The ND Class A Power Rankings Week 12
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The State Class A field is set for the Tournament. This will be our last Power Rankings of the year for Class A. West Fargo Sheyenne won the EDC Tournament and Minot won the WDA Tournament. Who will stay hot…
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Continue ReadingThe State Class A field is set for the Tournament. This will be our last Power Rankings of the year for Class A. West Fargo Sheyenne won the EDC Tournament and Minot won the WDA Tournament. Who will stay hot and win it all in Bismarck? Will we have any upsets in the opening round? Are any teams dealing with injuries? Who peaked too early? All these questions will be answered a week from today. Best of luck to all teams!
Here are the matchups for the first round:
E#1 West Fargo Sheyenne vs. W#4 Mandan
E#3 West Fargo vs. W#2 Bismarck
E#4 Fargo North vs. W#1 Minot
E#2 Fargo Davies vs. W#3 Bismarck Legacy
Here are the last ND Class A Power Rankings of the season, a list of #1 to #5.
1. West Fargo Sheyenne – 23-1. The Mustangs had a perfect week going 3-0, winning the EDC Tournament, and they extended their school-record winning streak to 23. On Tuesday they ravaged Grand Forks Red River 95-67. On Thursday, they sheared Shanley 87-46. In the championship game, the Mustangs destroyed Davies 95-55. The Mustangs played as close to perfection as you can get last night. Their defense was stupendous, they made 17 three-pointers, and they owned the boards. On Thursday Sheyenne plays Mandan in the opening round. The main horses for Sheyenne are Jacksen Moni Jacksen Moni 6'9" | PF West Fargo Sheyenne | 2021 State ND , Jah’Heem Leake Jah’Heem Leake 6'8" | C West Fargo Sheyenne | 2021 State ND , Gage Anderson Gage Anderson 5'10" | PG West Fargo Sheyenne | 2021 State ND , Barika Kpeenu Barika Kpeenu 5'11" | PG West Fargo Sheyenne | 2021 State ND , Ben Manson Ben Manson 6'2" | SG West Fargo Sheyenne | 2021 State ND , and Dominic Dosmann Dominic Dosmann 6'8" | PF WF Sheyenne | 2022 State ND .
2. Minot – 21-1. The Magi went 3-0 this week and won the WDA. On Tuesday they were tied at halftime with Turtle Mountain but blew them out in the second half and the final score was 83-63. On Thursday they handled Bismarck Legacy with a 71-53 score. They had a nail-biter Saturday night with Bismarck and won 89-88. The “big-3” for Minot had a huge night in the win over the Demons. Deonte Martinez Deonte Martinez 5'10" | PG Minot | 2021 State ND had 26 points, Eric Wentz Eric Wentz 6'2" | SG Minot | 2022 State ND had 20 points, and Darik Dissette Darik Dissette 6'4" | SG Minot | 2023 State #300 Nation ND had 20 point. Minot opens the State Tournament on Thursday with Fargo North.
3. Bismarck High – 17-6. The Demons went 2-1 this week and lost to Minot in the championship game. In Bismarck’s first game they took down Bismarck Century in a low-scoring game with a score of 62-54. Next up Bismarck had an impressive win over Jamestown by a score of 79-70. In the championship game, Minot won 89-88. The Demons All-State junior, Treysen Eaglestaff Treysen Eaglestaff 6'5" | SF Bismark | 2022 State ND dropped 34 points in the loss. On Thursday Bismarck plays play West Fargo in an intriguing first-round matchup.
4. West Fargo – 17-3. The Packers went 2-1 on the week. On Tuesday, they cruised past Grand Forks Central with a 73-57 win. On Thursday, Davies took them down with a score by a score of 89-77. On Saturday at the SHAC the Packers whipped Wahpeton by a score of 92-54. They open the State Tournament up with a tough matchup against Bismarck. Brett Limke Brett Limke 6'1" | PG West Fargo | 2022 State ND , Carson Hegerle Carson Hegerle 6'3" | SG West Fargo | 2022 State ND , Joel Pease Joel Pease 6'5" | SF West Fargo | 2021 State ND , and Carter Birrenkott Carter Birrenkott 6'5" | PF West Fargo | 2021 State ND are the top players for the Packers.
5. Bismarck Legacy – 17-6. The Sabers won two games this week and lost 1. On Tuesday they beat Mandan 79-72. On Thursday they lost to Minot 71-53. In the State qualifying game on Saturday, they beat Bismarck Century 70-61. Legacy will meet Fargo Davies in the first round Thursday. The Sabers have three All-WDA players with Nick Kupfer Nick Kupfer 6'2" | SG Bismarck Legacy | 2021 State ND , Zander Albers Zander Albers 6'5" | PF Bismarck Legacy | 2022 State ND , and Keagan Woodbury Keagan Woodbury 5'11" | PG Bismarck Legacy | 2021 State ND .