Looking Back and Ahead : The Upstate Eight River Division

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, top returning records , a season summary and a "Look Ahead"  as to what's in store for  the 2018-19 season. Below is the recap is for the Upstate Eight Conference River Division <strong>Conference Summary 2017-18</strong> Geneva won the division and went on to win the Class 4A state championship and finish 31-3 overall . Batavia had strong season finishing 2nd in the division and was eliminated by Geneva in the regional finals . Both St. Charles North and Central were competitive and in the division and bowed out of the sectionals with tough early round losses. &nbsp; <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Conference Standings </strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Geneva</strong> 12-0</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Batavia</strong> 10-2</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>St.Charles North</strong> 7-5</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>St. Charles Central</strong> 6-6</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Streamwood</strong> 5-7</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Larkin</strong> 2-10</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Elgin</strong> 0-12</p> <strong>A Look Ahead to 2018-19:</strong> Look for a balanced division with Batavia being the favorite. Larkin with its young and deep roster is ready to make a move up the conference ranks . While Geneva and St.Charles will be looking to earn a spot in the top half as well. <strong>Players to Watch 2018-19</strong> <p class="m_6066023581209578094gmail-p402_premiumInside"><strong>Erin Golden Batavia 5'7 Junior :</strong> Averaging 11 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, Golden is a true playmaker who has tremendous potential to be one of the top all around players in the entire conference next season. She has a quick first step which enables her to dribble penetrate and find the open player or score in the mid range/ at the rim.</p> <p class="m_6066023581209578094gmail-p402_premiumInside"><strong>Annie Tate St.Charles North 5'9 Junior :</strong> A rising player for the North Stars , Tate scored over 20 points four times this season. She is an aggressive rebounder and combines that with her ability to score in the paint and attacking the basket.  Watch out for her to put up big numbers next season.</p> <strong>Lindsay Blackmore Geneva 5'11 Junior : </strong>A key role player for the Vikings this season, she was asked to defend players at all 5 positions and can score in the high post . Will be looked upon to lead the Vikings next season and do more scoring. <span style="font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Aaliyah Dixon Larkin 5'11 Junior :</strong> An excellent 3 point shooter , Dixon is a versatile and athletic player that is part of an excellent junior class in the division. She will be among leaders in scoring next season as the Royals look to move up in the conference standings. </span> <strong>Dajha Cooper Elgin 6'0 Senior:</strong> Cooper averaged in double figures in both points and rebounds for the Maroons this season. She has a nice shooting touch in the paint and can step out to the medium post and make shots . <span style="font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Brianna Young Larkin 5'11 Junior</strong> : A combo guard who likes to rebound and attack the rim, Young is an intriguing player for her size as she creates a difficult matchups for teams with her quickness. </span> <strong>Ava Sergio F/C Batavia 6'1 Senior : </strong>Sergio can put up big numbers as she showed in the regionals when she scored 25 points against Bartlett . Look for her to be in the discussion for the conferences most talented player next season. <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Look for a full 2018 -19 conference preview for the the Upstate Eight Conference River to be available this fall.</strong></p> &nbsp;