First round of the playoffs took in the 8/9 match up of the Janesville Craig D2 sectional. There weren't alot of good match ups close to me on opening night of the playoffs and this game was very close to me and seemed to be a pretty good match up of conference opponents. The game did end up being a close game but, in all honesty this was kind of an ugly game to watch and wasn't that entertaining to watch.
This disappointing game kind of capped off a disappointing season for Baraboo. Baraboo had three pretty strong players in 5'11 senior Josh Statz, 6'7 senior Mark Kowalke, and 6'4 junior Sean McGann. Throughout the year all three had great games but, apparently couldn't put it together throughout the entire year as Baraboo finished 12-11 on the year. This was a team that I thought would battle Waunakee for the conference title but, in the end Waunakee was easily the class of the Badger North and outside of some close games really showed they were the class of the conference.
Well back to the game. Both teams started off very slow missing shot after shot and neither team seemed to be able to get in any rhythm. One thing that I think threw Baraboo off was the fact that Statz wasn't able to handle the ball as much as they would of liked because he was shadowed extremely close by Sauk Prairie senior 5'9 Brendan Coy and Statz never seemed to touch the ball until the ball was past half court and he was usually coming off a screen to get the ball. Those screens were costly as Baraboo got two early fouls within the first two minutes of the game setting moving screens which got them into foul trouble and those fouls ultimately allowed Sauk to get a lead late in the first quarter and carry it into halftime. In the second quarter Sauk went to a 1-3-1 zone defense which gave Baraboo even more problems, as they had a tough time figuring out the zone and seemed to spend alot of time just standing around on offense and when they tried to get the ball to the middle of the zone it seemed the ball was always tipped and Sauk ended up with the ball. Baraboo countered the Sauk zone with a zone of their own going to a 2-3 zone defense. The difference was Sauk was able to get the ball to the middle of the zone either score or kick the ball to open teammates. Halftime Sauk was up 21-14.
Honestly there isn't a whole lot more to talk about. Sauk was willing to give up the corner three point shots in the zone defense and Baraboo missed them again and again, I'm guessing Baraboo shot 1-7 from three point range in the first half and maybe shot slightly better in the second half as they did hit three, three point shots late. Midway through the third quarter it appeared that Baraboo was going to take the lead as McGann got hot hitting three straight shots including one of those corner threes and then the shots stopped falling for him and no one else could score. Kowalke was a non factor until he hit a pair of threes in the final minute to make the score close. For Sauk 6'1 senior Matt Rudig had a solid game not great but, did score 14 points half from the foul line and did hit some very tough jumpers, which he seemed to be settling for, in the first half. 6'3 senior Kenny McNeil and foul shooting were the real reasons that Sauk won the game. McNeil came off the bench and was a huge factor playing at the top of the 1-3-1 zone defense tipping balls and getting steals and then on the offensive end finding the opening in the zone defense and scoring. Foul shooting can be summed up with the fact that Baraboo hit four foul shots and Sauk hit 16 foul shots. Sauk shot probably around 75% for the game from the line and I believe they missed only one foul shot in the first half. Sauk won 39-36.
Top Players
Josh Statz 5'11 senior Baraboo- One of the few Baraboo players that actually looked to drive against the zone and score. Struggled at times though with his outside shot.
Sean McGann 6'4 junior Baraboo- Really carried his team in the third quarter and nearly got them a lead. When he got hot seemed every shot he took was going to fall.
Matt Rudig 6'1 senior Sauk Prairie- Just a solid overall game. Did a nice job rebounding on the defensive end and hit some nice jumpers.
Kenny McNeil 6'3 senior Sauk Prairie- Player of the game in my opinion, basically said it all earlier.
Box Score
Baraboo- McGann 14 Kowalke 9 Statz 9 Jesse Klink 2 Erik Anderson 2 Mike Weinke 0 Emerson Halbach 0 Caleb Leonhardt 0 Joe Becraft 0 Jed Traxler 0 Jacob Hacker 0
Sauk Prairie- Rudig 14 McNeil 13 Derek Sullivan 4 Jay Kuenster 3 Cameron Schwarz 3 Lucas Baier 2 Coy 0 Erik Meyer 0
I know I didn't have a ton of comments but, there wasn't much of a game. This game almost felt like the teams were sleep walking and there wasn't alot of excitement in the game. Sauk had a fairly small student section considering this could be their last game of the year and it's playoffs. Baraboo's season has ended and would be completely shocked if Waunakee didn't handle Sauk Prairie with ease, at least looking at the way Sauk looked tonight.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
Final State Rankings
The season is coming to an end and here are my final rankings of the year for the State. Looking are my rankings I can truly say that they are just for fun as some of my #1 rank teams I don't even have winning state.
Division One
Really not any changes for D1 as only three teams lost. Arrowhead fell to #8, Milwaukee Hamilton lost to Riverside and dropped one spot to #9, and Madison Memorial lost to Madison East and fall to #15. Pulaski, Kenosha Bradford, Waukesha West, and Sun Prairie are all right on the edge of being ranked.
1.Appleton East
2. Milwaukee Riverside
3. Germantown
4. De Pere
5. Milwaukee King
6. Wisconsin Rapids
7. Racine Case
8. Arrowhead
9. Milwaukee Hamilton
10. Bay Port
11. Beloit
12. Sheboygan North
13. Burlington
14. Franklin
15. Madison Memorial
Division Two
Top half of D2 stayed pretty much the same as usual and the bottom half changed quite a bit as usual. Onalaska lost their second game of the year and fell to #5. Madison Edgewood and Rice Lake both lost and fell to #13 and #15, while Lacrosse Logan fell out of the rankings all together. River Falls makes their first appearance after defeating Rice Lake and winning the Big Rivers Conference. Milwaukee Pius, Whitefish Bay, and Monona Grove are just on the outside looking in.
1. Waunakee
2. Wisconsin Lutheran
3. New Richmond
4. Two Rivers
5. Onalaska
6. Seymour
7. Monroe
8. New Berlin West
9. Mcfarland
10. Wauwatosa East
11. New Berlin Eisenhower
12. Antigo
13. Madison Edgewood
14. River Falls
15. Rice Lake
Division Three
Not a lot of changes this week. GET lost to the new #1 Aquinas and fall to #5. The only other team that lost was Northwestern and they were replaced by Altoona. Northwestern, Lake Mills, and Clinton were the ones just outside of the top 15.
