Week Nine Rankings

Another week and another round of rankings.

Division One
Homestead lost to Wisconsin Lutheran and Port Washington and fall down to 12. De Pere lost to Bay Port and Pulaski two very good teams and hang on at 15, while Waukesha West lost to Kettle Moraine and drop to 13.

1. Brookfield Central
2. Neenah
3. Germantown
4. Stevens Point
5. Milwaukee King
6. Madison Memorial
7 Milwaukee Riverside
8. Oshkosh North
9. Racine Case
10. West Allis Central
11. Kettle Moraine
12. Homestead
13. Waukesha West
14. Sussex Hamilton
15. De Pere

Division Two
Eisenhower lost to Shorewood and dropped to #7. In the Badger Conference mix Stoughton lost to Reedsburg, Monona Grove lost to Mt Horeb, who also beat Reedsburg and they check in at 8,9,10 with Monona Grove, Reedsburg, and Stoughton. West De Pere lost to Shawano dropping to 12 and Shawno lost to Hortonville and fall out of the rankings and are replaced by Pulaski. Whitefish Bay lost to Germantown, dropping a spot to 13. Plymouth lost to Port Washington, dropping to 15.

1. Rice Lake
2. Mt Horeb
3. Seymour
4. Wisconsin Lutheran
5. Ashwaubenon
6. La Crosse Central 
7. New Berlin Eisenhower
8. Monona Grove
9. Reedsburg
10. Stoughton
11. Holmen
12. West De Pere
13. Whitefish Bay
14. Pulaski
15. Plymouth

Division Three
Laconia lost to Ripon but, felt they were far enough ahead of Marshall that I couldn't drop them. Poynette lost to Lodi and fall to 12, while Aquinas lost to Holmen and La Crosse Central dropping to 13. Lakeside Lutheran lost to Poynette but, it was only their second loss and didn't feel anyone deserve to jump ahead of them.

1. Lodi
2. Roncalli
3. Edgerton
4. Laconia
5. Marshall
6. Valders
7. Peshtigo
8. Elk Mound
9. GET 
10. West Salem
11. Lake Mills
12. Poynette
13. Aquinas
14. Ripon
15. Lakeside Lutheran

Division Four
St. Catherines lost to Catholic Central and fall to nine. Brillion lost to Roncalli and Shiocton lost GB NEW Lutheran falling in at 11 and 13. Necedah lost to Bangor and drop a spot to 15.

1. Dominican
2. Blair Taylor
3. Mineral Point
4. Lourdes Academy
5. Auburndal
6. Brookfield Academy
7. Pacelli
8. Abbotsford
9. Racine St. Catherines
10. Iola Scandenavia
11. Brillion
12. Owen-Withee
13. Shiocton
14. Amherst
15. Necedah

Division Five
Central Wisconsin Christina lost to Wayland Academy and drop to #5. Hillsboro lost to Royal and Black Hawk lost to Pecatonica and Cassville dropping them to 13 and 14.

1. NEW Lutheran
2. Cassville
3. Catholic Central 
4. Sheboygan Lutheran
5. Central Wisconsin Christian
6. Wausaukee
7. Randolph
8. La Farge
9. Williams Bay
10. Washburn
11. Milwaukee Academy of Science
12. Goodman Pembine
13. Hillsboro
14. Black Hawk
15. North Crawford

Another week another round of rankings done.

Border Battle

Yesterday was the annual Border Battle that has taken place for the past eight years. I've said this before but, this is a great event as it allows people to watch six of the top teams from both Wisconsin and Minnesota and watch it all in one location. In years past there have been some great games and some real great years where games have come down to the wire and the states have split each of the teams and other years one state or the other has dominated and the games have mostly been blow outs. This year was one of the down years with Wisconsin winning all six games and most of them were done with ease. I understand that it is always hard to predict a year in advance what teams will be good but, this year the Minnesota teams just weren't that strong. 

Stevens Point Pacelli 53 Rockford MN 50

I got to this game a little late so it was hard for me to get into the game. Rockford was a team that took very quick shots and if they were falling they were winning and when the shots stopped falling Pacelli was able to take the lead. Rockford played a 1-3-1 zone defense most of the game and Pacelli really did a nice job of moving the ball and finding the open player for three. Pacelli also used their size to control the boards on both ends. I didn't keep scoring in the game because I got there late so don't have the top scorers. 

