2020-21 Previews: Eagle Grove, Earlham, East Buchanan
Eagle Grove Eagles 3-19 last year 34.4 points scored, 58.8 points against 11 returning players Eagle Grove has yet to record a winning season this decade, finishing last year with just three wins for the second consecutive campaign. Senior Ariane…
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3-19 last year
34.4 points scored, 58.8 points against
11 returning players
Eagle Grove has yet to record a winning season this decade, finishing last year with just three wins for the second consecutive campaign. Senior Ariane Lyman returns after posting almost eight points per game with 169 total. Classmate Lea Friedl is also back after she had 37 assists to lead the Eagles. Friedl also averaged just under seven points per game. Hannah Sampson, who posted 6.4 points a night, shot almost 40 percent from the three-point line.
Notable returners:
Lea Friedl – 6.7 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 1.7 APG
Hannah Sampson – 6.4 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 2.0 SPG
Ariane Lyman – 7.7 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 1.4 SPG
Kaitlin Sampson – 6.3 PPG, 4.4 RPG
Earlham Cardinals
8-13 last year
42.7 points scored, 47 points against
11 returning players
Leading scorer Alli Boyle Alli Boyle 5'8" | SF Earlham | 2021 State IA , who also had 69 assists, returns for the Cardinals. Boyle posted almost 12 points a night, shooting 32 percent from the floor. Sophomore Kara Hohertz dominated the glass, recording 129 total rebounds and over six per night. Just two seniors depart from the roster for Earlham. McKenzi Young, Boyle, Jenna Conry and Hoertz started nearly every game together.
Notable returners:
Jenna Conry – 7.8 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 1.3 APG
Kara Hohertz – 6.9 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 1.8 BPG
Alli Boyle
Alli
Boyle
5'8" | SF
Earlham | 2021
State
IA
– 11.6 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 3.3 APG, 2.7 SPG
McKenzi Young – 2.9 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 1.6 APG
East Buchanan Buccaneers
17-8 last year
53.9 points scored, 34.6 points against
12 returning players
It was a tremendous season for the Buccaneers, as they won 17 games and had over 19-point average margin of victory. East Buchanan has now won at least 15 games three consecutive seasons and have overcome a tough stretch between 2014-16 where they won just three games total. The Raiders were one win away from state, coming up short to eventual runner-up Bishop Garrigan in a regional final. Junior Lauren Donlea Lauren Donlea 5'4" | PG East Buchanan | 2022 State IA returns after recording 119 assists with an almost 5-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. Donlea also had 124 steals to lead the team.
Notable returners:
Lauren Donlea
Lauren
Donlea
5'4" | PG
East Buchanan | 2022
State
IA
– 6.5 PPG, 5.0 SPG, 4.8 APG, 3.7 RPG
Lara Fox – 6.8 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 1.7 SPG, 1.5 APG
Averiel Brady – 3.2 PPG, 2.6 RPG