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St. Thomas More's coach Chris Mennig responds to a play during thier class 2A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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St. Thomas More's L-R-Randa Harshbarger, Elyana Kramer, Tori McCoy and Jade Brinkotter react to a play towards the end of thier game vs. El Paso-Gridley during thier class 2A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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St. Thomas More's Erica Wallen and El Paso-Gridley's Darien DeVary during thier class 2A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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St. Thomas More's fans dance during thier class 2A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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St. Thomas More's Tori McCoy shoots vs. El Paso-Gridley during thier class 2A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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St. Thomas More's coach Chris Mennig during thier class 2A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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St. Thomas More's Lexi Wallen and El Paso-Gridley's Codee Schlipf during thier class 2A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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St. Thomas More's bench cheers during thier class 2A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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St. Thomas More's Tori McCoy, center, laughs with teammates Elizabeth Bristow, left, and Taylor During during thier class 2A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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St. Thomas More's Elizabeth Bristow keeps the ball away from El Paso-Gridley's Rebekah Ehresman during thier class 2A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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St. Thomas More's Lexi Wallen goes up against El Paso-Gridley's Codee Schlipf during thier class 2A state quarterfinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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St. Thomas More's Lexi Wallen drives against El Paso-Gridley's Grace Murphy during thier class 2A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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St. Thomas More's fans during thier class 2A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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St. Thomas More's coach Chris Mennig talks to his team during a timeout during thier class 2A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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Former Illini Sergio McClain watches along with the St. Thomas More fans during thier class 2A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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St. Thomas More's Tori McCoy is welcomed to the bench by teammates during thier class 2A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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St. Thomas More's coach Chris Mennig during thier class 2A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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St. Thomas More's Randa Harshbarger steals the ball from El Paso-Gridley's Rebekah Ehresman during thier class 2A state quarterfinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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St. Thomas More's Randa Harshbarger splits El Paso-Gridley's Rebekah Ehresman and Codee Schlipf during thier class 2A state quarterfinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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St. Thomas More's Tori McCoy shoots over El Paso-Gridley's Codee Schlipf and Mattie Buchanan during thier class 2A state quarterfinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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St. Thomas More's Jade Brinkoetter drives against El Paso-Gridley's Jenna Souhrada during thier class 2A state quarterfinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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St. Thomas More vs. El Paso-Gridley during the class 2A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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St. Thomas More vs. El Paso-Gridley during their class 2A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.

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Illinois' women's basketball coach Matt Bollant watches the Walther Lutheran/Nashville class 1A state quarterfinal girl's basketball game at Redbird Arena in Normal, IL on Friday, February 22, 2013. (AP PHOTO/ROBIN SCHOLZ) MANDATORY CREDIT

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St. Thomas More's players gather at center court following their win in the class 2A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena in Normal on Friday, February 22, 2013.