Hinckley captured the 1927 Little Ten Conference
Tournament championship held at Sandwich High School. Hinckley defeated a tough bunch from Waterman in the final
game 25-20 after being victorious over Somonauk (44-5) and Rollo (30-12). Waterman
was somewhat of a surprise as they upset Sandwich in the first round, then Shabbona, who was a favorite
to win the championship and Earlville in the semis.
Hinckley rolled out to a 14-4 lead after the first eight minutes, but Waterman was able to slice
that disadvantage to 18-14 by halftime. The teams each scored three points in
the third and Hinckley out pointed Waterman in the fourth 4-3 to take the title by a 25-20 score.
Earlville pulled off a mild upset in the third place game by winning against a strong Shabbona team 33-15.
Hinckley was awarded a silver basketball trophy as tournament champs, while Leland was given
a silver loving cup for best sportsmanship. Alfred Dudley of Earlville received
a gold basketball for being chosen as the best all-around player in the tournament and the officials chose all-star teams
as follows.
Tournament Scores
Rollo 15, Paw Paw 13
Hinckley
44, Somonauk 5
Earlville 22, Plano
18
Waterman 21, Sandwich 16
Shabbona 21, Leland 19
Hinckley
30, Rollo 12
Waterman 21, Earlville 18 (semi-final)
Hinckley
26, Shabbona 12 (semi-final)
Earlville 33, Shabbona 15 (3rd
Place)
Hinckley
25, Waterman 20 (Championship)
FIRST TEAM
Alfred Dudley, Earlville
A. Christensen, Sandwich
E. George, Shabbona
L. Strever, Hinckley
Swanson, Waterman
SECOND TEAM
Morsch, Hinckley
W. Eastabrook, Hinckley
Thompson, Waterman
S. Robinson, Leland
L. Anderson, Leland
