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Kewanee (Wethersfield) (24-5)



School Information

Name: Wethersfield High School
City: Kewanee
City Population: 12,926
County: Henry
Enrollment: 233(+)
Nickname: Flying Geese
Colors: Kelly Green/White
Conference: Lincoln Trail
Superintendent: Gary L. Harrison
Principal: Thomas I. Buck
Athletic Director: Nicole Fairman
Head Coach: Chuck Blake
Assistant Coach: Toni Litton
Captains: Natosha Jacobs, Jackie DeClercq, Ali Tomlinson
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Stronghurst (Southern), 59-57, in Sectional Final



Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.  Ht.    Age  Yr.
 10  Jennifer Vortman         G     5-5     15  So.
 20  Amanda Perkins           G     5-6     15  So.
 22  Becky Ince               G     5-7     16  So.
 24  Sarah Oliver             C     6-0     16  So.
 25  Ali Tomlinson            G     5-6     17  Jr.
 32  Tracy Nelson             F     5-9     17  Jr.
 33  Jackie DeClercq          F     5-11    17  Sr.
 34  Natosha Jacobs           G/F   5-5     17  Sr.
 40  Rachel Morrisey          F     5-9     16  Jr.
 42  Melissa DeRycke          C     6-0     15  So.



Statistics

Name                     G     FG   FGA    3P    3PA    FT   FTA   Pts   Reb   Ast
Jackie DeClercq         28    41     85     0     0      8    16     90    87     9
Melissa DeRycke         28   112    233     0     0     53    81    282   275     5
Becky Ince              28   108    295    21    79     65   131    302   123    77
Natosha Jacobs          23    10     48     2     8      9    11     31    34    13
Rachel Morrisey         27   103    241     1     5     70   120    277   192     8
Tracy Nelson            28    66    212     5    17     30    67    167   144    32
Sarah Oliver            28    62    105     0     0      9    20    133   107    11
Amanda Perkins          25    21     70     0     7     10    14     52    34    21
Ali Tomlinson           28   146    323    16    55    121   165    429   154   108
Jennifer Vortman        28    11     35     5    17     20    27     47    28    21



Scores

Date    Opponent                       W/L Pts. Opp.  High Scorer       Pts.  High Rebounder    Rebs.
11/19   Morrison                         W   73   33  Ali Tomlinson      18  Melissa DeRycke    10
Brimfield Tournament
*11/23  Glasford (Illini Bluffs)         W   57   46  Ali Tomlinson      18  Melissa DeRycke     9
*11/28  Dunlap                           L   49   72  Rachel Morrissey   14  Rachel Morrissey   12
*11/29  Kewanee (H.S.)                   W   62   24  Ali Tomlinson      17  Melissa DeRycke     6
12/2    Galva                            W   56   28  Becky Ince/Melissa DeRycke 17  Melissa DeRycke    16
12/4    Joy (Westmer)                    W   74   45  Ali Tomlinson      23  Melissa DeRycke     9
12/9    Bradford                         W   83   53  Ali Tomlinson      15  Ali Tomlinson      10
12/11   Oneida (ROWVA)                   W   82   41  Ali Tomlinson      23  Melissa DeRycke    10
12/12   Annawan                          W   69   23  Rachel Morrissey   16  Rachel Morrissey   12
12/16   Cambridge                        W   76   36  Rachel Morrissey   24  Melissa DeRycke    13
12/18   Princeville                      W   64   34  Melissa DeRycke    16  Melissa DeRycke    13
Chicago Public League Tournament
*12/26  Chicago (Dunbar)                 W   61   34  Becky Ince         18  Melissa DeRycke    16
*12/27  Chicago (Washington)             L   45   68  Jennifer Vortman    9  Melissa DeRycke     9
*12/27  Barrington                       L   46   55  Ali Tomlinson      18  Rachel Morrissey    8
1/6     Woodhull (AlWood)                W   69   54  Ali Tomlinson      32  Ali Tomlinson      12
1/8     Annawan                          W   69   27  Melissa DeRycke    18  Melissa DeRycke    13
1/13    Toulon (Stark County)            W   53   43  Rachel Morrissey   16  Melissa DeRycke    13
1/23    Joy (Westmer)                    W   64   38  Ali Tomlinson      15  Rachel Morrissey    8
1/25    Galva                            W   74   38  Rachel Morrissey   17  Rachel Morrissey   11
1/28    Oneida (ROWVA)                   W   87   39  Ali Tomlinson      18  Jackie DeClercq    10
1/29    Cambridge                        W   65   27  Melissa DeRycke    16  Melissa DeRycke    12
2/1     Toulon (Stark County)            L   62   84  Ali Tomlinson      18  Melissa DeRycke    10
2/3     Princeville                      W   48   23  Melissa DeRycke    13  Melissa DeRycke    17
2/5     Woodhull (AlWood)                W   67   64  Ali Tomlinson      23  Sarah Oliver       10
Woodhull (AlWood) Regional
*2/10   Kewanee (H.S.)                   W   53   29  Becky Ince/Ali Tomlinson/Melissa DeRycke  9  Sarah Oliver       11
*2/12   Woodhull (AlWood)                W   66   49  Ali Tomlinson      22  Sarah Oliver       12
Orion Sectional
*2/18   Farmington                       W   52   28  Ali Tomlinson      10  Tracy Nelson       12
*2/20   Rock Island (Alleman)            W   62   58  Ali Tomlinson      26  Melissa DeRycke    10
Galesburg (Knox College) Super-Sectional
*2/24   Warsaw                           L   52   56  Becky Ince         18  Becky Ince         11



Head Coach Chuck Blake

Year   W-L       
1982   12-7      
1983   16-8      
1984   18-8      
1985   14-11     
1986   17-6      
1987   22-5      
1988   21-6      
1989   23-5      
1990   17-9      
1991   26-3      
1992   27-2      
1993   26-3      
1994   20-7      
1995   20-6      
1996   26-2      
1997   24-5      

School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Neponset                        1981-94   13      261-79    
At Kewanee (Wethersfield)          1995-97   3       70-13     
Total                                        16      331-92    




For Kewanee (Wethersfield)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.