1. Lacrosse Aquinas
2. Brillion
3. East Troy
4. Manitowoc Roncalli
5. GET
6. Whitefish Bay Dominican
7. Lakeside Lutheran
8. Ladysmith
9. Omro
10. Racine St. Catherines
11. St Johns Military
12. River Valley
13. Kiel
14. Hope School
15. Altoona
Division Four
Racine Lutheran lost to a top D3 team in Dominican and fall to #6. Cuba City lost to Darlington and fell to #11. Bangor lost twice and are replaced by Young Coggs Prep in the rankings. Grantsburg and Crandon find themselves just outside the rankings.
1. Blair Taylor
2. Oostburg
3. Eau Claire Regis
4. Darlington
5. Laconia
6. Racine Lutheran
7. Amherst
8. Aburndale
9. Marathon
10. Peshtigo
11. Cuba City
12. Wild Rose
13. Colfax
14. Colby
15. Young Coggs Prep
Division Four
Prentice and Gilmanton both lost but, both loses were to teams ranked in D4 so they each only dropped a spot to #5 and #6. Sheboygan Area Lutheran lost to a pair of top D4 teams which allows them to stay in the rankings in #14. Both Barneveld and Columbus Catholic lost but hang on to their spots at #13 and #15.
1. Benton
2. Randolph
3. Clayton
4. Seneca
5. Suring
6. Prentice
7. Gilmanton
8. Wauzeka Steuben
9. Hillsboro
10. Green Bay NEW Lutheran
11. Mellen
12. Luck
13. Barneveld
14. Sheboygan Area Lutheran
15. Columbus Catholic
Those are my final state rankings to conclude the regular season of 2010-2011. Post season starts tomorrow!
Division One
Really not any changes for D1 as only three teams lost. Arrowhead fell to #8, Milwaukee Hamilton lost to Riverside and dropped one spot to #9, and Madison Memorial lost to Madison East and fall to #15. Pulaski, Kenosha Bradford, Waukesha West, and Sun Prairie are all right on the edge of being ranked.
1.Appleton East
2. Milwaukee Riverside
3. Germantown
4. De Pere
5. Milwaukee King
6. Wisconsin Rapids
7. Racine Case
8. Arrowhead
9. Milwaukee Hamilton
10. Bay Port
11. Beloit
12. Sheboygan North
13. Burlington
14. Franklin
15. Madison Memorial
Division Two
Top half of D2 stayed pretty much the same as usual and the bottom half changed quite a bit as usual. Onalaska lost their second game of the year and fell to #5. Madison Edgewood and Rice Lake both lost and fell to #13 and #15, while Lacrosse Logan fell out of the rankings all together. River Falls makes their first appearance after defeating Rice Lake and winning the Big Rivers Conference. Milwaukee Pius, Whitefish Bay, and Monona Grove are just on the outside looking in.
1. Waunakee
2. Wisconsin Lutheran
3. New Richmond
4. Two Rivers
5. Onalaska
6. Seymour
7. Monroe
8. New Berlin West
9. Mcfarland
10. Wauwatosa East
11. New Berlin Eisenhower
12. Antigo
13. Madison Edgewood
14. River Falls
15. Rice Lake
Division Three
Not a lot of changes this week. GET lost to the new #1 Aquinas and fall to #5. The only other team that lost was Northwestern and they were replaced by Altoona. Northwestern, Lake Mills, and Clinton were the ones just outside of the top 15.
1. Lacrosse Aquinas
2. Brillion
3. East Troy
4. Manitowoc Roncalli
5. GET
6. Whitefish Bay Dominican
7. Lakeside Lutheran
8. Ladysmith
9. Omro
10. Racine St. Catherines
11. St Johns Military
12. River Valley
13. Kiel
14. Hope School
15. Altoona
Division Four
Racine Lutheran lost to a top D3 team in Dominican and fall to #6. Cuba City lost to Darlington and fell to #11. Bangor lost twice and are replaced by Young Coggs Prep in the rankings. Grantsburg and Crandon find themselves just outside the rankings.
1. Blair Taylor
2. Oostburg
3. Eau Claire Regis
4. Darlington
5. Laconia
6. Racine Lutheran
7. Amherst
8. Aburndale
9. Marathon
10. Peshtigo
11. Cuba City
12. Wild Rose
13. Colfax
14. Colby
15. Young Coggs Prep
Division Four
Prentice and Gilmanton both lost but, both loses were to teams ranked in D4 so they each only dropped a spot to #5 and #6. Sheboygan Area Lutheran lost to a pair of top D4 teams which allows them to stay in the rankings in #14. Both Barneveld and Columbus Catholic lost but hang on to their spots at #13 and #15.
1. Benton
2. Randolph
3. Clayton
4. Seneca
5. Suring
6. Prentice
7. Gilmanton
8. Wauzeka Steuben
9. Hillsboro
10. Green Bay NEW Lutheran
11. Mellen
12. Luck
13. Barneveld
14. Sheboygan Area Lutheran
15. Columbus Catholic
Those are my final state rankings to conclude the regular season of 2010-2011. Post season starts tomorrow!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
State Predictions
With the state tournament starting in just two days here are my predictions for state. I will only go into D1 deeper while just making mention of the other four divisions.
Division One
UW Whitewater Sectional
My Pick
Milwaukee King
Top Contenders
Milwaukee Riverside
Madison Memorial
Long Shots
Sun Prairie
Milwaukee Marquette
All year long I had Madison Memorial going to state and possibly even winning state but, they just have struggled against teams that they should be beating easily all year long. In the end my common sense over took my gut and I went with Milwaukee King. King has the coaching and the history of going to state and have a talent team and have already beaten Memorial handily. Riverside has the best record and will probably be alot of people's picks but, I'm just not sure this is their year and might lose to King in a rematch. Sun Prairie has the talent to get to state but, just haven't brought it night in and night out. Marquette was at state a year ago and state last year and still have their top two players back.
Al Mcquire Sectional
My Pick
Milwaukee Hamilton
Top Contenders
Burlington
Beloit
Kenosha Bradford
Franklin
Racine Case
Hamilton was hurt hard when Elgin Cook but, I think they have a coach that will pull them together and have the most talent. This is the one sectional that doesn't have a clear cut winner and anyone of the top six teams could win this sectional.
