Boys Basketball: 1938-1939 Rockford

Coach: Jim Laude

Big Eight Record: 10-2 (first place)
Overall Record: 23-2 (state champions)
First Team All-State (Champaign News-Gazette): Stan Stasica
Honorable Mention All-State: Bob Wallin, Eugene Speck, Frank Alonzo

Rockford 38, Harlem 26
December 2, 1938
Rockford				Harlem
	B	F	Pts		B	F	Pts
Thomas, F	1	3	5	R. Oswald, F	6	0	12
Adamitis, F	0	0	0	Hoffman, F	1	0	2
McEntee, F	3	0	6	Harvey, F	0	0	0
Barber, F	0	0	0	Ekstrom, C	2	0	4
Wallin, C	4	1	9	Aramovich, G	1	2	4
Volsch, G	0	0	0	J. Oswald, G	2	0	4
Speck, G	6	2	14
Champion, G	1	0	2
Lindquist, G	1	0	2
Jensen, G	0	0	0
Blewfield, G	0	0	0
H. Anderson, G	0	0	0
Totals	16	6	38	Totals	12	2	26
Score By Quarters
Harlem .................... 7  6  5  8  -  26
Rockford ................12 10 13  3 - 38
Free throws missed: Rockford - Thomas 2. Harlem - J. Oswald 2, R. Oswald 2, Hoffman 2, Harvey 2, Aramovich, Ekstrom.

Rockford 37, Braidwood 29
December 9, 1938
Rockford				Braidwood
	B	F	Pts		B	F	Pts
Stasica, F	0	0	0	Nelson, F	3	0	6
Thomas	0	2	2	Pomatto, F	0	0	0
Adamitis, F	0	0	0	Bobac, F	0	2	2
McEntee, F	0	2	2	Simpson, C	2	1	5
Barber, F	0	1	1	Crichton, G	4	3	11
McDaniel	0	0	0	C. Pinnick, G	1	1	3
Wallin, C	5	3	13	Lewis, G-F	0	2	2
Gerdauski, C	0	0	0
Mulford, C	0	0	0
Lindquist, G	3	0	6
Champion, G	0	0	0
Speck, G	6	1	13
Volsch, G	0	0	0
H. Anderson, G	0	0	0
Totals	14	9	37	Totals	10	9	29
Score By Quarters
Braidwood .............. 2 8 7 12 - 29
Rockford ................14  9  6 8  -  38
Free throws missed: Rockford - Wallin 3, Speck 2, Champion. Braidwood - Bohac 3, Simpson 2, Pinnick 2, Crichton, Lewis

Rockford 36, Joliet 20
December 16, 1938
Rockford				Joliet
	B	F	Pts		B	F	Pts
Thomas, F	2	1	5	Munroe, F	1	1	3
Stasica, F	4	1	9	Vercellotti, F	1	0	2
McEntee, F	2	3	7	Rimmke, C	0	0	0
Wallin, C	3	4	10	Rogers, G	1	0	2
Lindquist, G	0	0	0	Stevens, G	2	3	7
Speck, G	1	3	5	Milligan, G	2	2	6
Champion, G	0	0	0	Wardley, G	0	0	0
Totals	12	12	36	Totals	7	6	20
Score By Quarters
Rockford ...................... 6 12 8 10 - 36
Joliet ............................ 4 1 7 8 - 20
Free throws missed: Rockford - Stasica 2, Thomas, Speck 2, Wallin. Joliet - Munroe 3, Vercellotti, Rogers 2, Milligan 3, Wardley

Rockford 47, West Aurora 26
December 23, 1938
Rockford				West Aurora
	B	F	Pts		B	F	Pts
Stasica, F	5	2	12	Sanders, F	4	5	13
McDaniels, F	1	0	2	Kiene, F	0	0	0
Thomas, F	0	1	1	Heiss, F	0	0	0
McEntee, F	3	1	7	Humm, F	0	0	0
Adamatis, F	0	0	0	Nichols, C	2	0	4
Barber, F	0	0	0	Holmblod, C	0	0	0
Wallin, C	3	2	8	Ewing, G	1	0	2
Mulford, C	0	0	0	Desmond, G	1	2	4
Gerdaudsky, C	0	0	0	Owens, G	0	0	0
Lindquist, G	2	2	6	McCullough, G	0	1	1
Anderson, G	0	0	0
Champion, G	0	1	1
Volch, G	0	0	0
Jensen	0	0	0
Speck, G	4	1	9
Blewfield	0	1	1
Totals	18	11	47	Totals	8	10	26
Score By Quarters
Rockford .................................. 18 13 6 10 - 47
West Aurora ................................ 3   5 8 10 - 26

LaSalle-Peru 33, Rockford 29
December 30, 1938
Rockford				LaSalle-Peru
	B	F	Pts		B	F	Pts
Stasica, F	1	4	6	Ulanowski, F	2	1	5
McEntee, F	3	1	7	Gaede, F	2	3	7
McDaniels, F	0	0	0	Laio, C	5	0	10
Wallin, C	3	0	6	Holsinger, G	1	0	2
Mulford, C	0	1	1	Balachowski, G	3	3	9
Speck, G	1	2	4	L. Anderson, F	0	0	0
H. Anderson, G	0	0	0	Wardley, G	0	0	0
LIndquist, G	2	1	5
Adamitis, F	0	0	0
Champion, G	0	0	0
Totals	10	9	29	Totals	13	7	33
Score By Quarters
Rockford ..................................   6 9 8 6 - 29
LaSalle-Peru ............................ 10 9 10 4 - 33
Free throws missed: Rockford - Stasica 3, Wallin, Lindquist. L-P - Balachowski 2, Ulanowski 2, Gaede, L. Anderson, Champion.

