Prospect Spotlight: Isabell Claywell (2020)

Eastern (Pekin) might be in a bit of a rebuilding stage this year but the team still has a ton of talent. After losing four seniors from a 20-4 campaign last year, the Musketeers are looking to build on that success. <strong>Isabell Claywell</strong> is going to be a huge part of the potential success for Eastern this year and the years to follow. The Musketeers are a young squad with just one senior and one junior. That will mean that Claywell is heavily relied on to lead the team this year. She is ready for the challenge and is poised to step up in a leadership role. Having started on the state championship team two years ago, she is hungry to help them back to Indianapolis. The 5'5 Claywell hasn't received any offers quite yet, but those will come. She has been invited on a visit by both Elmhurst and Trevecca. She also has been invited to quite a few camps over the last year. Claywell is a very good lead guard and has the ability to impact the game on both the offensive and defensive end. With such a young team around her, she should have the ability to do a lot of different things for her team. She has been working on finishing around the basket better and getting her shot off quicker. Both of these things will help her out greatly this year as defenses key in on her. Claywell says that this year is going to be much different with a completely different team. She does mention how she loves her teammates and that she is working on her leadership abilities every day. Claywell is trying to be encouraging to her teammates, which is tough when you have so many new faces. If anyone can lead a team, it's her. With the youth, Eastern is set up very well for next year. Claywell is going to hop on college coaches radars across the state this year because of her ability to score the ball, grab rebounds, and dish out assists. She is a junior to watch in the southern half of the state and small college coaches across the state should start to show some interest in Claywell this season. She will be a steal for a school in the state.