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Peoria (Richwoods) Knights (29-4)


School Information

Name: Richwoods High School
City: Peoria
County: Peoria
Classification Enrollment: 1397.5
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Forest Green/White
Conference: Big Twelve
Superintendent: Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat
Principal: William Robison
Athletic Director: Jeffrey Crusen
Head Coach: William Smith
Assistant Coaches: Geoff Richards, Karl Taylor
Athletic Trainer: Alyssa Emanuelson
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Metamora, 65-50, in Sectional Final

Team Photo

Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.
0 DaQuan Little* G 6-0   Sr.
2 Nicholas Louderman* G 5-11   Sr.
3 Tyrese Carter G 5-11   Sr.
4 Tavie Smith* G 6-2   Sr.
5 Jared Jackson* G 6-3   Sr.
10 Kaden Johnson G 5-7   So.
12 Elijah Barksdale G 5-11   Jr.
13 Jernell Etherly F 6-4   Sr.
15 Jaylen McFadden G 6-0   Sr.
20 Amarii Smith - Holley G 5-10   So.
21 Kylon Ross G 6-1   Sr.
22 Marlon Herron G 6-2   Jr.
24 Lathan Sommerville* C 6-10   Sr.
25 Truman Raher F 6-4   Jr.
Probable starters are identified by bold (*)

Statistics 

  

 

No.
  Name
  G
  FG
  FGA
  3P
  3PA
  FT
  FTA
  Pts
  Avg
  Reb
  Ast

 

 

  0
  DaQuan Little*
   33 
  132
  320
  76
  178
  23
  33
  406
  12.3
  95
  63

 

 

  2
  Nicholas Louderman*
   33 
  59
  165
  56
  155
  12
  16
  175
  5.3
  33
  36

 

 

  3
  Tyrese Carter
   33 
  27
  76
  10
  26
  20
  26
  63
  1.9
  47
  40

 

 

  4
  Tavie Smith*
   31 
  100
  211
  31
  78
  56
  66
  316
  10.2
  124
  115

 

 

  5
  Jared Jackson*
   33 
  112
  195
  17
  33
  51
  73
  366
  11.1
  231
  103

 

 

  10
  Kaden Johnson
   16 
  2
  5
  0
  0
  0
  0
  4
  0.3
  12
  15

 

 

  12
  Elijah Barksdale
   16 
  15
  32
  6
  14
  3
  6
  54
  3.4
  14
  3

 

 

  13
  Jernell Etherly
   31 
  66
  140
  0
  0
  31
  47
  223
  7.2
  103
  17

 

 

  15
  Jaylen McFadden
   22 
  12
  26
  6
  18
  2
  6
  30
  1.4
  18
  2

 

 

  20
  Amarii Smith - Holley
   14 
  6
  23
  0
  3
  0
  0
  11
  0.8
  20
  6

 

 

  21
  Kylon Ross
   16 
  12
  16
  4
  7
  3
  5
  27
  1.7
  6
  3

 

 

  22
  Marlon Herron
   19 
  34
  97
  0
  2
  29
  40
  114
  6.0
  69
  53

 

 

  24
  Lathan Sommerville*
   33 
  264
  449
  36
  83
  198
  221
  811
  24.6
  406
  45

 

 

  25
  Truman Raher
   22 
  26
  51
  9
  22
  2
  7
  42
  1.9
  15
  0

Probable starters are identified by bold (*)
 





Scores




 

  Date
  Opponent
  W/L
  Own
  Opp

 

 

  Boylan Thanksgiving Inviational
 

 

  11/20
  Chicago (Marshall)
  W
   82 
   51 

 

 

  11/22
  Rockford (Lutheran)
  W
   75 
   57 

 

 

  11/24
  Harvey (Thornton)
  L
   65 
   67 

 

 

  11/25
  Chicago (Noble/Johnson)
  W
   68 
   34 

 

 

  11/28
  Champaign (Central)
  W
   76 
   58 

 

 

  11/30
  Normal (Community West)
  W
   58 
   47 

 

 

  12/2
  Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central)
  W
   76 
   42 

 

 

  12/5
  Peoria (Manual)
  W
   73 
   51 

 

 

  12/8
  Bloomington (H.S.)
  W
   81 
   45 

 

 

  12/15
  Peoria (H.S.)
  W
   66 
   51 

 

 

