IHSA

* Last updated at 4:30 pm on Wednesday, March 18, 2015

State Final Teams: Belleville (Althoff Catholic) | Chicago (Morgan Park) | Rockford (Lutheran) | Westchester (St. Joseph)

Westchester (St. Joseph) (27-6)

School Information

Name: St. Joseph High School
City: Westchester
County: Cook
Classification Enrollment: 785.4
Nickname: Chargers
Colors: Red/White
Conference: Girls Catholic Athletic (GCAC)
President: Br. Thomas Harding
Principal: Ronald Hoover
Athletic Director: Bruce DeSanto
Head Coach: Gene Pingatore
Assistant Coaches: Marlon London, Bill Riley, Tom McMahon, Charles Murphy
Athletic Trainer: Kayla Hutton
Captains: Jordan Ash, Joffery Brown, Glynn Watson
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Oak Park (Fenwick), 73-54, in Sectional Semifinal.

Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.
12	Max Ramos	G	5-7	135	Sr.
14	Jesse Wilson	F	5-8	150	Sr.
15	Jalen Boyd	G	6-3	175	Fr.
20	*Jarviss Sutton	G	6-2	170	Sr.
21	*Joffery Brown	G	6-2	175	Sr.
22	Lance Anderson	G-F	5-11	180	Sr.
23	*Jordan Ash	G	6-3	180	Sr.
25	Joffari Brown	G	6-2	180	Fr.
30	*Glynn Watson	G	6-0	160	Sr.
31	Dexter McKnight	G	6-0	160	Sr.
33	Lavon Thomas	F	6-5	220	So.
34	Leon Davis	C-F	6-2	180	So.
35	*Nick Rakocevic	C	6-11	205	Jr.
40	Jordan Boyd	F	6-5	180	Fr.

Statistics

  
 
Name
  G
  FG
  FGA
  3P
  3PA
  FT
  FTA
  Pts
  Avg
  Reb
  Ast

 
 
  Lance Anderson
   8 
  1
  9
  0
  1
  0
  0
  2
  0.3
  3
  0

 
 
  Jordan Ash
   32 
  168
  338
  44
  115
  95
  130
  475
  14.8
  152
  92

 
 
  Jalen Boyd
   2 
  1
  1
  0
  0
  0
  0
  2
  1.0
  1
  0

 
 
  Jordan Boyd
   1 
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0.0
  0
  0

 
 
  Joffari Brown
   28 
  34
  102
  2
  16
  25
  42
  95
  3.4
  47
  9

 
 
  Joffery Brown
   31 
  118
  228
  0
  0
  78
  117
  314
  10.1
  137
  44

 
 
  Leon Davis
   1 
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  2
  0
  0.0
  0
  0

 
 
  Dexter McKnight
   9 
  0
  5
  0
  5
  0
  0
  0
  0.0
  1
  0

 
 
  Nick Rakocevic
   32 
  165
  318
  8
  37
  92
  146
  430
  13.4
  314
  35

 
 
  Max Ramos
   10 
  2
  6
  1
  3
  2
  2
  7
  0.7
  6
  1

 
 
  Jarviss Sutton
   30 
  34
  103
  14
  48
  20
  30
  102
  3.4
  29
  23

 
 
  Lavon Thomas
   28 
  36
  68
  0
  0
  10
  25
  82
  2.9
  91
  12

 
 
  Glynn Watson
   30 
  166
  345
  36
  108
  81
  93
  449
  15.0
  127
  122

 
 
  Jesse Wilson
   8 
  0
  2
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0.0
  1
  0
 



Scores


 
  Date
  Opponent
  W/L
  Own
  Opp
    High Scorer
  Pts
    High Rebounder
  Reb

 
 
  St. Charles East
 
 
  11/24
  Schaumburg (H.S.)
  W
   64 
   49 
    Jordan Ash
  21
    Glynn Watson
  7

 
 
  11/25
  Aurora (East)
  W
   83 
   37 
    Glynn Watson
  24
    Nick Rakocevic
  15

 
 
  11/28
  St. Charles (East)
  W
   59 
   53 
    Nick Rakocevic
  17
    Nick Rakocevic
  8

 
 
  11/29
  Plainfield (East)
  W
   42 
   40 
    Jordan Ash
  15
    Nick Rakocevic
  6

 
 
