Just like my team rankings, my player rankings will be based only on the players that I've actually seen play and the games that I saw them play in. I will rank players overall and then by class.
Overall
1. Antone Byrd 6'3 senior guard Milwaukee Washington- Can get the hoop at will, knock down the three, and plays pretty good defense. Total package.
2. Vander Blue 6'3 junior guard Madison Memorial- Right now he's out playing teammate Jeronne Maymon. Most athletic player that I've seen this year. Gets to the hoop with ease, best rebounding guard I've seen, and has greatly improved his defense and outside shooting.
3. Jeronne Maymon 6'6 senior forward Madison Memorial- Had one good game and one bad game. Stat line of the good game says it all 24 pts 16 rebs 6 asts 5 blocks
4. DJ Fuller 5'11 junior guard Madison Lafollette- Very strong lead guard. No one can stay in front of him. Finishes strong.
5. Jason Ziemer 6'4 senior forward Verona- Great overall game. Can shoot the three, handle the ball, and score with in the paint.
6. JoJo Pregont 6'6 senior forward Janesville Craig- Great defender and runs the court very well.
7. Marshall Davis 6'5 senior forward Beloit- A beast on the inside and knocks down his free throws.
8. Tyler Tillema 6'3 senior guard Randolph- Great lead guard that knows when to score or dish off to an open teammate.
9. Derek Braucht 6'6 senior forward Madison Edgewood- Forward with guard skills in that he can knock down the three or penetrate and score.
10. Jade Royston 6'0 senior guard Wisconsin Dells- Handles the ball very well and can create his own shot or come off a screen. Ultimate combination guard.
11. Terry Taylor 5'9 junior guard Milwaukee Washington- Ultra quick guard that plays intense defense, nice floater in the lane, and can shoot the three.
12. Jason Paulson 6'4 senior forward Waunakee- Unstoppable when he gets the ball in the post.
13. Kyle Goike 6'3 senior forward Janesville Craig- Big time three point shooter.
14. Jake Overlien 6'3 senior forward Baraboo- Ultimate glue guy that can do alittle bit of everything.
15. Chris Redman 6'3 senior guard Madison Lafollette- Big time scorer that can be streaky at times.
Seniors
1. Antone Byrd 6'3 guard Milwaukee Washington
2. Jeronne Maymon 6'6 forward Madison Memorial
3. Jason Ziemer 6'4 forward Verona
4. JoJo Pregont 6'6 forward Janesville Craig
5. Marshall Davis 6'5 forward Beloit
6. Tyler Tillema 6'3 guard Randolph
7. Derek Braucht 6'6 forward Madison Edgewood
8. Jade Royston 6'0 guard Wisconsin Dells
9. Jason Paulson 6'4 forward Waunakee
10. Kyle Goike 6'3 forward Janesville Craig
HM
Jake Overlien 6'3 forward Baraboo
Chris Redman 6'3 guard Madison Lafollette
Jared Reuter 6'4 forward Randolph
Juniors
1. Vander Blue 6'3 guard Madison Memorial
2. DJ Fuller 5'11 guard Madison Lafollette
3. Terry Taylor 5'9 guard Milwaukee Washington
4. Kyle Kelm 6'9 forward Randolph- Very soft touch for a big guy and runs the court well.
5. Jon Cathey-Macklin 6'7 forward Milwaukee Washington- Tough rebounder and big time shot blocker.
6. Jon Dybevik 6'1 guard Madison Lafollette- Solid ball handler and finisher at the hoop.
7. Tre Creamer 6'3 guard Madison Memorial- Very good ball handler. Does a nice job of finding the open teammate.
8. Sharod Stone 5'10 guard Beloit- Solid lead guard that feeds the post well and can knock down the long jumpers.
9. Dominique Williams 6'5 forward Milwaukee Washington- Big rebounder and can step out and hit the 15 footer.
10. Justin Ward 6'1 guard Wisconsin Dells- Gunner that can knock down the outside shots.
HM
Nate Gibson 6'9 center Wisconsin Dells
Sophomores
1. Queyvn Winters 6'4 forward Milwaukee Washington- Very solid in the post and can run the court.
2. Brian Kampstra 6'3 forward Randolph- Solid defender and can knock down the three.
3. Mark Kowalke 6'5 forward Baraboo- Very solid in the post and can shoot the three.
4. Jordan Noskowiak 6'3 forward Sun Prairie- Moves very well without the ball. Handles the ball well and can get to the hoop.
5. Bruin Armwald 6'2 forward Madison Edgewood- Saw solid minutes. Has high basketball IQ.
6. Beau Murray ? guard Waunakee- Saw big minutes off the bench.
7. Jared Staege ? guard Waunakee- Another guy that saw decent minutes off the bench.
8. Cody Dare 6'1 guard Janesville Craig- Solid ball handler that saw some decent minutes.
9. Miles Chamberlain 6'3 forward Madison Memorial- See's mostly garbage time but, handles the ball pretty good.
Freshmen
1. Junior Lomomba 6'4 forward Madison Memorial- Very good at running the base line and finding the holes in the defense and good rebounder.
2. Tony Mayfield 5'9 guard Milwaukee Washington- Very good defender and can knock down the three.
As you can see by my sophomore rankings I'm just trying to fill out the 10 spots so as long as a kid is on varsity they make the list. The top four guys are a legit top 10 though. For freshmen they are the only two freshmen I've seen but, both are legit top guys.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Madison Lafollette Still Without Their First Win
You really have to feel bad for Madison Lafollette. Yes I thought they were overrated when the preseason rankings came out and they were picked second in the Big Eight Conference and 10th in the state but, no one saw an 0-5 start. Every game they've been right there and could of easily of won three of those five games. They lead for about 29 of 32 minutes in their opening game against Milwaukee Washington, a premier team in the league. Maybe if Lafollette beat Washington this season could be completely different with Lafollette sitting at 5-0. Right now Lafollette just doesn't have the "IT" factor to close out games and also lack inside presence.
