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North Polk Comets 21-6 last year 9 returning players North Polk reached the Class 3A state title game last year, but the Comets will be replacing several key pieces to that unit this winter. Leading scorers Maggie Phipps Maggie Phipps…
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21-6 last year
9 returning players
North Polk reached the Class 3A state title game last year, but the Comets will be replacing several key pieces to that unit this winter. Leading scorers Maggie Phipps Maggie Phipps 5'10" | SG North Polk | 2021 State IA and Jaedon Murphy Jaedon Murphy 5'10" | PF North Polk | 2020 State IA are gone, as Phipps transferred and Murphy is now at Wartburg. Junior Lucy Schaffer Lucy Schaffer 5'7" | PG North Polk | 2022 State IA returns after scoring nearly 11 points per game along with seniors Hannah Foster and Abi Zimmer Abi Zimmer 5'6" | PG North Polk | 2021 State IA . Sophomore Makayla Boatman Makayla Boatman 5'6" | SG North Polk | 2023 State IA will be a name to remember after scoring nearly 10 points and shooting over 42 percent from the 3-point line.
Notable returners:
Lucy Schaffer
Lucy
Schaffer
5'7" | PG
North Polk | 2022
State
IA
– 10.7 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 2.2 APG, 1.9 SPG
Hannah Foster – 2.7 PPG, 3.3 RPG
Abi Zimmer
Abi
Zimmer
5'6" | PG
North Polk | 2021
State
IA
– 4.9 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 2.5 APG, 1.4 SPG
Makayla Boatman
Makayla
Boatman
5'6" | SG
North Polk | 2023
State
IA
– 9.6 PPG, 1.9 RPG
North Scott Lady Lancers
26-0 last year
8 returning players
It was a perfect season for North Scott last year, as the Lady Lancers went a perfect 26-0, capping it off with a victory in the Class 4A title game over Lewis Central. However, leading scorer and rebounder Grace Boffeli Grace Boffeli 6'1" | PF North Scott | 2020 State IA has moved on leaving senior Samantha Scott Samantha Scott 5'9" | SF North Scott | 2021 State IA to carry the load. Scott scored eight points per game, shooting nearly 40 percent from the field. Seven others are also back with varsity experience.
Notable returners:
Samantha Scott
Samantha
Scott
5'9" | SF
North Scott | 2021
State
IA
– 8.1 PPG, 2.2 RPG
Hattie Hagedorn – 3.4 PPG, 1.3 APG
Reagan Schoening – 1.5 PPG
North Tama Redhawks
4-17 last year
9 returning players
The start to a turnaround for North Tama begins with senior Rylee McLean. She is coming off a year where she led the Redhawks by averaging 13 points a night and grabbing seven rebounds. Classmate Abby Deboef is also back after shooting 50 percent from the 3-point line and scoring over six points a game.
Notable returners:
Rylee McLean – 12.9 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 1.5 SPG
Abby Deboef – 6.4 PPG, 5.3 RPG
Aubree Monat – 2.4 PPG, 1.3 RPG
North Union Warriors
15-8 last year
12 returning players
North Union made a deep postseason run a year ago, winning 15 games. Vanessa VonBank now is the leader for the Warriors after posting six points a night. She’ll be expected to do even more with the loss of Chloe Lofstrom Chloe Lofstrom 6' | PF North Union | 2020 State IA and May Laverty. Several others with varsity experience are also returning.
Notable returners:
Vanessa VonBank – 5.7 PPG, 1.2 RPG, 1.2 APG
Sam Nielsen – 4.2 PPG, 2.7 RPG
Lily Henderson – 3.5 PPG, 1.4 RPG
Olivia VonBank – 3.2 PPG, 2.2 RPG