Coming in line D3 are my next preseason rankings. I feel like I know D3 a little more then D2 so I can give a more accurate predictions here. The top teams this year were mostly sectional finalist a year ago that bring back a lot. I'll be honest though the last couple teams ranked are really based on past history of certain schools.
1. Ripon- Have one of the best junior classes in the state led by two of the best in 6'3 point guard Luke Loewe and 6'7 Bennett Vander Plas who averaged a double double a year ago. Throw in 6'2 junior Eddie Muench who averaged 11 points a game a year ago.
2. GET- A pair of four year senior starters return in 6'3 Nick Wagner and 6'4 Lucas Scherr. Wagner is headed to Northern Illinois and Scherr will be playing at the next level if he chooses. They bring back two other starters from a team that won 19 games a year ago.
3. Brown Deer- Two time defending state champs lost a lot but, they always bring a good team and will be battle tested throughout the year. Coach Appleby has only been there four years but, he's making a name for himself quickly. 6'5 senior Taurus Adams is back after average 12 points a game last year and seven boards. 5'10 senior Craig Schimenz is also back for his third year of varsity.
4. Marshall- Went 18-5 a year ago and bring back four starters led by 6'3 senior point guard Adam Link who averaged 16 points a year ago. Also back is 6'5 junior Adam Wehking that averaged a double double last year and 6'5 senior Andy Lutz who averaged 11 points and six rebounds himself. This team can really shoot the three which can hurt a team at times if they fall in love with it.
5. Lake Mills- Another 18 win team a year ago and lost only one player from their top eight players. 6'6 senior Simon Lensmire is a double double guy and junior guards 5'11 Brady Wagner and 5'10 Alex Ranney will have a year more of experience.
6. Brookfield Academy- Four starters back from a 20 win team led by Northern Michigan recruit 6'1 senior point guard Ryan Clarey who averaged 21 points a game a year ago and on the inside they have 6'5 senior Joseph Lemon who averaged 19 points and 11 rebounds a game a year ago.
7. Appleton Xavier- State team a year ago they have a pair of double digit scorers returning in 5'11 senior Sam Burkart and 6'1 senior Sam Simons. Height be a concern but, they didn't have much height a year ago.
8. Evansville- Five starters back from last years team that won 16 games. 6'0 junior Brennen Banks averaged 21 points a game last year and 6'6 senior Kyle Rutkowski is a double double guy averaging 15 points and 12 rebounds last year.
9. Lakeside Lutheran- They may of only went .500 a year ago but, they bring back four starters and have 6'3 senior Mason DeNoyer who averaged 18 points a game last year. DeNoyer is joined by his cousin 6'1 senior Austin DeNoyer who transferred in to Lakeside Lutheran.
10. Wrightstown- Four starters back from last years team and their led by 6'3 senior Zac Haese who averaged 16 points a game a year ago.
11. Southern Door- Three double digit scorers are back from a 19 win team. 6'3 senior Mitchell Gerend (13 pts), 6'4 senior Trevor Hawkey (12 pts), and 5'10 junior Nick LeCaptain (12 pts) are returners.
12. Waupun- Always one of the best teams in D3, led by 6'1 senior Jordan McGinnis who averaged 13 points a game last year and 6'7 senior Colton Homan who has had a big summer and should hopefully carry that into the school season.
13. Prescott- 7'0 junior Owen Hamilton should have a huge year and their success will rest on him.
14. Roncalli- Not much back but, they have a very strong tradition and the Jets and always a very tough team that shoots the three well and run their offense very effectively.
15. East Troy- State team a year ago they bring back 6'4 senior Justin Growel and top returning scorer 6'3 Joe Ciracks.
As you can see there is one running theme in these top teams. They have a ton of returning talent, there were a ton of teams that had very good records last year, and there were a lot more double doubles averaged then I every thought. D3 always continues to be one of the most interesting divisions.
Monday, November 16, 2015
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Division Two Preseason Rankings
I feel pretty good about my D1 rankings but, with my D2 rankings I don't feel confident whats so ever. My top three to fie I'm pretty good with but, to be honest the remainder of my rankings will be coming straight from the basketball yearbook. So here are my preseason D2 rankings.
1. Kaukauna- 20 win team a year ago and they bring back two double digit scorers in 5'11 sophomore Jordan McCabe and 6'2 junior Adam Smith. McCabe is one of the top players in the sophomore class and Smith can score points in bunches. They are also boosted by the incoming transfer 6'4 sophomore Eric Carl who was a starter at Shawano a year ago.
2. La Crosse Central- Have an extremely strong junior class and bring back four starters from last years team. They are headlined by Badger recruit 6'3 junior Kobe King and he has a very good sidekick in fellow junior 6'0 Bailey Kale.
3. Milwaukee Washington- Always a very tough team that has a ton of athletes and a lot of talent. They have a great point guard in 6'1 senior University of Illinois recruit Te'jon Lucas who can harness in all that talent and quickness.
4. Mount Horeb- State champs a year ago and they bring back three starters including a pair of seniors who averaged double digits in points in 6'3 Max Meylor and 6'6 Terek Nesheim.
