Class 2A: Emerging Sophomores For 2021
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As the season begins to take shape, this holiday break is the perfect time to start looking ahead – both to the rest of this basketball campaign and the future. We want to offer up thoughts and highlight those players…
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Continue ReadingAs the season begins to take shape, this holiday break is the perfect time to start looking ahead – both to the rest of this basketball campaign and the future.
We want to offer up thoughts and highlight those players from each class and each grade level some publicity to try and help them gain the attention of a college coach or two.
As always, if there is someone you feel we missed and deserves recognition, reach out through any means available.
Riley Batta Riley Batta 5'10" | PF South Central Calhoun | 2023 State IA , South Central Calhoun (2023)
It has been a quick start to 2020-21 for South Central Calhoun’s Riley Batta Riley Batta 5'10" | PF South Central Calhoun | 2023 State IA . The sophomore sensation has scored 127 points to go along with 48 rebounds, 24 steals and 15 assists.
Batta has been strong on the offensive glass, picking up 21 offensive rebounds. She is shooting 50 percent from the field and almost 45 percent from the 3-point line.
Akaysa Duitscher Akaysa Duitscher 5'5" | PG Pocahontas Area | 2023 State IA , Pocahontas Area (2023)
The next talented guard from Pocahontas Area is sophomore Akaysa Duitscher Akaysa Duitscher 5'5" | PG Pocahontas Area | 2023 State IA . She forms a potent backcourt duo with classmate Carly Janssen Carly Janssen 5'2" | PG Pocahontas Area | 2023 State IA .
Duitscher, who shined as a freshman last year, has already produced 100 points with 28 steals and 19 assists for the Indians in just six games. She is shooting almost 71 percent at the free throw line and has made 14 three-pointers.
Madison Brouwer Madison Brouwer 6'0" | PF Sibley-Ocheyedan | 2023 State IA , Sibley-Ocheyedan (2023)
Along with teammate and classmate Bria Wasmund Bria Wasmund 5'5" | PG Sibley-Ocheyedan | 2023 State IA , Madison Brouwer Madison Brouwer 6'0" | PF Sibley-Ocheyedan | 2023 State IA and Sibley-Ocheyedan are a team to watch over the next couple of years. Brouwer has been crashing the boards with great success, racking up 79 rebounds to date – with 28 of those coming on the offensive glass.
Brouwer is also scoring at a high rate with 126 points to go along with 22 assists, 21 steals and nine blocked shots.
Laney Pilcher, Jesup (2023)
In just eight games before the break, Laney Pilcher filled up the scoresheet for Jesup on a nightly basis. Pilcher will head into 2021 with 120 points, 53 rebounds, 20 steals and 15 assists to her credit.
Pilcher is getting it done from inside the 3-point line, shooting almost 51 percent from the field. She is also getting to the charity stripe and converting sinking 34 of her 47 attempts to date.
Kara Hohertz, Earlham (2023)
Checking in at just under 6-foot tall, Earlham’s Kara Hohertz has made life difficult for opposing teams testing her in the paint this winter.
Hohertz has recorded 41 blocked shots in nine games while adding 83 points to a balanced Earlham squad. She is shooting almost 41 percent from the field, over 72 percent from the free throw line, and has also showed her range with a couple of made 3-pointers.