Rockford 38, Elgin 29
January 6, 1939
Rockford				Elgin
	B	F	Pts		B	F	Pts
Stasica, F	4	0	8	Mische, F	2	0	4
McEntee, F	3	0	6	Krabbe, F	0	0	0
McDaniels, F	0	0	0	Lange, F	2	0	4
Wallin, C	5	4	14	Ludwig, F	0	0	0
Speck, G	2	1	5	Morgan, F	0	0	0
Lindquist, G	1	1	3	Raue, C	2	0	4
Champion	1	0	2	Schickler, G	3	0	6
				Rogers, G	4	2	10
				Ange, G-C	0	1	1
Totals	16	6	38	Totals	13	3	29
Score By Quarters
Rockford .................................. 10 5 15 8 - 38
Elgin ............................................ 5 9 12 3 - 29
Missed free throws: Rockford - Stasica 2, Wallin 3, Speck 2, Lindquist 2. Elgin - Krabbe, Lange 2, Ludwig, Stettner, Raue 2, Schickler 3, Rogers.

Rockford 43, Moline 38
January 7, 1939
Rockford				Moline
	B	F	Pts		B	F	Pts
Stasica, F	5	6	16	Johnson, F	7	1	15
McDaniels, F	0	0	0	Turner, F	3	0	6
McEntee, F	1	1	3	Olson, F	3	0	6
Wallin, C	4	2	10	Staack, C	2	0	4
Mulford, C	0	0	0	Lind, C	0	0	0
Speck, G	6	0	12	Kolifitis, G	1	1	3
Champion, G	0	0	0	Gustafson, G	1	0	2
Lindquist, G	1	0	2	R. Orendorff, G	1	0	2
Totals	17	9	43	Totals	18	2	38
Score By Quarters
Rockford .................................. 11 10 12 10 - 43
Moline ........................................ 10  10   8 10 - 38
Missed free throws: Rockford - Stasica 3, Wallin 3, McEntee. Moline - R. Orendorr 2, Johnson, Turner, Staack, Kofilitis.

Rockford 42, Freeport 25
January 15, 1939
Rockford				Freeport
	B	F	Pts		B	F	Pts
Stasica, F	5	6	16	Anderson, F	1	1	3
McEntee, F	3	2	8	Hasse, F	2	3	7
McDaniels, F	0	0	0	Washburn, C	1	0	2
Adamitis, F	0	0	0	Liljequist, G	2	4	8
Wallin, C	0	3	3	Abbott, G	0	1	1
Gerdausky, C	0	0	0	Garvity, G	0	0	0
Mulford, C	0	0	0	Werntz, G	0	3	3
Lindquist, G	1	1	3	Enzler, G	0	1	1
Jensen, G	0	0	0
Speck, G	5	2	12
Champion, G	0	0	0
Totals	14	14	42	Totals	6	13	25
Score By Quarters
Rockford .................................. 8 9 14 11 - 42
Freeport ...................................  9 5 6 5 - 25
Missed free throws: Rockford - Lindquist 3, Wallin 2, Stasica, McDaniels, Speck, Champion. Freeport - Abbott 3, Garrity 2, Washburn, Liljequist, Werntz.

Rockford 54, East Aurora 31
January 20, 1939
Rockford				East Aurora
	B	F	Pts		B	F	Pts
Stasica, F	5	4	14	Reese	1	5	7
McDaniels, F	2	0	4	Ilseman, F	1	0	2
Barber, F	0	0	0	Spotwell, F	0	0	0
McEntee, F	2	1	5	Foster, F	4	1	9
Adamitis, F	0	0	0	McKinney, F	1	0	2
Marcellus, F	0	0	0	Jurgelonis, C	1	0	2
Wallin, C	5	2	12	Mahoney, C	0	0	0
Mulford, C	0	0	0	Weingartner, C	0	0	0
Gerdausky, C	0	0	0	Bachert, G	3	0	6
Speck, G	2	1	5	Pielet, G	0	0	0
Volsch, G	2	0	0	Muschler, G	0	0	0
Jensen, G	0	0	0	Ellerton, G	1	1	1
Anderson, G	0	0	0	Holle, G	0	0	0
Lindquist, G	3	0	6	Dirst, G	0	0	0
Champion, G	2	0	4
Totals	23	8	54	Totals	12	7	31
Score By Quarters
East Aurora .................................. 4 5 16 6 - 31
Rockford ..................................... 16 14 12 12 - 54
Missed free throws: Rockford - Wallin 3, McEntee 2, McDaniels, Speck, Lindquist. EA - Foster 3, Ellerton 2, Roose, Ilseman, Spotwell, Pielet.