Waupun 47 Byron MN 42

This game was really a struggle to watch. Both teams struggled to make shots. Byron had no go to player and no one that could consistently score. Waupun's top scorer 6'3 junior Mason Domask couldn't get things going and didn't really look to score a whole lot. Both teams sat back and shot threes and the threes just weren't falling. Domask couldn't hit his shots but, he was able to drive to the free throw line and find 6'8 big man junior 6'8 Jack VandeZande who had a huge day just off Domask assists. 

Milwaukee Pius 65 Simley 48

This was the two man domination in this one. Senior 6'2 Donovan Jackson was the outside man and 6'7 junior Levi Bradley was the inside man. Jackson just couldn't miss in the first quarter and could get anywhere he wanted. Bradley used his quickness to get by fellow big man. Simley 6'3 senior Sam Stensgard did his best to keep his team close knocking down threes but, he ran out of steam late in the game and I think Simley's lack of depth killed them. 

Stevens Point 79 Lakeville North 58

This game was highlighted by the sharp shooting of 6'5 senior star from Lakeville JP Macura. Macura couldn't miss early on and scored the first 18 points for Lakeville, which was also all their points in the first quarter. While Lakeville was a one man team, Point was truly a team effort. In the second half it was a the sophomore show for SPASH, as 6'2 Trevor Anderson and 6'5 Sam Hauser were trading off hitting shots in the second half. It the end it was using four different defenders on Macura until they found the right match up with the 5'11 senior Jon Barnes guarding the much larger Macura. 

Seymour 61 Blake 38

This game was over early as Seymour's 1-3-1 really seemed to confuse Blake, who just wasn't ready to play in this one. 6'6 senior Sandy Cohen really caused problems for the Blake guards out top and the threes just weren't falling for Blake either. Not a whole much to say with this game anyway with the blow out. Cohen had a good game as did fellow senior 6'5 Dakota Oskey who used his athleticism and shooting ability to be the leading scorer. 

Kaukauna 58 Centennial 52

Was the best game of the day wire to wire. Kaukauna was dropping the threes all game long and Centennial kept clawing back into the game. For Kaukauna it was the three guard monster of 6'2 senior Kyle Schalow, and juniors 5'11 Derek Hansen and 6'1 Carter Belling. Centennial countered them with their one guard 6'3 Tyler Peterson. This game got very chippy late and I thought for sure we would see a technical but, never got one. Kaukauna showed a better team game and Centennial took some bad shots late and was forcing things. 

All Tournament team (my personal team) 

Brett O'Sullivan 6'4 senior Pacelli- Really controlled the boards on both end of the court and showed some nice post moves in the post. 

Isaac Elliot 6'0 senior Pacelli- Shot the three real well, as well as the mid range jumper. Always seemed to find the open shot against the zone. 

Brock Deering 6'5 senior Rockford- Didn't it all for them. Didn't score a ton but, did all the little things. Ran the point at times and was the top rebounder in the game. 

Mason Domask 6'3 junior Waupun- Didn't score a ton but, he was the reason that the Waupun big men had a really good game. 

Donovan Jackson 6'2 senior Pius- Was one of the most impressive players on the day. Showed a very smooth touch from the outside, finished at the rim in a variety of ways, and was the quickest player on the court. 

Levy Bradley 6'7 junior Pius- Showed a great ability to get to the rim from the free throw line and ran the court very well. Had a nice facial dunk on the 6'10 guy from Simley. 

Sam Stensgard 6'3 junior Simley- Played with a lot of fire and competitiveness in the game. Shot the three very well. 

Sam Hauser 6'5 sophomore Stevens Point-  Shot the three well, as well as the mid range jumper.

Trevor Anderson 6'2 sophomore Stevens Point- Hardnosed competitive player that runs the point well and looks for his team mates to score. Very good shooter as well hitting the three and the mid range shot. 

JP Macura 6'5 senior Lakeville North- Best player of the day. Could get his shot at any time and that shot could be from anywhere on the court. A guy that knows how to score shooting, driving, or picking up the garbage buckets. 

Dakota Oskey 6'3 senior Seymour- Ultimate competitor. Players extremely hard and can do a little big of everything. 

Sandy Cohen 6'5 senior Seymour- He is very bit of 6'5 and is extremely long. Handles the ball very well, shoot the three, and his best ability is finishing at the rim. 

