Tournament Preview: Class 3A, Region 7

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 7 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>North Polk (19-2) South Tama (10-7) Centerville (10-8) PCM, Monroe (9-11) Chariton (8-11) Davis County (7-13) Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (3-15) Albia (1-16) <span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size: 14pt"><strong>The</strong> <strong>Favorite</strong></span> <strong>North Polk</strong> Nprth Polk is by far the best team in this region. They are a very good shooting team with really good guard play. They are scoring 57.5 points a game this season and are a very balanced team. Their guard play is some of the best in the state. North Polk has the most assists and the least amount of turnovers in the region. They are only two steals off of the region lead. Drake commit <strong>Maggie Phipps</strong>, a sophomore, leads the team in scoring at 19.3 points a game. That is the best in the region as well. <span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size: 14pt"><strong>The Sleeper</strong></span> <strong>Centerville </strong>Centerville is 10-8 but they are able to score the ball pretty well. On the season they are scoring the ball at a 54.3 point per game clip which will bode them well in the tournament. They get to the line really well and once there they make 56.4 percent of their free throws. They do like to slow it down as they only have taken 840 shots on the season. <strong>Claire Matthews</strong>, a sophomore, leads the team in scoring at 15.2 points a game. <span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong>The Outside Shot</strong></span></span><strong> </strong><strong>South Tama</strong> Even though South Tama has one less loss than Centerville, I don't think their offense is nearly as good as they only average 45.2 points a game on the year. They have only taken 784 shots from the floor this season and are converting those at a 36.5 percent rate. A Centerville vs. South Tama second round matchup could be really good. Senior <strong>Jessica Musgrave</strong> leads the team with 14.1 points a game. <span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong>Players to Watch</strong></span></span> <strong>2019</strong> Jessica Musgrave (South Tama) Macey Johnson (Chariton) Bailea Yahnke (Davis County) Paige Burgett (Chariton) Shelby Motykowski (Davis County) <strong>2020</strong> Regan Freland (PCM, Monroe) Jaedon Murphy (North Polk) Taylor Shinn (Centerville) Caitlyn Krull (Centerville) Madysen Wade (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont) <strong>2021</strong> Maggie Phipps (North Polk) Claire Mathews (Centerville) Lilli Baird (PCM, Monroe) Abi Zimmer (North Polk) Emalee Davis (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont) <strong>2022</strong> Emma Rector (Chariton) Avery Hall (Chariton) Mickey Stephens (Centerville) Briley Lough (Davis County) Macy Hill (Davis County)