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The Wright County East has experienced a lot of change. What’s not going to change? Mound-Westonka on top. Conference Commentary Top Ten: Mound-Westonka I think Mound-Westonka is a top ten caliber team so I am putting them in that…
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Continue ReadingThe Wright County East has experienced a lot of change. What’s not going to change? Mound-Westonka on top.
Conference Commentary
Top Ten: Mound-Westonka
I think Mound-Westonka is a top ten caliber team so I am putting them in that category. This is a hungry group of players that are well coached looking for their run. They were 12-1 in the league last season and 14-5 overall. The Whitehawks lost a couple all league guys but return their best player in Jason Spaeth Jason Spaeth 6'2" | SG Mound-Westonka | 2022 State MN and have other pieces back as well.
Top Ten Potential: Hutchinson, Delano, Holy Family
Hutch is right behind them although they have to stay healthy to make the push they have been working for. If so, they might be in the best spot because they have the league’s best senior plus some size and solid athletes. There is a chance that Hutch surprises many of luck of health moves in their favor. Delano will be good. Can they be top ten this year? They have an outside chance if that young talent keeps meshing with the veterans and bringing the program wins. Remember Holy Family is in Class AA and they played in the 5AA section title game last year. They have a big time frontcourt, they just need the guard play to be solid. If the guards do well the sky could be the limit but the backcourt will be quite inexperienced after so many solid players graduated.
Compete with Most: Jordan, Southwest Christian
Jordan’s guards will be tough to deal with as they will have one of the best couple backcourt duos in the league ( Ashton Sivilay Ashton Sivilay 6'0" | PG Jordan | 2022 State MN and Isaac Young Isaac Young 5'11" | SG Jordan | 2022 State MN ). But can they rebound and can they defend the paint? That’s what will decide their year. They will win a their share of games the question is can one of their smaller teams in some time make the game uptempo to their liking. Southwest Christian has been very good in the Minnesota River but now they take a step up in competition. Nick Burke Nick Burke 6'5" | PF Southwest Christian | 2022 State MN is the perfect player to bring them into the league, but do they have enough to be a solid team? Team will tell.
21-22 Conference Predictions
- Mound-Westonka
- Hutchinson
- Delano
- Holy Family
- Jordan
- Southwest Christian
Preseason All Wright County East Conference
First Team
Samuel Rensch Samuel Rensch 6'6" | SF Hutchinson | 2022 State MN of Hutchinson (sr)
Jason Spaeth Jason Spaeth 6'2" | SG Mound-Westonka | 2022 State MN of Mound-Westonka (sr)
Boden Kapke Boden Kapke 6'11" | C Holy Family | 2023 State #153 Nation MN of Holy Family (jr)
Nick Burke Nick Burke 6'5" | PF Southwest Christian | 2022 State MN of Southwest Christian (sr)
Ashton Sivilay Ashton Sivilay 6'0" | PG Jordan | 2022 State MN of Jordan (sr)
Second Team
Will Strandemo Will Strandemo 5'11" | PG Delano | 2024 State MN of Delano (so)
Judah Land Judah Land 6'10" | C Holy Family | 2022 State MN of Holy Family (sr)
Brayden Johnson Brayden Johnson 6'7" | C Hutchinson | 2022 State MN of Hutchinson (sr)
Isaac Young Isaac Young 5'11" | SG Jordan | 2022 State MN of Jordan (sr)
Jackson Stewart Jackson Stewart 6'6" | PF Delano | 2023 State MN of Delano (jr)
Third Team
Jack Eberhart Jack Eberhart 6'3" | SG Mound-Westonka | 2022 State MN of Mound-Westonka (sr)
Levi Farniok Levi Farniok 6'5" | PF Delano | 2022 State MN of Delano (sr)
Devon Verhassselt of Hutchinson (sr)
Jake Dallman Jake Dallman 6'2" | SF Mound-Westonka | 2022 State MN of Mound-Westonka (sr)
Reese Vanderwilt Reese Vanderwilt 6'6" | C Mound-Westonka | 2023 State MN of Mound-Westonka (jr)
Fourth Team
Trent Techam Trent Techam 5'10" | PG Delano | 2022 State MN of Delano (sr)
Aaron Elliott of Hutchinson (sr)
Braylon Cummings of Holy Family (jr)
Michael Kreuger of Delano (sr)
Brayden Zimmerman Brayden Zimmerman 6'5" | SF Southwest Christian | 2022 MN of Southwest Christian (sr)