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1996 Class AA Girls Summary

Boys - Girls | 1995 — 1997

Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Amy Chaness, Noelle Mendenwaldt, Jennifer Warkins, Trish DeClark, Christy Miller. Middle row: Felice Rosenzweig, Kim Carter, Mahduri Palicharla, Manager Ashley Gordon, Carolyn Roth, Aarin Bartelt, Lindsey Sultan. Back row: Head Coach Frank Mattucci, Scorer Willis Wudtke, Nikki Tyson, Tauja Catchings, Katie Coleman, Kelly Kirsten, Assistant Coach Tom Kelly, Assistant Coach Mike Fitzgerald.

Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
Galesburg (H.S.) 62, Belvidere 51
Normal (Community West) 63, Quincy (Sr.) 57
Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 67, Wilmette (Loyola Academy) 62
Paris 56, Jerseyville (Jersey) 55
Elgin (H.S.) 58, Naperville (North) 42
Chicago (Marshall) 61, Chicago (Young) 54
LaGrange (Lyons) 66, Chicago (St. Ignatius) 48
Morris 70, Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) 52
Quarterfinals
Galesburg (H.S.) 59, Normal (Community West) 54
Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 60, Paris 53
Elgin (H.S.) 61, Chicago (Marshall) 52
Morris 45, LaGrange (Lyons) 43
Semifinals
Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 71, Galesburg (H.S.) 54
Elgin (H.S.) 53, Morris 41
Third Place
Galesburg (H.S.) 79, Morris 68
Final
Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 50, Elgin (H.S.) 35

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Lincolnshire (Stevenson)    Frank Mattucci           34-1   2843
2  Elgin (H.S.)                Lee Turek                31-2   2839
3  Galesburg (H.S.)            Evan Massey              29-6   1611
4  Morris                      Russ Battersby           30-2    846
   Chicago (Marshall)          Dorothy Gaters           24-6   1910
   LaGrange (Lyons)            Dawn Schabacker          26-6   2968
   Normal (Community West)     Berny Chiaro             30-3   1260
   Paris                       Tom Punzelt              29-2    797
   Belvidere                   Mark Frailey             30-2   1472
   Chicago (St. Ignatius)      Tom McKenna             20-10   1268
   Chicago (Young)             Arthur Penny             24-7   2032
   Country Club Hills (Hillcre John Maniatis            25-5   1420
   Jerseyville (Jersey)        Bryan Brown              28-2   1027
   Naperville (North)          Dale Shymkewich          30-3   2583
   Quincy (Sr.)                Tom Berry                24-6   2148
   Wilmette (Loyola Academy)   Tanya Johnson            29-2   1925

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  3P  FT Pts
Tauja Catchings, Lincolnshire (Stevenson)       3  32   0   5  69
Katie Coleman, Lincolnshire (Stevenson)         3  19   4  18  60
Leslie Schock, Elgin (H.S.)                     3  27   0   6  60
Ryann Heap, Morris                              3  20  10   6  56
Jennifer Bulkeley, Galesburg (H.S.)             3  17   0  11  45
Molly Watson, Galesburg (H.S.)                  3  15   5   8  43
Sara Wood, Galesburg (H.S.)                     3  12   0  17  41
Melissa Parker, Elgin (H.S.)                    3  14   1   8  37
Ami Pendry, Galesburg (H.S.)                    3  11   1  12  35
Trish DeClark, Lincolnshire (Stevenson)         3  11   7   1  30

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Tauja Catchings, Lincolnshire (Stevenson)    6-0    Sr.    
Katie Coleman, Lincolnshire (Stevenson)      6-0    Sr.    
Melissa Parker, Elgin (H.S.)                 5-9    Sr.    
Leslie Schock, Elgin (H.S.)                  6-3    Sr.    
Molly Watson, Galesburg (H.S.)               5-4    Jr.

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Lincolnshire (Stevenson)                
 2  Elgin (H.S.)                            
 3  Wilmette (Loyola Academy)               
 4  Buffalo Grove                           
 5  Normal (Community West)                 
 6  Belvidere                               
 7  Chicago (Resurrection)                  
 8  Paris                                   
 9  Jerseyville (Jersey)                    
10  Peoria (Manual)                         
11  Taylorville                             
12  Park Ridge (Maine South)                
13  Chicago (Marshall)                      
14  Galesburg (H.S.)                        
15  Arlington Heights (Hersey)              
16  Des Plaines (Maine West)

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