2020-21 Previews: Keokuk, Keota, Kingsley-Pierson, Knoxville
Keokuk Chiefs 18-4 last year 50.7 points scored, 40.3 points against 10 returning players The Chiefs made a strong run last year, coming up just short of a state berth by reaching a regional championship. The goal should be Wells…
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18-4 last year
50.7 points scored, 40.3 points against
10 returning players
The Chiefs made a strong run last year, coming up just short of a state berth by reaching a regional championship. The goal should be Wells Fargo Arena this year with leading scorer Abby Wolter Abby Wolter 5'6" | PG Keokuk | 2022 State IA returning. The junior posted 307 points on 43 percent shooting from the field nad 40 percent shooting from deep, adding 61 assists.
Notable returners:
Abby Wolter
Abby
Wolter
5'6" | PG
Keokuk | 2022
State
IA
– 14.0 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 2.8 APG, 2.7 SPG
Keleigh Hall – 6.2 PPG, 3.6 RPG
Alivia Myhre – 6.1 PPG, 3.9 RPG
Keota Eagles
2-18 last year
20.0 points scored, 54.4 points against
5 returning players
Keota used a slew of underclassmen a year ago, and the Eagles will hope that decision helps pay off in better results this year. Bailey Sieren returns after leading Keota with 106 points and 34 assists last year. Taylor Kindred, a junior, is also back following a team-high 103 rebounds. Taylor Garman and Sky Weber were regulars as well a season ago.
Notable returners:
Bailey Sieren – 5.6 PPG, 4.2 RPG
Macie McDonald – 3.5 PPG, 5.0 RPG
Taylor Kindred – 5.3 PPG, 6.9 RPG
Sky Weber – 5.1 PPG, 4.5 RPG
Kingsley-Pierson Panthers
20-5 last year
65.2 points scored, 51.3 points against
12 returning players
Kingsley-Pierson was one step from the Class 1A state tournament, falling just short in a regional championship to LeMars Gehlen. The Panthers graduated leading scorer Jayde Barto Jayde Barto 5'8" | PF Kingsley-Pierson | 2020 State IA , but top rebounder McKenzie Goodwin McKenzie Goodwin 5'9" | SF Kingsley-Pierson | 2022 State IA looks to improve upon her stellar sophomore campaign. Twelve returning players are back in all including starters Delaney Iseminger Delaney Iseminger 5'4" | PG Kingsley-Pierson | 2021 State IA , Halle Collins and Goodwin.
Notable returners:
McKenzie Goodwin
McKenzie
Goodwin
5'9" | SF
Kingsley-Pierson | 2022
State
IA
– 11.6 PPG, 7.1 RPG
Delaney Iseminger
Delaney
Iseminger
5'4" | PG
Kingsley-Pierson | 2021
State
IA
– 10.0 PPG, 3.6 RPG
Knoxville Panthers
20-3 last year
63.1 points scored, 39.8 points against
9 returning players
Twenty wins and a perfect run through the South Central Conference were highlights for Knoxville last year. The Panthers, though, must replace leading scorer Katie Keitges Katie Keitges 5'8" | SG Knoxville | 2020 State IA in order to achieve the same results this season. The good news is that nine other players are set to return including starters Maggie Wilkins Maggie Wilkins 5'7" | PG Knoxville | 2021 State IA , Marley McKay, Tara Uitermarkt and Emma Dunkin. Wilkins made 41 three-pointers last year, shooting over 40 percent from deep as a junior.
Notable returners:
Maggie Wilkins
Maggie
Wilkins
5'7" | PG
Knoxville | 2021
State
IA
– 23.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 3.8 APG, 3.0 SPG
Tara Uitermarkt – 3.9 PPG, 5.6 RPG
Marley McKay – 3.5 PPG, 6.2 RPG