Division Four Preview

Division four comes down to a two team race. The race is between the perennial D4 powerhouse Randolph and Benton who has been unable to get past Randolph the previous two years but, have had an exceptional summer and return four starters from last years team. The edge still goes to Randolph though because they have the big 6'9 junior Kyle Kelm.

1. Randolph- Third year starter 6'3 Tyler Tillema carries on the Tillema and Randolph tradition teaming with Kyle Kelm.
2. Benton- Hendricks twins and Kane Hoffman form the best backcourt in D4 if not the entire state.
3. Hillsboro- Three starters return and are led by 6'5 junior Pat Alexander.
4. Barneveld- Senior Pat Clerkin is in his fourth year on varsity while junior Logan Johnson is in his third.
5. Burlington Catholic Central- Extremely tough regular season should prepare Hilltoppers for post season.
6. Blair Taylor- Strong tradition and an impressive jv team should lead to success.
7. Wisconsin Rapids Assumption- Defending Marawood champs bring back two starters.
8. Fall River- Pirates bring back an impressive lead guard and double digit scorer.
9. Spring Valley- Cardinals are led by a pair of impressive guards.
10. Port Edwards- Only lost one player from last years team.

HM
Cochrane-Fountain City
North Crawford
Marshfield Columbus

1st Team
Kyle Kelm 6'9 junior Randolph
Tyler Tillema 6'3 senior Randolph
Connor Hendricks 6'1 senior Benton
Jordan Hendricks 6'1 senior Benton
Kane Hoffmann 6'0 senior Benton

2nd Team
Pat Alexander 6'5 junior Hillsboro
John Schmidtknecht 6'6 senior Cochrane-Fountain City
Logan Johnson 6'3 junior Barneveld
Brendan Bauer 6'4 senior Gilmanton
Brad Brooks 6'4 junior Green Lake

3rd Team
Patrick Clerkin 6'2 senior Barneveld
Tyler Bosshard 5'10 senior Spring Valley
Michael Droessler 6'3 junior Benton
Reese Hartlage 6'3 senior Catholic Central
Brian Brooks 6'3 senior Destiny

I know its pretty unheard of to have two teams make up the first team but, I truly think that Benton and Randolph are just that far ahead of the class in D4. The only other player that I even considered possibly being first team was Pat Alexander otherwise the rest off the picks were pretty easy. In the following days I'll be doing preseason picks for the two conferences I follow the closely. The South Central and the Big Eight.