Class 2A: Forwards who Impressed

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The opening round — and only round — of the Kansas 2A state championships opened on Wednesday with quarterfinal play at Kansas State University in Manhattan.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Spearville defeated St. Mary’s Colgan (55-41); </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Trego got past Bennington (45-31); Garden Plain defeated Sterling (54-48); and Valley Heights defeated Wabaunsee (51-45).</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">On Thursday, KSHSAA announced the remaining state tournament games would not be played. Here, Prep Girls Hoops takes a look at several players who raised their profile at the event. </span> <b>[player_tooltip player_id="121770" first="Natasha" last="Dooley"], 5’11, F, 2020, Garden Plain</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Dooley is a forward presence for Garden Plain who can rebound and score inside. She looks to protect the basket in the paint and moves well and gets back on defense. She finished the game with eight points and six rebounds and was active on both ends of the floor.</span> <b>Elizabeth Frost, 5’8, G/F, 2020, Trego</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Frost is another player for Trego who plays a lot inside but can also play some outside as well. She hustles and can score in transition, around the basket and also from range at times. She was impactful in the first half offensively for Trego and helped push them over the top in their win over Bennington. </span> <b>Lauren Torrance, 5’10, G/F, 2023, St Mary’s-Colgan</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The second leading scorer for St Mary’s-Colgan and another stock riser long term. Torrance has a nice feel for the floor and can hit shots from the free throw line, from distance at times and around the glass. She finished with nine points.</span> <b>[player_tooltip player_id="125002" first="Madison" last="Walt"], 5’10, G/F, 2022, Trego</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Walt can play some inside and has the ability to find a mis-match and exploit it. She can score in bunches at times but is unselfish and looks to make extra passes and keep the play moving. A younger player who can defend as well. </span> <b>Madysen Zoglman, 5’8, G/F, 2021, Garden Plain</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">a nice inside-outside player who can defend taller opponents inside and stretch the floor with her outside shooting.She led the team in 3-pointers with three and finished the game with 12 points. She also had five rebounds and was aggressive and physical as a defender.</span>