Games of the Week: Week 4
We are now onto the fourth full week of the season and we have some great games in front of us. This is our breakdown of the week ahead. Monday: South Central Calhoun (6-0) vs Southeast Valley (3-1) 6:00pm South…
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Continue ReadingWe are now onto the fourth full week of the season and we have some great games in front of us. This is our breakdown of the week ahead.
Monday: South Central Calhoun (6-0) vs Southeast Valley (3-1) 6:00pm
South Central Calhoun has gotten off to another really good start and they are going to look to continue the momentum tonight as they take on Southeast Valley. Southeast Valley, on the other hand, sits at 3-1 on the season and has looked good in the early going to the season. South Central Calhoun is going to be a team that surprises a few people this year especially if they are able to continue on their streak throughout the season. This game for Southeast Valley is going to be a big one as they look for a marquee win. The junior duo of
Riley Batta
Riley
Batta
5'10" | PF
South Central Calhoun | 2023
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and
Kylee Schleisman
Kylee
Schleisman
5'4" | PG
South Central Calhoun | 2023
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are going to lead South Central Calhoun as they score 17.7 and 12.3 points, respectively. Southeast Valley will be led by sophomore Kenna Scott who scores 13.5 points a game. Junior Madison Lane adds 11.5 points per game and sophomore
Breck Mills
Breck
Mills
6'1" | PF
Southeast Valley | 2024
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IA
will look to add 10.0 points a game.
Tuesday: Ankeny Centennial (5-0) vs Johnston (6-0) 6:15pm
One of the best games of the week will be this one as Ankeny Centennial visits Johnston. Both of these teams have been playing really good basketball. For Ankeny Centennial, this is a chance to prove that their win over Southeast Polk was a legitimate one. For Johnston, it provides another opportunity to just further cement themselves as the top team in the state. Ankeny Centennial is led by Missouri Western State commit senior
Cleao Murray
Cleao
Murray
5'8" | SF
Ankeny Centennial | 2022
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IA
who scores 13.4 points a game. Johnston is led by a trio of players who score over 10 points a game. Iowa State commit sophomore
Aili Tanke
Aili
Tanke
6'0" | SG
Johnston | 2024
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IA
leads the team with 12.5 points a game. Senior
Anna Gossling
Anna
Gossling
5'5" | SG
Johnston | 2022
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scores 12.0 points a game and Iowa commit senior
Jada Gyamfi
Jada
Gyamfi
6'1" | PF
Johnston | 2022
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scores 11.2 points a game. There will be a lot of eyes on this game Tuesday night.
Thursday: Grundy Center (4-0) vs Roland-Story (3-1) 6:15pm
Grundy Center and Roland-Story are set to battle on Thursday night in what should be an exceptionally good game. Grundy Center is 4-0 on the season while Roland-Story is 3-1, with just a loss to 4A Gilbert to mar a clean slate. Grundy Center has played very well this year as they are outscoring their opponents by an average of 25.3 points a game. Roland-Story is doing the same as they have a +34.0 point differential on the year so far. Grundy Center will be led by the senior trio of
Lainy Thoren
Lainy
Thoren
5'11" | SF
Grundy Center | 2022
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,
Paiton Wallis
Paiton
Wallis
5'7" | PG
Grundy Center | 2022
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, and
Bailey Reding
Bailey
Reding
5'8" | SF
Grundy Center | 2022
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IA
as they combine to score 38.6 points a game. Thoren leads the charge by scoring 15.8 points a game. Roland-Story will be led by senior Bradley commit
Reagan Barkema
Reagan
Barkema
6'0" | SF
Roland-Story | 2022
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who will come in averaging 17.7 points a game thus far this season.
Friday: Iowa City High (3-0) vs Iowa City West (4-0) 6:00pm
A huge rivalry game unfolds on Friday night with bragging rights on the line. Iowa City High and Iowa City West are both perfect to start the season and will look to grab a huge win. Iowa City High is coming off of a nail-biter against Waterloo West while Iowa City West has slipped past both Cedar Rapids Washington and Iowa City Liberty in the past week. Iowa City High leads the all-time series between these two teams but Iowa City West has won the past two games. Iowa City High will be led by Iowa State commit junior
Kelsey Joens
Kelsey
Joens
5'10" | SG
West Liberty | 2023
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who scores 17.0 points a game. Iowa City West will be led by junior
Meena Tate
Meena
Tate
5'11" | SG
Iowa City West | 2023
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IA
who scores 15.3 points a game.
Saturday: Pleasant Valley (3-1) vs Cedar Rapids Kennedy (2-2) 2:30pm
A light slate of games on Saturday gives us a few games to watch closely but none closer than this one. Pleasant Valley and Cedar Rapids Kennedy are two very solid teams who have some big aspirations for this year. Pleasant Valley already beat Central DeWitt this year before falling to North Scott in their lone loss. Cedar Rapids Kennedy fell to Cedar Rapids Washington last week after knocking off previously unbeaten Cedar Falls. Junior Halle Vice will lead Pleasant Valley as she scores 17.8 points a game.
Kaliyah Sain
Kaliyah
Sain
5'10" | SF
Cedar Rapids Kennedy | 2023
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IA
will lead Cedar Rapids Kennedy as she scores 20.5 points a game.