2020-21 Previews: DM North, DM Roosevelt, Diagonal
Des Moines North Polar Bears 8-15 last year 43.3 points scored, 52.3 points against 13 returning players The Polar Bears are coming off an eight-win campaign, which marked their most victories in a single-season this decade. Junior Nya Mach is…
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8-15 last year
43.3 points scored, 52.3 points against
13 returning players
The Polar Bears are coming off an eight-win campaign, which marked their most victories in a single-season this decade. Junior Nya Mach is back after posting a team-high in point scored, shooting over 34 percent from the field and nearly 30 percent from the three-point line. Sophomore Elizabeth Puot Elizabeth Puot 6'0" | SF Des Moines North | 2023 State IA is also back after recording 180 rebounds at over eight per night. Junior Laphina Campbell Laphina Campbell 5'2" | PG Des Moines North | 2022 State IA looks to build upon her 4.4 assist-per-night average last year.
Notable returners:
Laphina Campbell
Laphina
Campbell
5'2" | PG
Des Moines North | 2022
State
IA
– 12.8 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 4.4 APG, 3.3 SPG
Elizabeth Puot
Elizabeth
Puot
6'0" | SF
Des Moines North | 2023
State
IA
– 9.4 PPG, 8.2 RPG
Ihari Oromo
Ihari
Oromo
5'9" | PF
Des Moines North | 2021
State
IA
– 13.3 PPG, 8.1 RPG
Nya Mach – 10.1 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 1.2 SPG
Des Moines Roosevelt Roughriders
13-10 last year
57.1 points scored, 50.1 points against
8 returning players
Thanks to a perfect 10-0 run through the CIML Metro Conference, the Roughriders will begin 2020 as defending league champions. Roosevelt finished with 13 wins overall and features its top scorer, rebounder and assist player. Junior Amaya Davison Amaya Davison 5'5" | PG Des Moines Roosevelt | 2022 State IA posted 13.5 points and three assists a game last year and is joined by sophomore Arianna Jackson Arianna Jackson 5'9" | PG Roosevelt | 2023 State IA , who had 112 total rebounds and 5.6 a night.
Notable returners:
Trinity Cheatom
Trinity
Cheatom
5'5" | PG
Des Moines Roosevelt | 2022
State
IA
– 10.1 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 3.0 APG, 1.6 SPG
Arianna Jackson
Arianna
Jackson
5'9" | PG
Roosevelt | 2023
State
IA
– 13.5 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 1.5 APG
Ke’Ayla Madiso
Ke’Ayla
Madiso
5'11" | PG
Roosevelt | 2023
State
IA
n – 8.5 PPG, 2.8 APG
Amaya Davison
Amaya
Davison
5'5" | PG
Des Moines Roosevelt | 2022
State
IA
– 13.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 3.0 APG, 2.5 SPG
Diagonal Maroons
9-13 last year
42.0 points scored, 47.2 points against
xx returning players
A nice little stretch late in the season helped the Maroons finish with nine wins, but that was well down from their run of four consecutive seasons with a winning record. Diagonal will look to get back to form with four returning starters who were all freshmen a year ago. Leading scorer Erin Sobotka Erin Sobotka 5'7" | SG Diagonal | 2020 State IA has moved on, but Anna Newton averaged 10 points and five rebounds a night last year.
Notable returners:
Anna Newton – 10.1 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 1.9 APG
Taylor Lumbard – 8.3 PPG, 10.5 RPG
Alaina Whittington – 6.1 PPG, 4.7 RPG