Top 17 Watch List

In the 3,100 players of SD GBB,  notable starts have been posted by a select few. Here are 17 to watch now. <strong>Class B -  total players on rosters = 1,445 </strong> <strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Avery  Broughton (2023) Corsica/Stickney (4-0)</span></strong> - strong paint scorer and rebounder with great floor vision plus leadership mentality. <span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>Zoey Wohlleber (2022) Waubay/Summit (3-2)</strong></span> - Just returned from high ankle sprain and flu to dazzle home crowd with floaters, drivers, and handles. Under-appreciated. <strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Alayna Benike (2021), Castlewood (3-1)</span> </strong>- Roncalli zone squeezed down Castlewood offense, but Alayna zipped around, as usual, getting open and frustrating defenders <span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>Julia Weber (2022), Bridgewater/Emery (3-1)</strong></span> - Keeps everything under control and scoring almost at will. High BB IQ and quick to exploit weaknesses. <strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Malloy </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #0000ff">O'Malley(2020), Irene/Wakonda (5-1)</span> </strong>- led OT win at Vibourg/Hurley - sets winning standard for I/W with hustle, movement, and shot making. <span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>Braiden Westley (2021), Colman/Egan (5-0)</strong> </span>- good energy with handles, either left or right - drives and defends well <table width="182"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="182"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <strong>Class A - total players on rosters = 1,097</strong> [caption id="attachment_134418" align="alignright" width="398"] Morgan Fiedler of Aberdeen Roncalli on the attack Saturday 01-14-20[/caption] <strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Cami Stevenson (2021), Hamlin (5-0)</span> - </strong>Can become a big-time scorer, fantastic rebounder, or thread-the-needle passer, as needed to win. Great potential, period. <strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Haleigh Timmer (2021) STM (5-0)</span> </strong>- Avg 28-ppg &amp; 10-rpg - Three's or rim runs - pick your poison <strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Olivia Kiefer (2023),  RC Christian (1-3)</span> </strong>- hit 38-pts in loss to Hill City <span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>Morgan Hammerbeck (2020), WInner (4-0)</strong> </span>- leader, scorer, rebounder, and theft expert. Meets all criteria for POY. <strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Morgan Fiedler (2022), Aberdeen Roncalli (4-1)</span></strong> - Smooth point, with superior defensive positioning <strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Bailey Conrad (2020), Tea Area (4-0)</span></strong>- Effective in all phases and agile, she dictates game tempo. <strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Rianna Filipi (2020), Lennox (5-0)</span> </strong>- Ball skills, scorer, always in motion to arrive at the right spot, and great teammate. &nbsp; <strong>Class AA - total players on rosters = 596 </strong> <strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Emma Ronsiek (2020), O'Gorman (3-0)</span></strong> - Meets all criteria for POY. Scoring at all three levels, with active defense first. <span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>Kyah Watson (2020), RC Stevens (5-0)</strong> </span>- leader and best player on best AA team. <span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>Ndjakalenca Mwenentanda (2022) SF Washington (3-2)</strong></span> - Quickly becoming first-option scorer, leading rebounder and disruptive defender. <strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Morgan Hansen (2020), SF Lincoln (3-2) - </span></strong><span style="color: #003300">Scoring and leading, Morgan will get her teammates focused and the season turned around.</span> This weekend, Dakota State University in Madison scheduled nine games in the 2020 Mustang Seeds Shoot-Out. Nebraska and Minnesota teams are amoung competitors. Games start at 8:30am; the link is <em><strong>http://www.dsuathletics.com/article/4912.php</strong></em> for  complete details. Next weekend, the Hanson Classic in the world's only Corn Palace - another 8-games between Class A &amp; B schools. Check the Mitchell Daily Republic next Monday for the matchup announcement. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;