HIGH SCHOOL

The top prospects competing at the 2021 Iowa high school girls basketball state tournament

Dargan Southard
Des Moines Register

Pile 40 teams into one venue, and you're bound to find elite talent battling it out for championship glory. 

That's exactly what the 2021 Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament provides. High-end prospects across all classes will enter Wells Fargo Arena this week with one goal in mind. 

With that, here are the top recruits to watch in Des Moines. 

2021 class

Anaya Barney (Cedar Falls): Northern Iowa signee

Lexi Boles (Dowling Catholic): Illinois State signee

Katie Dinnebier (Waukee): Drake signee

Audrey Koch (Iowa City West): Providence signee

Sasha Koenig (West Branch): Bradley signee

Grace Larkins (Southeast Polk): South Dakota signee

Maggie Phipps (Ankeny Centennial): Drake signee

2022 class

Jada Gyamfi (Johnston): Iowa commit

Brooklyn Meyer (West Lyon): South Dakota State commit

2023 class

Audi Crooks (Bishop Garrigan): Iowa, Iowa State, Maryland and other Division I offers

Sahara Williams (Waterloo West): Iowa, Iowa State, Washington State and other Division I offers

Halli Poock (Waterloo West): Creighton, Drake and Omaha offers

Dargan Southard covers Iowa and UNI athletics, recruiting and preps for the Des Moines Register, HawkCentral.com and the Iowa City Press-Citizen. Email him at msouthard@gannett.com or follow him on Twitter at @Dargan_Southard.