Area quartet named All-State

The Iowa Print Sportswriters Writers Association released its 2023 All-State girls basketball list on Tuesday, and four area players are named to the list.

Among those players is a first teamer in Winfield-Mount Union’s Bradie Buffington. The Wolves’ senior led the state-bound WMU girls with 14 points per game this season. Along with pulling down 8.2 rebounds per game, she also blocked 2.3 shots per game and collected 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

Along with Buffington on the Class 1A first team, the Union area had two players on the second team, both from SEISC North squads.

Highland’s Sarah Burton made the Class 1A second team after filling up the stat sheet once again in 2023. She did it all for the Huskies this season.

Burton went for 16.4 points per game this year and also led the Huskies with 12.3 rebounds per game, 3.8 steals per game and 2.5 blocks per game.

Joining Burton on the Class 1A second team was WACO’s Ellah Kissell, who led area 1A scorers with 22.2 points per game in her senior season.

Along with her prowess in the score book, Kissell also finished the year with 3.7 steals per game, 3.2 assists per game and 1.1 blocked shots per game, all of which led the Warriors. As a guard, she brought down 6.9 rebounds per game.

Landing on the Class 4A third team was Mt. Pleasant’s Andrea Lopreato. Lopreato earned her third-straight All-State honor after leading the Panthers again, this time with 22 points per game.

Lopreato pulled down 13.2 rebounds per game to average a double-double. She led the team with three steals per game, and also collected 2.4 assists and 1.0 blocks per contest.

