Index | 1977 | 1979

1977-78 Elgin Maroons

Won 7, Lost 18
Coach Bill Chesbrough

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Game Scores

No  Date       Elg Opp OT      Opponent
Invitational Tournament at Elmhurst (York)
 1  Nov. 23  L  48  53     A + Elmhurst (York)
 2  Nov. 25  W  77  60     N + Villa Park (Willowbrook)
 3  Nov. 26  L  58  59     N + Arlington Heights (Arlington)
 4  Dec. 2   W  62  51     H   Freeport (H.S.)
 5  Dec. 3   W  62  60     A   Joliet (West)
 6  Dec. 9   L  55  59     H * DeKalb
 7  Dec. 16  L  52  69     H * Aurora (West)
 8  Dec. 17  L  56  80     A   Park Ridge (Maine South)
 9  Dec. 21  L  38  41     A   Naperville (Central)
Invitational Tournament at Elgin
10  Dec. 27  L  50  70     H + Wheaton (North)
11  Dec. 28  L  59  81     H + Palatine (Fremd)
12  Jan. 6   L  56  66     A * St. Charles (H.S.)
13  Jan. 13  L  53  54     H * Elgin (Larkin)
14  Jan. 14  L  55  59     H   Rockford (East)
15  Jan. 20  L  60  83     A * Aurora (East)
16  Jan. 21  W  69  60     H   Rolling Meadows
17  Jan. 28  W  56  54  1  H   Rockford (Guilford)
18  Feb. 3   L  42  72     A * Aurora (West)
19  Feb. 7   L  40  42     A * DeKalb
20  Feb. 10  L  59  74     H * St. Charles (H.S.)
21  Feb. 11  W  53  48     A   Waukegan (West)
22  Feb. 17  L  55  81     A * Elgin (Larkin)
23  Feb. 24  L  57  64     H * Aurora (East)
Regional Tournament at Schaumburg
24  Feb. 27  W  73  63     N + Hoffman Estates (H.S.)
25  Mar. 1   L  62  73     A + Schaumburg

* - Conference game
+ - Tournament game

Season Scoring Totals

                                 Total High
Name                     FG   FT  Pts  Game
Jerry Hall               97   46  240   19
Don Coates               87   33  207   18
Bruce Thompson           74   32  180   19
Lenny Hughes             58   25  141   13
Ken Prigge               58   23  139   16
David Hersey             63    9  135   29
Tom Chesbrough           39   35  113   16
Keith Hall               33   26   92   16
Gene Leavitt             21   14   56    8
Harry Ryan                5   20   30    8
Jim Brooks               11    6   28    7
Rick Traversa            10    7   27   10
Howard "Chubby" Taylor    3    0    6    4
Don Carter                1    2    4    3
Larry Starks              2    0    4    4
Jay Goedert               1    0    2    2
Tom Hayes                 0    1    1    1
Tom Jacques               0    0    0    0

Upstate Eight Conference Standings

School                        W    L
Aurora (East)                 8    2
St. Charles                   8    2
Aurora (West)                 6    4
DeKalb                        5    5
Elgin (Larkin)                3    7
Elgin                         0   10

Game-by-Game Scoring

Wed., Nov. 23, 1977
Elmhurst (York) 53, ELGIN 48
David Hersey 6, 2-5, 14; Bruce Thompson 5, 3-4, 13; Jerry Hall 4, 2-5, 10; Tom Chesbrough 1, 2-2, 4; Don Coates 1, 1-4, 3; Ken Prigge 1, 0-0, 2; Lenny Hughes 1, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 19, 10-20, 48; Elmhurst (York) Totals 22, 9-13, 53; Elgin by Quarters 5-10-13-20; Elmhurst (York) by Quarters 18-13-14-14.

Fri., Nov. 25, 1977
ELGIN 77, Villa Park (Willowbrook) 60
David Hersey 13, 1-5, 27; Jerry Hall 5, 2-2, 12; Don Coates 4, 0-0, 8; Lenny Hughes 3, 1-2, 7; Gene Leavitt 2, 2-5, 6; Tom Chesbrough 3, 0-1, 6; Bruce Thompson 2, 1-1, 5; Howard "Chubby" Taylor 1, 0-0, 2; Ken Prigge 1, 0-0, 2; Jim Brooks 1, 0-0, 2; Harry Ryan 0, 0-2, 0; Tom Hayes 0, 0-1, 0; Tom Jacques 0, 0-2, 0; Elgin Totals 35, 7-21, 77; Villa Park (Willowbrook) Totals 20, 20-36, 60; Elgin by Quarters 18-21-31-17; Villa Park (Willowbrook) by Quarters 13-17-9-21.

