On This Date: Feb. 8, 1993
February 8, 1993 — The Marian girls clinch a district playoff berth with a 70-55 Schuylkill League Division 3 victory over Jim Thorpe. The Olympians still celebrate, though, as Mary Gillespie collects 23 points and reaches the 1,000-point plateau. Jill Kemmerle tallies six of her 16 points during a five-minute stretch in the third quarter when the Fillies, coached by Paul Brutto, use a 17-4 spurt to turn a deficit into a double-digit lead. Rachelle Cuff leads the winners with 21 points, while Katie Barnhart adds 14. Gillespie reaches her milestone by hitting two free throws with 4:26 left in the fourth quarter.
