#4 West Fargo Sheyenne: Midseason Report

<p><strong>West Fargo, ND - </strong>The Mustangs are currently on a 9-game win streak and they have a monster game tonight against across town rival the West Fargo Packers. Sheyenne’s lone loss on the year came from the Packers early in the season. Tonight the Mustangs will be hoping to avenge the early loss, gain bragging rights, and move closer to being the #1 team in the EDC. The signature win on the season for Sheyenne was over #2 Fargo Davies, by a score of 74-67. The Mustangs are the longest and biggest team in the EDC and they are a scary group. [player_tooltip player_id="1046354" first="Michael" last="Nhial"] has been the bell cow and biggest producer for Sheyenne this season. Read below for Nhial’s impressive numbers, comments from Coach K, and the Mustang schedule. Tonight is going to be a wild one at West Fargo! Good luck to both squads! </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/01/SHEYENNE-MUSTANGS-LOGO-HI-RES.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1375242" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/01/SHEYENNE-MUSTANGS-LOGO-HI-RES-300x133.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="133" /></a></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Players Stats</strong></span></h4> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1133065" first="James" last="Hagen"] (2022) |5-9 G| </strong>- 6.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.2 apg</p> [caption id="attachment_1364902" align="alignnone" width="300"]<a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/01/trentfreih-crop-1487x977-1642042539.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1364902" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/01/trentfreih-crop-1487x977-1642042539-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a> Photo: Mustang Media[/caption] <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="812234" first="Trent" last="Freih"] (2022) |6-1 G| </strong>- 5.7 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.8 apg</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2020/08/Zander-Newton-3-crop-1255x824-1630555780.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1275687" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2020/08/Zander-Newton-3-crop-1255x824-1630555780-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1133224" first="Zander" last="Newton"] (2022) |6-5 F| </strong>- 5.5 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.8 apg</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/51-Kaleb-Larson-crop-2500x1642-1633360440.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1300377" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/51-Kaleb-Larson-crop-2500x1642-1633360440-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1133064" first="Kaleb" last="Larson"] (2022) |6-3 G| </strong>- 13.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.1 apg</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1306390" first="Caleb" last="Duerr"] (2022) |6-3 G| </strong>- 5.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.2 apg</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/68-Michael-Nhial-crop-2500x1642-1633357749.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1300359" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/68-Michael-Nhial-crop-2500x1642-1633357749-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1046354" first="Michael" last="Nhial"] (2022) |6-7 F| </strong>- 20.9 ppg, 11 rpg, 1.8 apg</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/75-Dominic-Dosmann-crop-2500x1642-1634515165.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1310046" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/75-Dominic-Dosmann-crop-2500x1642-1634515165-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="812221" first="Dominic" last="Dosmann"] (2022) |6-8 F| </strong>- 8.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 2.2 apg </p> [caption id="attachment_1375370" align="alignnone" width="300"]<img class="wp-image-1375370 size-medium" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/01/mattgoose-crop-1170x769-1643414234-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /> Mustang Media[/caption] <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1336009" first="Matthew" last="Gooselaw"] (2022) |6-6 F| </strong>- 5 ppg, 2.6 rpg, .2 apg</p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Mustang Talk with Coach <em>Tom Kirchoffner</em></strong></span></h4> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">What has been the highlight of the season so far?</span></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"<em>Our whole team stepping up and playing for each other. We seem to have a different guy that will lead us or help bring the team value in some manner. Game-wise it could be the Davies game – our guys showed resiliency after the loss to West Fargo, and it got us back to our winning ways. Fargo North game was another good test for us and Matt Gooselaw came off the bench and provided a spark by 12 points in 13 minutes.</em>"</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">What are your goals for the rest of the season?</span></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"<em>Work hard and have fun every day.</em>"</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Which players are most improved and why?</span></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><em>"I’m really pleased with senior [player_tooltip player_id="812234" first="Trent" last="Freih"] – he has been consistent for us on both ends of the court.</em>"</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Who have been your top players defensively?</span></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"<em>[player_tooltip player_id="1133065" first="James" last="Hagen"] – he sets the tone for the other guys. [player_tooltip player_id="812221" first="Dominic" last="Dosmann"] &amp; [player_tooltip player_id="1133224" first="Zander" last="Newton"] have been great with their length and their ability to get deflections/rebounds.</em>"</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">What has been your team’s identity so far or what do you hang your hat on?</span></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"<em>So far it has been team play on offense and we are a hard-working bunch on defense – we are getting 11 steals a game. That is currently a program record in our short history.</em>"</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Player Highlight</span></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">"<em>[player_tooltip player_id="1046354" first="Michael" last="Nhial"] – currently has 8 double-doubles in 12 games. Only two players in the EDC average a double-double.</em>"</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/01/SHEYENNE-MUSTANGS-LOGO-HI-RES.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1375242" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/01/SHEYENNE-MUSTANGS-LOGO-HI-RES-300x133.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="133" /></a></p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Mustang Schedule (11-1)</strong></span></h4> <p><strong>Mandan</strong> - W 68-45</p> <p><strong>Wahpeton</strong> - W 87-46</p> <p><strong>West Fargo</strong> - L 77-62</p> <p><strong>Fargo Davies</strong> - W 74-67</p> <p><strong>Devils Lake</strong> - W 92-69</p> <p><strong>Fargo South</strong> - W 70-60</p> <p><strong>Shanley</strong> - W 66-59</p> <p><strong>Fargo North</strong> - W 76-60</p> <p><strong>Grand Forks Central</strong> - W 68-49</p> <p><strong>Shanley</strong> - W 59-42</p> <p><strong>Wahpeton</strong> - W 96-62</p> <p><strong>Grand Forks Red River</strong> - W 70-61</p> <p>January 28 @ <strong>West Fargo</strong></p> <p>February 1 (home) vs. <strong>Fargo Davies</strong></p> <p>February 4 @ <strong>Devils Lake</strong></p> <p>February 8 (home) vs. <strong>Fargo South</strong></p> <p>February 11 (home) vs. <strong>Fargo North</strong></p> <p>February 15 (home) vs. <strong>Grand Forks Red River</strong></p> <p>February 17 @ <strong>Valley City</strong></p> <p>February 18 @ <strong>Grand Forks Central</strong></p> <p>February 22 (home) vs. <strong>Valley City</strong></p> <p>March 1-5 <strong>EDC Tournament</strong> @ <strong>SHAC (NDSU)</strong></p> <p>March 10-12 <strong>State Tournament</strong> @ <strong>Bismarck Event Center</strong></p>