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Pocahontas Area Indians 14-8 last year 9 returning players Pocahontas Area was right there with state champion Newell-Fonda and Emmetsburg in the race for the Twin Lakes Conference title last year. The Indians will look to record another high finish…
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14-8 last year
9 returning players
Pocahontas Area was right there with state champion Newell-Fonda and Emmetsburg in the race for the Twin Lakes Conference title last year. The Indians will look to record another high finish behind returning guards Akaysa Duitscher Akaysa Duitscher 5'5" | PG Pocahontas Area | 2023 State IA and Carly Janssen Carly Janssen 5'2" | PG Pocahontas Area | 2023 State IA . Duitscher posted nearly 12 points per game and Janssen 11 as ninth-graders. Janssen also was third on the team in rebounds and Duitscher had a team-high 92 assists.
Notable returners:
Akaysa Duitscher
Akaysa
Duitscher
5'5" | PG
Pocahontas Area | 2023
State
IA
– 11.7 PPG, 4.2 APG, 3.0 SPG, 2.5 RPG
Carly Janssen
Carly
Janssen
5'2" | PG
Pocahontas Area | 2023
State
IA
– 10.8 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 2.9 SPG, 2.9 APG
Postville Pirates
3-17 last year
11 returning players
It was a tough 2019-20 for Postville, as they won just three times. However, leading scorers Kimberly Mucia, Sierra Mohs and Kelleigh Martins are all set to return. Mucia scored over eight points per game a year ago as a sophomore with Mohs adding six and Martins just over five. Martins also was the top rebounder and Mucia led the teamin assists.
Notable returners:
Kimberly Mucia – 8.4 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 1.0 APG
Sierra Mohs – 6.2 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 1.2 SPG
Kelleigh Martins – 5.4 PPG, 6.0 RPG
Cedar Rapids Prairie Hawks
20-4 last year
10 returning players
An incredible season that included 20 victories was ended in the Class 5A state tournament for Cedar Rapids Prairie, as the Hawks fell to Iowa City High. That group was led by Mallory McDermott Mallory McDermott 5'8" | SG Prairie | 2020 State IA and Sidney McCrea Sidney McCrea 5'10" | PG Prairie | 2020 State IA , who must both be replaced along with their nearly 40 points per game. Kamryn Grissel Kamryn Grissel 5'8" | SF Prairie | 2022 State IA sharpened her teeth as a sophomore, scoring 181 points and leading the Hawks with 146 rebounds and 128 assists.
Notable returners:
Kamryn Grissel
Kamryn
Grissel
5'8" | SF
Prairie | 2022
State
IA
– 7.5 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.2 SPG
Hailey Cooper – 4.1 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 2.4 APG, 1.7 SPG
Jenna Leggat – 3.6 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 1.5 APG, 1.4 SPG
Prince of Peace Irish
13-10 last year
13 returning players
Following a 13-win campaign, Prince of Peace hopes to build upon that success with key players Anabel Blount Anabel Blount 5'8" | PF Prince of Peace | 2021 State IA , Lilly Isenhour Lilly Isenhour 5'9" | PF Prince of Peace | 2022 State IA and Paige Kuehl all back. Blount scored 14.5 points per game on nearly 40 percent shooting a year ago, adding 8.5 rebounds. Isenhour posted a double-double at 11.2 points and 11.7 rebounds with Kuehl adding nearly 10 points a night.
Notable returners:
Anabel Blount
Anabel
Blount
5'8" | PF
Prince of Peace | 2021
State
IA
– 14.5 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 1.9 SPG, 1.6 APG
Lilly Isenhour
Lilly
Isenhour
5'9" | PF
Prince of Peace | 2022
State
IA
– 11.2 PPG, 11.7 RPG, 1.9 SPG
Paige Kuehl – 9.5 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 1.8 APG
Isabel Hansen – 8.1 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.4 SPG
Red Oak Tigers
21-4 last year
8 returning players
It was a memorable season for Red Oak last year, as the Tigers went 21-4, claimed a regional title and advanced to Wells Fargo Arena and the Class 3A state tournament. Now, they must replace a very talented senior group that helped lead that charge. Lexi Johnson Lexi Johnson 5'9" | SF Red Oak | 2022 State IA and Chloe DeVries return with starting experience while Liz Carbaugh, Abbey Jones and Jadyn VonDielingen all saw plenty of time on the court.
Notable returners:
Lexi Johnson
Lexi
Johnson
5'9" | SF
Red Oak | 2022
State
IA
– 8.7 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 2.5 APG, 2.5 SPG
Chloe DeVries – 4.8 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 1.0 SPG