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Boys Basketball State Final Qualifier
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1997-98 
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Name: Joliet Twp. High School 
City: Joliet 
City Population: 90,000 
County: Will 
Enrollment: 4369 
Nickname: Steelmen 
Colors: Royal/Gold/Black 
Conference: SICA West 
Superintendent: Dr. James Clark 
Official Representative: Donald Prola 
Athletic Director: Donald Prola 
Head Coach: Bob Koskosky 
Assistant Coaches: Mike Lutz, Mike Manderino, Paul Jurges, Kendall Davis, Robert Plechati, Billy Meyers, Brock Lurry 
 
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Richton Park (Rich South), 69-60, in Regional Final 
 
 
No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  5  Clayton Sago             G      5-10 150   16  Jr.
 11  Kiaya Myers              G      5-7  140   15  So.
 20  *Derrick Martin          G      6-0  175   17  Sr.
 22  Antoine Jackson          G      6-0  150   15  So.
 23  Brandon Sing             F      6-4  170   17  Jr.
 30  *Gerrard Johnson         F      6-1  170   17  Sr.
 31  *Roger Powell, Jr.       F      6-4  170   15  Fr.
 32  *Richard Terry           F      6-3  180   17  Sr.
 34  Thomas Barnett           F      6-0  160   17  Sr.
 35  David Reed               F      6-3  175   17  Jr.
 40  DeAndre Cornelius        F      6-4  170   17  Jr.
 41  Tywayne Myers            F      6-1  160   17  Sr.
 43  Courtney Hughes          C      6-5  190   17  Sr.
 45  Jeff Shimek              C      6-4  190   17  Jr.
 51  *Danny Thompson          C      6-3  195   17  Jr.
 
Name                     G    FG   FGA    3P   3PA    FT   FTA   Pts    Avg   Reb   Ast
Thomas Barnett          17     3    15     0     2     0     0     6    0.4    12     7
DeAndre Cornelius       27    68   142     3     8    16    29   155    5.7   103    17
Courtney Hughes         22    66   117     0     0    21    42   153    7.0   108    18
Antoine Jackson         13     9    27     0     5     2     8    20    1.5    12     9
Gerrard Johnson         30    90   224    30   103    44    69   254    8.5    88    63
Derrick Martin          29   127   278    46   114    76   107   376   13.0    94    69
Kiaya Myers              0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0            0     0
Tywayne Myers           28   104   185     4     4    21    43   233    8.3    98    28
Roger Powell, Jr.       12    29    54     0     0    11    22    65    5.4    55     3
David Reed              14    17    33     0     4     7    11    41    2.9    24     5
Clayton Sago             7     4     5     0     0     0     2     8    1.1     4     0
Jeff Shimek              6     0     2     0     0     2     8     2    0.3     4     1
Brandon Sing            21    13    53     0    11    14    19    40    1.9    26    23
Richard Terry           26   127   307    24    75    61    98   339   13.0   148    63
Danny Thompson          26    40    87     0     1    34    39   114    4.4    76     5
Opponenets Totals       30   652  1406   100   336   360   586  1764   58.8   821   182
Team Totals             30   697  1529   107   327   309   497  1810   60.3   854   311
Date   Opponent                     W/L Pts Opp  High Scorer    Pts  High Rebounder Reb
CSF Tourney
*11/24 Joliet (Catholic)              W  72  50  Gerrard Johnson 23  David Reed       8
*11/26 Chicago (Collins)              W  71  56  Gerrard Johnson 14  Courtney Hughes  7
*11/28 New Lenox (Providence)         W  74  67  Derrick Martin  22  Tywayne Myers    8
12/2   Olympia Fields (Rich Central)   W  86  80  DeAndre Cornelius 20  DeAndre Cornelius  8
12/5   Romeoville                     W  77  45  Richard Terry   13  Tywayne Myers    7
12/10  Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)        W  92  65  Richard Terry   27  Courtney Hughes  5
12/12  New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)        W  87  84  Derrick Martin  24  DeAndre Cornelius  5
12/19  Palos Hills (Stagg)            W  58  46  Richard Terry   12  DeAndre Cornelius  5
Pontiac Holiday Tournament
*12/29 Danville (H.S.)                W  68  61  Tywayne Myers   15  Tywayne Myers    7
*12/30 East Moline (United)           W  62  59  Tywayne Myers   19  Tywayne Myers    6
                                                                     Richard Terry    6
*12/31 Chicago (Simeon)               W  66  62  Derrick Martin  16  Richard Terry    7
*12/31 Peoria (Manual)                L  67  88  Tywayne Myers   20  Richard Terry    8
Rock Falls Shootout
*1/3   Moline                         L  68  77  Tywayne Myers   16  Richard Terry    7
1/6    Dolton (Thornridge)            W  61  59  DeAndre Cornelius 15  Richard Terry    8
1/9    Lockport (Twp.)                W  51  49  Richard Terry   14  Richard Terry   13
1/16   Orland Park (Sandburg)         W  59  56  Richard Terry   21  Derrick Martin   6
1/23   Tinley Park (Andrew)           W  95  53  Courtney Hughes 20  Courtney Hughes  8
                                                                     Roger Powell, Jr.  8
1/27   Kankakee (Sr.)                 W  65  55  Gerrard Johnson 17  Roger Powell, Jr. 10
1/31   New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)        W  59  53  Derrick Martin  16  Richard Terry    8
                                                 Richard Terry   16
2/3    Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) (OT)   L  57  59  Derrick Martin  21  DeAndre Cornelius  9
2/6    Palos Hills (Stagg) (2 OT)     L  68  69  Richard Terry   18  DeAndre Cornelius  9
2/13   Lockport (Twp.)                L  52  55  Richard Terry   18  Gerrard Johnson  5
                                                                     Courtney Hughes  5
2/20   Orland Park (Sandburg)         L  58  75  Richard Terry   15  Danny Thompson   7
2/24   Plainfield                     W  87  74  Richard Terry   27  Richard Terry   15
2/27   Tinley Park (Andrew)           W  84  53  Derrick Martin  18  Courtney Hughes 10
                                                                     Roger Powell, Jr. 10
Joliet (Twp.) Sectional Complex
*3/4   Joliet (Catholic)              W  81  41  Derrick Martin  20  Tywayne Myers    5
*3/7   New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) (OT)   W  61  60  Derrick Martin  19  Gerrard Johnson  4
*3/11  Lockport (Twp.)                W  53  49  Derrick Martin  12  Richard Terry    7
*3/13  Country Club Hills (Hillcrest)   W  85  83  Richard Terry   24  Richard Terry   14
Aurora (East)  Super-Sectional Super-Sectional
*3/17  Oak Lawn (Richards)            W  64  63  Derrick Martin  21  DeAndre Cornelius 11
Year   W-L       
1996   19-9      
1997   15-12     
1998   24-6      
School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Joliet (Twp.)                   1996-98   3       58-27     
Total                                        3       58-27     
 
For Joliet (Twp.)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book. 
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