Class 2A – 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. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="131131" first="Rachel" last="Leerar"] - West Hancock</strong> One of the top players in the Class of 2021, West Hancock’s [player_tooltip player_id="131131" first="Rachel" last="Leerar"] is quite well known already. But if you don’t know about her, check these numbers out. Leerar scored 533 points, averaging almost 20 per night, with a team-leading 127 assists and 134 rebounds this past year for West Hancock, which has won 50 of 54 games over the last two seasons. The Eagles also reached the 2019 Class 1A state championship game and advanced to the state semifinals this past season. Leerar already has made her college choice, committing to the University of Nebraska Kearney as she looks to close out her prep career with a four all-state honor. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="131258" first="Raven" last="Kinnetz"] - Clarion-Goldfield/Dows</strong> A multi-sport standout, Clarion-Goldfield/Dows junior [player_tooltip player_id="131258" first="Raven" last="Kinnetz"] helped the Cowgirls win 17 games and reach the regional semifinal round this past winter. Kinnetz led the team in scoring, averaging almost 16 points a night on 41 percent shooting from the floor and 83 percent from the line. She also led the team with 90 steals and 55 assists, adding 104 rebounds and 29 made three-pointers. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="165038" first="Maty" last="Quirk"] - East Sac County</strong> East Sac County flirted with a winning record this past winter, and with the returning scorer, rebounder and assist leader all set to return, the Raiders should be knocking on that door again. [player_tooltip player_id="165038" first="Maty" last="Quirk"], a junior, scored a team-high 314 points, making 37 percent of her field goals, 71 percent of her free throws and 16 three-pointers this last year. Quirk also had a Raider-best 85 steals to go along with 123 rebounds and 49 assists. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="131213" first="Alexa" last="Ahrenholtz"] - IKM-Manning</strong> Another talented member of the Class of 2021 who surpassed the 300-point mark this past year was IKM-Manning’s [player_tooltip player_id="131213" first="Alexa" last="Ahrenholtz"]. Ahrenholtz scored exactly 300 points, shooting 42 percent from the field with 36 made triples. She also had a leading 105 steals with 121 rebounds, 68 assists and 10 blocks, getting to the free throw line 103 times where she made 68 percent of those shots. The Wolves won 17 games and advanced to the regional semifinal. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="165025" first="Addison" last="McMurray"] - Belmond-Klemme</strong> Belmond-Klemme won nine games and will look to senior-to-be [player_tooltip player_id="165025" first="Addison" last="McMurray"] to get into double digits next winter. McMurray scored 245 points, shooting 35 percent from the field with a team-leading 31 made three-pointers. She also had 97 assists, 82 rebounds, 43 steals and 19 blocks for the Broncos.