Sat., Nov. 26, 1977
Arlington Heights (Arlington) 59, ELGIN 58
Bruce Thompson 5, 6-6, 16; Jerry Hall 5, 3-5, 13; Don Coates 4, 1-2, 9; Ken Prigge 3, 0-2, 6; David Hersey 3, 0-0, 6; Lenny Hughes 2, 0-0, 4; Harry Ryan 0, 2-2, 2; Jim Brooks 1, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 23, 12-17, 58; Arlington Heights (Arlington) Totals 21, 17-25, 59; Elgin by Quarters 16-16-10-16; Arlington Heights (Arlington) by Quarters 14-17-14-14.

Fri., Dec. 2, 1977
ELGIN 62, Freeport (H.S.) 51
Bruce Thompson 9, 1-3, 19; Jerry Hall 6, 1-2, 13; Lenny Hughes 6, 1-2, 13; David Hersey 5, 1-7, 11; Don Coates 1, 0-2, 2; Jim Brooks 1, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 28, 4-14, 62; Freeport (H.S.) Totals 19, 13-18, 51; Elgin by Quarters 16-14-7-25; Freeport (H.S.) by Quarters 7-14-12-18.

Sat., Dec. 3, 1977
ELGIN 62, Joliet (West) 60
David Hersey 14, 1-2, 29; Bruce Thompson 8, 0-2, 16; Ken Prigge 4, 0-1, 8; Lenny Hughes 2, 0-0, 4; Jim Brooks 1, 1-2, 3; Gene Leavitt 1, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 30, 2-7, 62; Joliet (West) Totals 25, 10-15, 60; Elgin by Halves 27-35; Joliet (West) by Halves 28-32.

Fri., Dec. 9, 1977
DeKalb 59, ELGIN 55
David Hersey 9, 0-0, 18; Bruce Thompson 5, 4-4, 14; Lenny Hughes 6, 0-0, 12; Jerry Hall 3, 2-4, 8; Ken Prigge 1, 1-6, 3; Don Coates 0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 24, 7-16, 55; DeKalb Totals 22, 17-20, 59; Elgin by Quarters 22-6-16-11; DeKalb by Quarters 15-16-10-18.

Fri., Dec. 16, 1977
Aurora (West) 69, ELGIN 52
David Hersey 8, 2-5, 18; Ken Prigge 5, 1-2, 11; Jerry Hall 4, 2-2, 10; Bruce Thompson 3, 1-3, 7; Don Coates 1, 0-0, 2; Gene Leavitt 1, 0-0, 2; Lenny Hughes 1, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 23, 6-12, 52; Aurora (West) Totals 28, 13-19, 69; ; .

Sat., Dec. 17, 1977
Park Ridge (Maine South) 80, ELGIN 56
David Hersey 5, 2-6, 12; Don Coates 5, 1-2, 11; Bruce Thompson 3, 3-3, 9; Lenny Hughes 3, 0-0, 6; Larry Starks 2, 0-0, 4; Don Carter 1, 1-1, 3; Ken Prigge 1, 1-2, 3; Harry Ryan 0, 3-5, 3; Jerry Hall 1, 0-0, 2; Jim Brooks 1, 0-0, 2; Keith Hall 0, 1-2, 1; Elgin Totals 22, 12-21, 56; Park Ridge (Maine South) Totals 27, 26-35, 80; Elgin by Halves 26-30; Park Ridge (Maine South) by Halves 37-43.

Wed., Dec. 21, 1977
Naperville (Central) 41, ELGIN 38
Jerry Hall 5, 0-0, 10; Bruce Thompson 5, 0-1, 10; Ken Prigge 3, 0-0, 6; Keith Hall 2, 0-1, 4; Gene Leavitt 2, 0-0, 4; Don Coates 1, 0-0, 2; Tom Chesbrough 1, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 19, 0-2, 38; Naperville (Central) Totals 16, 9-13, 41; Elgin by Quarters 8-12-10-8; Naperville (Central) by Quarters 7-15-10-9.

Tue., Dec. 27, 1977
Wheaton (North) 70, ELGIN 50
Bruce Thompson 5, 5-6, 15; Lenny Hughes 4, 0-1, 8; Jerry Hall 3, 0-1, 6; Don Coates 3, 0-2, 6; Keith Hall 2, 1-3, 5; Ken Prigge 1, 2-4, 4; Harry Ryan 1, 0-0, 2; Gene Leavitt 0, 2-2, 2; Tom Chesbrough 1, 0-0, 2; Jim Brooks 0, 0-0, 0; Jay Goedert 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 20, 10-21, 50; Wheaton (North) Totals 28, 14-25, 70; Elgin by Quarters 10-12-9-19; Wheaton (North) by Quarters 15-15-20-20.

