The ND Class B Power Rankings Week 11

Photo: Four Winds/Minnewaukan Indians

Michael Herrick February 28, 2021 @ 04:17 PM

The playoffs have begun and there have already been some upsets. For the teams with Districts, they have started playing games. The teams in Super Regions have not started post-season play yet. For basketball fans, the next three weeks will be the best time of the year. Three weeks from today we will have a State Champion in Class B. Who will it be? Will it be one of the teams in our Power Rankings? Here are the ND Class B Power Rankings, a list of #1 to 10. 1. Four Winds/Minnewaukan – 19-1. The Indians started their post-season. They played their first-round game of District-7. The Indians beat Harvey /Wells County 76-51. Next up Four Winds/Minnewaukan plays New Rockford-Sheyenne on Monday in New Rockford. The top players for the Indians are [player_tooltip player_id="750159" first="Bronson" last="Walter"], [player_tooltip player_id="750170" first="Jaeshaun" last="Shaw"], [player_tooltip player_id="1046356" first="Jayden" last="Yankton"], [player_tooltip player_id="1115603" first="Keldon" last="Keja"], [player_tooltip player_id="1115651" first="Caelen" last="Lohnes"], [player_tooltip player_id="1115652" first="Jonah" last="Jackson"], and Jacob LaRock.   2. Enderlin – 17-3. The Eagles played one game this week. They took down rival Kindred 56-54. Enderlin heads into the Region-1 tournament as the #1 seed. The Eagles have a first-round bye. On March 8th they will play the winner of #8 Sargent County vs. #9 Maple Valley. After the first round, the reaming games will be played at the Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex in Fargo. [player_tooltip player_id="787658" first="Joe" last="Hurlburt"] and [player_tooltip player_id="812220" first="Gus" last="Hurlburt"] are the top players for the Eagles.   3. Beulah – 17-4. The Miners only had one game this week. They had a rivalry game at Hazen on Friday night and won 66-48. Beulah will be the #1 seed in Super Region-7. They are off until March 8th, and they will play the winner of #8 New England vs. #9 Beach. All the games from the quarterfinals on will be played at Dickinson Trinity. The top Miners are [player_tooltip player_id="812226" first="Trey" last="Brandt"], [player_tooltip player_id="1126988" first="Dawson" last="Zuroff"], [player_tooltip player_id="1126983" first="Trapper" last="Skalsky"], and [player_tooltip player_id="1126989" first="Nathan" last="Battest"]. Beulah is hoping to repeat as Region-7 Champions.   4. Grafton/St. Thomas – 19-2. The Spoilers picked up two more wins this week. On Monday, they beat Langdon/Edmore/Munich 63-59. On Friday, they beat Thompson 52-38. Heading into the playoffs the Spoilers are the #3 seed in Super Region-2. Grafton will play the winner of #6 Hatton/Northwood vs. #11 Larimore. They will meet on March 8th at the Betty Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. The top players for Grafton/St. Thomas are [player_tooltip player_id="731907" first="Stevan" last="Garza"], [player_tooltip player_id="1046339" first="Justin" last="Garza"], Luis Balderas Jr., [player_tooltip player_id="1046345" first="Brandon" last="Albrecht"], and [player_tooltip player_id="1133067" first="William" last="Jiskra"]. 5. Dickinson Trinity – 18-3. The Titans played one game this week. 72-31 was the score in their victory over Kildeer on Friday night. The Titans will be the #2 seed in Super Region-7. They will play the winner of #7 Mott-Regent vs. #10 Hettinger/Scranton. All the games from the quarterfinals on will be played at Dickinson Trinity. The top players for the Titans are [player_tooltip player_id="1126987" first="Cole" last="Fitterer"], [player_tooltip player_id="1126985" first="Tanner" last="Soehren"], and [player_tooltip player_id="1126984" first="Jacob" last="Daniel"]. 6. Powers Lake – 14-2. The Ranchers have started their District Tournament. They are the #1 seed in District-16. On Saturday, they took down Stanley by a score of 68-42. Up next they have Ray on Monday. The top Ranchers are [player_tooltip player_id="731893" first="Noah" last="Fredrickson"] and [player_tooltip player_id="1050257" first="Tyson" last="Enget"]. 7. Linton/HMB – 17-3. The Lions have started their District Tournament. They are the #1 seed in District-6. On Saturday, they beat Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter 73-35. On Monday, they play Kidder County. The top Lions are [player_tooltip player_id="531491" first="Lucas" last="Schumacher"] and [player_tooltip player_id="998915" first="Carter" last="Renz"]. 8. North Broder – 16-2. On Friday, the Eagles beat Cavalier 71-47. Heading into Super Region-2 the Eagles have secured the #1 seed. They have a bye in the first round and will play the winner of #8 Finley-Sharon/Hope Page vs. #9 Drayton/Valley-Edinburg. After the first round, all the games will be played at the Betty Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. The top Eagles are [player_tooltip player_id="1126978" first="Ayden" last="Stainbrook"], [player_tooltip player_id="1126981" first="Jaden" last="Lee"], and [player_tooltip player_id="1126979" first="Trenton" last="Cosley"].   9. Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier – 18-2. The Rebels played one game this week. They were upset in overtime last night by LaMoure/Litchville-Marion 49-46. Coming up next the Rebels play Griggs-Midkota on Tuesday at the Jamestown Civic Center. The top players for the Rebels are [player_tooltip player_id="750172" first="Alex" last="Huber"], Chayse Entzi, and Adam Nitschke.   10. Dunseith - 16-3. The Dragons have started their District Tournament. On Saturday, they beat North Star/Starkweather 67-60. The Dragons have a tough matchup tomorrow against Langdon/Edmore/Munich in Langdon. When they played earlier in the season the Cardinals won by 3-points. The Dragons top players are [player_tooltip player_id="1046344" first="Caleb" last="Poitra"], [player_tooltip player_id="1046358" first="Ethan" last="Morin"], Liam Poitra, [player_tooltip player_id="1129433" first="Jalen" last="Poitra"], and Chad Parisien.