Class AA Title Contender Series: Sioux Falls O’Gorman

<p>Sioux Falls O’Gorman lost scholarship level All State talent to college basketball.  They were 13-7 last year.  Despite the losses, do they have the talent to make a run at state?</p> <p><strong>Moving On</strong>:  [player_tooltip player_id="879071" first="Akoi" last="Akoi"] is at Augustana and [player_tooltip player_id="732082" first="Jack" last="Cartwright"] is at Sioux Falls.  The top two Knight players didn’t have to move far, but they will feel far removed from the line-up when the ball tips this winter.  Also, guard [player_tooltip player_id="732105" first="Zach" last="Norton"] is playing football for Morningside College and all state football player as well as hoops contributor Cade Mikuska is now longer around to throw his 220 pounds at people.  Combo guard [player_tooltip player_id="732156" first="Cole" last="Hardie"] and wing [player_tooltip player_id="988898" first="Jonah" last="Wuebben"] graduated as well.  To make it tougher, one of the top up and coming players in the 2021  [player_tooltip player_id="975537" first="Hayden" last="Muirhead"], the explosive 6-foot-6 forward transferred to Harrisburg.  </p> <p><strong>Returning Starters</strong>:  <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="975558" first="Kade" last="Moffitt"]</strong> is an aggressive shooting threat that will put up a number of looks rapidly, and put up big numbers in the books quickly.  Kade is a 6-foot-3 wing that will move into a main scoring role for the Knights as a senior.  The beauty of Moffitt is that he brings it on the defensive end as well.  Another key player is<strong> Reece Arbogast</strong>.  When you talk about Reece you think of baseball as he is a South Dakota State baseball commit.  But Reece is also a steady guard that the Knights depend on.  He started the 2019-20 season with huge scoring performances on the JV team before playing more varsity.  </p> <p><strong>Reserves Playing a Bigger Role:  </strong>The other returning talent from the O’Gorman varsity is<strong> [player_tooltip player_id="975546" first="Ben" last="Renshaw"]</strong>, a 5-foot-10 guard committed to Doane.  This group of Knights is guard heavy.  They will be guard experienced entering the season with Renshaw and Arbogast in the backcourt and Moffitt scoring. </p> <p><strong>Potentials from the JV:  </strong>Two JV players that will step right into a big role are 5-foot-10 <strong>Michael Shea</strong> and 6-foot-5 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="975520" first="Eddie" last="Meylor"]</strong>.  Shea played a bit of varsity at times off the bench while Meylor has the size at 6-foot-5 220 pounds to immediately play a lot of minutes in the post.  Meylor had some monster scoring games on the JV including a number of double-doubles. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="812193" first="John" last="Costello"]</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="812187" first="Chad" last="Ambroz"]</strong> are also 6-foot-5 bigs with the talent to step in for the Knights. Ambroz had a solid summer with the Venom.  Another big that could help up front is 6-foot-5, 200 pound <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="968185" first="Rush" last="Landry"]</strong>.  Rush is big but he’s agile at his size with great hands and feet. Our breakout candidate is <strong>Joe Lynch</strong>.  Joe battled his way to some leading scoring games for the JV a few different times. And don’t forget about guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963746" first="Matt" last="Eng"]</strong> and wing <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963748" first="Kaden" last="Year"]</strong>, a pair of sophomores with very high expectations.  We may only see them a bit this year but both are talented. </p> <p><strong>Final Thoughts:</strong> O’Gorman has a player in Moffitt that can be a scorer they can lean on.  There are several guards with the experience to be key pieces.  There are a bundle of 6-foot-5 forwards with the potential to be good players. They may need time but they will be solid.  That’s 11 different players that you could see play a varsity role.  Not all will and many need experience, but they will make this team good once again. </p>