Wed., Dec. 28, 1977
Palatine (Fremd) 81, ELGIN 59
Bruce Thompson 8, 3-4, 19; Keith Hall 7, 2-3, 16; Jerry Hall 3, 3-3, 9; Tom Chesbrough 2, 2-2, 6; Lenny Hughes 1, 2-2, 4; Harry Ryan 1, 0-0, 2; Don Coates 1, 0-0, 2; Don Carter 0, 1-2, 1; Elgin Totals 23, 13-20, 59; Palatine (Fremd) Totals 32-63, 17-27, 81; ; .

Fri., Jan. 6, 1978
St. Charles (H.S.) 66, ELGIN 56
Jerry Hall 7, 3-4, 17; Don Coates 6, 0-0, 12; Bruce Thompson 4, 0-3, 8; Harry Ryan 0, 8-8, 8; Keith Hall 1, 4-5, 6; Lenny Hughes 1, 1-2, 3; Ken Prigge 1, 0-1, 2; Don Carter 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 20, 16-23, 56; St. Charles (H.S.) Totals 22, 22-29, 66; Elgin by Quarters 7-13-12-24; St. Charles (H.S.) by Quarters 17-16-22-11.

Fri., Jan. 13, 1978
Elgin (Larkin) 54, ELGIN 53
Bruce Thompson 7, 3-4, 17; Lenny Hughes 5, 3-5, 13; Keith Hall 5, 2-3, 12; Jerry Hall 2, 2-3, 6; Don Coates 1, 2-3, 4; Harry Ryan 0, 1-4, 1; Elgin Totals 20, 13-22, 53; Elgin (Larkin) Totals 18, 18-24, 54; Elgin by Quarters 10-12-20-11; Elgin (Larkin) by Quarters 10-20-17-7.

Sat., Jan. 14, 1978
Rockford (East) 59, ELGIN 55
Keith Hall 6, 3-4, 15; Jerry Hall 5, 4-4, 14; Bruce Thompson 5, 2-3, 12; Don Coates 4, 0-0, 8; Lenny Hughes 2, 0-1, 4; Ken Prigge 1, 0-4, 2; Jim Brooks 0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 23, 9-17, 55; Rockford (East) Totals 24, 11-18, 59; Elgin by Quarters 15-17-17-6; Rockford (East) by Quarters 10-15-19-15.

Fri., Jan. 20, 1978
Aurora (East) 83, ELGIN 60
Don Coates 7, 4-8, 18; Jerry Hall 6, 5-7, 17; Gene Leavitt 4, 0-2, 8; Harry Ryan 2, 0-0, 4; Lenny Hughes 1, 2-2, 4; Tom Chesbrough 1, 2-2, 4; Jim Brooks 0, 2-3, 2; Rick Traversa 1, 0-0, 2; Keith Hall 0, 1-3, 1; Elgin Totals 22, 16-27, 60; Aurora (East) Totals 32, 19-27, 83; Elgin by Quarters 18-14-13-15; Aurora (East) by Quarters 17-18-28-21.

Sat., Jan. 21, 1978
ELGIN 69, Rolling Meadows 60
Jerry Hall 8, 3-3, 19; Ken Prigge 6, 4-5, 16; Lenny Hughes 4, 4-6, 12; Don Coates 5, 1-3, 11; Gene Leavitt 3, 2-2, 8; Tom Chesbrough 1, 1-2, 3; Elgin Totals 27, 15-21, 69; Rolling Meadows Totals 23, 14-18, 60; Elgin by Quarters 14-19-12-24; Rolling Meadows by Quarters 16-16-11-17.

Sat., Jan. 28, 1978
ELGIN 56, Rockford (Guilford) 54
Tom Chesbrough 5, 2-3, 12; Ken Prigge 5, 2-5, 12; Don Coates 5, 1-1, 11; Jerry Hall 4, 0-0, 8; Gene Leavitt 1, 5-6, 7; Lenny Hughes 3, 0-3, 6; Elgin Totals 23, 10-20, 56; Rockford (Guilford) Totals 21, 12-23, 54; Elgin by Quarters 14-16-4-13-9; Rockford (Guilford) by Quarters 16-13-10-8-7.

Fri., Feb. 3, 1978
Aurora (West) 72, ELGIN 42
Don Coates 3, 6-8, 12; Jerry Hall 5, 0-2, 10; Lenny Hughes 2, 3-4, 7; Harry Ryan 1, 3-4, 5; Ken Prigge 1, 0-0, 2; Gene Leavitt 1, 0-0, 2; Jim Brooks 1, 0-0, 2; Tom Chesbrough 1, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 15, 12-18, 42; Aurora (West) Totals 30, 12-22, 72; Elgin by Quarters 6-11-12-13; Aurora (West) by Quarters 15-15-18-24.

