Index | 1976 | 1978

1976-77 Elgin Maroons

Won 8, Lost 19
Coach Bill Chesbrough

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Game Scores

No  Date       Elg Opp OT      Opponent
Invitational Tournament at Elmhurst (York)
 1  Nov. 24  L  48  56     N + Villa Park (Willowbrook)
 2  Nov. 26  L  48  55     A + Elmhurst (York)
 3  Nov. 27  L  42  61     N + Arlington Heights (Arlington)
 4  Dec. 4   W  67  58     A   Arlington Heights (Hersey)
 5  Dec. 10  L  42  73     A * Aurora (West)
 6  Dec. 11  L  73  76  1  A   Barrington
 7  Dec. 17  L  69  74     H * St. Charles (H.S.)
 8  Dec. 18  L  59  69     H   Park Ridge (Maine South)
 9  Dec. 21  L  61  63  2  H   Naperville (Central)
Invitational Tournament at Elgin
10  Dec. 27  W  72  67     H + Glenview (Glenbrook South)
11  Dec. 28  W  79  69     H + Northfield (New Trier West)
12  Dec. 29  L  48  79     H + Chicago (Gordon Tech)
13  Dec. 30  L  49  61     H + Norridge (Ridgewood)
14  Jan. 7   L  69  76     A * Elgin (Larkin)
15  Jan. 8   W  50  38     A   Rolling Meadows
16  Jan. 14  L  63  70     H * Aurora (East)
17  Jan. 15  W  70  51     A   Belvidere
18  Jan. 21  L  50  74     A * DeKalb
19  Jan. 22  W  65  46     H   Joliet (West)
20  Feb. 1   L  58  73     H * Aurora (West)
21  Feb. 4   L  63  96     A * St. Charles (H.S.)
22  Feb. 5   L  45  51     H   Waukegan (West)
23  Feb. 11  W  66  62     H * Elgin (Larkin)
24  Feb. 18  L  55  68     A * Aurora (East)
25  Feb. 25  L  47  52     H * DeKalb
Regional Tournament at Elgin (Larkin)
26  Mar. 2   W  61  57     N + Dundee
27  Mar. 4   L  38  60     A + Elgin (Larkin)

* - Conference game
+ - Tournament game

Season Scoring Totals

                                 Total High
Name                     FG   FT  Pts  Game
Richard Hersey          191   81  463   32
David Hersey            112   47  271   31
Ricky Leach             106   56  268   22
Bruce Thompson           86   35  207   14
Ed Stade                 27   14   68   10
Mel Cole                 25    8   58   11
Jerry Powers             20   16   56    9
Jeff Wisser              19   15   53   13
Ken Prigge               10   11   31    6
Tom Chesbrough           11    8   30    9
Jerry Hall               12    6   30    6
Tim Owens                 2    5    9    6
Don Coates                2    2    6    2
Pete Kramka               1    1    3    2
Dick Michel               1    0    2    2

Upstate Eight Conference Standings

School                        W    L
Aurora (West)                10    0
St. Charles                   6    4
Aurora (East)                 5    5
Elgin (Larkin)                5    5
DeKalb                        3    7
Elgin                         1    9

Game-by-Game Scoring

Wed., Nov. 24, 1976
Villa Park (Willowbrook) 56, ELGIN 48
Ricky Leach 10, 0-0, 20; Richard Hersey 5, 0-0, 10; Bruce Thompson 4, 0-1, 8; David Hersey 3, 0-1, 6; Jerry Powers 2, 0-0, 4; Elgin Totals 24, 0-1, 48; Villa Park (Willowbrook) Totals 18, 20-25, 56; Elgin by Quarters 10-18-14-6; Villa Park (Willowbrook) by Quarters 6-18-17-15.

