| 1972 |
| Participants:
Aledo, Beardstown, Bushnell-Prairie City, Camp
Point Central, Carthage, Dupo, East Peoria,
Macomb, Monmouth, Peoria Bergan, Pittsfield,
Rockridge, Sherrard, Western High, Winchester,
and V.I.T. |
Championship:
Peoria Bergan 83, Macomb 64
Third place: Pittsfield 61,
Carthage 42
Consolation: Rockridge 56,
Bushnell-Prairie City 54 |
All-Tournament
Team: FIRST TEAM – Lou Capps,
Pittsfield; Dave Douchant, Dupo; Bill Knaub,
Peoria Bergan; Tony Moore, Macomb; John Sherrick,
Carthage.
SECOND TEAM – Jim Carlson, Peoria Bergan; Rick
Conn, Monmouth; Steve Gillenwater, Beardstown;
Steve Hawthorne, Macomb; Bill Miller,
Bushnell-Prairie City; Joe O’Brien, Macomb;
Jeff Ralph, Peoria Bergan. |
| MVP:
Tony Moore, Macomb |
| Notes:
Peoria Bergan rolled to the tourney title scoring
371 points (92.8 ppg) in four games, including
122 against Sherrard. Peoria Bergan averaged 80
shot attempts per game and made 157 out of 320
(49.0 FG. pct.). In the 1973 Class A state basketball
tournament Bushnell-Prairie City was defeated by
Fulton 38-37 at the East Moline Super-sectional.
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