UNDSiouxfan wrote:Interesting first poll...I am a bit biased being a follower of Region 1, but it'll be interesting to see Hillsboro-Central Valley compete with the top 5-6 teams in Region 1. They were down at the half to Kindred in their first game, but kudos to them they did have a strong second half and won handily. I believe all the top Region 1 teams have 1-2 go-to standout players and there isn't a lot of respect for Region 1 in this poll. Milnor/NS has unbelievable talent and probably the best PG in the state. Central Cass isn't in the top 17, yet they probably have the 2nd best PG in the state. Northern Cass barely received votes, yet they can beat anyone when they shoot the 3 like they did in their opener against the more physical Hankinson.
This poll gave a lot of respect to Hettinger-Scranton for being an 0-2 team. They do have an all-stater back, but from reading other comments it appears that Linton and Strasburg probably have deeper teams.
Parshall got beat bad in their opener...yet they're in the top 10.
Linton has been extremely impressive so far. Two quality wins.
It does appear that Class B is very deep this year. I really believe any of the top 25 teams can compete with one another on any given night. It's going to be an interesting year to watch class B ball.
bisonation6 wrote:Is someone form Hettinger-Scranton hurt or are they just surprisingly under .500? People before the season said Trinity would be one of those teams that is one of the best but fall unlucky cause possibly the best team in the state would take their region. Some people said Hettinger was the best in North Dakota. I see they are 2-3 and we just saw Trinity upend the number 1. I understand it's all predictions and speculation before a season, but this is really surprising me.
bisonation6 wrote:Is someone form Hettinger-Scranton hurt or are they just surprisingly under .500? People before the season said Trinity would be one of those teams that is one of the best but fall unlucky cause possibly the best team in the state would take their region. Some people said Hettinger was the best in North Dakota. I see they are 2-3 and we just saw Trinity upend the number 1. I understand it's all predictions and speculation before a season, but this is really surprising me.
d_fense wrote:There is a difference between what I think the top 10 will look like, and what I think it should be. I think it should look like this...
1. Our Redeemer's (disappointed that I will not see them play, unless they get to state)
2. FWM (team to beat, with the volume of 3's they shoot, if they are cold, they can be beat)
3. Linton (Well coached, great tradition. Outscoring teams by 20+)
4. Shiloh (Playing a great schedule, early wins at Trinity and Bishop Ryan)
5. Edgeley/K/M (Their best player is a senior, which is why I don't switch them with Ellendale)
6. Dickenson Trinity (Win over 4winds/M doesn't surprise, they are talented)
7. Hillsboro/CV (talented ball handlers, good defense, weak region)
8. Milnor/North Sargent (Long and athletic)
9. Northern Cass (good shooter, push the ball well)
10. St. John (Good win vs Dunseith, Poitra is a heck of a player averaging 13/3pt attempts a game himself)
Receiving consideration: Strasburg/Zeeland(Over ranked early, bad loss to Century Jv), Ellendale (very close to making them my 2 or 3 team in region 3), Bishop Ryan (I think they are the team I have been most pleasantly surprised with), Central Cass (strong big school, I think they are receiving a little to much credit for beating an over ranked Thompson team), Larimore (strong junior class that has played well for years together in non school tournaments), Hettinger/Scranton (no question they are a good team and may get Trinity this week, but you have to hold them down with 3 losses this early)
d_fense wrote:There is a difference between what I think the top 10 will look like, and what I think it should be. I think it should look like this...
1. Our Redeemer's (disappointed that I will not see them play, unless they get to state)
2. FWM (team to beat, with the volume of 3's they shoot, if they are cold, they can be beat)
3. Linton (Well coached, great tradition. Outscoring teams by 20+)
4. Shiloh (Playing a great schedule, early wins at Trinity and Bishop Ryan)
5. Edgeley/K/M (Their best player is a senior, which is why I don't switch them with Ellendale)
6. Dickenson Trinity (Win over 4winds/M doesn't surprise, they are talented)
7. Hillsboro/CV (talented ball handlers, good defense, weak region)
8. Milnor/North Sargent (Long and athletic)
9. Northern Cass (good shooter, push the ball well)
10. St. John (Good win vs Dunseith, Poitra is a heck of a player averaging 13/3pt attempts a game himself)
Receiving consideration: Strasburg/Zeeland(Over ranked early, bad loss to Century Jv), Ellendale (very close to making them my 2 or 3 team in region 3), Bishop Ryan (I think they are the team I have been most pleasantly surprised with), Central Cass (strong big school, I think they are receiving a little to much credit for beating an over ranked Thompson team), Larimore (strong junior class that has played well for years together in non school tournaments), Hettinger/Scranton (no question they are a good team and may get Trinity this week, but you have to hold them down with 3 losses this early)
packers21 wrote:d_fense wrote:There is a difference between what I think the top 10 will look like, and what I think it should be. I think it should look like this...
