GF Red River: Offseason Report

<p><strong>Grand Forks, ND -</strong> The Roughriders finished in 4th place in the EDC regular season this year. Things did not go as planned in the EDC Tourney. However, Red River had some very impressive wins this year over State qualifying teams. They beat West Fargo (State Runner-ups) twice in the regular season and another top team with Sheyenne. The Roughriders will lose senior talent, with one of them being an All-State player named [player_tooltip player_id="812222" first="Paine" last="Parks"]. Next year, Parks will be moving on to play football at UND. Red River will bring back a ton of talent, they will have one of the best starting lineups in the entire state. The Roughriders have all the pieces in place to be a top team next year in Class A. They will have skill, size, athletes, and many shooters. Red River will certainly be a highly ranked team when the Prep Hoops State Polls come out. This team has 3 players hooping this spring and summer in AAU and they are off to a great start. One of their big men [player_tooltip player_id="1050260" first="Logan" last="Arason"] just won the State Championship in the discus and he took 2nd in the javelin. Congrats Logan!</p> <p>Read below for an in-depth look at the Grand Forks Red River Roughriders!</p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Individual Awards/Accolades</strong></span></h4> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="812222" first="Paine" last="Parks"] - All-EDC, 2nd Team All-State</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1115649" first="Zach" last="Kraft"] - All-EDC</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1138811" first="Reis" last="Rowekamp"] - All-EDC</p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Player Stats</strong></span></h4> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1115649" first="Zach" last="Kraft"] (2023) |6’2 G|</strong> - 45 FG%, 35 3FG%, 74 FT%, 2.68 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.4 spg, 15.6 ppg</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="812222" first="Paine" last="Parks"] (2022) |6’4 G/F|</strong> - 45 FG%, 34 3FG%, 64 FT%, 6.5 rpg, 2 apg, 1.63 spg, 16 ppg</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1138811" first="Reis" last="Rowekamp"] (2023) |6’4 G/F|</strong> - 45 FG%, 35 FG%, 77 FT%, 4.22 rpg, 2.63 apg, .63 spg, 14.63 ppg</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1050260" first="Logan" last="Arason"] (2023) |6’4 PF|</strong> - 45 FG%, 42 3FG%, 68 FT%, 5.54 rpg, 3 apg, .95 spg, 5.36 ppg</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1169135" first="Pearce" last="Parks"] (2025) |6’2 G/F|</strong> - 47 FG%, 26 3FG%, 76 FT%, 3.22 rpg, .9 apg, 5 ppg</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1138812" first="Carter" last="Byron"] (2023) |6’7 PF|</strong> - 57 FG%, 43 FT%, 5.52 rpg, 8.18 ppg</p> <p><strong>Brady McQuillian (2022) |6’0 G|</strong> - 27 FG%, 1.31 rpg, 1 apg, 2.1 ppg</p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Team Stats</strong></span></h4> <p><strong>PPG:</strong> 74.62 <strong>PAPG:</strong> 68.38 <strong>Point Margin:</strong> 6.24 <strong>FT%:</strong> 65.79</p> <p><strong>FG%: 45.12</strong> <strong>3FG%: 34.34</strong> <strong>3MPG:</strong> 8.67 <strong>SPG:</strong> 7.10 <strong>TO Margin:</strong> 2.2</p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Q &amp; A with coach Kirby Krefting</strong></span></h4> <p><strong>PHD: What are a few highlights from last season?</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coach Krefting</span>: "<em>4th in the regular season, led the East in 3’s a game and 3 point %.  3 All-Conference players [player_tooltip player_id="812222" first="Paine" last="Parks"], [player_tooltip player_id="1138811" first="Reis" last="Rowekamp"], and [player_tooltip player_id="1115649" first="Zach" last="Kraft"], 2nd team All-State [player_tooltip player_id="812222" first="Paine" last="Parks"]</em>"</p> <p><strong>PHD: What are your off-season plans for the basketball program?</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coach Krefting</span>: "<em>Team camps and skills camp</em>" </p> <p><strong>PHD: What team camps/tournaments do you plan on attending this summer?</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coach Krefting</span>: "<em>UND, Mayville, Fargo, and RR</em>"</p> <p><strong>PHD: Do you have any players playing AAU?</strong> </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coach Krefting</span>: "<em>[player_tooltip player_id="1138811" first="Reis" last="Rowekamp"] - ECI, [player_tooltip player_id="1115649" first="Zach" last="Kraft"] - ECI, [player_tooltip player_id="1169135" first="Pearce" last="Parks"] - ECI</em>"</p> <p><strong>PHD: Can you make a few comments on the seniors you are losing?</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coach Krefting</span>: "<em>Great hard-working kids with big futures in whatever they pursue</em>"</p> <p><strong>PHD: Can you make a few comments on your top returning players?</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coach Krefting</span>: "<em>Have an excellent core back with a lot of on-court experience. [player_tooltip player_id="1115649" first="Zach" last="Kraft"], [player_tooltip player_id="1138811" first="Reis" last="Rowekamp"], [player_tooltip player_id="1050260" first="Logan" last="Arason"], [player_tooltip player_id="1138812" first="Carter" last="Byron"], and [player_tooltip player_id="1169135" first="Pearce" last="Parks"]</em>"</p> <p><strong>PHD: What are a few things that you are excited about when you think about next season?</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coach Krefting</span>: "<em>Those boys mentioned in the above question will be key for our success. We will have speed, athleticism, outside shooting, and the ability to finish at the rim. Very excited for the offseason and next year.</em>"</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Schedule &amp; Scores 2021-2022 (12-9)</strong></span></p> <p><em>L</em> 83-72 <strong>Fargo North</strong></p> <p><em>W</em> 65-38 <strong>Grand Forks Central</strong></p> <p><em>L</em> 68-63 <strong>Fargo South</strong></p> <p><em>W</em> 66-64 <strong>Shanley</strong></p> <p><em>W</em> 94-50 <strong>Wahpeton</strong></p> <p><em>W</em> 101-84 <strong>West Fargo</strong></p> <p><em>L</em> 81-70 <strong>Davies</strong></p> <p><em>W</em> 62-61 <strong>Fargo North</strong></p> <p><em>L</em> 70-61 <strong>Sheyenne</strong></p> <p><em>L</em> 78-71 <strong>Moorhead</strong></p> <p><em>L</em> 64-63 <strong>Grand Forks Central</strong></p> <p><em>W</em> 81-77 <strong>Fargo South</strong></p> <p><em>W</em> 75-48 <strong>Shanley</strong></p> <p><em>W</em> 77-55 <strong>Wahpeton</strong></p> <p><em>W</em> 81-74 <strong>Sheyenne</strong></p> <p><em>W</em> 86-70 <strong>Valley City </strong></p> <p><em>W</em> 87-64 <strong>Devils Lake</strong></p> <p><em>L</em> 90-79 <strong>Davies</strong></p> <p><em>W</em> 74-68 <strong>West Fargo</strong></p> <p><em>L</em> 70-65 <strong>Shanley</strong></p> <p><em>L</em> 79-73 <strong>Grand Forks Central</strong></p>