The lack of inside presence was very evident in the most recent lost to Beloit, 62-57, when Beloit big man 6'5 senior Marshall Davis went for 31 points. Early on Lafollette looked to push the tempo and get out and run and Beloit was very content running right with them. Lafollette was able to get some easy baskets while everything Beloit threw up seemed to drop. I was surprised that throughout the entire game neither team took advantage of their huge advantage at the 4 position. For Beloit 6'6 senior Terrell Parks was matched up on Lafollette's 6'3 senior Chris Redman. Redman is a listed at a very generous 6'3 and Parks probably could of posted him up all day but, choose to play out on the perimeter and not use his size. On the other side Lafollette could of probably spread the floor and let Redmand go one on one with Parks but, Redman seemed content just passing the ball away or pulling up for a mid range jumper which was blocked twice.
Second half there was one story, Marshall Davis. I've said it a many times, Lafollette lacks an inside and presence and it was very evident in this game as Davis was able to score at will with his back to the basket and the times he didn't score he was fouled. When Davis went to the line more times then not he was going to knock the shots down. Lafollette continued to look to push the ball which lead to easy baskets as Beloit was very lazy getting back on defense many times. In the end Davis was just too much and very poor timing of a technical foul on Lafollette's coach sealed the game.
For Beloit there really isn't much to talk about other then Marshall Davis. Davis was a one man team in the game. Davis teams with Parks to form a very solid and athletic front court and their backcourt is just as solid as the rotate six different guys in at the three guard spots and don't lose a thing one through six.
5'11 junior DJ Fuller was once again the leader for Lafollette as he was able to get inside at will but, unfortunatly his passes found surprised teammates who would drop of bobble the ball. Fuller would of probably had close to double digit assists had his teammates held unto the ball. Tonight it seemed no one wanted to shoot the ball besides Fuller. Chris Redman seems to be in coach William's doghouse right now as he didn't start the game and every time Redman did anything wrong he was instantly pulled. This call Redman to never really get into the game as he missed two layups, had a charging call on him, and also had his one technical foul. 6'0 senior Brett Klinker is instant scoring when he comes in as he hit two quick threes as soon as he hit the floor.
Top Players
Marshall Davis 6'5 senior Beloit- Unstoppable tonight. Also a very good free throw shooter for a big man. Also love the goggles.
Terrell Parks 6'6 senior Beloit- Would like to see him play down low more but, runs the court very well and also rebounds pretty good.
DJ Fuller 5'11 junior Lafollette- I don't know if anyone in the state can stay in front of this kid. Can finish at the hoop with a variety of shots.
Brett Klinkner 6'0 senior Lafollette- Very good three point shooter. Instant points off the bench.
Maher Hakim 5'9 senior Lafollette- Solid defender with a very nice floater on offense, can also knock down the three.
Score
Madison Lafollette- 57
Beloit- 62
Box Score (starters in bold and italics)
Lafollette- Fuller 16 Hakim 9 Jon Dybevik 7 Klinkner 7 Ryan Waeffler 6 Lucas DuBois 6 Jaren Singh 4 Redman 2 Kijuan Smith 0
Beloit- Davis 31 Parks 8 Sharod Stone 6 KJ Evans 5 Jordan Young 5 Jahlil Smith 4 Eric Sims 3 Dakot Lindsey 0 Robert Douglas 0
I'm interested to see Beloit play Madison Memorial because Beloit is probably the most athletic team in the conference outside of Memorial. I'm not sure if the Beloit guards can handle the Memorial press but, should be a very fun and interesting game to watch. Madison Lafollette is really struggling right now but, I think they will turn things around and should finish with a record close to .500.
The lack of inside presence was very evident in the most recent lost to Beloit, 62-57, when Beloit big man 6'5 senior Marshall Davis went for 31 points. Early on Lafollette looked to push the tempo and get out and run and Beloit was very content running right with them. Lafollette was able to get some easy baskets while everything Beloit threw up seemed to drop. I was surprised that throughout the entire game neither team took advantage of their huge advantage at the 4 position. For Beloit 6'6 senior Terrell Parks was matched up on Lafollette's 6'3 senior Chris Redman. Redman is a listed at a very generous 6'3 and Parks probably could of posted him up all day but, choose to play out on the perimeter and not use his size. On the other side Lafollette could of probably spread the floor and let Redmand go one on one with Parks but, Redman seemed content just passing the ball away or pulling up for a mid range jumper which was blocked twice.
Second half there was one story, Marshall Davis. I've said it a many times, Lafollette lacks an inside and presence and it was very evident in this game as Davis was able to score at will with his back to the basket and the times he didn't score he was fouled. When Davis went to the line more times then not he was going to knock the shots down. Lafollette continued to look to push the ball which lead to easy baskets as Beloit was very lazy getting back on defense many times. In the end Davis was just too much and very poor timing of a technical foul on Lafollette's coach sealed the game.
For Beloit there really isn't much to talk about other then Marshall Davis. Davis was a one man team in the game. Davis teams with Parks to form a very solid and athletic front court and their backcourt is just as solid as the rotate six different guys in at the three guard spots and don't lose a thing one through six.
5'11 junior DJ Fuller was once again the leader for Lafollette as he was able to get inside at will but, unfortunatly his passes found surprised teammates who would drop of bobble the ball. Fuller would of probably had close to double digit assists had his teammates held unto the ball. Tonight it seemed no one wanted to shoot the ball besides Fuller. Chris Redman seems to be in coach William's doghouse right now as he didn't start the game and every time Redman did anything wrong he was instantly pulled. This call Redman to never really get into the game as he missed two layups, had a charging call on him, and also had his one technical foul. 6'0 senior Brett Klinker is instant scoring when he comes in as he hit two quick threes as soon as he hit the floor.