  12/5
  Redondo (Union), CA
  W
   70 
   54 
    Jordan Ash
Glynn Watson
  17
    Nick Rakocevic
  15

 
 
  12/6
  Kankakee (McNamara)
  W
   62 
   47 
    Glynn Watson
  23
    Nick Rakocevic
  6

 
 
  12/9
  Chicago (Hales Franciscan)
  W
   57 
   53 
    Jordan Ash
  17
    Jordan Ash
  12

 
 
  12/12
  Chicago (St. Rita)
  L
   61 
   80 
    Jordan Ash
  25
    Jordan Ash
  7

 
 
  12/19
  South Holland (Seton Academy)
  W
   65 
   50 
    Jordan Ash
  18
    Nick Rakocevic
  15

 
 
  Proviso West Tournament
 
 
  12/22
  Hillside (Proviso West)
  W
   70 
   44 
    Nick Rakocevic
  18
    Nick Rakocevic
  17

 
 
  12/23
  Country Club Hills (Hillcrest)
  W
   76 
   58 
    Glynn Watson
  25
    Jordan Ash
  9

 
 
  12/26
  Chicago (St. Rita)
  W
   72 
   65 
    Nick Rakocevic
  26
    Lavon Thomas
  8

 
 
  12/27
  Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
  L
   60 
   69 
    Jordan Ash
Nick Rakocevic
  17
    Nick Rakocevic
  18

 
 
  1/6
  Chicago (DePaul College Prep)
  L
   43 
   48 
    Jordan Ash
  18
    Nick Rakocevic
  4

 
 
  1/9
  Chicago (Leo)
  W
   78 
   62 
    Glynn Watson
  31
    Nick Rakocevic
  14

 
 
  1/10
  Chicago (Kenwood)
  W
   67 
   54 
    Glynn Watson
  20
    Lavon Thomas
  8

 
 
  1/16
  Oak Park (Fenwick)
  W
   64 
   62 
    Jordan Ash
  26
    Joffery Brown
Jordan Ash
  6

 
 
  1/23
  Burbank (St. Laurence)
  W
   75 
   62 
    Joffery Brown
  20
    Nick Rakocevic
  10

 
 
  1/24
  Hinsdale (Central)
  L
   69 
   72 
    Jordan Ash
  21
    Joffery Brown
  8

 
 
  1/30
  Chicago (Mt. Carmel)
  W
   65 
   47 
    Nick Rakocevic
  17
    Nick Rakocevic
  11

 
 
  1/31
  Highland Park
  L
   52 
   53 
    Jordan Ash
Nick Rakocevic
  16
    Nick Rakocevic
  13

 
 
  2/6
  Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep)
  W
   49 
   40 
    Nick Rakocevic
  18
    Nick Rakocevic
  11

 
 
  2/7
  Belleville (Althoff Catholic)
  W
   97 
   95 
    Glynn Watson
  38
    Nick Rakocevic
  10

 
 
  2/10
  Wilmette (Loyola Academy)
  W
   56 
   48 
    Nick Rakocevic
  16
    Nick Rakocevic
  10

 
 
  CCL Tournament
 
 
  2/13
  Chicago (St. Francis de Sales)
  W
   83 
   67 
    Jordan Ash
  29
    Nick Rakocevic
  11

 
 
  2/15
  Chicago (De La Salle)
  W
   53 
   49 
    Jordan Ash
  16
    Nick Rakocevic
  11

 
 
  2/18
  Oak Park (Fenwick)
  W
   67 
   54 
    Nick Rakocevic
  16
    Nick Rakocevic
  14

 
 
  2/21
  New Lenox (Providence Catholic)
  L
   42 
   53 
    Glynn Watson
  13
    Nick Rakocevic
Jordan Ash
  5

 
 
  Westchester (St. Joseph) Regional
 
 
  3/3
  LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy)
  W
   82 
   64 
    Glynn Watson
Nick Rakocevic
  21
    Nick Rakocevic
  15

 
 
  3/6
  Chicago (Jones)
  W
   53 
   40 
    Jordan Ash
  15
    Nick Rakocevic
  11

 
 
  hicago (Westinghouse College Prep) Sectional
 
 
  3/10
  Chicago (Orr)
  W
   57 
   51 
    Glynn Watson
  28
    Nick Rakocevic
  11

 
 
