To me another thing you have to factor is the high school level of play. I assume she does AAU so maybe there she gets some high level competition but difference in 1A basketball to 5A is quite different.
WBB: Updates on the high school seasons for current signees/verbals
- Thread starter mred
- Start date
To me another thing you have to factor is the high school level of play. I assume she does AAU so maybe there she gets some high level competition but difference in 1A basketball to 5A is quite different.
They do play some 5A schools and she seemed to hold her own, but they are lower scoring than the usual games. The conference she plays in has 1-2 other decent teams and then a major drop off in overall abilities. Her and her point guard (whom I told is a to be Drake commit) both play on the same AAU team. 1A players generally struggle at the P6 level just because of not having the easy nights so often.
NW Iowa has generally been Iowa territory. Started long ago when Iowa BB had TV broadcasts out of Sioux City. Zero ISU coverage across the state except for WOI which at the time was owned and operated by ISU.
Just my observation on physical play with Crooks is that in high school she is so much bigger than who she plays against she gets called for fouls if she touches the smaller players. This will not be the case in college so if she wants to be physical less chance she gets called. Just look at Mondays game the body contact that was not called no way this is not called in high school.
Johnston leads 30-20 at half. Vice (#12) has 2 points on 1-7 shooting. Tanke (#30) has 3 at half on 1-3 shooting, but she just hit a three early in Q3 to give her 6 points.
EDIT: The stats person gave her Q3 three to a different player, so one of us is wrong.
EDIT 2: I went back to check, and I was right. They inadvertently gave her three to Gossling (#20 with long blonde hair) instead of Tanke (#30 with long blonde hair).
Last edited:
Tanke had the 3 early in the 3rd Q.
Johnston ending up winning 64-44. They were up 26 middle of 4th quarter before bringing backups in. Johnston is so talented. I would not be surprised if their 2nd five would be a State Tournament team.
Yep, I went back and confirmed the three and edited my post right when you replied.
Johnston is really impressive. Very smooth team.
I was looking at Iowa's recruit list yesterday and it says they HAVE offered Williams.
I used to live in that neck of the woods, and we never got WOI TV.
I used to go to a friends house in Algona to watch games on occasion. She lived in Algona and I lived in Hancock county. Hancock county ABC was Austin, MN and Kossuth county was Ames.
I lived 21 miles from Algona but still in Kossuth County and we always got Austin as the ABC affiliate.
Not sure then. I know Johnnys in Wesley was WOI also. If you lived in Northern Kossuth, maybe that was it.
I grew up in NE Iowa, and you would never knew ISU existed by media standards. Not kidding.
Williams looks to be a really nice player. Might not be the best pure shooter, but has good handle, athletic and physical for a 5'11" player. She is type of player ISU needs to compete against schools like Texas & Baylor.
The West Waterloo v Johnston game should be a fun watch.
I forgot this game was today. Southwest Academy lost 73-67, ending their season. I don't have final stats, but the replay can be streamed here:
Updated schedule of ISU WBB verbals and recruits at the IGHSAU state tournament:
3/4 3:00 PM -- Audi Crooks (2023 ISU recruit) Bishop Garrigan -- 1A semi vs North Linn
3/4 6:00 PM -- Aili Tanke (2024 ISU verbal) Johnston -- 5A final vs Waterloo West
3/4 6:00 PM -- Sahara Williams (2023 ISU recruit) Waterloo West -- 5A final vs Johnston
www.iowapbs.org
3/5 7:00 PM -- 1A final
www.iowapbs.org
3/4 3:00 PM -- Audi Crooks (2023 ISU recruit) Bishop Garrigan -- 1A semi vs North Linn
3/4 6:00 PM -- Aili Tanke (2024 ISU verbal) Johnston -- 5A final vs Waterloo West
3/4 6:00 PM -- Sahara Williams (2023 ISU recruit) Waterloo West -- 5A final vs Johnston
Shows
3/5 7:00 PM -- 1A final
Shows
Last edited:
Since this is basically a girls state tournament thread, too...
MMCRU knocked off top seed and 3x defending champ Newell-Fonda this afternoon in the 1A semis.
MMCRU's coach? Gillian (Bjerke) Letsche, a name familiar to longtime ISU WBB fans.
MMCRU knocked off top seed and 3x defending champ Newell-Fonda this afternoon in the 1A semis.
MMCRU's coach? Gillian (Bjerke) Letsche, a name familiar to longtime ISU WBB fans.