Top Players
Marshall Davis 6'5 senior Beloit- Unstoppable tonight. Also a very good free throw shooter for a big man. Also love the goggles.
Terrell Parks 6'6 senior Beloit- Would like to see him play down low more but, runs the court very well and also rebounds pretty good.
DJ Fuller 5'11 junior Lafollette- I don't know if anyone in the state can stay in front of this kid. Can finish at the hoop with a variety of shots.
Brett Klinkner 6'0 senior Lafollette- Very good three point shooter. Instant points off the bench.
Maher Hakim 5'9 senior Lafollette- Solid defender with a very nice floater on offense, can also knock down the three.
Score
Madison Lafollette- 57
Beloit- 62
Box Score (starters in bold and italics)
Lafollette- Fuller 16 Hakim 9 Jon Dybevik 7 Klinkner 7 Ryan Waeffler 6 Lucas DuBois 6 Jaren Singh 4 Redman 2 Kijuan Smith 0
Beloit- Davis 31 Parks 8 Sharod Stone 6 KJ Evans 5 Jordan Young 5 Jahlil Smith 4 Eric Sims 3 Dakot Lindsey 0 Robert Douglas 0
I'm interested to see Beloit play Madison Memorial because Beloit is probably the most athletic team in the conference outside of Memorial. I'm not sure if the Beloit guards can handle the Memorial press but, should be a very fun and interesting game to watch. Madison Lafollette is really struggling right now but, I think they will turn things around and should finish with a record close to .500.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
First Round of Team Rankings
I figured that I've seen enough teams to be able to do my first round of team rankings. As last year I will only be ranking the teams that I've actually seen. In ( ) I will put how many times that I've seen the teams play. Even though a team may have beaten another team on the list I only take into consideration the game that I saw the team play, most of the time anyway. (Sorry Sun Prairie I didn't see you guys play Lafollette) This week I'll probably just do top teams and once I see more teams I'll break it down by division.
1. Madison Memorial (2)- By far the most athletic team and best rebounding team that I've seen. Half court offense is alittle rough but, if they can speed the game up there is no stopping them.
2. Milwaukee Washington (1)- Most complete over all team. Three guards that play intense defense and can score. Big men that block shots and rebound.
3. Verona (1)- Ziemer is one of the best players I've seen and Wadzinski is a very good #2 option.
4. Madison Lafollette (1)- I know there record isn't good but, the game I saw them they looked very good. Their three guards are as good as any in the state.
5. Janesville Craig (1)- Kyle Goike and JoJo Pregont are a very solid 1, 2, punch. Lots of team height and solid bench.
6. Baraboo (2)- Very team oriented and move very well without the ball.
7. Waunakee (1)- Another team oriented team, that has a very strong inside play. Just looking for consitant play on perimeter.
8. Randolph (1)- Very patient team on defense and offense. Tillema is tops around and strong interior play.
9. Madison Edgewood (1)- Play harder then any team I've seen but, I just can't get over their lack of height and interior play.
10. Sun Praire (1)- Wasn't very impressed with them when I saw them but, I'm taking it as a bad night.
11. Wisconsin Dells (2)- Right now Jade Royston is the only guy scoring.
Well there are my first round of rankings. I'm sure things will change quiet a bit. yes I know that Lafollette lost to both Janesville Craig and Sun Prairie but, i didn't see those games and don't like to take other peoples opinions on whose better unless I saw the actual game and what happened. Anyway I'm sure Lafollette will fall if they deserve it because I will be seeing them a time or two more throughout the year.
1. Madison Memorial (2)- By far the most athletic team and best rebounding team that I've seen. Half court offense is alittle rough but, if they can speed the game up there is no stopping them.
2. Milwaukee Washington (1)- Most complete over all team. Three guards that play intense defense and can score. Big men that block shots and rebound.
3. Verona (1)- Ziemer is one of the best players I've seen and Wadzinski is a very good #2 option.
4. Madison Lafollette (1)- I know there record isn't good but, the game I saw them they looked very good. Their three guards are as good as any in the state.
5. Janesville Craig (1)- Kyle Goike and JoJo Pregont are a very solid 1, 2, punch. Lots of team height and solid bench.
6. Baraboo (2)- Very team oriented and move very well without the ball.
7. Waunakee (1)- Another team oriented team, that has a very strong inside play. Just looking for consitant play on perimeter.
8. Randolph (1)- Very patient team on defense and offense. Tillema is tops around and strong interior play.
9. Madison Edgewood (1)- Play harder then any team I've seen but, I just can't get over their lack of height and interior play.
10. Sun Praire (1)- Wasn't very impressed with them when I saw them but, I'm taking it as a bad night.
11. Wisconsin Dells (2)- Right now Jade Royston is the only guy scoring.
Well there are my first round of rankings. I'm sure things will change quiet a bit. yes I know that Lafollette lost to both Janesville Craig and Sun Prairie but, i didn't see those games and don't like to take other peoples opinions on whose better unless I saw the actual game and what happened. Anyway I'm sure Lafollette will fall if they deserve it because I will be seeing them a time or two more throughout the year.
Madison Memorial Routes Sun Prairie
I've really been slacking lately and still trying to catch up on my games. Saturday night I went down to check out the Sun Prairie take on Madison Memorial. Sun Prairie had just beaten Madison Lafollette and I wanted to see if Sun Prairie was finally ready to make a jump up in the conference or if Lafollette is actually that bad.
Sun Prairie started the game out very well and I was pretty impressed with them throughout the first five minutes of the game but, then started to go south. Sun Prairie's play started to drop slowly at first but, continued to fall faster and faster as the game wore on and the Memorial defense wore them down. I believe with about three or four minutes left in the half Memorial only had about a seven point lead and that is when their patented press defense came out and Sun Prairie went into a shell shock. Prairie kept turning the ball over right at the end and 6'3 junior Vander Blue knocked down a buzzer three for Memorial. The bright spot though for Sun Prairie with their turnovers, were that they didn't result in easy Memorial baskets. Typically the Cardinals were just throwing the ball out of bounds do to some miscommunication. The press was kept on until midway through the fourth and the final score ended at 70-36.