5. Seymour- Seymour is always a tough team and they are coming off a 22 win season and a conference title a year ago. They have one of their top players back in 6'4 senior Brayden Wilinski.
6. Wauwatosa East- I underestimated them last year and this year I won't do that. I expect a huge year from 6'3 senior Ja'Vionne Green.
7. Cedarburg- I may be going out on a limb here but, I have a feeling with it and they have a great coach in Tom Diener. Have a very good sophomore and junior class led by 6'4 sophomore John Diener who averaged 22 points a year ago and 6'3 junior Jordan Johnson who averaged 14 points.
8. Whitefish Bay- Benefit from playing in a very tough conference with Cedarburg and they have double digit scorer 6'0 senior Elijah Moore back.
9. New Berlin Eisenhower- Bring back four starters from last years team all of week averaged double digit points last year.
10. Onalaska- Don't know much about them but, they won 16 games a year ago and have all five of their starters back.
11. Hortonville- A year book pick here they bring back four starters from last years team.
12. Monona Grove- Total yearbook pick here as they bring only two starters back and having won 187 games last year.
13. Ashwaubenon- Mostly by history here but, they always seem to have a very tough team and no reason to think that would change.
14. Greendale- Final four state team a year ago and bring back three starters, two of which averaged double digits in 6'6 senior David Pulizos and 6'0 senior Nate Thomson.
15. Whitnall- Bring back four starters, three of which averaged double digits in scoring. 6'3 sophomore Tyler Herro had a monster summer and that should continue into the regular season.
There are my opening rankings. As I said take them for however you want, I honestly don't know a ton this year on D2 and I'm relying on the yearbook here.
1. Kaukauna- 20 win team a year ago and they bring back two double digit scorers in 5'11 sophomore Jordan McCabe and 6'2 junior Adam Smith. McCabe is one of the top players in the sophomore class and Smith can score points in bunches. They are also boosted by the incoming transfer 6'4 sophomore Eric Carl who was a starter at Shawano a year ago.
2. La Crosse Central- Have an extremely strong junior class and bring back four starters from last years team. They are headlined by Badger recruit 6'3 junior Kobe King and he has a very good sidekick in fellow junior 6'0 Bailey Kale.
3. Milwaukee Washington- Always a very tough team that has a ton of athletes and a lot of talent. They have a great point guard in 6'1 senior University of Illinois recruit Te'jon Lucas who can harness in all that talent and quickness.
4. Mount Horeb- State champs a year ago and they bring back three starters including a pair of seniors who averaged double digits in points in 6'3 Max Meylor and 6'6 Terek Nesheim.
5. Seymour- Seymour is always a tough team and they are coming off a 22 win season and a conference title a year ago. They have one of their top players back in 6'4 senior Brayden Wilinski.
6. Wauwatosa East- I underestimated them last year and this year I won't do that. I expect a huge year from 6'3 senior Ja'Vionne Green.
7. Cedarburg- I may be going out on a limb here but, I have a feeling with it and they have a great coach in Tom Diener. Have a very good sophomore and junior class led by 6'4 sophomore John Diener who averaged 22 points a year ago and 6'3 junior Jordan Johnson who averaged 14 points.
8. Whitefish Bay- Benefit from playing in a very tough conference with Cedarburg and they have double digit scorer 6'0 senior Elijah Moore back.
9. New Berlin Eisenhower- Bring back four starters from last years team all of week averaged double digit points last year.
10. Onalaska- Don't know much about them but, they won 16 games a year ago and have all five of their starters back.
11. Hortonville- A year book pick here they bring back four starters from last years team.
12. Monona Grove- Total yearbook pick here as they bring only two starters back and having won 187 games last year.
13. Ashwaubenon- Mostly by history here but, they always seem to have a very tough team and no reason to think that would change.
14. Greendale- Final four state team a year ago and bring back three starters, two of which averaged double digits in 6'6 senior David Pulizos and 6'0 senior Nate Thomson.
15. Whitnall- Bring back four starters, three of which averaged double digits in scoring. 6'3 sophomore Tyler Herro had a monster summer and that should continue into the regular season.
There are my opening rankings. As I said take them for however you want, I honestly don't know a ton this year on D2 and I'm relying on the yearbook here.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Division One Preseason Rankings
Yes I am still around and still following high school basketball fairly closely. I've changed the title to just include High School Basketball in Wisconsin, which is really what it has been for the past few years anyway. I'll keep things fairly similar to what I've done in the past with doing my top 15 teams for each divisions each week, write up of games that I've been to, and then rankings of the players that I have actually seen. With the season starting within a couple weeks here is my first preseason rankings for division one which will give me a starting point for my rankings. Once again these are solely my own personal rankings and mean absolutely nothing. It's very interesting to see how my rankings differ from the high school yearbook (even though I steal some from them).
1. Stevens Point- Not sure anyone is going to come close to them this year. The defending state champs bring back four starters and only lost one guy from their rotation from last year. Headlined by a pair of senior D1 recruits in 6'6 Sam Hauser (Marquette) and 6'2 Trevor Anderson (UWGB) and a future D1 recruit 6'7 sophomore Joey Hauser maning the inside.
