March Madness Record Book

1981 Class AA Girls Summary

Boys - Girls 19801982 Class AClass AA



Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
State Champions


Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
Elk Grove Village (E.G.) 58, Dixon (H.S.) 41
Joliet (East) 63, Naperville (Central) 40
Skokie (Niles West) 48, Des Plaines (Maine West) 41
Waukegan (West) 58, Crystal Lake (Central) 50
East St. Louis (Lincoln) 51, Belleville (West) 34
Peoria (Richwoods) 61, Lincoln 42
Orland Park (Sandburg) 46, Chicago (Maria) 45
Chicago (Marshall) 80, Chicago (Lindblom) 36
Quarterfinals
Elk Grove Village (E.G.) 52, Joliet (East) 51 (OT)
Skokie (Niles West) 58, Waukegan (West) 42
Peoria (Richwoods) 50, East St. Louis (Lincoln) 43
Chicago (Marshall) 30, Orland Park (Sandburg) 18
Semifinals
Elk Grove Village (E.G.) 44, Skokie (Niles West) 42
Peoria (Richwoods) 44, Chicago (Marshall) 38
Third Place
Chicago (Marshall) 66, Skokie (Niles West) 37
Final
Elk Grove Village (E.G.) 50, Peoria (Richwoods) 33

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Elk Grove Village (E.G.)    Marcia Gordon            31-1   2056
2  Peoria (Richwoods)          Mary Kay Hungate         30-2   1742
3  Chicago (Marshall)          Dorothy Gaters           31-2   2166
4  Skokie (Niles West)         Gene Earl                26-4   2561
   East St. Louis (Lincoln)    Earnest Riggins          29-1   1049
   Joliet (East)               Bob Dwyer                27-5   1668
   Orland Park (Sandburg)      Dick Conrad              26-4   2263
   Waukegan (West)             Gene Head               16-12   1761
   Belleville (West)           Larry Betz               26-2   2542
   Chicago (Lindblom)          Barb Parker              23-3   2495
   Chicago (Maria)             Cindy Cole               20-9   2628
   Crystal Lake (Central)      Linda Brady              25-3   1418
   Des Plaines (Maine West)    Gene Zuccarini           23-3   2410
   Dixon (H.S.)                Roy Bridgeman            24-5   1277
   Lincoln                     Don Fults                23-5   1156
   Naperville (Central)        John Schaefer           20-10   2028

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  3P  FT Pts
Janet Harris, Chicago (Marshall)                3  22       5  49
Kathy Leyden, Elk Grove Village (E.G.)          3  15       8  38
Allison Hart, Peoria (Richwoods)                3  13      11  37
Robin Cormier, Elk Grove Village (E.G.)         3  16       4  36
Pam Gant, Joliet (East)                         1  16       2  34
Beth Sass, Elk Grove Village (E.G.)             3  13       7  33
Linda Martin, Peoria (Richwoods)                3  14       5  33
Caryn Kaufman, Skokie (Niles West)              3  14       4  32
Kendra Gantt, Peoria (Richwoods)                3  10       7  27
Jennifer Jones, Chicago (Marshall)              3  12       1  25

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Pam Gant, Joliet (East)                      5-8    Jr.    
Kendra Gantt, Peoria (Richwoods)             6-3    Jr.    
Janet Harris, Chicago (Marshall)             6-3    Jr.    
Allison Hart, Peoria (Richwoods)             6-0    Jr.    
Linda Martin, Peoria (Richwoods)             5-7    Jr.