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Nashville Hornettes (32-3)


School Information

Name: Nashville Community High School
City: Nashville
County: Washington
Classification Enrollment: 406.5
Nickname: Hornettes
Colors: Royal Blue/White/Red
Conference: Southern Ill. River-to-River
Superintendent: Brad Turner
Principal: Mark Begando
Athletic Director: Shaun Renth
Head Coach: Dempsey Witte
Assistant Coaches: Reena Ruggles-Peppenhorst, Shaye Wiegmann, Shawn Grathwohl, Kevin Meyer
Athletic Trainer: Sydney Richter
Captains: Emma Behrmann, Avery Reeder
Managers: Tommy Pelczynski, Makenzy Pedtke
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Peoria (Notre Dame), 48-46, in State Championship Game

Team Photo

Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.
1 Samantha Brinkmann* G 6-0 So.
3 Belle Schmale G 5-10 Jr.
4 Avery Reeder* G-F 5-9 Sr.
5 Summer Brinkmann* G 6-1 So.
11 Brynn Stiegman G 5-6 Jr.
12 Reagan Robinson F 5-9 So.
14 Aubrey Rhine G 5-4 Jr.
15 Claire Stiegman F-C 6-0 So.
23 Calleigh Dees G 5-5 Fr.
25 Kenlee Schoenberg F 6-0 So.
31 Makayla Gajewski* C 5-10 So.
33 Emma Behrmann* G-F 5-10 Jr.
Probable starters are identified by bold (*)

Statistics 

  

 

No.
  Name
  G
  FG
  FGA
  3P
  3PA
  FT
  FTA
  Pts
  Avg
  Reb
  Ast

 

 

  1
  Samantha Brinkmann*
   35 
  175
  325
  54
  127
  15
  34
  419
  12.0
  150
  129

 

 

  3
  Belle Schmale
   35 
  43
  120
  20
  66
  10
  15
  116
  3.3
  99
  50

 

 

  4
  Avery Reeder*
   33 
  64
  158
  26
  75
  19
  30
  173
  5.2
  92
  76

 

 

  5
  Summer Brinkmann*
   35 
  219
  385
  48
  119
  70
  96
  556
  15.9
  193
  127

 

 

  11
  Brynn Stiegman
   29 
  4
  13
  1
  6
  2
  4
  11
  0.4
  6
  5

 

 

  12
  Reagan Robinson
   28 
  2
  10
  0
  0
  2
  2
  6
  0.2
  11
  2

 

 

  14
  Aubrey Rhine
   6 
  1
  5
  1
  4
  1
  2
  4
  0.7
  5
  0

 

 

  15
  Claire Stiegman
   35 
  94
  184
  1
  11
  26
  38
  215
  6.1
  131
  28

 

 

  23
  Calleigh Dees
   19 
  2
  12
  0
  1
  0
  2
  4
  0.2
  3
  0

 

 

  25
  Kenlee Schoenberg
   26 
  10
  27
  3
  4
  2
  4
  31
  1.2
  43
  16

 

 

  31
  Makayla Gajewski*
   35 
  89
  188
  0
  0
  33
  72
  211
  6.0
  187
  57

 

 

  33
  Emma Behrmann*
   35 
  197
  324
  13
  45
  58
  83
  465
  13.3
  212
  44

Probable starters are identified by bold (*)
 





Scores




 

  Date
  Opponent
  W/L
  Own
  Opp

 

 

  Nashville Invitational Tournament
 

 

  11/21
  Mascoutah
  W
   68 
   25 

 

 

  11/22
  Okawville
  W
   60 
   28 

 

 

  11/26
  Centralia (H.S.)
  W
   53 
   23 

 

 

  11/27
  Mt. Vernon (H.S.)
  W
   73 
   53 

 

 

  12/3
  Anna (A.-Jonesboro)
  W
   90 
   34 

 

 

  12/7
  St. Louis (Lift for Life Academy), MO
  L
   47 
   63 

 

 

  12/10
  West Frankfort (Frankfort)
  W
   72 
   21 

 

 

  12/12
  Herrin (H.S.)
  W
   86 
   22 

 

 

  12/17
  Benton
  W
   75 
   36 

 

 