UW Oshkosh Sectional
My Pick
Appleton East
Top Contenders
Germantown
Arrowhead
Long Shots
Waukesha West
Wisconsin Rapids
Oshkosh North
East has been number one nearly the entire season and they are undefeated. Germantown has lost only one game and Arrowhead only two and they both have very tough schedules. Waukesha West has been a top 15 team most of the year and Rapids has only lost one game but, I just don't think they see the same competition night in and night out that the other teams see. Oshkosh North is an athletic team that has beaten some very good teams.
UW Stevens Point Sectional
My Pick
Bay Port
Top Contenders
Depere
Long Shots
DC Everest
Marshfield
Superior
Sheboygan North
Pulaski
Really comes down to Bay Port and De Pere but, there are a handful of other teams that have been in the top 15 all year long but, they have play the competition of the top two teams.
State
King over Hamilton
Appleton East over Bay Port
Appleton East over King
Division Two
Marshfield Sectional
Onalaska over Antigo
Top Contenders
New Richmond
Rice Lake
River Falls
Janesville Sectional
Waunakee over Waterford
Top Contenders
Monroe
Madison Edgewood
Brown County Sectional
Seymour over Beaver Dam
Top Contenders
Two Rivers
Al Mcguire Sectional
Wisconsin Lutheran over Wauwatosa East
Top Contenders
Whitefish Bay
New Berlin West
New Berlin Eisenhower
State
Waunakee over Onalaska
Seymour over Wisconsin Lutheran
Seymour over Waunakee
Division Three
Somerset Sectional
Lacrosse Aquinas over Ladysmith
Top Contenders
GET
Northwestern
Altoona
Middleton Sectional
River Valley over Lakeside Lutheran
Top Contenders
Lodi
Prairie du Chien
Menasha Sectional
Manitowoc Roncalli over Little Chute
Top Contenders
Omro
Brillion
Kiel
Al Mcguire Sectional
Dominican over Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Top Contenders
St. Johns Military
Racine St. Catherines
East Troy
Hope School
State
Aquinas over River Valley
Dominican over Roncalli
Aquinas over Dominican
Division Four
Chippewa Falls Sectional
Eau Claire Regis over Grantsburg
Top Contenders
Colfax
Colby
Baraboo Sectional
Blair Taylor over Cuba City
Top Contenders
Darlington
Westby
Bangor
Stevens Point Sectional
Aburndale over Peshtigo
Top Contenders
Amherst
Marathon
Whitefish Bay Sectional
Racine Lutheran over Oostburg
Top Contenders
Laconia
Ozaukee
Young Coggs Prep
State
Blair Taylor over Regis
Racine Lutheran over Auburndale
Blair Taylor over Racine Lutheran
Division Five
Spooner Sectional
Clayton over Luck
Top Contenders
Mellen
Prentice
Lacrosse Central Sectional
Benton over Hillsboro
Top Contenders
Royal
Seneca
Gilmanton
Waupaca Sectional
Green Bay NEW Lutheran over Laona
Top Contenders
Suring
Watertown Sectional
Randolph over Barneveld
Top Contenders
Green Lake
Sheboygan Area Lutheran
State
Benton over Clayton
Randolph over GB NEW Lutheran
Randolph over Benton
There are my picks for state.
Division One
UW Whitewater Sectional
My Pick
Milwaukee King
Top Contenders
Milwaukee Riverside
Madison Memorial
Long Shots
Sun Prairie
Milwaukee Marquette
All year long I had Madison Memorial going to state and possibly even winning state but, they just have struggled against teams that they should be beating easily all year long. In the end my common sense over took my gut and I went with Milwaukee King. King has the coaching and the history of going to state and have a talent team and have already beaten Memorial handily. Riverside has the best record and will probably be alot of people's picks but, I'm just not sure this is their year and might lose to King in a rematch. Sun Prairie has the talent to get to state but, just haven't brought it night in and night out. Marquette was at state a year ago and state last year and still have their top two players back.
Al Mcquire Sectional
My Pick
Milwaukee Hamilton
Top Contenders
Burlington
Beloit
Kenosha Bradford
Franklin
Racine Case
Hamilton was hurt hard when Elgin Cook but, I think they have a coach that will pull them together and have the most talent. This is the one sectional that doesn't have a clear cut winner and anyone of the top six teams could win this sectional.
UW Oshkosh Sectional
My Pick
Appleton East
Top Contenders
Germantown
Arrowhead
Long Shots
Waukesha West
Wisconsin Rapids
Oshkosh North
East has been number one nearly the entire season and they are undefeated. Germantown has lost only one game and Arrowhead only two and they both have very tough schedules. Waukesha West has been a top 15 team most of the year and Rapids has only lost one game but, I just don't think they see the same competition night in and night out that the other teams see. Oshkosh North is an athletic team that has beaten some very good teams.
UW Stevens Point Sectional
My Pick
Bay Port
Top Contenders
Depere
Long Shots
DC Everest
Marshfield
Superior
Sheboygan North
Pulaski
Really comes down to Bay Port and De Pere but, there are a handful of other teams that have been in the top 15 all year long but, they have play the competition of the top two teams.
State
King over Hamilton
Appleton East over Bay Port
Appleton East over King
Division Two
Marshfield Sectional
Onalaska over Antigo
Top Contenders
New Richmond
Rice Lake
River Falls
Janesville Sectional
Waunakee over Waterford
Top Contenders
Monroe
Madison Edgewood
Brown County Sectional
Seymour over Beaver Dam
Top Contenders
Two Rivers
Al Mcguire Sectional
Wisconsin Lutheran over Wauwatosa East
Top Contenders
Whitefish Bay
New Berlin West
New Berlin Eisenhower
State
Waunakee over Onalaska
Seymour over Wisconsin Lutheran
Seymour over Waunakee
Division Three
Somerset Sectional
Lacrosse Aquinas over Ladysmith
Top Contenders
GET
Northwestern
Altoona
Middleton Sectional
River Valley over Lakeside Lutheran
Top Contenders
Lodi
Prairie du Chien
Menasha Sectional
Manitowoc Roncalli over Little Chute
Top Contenders
Omro
Brillion
Kiel
Al Mcguire Sectional
Dominican over Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Top Contenders
St. Johns Military
Racine St. Catherines
East Troy
Hope School
State
Aquinas over River Valley
Dominican over Roncalli
Aquinas over Dominican
Division Four
Chippewa Falls Sectional
Eau Claire Regis over Grantsburg
Top Contenders
Colfax
Colby
Baraboo Sectional
Blair Taylor over Cuba City
Top Contenders
Darlington
Westby
Bangor
Stevens Point Sectional
Aburndale over Peshtigo
Top Contenders
Amherst
Marathon
Whitefish Bay Sectional
Racine Lutheran over Oostburg
Top Contenders
Laconia
Ozaukee
Young Coggs Prep
State
Blair Taylor over Regis
Racine Lutheran over Auburndale
Blair Taylor over Racine Lutheran
Division Five
Spooner Sectional
Clayton over Luck
Top Contenders
Mellen
Prentice
Lacrosse Central Sectional
Benton over Hillsboro
Top Contenders
Royal
Seneca
Gilmanton
Waupaca Sectional
Green Bay NEW Lutheran over Laona
Top Contenders
Suring
Watertown Sectional
Randolph over Barneveld
Top Contenders
Green Lake
Sheboygan Area Lutheran
State
Benton over Clayton
Randolph over GB NEW Lutheran
Randolph over Benton
There are my picks for state.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Waunakee over Madison Edgewood
On Thursday night took in a matchup of two of the top teams in division two. Waunakee the current #1 team in D2 and Edgewood who has been in the top 15 for most of the year and have had an up and down season. Waunakee had already defeated Monroe earlier in the year who is the top contender in their regional and this was their chance to get a big win over the number two contender in the regional. Waunakee came away with a pretty impressive 61-48 win in this game, without one of their best players and starting point guard 6'2 senior Jared Staege. For whatever reason he wasn't suited up for the game but, Waunakee didn't miss a beat, with the exception of a couple early turnovers against Edgewood's full court press.
