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| ILLINOIS ASSOCIATED PRESS |
| 2022 CLASS 1A-4A ALL-STATE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL BALLOT |
| Thank you again to those able to nominate players! (ALL media members in |
| Illinois are eligible to do so annually; Coaches and athletic directors from |
| schools in the AP state rankings also are consulted for information). |
| Multiple nominations have been combined and the list of nominees is |
| alphabetized. |
| You will find this an extremely tough vote — there are many excellent |
| candidates in each class, and a lot of great information to consider. |
| If you look this over and see that someone worthy has been omitted, please |
| alert the entire email chain. Each voter is allowed one write-in candidate |
| (please note write-in status and include the name of the player’s school, |
| height, year in school and basketball position). |
| REGARDLESS OF AFFILIATION, ALL MEDIA MEMBERS ACROSS |
| THE STATE OF ILLINOIS COVERING HIGH SCHOOL |
| BASKETBALL ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE (newspaper sportswriters, |
| radio and TV broadcasters, Internet operators). |
| Please vote for five first team and five second-team players in each class. |
| Vote for as many classes as possible, please to ensure there is a representative |
| vote. (NOTE: No one has seen all of these players; this ballot should offer |
| enough information to make a quality judgement). |
| Votes are due by 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 2. The teams are scheduled to |
| be released by Wednesday afternoonbevening, March 2 ahead of the state |
| finals starting Thursday, March 3. |
| A player must be named on at least two ballots to receive honorable mention. |
| PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND YOUR VOTES IN A NEWLY |
| CREATED EMAIL AND NOT AS A REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. Send |
| votes to preppolls@gmail.com. |
| Steve Tappa, |
| AP All-State chair |
| Contents: |
| Pages 1-2: Voting instructions |
| Pages 3-5: Nominators & Contributors |
| Pages 5-6: Notes about the ballot |
| Pages 7-13: Class 1A girls ballot |
| Pages 13-21: Class 2A girls ballot |
| Pages 21-29: Class 3A girls ballot |
| Pages 29-38: Class 4A girls ballot |
| Media nominators (18): |
| Jack Bullock, A Baseline View |
| Michael Clark, Northwest Indiana Times |
| Michael Dann, Harrisburg Daily Register |
| Jimmy Dean, Marion’s WGGH radio |
| Adam Duvall, Peoria Journal-Star |
| Kyle Herschelman, Hillsboro Journal News |
| Alex Kantecki, Crystal Lake Northwest Herald |
| Colin Likas, Champaign News-Gazette |
| Steve Overbey, St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
| Randy Reinhardt, Bloomington Pantagraph |
| Greg Sapp, Effingham’s WXEFGWKJT Radio |
| Mason Schweitzer, Kankakee Daily Journal |
| Steve Tappa, Quad Cities (MC22SQCSportsNet) |
| Matt Trowbridge, Rockford Register-Star |
| Alex Wallner, Effingham Daily News |
| Joshua Welge, Kendall County Record |
| William Welt, Springfield State Journal-Register |
| Matthew Wheaton, Galesburg Register-Mail |
| CoachesCAD’s submitting information (89): |
| Doug Althoff, Nashville |
| Mike Arbuthnot, Bethalto Civic Memorial |
| Amanda Aydt, Mattoon |
| Barbara Barreiro, Barrington |
| Kimberly Barth, Washington |
| Bob Becker, Morton |
| Ben Berg, Mundelein Carmel |
| Travis Blank, Oblong-Palestine-Hutsonville |
| Stephan Bolt, Downers Grove North |
| Michelle Brady, Havana |
