SEMO Conference Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Girls Hoops Missouri continues its preseason preseason previews with a look at the SEMO Conference. Setting the pace again will be Cape Notre Dame, which advanced to the Final Four of the Class 5 state tournament last season. Jackson will also field a very competitive team at the Class 6 level. The conference is full of talented young players.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>THE STARTING FIVE</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='317336' first='Kate' last='Rubel'] (Cape Notre Dame): A 6'0 2026 guard who has the height and versatility to play anywhere on the floor. She was a major part of Notre Dame's run to the Class 5 Final Four.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='317348' first='Nevaeh' last='Lucious'] (Cape Notre Dame): A 6'2 2026 post player who is one of the top young frontcourt players in the state. She has already received multiple Division I scholarship offers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='317351' first='Brie' last='Rubel'] (Cape Notre Dame): A 5'8 2026 point guard who excelled on Notre Dame's Final Four team with her playmaking and perimeter shooting.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Evie Caruso (Saxony Lutheran): A 6'1 2024 forward who can operate inside or knock down 3-pointers. She averaged 10 points, six rebounds and nearly three blocks as a junior.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='655046' first='Landri' last='Hammontree'] (Sikeston): A 5'2 2025 point guard who was one of the league's leading scorers last season. She averaged 20 points a game while shooting 43 percent from 3-point range.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>BEST OF THE REST</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='815396' first='Abby' last='Wilson'] (Poplar Bluff)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1234917' first='Rebecca' last='Johnson'] (Saxony Lutheran)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Celeste Gutierrez (Cape Girardeau Central)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Allison Turbo (Dexter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marie Fees (Dexter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='424777' first='Camryn' last='Alsdorf'] (Jackson)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Emani Summers (New Madrid Central)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='636213' first='Kate' last='Nichols'] (Dexter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='338658' first='Katy' last='St. John'] (Jackson)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Paola Gonzalez (Cape Girardeau Central)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='984308' first='Lillie' last='Cole'] (Jackson)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tayja Carter (Kennett)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>E'Marriha Johnson (Kennett)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jordan Malbia (New Madrid Central)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Klaire Essner (Dexter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->