Sun Prairie played a 2-3 zone throughout the entire game as long as Memorial star 6'6 senior Jeronne Maymon was in. The defense worked in stopping Maymon in that he only scored seven points but, Vander Blue just ate the Cardinals zone up. Blue was able to penetrate to the middle of the zone and knock down the floater. 6'4 freshmen Junior Lomomba also had a strong showing against the zone as he was able to run the baseline and find openings in the defense for easy layups. Once again Memorial dominated the boards offensively and defensively. Tonight Memorial was just the far more athletic team and it showed as they beat Sun Prairie to the loose balls and their hands were also above the outstretched hands of the Cardinals.
Score
Madison Memorial 70
Sun Prairie 36
Box Score (starters in bold and italics)
Memorial- Blue 15 Lomomba 14 Maymon 7 Fred Ringhand 7 Eric Fruhling 7 Ace Davis 6 Tre Creamer 6 Xavier Jones 3 Ed Kluender 3 Russell Henderson 2 Miles Chamberlain 0 Karl Klatt 0 Alvin Olson 0 Mathew Laubmeier 0
Sun Prairie- Sam Marshall 12 Jordan Noskowiak 9 Korey Enstad 4 Michael Boos 3 Tyler Cobb 2 Andrew Peters 2 Jason Davis 2 Jacob Baker 2 Michael Handel 0 William Thiel 0 Anthony Burchette 0 Terrence Porter 0 Chet Pohlman 0 Eric Wilberding 0 Trevor Opps 0
Top Players
Vander Blue 6'3 junior Madison Memorial- This game was Vanders night. He could get to the basket at will, knocked down a couple of threes, and missed a dunk where he tried to go right over a Sun Prairie player.
Junior Lomomba 6'4 freshmen Madison Memorial- Moves extremely well without the ball is also a very good rebounder. Right now may be more of an athlete then anything else.
Sam Marshall 6'4 senior Sun Prairie- One of the few Cardinals that was able to score. Was able to get inside position and get the easy layups.
Jordan Noskowiak 6'3 sophomore Sun Prairie- Looked good early on knocking down some shots and getting to hoop but, was slowed by some foul trouble.
Once again Memorial wins because they are the most athletic team on the court. Right now I don't think they'll play a team from Wisconsin that can compete with them athletically until state where they would see a team from the southeast part of the state. Maybe I just caught Sun Prairie on an off night but, I would say that there still not ready to make the jump to the top half of the conference.
Sun Prairie started the game out very well and I was pretty impressed with them throughout the first five minutes of the game but, then started to go south. Sun Prairie's play started to drop slowly at first but, continued to fall faster and faster as the game wore on and the Memorial defense wore them down. I believe with about three or four minutes left in the half Memorial only had about a seven point lead and that is when their patented press defense came out and Sun Prairie went into a shell shock. Prairie kept turning the ball over right at the end and 6'3 junior Vander Blue knocked down a buzzer three for Memorial. The bright spot though for Sun Prairie with their turnovers, were that they didn't result in easy Memorial baskets. Typically the Cardinals were just throwing the ball out of bounds do to some miscommunication. The press was kept on until midway through the fourth and the final score ended at 70-36.
Sun Prairie played a 2-3 zone throughout the entire game as long as Memorial star 6'6 senior Jeronne Maymon was in. The defense worked in stopping Maymon in that he only scored seven points but, Vander Blue just ate the Cardinals zone up. Blue was able to penetrate to the middle of the zone and knock down the floater. 6'4 freshmen Junior Lomomba also had a strong showing against the zone as he was able to run the baseline and find openings in the defense for easy layups. Once again Memorial dominated the boards offensively and defensively. Tonight Memorial was just the far more athletic team and it showed as they beat Sun Prairie to the loose balls and their hands were also above the outstretched hands of the Cardinals.
Score
Madison Memorial 70
Sun Prairie 36
Box Score (starters in bold and italics)
Memorial- Blue 15 Lomomba 14 Maymon 7 Fred Ringhand 7 Eric Fruhling 7 Ace Davis 6 Tre Creamer 6 Xavier Jones 3 Ed Kluender 3 Russell Henderson 2 Miles Chamberlain 0 Karl Klatt 0 Alvin Olson 0 Mathew Laubmeier 0
Sun Prairie- Sam Marshall 12 Jordan Noskowiak 9 Korey Enstad 4 Michael Boos 3 Tyler Cobb 2 Andrew Peters 2 Jason Davis 2 Jacob Baker 2 Michael Handel 0 William Thiel 0 Anthony Burchette 0 Terrence Porter 0 Chet Pohlman 0 Eric Wilberding 0 Trevor Opps 0
Top Players
Vander Blue 6'3 junior Madison Memorial- This game was Vanders night. He could get to the basket at will, knocked down a couple of threes, and missed a dunk where he tried to go right over a Sun Prairie player.
Junior Lomomba 6'4 freshmen Madison Memorial- Moves extremely well without the ball is also a very good rebounder. Right now may be more of an athlete then anything else.
Sam Marshall 6'4 senior Sun Prairie- One of the few Cardinals that was able to score. Was able to get inside position and get the easy layups.
Jordan Noskowiak 6'3 sophomore Sun Prairie- Looked good early on knocking down some shots and getting to hoop but, was slowed by some foul trouble.
Once again Memorial wins because they are the most athletic team on the court. Right now I don't think they'll play a team from Wisconsin that can compete with them athletically until state where they would see a team from the southeast part of the state. Maybe I just caught Sun Prairie on an off night but, I would say that there still not ready to make the jump to the top half of the conference.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Randolph over Wisconsin Dells
Still working on catching up on games, as I saw this game last Friday night and still have another game to cover from Saturday and could probably discuss the Marquette game that I'm going to be watching but, won't just because I'm trying to catch up and hopefully will be doing my initial rankings in the next couple days.