Rockford 43, Joliet 42
January 27, 1939
Rockford				Joliet
	B	F	Pts		B	F	Pts
Stasica, F	7	3	17	Vercollotti, F	1	0	2
McEntee, F	2	4	8	Shepley, F	1	0	2
Wallin, C	4	1	9	Munroe, F	5	3	13
H. Anderson, G	0	0	0	Kren, F	1	0	2
Speck, G	0	1	1	Rimmke, C	3	1	7
Volsch, G	0	0	0	Wardley, C	0	0	0
Lindquist, G	2	2	6	Rogers, G	1	4	6
Champion, G	0	0	0	Vollmer, G	1	3	5
				Milligan, G	2	1	5
Totals	15	13	43	Totals	15	12	42
Score By Quarters
Joliet ........................................... 15 7 9 11 - 42
Rockford ..................................... 8 14 9 12 - 43
Missed free throws: Rockford - Stasica 3, McEntee 3, Anderson 2, Wallin, Volsch. Joliet - Rogers 4, Munroe 3, Vollmer, Milligan.

Rockford 47, West Aurora 21
February 3, 1939
Rockford				West Aurora
	B	F	Pts		B	F	Pts
Stasica, F	6	3	15	Nichols, F	2	3	7
Adamitis, F	0	0	0	Peterson, F	0	0	0
N. Anderson, F	3	3	9	Sanders, F	2	3	7
McDaniels, F	0	0	0	Pike, C	0	0	0
Wallin, C	3	3	9	Ewing, G	1	1	3
Mulford, C	0	0	0	Desmond, G	0	1	1
Alonso, G	1	2	4	Barnes, G	0	2	2
H. Anderson, G	0	0	0	McCullough, G	0	1	1
Speck, G	3	3	9
Champion, G	0	0	0
Volsch, G	0	1	1
Gerdausky, G	0	0	0
Totals	16	15	47	Totals	5	11	21
Score By Quarters
Rockford ........................................... 14 17 16 0 - 47
West Aurora .....................................   8   3    4   6 - 21
Missed free throws: Rockford - Mulford 3, Speck 3, Stasica, N. Anderson. WA - Nichols 5, Pike 3, Peterson, Sanders.

Rockford 44, LaSalle-Peru 19
February 4, 1939
Rockford				LaSalle-Peru
	B	F	Pts		B	F	Pts
Stasica, F	5	5	15	Ulanowski, F	0	1	1
Adamitis, F	0	1	0	Gapinski, F	0	3	3
N. Anderson, F	4	0	8	Plageps, F	0	0	0
McDaniels	0	0	0	Laio, C	2	4	8
Barber, F	0	0	0	Balachowski, G	0	2	2
Wallin, C	2	0	4	Trimpe, G	0	0	0
Mulford, C	0	0	0	L. Anderson, G	1	3	5
Gerdausky, G	0	0	0
Speck, G	6	2	14
H. Anderson, G	0	0	0
Marcellus, G	0	0	0
Alonzo, G	1	0	2
Volsch, G	0	2	2
Flood, G	0	0	0
Totals	18	8	44	Totals	3	13	19
Score By Quarters
LaSalle-Peru .......................... 3 5 2 9 - 19
Rockford .............................. 12 16 13 3 - 44
Missed free throws: Rockford - Stasica, Adamitis, N. Anderson, Speck, Alonzo. L-P - Ulanowski 4, Anderson 3, Laio.

Elgin 24, Rockford 22
February 10, 1939
Rockford				Elgin
	B	F	Pts		B	F	Pts
Stasica, F	1	3	5	Stettner, F	3	1	7
N. Anderson, F	1	0	2	Mische, F	0	4	4
McDaniels, F	0	0	0	Raue, C	1	0	2
H. Anderson, F	0	0	0	Krabbe, G-C	3	1	7
Wallin, C	1	6	8	Rogers, G	1	0	2
Alonzo, G	1	0	2	Lange, G	0	2	2
Speck, G	2	1	5
Totals	6	10	22	Totals	8	8	24
Score By Quarters
Rockford .......................... 4 4 7 7 - 22
Elgin ............................... 6 4 7 7 - 24
Missed free throws: Rockford - Speck 3, N. Anderson 3, Alonzo, Stasica, Wallin. Elgin - Mische 2, Krabble, Rogers.

Rockford 37, Freeport 27
February 18, 1939
Rockford				Freeport
	B	F	Pts		B	F	Pts
Stasica, F	2	2	6	E. Anderson, F	1	1	3
McDaniels, F	0	0	0	Zastrow, F	0	0	0
Ciarapaglini, F	0	0	0	Hasse, F	6	0	12
N. Anderson, F	2	2	6	Ensler, F	0	0	0
H. Anderson, F	6	0	12	Washburn, C	1	0	2
Wallin, C	2	0	4	Belle, C	0	0	0
Mulford, C	0	0	0	Liljequist, G	1	1	3
Speck, G	1	6	8	Perkins, G	1	0	2
Volsch, G	0	0	0	Abbott, G	1	3	5
Champion, G	0	1	1	Garrity, G	0	0	0
Flood, G	0	0	0
Gerdausky, G	0	0	0
Alonzo, G	0	0	0
Totals	13	11	37	Totals	11	5	27
Score By Quarters
Freeport .......................... 8  8  0  11 - 27
Rockford ......................... 8  9  8  12 - 37
Missed free throws: Rockford - Wallin 4, Speck 2, Alonzo 2, Champion 2, Stasica. Freeport - Anderson 4, Abbott 4, Washburn 2, Hasse, Liljequist, Garrity.

