Class 2A Girls Basketball Breakdowns

CLASS 2A GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM CAPSULES by Kerry Sherman

CLASS 2A GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM CAPSULES

BY: KERRY SHERMAN

The Class 2A Girls State Basketball Tournament will be played at the Budweiser Event Center at the Ranch in Loveland, with the first quarterfinal starting at 8:45am on Thursday. The complete brackets, with game times, are available at milehighprepreport.com or on MileHigh Prep Report on Facebook. The capsules for each team are in bracket order.

#1 MERINO LADY RAMS   (21-3)

  • COACH:  DAN PIEL
  • STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    • 1989, 1997, 2002
  • RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   5-3
    • WINS:  FLEMING (1), LIMON (1), SEDGWICK COUNTY (1), WIGGINS (2)
    • LOSSES:  FLATIRONS ACADEMY (1), STRATTON (1), SEDGWICK COUNTY (1)
  • STAT LEADERS
    • Kya Piel   13.8 ppg,  5.1 rpg,  6.2 assists,  4.1 steals  3 DD
    • Makenna Sutter   11.8 ppg,  8.8 rpg,  1.8 assists, 4.2 steals  7 DD
    • Jade Powell   7.9 ppg,  1.5 assists,  1.7 steals
    • Jay Lynch   7.1 ppg,  7.1 rpg,  2.3 steals
    • Brooklyn Sutter   7.1 ppg,  1.8 assists,  2.5 steals
    • Veronica Baray   4.6 ppg,  2.3 assists,  2.7 steals

#9 WIGGINS LADY TIGERS   (17-7)

  • COACH:  ANDY SCHON
  • STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    • 1992
  • RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   2-5
    • WINS:  SEDGWICK COUNTY (2)
    • LOSSES:  BRIGGSDALE (1), HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (1), SEDGWICK COUNTY (1), MERINO (2)
  • STAT LEADERS
    • Kennedy Kerr   11.0 ppg,  5.3 rpg,  2.3 assists,  2.9 steals
    • Raelyn Koenig   9.3 ppg.  3.6 assists, 2.8 steals
    • Riley Hunt   8.7 ppg,  7.3 rpg,  1.8 steals
    • Tyleigh Fehseke   6.1 ppg,  4.7 rpg
    • Kealy Langford   3.7 ppg,  1.8 assists,  2.3 steals

#12 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN LADY EAGLES   (19-5)

  • COACH:  JOE PACKARD
  • STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    • NONE
  • RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   1-1
    • WINS:  WIGGINS (1)
    • LOSSES:  SEDGWICK COUNTY (1)
  • STAT LEADERS
    • Avery Hughes   15.6 ppg,  4.9 rpg,  5.2 assists,  4.7 steals
    • Harper Siemers   6.6 ppg,  1.6 steals
    • Kate Green   5.9 ppg,  3.5 rpg,  2.6 steals
    • Natalie Samuelson  5.8 ppg,  5.2 rpg,  1.8 assists,  2.2 blocks
    • Mikaela Harvey   5.6 ppg
    • Lydia Stockton   4.8 ppg,  5.2 rpg

#13 LIMON LADY BADGERS   (17-6)

  • COACH:  BART O’DWYER
  • STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    • 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2021
  • RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   2-2
    • WINS:  STRATTON (1), BURLINGTON (1)
    • LOSSES:  MERINO (1), BURLINGTON (1)
  • STAT LEADERS
    • Jentri Marx   11.4 ppg,  8.1 rpg,  2.0 assists,  4.6 steals,  1.6 blocks  7 DD
    • Katelyn Tacha   9.4 ppg,  3.4 rpg,  3.0 assists, 2.3 steals
    • Brynlyn Owens   7.7 ppg,  3.5 rpg,  2.3 assists,  2.6 steals
    • Paige Hutsell   6.3 ppg,  5.7 rpg,  1.4 assists
    • Jazzy Rosler   4.9 ppg,  1.5 steals
    • Teal Schmidt   4.5 ppg,  4.3 rpg,  1.5 steals

#2 SEDGWICK COUNTY LADY COUGARS   (19-5)

  • COACH:  SCOTT DILLE
  • STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    • NONE
  • RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   6-3
    • WINS:  HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (1), BRIGGSDALE (1), FLEMING (1), MERINO (1), WIGGINS (1), LEYTON NE (1)
    • LOSSES:  WIGGINS (2), MERINO (1)
  • STAT LEADERS
    • Abigail Dille   15.4 ppg,  5.1 rpg,  2.0 assists, 1.6 steals
    • Jensen Renquist   12.7 ppg,  6.3 rpg,  2.9 assists,  2.0 steals
    • Lainee Nein   8.1 ppg,  6.0 rpg,  1.8 assists,  2.0 steals
    • Avery Goddard   5.5 ppg,  1.2 steals
    • Kierra Ehnes   4.4 ppg,  3.5 rpg
    • Allie Bernhardt   5.5 rpg,  1.7 assists,  1.4 blocks

#7 RANGELY LADY PANTHERS   (19-4)

  • COACH:  JIMMIE MERGELMAN
  • STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    • NONE
  • RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   1-2
    • WINS:  LITTLE SNAKE RIVER WY (1)
    • LOSSES:  LITTLE SNAKE RIVER WY (1), DOVE CREEK (1)
  • STAT LEADERS
    • Ryann Mergelman   10.6 ppg,  5.9 rpg,  3.2 assists,  3.0 steals
    • Miah Wren   10.0 ppg,  5.6 rpg,  2.0 assists,  3.2 steals
    • Annika Cantrell   9.9 ppg,  9.8 rpg,  1.5 steals  8 DD
    • Ashlynn Ducey   7.6 ppg,  4.8 rpg,  1.8 assists,  3.1 steals

#3 BURLINGTON LADY COUGARS   (19-4)

  • COACH:  KEENAN WILLIAMS
  • STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    • 1936 (PRE-TITLE IX)
  • RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   2-3
    • WINS:  STRATTON (1), LIMON (1)
    • LOSSES:  LIMON (1), GOODLAND KS (2)
  • STAT LEADERS
    • Kiyarra Williams   20.6 ppg,  12.2 rpg,  3.2 assists,  3.8 steals,  1.2 blocks  16 DD
    • Trinitee Holmes   14.7 ppg,  6.1 rpg,  3.1 assists,  4.6 steals  3 DD
    • Reagan Simpson   7.7 ppg,  2.3 assists,  2.3 steals
    • Whitney Cure   5.8 ppg,  4.5 rpg,  2.2 steals
    • Lynzee Neal   3.6 ppg,  3.3 rpg,  2.0 steals
    • Trudy Goodnow   2.7 ppg

#6 DEL NORTE LADY TIGERS   (19-5)

  • COACH:  GILBERT SANCHEZ
  • STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    • NONE
  • RECORD AGAINST GREAT 8 QUALIFIERS   1-2
    • WINS:  PINE BLUFFS WY (1)
    • LOSSES:  ELLICOTT (1), BUENA VISTA (1)
  • STAT LEADERS
    • Kelci Madrid   16.6 ppg,  5.6 rpg,  2.7 assists,  3.8 steals  4 DD
    • Abigail Rivera   9.2 ppg,  8.7 rpg,  2.7 assists,  2.7 steals  5 DD
    • Kayleigh Haynie   3.6 ppg,  4.8 rpg
    • Shelby Vanzalinge   3.2 ppg,  2.9 rpg
    • Baylie Laymon   2.8 ppg,  3.3 rpg,  1.9 steals
    • Kaitlyn Velasquez   2.8 ppg,  2.5 rpg,  2.0 steals