Class 3A – Region 1: 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 who should be valued by colleges. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="13909" first="Janie" last="Schoonhoven"] - Unity Christian</strong> It will be an exciting time on the hardwood this winter at Unity Christian as Class of 2021’s [player_tooltip player_id="13909" first="Janie" last="Schoonhoven"] looks to build upon her double-double last year. Schoonhoven averaged 21 points and 11 rebounds a night for the Knights, shooting 61 percent from the field and 84 percent from the free throw line. She finished with 456 points and 235 rebounds in all, adding 45 steals and 37 assists. Schoonhoven attempted 111 free throws and could show even more by stretching her shooting to the three-point arc. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="164936" first="JeMae" last="Nichols"] - Cherokee</strong> Nearly a double-double machine for Cherokee last year, Class of 2021’s [player_tooltip player_id="164936" first="JeMae" last="Nichols"] looks to build upon her standout season. Nichols averaged 19.4 points and 7.5 boards a game last year, adding in almost five steals and three assists with a block each night. She finished with 426 points, 165 rebounds, 103 steals, 64 assists and 28 blocks, shooting 56.6 percent from the field and 67 percent at the line. She has already committed to the University of Sioux Falls, following in the footsteps of fellow former Cherokee standout Kaely Hummel, who was an All-American for the Cougars. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="165065" first="Jazlin" last="De Haan"] - MOC-Floyd Valley</strong> Just how tough was this region a year ago? MOC-Floyd Valley’s [player_tooltip player_id="165065" first="Jazlin" last="De Haan"] was just the third returning scorer after recording 325 points. De Haan added 194 rebounds with 32 steals, 27 blocks and 16 assists, shooting just under 50 percent from the field. She also was effective getting to the charity stripe, knocking down 56 percent of her attempts. De Haan is also one of the top volleyball players in the state. <strong>Carly Murphy - OABCIG</strong> The top scorer back for seven-win OABCIG is Carly Murphy, who led the team at 12 points per game. Murphy shot almost 38 percent from the field and 34 percent from deep, adding 51 rebounds, 47 steals and 35 assists. She finished with 228 points and made 25 three-pointers, while also getting to the free throw line and sinking almost 64 percent of her attempts from there. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="165056" first="Jacie" last="Vander Waal"] - Sioux Center</strong> A tough end to the year saw Sioux Center’s record dip just under .500, but senior-to-be [player_tooltip player_id="165056" first="Jacie" last="Vander Waal"] has hopes of getting the Warriors back there this year. Vander Waal posted 219 points, 120 rebounds, 48 steals, 33 assists and 15 blocks last year, shooting over 30 percent from the field and deep. She made 39 triples and also sank 61 percent of her free throws.