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Evanston (Twp.) (31-4)


School Information

Name: Evanston Township High School
City: Evanston
County: Cook
Classification Enrollment: 3459
Nickname: Wildkits
Colors: Orange/Blue
Conference: Central Suburban League
Superintendent: Dr. Eric Witherspoon
Principal: Marcus Campbell
Athletic Director: Chris Livatino
Head Coach: Mike Ellis
Assistant Coaches: Necus Mayne, Rudy Meo, Stacey Moragne, Jetter Gibson
Athletic Trainer: Khaliah Elliston
Captains: Ryan Bost, Jaheim Holden, Lance Jones
Managers: Kehinde Adenle, Adrian Morales, Travis Ransom, Avi Schapira
Last Year's Advancement: Defeated Elgin (Larkin), 61-49, in Third Place Game

Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.
0 *Jaylin Gibson G 6-3 180 So.
1 *Jaheim Holden G 6-0 160 Sr.
2 Jerome Smith G 5-5 130 Jr.
4 Ethan Francis F 6-3 195 Jr.
5 *Lance Jones G 6-2 190 Sr.
10 Ben Tarpey G 6-3 180 Sr.
11 Isaiah Holden G 5-7 147 So.
12 Colin Farragher G 5-11 150 Jr.
13 Louis Lesmond G 6-5 172 So.
15 *Blake Peters G 6-1 185 So.
21 Jalen Christian F 6-4 204 Sr.
24 *Ryan Bost G 5-11 170 Sr.
25 Ian Alexander G 5-11 150 Sr.
32 DeVaughn Bell G 5-9 160 Jr.
34 Demetris Barnett F 6-1 183 Jr.
35 Thomas Neumann F 6-4 160 Sr.

Statistics 

  

 

Name
  G
  FG
  FGA
  3P
  3PA
  FT
  FTA
  Pts
  Avg
  Reb
  Ast

 

 

  Ian Alexander
   18 
  3
  9
  2
  5
  4
  6
  12
  0.7
  7
  2

 

 

  Demetris Barnett
   13 
  4
  7
  2
  4
  0
  0
  10
  0.8
  4
  0

 

 

  DeVaughn Bell
   19 
  8
  10
  1
  1
  3
  10
  20
  1.1
  4
  1

 

 

  Ryan Bost
   35 
  121
  302
  61
  179
  45
  59
  348
  9.9
  90
  51

 

 

  Jalen Christian
   33 
  16
  43
  1
  5
  10
  20
  43
  1.3
  65
  7

 

 

  Colin Farragher
   16 
  1
  6
  1
  3
  1
  3
  4
  0.3
  1
  3

 

 

  Ethan Francis
   25 
  8
  11
  0
  0
  1
  2
  17
  0.7
  28
  2

 

 

  Jaylin Gibson
   35 
  105
  198
  11
  28
  59
  80
  280
  8.0
  232
  78

 

 

  Isaiah Holden
   35 
  39
  88
  20
  41
  22
  32
  120
  3.4
  40
  62

 

 

  Jaheim Holden
   35 
  145
  324
  44
  139
  82
  101
  416
  11.9
  103
  119

 

 

  Lance Jones
   35 
  221
  467
  22
  85
  89
  134
  553
  15.8
  120
  106

 

 

  Louis Lesmond
   20 
  34
  86
  16
  53
  3
  11
  87
  4.4
  35
  10

 

 

  Thomas Neumann
   14 
  3
  7
  1
  3
  2
  2
  9
  0.6
  8
  1

 

 

  Blake Peters
   35 
  141
  286
  107
  227
  57
  69
  446
  12.7
  123
  33

 

 

  Jerome Smith
   18 
  7
  18
  4
  11
  2
  3
  20
  1.1
  3
  5

 

 

  Ben Tarpey
   17 
  3
  7
  2
  5
  1
  3
  9
  0.5
  7
  4
 






Scores




 

  Date
  Opponent
  W/L
  Own
  Opp

 

 

  St. Viator Thanksgiving Tournament 
 

 

  11/20
  Hoffman Estates (Conant)
  W
   77 
   45 

 

 

  St. Viator Thanksgiving Tournament
 

 

  11/21
  Libertyville
  W
   85 
   51 

 

 

  11/23
  Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
  W
   65 
   37 

 

 

  11/24
  Arlington Heights (St. Viator)
  W
   72 
   63 

 

 

  11/29
  Glenview (Glenbrook South)
  L
   54 
   61 

 

 

  12/1
  Chicago (Uplift)
  W
   80 
   64 

 

 

  12/7
  Park Ridge (Maine South)
  W
   54 
   52 

 

 

  12/14
  Skokie (Niles North)
  W
   67 
   41 

 

 

  12/15
  Westchester (St. Joseph)
  W
   71 
   38 

 

 

  12/18
  Zion (Z.-Benton)
  W
   65 
   58 

 

 

  King of Bluegrass Tournament
 

 

  12/20
  Brooklyn (South Shore), NY
  L
   76 
   87 

 

 

  12/21
  Miami (South Miami), FL
  W
   83 
   73 

 

 