JR Bascom 6'7 senior Blake- One of the few positives for Blake. Showed a very nice mid range jump shot and is a very good rebounder. 

Kyle Schalow 6'2 senior Kaukauna- Sharp shooter from the outside and is the leader of this team. 

Derek Hansen 5'11 junior Kaukauna- Another great shooter and hard nosed player. 

Tyler Peterson 6'3 senior Centennial- Probably the most competitive player that I saw on the day. Didn't look like it but, was a pretty good player putting the ball on the floor and scoring and could hit the three as well. 

Double Digit Scorers 

JP Macura Lakeville North 36 

Donovan Jackson Pius 30

Trevor Anderson Stevens Point 23 

Sam Stensgard Simley 22

Dakota Oskey Seymour 21 

Levi Bradley Pius 21

Tyler Peterson Centennial 20 

Brett O'Sullivan Pacelli 20 

Sam Hauser Stevens Point 18

Kyle Schalow Kaukauna 17

Isaac Elliott Pacelli 16 

John Veil Blake 15

JR Bascom Blake 14 

Sandy Cohen Seymour 14 

Jake VandeZande Waupun 14

Derek Hansen Kaukauna 13

Tyler Coble Byron 13

Buster Meyer Byron 11

Kevin Grow Centennial 11 

Mason Domask Waupun 10 

Carter Belling Kaukauna 10 

Was a very long day for me but, was well worth it. 

Royal over Hillsboro

On Tuesday night I got invited by a couple friends to take in the Royal basketball game because they knew a few guys that are on the team. I figured why not. I love high school basketball and this would give the opportunity to watch the type of game I wouldn't of watched normally. The Scenic Bluffs is typically one of the better Division Five conferences around, so I figured it would be a decent game anyway. Hillsboro was tied in second in conference and Royal was the team that we knew some of the guys.

I'll be honest I did pay as much attention to this game as normal because I was kind of there to hang out with my friends. Early on in the game neither team could hit an outside shot and both team seemed to just be throwing the ball up to the rim. Early on Hillsboro was led by 6'3 sophomore Max Stockwell who was able to get to the rim and score or get fouled, going to the free throw line and hitting his shots. Nothing was going Royal's way until late in the first half when their star 6'0 senior Jordan Baeseman went off scoring six straight points late to either tie the game or give Royal the slight lead. Unfortunately I forgot to write down the half time score.

In the second half fouling was the undoing of Hillsboro, as the made some dumb fouls which allowed Royal to get to the line in the third quarter where they were not real solid but, they were at the line so much that it didn't make a difference. Royal took the six point lead in the third. Their were only three, three point shots hit in the game and two of them came from Baeseman and the other from 5'9 Hillsboro senior Grant Jefferies. Neither team played great in this one as Royal gave Hillsboro every opportunity to come back in this game and they just couldn't capitalize. Final score was Royal 52 Hillsboro 49.

Top Players
Jordan Baeseman 6'0 senior Royal- Easily was the best player on the court in the game. Was able to get open at will it seemed but, his shot wasn't always falling but, it was falling enough that he scored 25 points in the game. Baeseman really controlled this game throughout even when he wasn't scoring he was doing a great job running the offense.

Max Stockwell 6'3 sophomore Hillsboro- Was able to drive the baseline all night long. When he wasn't making baskets he was getting fouled and hitting his free throws.

Box Score
Royal 52- Baeseman 25 Trae Ness 10 Brandon Retzlaff 8 Adam Vieth 5 Joshua Murray 5 Michael Salamonski 3 Charlie Brandt 0
Hillsboro 49- Stockwell 19 Matt Anderson 9 Brandon Stanek 8 Grant Jefferies 5 Joey Helgerson 4 Avery Rueckheim 4 Dan Benish 0 Brock Borchardt 0 Spencer Bjornsen 0

Honestly I was very surprised that Royal was able to beat Hillsboro and really expected Hillsboro to be better. I'm not sure that this was because Hillsboro just had a bad game or the Scenic Bluffs really isn't that good of a conference.

Week Eight Rankings

Another week down and another round of rankings.

Division One
Germantown lost to Brookfield Central and dropped to three. Sussex Hamilton lost to Wisconsin Lutheran but, stay in the rankings because I'm simply couldn't find another team to replace them.

