
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