2020-21 Previews: Fairfield, Forest City Fort Dodge

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Fairfield Trojans</strong> 14-9 last year 53.7 points scored, 45.0 points against 11 returning players</p> The Trojans rode the strength of [player_tooltip player_id="134383" first="Shaylin" last="Drish"] to a runner-up finish in the Southeast Conference last year. Drish has moved on leaving the team to the likes of returning starters Delaney Breen, [player_tooltip player_id="129060" first="Danielle" last="Breen"] and Hannah Simpson. [player_tooltip player_id="129060" first="Danielle" last="Breen"] scored 206 points with 92 rebounds, 37 steals and 30 assists while Delaney Breen added 176 points, 71 rebounds, 41 steals, 41 assists and 10 blocks. Delaney also hit 38 three-pointers as Fairfield made 146 triples in all. <p style="text-align: left;">Notable returners:</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Delaney Breen - 7.7 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 1.8 SPG [player_tooltip player_id="129060" first="Danielle" last="Breen"] - 9.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 1.6 SPG Hannah Simpson - 3.9 PPG, 2.8 RPG</p> &nbsp; <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Forest City Indians</strong> 14-8 last year 50.8 points scored, 40.5 points against 10 returning players</p> The good news for Forest City in 2020-21 is that they return 10 players from a team that went 14-8 a season ago. The bad is that they graduated a pair of key seniors from the rotation. Ellie Caylor, [player_tooltip player_id="63618" first="Shae" last="Dillavou"] and [player_tooltip player_id="131232" first="Kaylee" last="Miller"] all started at least 16 games last season with Reagan Helgeson and Hannah Good also making spot starts. Dillavou led the team in scoring and rebounding. Caylor is the leading returning three-pointer shooter having made 25 a season ago on 35 percent shooting from the floor. <p style="text-align: left;">Notable returners:</p> <p style="text-align: left;">[player_tooltip player_id="63618" first="Shae" last="Dillavou"] - 13.1 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 2.1 APG, 2.0 SPG [player_tooltip player_id="131232" first="Kaylee" last="Miller"] - 11.3 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 2.1 APG Ellie Caylor - 9.8 RPG, 4.1 RPG, 2.8 APG</p> &nbsp; <hr /> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Fort Dodge Dodgers</strong> 7-15 last year 44.2 points scored, 61.9 points against 12 returning players</p> A dozen players are slated to return for the Dodgers in 2020-21 led by Tory Bennett, Aleaha Pommer and Cheyenne Miller-Hameed. Bennett scored 221 points to lead Fort Dodge as the all-state softball player also had 149 rebounds, 57 assists, 53 steals and made 22 three-pointers. Pommer added 185 points and 137 rebounds with 40 steals and 19 made triples. Haley Wills, Jalen Adams and a handful of others are also back to help form a deep rotation. <p style="text-align: left;">Notable returners:</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Tory Bennett - 11.1 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 2.9 APG, 2.7 SPG Aleaha Pommer - 8.8 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 1.9 SPG, 1.2 APG Cheyenne Miller-Hammed - 8.6 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 1.2 SPG</p> &nbsp; <hr /> <p style="text-align: left;"></p>