1. Brookfield Central 
2. Neenah
3. Germantown
4. Stevens Point
5. Milwaukee King
6. Madison Memorial 
7. Milwaukee Riverside
8. Homestead
9. Oshkosh North
10. Racine Case
11. De Pere
12. Waukesha West
13. West Allis Central 
14. Kettle Moraine
15. Sussex Hamilton


Division Two
West De Pere lost twice to Seymour and Ashwaubenon and fall just behind them at 10. Monona Grove lost to Whitewater and drop to #7. La Crosse Central lost to Wisconsin Rapids and fall to 11. Whitefish Bay lost to Homestead and Holmen lost to Roncalli falling in at 12 and 13. Shawno lost to Merrill, dropping to 15. Milwaukee Bradley Tech lost to Milwaukee Marshall falling out of the rankings and are replaced by Plymouth at 14.

1. Rice Lake
2. Mt Horeb
3. Seymour
4. Wisconsin Lutheran
5. New Berlin Eisenhower
6. Stoughton
7. Monona Grove
8. Reedsburg
9. Ashwaubenon
10. West De Pere
11. La Crosse Central 
12. Whitefish Bay 
13. Holmen
14. Plymouth
15. Shawno


Division Three
Had Plymouth in the wrong division and Brown Deer lost to Pewaukee knocking both teams out of the rankings. Lakeside Lutheran lost to Lake Mills, who jumps into the rankings along with Ripon.

1. Lodi
2. Roncalli 
3. Edgerton
4. Laconia
5. Marshall
6. Valders
7. Poynette
8. Aquinas
9. Peshtigo 
10. Elk Mound
11. GET 
12. West Salem
13. Lake Mills
14. Ripon 
15. Lakeside Lutheran


Division Four
Brillion lost to Wrightstown and drop a spot to #9. Fall Creek lost to Eau Claire Regis and fall out of the rankings allow Amherst to make an appearance.

1. Dominican
2. Blair Taylor
3. Mineral Point
4. Lourdes Academy
5. Racine St Catherines
6. Auburndale
7. Brookfield Academy
8. Pacelli
9. Brillion
10. Shiocton
11. Abbotsford
12. Iola Scandenavia
13. Owen-Withee
14. Necedah 
15. Amherst


Division Five
Williams Bay lost to Delavan-Darien and Fall River and drop to 11 while everyone else remains the same.

1. NEW Lutheran
2. Cassville
3. Central Wisconsin Christian
4. Catholic Central
5. Sheboygan Lutheran
6. Hillsboro
7. Wausaukee
8. Black Hawk
9. Randolph
10. La Farge
11. Williams Bay
12. Washburn
13. Milwaukee Academy of Science
14. Goodman Pembine
15. North Crawford 


This week there weren't a lot of changes. Not sure if the rankings are starting to get solidified or if there just wasn't any big games during the past weeks.

Sun Prairie over Madison West

In a big Big Eight match up Sun Prairie claimed a huge victory of Madison West. Coming into the game West was second in the conference while Sun Prairie was fourth. Afterwards they were tied in third and only a half game behind second place Beloit. Sun Prairie really should be a lot better then what their record has shown and it seems that their season is starting to turn around.

The first two times that I have watched Sun Prairie play their big man 6'5 senior Shane Waldon has gotten into foul trouble early and was a non factor but, in this game Waldon was huge and was probably the reason that Sun Prairie won. Early on West was getting open threes and knocking them down led by their senior guard trio of 5'8 Marquise Pollard, 6'1 Terrell McFadden, and 6'3 Malik Clements. West took the early first quarter lead 20 to 12. McFadden did a pretty solid job on Sun Prairie's star 6'3 junior Nick Noskowiak. When Noskowiak was able to get free his shots just weren't falling tonight and West had some good help defense as 6'5 senior Harold Russell blocked multiple shots of Noskowiak's. Sun Prairie's defense and the offensive rebounding of Waldon kept them close and cut the lead to four at half.

In the second half Sun Prairie really took over outscoring West 24 to 11 in the third quarter. Noskowiak was able to get things going to the rim, Waldon continued his strong play on the glass, and 6'5 junior JT Ruffin used his ball handling and quickness to get by the West big men and score at the rim. Clements and McFadden continued to look for their shots and those shots weren't falling in the second half. I believe Clements and McFadden each hit one three a piece in the second half. In the fourth Sun Prairie looked to run time out spreading the floor which allowed Noskowiak, Ruffin, and also 6'1 Malik Robinson to get to the rim and score. It really was a four headed monster for Sun Prairie while West's only consistent scorer was Clements. SP won 74-63.

