Messenger photo by Britt Kudla Audi Crooks of Bishop Garrigan scores against Newell-Fonda Bailey Sievers during the Class 1A state championship game last Saturday in Des Moines.

Youth was definitely served when it came to area all-state selections by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association on Monday.

Of the seven players named, five are underclassmen.

Bishop Garrigan’s freshmen duo of Audi Crooks and Molly Joyce were joined on the Class 1A first team by Newell-Fonda sophomore Macy Sievers.

Maggie Walker, a Mustang junior, made the 1A second team, while Paton-Churdan’s Danielle Hoyle the third.

In 3A, Algona’s Abbey Holmes was a second-team honoree, with Emmetsburg’s Molly Schany making the 2A third team.

The Iowa Girls Coaches Association also released all-state teams, with Crooks and Sievers doubling up on 1A alongside Ella Larsen of Newell-Fonda. Joyce, Walker, Hoyle and Kaylyn Meyers were second team selections, and Brandon Schwab earned coach of the year.

Chloe Lofstrom from North Union made the 2A first team, as did Schany, and Holmes was second team.

Crooks, the daughter of Fort Dodge Senior High grad Jimmie Crooks and former Bishop Garrigan standout Michelle (Vitzthum) Cook, finished her first season of high school basketball with 626 points and 320 rebounds.

The 6-foot-3 standout broke the freshman record for points in a season and made field goals in a season and recorded 20 double-doubles. She scored 34 points with 17 rebounds in a 65-63 loss in the title game this past Saturday night to Newell-Fonda.

Joyce, also a ninth-grader, led the Golden Bears as the point guard. She scored 475 points, had 109 steals, dished out 71 assists and even recorded 12 blocks.

Sievers, part of the highest-scoring team in the state in Newell-Fonda, led the team with 395 points. She shot over 60 percent from the field while also dishing out 122 assists and recording 89 steals.

In the championship game, Sievers posted a team-high 25 points, including 20 in the second half, as the Mustangs won their second consecutive title and 54th game overall.

Walker was second in scoring with 354 points, adding a team-leading 39 made 3-pointers. She also had 104 rebounds with 92 steals and 57 assists.

All five of the other 1A first team selections were seniors. Crooks and Joyce were the only freshmen named first team among all five classes, while just one other sophomore — Taylor Veach of Central DeWitt — made the 4A top squad.

Holmes, a senior headed to Northern State University, led Algona with 15 points per game. She also had a team-high 60 made 3-pointers, adding 94 rebounds, 54 assists and 43 steals.

During her four-year Bulldog career, Holmes scored 1,355 points with 262 made 3-pointers. Algona won a total of 70 games during that time.

Schany, also a senior, averaged 18 points per game this past season for the E-Hawks, helping them reach a substate final. She finished her Emmetsburg career with 1,173 points, 682 wins and 54 victories on the hardwood.

Hoyle, a junior, scored 438 points on 62 percent shooting from the floor. She led 1A in blocked shots with 105, which ranked third in the entire state, and was fourth in rebounds with 270.

Holmes, Schany, Sievers, Crooks, Joyce and Hoyle also earned IGCA all-district honors.

Caitlin Clark of West Des Moines Dowling was named Miss Iowa Basketball. Clark, a senior guard headed to the University of Iowa, averaged a state-leading 33.7 points per game and made 84 triples.

Jaedon Murphy, who led North Polk to a second consecutive 3A title game, was landed on the first team. The senior had 17 points and 15 rebounds in the championship, finishing the year with 365 points, 196 rebounds, 72 assists, 51 steals and 48 blocks.

Murphy, who is headed to Wartburg College, is the daughter of Fort Dodge Senior High graduates Mike and Bonnie (Willard) Murphy.

IOWA PRINT SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL

Class 3A

Second Team

Abbey Holmes, Algona, sr.

Class 2A

Third Team

Molly Schany, Emmetsburg, sr.

Class 1A

First Team

Audi Crooks, Bishop Garrigan, fr.; Molly Joyce, Bishop Garrigan, fr.; Macy Sievers, Newell-Fonda, soph.

Second Team

Maggie Walker, Newell-Fonda, jr.

Third Team

Danielle Hoyle, Paton-Churdan, jr.