2020-21 Previews: Danville, Davenport Central, Davenport North
Danville Bears 9-14 last year 37.7 points scored, 44.7 points against 7 returning players Scoring was difficult for Danville last year, as the Bears scored just under 38 points a night, finishing with nine wins. Leading scorer Isabella Smith has…
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9-14 last year
37.7 points scored, 44.7 points against
7 returning players
Scoring was difficult for Danville last year, as the Bears scored just under 38 points a night, finishing with nine wins. Leading scorer Isabella Smith has graduated, but Ava Smith will be counted on after posting 139 points with team-leading 179 rebounds and 83 assists. Drew Fox is also back after finding her role as a starter and scoring 196 points with 155 rebounds and 28 blocked shots. As a team, Danville made just 52 three-pointers while shooting 46 percent from the free throw line. Improvements in those two areas should lead to better results and more wins.
Notable returners:
Ava Smith – 6.0 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 3.6 APG, 2.4 SPG
Cassidy Yaley – 4.0 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 1.5 SPG
Drew Fox – 8.5 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 1.2 BPG
Davenport Central Blue Devils
9-12 last year
52.3 points scored, 51.5 points against
10 returning players
Leading scorer and rebounder Adriauna Mayfield Adriauna Mayfield 5'7" | SG Davenport Central | 2022 State IA returns for her junior season to lead Davenport Central. Mayfield scored 207 points with 95 boards last year. The Blue Devils had three close losses, which could have turned a sub-.500 season into a winning one. Davenport Central loses just three players due to graduation, as Acorianna Lard Acorianna Lard 5'9" | SF Davenport Central | 2021 State IA , Sydney George, Aliiyah Morgan, Aniah Smith, Kaitlin Carr, Bria Clark and Brynn Davis return with starting experience alongside Mayfield.
Notable returners:
Acorianna Lard
Acorianna
Lard
5'9" | SF
Davenport Central | 2021
State
IA
– 8.3 PPG, 3.4 APG, 3.1 RPG, 2.1 SPG, 1.5 BPG
Adriauna Mayfield
Adriauna
Mayfield
5'7" | SG
Davenport Central | 2022
State
IA
– 10.4 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 2.0 SPG, 1.8 BPG
Sydney George – 6.3 PPG, 3.7 RPG
Aniyah Wilson – 4.7 PPG, 2.2 RPG
Davenport North Wildcats
18-5 last year
56.8 points scored, 45.9 points against
9 returning players
Davenport North placed second in the Mississippi Athletic Conference and reached a Class 5A regional championship before falling to Cedar Rapids Prairie. The Wildcats must replace top scorer Camry Dillie Camry Dillie 5'6" | SG Davenport North | 2020 State IA and leading rebounder Anne Awour Anne Awour 6'5" | C Davenport North | 2020 State IA , but distributor Bella Sims Bella Sims 5'4" | PG Davenport North | 2021 State IA returns after recording 108 assists and nearly a 2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio as a junior. Sims also had 21 made three-pointers, 106 rebounds and 47 steals, with fellow starters Me’Kiyah Harris and Jordan Burch joining her. Burch had 128 points with 21 made triples, with Harris adding 232 points and 23 made three-pointers.
Notable returners:
Me’Kiyah Harris – 10.1 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 1.6 APG
Jordan Burch – 6.1 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 1.2 APG
Bella Sims
Bella
Sims
5'4" | PG
Davenport North | 2021
State
IA
– 9.1 PPG, 4.7 APG, 4.6 RPG 2.0 SPG