Waunakee was their normal selves to start the game. Very patient on the offensive end and looking to get the ball to the inside, playing great defense, and rebounding extremely well. Early on it was 6'0 senior Zak Hougland that looked to take the ball to the hoop and score and then it went to their regular scorer 6'2 senior Beau Murray who was hot as ever from mid range from the right side of the court. I'm not sure if it's the offense Waunakee runs, the fact that Murray is right handed and drives right more, or simply that he's more comfortable from the right side but, Murray takes the fast majority of his shots from the right side and normally from about 15 foot and in. I've never seen a kid love to settle for the 15 footer from the baseline like Murray does and hits the shot more times then not. Edgewood's outside shots weren't falling early and normally the can get the second and third shot attempts because they rebound so well but, against Waunakee that wasn't happening. The biggest reason for that was 6'5 senior Austin Maly who dominated the boards on both ends from the tip. This was the most impressive overall game I have seen Maly play and the only thing that stopped him was a small cut or scratch on his leg, that required some care. Edgewood was looking very flat and appeared to be in some danger of getting blown out when they got a huge lift off their bench from 6'2 sophomore Matt Ripple who came in and twice had back door cuts that led to easy layups for himself. After the first quarter Waunakee was up 20-9 and at the half they were up 38-24.
In the second half Edgewood's star 6'5 junior Austin Arians finally got going. In the first half Waunakee did a good job of finding Arians but, in the second half he found some openings and started knocking down some shots. Arians is tall enough that if he does get the ball he can shoot over most of the defenders that guard him and when he's in the zone nearly impossible to stop. For Waunakee Murray continue to stay hot and Maly continued to control the glass. Edgewood once again got a big lift from Ripple who hit a three early in the fourth to give the Crusaders some life but, in the end Waunakee was just too much as a team. Final score 61-48, forgot to write down what the score was after the third.
Top Players
Austin Arians 6'5 junior Edgewood- Really carried Edgewood tonight as his teammates just couldn't get the shots to fall. Second half he just didn't miss.
Matt Ripple 6'2 sophomore Edgewood- Was big off the bench. Only made three baskets but, everyone was big and saw some big minutes late in the game.
Beau Murray 6'2 senior Waunakee- Was his usual solid self. Not sure if he missed in the second half also did a nice job of helping bring the ball up the court at times.
Austin Maly 6'5 senior Waunakee- Absolute beast on the inside and really controlled things on both ends.
Andrew Dorscheid 5'10 senior Waunakee- Really stepped up big starting for Staege. Was really fearless driving to the lane and scoring. Only had a couple of turnovers early on but, was solid overall with the ball.
Box Score
Edgewood- Arians 21 Ripple 7 Brock Pavlik 5 Bruin Armwald 4 Jack Zwettler 3 Spencer Brink 2 Hans Meixelsperger 2 Austin Papenthien 2 Chris Wells 2 Dan Drabik 0 Jay Kinzel 0
Waunakee- Murray 21 A Maly 11 Dorscheid 7 Hougland 7 Jacob Soper 7 Ben Cable 5 Will Decorah 3 Ross Maly 0 Joe Tagarelli 0 Justin Block 0
Waunakee appears to be as solid as ever and appear poised to make a deep playoff run and should make it to state they only real contender that I haven't seen is Lakeside Lutheran and I just don't think they've seen a team like Waunakee playing in the Capitol Conference. Edgewood on the other side has the chance to go as far as Waunakee before they'll bow out. Edgewood does have Monroe which should be a very very good game just like their two previous meetings with the winner more then likely getting their second shot at Waunakee but, I just don't see either team beating them.
Waunakee was their normal selves to start the game. Very patient on the offensive end and looking to get the ball to the inside, playing great defense, and rebounding extremely well. Early on it was 6'0 senior Zak Hougland that looked to take the ball to the hoop and score and then it went to their regular scorer 6'2 senior Beau Murray who was hot as ever from mid range from the right side of the court. I'm not sure if it's the offense Waunakee runs, the fact that Murray is right handed and drives right more, or simply that he's more comfortable from the right side but, Murray takes the fast majority of his shots from the right side and normally from about 15 foot and in. I've never seen a kid love to settle for the 15 footer from the baseline like Murray does and hits the shot more times then not. Edgewood's outside shots weren't falling early and normally the can get the second and third shot attempts because they rebound so well but, against Waunakee that wasn't happening. The biggest reason for that was 6'5 senior Austin Maly who dominated the boards on both ends from the tip. This was the most impressive overall game I have seen Maly play and the only thing that stopped him was a small cut or scratch on his leg, that required some care. Edgewood was looking very flat and appeared to be in some danger of getting blown out when they got a huge lift off their bench from 6'2 sophomore Matt Ripple who came in and twice had back door cuts that led to easy layups for himself. After the first quarter Waunakee was up 20-9 and at the half they were up 38-24.