  3/13
  Chicago (North Lawndale Charter)
  W
   2 
   0 
    (forfeit)
   
    
   

 
 
  Hoffman Estates (H.S.) Super-Sectional
 
 
  3/17
  Chicago (St. Patrick)
  W
   39 
   38 
    Joffrey Brown
  14
    Glynn Watson
  9

Name	G	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	Pts	Avg	Reb	Ast
Lance Anderson	8	1	9	0	1	0	0	2	0.3	3	0
Jordan Ash	32	168	338	44	115	95	130	475	14.8	152	92
Jalen Boyd	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.0	1	0
Jordan Boyd	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Joffari Brown	28	34	102	2	16	25	42	95	3.4	47	9
Joffery Brown	31	118	228	0	0	78	117	314	10.1	137	44
Leon Davis	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.0	0	0
Dexter McKnight	9	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.0	1	0
Nick Rakocevic	32	165	318	8	37	92	146	430	13.4	314	35
Max Ramos	10	2	6	1	3	2	2	7	0.7	6	1
Jarviss Sutton	30	34	103	14	48	20	30	102	3.4	29	23
Lavon Thomas	28	36	68	0	0	10	25	82	2.9	91	12
Glynn Watson	30	166	345	36	108	81	93	449	15.0	127	122
Jesse Wilson	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0

Date	Opponent	W/L	Own	Opp	High Scorer	Pts	High Rebounder	Reb
St. Charles East
11/24	Schaumburg (H.S.)	W	64	49	Jordan Ash	21	Glynn Watson	7
11/25	Aurora (East)	W	83	37	Glynn Watson	24	Nick Rakocevic	15
11/28	St. Charles (East)	W	59	53	Nick Rakocevic	17	Nick Rakocevic	8
11/29	Plainfield (East)	W	42	40	Jordan Ash	15	Nick Rakocevic	6
12/5	Redondo (Union), CA	W	70	54	Jordan Ash Glynn Watson	17	Nick Rakocevic	15
12/6	Kankakee (McNamara)	W	62	47	Glynn Watson	23	Nick Rakocevic	6
12/9	Chicago (Hales Franciscan)	W	57	53	Jordan Ash	17	Jordan Ash	12
12/12	Chicago (St. Rita)	L	61	80	Jordan Ash	25	Jordan Ash	7
12/19	South Holland (Seton Academy)	W	65	50	Jordan Ash	18	Nick Rakocevic	15
Proviso West Tournament
12/22	Hillside (Proviso West)	W	70	44	Nick Rakocevic	18	Nick Rakocevic	17
12/23	Country Club Hills (Hillcrest)	W	76	58	Glynn Watson	25	Jordan Ash	9
12/26	Chicago (St. Rita)	W	72	65	Nick Rakocevic	26	Lavon Thomas	8
12/27	Lincolnshire (Stevenson)	L	60	69	Jordan Ash Nick Rakocevic	17	Nick Rakocevic	18
1/6	Chicago (DePaul College Prep)	L	43	48	Jordan Ash	18	Nick Rakocevic	4
1/9	Chicago (Leo)	W	78	62	Glynn Watson	31	Nick Rakocevic	14
1/10	Chicago (Kenwood)	W	67	54	Glynn Watson	20	Lavon Thomas	8
1/16	Oak Park (Fenwick)	W	64	62	Jordan Ash	26	Joffery Brown Jordan Ash	6
1/23	Burbank (St. Laurence)	W	75	62	Joffery Brown	20	Nick Rakocevic	10
1/24	Hinsdale (Central)	L	69	72	Jordan Ash	21	Joffery Brown	8
1/30	Chicago (Mt. Carmel)	W	65	47	Nick Rakocevic	17	Nick Rakocevic	11
1/31	Highland Park	L	52	53	Jordan Ash Nick Rakocevic	16	Nick Rakocevic	13
2/6	Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep)	W	49	40	Nick Rakocevic	18	Nick Rakocevic	11
2/7	Belleville (Althoff Catholic)	W	97	95	Glynn Watson	38	Nick Rakocevic	10
2/10	Wilmette (Loyola Academy)	W	56	48	Nick Rakocevic	16	Nick Rakocevic	10
CCL Tournament
2/13	Chicago (St. Francis de Sales)	W	83	67	Jordan Ash	29	Nick Rakocevic	11
2/15	Chicago (De La Salle)	W	53	49	Jordan Ash	16	Nick Rakocevic	11
2/18	Oak Park (Fenwick)	W	67	54	Nick Rakocevic	16	Nick Rakocevic	14
2/21	New Lenox (Providence Catholic)	L	42	53	Glynn Watson	13	Nick Rakocevic Jordan Ash	5
Westchester (St. Joseph) Regional
3/3	LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy)	W	82	64	Glynn Watson Nick Rakocevic	21	Nick Rakocevic	15
3/6	Chicago (Jones)	W	53	40	Jordan Ash	15	Nick Rakocevic	11
hicago (Westinghouse College Prep) Sectional
3/10	Chicago (Orr)	W	57	51	Glynn Watson	28	Nick Rakocevic	11
3/13	Chicago (North Lawndale Charter)	W	2	0	(forfeit)
Hoffman Estates (H.S.) Super-Sectional
3/17	Chicago (St. Patrick)	W	39	38	Joffrey Brown	14	Glynn Watson	9

