With the 3A tournament set to get underway on Saturday, February 9th, 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 2 bracket is posted below.
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<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>Clear Lake (15-4)
Roland-Story (16-5)
Carroll (12-8)
Kuemper Catholic (9-12)
Pocahontas Area (7-12)
Southeast Valley (6-15)
Humboldt (4-16)
Greene County (1-20)
<span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size: 14pt"><strong>The Favorite</strong></span>
<strong>Clear Lake
</strong>Clear Lake has been playing very well this season even though they have four losses on the year. They lost three games in a row after winning their first six games and since then have been on a roll. Clear Lake averages 62.4 points per game which is by far the most in the region and are shooting 43.5 percent from the floor. Junior <strong>Sara Faber</strong> is leading the region as she is scoring 18.5 points a game,
<span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size: 14pt"><strong>The Sleeper</strong></span>
<strong>Roland-Story
</strong>Roland-Story is a team that has beat quite a few really good teams this year but they have a quite a few solid losses on the schedule as well. They have made 165 3-pointers this season, but they have attempted 560 which is over half of their shots. Roland-Story is averaging 49.3 points a game this year which is third in the region. <strong>Reagan Barkema</strong>, a senior, has scored 202 points a game this year which is leading the region.
<span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong>The Outside Shot</strong></span></span><strong>
</strong><strong>Carroll</strong>
After getting off to a 4-0 start, they dropped four in a row which started a rough stretch. Carroll then ripped off six wins in a row to get back to playing really good basketball. They are scoring 49.6 points a game, which is second in the region in scoring. Carroll has only made 76 3-pointers this season and will need to shoot it better to knock off the top teams in the region. <strong>Ella Collison</strong>, a sophomore, is averaging 12.1 points a game.
<span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong>Players to Watch</strong></span></span>
<strong>2019</strong>
Brooklyn Bakke (Kuemper Catholic)
Maci Overmohle (Kuemper Catholic)
Taylor Mohr (Carroll)
Mady Jaeschke (Southeast Valley)
Susie Weaver (Roland-Story)
<strong>2020</strong>
Sara Faber (Clear Lake)
Kaylee Shivers (Pocahontas Area)
Delaney Ehn (Pocahontas Area)
Kara Peter (Kuemper Catholic)
Mady Lange (Humboldt)
<strong>2021</strong>
Ella Collison (Carroll)
Zoe Fasbender (Clear Lake)
Laura Sweeney (Carroll)
Jori Hajek (Humboldt)
Emily Jaeschke (Southeast Valley)
<strong>2022</strong>
Reagan Barkema (Roland-Story)
Brianna Habben (Greene County)
Reece Johnson (Roland-Story)
Hannah Jorgensen (Carroll)
Avery Jeschke (Carroll)
