2020-21 Previews: Coon Rapids-Bayard, CB Jefferson, CB Lincoln
Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders 4-18 last year 37.0 points scored, 47.7 points against 9 returning players Four key returning starters are back for Coon Rapids-Bayard, including leading scorers Alaya Betts and Brynn Bass Brynn Bass 5'9" | SF Coon Rapids-Bayard |…
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4-18 last year
37.0 points scored, 47.7 points against
9 returning players
Four key returning starters are back for Coon Rapids-Bayard, including leading scorers Alaya Betts and Brynn Bass Brynn Bass 5'9" | SF Coon Rapids-Bayard | 2022 State IA . The two scored 195 and 194 points respectively, with Bass doing it from deep with 17 made three-pointers. Betts shot nearly 35 percent from the field and over 70 percent from the free throw line. Senior Alexa Culbertson had a team-high 173 rebounds, with Bass adding 98 boards, 50 assists and 46 steals. Betts and Mia Leighty also had over 100 rebounds, with Leighty making a team-high 25 triples.
Notable returners:
Alaya Betts – 8.9 PPG, 7.1 RPG
Brynn Bass
Brynn
Bass
5'9" | SF
Coon Rapids-Bayard | 2022
State
IA
– 8.8 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 2.3 APG, 2.1 SPG
Alexa Culbertson – 7.5 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 1.2 BPG
Mia Leighty – 5.1 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.6 APG, 1.0 SPG
Council Bluffs Jefferson Yellow Jackets
7-15 last year
40.3 points scored, 47.6 points against
6 returning players
A large senior class led Council Bluffs Jefferson last year. The Yellow Jackets will look to the likes of Hannah Belt Hannah Belt 5'5" | PG Council Bluffs Jefferson | 2021 State IA , Samara Alcarez and Natalie Clark to replace that experience. Belt scored 95 points with 54 rebounds, 29 steals and 10 assists, shooting 45 percent from the three-point line. Alcarez made nine starts as a freshman and played in all 22 games. As a collective team last year, Council Bluffs Jefferson made 109 three-pointers and recorded 278 steals.
Notable returners:
Hannah Belt
Hannah
Belt
5'5" | PG
Council Bluffs Jefferson | 2021
State
IA
– 5.6 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 1.7 SPG
Samara Alcarez – 1.1 PPG, 1.8 RPG
Lexi Smith – 1.5 PPG
Council Bluffs Lincoln Lynx
16-7 last year
52.4 points scored, 44.8 points against
9 returning players
Council Bluffs Lincoln was a win away from reaching the Class 5A state tournament last winter, falling to Johnston in a regional championship. The Lynx won 16 games and were runners-up in the Missouri River Conference to Sioux City Heelan, which would claim a state title in 3A. Several key members of that roster, though, have graduated. Council Bluffs Lincoln will lean on Jillian Shanks Jillian Shanks 5'8" | SG Council Bluffs Lincoln | 2021 State IA and Kayla Schleifman Kayla Schleifman 5'11" | PF Council Bluffs Lincoln | 2021 State IA , who are two returning starters. Shanks scored 248 points with 61 rebounds, 52 assists, 42 steals and 13 blocks, making a team-high 38 three-pointers. Schleifman added 170 points and a team-leading 150 rebounds with 42 blocks, 39 assists and 37 steals.
Notable returners:
Jillian Shanks
Jillian
Shanks
5'8" | SG
Council Bluffs Lincoln | 2021
State
IA
– 11.8 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 2.5 APG, 2.0 SPG
Kayla Schleifman
Kayla
Schleifman
5'11" | PF
Council Bluffs Lincoln | 2021
State
IA
– 7.4 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 1.7 APG, 1.8 BPG, 1.6 SPG
Baylie Girres – 4.9 PPG, 5.0 RPG