(2-14-22) 111 years ago Rockford High won the 1911 Illinois High Athletic Association (IHSA) state championship, beating beat Mt. Carroll 60-15.
Rockford placed four players of five on the all-tournament team.
1911 IHSA State Basketball Championship – courtesy IHSA web site
Box Scores of All Games
Quarterfinals
Rockford (H.S.) 39, Jacksonville (H.S.) 23
Paris 42, Washington 21
Semifinals
Rockford (H.S.) 44, Granite City 30
Mt. Carroll 58, Paris 30
Third Place
Granite City 44, Paris 35
Final
Rockford (H.S.) 60, Mt. Carroll 15
Rockford (H.S.) 60, Mt. Carroll 15 Final Game at Peoria [Bradley U., Old Gym] Saturday, March 11, 1911 ROCKFORD (H.S.) Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF Roy Collentine 2 0 4 Frank Johnson 10 0 20 Casson Squire 4 0 8 Frank Thomas 7 4 18 Roger Welsh 5 0 10 TOTAL 28 4 60 MT. CARROLL Player FG-FGA FT-FTA Pts PF Dwight Bennett 1 0 2 Ralph Eskelson 0 0 0 Lloyd Fox 1 0 2 Harry Ross 0 0 0 Walter Smith 2 7 11 TOTAL 4 7 15
Summary of State Finalists
School Coach W-L Enroll 1 Rockford (H.S.) Ralph Vennum 19-1 980 2 Mt. Carroll (unknown) 13-6 83 3 Granite City Robertson 140 4 Paris 2:Pinckney/Jones 20-5 256 Jacksonville (H.S.) Harry Boland 12-1 317 Washington Harry Streiback 18-5 100
Top Scorers
Player and School G FG 3P FT Pts Arbuckle, Paris 3 26 7 59 Frank Thomas, Rockford (H.S.) 3 20 11 51 Frank Johnson, Rockford (H.S.) 3 23 0 46 Walter Smith, Mt. Carroll 2 13 8 34 Schellenberger, Paris 3 15 0 30 Gratt Taff, Granite City 2 8 8 24 William Evans, Granite City 2 11 0 22 Roger Welsh, Rockford (H.S.) 3 11 0 22 Casson Squire, Rockford (H.S.) 3 10 0 20 Harry Branding, Granite City 2 8 0 16
All-Tournament Team
Player & School Ht. Yr. Frank Johnson, Rockford (H.S.) Walter Smith, Mt. Carroll Casson Squire, Rockford (H.S.) Frank Thomas, Rockford (H.S.) Roger Welsh, Rockford (H.S.)
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