April 16, 2024

Cardinal girls make all-conference

Central Decatur places three girls on the Pride of Iowa all-conference teams. Riley Bell was a unanimous first-team player, Alaina Applegate was a unanimous second-team selection and Hallee Hamilton made the honorable mention group. From left, Bell, Hamilton and Applegate. (Contributed photo)

Riley Bell, Alaina Applegate and Halle Hamilton of Central Decatur cracked the first-team, second-team and honorable mention for the Pride of Iowa last week.

First team

Bell led the Cardinals in scoring, averaging 13.3 points per game, sixth in the conference. She shot 38.9% from the 3-point line, second in the conference with more than 25 attempts. Bell also shot 50.4% from the field, fourth in the conference.

Bell blocked 47 shots and grabbed 213 total rebounds, both third in the conference.

Second team

Applegate averaged 11.9 points per game, 12th in the conference, and scored 273 points. She shot 45.4% from the field.

Applegate recorded 57 assists, 43 steals and 37 blocks, fourth in the conference.

Honorable Mention

Hamilton averaged 6.1 points per game, scoring 140 points on the season. Hamilton recorded 53 assists and 35 steals. She also grabbed 47 rebounds.

All Pride of Iowa team

First team – *Sam Stewart, Sr., Mount Ayr; *Maddax DeVault, So., Nodaway Valley; *Jensen Archibald, Sr., Martensdale-St. Marys; *Riley Bell, Sr., Central Decatur; Channler Henle, Jr., Mount Ayr.

Second team – Maddy Stott, Sr., Martensdale-St. Marys; Skylyr Stewart, Sr., Martensdale-St. Marys; Josie Hartman, So., Southeast Warren; Lexi Shike, Jr., Nodaway Valley; Alaina Applegate, Sr., Central Decatur; Rachel Sobotka, Jr., Mount Ayr.

Honorable mentions – Kennedy Weed, Befford; Central Decatur, Halle Hamilton; Kaylin Lack, East Union; Cassidy Nelson, Lenox; Anna Parrott, Martensdale-St. Marys; Jaycee Knight, Mount Ayr; Reagan Weinheimer, Nodaway Valley; Jentry Schafer, Southwest Valley; Alivia Ruble, Southeast Warren; Rayleigh Snyder, Wayne.

* = unanimous selection

POI top-10 leaders

Points per game– Sam Stewart, Mount Ayr, 24.7; Maddax DeVault, Nodaway Valley, 18.1; Jensen Archibald, Martensdale-St. Marys, 17.8; Josie Hartman, Southeast Warren, 15.1; Emily Jones, Wayne, 14.6; Kaylin Lack, East Union, 14.3; Riley Bell, Central Decatur, 13.3; Alyssa Davis, Nodaway Valley, 12.7; Cassidy Nelson, Lenox, 12.2; Kennedy Weed, Bedford, 12.

Points – Sam Stewart, Mount Ayr, 568; Jensen Archibald, Martensdale-St. Marys, 481; Maddax DeVault, Nodaway Valley, 417; Josie Hartman, Southeast Warren, 362; Emily Jones, Wayne, 335; Riley Bell, Central Decatur, 305; Skylyr Stewart, Martensdale-St. Marys, 302; Kaylin Lack, East Union, 300; Alyssa Davis, Nodaway Valley, 292; Maddy Stott, Martensdale-St. Marys, 287.

3-pointers made (min. 25 attempts) – Skylyr Stewart, Martensdale-St. Marys, 87; Kennedy Weed, Bedford, 56; Alyssa Davis, Nodaway Valley, 43; Maddax DeVault, Nodaway Valley, 40; Cassidy Nelson, Lenox, 36; Maizee Lindsey, Central Decatur, 35; Jensen Archibald, Martensdale-St. Marys, 33; Rylee Jacobs, Southwest Valley, 30; Noelle McKnight, East Union, 29; McKinna Hogan, Lenox, 29.

Field goal percentage (min. 75 attempts) – Sam Stewart, Mount Ayr, 59.4; Cadence Douglas, Lenox, 54.2; Emily Jones, Wayne, 50.9; Riley Bell, Central Decatur, 50.4; Anna Parrott, Martensdale-St. Marys, 50.3; Josie Hartman, Southeast Warren, 48.6; Maddax DeVault, Nodaway Valley, 47; Jentry Schafer, Southwest Valley, 45.5; Alaina Applegate, Central Decatur, 45.4; Jensen Archibald, Martensdale-St. Marys, 45.3.

Assists – Maddy Stott, Martensdale-St. Marys, 158; Jensen Archibald, Martensdale-St. Marys, 95; Sterling Berndt, Wayne, 87; Alivia Ruble, Southeast Warren, 81; Sidney Davis, Wayne, 76; Macy Kuhns, Nodaway Valley, 74; Lexi Shike, Nodaway Valley, 72; Sam Stewart, Mount Ayr, 70; Reagan Weinheimer, Nodaway Valley, 69; Cassidy Nelson, Lenox, 66.

Steals – Sam Stewart, Mount Ayr, 106; Jensen Archibald, Martensdale-St. Marys, 89; Maddy Stott, Martensdale-St. Marys, 77; Cassidy Nelson, Lenox, 74; Josie Hartman, Southeast Warren, 70; Sterling Berndt, Wayne, 68; Reagan Weinheimer, Nodaway Valley, 65; Alivia Ruble, Southeast Warren, 60; Maddie Stewart, Mount Ayr, 53; Anna Parrott, Martensdale-St. Marys, 50.

Blocks – Rayleigh Snyder, Wayne, 78; Jentry Schafer, Southwest Valley, 47; Riley Bell, Central Decatur, 45; Alaina Applegate, Central Decatur, 37; Jordan England, Lenox, 33; Corinne Bond, Nodaway Valley, 28; Jynessa Cox, Lenox, 24; Jensen Archibald, Martensdale-St. Marys, 24; Josie Hartman, Southeast Warren, 20; Emily Jones, Wayne, 20.

Total rebounds – Anna Parrott, Martensdale-St. Marys, 248; Alivia Ruble, Southeast Warren, 224; Riley Bell, Central Decatur, 213; Jordan England, Lenox, 206; Josie Hartman, Southeast Warren, 200; Lexi Shike, Nodaway Valley, 199; Rayleigh Snyder, Wayne, 196; Corinne Bond, Nodaway Valley, 194.