North Dakota Preps

CLASS B STATE TOURNEY
@ Alerus Center, Grand Forks
March 6, 7 & 8

Thursday, March 6th
G1: #2 Oak Grove def. Flasher 67-65
G2: Linton-HMB def. #3 Cavalier 53-51
G3: #1 Rugby vs. New Town 64-58 OT
G4: North Star def. #4 Beulah 52-50

Friday, March 7th
G5: #3 Cavalier def. Flasher 76-56
G6: #4 Beulah def. New Town 50-48
G7: #2 Oak Grove def. Linton-HMB 76-68
G8: #1 Rugby def. North Star 54-44

Saturday, March 8th
7th Place: Flasher def. New Town 66-59
5th Place: #3 Cavalier def. #4 Beulah 58-56
3rd Place: North Star def. Linton-HMB 60-49
Championship: #2 Oak Grove def. #1 Rugby 68-58 OT

1st: Oak Grove (26-2)
2nd: Rugby (27-1)
3rd: North Star (20-8)
4th: Linton-HMB (21-6)
5th: Cavalier (25-2)
6th: Beulah (20-7)
7th: Flasher (21-6)
8th: New Town (20-5)

All-Tournament Team
Carter Kretchman - Oak Grove
Christian Adams - Oak Grove
Brad Heidlebaugh - Rugby
Alex Weston - North Star
Christian Kvilvang - North Star
Jonathan Purintun - Linton-HMB
Brock Robbins - Cavalier
Ryan Chrest - Cavalier
Casey Walcker - Beulah
Zack Schmidt - Flasher

Tournament MVP: Carter Kretchman - Oak Grove
Senior Athlete of the Year: Briton Bussman, Milnor
Coach of the Year: Mike Santjer, Rugby

Are these the set times? Who the F thinks this stuff up??? you would think the #1 seed would get the courtesy of first day night session???

NDHSAA now has the number #1 seed in 630pm game???

read it will be finalized tonight just after R2 game and press release done asap

According to the Grand Forks Tourney website and NDHSAA website, the #1 seed will play the 3rd game of the day.

What time is game 1? 3 pm?

Aren't the first two games at 1pm and 3pm usually. Then a break before starting the evening session?

Questions:

1. Does anybody know if the Alerus has installed a central scoreboard?
2. I believe there was a new rule about moving student sections back from the end lines. Last time in Alerus, there was a walkway between court and student section. Really took the student sections away from the action. Guessing it will be this way again?

ndlionsfan wrote:Aren't the first two games at 1pm and 3pm usually. Then a break before starting the evening session?

I believe so. I think the night games will tip-off at 6 pm.

Sticks11 wrote:

ndlionsfan wrote:Aren't the first two games at 1pm and 3pm usually. Then a break before starting the evening session?

I believe so. I think the night games will tip-off at 6 pm.

Might be 630...When NBC had it they needed to get their local news on first. I doubt that changes with the ABC broadcast this year.

Any idea who is doing the TV broadcasts as far as personalities??? I'm guessing no more Jon Cole???

I guess its me but it sure seems like for class b state tournament in last 5 to 6 years looks like same group of teams that are there every couple of years. Like OakGrove, Centeral cass,Kindred, Grafton, Cavalier, Fourwinds, Northstar, Linton HmB, Lamoure, Carrington, Shiloh, Rugby, Beulah, Dickinson Trinity, Bishop Ryan, Newtown, and Watford City. Last year was kind of fun with Milnor and Trenton their and both surprising pretournament picks for state. I sure like it we could get some new blood into tournament where all 8 regions would not see one of these schools make it but teams that haven't been to state in many years or never have been to state. It seems were lucky to get one school that isn't of this group to state. I just like to see some fresh faces and crowds that are not used to going to state tournament.

Yes, lot of repeats but I think Carrington has just gone once and Rugby the last two. Not sure about Central Cass and Kindred but I think they've just gone once too.

ndlionsfan wrote:Yes, lot of repeats but I think Carrington has just gone once and Rugby the last two. Not sure about Central Cass and Kindred but I think they've just gone once too.

Not sure why Kindred is in this conversation...they haven't gone to State in a while. Central Cass went in 2012.

Kindred last went in 2002, 2003. Central Cass, 1997, 2005, 2012.

classB4ever wrote:Kindred last went in 2002, 2003. Central Cass, 1997, 2005, 2012.

Thanks so in the past 5 or 6 years...Kindred should not be within that argument, but they have been there a few times in the past.

