Tournament Preview: Class 3A, Region 5

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 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>Center Point-Urbana (18-2) West Burlington (15-4) Central Lee (17-5) Mid-Prairie (11-9) Mount Vernon (9-10) Louisa-Mascatine (9-11) West Liberty (7-13) Solon (3-17) <span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size: 14pt"><strong>The</strong> <strong>Favorite</strong></span> <strong>Center Point-Urbana</strong> With just two losses on the year, Center Point-Urbana comes in as the favorite to get to state. They have played a pretty tough schedule and are scoring 61.5 points a game. This is a team who doesn't shoot the 3-pointer that well, but are really good in the paint. They can't get too confident, because they are a team that could be beat. Senior <strong>Callyn Fox</strong> is scoring 14.2 points a game and is shooting over 50 percent from the field <span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size: 14pt"><strong>The Sleeper</strong></span> <strong>West Burlington </strong>West Burlington isn't a team that is going to score from inside the perimeter on you and there isn't much you can do to stop them. They have  only made 32 3s this year and are shooting 23 percent from deep. Scoring 54.2 points a game, you really have to pack it in against them. They are very good at forcing turnovers as they have 363 steals on the year. Sophomore <strong>Annaka Harris</strong> is leading West Burlington in scoring as she scores 14.5 points a game. <span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong>The Outside Shot</strong></span></span><strong> </strong><strong>Central Lee</strong> I have Central Lee as the outside shot in this region despite splitting two games with West Burlington. They have good quick guards but also a little bit of height with two 6'1 posts. They are scoring 55.5 points a game this year, a lot of which have came at the line. <strong>Mya Merschman</strong>, a sophomore, is leading the team in scoring at 18.4 points a game. <span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong>Players to Watch</strong></span></span> <strong>2019</strong> Callyn Fox (Center Point-Urbana) Mariah Pugh (Louisa-Muscatine) Shae Becker (Mid-Praire) Emily Fuller (Central Lee) Sammy Moss (Mount Vernon) <strong>2020</strong> Adrianna Katcher (Center Point-Urbana) Hailey Sanders (Louisa-Muscatine) Jenna LeDage (Solon) Summer Brand (Mount Vernon) Caitlyn Riggan (Mid-Prairie) <strong>2021</strong> Kylee Sanders (Louisa-Muscatine) Mya Merschman (Central Lee) Annaka Harris (West Burlington) Sydney Marlow (West Burlington) Myah Lugar (Mid-Prairie) <strong>2022</strong> Malarie Ross (Central Lee) Makinley Levine (Solon) Ryley Goebel (Center Point-Urbana) Macy Daufeldt (West Liberty) Sailor Hall (West Liberty)