Rockford 38, East Aurora 33
February 24, 1939
Rockford				East Aurora
	B	F	Pts		B	F	Pts
N. Anderson, F	0	1	1	Reese, F	1	0	2
H. Anderson, F	2	1	5	Mahoney, F	6	0	12
Stasica, F	4	4	12	Jurgelonis, C	0	0	0
Wallin, C	3	2	8	Ilseman, C	0	0	0
Speck, G	3	1	7	Bachert, G	1	0	2
Alonzo, G	2	1	5	Ellerton, G	1	2	4
Champion, G	0	0	0	Foster, G	5	1	11
				Fieler, G	1	0	2
Totals	14	10	38	Totals	15	3	33
Score By Quarters
Rockford .......................... 15 9 5 9 - 38
East Aurora ..................... 7 8 14  4 - 33
Missed free throws: Rockford - Alonzo 2, Stasica, Wallin. EA - Foster 2.

Rockford 63, Hononegah 16
March 1, 1939 (IHSA Regional)
Rockford				Hononegah
	B	F	Pts		B	F	Pts
H. Anderson, F	0	0	0	Shotliff, F	1	3	5
N. Anderson, F	6	1	13	Barnes, F	1	2	4
Stasica, F	7	6	20	Baker, F	0	0	0
McDaniels, F	0	0	0	Johnson, C	0	0	0
Wallin, C	6	2	14	Beck, C	1	0	2
Mulford, C	1	0	2	Krahn, C	0	0	0
Alonzo, G	2	0	4	Dicks, G	0	1	1
Volsch, G	2	0	4	Samp, G	0	0	0
Speck, G	3	0	6	George, G	1	0	2
Champion, G	0	0	0	Wright, G	0	2	2
Totals	27	9	63	Totals	4	8	16
Score By Quarters
Hononegah .......................... 5 8 0 3 - 16
Rockford ............................. 14 11 24 14 - 63
Missed free throws: Rockford - Speck 2, Volsch 2, Stasica 2, H. Anderson, Champion. Hononegah - Shotliff 2, Johnson 3, Wright 2, Barnes, Beck, George.

Rockford 60, Harlem 30
March 2, 1939 (IHSA Regional)
Rockford				Harlem
	B	F	Pts		B	F	Pts
Stasica, F	8	3	19	R. Oswald, F	4	1	9
McDaniels, F	2	0	4	Harvey, F	1	1	3
N. Anderson, F	3	2	8	Campbell, F	0	0	0
H. Anderson, F	0	0	0	Ekstrom, C	1	1	3
Wallin, C	7	0	14	Aramovich, G	1	0	2
Mulford, C	0	0	0	Hoffman, G	2	1	5
Speck, G	4	0	8	J. Oswald, G	2	3	7
Champion, G	1	0	2	Andrew, G	0	1	1
Alonzo, G	2	1	5
Volsch, G	0	0	0
Totals	27	6	60	Totals	11	8	30
Score By Quarters
Harlem .............................. 6 8 7 9 - 30
Rockford ........................... 16 12 18 14 - 60
Missed free throws: Rockford - Stasica 3, N. Anderson 2, Speck 2, Wallin, Mulford, Champion. Harlem - Harvey 2, Hoffman 2, Andrew 2, R. Oswald, Ekstrom.

Rockford 39, Belvidere 37
March 4, 1939 (IHSA Regional Final)
Rockford				Belvidere
	B	F	Pts		B	F	Pts
Stasica, F	5	5	15	D. Woods, F	2	4	8
N. Anderson, F	1	3	5	Houden, F	2	1	5
H. Anderson, F	0	0	0	Welch, F	1	0	2
Wallin, C	5	3	13	Kroermer, G	4	1	9
Alonzo, G	2	1	5	L. Woods	2	1	5
Speck, G	0	1	1	Lear, G	2	4	8
Volsch, G	0	0	0	Rullson, G	0	0	0
Totals	13	13	39	Totals	13	11	37
Score By Quarters
Belvidere .............................. 7 12 10 8 - 37
Rockford .............................  14    9    12  4 - 39

Rockford 39, Hebron 34
March 8, 1939 (IHSA Sectional)
Rockford				Hebron
	B	F	Pts		B	F	Pts
Stasica, F	5	0	10	L. Johnson, F	5	2	12
N. Anderson, F	4	2	10	K. Johnson, F	5	0	10
H. Anderson, F	0	0	0	Ryan, C	1	1	3
Wallin, C	4	0	8	Burgett, C	1	0	2
Speck, G	1	0	2	Kjellstrom, G	2	0	4
Volsch, G	0	0	0	Voltz, G	0	3	3
Alonzo, G	4	1	9
Totals	18	3	39	Totals	14	6	34
Score By Quarters
Hebron .............................. 12 9 10 3 - 34
Rockford ........................... 10 11 12 6 - 39
Missed free throws: Rockford - Stasica, N. Anderson, H. Anderson, Wallin, Alonzo. Hebron - K. Johnson 3, Kjellstrom 3, Voltz 3, Ryan 2, L. Johnson, Burgett.

