Girls' state basketball: Area capsules

Area qualifiers at the 2012 girls' state basketball tournament: 

BENTON COMMUNITY (Class 3A)

Coach -- Laurie Donald (8th year, 129-52)

Record & ranking -- 24-0, No. 1

Tournament history -- 2nd appearance. Bobcats reached the state tournament last year, losing to Mount Vernon in the first round.

First-round opponent -- Bobcats face Ballard (18-6) in a 3A quarterfinal at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

PPG

4/5

Ashley Mills

5-9

Sr.

G

2.8

22/23

Becca Bridgewater

5-6

Sr.

G

8.1

24/25

Beth Thompson

6-0

Jr.

F

2.8

30/31

Kelsey Brecht

5-10

Sr.

F

9.7

44/45

Sara Petrzelka

5-11

Jr

C

5.1

CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER (Class 4A)

Coach -- Tom Lilly (27th year, 451-187; 14th year at Xavier, 263-85)

Record & ranking -- 18-5, No. 5

Tournament history -- 9th appearance. Saints won 3A state titles in 2003, 2005 and 2007.

First-round opponent -- Saints face No. 4 Ankeny (20-3) in a 4A quarterfinal at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

PPG

2/3

Kayla Armstrong

5-7

Jr.

G

8.4

4/5

Annie Dale

5-6

Sr.

G

5.4

24/25

Katlyn Andersen

5-8

Sr.

F

9.2

42/43

Emily Walvoord

5-10

Sr.

C

8.0

52/53

Alex Bartz

6-2

Sr.

C

6.7

IOWA CITY HIGH (Class 4A)

Coach -- Bill McTaggart (19th year, 323-157; 14th year at City High, 232-96)

Record & ranking -- 17-6, No. 7

Tournament history -- 6th appearance. Little Hawks won 4A championship in 2008.

First-round opponent -- Little Hawks face No. 2 Iowa City West (22-1) in a 4A quarterfinal at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

PPG

4/5

Kiera Washpun

5-6

So.

G

8.3

22/23

Mickey Hansche

5-6

Jr.

G

15.5

30/31

Harper Beasley

5-11

Sr.

F

3.3

32/33

Sierra Chambers

6-2

Sr.

C

13.8

44/45

Haley Lorenzen

6-2

So.

C

13.3

IOWA CITY WEST (Class 4A)

Coach -- B.J. Mayer (14th year, 212-114; 5th year at West, 85-34)

Record & ranking -- 22-1, No. 2

Tournament history -- 2nd appearance. Women of Troy were 4A runners-up last year.

First-round opponent -- Women of Troy will face No. 7 Iowa City High (17-6) in a 4A quarterfinal at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

PPG

2/3

Ally Disterhoft

6-0

Jr.

G

16.9

4/5

Brianna Sturtz

5-6

Sr.

G

4.9

10/11

Shelly Stumpff

6-1

Sr.

F

8.6

12/13

Jessica Shull

5-9

Sr.

G

5.7

30/31

Mckenzie Piper

6-0

Sr.

F

13.3

NORTH TAMA (Class 1A)

Coach -- Irv Laube (3rd year, 51-21)

Record & ranking -- 21-4, No. 13

Tournament history -- 1st appearance.

First-round opponent -- Redhawks will face No. 1 North Mahaska (25-0) in a 1A quarterfinal at 5 p.m. Monday.

Starting lineup:

No.

Name

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

PPG

14/15

Shayla Kopriva

5-2

So.

G

1.6

32/33

Josie Youel

5-9

So.

F

3.2

34/35

Allison Zobel

5-8

Jr.

G

12.8

40/41

Kailey Kladivo

6-2

Sr.

C

17.8

54/55

Nicole Schlichting

5-9

Sr.

C

6.5