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Contents The Bench ix Pregame Warm-Up 1 Chapter 1: The 1940s Centralia: Winningest Team in History 7 Dike Eddleman: The Greatest Athlete of All 10 Taylorville: 45–0 in 1943–44 13 Paris: The Ernie Eveland Era 16 Decatur: End of an Era 19 Champaign: Combes to Cabutti 22 South Shore: Gaining Respect 25 Pinckneyville: Two Legendary Coaches 28 Mount Vernon: Three Titles in Six Years 31 Max Hooper: The Captain 34 Chapter 2: The 1950s Segregated Schools:“Power of the Pointed Finger” 41 Hebron: The Giant Killers 44 St. Elizabeth: Gone but Never Forgotten 47 Chico Vaughn/Joe Aden: Only Fifteen Miles Apart 50 Lyons: A Generation Apart 53 Du Sable: Where We’ve Come From 56 Rockford: Six Points in One Second 59 Elgin: Bill Chesbrough Era 62 Marshall: Remember the Juniors 65 George Wilson: The Messiah Comes to Play 68 Chapter 3: The 1960s Collinsville: Bogie’s Hometown 73 Vergil Fletcher: A Winner and a Visionary 76 Carver 53, Centralia 52: Smedley’s Game-Winning Shot 79 Cazzie Russell: In a Class by Himself 82 Pekin: Four Years of Glory 85 Cobden: In Memory of Tom Crowell 88 Rich Herrin:“A Gem of a Man” 91 Galesburg: The John Thiel Era 94 Thornton: Lipe, Lou, LaMarr, Lloyd 97 Billy Harris: The Fastest Gunslinger of All 100 Chapter 4: The 1970s Two-Class System: David vs. Goliath 107 Thornridge: The Best There Ever Was 110 Bob Dallas: Down on the Farm 113 Jay Shidler: Ride with Shide 116 Bloom: Tales from Hungry Hill 119 East Leyden: 104–4 in Four Years 122 Jim Hlafka: Home, Sweet Home 125 Chicago Public League: Rise to Power 128 Isiah Thomas: Hoop Dreams and Disneyland 131 Maine South: The Biggest Upset of All 134 [34.229.151.93] Project MUSE (2024-03-29 14:10 GMT) Chapter 5: The 1980s Glenn Rivers: Doc Makes House Calls 141 Quincy: The Hanks/Leggett Feud 144 Lawrenceville: 68–0 147 Mount Carmel: One of a Kind 150 Springfield: Bragging Rights 153 Ben Wilson: Too Young to Die 156 King: The Landon Cox Era 159 East St. Louis Lincoln: Four Titles in Eight Years 162 Andy Kaufmann: Making a Point of His Own 165 East St. Louis Lincoln vs. Peoria Central: Triple Overtime 168 Chapter 6: The 1990s Move to Peoria: March Madness Finds a New Home 175 Proviso East: Three Coaches, Four State Titles 178 Pittsfield: They Play Basketball,Too 181 Staunton: They All Came Together 184 Peoria:“Cradle of the Crossover Dribble” 187 Dick Van Scyoc: 826 Career Victories 190 Peoria Manual: Four State Titles in a Row 193 Quad Cities:“The Greatest High School Arena” 196 East Aurora/West Aurora: Rivalry Heats Up 199 Westinghouse: The White Shadow’s Legacy 202 Overtime 205 Sources 211 Index 237 Photos follow pages 64, 124, and 180 ...