Tue., Feb. 7, 1978
DeKalb 42, ELGIN 40
Don Coates 5, 4-7, 14; Jerry Hall 3, 0-0, 6; Lenny Hughes 3, 0-0, 6; Ken Prigge 3, 0-0, 6; Tom Chesbrough 2, 0-0, 4; Rick Traversa 2, 0-0, 4; Elgin Totals 18-47, 4-7, 40; DeKalb Totals 20-51, 2-5, 42; Elgin by Quarters 8-14-10-8; DeKalb by Quarters 12-12-14-4.

Fri., Feb. 10, 1978
St. Charles (H.S.) 74, ELGIN 59
Tom Chesbrough 4, 6-10, 14; Don Coates 5, 3-6, 13; Jerry Hall 3, 6-10, 12; Rick Traversa 5, 0-2, 10; Ken Prigge 2, 0-2, 4; Jim Brooks 1, 0-0, 2; Gene Leavitt 1, 0-1, 2; Tom Hayes 0, 1-2, 1; Harry Ryan 0, 1-2, 1; Elgin Totals 21, 17-35, 59; St. Charles (H.S.) Totals 26, 22-36, 74; Elgin by Quarters 13-21-8-17; St. Charles (H.S.) by Quarters 16-14-20-24.

Sat., Feb. 11, 1978
ELGIN 53, Waukegan (West) 48
Jerry Hall 5, 3, 13; Don Coates 5, 2, 12; Rick Traversa 1, 7, 9; Ken Prigge 3, 3, 9; Tom Chesbrough 3, 2, 8; Harry Ryan 0, 2, 2; Gene Leavitt 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 17-51, 19-30, 53; Waukegan (West) Totals 23-48, 2-12, 48; Elgin by Quarters 13-11-12-17; Waukegan (West) by Quarters 17-8-8-15.

Fri., Feb. 17, 1978
Elgin (Larkin) 81, ELGIN 55
Tom Chesbrough 5, 6-9, 16; Keith Hall 4, 1-2, 9; Don Coates 3, 1-3, 7; Jerry Hall 2, 0-4, 4; Ken Prigge 2, 0-1, 4; Gene Leavitt 1, 2-2, 4; Howard "Chubby" Taylor 2, 0-0, 4; Lenny Hughes 0, 3-4, 3; Rick Traversa 1, 0-0, 2; Jay Goedert 1, 0-0, 2; Elgin Totals 21, 13-25, 55; Elgin (Larkin) Totals 31, 19-31, 81; Elgin by Quarters 3-16-14-22; Elgin (Larkin) by Quarters 18-16-28-19.

Fri., Feb. 24, 1978
Aurora (East) 64, ELGIN 57
Don Coates 6, 0-1, 12; Ken Prigge 4, 2-5, 10; Tom Chesbrough 3, 3-4, 9; Lenny Hughes 3, 0-5, 6; Gene Leavitt 3, 0-0, 6; Jerry Hall 2, 1-1, 5; Keith Hall 1, 3-4, 5; Jim Brooks 2, 0-0, 4; Elgin Totals 24, 9-20, 57; Aurora (East) Totals 23, 18-28, 64; Elgin by Quarters 12-15-14-16; Aurora (East) by Quarters 20-19-16-9.

Mon., Feb. 27, 1978
ELGIN 73, Hoffman Estates (H.S.) 63
Ken Prigge 6-8, 3-3, 15; Don Coates 6-10, 0-3, 12; Tom Chesbrough 3-6, 4-4, 10; Keith Hall 3-5, 4-4, 10; Jerry Hall 3-6, 2-3, 8; Lenny Hughes 4-6, 0-0, 8; Jim Brooks 2-3, 3-4, 7; Gene Leavitt 1-1, 1-2, 3; Howard "Chubby" Taylor 0-1, 0-0, 0; Jay Goedert 0-0, 0-0, 0; Harry Ryan 0-0, 0-1, 0; Elgin Totals 28-46, 17-24, 73; Hoffman Estates (H.S.) Totals 26-59, 11-16, 63; Elgin by Quarters 19-16-18-20; Hoffman Estates (H.S.) by Quarters 12-13-14-24.

Wed., Mar. 1, 1978
Schaumburg 73, ELGIN 62
Don Coates 5, 6-8, 16; Ken Prigge 4, 4-4, 12; Tom Chesbrough 3, 5-6, 11; Jerry Hall 3, 2-4, 8; Keith Hall 2, 4-6, 8; Lenny Hughes 1, 5-6, 7; Jim Brooks 0, 0-0, 0; Elgin Totals 18, 26-34, 62; Schaumburg Totals 24, 25-27, 73; Elgin by Quarters 10-12-17-23; Schaumburg by Quarters 16-17-22-18.