Well this game was pretty much over from the start. The only lead that the Dells had was 2-0 and from there everything went south very quickly. Offensively Wisconsin Dells could get nothing going. They hit a couple threes early in the first quarter to keep the game close after the first but were never closer then 13 the rest of the game before losing by 20. Dells kept looking to get the ball into their big man 6'9 junior Nate Gibson but, there just wasn't anything there. About half the time they'd throw the ball in Gibson wouldn't even get a hand on it and the ball would go out of bounds or Randolph would still it. When Gibson did get the ball he would bring the ball down and have the shot blocked or would have it block by fellow 6'9 junior Kyle Kelm. Right now Nate Gibson can not get off the ground what so ever so anyone 6'4 or taller can block him. Wisconsin Dells star 6'0 senior Jade Royston really struggled in the first half to find any rhythem shooting whatsoever. I believe he had three points top in the first half. In the second half Royston was able to get out in transition and score along with getting to the free throw line to finish with 16 points. One bright spot for the Chiefs was the play of 6'1 junior Justin Ward. For whatever reason Ward didn't play the first half but, he came off the bench in the second half to provide a huge spark and had nine second half points including a pair of three pointers.
For Randolph they were able to get the ball inside to 6'4 senior Jared Reuter who was able to score at will with his back to the basket. Their lead guard 6'3 senior Tyler Tillema was able to penetrate and score in a variety of ways. Tillema was also able to get the fast break going by picking off passes and grabbing long rebounds which led to easy baskets for himself or assists to his wide open teammates. Randolph was extremely patients on the offensive end, not taking bad shots or making passes where there are no openings. The Rockets also play great defense which led to some of Royston's poor shooting and the inability to the ball into Gibson. As always Randolph rebounds the ball very well and those long rebounds led to baskets are the other end.
Score
Randolph 61
Wisconsin Dells 41
Box Scores (starters bold and italics)
Randolph- Tillema 19 J. Reuter 16 Kelm 11 Brian Kampstra 7 Jay Fish 4 Ben Syverston 2 Corey Pfeffer 2 Chris Compean 0 Justin Laper 0 Max DeVries 0 Fransico Galvan 0 Zach Reuter 0 Andrew Buss 0
Wisconsin Dells- Royston 16 Ward 9 Jake Williams 6 Jimmy Alvin 3 Kyle Stowers 3 Bobby Blaschke 2 Gibson 2 Jake Hall 0
Top Players
Tyler Tillema 6'3 senior Randolph- Very good point guard that leads the break great whether it be taking the ball himself or laying it off to an open teammate.
Jared Reuter 6'4 senior Randolph- Just a beast on the inside that can score at will on the inside and solid rebounder.
Kyle Kelm 6'10 junior Randolph- Has a very nice touch from the outside and runs the court very well, which led to a nice little dunk for him.
Jade Royston 6'0 senior Wisconsin Dells- Handles the ball very well and can create his own shots which he has to many times.
Justin Ward 6'1 junior Wisconisn Dells- Spark off the bench that isn't a afraid to take the shots. Knocked down a couple threes in the game and took the ball strong to the hoop a few times.
As a Wisconsin Dells fan this could be a long season. Right now Royston is the only player looking to score but, the play of Ward makes things appear alittle brighter. The Chiefs will probably end up being one of the top teams in the conference once again but, come tournament time they'll probably be a second round knock out.
Well this game was pretty much over from the start. The only lead that the Dells had was 2-0 and from there everything went south very quickly. Offensively Wisconsin Dells could get nothing going. They hit a couple threes early in the first quarter to keep the game close after the first but were never closer then 13 the rest of the game before losing by 20. Dells kept looking to get the ball into their big man 6'9 junior Nate Gibson but, there just wasn't anything there. About half the time they'd throw the ball in Gibson wouldn't even get a hand on it and the ball would go out of bounds or Randolph would still it. When Gibson did get the ball he would bring the ball down and have the shot blocked or would have it block by fellow 6'9 junior Kyle Kelm. Right now Nate Gibson can not get off the ground what so ever so anyone 6'4 or taller can block him. Wisconsin Dells star 6'0 senior Jade Royston really struggled in the first half to find any rhythem shooting whatsoever. I believe he had three points top in the first half. In the second half Royston was able to get out in transition and score along with getting to the free throw line to finish with 16 points. One bright spot for the Chiefs was the play of 6'1 junior Justin Ward. For whatever reason Ward didn't play the first half but, he came off the bench in the second half to provide a huge spark and had nine second half points including a pair of three pointers.
For Randolph they were able to get the ball inside to 6'4 senior Jared Reuter who was able to score at will with his back to the basket. Their lead guard 6'3 senior Tyler Tillema was able to penetrate and score in a variety of ways. Tillema was also able to get the fast break going by picking off passes and grabbing long rebounds which led to easy baskets for himself or assists to his wide open teammates. Randolph was extremely patients on the offensive end, not taking bad shots or making passes where there are no openings. The Rockets also play great defense which led to some of Royston's poor shooting and the inability to the ball into Gibson. As always Randolph rebounds the ball very well and those long rebounds led to baskets are the other end.
Score
Randolph 61
Wisconsin Dells 41
Box Scores (starters bold and italics)
Randolph- Tillema 19 J. Reuter 16 Kelm 11 Brian Kampstra 7 Jay Fish 4 Ben Syverston 2 Corey Pfeffer 2 Chris Compean 0 Justin Laper 0 Max DeVries 0 Fransico Galvan 0 Zach Reuter 0 Andrew Buss 0
Wisconsin Dells- Royston 16 Ward 9 Jake Williams 6 Jimmy Alvin 3 Kyle Stowers 3 Bobby Blaschke 2 Gibson 2 Jake Hall 0
Top Players
Tyler Tillema 6'3 senior Randolph- Very good point guard that leads the break great whether it be taking the ball himself or laying it off to an open teammate.