Fri., Nov. 26, 1976
Elmhurst (York) 55, ELGIN 48
Ricky Leach 7, 4-5, 18; Richard Hersey 6, 0-0, 12; David Hersey 3, 1-3, 7; Bruce Thompson 2, 3-5, 7; Mel Cole 2, 0-0, 4; Elgin Totals 20, 8-13, 48; Elmhurst (York) Totals 22, 11-14, 55; Elgin by Quarters 18-12-17-11; Elmhurst (York) by Quarters 14-17-6-18.

Sat., Nov. 27, 1976
Arlington Heights (Arlington) 61, ELGIN 42
David Hersey 3, 3-4, 9; Richard Hersey 3, 3-4, 9; Tom Chesbrough 2, 0-0, 4; Ricky Leach 2, 0-0, 4; Tim Owens 0, 3-4, 3; Ed Stade 1, 1-4, 3; Bruce Thompson 1, 0-0, 2; Mel Cole 1, 0-0, 2; Dick Michel 1, 0-0, 2; Jerry Powers 1, 0-0, 2; Ken Prigge 0, 2-3, 2; Elgin Totals 15, 12-21, 42; Arlington Heights (Arlington) Totals 27, 7-17, 61; Elgin by Quarters 6-17-11-8; Arlington Heights (Arlington) by Quarters 13-17-21-10.

Sat., Dec. 4, 1976
ELGIN 67, Arlington Heights (Hersey) 58
Richard Hersey 13, 3-3, 29; David Hersey 4, 6-11, 14; Mel Cole 4, 0-0, 8; Ricky Leach 3, 0-3, 6; Jerry Powers 2, 1-4, 5; Bruce Thompson 2, 0-0, 4; Pete Kramka 0, 1-1, 1; Elgin Totals 28, 11-22, 67; Arlington Heights (Hersey) Totals 23, 12-22, 58; Elgin by Quarters 8-18-22-19; Arlington Heights (Hersey) by Quarters 8-23-9-18.

Fri., Dec. 10, 1976
Aurora (West) 73, ELGIN 42
Richard Hersey 6, 11-17, 23; Ricky Leach 4, 1-2, 9; Jerry Powers 1, 0-0, 2; Bruce Thompson 0, 2-7, 2; Mel Cole 0, 2-4, 2; David Hersey 1, 0-1, 2; Ken Prigge 1, 0-2, 2; Jeff Wisser 0, 0-3, 0; Elgin Totals 13, 16-36, 42; Aurora (West) Totals 29, 15-22, 73; Elgin by Quarters 9-6-15-12; Aurora (West) by Quarters 21-14-19-19.

Sat., Dec. 11, 1976
Barrington 76, ELGIN 73
Ricky Leach 10, 1-4, 21; Richard Hersey 6, 7-10, 19; Bruce Thompson 4, 5-6, 13; David Hersey 3, 3-4, 9; Jerry Powers 3, 3-4, 9; Pete Kramka 1, 0-0, 2; Ken Prigge 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 27, 19-28, 73; Barrington Totals 30, 16-26, 76; Elgin by Quarters 12-35-11-11-4; Barrington by Quarters 20-18-17-14-7.

Fri., Dec. 17, 1976
St. Charles (H.S.) 74, ELGIN 69
Richard Hersey 13, 2-4, 28; Ricky Leach 5, 4-4, 14; Bruce Thompson 5, 0-0, 10; Ed Stade 4, 0-2, 8; David Hersey 2, 1-2, 5; Jerry Powers 1, 0-0, 2; Don Coates 0, 2-2, 2; Elgin Totals 30, 9-14, 69; St. Charles (H.S.) Totals 29, 16-27, 74; Elgin by Quarters 20-20-15-14; St. Charles (H.S.) by Quarters 24-15-17-18.

Sat., Dec. 18, 1976
Park Ridge (Maine South) 69, ELGIN 59
Richard Hersey 9, 1-2, 19; David Hersey 6, 2-3, 14; Ricky Leach 5, 0-0, 10; Bruce Thompson 5, 0-0, 10; Ed Stade 2, 0-0, 4; Ken Prigge 0, 2-2, 2; Elgin Totals 27, 5-7, 59; Park Ridge (Maine South) Totals 26, 17-22, 69; Elgin by Quarters 12-10-18-19; Park Ridge (Maine South) by Quarters 18-18-18-15.

