Best Dime Droppers in Downstate IL
In this write up, we take a look at the statistical leaders in downstate Illinois (any high school south of I-80). This will be based on a ten-game minimum.
MaxPreps and the St. Louis Post Dispatch tracks the state’s statistical leaders based on what is input into the system by coaches or programs. With the regular season wrapping up and state tournament play right around the corner, we take a look at the leaders in assists per game in Illinois.
Aubree Wallace – Civic Memorial – 2023
Average Per Game: 5.8
Total Assists: 164
Games Played: 28
Aubree leads the Metro-East averaging 5.8 assists per game that has helped her team to a 24-4 record. She not only distributes the ball well, but she also finds ways to score in which she averages 10.2 PPG as well. The junior guard has had four games in which she had double digit assist totals. Her season-high came in the second game of the season when she found her open teammates 13 times en route to a dominate win over Mt. Zion.
Camrynn Howie – Chester – 2023
Average Per Game: 5.2
Total Assists: 131
Games Played: 25
Camrynn has multiple teammates averaging double digit points per game thanks to her court vision which averages her 5.2 assists per game. The junior guard stays pretty consistent right around that five assists per game mark in most contests. She hit the double digit mark one time this season dishing the rock 12 times while chipping in nine points to help her team defeat Gibault Caholic 72-52.
Rachel Holthaus Rachel Holthaus 5'6" | PG Pana | 2022 State IL – Pana – 2022
Average Per Game: 5.0
Total Assists: 146
Games Played: 29
Rachel is a pass first point guard averaging five assists per game. Her most impressive stat is how little she turns it over as a point guard. She has turned it over just 59 times to her 146 assist that gives her a 2.48 AST/TO ratio. Holthaus had a season-high 11 assists against Carlinville to help teammate Jillian Hamilton Jillian Hamilton 5'11" | SF Pana | 2022 State IL score her average 17 points.
Alexa Miller – Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond – 2022
Average Per Game: 4.7
Total Assists: 128
Games Played: 27
When the senior guard isn’t scoring she’s dropping dimes to open teammates. Her 128 assists this season are one of many reasons why the Knights sit at 24-4 overall. Alexa averages right around 5 assists a game. Her season-high nine assists came against Shelbyville in the teams season opening tournament.
Hannah Duke – Century – 2022
Average Per Game: 4.6
Total Assists: 97
Games Played: 21
Hannah also leads her team in points per game at 14 which gives her the ability to find open teammates to average 4.6 assists per game. Her highest assist game came in a dominant win over Egyptian at 8 dimes. Duke’s most impressive contest of the season came against Joppa-Maple Grove where she dished it seven times, dropped in 20 points, and had five takeaways.
Caitlyn Horney – Jacksonville Routt – 2022
Average Per Game: 4.6
Total Assists: 46
Games Played: 10
MaxPreps only has stats for ten games for Jacksonville Routt. Caitlyn has made the most of those ten games by dishing out 46 dimes only turning the rock over 12 times. She has assisted at least four times in all ten of those games with the most being six resulting in a win.
Marisa Zane – Robinson – 2024
Average Per Game: 4.5
Total Assists: 95
Games Played: 21
Marisa leads her team in scoring and assists which has led them to a 16-5 record. She averages 14.2 PPG to go along with her 4.5 APG. The talented sophomore has had a season-high nine assists twice this season. Her most impressive outing was in a hard fought fight loss Mt. Carmel where she dropped 12 points, grabbed 8 boards, and dished out 9 dimes.
Elynn Peterson – Brimfield – 2022
Average Per Game: 4.5
Total Assists: 113
Games Played: 25
Elynn plays on a very talented Brimfield team where she averages 4.5 assists per game. She also chips in just over 11 PPG. Earlier this season, Elynn dished her 250th career assist. Her most assists this season came in a win against Dunlap when she dropped nine dimes to help standout teammate Ella Lune Ella Lune 6'0" | PF Brimfield | 2022 State IL drop 27 points.
Breanna Suits – Goreville – 2025
Average Per Game: 4.2
Total Assists: 108
Games Played: 26
The only Freshman on our list has 108 assists in 26 games this year. Breanna has multiple teammates who average double digit scoring with the help of her 4.2 APG. She has dished out over five assists nine times. Her career high nine assists have come twice this year in which both have resulted in wins for the Blackcats.
Sam Lindhorst Sam Lindhorst 5'10" | PG Waterloo | 2023 State IL – Waterloo – 2023
Average Per Game: 4.0
Total Assists: 105
Games Played: 26
Sam plays on a talented Waterloo team where she averages 4.0 APG along with 13.4 PPG. She has dropped six or more dimes in eight games to help her team to a 23-5 overall record. Her season-high in assists came against Highland in early January when she helped her teammates score with eight assists. Lindhorst’s most dominant game was against Red Bud where she dropped 18 points, dropped 5 dimes, and had 7 takeaways.
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