Top Players
Nick Noskowiak 6'3 junior Sun Prairie- Did a nice job of running the offense and not forcing things when McFadden was doing a good job defending him. Late in the game did a nice job driving to the rim and forcing the contact.

Shane Waldon 6'5 senior Sun Prairie- As I said early was the reason that Prairie won the game. Really was a beast on the offensive glass and blocked a couple shots. Had a nice put back dunk as well.

JT Ruffin 6'5 junior Sun Prairie- Really a smooth big man that is next to impossible to stop when he goes to his left.

Terrell McFadden 6'1 senior Madison West- Did a great job against Noskowiak keeping him out of the lane and limiting his outside looks. Also hit some big three point shots in the game.

Malik Clements 6'3 senior Madison West- Unstoppable in the first half. Was hitting threes and slicing into the Sun Prairie zone and scoring. Struggled a bit in the second half but, still had a huge game.

Box Score  (starters in italics) 
SP 74- Noskowiak 18 Waldon 17 Ruffin 17 Robinson 12 Michael Marchese 4 Sam Kerr 2 Nate Oehrlein 2 Nate Verstegen 2 Josh Hill 0 Holden Buie 0
West 63- Clements 24 McFadden 13 Semaj Graham 10 Russell 6 Pollard 5 Juwun Pettigrew 2 Sam Meyer 2 Aubrey Johnson 1 Ari Davis 0 Mario Scott 0

As I said Sun Prairie seems to be turning things around and may be able to make a run in the playoffs and are capable of beating any team in the conference or in the regional. On the other side Madison West is a team that could beat some good teams because they have the high scoring Clements along with McFadden and Pollard. When you have great guards and a big scorer you can beat anyone.

Week Seven Rankings

I've had a lot of craziness in my life lately so I haven't had much time to post. I do have one game to write about that I had watched but, since this is the start of the week I'm going to do my rankings. With the poor weather there wasn't a ton of games played and probably won't be a ton of changes in the rankings.


Division One
Homestead lost to Germantown and drop to #8. West Allis Central beat Sussex Hamilton who fell to 15 and  Marquette lost to Wauwatosa East, falling out of the rankings and are replaced by Kettle Moraine at 14.

1. Germantown
2. Brookfield Central
3. Neenah
4. Stevens Point
5. Milwaukee King
6. Madison Memorial
7. Milwaukee Riverside
8. Homestead
9. Oshkosh North
10. Racine Case
11. De Pere
12. Waukesha West
13. West Allis Central
14. Kettle Moraine
15. Sussex Hamilton


Division Two
Stoughton lost to Monona Grove. Milwaukee Washington lost to a pair of Milwaukee teams in Bradley Tech and Pius. Ashwaubenon lost to De Pere. Reedsburg lost to a team from Iowa.

1. West De Pere
2. Rice Lake
3. Mt Horeb
4. Seymour
5. Monona Grove
6. La Crosse Central
7. Wisconsin Lutheran
8. New Berlin Eisenhower
9. Stoughton
10. Whitefish Bay
11. Holmen
12. Reedsburg
13. Shawno
14. Ashwaubenon
15. Milwaukee Bradley Tech


Division Three
Marshall lost to a team from Iowa which causes them not to drop at all. Northwestern lost a pair of games to Bloomer and Barron and fall out of the rankings and are replaced by Lakeside Lutheran who has been an oversight on my part.

1. Lodi
2. Roncalli
3. Edgerton
4. Laconia
5. Marshall
6. Valders
7. Poynette
8. Aquinas
9. Peshtigo
10. Elk Mound
11. GET
12. Plymouth
13. West Salem
14. Brown Deer
15. Lakeside Lutheran


Division Four
Dominican beat St. Cats who drops a couple spots to #5. Fall Creek lost to Altoona and Black River Falls dropping all the way to 10. Iola Scandenavia lost to Amherst and fall to 13. Brookfield Academy lost to a team from New Jersey but, that will not be held against them.