1. Our Redeemer's (disappointed that I will not see them play, unless they get to state)
2. FWM (team to beat, with the volume of 3's they shoot, if they are cold, they can be beat)
3. Linton (Well coached, great tradition. Outscoring teams by 20+)
4. Shiloh (Playing a great schedule, early wins at Trinity and Bishop Ryan)
5. Edgeley/K/M (Their best player is a senior, which is why I don't switch them with Ellendale)
6. Dickenson Trinity (Win over 4winds/M doesn't surprise, they are talented)
7. Hillsboro/CV (talented ball handlers, good defense, weak region)
8. Milnor/North Sargent (Long and athletic)
9. Northern Cass (good shooter, push the ball well)
10. St. John (Good win vs Dunseith, Poitra is a heck of a player averaging 13/3pt attempts a game himself)
Receiving consideration: Strasburg/Zeeland(Over ranked early, bad loss to Century Jv), Ellendale (very close to making them my 2 or 3 team in region 3), Bishop Ryan (I think they are the team I have been most pleasantly surprised with), Central Cass (strong big school, I think they are receiving a little to much credit for beating an over ranked Thompson team), Larimore (strong junior class that has played well for years together in non school tournaments), Hettinger/Scranton (no question they are a good team and may get Trinity this week, but you have to hold them down with 3 losses this early)
Defense I respect your opionion please explain ur fascination with Larimore ? I am not sold on them at all. Especially in a region where most teams are big and match up with them.
d_fense wrote:packers21 wrote:d_fense wrote:There is a difference between what I think the top 10 will look like, and what I think it should be. I think it should look like this...
1. Our Redeemer's (disappointed that I will not see them play, unless they get to state)
2. FWM (team to beat, with the volume of 3's they shoot, if they are cold, they can be beat)
3. Linton (Well coached, great tradition. Outscoring teams by 20+)
4. Shiloh (Playing a great schedule, early wins at Trinity and Bishop Ryan)
5. Edgeley/K/M (Their best player is a senior, which is why I don't switch them with Ellendale)
6. Dickenson Trinity (Win over 4winds/M doesn't surprise, they are talented)
7. Hillsboro/CV (talented ball handlers, good defense, weak region)
8. Milnor/North Sargent (Long and athletic)
9. Northern Cass (good shooter, push the ball well)
10. St. John (Good win vs Dunseith, Poitra is a heck of a player averaging 13/3pt attempts a game himself)
Receiving consideration: Strasburg/Zeeland(Over ranked early, bad loss to Century Jv), Ellendale (very close to making them my 2 or 3 team in region 3), Bishop Ryan (I think they are the team I have been most pleasantly surprised with), Central Cass (strong big school, I think they are receiving a little to much credit for beating an over ranked Thompson team), Larimore (strong junior class that has played well for years together in non school tournaments), Hettinger/Scranton (no question they are a good team and may get Trinity this week, but you have to hold them down with 3 losses this early)
Defense I respect your opionion please explain ur fascination with Larimore ? I am not sold on them at all. Especially in a region where most teams are big and match up with them.
I guess I am going to disagree with you claiming I have a "fascination with Larimore". I will say that I have not seen them play this year. I have watched them over the coarse of the last 3-4 years play in things such as the Grand Am. I think Tupa is a good player. I like the Hofer's games and overall they move the ball well and work hard. Why I put them at #15 in my list??? Well, they are one of only 5, 5-0 teams in the state, early as it is. They are averaging 58.4ppg while giving up 34.8. In looking at the competition so far this season, they haven't played much. But, just like I don't feel I can justify putting Hettinger/Scranton in my top 7 (which is likely where they will end up eventually), because of 3 early season losses. I am going to give Larimore some credit for 5-0 (I know they played Warwich, who I believe lost by over 100 points the other night, to whom I don't recall). Early as it is the QRF computer ranking has Larimore at #5. I think the QRF is a fun conversational piece, it doesn't mean much until at least 1/2 of the season has went by. If they match up with Four Winds in Devils Lake on the 7th they will likely loose, then they have HCV on the 12th. If they fall on the 12th, they would fall out of my rankings. If they don't, they will likely be favored until late in the season vs PRFL.
balla45 wrote:I do not see the Strasburg/Zeeland lost to Bismarck Century jv being a bad loss. I feel Bismarck Century jv is a top 8 Class B team. Lucas Mayer is a potential all stater in Class B. Probably end up with 5-7 different players who are All-WDA over the course of their career just off of that Bismarck Century jv team.
balla45 wrote:The following players played for Bismarck Century jv in the game, in order by grade and then by last name.
9 - Treyton Mattern 5'8"
9 - Mason Trahan 6'2"
10 - Kade Amundson 6'5"
10 - Kade Lynch 5'11"
10 - Josh Sipes 6'2"
11 - Jayden Hauff 5'10"
11 - Ian Macdonald 5'10"
11 - Lucas Mayer 6'6"
11 - Nate Symens 6'4"
Mayer, Sipes, and Symens usually play 2 halves of varsity and 1 half of junior varsity. By my count, Lucas Mayer finished with 10 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. Josh Sipes finished with 15 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals. Treyton Mattern finished with 17 points making 4 of 5 three point shots. Kade Lynch also finished in double figures with 14 points for Bismarck Century.
thefourwinds wrote:Next weekend will be a truly informative weekend at the Shiloh Invitational (at Shiloh in Bismarck). Our Redeemer's will be facing both Shiloh and Dickinson Trinity.
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