Ryan Murken

Your Prep Sports

Putting together a collection of the top players from a 10-year span is always going to be a sizeable task.

Considering the quality of girls basketball played in the Your Prep Sports area over the last 10 seasons assembling an all-decade team was especially challenging but equally enjoyable.

Over the last decade some of the best girls basketball in the state has been played right here in the Your Prep Sports area.

Four different area teams have reached the state tournament since 2010 with a team from the Your Prep Sports area competing at state each of the last nine seasons.

Those four teams have combined for 17 state appearances, reaching nine semifinals and four championship games with West High winning state titles in 2012 and 2018.

The area produced two Miss Iowa Basketball winners during the decade as well as a slew of all-state players.

Your Prep Sports continues its series of all-decade teams with a list of 15 of the top girls basketball players to compete in the area from 2010 to 2019.

Your Prep Sports All-Decade Girls Basketball Team

Ashley Joens, City High – One of the most prolific prep scorers in state history the 6-foot Joens ranks 13th all-time in five-player history with 2,178 career points, second most ever for a large class player. A four-time all-state pick and three-time first-team selection that had 900 career rebounds, Joens was named Miss Iowa Basketball in 2018 after averaging 30.7 points and 11.4 rebounds per game while leading City High to a 25-1 record and Class 5A runner-up finish as a senior.

Ally Disterhoft, West High – Disterhoft led West High to an 87-12 record and three state tournament appearances, including a Class 4A title in 2012, during a stellar career that concluded with her being named Miss Iowa Basketball in 2013. Led the state in scoring as a senior at 26.3 points per game and finished her career with 1,590 points and 407 rebounds.

Haley Lorenzen, City High – A two-time first-team all-state pick, Lorenzen was named the Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year in 2014 following a dominant senior season in which she averaged 20.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game. The 6-foot-3 Lorenzen closed her prep career with 1,322 points and 634 rebounds helping the Little Hawks reach the state tournament twice.

Mikaela Morgan, West High – Led West High in scoring and rebounding on her way to earning all-state honors in each of her final two seasons highlighted by a first-team all-state season as a senior when she averaged 13.2 points and 5.8 rebounds while leading the Women of Troy to the state semifinals.

Mary Crompton, Regina – One of the top shooters in the state over the last decade Crompton knocked down 268 3-pointers while shooting at a 46 percent clip from beyond the arc on her way to becoming the top scorer in Regina history with 1,490 points. Led Regina to a 93-11 record and four consecutive state tournament appearances including a pair of semifinal trips.

Virginia Johnson, City High – Johnson was a first-team Class 4A all-state selection in 2010 and 2011 after averaging a double-double each season. The 6-foot-1 Johnson averaged 22 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game as a junior and upped those numbers to 22.6 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game as a senior.

Logan Cook, West High – Cook earned first-team all-state honors in each of her final two seasons leading West High in scoring both years while finishing her career with 1,002 points and 522 rebounds.

Tatum Koenig, West Branch – The top scorer in West Branch history with 1,641 points Koenig earned first-team all-state honors in 2018 following a senior season in which she was the lone player in the state to average better than 21 points, five assists and five rebounds per game.

Courtney Joens, City High – An explosive scorer that had 42 points in a game as a junior, Joens racked up 1,142 career points and was an all-state pick as a senior when she averaged 16.5 points per game.

Rachael Saunders, West High – A three-time all-state selection Saunders averaged 11.7 points per game over her final two seasons helping West High to back-to-back state tournament appearances including a 5A title in 2018.

Mickey Hansche, City High – The sharpshooting Hansche finished her career with 203 3-pointers and 1,180 points and was a second-team all-state pick in each of her final two seasons shooting 46 percent from beyond the arc and averaging 15.1 points per game in those two seasons.

Kierra Washpun, City High – A lightning quick point guard, Washpun was a three-year starter and earned second-team all-state honors as a senior when she averaged 14.4 points, led Class 5A with 102 steals and ranked third with 124 assists.

Aubrey Joens, City High – The third Joens sister on the all-decade list, the Iowa State signee has scored 1,148 points, made 179 3-pointers and earned all-state honors twice in three seasons while helping City High reach the state tournament in three straight seasons.

Rose Nkumu, City High – With nearly her entire senior season left to play the Marquette recruit has already accumulated 1,043 points, 273 assists and 254 career steals leading the Little Hawks to the first string of three straight state tournament appearances in program history.

Karsyn Stratton, Clear Creek Amana – A consistent playmaker throughout her career Stratton has averaged 19 points, 6.6 and 2.1 assists per game in 70 career games earning all-state honors twice.

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