IHSA's March Madness -- 1987 Class A Girls

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1987 Class A Girls Summary

Boys - Girls | 1986 — 1988

Seneca
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Juli Leininger, Frito Beck, Joyce Maierhofer, Linda Cosmutto, Denis Kasten, Kelly Yeck, Dawn Beckland. Back row: Head Coach Rich Anderson, Manager Amanda Malone, Jeannette Widman, Cindy Kaufman, Janet Jenkins, Mary Carrier, Lynn Martin, Manager Michelle Andrews.

Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
Piper City (Ford Central) 66, Fithian (Oakwood) 46
Seneca 60, Eureka 55
Hume (Shiloh) 45, Teutopolis 41
Dakota 47, Winnebago 29
Greenville 51, Mt. Sterling (Brown County) 37
Carthage (Hancock Central) 78, London Mills (Spoon River Valley) 41
McLeansboro 37, Sandoval 32
Chicago (Luther North) 79, Elgin (St. Edward) 68
Quarterfinals
Seneca 54, Piper City (Ford Central) 49
Hume (Shiloh) 49, Dakota 48
Carthage (Hancock Central) 54, Greenville 44
McLeansboro 52, Chicago (Luther North) 46
Semifinals
Seneca 60, Hume (Shiloh) 46
Carthage (Hancock Central) 47, McLeansboro 39
Third Place
McLeansboro 59, Hume (Shiloh) 38
Final
Seneca 54, Carthage (Hancock Central) 47

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Seneca                      Rich Anderson            30-0    257
2  Carthage (Hancock Central)  Dick Biery               30-1    252
3  McLeansboro                 Willie Grubb             28-4    435
4  Hume (Shiloh)               Bobbi Mattingly          28-3    115
   Chicago (Luther North)      Jan Fisher               27-2    604
   Dakota                      Paul Hickey              23-6    335
   Greenville                  Roy Mulholland           25-5    564
   Piper City (Ford Central)   Bob Campbell             28-1    130
   Elgin (St. Edward)          Ken Mattini              25-4       
   Eureka                      Ron Eeten                27-1       
   Fithian (Oakwood)           Mike Waters              23-5       
   London Mills (Spoon River V Dave Freeman             24-1       
   Mt. Sterling (Brown County) Carol Johnson           17-10       
   Sandoval                    Victor Sherhart          25-3       
   Teutopolis                  Dennis Koester           25-2       
   Winnebago                   Judy Weber-Krause        21-8

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  FT Pts
Cindy Kaufmann, Seneca                          3  37  12  86
Lori Kirsch, McLeansboro                        3  27   8  62
Diane Ellefritz, Carthage (Hancock Central)     3  20  11  51
Courtney Porter, Hume (Shiloh)                  3  19   1  39
Janet Jenkins, Seneca                           3  12   8  32
Tonya Ufkes, Carthage (Hancock Central)         3  10  12  32
Kerri Grubb, McLeansboro                        3  15   1  31
Jill Barrett, Hume (Shiloh)                     3  14   2  30
Sandy File, Greenville                          1  13   2  28
Jenny Johnson, Carthage (Hancock Central)       3  13   1  27

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Diane Ellefritz, Carthage (Hancock Central)  5-11   Sr.    
Sandy File, Greenville                       5-6    Jr.    
Kerri Grubb, McLeansboro                     5-9    Sr.    
Jenny Johnson, Carthage (Hancock Central)    5-6    Sr.    
Cindy Kaufmann, Seneca                       6-0    Sr.    
Lori Kirsch, McLeansboro                     5-7    Sr.    
Courtney Porter, Hume (Shiloh)               5-8    Fr.

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Piper City (Ford Central)               22-0
 2  Carthage (Hancock Central)              22-0
 3  Teutopolis                              20-1
 4  Litchfield                              20-1
 5  Elgin (St. Edward)                      19-3
 6  Eureka                                  20-0
 7  Seneca                                  21-0
 8  Oneida (ROVA)                           21-1
 9  Monmouth (H.S.)                         21-2
10  McLeansboro                             19-2
11  Chicago (Luther North)                  19-1
12  Hume (Shiloh)                           20-0
13  Lemont (H.S.)                           20-3
14  Maple Park (Kaneland)                   18-4
15  Chicago (Luther South)                  22-1
16  Atkinson                                21-2

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