Tue., Dec. 21, 1976
Naperville (Central) 63, ELGIN 61
Ricky Leach 9, 3-4, 21; Richard Hersey 8, 1-2, 17; David Hersey 3, 2-3, 8; Bruce Thompson 3, 0-1, 6; Jerry Powers 2, 2-3, 6; Mel Cole 1, 1-2, 3; Ed Stade 0, 0, 0; Ken Prigge 0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 26, 9-16, 61; Naperville (Central) Totals 22, 19-23, 63; Elgin by Quarters 15-13-15-14-2-2; Naperville (Central) by Quarters 13-14-16-14-2-4.

Mon., Dec. 27, 1976
ELGIN 72, Glenview (Glenbrook South) 67
Richard Hersey 8, 4-10, 20; David Hersey 9, 1-6, 19; Bruce Thompson 5, 3-5, 13; Ricky Leach 3, 5-8, 11; Ed Stade 2, 3-6, 7; Jerry Powers 0, 2-4, 2; Elgin Totals 27, 18-39, 72; Glenview (Glenbrook South) Totals 27, 13-23, 67; Elgin by Quarters 22-17-16-17; Glenview (Glenbrook South) by Quarters 20-13-18-16.

Tue., Dec. 28, 1976
ELGIN 79, Northfield (New Trier West) 69
Richard Hersey 13, 6-10, 32; Ricky Leach 7, 1-2, 15; David Hersey 5, 2-2, 12; Ed Stade 3, 4-7, 10; Bruce Thompson 2, 0-0, 4; Jerry Powers 0, 3-4, 3; Tom Chesbrough 0, 3-4, 3; Elgin Totals 30, 19-29, 79; Northfield (New Trier West) Totals 28, 13-17, 69; Elgin by Quarters 16-17-22-24; Northfield (New Trier West) by Quarters 12-18-18-21.

Wed., Dec. 29, 1976
Chicago (Gordon Tech) 79, ELGIN 48
David Hersey 5, 3-4, 13; Richard Hersey 5, 3-7, 13; Jeff Wisser 3, 0-0, 6; Ricky Leach 2, 0-0, 4; Bruce Thompson 2, 0-0, 4; Ed Stade 1, 1-2, 3; Jerry Powers 1, 1-2, 3; Jerry Hall 1, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 20, 8-15, 48; Chicago (Gordon Tech) Totals 33, 13-16, 79; Elgin by Quarters 13-13-11-13; Chicago (Gordon Tech) by Quarters 15-28-24-12.

Thu., Dec. 30, 1976
Norridge (Ridgewood) 61, ELGIN 49
Richard Hersey 5, 1-2, 11; Jeff Wisser 4, 0-0, 8; Ricky Leach 4, 0-0, 8; Bruce Thompson 3, 0-0, 6; Tom Chesbrough 3, 0-0, 6; Ken Prigge 1, 2-2, 4; Jerry Powers 1, 0-0, 2; Jerry Hall 1, 0-0, 2; David Hersey 1, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 23, 3-7, 49; Norridge (Ridgewood) Totals 18, 25-32, 61; Elgin by Quarters 10-13-12-14; Norridge (Ridgewood) by Quarters 17-11-23-10.

Fri., Jan. 7, 1977
Elgin (Larkin) 76, ELGIN 69
Richard Hersey 10, 6-11, 26; Ricky Leach 8, 6-7, 22; Bruce Thompson 4, 4-4, 12; David Hersey 4, 0-0, 8; Ken Prigge 0, 1-1, 1; Tom Chesbrough 0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 26, 17-24, 69; Elgin (Larkin) Totals 31, 14-26, 76; Elgin by Quarters 13-20-14-22; Elgin (Larkin) by Quarters 10-23-21-22.