| Jason Brunke, Rockton Hononegah |
| Michelle Hasheider-Burianek, Okawville |
| Erin Colletti, Naperville North |
| Mac Condill, Arthur Lovington-Atwood-Hammond |
| Mary Pat Connolly, Chicago Marist |
| Tonya Conrad, Fairfield |
| Eileen Copenhaver, New Lenox Providence |
| Clint Cowan, Chester |
| Kelly Craig, Peoria assistant |
| Maribeth Dura, Brimfield |
| Dave Eaton, Wheaton North |
| Frank Evans, Mascoutah |
| David Feeney, Normal |
| Mary Fendley, Arlington Heights Hersey |
| Shawn File, DuQuoin |
| Dan Gates, Paris |
| Ashley Graham, Lincolnshire Stevenson |
| Kerry Grim, Morrison |
| John Gross, Princeville |
| Henry Hall, Rock Island |
| Caty Happe, Edwardsville |
| Scott Hardison, Geneseo |
| Kristen Harper, Chicago Whitney Young |
| Edward Ivory, Crete-Monee |
| Jim Jobst, Serena |
| Collin Kalamatas, Burlington Central |
| Jeff Kelly, Oak Forest |
| Darcy Kepner, Princeton |
| Joe Kilbride, Lisle Benet |
| Nick Knolhoff, O’Fallon |
| Judy Krause, Winnebago |
| Layne Langholf, Peoria Notre Dame |
| Jeremy Lansaw, Greenfield Northwestern |
| Andre Lewis, Chicago Kenwood |
| Jeffrey Lonnon, Mount Vernon |
| Dan Mandernack, South Elgin |
| Evan Massey, Galesburg |
| Gregg Meyers, Elmwood |
| Brent McKinney, Pana |
| Bethany McQuiston, Freeburg |
| Ryan McVickers, Mount Pulaski |
| Sarah Meadows, Geneva |
| Kathy Miller, Marshall |
| Melissa Mitidiero, LaGrange Lyons |
| Joe Morrisey, Tri-County |
| Dan Murray, Chicago Heights Marian |
| Mitch Neally, Fieldcrest |
| Joni Nightingale, Deer Creek Mackinaw |
| Jeff Oller, Glen Carbon Father McGivney |
| Eric Orne, Quincy Notre Dame |
| Greg Pedersen, Libertyville |
| David Phelps, Mount Sterling Brown County |
| John Placher, Joliet West |
| Jerry Prina, Eureka |
| Jason Raymond, Arlington Heights St. Viator |
| Chris Roberts, Herrin |
| Todd Rogers, Carterville |
| Taylor Rohrer, Lincoln |
| Kim Romack, Neoga |
| Brian Russell, Salt Fork |
| Jake Schneider, Waterloo |
| Robyn Schulz, Stockton |
| Seiger Shurtz, Christopher |
| Anthony Smith, Homewood-Flossmoor |
| Chris Smith, Bolingbrook |
| Shannon Spanos, Lombard Montini |
| Edward Stritzel, LaGrange Nazareth |
| Steve Strough, Peotone |
| Grant Surprenant, Carthage Illini West |
| Justin Wahls, Tremont |
| Xaver Walton, Chicago Butler |
| Jamie Watson, Galena |
| Kurt Weigt, Kankakee |
| Kyle Weyeneth, Metamora |
| Ryan White, Lincoln Way-West |
| Adam Wickness, Sycamore |
| Josh Williams, Clinton |
| Jon Wolfe, Wilmette Loyola (assistant) |
| David Yates, Palatine Fremd |
| NOTES: |
| Not represented from the final Top 10: |
| 1A: |
| 7. Mendon Unity |
| 9. Orangeville |
| 2A: |
| NONE |
| 3A: |
| NONE |
| 4A: |
| NONE |
| Not represented from the Elite Eight: |
| 1A: |
| Chicago Hope Academy |
| Colfax Ridgeview |
| Goreville |
| 2A: |
| Chicago DePaul Prep |
| Normal U-High |
| 3A: |
| Oak Park Fenwick |
| 4A: |
| St. Charles East |
| Not represented from the Sweet 16: |
| 1A: |
| Champaign St. Thomas More |
| Chicago Orr |
| Jacksonville Routt |
| Mendon Unity |
| Newark |
| 2A: |
| Alton Marquette |
| Breese Mater Dei |
| Byron |
| Canton |
| Wilmette Regina |
| St. Joseph-Ogden |
| 3A: |
| Chicago DeLaSalle |
| Deerfield |
| River Forest Trinity |
| 4A: |
| Lake Zurich |
| Maine South |
| Returning All-Staters missing: |
| 1A: |
| HM: Thaya Luse, Aurora Christian — TRANSFER; SCHOOL DID NOT PLAY |
| HM: Aspen Weeks, Aurora Christian — TRANSFER; SCHOOL DID NOT PLAY |
| 2A: |
| NONE |
| 3A: |
| HM: Jasmine Brown, Joliet Catholic — TRANSFER TO |