2. Germantown- State runner ups a year ago may only lose to Stevens Point again this year. They have tremendous team size led by seniors 6'6 Max Keefe and 6'5 Conner Edmonds. 6'0 senior Juwan McCloud a Northern Iowa recruit gives this team some quickness that past teams really haven't had.
3. Milwaukee Riverside- Very very strong junior class that may be a year away from winning a title. Bring back four starters from last years team led by a pair of juniors that averaged double doubles last year in 6'6 Terrence Lewis and 6'4 George Dixon.
4. Milwaukee King- King you can pretty much put in the top five teams year after year have one of the best coaches in the state in coach Gosz and always gets the most out of his players. Michigan recruit 6'2 junior Jordan Poole gives them a big time scorer and they have a ton of talent around him.
5. Madison East- Surprising final four team a year ago bring back four starters. 6'3 senior Deang Deang is a four year starter that average 15 points a game last year and fellow double digit scorers 6'4 sophomore Keshawn Justice and 5'10 senior Tre Irby are back as well.
6. Oshkosh North- Should have one of the better back courts in the state in 6'4 junior Philip Flory and 6'3 sophomore Tyrese Baliburton. Flory was the three point champion a year ago. Can't forget that 1-3-1 zone defense.
7. Middleton- Team that loves to run the court and plays a ton of guys which allows them to play extremely hard. They have four starters back and a very good junior class. 6'3 junior Tyree Eady is a star in the making and 5'11 junior guards Storm Murphy and CJ Fermanich may be small but, their very heady and can score big in bunches.
8. De Pere- Three starters back from last years team that give them tremendous size in 6'5 senior Zach Rabas, 6'6 junior Aaron Vopal, and 6'6 junior Max Huddleston.
9. Arrowhead- Five starters back form last years team headlined by 6'6 senior Bryce Nze who is a top five player in the state.
10. Madison Memorial - Memorial is always one of the elite teams in the state and despite not having many seniors they have a great junior class. They were without a star until 6'7 junior Chris Knight transferred in to give them that star and inside presence. If they choose could have a starting front line of 6'7, 6'7, and 6'6.
11. Appleton West- This was a total yearbook pick as I don't know much at all about West.
12. Mukwonago- Only one starter back but, that starter is 6'7 junior Brandon Hau who should have a big year now that he is the "man". Muk has earned the respect in the state as always having one of the most consistent teams.
13. Sheboygan North- Yearbook had them ranked high and have high scoring 6'4 senior Davis Larson back.
14. Racine Park- 6'7 senior Kaj Days is back and he is joined by his brother 6'9 freshmen Nobal Days who is one of the elite players in the country for his class.
15. Sun Prairie- Bring back five of their top eight players and they had a very good JV team. Fellow seniors 6'1 Sam Kerr and 6'6 Rod Johnson should have break out monster years.
Looking at the rankings it seems every team has a strong junior class so you can already see who the top teams will be the following year. Outside of the top three or four the senior class isn't the strongest but, none the less should be another great year.
1. Stevens Point- Not sure anyone is going to come close to them this year. The defending state champs bring back four starters and only lost one guy from their rotation from last year. Headlined by a pair of senior D1 recruits in 6'6 Sam Hauser (Marquette) and 6'2 Trevor Anderson (UWGB) and a future D1 recruit 6'7 sophomore Joey Hauser maning the inside.
2. Germantown- State runner ups a year ago may only lose to Stevens Point again this year. They have tremendous team size led by seniors 6'6 Max Keefe and 6'5 Conner Edmonds. 6'0 senior Juwan McCloud a Northern Iowa recruit gives this team some quickness that past teams really haven't had.
3. Milwaukee Riverside- Very very strong junior class that may be a year away from winning a title. Bring back four starters from last years team led by a pair of juniors that averaged double doubles last year in 6'6 Terrence Lewis and 6'4 George Dixon.
4. Milwaukee King- King you can pretty much put in the top five teams year after year have one of the best coaches in the state in coach Gosz and always gets the most out of his players. Michigan recruit 6'2 junior Jordan Poole gives them a big time scorer and they have a ton of talent around him.
5. Madison East- Surprising final four team a year ago bring back four starters. 6'3 senior Deang Deang is a four year starter that average 15 points a game last year and fellow double digit scorers 6'4 sophomore Keshawn Justice and 5'10 senior Tre Irby are back as well.
6. Oshkosh North- Should have one of the better back courts in the state in 6'4 junior Philip Flory and 6'3 sophomore Tyrese Baliburton. Flory was the three point champion a year ago. Can't forget that 1-3-1 zone defense.
7. Middleton- Team that loves to run the court and plays a ton of guys which allows them to play extremely hard. They have four starters back and a very good junior class. 6'3 junior Tyree Eady is a star in the making and 5'11 junior guards Storm Murphy and CJ Fermanich may be small but, their very heady and can score big in bunches.
8. De Pere- Three starters back from last years team that give them tremendous size in 6'5 senior Zach Rabas, 6'6 junior Aaron Vopal, and 6'6 junior Max Huddleston.
9. Arrowhead- Five starters back form last years team headlined by 6'6 senior Bryce Nze who is a top five player in the state.
