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Boys Basketball State Final Qualifier
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1997-98 
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 Oak Lawn (Richards) (28-2)
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Name: Richards High School 
City: Oak Lawn 
City Population: 56,830 
County: Cook 
Enrollment: 1431 
Nickname: Bulldogs 
Colors: Old Gold/Black/White 
Conference: SICA North 
Superintendent: Dr. Jerry D. Petersen 
Principal: Dr. Dan McAllister 
Athletic Director: Homer Thomas 
Head Coach: Jack Fitzgerald 
Assistant Coaches: Gary Adams, Mike Ritchie, Bob Bolton 
 
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Harvey (Thornton), 83-51, in Regional Final 
 
 
No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
 10  *Wiliam Carter           G      6-0  168   17  Sr.
 20  Chuck Cowans             G      5-7  150   15  So.
 23  Maurice Robinson         G      5-10 165   18  Sr.
 24  Victor McKeavin          G      5-9  155   16  Jr.
 25  *Morgan Thompson         G      6-1  180   17  Sr.
 30  Terrell Howard           F      6-3  170   15  So.
 33  *Desmond Altman          F      6-5  180   18  Jr.
 34  *Demetris McDaniel       F      6-4  190   18  Sr.
 40  Reggie Pittman           F      6-4  195   17  Sr.
 43  Dwayne Wade              G      6-2  175   16  So.
 44  Daryl Scarbrough         F      6-0  185   17  Jr.
 45  Derick Scarbrough        F      6-1  190   17  Jr.
 51  *David Bridgewater       C      6-5  195   18  Sr.
 54  Lawrence McGhee          C      6-6  175   17  Jr.
 
Name                     G    FG   FGA    3P   3PA    FT   FTA   Pts    Avg   Reb   Ast
Desmond Altman          30   123   263     9    25    43    71   298    9.9   178   104
David Bridgewater       28   165   311     0     1    46    68   376   13.4   249    21
Wiliam Carter           30    71   156    20    48    49    75   211    7.0    68    48
Chuck Cowans                                                                           
Terrell Howard                                                                         
Demetris McDaniel       30   234   392     7    19   116   177   591   19.7   183    38
Lawrence McGhee         19    17    35     0     0     8    15    42    2.2    34     2
Victor McKeavin         16    11    20     0     3     3     4    25    1.6    14    34
Reggie Pittman          28    39    95     0     0    19    33    97    3.5    75     9
Maurice Robinson        27    43   111    10    37     5     7   101    3.7    28    17
Daryl Scarbrough        13     4    16     0     2     2     4    10    0.8    14     3
Derick Scarbrough        3     0     4     0     0     0     0     0    0.0     3     0
Morgan Thompson         30   134   297    40    93    50    76   358   11.9    90    59
Dwayne Wade              4     4     5     0     0     0     0     8    2.0     3     2
Team Totals             30   860  1740    87   233   348   545  2155   71.8   965   550
Date   Opponent                     W/L Pts Opp  High Scorer    Pts  High Rebounder Reb
Chicago (Marist) Tournament
*11/24 Blue Island (Eisenhower)       W  61  49  Demetris McDaniel 27  Demetris McDaniel 10
*11/25 Palos Heights (Shepard)        W  86  51  Demetris McDaniel 18  Desmond Altman   7
*11/28 Chicago (Marist)               W  54  41  Morgan Thompson 14  Demetris McDaniel 13
12/5   Palos Hills (Stagg)            W  59  33  Demetris McDaniel 19  David Bridgewater  8
12/9   Country Club Hills (Hillcrest)   L  51  63  Desmond Altman  17  Desmond Altman  10
12/12  Bolingbrook                    W  72  56  Demetris McDaniel 27  Demetris McDaniel 12
12/16  Crete (C.-Monee)               W 100  51  Morgan Thompson 19  Reggie Pittman   6
12/19  Romeoville                     W  77  54  Demetris McDaniel 18  David Bridgewater 14
New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) Tournament
*12/26 Chicago (Harper)               W  82  56  Demetris McDaniel 20  David Bridgewater  8
*12/27 Chicago (Robeson)              W  85  71  Demetris McDaniel 27  David Bridgewater 10
*12/29 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)        W  69  50  Demetris McDaniel 19  David Bridgewater 12
*12/30 Chicago (Leo)                  W  67  59  Demetris McDaniel 22  David Bridgewater  7
1/6    Park Forest (Rich East)        W  72  66  Demetris McDaniel 25  David Bridgewater  9
1/9    Burbank (Reavis)               W  55  49  David Bridgewater 14  Demetris McDaniel  7
1/13   Olympia Fields (Rich Central)   W  73  66  Demetris McDaniel 17  David Bridgewater 16
1/16   Summit (Argo)                  W  69  49  David Bridgewater 16  David Bridgewater  6
1/20   Richton Park (Rich South)      W  79  74  Demetris McDaniel 26  Desmond Altman  11
1/23   Oak Lawn (Community)           W  88  57  David Bridgewater 23  David Bridgewater 15
1/30   Bolingbrook                    W  69  49  Demetris McDaniel 31  Demetris McDaniel 15
2/3    Midlothian (Bremen)            W  85  51  Demetris McDaniel 24  Desmond Altman   7
2/6    Romeoville                     W  76  49  Demetris McDaniel 19  David Bridgewater 11
2/13   Burbank (Reavis)               W  54  41  Morgan Thompson 14  Morgan Thompson  6
2/17   Orland Park (Sandburg)         W  60  49  Morgan Thompson 20  David Bridgewater  7
2/20   Summit (Argo)                  W  77  62  Demetris McDaniel 20  David Bridgewater 10
2/27   Oak Lawn (Community)           W  90  65  Demetris McDaniel 31  David Bridgewater 14
Oswego Sectional Complex
*3/3   Darien (Hinsdale South)        W  78  55  Demetris McDaniel 23  Desmond Altman  10
*3/6   Hinsdale (Central)             W  68  41  Demetris McDaniel 23  Desmond Altman   6
*3/10  Burbank (St. Laurence)         W  76  50  David Bridgewater 23  David Bridgewater 13
*3/13  Chicago (Brother Rice)         W  60  51  Morgan Thompson 18  David Bridgewater 12
                                                 Demetris McDaniel 18
Aurora (East) Super-Sectional
*3/17  Joliet (Twp.)                  L  63  64  Demetris McDaniel 24  Desmond Altman   8
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 Head Coach Jack Fitzgerald
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Year   W-L       
1977   16-9      
1978   14-12     
1979   13-13     
1980   10-17     
1981   19-9      
1982   9-16      
1983   17-10     
1984   19-9      
1985   24-3      
1986   27-3      
1987   27-3      
1988   24-3      
1989   23-5      
1990   13-13     
1991   17-10     
1992   20-8      
1993   22-6      
1994   4-22      
1995   22-6      
1996   10-15     
1997   15-12     
1998   28-2      
School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Chicago (Leo)                   1977-93   17      314-149   
At Tinley Park (H.S.)              1994      1       4-22      
At Oak Lawn (Richards)             1995-98   4       75-35     
Total                                        22      393-206   
 
For Oak Lawn (Richards)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book. 
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