SDHOOPS' SCOUTING REPORTAbove: Jess Andrews signs with the University of Nebraska. She will swim there next year.
Campbell County (Gillette) High School, WyomingRecord: 4-4
Coach: Mitch Holst
Classification: 4A
Last Year: State 4A Champions
Ranking: #1 in the State of Wyoming
Top Player: Jess Andrews, 5'11" senior forward (12.5 ppg, 6 rpg, 2.5 bpg)
Other: Lost all four games in the Nike Tournament of Champions (Blue Division) last weekend
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Above: Hillary CarlsonCheyenne Central High School, WyomingRecord: 3-3
Coach: Chad Whitworth
Classification: 4A
Last Year: State 4A Runner-Up
Ranking: #3 in the State of Wyoming
Top Player: Hillary Carlson, 6'3" senior forward/center (14.3 ppg, 12.8 rpg, 4.3 bpg, 2.8 spg, 56% FG, 80% FT)
Other: Carlson will be playing basketball for the University of Wyoming next fall
[color=black][size=2][color=darkred]Above: Brenna Hahn
Above: Tasha Dickey
[/color]Brighton (Salt Lake City) High School, Utah
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Record: 5-1
Coach: [color=black]Jim Gresh
[/color]Classification: 5A
Last Year: Lost to Mountain View in the State semi-finals
Ranking: #3 in Class 5A
Top Players: Brenna Hahn, 5'10" senior guard (26.3 ppg, returning second team all-state selection) and Tasha Dickey, 5'10" senior guard (16.7 ppg, returning first team all-state selection)
Other: Brenna Hahn has scored 30 or more points in 4 of the first 6 games for Brighton. Teammate Tasha Dickey is headed to the University of Arizona to play ball next fall.
[size=2][color=#8b0000]Above: Emily Doran
Crescent Valley High School, Oregon
[/size][/color]Record: 6-0
Coach: Kodi Waite
Classification: 5A
Last Year: Lost in the second round of the state playoffs
Ranking: #2 in Class 5A
Top Player: Emily Doran, 5'11" senior point guard (16.8 ppg, 5.7 apg, 3.3 spg)
Other: Outscoring opponents by 11 ppg (54-43)
Above: Kama Griffitts[color=navy]Coeur D'Alene High School, ID
[/color]Record: 10-0
Coach: Dale Poffenroth
Classification: 5A
Last Year: State 5A Runner-Up
Ranking: #1 in Class 5A
Top Player: Kama Griffitts, 5'10" sophomore forward (15 ppg, 8 rpg)
Other: Played first ten games without 6'1" junior center Deanna Dotts, could play against Mandan in Gillette
Princeton High School, TXRecord: 10-5
Coach: Dexter Ivy
Classification: 3A
Last Year: Lost in Regional play-offs
Ranking: Not Rated
Top Player: Hayley Fields, 5'8" junior guard (16 ppg, 5 spg)
Other: 6'1" junior guard/forward/center Whitney Coffey is also capable of putting up double figures in scoring and rebounding. Last year, Whitney was the defensive player of the year in the conferece, while Hayley picked up honors on the offensive end. Ivy was named coach of the year for the district, as well.
My Predictions:
Quarters:Mandan defeats Coeur D'Alene 60-57
Crescent Valley stops Cheyenne Central 52-38
Brighton blows by Princeton 66-40
Campbell County stomps Bartlett 80-42
Semis:
Mandan gets by Crescent Valley 51-44
Brighton squeaks by Campbell County 47-43
Championship:Brighton defeats Mandan 62-55