ND Region 5 Tournament Predictions
It’s that time of year. It’s tournament time in North Dakota, and the Class B Region tournaments are just the start of ND’s own version of March Madness. Next up in the PrepHoops series of tournament predictions is Region 5.
(The numbers before each team indicate their district and seed from that district. 9-1=District 9-1 seed)
Predictions
Quarterfinals
10-1 Turtle Lake-Mercer vs. 9-4 Flasher
9-2 Solen vs. 10-3 Underwood
9-1 Shiloh Christian vs. 10-4 Wilton-Wing
10-2 Washburn vs. 9-3 Standing Rock
Semifinals
9-4 Flasher vs. 9-2 Solen
9-1 Shiloh Christian vs. 10-2 Washburn
Final
9-2 Solen vs. 9-1 Shiloh Christian
Commentary
Solen and Shiloh Christian have played twice already this year. Solen won the first matchup 78-71, and Shiloh won the second 69-60. The size of Shiloh with 6-5 Bartholomew Ogbu and 6-8 Maccauley Young can be a serious issue, but Solen, whose tallest players are a freshman and sophomore both listed at 6-2, have shown that can handle that size difference. Look for Brayden Uses Arrow and Jayce Archambault to have big games and send the Solen Sioux to their first state tournament.