Updated: Class B Power Rankings

<p>Regionals are tipping off tomorrow! It is a great time of the year for some teams but also a sad time of the year for other teams. Most of all it is a wild and exciting time of the year for everyone! Look below to see the venue for each Region. Further below you will see the updated Power Rankings and the info on each team in the Top 10. Good luck to everyone in their Region Tournaments!</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Region Venues</strong></span></p> <ol> <li>Ed Werre Arena - NDSCS </li> <li>Betty Engelstad Arena (UND)</li> <li>Jamestown Civic Center</li> <li>Devils Lake High School</li> <li>St. Mary’s High School </li> <li>Minot State Dome</li> <li>Dickinson Trinity High School</li> <li>Williston State College</li> </ol> <p>Game times for all Region games tomorrow will be 3:00 - 4:30 - 6:00 - 7:30 </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/02/NorthDakota.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1126976" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/02/NorthDakota-300x187.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="187" /></a></p> <h2><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Power Rankings</strong></span></h2> <h4><strong>#1 Four Winds-Minnewaukan (21-0)</strong></h4> <p>FWM just keeps on winning and winning. This week it was over Harvey-Wells County in the District 7 Championship by a score of 69-43. The Indians are the most entertaining team to watch in Class B and there is no shortage of talent. FWM’s top 5 looks like this: [player_tooltip player_id="1046356" first="Jayden" last="Yankton"], [player_tooltip player_id="1185116" first="Jacolby" last="Pearson"], [player_tooltip player_id="1144580" first="Deng" last="Deng"], [player_tooltip player_id="1144581" first="Dalen" last="Leftbear"] and [player_tooltip player_id="1138899" first="Kelson" last="Keja"]. Tomorrow, #1 Four Winds-Minnewaukan plays at 3:00 against #4 Rolla to start off the Region 4 Tournament. </p> <h4><strong>#2 Kindred (17-2)</strong></h4> <p>The Vikings played just one game this past week and they took down Enderlin (60-53) in a highly anticipated game. Kindred is one of the best defensive teams in Class B, they are very long, and they have depth. Three of the top seniors for the Vikings are [player_tooltip player_id="812227" first="Paul" last="Olson"], [player_tooltip player_id="1123711" first="Max" last="McQuillan"], and [player_tooltip player_id="1123710" first="Jaiden" last="Peraza"]. Kindred received the #3 seed because of tiebreakers. In the #3 Viking’s first game of Region 1 play, they match up with #6 Northern Cass for the nightcap.</p> <h4><strong>#3 Powers Lake (21-0)</strong></h4> <p>All the Ranchers know how to do is win! They won the District 16 Tournament this past week. They beat Stanley by a score of 69-47. [player_tooltip player_id="1050257" first="Tyson" last="Enget"] is the big name, 3-point sniper, stat-stuffer, and all-around DUDE for the Ranchers. In the win over Stanley, Enget had 33 points, 10 assists. 7 rebounds, and 7 steals. Tomorrow, #1 Powers Lake will play #4 White Shield at 6:00 on Day 1 of the Region 8 Tournament. </p> <h4><strong>#4 Enderlin (15-5)</strong></h4> <p>The Eagles played the reigning State Champs this past week and lost to Kindred by a score of 60-53. Enderlin will still have the #1 seed heading into post-season play because of a tiebreaker. [player_tooltip player_id="787658" first="Joe" last="Hurlburt"] and [player_tooltip player_id="812220" first="Gus" last="Hurlburt"] are the big names for the Eagles and two players that you will want to see hoop in these playoffs. The #1 Eagles play #9 Richland tomorrow at 3:00 to kick-start the Region 1 Tournament. </p> <h4><strong>#5 LaMoure-Litchville-Marion (19-3)</strong></h4> <p>The Loboes played two games this past week in the District 5 Tournament. First, they beat Griggs-Midkota (52-38). In the Championship, LLM beat a top 10 ranked Ellendale team by a score of 61-48. [player_tooltip player_id="1124143" first="Corban" last="Potts"] and [player_tooltip player_id="1145406" first="Max" last="Musland"] are two of the top players for the hardworking Loboes. Tomorrow, #1 LLM will play Napoleon/G-S at 3:00 to start the Region 3 Tournament. </p> <h4><strong>#6 Central Cass (17-3)</strong></h4> <p>The Squirrels played one game this past week against Grafton and lost by a score of 86-83. Normally they would not play a game this late but it was make-up because of poor weather. Three of the top players for CC are [player_tooltip player_id="1111886" first="Sam" last="Kobbervig"], [player_tooltip player_id="1144578" first="Cole" last="Holzer"], and [player_tooltip player_id="1144577" first="Carter" last="Vrchota"]. The #2 Squirrels play #7 Lisbon at 6:00 on day 1 of the Region 1 Tournament. </p> <h4><strong>#7 North Border (18-2)</strong></h4> <p>The Eagles were idle this past week because of Super Region 2. The Eagles played their last game on February 26 and they took a 64-56 loss to #5 Central Cass. North Border has a nice group of players with [player_tooltip player_id="1050261" first="TJ" last="Cosley"], [player_tooltip player_id="1126978" first="Ayden" last="Stainbrook"], [player_tooltip player_id="1159584" first="Jaxen" last="Johnson"], and [player_tooltip player_id="1126980" first="Kyler" last="Moore"]. The #2 Eagles play #7 Cavalier at 6:00 tomorrow to get the postseason underway in Region 2.</p> <h4><strong>#8 Beulah (17-4)</strong></h4> <p>The Miners had the week off in terms of games because they are in a Super Region. Their previous game was on February 25th and they beat rival Hazen (78-68). Beulah is led by All-State guard [player_tooltip player_id="812226" first="Trey" last="Brandt"] and another tough senior in [player_tooltip player_id="1126983" first="Trapper" last="Skalsky"]. The #1 Miners will kick the Region 7 Tournament off with a game against #9 New England at 3:00.  </p> <h4><strong>#9 Ellendale (18-2)</strong></h4> <p>This past week, the Cardinals got their postseason started with the District 5 tournament. To get things going, Ellendale beat Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier (52-38). In the District 5 Championship game, the Cardinals got beat by a familiar foe LaMoure-Litchville-Marion by a score of 61-48. Earlier this season, Ellendale had beaten LLM. The best players for the Cardinals are [player_tooltip player_id="812224" first="Scott" last="Wagner"], [player_tooltip player_id="1135860" first="Riley" last="Thorpe"], and [player_tooltip player_id="1135863" first="Levi" last="Reis"]. Tomorrow, #2 Ellendale plays #3 M-P-B at 7:30 to wrap up day one of the Region 3 Tournament. </p> <h4><strong>#10 Wilton-Wing (16-5)</strong></h4> <p>The Miners did not play this past week as they are in Super Region 5. Their most recent game was on February 26th where Wilton-Wing took down Region 5 powerhouse  Shiloh Christion. The Miners won by a score of 62-48. The top players for the #1 seed Miners are <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1138820" first="Trey" last="Koski"]</strong>, <strong>Landyn Miller</strong>, <strong>Cael Hilzendeger</strong>, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1381719" first="Dontaye" last="Fetzer"]</strong>. On Thursday night, it is likely that Koski, Miller, and Hilzendeger will be named to the All-Region Team. Tomorrow, #1 Wilton-Wing plays #8 Solen at 3:00 to kick off Region 5 Tournament play. </p>