2020-21 Previews: GTRA, Hampton-Dumont/CAL, Harlan
GTRA Titans 8-15 last year 44.3 points scored, 50.0 points against 9 returning players GTRA looks to get back to its winning ways this year after failing to reach double figures in the wins department. The Titans took a little…
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8-15 last year
44.3 points scored, 50.0 points against
9 returning players
GTRA looks to get back to its winning ways this year after failing to reach double figures in the wins department. The Titans took a little step back after winning 14, 17 and 15 games, finishing at 8-15. They will need to find a new leader on the court with the graduation of Madison Hough Madison Hough 5'5" | PG Graettinger-Terril | 2020 State IA . Mackenzie Hoffman and Mercedes DePyper appear ready to help replace Hough’s scoring production. Both averaged just over six points per game a year ago, with DePyper adding five rebounds a night.
Notable returners:
Mackenzie Hoffman – 6.2 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 2.1 SPG, 1.8 APG
Mercedes DePyper – 6.4 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 1.0 SPG
Hampton-Dumont/CAL Bulldogs
18-4 last year
56.0 points scored, 42.8 points against
7 returning players
From 2007-2017, Hampton-Dumont/CAL won at least 10 games each season, highlighted by a four-year stretch that saw them go 19-4, 19-6, 21-2 and 19-3. They got back to those winning ways this past season, finishing 18-4 and reaching the regional semifinals. While some key pieces have moved on, leading scorer and rebounder Avery Hanson Avery Hanson 5'9" | PF Hampton-Dumont-CAL | 2022 State IA is back following her breakout sophomore campaign. Hanson averaged 12 points and over six boards a night, shooting 42 percent from the field. Lauren Meader Lauren Meader 5'7" | PG Hampton-Dumont-CAL | 2022 State IA is another returning starter along with regulars Morgyn Anderson and Alana Johnson.
Notable returners:
Lauren Meader
Lauren
Meader
5'7" | PG
Hampton-Dumont-CAL | 2022
State
IA
– 11.5 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 3.0 SPG
Avery Hanson
Avery
Hanson
5'9" | PF
Hampton-Dumont-CAL | 2022
State
IA
– 12.2 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 2.6 SPG, 1.5 APG
Morgyn Anderson – 2.1 PPG, 1.6 RPG
Harlan Cyclones
13-10 last year
50.0 points scored, 46.7 points against
13 returning players
After going through the first losing season in several years in 2018-19, Harlan bounced back to win 13 games last winter. The Cyclones gave Glenwood everything it could handle in a regional semifinal before coming up short. Claire Schmitz, Macie Leinen Macie Leinen 5'10" | PF Harlan | 2021 State IA and Ashley Hall are all back to lead the team once again. Schmitz scored 221 points to pace the Cyclones as a sophomore, with Leinen the top rebounder with 179 and Hall the leader in assists with 105. All 13 players who were on the varsity roster a year ago are slated to return.
Notable returners:
Claire Schmitz – 9.6 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 1.5 SPG
Macie Leinen
Macie
Leinen
5'10" | PF
Harlan | 2021
State
IA
– 8.0 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 2.4 BPG
Ashley Hall – 5.9 PPG, 4.6 APG, 2.6 RPG