In the second half Edgewood's star 6'5 junior Austin Arians finally got going. In the first half Waunakee did a good job of finding Arians but, in the second half he found some openings and started knocking down some shots. Arians is tall enough that if he does get the ball he can shoot over most of the defenders that guard him and when he's in the zone nearly impossible to stop. For Waunakee Murray continue to stay hot and Maly continued to control the glass. Edgewood once again got a big lift from Ripple who hit a three early in the fourth to give the Crusaders some life but, in the end Waunakee was just too much as a team. Final score 61-48, forgot to write down what the score was after the third.
Top Players
Austin Arians 6'5 junior Edgewood- Really carried Edgewood tonight as his teammates just couldn't get the shots to fall. Second half he just didn't miss.
Matt Ripple 6'2 sophomore Edgewood- Was big off the bench. Only made three baskets but, everyone was big and saw some big minutes late in the game.
Beau Murray 6'2 senior Waunakee- Was his usual solid self. Not sure if he missed in the second half also did a nice job of helping bring the ball up the court at times.
Austin Maly 6'5 senior Waunakee- Absolute beast on the inside and really controlled things on both ends.
Andrew Dorscheid 5'10 senior Waunakee- Really stepped up big starting for Staege. Was really fearless driving to the lane and scoring. Only had a couple of turnovers early on but, was solid overall with the ball.
Box Score
Edgewood- Arians 21 Ripple 7 Brock Pavlik 5 Bruin Armwald 4 Jack Zwettler 3 Spencer Brink 2 Hans Meixelsperger 2 Austin Papenthien 2 Chris Wells 2 Dan Drabik 0 Jay Kinzel 0
Waunakee- Murray 21 A Maly 11 Dorscheid 7 Hougland 7 Jacob Soper 7 Ben Cable 5 Will Decorah 3 Ross Maly 0 Joe Tagarelli 0 Justin Block 0
Waunakee appears to be as solid as ever and appear poised to make a deep playoff run and should make it to state they only real contender that I haven't seen is Lakeside Lutheran and I just don't think they've seen a team like Waunakee playing in the Capitol Conference. Edgewood on the other side has the chance to go as far as Waunakee before they'll bow out. Edgewood does have Monroe which should be a very very good game just like their two previous meetings with the winner more then likely getting their second shot at Waunakee but, I just don't see either team beating them.
Wisconsin Dells over Monona Grove
Before I start my talk about this game just had a couple quick follow ups from some recent post. I had mentioned that TJ Huizenga for Randolph didn't look good in their game against Waunakee and just didn't seem right and it turns out that he has been pretty sick as of late with bronchitis. Hopefully he will be back to full strength come playoff time. The other update was a mistake on my part. I had said that Jaron Schaffner for Sun Prairie was out for eligibility reasons but, in reality he was out with an injury and actually had to have surgery earlier this month. This is good news because you hate to see a talented kid sitting for a mistake that they made off the court but, also bad news obviously because the kid was hurt. I'm really hoping that he will be back to full strength and in the rotation for the playoffs because Sun Prairie needs all their players at full strength for them to make a deep run in the playoffs.
Now on to the recent game that I went to. I finally got a chance to see my alma mater Wisconsin Dells play this year for the first time. I knew the Dells had a very young team and that they were pretty good, had just recently clinched a conference title, and didn't have a senior on the roster. Their current sophomore class had been talked up for a very long time since they were in junior high. This sophomore class truly live and breath basketball. During the summer you can always find them playing basketball at Bowman Park or at the Just a Game fieldhouse. They have been playing pickup basketball with high schoolers and grown men since they were in seventh grade so seeing their success at such young age is no surprise.
Coming into the game I knew it would hinge on the Wisconsin Dells ability to stop Monona Grove's star 6'0 senior Zach Zweifel. Surprisingly enough Wisconsin Dells came out in a 1-2-2 zone defense which the stayed in the entire game and ultimately won them the game. I don't know if they have played this all year or not but, in the past the Dells has relied on a man to man defense and occasionally gone to a 1-3-1 zone defense. Dells is a very undersized team so it makes sense that they would play a zone defense that would allow them to trap the ball out top and negate some of their size disadvantage underneath. The zone defense really frustrated MG all night long and forced them into turnovers where they simply just threw the ball away. MG rarely got the ball inside to take advantage of their height but, I do recall a couple times where they did get second and third opportunities at the hoop when they got rebound after rebound but, were still unable to put the ball in the hoop. I kept waiting for Zweifel to take over but, he never really did and didn't seem to demand the ball as much as he did when I saw Monona Grove earlier in the year.
On the other side Wisconsin Dells didn't really look to get the ball inside at all. The really just penetrated and dished throughout most of the game and took a lot of three point shots or drove to the hoop. They appeared to be running some form of the dribble drive motion offense. It seemed everyone hit a three point shot as four or their five starters hit a three point shot including 6'3 junior Trevor Hirst who hit a pair of three pointers from the corner in the first half and then hit a third in the second half. 5'10 sophomore MJ Delmore is the guy that runs the offense and he did a great job of penetrating and finding open teammates and had some very nice passes in the transition game to set up open teammates. When he does shot the ball though he has a very smooth shot that is just pretty to watch and seems to usually fall which makes his penetration game even more difficult to defense because your worried his going to knock down the outside shot. 6'3 sophomore Shane Wimann is one of the team's captions and is there go to player on the offensive end. Wimann is usually one of the more solid kids on the court as he could easily pass for a senior and uses his strength to penetrate to the hoop, grab rebounds, or post up. He really has a completely game. His only down side is his ball handling skills and he is quick for a kid his size but, could probably use some more quickness too. If Wimann can grow another two or three inches he would no doubt be a scholarship player and that is with the fact that he could be a scholarship player even if he doesn't grow. Wimann showed a very nice post game when he did post up. He has a very nice fade away shot on the baseline or can take the ball strong to the hoop. Wimann did most of his scoring driving on the taller, slower defensive players. Wisconsin Dells got the impressive 57-43 win.
Top Players
Max Gehrmann 5'8 senior Monona Grove- With Zweifel not having a big scoring night Gehrmann stepped up and was able to find openings in the Dells zone and knock down some mid range shots.
Drew Bauer 6'3 senior Monona Grove- Battled underneath all night and did a great job of getting offensive rebounds and scoring on put backs.
Shane Wimann 6'3 sophomore Wisconsin Dells- Did it all tonight. Was the high scorer and seemed that he grabbed every rebound that the Dells got.
Trevor Hirst 6'3 junior Wisconsin Dells- Was the hot guy from the outside early and gave the Chiefs some big momentum.