Region 1 info from 2000
2000 - Oak Grove (State Champs)
2001 - Oak Grove (7th)
2002 - Kindred (6th)
2003 - Kindred (8th)
2004 - Milnor (2nd)
2005 - Central Cass (8th)
2006 - Richland (8th)
2007 - Hankinson (6th)
2008 - Lisbon (8th)
2009 - North Sargent (4th)
2010 - Oak Grove (6th)
2011 - Oak Grove (5th)
2012 - Central Cass (6th)
2013 - Milnor (State Champs)
2014 - Oak Grove (State Champs)

Editted: 11/15/14

justplayalready wrote:Are these the set times? Who the F thinks this stuff up??? you would think the #1 seed would get the courtesy of first day night session???

NDHSAA now has the number #1 seed in 630pm game???

read it will be finalized tonight just after R2 game and press release done asap

I had a typo...settle

Since 2000, state appearances for the teams still involved:

Beulah 2010, 2012
Cavalier 2004, 2010, 2013
Flasher 2005
Grafton 2008, 2011, 2012
Linton 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012
New Town 2011
Northstar 2009, 2011, 2012
Oak Grove 2000, 2001, 2010, 2011
Rugby 2013

haha, corrected.

9 different teams making it to state in a 15 year span really isn't that bad. Region 4 only has 6 different teams since 2000.

2000- Cando
2001- Mwkn-Shey
2002- Wells Co
2003 - NRS
2004- NRS
2005- NRS
2006- FW
2007- FW
2008- FW
2009- Northstar (cando)
2010- Carrington
2011- NS
2012- NS
2013- FW-M
2014- NS

classB4ever wrote:Since 2000, state appearances for the teams still involved:

Beulah 2010, 2012
Cavalier 2004, 2010, 2013
Flasher 2005
Grafton 2008, 2011, 2012
Linton 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012
New Town 2011
Northstar 2009, 2011, 2012
Oak Grove 2000, 2001, 2010, 2011
Watford City 2000, 2008, 2009

I think you need Rugby instead of Watford City

Run4Fun2009 wrote:

classB4ever wrote:Kindred last went in 2002, 2003. Central Cass, 1997, 2005, 2012.

Thanks so in the past 5 or 6 years...Kindred should not be within that argument, but they have been there a few times in the past.

Agreed.

I might have those first three and the years mixed up, but those three teams made appearances.

I'm pretty sure Minnewauken went in 2000, when the state B was in Fargo

The Schwab wrote:I'm pretty sure Minnewauken went in 2000, when the state B was in Fargo

Sheyenne-Minnewaukan was in 2000...they played in the Semifinal game vs. Oak Grove at the FargoDome.

Cando was 2001...had that showdown with North Border

State Tourney Team Tidbits
#2 Oak Grove (23-2)
Losses: @ Shiloh Christian 66-69 OT; vs. Kindred 72-73 (neutral court)

Flasher (20-4)
Losses: vs. Strasburg/Zeeland 54-73 (neutral court); vs. Grant County 72-77; vs. Shiloh Christian 40-52 (neutral court); @ New England 45-53

#3 Cavalier (23-1)
Losses: vs. Pelican Rapids, MN 47-52 (neutral court)

Linton-HMB (20-4)
Losses: @ Strasburg/Zeeland 59-69; @ Ellendale 72-74; vs. Central Cass 73-81 (neutral court); @ Shiloh Christian 59-64 OT

#1 Rugby (25-0)
Losses: NONE

New Town (20-2)
Losses: @ Beulah 55-73; @ New England 52-55

#4 Beulah (19-5)
Losses: @ Linton-HMB 58-78; vs. Four Winds-Minnewaukan 64-57; vs. Rugby 46-65 (neutral court); @ Des Lacs-Burlington 60-67; @ Hazen 56-76

North Star (18-7)
Losses: vs. Four Winds-Minnewaukan 56-64 (neutral court); vs. Grafton 50-56; vs. Cavalier 53-57; vs. Rugby 52-63; @ St. John 70-84; @ New Rockford-Sheyenne 57-59; @ Des Lacs-Burlington 67-73

Points/Game
Oak Grove 74.1
Rugby 73.2
New Town 72.6
Cavalier 69.0
Flasher 67.6
Beulah 65.9
North Star 65.3
Linton-HMB 63.0

Opp. Points/Game
Cavalier 45.5
Rugby 46.4
New Town 49.3
Flasher 49.5
North Star 49.9
Beulah 50.9
Linton-HMB 55.5
Oak Grove 58.9

don't know how the vote goes but how does Beulah get 4th seed when flasher ,newtown, linton have better records I know strength of schedule might have something to do with it but I know for sure linton beat Beulah head to head

The competing coached ranked the teams 1-7. Leaving out their own team. The best and worst rank were thrown out and then averaged. Seated 1-4 then a drawing for their opponents.

duh wrote:don't know how the vote goes but how does Beulah get 4th seed when flasher ,newtown, linton have better records I know strength of schedule might have something to do with it but I know for sure linton beat Beulah head to head

SOS and how they finished the season probably played a part in it. A lot has changed from the first game of the season!