Class 1A – Region 3: 2021’s Who Should be Valued by Colleges

As we look for other ways to cover prospects we thought it would be beneficial to cover players in a way that allows us to cover those we don’t write much about. We will be using the region’s from last season as they were constructed. Obviously, these regions will change into next season but for these stories it was the easiest way to divide players and teams as equally as possible. We will be writing a series of three stories for each region in the state and the categories are as follows: 2023’s to put on Your Radar, 2022’s who can Breakout, and 2021’s Who Should be Valued by Colleges. We will continue to go through each region and aim to hit as many players as we can that we haven’t talked about previously. Here are five 2021’s that need to be valued by colleges. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="131250" first="Hali" last="Anderson"] - G - Saint Ansgar</strong> It was a perfect junior season for Saint Ansgar’s Hail Anderson, as the guard made a name for herself. Anderson scored 411 points, averaging 16 per night. She also had 164 assists, 117 rebounds, 90 steals and even blocked a handful of shots along the way. For the season, Anderson shot almost 42 percent from the floor and knocked down 33 percent of her 3-point attempts. She was also a 66 percent shooter from the free throw line. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="131245" first="Brooklyn" last="Hackbart"] - F - Saint Ansgar</strong> Night in and night out, Saint Ansgar’s [player_tooltip player_id="131245" first="Brooklyn" last="Hackbart"] was there to do whatever her team needed out of her. Hackbart, who formed a perfect combo with classmate Hail Anderson, scored 11.5 points and grabbed 10.5 rebounds a game. She also added in 50 steals, 42 blocks and 30 assists in all. Much of her damage came from inside the paint, as Hackbart was a 47 percent shooter from the floor. She did knock down seven 3-pointers on the year. <strong>Jada Mitchell - F - Kee</strong> Kee’s Jada Mitchell will likely have many goals for this coming season, and one is likely to be to average a double-double after just missing that this past year. Mitchell had the rebounding number, posting 10.5 a night, but came up just short in averaging 9.7 points per game. She collected 101 rebounds on the offensive glass, which helped keep her shooting percentage high. Along with 223 points and 242 total rebounds, Mitchell also had 48 steals, 13 assists and nine blocked shots. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="164948" first="Ali" last="Hoffert"] - G - Turkey Valley</strong> A high-level scorer and rebounder, Turkey Valley’s [player_tooltip player_id="164948" first="Ali" last="Hoffert"] posted 15.5 points and seven boards a night this past year as a junior. She also had 77 assists and 67 steals with 15 blocks. Hoffert was able to do damage both inside and out, shooting 43.5 percent from the floor with 18 made 3-pointers. She also was very effective getting to the line and finishing, attempting 147 free throws with 108 makes. <strong>Jaycie Byrne - G - Turkey Valley</strong> Turkey Valley’s Jaycie Byrne recorded 118 steals this past season to finish among the leaders in that category in Class 1A. Byrne also posted 298 total points with 74 assists and 66 rebounds, shooting just under 50 percent from the field. Look for Byrne to work on her long-range shooting after attempting just 10 three-pointers this past year.