Plano 72, Somonauk 47
Dick Dennis led Reapers with 19 points, Ken Kosulic paced Bobcats with 11.
Leland 63, Sandwich 57
Ken Baker scored a game-high 27 points for the Panthers, while teammate Gary Leonard added 22.
The Indians were by Bob White's 17 tallies.
Waterman 75, Paw Paw 59
Wolverine Doug Wilson was impossible to stop as he connected on 16-of-20 shots and added four free throws
for 36 points. Gene Kehm was tops for Bulldogs scoring 22 markers.
Serena 62, Earlville 35
Huskers balanced attack was led by Jerry Hanson's 15 points. Mickey Johnson followed with 14 and
Dan Christopherson 13. The Red Raiders were led by Tom Atherton who had 12 points.
Shabbona 68, Plano 59
Rich Benson led the Indians with 23 points, John Hopwood added 20. Dick Dennis scored 17 points
for the Reapers, Bill Heller chipped in 14.
Hinckley-Big Rock 58, Leland 53
Bob Raymond led Royals with 14 points, Chuck Ott netted 11. Leland was paced by Ken Baker's 18
points.
SEMIFINALS
Hinckley-Big Rock 60, Waterman 55
Jim LaSanska led balanced Royals with 15 points, Bob Raymond and Cyril Matter each added 13 a piece.
Doug Wilson had a game-high 22 points for Wolverines, Roger Larson chipped in 12.
Serena 59, Shabbona 57
Mickey Johnson's late jumper gave the Huskers the lead for good. Johnson scored a team-high 17
points, Dan Christopherson had 15 and Gary Dolder 10. Indian's John Hopwood had a game-high 22 points, Rich Benson chipped
in 13.
THIRD PLACE GAME
Shabbona 86, Waterman 67
John Hopwood netted a tournament-high 38 points to lead his Indian's to the third place trophy.
Hopwood sank 14 field goals and 10 free throws in the game, while teammate Rich Benson tallied 18 points. The Wolverines
were paced by Roger Larson (31 points) and Doug Wilson (14)
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Serena 51, Hinckley-Big Rock 49 (OT, Sudden-death)
Championship Game Box Score
Key: fg-ft-tp
SERENA (51) - Hanson 6-6-18, Christopherson 2-5-9, Brignon 0-0-0, M. Johnson
2-0-4, Dolder 7-0-14, Shrode 3-0-6. Totals 20-11-51.
HINCKLEY-BIG ROCK (49)- LaSanska 5-0-10, Raymond 9-5-23, Ott 4-1-9, Jandt 1-0-2,
Matter 1-1-3, Olson 1-0-2. Totals 21-7-49.
Serena 9 8 22
8 2 2 - 51
H-BR 7 11 13 16
2 0 - 49
Total fouls (none fouled out) - Serena 9, H-BR 12.
1961 FINAL LITTLE TEN CONFERENCE STANDINGS
W L
Waterman
8 1
Shabbona
7 2
Hinckley-Big Rock 7 2
Serena
6 3
Earlville 5
4
Leland
4 5
Plano
4 5
Paw Paw
2 7
Somonauk
1 8
Sandwich
1 8
1961 Little Ten Conference Scoring Leaders
Player, School
PTS AVG.
Ken Baker, Leland
202 22.4
Mickey Johnson, Serena 185
20.6
Doug Wilson, Waterman 181
20.1
Rich Benson, Shabbona 158
17.6
Gene Kehm, Paw Paw 157
17.4
Gary Bowman, Waterman 144
16.0
John Hopwood, Shabbona 135
15.0
Jerry Burd, Earlville 134
14.9
Dick Dennis, Plano 122
13.6
Tom Maple, Waterman 121
13.4
Bob Whiteis, Sandwich 119
13.2
Bill Heller, Plano 117
13.0
Jerry Schmidt, Sandwich 114
12.7
Roger Larson, Waterman 113
12.6
Chuck Ott, H-BR
112 12.4
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