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Peoria (H.S.) (28-3)


School Information

Name: Peoria High School
City: Peoria
County: Peoria
Classification Enrollment: 1217.5
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Maroon/Black
Conference: Big Twelve
Superintendent: Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat
Principal: Dr. Annette Coleman
Athletic Director: Brien Dunphy
Head Coach: Meechie Edwards
Assistant Coaches: Kelly Craig, Destini Edwards, Lacorsica Metts
Athletic Trainer: Bill Kauth
Captains: Denali Craig Edwards, Aaliyah Guyton, Allannah Jackson
Managers: Danielle Banks, Tyla Johnson
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Morton, 31-27, in Regional Final

Roster

  
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.
1 *Niasha Rutherford G 5-6 Jr.
3 Serena Winters G 5-5 Sr.
4 Symone Jackson G 5-5 So.
5 *Danielle Ruffin G 5-4 Jr.
10 *Denali Craig Edwards F 6-1 Sr.
11 *Aaliyah Guyton G 5-10 Jr.
12 Eloise Patrick F 6-0 Fr.
13 Trinity Childs F 5-9 Sr.
24 *Allannah Jackson G 5-8 Jr.
40 Kynnedie Smith F 5-9 Fr.

Statistics

  
Name G FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA Pts Avg Reb Ast
Trinity Childs 31 34   0   15   83 2.7 47 0
Denali Craig Edwards 31 182   74   60   498 16.1 344 109
Aaliyah Guyton 31 260   43   102   667 21.5 103 102
Allannah Jackson 31 73   8   17   171 5.5 166 86
Symone Jackson 16 6   0   2   14 0.9 0 0
Eloise Patrick 8 3   0   2   8 1.0 10 0
Danielle Ruffin 31 103   40   10   256 8.3 0 64
Niasha Rutherford 31 80   44   22   226 7.3 65 79
Kynnedie Smith 14 3   0   2   8 0.6 0 0
Serena Winters 31 35   5   9   84 2.7 0 14

Scores

Date Opponent W/L Own Opp
11/17 Rock Island (H.S.) W 61 26
Limestone Thanksgiving Tournament
11/19 Bartonville (Limestone) W 64 36
11/19 Pekin W 73 25
11/21 Decatur (Eisenhower) W 100 27
11/22 Dunlap W 59 53
11/28 Peoria (Manual) W 90 22
12/1 Peoria (Notre Dame) L 47 60
Southern Illinois Classic Shootout
12/3 O'Fallon (H.S.) L 61 66
12/6 Peoria (Richwoods) W 48 37
12/10 Danville (H.S.) W 78 9
12/13 Normal (Community West) W 67 27
12/20 East Moline (United) W 71 35
Manual Tourney
12/28 Bartonville (Limestone) W 69 32
12/28 Springfield (Lanphier) W 79 16
12/29 Dunlap W 60 40
12/30 Peoria (Notre Dame) W 61 54
1/3 Morton (H.S.) W 56 38
1/7 Champaign (Central) W 66 34
1/12 Peoria (Richwoods) W 58 39
1/14 Maryland Heights (Pattonville), MO W 53 35
1/19 Peoria (Notre Dame) W 47 37
1/21 Lincoln L 41 48
1/26 Normal (Community) W 56 35
2/2 Peoria (Manual) W 81 19
2/4 Urbana (H.S.) W 81 24
2/9 Bloomington (H.S.) W 71 19
Dunlap Regional
2/13 Metamora W 61 27
2/16 Dunlap W 56 34
Peoria (Richwoods) Sectional
2/21 Galesburg (H.S.) W 63 34
2/23 Washington W 35 29
Pontiac Super-Sectional
2/27 Chicago Heights (Marian) W 37 34

Head Coach Meechie Edwards

  
Year W-L
Peoria (H.S.)
2007-08 16-9
2008-09 19-10
2009-10 17-11
2010-11 17-10
2011-12 19-10
2012-13 4-23
2013-14 12-19
2014-15 18-14
2015-16 20-11
2016-17 18-12
2017-18 20-9
2018-19 12-10
2019-20 29-4
2020-21 11-1
2021-22 25-4
2022-23 28-3
16 yrs. 285-160

Tournament History

2000-AA    35   49  0-1 (28-5)     DNP  Willie Cox
       L   35   49  Oak Park (Fenwick)
2001-AA    47   69  0-1 (29-5)     DNP  Willie Cox
       L   47   69  Galesburg (H.S.)