Sweet Charlie, Dike, Cazzie, and Bobby Joe: HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL IN ILLINOIS

Overtime

Overtime All-Time Best Players (Top ten players by decades) 1940s: Dike Eddleman, Centralia; John Orr, Ron Bontemps,Taylorville; Andy Phillip, Granite City;Ted Beach, Champaign; Bob Doster, Decatur; Fred Green, Urbana; Irv Bemoras, Chicago Marshall; Jake Fendley, Chicago South Shore; Max Hooper, Mount Vernon. 1950s: McKinley Davis, Freeport; Ted Caiazza, La Grange; Archie Dees, Mount Carmel; Nolden Gentry,West Rockford; Harv Schmidt,Kankakee;Art Hicks,Chicago St.Elizabeth; Tom Hawkins, Chicago Parker; Bobby Joe Mason, Centralia; Paxton Lumpkin, Chicago Du Sable; Terry Bethel, Collinsville. 1960s: Cazzie Russell, Chicago Carver; George Wilson, Chicago Marshall; Bogie Redmon, Rodger Bohnenstiehl,Tom Parker,Collinsville; Jerry Sloan,McLeansboro; Dave Robisch, Springfield; Jim Brewer, Proviso East (Maywood); Billy Harris, Chicago Dunbar; Greg Starrick, Marion. 1970s: Class A: Jay Shidler,Rick Leighty, Lawrenceville; Jim Crews, Normal University High; Don Noort,Chicago Christian (Palos Heights); Jack Sikma,St.Anne; Mike Duff,Eldorado; Perry Range,South Beloit; Darryl Winston,Lovejoy; Bob Guyette,Ottawa Marquette; Rick Suttle, Assumption (East St. Louis). Class AA: Lloyd Batts, Thornton (Harvey); Isiah Thomas, St. Joseph (Westchester); Quinn Buckner, Thornridge (Dolton); Rickey Green, Chicago Hirsch; Glen Grunwald, East Leyden (Franklin Park); Mark Aguirre,Chicago Westinghouse;Terry Cummings,Chicago Carver; Owen Brown,La Grange; Darius Clemons,Chicago Phillips; Roger Powell,Joliet Central. 1980s: Class A: Marty Simmons, Doug Novsek, Lawrenceville;Walter Downing, Providence (New Lenox); Anthony Webster, Cairo; Lowell Hamilton, Chicago Providence–St. Mel; Jesse Hall, Venice; Brian Sloan, McLeansboro; Barry Sumpter, Lovejoy; Bill Braksick, Flanagan; Rennie Clemmons, Springfield Calvary. Class AA: Glenn “Doc” Rivers, Proviso East (Maywood); Russell Cross, Chicago Manley; Bruce Douglas, Quincy; Nelison “Nick” Anderson, Deon Thomas, Chicago Simeon; 206 / Overtime Marcus Liberty, Chicago King; Joe Stiffend, Chicago Marshall; Thomas Wyatt, East Aurora ; Andy Kaufmann, Jacksonville; Ed Horton, Springfield Lanphier. 1990s: Class A: Jerry Gee, Tyron Triplett, Chicago St. Martin de Porres; Marc Davidson, Aurora Christian;Tyrone Nesby,Cairo; JoJo Johnson,Benton; Shane Hawkins,Pinckneyville; Tony Baker, Pittsfield; Shawn Jeppson, Spring Valley Hall; Rich Beyers, Shelbyville; T. J. Wheeler, Christopher. Class AA: Jamie Brandon, Rashard Griffith, Chicago King; Sergio McClain, Peoria Manual; Kevin Garnett, Ronnie Fields, Chicago Farragut; Mike Robinson, Peoria Richwoods; Antoine Walker, Chicago Mount Carmel; Kiwane Garris, Chicago Westinghouse; Juwan Howard, Chicago Vocational; Troy Hudson, Carbondale. Top Five Players: Dike Eddleman,Centralia; Isiah Thomas,St. Joseph (Westchester); Cazzie Russell, Chicago Carver; Quinn Buckner,Thornridge (Dolton); George Wilson, Chicago Marshall. Taylor Bell’s Favorite Five: Quinn Buckner, Thornridge (Dolton); Isiah Thomas, St. Joseph (Westchester); Glen Grunwald, East Leyden (Franklin Park); Tom Parker, Collinsville; Lloyd Batts, Thornton (Harvey). Top Five Teams: Thornridge 1972; Quincy 1981; Chicago Marshall 1958; Collinsville 1961; Taylorville 1944. Top Five Coaches: Vergil Fletcher, Collinsville; Arthur Trout, Centralia; Dolph Stanley, Equality, Mount Pulaski, Taylorville,Rockford Auburn, Rockford Boylan; Ernie Eveland, Paris; Gay Kintner, Decatur. Top Five Championship Games: 1989: East St. Louis Lincoln 59, Peoria Central 57, 3 OT 1963: Chicago Carver 53, Centralia 52 1976: Chicago Morgan Park 45,West Aurora 44 1952: Hebron 64, Quincy 59, OT 1985: Chicago Mount Carmel 46, Springfield Lanphier 44, 2 OT Overtime / 207 All-Time Winningest Programs: (Four consecutive years or more) East Leyden (Franklin Park), 1974–78 104–4 .963 Coach Norman Goodman King (Chicago), 1989–94 177–7 .962 Coach Landon Cox Quincy, 1978–82 123–5 .961 Coach Jerry Leggett Lawrenceville, 1979–83 123–7 .946 Coach Ron Felling Peoria Manual, 1994–98 121–8 .938 Coach Wayne McClain Bunker Hill, 1980–84 101–7 .935 Coach Jim Hlafka Simeon (Chicago), 1983–89 163–12 .931 Coach Bob Hambric Centralia, 1960–64 118–9 .929 Coaches Bill Davies, Bob Jones Proviso East (Maywood), 1989–93 116–9 .928 Coach Bill Hitt Lockport, 1976–80 110–9 .924 Coach Bob Basarich Mount Vernon, 1948–52 120–11 .916 Coach Stan Changnon Collinsville, 1962–67 161–15 .915 Coach Vergil Fletcher Champaign, 1943–47 136–13 .913 Coach Harry Combes Pekin, 1963–67 115–11 .913 Coach Dawson Hawkins Marshall (Chicago), 1957–61 115–11 .913 Coaches Isadore (Spin) Salario, Harvey Hartenstein Paris, 1937–43 208–20 .912 Coach Ernie Eveland Rockford Boylan, 1983–87 113–11 .911 Coach Steve Goers Pinckneyville, 1951–56 155–17 .901 Coach Merrill (Duster) Thomas 208 / Overtime All-Time Winningest Coaches: (Based on winning percentage) Thornton (Harvey), 1992–97 137–15 .901 Coaches Sam Cameli, Rocky Hill Taylorville, 1941–45 155–18 .896 Coach Dolph Stanley Landon Cox, Chicago King, 1980–2001 503–89 .850 Harry Combes, Champaign, 1938–47 254–46...