Elgin High School

IHSA State 2nd Place (Won first three State Tournament games - including an overtime victory over Galesburg - before losing a controversial heartbreaker to Rockford West in the State Championships 61 - 59)

Sectional Champions (Defeated Arlington Heights and then edged past Evanston for Sectional title)

Regional Champions (Capped three consecutive Regional victories by defeating St. Edward 77 - 53 for Regional Championship)

Overall Season Record 26 - 4; Regular Season Record 18 - 3

Leading Scorers: Tom Aley and Gary “Whitey” Smith

Coach: Bill Chesbrough

Image 1 - Members of the 1955 Elgin HS award-winning Varsity Boys Basketball team.
Front row: Bill Chesbrough (Coach), Gary "Whitey" Smith, Tom Aley, Paul Hudgens, Earl Lamp.
Back row : Andy Schaus (manager),Jon Schurmeier, Mike Zimmer, Gary Siegmeier, Chuck Rakow, Doug Wallace, Sam Werner, and George Friedland (manager).