A glance at Class 2A state tournament field

THE TEAMS

Team (W-L) Apps Titles

Carroll Kuemper (15-11) 12 1

Des Moines Christian (26-0) 5 0

IKM-Manning (24-0) 1 0

Mid-Prairie (19-5) 7 0

Solon (23-2) 5 1

Turkey Valley (19-6) 1 0

Wapsie Valley (20-5) 7 0

Western Christian (22-3) 16 5

SCORING LEADERS Avg.

Branden Stubbs (DMC) 25.8

Tyler Wolterstorff (WC) 19.3

Tanner Miller (M-P) 18.7

Zach Schmidt (WV) 14.9

Tanner Wentzien (Solon) 13.0

Michael Aldeman (M-P) 12.9

Jared Croghan (IKM) 12.8

Ryan Blumer (DMC) 12.3

Bryce Berg (CK) 12.0

Taylor Sickles (WV) 11.5

REBOUNDING LEADERS Avg.

Zach Schmidt (WV) 9.6

Mitch Balik (TV) 7.8

Dilan Moss (WC) 7.2

Colin Ritzman (WV) 7.0

Jarad Gaskill (IKM) 7.0

PREDICTIONS

Quarterfinals

Des Moines Christian 70, Carroll Kuemper 51

Western Christian 80, Wapsie Valley 60

IKM-Manning 55, Turkey Valley 39

Solon 54, Mid-Prairie 50

Semifinals

Western Christian 66, Des Moines Christian 61

Solon 59, IKM-Manning 49

Championship

Western Christian 53, Solon 50

NOTES:

- Solon is the defending 2A state champion. It's the third state tournament appearance in a row for the Spartans and their fifth overall.

- One of Solon's two losses this season was to Mid-Prairie, 55-52, on Dec. 22 at Solon. The Golden Hawks' victory ended a 33-game overall win streak for Solon.

- Mid-Prairie's leading scorer is Tanner Miller, who has committed to play football next year for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

- This is the first state tournament appearance for Turkey Valley. The Trojans finished second to Sumner-Fredericksburg in the Upper Iowa Conference but have won 10 of their last 11 games, including a 48-46 substate final victory over Dyersville Beckman.