North Dakota Preps

Congratulations to these young men for being nominated in 2008:

NORTH DAKOTA
First Last School Name City State
Taylor Bruhschwein Dickinson High School Dickinson ND
Austin Dufault Killdeer High School Killdeer ND
Zac Elgie Minot High School Minot ND
Tanner Farkas West Fargo High School West Fargo ND
Dustin Herrmann Fargo South High School Fargo ND
Luke Martinez Bismarck High School Bismarck ND
Jamie Mauch Hankinson High School Hankinson ND
B.J. Mertens Devils Lake High School Devils Lake ND
Justin Shipman Watford City High School Watford City ND
Austin Vetter Bishop Ryan High School Minot ND
Rudy Young Bird Parshall High School Parshall ND


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how long til another ND player gets in? it was pretty fun watch Boschee play and shoot in the 3 point contest. I dont think Dufault will get in but it would be pretty cool. seems like the best chance the next few years would be the Hanstad, going but what ive heard about him and seen in his stats. will be fun to follow him the next 3 years. I think it will be quit a while til another ND player gets in thought just because we've only had one ever play.

who was it who was in and in what year?

boschee.......genius

oh haha yea now that i read it again i caught that sorry...

Hey i'll ask again, who makes the nominations?

Brady Trenbeth was an Mcdonalds all-american when Cavalier went to state.

MT_20 wrote:Brady Trenbeth was an Mcdonalds all-american when Cavalier went to state.

dont remember him actually getting to play in the game?

BballFan1307 wrote:

MT_20 wrote:Brady Trenbeth was an Mcdonalds all-american when Cavalier went to state.

dont remember him actually getting to play in the game?

thats because he didn't.

MT_20 wrote:Brady Trenbeth was an Mcdonalds all-american when Cavalier went to state.

are you sure he wasnt just a nominee like these players?

baseball wrote:

MT_20 wrote:Brady Trenbeth was an Mcdonalds all-american when Cavalier went to state.

are you sure he wasnt just a nominee like these players?

The only Mcdonalads All-American from North Dakota was Jeff Boschee

There are nominees (like the ones listed above) from every state, usually 1200-1800 across the country. It gets narrowed down through a selection process to come up with an east and west team of roughly 15 players. As stated earlier, Jeff Boschee is the only ND player to ever "PLAY" in the game that is broadcast on ESPN. It is very rare to get that opportunity, we think a lot of our ND players each year are special, but to play in that game, you need a lot of people to have witnessed you play to believe that you deserve that distinction. Jeff was able to do that in the summer before his Jr & Sr year of high school.

hoop_fan1 wrote:There are nominees (like the ones listed above) from every state, usually 1200-1800 across the country. It gets narrowed down through a selection process to come up with an east and west team of roughly 15 players. As stated earlier, Jeff Boschee is the only ND player to ever "PLAY" in the game that is broadcast on ESPN. It is very rare to get that opportunity, we think a lot of our ND players each year are special, but to play in that game, you need a lot of people to have witnessed you play to believe that you deserve that distinction. Jeff was able to do that in the summer before his Jr & Sr year of high school.

Your right on everything but the number of nominees--This year it was 1,000

baseball wrote:

MT_20 wrote:Brady Trenbeth was an Mcdonalds all-american when Cavalier went to state.

are you sure he wasnt just a nominee like these players?

I'm pretty sure he was just a nominee, I'm 99.9999999% sure he was, miles come on now learn to spell Trenbeath too. Here's a list of of the 2004 mcdonalds all americans..

1 SF Corey Brewer 6-7/170 (Portland HS) Portland, TN
top defensive wing in the class; put up outstanding sr. year numbers
2 SF Rudy Gay 6-8/215 (Archbishop Spalding) Severn, MD
gradually blossoming into a big force; sky is the limit for him
3 C Dwight Howard 6-11/225 (SW Atlanta Christian) Atlanta, GA
undisputed top player in this class; one of the best in recent years
4 PF Al Jefferson 6-9/265 (Prentiss HS) Prentiss, MS
"Big Al" is big time; monster season with ridiculous scoring totals
5 C Randolph Morris 6-11/270 (Landmark Christian) Fairburn, GA
like Gay, he's coming into his own; shown flashes of greatness
6 PG Rajon Rondo 6-1/155 (Oak Hill Academy) Mouth of Wilson, VA
no one worked harder during the year to make this team; late steal
7 SG J.R. Smith 6-5/210 (St. Benedict Prep) Newark, NJ
skywalking athlete will factor into the dunk contest; rythym shooter
8 SF Josh Smith 6-8/195 (Oak Hill Academy) Mouth of Wilson, VA
blessed with boat loads of ridiculous athleticism; loves to run the floor
9 PG Sebastian Telfair 5-11/170 (Lincoln HS) Brooklyn, NY
child prodidy finally reaches the high point of his prep career
10 PG Darius Washington 5-11/160 (Edgewater HS) Orlando, FL
might be the hardest of the high school guards to defend man-to-man
11 PF D.J. White 6-8/225 (Hillcrest HS) Tuscaloosa, AL
works hard, loves to get it done inside and can step & hit mid-range J
12 PF Mike Williams 6-7/215 (Wilcox Central HS) Camden, AL
a terrific athlete at the four spot blessed with bounce and a live body


2004 McDonald's All-American Team (WEST)
Rk Pos Name Ht/Wt Home
1 SG Arron Afflalo 6-4/180 (Centennial HS) Compton, CA
outstanding senior year boosted stock enough to warrant selection
2 PF Lamarcus Aldridge 6-10/210 (Seagoville HS) Seagoville, TX
injured for a good part of the year but he punched his ticket long ago
3 SG Joe Crawford 6-4/205 (Renaissance HS) Detroit, MI
candidate for best two guard in the nation; tough, scores and wins
4 C Glen Davis 6-8/325 (LSU Laboratory) Baton Rouge, LA
have to admire the decision to give up FB; will he dance at the game?
5 PG Jordan Farmar 6-0/160 (William Taft HS) Woodland Hills, CA
steady & heady, he had a great summer and terrific senior year
6 PG Daniel Gibson 6-3/180 (Jones HS) Houston, TX
finally Texas has a body to replace Ford with; Jones can really score
7 SF Malik Hairston 6-6/185 (Renaissance HS) Detroit, MI
youngest player on the team; watch him develop into a big, big timer
8 PG Shawn Livingston 6-7/178 (Peoria HS) Peoria, IL
the quiet assasin hands out flashy assists with regularity
9 SG Jawann McClellan 6-5/185 (Milby HS) Houston, TX
strong season propels him into the game; finds ways to score big
10 SG Demarcus Nelson 6-4/212 (Sheldon HS) Sacramento, CA
very strong off the drive; has put up huge numbers for years
11 C Robert Swift 6-11/210 (Bakersfield HS) Bakersfield, CA
strong AAU season propelled him to lofty status; made big strides
12 PF Marvin Williams 6-8.5/222 (Bremerton HS) Bremerton, WA
could wind up being the highest-rated H.S. player to attend college

Wow, how many of those kids are in the NBA right now or playing for an elite college team?

Here's link i found how they go through the process.
http://www.mcdepk.com/2007allamericanga ... rocess.pdf

tommykramer wrote:

baseball wrote:

MT_20 wrote:Brady Trenbeth was an Mcdonalds all-american when Cavalier went to state.

are you sure he wasnt just a nominee like these players?

The only Mcdonalads All-American from North Dakota was Jeff Boschee

thats what i meant a nominee