Head Coach Gene Pingatore

Year	W-L
Westchester (St. Joseph)
1969-70	3-13
1970-71	9-16
1971-72	15-10
1972-73	10-13
1973-74	16-8
1974-75	16-7
1975-76	7-18
1976-77	16-10
1977-78	31-2 (2nd)
1978-79	26-3
1979-80	19-6
1980-81	24-4
1981-82	29-2
1982-83	26-5
1983-84	25-8 (4th)
1984-85	20-7
1985-86	30-1
1986-87	28-3 (3rd)
1987-88	26-4
1988-89	23-5
1989-90	25-4
1990-91	23-4
1991-92	26-2
1992-93	17-10
1993-94	20-8
1994-95	22-8
1995-96	19-7
1996-97	21-7
1997-98	20-7
1998-99	32-1 (1st)
1999-00	22-8
2000-01	5-20
2001-02	18-9
2002-03	20-8
2003-04	23-6
2004-05	28-2
2005-06	28-2
2006-07	25-5
2007-08	21-7
2008-09	26-4
2009-10	22-7
2010-11	10-17
2011-12	20-9
2012-13	18-13
2013-14	23-7
2014-15	27-6
46 yrs.	960-333

Tournament History

1978-AA    47   64  3-1 (31-2)     2nd  Gene Pingatore
       W   71   59  Barrington
       W   63   60  Chicago (Westinghouse)
       W   60   56  Rockford (East)
       L   47   64  Lockport (Twp.)
1982-AA    59   79  1-1 (29-2)     DNP  Gene Pingatore
       W   52   50  Palatine (H.S.) (OT)
       L   59   79  Chicago (Marshall)
1983-AA    60   71  1-1 (26-5)     DNP  Gene Pingatore
       W   49   38  Arlington Heights (Arlington)
       L   60   71  Peoria (H.S.)
1984-AA    54   55  2-2 (25-8)     4th  Gene Pingatore
       W   60   50  St. Charles (H.S.)
       W   52   50  Harvey (Thornton)
       L   56   58  Evanston (Twp.)
       L   54   55  Aurora (West Aurora)
1986-AA    50   51  1-1 (30-1)     DNP  Gene Pingatore
       W   61   49  Chicago (Leo)
       L   50   51  Romeoville (H.S.)
1987-AA    72   65  3-1 (28-3)     3rd  Gene Pingatore
       W   77   65  Chicago (Leo)
       W   85   67  Rockford (Boylan Catholic)
       L   58   60  Chicago (King)
       W   72   65  Quincy (Sr.)
1988-AA    58   67  0-1 (26-4)     DNP  Gene Pingatore
       L   58   67  Chicago (St. Francis de Sales)
1995-AA    41   66  0-1 (22-8)     DNP  Gene Pingatore
       L   41   66  Harvey (Thornton)
1999-AA    61   51  4-0 (32-1)     1st  Gene Pingatore
       W   49   39  Dolton (Thornridge)
       W   66   61  East St. Louis (Sr.)
       W   59   40  Chicago (King)
       W   61   51  Gurnee (Warren)
2004-AA    56   60  0-1 (23-6)     DNP  Gene Pingatore
       L   56   60  Chicago (Simeon)
2007-AA    61   75  0-1 (25-5)     DNP  Gene Pingatore
       L   61   75  Chicago (Simeon)