10. Madison Memorial - Memorial is always one of the elite teams in the state and despite not having many seniors they have a great junior class. They were without a star until 6'7 junior Chris Knight transferred in to give them that star and inside presence. If they choose could have a starting front line of 6'7, 6'7, and 6'6.
11. Appleton West- This was a total yearbook pick as I don't know much at all about West.
12. Mukwonago- Only one starter back but, that starter is 6'7 junior Brandon Hau who should have a big year now that he is the "man". Muk has earned the respect in the state as always having one of the most consistent teams.
13. Sheboygan North- Yearbook had them ranked high and have high scoring 6'4 senior Davis Larson back.
14. Racine Park- 6'7 senior Kaj Days is back and he is joined by his brother 6'9 freshmen Nobal Days who is one of the elite players in the country for his class.
15. Sun Prairie- Bring back five of their top eight players and they had a very good JV team. Fellow seniors 6'1 Sam Kerr and 6'6 Rod Johnson should have break out monster years.
Looking at the rankings it seems every team has a strong junior class so you can already see who the top teams will be the following year. Outside of the top three or four the senior class isn't the strongest but, none the less should be another great year.
Monday, March 23, 2015
State Thoughts
Well state has come and gone and just going to give a few of my thoughts of each division and the state games. Probably any one that looks at this already knows who won the games so won't really dwell on who won or lost but, just give my thoughts. This year had some great talent but, there really wasn't a lot of good games. Most of the games ended up being 15 point games or more.
Division Five
Young Coggs Prep may of won state but, I'm not completely sure that they were the best team at state and may of very well of been the fourth best team. YCP had a pair of talented seniors in 5'9 DeAngelo Crawford and 6'1 Tiwon Jones but, overall the team was some what middle of the road. The difference was YCP turned up the pressure and the other teams just couldn't handle it and they played much faster then there used to which resulted to turnovers and easy buckets for YCP. I was excited to see Washburn and 6'3 senior Cody Tomlinson play but, they never seemed to get into a rhythm and Tomlinson just seemed very uncomfortable on the court. For Hillsboro 6'4 junior Max Stockwell was just a rock steady force throughout both games and nearly single handily kept his team in the game against YCP. Green Bay NEW Lutheran's biggest problem in their game was that their leading scorer 6'3 senior Noah Gosse was in foul trouble and could never get himself going.
Division Four
This division was all about Whitefish Bay Dominican and 6'10 senior Diamond Stone dominating. Eau Claire Regis was probably the second best team but, I think they were just a little too hyped up and tried to do more then they could and did a little too much one on one with their top two scorers 6'6 senior Billy Wampler and 6'2 junior Logan Rohrscheib. Both got their points but, you need more then that against Dominican and this allowed Dominican to get out of the fast break on long rebounds. Mineral Point was probably playing way over their head and did much better then most people thought against Dominican. Mineral Point moved the ball extremely well and shot the three pretty well and kept the game close until Stone and company used their height to take over.
Division Three
The speed of Brown Deer was just too much. Brown Deer had just enough height on the inside against Prescott and against Xavier I thought they could of run them over but, Xavier is a very strong scrappy team that wouldn't go away. Brown Deer had a huge speed advantage and Xavier had the strength advantage and did their work on the glass. Xavier only got to the title game after East Troy kind of choked the semi final game away as they couldn't drop the free throws and Xavier just hung around, hung around and finally took the lead late.
Division Two
Thought this division was going to be the Ellenson show and it was until Ellenson suffered a hand injury in the semi final game. Even with a one handed Ellenson Rice Lake was able to take down Greendale. West De Pere nearly took down Mount Horeb behind the strong play of 6'8 senior Cody Schwartz. Schwartz was able to knock down big three after big three. Mount Horeb had the better team overall and they were able to win with a team effort. In the final without Ellenson Rice Lake didn't have much of a chance but, they played with all their heart led by 6'0 senior Ben Widdes as they hit three after three and kept the game close. In the end though Rice Lake just couldn't hit enough threes to take down Mount Horeb who fast breaked their way to victory.
Division One
Stevens Point and Germantown were destined to be on a collision course. West Allis Central and Madison East were just speed bumps in the way and there really isn't much to talk about with those two. Stevens Point has the top juniors 6'2 Trev Anderson and 6'6 Sam Hauser along with 6'6 freshmen Joey Hauser and that's all they really needed. In the title game Sam Hauser hit the gas early dropping the 16 first quarter points and Point rode him in the first half and then Anderson in the second half. Germantown's 6'0 junior Juwan McCloud did what he could but, Germantown just didn't have the athletes to compete with Anderson and the Hauser's.
Next few days I'll be doing my final team rankings, my all state tournament team, and then the early favorites for next year.
