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All games in the Class 7A state finals
will be played at Divernon. All 16 teams will play first-round games
Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. Quarterfinals are set to begin at 4
p.m. Monday, with semifinals starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The
third-place and championship games are slated for Thursday,
beginning at 6 p.m. See the "Girls Basketball" page at
www.iesa.org for
Class 7A pairings, results and updates as the tournament
progresses. Three of the four
place winners in last year's Class 7A tournament return in 2004, and
all are in the upper bracket. Defending champion Paris Crestwood,
15-4, is seeking its sixth 7A title. Paris Crestwood beat
Springfield Blessed Sacrament 35-16 for the 2003 title. Blessed
Sacrament is 19-4 this year and meets Lewistown Central, 15-5, in
the opening game at 9 a.m. Normal Epiphany, 22-1, was fourth last
year and plays Sidell Jamaica, 15-3, in Saturday's second game at
10:30 a.m. Paris Crestwood faces Louisville North Clay, 14-5, in the
day's third game at noon.
The 16 teams in this year's 7A field
have a combined record of 254-76. There are no unbeaten teams.
Normal Epiphany at 22-1 is the only school with but a single loss.
All the others have at least three losses.
The Class 7AA games will be played
in an experimental format at two sites in Normal: Kingsley Junior
High School and Parkside Junior High School. The experimental format
allows for a later starting time yet earlier ending time for the
first-round games. The teams playing at one site Saturday in the
first round will play their quarterfinal games at the other site.
Four first-round games will be played at each site Saturday,
beginning at 11 a.m. Two quarterfinal games will be played at both
sites Monday at 5 p.m. Both the semifinal session and finals session
will be played at Kingsley Junior High School. Semifinal games begin
at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The third-place game is set for 6 p.m. and the
championship game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday. See the
"Girls Basketball" page at
www.iesa.org for
Class 7AA pairings, results and updates as the tournament
progresses.
Defending champion Chatham Glenwood
(18-3) is joined by five unbeaten teams and four once-beaten teams
in the Class AA field. Chatham Glenwood opens defense of its title
Saturday at 2 p.m. against Champaign Franklin (11-8) at Parkside.
Chatham Glenwood beat Taylorville Junior High 46-19 last year to
become the 30th unbeaten champion in IESA girls basketball history.
There have been eight unbeaten champions in 7AA and seven in 7A. The
combined won-loss record of the Class AA field is a staggering
291-37. Only three of the teams in the field have more than three
losses -- Phoenix Coolidge at 12-10, Rochester at 16-6 and Champaign
Franklin at 11-8. The unbeaten teams are Joliet Washington, 23-0;
Teutopolis, 21-0; Normal Kingsley, 19-0; Toledo Cumberland, 22-0;
and perennial power Canton Ingersoll, 23-0. Normal Kingsley battles
Toledo Cumberland at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Parkside. Four of the
five unbeaten teams play Saturday at Parkside.
Four of the schools in the Class AA
field have won the 7AA state championship since the two-class system
went into effect in 1990. Chatham Glenwood was champion in 2000 and
2003, Canton Ingersoll won in 2002, Teutopolis was the 2001 winner,
and Phoenix Coolidge won in 1990.
Class 7A girls
Pairings are released for the 15th
annual Illinois Elementary School Association "Little Sweet 16"
Class 7A Girls' State Basketball Tournament, to be played at
Divernon High School in Divernon on Dec. 4, 6, 7 and 9. This is the
26th year for the state tournament series for girls. Scores will be
posted on the IESA website,
www.iesa.org.
First round:
Saturday, Dec. 4
- Game 1, 9 a.m., Lewistown Central
(15-5) vs. Springfield Blessed Sacrament (19-4)
- Game 2, 10:30 a.m., Normal
Epiphany (22-1) vs. Sidell Jamaica (15-3)
- Game 3, noon, Paris Crestwood
(15-4) vs. Louisville North Clay (14-5)
- Game 4, 1:30 p.m., Crest Hill
Richland (13-5) vs. Springfield St. Agnes (16-5)
- Game 5, 3 p.m., Winchester (18-3)
vs. Gifford (15-5)
- Game 6, 4:30 p.m., Tonica (18-4)
vs. Assumption Central A&M (17-4)
- Game 7, 6 p.m., LeRoy (11-9) vs.