  12/19
  Pinckneyville
  W
   58 
   11 

 

 

  12/21
  Carterville
  W
   85 
   12 

 

 

  Mascoutah Holiday Tournament
 

 

  12/27
  Belleville (East)
  W
   75 
   52 

 

 

  12/28
  Breese (Central)
  L
   29 
   33 

 

 

  12/29
  O'Fallon (H.S.)
  W
   48 
   32 

 

 

  1/4
  Greenville
  W
   51 
   18 

 

 

  1/13
  Carlyle
  W
   70 
   45 

 

 

  1/14
  Anna (A.-Jonesboro)
  W
   70 
   22 

 

 

  1/16
  Marion (H.S.)
  W
   60 
   23 

 

 

  Highland Tournament
 

 

  1/18
  Collinsville
  W
   60 
   24 

 

 

  1/21
  Teutopolis
  W
   47 
   31 

 

 

  1/23
  Breese (Mater Dei)
  W
   60 
   35 

 

 

  1/25
  O'Fallon (H.S.)
  L
   52 
   53 

 

 

  1/27
  Carbondale (H.S.)
  W
   65 
   23 

 

 

  1/28
  West Frankfort (Frankfort)
  W
   73 
   18 

 

 

  1/30
  Benton
  W
   83 
   32 

 

 

  2/4
  Pinckneyville
  W
   56 
   28 

 

 

  2/5
  DuQuoin (H.S.)
  W
   70 
   16 

 

 

  2/7
  O'Fallon (H.S.)
  W
   59 
   40 

 

 

  2/10
  DuQuoin (H.S.)
  W
   74 
   6 

 

 

  2/12
  Okawville
  W
   62 
   30 

 

 

  Greenville Regional
 

 

  2/17
  Trenton (Wesclin) [Coop]
  W
   59 
   15 

 

 

  2/20
  Carlyle
  W
   58 
   28 

 

 

  Trenton (Wesclin) Sectional
 

 

  2/25
  Vienna [Coop]
  W
   61 
   32 

 

 

  2/27
  Breese (Central)
  W
   44 
   36 

 

 

  Vandalia Super-Sectional
 

 

  3/3
  Camp Point (Central)
  W
   58 
   41

Head Coach Dempsey Witte
Year W-L
Nashville
2023-24 33-4 (2nd)
2024-25 32-3
2 yrs. 65-7

Tournament History 

1989-A     71   51  2-1 (30-2)     3rd  Mike Taylor
       W   63   43  Kewanee (H.S.)
       L   51   63  Hume (Shiloh)
       W   71   51  Seneca
1990-A     29   62  2-1 (29-3)     2nd  Mike Taylor
       W   56   48  Bloomington (Central Catholic)
       W   52   51  Hume (Shiloh) (OT)
       L   29   62  Teutopolis
2001-A     34   47  0-1 (25-5)     DNP  Wayne Harre
       L   34   47  Stockton
2002-A     44   48  1-2 (29-4)     4th  Wayne Harre
       W   28   22  Hampshire
       L   23   42  Augusta (Southeastern)
       L   44   48  Rock Island (Alleman) (OT)
2005-A     27   32  0-1 (29-4)     DNP  Wayne Harre
       L   27   32  Rock Island (Alleman)
2007-A     17   28  0-1 (27-7)     DNP  Wayne Harre
       L   17   28  Rochester
2009-2A    35   32  1-1 (28-6)     3rd  Wayne Harre
       L   26   32  Hamilton
       W   35   32  Olney (East Richland)
2010-2A    44   35  1-1 (28-7)     3rd  Wayne Harre
       L   33   39  Quincy (Notre Dame)
       W   44   35  Kankakee (McNamara)
2011-2A    25   29  0-2 (29-6)     4th  Wayne Harre
       L   25   34  Quincy (Notre Dame)
       L   25   29  Kankakee (McNamara)
2013-2A    42   29  2-0 (33-2)     1st  Wayne Harre
       W   50   29  Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran)
       W   42   29  Champaign (St. Thomas More)
2024-2A    46   48  1-1 (33-4-0)   2nd  Dempsey Witte
       W   52   36  Robinson
       L   46   48  Peoria (Notre Dame)