Class 4A – Region 7: 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="64760" first="Maggie" last="Wilkins"] - Knoxville</strong> Knoxville finished last year 20-3 and a perfect 12-0 in the South Central Conference before falling to Gilbert in regionals. While leading scorer [player_tooltip player_id="135003" first="Katie" last="Keitges"] has graduated, the Panthers return a second 500-plus point scorer in [player_tooltip player_id="64760" first="Maggie" last="Wilkins"], who shot 53 percent from the field, 40 percent from the three-point line and nearly 78 percent at the free throw stripe. In all, Wilkins recorded 528 points - just six behind Keitges - with 91 rebounds, 87 assists and 68 steals. She made 41 triples in all. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="64821" first="Katie" last="Fogarty"] - Bondurant-Farrar</strong> Bondurant-Farrar will be returning four Class of 2021 starters including [player_tooltip player_id="64821" first="Katie" last="Fogarty"] this coming winter. Fogarty shot 46 percent from the field a year ago, scoring 236 points with 135 rebounds, 24 assists and 23 steals. She was effective at the free throw line, sinking 58 percent of her attempts with nine made three-pointers. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="165016" first="Nessa" last="Johnson"] - Gilbert</strong> Sliding in right alongside [player_tooltip player_id="164934" first="Emma" last="Bulman"] for Gilbert will be Class of 2021 classmate [player_tooltip player_id="165016" first="Nessa" last="Johnson"]. Johnson accounted for 192 points on 52 percent shooting from the field a year ago. She also had 103 rebounds, 33 steals, 17 assists and blocked eight shots as the Tigers advanced to the Class 4A state tournament and finished 19-4 overall. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="164957" first="Casi" last="Waterhouse"] - Bondurant-Farrar</strong> Another returning starter back for Bondurant-Farrar is [player_tooltip player_id="164957" first="Casi" last="Waterhouse"]. Waterhouse recorded 130 points with 58 assists, 55 rebounds and 29 steals a year ago, shooting almost 31 percent from the floor with 11 made three-pointers. Her 58 assists ranked second on the team. <strong>Amaria Turner - Des Moines Hoover</strong> If Des Moines Hoover is going to become a contender in Class 4A after battling in the CIML during the regular season, they’ll need a big year out of Amaria Turner. The Class of 2021 Turner recorded 129 rebounds with 94 points, a team-leading 52 blocks, 21 assists and 16 steals that year.