Rochester Girls Basketball — 2007-08
Name: Rochester High School
City: Rochester
City Population: 3,082
County: Sangamon
Enrollment: 663
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Navy & Orange
Conference: Sangamo
Superintendent: Tom Bertrand
Principal: Dennis Canny
Athletic Director: Arnie Spiker
Head Coach: Rhonda Goad
Assistant Coaches: Troy Piper, Dan Jeffers, Mark Clemens, Jeff Reed
Trainer: Sara Powless
Captains: Jamie Carlson, Ashley Merschman, Julia Robert, Beth Wellbaum, Kelly Werthwein
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Breese (Central), 47-41, in Class A Championship Game
No. Name Pos. Ht. Age Yr.
10 Mollie Edgecomb G 5-5 Jr.
11 *Jamie Carlson G 5-6 Sr.
14 Taylor Heissinger G 5-6 Jr.
20 *Katie Turley G 5-7 Jr.
22 *Beth Wellbaum G 5-7: Sr.
32 Kassie McIntyre F 5-5 Jr.
40 *Julia Robert G 5-7 Sr.
43 Lauren Capps G 5-7 So.
44 *Ashley Merschman F 5-9 Sr.
45 Aubrey Heck F 5-11 Jr.
54 Kelly Werthwein F 5-9 Sr.
55 *Katelyn Wise C 6-1 Jr.
Name G FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA Pts Avg Reb Ast
Mollie Edgecomb 27 31 70 17 39 9 10 88 3.3 15 29
Jamie Carlson 32 69 146 0 0 42 70 180 5.6 120 64
Taylor Heissinger 13 12 26 1 9 7 12 32 2.5 16 13
Katie Turley 25 54 144 16 54 48 77 172 6.9 61 86
Beth Wellbaum 32 59 169 36 106 25 39 179 5.6 83 151
Kassie McIntyre 20 12 23 0 0 10 19 34 1.7 18 12
Julia Robert 31 125 273 52 143 94 125 395 12.7 130 76
Lauren Capps 33 52 116 10 30 11 14 125 3.8 59 45
Ashley Merschman 33 89 213 0 1 29 53 207 6.3 169 56
Aubrey Heck 19 16 43 0 0 4 11 36 1.9 30 7
Kelly Werthwein 18 18 32 2 7 7 9 45 2.5 19 2
Katelyn Wise 27 108 211 0 0 19 55 235 8.7 119 24
TEAM TOTALS 33 648 1482 136 398 311 500 1743 52.8 960 567
OPPONENT TOTALS 33 378 1142 71 278 173 299 1000 30.3 841 215
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb
11/13 Mt. Pulaski W 75 21 Julia Robert 14 Katelyn Wise 4
Ashley Merschman 4
Chatham Thanksgiving Tournament
*11/16 Mattoon W 58 41 Katie Turley 17 Ashley Merschman 13
*11/17 Dunlap W 59 32 Jamie Carlson 14 Katie Turley 7
*11/17 Chatham (Glenwood) L 21 22 Julia Robert 7 Beth Wellbaum 5
11/19 Nokomis W 50 30 Julia Robert 18 Katelyn Wise 14
Chatham Thanksgiving Tournament
*11/23 Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) W 66 33 Katelyn Wise 14 Katelyn Wise 6
*11/23 Champaign (Central) W 56 35 Katie Turley 13 Jamie Carlson 7
11/26 Mason City (Illini Central) W 71 22 Julia Robert 18 Ashley Merschman 7
11/27 Stanford (Olympia) W 50 38 Katelyn Wise 18 Ashley Merschman 12
12/1 Bethalto (Civic Memorial) W 42 35 Beth Wellbaum 18 Jamie Carlson 7
12/6 Petersburg (PORTA) W 62 26 Julia Robert 26 Jamie Carlson 9
12/8 Teutopolis L 40 50 Julia Robert 14 Ashley Merschman 4
12/10 Riverton W 52 9 Julia Robert 21 Ashley Merschman 8
12/11 Athens W 85 19 Katelyn Wise 15 Lauren Capps 4
Ashley Merschman/ Katelyn Wise 4
12/15 Normal (University) W 58 31 Julia Robert 24 Katelyn Wise 7
Holiday Tournament
*12/26 Olney (East Richland) W 54 25 Julia Robert 13 Jamie Carlson 4
Ashley Merschman/ Katelyn Wise 4
*12/27 Spring Valley (Hall) W 50 29 Katelyn Wise 15 Ashley Merschman 8
*12/28 Metropolis (Massac County) W 55 48 Jamie Carlson 20 Ashley Merschman 6
*12/29 Bloomington (Central Catholic) W 48 38 Beth Wellbaum 11 Jamie Carlson 5
1/5 Williamsville W 51 39 Katelyn Wise 14 Julia Robert 6
1/8 Pana (H.S.) L 48 49 Capps 12 Katelyn Wise 7
Wise 12
1/10 Taylorville W 30 26 Robert 7 Ashley Merschman 6
Turley 7
Sangamon County Tournament
*1/12 Springfield (Lutheran) JV W 60 18 Ashley Merschman 12 Ashley Merschman 7
*1/14 Auburn W 53 16 Katie Turley 10 Ashley Merschman 6
*1/16 Springfield (Lutheran) W 38 20 Julia Robert 13 Jamie Carlson 4
Julia Robert/ Beth Wellbaum 4
*1/19 Pleasant Plains W 46 35 Julia Robert 17 Jamie Carlson 6
1/24 Auburn W 66 22 Julia Robert 14 Julia Robert 5
Aubrey Heck 5
1/28 Pleasant Plains W 38 33 Julia Robert 16 Jamie Carlson 5
Rochester Regional
*2/6 Auburn W 81 25 Katie Turley 16 Ashley Merschman 8
*2/7 Piasa (Southwestern) W 52 38 Julia Robert 12 Julia Robert 7
Carlinville Sectional
*2/12 Carlyle W 34 27 Julia Robert 13 Julia Robert 10
*2/14 Breese (Central) W 43 31 Julia Robert 13 Ashley Merschman 8
Katie Turley 13
Nashville Super-Sectional
*2/18 Metropolis (Massac County) W 54 40 Julia Robert 17 Julia Robert 8
Year W-L
Rochester
1997-98 19-9
1998-99 28-3
1999-00 24-7
2000-01 31-4
2001-02 25-9
2002-03 22-8
2003-04 23-9
2004-05 26-5
2005-06 26-7
2006-07 31-6 (2nd)
2007-08 30-3
11 yrs. 285-70
2007-A 117 99 2-1 (31-6-0) 2nd Rhonda Maxwell
W 28 17 Nashville
W 48 35 Jacksonville (Routt)
L 41 47 Breese (Central)