Rangers bow out in the 1928 quarterfinals to Canton

by Steve Dunford

It has been around a week since I have did one of these looking back of old post season games.

The Canton Little Giants dominated Franklin County teams when they would get to what I assume was Huff Gym on the University of Illinois campus.

The roaring 20’s belonged to the Redbirds, but 1928 belonged to the Benton Rangers, as they bowed out to the eventual state champs.

Benton hosted the sectional that year.  Appearing in the sectional were a lot of consolidated schools now.  In the future, they would have been district schools.

I am going to provide a couple links below.  The first is where I get sectional scores from.  The second is where I get the state tournament scores off the IHSA website.  There have been several requests for them.  When I get into the 1930’s, there will be regional and district scores appearing.

The Rangers defeated the Carbondale Terriers 21-9 in the Sectional Championship game.

https://sites.google.com/site/xtmi2000/il1928

http://ihsa.org/SportsActivities/BoysBasketball/RecordsHistory.aspx?url=/data/bkb/records/index.htm

Benton Sectional:

Carbondale 26-10 Mound City

Benton 22-12 Marion

Elkville 23-22 Karnak

Carbondale 25-24 Enfield

Benton 17-12 Elkville

Benton 21-9 Carbondale

BENTON (21): Harper 7, Samuels 6, Eskew 4, Doty 4.

CARBONDALE (9): Bricker 4, Holder 2, Phillips 2, Garner 1.

1927-28  State Tournament

Quarterfinals

Witt 33, Streator (Twp.) 31 (OT)

Canton 23, Benton 11

Aurora (West Aurora) 28, Rochelle 14

Griggsville 22, Hutsonville 21

Semifinals

Canton 19, Witt 17

Aurora (West Aurora) 31, Griggsville 24

Third Place

Witt 40, Griggsville 26

Championship

Canton 18, Aurora (West Aurora) 9