Division Five
Young Coggs Prep may of won state but, I'm not completely sure that they were the best team at state and may of very well of been the fourth best team. YCP had a pair of talented seniors in 5'9 DeAngelo Crawford and 6'1 Tiwon Jones but, overall the team was some what middle of the road. The difference was YCP turned up the pressure and the other teams just couldn't handle it and they played much faster then there used to which resulted to turnovers and easy buckets for YCP. I was excited to see Washburn and 6'3 senior Cody Tomlinson play but, they never seemed to get into a rhythm and Tomlinson just seemed very uncomfortable on the court. For Hillsboro 6'4 junior Max Stockwell was just a rock steady force throughout both games and nearly single handily kept his team in the game against YCP. Green Bay NEW Lutheran's biggest problem in their game was that their leading scorer 6'3 senior Noah Gosse was in foul trouble and could never get himself going.
Division Four
This division was all about Whitefish Bay Dominican and 6'10 senior Diamond Stone dominating. Eau Claire Regis was probably the second best team but, I think they were just a little too hyped up and tried to do more then they could and did a little too much one on one with their top two scorers 6'6 senior Billy Wampler and 6'2 junior Logan Rohrscheib. Both got their points but, you need more then that against Dominican and this allowed Dominican to get out of the fast break on long rebounds. Mineral Point was probably playing way over their head and did much better then most people thought against Dominican. Mineral Point moved the ball extremely well and shot the three pretty well and kept the game close until Stone and company used their height to take over.
Division Three
The speed of Brown Deer was just too much. Brown Deer had just enough height on the inside against Prescott and against Xavier I thought they could of run them over but, Xavier is a very strong scrappy team that wouldn't go away. Brown Deer had a huge speed advantage and Xavier had the strength advantage and did their work on the glass. Xavier only got to the title game after East Troy kind of choked the semi final game away as they couldn't drop the free throws and Xavier just hung around, hung around and finally took the lead late.
Division Two
Thought this division was going to be the Ellenson show and it was until Ellenson suffered a hand injury in the semi final game. Even with a one handed Ellenson Rice Lake was able to take down Greendale. West De Pere nearly took down Mount Horeb behind the strong play of 6'8 senior Cody Schwartz. Schwartz was able to knock down big three after big three. Mount Horeb had the better team overall and they were able to win with a team effort. In the final without Ellenson Rice Lake didn't have much of a chance but, they played with all their heart led by 6'0 senior Ben Widdes as they hit three after three and kept the game close. In the end though Rice Lake just couldn't hit enough threes to take down Mount Horeb who fast breaked their way to victory.
Division One
Stevens Point and Germantown were destined to be on a collision course. West Allis Central and Madison East were just speed bumps in the way and there really isn't much to talk about with those two. Stevens Point has the top juniors 6'2 Trev Anderson and 6'6 Sam Hauser along with 6'6 freshmen Joey Hauser and that's all they really needed. In the title game Sam Hauser hit the gas early dropping the 16 first quarter points and Point rode him in the first half and then Anderson in the second half. Germantown's 6'0 junior Juwan McCloud did what he could but, Germantown just didn't have the athletes to compete with Anderson and the Hauser's.
Next few days I'll be doing my final team rankings, my all state tournament team, and then the early favorites for next year.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Sectionals
Went to two sectional games last week and just going to do a quick write up of each game just some of my thoughts and top players.
Kenosha Indian Trail over Madison Memorial
I really didn't know anything about Indian Trail but, thought for sure that Memorial would beat them as Memorial just seemed poised to make a state run behind 5'10 senior Shareef Smith. My thoughts weren't the case though as Indian Trail shot the lights out and it seemed every player of their team could shoot the ball and Memorial couldn't really play their chaotic defense because they would always leave a guy open who would be able to convert the shot. Memorial doesn't play great man to man defense but, plays good team defense so they had a hard time chasing 6'3 senior Perion Little all over the court. Little was unbelievable all night long knocking threes down with a very quick release and making shots with defenders in his face. For Memorial Shareef Smith never could really get going but, fellow senior 6'0 Koko Songolo had a big night but, sometimes he just wasn't quick enough to get to the rim. This game was pretty even throughout but, I just had this feeling that Memorial was going to pull it out. This game was really a good battle and just when it seemed one team was going to get the momentum the other team would claw back. A steal in the fourth by 6'3 Henry Houden that resulted in a dunk and put Memorial down one seemed like the clincher to give Memorial the momentum was dashed away when a minute later 6'0 senior Andre Brown threw down a huge dunk. Memorial was down three with five seconds left and it seemed to be Smith time but, tonight wasn't Smith's night as the shot bounced off the back of the rim.
Mineral Point over Melrose-Mindoro
This game was a real battle back and forth and could of gone either way at the end. MM had a much bigger team and seemed to dominate the glass but, MP was the quicker team and more disciplined team. Not sure if disciplined is right word but, they new their strengths and really stuck to their game plan. Early on for Mineral Point it was 6'4 senior Tarek Oellerich that carried them and in the second half it was 6'1 senior Alec Schmitz that got going from the outside. These two were the big scorers while 6'0 senior point guard Sy Staver was just solid throughout controlling the team and Staver was able to drive the lane and finish with some nice scoop shots. For Melrose-Mindoro it was junior Aaron Scafe and senior Derek Antony. Didn't have heights so not sure but, believe Antony was 6'6 and Scafe maybe 6'4? not completely sure. Scafe was able to fake the outside shot and get to the middle of the 1-3-1 zone and knock down the mid range shots. Antony did most of his damage of the offensive glass and dishes from Scafe and point guard sophomore Erik Christopherson. Melrose was hindered by foul trouble early on and in the second half things seemed to even out and the calls seemed to be going against Mineral Point then. MM had the chance to hit the game winner at the end but, they couldn't get the shot they wanted and Antony had to force one from the corner.
