As we near the start of the regular season, Prep Girls Hoops Iowa will now be releasing Preseason All-State teams. These selections are made based on their expected impact this season and will not include any incoming freshmen. We will release statewide All-State teams encompassing all classes as well this coming Friday afternoon.
Here are the First, Second, and Third Team Prep Girls Hoops Iowa All-State selections as well as the Class 4A Preseason Player of the Year pick.
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Preseason Player of the Year: [player_tooltip player_id="128996" first="Ava" last="Hawthorne"] (Gilbert HS)</strong></span></p>
The 4A PGH Iowa Preseason Player of the Year is [player_tooltip player_id="128996" first="Ava" last="Hawthorne"] of Gilbert High School. Hawthorne, a Drake commit, scored 15.9 points a game last season while adding in 3.7 steals and 3.6 assists a contest. She also grabbed over five rebounds a game. With Gilbert losing some key players to graduation, Hawthorne will be stepping up in a huge way this winter and is why she is our Preseason 4A Player of the Year.
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;">First Team</span></strong></p>
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<p class="p1"><strong>Name</strong></p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 45.76149425287356%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1"><strong>High School</strong></p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 8.908045977011495%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1"><strong>Class</strong></p>
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<p class="p1">[player_tooltip player_id="128996" first="Ava" last="Hawthorne"]</p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 45.76149425287356%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">Gilbert</p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 8.908045977011495%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">2022</p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 45.40229885057471%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">[player_tooltip player_id="246099" first="Callie" last="Levin"]</p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 45.76149425287356%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">Solon</p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 8.908045977011495%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">2024</p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 45.40229885057471%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">[player_tooltip player_id="127632" first="Jenna" last="Twedt"]</p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 45.76149425287356%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">Benton</p>
</td>
<td class="td1" style="width: 8.908045977011495%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">2023</p>
</td>
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<p class="p1">[player_tooltip player_id="63558" first="Jenna" last="Hopp"] (Featured Photo)</p>
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<p class="p1">Glenwood</p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 8.908045977011495%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">2023</p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 45.40229885057471%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">[player_tooltip player_id="128997" first="Taylor" last="Veach"]</p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 45.76149425287356%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">Central DeWitt</p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 8.908045977011495%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">2022</p>
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There are a ton of really good players in 4A this year and it was quite hard to cut down to five for First Team honors, much less cutting down to 15 total players. Hawthorne, the 4A Preseason Player of the Year and Drake commit, scored 15.9 points a game last season and was a leader for her team the past few years. [player_tooltip player_id="246099" first="Callie" last="Levin"], an Iowa commit, scored 19.0 points a game and added 4.0 assists per game in her freshman campaign. [player_tooltip player_id="127632" first="Jenna" last="Twedt"] scored 18.7 points a game last season and also had over 3.5 assists and steals per game. [player_tooltip player_id="63558" first="Jenna" last="Hopp"], a South Dakota State commit, scored 14.3 points per game and grabbed 7.8 rebounds a contest for Glenwood last year. [player_tooltip player_id="128997" first="Taylor" last="Veach"], an Illinois State commit, scored 19.1 points a game last year and brought in 6.1 rebounds a game.
