Class A Region 5 Preview
The Fifth Region in South Dakota’s Class A level of basketball was won by Mt. Vernon/Plankinton a year ago and they return several contributors. It’s them, or Tri-Valley! Prediction Tri-Valley Mt Vernon/Plankinton Parkston Bon Homme West Central Wagner McCook Central/Montrose…
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Continue ReadingThe Fifth Region in South Dakota’s Class A level of basketball was won by Mt. Vernon/Plankinton a year ago and they return several contributors. It’s them, or Tri-Valley!
Prediction
- Tri-Valley
- Mt Vernon/Plankinton
- Parkston
- Bon Homme
- West Central
- Wagner
- McCook Central/Montrose
All Region Team 5
First Team
Jayden Burggraff, Tri-Valley, Sr
Will Steineke, Tri-Valley, Sr
Chase Kortan, Bon Homme, Sr
Devin Rihanek, Mt Vernon/Plankinton, Sr
Hayden Schmidt, Mt Vernon/Plankinton, Sr
Second Team
Nick Nagel, West Central, Sr
Alex Scott, Parkston, Sr.
Noah Jewett, Tri-Valley, Jr
Cody Muilenburg, Mt. Vernon/Plankinton, Sr
Bryce Scieszinksi, Bon Homme, Jr
Jackson Miller, West Central, So
Commentary
The graduation of Tate Deinert and the frontcourt size and overall returning talent of Tri-Valley leads to use giving them the nod as the preseason number one. Jayden Burggraff is one of the best all around workers in the state and knows how to play multiple roles play they have one of the state’s best bigs in Will Steineke. We give them the edge…MVP has all league players returning in multiples and that is Rihanek, Schmidt, and Muilenberg. They will be the heart of the team this year and fully capable of getting this team back to state…Who is next? Parkston was solid but they graduated a lot. We do like shooter Alex Scott. West Central plays a different level of competition on a daily basis in their league so that will help them…Bon Homme’s Chase Kortan could be the guy who has the top scoring average this year…
Top Match-Up to See
Devin Rihanek vs Jayden Burggraff/Cody Muilenburg. Rihanek is one of the key returning players for MVP and as a forward he will be looked at for a lot of scoring. Burggraff will be counted on for defense and between Rihanek (who has a good junior brother named Dane who will help them) and Cody Muilenburg, Burggraff will be sent to limit either or both of them.