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Photos: Maquoketa Valley vs. Rock Valley, Iowa Class 2A girls’ state basketball tournament quarterfinals

Mar. 2, 2021 8:43 pm, Updated: Mar. 2, 2021 9:08 pm
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Maquoketa Valley teammates celebrate their win in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Maquoketa Valley won the game, 51-35. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Emerson Whittenbaugh (21) is introduced before their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Emerson Whittenbaugh (21) slaps hands with her teammates as they are introduced before' their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Ella Imler (15) tries to steal the ball away from Rock Valley's Tia Vant' Hul (1) in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Taya Tucker (20) guards Rock Valley's Renae Van Voorst (35) in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Rock Valley's Kielee Koedam (15) passes between Maquoketa Valley's Ella Imler (15) and Maquoketa Valley's Taya Tucker (20) in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Emerson Whittenbaugh (21), Maquoketa Valley's Carissa Sabers (10), and Maquoketa Valley's Kennedy Rausch (5) block Rock Valley's Abby Heemstra (13) in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Emerson Whittenbaugh (21) blocks Rock Valley's Lexie VanKekerix (33) as she looks to pass in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Kylie Chesnut (13) celebrates a foul in the first quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Rock Valley's Lexie VanKekerix (33) loses control of the ball as Maquoketa Valley's Taya Tucker (20) tries to steal it away from her in the first quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Emerson Whittenbaugh (21) goes after the ball as Rock Valley's Tia Vant' Hul (1) looks to pass in the first quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Rock Valley's Lexie VanKekerix (33) puts up a shot in the first quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Maquoketa at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Emerson Whittenbaugh (21) yells to teammates in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Emerson Whittenbaugh (21) reacts as a teammate earns free throws in the first quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Taya Tucker (20) shoots a free throw in the first quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Carissa Sabers (10) is introduced before their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Ella Imler (15) is introduced before their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Ella Imler (15) dodges around Rock Valley's Kielee Koedam (15) in the first quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Kylie Chesnut (13) holds onto the ball as Rock Valley's Kielee Koedam (15) and Rock Valley's Renae Van Voorst (35) attempt to grab it from her in the first quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Kennedy Rausch (5) tosses the ball to a teammate in the first quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Emerson Whittenbaugh (21) puts up a shot in the first quarter under pressure from Rock Valley's Abby Heemstra (13) in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Emerson Whittenbaugh (21) looks to pass under pressure from Rock Valley's Renae Van Voorst (35) in the first quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Emerson Whittenbaugh (21) looks to shoot under pressure from Rock Valley's Jenna Verburg (21) in the first quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Emerson Whittenbaugh (21) calls to teammates as she runs up the court in the first quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Ella Imler (15) controls the ball as she looks for an opening in the first quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Taya Tucker (20) puts up a shot in the first quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Ella Imler (15) passes overtop of Rock Valley's Renae Van Voorst (35) in the first quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Rock Valley's Lexie VanKekerix (33) and Maquoketa Valley's Emerson Whittenbaugh (21) watch as Imler's shot goes in in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley vans react to a basket in the first half in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley vans react to a basket in the first half in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Kylie Chesnut (13) passes the ball under pressure from Rock Valley's Madi Strubbe (23) and Rock Valley's Renae Van Voorst (35) in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Taya Tucker (20) calls to teammates in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Taya Tucker (20) and Maquoketa Valley's Ella Imler (15) attempt to block a pass by Rock Valley's Madi Strubbe (23) in the second quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Rock Valley's Kielee Koedam (15) shoots as Maquoketa Valley's Kennedy Rausch (5) guards her in the second quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Taya Tucker (20) looks to shoot under pressure from Rock Valley's Abby Heemstra (13) in the second quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Taya Tucker (20) shoots under pressure from Rock Valley's Lexie VanKekerix (33) and Rock Valley's Abby Heemstra (13) in the second quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Taya Tucker (20) shoots in the second quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Kylie Chesnut (13) puts up a shot under pressure from Rock Valley's Lexie VanKekerix (33) in the second quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Ella Imler (15) goes after the ball from Rock Valley's Lexie VanKekerix (33) in the fourth quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Maquoketa Valley won the game, 51-35. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Ella Imler (15) and Maquoketa Valley's Kylie Chesnut (13) go after the ball from Rock Valley's Lexie VanKekerix (33) in the fourth quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Maquoketa Valley won the game, 51-35. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Emerson Whittenbaugh (21) shoots a free throw in the fourth quarter in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Maquoketa Valley won the game, 51-35. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Players go after a rebound in the fourth quarter in Maquoketa's class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Maquoketa Valley won the game, 51-35. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Emerson Whittenbaugh (21) hugs coach Scot Moenck as time runs out on their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Maquoketa Valley won the game, 51-35. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Taya Tucker (20) and Maquoketa Valley's Emerson Whittenbaugh (21) celebrate their win in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Maquoketa Valley won the game, 51-35. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Caelyn Sands (3) looks to pass in the final minute in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Maquoketa Valley won the game, 51-35. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Erin Knipper (44) passes under pressure from Rock Valley's Andrea Solano (31) in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Maquoketa Valley won the game, 51-35. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley's Taya Tucker (20) and coach Scot Moenck celebrate their win in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Maquoketa Valley won the game, 51-35. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley teammates celebrate their win in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Maquoketa Valley won the game, 51-35. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley teammates celebrate their win in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Maquoketa Valley won the game, 51-35. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley teammates celebrate their win in their class 2A quarterfinal game with Rock Valley at the IGHSAU State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Maquoketa Valley won the game, 51-35. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)