When he checked in with girls’ basketball coaches in area conferences, prep sports coordinator Fred Kroner switched a couple of the questions this year. Instead of asking for the best player in the conference, he asked which player from his league a coach would want to see with the ball in her hands with five seconds left in a game his team was losing by two points. Kroner also asked which conference player coaches would want defending such a player in that situation. The results, along with league-by-league team predictions, are below:
Big 12 Conference
(first-place votes in parentheses)
SCHOOL PTS.
Centennial (9) 81
Normal West 72
Champaign Central 63
Danville 47
Bloomington 42
Normal Community 39
Eisenhower 31
Urbana 18
MacArthur 12
PLAYER FOR LAST SHOT
NAME, SCHOOL YR. VOTES
Katelynn Martinez, Centennial Sr. 4
Laura Litchfield, Champaign Central Sr. 3
Chantal Meacham, Centennial Sr. 2
DEFENDER FOR FINAL SHOT
NAME, SCHOOL YR. VOTES
Michaela Jones, Danville Jr. 3
Katelynn Martinez, Centennial Sr. 3
Stacia Simmons, Centennial Sr. 3
Chantal Meacham, Centennial Sr. 1
Luci Weis, Normal Community Sr. 1
Corn Belt Conference
SCHOOL PTS.
Normal U-High (4) 60
Bloomington CC (4) 58
Pontiac 45
Prairie Central 45
Mahomet-Seymour 31
Eureka 28
Rantoul 18
Olympia 8
PLAYER FOR LAST SHOT
NAME, SCHOOL YR. VOTES
Molly McGraw, Bloomington CC Jr. 3
Chante Stonewall, Normal U-High Fr. 3
Danielle Davis, Bloomington CC Sr. 1
Hannah Wascher, Rantoul Sr. 1
Gabby Weber, Prairie Central Sr. 1
DEFENDER FOR FINAL SHOT
NAME, SCHOOL YR. VOTES
Molly McGraw, Bloomington CC Jr. 3
Michaela Balducci, Eureka Sr. 2
Danielle Davis, Bloomington CC Sr. 2
Chante Stonewall, Normal U-High Fr. 2
East Central Illinois Conference
SCHOOL PTS.
Decatur Lutheran (4) 46
Urbana Uni High (3) 45
Judah Christian 34
Christ Lutheran 22
Cornerstone 22
Normal Calvary 16
Decatur Christian 11
PLAYER FOR LAST SHOT
NAME, SCHOOL YR. VOTES
Emma Hoyer, Urbana Uni High Sr. 4
Danielle Popis, Decatur Christian So. 2
Brielle Henne, Decatur Lutheran Jr. 1
DEFENDER FOR FINAL SHOT
NAME, SCHOOL YR. VOTES
Emma Hoyer, Urbana Uni High Sr. 3
Hayley Salefski, Decatur Lutheran Jr. 3
Julianne Morgan, Decatur Christian So. 1
HEART OF ILLINOIS CONFERENCE
SCHOOL PTS.
El Paso-Gridley (13) 169
Tremont 149
LeRoy 140
Heyworth 127
Flanagan/Cornell 114
Fieldcrest 99
Tri-Valley 85
Fisher 84
Ridgeview 84
Blue Ridge 44
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 39
Lexington 35
Deer Creek-Mackinaw 14
PLAYER FOR LAST SHOT
NAME, SCHOOL YR. VOTES
Rebekah Ehresman, El Paso-Gridley Jr. 12
Jamison Brandt, Blue Ridge Jr. 1
DEFENDER FOR FINAL SHOT
NAME, SCHOOL YR. VOTES
Rebekah Ehresman, El Paso-Gridley Jr. 5
Shannon Steffen, LeRoy Sr. 4
Codee Schlipf, El Paso-Gridley Jr. 2
Beth Mickna, Deer Creek-Mackinaw Jr. 2
Little Okaw Valley Conference
SCHOOL PTS.