Sat., Jan. 8, 1977
ELGIN 50, Rolling Meadows 38
Mel Cole 5, 1-1, 11; Richard Hersey 5, 1-1, 11; Ed Stade 3, 2-3, 8; Tim Owens 2, 2-2, 6; Bruce Thompson 1, 3-4, 5; Jerry Powers 1, 2-2, 4; David Hersey 1, 0-0, 2; Ken Prigge 1, 0-0, 2; Jeff Wisser 0, 1-2, 1; Tom Chesbrough 0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 19, 12-16, 50; Rolling Meadows Totals 15, 8-16, 38; Elgin by Quarters 15-9-14-12; Rolling Meadows by Quarters 8-7-16-7.

Fri., Jan. 14, 1977
Aurora (East) 70, ELGIN 63
Richard Hersey 8, 1-3, 17; Jeff Wisser 3, 7-9, 13; David Hersey 5, 0-1, 10; Ricky Leach 4, 0-0, 8; Ed Stade 3, 1-1, 7; Bruce Thompson 2, 0-0, 4; Tom Chesbrough 0, 2-2, 2; Mel Cole 1, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 26, 11-16, 63; Aurora (East) Totals 30, 10-18, 70; Elgin by Quarters 7-19-17-20; Aurora (East) by Quarters 12-23-20-15.

Sat., Jan. 15, 1977
ELGIN 70, Belvidere 51
Richard Hersey 9, 4-8, 22; Ricky Leach 2, 6-7, 10; David Hersey 3, 3-5, 9; Tom Chesbrough 3, 3-4, 9; Bruce Thompson 4, 0-0, 8; Jeff Wisser 4, 0-0, 8; Jerry Hall 1, 0-0, 2; Ed Stade 1, 0-0, 2; Jerry Powers 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 27, 16-24, 70; Belvidere Totals 20, 11-23, 51; Elgin by Quarters 15-17-14-24; Belvidere by Quarters 20-6-16-9.

Fri., Jan. 21, 1977
DeKalb 74, ELGIN 50
David Hersey 8, 3-5, 19; Bruce Thompson 5, 0-0, 10; Ed Stade 3, 0-0, 6; Jerry Powers 2, 2-2, 6; Jerry Hall 2, 0-0, 4; Ricky Leach 1, 1-2, 3; Ken Prigge 1, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 22, 6-9, 50; DeKalb Totals 30, 14-24, 74; Elgin by Quarters 8-15-19-8; DeKalb by Quarters 11-24-14-25.

Sat., Jan. 22, 1977
ELGIN 65, Joliet (West) 46
David Hersey 13, 5-5, 31; Ricky Leach 7, 3-4, 17; Bruce Thompson 5, 2-4, 12; Jeff Wisser 0, 3-4, 3; Jerry Hall 1, 0-0, 2; Ed Stade 0, 0-2, 0; Ken Prigge 0, 0-0, 0; Mel Cole 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 26, 13-24, 65; Joliet (West) Totals 18, 10-27, 46; Elgin by Quarters 10-21-20-14; Joliet (West) by Quarters 15-7-13-11.

Tue., Feb. 1, 1977
Aurora (West) 73, ELGIN 58
Richard Hersey 7, 4-5, 18; David Hersey 5, 2-2, 12; Bruce Thompson 4, 4-6, 12; Ricky Leach 2, 2-2, 6; Ken Prigge 2, 2-4, 6; Jerry Powers 2, 0-0, 4; Ed Stade 0, 0-0, 0; Tom Chesbrough 0, 0-1, 0; Mel Cole 0, 0-0, 0; Jeff Wisser 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 22, 14-20, 58; Aurora (West) Totals 27, 19-27, 73; Elgin by Quarters 11-10-20-17; Aurora (West) by Quarters 20-15-14-24.