Rockford 34, Freeport 24
March 10, 1939 (IHSA Sectional)
Rockford				Freeport
	B	F	Pts		B	F	Pts
Stasica, F	0	2	2	Hasse, F	3	0	6
H. Anderson, F-G	0	0	0	Schimpf, F	0	0	0
N. Anderson, F	4	4	12	E. Anderson, F	1	2	4
McDaniels, F	0	0	0	Abbott, F	0	0	0
Wallin, C	4	0	8	Washburn, C	1	4	6
Volsch, G	0	0	0	Garrity, C	0	0	0
Speck, G	0	5	5	Ludolph, G	0	0	0
Alonzo, G	3	1	7	Liljequist, G	1	3	5
Champion, G	0	0	0	Werntz, G	0	1	1
				Belle, G	0	2	2
Totals	11	12	34	Totals	6	10	24
Score By Quarters
Freeport .............................. 6 4 4 10 - 24
Rockford ........................... 11 8 13 2 - 34
Missed free throws: Rockford - N. Anderson 4, Wallin 3, Speck 3, Stasica, Volsch. Freeport - Liljequist 4, Werntz 2, Hasse, K. Anderson, Washburn, Ludolph, Belle.

Rockford 34, Belvidere 19
March 12, 1939 (IHSA Sectional Final)
Rockford				Belvidere
	B	F	Pts		B	F	Pts
Stasica, F	4	3	11	D. Woods, F	1	2	4
H. Anderson, F	0	0	0	Wheeler, F	0	0	0
N. Anderson, F	1	3	5	Welch, F	0	0	0
McDaniels, F	0	0	0	Schwarz, F	0	0	0
Wallin, C	2	6	10	Kraemer, C	0	0	0
Mulford, C	0	0	0	L. Woods, G	3	1	7
Speck, G	3	1	8	Baker, G	1	0	2
Volsch, G	0	0	0	Lear, G	0	0	0
Alonzo, G	0	1	1	Rultson, G	2	2	6
Totals	11	12	34	Totals	6	10	24
Score By Quarters
Belvidere .............................. 1 6 3 9 - 19
Rockford ............................. 11 12 4 7 - 34
Missed free throws: Rockford - Wallin 5, Stasica 2, H. Anderson 2, N. Anderson 2, Alonzo. Belvidere - Leaf 4, D. Woods 2, L. Woods 2, Rultson 2.

Rockford 50, Canton 24
March 16, 1939 (State First Round)
Rockford	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	Pts	PF
Frank Alonzo	2	10	6	6	10	2
Harlan Anderson	1	2	0	1	2	0
Norman Anderson	2	10	2	4	6	3
Vito Gerdausky	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul McDaniels	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keith Mulford	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eugene Speck	1	3	0	0	2	4
Stan Stasica	8	20	3	3	19	1
Al Volsch	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Wallin	3	14	5	10	11	0
Totals	17	59	16	24	50	10
Canton	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	Pts	PF
Jake Bennett	1	4	0	0	2	1
Maurice Bordner	3	18	5	6	11	3
Louis Butkovich	1	2	2	2	4	3
Doug Camper	0	2	2	2	2	3
Wayne Clark	0	5	1	1	1	2
Francis Conklin	1	5	0	0	2	3
Bob Conner	0	3	0	0	0	1
Ed Fuller	1	15	0	0	2	2
Darren Oaks	0	1	0	0	0	1
George Reed	0	2	0	0	0	0
Totals	7	57	10	11	24	19
Score By Quarters
Rockford ....................		6	10	15	19	- 50
Canton ......................		8	2	7	7	- 24

Rockford 47, Zeigler 34
March 17, 1939 (State Quarterfinals)
Rockford	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	Pts	PF
Frank Alonzo	3	13	1	1	7	4
Harlan Anderson	0	1	0	0	0	2
Norman Anderson	5	12	2	2	12	1
Vito Gerdausky	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul McDaniels	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keith Mulford	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eugene Speck	0	4	0	2	0	1
Stan Stasica	6	15	7	9	19	2
Al Volsch	0	1	0	0	0	1
Bob Wallin	4	8	1	2	9	2
Totals	18	54	11	16	47	14
Zeigler	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	Pts	PF
Andy Andesilich	2	8	1	4	5	2
Nick Milosevich	2	18	0	1	4	2
Olive	0	0	0	1	0	0
Owens	0	2	0	0	0	2
Emil Radosevich	5	10	6	7	16	3
Harry Sortal	4	14	1	2	9	4
Mike Sortal	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	13	52	8	15	34	13
Score By Quarters
Rockford ....................		11	13	12	11	- 47
Zeigler .......................		12	8	5	9	- 34

Rockford 43, East Alton Wood River 27
March 18, 1939 (State Semifinals)
Rockford	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	Pts	PF
Frank Alonzo	2	6	0	3	4	1
Harlan Anderson	1	2	0	0	2	0
Norman Anderson	4	8	0	1	8	1
Vito Gerdausky	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul McDaniels	0	0	0	1	0	0
Keith Mulford	0	0	1	2	1	0
Eugene Speck	2	5	4	5	8	1
Stan Stasica	3	9	3	7	9	3
Al Volsch	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bob Wallin	4	11	3	5	11	3
Totals	16	42	11	24	43	9
Wood River	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	Pts	PF
Joe Astroth	2	6	0	0	4	4
Harry Durham	2	13	2	5	6	1
Kenneth File	1	5	0	0	2	0
Richard Goodman	0	4	0	0	0	1
George Heil	2	10	2	2	6	3
Marvin Hendricks	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harold Hudson	0	1	0	0	0	4
John Kessler	0	1	0	0	0	0
Maurice Stark	4	16	1	3	9	4
Totals	11	56	5	10	27	17
Score By Quarters
Rockford ....................		9	14	11	9	- 43
Wood River.................		8	6	7	6	- 27

