, 6-8, 18; Chuck Hundley 7-12, 1-2, 15; Charlie Gore 4-10, 7-11, 15; Jack Aley 3-4, 5-6, 11; Phil Kirk 5-6, 0-0, 10; Mike Ehrhardt 2-5, 5-6, 9; Bob Brackett 1-2, 1-2, 3; Walter "Buzz" Geister 1-1, 0-1, 2; Jeff Sorce 0-1, 2-3, 2; Bob Gilliam 1-5, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 30-57, 27-39, 87; McHenry Totals 16-70, 23-36, 55; Elgin by Quarters 18-20-31-18; McHenry by Quarters 9-13-13-20.

Thu., Mar. 15, 1962
Elmhurst (York) 63, ELGIN 61
Mike Ehrhardt 6-10, 5-7, 17; Mike Boxberger 7-14, 1-2, 15; Charlie Gore 6-23, 2-5, 14; Jack Aley 3-10, 2-3, 8; Chuck Hundley 2-2, 2-2, 6; Phil Kirk 0-5, 1-3, 1; Elgin Totals 24-64, 13-22, 61; Elmhurst (York) Totals 27-63, 9-17, 63; Elgin by Quarters 14-15-16-16; Elmhurst (York) by Quarters 13-13-20-17.