Five Prospects Preparing To Shine

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2025-2026 high school basketball season is almost upon us and this year is going to be interesting on so many levels. Most of the Classes are wide open as it pertains to who could come away with the State Title so it'll be fun to see how it all plays out. In this article we cover five prospects that are preparing to shine this Winter for their respective programs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Thanks for tuning in and enjoy!</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1162829"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6903dd60a6f65"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1162829' first='Ali' last='Kock'] of Carroll High School is primed to be her team's main producer on both sides of the ball as a SF this upcoming Winter for her Senior season. Kock comes into this year as a SF with some versatility. She is a steady rebounder of the ball on both ends, while also being an able scorer on each side of the hoop. Last Winter as a Junior she helped her team to an overall 16-5 record, ranking their team within the Top 15 within the State in the 4A Class. As long as this team returns with the same system in place, Kock should be in shape for a year Winter ahead over the next six months. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1354519"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6903dd60a6fd0"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Hampton-Dumont-CAL is going to put together another impressive season. Last year they went 19-2 and they return their main producers from year's past but someone that I'm expecting to step-up big time is [player_tooltip player_id='1354519' first='MacKenzy' last='Valley'] at the PG position. Valley stepped onto the Varsity floor last Winter and she put up some decent stat lines. She was a positive facilitator and she rebounded well overall. With this group's top dawgs being Senior's this season, Valley will look to start to take over the program so that when they graduation in year's to follow, that she will be ready to go. As a Freshman she posted 2.8 APG and over 4.5 RPG in her efforts and those numbers are only going to get better with experience so I'm hoping to see some of that come through sooner rather than later. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1354512"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6903dd60a7019"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">If [player_tooltip player_id='1354512' first='Kenzley' last='Bruck'] gets significant minutes this Winter, she is going to be a problem for opposing teams to game plan against at the Center position. Bruck is a 6'2 Center with some fundamental skill to her game underneath. She was someone that played a good amount last season when the rest of the main producers were upperclassmen so I would expect her to take over the reigns for this team over the next few months. Harlan is used to having some size within their program so I'm sure they will have some tricks up their sleeve for Bruck. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["985182"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6903dd60a7059"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='985182' first='Addison' last='Mauer'] is going to be a name we hear for the next few year's at Treynor High School from the SG/CG position. Mauer demonstrated that she has a great feel for the game for her age. She is someone that rebounds hard, she gets her hands on tips/defections consistently, &amp; she makes the others around her better overall as competitors because of her firey energy. Mauer should be the young producer this Winter for this program. If she builds off of what she put into place last Winter, she should put up numbers on numbers as the Winter continues forward.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["880904"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6903dd60a7096"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">This is going to be a crucial Winter season for [player_tooltip player_id='880904' first='Ellie' last='Sievers'] and Newell-Fonda High School. Sievers is a next level talent as it pertains to the skill side of the game but I need to see her dominate moving forward as her team's number one option. She has all the ability to do so, it's just about making it happen now. Last Winter we saw Sievers put up good numbers but as it got closer to the State Title game, things began to really speed up and give her some trouble. I know she can control the pace of play better than that and I'm excited to see it happen this year with a dangerous Mustang's team. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->