State Tournament Live Blog: Day 4
Mason Asher
We are out at the state tournament all day today and will be bringing you updates all game long both on Twitter and via this live update page. You can watch all of the games here. We will be updating this blog at the end of each game with a short blurb on the game as well as leading scorers. Be sure to follow along on Twitter as we will be updating there all day long.
5A Quarterfinal: #1 Iowa City High (61) vs. #4 Johnston (71) Box Score Iowa City High got off to a good start as they led by five points at the end of the opening quarter. The score held at 21-16 until the 5:27 mark of the second quarter when freshman Molly Noelck
Molly
Noelck
5'9" | PG
Johnston | 2023
State
IA
hit a 3-pointer. Just over 30 seconds later Noelck drained another one to give Johnston the lead and 35 seconds later she made another one. Noelck came off the bench to go back-to-back-to-back and give Johnston all the momentum and a 25-21 lead. Iowa City High was able to retake the lead twice at the end of the quarter but an
Anna Gossling
Anna
Gossling
5'5" | SG
Johnston | 2022
State
IA
3-pointer at the buzzer gave Johnston a 33-31 lead heading into the half and they would never relinquish that. Johnston held a 6-10 point lead for the majority of the second half and Iowa City High just couldn’t make the runs needed to get back into the game. They cut it to three points with 2:06 left but Johnston finished the game on a 9-2 run to close it out.
Leading Scorers
Kendall Nead
Kendall
Nead
5'11" | SF
Johnston | 2020
State
IA
(J): 16 points
Anna Gossling
Anna
Gossling
5'5" | SG
Johnston | 2022
State
IA
(J): 15 points
Maya McDermott
Maya
McDermott
5'5" | PG
Johnston | 2020
State
IA
(J): 14 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists
Maddie Mock
Maddie
Mock
6'" | PF
Johnston | 2020
State
IA
(J): 11 points, 10 rebounds
Aubrey Joens
Aubrey
Joens
5'9" | SG
Iowa City | 2020
State
IA
(ICH): 24 points, 16 rebounds
Paige Rocca
Paige
Rocca
5'8" | SG
Iowa City | 2020
State
IA
(ICH): 13 points
Rose Nkumu
Rose
Nkumu
5'8" | PG
Iowa City | 2020
State
IA
(ICH): 11 points, 5 assists
Ella Cook
Ella
Cook
5'10" | PF
Iowa City | 2021
State
IA
(ICH): 10 points
5A Quarterfinal: #1 Waukee (88) vs. #6 Waterloo West (65) Box Score Waterloo West got off to a good start early on as they held the lead midway through the first quarter. After that Waukee got hot and seemed like they couldn’t could not miss a shot. They scored 57 points in the middle two quarters as they jumped out to a 30-point lead. Waukee led by as many as 34 points late in the game but Waterloo West was able to pull within 19 in the fourth quarter. Waukee made 15 3-pointers in the win as they routed Waterloo West for a date with Johnston in the 5A Championship. Leading Scorers Katie Dinnebier
Katie
Dinnebier
5'7" | PG
Waukee | 2021
State
IA
(W): 25 points
Lindsey Kelderman
Lindsey
Kelderman
5'5" | PG
Waukee | 2021
State
IA
(W): 17 points
Reagan Bartholomew
Reagan
Bartholomew
5'10" | SF
Waukee | 2022
State
IA
(W): 15 points
Sahara Williams
Sahara
Williams
5'11" | SF
Waterloo West | 2023
State
IA
(WW): 23 points, 12 rebounds
Halli Poock
Halli
Poock
5'6" | PG
Waterloo West | 2023
State
IA
(WW): 13 points
Gabby Moore
Gabby
Moore
5'7" | SG
Waterloo West | 2021
State
IA
(WW): 11 points
Brooklynn Smith
Brooklynn
Smith
6'3" | C
Waterloo West | 2022
State
IA
(WW): 10 points
3A Quarterfinal: #1 Dike-New Hartford (44) vs. North Polk (49) Box Score North Polk got off to a hot start early on in the game as they got out to a 6-0 run that Jaedon Murphy Jaedon Murphy 5'10" | PF North Polk | 2020 State IA was able to do herself. North Polk actually held a lead for the entire game until the end of the fourth quarter. They had an eight point lead in the first quarter before Dike-New Hartford was able to close that down a little bit. Dike-New Hartford took their first lead of the game with 4:42 left in the game after a Sophia Hoffman lay-up. Just 23 seconds later Maggie Phipps Maggie Phipps 5'10" | SG North Polk | 2021 State IA hit a 