At the Morton District 709 Board meeting on Tuesday, April 18th, the Board of Education approved the hiring of Abe Zeller to be the new MHS Varsity Basketball Coach and PE Teacher. His official start date will be on June 1, 2023.
@AdamDuvall
We are sorry to hear of Coach Norm Reiser’s passing today. He coached the Potters from 1971 - 1995. He was 434-195 at Morton and won 8 regional titles. In 1979 his Morton team went 28-0 before losing to Peoria High in the regional title game. Coach was 81
MID-ILLINI ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS (2023-2024)
@gus_rugaard
- 1st Team (Unanimous)
@gudeman_wes
- 1st Team (Unanimous)
@EvanBarlow06
- 1st Team
Congratulations on a great season boys!!
Introducing the “Krafty” Award. The player who wins the award earns the most hustle points during the game. To get the bling you have to do the dirty work.
#FAMILY
Our first winner of the “Krafty” is Gus Rugaard.
Final: Richwoods 56, Morton 53
Lathan Sommerville 22 (16rebs), Tavie Smith 11, Jared Jackson 9 for Knights. Gus Rugaard 19, Wes Gudeman 16 for Potters.
Outstanding game, young men.
Varsity Potters survive a tough Champaign Central in OT 61-58
@gus_rugaard
with 2 free throws with no time on the clock to send it to OT
@gus_rugaard
- 20 points
@tripp_rugaard
- 10 points
Silas Steffen - 9 points
SCHOOL RECORD 28 WINS!!
2023-2024 Morton Potters finish the season 28-5 !! This ties the 1978-1979 Potters team for most wins with 28 !!
Potters Boys All-Time Wins:
2023-24 (28-5) 1978-79 (28-1)
1957-58 (26-2) 2010-11 (25-8)
(58-59, 92-93, 93-94 had 24 wins)
GameBall Run day in Morton.
Check presented to the Heller Center for Kids with Cancer at OSF Children’s Hospital totals nearly $217,000!
Awesome job once again by the Central Illinois community.
Team Bonding Camping Trip to Lake Shelbyville. Bags tournament for some competition followed by some time on the lake! Great to have the guys together!
#FAMILY
Congratulations to 3 of our Potters who all made 2nd team Mid-Illini All-Conference. (conference points per game)
@RoleyTate
(Sr - 11 ppg)
@gus_rugaard
(Jr - 12 ppg)
@gudeman_wes
(So - 9 ppg)
Tonight we celebrate
@BrooksNeuhoff
MHS SENIOR !!
Post-Graduation Plans: College Undecided - Play Baseball / Study Kinesiology
Brooks Neuhoff - MHS Class of 2023