Teams

1995-96 Shelbyville High School Boy’s Team

Year Inducted: 2002

Category: Teams

Schools / Organizations: Shelbyville High School

Head Coach:  Sean Taylor

Team Record:  34-1 (IHSA Class A State Champions)

Biography:

The 1996 Shelbyville Rams won the school’s first state championship with a 34-1 record and finished the regular season with the No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press Class A state poll. Shelbyville beat Mid-State Conference rival (Breese) Mater Dei for the third time in the title game 58-45 as Todd Wildermann scored 17, Rich Beyers had 15 and 11 rebounds and Kevin Herdes added 11 points.

Beyers, who played at Illinois, was named to the all-tournament team and averaged 15.5 points in the state tourney. Shelbyville got past Mendota 53-52 in the quarterfinals on Beyers’ short jumper with 11.9 seconds left and in the semifinals beat (Rock Island) Alleman 59-48 to avenge a quarterfinal loss the previous season.

Shelbyville won the Litchfield Tournament and beat nationally ranked Booker T. Washington of Tulsa, Oklahoma in the prestigious Coca-Cola/KMOX Shootout in St. Louis. The team was known for its exceptional balance as all five starters averaged in double figures.

Team Members in the Picture:

Back Row (L to R): Cheerleaders Rebecca White, Destany Lucas, Brooke White, Shauna Galvin.

Second Row (L-R): Kevin Herdes, Mike Steers, Ben Short, Rich Beyers, Roger Jones, Todd Wildermann.

Third Row (L-R): John Evans (manager), George Bolinger (manager), Dirk Herdes, Tim Hardy, Jim Brix, Head Coach Sean Taylor, Ryan Shambo, Harlan Kennell, Aaron Rohdemann, Assistant Coach Bob Herdes, Assistant Coach Jarrett Brown.

Front Row (L to R): Cheerleaders Kelly Hoene, Carrie Skinner, Brooke Peifer, Jennifer L. Banning, Angie Gregg, Rachel Bitzer, Catherine Eberspacher, Malea Price, Monica Nohren, Jennifer S. Banning.