3-pointer from the wing and North Polk never again lost the lead. Down the stretch North Polk was 7-of-8 from the line and was capped off by Lucy Schaffer Lucy Schaffer 5'7" | PG North Polk | 2022 State IA ’s two free throws to put North Polk up by four points with five seconds left. North Polk heads back to the state championship after this win. Leading Scorers Jaedon Murphy Jaedon Murphy 5'10" | PF North Polk | 2020 State IA (NP): 15 points, 8 rebounds Maggie Phipps Maggie Phipps 5'10" | SG North Polk | 2021 State IA (NP): 13 points Lucy Schaffer Lucy Schaffer 5'7" | PG North Polk | 2022 State IA (NP): 12 points Ellie Foster Ellie Foster 5'11" | SG Dike-New Hartford | 2020 State IA (DNH): 12 points, 5 steals
3A Quarterfinal: #2 Clear Lake (57) vs. Bishop Heelan (61) Box Score Clear Lake came out hot early on as it seemed like they could not miss a shot from the floor. They finished the first half 9-of-13 from beyond the arc and had a nine point lead. For Bishop Heelan they could hold their heads up at the fact that if Clear Lake didn’t hit a 3-pointer more often than not it was a turnover. Clear Lake had 11 turnovers which was equal to the number of shots they missed in the first half. Bishop Heelan made it a priority to get it in the paint in the second half and were able to draw fouls to get to the line. They scored 12 points in the paint in the third quarter and made it tough for Clear Lake to get any momentum going. Bishop Heelan led for 22 seconds in the first quarter and after they lost that lead they never got it back until there was 1:16 left in the game. After a Katelyn Stanley Katelyn Stanley 5'10" | SF Bishop Heelan | 2020 State IA jumper that pushed Bishop Heelan in front 58-57, Clear Lake wouldn’t score again as they ended the game without a made field goal in the last five minutes. Leading Scorers Ella Skinner Ella Skinner 5'11" | C Bishop Heelan | 2020 State IA (BH): 24 points Katelyn Stanley Katelyn Stanley 5'10" | SF Bishop Heelan | 2020 State IA (BH): 18 points Katie Cooke (BH): 12 points Sara Faber Sara Faber 5'9" | SF Clear Lake | 2020 State IA (CL): 21 points Darby Dodd Darby Dodd 5'8" | SG Clear Lake | 2021 State IA (CL): 12 points
4A Quarterfinal: #1 North Scott (40) vs. #4 Center Point-Urbana (32) Box Score The first 4A quarterfinal game was a defensive battle as North Scott and Center Point-Urbana locked each other down. The score at the end of the first quarter was 7-7 and both teams didn’t have much more success in the second quarter as they went to the half with the score 18-7. Center Point-Urbana was defending the post entry pass very well early on and Grace Boffeli Grace Boffeli 6'1" | PF North Scott | 2020 State IA had a tough time receiving the ball in the post. North Scott adjusted and started to score the ball a little better in the second half as they shot 80 percent from the floor. Center Point-Uraba had a lead early in the game by six points but it slipped away as North Scott was just too much. Leading Scorers Grace Boffeli Grace Boffeli 6'1" | PF North Scott | 2020 State IA (NS): 17 points, 14 rebounds Presley Case Presley Case 5'3" | PG North Scott | 2020 State IA (NS): 10 points Ryley Goebel
Ryley
Goebel
5'11" | SF
Center Point-Urbana | 2022
State
IA
(CPU): 15 points, 9 rebounds
4A Quarterfinal: #2 Glenwood (51) vs. #6 Lewis Central (62)
Lewis Central came into the game with a ton of momentum and a big crowd behind them and that carried them to a big win on Thursday evening. Lewis Central had been beaten by Glenwood two times this year already and it’s always tough to beat a team a third time. Lewis Central kept themselves composed and after a huge second quarter defensively they were able to bring it home. Lewis Central was playing very well as a team and had 15 assists on 20 made shots showing just how much they were moving the ball. They made some big 3-pointers and held Glenwood to their lowest scoring output of the season. It was a tremendous game for them and one that they needed to have to get to the state finals for these seniors.
