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Overall Record: 21-11
Overall Record: 21-11
SPC Record: 10-4
Final Game: Loss in 4A Regional Finals
The members of the 2024-25 girls basketball team include (front row) Kendall Thomas, Summer Starks, Jaelle Hamilton, Charlotte Robinson, Hailey Lipke; (second row) McKenna Delaney, Naya Carter, Brooklyn King, manager Bryanna Edwards, manager NyAilah Yarbrough, Samantha Samuilis, Chloe Juskiewicz, Gwyneth Pfeifer; (third row) Aubrey Carter, Madelyn Kiper, head coach John Placher, assistant coach Tommy Stokke, assistant coach Alison Kelly, Clare O'Brien, and Kora Kotowski.
Season Summary
The 2024-25 varsity girls basketball team set numerous records on their way to a successful season.
After a slow start to the year where they began 2-6, the team quickly took off. New head coach John Placher's team found chemistry and went on a team in the new year. They only lost three games during second semester.
Junior Madelyn Kiper was the standout, scoring her 1,000th point in a win over Joliet West on Jan. 16. Kiper hit 9 three-pointers and scored 41 points in that game. Both were school records.
The team also put up some school records with the most points ever by a Minooka girls team (1,733) in a season, and the most three-pointers (66) in a season.
In the regional, they easily beat Bradley-Bourbonnais in the first game, and then lost a close one to Pekin the regional final.
Page researched by Brooklyn King, 2025
Head Coach: John Placher
Assistant Coaches: Alison Kelly, Tommy Stokke
Home Court: MCHS Central Campus, 301. S. Wabena Ave., Minooka IHSA Class: 4A
Conference: Southwest Prairie
Assistant Coaches: Alison Kelly, Tommy Stokke
Home Court: MCHS Central Campus, 301. S. Wabena Ave., Minooka IHSA Class: 4A
Conference: Southwest Prairie
All-Conference Athletes: Naya Carter, Madelyn Kiper (co-MVP)
School Records: Most points scored by a team in a season (1,733), Most points scored by a person in a game (Madelyn Kiper, 41), Most three-pointers by a team in a season (66), Most three-pointers by a player in a game (Madelyn Kiper, 9), Most points by a player in a game (Madelyn Kiper, 41). Madelyn Kiper became a member of the 1,000-point club.
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2024-25 Yearbook
School Records: Most points scored by a team in a season (1,733), Most points scored by a person in a game (Madelyn Kiper, 41), Most three-pointers by a team in a season (66), Most three-pointers by a player in a game (Madelyn Kiper, 9), Most points by a player in a game (Madelyn Kiper, 41). Madelyn Kiper became a member of the 1,000-point club.
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2024-25 Yearbook
Sources: Nook News, MCHS athletic department, Joliet Herald-News, MaxPreps.com, IHSA.org
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