Preview: Suburban Conference Yellow Division

Earl Austin November 23, 2020 @ 08:13 AM

Prep Girls Hoops Missouri continues its conference previews with a look at the St. Louis Suburban Yellow Division. With the new realignment of the Suburban Conference, this year’s yellow division is loaded with excellent teams and and individual talent. Hazelwood Central and Kirkwood were Class 5 Final Four teams last season while Marquette was a district champion and Ladue was a Class 4 state quarterfinalist. Parkway North, Webster and Eureka also return their top players. <h4>Earl’s Preseason Starting Five</h4> [player_tooltip player_id="161972" first="Kennedi" last="Watkins"] 5’11" Marquette: A 2021 SEMO recruit who led the Mustangs to a district championship. She averaged 16.7 points and 8.7 rebounds a game as a junior. [player_tooltip player_id="161988" first="Aliyah" last="Williams"] 5’4" Parkway North: An electric 2021 scoring point guard who averaged 18 points a game while making 75 3-pointers as a junior. [player_tooltip player_id="201549" first="Kate" last="Hillyer"] 5’9" Eureka: A 2021 William Jewell signee who averaged 17.7 points a game while making 62 3-pointers as a junior. Nariyah Simmons 5’2" Hazelwood Central: A quick 2021 point guard who averaged 11 points, four rebounds and three steals for the Hawks Final Four team. [player_tooltip player_id="177088" first="Eliza" last="Maupin"] 6’3" Webster Groves: A long and athletic 2022 forward who averaged 10 points, six rebounds and three blocks a game.   <h4>Best of the Rest</h4> 2021 Ja’Mise Bailey 5’7" Webster Groves: Grace Clancy 5’9" Ladue: Ali Jordan 5’10" Parkway North J’Lessa Jordan 6’2" Hazelwood Central Gabriela Moore 5’5" Webster Groves: Emma Morrow 5’10" Marquette: Tristian Stith 5’2 Hazelwood Central   2022 Madison Adolphsen 6’0" Parkway North Kate Baumgartner 5’10" Marquette Tara Behnam 6’0" Kirkwood [player_tooltip player_id="168746" first="Ally" last="Fitzgerald"] 6’2" Marquette Mckayley Hopkins 5’8" Ladue Sophia Nettinger 6’2" Webster Groves Ellie Paloucek 5’5" Webster Groves Destini Rogers 5’8" Ladue   2023 Taryn Blevins 5’5" Marquette   2024 [player_tooltip player_id="194407" first="Alyssa" last="Lewis"] 5’7 Ladue