Leading Scorers
Delaney Esterling
Delaney
Esterling
5'11" | PF
Lewis Central | 2020
State
IA
(LC): 16 points
Hadley Hill (LC): 13 points
Megan Witte
Megan
Witte
6'1" | PF
Lewis Central | 2020
State
IA
(LC): 10 points
Elle Scarborough (G): 12 points
5A Quarterfinal: #1 Iowa City High (61) vs. #4 Johnston (71) Box Score Iowa City High got off to a good start as they led by five points at the end of the opening quarter. The score held at 21-16 until the 5:27 mark of the second quarter when freshman Molly Noelck
Molly
Noelck
5'9" | PG
Johnston | 2023
State
IA
hit a 3-pointer. Just over 30 seconds later Noelck drained another one to give Johnston the lead and 35 seconds later she made another one. Noelck came off the bench to go back-to-back-to-back and give Johnston all the momentum and a 25-21 lead. Iowa City High was able to retake the lead twice at the end of the quarter but an
Anna Gossling
Anna
Gossling
5'5" | SG
Johnston | 2022
State
IA
3-pointer at the buzzer gave Johnston a 33-31 lead heading into the half and they would never relinquish that. Johnston held a 6-10 point lead for the majority of the second half and Iowa City High just couldn’t make the runs needed to get back into the game. They cut it to three points with 2:06 left but Johnston finished the game on a 9-2 run to close it out.
Leading Scorers
Kendall Nead
Kendall
Nead
5'11" | SF
Johnston | 2020
State
IA
(J): 16 points
Anna Gossling
Anna
Gossling
5'5" | SG
Johnston | 2022
State
IA
(J): 15 points
Maya McDermott
Maya
McDermott
5'5" | PG
Johnston | 2020
State
IA
(J): 14 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists
Maddie Mock
Maddie
Mock
6'" | PF
Johnston | 2020
State
IA
(J): 11 points, 10 rebounds
Aubrey Joens
Aubrey
Joens
5'9" | SG
Iowa City | 2020
State
IA
(ICH): 24 points, 16 rebounds
Paige Rocca
Paige
Rocca
5'8" | SG
Iowa City | 2020
State
IA
(ICH): 13 points
Rose Nkumu
Rose
Nkumu
5'8" | PG
Iowa City | 2020
State
IA
(ICH): 11 points, 5 assists
Ella Cook
Ella
Cook
5'10" | PF
Iowa City | 2021
State
IA
(ICH): 10 points
5A Quarterfinal: #1 Waukee (88) vs. #6 Waterloo West (65) Box Score Waterloo West got off to a good start early on as they held the lead midway through the first quarter. After that Waukee got hot and seemed like they couldn’t could not miss a shot. They scored 57 points in the middle two quarters as they jumped out to a 30-point lead. Waukee led by as many as 34 points late in the game but Waterloo West was able to pull within 19 in the fourth quarter. Waukee made 15 3-pointers in the win as they routed Waterloo West for a date with Johnston in the 5A Championship. Leading Scorers Katie Dinnebier
Katie
Dinnebier
5'7" | PG
Waukee | 2021
State
IA
(W): 25 points
Lindsey Kelderman
Lindsey
Kelderman
5'5" | PG
Waukee | 2021
State
IA
(W): 17 points
Reagan Bartholomew
Reagan
Bartholomew
5'10" | SF
Waukee | 2022
State
IA
(W): 15 points
Sahara Williams
Sahara
Williams
5'11" | SF
Waterloo West | 2023
State
IA
(WW): 23 points, 12 rebounds
Halli Poock
Halli
Poock
5'6" | PG
Waterloo West | 2023
State
IA
(WW): 13 points
Gabby Moore
Gabby
Moore
5'7" | SG
Waterloo West | 2021
State
IA
(WW): 11 points
Brooklynn Smith
Brooklynn
Smith
6'3" | C
Waterloo West | 2022
State
IA
(WW): 10 points
3A Quarterfinal: #1 Dike-New Hartford (44) vs. North Polk (49) Box Score North Polk got off to a hot start early on in the game as they got out to a 6-0 run that Jaedon Murphy Jaedon Murphy 5'10" | PF North Polk | 2020 State IA was able to do herself. North Polk actually held a lead for the entire game until the end of the fourth quarter. They had an eight point lead in the first quarter before Dike-New Hartford was able to close that down a little bit. Dike-New Hartford took their first lead of the game with 4:42 left in the game after a Sophia Hoffman lay-up. Just 23 seconds later Maggie Phipps Maggie Phipps 5'10" | SG North Polk | 2021 State IA hit a 3-pointer from the wing and North Polk never again lost the lead. Down the stretch North Polk was 7-of-8 from the line and was capped off by Lucy Schaffer Lucy Schaffer 5'7" | PG North Polk | 2022 State IA ’s two free throws to put North Polk up by four points with five seconds left. North Polk heads back to the state championship after this win. Leading Scorers Jaedon Murphy Jaedon Murphy 5'10" | PF North Polk | 2020 State IA (NP): 15 points, 8 rebounds Maggie Phipps Maggie Phipps 5'10" | SG North Polk | 2021 State IA (NP): 13 points Lucy Schaffer Lucy Schaffer 5'7" | PG North Polk | 2022 State IA (NP): 12 points Ellie Foster Ellie Foster 5'11" | SG Dike-New Hartford | 2020 State IA (DNH): 12 points, 5 steals
