Posted by Dan Jensen
We all know that Boonie Wilkening was a fabled gunner who was a key figure in establishing the Clear Creek basketball dynasty. Does anyone know what was the most points he ever scored in one game?
I don't know myself but I'm going to dig it out. While I'm doing that, let's have some guesses from the rest of you. I might even check on some of you while I'm at it.
Maybe Boonie wasn't the real high scorer that some would think. He averaged 9.1 as a sophomore, 14.3 as a junior and 17.5 as a senior.
His high game as a soph was 20 in an early season game with Dickinson. As a junior, he had a season high of 27 in a playoff game with Alvin.
His career high came as a senior when he scored 32 in a 79-73 loss to Lamar Consolidated. In district play that year, he averaged 22 points in seven games. He missed the last one with a sprained ankle that limited him to just eight points in a bi-district loss to Nederland.
Posted by: Dan Jensen | December 04, 2005 at 12:35 AM
Do you have the score in the Nederland loss? As I recall, it was fairly close even with Boonie hobbling around. He deserves credit for even playing. He probably shouldn't have.
Posted by: Pat Jensen | December 04, 2005 at 07:52 AM
I would have answered you sooner but Jonelle beat me to the computer this morning with some Christmas Letter nonsense. These Milby girls are something. If you don't believe me, ask Edward Davis.
Nederland won, 66-60 and Boonie's eight points was the lowest total of our players. How many times did that happen?
Garvis Hadley led with 20, you had 12, Paul Blanchard 11 and Larry Walker 9.
Posted by: Dan Jensen | December 04, 2005 at 10:46 AM
Coach Carlisle produced some really good guards.
James Davis and Robert Brown were a deadly duo on the 1957 team and both earned scholarships to Rice University. Davis had a high of 38 in that year's third place state tournament game against Bowie. Brown's high was 28 against Bay City.
Chuck Trcka stepped up the next year as an outside gunner along with sophomore Bennie Lenox and had 31 in a game against LaMarque.
And, does anyone remember Edward Davis hitting his high of 24 in a win over Santa Fe in 1959? He was seven for nine from the field and ten for ten from the foul line. Sir Edward could shoot.
Posted by: Dan Jensen | December 04, 2005 at 01:47 PM