Elgin High School

IHSA State 2nd Place

Sectional, Regional & Conference Champions

Season Record 21 - 4

Leading Scorers: Karl Plath, Sam Sauceda, Jim Rager

Coach: John Krafft

Image 1 - Members of the 1944 Elgin HS award-winning Varsity Boys Basketball team included:

Row 1, L to R: Charles Becker, Sam Sauceda, Eugene Manley, Karl Plath, Bill Goedert, Bill Myers.

Row 2, L to R: Head Coach John Krafft, Wally Graf, Jack Burmaster, Tom Parker, Jim Rager, Howard Kugath, Asst. Coach Ed Ahearn.