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Boys Basketball State Final Qualifier
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2000-01 
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 South Holland (Thornwood) (30-1)
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Name: Thornwood High School 
City: South Holland 
City Population: 22,105 
County: Cook 
Enrollment: 2312 
Nickname: Thunderbirds 
Colors: Navy/Gold 
Conference: SICA East 
Superintendent: J. Kamala Buckner 
Principal: Gary Lester 
Athletic Director: Gray Lagesse 
Head Coach: Kevin Hayhurst 
Assistant Coaches: Ron Peterson, Bob Curran, Paul Slavich, Jerry Styrsky 
Captains: Aubrey Conerly, Jermey Jones 
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Oak Lawn (Richards), 46-45, in the Sectional Semifinal 
 
 
No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
 12  Germie Allison           G      5-7  135   16  So.
 14  Sean High                G      5-9  125   18  Sr.
 15  DeWaun Wells             G      6-1  160   17  Jr.
 20  Jeremy Jones             G      5-6  135   18  Sr.
 24  *Aubrey Conerly          G      5-10 155   18  Sr.
 25  Joe Pacyga               F      6-2  165   17  Jr.
 30  *Melvin Buckley          F      6-6  180   17  Jr.
 32  *Pierre Thomas           F      6-3  175   17  Jr.
 33  Chris Jones              F      6-3  185   17  Jr.
 34  David Moss               F      6-3  160   17  Jr.
 35  Cory Jones               F      6-4  195   17  Jr.
 40  *Steve Sawyers           F      6-3  190   18  Sr.
 44  Justin Williams          F      6-7  180   17  Jr.
 50  Jeff Briney              C      6-9  275   17  Jr.
 52  *Eddy Curry              C      6-11 290   18  Sr.
 
Name                     G    FG   FGA    3P   3PA    FT   FTA   Pts    Avg   Reb   Ast
Germie Allison           2     5     7     3     5     1     3    14    7.0     3     0
Sean High               24     9    37     5    26     2     7    25    1.0    15    24
DeWaun Wells            12     4    12     2     8     1     3    11    0.9     3     3
Jeremy Jones            31    17    41     9    24     5    11    48    1.5    36    79
Aubrey Conerly          31    28    77     3    31    37    51    96    3.1    81    90
Joe Pacyga              20     2    14     1     4     4     4     9    0.5     9     5
Melvin Buckley          31   145   335    67   169    65    88   422   13.6   148    95
Pierre Thomas           30   107   201    27    49    22    49   263    8.8   135    90
Chris Jones             20     9    17     4     6     0     0    22    1.1    15     6
David Moss              30    65   135    11    42    44    53   185    6.2   103    62
Cory Jones              21    14    29     2     8     3     4    33    1.6    31     9
Steve Sawyers           31    81   184     3    19    34    51   199    6.4   123    46
Justin Williams         17    12    24     0     0     2     7    26    1.5    22     0
Jeff Briney             20     8    18     0     1     0     0    16    0.8    20     3
Eddy Curry              31   260   404     5    18   146   225   671   21.6   279    29
TEAM TOTALS             31   766  1535   142   410   366   556  2040   65.8  1025   541
OPPONENT TOTALS         31   559  1553   132   533   229   354  1479   47.7   630   418
Date   Opponent                     W/L Own Opp  High Scorer    Pts  High Rebounder Reb
New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) Classic
*11/21 Chicago (Providence-St. Mel)   W  95  70  Eddy Curry      26  Eddy Curry      14
*11/22 Olympia Fields (Rich Central)   W  63  28  Eddy Curry      14  Eddy Curry      10
*11/23 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)        W  57  42  Eddy Curry      26  Eddy Curry       7
12/1   Park Forest (Rich East)        W  87  68  Eddy Curry      29  Eddy Curry      12
12/7   Compton (Dominguez), CA        L  50  54  Eddy Curry      16  Eddy Curry       6
12/9   Harvey (Thornton)              W  64  56  Eddy Curry      26  Melvin Buckley   9
                                                                     Eddy Curry       9
12/15  Palos Heights (Shepard)        W  46  36  Melvin Buckley  11  Eddy Curry       9
                                                 Eddy Curry      11
12/21  Dolton (Thornridge)            W  60  45  Eddy Curry      26  Eddy Curry       9
State Farm Holiday Classic
*12/27 East Peoria                    W  64  37  Eddy Curry      16  Eddy Curry      10
*12/28 Galesburg                      W  62  36  Eddy Curry      15  Eddy Curry      12
*12/29 Lincoln                        W  51  40  Eddy Curry      30  Aubrey Conerly  11
*12/30 Chicago (Marshall) (OT)        W  65  64  Eddy Curry      25  Steve Sawyers    7
*12/30 Rock Falls                     W  64  56  Eddy Curry      24  Eddy Curry      12
1/12   Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)   W  58  47  Eddy Curry      31  Eddy Curry      12
1/19   Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)        W  81  43  Melvin Buckley  20  Eddy Curry       9
                                                 Eddy Curry      20
1/20   Rockford (Guilford)            W  77  52  Eddy Curry      23  Eddy Curry      13
1/26   Harvey (Thornton)              W  72  48  Eddy Curry      27  Eddy Curry       9
1/27   Evanston (Twp.)                W  71  48  Melvin Buckley  16  Pierre Thomas    7
                                                 Eddy Curry      16
2/2    Palos Heights (Shepard)        W  69  57  Eddy Curry      43  Eddy Curry      19
2/3    Champaign (Centenial)          W  73  51  Eddy Curry      33  Eddy Curry      10
2/7    Peoria (Manual)                W  69  49  Eddy Curry      24  Eddy Curry      10
2/9    Dolton (Thornridge)            W  54  41  Steve Sawyers   19  Eddy Curry       6
2/16   Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)   W  68  49  Melvin Buckley  24  David Moss       7
2/17   Chicago (Young)                W  52  47  Melvin Buckley  15  Eddy Curry      10
                                                 Pierre Thomas   15
2/20   Richton Park (Rich South)      W  70  57  Melvin Buckley  21  David Moss       8
2/23   Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)        W  73  55  Melvin Buckley  24  Eddy Curry       9
South Holland (Thornwood) Sectional Complex
*2/27  Oak Forest                     W  76  32  Eddy Curry      30  Eddy Curry      11
*3/2   Midlothian (Bremen)            W  82  36  Eddy Curry      29  Eddy Curry       8
*3/6   Dolton (Thornridge)            W  55  50  Steve Sawyers   17  Steve Sawyers    9
*3/9   Chicago (Brother Rice)         W  52  43  Melvin Buckley  16  Melvin Buckley   9
Chicago (St. Xavier) Super Sectional
*3/13  New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)        W  60  44  Melvin Buckley  25  Eddy Curry       9
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 Head Coach Kevin Hayhurst
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Year      W-L       
South Holland (Thornwood)
1996      17-11     
1997      17-10     
1998      18-9      
1999      15-11     
2000      25-4      
2001      30-1      
6 yrs.    122-46    
1991AA    66   75  0-1 (22-8)     DNP  Al Holverson
      L   66   75  Maywood (Proviso East)
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