2023 IPSWA girls’ basketball all-state teams

Class 5A

FIRST TEAM

Savanah Gage, soph., Ankeny

Grace Knutson, jr., Cedar Falls

Halli Poock, sr., Waterloo West

Aaliyah Riley, jr., Johnston

Aili Tanke, jr., Johnston

Halle Vice, sr., Pleasant Valley

Sahara Williams, sr., Waterloo West

Ava Zediker, soph., West Des Moines Dowling

SECOND TEAM

Jasmine Barney, sr., Iowa City Liberty

Brooklin Dailey, sr., Southeast Polk

Journey Houston, soph., Davenport North

Arianna Jackson, sr., Des Moines Roosevelt

Elise Jaeger, jr., West Des Moines Valley

Amani Jenkins, soph., Des Moines North

Jaeden Pratt, soph., Ankeny Centennial

Kaliyah Sain, sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy

THIRD TEAM

Divine Bourage, soph., Davenport North

Jessie Clemons, jr., Pleasant Valley

Alex Flattery, jr., Sioux City East

Zoe Kennedy, sr., Linn-Mar

Jenica Lewis, fr., Johnston

Ellie Muller, fr., West Des Moines Dowling

Lillie Peterson, sr., Bettendorf

Meena Tate, sr., Iowa City West

Class 4A

FIRST TEAM

MaKayla Boatman, sr., North Polk

Bryar Duwe, sr., Decorah

Libby Fandel, soph., Cedar Rapids Xavier

Payton Hardy, sr., Sergeant Bluff-Luton

Jenna Hopp, sr., Glenwood

Emma Miner, sr., Dallas Center-Grimes

Brooklyn Stanley, jr., Sioux City Heelan

Aaliyah Thompson, jr., Ballard

SECOND TEAM

Vanessa Bickford, jr., Dallas Center-Grimes

Ava Locklear, sr., Clear Creek Amana

Kyla Mason, sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier

Jada Newberg, sr., Sioux City Heelan

Abby Tuttle, soph., North Polk

Lauren Walker, soph., DeWitt Central

Yazmeen Whitsitt, jr., Decorah

Jena Young, sr., Winterset

THIRD TEAM

Ella Bockenstedt, sr., Marion

Katelyn Eggena, jr., Waverly-Shell Rock

Lauren Golinghorst, sr., North Scott

Andrea Lopreato, sr., Mount Pleasant

Doryn Paup, sr., Creston

Jada Piercy, sr., Spencer

Lucy Scott, jr., Lewis Central

Reggi Spotts, jr., Mason City

Class 3A

FIRST TEAM

Kelsey Joens, sr., West Liberty

Callie Levin, jr., Solon

Carlee Rochford, sr., New Hampton

Katy Reyerson, sr., West Marshall

Gracie Schoonhoven, sr., Unity Christian

Haylee Stokes, soph., Estherville ELC

Emily Ter Wee, sr., West Lyon

Jenna Twedt, sr., Benton Community

SECOND TEAM

Willow Bleeker, sr., Sioux Center

Emma Donovan, sr., Dubuque Wahlert

Alyssa Griffith, sr., Vinton-Shellsburg

Payton Harter, soph., Atlantic

Jayden Kuper, soph., Monticello

Xada Johnson, jr., Clear Lake

Kaitlyn Mumm, sr., Des Moines Christian

Aubrey Schwieso, soph., Harlan

THIRD TEAM

Finley Hall, sr., West Liberty

Chloe Meester, soph., Mount Vernon

Hailey Miller, jr., Solon

Ava Schubert, sr., Davenport Assumption

Lilly See, sr., Mount Vernon

Jordyn Stokes, sr., Estherville ELC

Bailey Strovers, sr., Grinnell

Emma Townsley, jr., Benton Community

Class 2A

FIRST TEAM

Madison Brouwer, sr., Sibley-Ocheyedan

Lindsey Davis, jr., Nodaway Valley

Akaysa Duitscher, sr., Pocahontas Area

Desta Hoogendoorn, jr., Central Lyon

Addison Klosterbeur, sr., Central Lyon

Jadyn Petersen, jr., Dike-New Hartford

Payton Petersen, jr., Dike-New Hartford

Clara Teigland, sr., Treynor

SECOND TEAM

Riley Batta, sr., South Central Calhoun

Morgan Christian, sr., Sioux Central

Grace Hennessy, sr., Denver

Carly Janssen, sr., Pocahontas Area

Whitney Klyn, sr., Eddyville EBF

Ellary Knock, sr., Dike-New Hartford

Morgan Miller, soph., Iowa City Regina

Laney Pilcher, sr., Jesup

THIRD TEAM

Kora Alesch, sr., Marcus MMCRU

Bailey Boeve, fr., Hinton

Payton Bush, sr., Mediapolis

Izzy Eisbach, fr., Nodaway Valley

Brooklyn Love, jr., Hudson

Alyssa Lux, sr., Cascade

Morgan Neuroth, jr., East Marshall

Jaidyn Sellers, jr., Panorama

Class 1A

FIRST TEAM

Bradie Buffington, sr., Winfield-Mount Union

Audi Crooks, sr., Algona Garrigan (Miss Iowa Basketball 2023)

Quinn Grubbs, sr., Exira-EHK

Whitney Jensen, jr., Remsen St. Mary’s

Molly Joyce, sr., Algona Garrigan

Kamryn Kurt, jr., North Linn

Mallory Leerar, jr., West Hancock

Mary Walker, sr., Newell-Fonda

SECOND TEAM

Joy Beran, sr., Riceville

Macy Boge, jr., North Linn

Mia Boulton, sr., Montezuma

Sarah Burton, jr., Highland

Audrie Helmrichs, jr., Edgewood-Colesburg

Kierra Jungers, jr., Newell-Fonda

Ellah Kissell, sr., WACO

Emma Martinek, sr., West Fork

THIRD TEAM

Molly Boge, soph., North Linn

Mya Bunkers, jr., Remsen St. Mary’s

Abbe Capesius, jr., Algona Garrigan

Sadie Cox, soph., Lenox

Ashlyn Davis, soph., Westwood

Brynnly German, jr., Martensdale-St. Marys

Madison Hillman, sr., Saint Ansgar

Nakia Ollivierre, fr., Ackley AGWSR