Girls' state basketball: 2A picks and stat leaders

Jeff Linder of The Gazette/KCRG picks the Class 2A girls' state basketball tournament:

QuarterfinalsWestern Christian 52, Estherville-Lincoln Central 48Ida Grove OA-BCIG 64, West Marshall 47West Hancock 52, Pella Christian 43IKM-Manning 62, Bellevue 46

SemifinalsWestern Christian 58, Ida Grove OA-BCIG 57IKM-Manning 55, West Hancock 47

ChampionshipWestern Christian 60, IKM-Manning 58

2A state-tournament statistical leaders:

SCORING

School

PPG

Jessie Pauley

OA-BCIG

21.5

Kelsey Ernst

Bellevue

19.1

Brooke Wolterstoff

Western Christian

18.3

Morgan VanDerSloot

OA-BCIG

17.1

McKenzie Shipley

West Marshall

15.4

REBOUNDS

School

RPG

Kelsey Ernst

Bellevue

9.7

Brooke Wolterstorff

Western Christian

8.8

Allie Sievert

Estherville-LC

8.0

Carly Rubel

Bellevue

7.4

Jessie Pauley

OA-BCIG

7.3

ASSISTS

School

APG

Kaylee Weiland

West Hancock

5.9

Sarah Mallen

West Hancock

5.8

Ali Reeg

Bellevue

5.6

STEALS

School

SPG

Tember Schechinger

IKM-Manning

6.3

Morgan VanDerSloot

OA-BCIG

5.2

Sarah Mallen

West Hancock

4.6