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A look at the 25 all-time top scoring boys leaders for Bureau County schools past and present as researched by BCR Sports Editor Kevin Hieronymus:
| Name (years) | School | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1) Ron Zagar (1953-57) | DePue | 2,515 |
| 2) Charlie Moretz (1953-56) | Buda | 2,224 |
| 3) Parker Neuhalfen (2011-15) | Bureau Valley | 2,208 |
| 4) Brad Bickett (1982-86) | Ohio | 2,177 |
| 5) Brian Piper (1987-91) | Ohio | 2,132 |
| 6) Lance Harris (1982-86) | Ohio | 1,936 |
| 7) Tom Schertz (1979-83) | Tiskilwa | 1,891 |
| 8) Shane Phillips (1989-93) | Ohio | 1,865 |
| 9) Shawn Jeppson (1994-98) | Hall | 1,829 |
| 10) Paul Hart (2018-20, 21-22) | St. Bede | 1,811 |
| 11) Roger Cannon (1962-66) | Neponset | 1,809 |
| 12) Roger Weller (1951-55) | LaMoille | 1,785 |
| 13) Reuben Slock (1997-01) | Bureau Valley | 1,771 |
| 14) Ron Marroquin (1980-83) | DePue | 1,767 |
| 15) Owen Landwehr (2015-18) | Mineral (Annawan) | 1,751 |
| 16) Luke Davis (1993-97) | Manlius/BV | 1,735 |
| 17) Todd Etheridge (1985-89) | Ohio | 1,649 |
| 18) Chuck Sash (1955-58) | Tiskilwa | 1,592 |
| 19) Dick Milles (1951-55) | Bureau Township | 1,577 |
| 20) Greg Berry (1960-64) | Manlius | 1,552 |
| 21) Pat McCarthy (1951-54) | Walnut | 1,551 |
| 22) Brian Blumhorst (1977-81) | Malden | 1,498 |
| 23) Grady Thompson (2020-23) | Princeton | 1,468 |
| 24) Phil Endress (1999-02) | Bureau Valley | 1,463 |
| 25) J.A. Happ (1998-01) | St. Bede | 1,459 |
Notes about players
Ron Zagar played basketball at the University of Iowa.
Brad Bickett played basketball at Eureka College and had a Hall of Fame coaching career with stops at Western, Bureau Valley and Rock Falls.
Lance Harris played basketball at Sauk Valley and Lewis University.
Shawn Jeppson was the AP Class A Player of the Year. He also scored more than a 1,000 points at ISU.
Tom Schertz played football at the University of Illinois.
Greg Berry played basketball at Bradley.
Roger Weller played basketball at ISU.
Grady Thompson is a sophomore starter for the University of Dubuque basketball team, averaging 13 ppg.
J.A. Happ played baseball at Northwestern and pitched 15 seasons in the Major Leagues with eight teams, finishing his career in 2021 with the St. Louis Cardinals. He won 133 Big League games.