Favorites according to hoopster:
Region 1- Enderlin
Region 2- Hillsboro-CV
Region 3- Strasburg-Zeeland
Region 4- Four Winds Minnewauken
Region 5- Shiloh Christian
Region 6- Our Reedemers
Region 7- Hettinger-Scranton
Region 8- Parshall
I would feel that these teams would be the favorites, however, there are some historically strong teams, and some exciting young teams in every region. My predictions for the number one challenger in each region are as follows:
Region 1: Milnor North Sargent (but oak grove may surprise some people)
Region 2: Thompson (don't count out Cavalier)
Region 3: Linton HMB (however I feel this is Strasburg Zeelands region to lose)
Region 4: Dunseith (I think this is a two team race)
Region 5: Washburn (I feel this is Shiloh's region to lose)
Region 6: Drake Annamoose
Region 7: Dickinson Trinity (you can never count out Beulah though)
Region 8: Watford City (this is parshalls region to lose)