MJ Delmore 5'10 sophomore Wisconsin Dells- Really a solid point guard that seems to be more of a pass first lead guard that can score when he needs to which you love to see at the high school level.
Box Score
MG- Zweifel 11 Gehrman 10 Bauer 8 Matt Welsch 6 Kevin Korntved 2 Mitch Geiger 2 Ben Crawford 2 Ian Kirkpatrick 2 Aaron Cotter 0 Graham Schroeder-Gasser 0 Zachary Dolan 0 Xavier Robinson 0 Austin Klute 0 Alex Nagorsen 0
Dells- Wimann 24 Hirst 13 Delmore 12 Mike Dickman 5 Bryce Buesing 2 Colyn Buss 0 Cody Buss 0 Sean Kendall 0 Fabian Houghton 0 Logan Georgeson 0
Kind of a quick wrap up here of the game as I'm hoping to get another post later tonight on the Waunakee vs Edgewood game so I can have a day to do my rankings and then a day for some playoff predictions before the playoffs actually start on Tuesday. One final note on Wisconsin Dells is that in their eight man rotation they play five sophomores and three juniors, so the future looks bright and wouldn't be surprised to see these guys make a run at a state title in the next two years.
Now on to the recent game that I went to. I finally got a chance to see my alma mater Wisconsin Dells play this year for the first time. I knew the Dells had a very young team and that they were pretty good, had just recently clinched a conference title, and didn't have a senior on the roster. Their current sophomore class had been talked up for a very long time since they were in junior high. This sophomore class truly live and breath basketball. During the summer you can always find them playing basketball at Bowman Park or at the Just a Game fieldhouse. They have been playing pickup basketball with high schoolers and grown men since they were in seventh grade so seeing their success at such young age is no surprise.
Coming into the game I knew it would hinge on the Wisconsin Dells ability to stop Monona Grove's star 6'0 senior Zach Zweifel. Surprisingly enough Wisconsin Dells came out in a 1-2-2 zone defense which the stayed in the entire game and ultimately won them the game. I don't know if they have played this all year or not but, in the past the Dells has relied on a man to man defense and occasionally gone to a 1-3-1 zone defense. Dells is a very undersized team so it makes sense that they would play a zone defense that would allow them to trap the ball out top and negate some of their size disadvantage underneath. The zone defense really frustrated MG all night long and forced them into turnovers where they simply just threw the ball away. MG rarely got the ball inside to take advantage of their height but, I do recall a couple times where they did get second and third opportunities at the hoop when they got rebound after rebound but, were still unable to put the ball in the hoop. I kept waiting for Zweifel to take over but, he never really did and didn't seem to demand the ball as much as he did when I saw Monona Grove earlier in the year.
On the other side Wisconsin Dells didn't really look to get the ball inside at all. The really just penetrated and dished throughout most of the game and took a lot of three point shots or drove to the hoop. They appeared to be running some form of the dribble drive motion offense. It seemed everyone hit a three point shot as four or their five starters hit a three point shot including 6'3 junior Trevor Hirst who hit a pair of three pointers from the corner in the first half and then hit a third in the second half. 5'10 sophomore MJ Delmore is the guy that runs the offense and he did a great job of penetrating and finding open teammates and had some very nice passes in the transition game to set up open teammates. When he does shot the ball though he has a very smooth shot that is just pretty to watch and seems to usually fall which makes his penetration game even more difficult to defense because your worried his going to knock down the outside shot. 6'3 sophomore Shane Wimann is one of the team's captions and is there go to player on the offensive end. Wimann is usually one of the more solid kids on the court as he could easily pass for a senior and uses his strength to penetrate to the hoop, grab rebounds, or post up. He really has a completely game. His only down side is his ball handling skills and he is quick for a kid his size but, could probably use some more quickness too. If Wimann can grow another two or three inches he would no doubt be a scholarship player and that is with the fact that he could be a scholarship player even if he doesn't grow. Wimann showed a very nice post game when he did post up. He has a very nice fade away shot on the baseline or can take the ball strong to the hoop. Wimann did most of his scoring driving on the taller, slower defensive players. Wisconsin Dells got the impressive 57-43 win.
Top Players
Max Gehrmann 5'8 senior Monona Grove- With Zweifel not having a big scoring night Gehrmann stepped up and was able to find openings in the Dells zone and knock down some mid range shots.
Drew Bauer 6'3 senior Monona Grove- Battled underneath all night and did a great job of getting offensive rebounds and scoring on put backs.
Shane Wimann 6'3 sophomore Wisconsin Dells- Did it all tonight. Was the high scorer and seemed that he grabbed every rebound that the Dells got.
Trevor Hirst 6'3 junior Wisconsin Dells- Was the hot guy from the outside early and gave the Chiefs some big momentum.
MJ Delmore 5'10 sophomore Wisconsin Dells- Really a solid point guard that seems to be more of a pass first lead guard that can score when he needs to which you love to see at the high school level.
Box Score
MG- Zweifel 11 Gehrman 10 Bauer 8 Matt Welsch 6 Kevin Korntved 2 Mitch Geiger 2 Ben Crawford 2 Ian Kirkpatrick 2 Aaron Cotter 0 Graham Schroeder-Gasser 0 Zachary Dolan 0 Xavier Robinson 0 Austin Klute 0 Alex Nagorsen 0
Dells- Wimann 24 Hirst 13 Delmore 12 Mike Dickman 5 Bryce Buesing 2 Colyn Buss 0 Cody Buss 0 Sean Kendall 0 Fabian Houghton 0 Logan Georgeson 0
Kind of a quick wrap up here of the game as I'm hoping to get another post later tonight on the Waunakee vs Edgewood game so I can have a day to do my rankings and then a day for some playoff predictions before the playoffs actually start on Tuesday. One final note on Wisconsin Dells is that in their eight man rotation they play five sophomores and three juniors, so the future looks bright and wouldn't be surprised to see these guys make a run at a state title in the next two years.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Waunakee over Randolph
The matchup of the top D2 team and the top D5 team was an appealing matchup that never really lived up to the hype. Randolph came out extremely flat and never really got into the game. Waunakee rely on there tough defense whether they use their 1-3-1 zone or man to man defense and strong rebounding. that was never more evident in this game. Randolph struggled to penetrate the defense and never really could get the ball near the hoop and Waunakee's size and strength were just too much for them on both ends. The finally score was 51-31 so there wasn't much to talk about but, just a few key factors to look at.