  12/22
  Richmond (Madison Central), KY
  W
   72 
   63 

 

 

  12/23
  Hopkinsville (University Heights), KY
  W
   95 
   63 

 

 

  Centralia Holiday Tournament
 

 

  12/27
  Germantown, TN
  W
   71 
   36 

 

 

  12/28
  Centralia (H.S.)
  W
   64 
   38 

 

 

  12/29
  Alton (Sr.)
  L
   68 
   80 

 

 

  12/29
  Champaign (Central)
  W
   74 
   48 

 

 

  1/4
  Skokie (Niles West)
  W
   63 
   51 

 

 

  1/11
  Winnetka (New Trier)
  W
   54 
   46 

 

 

  1/18
  Glenview (Glenbrook South)
  W
   50 
   41 

 

 

  1/19
  Bolingbrook
  L
   66 
   70 

 

 

  1/25
  Park Ridge (Maine South)
  W
   68 
   45 

 

 

  1/26
  Normal (Community West)
  W
   79 
   60 

 

 

  1/29
  Wilmette (Loyola Academy)
  W
   46 
   31 

 

 

  2/1
  Skokie (Niles North)
  W
   79 
   65 

 

 

  2/2
  Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
  W
   79 
   69 

 

 

  2/8
  Skokie (Niles West)
  W
   63 
   48 

 

 

  2/15
  Winnetka (New Trier)
  W
   61 
   49 

 

 

  2/20
  Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
  W
   68 
   47 

 

 

  Evanston (Twp.) Regional
 

 

  2/26
  Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
  W
   67 
   52 

 

 

  3/1
  Niles (Notre Dame)
  W
   80 
   68 

 

 

  Skokie (Niles North) Sectional
 

 

  3/5
  Glenview (Glenbrook South)
  W
   68 
   60 

 

 

  3/8
  Wilmette (Loyola Academy)
  W
   56 
   42 

 

 

  Hoffman Estates (Sears Centre Arena) Super-Sectional
 

 

  3/12
  Lincolnshire (Stevenson) (OT)
  W
   57 
   45

Head Coach Mike Ellis
Year W-L
Peoria (Richwoods)
2003-04 15-14
2004-05 21-8
2005-06 26-7 (2nd)
2006-07 26-5
2007-08 17-10
2008-09 21-8
2009-10 30-3 (2nd)
7 yrs. 156-55
Evanston (Twp.)
2010-11 18-11
2011-12 21-11
2012-13 10-19
2013-14 21-9
2014-15 20-9
2015-16 23-6
2016-17 28-4
2017-18 27-6 (3rd)
2018-19 31-4
9 yrs. 199-79
GRAND TOTAL
16 yrs. 355-134

Tournament History 

1908       23   31  0-1 (15-5)     DNP  John Bixby
       L   23   31  Rock Island (H.S.)
1957       63   70  1-1 (21-4)     DNP  Jack Burmaster
       W   67   60  Chicago (Crane)
       L   63   70  Quincy (Notre Dame)
1964       59   73  1-1 (18-8)     DNP  Jack Burmaster
       W   55   53  Chicago (Crane) (2 OT)
       L   59   73  Decatur (Stephen Decatur)
1968       70   51  4-0 (30-1)     1st  Jack Burmaster
       W   70   58  Lockport (Central)
       W   70   48  Peoria (H.S.)
       W   70   54  Chicago (Crane)
       W   70   51  Galesburg (H.S.)
1972-AA    53   82  1-1 (17-9)     DNP  Jack Burmaster
       W   62   60  North Chicago
       L   53   82  Peoria (Manual)
1981-AA    58   61  0-1 (22-8)     DNP  Herb Williams
       L   58   61  Winnetka (New Trier East)
1984-AA    47   53  3-1 (32-1)     2nd  Herb Williams
       W   71   67  Buffalo Grove
       W   65   63  Benton (OT)
       W   58   56  Westchester (St. Joseph)
       L   47   53  Chicago (Simeon)
1986-AA    62   64  1-1 (23-9)     DNP  Mike Hart
       W   71   65  Mundelein (Carmel)
       L   62   64  Chicago (King)
1987-AA    60   62  0-1 (16-13)    DNP  Mike Hart
       L   60   62  Oak Forest
1988-AA    56   80  1-1 (25-6)     DNP  Mike Hart
       W   66   61  Gurnee (Warren)
       L   56   80  East St. Louis (Lincoln)
2003-AA    65   73  2-2 (22-9)     4th  Paul Pryma
       W   65   61  Chicago (Hubbard)
       W   58   50  Belleville (West)
       L   48   58  Peoria (H.S.)
       L   65   73  Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
2007-AA    55   66  0-1 (23-9)     DNP  Bobby Locke
       L   55   66  Chicago (Marshall)
2008-4A    56   52  1-1 (30-4)     3rd  Bobby Locke
       L   51   54  Zion (Z.-Benton)
       W   56   52  Lockport (Twp.)
2018-4A    61   49  1-1 (27-6)     3rd  Mike Ellis
       L   56   62  Chicago (Whitney Young)
       W   61   49  Elgin (Larkin)