Rockford 53, Paris 44
March 18, 1939 (State Finals)
Rockford	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	Pts	PF
Frank Alonzo	2	11	2	3	6	2
Harlan Anderson	0	0	0	0	0	0
Norman Anderson	4	16	2	3	10	1
Paul McDaniels	0	0	0	1	0	0
Eugene Speck	4	12	2	2	10	2
Stan Stasica	6	19	2	3	14	1
Bob Wallin	4	14	5	7	13	1
Totals	20	72	13	18	53	7
Paris	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	Pts	PF
Harold Anderson	2	6	1	1	5	1
Thomas Burton	0	5	1	1	1	2
Robert Calimese	2	3	1	2	5	3
Floyd Henson	7	31	1	1	15	1
Ralph Hooker	6	27	3	3	15	2
Lawrence Humerickhous	1	3	1	1	3	3
Totals	18	75	8	9	44	12
Score By Quarters
Rockford ..............................		11	21	13	8	- 53
Paris ....................................		9	10	14	11	- 44

Rockford Scoring
Player	Games	Points	Average
Stan Stasica	24	289	12.0
Bob Wallin	25	238	9.5
Eugene Speck	25	175	7.0
Norman Anderson	15	121	8.1
Frank Alonzo	15	71	4.7
Dick McEntee	10	59	5.9
Lindquist	10	39	3.9
Harold Anderson	21	15	0.7
Earl Thomas	4	13	3.3
Champion	16	12	0.8
Paul McDaniels	19	10	0.5
Al Volsch	17	7	0.4
Keith Mulford	15	4	0.3
Jensen	4	2	0.5
Blewfield	2	1	0.5
Barber	5	1	0.2

1938 Football

Standings
School	Big 7	Overall	PF	PA
East Aurora	6-0	9-0	188	6
Rockford	4-2	6-2	115	97
LaSalle-Peru	4-2	5-3	93	44
West Aurora	3-3	5-4	84	107
Elgin	3-3	4-4	64	65
Freeport	1-5	4-5	65	90
Joliet	0-6	2-6-1	52	95

Weekly Results
Sept. 16
Freeport 12, Dubuque 6
East Aurora 26, Bloomington 0
West Aurora 18, Naperville 13
Joliet 12, Lockport 0
St. Charles 6, Elgin 0
Sept. 23
Rockford 13, Dixon 6
Freeport 10, Rock Island 0
West Aurora 18, DeKalb 7
LaSalle-Peru 7, Ottawa 0
East Aurora 20, Bloom 0
Elgin 8, Maine 6
Joliet 0, Thornton 0
Sept. 30
Rockford 27, West Aurora 6
Elgin 12, Freeport 6
East Aurora 14, Joliet 0
Peru St. Bede 18, LaSalle-Peru 13
Oct. 7
Rockford 21, Chicago Marshall 6
East Aurora 7, Freeport 0
LaSalle-Peru 19, Joliet 0
Elgin 19, West Aurora 7
Oct. 14
Rockford 16, Joliet 13
LaSalle-Peru 20, Freeport 0
Argo 7, West Aurora 0
Oct. 21
LaSalle-Peru 20, Rockford 0
West Aurora 7, Freeport 0
Joliet 13, Lockport 7
East Aurora 14, Elgin 0
Oct. 28
East Aurora 28, Rockford 0
Freeport 18, Belvidere 13
West Aurora 13, Joliet 8
LaSalle-Peru 7, Elgin 0
Nov. 4
Rockford 19, Elgin 12
Freeport 13, Joliet 6
East Aurora 17, LaSalle-Peru 0
Nov. 11
Rockford 19, Freeport 6
East Aurora 43, Kankakee 0
West Aurora 9, LaSalle-Peru 7
Elgin 13, Joliet 0
Nov. 24
East Aurora 19, West Aurora 6

Rockford Scoring
Player	Rush TD	Rec. TD	Pass TD	Int. TD	Sfty.	PAT
Stan Stasica	8	0	0	0	0	0
Dick McEntee	7	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Lindquist	0	0	0	0	0	9
Reynolds	1	0	0	0	0	0
Earl Thomas	0	0	0	1	1	0

Freeport Scoring
Player	Rush TD	Rec. TD	Pass TD	Int. TD	PAT	FG
Donald Pinnow	5	0	3	0	1	0
Dale Meyers	1	1	0	0	1	1
Petty	0	2	0	0	0	0

