Class 4A: Emerging Juniors 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.
Ava Hawthorne Ava Hawthorne 5'10" | PG Gilbert | 2022 State IA , Gilbert (2022)
In just nine games before the break, Ava Hawthorne Ava Hawthorne 5'10" | PG Gilbert | 2022 State IA filled up the stat sheets on a nightly basis. The Gilbert standout leads all Class 4A juniors with 143 points scored and 45 steals.
Hawthorne also has 49 rebounds, 32 assists and even two blocked hots. She is shooting 51 percent from the field and has continued to develop a strong outside game, knocking down 17 three-pointers.
Jada Williams Jada Williams 5'8" | PG Mason City | 2022 State IA , Mason City (2022)
The latest in a long line of talented guards to come out of Mason City is Jade Williams. The junior sits at 134 points, 67 rebounds, 35 assists, 10 steals and five blocks so far through the early portion of 2020-2021.
Williams is effective inside, outside and getting to the free throw line. She has made 10 three-pointers and is shooting almost 65 percent at the stripe.
Taylor Veach Taylor Veach 5'11" | SF Central DeWitt | 2022 State IA , Central DeWitt (2022)
Built in the mode of a power-guard, Central DeWitt’s Taylor Veach Taylor Veach 5'11" | SF Central DeWitt | 2022 State IA continues to produce. The junior has scored 117 points on 42 percent shooting this year, adding in 34 rebounds, 11 assists, 10 steals and a handful of blocked shots.
Veach is very capable of getting to the free throw line where she is shooting 71 percent.
Lucy Schaffer Lucy Schaffer 5'7" | PG North Polk | 2022 State IA , North Polk (2022)
With graduation losses and other defections, North Polk has leaned more on the play of Lucy Schaffer Lucy Schaffer 5'7" | PG North Polk | 2022 State IA . And she has delivered.
Schaffer has scored 110 points with 36 rebounds, 16 steals and 13 assists for the Comets, who reached the state championship game a season ago. She is shooting 37 percent from the field and 73 percent at the charity stripe.
Malarie Ross Malarie Ross 6'1" | SF Central Lee | 2022 IA , Fort Madison (2022)
An elite scorer with quick hands, Malarie Ross Malarie Ross 6'1" | SF Central Lee | 2022 IA has produced 134 points and 27 steals in just six games. The Fort Madison junior is shooting 46 percent from the field, nearly 80 percent at the free throw line and 38 percent from deep.
Ross also has collected 19 rebounds with seven assists.