Class 5A – Region 5: 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="164965" first="Sophia" last="Barrett"] - Cedar Rapids Kennedy</strong> Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s [player_tooltip player_id="164965" first="Sophia" last="Barrett"] held the role of swiss army knife last year. Barrett scored 244 points with 91 rebounds, 58 steals, 47 blocked shots and 46 assists. She on 41 percent shooting from the floor for the Cougars, adding 14 made three-pointers while also sinking 73 percent of her free throw attempts. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="164938" first="Matayia" last="Tellis"] - Iowa City West</strong> As [player_tooltip player_id="164938" first="Matayia" last="Tellis"] went in 2019-20, so did Iowa City West. And the Trojans will likely need even more of that to succeed this coming winter. Tellis ended her junior campaign with 254 points, 149 rebounds, 59 assists and 57 steals, shooting over 38 percent from the floor with 19 made three-pointers. She is one of four players back with starting experience including Providence commit [player_tooltip player_id="13885" first="Audrey" last="Koch"]. <strong>Kaitlyn Brunson - Linn-Mar</strong> Linn-Mar had some struggles last winter, but the Lions return several key cogs that will be counted on in 2020-21. Included in that group is Class of 2021’s Kaitlyn Brunson, who led the team with 52 assists. She also recorded 178 points, 52 rebounds and 40 steals for Linn-Mar. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="164964" first="Hayley" last="Chappell"] - West Des Moines Valley</strong> For West Des Moines Valley to return to the list of contenders in Class 5A, they will need a big senior season out of [player_tooltip player_id="164964" first="Hayley" last="Chappell"]. As a starter last year for the Tigers, Chappel registered 94 points with 81 rebounds. She led the team with 60 assists in 22 games, adding 32 steals on just under 31 percent shooting from the floor. Chappel was also nearly automatic at the free throw line, sinking 80 percent of her attempts. <strong>Hallie Peak - Linn-Mar</strong> Another player with starting experience back for Linn-Mar is Class of 2021’s Hallie Peak. Peak produced 115 points with 90 rebounds, 27 assists and 27 steals a season ago, shooting over 41 percent from the field. She also knocked down 13 three-pointers for the Lions.