We have heard about the Johnston Dragons and their stars this season but someone that has been a dedicated role-player for this program over the past three years is Guard, Isabel Balsley Isabel Balsley 5'5" | PG Johnston | 2024 State IA . Balsley is someone that is willing to go into the game and play the role given to her in their system. I’ve had the chance to see Balsley a few times and I’ve confident in saying that she would start in a lot of other programs across the state. She is a prospect with athleticism and endurance. Which makes sense as she is also a star on the soccer pitch. This Dragons team is going to be favorite to win their 5A Class come Playoff time and every person on their Varsity roster is going to have a role to play if they want to bring home some hardware, especially Balsley coming off of the bench in relief. Her minutes are crucial and going to be a big piece to her teams success over this next few weeks.

Isabel Balsley Isabel Balsley 5'5" | PG Johnston | 2024 State IA came off of the bench as the 6th man for the Johnston Dragons all season long. Her job was to come in with some positive energy, play some aggressive defense, knock down some shots when open, and have some fun out there, things that she did seamlessly all week long. The Dragons fought some constant foul trouble from their guards in all three of their games which led to Balsley coming in early and playing some significant minutes. During these minutes she showed a plethora of things, such as her ability to really defend the ball well, her ability to handle when needed, and her ability to shoot the ball from deep when open. Things that really benefited the Dragons throughout the tournament. Looking at next year I would think that she is going to start off her senior year by moving to the Dragons starting line-up as they will attempt to make it back to the well once again, a goal that is more then reachable for this group of stars.