North Dakota Preps

Region 3
Teams:
1. Napoleon
2. Kidder County
3. Linton-HMB
4. South Border
5. Ellendale
6. Pingree-Buchanan-Kensal
7. Strasburg/Zeeland
8. LaMoure-LM
9. Central Prairie
10. Edgeley-Kulm
11. Barnes County North

Players to Watch (15-20 total):
Sheridon Dewald (Napoleon)
Kendra Wiegel (Napoleon)
Brenna Schmidt (Napoleon)
Morgan Rohrich (Kidder Cty)
Kelsey Dockter (Kidder Cty)
McKenna Flyberg (Linton-HMB)
Kalli Scherbenske (South Border)
Madison Schabel (South Border)
Madi Bommersbach (Ellendale)
Shayna Mertz (Elllendale)
Amandan Beckley (P-B-K)
Morgan Thomas (P-B-K)
Jennifer Wikenheiser (Strasburg/Zeeland)
Ali Wolf (Strasburg/Zeeland)
Tasha Piehl (LaMoure-LM)
Noelle Moser (Central Prairie)

My Predictions:...Huge drop-off after Kidder County
1. Napoleon
2. Ellendale
3. South Border
4. Linton-HMB
5. Kidder County
6. PBK
7. LaMoure-LM
8. Strasburg-Zeeland
9. BCN
10. Central Prairie
11. Edgeley-Kulm

I'd agree with the players you mentioned, but add Courtney Carlson from LaMoure and the younger Tiffany Gerving from Linton.

LaMoure will surprise some people this year, don't count them out. PBK lost Carlson, those are some big shoes to fill.

Dacey Fuller and Rachel Herman are two very solid guards for Ellendale as well.

I believe this is Napoleon's Region to lose. They have been close the past couple of seasons and should be able to get over the hump this year. I know they need to improve their half-court offense and outside shooting but I think this is the year they do it. I see Ellendlae and Kidder County as their top threats with South Border maybe being in the mix also.

Mid-Season Re-Rankings

1. Napoleon



2. Kidder County
3. Linton-HMB

4. Ellendale
5. Strasburg/Zeeland
6. South Border
7. LaMoure-LM

8. Pingree-Buchanan-Kensal
9. Central Prairie
10. Barnes County North
11. Edgeley-Kulm

Everyone knows that the road to state in Region 3 this year goes through Napoleon. Linton and KC always seem to be in the mix but Ellendale is starting to play some really good basketball as well. They have had to overcome some injuries to key players this year but Madilyn Bommersbach and Dacey Fuller have really stepped up their games and could make a run.

Here are my current region rankings:

1. Napoleon

2. Kidder County
3. Ellendale
4. Linton-HMB

5. Strasburg/Zeeland
6. South Border
7. LaMoure-LM

8. Pingree-Buchanan-Kensal
9. Central Prairie
10. Barnes County North
11. Edgeley-Kulm

6. South Border
7. LaMoure-LM

I'm sorry EHS but how do you put South Border above LaMoure when LaMoure beat them?!?! Not that its a big deal but LaMoure is playing pretty good basketball right now- gave Maple Valley a run for their money on Maple Valley's home court. I thought by this time of the year Napoleon would be blowing everyone out of the water but they are not. I've watched Napoleon play these last 4 years and they have had their shots all 4 of these years and they haven't made the big dance. Who is going to upset them this year, its might happen!

Good point. I missed that result.

1. Napoleon

2. LHMB
3. Ellendale
4. Kidder County

5. SZ
6. LLM
7. South Border

8. PBK
9. CP
10. BCN
11. EKM

Napoleon beat Linton 72-50 tonight and LLM beat S-Z 52-42