Shiloh (5) 70
Arthur-Lovington /A-H (1) 65
Tri-County (1) 64
Villa Grove (1) 60
Arcola (1) 53
Heritage 33
Cerro Gordo 31
Okaw Valley 18
Martinsville 11
PLAYER FOR LAST SHOT
NAME, SCHOOL YR. VOTES
Lizzy Smith, Villa Grove Sr. 5
Taylor Edwards, Arcola So. 1
Amber Meyer, Tri-County Sr. 1
Autumn Meyer, Tri-County Sr. 1
Sierra Toner, Martinsville Sr. 1
DEFENDER FOR FINAL SHOT
NAME, SCHOOL YR. VOTES
Taylor Edwards, Arcola So. 4
Courtney Helm, Villa Grove Sr. 2
Kyla Skinner, Tri-County Sr. 1
Lizzy Smith, Villa Grove Sr. 1
Desirae Westerfield, Heritage Jr. 1
Okaw Valley Conference
SCHOOL PTS.
Central A&M (11) 143
Clinton (1) 133
Maroa-Forsyth 112
Tuscola 111
Sullivan 91
Unity 81
Meridian 66
St. Teresa 64
Monticello 49
Argenta-Oreana 40
Warrensburg-Latham 34
Shelbyville 12
PLAYER FOR LAST SHOT
NAME, SCHOOL YR. VOTES
Kandie Bloch, Argenta-Oreana Sr. 3
Sarah Bailey, Central A&M Sr. 2
Genny Rose Stringer, Central A&M Sr. 2
Haley Toohill, Clinton Jr. 2
Haley Ginger, Clinton So. 1
Taylor Jordan, Central A&M So. 1
Erin Weaver, Tuscola Sr. 1
DEFENDER FOR FINAL SHOT
NAME, SCHOOL YR. VOTES
Taylor Adcock, Central A&M Sr. 3
Amber Miller, Tuscola Sr. 2
Kandie Bloch, Argenta-Oreana Sr. 1
Brenna Finck, Maroa-Forsyth So. 1
Allie Heaton, Central A&M Sr. 1
Morgan Hickman, Clinton Sr. 1
Genny Rose Stringer, Central A&M Sr. 1
Megan Tool, Clinton So. 1
Erin Weaver, Tuscola Sr. 1
Sangamon Valley Conference
SCHOOL PTS.
St. Thomas More (8) 64
Watseka 54
St. Joseph-Ogden 45
Paxton-Buckley-Loda 41
Iroquois West 35
Cissna Park 25
Clifton Central 15
Momence 9
PLAYER FOR LAST SHOT
NAME, SCHOOL YR. VOTES
Devin Curry, Watseka Jr. 5
Lexi Wallen, St. Thomas More So. 2
Ashley Landis, St. Joseph-Ogden Sr. 1
Amanda Ypya, Paxton-Buckley-Loda Sr. 1
DEFENDER FOR FINAL SHOT
NAME, SCHOOL YR. VOTES
Randa Harshbarger, STM Jr. 4
Kaitlyn Redeker, Cissna Park Sr. 2
Courtney Conrad, Iroquois West Sr. 1
Devin Curry, Watseka Jr. 1
Ashley Landis, St. Joseph-Ogden Sr. 1
Vermilion Valley Conference
SCHOOL PTS.
Schlarman (4) 92
Armstrong-Potomac (4) 91
Georgetown-Ridge Farm (2) 83
Salt Fork 61
Westville 57
Bismarck-Henning 50
Oakwood 37
Milford 35
Hoopeston Area 32
Chrisman 12
PLAYER FOR LAST SHOT
NAME, SCHOOL YR. VOTES
Brittany Hay, Georgetown-RF Jr. 7
Sierra Bell, Schlarman Fr. 1
Kalyn Learnard, Salt Fork So. 1
Erika Sieberns, Armstrong-P. Sr. 1
DEFENDER FOR FINAL SHOT
NAME, SCHOOL YR. VOTES
Kirsten Newnum, Armstrong-P. Sr. 3
Callan Hall, Georgetown-RF Sr. 2
Brittany Hay, Georgetown-RF Jr. 2
Lexy Terry, Oakwood Jr. 1
Golene Thrush, Milford Sr. 1
Morgan Zindars, Armstrong-P. Jr. 1
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