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Trojans' Get Rematch With Geneva
Cary looks to avenge loss to Geneva in last season's sectional semifinal Thursday night in Class 4A Jacobs Sectional championship
Cary-Grove’s girls’ basketball team has waited an entire year to get another chance at Geneva after the Vikings won in the sectionals last season against the Trojans.
Thursday night, Cary (27-3) will get their chance in the IHSA Class 4A Jacobs Sectional final in Algonquin. In last season’s game, Claire Jakubicek scored 22 points as Geneva won 48-41 at Huntley.
This will be the first sectional title game in Cary’s girls’ program since 2001 when C-G lost to Hononegah. The last sectional title was in 1989.
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Cary is riding a 14-game winning streak coming into the game and hasn’t lost during the 2011 calendar year while Geneva has won nine straight and has a 24-6 record coming into Thursday night.
Several players return from last season’s game for the Trojans and one of them, Paige Lincicum, said that while last year was difficult, it’s a new chance to go into recent uncharted territory.
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“It was pretty disappointing last season losing to them so this year it is about stepping up and playing our game,” Lincicum said. “I’m mostly excited because this is a big step up for our school since we haven’t been here in a while, we want to make our school proud and get even further.”
Another starter from last season in Olivia Jakubicek said that last season’s result was just drove the Trojans even harder this year.
“Last season, we really wanted it and this season we want it even more,” Jakubicek said. “It’s a shot at redemption. We’re really excited and pumped about this game. We know it is a big game and we know we have worked so hard for it and deserve it. We know we just have to come out and play our game.”
Cary coach Rod Saffert said that both teams will be nervous heading onto the court two wins away from the state semifinals.
“I’m sure there will be some nerves, there were obviously (Tuesday night) at the beginning, things were a little crazy for a while,” Saffert said. “I also know that they are extremely confident in what they do and how they do it. You just have to feel good going into it and play your game.”
Thursday night’s winner will play the winner of the Mundelein Sectional between Zion-Benton and Barrington on Monday night at 7:30 p.m. in Barrington.
