Preview: Central Ozark Conference

Prep Hoops Missouri continues its preseason conference previews with a look at the Central Ozark Conference. The league is full of good young talent. <h4>Preseason Starting Five</h4> [player_tooltip player_id="107017" first="Kaemyn" last="Bekemeier"] 5’9 Republic: Talented 2023 guard who averaged a team-high 15 points a game as a freshman. She already has Division I offers [player_tooltip player_id="107968" first="Ali" last="Kamies"] 5’5 Nixa: Talented 2022 point guard who averaged 14 points and three steals a game as a sophomore. Macy Conway 5’9 Nixa: Excellent 2022 transfer from Kickapoo who averaged 16 points a game as a sophomore. [player_tooltip player_id="106874" first="Hailey" last="Fullerton"] 6’1 Carthage: A 2022 forward who earned All-Conference honors after averaging 11 points and six rebounds as a sophomore. Jaydee Duda, Webb City: A 2021 guard who returns after averaging 14 points and four steals a game as a junior. Does it at both ends. &nbsp; &nbsp; <h4>Best of the Rest</h4> 2021 Jazzy Kirby 5’8 Republic [player_tooltip player_id="106900" first="Sierra" last="Kimbrough"] 5’3 Webb City Katie Kaimen 5’9 Nixa [player_tooltip player_id="106874" first="Hailey" last="Fullerton"] 6’1 Carthage Hannah Lee 6’0 Carl Junction Jada Holloman 5’6" Willard Addalyn Adamson 5’8" Willard &nbsp; 2022 [player_tooltip player_id="107981" first="Rhianna" last="Gibbons"], Nixa Riley Boggs 5’6" Ozark Chloe Grimm 5’5" Branson Jessa Hylton 5’8" Carl Junction [player_tooltip player_id="107996" first="Brielle" last="Adamson"] 5’8" Willard [player_tooltip player_id="107993" first="Moriah" last="Putt"] 5’9" Ozark Ella Hafer 6’0” Joplin Kenzie Robbins 5’10" Webb City &nbsp; 2023 [player_tooltip player_id="170215" first="Destiny" last="Beurge"] 5’6 Carl Junction Kyle Scott 6’1" Carl Junction Brynn Driver 5’6 Joplin Harleigh Hodges 6’3" Branson Kianna Yates 5’4 Carthage &nbsp; <h4>Predicted Order of Finish</h4> 1 Republic 2 Nixa 3 Carl Junction 4 Ozark 5 Willard 6 Webb City 7 Carthage 8 Neosho 9 Branson 10 Joplin