3A Quarterfinal: #2 Clear Lake (57) vs. Bishop Heelan (61) Box Score Clear Lake came out hot early on as it seemed like they could not miss a shot from the floor. They finished the first half 9-of-13 from beyond the arc and had a nine point lead. For Bishop Heelan they could hold their heads up at the fact that if Clear Lake didn’t hit a 3-pointer more often than not it was a turnover. Clear Lake had 11 turnovers which was equal to the number of shots they missed in the first half. Bishop Heelan made it a priority to get it in the paint in the second half and were able to draw fouls to get to the line. They scored 12 points in the paint in the third quarter and made it tough for Clear Lake to get any momentum going. Bishop Heelan led for 22 seconds in the first quarter and after they lost that lead they never got it back until there was 1:16 left in the game. After a Katelyn Stanley Katelyn Stanley 5'10" | SF Bishop Heelan | 2020 State IA jumper that pushed Bishop Heelan in front 58-57, Clear Lake wouldn’t score again as they ended the game without a made field goal in the last five minutes. Leading Scorers Ella Skinner Ella Skinner 5'11" | C Bishop Heelan | 2020 State IA (BH): 24 points Katelyn Stanley Katelyn Stanley 5'10" | SF Bishop Heelan | 2020 State IA (BH): 18 points Katie Cooke (BH): 12 points Sara Faber Sara Faber 5'9" | SF Clear Lake | 2020 State IA (CL): 21 points Darby Dodd Darby Dodd 5'8" | SG Clear Lake | 2021 State IA (CL): 12 points
4A Quarterfinal: #1 North Scott (40) vs. #4 Center Point-Urbana (32) Box Score The first 4A quarterfinal game was a defensive battle as North Scott and Center Point-Urbana locked each other down. The score at the end of the first quarter was 7-7 and both teams didn’t have much more success in the second quarter as they went to the half with the score 18-7. Center Point-Urbana was defending the post entry pass very well early on and Grace Boffeli Grace Boffeli 6'1" | PF North Scott | 2020 State IA had a tough time receiving the ball in the post. North Scott adjusted and started to score the ball a little better in the second half as they shot 80 percent from the floor. Center Point-Uraba had a lead early in the game by six points but it slipped away as North Scott was just too much. Leading Scorers Grace Boffeli Grace Boffeli 6'1" | PF North Scott | 2020 State IA (NS): 17 points, 14 rebounds Presley Case Presley Case 5'3" | PG North Scott | 2020 State IA (NS): 10 points Ryley Goebel
Ryley
Goebel
5'11" | SF
Center Point-Urbana | 2022
State
IA
(CPU): 15 points, 9 rebounds
4A Quarterfinal: #2 Glenwood (51) vs. #6 Lewis Central (62)
Lewis Central came into the game with a ton of momentum and a big crowd behind them and that carried them to a big win on Thursday evening. Lewis Central had been beaten by Glenwood two times this year already and it’s always tough to beat a team a third time. Lewis Central kept themselves composed and after a huge second quarter defensively they were able to bring it home. Lewis Central was playing very well as a team and had 15 assists on 20 made shots showing just how much they were moving the ball. They made some big 3-pointers and held Glenwood to their lowest scoring output of the season. It was a tremendous game for them and one that they needed to have to get to the state finals for these seniors.
Leading Scorers
Delaney Esterling
Delaney
Esterling
5'11" | PF
Lewis Central | 2020
State
IA
(LC): 16 points
Hadley Hill (LC): 13 points
Megan Witte
Megan
Witte
6'1" | PF
Lewis Central | 2020
State
IA
(LC): 10 points
Elle Scarborough (G): 12 points
