1998 IHSA State Championship Tournament

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The 1998 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Championship Tournaments ended the twelfth State Championship Series conducted in Scholastic Bowl by the IHSA. It was the seventh season in which there were separate State Championship Tournaments held for small schools (Class A) and large schools (Class AA). For the second year, both Tournaments were held at the Peoria Civic Center.

Advancement

Within each class, the state was divided into eight areas (Sectionals) Each sectional hosted a tournament, the winner of which advanced to the State Championship Tournament. The determination of these geographic boundaries was arbitrarily decided by the IHSA Office.

Tournament Format

Each round was comprised of 30 toss-ups and accompanying bonus questions. The sectional tournaments and State Championship Tournament were all single elimination. Teams were randomly assigned to positions in the bracket without regard for record or performance.

The exception to the single elimination format occurred in the semifinals, where the two semifinal losers played a third place match. The top four teams earned trophies and medals for team members, coaches, principals, and activities directors. The trophies were of the design smaller than that of the athletic trophies given out by the IHSA.


CLASS A

1998 Class A IHSA State Championship Tournament
State Champion:

The Latin School

Runner-Up:

St. Teresa Catholic High School

Third Place

Carlinville High School

Fourth Place

Byron High School


Quarterfinals

Winning Team Score Losing Team Score
Latin School 339 Dunlap 190
Byron 327 Flora 98
St. Teresa 229 Illini Central 216
Carlinville 252 Massac County 179

Semifinals

Winning Team Score Losing Team Score
Latin School 358 Byron 170
St. Teresa 287 Carlinville 224

Third Place

Winning Team Score Losing Team Score
Carlinville 257 Byron 242

Finals

Winning Team Score Losing Team Score
Latin School 322 St. Teresa 229


CLASS AA

1998 Class AA IHSA State Championship Tournament
State Champion:

Illinois Math & Science Academy

Runner-Up:

Hinsdale Central High School

Third Place

MacArthur High School

Fourth Place

Streator Township High School



Quarterfinals

Winning Team Score Losing Team Score
Hinsdale Central 307 Lincoln-Way 229
Streator 320 Stevenson 282
IMSA 403 Alton 196
MacArthur 383 New Trier 253

Semifinals

Winning Team Score Losing Team Score
Hinsdale Central 294 Streator 268
IMSA 307 MacArthur 270

Third Place

Winning Team Score Losing Team Score
MacArthur 329 Streator 309

Finals

Winning Team Score Losing Team Score
IMSA 363 Hinsdale Central 316

Notes

1998 IHSA State Championship
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