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1. Young 21-1 Side-by-side 1
6-foot sophomore Kamille Buckner is solid starter for Class AA favorite.
2. Loyola 28-1 Side-by-side 2
Junior Eileen Weissmann on roll and leads Ramblers to GCAC Red title repeat.
3. New Trier 24-4 Side-by-side 3
On 13-game winning streak and Kendra Kutko’s emergence one of reasons.
4. Marian Catholic 24-2 Side-by-side 4
Casey Taylor leads balanced team in scoring (10.7) and rebounding (5.6).
5. Fenwick 28-2 Side-by-side 5
Pressure on sophomores Devereaux Peters,Alison Jackson to help in tourney run.
6. Bartlett 22-4 Side-by-side 6
Morgan Aycox hits boards for Hawks, who hope to not repeat ’04 tourney fade.
7. Sandburg 26-3 Side-by-side 7
All are anticipating sectional final rematch with Marian Catholic on Feb. 24.
8. Bolingbrook 23-2 Side-by-side 8
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Brittney Thomas coming on strong with 15.7 scoring average over last 7 games.
9. Carmel 23-4 Side-by-side 9
Inside play of Theresa Ogrinc, Jill Scudder key if Corsairs hope to reach
first Elite 8.
10. Warren 24-3 Up 15
TK LaFleur likes Sara Boothe’s handling of traffic in lane for
conference champs.
11. Benet 21-6 Side-by-side 11
6-foot junior Molly McGue missed vs.Young, but she’ll be back on court soon.
12. Resurrection 21-7 Up 13
Impressive in taking Loyola to overtime; Kristi Cirone nearing 2,300 points.
13. Hersey 25-4 Down 10
Mid-Suburban League MVP Emilie Hirt leads way to conference title-game win.
14. Montini 24-4 Down 12
Games sure to get much tougher in Class A sectional play next week.
15. Thornwood 22-3 Up 18
Danae Russell, Brittani Nichols,Veronica Hicks keys for next week’s regionals.
16. Lake Forest 23-5 Up NR
Kristin Cartwright may be one of most unselfish players in Chicago area.
17. Bishop McNamara 22-5 Down 16
Jen Juergens rolled into regional title game with 20.2 average in last 6 games.
18. Hope 19-10 Down 17
Freshman Ashley Brown, brought up from soph team, had 26 in regional opener.
19. Proviso East 19-5 Down 14
Pirates–8-16 year ago–in driver’s seat for West Suburban Gold title.
20. Buffalo Grove 20-8 Up NR
2000 Class AA champs look solid behind leading scorer Rachel Buchek.
On the verge: Marshall (17-8), Lyons (22-7), Wheeling (22-5),
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Maine South (21-8), Riverside-Brookfield (24-3) %%