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Stronghurst High School Basketball |
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Stronghurst HS versus Aledo Roosevelt HS |
Athletics
Stronghurst High School definitely offered boys basketball and track. Football was also offered at the school.
One converence that Stronghurst High School was affiliated with for many years was the Bi-County Conference. Teams which participated in this highly competitive conference included Media (before consolidating with Stronghurst to make Southern), Roseville, Monmouth Warren, Union, Sciota Northwestern, Yorkwood, and eventually LaHarpe and Avon.
Boys Basketball
The Stronghurst High School boys basketball team won a total of EIGHT District titles! Unfortunately the team records and coach’s names of these and other great Stronghurst teams are not available. We do know that Jim Lewis coached at Stronghurst at one time and he would go on to have a successful coaching career at various schools. Several basketball scores involving Stronghurst High School playing in the IHSA state tournament were located on a website titled “Illinois Postseason High School Basketball Scores.”
1921-22 Monmouth District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Alexis 36-17
Macomb Academy beat Woodhull in title game
1931-32 Roseville District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Macomb 21-14
Monmouth beat Kirkwood in title game
1932-33 Roseville District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Media 19-13
Monmouth beat Kirkwood in title game
1933-34 Roseville District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Alexis 26-13
Media beat Keithsburg in title game
1934-35 Roseville District Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd Beat Seaton (forfeit)
2nd Rd Beat Avon 27-19
Semi-final beat Monmouth
Title Game lost to Roseville 20-17
1935-36 Blandinsville District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Macomb Western 29-25
Alexis beat Blandinsville in title game
1936-37 Colchester District Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd Score Needed
Semi-final beat Oquawka 37-24
Title Game lost to Good Hope 32-31
1937-38 Stronghurst District Champions Coach’s name & record needed
Early Rd Scores Needed
Title Game Beat Good Hope 46-38
Roseville Regional Qualifier
Stronghurst Scores Needed
Macomb beat Monmouth in title game
1938-39 District scores needed
1939-40 Stronghurst District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
Early Rd Scores Needed
Macomb Western beat Bardolph in title game
1940-41 Stronghurst District Champions Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Bardolph 31-23
Semi-final Beat Terre Haute 52-20
Title Game Beat Macomb Academy 26-25
Roseville Regional Champions
1st Rd Beat Colchester 45-42
Semi-final Beat Avon 37-33
Title Game Beat Roseville 38-32
Galesburg Sectional Qualifier
1st Rd lost to Knoxville 27-18
Galesburg beat Lewistown in title game
1941-42 Stronghurst District Champions Coach’s name & record needed
Early Rd Scores Needed
Title Game Beat Blandinsville 44-36
Monmouth Regional Runner-Up
1st Rd Beat Macomb 42-31
Semi-final Beat Monmouth 35-31
Title Game lost to Roseville 49-31
(both teams qualified for Sectional)
Canton Sectional Qualifier
1st Rd lost to Pekin 52-34
Quincy beat Pekin in title game
1942-43 Stronghurst District Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Blandinsville 49-17
Semi-final Beat Bardolph 31-28
Title Game lost to Kirkwood 35-24
1943-44 Stronghurst District Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
Early Rd Scores Needed
Title Game lost to Bardolph 52-46
1944-45 Stronghurst District Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
Early Rd Scores Needed
Semi-final Beat Terre Haute 50-32
Title Game lost to Media 37-33
1945-46 Blandinsville District Champions Coach’s name & record needed
Early Rd Scores Needed
Title Game Beat Bardolph 51-32
Roseville Regional Tournament
1st Rd Beat Bushnell 43-36
Semi-final lost to Macomb 50-44
Roseville beat Macomb in title game
1946-47 Stronghurst District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
Semi-final lost to Bardolph 55-53
Good Hope beat Bardolph in title game
1947-48 Blandinsville District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Kirkwood 52-32
Semi-final lost to Good Hope 72-48
Good Hope Beat Media in title game
1948-49 Stronghurst District Tournament
1st Rd Beat Bardolph 43-36
Semi-final lost to Good Hope 41-31
Good Hope beat Terre Haute in title game
1949-50 4 – 16 District Scores Needed Coach Hendry S. Bennett
1950-51 17 – 7 Stronghurst District Runner-Up Coach Hendry S. Bennett
Semi-final Beat Biggsville 56-50
Title Game lost to Prairie City 46-39
1951-52 22 – 5 Gladstone District Tournament Coach Hendry S. Bennett
Semi-final lost to Media 61-60 (O/T)
Bardolph beat Media in title game
1952-53 Gladstone District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Terre Haute 69-67 (2 O/Ts)
Gladstone-Oquawka beat Kirkwood in title game
1953-54 Gladstone District Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
Early Rd Scores Needed
Title Game lost to Gladstone-Oquawka 55-53
1954-55 District Scores needed.
