Hinsdale Central
| Hinsdale Central High School | |
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| Location: Hinsdale, Illinois | |
| Coaches | Alan McCloud |
| State championships | 1992 IHSA |
| National championships | none |
| Nationals appearances | unknown |
| Program status | active |
Hinsdale Central High School is a public high school in Hinsdale, Illinois, west of Chicago. It competes in the West Suburban Conference and Class AA, the large school division, of the Illinois High School Association's (IHSA) State Championship Series.
Roster
A Team
Sunny Chen James Zhou Ankush Bajaj B.J. Ryan Hugo Zoells Harrison Wang
History
Early Years
The team was coached by Donna Watkins throughout the 1990s and the early 2000s. Under her, the team won the 1992 IHSA State Championship Tournament and finished 2nd in 1998 and 2002, racking up a succession of conference, regional, and sectional titles in the process. Upon her retirement, Alisha McCloud and then Eric Jensen coached in succession, followed by Alan McCloud taking over as the new (and current) head coach.
The team usually found itself near the top of the conference, and advanced to IHSA State numerous times due to being in an easy Sectional (which it is not in anymore), though it was never really competitive or important in the Illinois quiz bowl scene.
2013-2014
Starting in the 2013-2014 school year, Hinsdale Central's team was composed entirely of sophomores and freshmen, due the the graduation of its entire A team from the previous season and the loss of everyone else. That year's freshman recruiting class was also weak, as only 5 freshmen were left by the end of the season; surprisingly, the team gained just as many new sophomores as freshmen, making the class of 2016 arguably the most successful recruiting class in Hinsdale Central's history. The sophomores proved to be highly motivated, surpassing the previous team in several regards and bringing the program to new heights. As the season went on, the team made great strides, placing well at tournaments, many of which were attended unaffiliated, becoming one of the top frosh-soph teams in the state.
As expected, the team maintained recent dominance within the West Suburban Conference, going undefeated for 15 games. The team won the semifinal and final matches even with top scorer Sunny Chen absent. The team was seeded second in its IHSA Sectional, and failed to qualify for State for either IHSA or Masonics.
Individual Awards
IHSSBCA All-Sectional
- Sunny Chen (2014)
- James Zhou (2014)
IHSSBCA All-State
- Sunny Chen, Second Team (2014)
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