Iowa's prep scoring champion from the past two seasons is among three high school seniors who have given commitments to attend Morningside College and compete for the Mustangs announced Morningside head men's basketball coach Jerry Schmutte.

Brett Watson, a 6-5 guard-forward from Elkhorn-Kimballton High School, was Iowa's prep scoring leader during his junior and senior seasons and is the fifth leading scorer in Iowa prep boy's basketball history with 2355 career points.

In addition, the Mustangs announced that Mark Roush, a 6-5 forward from Marshalltown High School, and Colin Tague, a 6-6 forward from Sergeant Bluff-Luton High School, have also committed to Morningside.

Watson averaged 25.9 points per game during his four-year varsity career. He also averaged 6.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 3.9 steals, and 1.2 blocked shots per game over his prep career. Watson finished with career shooting figures of 901 field goals in 1712 attempts for 52.6 percent and 418 free throws in 519 attempts for 80.5 percent. He set 18 Elkhorn-Kimballton records during his career. He was a three-time first-team All-Rolling Hills Conference selection and received second-team all-conference honors as a freshman.

He earned first-team Class 1A all-state honors from the Iowa Newspaper Association (INA) and the Des Moines Register following a standout senior campaign where he led the state in scoring with a 32.0-point scoring average and led Elkhorn-Kimballton to a 22-2 record and a state tournament appearance. He was the INAšs Class 1A Player of the Year and the runner-up behind Glen Worley of Iowa City West in the INA's Mr. Basketball voting. In addition, Watson earned first-team Class 1A All-Western Iowa honors from the Omaha World Herald and first-team All-Southwest Iowa laurels from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil.

Aside from averaging 32 points per game, Watson also averaged 8.1 rebounds, 6.7 assists, and 5.7 steals per game. He made 287 of 537 field goal attempts for 53.4 percent, 51 of 157 3-point field goal attempts for 32.5 percent, and 142 of 181 free throw attempts for 78.5 percent.

Watson also earned first-team all-state laurels from the INA and Des Moines Register along with first-team all-area honors from the Omaha World Herald and Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil as a junior. That season he was Iowa's prep scoring leader with a career-high average of 33.5 points per game to compliment norms of 7.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists, and 3.9 steals per contest. Watson made 313 of 534 field goal attempts for 58.6 percent, 39 of 95 3-point field goal attempts for 41.1 percent, and 140 of 166 free throw attempts for 84.3 percent.

He averaged 25.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 6.4 assists, and 4.3 steals per game as a sophomore en route to INA honorable mention all-state, first-team Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil All-Southwest Iowa, and second-team Omaha World Herald Class 1A All-Western Iowa honors. Watson was also Elkhorn-Kimballton's leading scorer as a freshman when he averaged 11.8 points per game.

Roush was a three-year starter at Marshalltown High School. He helped lead the Bobcats to a 33-13 record and a pair of Class 4A state tournament appearances over his final two seasons.

Roush earned honorable mention all-state honors from the Iowa Newspaper Association and was a first-team All-Central Iowa Metro League-National selection following a senior campaign where he was Marshalltown's leading scorer and rebounder with averages of 13.9 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. He also led the team with 37 blocked shots and ranked second on the team with 34 assists. Roush made 110 of 246 field goal attempts for 44.7 percent, 24 of 68 3-point field goal attempts for 35.3 percent, and 47 of 70 free throw attempts for 67.1 percent.

As a junior, Roush earned second-team all-conference honors when he was Marshalltown's second leading scorer and rebounder with averages of 12.6 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Roush led Marshalltown with 44 blocked shots for an average of 1.8 rejections per game. He made 123 of 249 field goal attempts for 49.4 percent, 25 of 88 3-point field goal attempts for 28.4 percent, and 32 of 46 free throw attempts for 69.6 percent.

He was a prep teammate of Morningside forward Matt Schneiderman, who averaged 5.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game as a freshman for the Mustangs this past season.

Tague was a four-year varsity letterwinner and a three-year starter at Sergeant Bluff-Luton. He led the Warriors to a 16-5 record and the War Eagle Conference co-championship this past season.Tague will graduate as the Warriors' all-time scoring leader with 1092 career points. He was a two-time first-team All-War Eagle Conference performer.

Tague earned second-team Class 2A all-state honors from the INA and the Des Moines Register in addition to first-team Sioux City Journal All-Northwest Iowa honors this past season after he established Sergeant Bluff-Luton records with 482 points and 329 rebounds. He averaged 23.0 points and 15.7 rebounds per game. Tague also averaged 2.0 blocked shots, 1.8 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. He sizzled the nets at a 66.8 percent shooting clip from the field with 197 field goals in 295 attempts. Tague connected on 89 of 146 free throw attempts for 61.0 percent.

He was a fourth-team Sioux City Journal All-Northwest Iowa selection as a junior when he averaged 16.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game to lead Sergeant Bluff-Luton in both categories. He also topped the Warriors with 21 blocked shots. Tague led Sergeant Bluff-Luton in field goal percentage with 138 hoops in 239 attempts for 57.7 percent and ranked second on the team in free throw percentage with 80 free throws in 108 attempts for 74.1 percent.

Tague was also a football standout for the Warriors and received third-team Sioux City Journal All-Northwest Iowa honors as an offensive end following his senior campaign.