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Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) (26-6)


School Information

Name: Walther Lutheran High School
City: Melrose Park
County: Cook
Classification Enrollment: 342 M
Nickname: Lady Broncos
Colors: Green/White
Conference: Suburban Christian Conference
Superintendent & Principal: Jim Craven
Athletic Director & Head Coach: Todd Fisher
Assistant Coaches: Andre Harvey, Lynn Korff
Athletic Trainer: Stephanie Pauliks, MAT, ATC
Captains: Isimeme Edeko, MaShayla Kirksy, Anna Strong, Arra Strong
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Chicago (Latin), 58-47, in Sectional Semifinal

Roster

  
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.
5 Jazmin Pruitt F 5-8 Sr.
10 Arra Strong G 5-5 Sr.
11 Ebony Sykes F 5-11 Sr.
12 Anna Strong G 5-7 Sr.
14 Lexie Gurley F 5-7 Sr.
15 Isimeme Edeko F 5-9 Sr.
20 Cree Jones G 5-4 Jr.
21 MaShayla Kirksy G 5-6 Sr.
22 Dana Turner G 5-7 Jr.
24 Symone Reeves F 5-8 Sr.
25 Curissa Smith F 5-6 Jr.
30 Kelsey Steiner F 5-6 Jr.
33 Damaris Green G 5-6 Fr.
34 Nicole Federighi F 5-5 So.
40 Alyssa Watson C 5-9 Sr.

Statistics

  
Name G FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA Pts Avg Reb Ast
Jazmin Pruitt 23 6 30 1 5 1 4 14 0.6 21 3
Arra Strong 32 74 183 5 24 34 68 187 5.8 79 62
Ebony Sykes 32 37 87 0 0 16 28 90 2.8 51 15
Anna Strong 32 116 316 23 75 17 55 272 8.5 70 57
Lexie Gurley 32 5 34 0 0 1 4 11 0.3 30 7
Isimeme Edeko 31 158 352 0 0 139 280 455 14.7 360 21
Cree Jones 21 3 25 0 5 5 12 11 0.5 9 4
MaShayla Kirksy 32 73 155 2 6 53 78 201 6.3 115 65
Dana Turner 32 126 330 17 66 84 162 353 11.0 105 17
Symone Reeves 32 14 42 0 3 1 7 29 0.9 43 11
Curissa Smith 19 5 10 0 0 0 0 10 0.5 14 1
Kelsey Steiner 21 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0.1 8 1
Damaris Green 2 2 4 0 0 1 4 5 2.5 1 0
Nicole Federighi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Alyssa Watson 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.3 7 0

Scores

Date Opponent W/L Own Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb
Willowbrook High School Thanksgiving Tournament
*11/15 Plainfield (East) L 41 68 Isimeme Edeko 11 Anna Strong 8
*11/16 Aurora (East) L 40 42 Isimeme Edeko 15 Isimeme Edeko 15
*11/17 Wheaton (St. Francis) W 56 34 Isimeme Edeko 14 Isimeme Edeko 9
*11/20 Villa Park (Willowbrook) W 61 56 Isimeme Edeko 24 Isimeme Edeko 12
*11/21 Westchester (St. Joseph) W 58 21 Dana Turner 21 Isimeme Edeko 11
Lisle Christmas Tournament
*11/26 Lemont (Mt. Assisi Academy) W 61 46 Isimeme Edeko 20 Isimeme Edeko 11
*11/27 Coal City W 48 35 Arra Strong 13 Isimeme Edeko 12
*11/28 Newark L 45 49 Isimeme Edeko 17 Isimeme Edeko 17
*11/29 Antioch W 46 45 Anna Strong 14 Isimeme Edeko 16
12/1 River Grove (Guerin) W 57 43 Isimeme Edeko 19 Isimeme Edeko 15
12/4 Aurora (Rosary) W 57 45 Isimeme Edeko 16 Isimeme Edeko 10
12/5 Chicago (Phillips) W 59 55 Isimeme Edeko 19 Isimeme Edeko 17
12/11 Lombard (Montini) L 37 41 Isimeme Edeko 15 Isimeme Edeko 10
12/21 Aurora (Central Catholic) W 57 55 Isimeme Edeko 19 Isimeme Edeko 16
1/3 Kankakee (McNamara) L 57 61 Isimeme Edeko 19 Isimeme Edeko 11
1/5 Aurora (Central Catholic) W 55 38 Anna Strong 15 Isimeme Edeko 11
1/8 Elmhurst (IC Catholic) W 54 39 Dana Turner 19 Isimeme Edeko 13
1/10 Elgin (St. Edward) W 50 36 Isimeme Edeko 15 Isimeme Edeko 15
1/12 Aurora (Rosary) W 51 38 Anna Strong 15 Isimeme Edeko 11
1/14 River Grove (Guerin) W 52 41 Isimeme Edeko 22 Isimeme Edeko 8
1/15 Chicago (Luther North) W 50 42 Isimeme Edeko 10 MaShayla Kirksy 7
1/21 Edwardsville (Metro-East Lutheran) W 47 30 Dana Turner 17 MaShayla Kirksy 7
1/22 Elgin (St. Edward) W 42 30 Isimeme Edeko 15 Isimeme Edeko 14
1/24 Woodstock (Marian) W 64 43 Isimeme Edeko
Dana Turner
15 Isimeme Edeko 11
1/28 West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) W 43 32 Isimeme Edeko 18 Isimeme Edeko 11
1/31 Lombard (Montini) L 51 60 Dana Turner 16 Isimeme Edeko 14
2/1 Summit (Argo) W 45 30 Anna Strong 15 Ebony Sykes 6
Immaculate Conception
*2/5 Westmont W 54 26 Isimeme Edeko 16 Isimeme Edeko 10
*2/7 Lisle (Sr.) W 33 32 Dana Turner 12 Isimeme Edeko 10
Lisle
*2/12 Chicago (St. Benedict) W 60 29 Isimeme Edeko 15 Isimeme Edeko 9
*2/14 Des Plaines (Willows Academy) W 54 29 MaShayla Kirksy 23 Isimeme Edeko 8
River Forest (Concordia U.)
*2/18 South Holland (Seton Academy) W 57 47 Isimeme Edeko 29 Isimeme Edeko 15

Head Coach Todd Fisher

  
Year W-L
Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran)
1999-00 1-17
x
2000-01 11-14
2001-02 19-10
2002-03 22-8
2003-04 20-10
2004-05 24-6
2005-06 25-7
2006-07 20-14 (4th)
2007-08 27-5
2008-09 21-6
2009-10 20-10
2010-11 25-6
2011-12 19-11
2012-13 26-6
13 yrs. 279-113
GRAND TOTAL
14 yrs. 280-130

Tournament History

1983-A     67   64  2-1 (30-2)     3rd  Roger Kruel
       W   51   40  Morrison
       L   58   74  Quincy (Notre Dame)
       W   67   64  Bloomington (Central Catholic)
2006-A     46   62  0-1 (24-7)     DNP  Todd Fisher
       L   46   62  Carthage
2007-A     32   34  1-2 (20-14)    4th  Todd Fisher
       W   64   52  Elgin (St. Edward)
       L   36   40  Breese (Central)
       L   32   34  Jacksonville (Routt)