The Three Rivers Preview

<p>There is traditionally good basketball in the Three Rivers Conference and that is especially true in 2020-21.  </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Conference Commentary</strong></p> <p><strong>Top Ten in State</strong> – Caledonia</p> <p>Caledonia went 28-1 a season ago finishing as the number one ranked team in Class AA.  The Warriors return four starters, their top bench players, and have a lot of experience. Yes losing [player_tooltip player_id="721829" first="Noah" last="King"] is tough but the Warriors are so talented, they are surely one of the top three contenders in Class AA.  </p> <p><strong>Potential Top Ten in State</strong> – Rushford-Peterson, Plainview-Elgin-Millville, Lewiston-Altura</p> <p>On the verge of a top ten ranking are several teams.  Rushford-Peterson was 13-14 last season but they only had one senior in the rotation. Five starters  are back led by [player_tooltip player_id="774776" first="Luke" last="O’Hare"] and Justin Ruberg.  [player_tooltip player_id="956160" first="Blake" last="Herbe"]r and Conner Schumacher lead PEM who won 19 games last year and should be even better. Lewiston-Altura won 22 games last season and while they lost Gunnar Reed, the Cards still have good pieces back. </p> <p><strong>Compete with Most –</strong> Chatfield, St Charles</p> <p>Chatfield seems on the verge with the group above as Reid and [player_tooltip player_id="962263" first="Cole" last="Johnson"] are college basketball prospects that look ready for an explosive season.  Chatfield was only a nine game winner last year so they have something to prove but the talent is there.  [player_tooltip player_id="567103" first="Kooper" last="Vaughn"] is going to have a massive year but the loss of [player_tooltip player_id="774767" first="Drew" last="Maloney"] to an ACL tear really hurts them.  There isn’t much back to fill Maloney’s spot right now either.  </p> <p><strong>Rebuilding - </strong>La Crescent, Winona Cotter, Dover-Eyota, Wabasha-Kellogg, Fillmore Central</p> <p>La Crescent is rebuilding after losing good players, but they should be good in their rebuild.  Wabasha-Kellogg lost most of their rotation, Dover-Eyota had a star in [player_tooltip player_id="846117" first="Brady" last="Williams"] and was just a game over .500, and Cotter won only two games. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>20-21 Three Rivers Conference Predictions</strong></p> <p><strong>The East</strong></p> <ol> <li>Caledonia</li> <li>Rushford-Peterson</li> <li>La Crescent</li> <li>Fillmore Central</li> <li>Winona Cotter</li> </ol> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>The West</strong></p> <ol> <li>Plainview/Elgin-Millville</li> <li>Lewiston-Altura</li> <li>St. Charles</li> <li>Chatfield</li> <li>Dover-Eyota</li> <li>Wabasha-Kellogg</li> </ol> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Power Rankings</strong></p> <ol> <li>Caledonia</li> <li>Plainview/Elgin-Millville</li> <li>Lewiston-Altura</li> <li>Rushford-Peterson</li> <li>St. Charles</li> <li>Chatfield</li> <li>La Crescent</li> <li>Fillmore Central</li> <li>Dover-Eyota</li> <li>Wabasha-Kellogg</li> <li>Winona Cotter</li> </ol> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Preseason All Three Rivers Conference </strong></p> <p><strong><u>First Team</u></strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="956160" first="Blake" last="Herbe"]r of PEM (Sr)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="754315" first="Eli" last="King"] of Caledonia (Jr)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="957156" first="Austin" last="Klug"] of Caledonia (Sr)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="957133" first="Sam" last="Privet"] of Caledonia (Sr)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="567103" first="Kooper" last="Vaughn"] of St. Charles (Sr)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><u>Second Team</u></strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="958810" first="Collin" last="Bonow"] of Lewiston-Altura (Jr)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="567090" first="Reid" last="Johnson"] of Chatfield (Sr)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="958700" first="Jackson" last="Koepke"] of Caledonia (Jr)</p> <p>Justin Ruberg of Rushford-Peterson (Jr)</p> <p>Conner Schumacher of PEM (Sr)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><u>Third Team</u></strong></p> <p>Zach Haugerud of Fillmore Central (Sr)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="962263" first="Cole" last="Johnson"] of Chatfield (Soph)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="958799" first="Thomas" last="Menk"] of Lewiston-Altura (Jr)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="774776" first="Luke" last="O’Hare"] of Rushford-Peterson (Sr)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="774913" first="Casey" last="Schultz"] of Caledonia (Sr)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><u>Fourth Team</u></strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="774833" first="Max" last="Bergan"] of Wabasha-Kellogg (Sr)</p> <p>Daniel Boe of Southland (Sr)</p> <p>Nicholas Boe of Southland (Sr)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="774936" first="Andrew" last="Kunelius"] of Caledonia (Sr)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="962259" first="Carter" last="Todd"] of La Crescent (Soph)</p>