First Team All-Conference
End	Dale Meyers	Freeport
End	Earl Thomas	Rockford
Tackle	Ralph Zilly	East Aurora
Tackle	Raymond Walters	LaSalle-Peru
Guard	Harold Cramer	Rockford
Guard	Floyd Houghtby	East Aurora
Center	Roy Hills	East Aurora
Quarterback	Richard McEntee	Rockford
Halfback	Stanley Stasica	Rockford
Halfback	Donald Pinnow	Freeport
Fullback	Roy Holle	East Aurora
Second Team
End	Emil Ulanowski	LaSalle-Peru
End	Robert Ackemann	Elgin
Tackle	Anthony Donoho	LaSalle-Peru
Tackle	George Presbrey	East Aurora
Guard	Jack Hintt	Elgin
Guard	Anthony Piazza	West Aurora
Center	Herman Gaede	LaSalle-Peru
Quarterback	Robert Raymond	West Aurora
Halfback	Thomas Kennell	Elgin
Halfback	Harry McKinney	East Aurora
Fullback	Harry Freier	LaSalle-Peru
Honorable Mention
End	Richard Humm	West Aurora
End	Stanley Ebener	LaSalle-Peru
End	Joseph Sosnoski	Joliet
End	Anthony Jurgelonis	East Aurora
Tackle	William Engimann	Joliet
Tackle	Leonard Miller	Elgin
Tackle	Robert Wallin	Rockford
Tackle	Warren Tresemer	Rockford
Guard	Cy Panzica	LaSalle-Peru
Guard	David Hummel	Joliet
Guard	Raymond Jaskolski	LaSalle-Peru
Guard	Raymond LaForge	Rockford
Center	Frank Scarpino	West Aurora
Center	Edward Green	Freeport
Quarterback	Wayne Dirst	East Aurora
Quarterback	Frank Wardley	Joliet
Quarterback	Wesley Tregoning	LaSalle-Peru
Halfback	Robert Holsinger	LaSalle-Peru
Halfback	John Dobbins	East Aurora
Halfback	Glenn Hasse	Freeport
Halfback	Harry Ewing	West Aurora
Fullback	Paul Siers	Elgin
Fullback	Robert Lindquist	Rockford
Fullback	Lawrence Foster	West Aurora
Fullback	Leonard Flint	Joliet

Champaign News-Gazette All-Staters
First Team	Ralph Zilly	East Aurora
Third Team	Dale Meyers	Freeport
Honorable Mention	Earl Thomas	Rockford
Honorable Mention	Emil Ulanowski	LaSalle-Peru
Honorable Mention	Stanley Stasica	Rockford
Honorable Mention	Donald Pinnow	Freeport
Honorable Mention	Tommy Kennell	Elgin
Honorable Mention	Roy Holle	East Aurora
Honorable Mention	Roy Hills	East Aurora
Honorable Mention	John Vercilli	Joliet

Breakout Athletes: Merwin Hodel, Rockford West

Rockford West accomplishments
1947 Football	Honorable Mention All-Big 8 as a back, scored three touchdowns, two rushing and one off punt return
1948 Track	Won the 120-high hurdles and 200-low hurdles in Big 8 track meet

University of Colorado accomplishments
Year	Rush	Yards	Avg.	TD	Rec.	Yards	Avg.	TD	Returns	Yards	TD
1949	169	778	4.4	6	14	174	12.4	1	9	155	0
1950	196	790	3.9	15	23	244	10.6	0	7	104	0
1951	137	613	4.4	5	11	122	11.1	1	1	9	0
Totals	502	2,181	4.3	26	48	540	11.3	2	17	268	0
* Hodel was First Team All-Big Seven in 1950 and 1951. * Hodel won the Big Seven Indoor 60-Yard Low Hurdle championship in 1950.

Hodel was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round (38th pick overall) in the 1952 NFL draft.

New York Giants accomplishments
Year	Games	Rush	Yards	Rec.	Yards
1953	2	5	11	2	-15

Hodel settled in Colorado after his playing days. There was not another story published about Hodel in the Rockford Morning Star or Rockford Register Republic after his time with the Giants. Hodel died in Colorado in 1988.

1948 Boys Track

Big Eight Championship
Place	School	Points
1.	Elgin	36 1/2
2.	East Rockford	33 1/2
3.	Freeport	33
4.	Joliet	28 1/2
5.	West Rockford	28
6.	LaSalle-Peru	19 1/2
7.	East Aurora	10 1/2
8.	West Aurora	4

Big Eight Results
100-yard dash
1.	Bud McClanahan	Freeport	:10.3
2.	Miller	Elgin
3.	Walten	Joliet
120-yard high hurdles
1.	Merwin Hodel	West Rockford	:15.5
2.	D. Zimmerman	East Rockford
3.	Hinman	Elgin
200-yard low hurdles
1.	Merwin Hodel	West Rockford	:23.6
2.	Smith	Freeport
3.	Hinman	Elgin
220-yard dash
1.	Bud McClanahan	Freeport	:23.5
2.	Krock	East Aurora
3.	Miller	Elgin
880-yard run
1.	Gene Lenz	East Rockford	2:06.3
2.	McIntire	Elgin
3.	Edwards	Elgin
Shot Put
1.	Ray Dall Osto	West Rockford	47-5 1/2
2.	Truitt	West Rockford
3.	Calacurcio	East Rockford
Discus Throw
1.	Peterson	Elgin	137-0 1/3
2.	Dall Osto	West Rockford
3.	Ziech	Joliet
High Jump
1.	Decker	Joliet	5-11
2.	Rockensock	Elgin
3.	Hennis	West Aurora
Broad Jump
1.	Powers	LaSalle-Peru	20-5 3/4
2.	Calacurcio	East Rockford
3.	Stout	Freeport
Pole Vault
1.	Phillips	East Aurora	11-0
1.	R. Zimmerman	East Rockford	11-0
3.	Floyd	East Rockford
3.	Becker	Elgin
880-yard relay
1.	Baldon, V. Walton, Jefferson, Swank	Joliet	1:32.3
2.	Freeport
3.	West Rockford
3.	LaSalle-Peru

