The Top 70 returning scorers this year and who leads the state in scoring?

[LukeFeddersen]

Who will lead the state in scoring per game this season? Also, here are the top 70 returning scorers courtesy of quikstats (this is based off of last year so any school changes do not apply):

Athlete Team Pts/G
Jay Small Hinton 25.7
Joe Smoldt Gladbrook-Reinbeck 25.3
Christian Kyles Siouxland Christian 24.8
Michael Demers St. Mary's, Storm Lake 24.8
Trenton Hillbrands LeMars 23.9
Dylan Nichols Orient-Macksburg 22.6
Brady Elder Pleasantville 22.5
Joe Wieskamp Muscatine 21.6
Collin Hill South Hamilton, Jewell 21.1
Joe Weber Boyer Valley 20.1
Alex Martens Midland, Wyoming 20
Josh Dueker Iowa Christian Academy 20
Jailen Billings Sioux City, North 19.9
Cam Arkema Twin Cedars, Bussey 19.7
Thomas Storbeck Clear Lake 19.6
Levi Jungling Pella Christian 19.5
Connor Gholson Newton 19.2
Daniel Brennan Kee, Lansing 19.2
Parker Lange Storm Lake 19.2
Trey Tucker Greene County 19.2
Thomas Hensley CAM, Anita 19.1
Luke Vaske Norwalk 19
Robby Sweers Clayton Ridge, Guttenberg 19
Ben Juhl Des Moines Christian 18.9
Matt Dentlinger Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 18.4
Ethan Wyant Jesup 18.3
Jace Ites Iowa Falls-Alden 18.3
Cade McKnight Grinnell 18
Jordan Kyle Harris-Lake Park 17.9
A.J. Green Cedar Falls 17.8
Nate Mohr Glenwood 17.8
Brant DeMeulenaere Belle Plaine 17.7
Cooper Kabela West Branch 17.6
Max Evans Carlisle 17.5
Riley Van Whye Central Lyon, Rock Rapids 17.4
Brett Kauzlarich Centerville 17.2
Andrew Blum Glenwood 17
Garrett Sturtz Newton 17
Kolby Molinsky Carroll 17
Bailey Arwine Lisbon 16.9
Austin Roetman Pocahontas Area/L-M 16.9
Dayton Ross Carroll 16.7
Mason Porter New London 16.6
Brady Sartorius Mount Pleasant 16.5
Jake Hilmer North Linn 16.5
Nicholas Holste CAM, Anita 16.4
Dru Boliver East Marshall 16.4
Sam Allen Grinnell 16.3
Jovonte Squiers Lone Tree 16.2
Austin Ash Mount Vernon 16
Tom Fick Northwood-Kensett 16
Garrett Franken Atlantic 16
Dakota Strong Montezuma 15.9
Tajen Ross A-D-M, Adel 15.9
Grant Dirks Center Point-Urbana 15.8
Jarius Bear Meskwaki Settlement School 15.7
Brett Kelting Calamus-Wheatland 15.7
Ryan Smith Eagle Grove 15.7
Stephen Glenn Grand View Christian 15.6
Kyle Nevitt Perry 15.6
Tyus Arends Sioux Center 15.6
Connor McCaffery Iowa City, West 15.5
Mason Gossman East Union 15.5
Douglas Wilson Des Moines, Hoover 15.3
Gabe Nixon East Union 15.3
Elijah Hazekamp Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 15.3
Bryce Vinyard Davis County, Bloomfield 15
Ryan VanWyk Pella 14.9
Levi Leiferman Panorama, Panora 14.5

 

[Bulldog198240]

Joe Smoldt or Jay Small....they play on small 1A teams where they get plenty of shots...3A or 4A players typically have too many good players on a team to get enough shots and competition is better...

 

[maxstabs13]

GR lost more offensive threats, so I think a lot of weight will fall on Smoldt's shoulders. Not sure if that will help or hurt his scoring, but I'm going with Smoldt.

Do not be surprised if Joe Wieskamp leads the state in scoring though either. Now with all the size being gone from PV they can't turn basketball games into a crawl, so expect MAC scoring to go up as a whole. There will be limited players in the league that will match up well with Wieskamp and he will be the focal point of that offensive even more with new coaches.

Suni Lane from Bettendorf is really the only player I can think of that will match up with Wieskamp speed and size wise.

North, North Scott, PV, and Central all have guys who are quick enough to guard him, but not really strong enough or tall enough.

 

[dkarsjens]

Nathan Karsjens (AGWSR) averaged 16.9 ppg as a junior last year according to quikstats