Looking back and ahead : The NIC 10 Conference

Throughout the summer we will be providing a season recap of the girls high school conferences in Northern Illinois. The 2017-18 season recap will include team records , all conference selections, a season summary and a "Sneak Peek" as to what to look for in the 2018-19 season. This recap is for the NIC 10 Conference <strong>Season Summary :</strong> Rockford Boylan won the conference and advanced to the Class 4A Super Sectional before losing to the State Champion Geneva. Hononegah the conference runner-up advanced to the sectional final before losing to Boylan. When you talk about this conference these two schools are usually at the top of the conference race, but Harlem and Rockford East had strong seasons and played both teams tough during the regular season and will look to continue to improve in the future. <p style="text-align: center"><strong> Conference Records/Standings</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center">Rockford Boylan  16-0</p> <p style="text-align: center">Hononegah 15-1</p> <p style="text-align: center">Harlem  12-4</p> <p style="text-align: center">Rockford East 12-4</p> <p style="text-align: center">Belvidere North 9-7</p> <p style="text-align: center">Rockford Auburn 6-10</p> <p style="text-align: center">Rockford Guilford 5-11</p> <p style="text-align: center">Freeport 3-13</p> <p style="text-align: center">Belvidere 2-14</p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Returning All Conference Selections for the 2018-19 Season</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Boylan : Peyton Kennedy/ Junior </strong> - Ashley Reyes/Senior</p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Hononegah : </strong> <strong>Jordan King/Senior</strong> - Cali Schmitz/Senior</p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Belvidere North :</strong> Madison Diercks/Junior</p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Rockford East :</strong> Mariah Hill/Junior</p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Bolded players</strong> listed above are Prep Girls Hoops Top 100 Rankings for their respective class</p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong>2018-19 Season Sneek Peek  :</strong></p> Rockford Boylan will be tough to catch again as they went a combined 46-0 at the Varstiy, Sophomore and Freshman levels and have plenty of depth. Hononegah led by King and Schmitz will challenge the Titans and Belvidere North could play a spoiler role and be a tough out come State Tournament time. <strong>2018-19 Stock Risers : </strong> <strong>Kate Dennis Rockford Guilford </strong>: A 6'0 sophomore point guard , Dennis is a terrific young talent whose all around play impacts the game in many ways. Look for her to be the next talented guard to come through this conference and lead her Viking team towards the top of the conference standings. <strong>Frankie Schiro Rockford Boylan : </strong>Schiro is one of the best shooters in the conference. The 5'2 senior guard had multiple games where she made three 3 pointers in a game. She will have a key role in another Titan state tournament run. <strong>Briana Lake Belvidere North:  </strong>A 5'7 senior wing player , Lake has been one of the more underrated players in the conference over the last couple of years . Look for her to be among conference leaders in points scored which will keep the Blue Thunder competitive in the conference this season. Look for a Conference Preview and Coaches Interview for the NIC 10 Conference to be published in early October.