March Madness Record Book

2000 Class AA Girls Summary

Boys - Girls | 1999 — 2001



Buffalo Grove
State Champions
Front row, left to right: Tiffany Mah, Laura Becker, Melissa Counley. Middle row: Piper Mead, Kristen Schaap, Patty Vermiglio, Allison Guth, Lindsey Hamma. Back row: Head Coach Tom Dineen, Melissa Peterson, Kendra Ryl, Kathleen Nowicki.


Box Scores of All Games
Super-Sectionals
Galesburg (H.S.) 68, Machesney Park (Harlem) 63
Aurora (West) 60, Joliet (Twp.) 41
Jerseyville (Jersey) 58, Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 55
Chicago (Washington) 53, Chicago (Marshall) 50
Oak Park (Fenwick) 60, Evanston (Twp.) 45
Peoria (H.S.) 66, Champaign (Centennial) 50
Buffalo Grove 55, Barrington 52
South Holland (Thornwood) 59, Orland Park (Sandburg) 49
Quarterfinals
Galesburg (H.S.) 51, Aurora (West) 45
Chicago (Washington) 73, Jerseyville (Jersey) 48
Oak Park (Fenwick) 49, Peoria (H.S.) 35
Buffalo Grove 43, South Holland (Thornwood) 36
Semifinals
Chicago (Washington) 54, Galesburg (H.S.) 45
Buffalo Grove 45, Oak Park (Fenwick) 34
Third Place
Oak Park (Fenwick) 63, Galesburg (H.S.) 44
Final
Buffalo Grove 60, Chicago (Washington) 51 (OT)

Summary of State Finalists

   School                      Coach                     W-L Enroll
1  Buffalo Grove               Tom Dineen               34-4   2024
2  Chicago (Washington)        Willie Byrd              33-6   1565
3  Oak Park (Fenwick)          Dave Power               35-3   1131
4  Galesburg (H.S.)            Evan Massey              34-4   1483
   Aurora (West)               Mark Proctor             26-7   2634
   Jerseyville (Jersey)        Bryan Brown              22-9   1083
   Peoria (H.S.)               Willie Cox               28-5    946
   South Holland (Thornwood)   John Sanchez             26-5   2383
   Barrington                  Barbara Barriero         27-9   2323
   Champaign (Centennial)      Tim Fairchild            24-6   1522
   Chicago (Marshall)          Dorothy Gaters           28-2   1263
   Evanston (Twp.)             William Albrecht         28-3   2918
   Joliet (Twp.)               Dennis Brady            16-17   4132
   Machesney Park (Harlem)     Paul Perrone             24-7   1845
   Mt. Vernon (H.S.)           Sara Rennie              23-7   1461
   Orland Park (Sandburg)      Kathy Krueger            27-8   3121

Top Scorers

Scoring Totals of All Teams 

Player and School                               G  FG  3P  FT Pts
Angelina Williams, Chicago (Washington)         3  17   0  12  46
Sarah Kwasinski, Oak Park (Fenwick)             3  18   0   4  40
Katie O'Grady, Oak Park (Fenwick)               3  12   3  11  38
Patty Vermiglio, Buffalo Grove                  3  14   0   9  37
Leslie Hill, Chicago (Washington)               3  13   4   7  37
Ashley Austin, Chicago (Washington)             3  13  10   0  36
Megan Pacheco, Galesburg (H.S.)                 3  12   3   4  31
Piper Mead, Buffalo Grove                       3  10   4   6  30
Lindsey Hamma, Buffalo Grove                    3  10   7   1  28
Claudette Towers, Oak Park (Fenwick)            3   6   2  14  28

All-Tournament Team

Player & School                              Ht.    Yr.  
Leslie Hill, Chicago (Washington)            5-10   Sr.    
Jaque Howard, Galesburg (H.S.)               5-5    Sr.    
Sarah Kwasinski, Oak Park (Fenwick)          6-4    Jr.    
Patty Vermiglio, Buffalo Grove               5-10   Sr.    
Angelina Williams, Chicago (Washington)      6-0    Jr.

AP Final Regular-Season Poll

No  School                                   W-L
 1  Chicago (Marshall)                      23-1
 2  Galesburg (H.S.)                        28-2
 3  Oak Park (Fenwick)                      27-2
 4  Hinsdale (Central)                      25-1
 5  Lincolnshire (Stevenson)                26-3
 6  Chicago (Washington)                    26-4
 6  Tinley Park (Andrew)                    24-1
 8  Peoria (H.S.)                           22-4
 9  Buffalo Grove                           25-4
10  Chicago (Mother McAuley)                24-5
11  Evanston (Twp.)                         23-2
12  Quincy (Sr.)                            16-7
13  Lincoln                                 22-1
14  Orland Park (Sandburg)                  23-7
15  Barrington                              22-7
16  Machesney Park (Harlem)                 20-8