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Second Team</span></strong></p>
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<p class="p1"><strong>Name</strong></p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 38.074712643678154%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1"><strong>High School</strong></p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 18.46264367816092%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1"><strong>Class</strong></p>
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<p class="p1">[player_tooltip player_id="63072" first="Jena" last="Young"]</p>
</td>
<td class="td1" style="width: 38.074712643678154%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">Winterset</p>
</td>
<td class="td1" style="width: 18.46264367816092%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">2023</p>
</td>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 43.5344827586207%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">[player_tooltip player_id="63021" first="Bryar" last="Duwe"]</p>
</td>
<td class="td1" style="width: 38.074712643678154%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">Decorah</p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 18.46264367816092%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">2024</p>
</td>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 43.5344827586207%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">[player_tooltip player_id="163322" first="Ivey" last="Schmidt"]</p>
</td>
<td class="td1" style="width: 38.074712643678154%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">Grinnell</p>
</td>
<td class="td1" style="width: 18.46264367816092%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">2022</p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 43.5344827586207%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">[player_tooltip player_id="107012" first="Jada" last="Williams"]</p>
</td>
<td class="td1" style="width: 38.074712643678154%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">Mason City</p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 18.46264367816092%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">2022</p>
</td>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 43.5344827586207%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">[player_tooltip player_id="63624" first="Madison" last="Camden"]</p>
</td>
<td class="td1" style="width: 38.074712643678154%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">Glenwood</p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 18.46264367816092%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">2022</p>
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The Second Team in 4A could compete with any First Team in our Preseason All-State lists. [player_tooltip player_id="63072" first="Jena" last="Young"], an Iowa softball commit, scored 15.9 points a game last year while also dishing off four assists per game. [player_tooltip player_id="63021" first="Bryar" last="Duwe"] scored 15.6 points a game last year while also grabbing 2.6 steals a game. [player_tooltip player_id="163322" first="Ivey" last="Schmidt"] scored 16.8 points a game last season and grabbed 6.6 rebounds a game for Grinnell. [player_tooltip player_id="107012" first="Jada" last="Williams"], a Milwaukee commit, scored 14.8 points a game and brought down 7.5 rebounds a game while passing off 4.5 assists per game. [player_tooltip player_id="63624" first="Madison" last="Camden"] scored 14.9 points a game last season while adding in a few rebounds, assists, and steals per game last year.
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Third Team</span></strong></p>
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<p class="p1"><strong>Name</strong></p>
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<p class="p1"><strong>High School</strong></p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 8.333333333333332%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1"><strong>Class</strong></p>
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<p class="p1">[player_tooltip player_id="63599" first="Lauren" last="Blake"]</p>
</td>
<td class="td1" style="width: 45.97701149425288%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">Indianola</p>
</td>
<td class="td1" style="width: 8.333333333333332%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">2022</p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 45.68965517241379%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">[player_tooltip player_id="127617" first="Emma" last="Miner"]</p>
</td>
<td class="td1" style="width: 45.97701149425288%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">Dallas Center-Grimes</p>
</td>
<td class="td1" style="width: 8.333333333333332%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">2023</p>
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<p class="p1">[player_tooltip player_id="128999" first="Allie" last="Meadows"]</p>
</td>
<td class="td1" style="width: 45.97701149425288%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">Central DeWitt</p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 8.333333333333332%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">2022</p>
</td>
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<p class="p1">[player_tooltip player_id="163339" first="Katelyn" last="Lappe"]</p>
</td>
<td class="td1" style="width: 45.97701149425288%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">Bondurant-Farrar</p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 8.333333333333332%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">2022</p>
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<p class="p1">[player_tooltip player_id="129004" first="Lucy" last="Schaffer"]</p>
</td>
<td class="td1" style="width: 45.97701149425288%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">North Polk</p>
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<td class="td1" style="width: 8.333333333333332%;" valign="top">
<p class="p1">2022</p>
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Another great set of five players on the Third Team make the 4A Preseason All State teams the deepest in the state. [player_tooltip player_id="63599" first="Lauren" last="Blake"], a Central Missouri commit, scored 14.3 points a game last year and grabbed 4.4 rebounds a game. [player_tooltip player_id="127617" first="Emma" last="Miner"], a St. Thomas commit, scored 11.0 points a game last year and grabbed 4.0 rebounds a game this past season. [player_tooltip player_id="128999" first="Allie" last="Meadows"], a Western Illinois commit, scored 15.8 points a game last year and grabbed 5.3 rebounds per game. [player_tooltip player_id="163339" first="Katelyn" last="Lappe"], a Northern Iowa softball commit, scored 15.8 points a game last year will also grabbing 11.3 rebounds a game. Lappe also dished off 2.5 assists a game. [player_tooltip player_id="129004" first="Lucy" last="Schaffer"] scored 15.2 points a game last year and grabbed four rebounds a contest. She added in a few steals and assists per game as well.
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