Indian Trails went on to lose to Madison East by 20+ after Memorial had beaten East by 30 in their last game so it's like go figure. Maybe Indial Trail was hotter then normal against Memorial or maybe they were colder then normal against East. For Mineral Point they are a very good team, run their stuff, and guessing a pretty good coach and guessing they'll beat Auburndale but, would have a very very tough time against Dominican. Point is just too small and not quick enough in my opinion.
Kenosha Indian Trail over Madison Memorial
I really didn't know anything about Indian Trail but, thought for sure that Memorial would beat them as Memorial just seemed poised to make a state run behind 5'10 senior Shareef Smith. My thoughts weren't the case though as Indian Trail shot the lights out and it seemed every player of their team could shoot the ball and Memorial couldn't really play their chaotic defense because they would always leave a guy open who would be able to convert the shot. Memorial doesn't play great man to man defense but, plays good team defense so they had a hard time chasing 6'3 senior Perion Little all over the court. Little was unbelievable all night long knocking threes down with a very quick release and making shots with defenders in his face. For Memorial Shareef Smith never could really get going but, fellow senior 6'0 Koko Songolo had a big night but, sometimes he just wasn't quick enough to get to the rim. This game was pretty even throughout but, I just had this feeling that Memorial was going to pull it out. This game was really a good battle and just when it seemed one team was going to get the momentum the other team would claw back. A steal in the fourth by 6'3 Henry Houden that resulted in a dunk and put Memorial down one seemed like the clincher to give Memorial the momentum was dashed away when a minute later 6'0 senior Andre Brown threw down a huge dunk. Memorial was down three with five seconds left and it seemed to be Smith time but, tonight wasn't Smith's night as the shot bounced off the back of the rim.
Mineral Point over Melrose-Mindoro
This game was a real battle back and forth and could of gone either way at the end. MM had a much bigger team and seemed to dominate the glass but, MP was the quicker team and more disciplined team. Not sure if disciplined is right word but, they new their strengths and really stuck to their game plan. Early on for Mineral Point it was 6'4 senior Tarek Oellerich that carried them and in the second half it was 6'1 senior Alec Schmitz that got going from the outside. These two were the big scorers while 6'0 senior point guard Sy Staver was just solid throughout controlling the team and Staver was able to drive the lane and finish with some nice scoop shots. For Melrose-Mindoro it was junior Aaron Scafe and senior Derek Antony. Didn't have heights so not sure but, believe Antony was 6'6 and Scafe maybe 6'4? not completely sure. Scafe was able to fake the outside shot and get to the middle of the 1-3-1 zone and knock down the mid range shots. Antony did most of his damage of the offensive glass and dishes from Scafe and point guard sophomore Erik Christopherson. Melrose was hindered by foul trouble early on and in the second half things seemed to even out and the calls seemed to be going against Mineral Point then. MM had the chance to hit the game winner at the end but, they couldn't get the shot they wanted and Antony had to force one from the corner.
Indian Trails went on to lose to Madison East by 20+ after Memorial had beaten East by 30 in their last game so it's like go figure. Maybe Indial Trail was hotter then normal against Memorial or maybe they were colder then normal against East. For Mineral Point they are a very good team, run their stuff, and guessing a pretty good coach and guessing they'll beat Auburndale but, would have a very very tough time against Dominican. Point is just too small and not quick enough in my opinion.
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Week 15 Rankings
Well state has been set and really the rankings should be set but, still thought it would be interesting to see what the rankings would be and also be interesting with how many teams have made state that weren't in the top 15 and a couple teams that didn't even have winning records. In D1 West Allis Central had a losing record headed to the playoffs, in D5 Green Bay NEW Lutheran was a .500 team, and Greendale in D2 was barely over .500. Other teams that weren't in my rankings or anyone's for that matter is Madison East in D1 who has just been on the boarder all year of my rankings, East Troy in D3 who was ranked early in the year, and Auburndale D4, another team that was ranked early and fell out of the rankings. So here are my rankings the best I could do anyway.
Division One
Milwaukee King was upset by Milwaukee Marquette who then was upset by West Allis Central, who also beat Racie Case and Kimberly was beaten by Germantown. De Pere was beat by Kimberly. Stevens Point beat Neenah and Superior. Madison Memorial went down to Kenosha Indian Trail who then lost to Madison East. Homestead was the final team that lost to Germantown.
1. Stevens Point
2. Germantown
3. Milwaukee King
4. Kimberly
5. De Pere
6. Neenah
7. Superior
8. Kenosha Indian Trail
9. Milwaukee Marquette
10. Madison Memorial
11. Racine Case
12. Muskego
13. Milwaukee Riverside
14. Madison East
15. Racine Horlick
Division Two
West De Pere took out Seymour. Mount Horeb beat Monona Grove. Wauwatosa East lost to Greendale and Shawano lost to Merrill. Monona Grove lost to Mount Horeb.
