2020-21 Previews: Mount Ayr, Mount Pleasant, Mount Vernon, Murray
Mount Ayr Raiders 19-4 last year 61.5 points scored, 41.5 points against 9 returning players One tough quarter kept Mount Ayr from really getting after Logan-Magnolia last year in regionals, bowing out with 19 wins. Nine players, including starters MaKayla…
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19-4 last year
61.5 points scored, 41.5 points against
9 returning players
One tough quarter kept Mount Ayr from really getting after Logan-Magnolia last year in regionals, bowing out with 19 wins. Nine players, including starters MaKayla Jones, Channler Henle and Rachel Sobotka Rachel Sobotka 5'10" | PF Mount Ayr | 2021 State IA are back to lead the Raiders this year. Henle sank 26 three-pointers last year, developing into a top deep threat. She also had 113 rebounds with Sobotka adding 155 and Alexa Anderson 101 off the bench.
Notable returners:
Rachel Sobotka
Rachel
Sobotka
5'10" | PF
Mount Ayr | 2021
State
IA
– 8.8 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 1.7 APG
Channler Henle – 9.6 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 2.3 APG
Maddie Stewart – 6.5 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 2.4 APG, 2.3 SPG
Mount Pleasant Panthers
8-15 last year
37.6 points scored, 47.1 points against
11 returning players
Mount Pleasant ended last year with a 4-1 mark to finish at 8-15 overall. The Panthers graduated leading scorer Lydia Stewart, but have Andrea Lopreato and others back looking for more this winter. Karsyn Lamm, Kenna Lamm, Avery Sutter, Tristian Shull, Emma Huckabone, Elli Liechty and Lopreato all started games for the Panthers. Shull also had 28 assists and 47 steals.
Notable returners:
Andrea Lopreato – 5.0 PPG, 4.4 RPG
Emma Huckabone – 5.0 PPG, 2.9 RPG
Tristian Shull – 3.6 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 2.0 SPG
Mount Vernon Mustangs
6-16 last year
36.7 points scored, 44.0 points against
12 returning players
A dozen players return for Mount Vernon including starters McKenzie Rentschler McKenzie Rentschler 5'4" | PG Mount Vernon | 2022 State IA , Natalie Welch, Liz Dougherty and Bethany Richardson. Dougherty led the team with 124 rebounds, adding 25 steals and 23 assists. Rentschler hit a team-high 51 three-pointers, hoisting up nearly half of Mount Vernon’s 338 attempts from deep.
Notable returners:
Liz Dougherty – 4.7 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 1.3 SPG
McKenzie Rentschler
McKenzie
Rentschler
5'4" | PG
Mount Vernon | 2022
State
IA
– 8.2 PPG, 1.5 RPG
Bethany Richardson – 5.3 PPG, 3.9 RPG
Murray Mustangs
8-14 last year
37.1 points scored, 43.7 points against
13 returning players
Kinzee Eggers is back to lead Murray after posting eight points and nearly eight rebounds a night. She is joined by 12 other players who saw the varsity court including fellow starters Jayda Chew, Teryn Shields, Megan Keller and Hannah Paschke. Keller also had 93 rebounds, Shields 69 with 44 assists and 43 steals. Chew added 56 assists and 58 steals.
Notable returners:
Kinzee Eggers – 8.0 PPG, 7.6 RPG
Jayda Chew – 5.7 PPG, 2.6 SPG, 2.5 APG
Teryn Shields – 4.2 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 2.0 APG, 2.0 SPG