Fri., Feb. 4, 1977
St. Charles (H.S.) 96, ELGIN 63
David Hersey 9, 4-6, 22; Richard Hersey 7, 1-4, 15; Ricky Leach 2, 4-6, 8; Bruce Thompson 3, 1-3, 7; Ed Stade 2, 1-2, 5; Don Coates 1, 0-0, 2; Ken Prigge 1, 0-0, 2; Jerry Powers 1, 0-0, 2; Mel Cole 0, 0-1, 0; Jeff Wisser 0, 0-2, 0; Elgin Totals 26, 11-24, 63; St. Charles (H.S.) Totals 39, 18-21, 96; Elgin by Quarters 12-13-8-30; St. Charles (H.S.) by Quarters 27-15-28-26.

Sat., Feb. 5, 1977
Waukegan (West) 51, ELGIN 45
Richard Hersey 8, 3-9, 19; Ricky Leach 1, 5-8, 7; Bruce Thompson 3, 0-2, 6; David Hersey 3, 0-0, 6; Mel Cole 1, 0-0, 2; Ken Prigge 1, 0-0, 2; Jerry Hall 1, 0-0, 2; Ed Stade 0, 1-2, 1; Elgin Totals 18, 9-21, 45; Waukegan (West) Totals 22, 7-18, 51; Elgin by Quarters 0-22-12-11; Waukegan (West) by Quarters 16-13-10-12.

Fri., Feb. 11, 1977
ELGIN 66, Elgin (Larkin) 62
Richard Hersey 8, 8-11, 24; David Hersey 5, 6-8, 16; Mel Cole 4, 0-1, 8; Ricky Leach 1, 4-7, 6; Bruce Thompson 3, 0-0, 6; Jerry Hall 2, 2-4, 6; Elgin Totals 23, 20-31, 66; Elgin (Larkin) Totals 25, 12-21, 62; Elgin by Quarters 12-21-19-14; Elgin (Larkin) by Quarters 14-13-12-23.

Fri., Feb. 18, 1977
Aurora (East) 68, ELGIN 55
David Hersey 8, 0-1, 16; Richard Hersey 6, 3-8, 15; Ricky Leach 2, 4-4, 8; Jerry Hall 3, 0-0, 6; Mel Cole 3, 0-1, 6; Bruce Thompson 1, 0-0, 2; Ken Prigge 0, 2-2, 2; Elgin Totals 23, 9-16, 55; Aurora (East) Totals 28, 12-19, 68; Elgin by Quarters 9-13-15-18; Aurora (East) by Quarters 19-16-14-19.

Fri., Feb. 25, 1977
DeKalb 52, ELGIN 47
Richard Hersey 7, 5-8, 19; Bruce Thompson 3, 0-0, 6; Mel Cole 2, 2-5, 6; Ricky Leach 2, 0-0, 4; Tom Chesbrough 2, 0-0, 4; Ed Stade 1, 0-0, 2; Ken Prigge 1, 0-0, 2; Don Coates 1, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 19, 9-16, 47; DeKalb Totals 18, 16-23, 52; Elgin by Quarters 19-8-5-14; DeKalb by Quarters 14-7-16-15.

Wed., Mar. 2, 1977
ELGIN 61, Dundee 57
Richard Hersey 12, 3-5, 27; Bruce Thompson 6, 2-2, 14; Jeff Wisser 3, 2-3, 8; Ricky Leach 2, 2-4, 6; Mel Cole 0, 2-2, 2; Tom Chesbrough 1, 0-0, 2; Ed Stade 1, 0-2, 2; Elgin Totals 25, 11-18, 61; Dundee Totals 22, 13-24, 57; Elgin by Quarters 9-18-20-14; Dundee by Quarters 14-12-19-12.

Fri., Mar. 4, 1977
Elgin (Larkin) 60, ELGIN 38
Bruce Thompson 4, 6-10, 14; Richard Hersey 4, 0-4, 8; Jeff Wisser 2, 2-3, 6; Jerry Hall 0, 4-4, 4; Ken Prigge 1, 0-0, 2; Ricky Leach 1, 0-0, 2; Mel Cole 1, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 13, 12-21, 38; Elgin (Larkin) Totals 22, 16-25, 60; Elgin by Quarters 10-6-8-14; Elgin (Larkin) by Quarters 11-18-12-19.