1. Rice Lake
2. Mount Horeb
3. Kaukauna
4. Milwaukee Pius
5. West De Pere
6. Seymour
7. Beaver Dam
8. Stoughton
9. Wauwatosa East
10. Whitefish Bay
11. Milwaukee Washington
12. Shawano
13. Monona Grove
14. McFarland
15. Luxemburg Casco
Division Three
Ripon lost to Poynette who then lost to Brown Deer. Arcadia lost to West Salem in an upset and Roncalli lost to Valders who then went and lost to Xavier. East Troy is new to the rankings having made their state run.
1. Prescott
2. Appleton Xavier
3. Brown Deer
4. Poynette
5. Ripon
6. Arcadia
7. GET
8. Kettle Moraine Lutheran
9. Laconia
10. Brookfield Academy
11. Freedom
12. Valders
13. Roncalli
14. East Troy
15. Lake Mills
Division Four
Unity lost to Regis, who also beat Fall Creek. St Cats lost to Dominican. Brillion lost to Auburndale. Amherst lost to Brillion. St Mary's Springs lost to Howards Grove.
1. Eau Claire Regis
2. Mineral Point
3. Whitefish Bay Dominican
4. Racine St Catherines
5. Unity
6. Fall Creek
7. Marathon
8. Oshkosh Lourdes
9. Cuba City
10. Brillion
11. Amherst
12. Darlington
13. St Mary's Springs
14. Auburndale
15. Wabenon/Laona
Division Five
Wausaukee lost to Green Bay NEW Lutheran who also knocked out Port Edwards. Hillsboro took out Shullsburg and Gilmanton. Fredric lost to Washburn, who also beat Mcdonell Central. Hustisford lost to Young Coggs Prep. Sheboygan Lutheran lost to Young Coggs Prep. Mcdonell Central lost to Washburn. Newman lost to Port Edwards.
1. Washburn
2. Wausaukee
3. Port Edwards
4. Hillsboro
5. Young Coggs Prep
6. Frederic
7. Shullsburg
8. Gilmanton
9. Bangor
10. Hustisford
11. Sheboygan Lutheran
12. Gresham
13. Mcdonell Central
14. Wausau Newman
15. New Auburn
Division One
Milwaukee King was upset by Milwaukee Marquette who then was upset by West Allis Central, who also beat Racie Case and Kimberly was beaten by Germantown. De Pere was beat by Kimberly. Stevens Point beat Neenah and Superior. Madison Memorial went down to Kenosha Indian Trail who then lost to Madison East. Homestead was the final team that lost to Germantown.
1. Stevens Point
2. Germantown
3. Milwaukee King
4. Kimberly
5. De Pere
6. Neenah
7. Superior
8. Kenosha Indian Trail
9. Milwaukee Marquette
10. Madison Memorial
11. Racine Case
12. Muskego
13. Milwaukee Riverside
14. Madison East
15. Racine Horlick
Division Two
West De Pere took out Seymour. Mount Horeb beat Monona Grove. Wauwatosa East lost to Greendale and Shawano lost to Merrill. Monona Grove lost to Mount Horeb.
1. Rice Lake
2. Mount Horeb
3. Kaukauna
4. Milwaukee Pius
5. West De Pere
6. Seymour
7. Beaver Dam
8. Stoughton
9. Wauwatosa East
10. Whitefish Bay
11. Milwaukee Washington
12. Shawano
13. Monona Grove
14. McFarland
15. Luxemburg Casco
Division Three
Ripon lost to Poynette who then lost to Brown Deer. Arcadia lost to West Salem in an upset and Roncalli lost to Valders who then went and lost to Xavier. East Troy is new to the rankings having made their state run.
1. Prescott
2. Appleton Xavier
3. Brown Deer
4. Poynette
5. Ripon
6. Arcadia
7. GET
8. Kettle Moraine Lutheran
9. Laconia
10. Brookfield Academy
11. Freedom
12. Valders
13. Roncalli
14. East Troy
15. Lake Mills
Division Four
Unity lost to Regis, who also beat Fall Creek. St Cats lost to Dominican. Brillion lost to Auburndale. Amherst lost to Brillion. St Mary's Springs lost to Howards Grove.
1. Eau Claire Regis
2. Mineral Point
3. Whitefish Bay Dominican
4. Racine St Catherines
5. Unity
6. Fall Creek
7. Marathon
8. Oshkosh Lourdes
9. Cuba City
10. Brillion
11. Amherst
12. Darlington
13. St Mary's Springs
14. Auburndale
15. Wabenon/Laona
Division Five
Wausaukee lost to Green Bay NEW Lutheran who also knocked out Port Edwards. Hillsboro took out Shullsburg and Gilmanton. Fredric lost to Washburn, who also beat Mcdonell Central. Hustisford lost to Young Coggs Prep. Sheboygan Lutheran lost to Young Coggs Prep. Mcdonell Central lost to Washburn. Newman lost to Port Edwards.
