The Wright County West Preview

<p>After nearly three months it’s our final conference preview, the Wright County West! On day one of practice Annandale and Rockford are once again the favorites. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Conference Commentary</strong></p> <p><strong>Top Ten: </strong>Annandale, Rockford</p> <p>With three starters back from an 18-2 state tournament team, and the majority of the team being seniors, the Cards are a top five team in Class AA basketball.  Three all league players return with seniors ready to step into open spots making which should be a big and tough veteran line-up. </p> <p>Rockford is also a top ten level team in Class AA and will also be a team of veterans.  They have three of their top scorers back and their line-up should have solid size, talent, and experience.  Two all league players back.</p> <p><strong style="font-size: 1rem;">Top Ten Potential</strong><span style="font-size: 1rem;">:  Glencoe-Silver Lake</span></p> <p>It’s not often you have a team like GSL that losses four of their top five scorers from a 9-5 league team and you think they might be even better.  But it’s very possible with [player_tooltip player_id="958704" first="Mitchel" last="Jaskowiak"] being this league’s top scorer and toughest player plus three really good guards returning with him. </p> <p><strong>Compete with Most</strong>: Litchfield, Watertown-Mayer, New London-Spicer</p> <p>The Dragons underwent some changes with a new section and the top scoring options graduating.  A handful of role players return so Litch will still be in every game they likely play but it will take some time for them to adjust to roles. My expectations for Watertown-Mayer are pretty high.  They have six of their top eight back with [player_tooltip player_id="1188850" first="John" last="Mueller"] being a high school star level player that should keep them in the upper half of the league for the next couple seasons.  New London-Spicer is a bit of a tough team to figure.  They certainly have a guy to build around in [player_tooltip player_id="962253" first="Brycen" last="Christensen"] and the backcourt should be strong, but they have a number of starters to replace from a 4-win league team plus they aren’t very big.  </p> <p><strong>Rebuilding:</strong> Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, Dassel-Cokato</p> <p>HLWW lost nine seniors most of which played.   They have a really good post in [player_tooltip player_id="1288691" first="Drew" last="Burau"] but so much needs to be replaced around him from a team that was 7-10.   Guards really have to step up early despite being inexperienced. DC wasn’t very talented last season and they lost three starters from a team that was winless in league play.  Eli Gillman will play football at Montana and they need him this year if they are to win some games.  </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>21-22 Conference Predictions</strong></p> <ol> <li>Annandale</li> <li>Rockford</li> <li>Glencoe-Silver Lake</li> <li>Watertown-Mayer</li> <li>Litchfield</li> <li>New London-Spicer</li> <li>Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted</li> <li>Dassel-Cokato</li> </ol> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Preseason All Wright County West Conference</strong></p> <p><strong><u>First Team</u></strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="958704" first="Mitchel" last="Jaskowiak"] of Glencoe-Silver Lake (sr)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="958762" first="Carson" last="Gagnon"] of Annandale (sr)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="958689" first="Brady" last="Spaulding"] of Annandale (sr)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="960333" first="Sam" last="Zilmer"] of Rockford (sr)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1188850" first="John" last="Mueller"] of Watertown-Mayer (jr)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><u>Second Team</u></strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="962253" first="Brycen" last="Christensen"] of New London-Spicer (jr)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="958707" first="Derek" last="Pepin"] of Rockford (sr)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1288691" first="Drew" last="Burau"] of HLWW (sr)</p> <p>Hawkin Miller of Annandale (sr)</p> <p>Nolan Perry of Rockford (sr)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><u>Third Team</u></strong></p> <p>Albert Rundell of Watertown-Mayer (jr)</p> <p>Eli Gillman of Dassel-Cokato (sr)</p> <p>Peyton Coahran of New London-Spicer (sr)</p> <p>Beau Weseloh of Litchfield (sr)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1284132" first="Eli" last="Ehrke"] of Glencoe-Silver Lake (sr)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><u>Fourth Team</u></strong></p> <p>Wyatt McCabe of Watertown-Mayer (jr)</p> <p>Bryce Fobbe of Annandale (sr)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1256138" first="Henry" last="Skinner"] of Rockford (jr)</p> <p>Alex Draeger of Litchfield (jr)</p> <p>Dom Dietel of Litchfield (sr)</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="962268" first="Sawyer" last="Kaczmarek"] of Glencoe-Silver Lake (jr)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>