Tournament Preview: Class 1A, Region 5

With the 1A tournament set to get underway on Thursday, February 7th, we are going to be breaking down each region with in depth analysis. We will cover who you should watch for, the teams that could come out of nowhere, and of course, the bracket buster candidate. We will also list five players from each class that you need to keep an eye on throughout the bracket as they can really change the game in a hurry. The complete Region 5 bracket is posted below. <hr /> <span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong>The</strong></span></span><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-size: 14pt"> Teams</span></span> </strong>Montezuma (17-1) Sigourney (15-3) Holy Trinity Catholic (13-6) Burlington Notre Dame (9-9) Keota (8-12) Moulton-Udell (6-11) WACO (6-13) Twin Cedars (6-16) Moravia (4-12) English Valleys (4-14) Winfield-Mt. Union (4-16) Melcher-Dallas (3-15) New London (2-14) <span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size: 14pt"><strong>The Favorite</strong></span> <strong>Montezuma </strong>Montezuma's lone loss this season came to North Linn, a top 2A team this season. Montezuma is a team that is well balanced and they have a lot of different players that can score the ball. They score 57.6 points a game and only allow 33.4 points a game. Montezuma is looking to get back to the State Championships and they have the team to do so. Their leading scorer is junior <strong>Shateah Wetering</strong>, an Iowa commit, who scores 18.4 points a game. <span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size: 14pt"><strong>The Sleeper</strong></span> <strong>Sigourney </strong>This is an interesting team and I could see them pulling off an upset of Montezuma. With only two seniors on the team they are well set for the future, but don't think they can't get to Des Moines this year. They lost to Montezuma earlier this year, 26-24, and are looking for revenge. They have a tough draw and are going to have to win some tough games to get to play Montezuma in the region final. Sigourney is led by junior <strong>Morgan Stuhr</strong>, a player who is scoring 14.6 points a game. <span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong>The Outside Shot</strong></span></span><strong> </strong><strong>Holy Trinity Catholic</strong> Sitting at 13-6 this year, Holy Trinity Catholic could turn this region on its head. They have a lot of close losses and are very close to being 17-2 or 18-1. They haven't played many teams in the region but they beat WACO in a landslide. Seniors <strong>Emily Box</strong> and <strong>Taylor Boeding</strong> lead them with 15.3 and 11.7 points a game respectively. <span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong>Players to Watch</strong></span></span> <strong>2019</strong> Emily Box (Holy Trinity Catholic) Addison Sprouse (Keota) Taylor Boeding (Holy Trinity Catholic) Madison Trimpe (English Valleys) Riley Gatton (Montezuma) <strong>2020</strong> Shateah Wetering (Montezuma) Megan Stuhr (Sigourney) Chelsey Boettcher (Moulton-Udell) Taylor Ackerman (Burlington Notre Dame) Ashlynn Haas (Holy Trinity Catholic) <strong>2021</strong> Kaylee Weber (Sigourney) Kynser Reed (Melcher-Dallas) Jenna Buffington (Winfield-Mt. Union) Kim Chandanais (Moravia) Elise Boulton (Montezuma) <strong>2022</strong> Katy Stephens (Burlington Notre Dame) Brooke Roby (Twin Cedars) Haley Hoch (Twin Cedars) Ashlyn McSorley (New London) Jobey Malone (Winfield-Mt. Union)