March Madness Record Book

1998 Class AA Girls Summary

Boys - Girls | 19971999



Wilmette (Loyola Academy)
State Champions


Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
Lisle (Benet Academy) 40, Palatine (Fremd) 38
Chicago (Marshall) 86, Chicago (Dunbar) 48
Galesburg (H.S.) 58, Carpentersville (Dundee-Crown) 45
Wilmette (Loyola Academy) 53, Lake Zurich 38
Quincy (Sr.) 50, Peoria (H.S.) 31
East St. Louis (Lincoln) 70, Taylorville 67 (OT)
Morris 61, South Holland (Thornwood) 53
Orland Park (Sandburg) 35, Hinsdale (Central) 23
Quarterfinals
Chicago (Marshall) 63, Lisle (Benet Academy) 37
Wilmette (Loyola Academy) 59, Galesburg (H.S.) 43
East St. Louis (Lincoln) 56, Quincy (Sr.) 49
Orland Park (Sandburg) 37, Morris 29
Semifinals
Wilmette (Loyola Academy) 62, Chicago (Marshall) 60
East St. Louis (Lincoln) 54, Orland Park (Sandburg) 31
Third Place
Chicago (Marshall) 63, Orland Park (Sandburg) 45
Final
Wilmette (Loyola Academy) 62, East St. Louis (Lincoln) 48

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Wilmette (Loyola Academy)   Tanya Johnson            36-1   2016
2  East St. Louis (Lincoln)    Charles McDonald         28-3   1197
3  Chicago (Marshall)          Dorothy Gaters           31-1   1601
4  Orland Park (Sandburg)      John Bonk                32-5   3029
   Galesburg (H.S.)            Evan Massey              27-6   1598
   Lisle (Benet Academy)       Peter Paul               29-5   1238
   Morris                      David Locke              28-3    956
   Quincy (Sr.)                Tom Berry                25-6   2199
   Carpentersville (Dundee-Cro Joe Komaromy             26-5   1629
   Chicago (Dunbar)            Ollie Jackson            24-4   2119
   Hinsdale (Central)          Steve Gross              22-8   1910
   Lake Zurich                 Carl Krause              30-3   1488
   Palatine (Fremd)            Carol Plodzien          22-10   2620
   Peoria (H.S.)               Michael Plunkett        22-10   1019
   South Holland (Thornwood)   Deborah Ubriaco          20-9   2357
   Taylorville                 Carol Wilson             30-2    889

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams

Player and School                               G  FG  3P  FT Pts
Olga Gvozdenovic, Wilmette (Loyola Academy)     3  27   0  22  76
Rita Adams, East St. Louis (Lincoln)            3  26   4   5  61
Kourtney Walton, Chicago (Marshall)             3  21   5   7  54
Lekeisha Cole, East St. Louis (Lincoln)         3  22   1   3  48
Kimya Murray, Chicago (Marshall)                3  16   8   5  45
Jeanette Paukert, Wilmette (Loyola Academy)     3  14   3  12  43
Sarah Kustok, Orland Park (Sandburg)            3  12   5  10  39
Cappie Pondexter, Chicago (Marshall)            3  15   0   3  33
Laura Sobieszczyk, Wilmette (Loyola Academy)    3  12   5   3  32
Ruth Kipping, Quincy (Sr.)                      1  10   0   3  23
Lola Dada, Orland Park (Sandburg)               3   9   4   1  23
Kyetta Walker, East St. Louis (Lincoln)         3   8   2   5  23
Sabrina Minter, Chicago (Marshall)              3   8   0   7  23

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Rita Adams, East St. Louis (Lincoln)                So.    
Lekeisha Cole, East St. Louis (Lincoln)             So.    
Olga Gvozdenovic, Wilmette (Loyola Academy)  6-2    So.    
Laura Sobieszczyk, Wilmette (Loyola Academy) 5-8    So.    
Kourtney Walton, Chicago (Marshall)          5-11   So.    

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Chicago (Marshall)                      27-0
 2  Wilmette (Loyola Academy)               28-1
 3  Taylorville                             25-1
 4  Lake Zurich                             25-2
 5  Park Ridge (Maine South)                23-3
 6  Des Plaines (Maine West)                26-3
 7  Oak Park (Fenwick)                      24-4
 8  East St. Louis (Lincoln)                21-2
 9  Orland Park (Sandburg)                  25-3
10  Glenview (Glenbrook South)              23-3
11  Rantoul                                 25-2
12  Olney (East Richland)                   26-0
13  Mt. Vernon (H.S.)                       25-1
14  Galesburg (H.S.)                        23-4
15  Aurora (West)                           20-4
16  Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)               22-4