Bunker Hill Meissner (15-6)
- Game 8, 7:30 p.m., Peoria
Pleasant Valley (17-3) vs. Colchester West Prairie (14-10)
Quarterfinals:
Monday, Dec. 6
- Game 9, 4 p.m., winners of games
1 and 2
- Game 10, 5:15 p.m., winners of
games 3 and 4
- Game 11, 6:30 p.m., winners of
games 5 and 6
- Game 12, 7:45 p.m., winners of
games 7 and 8
Semifinals:
Tuesday, Dec. 7
- Game 13, 6 p.m., winners of games
9 and 10
- Game 14, 7:30 p.m., winners of
games 11 and 12
Finals:
Thursday, Dec. 9
- Game 15, third place, 6 p.m.,
losers of games 13 and 14
- Game 16, state championship, 7:30
p.m., winners of games 13 and 14
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 Class 7A
sectional scores
- Lewistown Central def. Brimfield
27-20
- Springfield Blessed Sacrament
def. Nokomis JHS 47-38
- Normal Epiphany def. Pontiac St.
Mary's 29-26
- Sidell Jamaica def. Potomac 28-25
- Paris Crestwood def. Tuscola East
Prairie 18-16
- Louisville North Clay def.
Palestine 30-28
- Crest Hill Richland def. Beecher
34-18
- Springfield St. Agnes def. Mount
Pulaski 38-13
- Winchester def. Mendon Unity
29-22
- Gifford def. Donovan 26-9
- Tonica def. Streator St. Stephen
35-27
- Assumption Central A&M def. Cerro
Gordo 30-23
- LeRoy def. Champaign St. Matthew
29-28
- Bunker Hill Meissner def.
Carrollton St. John 21-18
- Peoria Pleasant Valley def.
Mackinaw Dee-Mack 31-21
- Colchester West Prairie def.
Abingdon 28-26
Class 7AA girls
Pairings are released for the 15th
annual Illinois Elementary School Association "Little Sweet 16"
Class 7AA Girls' State Basketball Tournament, to be played at
Kingsley Junior High and Parkside Junior High in Normal on Dec. 4,
6, 7 and 9. This is the 26th year for the state tournament series
for girls. Scores will be posted on the IESA website,
www.iesa.org.
First round:
Saturday, Dec. 4
At Normal
Kingsley
- Game 1, 11 a.m., Forrest Prairie
Central (22-1) vs. Phoenix Coolidge (12-10)
- Game 2, 12:30 p.m., Coal City
(21-1) vs. Carlinville (21-2)
- Game 3, 2 p.m., Joliet Washington
(23-0) vs. New Lenox Liberty (18-2)
- Game 4, 3:30 p.m., Bellwood
Roosevelt (11-2) vs. Quincy (16-1)
At Normal
Parkside
- Game 5, 11 a.m., Teutopolis
(21-0) vs. Rochester (16-6)
- Game 6, 12:30 p.m., Normal
Kingsley (19-0) vs. Toledo Cumberland (22-0)
- Game 7, 2 p.m., Champaign
Franklin (11-8) vs. Chatham Glenwood (18-3)
- Game 8, 3:30 p.m., Metamora
Germantown Hills (18-1) vs. Canton Ingersoll (22-0)
Quarterfinals:
Saturday, Dec. 6
At Normal
Parkside
- Game 9, 5 p.m., winner Game 1 vs.
winner Game 2
- Game 10, 6:30 p.m., winner of
Game 3 vs. winner of Game 4
At Normal
Kingsley
- Game 11, 5 p.m., winner of Game 5
vs. winner of Game 6
- Game 12, 6:30 p.m., winner of
Game 7 vs. winner of Game 8
Semifinals:
Tuesday, Dec. 7
At Normal Kingsley
- Game 13, 6 p.m., winners of games
9 and 10
- Game 14, 7:30 p.m., winners of
games 11 and 12
Finals:
Thursday, Dec. 9
At Normal Kingsley
- Game 15, third place, 6 p.m.,
losers of games 13 and 14
- Game 16, state championship, 7:30
p.m., winners of games 13 and 14
Class 7AA
sectional scores
- Forrest Prairie Central def.
Rantoul Eater 43-28
- Phoenix Coolidge def. Calumet
Park 29-10
- Teutopolis def. Hillsboro 32-29
- Rochester def. Blue Mound
Meridian 27-15
- Coal City def. Herscher Limestone
17-14
- Carlinville def. Cahokia Wirth
25-22
- Normal Kingsley def. Downs
Tri-Valley 40-20
- Toledo Cumberland def. Sumner Red
Hill 30-20
- Joliet Washington def. Ottawa
Shepherd 26-21
- New Lenox Liberty def. Harvey
Brooks 47-36
- Champaign Franklin def. Danville
Oakwood 34-11
- Chatham Glenwood def. Petersburg
PORTA 44-20
- Bellwood Roosevelt def.
Bolingbrook Jane Addams 32-31 (OT)
- Quincy def. Bushnell-Prairie City
48-31
- Metamora Germantown Hills def.
East Peoria Central 31-22
- Canton Ingersoll def. Pekin
Edison 32-10
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