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1981 Class A Girls Summary

Boys - Girls | 1980 — 1982

Palos Heights (Chicago Christian)
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Sharon Mels, Jenny Halverson, Judy Kamp, Sue Davids, Debbie Noort. Back row: Head Coach Debbie Ribbens, Becky Kickert, Barb Schaaf, Sue Cavanaugh, Dar Fransman, Ingrid Tegelar, Assistant Coach Dave Ribbens.

Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
Forreston 53, Morrison 46
Quincy (Notre Dame) 54, Carlinville 53
Rushville 66, Brimfield 53
Paxton 53, Chatsworth 49 (2 OT)
Altamont 33, Villa Grove 29
Eldorado 54, Bridgeport (Red Hill) 41
Bloomington (Central Catholic) 40, Bradford 37
Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) 70, Yorkville 38
Quarterfinals
Quincy (Notre Dame) 49, Forreston 39
Rushville 58, Paxton 45
Eldorado 79, Altamont 57
Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) 55, Bloomington (Central Catholic) 33
Semifinals
Quincy (Notre Dame) 65, Rushville 48
Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) 63, Eldorado 51
Third Place
Rushville 68, Eldorado 63
Final
Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) 44, Quincy (Notre Dame) 36

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Palos Heights (Chicago Chri Debbie Ribbens           31-2    543
2  Quincy (Notre Dame)         Ivan Brown               28-4    728
3  Rushville                   Vicki Green              27-5    467
4  Eldorado                    Wendy Kmucha             26-6    465
   Altamont                    Tena Krause              17-5    291
   Bloomington (Central Cathol Jo Ann Bowers            25-3    368
   Forreston                   Rich Bennett             21-3    280
   Paxton                      George Young             26-3    374
   Bradford                    Ellie Hanning            23-3    152
   Bridgeport (Red Hill)       Paul Tougaw              22-4    484
   Brimfield                   Terry Hart               22-4    221
   Carlinville                 Lou Stivers              27-1    581
   Chatsworth                  Don Gibb                 23-2    107
   Morrison                    Kevin Burns              19-6    492
   Villa Grove                 Merle Greger             14-9    289
   Yorkville                   Thomas Lester            26-2    642

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Carol Johnson, Rushville                        3  25  15  65
Kelly Mason, Eldorado                           3  21   7  49
Debbie Noort, Palos Heights (Chicago Christi    3  18  11  47
Mary Jane Duff, Eldorado                        3  19   5  43
Cindy Long, Eldorado                            3  19   4  42
Connie Trine, Quincy (Notre Dame)               3  17   4  38
Lori Fitzjarrald, Rushville                     3  10  17  37
Barb Schaaf, Palos Heights (Chicago Christia    3  12  12  36
Sue Davids, Palos Heights (Chicago Christian    3  13   8  34
Kathy Wasson, Quincy (Notre Dame)               3  15   3  33

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Sue Davids, Palos Heights (Chicago Christian 5-11   Sr.    
Mary Jane Duff, Eldorado                     5-8    Sr.    
Carol Johnson, Rushville                     5-9    Sr.    
Kelly Mason, Eldorado                        5-5    So.    
Debbie Noort, Palos Heights (Chicago Christi 6-0    Sr.    
Connie Trine, Quincy (Notre Dame)            5-9    Sr.

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