1955-56 Bardolph District Champions Coach’s name & record needed
Semi-final Beat Kirkwood 68-67
Title Game Beat Bardolph 84-69
Macomb Regional Qualifier
1st Rd lost to Bushnell-Prairie City 53-52
Title Game Macomb Western beat B-PC
1956-57 Gladstone District Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
Semi-final Beat Media 80-42
Title Game lost to Bardolph 64-60
1957-58 Stronghurst District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Kirkwood 57-52
Semi-final lost to Gladstone-Oquawka 71-47
Bardolph beat G-O in title game
1958-59 Media District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Biggsville 82-62
Semi-final lost to Gladstone-Oquawka 67-66 (O/T)
Roseville beat G-O in title game
1959-60 Stronghurst District Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Monmouth Warren 59-43
Semi-final Beat Kirkwood 54-48
Title Game lost to Bardolph 44-35
1960-61 Media District Champions Coach’s name& record needed
1st Rd Beat Roseville 64-48
Semi-final Beat Monmouth Warren 64-54
Title Game Beat Monmouth Yorkwood 69-66
Macomb Regional Qualifier
1st Rd lost to Biggsville Union 72-58
Monmouth beat Macomb in title game
1961-62 Stronghurst District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
Stronghurst scores needed
Macomb Western beat Galesburg Corpus Christi in title game
1962-63 Sciota District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Avon 64-63
Macomb Western Beat Galesburg Corpus Christi in title game
1963-64 Stronghurst District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
Stronghurst scores needed
Macomb Western beat Sciota Northwestern in title game
1964-65 Sciota District Tournament Coach John Bickell
1st Rd lost to Macomb Western 67-48
Macomb Western beat Sciota Northwestern in title game
1965-66 Stronghurst District Tournament Coach John Abramczyk
Semi-final lost to Roseville 68-59
Macomb Western beat Roseville in title game
1966-67 Sciota District Champions Coach John Abramczyk
1st Rd Beat Bowen 84-54
Semi-final Beat Macomb Western 68-55
Title Game Beat Sciota Northwestern 73-63
Galesburg Regional Qualifier
1st Rd lost to Monmouth 78-69
Galesburg beat Bushnell-Prairie City in title game
1967-68 Stronghurst District Runner-Up Coach George Lewis
1st Rd Beat Media 74-50
Semi-final Beat Sciota Northwestern Kirkwood 67=60
Title Game lost to Macomb Western 75-65
1968-69 Sciota District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Sciota Northwestern 63-57
Roseville beat Sciota NW in title game
1969-70 Stronghurst District Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Media 68-60
Semi-final Beat Galesburg Costa
Title Game lost to Roseville 51-49
1970-71 Plymouth District Champions Coach’s name & record needed
Semi-final Beat Industry 66-60
Title Game Beat Plymouth 77-59
LaHarpe Regional Qualifier
1st Rd Beat Augusta Southeastern 67-60
Semi-final lost to Hamilton 57-52
Title Game Hamilton beat Carthage
*This was the last school year for Stronghurst High School. Consolidated with Media to form the Stronghurst Southern School District in the summer of 1971.
Track & Field
One Stronghurst High School athlete placed in the State Track Meet. The year was 1915 when George Brokaw became a medalist in the “B” Meet for SHS. HIs accomplishment is listed below.
1914-15 George Brokaw 440 Yard Dash 4th Place |