This years Randolph team really doesn't have a guy that they go to that can score at will but, rely on ball movement to score. Last time I saw Randolph play was against a zone defense and they were able to get the ball to the middle of the zone and find wide open teammates cutting to the the hoop. Against Waunakee they weren't able to find those openings against the man to man defense and had to settle for outside shots that just weren't falling for them until late in the game, when the game was already over. Randolph's top scorer is 6'4 senior TJ Huizenga who appeared very exhausted in the game and it really showed in his play and his limited time on the court. I'm not sure if he was sick or what but, normally he seems to have great endurance and rarely comes out of the game but, in this game he appeared to be pulling on his shorts all night long and even saw him take a puff from an inhaler. As far as the outside shooting 6'2 senior Brian Kampstra is normally their top shooter but, he was way off in the game as he air balled a shot and had a shot that hit the backboard and didn't even catch rim. The lone bright stop was 6'7 junior Cody Reuter who actually showed some offensive game outside of put backs on rebounds. Twice Reuter got the ball in the post and made some nice moves and score with his back to the basket.
For Waunakee they were the same as always like I said earlier. They had their usual strong play from their two stars 6'2 seniors Jared Staege and Beau Murray. Staege was his normal stuff running the point and finding open teammates and Murray was able to penetrate and score or get fouled. The one difference in this game was the play of 6'5 senior Austin Maly. Maly really looked good on the offensive end with the ball in his hand especially with his back to the basket where he made some nice moves to score.
Honestly not much to say more I already mentioned all the top players of the game so not much else to say. Both these teams will make a push for state and despite losing Randolph is still the odds on favorite to win D5 and they probably won't see a team with Waunakee's size and strength in the D5 playoffs.
Box Score
Waunakee- Murray 16 Staege 10 A Maly 9 Jacob Soper 4 Zak Hougland 3 Ben Cable 3 Justin Block 3 Andrew Dorscheid 2 Joe Tagarelli 1 Ross Maly 0 Dylan DesRochers 0 Will Decorah 0 Brett Richgels 0 Jake Heitland 0 Tim Keenan 0
Randolph- Huizenga 6 Jay Peters 6 Mike Thoreson 5 Aaron Retzlaff 4 Cody Reuter 4 Brandon Zimmerman 3 Brian Kampstra 3 Miles Taylor 0 Jacob Brandt 0 Jaspreet Singh 0 Jon Roberts 0 Hunter Verhulst 0 Cody Katsma 0
This years Randolph team really doesn't have a guy that they go to that can score at will but, rely on ball movement to score. Last time I saw Randolph play was against a zone defense and they were able to get the ball to the middle of the zone and find wide open teammates cutting to the the hoop. Against Waunakee they weren't able to find those openings against the man to man defense and had to settle for outside shots that just weren't falling for them until late in the game, when the game was already over. Randolph's top scorer is 6'4 senior TJ Huizenga who appeared very exhausted in the game and it really showed in his play and his limited time on the court. I'm not sure if he was sick or what but, normally he seems to have great endurance and rarely comes out of the game but, in this game he appeared to be pulling on his shorts all night long and even saw him take a puff from an inhaler. As far as the outside shooting 6'2 senior Brian Kampstra is normally their top shooter but, he was way off in the game as he air balled a shot and had a shot that hit the backboard and didn't even catch rim. The lone bright stop was 6'7 junior Cody Reuter who actually showed some offensive game outside of put backs on rebounds. Twice Reuter got the ball in the post and made some nice moves and score with his back to the basket.
For Waunakee they were the same as always like I said earlier. They had their usual strong play from their two stars 6'2 seniors Jared Staege and Beau Murray. Staege was his normal stuff running the point and finding open teammates and Murray was able to penetrate and score or get fouled. The one difference in this game was the play of 6'5 senior Austin Maly. Maly really looked good on the offensive end with the ball in his hand especially with his back to the basket where he made some nice moves to score.
Honestly not much to say more I already mentioned all the top players of the game so not much else to say. Both these teams will make a push for state and despite losing Randolph is still the odds on favorite to win D5 and they probably won't see a team with Waunakee's size and strength in the D5 playoffs.
Box Score
Waunakee- Murray 16 Staege 10 A Maly 9 Jacob Soper 4 Zak Hougland 3 Ben Cable 3 Justin Block 3 Andrew Dorscheid 2 Joe Tagarelli 1 Ross Maly 0 Dylan DesRochers 0 Will Decorah 0 Brett Richgels 0 Jake Heitland 0 Tim Keenan 0
Randolph- Huizenga 6 Jay Peters 6 Mike Thoreson 5 Aaron Retzlaff 4 Cody Reuter 4 Brandon Zimmerman 3 Brian Kampstra 3 Miles Taylor 0 Jacob Brandt 0 Jaspreet Singh 0 Jon Roberts 0 Hunter Verhulst 0 Cody Katsma 0
Monday, February 21, 2011
11th Round State Team Rankings
Another week another round of rankings. There will only be one more round of rankings as the season comes to an end after this week and playoffs start, which at that point the rankings truly are meaningless. The seeding meetings were this past weekend so the coaches have already stated who they think is better where teams have matching records.
Division One
One through six remained exactly the same as everyone won out. Racine Case lost to Kenosha Bradford and dropped to #9 while Bradford lost their next game and fell out of the rankings. Bay Port and Beloit both lost and fall to #11 and #12. Sheboygan North lost to Bay Port but, remain at 13, as Waukesha West lost along with Bradford and are replaced in the rankings by Burlington and Franklin, while Pulaski remains just outside the rankings.
1. Appleton East
2. Milwaukee Riverside
3. Germantown
4. Arrowhead
5. De Pere
6. Milwaukee King
7. Wisconsin Rapids
8. Milwaukee Hamilton
9. Racine Case
10. Madison Memorial
11. Bay Port
12. Beloit
13. Sheboygan North
14. Burlington
15. Franklin
Division Two
The top half of D2 has remained very similar while the bottom half has been very volatile and ever changing. Seymour was the one top team that did lose and fell to #6. In the bottom half Madison Edgewood and Rice Lake were the only teams that won out and move up to #9 and #11. Mcfarland lost to a very good East Troy team and remain in the exact same spot, while Wauwatosa East and Lacrosse Logan both dropped a spot. Monona Grove and Mount Horeb both lost twice and fall out of the rankings and are replaced by New Berlin Eisenhower and Antigo.
