Athletics
The IHSA website (www.ihsa.org) lists only boys basketball for Trenton High School. We believe that baseball and track were offered as well. Football may have also been offered. Trenton High School team nickname, team colors, school fight song, team records, and coach’s names are all items we would like to share on this site.
Boys Basketball
The boys basketball team at Trenton High School had a run to the Sweet 16 in the early 1920s, an incredible accomplishment for a small school in a one-class system. Trenton HS won a total of five District titles. Team records and coach’s names are being sought. District tournament scores were provided below by Mark Jurenga.
1920-21 Team Qualified for State Tourney Finals Coach Herman Eisenmayer
Centralia District Champions
1st Rd. Trenton 28 St. Elmo 17
2nd Rd. Trenton 22 Effingham 16
Semifinal Trenton 18 Carlyle 14
Championship: Trenton 14 Salem 9
Sweet Sixteen Finalist
Lost to Streator HS 42-14
Streator lost in Elite 8 Round
1921-22 Centralia District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Sandoval 22-7
2nd Rd Beat Dahlgren 36-16
Semi-Final lost to Farina 20-10
Centralia beat Farina in title game
1922-23 Greenville District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Game- Trenton 15 Donnellson 5
Quarterfinal- Trenton 14 Fillmore 6
Semifinal– Greenville 13 Trenton 12
Account from the 1923 Greenfille High School yearbook:
“The Trenton game proved to be Greenville’s hardest contest and the most exciting game of the tournament. Both teams fought neck and neck through the entire game. It was anybody’s game until the final whistle and only Nevinger’s free throw in the last half minute saved the day.”
NOTE: Greenville would go on to place 4th at the state tournament in Champaign.
1923-24 IHSA District Champions Coach’s name & record needed
Semifinal: Trenton 17 Greenville 10
Championship: Trenton defeated St. Elmo
West Frankfort Sectional Tourney
1st Rd lost to Belleville 19-12
West Frankfort beat Centralia in title game
1924-25 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1925-26 Greenville District Tourney Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
1st Game- Trenton 51 Marine 3
Quarterfinal- Trenton 25 Fillmore10
Semifinal- Trenton 17 Effingham 12
Championship– Greenville 31 Trenton 15
District Tournament All-Star Team
First Team
Kurz
Faitz
Ranz
1925-26 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1926-27 Greenville District Tourney Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
1st Game- Trenton 22 Brownstown 18
Semifinal- Trenton 20 Carlyle 15
Championship– Greenville 21 Trenton 20 (3 overtimes!)
The account from the 1927 Greenville yearbook:
“Again we battled Trenton in the finals and beat them by a 20-21 score, but this game was not quite as decisive as before. O! Boy! What a game with three over time periods. It will undoubtedly never be forgotten. Both teams played ‘wide open’ with Trenton tying the score just before the final gun. Two over-time periods were played, with neither side scoring, then in the third, G. H. S. made a field goal. Trenton raised her score one point by a free throw. The pistol banged defeat to the Trentonians while the Greenville rooters went wild.”
District Tourney All-Star team members:
First Team
T. Ranz
Arthur Becker
C. Herstein
1927-28 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1928-29 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1929-30 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1930-31 Carlyle District Tournament 3rd Place Coach’s name & record needed
1st Game- Trenton 36 New Baden 5
Quarterfinal- Trenton 33 Okawville 13
Semifinal- Centralia 20 Trenton 12
3rd Place- Trenton 28 Highland 16
1931-32 Carlyle District Tourney Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
Quarterfinals-Trenton 17 Aviston 13
Semifinals-Trenton 24 Greenville 17
Championship-Centralia 26 Trenton 13
1932-33 Sandoval District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Ashley 21-17 (O/T)
Centralia beat Sandoval in title game.
1933-34 Carlyle District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Greenville 29-24
2nd Rd Beat Dix 22-20 (3 O/T’s)
Semi-Final lost to Centralia 30-16
Centralia beat Ashley in title game
1934-35 Belleville District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Belleville 27-15
Lebanon beat Belleville in title game
1935-36 Odin District Champions Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Keyesport 52-23
Semi-Final Beat Patoka 55-20
Title Game Beat Odin 35-16
Carlyle Regional Tourney Runner-Up
1st Rd Beat Greenville 34-30
Semi-Final Beat Kinmundy 21-18
Title game lost to Centralia 40-25
1936-37 Woodlawn District Champions Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Breese 18-17
Semi-Final Beat Kell 29-20
Title Game Beat Opdyke 33-14
Nashville Regional Tourney
1st Rd lost to Centralia 47-14
Centralia beat Nashville in title game
1937-38 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1938-39 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1939-40 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1940-41 Venice District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Bethalto 43-20
Venice beat Breese in title game
1941-42 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1942-43 Beckemeyer District Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Odin 53-30
Semi-Final Beat Breese 52-34
Title Game lost to Patoka 38-34
1943-44 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1944-45 Odin District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Carlyle St. Mary 46-34
Patoka beat Odin in title game
1945-46 Beckemeyer District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Breese St. Dominic 63-18
Semi-Final lost to Beckemeyer 40-28
Carlyle St. Mary beat Beckemeyer in title game
1946-47 Odin District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Beckemeyer 36-34
Odin beat Beckemeyer in title game
1947-48 Breese District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Breese 48-44
Breese beat Odin in title game
1948-49 Breese District Runner-Up
1st Rd Beat Xenia 63-13
Semi-Final Beat New Baden 55-39
Title Game lost to Trenton 68-38
1949-50 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1950-51 Trenton District Tourney Coach Bill Redden
1st Rd lost to Breese 40-26
New Baden beat Ashley in title game
1951-52 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1952-53 Trenton District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to New Baden 52-46
Patoka beat Carlyle St. Mary in title game
1953-54 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1954-55 Trenton District Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
Early Rd Scores Needed
Title Game lost to Odin 49-44
1955-56 Trenton District Champions Coach’s name & record needed
Semi-Final Beat Breese 80-59
Title Game Beat New Baden 70-63
Salem Regional Tourney
1st Rd Beat Okawville 21-8
Semi-Final lost to Salem 87-60
Centralia beat Salem in title game
1956-57 Beckemeyer District Tourney Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat New Baden 90-61
Semi-Final lost to Okawville 70-45
Breese beat Okawville in title game
**Trenton High School became Trenton Wesclin in the summer of 1957.
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