1. Dominican
2. Blair Taylor
3. Mineral Point
4. Lourdes Academy
5. Racine St Catherines
6. Auburndale
7. Brookfield Academy
8. Brillion
9. Pacelli
10. Fall Creek
11. Shiocton
12. Abbotsford
13. Iola Scandenavia
14. Owen-Withee
15. Necedah


Division Five
Black Hawk lost to Monticello and fall to #9. North Crawford lost badly to Seneca and fall all the way to 15. Albany lost to Beloit Turner and fall out of the rankings.

1. NEW Lutheran
2. Cassville
3. Central Wisconsin Christian
4. Williams Bay
5. Catholic Central
6. Sheboygan Lutheran
7. Hillsboro
8. Wausaukee
9. Black Hawk
10. Randolph
11. La Farge
12. Washburn
13. Milwaukee Academy of Science
14. Goodman Pembine
15. North Crawford

Week Six Rankings

Well it has been two weeks since my last rankings because of the short weeks with Christmas and New Years holiday. The holiday break signifies that there should be a change up in the rankings with some of the great match ups of top ranked teams in holiday tournaments. So here are my new rankings.

Division One
Racine Case lost to a pair of top D2 teams in West De Pere and Whitefish Bay and fall to 10 followed by De Pere who lost to Arrowhead and Milwaukee Riverside. Oshkosh North lost to Germantown and drop a couple spots to #9. Madison Memorial lost a pair of games to out of state teams, which as I've said before I don't hold it against a team and they rise to seven. Waukesha West lost to Menomonee Falls dropping to 12. Milwaukee Marquette lost Wisconsin Lutheran and Neenah but, hang on to the 15 spot while Vincent lost to Arrowhead and Germantown and fall out of the rankings and are replaced by Sussex Hamilton at 14.

1. Germantown
2. Brookfield Central 
3. Neenah
4. Stevens Point
5. Homestead
6. Milwaukee King
7. Madison Memorial
8. Milwaukee Riverside
9. Oshkosh North
10. Racine Case
11. De Pere
12. Waukesha West
13. West Allis Central
14. Sussex Hamilton
15. Milwaukee Marquette


Division Two
Rice Lake lost to Neenah and drop a spot to #2. Milwaukee Washington lost to West De Pere and West Allis Central and fall all the way to 11. Wisconsin Lutheran lost to Oshkosh North and New Berlin Eisenhower lost to Milwaukee Messmer, dropping to #8 and #9. Holmen lost to Stevens Point dropping to 13, followed by Reedsburg who lost to Poynette. Sauk Prairie lost to Kettle Moraine and fall out of the rankings and are replaced by Ashwaubenon. Shawno lost to Wrightstown and drop to 15.

1. West De Pere
2. Rice Lake
3. Mt Horeb
4. Seymour
5. Monona Grove
6. La Crosse Central
7. Stoughton
8. Wisconsin Lutheran
9. New Berlin Eisenhower
10. Whitefish Bay
11. Milwaukee Washington
12. Ashwaubenon
13. Holmen
14. Reedsburg
15. Shawno


Division Three
Marshall lost to Mt Horeb and drop to #5.  Peshtigo lost to Luxemburg Casco,  Elk Mound lost to Freedom, GET lost to Aquinas, and Plymouth lost to Roncalli dropping them to 9 through 12. Waupun lost to West Bend West and Menomonee Falls and drop out of the rankings and are replaced by West Salem.

1. Lodi
2. Roncalli
3. Edgerton
4. Laconia
5. Marshall
6. Valders
7. Poynette
8. Aquinas
9. Peshtigo
10. Elk Mound
11. GET
12. Plymouth
13. West Salem
14. Brown Deer
15. Northwestern


Division Four
Dominican lost to Chicago Orr and Rice Lake but, stay at the top spot. Brookfield Academy lost to Kettle Moraine Lutheran and Roncalli and fall to #9. Auburndale lost to Waupaca and drop one spot to six. Brillion lost to Two Rivers and Valders dropping to 10. Cuba City lost to Richland Center and Columbus, Luther lost to Osseo Fairchild and West Salem, and Marathon lost to Tomahawk and Athens causing all three to fall from the rankings and are replaced by Abbotsford, Owen Withee, and Necedah.

