Season Preview: 2A-1A Arkansas Valley League
<strong>How it all shook out in ‘19-20
</strong>Very competitive group – three of the four had winning records and two won more than 20 games. Springfield (4-0) won the A.V. regular season, a game better than South Baca (Campo-Vilas-Pritchett) Kim was only 1-3 in the loop, but 13-10 overall. Walsh had a tough 0-4, 2-18 season.
<strong>Teams –</strong> Kim-Branson, South Baca (Campo-Vilas-Pritchett), Springfield and Walsh.
<strong>Which playoff team advanced the furthest?</strong>
The quality was evident -- Springfield and South Baca made the 1A final four. Springfield’s Longhorns (21-1), top-seeded, won 42-32 over No. 8 McClave in the quarterfinals. And South Baca, the third seed, got past No. 6 Sangre de Cristo 38-34. Springfield was to meet No. 5 Shining Mountain; South Baca had a date with No. 7 Cotopaxi.
<strong>A few returning players to watch</strong>
Ashton Elliott, Kim-Branson, 2022, G-F, 5-6
Threw in 32 3-pointers, third in the league.
Alissa Hebberd, South Baca, 2021, F, 5-10
Backed a solid double-double (13.3 ppints, 10.6 rebounds) with 4.4 steals.
[player_tooltip player_id="145430" first="Jensen" last="Renquist"], Walsh, 2023, G-F, 5-8
Loop’s leading scorer (17.3) also was tops in blocks (3.6).
A.J. Winford, Kim-Branson, 2021, F, 5-8
Solid, two-way player for Mustangs.
<strong>Some other names to know</strong>
Sidney Goode, Kim-Branson, 2021, G, 5-6
Brooke McDonald, Walsh, 2023, G, 5-4
Talara Nittler, Kim-Branson, 2021, G, 5-6
Megan Wait, Kim-Branson, 2021, G, 5-6
<strong>A quick, early look to Season B</strong>
Springfield and South Baca each took graduation hits while Kim-Branson returns five of the top 20 Arkansas Valley scorers from a year ago. But anything’s possible in a shorter season.
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