1. Washburn
2. Wausaukee
3. Port Edwards
4. Hillsboro
5. Young Coggs Prep
6. Frederic
7. Shullsburg
8. Gilmanton
9. Bangor
10. Hustisford
11. Sheboygan Lutheran
12. Gresham
13. Mcdonell Central
14. Wausau Newman
15. New Auburn
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
D3 D4 D5 Sectional Predictions
I have three divisions tonight so going to keep this one a little shorter and sweeter then the previous two.
Division Three
Sectional One
Prescott over Northwestern
Arcadia over West Salem
Prescott over Arcadia
Sectional Four
Ripon over Poynette
Brown Deer over Milwaukee North
Brown Deer over Ripon
Sectional Two
Xavier over Peshtigo
Roncalli over Valders
Xavier over Roncalli
Sectional Three
River Valley over Adams Friendship
East Troy over Evansville
River Valley over East Troy
State
Brown Deer over Prescott
Xavier over River Valley
Brown Deer over Xavier
Prescott is the favorite but, both Arcadia and West Salem make me a little nervous. Ripon is my pick but, wouldn't be surprised to see Poynette win and either one could beat Brown Deer. Xavier is my clear pick to make state with Roncalli and Valders being a toss up. Sectional three is the weakest sectional and River Valley is the best I guess. Whoever comes out of Sectional Four will be the state champion and I think it'll be Brown Deer.
Division Four
Sectional One
Unity over Phillips
Regis over Fall Creek
Regis over Unity
Sectional Four
Howards Grove over St Mary's Springs
Dominican over Racine St Cats
Dominican over Howards Grove
Sectional Two
Auburndale over Crivitz
Brillion over Amherst
Brillion over Auburndale
Sectional Three
Melrose Mindoro over Pardeeville
Mineral Point over Deerfield
Mineral Point over Melrose Mindoro
State
Dominican over Regis
Mineral Point over Auburndale
Dominican over Mineral Point
Dominican is the cream of the crop and the other two undefeated teams are the picks with Mineral Point and Regis. Brillion plays in a conference where there the smallest school and should have no problem in D4.
Division Five
Sectional One
Washburn over Frederic
Mcdonell Central over Rib Lake
Washburn over Mcdonell Central
Sectional Four
Hustisford over Williams Bay
Sheboygan Lutheran over Young Coggs Prep
Sheboygan Lutheran over Hustisford
Sectional Two
Port Edwards over Wausau Newman
Wausaukee over Green Bay NEW Lutheran
Wausaukee over Port Edwards
Sectional Three
Gilmanton over Hillsboro
Shullsburg over Fennimore
Shullsburg over Gilmanton
State
Washburn over Sheboygan Lutheran
Wausaukee over Shullsburg
Wausaukee over Washburn
I went with Wausaukee from the get go so I'm going to stick with them for the tournament. Honestly I don't know much else other then what I've heard about these teams.
Division Three
Sectional One
Prescott over Northwestern
Arcadia over West Salem
Prescott over Arcadia
Sectional Four
Ripon over Poynette
Brown Deer over Milwaukee North
Brown Deer over Ripon
Sectional Two
Xavier over Peshtigo
Roncalli over Valders
Xavier over Roncalli
Sectional Three
River Valley over Adams Friendship
East Troy over Evansville
River Valley over East Troy
State
Brown Deer over Prescott
Xavier over River Valley
Brown Deer over Xavier
Prescott is the favorite but, both Arcadia and West Salem make me a little nervous. Ripon is my pick but, wouldn't be surprised to see Poynette win and either one could beat Brown Deer. Xavier is my clear pick to make state with Roncalli and Valders being a toss up. Sectional three is the weakest sectional and River Valley is the best I guess. Whoever comes out of Sectional Four will be the state champion and I think it'll be Brown Deer.
Division Four
Sectional One
Unity over Phillips
Regis over Fall Creek
Regis over Unity
Sectional Four
Howards Grove over St Mary's Springs
Dominican over Racine St Cats
Dominican over Howards Grove
Sectional Two
Auburndale over Crivitz
Brillion over Amherst
Brillion over Auburndale
Sectional Three
Melrose Mindoro over Pardeeville
Mineral Point over Deerfield
Mineral Point over Melrose Mindoro
State
Dominican over Regis
Mineral Point over Auburndale
Dominican over Mineral Point
Dominican is the cream of the crop and the other two undefeated teams are the picks with Mineral Point and Regis. Brillion plays in a conference where there the smallest school and should have no problem in D4.
Division Five
Sectional One
Washburn over Frederic
Mcdonell Central over Rib Lake
Washburn over Mcdonell Central
Sectional Four
Hustisford over Williams Bay
Sheboygan Lutheran over Young Coggs Prep
Sheboygan Lutheran over Hustisford
Sectional Two
Port Edwards over Wausau Newman
Wausaukee over Green Bay NEW Lutheran
Wausaukee over Port Edwards
Sectional Three
Gilmanton over Hillsboro
Shullsburg over Fennimore
Shullsburg over Gilmanton
State
Washburn over Sheboygan Lutheran
Wausaukee over Shullsburg
Wausaukee over Washburn
I went with Wausaukee from the get go so I'm going to stick with them for the tournament. Honestly I don't know much else other then what I've heard about these teams.
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