Prep Girls Hoops Iowa Class 4A Preseason All-State Teams
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As we near the start of the regular season, Prep Girls Hoops Iowa will now be releasing Preseason All-State teams. These selections are made based on their expected impact this season and will not include any incoming freshmen. We will…
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Continue ReadingAs we near the start of the regular season, Prep Girls Hoops Iowa will now be releasing Preseason All-State teams. These selections are made based on their expected impact this season and will not include any incoming freshmen. We will release statewide All-State teams encompassing all classes as well this coming Friday afternoon.
Here are the First, Second, and Third Team Prep Girls Hoops Iowa All-State selections as well as the Class 4A Preseason Player of the Year pick.
Preseason Player of the Year: Ava Hawthorne Ava Hawthorne 5'10" | PG Gilbert | 2022 State IA (Gilbert HS)
The 4A PGH Iowa Preseason Player of the Year is Ava Hawthorne Ava Hawthorne 5'10" | PG Gilbert | 2022 State IA of Gilbert High School. Hawthorne, a Drake commit, scored 15.9 points a game last season while adding in 3.7 steals and 3.6 assists a contest. She also grabbed over five rebounds a game. With Gilbert losing some key players to graduation, Hawthorne will be stepping up in a huge way this winter and is why she is our Preseason 4A Player of the Year.
First Team
Name |
High School |
Class |
Ava Hawthorne Ava Hawthorne 5'10" | PG Gilbert | 2022 State IA |
Gilbert |
2022 |
Callie Levin Callie Levin 5'10" | PG Solon | 2024 State IA |
Solon |
2024 |
Jenna Twedt Jenna Twedt 5'8" | SG Benton | 2023 State IA |
Benton |
2023 |
Jenna Hopp Jenna Hopp 5'11" | SG Glenwood | 2023 State IA (Featured Photo) |
Glenwood |
2023 |
Taylor Veach Taylor Veach 5'11" | SF Central DeWitt | 2022 State IA |
Central DeWitt |
2022 |
There are a ton of really good players in 4A this year and it was quite hard to cut down to five for First Team honors, much less cutting down to 15 total players. Hawthorne, the 4A Preseason Player of the Year and Drake commit, scored 15.9 points a game last season and was a leader for her team the past few years. Callie Levin Callie Levin 5'10" | PG Solon | 2024 State IA , an Iowa commit, scored 19.0 points a game and added 4.0 assists per game in her freshman campaign. Jenna Twedt Jenna Twedt 5'8" | SG Benton | 2023 State IA scored 18.7 points a game last season and also had over 3.5 assists and steals per game. Jenna Hopp Jenna Hopp 5'11" | SG Glenwood | 2023 State IA , a South Dakota State commit, scored 14.3 points per game and grabbed 7.8 rebounds a contest for Glenwood last year. Taylor Veach Taylor Veach 5'11" | SF Central DeWitt | 2022 State IA , an Illinois State commit, scored 19.1 points a game last year and brought in 6.1 rebounds a game.
Second Team
Name |
High School |
Class |
Winterset |
2023 |
|
Bryar Duwe Bryar Duwe 5'7" | PG Decorah | 2023 State IA |
Decorah |
2024 |
Ivey Schmidt Ivey Schmidt 5'7" | PG Grinnell | 2022 State IA |
Grinnell |
2022 |
Jada Williams Jada Williams 5'8" | PG Mason City | 2022 State IA |
Mason City |
2022 |
Madison Camden Madison Camden 5'8" | SG Glenwood | 2022 State IA |
Glenwood |
2022 |
The Second Team in 4A could compete with any First Team in our Preseason All-State lists. Jena Young Jena Young 5'6" | PG Winterset | 2023 State IA , an Iowa softball commit, scored 15.9 points a game last year while also dishing off four assists per game. Bryar Duwe Bryar Duwe 5'7" | PG Decorah | 2023 State IA scored 15.6 points a game last year while also grabbing 2.6 steals a game. Ivey Schmidt Ivey Schmidt 5'7" | PG Grinnell | 2022 State IA scored 16.8 points a game last season and grabbed 6.6 rebounds a game for Grinnell. Jada Williams Jada Williams 5'8" | PG Mason City | 2022 State IA , a Milwaukee commit, scored 14.8 points a game and brought down 7.5 rebounds a game while passing off 4.5 assists per game. Madison Camden Madison Camden 5'8" | SG Glenwood | 2022 State IA scored 14.9 points a game last season while adding in a few rebounds, assists, and steals per game last year.
Third Team
Name |
High School |
Class |
Lauren Blake Lauren Blake 5'11" | SF Indianola | 2022 State IA |
Indianola |
2022 |
Emma Miner Emma Miner 5'10" | SF Dallas Center-Grimes | 2023 State IA |
Dallas Center-Grimes |
2023 |
Allie Meadows Allie Meadows 5'8" | PG Central DeWitt | 2022 State IA |
Central DeWitt |
2022 |
Katelyn Lappe Katelyn Lappe 5'10" | PF Bondurant-Farrar | 2022 State IA |
Bondurant-Farrar |
2022 |
Lucy Schaffer Lucy Schaffer 5'7" | PG North Polk | 2022 State IA |
North Polk |
2022 |
Another great set of five players on the Third Team make the 4A Preseason All State teams the deepest in the state. Lauren Blake Lauren Blake 5'11" | SF Indianola | 2022 State IA , a Central Missouri commit, scored 14.3 points a game last year and grabbed 4.4 rebounds a game. Emma Miner Emma Miner 5'10" | SF Dallas Center-Grimes | 2023 State IA , a St. Thomas commit, scored 11.0 points a game last year and grabbed 4.0 rebounds a game this past season. Allie Meadows Allie Meadows 5'8" | PG Central DeWitt | 2022 State IA , a Western Illinois commit, scored 15.8 points a game last year and grabbed 5.3 rebounds per game. Katelyn Lappe Katelyn Lappe 5'10" | PF Bondurant-Farrar | 2022 State IA , a Northern Iowa softball commit, scored 15.8 points a game last year will also grabbing 11.3 rebounds a game. Lappe also dished off 2.5 assists a game. Lucy Schaffer Lucy Schaffer 5'7" | PG North Polk | 2022 State IA scored 15.2 points a game last year and grabbed four rebounds a contest. She added in a few steals and assists per game as well.