Jared Reuter 6'4 senior Randolph- Just a beast on the inside that can score at will on the inside and solid rebounder.
Kyle Kelm 6'10 junior Randolph- Has a very nice touch from the outside and runs the court very well, which led to a nice little dunk for him.
Jade Royston 6'0 senior Wisconsin Dells- Handles the ball very well and can create his own shots which he has to many times.
Justin Ward 6'1 junior Wisconisn Dells- Spark off the bench that isn't a afraid to take the shots. Knocked down a couple threes in the game and took the ball strong to the hoop a few times.
As a Wisconsin Dells fan this could be a long season. Right now Royston is the only player looking to score but, the play of Ward makes things appear alittle brighter. The Chiefs will probably end up being one of the top teams in the conference once again but, come tournament time they'll probably be a second round knock out.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Madison Memorial over Verona
I'm a little behind on my first Madison Memorial game that I saw Thursday night but, I've gone to games the past three nights and haven't had much of a chance to post. This was a highly touted game with Memorial being the #1 team in the state and this being Verona's first year in the Big Eight after being a top team the Badger South the last few years. Both teams have gone to state multiple times in the past five years and many people picked Verona to finish third or second behind Memorial in the conference.
The game opened up with Verona taking the early lead as they were able to knock down some open threes and get some easy layups. Memorial was able to storm back with their trapping defense which allowed for some fast break points. Throughout the first half Memorial dominated the boards getting second and third chances almost every time down the court. Memorial held a small lead at the half. In the second half Memorial came out even more intense with their pressure defense and rebounding and were able to extend their lead to 20 points before both benches were cleared and the final score ended up at 68-55 which may of been much worse had the starters played the entire game.
Madison Memorial is very similar to last years team in that there going to bring the full court trapping pressure and their at their best when they are able to push the tempo and get fast breaks. Still appears that they lack outside shooting like last year, which killed them in the championship game last year. 6'6 senior Jeronne Maymon had a huge overall game as he recorded 24 points 16 rebounds 6 assists and 5 blocked shots. Maymon was able to get out in transition and score as well as get the ball in the post and score or create scoring opportunities for others. Maymon had two nice dunks in the game a one step two handed dunk and a break away dunk that he really cocked back and threw down hard. He also missed a one handed put back dunk. Besides the Maymon show rebounding was a huge key for Memorial when they were unable to get the fast break going. All five of Memorials starters bound the offensive glass. Besides Maymon 6'1 senior Fred Ringhand, 6'3 junior Vander Blue, 6'4 freshmen Junior Lomomba and even 5'10 senior Xavier Jones are all able to get offensive rebounds which led to numerous easy buckets.
The story for Verona in the game was their guards inability to handle the Memorial pressure and the inability to keep Memorial off the glass. The two positives for Verona was their two returning starting forwards 6'4 senior Jason Ziemer and 6'3 junior Adam Wadzinski. I knew these guys were good last year but, this year they appear ready to really break and have great all around games. Everyone knows about Ziemer's great inside game rebounding and scoring in the paint but, in the game he really showcased his outside game. Ziemer knocked down at least one three pointer and was able to penetrate past Memorial defenders and score as well as his normal inside game. Last year Wadzinski was just a roll player, which may of been because he was a sophomore but, this year he appears ready to team with Ziemer to carry this team. Like Ziemer, Wadzinski has greatly improved his perimeter game.
Madison Memorial 68
Verona 55
Box Score (starters in italics)
Memorial- Maymon 24 Blue 19 Lomomba 13 Jones 7 Tre Creamer 4 Ace Davis 1 Russel Henderson 0 Ringhand 0 Eric Blue 0 Miles Chamberlain 0
Verona- Ziemer 24 Wadzinski 12 Travis Schaaf 8 Sam Karls 4 Kevin Reinke 3 Scott Plato 2 Sam Riebau 2 Klayton Brandt 0 Matt Ropel 0 Chris Mason 0 Kaden Nauman 0 Brandon Banzhaf 0 Scott Christensen 0 Taylor Peterson 0 Ethan Malofsky 0
Top Players
Jeronne Maymon 6'6 senior Madison Memorial- His stat line that I stated above pretty much stats it all.
Vander Blue 6'3 junior Madison Memorial- Probably the best rebounding guard in the state right now. Also gets out and runs extremely well.
Junior Lomomba 6'4 freshmen Madison Memorial- Very similar to Blue in rebounding and running and also does a nice job of cutting to the hoop and getting himself open. Needs to work on his hands though, not very soft.
Xavier Jones 5'10 senior Madison Memorial- Hit the only two three point shots for Memorial which will be need later in the season, also had a nice little shake and bake move to get by his defender and found Maymon for the lay in.
Jason Ziemer 6'4 senior Verona- He can now do it all from handling the ball, to shooting the three, and of course his inside game.
Adam Wadzinski 6'3 junior Verona- Can do everything that Ziemer does, just not quiet as good.
Right now I think Memorial is a very beatable team. If your guards can take care of the ball you should be in the game and once you get in past half court you need to pump fake because their guys are very block happy. Defensively I would pack it in with some type of a zone because right now Memorial does not shoot the three ball very well, just like last year.
The game opened up with Verona taking the early lead as they were able to knock down some open threes and get some easy layups. Memorial was able to storm back with their trapping defense which allowed for some fast break points. Throughout the first half Memorial dominated the boards getting second and third chances almost every time down the court. Memorial held a small lead at the half. In the second half Memorial came out even more intense with their pressure defense and rebounding and were able to extend their lead to 20 points before both benches were cleared and the final score ended up at 68-55 which may of been much worse had the starters played the entire game.
