Like "March Madness," the phrase "Elite Eight" originally referred to the Illinois High School Boys Basketball Championship, the single-elimination high school basketball tournament run by the Illinois High School Association.
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Playing with the National High School Player of the Year, Quinn Buckner, Batts dominated the 1971 and 1972 tournaments, scoring 141 points and grabbing 98 rebounds through the eight games.