1. Waunakee
2. Onalaska
3. Wisconsin Lutheran
4. New Richmond
5. Two Rivers
6. Seymour
7. Monroe
8. New Berlin West
9. Madison Edgewood
10. Mcfarland
11. Rice Lake
12. Wauwatosa East
13. Lacrosse Logan
14. New Berlin Eisenhower
15. Antigo
Division Three
Big news was Roncalli lost to Brillion and Roncalli dropped to #5. GET is my new #1 which alot of people might disagree on but, GET is undefeated. Racine St. Catherines lost twice last week and fall to #10 while St. Johns lost again and fall to #11. Northwestern lost again and fall to #15 while Altoon fell out of the rankings completely and are replaced by Hope School at #14 who is coming off a victory over St. Johns.
1. GET
2. Lacrosse Aquinas
3. Brillion
4. East Troy
5. Manitowoc Roncalli
6. Whitefish Bay Dominican
7. Lakeside Lutheran
8. Ladysmith
9. Omro
10. Racine St. Catherines
11. St. Johns Military
12. River Valley
13. Kiel
14. Hope School
15. Northwestern
Division Four
D4 remained fairly stable with only two exceptions Marathon lost their first game of the year and drop to #10 because #9 Aburndale is the team that beat them. Grantsburg was the other loser and fall out of the rankings and are replaced by Bangor.
1. Blair Taylor
2. Oostburg
3. Eau Claire Regis
4. Racine Lutheran
5. Darlington
6. Laconia
7. Cuba City
8. Amherst
9. Aburndale
10. Marathon
11. Peshtigo
12. Wild Rose
13. Colfax
14. Colby
15. Bangor
Division Five
Randolph lost again but, once again it was to a D2 team and the #1 D2 in Waunakee so they don't drop at all. Green Bay NEW Lutheran lost to Suring and fall to #11 while Luck lost and fall to #14. Columbus Catholic join the rankings for the first time for the fact that I realized that Wisconsin School for the Deaf is not in the state tournament and therefore I feel they shouldn't be in my rankings. They are still undefeated though so big props to them.
1. Benton
2. Randolph
3. Clayton
4. Prentice
5. Seneca
6. Gilmanton
7. Suring
8. Sheboygan Area Lutheran
9. Wauzeka-Steuben
10. Hillsboro
11. Green Bay NEW Lutheran
12. Barneveld
13. Mellen
14. Luck
15. Columbus Catholic
The truth of the rankings will come out in the next week or two when the playoff games begin. That being said I only have one of the #1 ranked teams winning state, so rankings don't mean a lot just are fun to look at and discuss.
Division One
One through six remained exactly the same as everyone won out. Racine Case lost to Kenosha Bradford and dropped to #9 while Bradford lost their next game and fell out of the rankings. Bay Port and Beloit both lost and fall to #11 and #12. Sheboygan North lost to Bay Port but, remain at 13, as Waukesha West lost along with Bradford and are replaced in the rankings by Burlington and Franklin, while Pulaski remains just outside the rankings.
1. Appleton East
2. Milwaukee Riverside
3. Germantown
4. Arrowhead
5. De Pere
6. Milwaukee King
7. Wisconsin Rapids
8. Milwaukee Hamilton
9. Racine Case
10. Madison Memorial
11. Bay Port
12. Beloit
13. Sheboygan North
14. Burlington
15. Franklin
Division Two
The top half of D2 has remained very similar while the bottom half has been very volatile and ever changing. Seymour was the one top team that did lose and fell to #6. In the bottom half Madison Edgewood and Rice Lake were the only teams that won out and move up to #9 and #11. Mcfarland lost to a very good East Troy team and remain in the exact same spot, while Wauwatosa East and Lacrosse Logan both dropped a spot. Monona Grove and Mount Horeb both lost twice and fall out of the rankings and are replaced by New Berlin Eisenhower and Antigo.
1. Waunakee
2. Onalaska
3. Wisconsin Lutheran
4. New Richmond
5. Two Rivers
6. Seymour
7. Monroe
8. New Berlin West
9. Madison Edgewood
10. Mcfarland
11. Rice Lake
12. Wauwatosa East
13. Lacrosse Logan
14. New Berlin Eisenhower
15. Antigo
Division Three
Big news was Roncalli lost to Brillion and Roncalli dropped to #5. GET is my new #1 which alot of people might disagree on but, GET is undefeated. Racine St. Catherines lost twice last week and fall to #10 while St. Johns lost again and fall to #11. Northwestern lost again and fall to #15 while Altoon fell out of the rankings completely and are replaced by Hope School at #14 who is coming off a victory over St. Johns.
1. GET
2. Lacrosse Aquinas
3. Brillion
4. East Troy
5. Manitowoc Roncalli
6. Whitefish Bay Dominican
7. Lakeside Lutheran
8. Ladysmith
9. Omro
10. Racine St. Catherines
11. St. Johns Military
12. River Valley
13. Kiel
14. Hope School
15. Northwestern
Division Four
D4 remained fairly stable with only two exceptions Marathon lost their first game of the year and drop to #10 because #9 Aburndale is the team that beat them. Grantsburg was the other loser and fall out of the rankings and are replaced by Bangor.
1. Blair Taylor
2. Oostburg
3. Eau Claire Regis
4. Racine Lutheran
5. Darlington
6. Laconia
7. Cuba City
8. Amherst
9. Aburndale
10. Marathon
11. Peshtigo
12. Wild Rose
13. Colfax
14. Colby
15. Bangor
Division Five
Randolph lost again but, once again it was to a D2 team and the #1 D2 in Waunakee so they don't drop at all. Green Bay NEW Lutheran lost to Suring and fall to #11 while Luck lost and fall to #14. Columbus Catholic join the rankings for the first time for the fact that I realized that Wisconsin School for the Deaf is not in the state tournament and therefore I feel they shouldn't be in my rankings. They are still undefeated though so big props to them.
1. Benton
2. Randolph
3. Clayton
4. Prentice
5. Seneca
6. Gilmanton
7. Suring
8. Sheboygan Area Lutheran
9. Wauzeka-Steuben
10. Hillsboro
11. Green Bay NEW Lutheran
12. Barneveld
13. Mellen
14. Luck
15. Columbus Catholic
The truth of the rankings will come out in the next week or two when the playoff games begin. That being said I only have one of the #1 ranked teams winning state, so rankings don't mean a lot just are fun to look at and discuss.
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