Madison Memorial is very similar to last years team in that there going to bring the full court trapping pressure and their at their best when they are able to push the tempo and get fast breaks. Still appears that they lack outside shooting like last year, which killed them in the championship game last year. 6'6 senior Jeronne Maymon had a huge overall game as he recorded 24 points 16 rebounds 6 assists and 5 blocked shots. Maymon was able to get out in transition and score as well as get the ball in the post and score or create scoring opportunities for others. Maymon had two nice dunks in the game a one step two handed dunk and a break away dunk that he really cocked back and threw down hard. He also missed a one handed put back dunk. Besides the Maymon show rebounding was a huge key for Memorial when they were unable to get the fast break going. All five of Memorials starters bound the offensive glass. Besides Maymon 6'1 senior Fred Ringhand, 6'3 junior Vander Blue, 6'4 freshmen Junior Lomomba and even 5'10 senior Xavier Jones are all able to get offensive rebounds which led to numerous easy buckets.
The story for Verona in the game was their guards inability to handle the Memorial pressure and the inability to keep Memorial off the glass. The two positives for Verona was their two returning starting forwards 6'4 senior Jason Ziemer and 6'3 junior Adam Wadzinski. I knew these guys were good last year but, this year they appear ready to really break and have great all around games. Everyone knows about Ziemer's great inside game rebounding and scoring in the paint but, in the game he really showcased his outside game. Ziemer knocked down at least one three pointer and was able to penetrate past Memorial defenders and score as well as his normal inside game. Last year Wadzinski was just a roll player, which may of been because he was a sophomore but, this year he appears ready to team with Ziemer to carry this team. Like Ziemer, Wadzinski has greatly improved his perimeter game.
Madison Memorial 68
Verona 55
Box Score (starters in italics)
Memorial- Maymon 24 Blue 19 Lomomba 13 Jones 7 Tre Creamer 4 Ace Davis 1 Russel Henderson 0 Ringhand 0 Eric Blue 0 Miles Chamberlain 0
Verona- Ziemer 24 Wadzinski 12 Travis Schaaf 8 Sam Karls 4 Kevin Reinke 3 Scott Plato 2 Sam Riebau 2 Klayton Brandt 0 Matt Ropel 0 Chris Mason 0 Kaden Nauman 0 Brandon Banzhaf 0 Scott Christensen 0 Taylor Peterson 0 Ethan Malofsky 0
Top Players
Jeronne Maymon 6'6 senior Madison Memorial- His stat line that I stated above pretty much stats it all.
Vander Blue 6'3 junior Madison Memorial- Probably the best rebounding guard in the state right now. Also gets out and runs extremely well.
Junior Lomomba 6'4 freshmen Madison Memorial- Very similar to Blue in rebounding and running and also does a nice job of cutting to the hoop and getting himself open. Needs to work on his hands though, not very soft.
Xavier Jones 5'10 senior Madison Memorial- Hit the only two three point shots for Memorial which will be need later in the season, also had a nice little shake and bake move to get by his defender and found Maymon for the lay in.
Jason Ziemer 6'4 senior Verona- He can now do it all from handling the ball, to shooting the three, and of course his inside game.
Adam Wadzinski 6'3 junior Verona- Can do everything that Ziemer does, just not quiet as good.
Right now I think Memorial is a very beatable team. If your guards can take care of the ball you should be in the game and once you get in past half court you need to pump fake because their guys are very block happy. Defensively I would pack it in with some type of a zone because right now Memorial does not shoot the three ball very well, just like last year.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Baraboo Upsets Waunakee
In an extremely intense game Baraboo defeated Waunakee 62-61 on a shot that was made with about six seconds remaining in the game. These two teams are considered the top two teams in the Badger North but, Waunakee was considered to be the better team without question as they lost only one starter from last years one lose team. Baraboo won the game and their fans stormed the court and Waunakee has already matched their lose total from a year ago in the first game of the year.
Out of the gates Baraboo was turning the ball over which led to some easy transition baskets for Waunakee and an early lead as Waunakee led throughout much of the first half. Late in the first half some big three pointers by 5'9 senior Jon Schlender and then some good free throw shooting by Baraboo tied the game at half as Schlender hit his second three at the buzzer. The second half opened up the opposite of the first half as Baraboo was able to force the turnovers and jump out to a big lead as 6'2 senior guard Chris Siebert was able to get himself going as he got some easy layups and was highlighted by a nice little two handed dunk. Baraboo was able to extend their lead to double digits before Waunakee was able to charge back behind a couple of their senior leaders and take a one point lead. 6'3 Ryan Gilles stepped up big and scored the majority on his 19 points in the second half. The other senior that stepped up was 6'4 Jason Paulson who was able to score in the post or get fouled and score from the free throw line, unfortunately he struggled from the line and may of cost Waunakee the game. In the end the game came down right to the end. With Baraboo clinging to a one point lead Waunakee looked to go back inside but, were unable and another senior stepped up as 6'3 Eric Helt knocked down the jumper. Baraboo then inbounded the ball and Schlender went the length of the court before he found 6'3 senior Jake Overlien cutting to the hoop and Overlien hit the game winning layup. Waunakee came back down but, their last second shot wouldn't fall.
Baraboo looked much better in this game then they did in their first game against Wisconsin Dells. Schlender was knocked down the outside shots and they were able to force turnovers that led to easy baskets which they didn't do against the Dells. Siebert still appears to be struggling with his shot right now but, was able to get some things going by driving to the hoop and getting some easy transition layups. The player of the game though was Overlien. Not only did he hit the game winning shot but, was able to cut to the hoop, get easy layups all night long, knocked down the open three point shot, and of course hit the majority of his free throws. These things all led to Overlien tying Schlender as the leading scorer.
