Tournament Preview: Class 5A, Region 7

<span style="font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 16px">With the 5A 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 7 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>Iowa City West (16-3) Waukee (16-4) Linn-Mar (11-10) Des Moines Lincoln (4-17) Cedar Rapids Jefferson (1-19) <span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size: 14pt"><strong>The</strong> <strong>Favorite</strong></span> <b>Waukee</b> Waukee has been on a roll as of late and are playing really good basketball. They are on a seven game win streak and only one of those wins wasn't a double-digit game. Waukee is scoring 71.0 points a game and are only allowing 40 points a game. They lead the region in assists, steals, blocks, turnovers, rebounds, etc. They lead in every category but free throws attempted and made. <strong>Paitlyn Rau</strong>, a senior, leads the team in scoring at 14.7 points a game. <span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size: 14pt"><strong>The Sleeper</strong></span> <strong>Iowa City West</strong> Iowa City West has the least amount of losses in the region, but they have also played the fewest amount of games. They are scoring 64.0 points a game and are getting to the line at an enormous rate. They shoot 44.4 percent from the floor and make 30 percent of their 3-pointers. This is a team that definitely can throw a wrench into Waukee's plans.<strong> Audrey Koch</strong>, a sophomore, leads the team with 15.5 points a game. <span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong>The Outside Shot</strong></span></span><strong> </strong><strong>Linn-Mar</strong> They only score 49.3 points a game as they really look to slow down the pace of the game. On the season they are actually being outscored, so with that I don't think they will be much of a threat to the top two teams in the region. They have lost to Iowa City West twice this year by 16 points each time. Senior <strong>Macey Miller</strong> leads the team as she is scoring 11.2 points a game. <span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><strong>Players to Watch</strong></span></span> <strong>2019</strong> Paitlyn Rau (Waukee) Lauren Zacharias (Iowa City West) Anna Brown (Waukee) Cailyn Morgan (Iowa City West) Macey Miller (Waukee) <strong style="font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 16px">2020</strong> Carly Printy (Linn-Mar) Grace Jellison (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) Bella Sanders (Des Moines Lincoln) Arianna Hawkins (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) Jenna Griffith (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) <strong>2021</strong> Audrey Koch (Iowa City West) Katie Dinnebier (Waukee) Keegan Krejca (Linn-Mar) Kalyn Wise (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) Lindsey Kelderman (Waukee) <strong>2022</strong> Trinity Cheaton (Des Moines Lincoln) Alexis Beier (Linn-Mar) Emma Ingersoll Weng (Iowa City West) Reagan Bartholomew (Waukee) Jayda Terry (Des Moines Lincoln)