1. Dominican
2. Racine St. Catherines
3. Blair Taylor
4. Mineral Point
5. Lourdes Academy
6. Auburndale
7. Fall Creek
8. Iola Scandenavia
9. Brookfield Academy
10. Brillion
11. Pacelli
12. Shiocton
13. Abbotsford
14. Owen-Withee
15. Necedah


Division Five
Black Hawk lost to Mineral Point and fall to #4. Sheboygan Lutheran lost to Catholic Central, dropping right behind them at seven. North Crawford lost to Iowa Grant and Hillsboro lost to Osseo Fairchild putting them at eight and nine. Albany lost to Iowa Grant and Shullsburg dropping to 13. Wausaukee lost to Crandon and actually remained at 10. Barneveld lost to Assumption and fall out of the rankings and they are replaced by Milwaukee Academy of Science.

1. NEW Lutheran
2. Cassville
3. Central Wisconsin Christian
4. Black Hawk
5. Williams Bay
6. Catholic Central 
7. Sheboygan Lutheran
8. North Crawford
9. Hillsboro
10. Wausaukee 
11. Randolph
12. La Farge
13. Albany
14. Washburn
15. Milwaukee Academy of Science


Another week and another round of rankings.

Player Rankings

I haven't had much of a chance to post lately but, figured since I'm just sitting home watching football on New Years figured it was time to do a player rankings. With the way things have been going I'm going to have a player ranking today at the mid point and then probably not again until the end of the year. As in the past my rankings will solely be based on the games that I saw a player play this year. For example Diamond Stone is probably one of the better players I saw play this year but, in the game I saw he didn't play very good which will cause him to be lower in the rankings then he should. My overall rankings will be all classes together and players from other states while my rankings by class will solely be players from Wisconsin.

1. Kevon Looney 6'9 senior Milwaukee Hamilton- Really showed that he is a top 10 player nationally. Last year showed all the post moves and this year was money from the outside, which pushed me to truly believe in this kid. Also handles the ball well.
2. LaMonte Bearden 6'3 senior Germantown- Ultra quick player with very quick hands. Superior athlete, that can shoot the three, get to the rim. and set up his team mates. Should of been a high major player.
3. Matt Heldt 6'10 junior Neenah- Love this kids game. One of the best seven footers I've seen play. Has a nice touch around the rim with either hand, moves very well, and blocks shots.
4. Riley LaChance 6'2 senior Brookfield Central- Smooth is the best word to describe him. A true point guard in every aspect. Look to set team mates up early but, late in the game he was taking the shots and you were surprised when the ball didn't go in.
5. Nick Noskowiak 6'3 junior Sun Prairie- Very tough from the outside shooting the three. Has the euro step down and can score in a variety of ways at the rim.
6. Jaylen Key 6'7 junior Homestead- Last year played outside more and showed he could hit the 15 footer. This year showed a great post game with his back to the basket, nearly impossible to stop.
7. Brandon Key 6'0 junior West Allis Central- Another true point guard that can really control the game without having to score. Very smooth like LeChance. Seems to be quick but, is always in control.
8. Marcus White 6'5 senior Milwaukee Vincent- Does a little bit of everything. Whether playing in the post, running the point, or hitting outside shots.
9. David Hamilton 5'9 junior Milwaukee North- Just a flat out scorer with unlimited range. Yes takes too many shots but, he hits a lot too.
10. Brady Ellingson 6'4 senior Sussex Hamilton- Plays off his team mates very well. Struggled in the game I saw but, cuts really well and comes off screens well.
11. Cam Ward 6'2 senior Marshall- When he gets his feet set he's going to knock the shot down. For the most part lets the game come to him.
12. Diamond Stone 6'10 junior Dominican- A beast in the inside. Has a great post game and blocks a ton of shots.
13. Jake Showalter 6'4 senior Germantown- May be the top three point shooter in the state. Gets his feet set so quick that when he gets the ball the shot may be going up.
14. Darral Willis 6'7 senior Madison Memorial- Very athletic player that loves to dunk the ball and block shots.
15. Kyle Haber 6'7 senior Dubuque Senior- A huge point guard that runs the show well and can get in the lane and hit the mid range jumper.
16. Derek Rongstad 6'5 senior Middleton- Great three point shooter and can do a little bit of everything.
17. Devante Jackson 6'9 senior Brown Deer- Big man with a great post game of course but, has a really nice mid range jumper as well.
18. Elijah Goodman 6'5 senior Brookfield Central- Despite his size moves well and played solid defense on Looney. Good rebounder but, can score as well in the post.
19. Tyree Kendricks 6'3 junior Milwaukee Vincent- Another gunner scoring the ball. Has a nice three point shot and takes the ball hard to the rim and can finish.
20. Tyler Lindquist 6'4 senior Madison Memorial- Ultimate competitor. Rebounds very well, scores with his back to the basket and has now added an outside shot.
21. Luke McDonnell 6'9 junior Dubuque Senior- Big man with a nice touch around the rim, blocks shots, and rebounds well.
22. Shareef Smith 5'10 junior Madison Memorial- A decent three point shooter. When he has the ball in his hands is as quick as any one and can really finish in transition.
23. JT Ruffin 6'5 junior Sun Prairie- Another guy that does a little bit of everything can finish at the rim, handle the ball, and shoot from the outside.
24. Jerrod Walton 6'5 senior Homestead- Very athletic player that has added the outside shot to his game.
25. Lewrenzo Byers 5'10 junior Brown Deer- Strong lead guard, that really competes. Streaky shooter from the outside but, takes the ball hard to the rim.


