History of the Chandlerville "Comets"
Chandlerville is a community of 700 residents located Il. Rt. 78 approximately 41 miles northwest
of Springfield. The town sits quietly in northern Cass County.
It is not known in what year the high school was established however it was deactivated in 1989.
The reason was an all too common one for small towns, lack of enrollment. Upon closing Chandlerville High was consolidated
with Ashland High School to form the A - C Central High School "Knights". The Chandlerville High School building
still stands proudly in town and is in use today as an elementary school.
Chandlerville High School "Quick Facts"
Year High School Closed: 1989
School Nickname: Comets
School Colors:
Maroon and Gold
School Fight Song: Sung to the University of Illinois Fight Song Tune
(click "play" above and sing along)
We're loyal to you, Chandlerville
We're Maroon and Old Gold, Chandlerville
We'll back you to stand,
'gainst the best in the land,
For we know you have sand, Chandlerville!
RAH
RAH!!
Go crashing ahead, Chandlerville,
We're backing you all, Chandlerville,
Our
team is our fame protector:
On
boys, for we expect
a victory from you, Chandlerville!
Athletics
Like many small schools of its time basketball was the feature sport at Chandlerville. Below are listed some of
the great accomplishments of the Comet boys basketball teams as documented on the Illinois High School Association web
site
www.ihsa.org:
Boys Basketball
1922-23 District
Champs Coach's
name & record needed
District Tourney Scores Needed
Decatur Sectional Tourney
1st Rd Lost to Mason City 27-19
Villa Grove Beat Mt. Pulaski in title game
Villa Grove would go on to become State Champions!
1926-27
District Champs Coach's
name & record needed
District Tourney Scores Needed
Jacksonville
Sectional Tourney
1st Rd Lost to Mason City 27-19
Athens Beat Lincoln in title game
1927-28
District Champs Coach's
name & record needed
District Tourney Scores Needed
Jacksonville Sectional Runner-Up!
1st Rd Beat Latham 30-23
Semi-final Beat Mason City 38-18
Title
Game lost to Griggsville 35-24
Griggsville placed 4th in state tournament.
1935-36 Browning
District Champs Coach's name & record needed
Semi-final
beat Versailles 35-30
Title Game Beat Chambersburg
Beardstown Regional Tourney
1st Rd los to Industry 31-30
Beardstown beat Rushville in title game
1951-52
Bath District Champs Coach's name & record needed
Semi-final Beat Kilbourne 91-24
Title Game Beat Bath 57-46
Petersburg Regional Tourney
1st Rd lost to Athens 60-49
Mason City beat Athens in title game
1952-53
Kilbourne District Champs Coach's name & record needed
Semi-final Beat Tallula 83-53
Title Game Beat Bath 58-43
Havana Regional Tourney
1st Rd lost to Easton 63-61
Havana beat Easton in title game
1963-64 21 - 7
Chandlerville District Champs Coach Robert Gregurich
Early
Rd Scores Needed
Title
Game Beat Easton 61056
Havana
Regional Tourney
1st
Rd Beat Petersbburg 85-78
Semi-final
lost to Havana 77-69
Havana
lost to Manito Forman in title game
1964-65 18 - 6
Coach Robert Gregurich
1965-66 21 - 6 Greenview District Champs
Coach Robert Gregurich
Semi-final Beat Bath Balyki 71-57
Title Game Beat Greenview 76-62
Havana Regional Tourney
1st Rd lost to Pleasant Plains 73-71
Mason City beat Athens in title game
1966-67 16 - 10 Coach
Robert Gregurich
1967-68 17 - 9
Coach Robert Gregurich
1968-69 15 - 10 Coach
Robert Gregurich
1969-70 20 - 6
Coach Robert Gregurich
1970-71 19
- 9 Ashland District Tourney Coach
Robert Gregurich
Early Rd Scores Needed
Title Game Beat Ashland 55-45
Havana
Regional Tourney 1st
Rd lost to Mason City 57-56 (O/T)
Petersburg
PORTA beat Athens in title game
1973-74 11 - 13
Coach Steve Keene
1974-75 6 - 19
Coach Jerry Gray
1975-76 15 - 10
Coach Jerry Gray
1976-77 10 - 13
Coach Byron Strausburg
1977-78 15 - 10
Coach Carroll Smith
1978-79 2 - 23
Coach Carroll Smith
1979-80
Coach Carroll Smith
1980-81 20 - 7
Coach's name needed
1981-82A 15 - 11 Havana
Regional Runner-Up Coach Joe Granecki
1st Rd Beat Bath Balyki 69-51
Semi-final Beat Easton 57-52
Title Game lost to Havana 70-50
*Havana would go on to a 4th Place Finish in the Class 'A' tournament.
1982-83 Coach
Joe Granecki
1983-84 15 - 9 Coach
Joe Granecki
1984-85 12 - 13 Coach
Joe Granecki
1985-86
Coach Doug Wellenreiter
1986-87 Coach's
name & record needed. 1987-88 Coach's
name & record needed
1988-89A Mt.
Sterling Regional Tourney Coach's name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Augusta SE 84-67
*Semi-final lost to Rushville 70-68
Beardstown beat Rushville in title game
^Final boys basketball game for Chandlerville High School, consolidated
to become part of Ashland-Chandlerville Central High School in summer of 1989.
Great Player
Rick
Conn was a Chandlerville HS Comet as a freshman and a sophomore in the 1985-86 and 1986-87 seasons before transferring
to Jacksonville and playing for the Crimsons (Andy Kaufmann era). Chanderville’s enrollment was 79 in 1987. After
leading JHS to two AA Super-sectionals during the 1987-88 and 1988-89 seasons, Rick Conn continued his
career at Wichita State.
Football
1952 5-2 2nd place 3C's Conference Coach Rodney Richardson
After this fine season, Chandlerville won only one more football game over the next 5 seasons and fielded their last
team in 1957. (Thank you to Tom Sikorski)
Great Coach
According to the IHSA web site Chandlerville had an excellent basketball coach from 1962-63 to the 1970-71 season.
His name was Robert Gregurich. Coach Gregurich won three District Championships during his eight seasons
at the school. He also compiled a record of 147 - 62! Gregurich went on to have similar
successes at Havana and had a career record of 474-276, retiring in 2004.
Track and Field
The Comets also had one athlete who really excelled in track and field. It was the 1924-25 school
year when a male athlete named Bueford Harper walked the halls of the school.
Bueford Harper had an incredible track season which culminated in a 1st Place finish in the Shot Put and a 2nd
Place finish in Pole Vault at the IHSA State Track Meet. Harper's efforts led the team to a 9th place finish in
the State Track Meet!!
1924-25 BUEFORD HARPER Shot Put
STATE CHAMPION!!
Pole Vault 2nd Place
Team Finished 9th Place Overall
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