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Class A Basketball
The Fan's Choices
Area's Top 10 - State's Best 5
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Tournaments coming up at Charleston, Masquoutha (sp?), Highland, Beardstown and Bloomington-Normal will seperate these teams!
Springfield Fan! -12/22/00
ROCKRIDGE WITH 11 RETURNING LETTER WINNERS OFF OF A 24-5 TEAM THAT MADE IT TO THE FINAL 32 TEAMS IN THE STATE HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED ON OF THE BEST TEAMS IN THE STATE BUT MOST DEFINETLY IN THIS PART OF THE STATE.
THE ROCKET MAN -9/17/00
Nashville and Harrisburg have to be the pre-season picks for sectional winners (unless the IHSA does something funny with the assignments like they did last year). Vienna will be very competitive since they return most their regional championship team from a year ago. Herrin is always a class operation, and Elverado is up and coming. Edwards County and Fairfield lost some key players, but are always competitive. Johnston City got hit hard by graduation, losing seven starters, they should be down this year. Carmi and Pinckneyville will be tough to beat, as well.
Jed Nelson -3/1/00
Nashville returns a big part of the team which won 4th at state last year. Harrisburg has six starters back from a 32-6 team. Vienna returns most of its regional championship team from last year, while Herrin has coach Bruce Jilek (need I say more.) Elverado surprised everybody by winning a regional last year, and should be very good this time out. Edwards County is always challenging, and Fairfield is a very well coached team. Johnston City lost seven players from last year's team, including their pitcher, so they should be way down this year. The same holds true for Carmi and Pinckneyville, but they could always jump up and surprise somebody. Overall: southern Illinois will be just as strong this year as last!
Jed Nelson -2/29/00
Prairie Central is going to be a great team this year. Don't take it for granted that anyone is going to beat them, beware we're fired up and ready to play!!
Hawk51 -2/2700
BENGAL PRIDE!!!!! WE WILL BE THE STATE CHAMPIONS!!!! I LOVE YOU GUYS SARAH,ASHLEY,NICOLE!!! GOOD LUCK ON MONDAY!!!!!!!
GLORIA -2/20/00
GREG STAHL -2/20/00
The hawks should be state bound but they hafta watch out for those blackhawks in the sectional
St.Bede is coming into Regional play with only one loss. Although they will run into Seneca or Prophestown down the road it should be a good match up
Mr. Howns -2/4/00
The Brimfield Lady Indians are awesome
Brimfield Fan -2/4/00
Prophetstown's only two losses came against ranked AA teams. They are the team to beat! Watch out Seneca and St. Bede at the sectionals!
Basketball Fan -1/24/00
Lewistown has slipped, Nokomis and Carrollton are still going strong. Pleasant Plains is looking good. The rest are solid.
Springfield Fan! -1/20/2000
Peoria - Kewanee area
John Hippen -1/14/2000
Three of these teams will be featured in the Sangamon County Classic at Riverton and will also fight it out at the Rochester Sectional!!!
The Springfield Fan -1/15/2000
M & M Hoops -1/12/00
Girl Basketball Lover -1/11/2000
I think Altamont Lady Indians should be noticed as at the Charelston Holiday Tournament they beat Teutopolis Lady Wooden Shoes 3rd ranked in the state at the Championship Game to their first win ever at the Charelston Holiday Tournament. With 2 seconds left in the final quarter Altamont down by 1 point Jodie Heiden went to the free-throw line and scored 2 baskets to win the tournament. Altamont Lady Indians is currently ranked 12th in the state with a record of 12-3 with 10 straight wins
R.J. Teets -1/5/2000
nokomis is playing like they have the last two years. so i think that they are going to win state again. they will be up against some tough teams but in the end nokomis will win!
lady redskin fan -jan 6,2000
to the northern ill b-ball fan....how can you call yourself a fan, when you don't include prophetstown, who beat rockford christian, who beat mt. carrol, please don't post any more of your ignorant, mt.carrol based top tens...you obviously are not a real big fan of anyone but mt.carrol...stockton would kick the bejesus out of hawks...
a real fan -1/5/2000
Stockton is the most over rated team in Northern ILL. It is to bad they do not play the top teams from the Up State Illini South. There is know question in my mind that they would get beat.
Northern ILL Fan -1/4/00
Holiday Tournaments really seperate the men from the boys, I mean women from the girls. This top ten list shows some teams that faired well!
The Springfield Area Girls Basketball Fan -1/1/2000
M & M Hoops -12/29/99
Southeastern all the way!!!
Southeastern fan -12/27/99
WHO ELSE IS GONNA WIN????? GO NOKOMIS!!!!!!! REDSKIN POWER!!!!!
Lady Redskin Fan #1 -12/24/99
Holiday Tournaments should shake up everyones rankings and show if anyone knows what they are talking about!!!
The Springfield Area Girls Basketball Fan! -12/21/99
A list like this for the extended Springfield area can cover many teams. Nokomis is playing as if they are still the best, but Plains has been scarry! Carrollton has a bunch of tallent. Rochester has had some problems but is playing much better(W-L game). Williamsville can handle most teams. The rest have some nice players.
