Tournament Preview: Class 4A, Region 6

<span style="font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 16px">With the 4A tournament set to get underway on Wednesday, February 13th, we are going to be breaking down each region with in depth analysis. We will cover who you should watch for, the teams that could come out of nowhere, and of course, the bracket buster candidate. We will also list five players from each class that you need to keep an eye on throughout the bracket as they can really change the game in a hurry. The complete Region 6 bracket is posted below.</span> <hr /> <span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong>The</strong></span></span><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-size: 14pt"> Teams</span></span> </strong>North Scott (17-3) Keokuk (12-5) Maquoketa (13-7) Clinton (8-10) Burlington (4-15) Fort Madison (1-19) <span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size: 14pt"><strong>The</strong> <strong>Favorite</strong></span> <strong>North Scott</strong> The team that is leading the region in scoring sits at the top with a 17-3 record. On the year, North Scott has scored 57.4 points a game and has only given up 36.2 points a game. They very rarely turn the ball over as evidenced by their 219 turnovers, best in the region. This is a team that is a threat to get to state and make noise. <strong>Grace Boffeli</strong>, a junior, leads the team in scoring with 17.7 points a game. <span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size: 14pt"><strong>The Sleeper</strong></span> <strong>Keokuk</strong> This is a team that has played five out of state teams and are 2-3 against those teams. They only have lost to two teams in Iowa with those losses not being exactly bad losses either. They are only rebounding the ball at a 24.6 average, but they do score pretty efficiently on their 763 shots they have taken this season. Senior <strong>MacKenzie Northrup </strong>leads the region in scoring as she averages 18.0 points a game. <span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong>The Outside Shot</strong></span></span><strong> </strong><strong>Maquoketa</strong> They have taken 82 more shots than the next highest team this season but are only shooting the ball at a 35.9 percent clip on the year. This is a team that forces turnovers and has a lot of blocks, but they do at times turn the ball over often. They shoot a ton of free throws so the potential is always going to be there for them to knock a team off in the region. The are a balanced scoring team with three players in double figures. At 15.8 points per game, senior <strong>Brie Bennis</strong> will be the one to lead this team to state. <span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong>Players to Watch</strong></span></span> <strong>2019</strong> MacKenzie Northrup (Keokuk) Brie Bennis (Maquoketa) Megan Gandrup (Clinton) Macy Mulholland (Clinton) Rylie Rucker (North Scott) <strong style="font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 16px">2020</strong> Grace Boffeli (North Scott) Nell Sybesma (Maquoketa) Autumn Dykstra (Maquoketa) Presley Case (North Scott) Michenna Davis (Keokuk) <strong>2021</strong> Maddie Rashid (Fort Madison) Samantha Scott (North Scott) Molly Shannon (Clinton) Keleigh Hall (Keokuk) Elle Davis (Clinton) <strong>2022</strong> Abby Wolter (Keokuk) Alexis Standard (Burlington) Tenley Cavanaugh (Maquoketa) Anna Lynk (Fort Madison) Jackie Miller (Maquoketa)