Despite only losing one starter from last year Waunakee did not look anywhere near as good as they did last year when I saw them. This may be because I saw them at the end of last year while this was their first game of the year. It was fairly obvious in watching the game that this was Waunakee's first game of the year and Baraboo's third game. Waunakee is a senior dominated team and will only get better as the year goes on and will probably find themselves at the top of the conference by the end of the year. 6'7 senior Zach Ripley is the player getting the division one recruits but, he really didn't seem like a division one player tonight. Ripley strikes me as a second option player and not someone that can carry a team. Ripley appeared to force too many shots and this just isn't his game. He works off other players but, isn't the player that everyone else is working off. Waunakee plays some very good defense and don't have any selfish players on there team and share the ball very well. This unselfishness may come to hurt Waunakee as they don't seem to have that go to player when the games on the line, like they had Ryan Staege last year who has now moved on to college.
Baraboo 62
Waunakee 61
Box Score
Baraboo- Overlien 16 Schlender 16 Siebert 11 Ethan Dosier 6 Micah Kutcha 4 Jake Banks 3 Mark Kowalke 3 Taylor Jahn 3 Tony Brandt 0 Pat O'Conner 0
Waunakee- Gilles 19 Ripley 12 Paulson 11 Helt 8 Mitch Roelke 7 Austin Goetsch 2 Beau Murray 2 Jared Staege 0 Cole Cefalu 0
Top Players
Jake Overlien 6'3 senior Baraboo- I basically mentioned everything earlier in the post. Overlien just does all the little things for this Baraboo team and tonight scoring was the thing they needed him to do.
Jon Schlender 5'9 senior Baraboo- Sharpshooter from three point range and is able to penetrate when the opening is there.
Ryan Gilles 6'3 senior Waunakee- Big time scorer that can knock down the three point shot and get inside and score in a variety of ways.
Jason Paulson 6'4 senior Waunakee- Can score with ease in the post with his back to the basket.
Mitch Roelke 6'0 senior Waunakee- Very intense player that is an extremely tenacious defensive player and feeds the post extremely well setting up his teammates to score.
I've now had three out of four games that have been extremely exciting games to witness. Hopefully the rest of the season will be just as exciting.
Out of the gates Baraboo was turning the ball over which led to some easy transition baskets for Waunakee and an early lead as Waunakee led throughout much of the first half. Late in the first half some big three pointers by 5'9 senior Jon Schlender and then some good free throw shooting by Baraboo tied the game at half as Schlender hit his second three at the buzzer. The second half opened up the opposite of the first half as Baraboo was able to force the turnovers and jump out to a big lead as 6'2 senior guard Chris Siebert was able to get himself going as he got some easy layups and was highlighted by a nice little two handed dunk. Baraboo was able to extend their lead to double digits before Waunakee was able to charge back behind a couple of their senior leaders and take a one point lead. 6'3 Ryan Gilles stepped up big and scored the majority on his 19 points in the second half. The other senior that stepped up was 6'4 Jason Paulson who was able to score in the post or get fouled and score from the free throw line, unfortunately he struggled from the line and may of cost Waunakee the game. In the end the game came down right to the end. With Baraboo clinging to a one point lead Waunakee looked to go back inside but, were unable and another senior stepped up as 6'3 Eric Helt knocked down the jumper. Baraboo then inbounded the ball and Schlender went the length of the court before he found 6'3 senior Jake Overlien cutting to the hoop and Overlien hit the game winning layup. Waunakee came back down but, their last second shot wouldn't fall.
Baraboo looked much better in this game then they did in their first game against Wisconsin Dells. Schlender was knocked down the outside shots and they were able to force turnovers that led to easy baskets which they didn't do against the Dells. Siebert still appears to be struggling with his shot right now but, was able to get some things going by driving to the hoop and getting some easy transition layups. The player of the game though was Overlien. Not only did he hit the game winning shot but, was able to cut to the hoop, get easy layups all night long, knocked down the open three point shot, and of course hit the majority of his free throws. These things all led to Overlien tying Schlender as the leading scorer.
Despite only losing one starter from last year Waunakee did not look anywhere near as good as they did last year when I saw them. This may be because I saw them at the end of last year while this was their first game of the year. It was fairly obvious in watching the game that this was Waunakee's first game of the year and Baraboo's third game. Waunakee is a senior dominated team and will only get better as the year goes on and will probably find themselves at the top of the conference by the end of the year. 6'7 senior Zach Ripley is the player getting the division one recruits but, he really didn't seem like a division one player tonight. Ripley strikes me as a second option player and not someone that can carry a team. Ripley appeared to force too many shots and this just isn't his game. He works off other players but, isn't the player that everyone else is working off. Waunakee plays some very good defense and don't have any selfish players on there team and share the ball very well. This unselfishness may come to hurt Waunakee as they don't seem to have that go to player when the games on the line, like they had Ryan Staege last year who has now moved on to college.
Baraboo 62
Waunakee 61
Box Score
Baraboo- Overlien 16 Schlender 16 Siebert 11 Ethan Dosier 6 Micah Kutcha 4 Jake Banks 3 Mark Kowalke 3 Taylor Jahn 3 Tony Brandt 0 Pat O'Conner 0
Waunakee- Gilles 19 Ripley 12 Paulson 11 Helt 8 Mitch Roelke 7 Austin Goetsch 2 Beau Murray 2 Jared Staege 0 Cole Cefalu 0
Top Players
Jake Overlien 6'3 senior Baraboo- I basically mentioned everything earlier in the post. Overlien just does all the little things for this Baraboo team and tonight scoring was the thing they needed him to do.
Jon Schlender 5'9 senior Baraboo- Sharpshooter from three point range and is able to penetrate when the opening is there.
Ryan Gilles 6'3 senior Waunakee- Big time scorer that can knock down the three point shot and get inside and score in a variety of ways.
Jason Paulson 6'4 senior Waunakee- Can score with ease in the post with his back to the basket.
Mitch Roelke 6'0 senior Waunakee- Very intense player that is an extremely tenacious defensive player and feeds the post extremely well setting up his teammates to score.
I've now had three out of four games that have been extremely exciting games to witness. Hopefully the rest of the season will be just as exciting.
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