Class 5A – 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 who should be valued by colleges. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="165011" first="Jillian" last="Shanks"] - Council Bluffs Lincoln</strong> Despite the loss of leading scorer [player_tooltip player_id="135054" first="Lucy" last="Turner"], Council Bluffs Lincoln returns some very nice pieces to work towards returning to another regional championship. Included in that group of [player_tooltip player_id="165011" first="Jillian" last="Shanks"], a Class of 2021 prospect. Shanks scored 248 points on 42 percent shooting last year, knocking down 38 three-pointers to lead the Lynx. She also delivered 61 rebounds, 52 assists, a team-high 42 steals and blocked 13 shots. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="165017" first="Calyssa" last="Wright"] - Ankeny</strong> Leading rebounder [player_tooltip player_id="165017" first="Calyssa" last="Wright"] returns for Ankeny next year after registering 116 boards. The Class of 2021 Wright also scored 149 points on 45 percent shooting from the floor and 66 percent from the free throw line. She added 24 steals, 20 assists and blocked a handful of shots. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="131223" first="Ihari" last="Oromo"] - Des Moines North</strong> Several players with starting experience are set to return to the fold for Des Moines North and that includes Class of 2021’s [player_tooltip player_id="131223" first="Ihari" last="Oromo"]. In nine games as a junior, Oromo scored 120 points with 73 rebounds, nine blocks, eight assists and four steals. She shot over 43 percent from the floor. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="164996" first="Kayla" last="Schleifman"] - Council Bluffs Lincoln</strong> Another returning starter for Council Bluffs Lincoln will be [player_tooltip player_id="164996" first="Kayla" last="Schleifman"]. Schleifman recorded 170 points on 56 percent shooting from the floor while leading the Lynx with 150 rebounds. She also blocked a team-high 42 shots, chipping in 39 assists and 37 steals. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="131262" first="Ellie" last="Maschoff"] - Ankeny</strong> [player_tooltip player_id="131262" first="Ellie" last="Maschoff"] looks to build off her fine season for Ankeny as the Class of 2021 player started 22 of 23 games. Maschoff recorded 126 points on almost 42 percent shooting from the field with 18 made three-pointers. She also made 74 percent of her free throw attempts to go along with 75 rebounds, 31 assists and 17 steals.