Seniors
1. Kevon Looney 6'9 Milwaukee Hamilton
2. LaMonte Beardon 6'3 Germantown
3. Riley LeChance 6'2 Brookfield Central
4. Marcus White 6'5 Milwaukee Vincent
5. Brady Ellingson 6'4 Sussex Hamilton
6. Cam Ward 6'2 Marshall
7. Jake Showalter 6'4 Germantown
8. Darral Willis 6'7 Madison Memorial
9. Derek Rongstad 6'5 Middleton
10. DeVante Jackson 6'9 Brown Deer

Juniors
1. Matt Heldt 6'10 Neenah
2. Nick Noskowiak 6'3 Sun Prairie
3. Jaylen Key 6'7 Homestead
4. Brandon Key 6'0 West Allis Central
5. David Hamilton 5'9 Milwaukee North
6. Diamond Stone 6'10 Dominican
7. Tyree Kendricks 6'3 Milwaukee Vincent
8. Shareef Smith 5'10 Madison Memorial
9. JT Ruffin 6'5 Sun Prairie
10. Lewrenzo Byers 5'10 Brown Deer 

Sophomores
1. Danya Kingsby 5'10 Milwaukee Hamilton- Could really finish at the rim and can shoot the three point shot.
2. Keishon Parker 6'3 Wisconsin Lutheran- Just looks like a good player. Fairly smooth and can shoot the outside shot.
3. Deang Deang 6'2 Madison East- A very heady player that does a little bit of everything. Solid point guard and can hit the shot when it's given.
4. Ryan Cleary 6'1 Brookfield Academy- Sharp shooter from the outside. Very heady as well.
5. Jack Popp 6'4 Homestead- Very athletic player and is a glue guy.
6. Austin Denoyer 6'1 Wisconsin Lutheran- Solid guard that just does everything ok at this point.
7. Craig Schimenz 5'7 Brown Deer- Smart player that seems to be a sharp shooter but, couldn't hit anything in the game I saw.
8. Josh Mueller 6'7 Homestead- Big body guy off the bench who can score in the post.
9. Adam Link 6'3 Marshall- Started for Marshall and was a solid starter that didn't hurt them.
10. Bobby Hambright 5'10 Milwaukee Riverside- Don't remember much about him but, he did start for Riverside.

Freshmen
1. Nate Verstegen 6'5 Sun Prairie- Very strong rebounder that showed a knack for scoring in the post.
2. Terrance Lewis 6'4 Milwaukee Riverside- Athletic guy that is a great shooter.
3. Jamal White 6'3 Milwaukee Vincent- Athletic player that did score five points in the game I saw.
4. Virshon Cotton 5'8 Milwaukee Vincent- Solid point guard that doesn't turn the ball over.
5. Adam Wehking 6'3 Marshall- Good rebounder that will battle on the inside.
6. Melvin Lee 5'8 Milwaukee Vincent- Another solid point guard that can hit the three.
7. Jamel White 6'3 Milwaukee Vincent- Started for Vincent don't really remember much else.
8. CJ Fermanich 5'10 Middleton- Handle the ball well making smart decisions.
9. Jake Bennett 6'2 Dominican- Don't remember much but, he did score.
10. Wyatt Cook 6'4 Pewaukee- Played a decent amount but, don't remember very much.

There are my rankings. Again these are based only on the games that I actually saw not on what I may truly believe. May be going to a game on Saturday but, otherwise may be another week tell my next post.