Breakout Athletes: Madison Dunker, Hononegah

Hononegah Accomplishments
2013	First Team All-NIC-10 as a defender
2014	First Team All-NIC-10 as a defender
Career	Scored 27 goals and had 25 assists
Marquette Accomplishments
2014	11 matches, 2 shots on goal
2015	14 matches, 1 assist
2016	22 matches, 22 starts, 1 goal, 3 assists
2017	21 matches, 21 starts, 1 assist
BIG EAST All-Academic team in 2016 and 2017

Madison Dunker today

1947 Football

Standings
School	Big 8	Overall	PF	PA
LaSalle-Peru	6-1	9-1	192	32
Joliet	5-1-1	7-1-1	95	20
East Rockford	5-1-1	7-2-1	129	65
East Aurora	3-4	3-6	43	102
West Rockford	2-4-1	4-5-1	113	144
West Aurora	2-4-1	3-5-1	59	88
Freeport	2-5	3-6	40	85
Elgin	1-6	1-8	49	71

First Team All-Conference
Player	School	Position
Hubert Heflin	East Rockford	End
Bob Survant	Elgin	End
Mel Condie	LaSalle-Peru	Tackle
Ed Schultz	Elgin	Tackle
Gene Paluzzi	Joliet	Tackle
Don Gnidovic	LaSalle-Peru	Guard
Walt Beich	Joliet	Guard
Bill Jensen	LaSalle-Peru	Center
Bob Bogdonas	East Rockford	Back
Mel Glubeynski	LaSalle-Peru	Back
Charles Baldon	Joliet	Back
Tom Streitz	Joliet	Back

Rockford Players on Second Team
Player	School	Position
Roger Kaisi	East Rockford	Tackle
Ray Dall Osto	West Rockford	Back
Sam Rebecca	West Rockford	Back

Rockford Players Honorable Mention
Player	School	Position
Jim Price	West Rockford	End
Bill Lee	East Rockford	End
Jack Truitt	West Rockford	Tackle
Ralph Woods	West Rockford	Guard
Milton Lundstrom	East Rockford	Guard
Carl Dargene	East Rockford	Center
Merwin Hodel	West Rockford	Back
Joe Fasulo	West Rockford	Back
Frank Calacurcio	East Rockford	Back
Gordan Stang	East Rockford	Back

Weekly Results
Week 1
West Rockford 19, East Moline 0
East Rockford 30, Elmhurst York 0
Freeport 6, Dubuque 0
Maine Township 6, Elgin 0
West Aurora 12, Downers Grove 6
Naperville 12, East Aurora 7
LaSalle-Peru 12, Ottawa 0
Week 2
West Rockford 21, Madison East 18
Madison West 14, East Rockford 7
Moline 14, Freeport 0
DeKalb 8, West Aurora 6
LaSalle-Peru 26, Springfield Hall 13
Elgin 18, Elmhurst York 6
Maine 13, East Aurora 0
Joliet 12, Marmion Academy 0
Week 3
Freeport 14, West Rockford 0
East Rockford 0, Joliet 0
LaSalle-Peru 34, West Aurora 0
East Aurora 12, Elgin 6
Week 4
West Rockford 7, West Aurora 7
LaSalle-Peru 25, East Rockford 0
Joliet 6, Elgin 0
East Aurora 12, Freeport 0
Week 5
East Rockford 20, Freeport 7
West Rockford 13, East Aurora 6
Joliet 19, West Aurora 14
LaSalle-Peru 14, Elgin 6
Week 6
East Rockford 12, West Aurora 0
West Rockford 7, Elgin 0
Freeport 6, Joliet 0
LaSalle-Peru 19, East Aurora 0
Week 7
East Rockford 13, Muskegon 6
Moline 33, West Rockford 32
Joliet 6, LaSalle-Peru 0
Elgin 13, Freeport 7
West Aurora 6, Argo 0
East Aurora 7, Bloom 6
Week 8
East Rockford 14, East Aurora 6
Joliet 14, West Rockford 0
West Aurora 7, Elgin 6
LaSalle-Peru 18, Peru St. Bede 0
Week 9
East Rockford 6, Elgin 0
LaSalle-Peru 25, West Rockford 7
Joliet 25, East Aurora 0
West Aurora 7, Freeport 0
Week 10
East Rockford 27, West Rockford 7
LaSalle-Peru 19, Freeport 0

East Rockford Scoring
Player	Rush TD	Rec. TD	Passing TD	PAT	Punt Ret.	Kickoff Ret.	Int. TD	Fumble TD	Points
Bob Bogdonas	5		3			1	2		48
Phil Vella	3	1		1					25
Frank Calacurcio	2				1				18
Leonard Hallen	2								12
Hubert Heflin		1							6
Gordie Stang	1			6					12
Bill Lee		1							6

West Rockford Scoring
Player	Rush TD	Rec. TD	Passing TD	PAT	Punt Ret.	Kickoff Ret.	Int. TD	Fumble TD	Points
Merwin Hodel	2				1				18
Dick O'Keefe		1							6
Joe Fasulo		1	1						6
Ray Dall Osto	7								42
Sam Rebecca	4		1	12	1				42
Maculan	1								6