  12/16
  Chicago (Hyde Park)
  L
   46 
   49 

 

 

  Chicagoland Coaches United Invitational
 

 

  12/23
  Chicago (Phillips)
  W
   74 
   67 

 

 

  12/29
  Neptune Twp. (Asbury Park), NJ
  W
   81 
   71 

 

 

  1/5
  Bartonville (Limestone)
  W
   78 
   38 

 

 

  1/6
  St. Louis (Vashon), MO
  L
   60 
   86 

 

 

  1/9
  Peoria (Manual)
  W
   69 
   52 

 

 

  1/12
  Normal (Community)
  L
   49 
   57 

 

 

  1/15
  Camden (Eastside), NJ
  W
   77 
   56 

 

 

  1/19
  Urbana (H.S.)
  W
   70 
   38 

 

 

  1/20
  Lee's Summit (West), MO
  W
   61 
   58 

 

 

  1/23
  Peoria (H.S.)
  W
   76 
   65 

 

 

  1/26
  Champaign (Centennial)
  W
   62 
   48 

 

 

  1/27
  Decatur (MacArthur)
  W
   90 
   74 

 

 

  2/2
  O'Fallon (H.S.)
  W
   60 
   46 

 

 

  2/3
  St. Louis (Chaminade), MO
  W
   54 
   51 

 

 

  2/9
  Danville (H.S.)
  W
   62 
   36 

 

 

  2/10
  Burbank (St. Laurence)
  W
   66 
   60 

 

 

  2/13
  Peoria (Notre Dame)
  W
   65 
   55 

 

 

  Bartonville (Limestone) Regional
 

 

  2/21
  East Peoria
  W
   69 
   40 

 

 

  2/23
  Morton
  W
   56 
   53 

 

 

  Pontiac Sectional
 

 

  2/28
  Kankakee (Sr.)
  W
   70 
   66 

 

 

  3/1
  Metamora
  W
   61 
   55 

 

 

  Ottawa (Twp.) Super-Sectional
 

 

  3/4
  Harvey (Thornton)
  W
   58 
   52

Head Coach William Smith
Year W-L
Peoria (Richwoods)
2010-11 13-12
2011-12 18-10
2012-13 14-14
2013-14 16-12
2014-15 11-17
2015-16 14-14
2016-17 11-17
2017-18 13-14
2018-19 16-12
2019-20 13-15
2020-21 7-4
2021-22 18-9
2022-23 25-6
2023-24 29-4
14 yrs. 218-160

Tournament History 

1975-AA    75   83  2-2 (30-3)     4th  Wayne Hammerton
       W   94   63  Sterling (H.S.)
       W   65   52  Rockford (Auburn)
       L   69   86  Chicago (Phillips)
       L   75   83  East St. Louis (Sr.)
1980-AA    43   44  1-1 (27-2)     DNP  Wayne Hammerton
       W   64   51  Moline (H.S.)
       L   43   44  Aurora (West Aurora)
1985-AA    65   67  0-1 (25-5)     DNP  Wayne Hammerton
       L   65   67  Ottawa (Twp.)
1992-AA    31   42  3-1 (30-3)     2nd  Wayne Hammerton
       W   67   53  Danville (H.S.)
       W   86   75  Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
       W   47   46  Rockford (Boylan Catholic)
       L   31   42  Maywood (Proviso East)
2000-AA    47   70  2-2 (26-7)     4th  Bob Darling
       W   46   43  Quincy (Sr.)
       W   48   44  Rock Island (H.S.)
       L   35   43  Chicago (Westinghouse)
       L   47   70  East St. Louis (Sr.)
2001-AA    36   65  1-1 (28-4)     DNP  Bob Darling
       W   48   44  Mt. Zion
       L   36   65  South Holland (Thornwood)
2006-AA    29   31  3-1 (26-7)     2nd  Mike Ellis
       W   70   55  Bloomington (H.S.)
       W   70   59  Aurora (West Aurora)
       W   39   26  South Holland (Thornwood)
       L   29   31  Chicago (Simeon) (OT)
2007-AA    44   50  0-1 (26-5)     DNP  Mike Ellis
       L   44   50  Lincoln
2010-3A    55   58  1-1 (30-3)     2nd  Mike Ellis
       W   67   61  Chicago (Marshall)
       L   55   58  Country Club Hills (Hillcrest)