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  Girls Basketball State Final Qualifier 1997-98 

 East St. Louis (Lincoln) (26-2)

 School Information
Name: Lincoln High School
City: East St. Louis
City Population: 42,000
County: St. Clair
Enrollment: 1197
Nickname: Tigerettes
Colors: Orange/Black
Conference: Independent
Superintendent: Dr. Geraldine Jenkins
Principal: James R. Lewis, Jr.
Athletic Director: Jimmy Adams
Head Coach: Charles McDonald
Assistant Coach: Antonio Mattox
Captains: Kyetta Walker, Monica Powell
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Taylorville, 73-59, in Sectional Semifinal

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.    Age  Yr.
     Ronneisha Clay                                 
  4    5  Rita Adams               G      5-7     16  Jr.
 14   15  Kristen King             G      5-4     15  So.
 22   21  Lakeisha Cole            G      5-7     16  Jr.
 24   25  Latosha Hunter           G      5-7     16  Jr.
 30   31  Syretha Eckford          F      6-0     17  Sr.
 32   33  Loletha Eckford          F      6-0     17  Sr.
 34   35  Kyetta Walker            G      5-9     17  Sr.
 40   41  Monique Stephens         F      5-8     17  Sr.
 42   43  Melissa Lawson           G      5-9     16  So.
 44   45  Monica Powell            C      6-1     18  Sr.
 50   51  Nichelle Brown           F      5-10    16  So.
 54   55  Maya Thomas              C      6-1     16  Jr.
 Statistics
Name G FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA Pts Avg Reb Ast Rita Adams 28 215 426 24 61 52 72 506 18.1 129 137 Nichelle Brown 12 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 0.8 7 0 Ronneisha Clay 3 2 7 0 0 0 2 4 1.3 2 0 Lakeisha Cole 28 229 486 23 50 93 122 574 20.5 120 94 Loletha Eckford 27 41 82 1 8 26 43 109 4.0 119 4 Syretha Eckford 27 106 184 0 4 27 67 239 8.9 282 5 Latosha Hunter 27 20 79 0 16 3 14 43 1.6 68 28 Kristen King 11 6 14 0 4 5 7 17 1.5 4 3 Melissa Lawson 11 9 20 0 2 1 4 19 1.7 35 2 Monica Powell 28 69 136 0 6 21 50 159 5.7 137 3 Monique Stephens 16 13 30 1 2 1 7 28 1.8 23 1 Maya Thomas 17 3 9 0 1 2 4 8 0.5 20 1 Kyetta Walker 28 79 262 13 46 43 84 214 7.6 111 55
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Pts Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb 11/18 Carrollton W 50 43 11/21 Peoria (Manual) W 60 49 12/2 Collinsville W 64 44 12/4 Belleville (West) W 67 34 12/9 East St. Louis (Sr.) W 83 21 12/12 McCluer, MO W 82 47 12/20 Edwardsville (H.S.) W 56 43 Peoria Holiday Tournament *12/26 Peoria (Richwoods) W 69 60 *12/27 Bloomington (H.S.) W 66 47 *12/29 Peoria (H.S.) W 69 55 *12/29 Peoria (Manual) W 58 57 1/5 Jerseyville (Jersey) W 68 44 1/6 Edwardsville (H.S.) W 69 38 1/9 Alton (Sr.) W 99 60 1/17 Peoria (Woodruff) W 70 51 1/20 Alton (Sr.) W 53 32 1/21 Cahokia W 96 17 1/23 Chicago (Marshall) L 40 69 1/27 Belleville (East) W 87 58 1/31 Belleville (West) W 54 37 2/6 Collinsville W 63 30 2/10 St. Louis (Gateway Tech.), MO L 56 57 2/14 East St. Louis (Sr.) W 71 26 Centralia Sectional Complex *2/17 Waterloo (H.S.) W 81 29 *2/19 Belleville (West) W 55 33 *2/23 Centralia W 69 42 Rita Adams 27 Sharetha Eckford 17 *2/26 Mt. Vernon W 74 65 Lakeisha Cole 30 Monica Powell 9 Salem Super-Sectional *3/2 Taylorville (OT) W 70 67 Rita Adams 35 Sharetha Eckford 9
 Head Coach Charles McDonald

For East St. Louis (Lincoln)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.


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