-12/19/99
Monticello upsets T-town to go to state and CPCI gets past a young Blue Ridge team in an SVC super-sectional.
Central Illinois Hoop Fan -12/19/99
Nokomis and Carrollton met for the State Title last year. This year, Nokomis feeds into the Greenville Sectional with Carlyle. Alton Marquette and Carrollton would both feed to the Carrollton Sectional. The Greenville and Carrollton Sectional winners meet at the Carlinville Super Sectional.
Tim Tarter -12/12/99
Northern Illinois Area Fan -12/08/1999
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Carlyle Fan -12/6/99
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Carrolton and Plains are a two-time sweet 16 match-up. Pittsfield has a great player. W-L can be very tough. Nokomis still has a few good players. Rochester is close. Williamsville needs to win now! The rest have some nice players.
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Need more coverage on our area teams-boys and girls.
Jerry O'Sadnick -11/26/99
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NoneYa -11/11/99
11/11/99
They only had one starter leave after last season so watch out!!!!!
Zipper fan yes I am -10/4/99
Go Lady Indians!
Prophetstown's starting five has started for all four years. They can dominate any game they want. But, Okawville looks like the team to beat throughout the state. You have got to give your props to the girls from Prophetstown: Shari, Julie, Kelsey, Shana, Maggie, Alicen.
Kurt(the great)VanHorn -1/25/00
M & M Hoops -1/9/00
I am Glad that right now Altamont Lady Indians are ranked 12th in the state but I think they derserve some better credit and at least to be 4th ranked in the state on my polls and if you think thats to pushy then at least 5th or 6th. But no less than 6th. The reason why I think this is because at the Charelston Holdiay Tournament the Altamont Lady Indians beat 3rd Ranked in the state Teutoplis Lady Wooden Shoes with a 18-2 record in the championshipe game. The Altamont Lady Indians were down by 1 point with 2 seconds left on the clock when Jodie Heiden set foot at the free-throw line and sank 2 baskets to beat the Teutopolis Lady Wooden Shoes and it was Altamont's first time to ever win at the Charelston Holiday Tournament! Not to mention 10 straight wins!
R.J. Teets -1/5/2000
i am sick of hearing about everyone but southern illinois
S. Illinois fan -1/4/00
With 6'0 3 year starter(Goin)the Dogs are state bound. With over 1000 pts shooting from inside and out and only being a jr. the Dogs tough. With sharp-shooter(Batty) a 2 year starter teams can't give her a good look. And with Ms. Hustle(Dunn) she'll give any point gaurd the chills with her tough D. Other players including(Winter, Ackerman other two staters), Mallette, Sexton and Hoskins also give the dogs a deep bench. So watch out for them Dogs!!
Girls basketball fan! -Dec. 28, 99
The five best teams that I see out there in the state this year!
The Springfield Area Girls Basketball Fan -1/1/2000
Breese Central has the ability to win it all. Their offense is streaky, but their defense is very stingy, and the press is teriffic. Heimann and Klostermann possibly the best guard duo in the state. Watch out for the Lady Cougars. Recent win over Okawville built confidence.
-1/1/99
WOW! Great teams from Central Illinois, will the State Champ come from a list like this for the third year in a row. I would bet on it!
The springfield area girls basketball fan -12/21/99
M & M Hoops -12/18/99
Okawville and Carlyle split this year and will go opposite directions. Nokomis heads west to meet up with Carrollton. With Olney moving up to Class AA, life is much better for T-Town.
Tim Tarter -12/12/99
Watch out for the Lady Shoes this year as they have youth & experience as well as outcourt & inside shooting to make them really tough to beat!!!!
-12/11/99
To the fan that ranked their top 5 as
...and stated that St. Bede's junior class won there conference championship last year. I am here to tell you that is incorrect. St. Bede's sophomore team tied for the conference championship with former conference member Bureau Valley at 12-2. Before making a statement in public make sure that you check your facts and get them straight.
Central Illinois B-Ball Fan
11/11/99
alright, seneca didnt lose much from last's year 1 loss and plus they also gained. St.Bede only lost 1 girl but is replacing her with a group of juniors who won there conference last year. all should be ready. it's gonna be an intersting year.
11/11/99
11/11/99
alot of teams we all know of are here, but st. bedes will definetly be an underdog, but watch out for them, they may just suprise some people
11/11/99
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10/30/99
How about them Lady Hawks...
10/28/99
bluegirl fan!
10/28/99
You definetly should look out for all of these teams, but who really knows whats gonna happen?? Monmouth really isnt gonna be THAT good!
10/25/99
10/20/99
I can't wait for the season to start!
Renae -10/20/99
A Fan -10/20/99
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10/8/99
MARENGO FANS - HOPE YOU LIKE HISTORY, BECAUSE THE FUTURE IS BLEAK! REALITY.....OUCH!!
HOOPS FAN -10/2/99
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