Northern Cass: Program Update

<p><strong>Hunter, ND</strong> <strong>-</strong> The Jaguars from Northern Cass won 12 games this season. They finished the regular season tied for 4th place but lost the tiebreakers, so the Jags went into the playoffs as the #6 seed. Northern Cass won the opening round playoff game over Maple River. From there, the Jags ran into the eventual Region 1 Champs the Kindred Vikings. Northern Cass lost 65-45. The Jaguars had a deep and talented senior class. They will lose a good amount of talent to graduation but they will bring back some nice players for next season. Northern Cass has a smart and hardworking coaching staff. I expect the Jaguars to improve quite a bit this offseason and come into next season ready to surprise some people. </p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Player Stats</strong></span></h4> <p><strong>Jack Metzger (2022) |5’9 G| </strong>- 5 ppg, 2.4 apg, 3.4 rpg, 1.6 spg, 54 FG%</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1145107" first="Landon" last="Moser"] (2024) |5’11 G| </strong>- 7.4 ppg, 1.7 apg, 2.2 rpg, 34 3FG%</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1159611" first="Leighton" last="Strommen"] (2022) |6’3 G| </strong>- 10.3 ppg, 2.9 apg, 6 rpg, 59 FG%</p> <p><strong>Jon Rietschel (2022) |5’9 G| </strong>- 5.6 ppg, 1.3 apg, 2 apg, 31 3FG%</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1135608" first="Jacob" last="Larson"] (2022) |5’10 G| </strong>- 3.5 ppg, 1.9 apg, 2.1 rpg, 41 3FG%</p> <p><strong>Camden VanWechel (2022) |6’1 F| </strong>- 5.4 ppg, 1.5 apg, 2.4 rpg, 55 FG% </p> <p><strong>Carter Osland (2022) |6’1 G| </strong>- 10.1 ppg, 1 apg, 2.8 rpg, 42 3FG%</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1135607" first="Brock" last="Carpenter"] (2022) |5’11 G| </strong>- 8.1 pp, 1 apg, 1.2 rpg, 36 3FG%</p> <p><strong>Luke Wagner (2022) |6’0 F| </strong>- 4.2 ppg, .8 apg, 2.4 rpg</p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Team Stats</strong></span></h4> <p><strong>PPG:</strong> 59.5 <strong>FG%:</strong> 44 <strong>2FG%:</strong> 53 <strong>3FG%:</strong> 35 <strong>Made 3’s:</strong> 185</p> <p><strong>FT%:</strong> 66 <strong>APG:</strong> 14.1 <strong>RPG:</strong> 25.2 <strong>BPG:</strong> 1.3 <strong>SPG:</strong> 7.7</p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>All-Region Player</strong></span></h4> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/27-Leighton-Strommen-crop-2444x1605-1651855096.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1448001" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/09/27-Leighton-Strommen-crop-2444x1605-1651855096-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1159611" first="Leighton" last="Strommen"]</strong> - All-Region 1 selection. He will be playing college ball at Crown College Next year. Strommen is a very skilled guard with good size and length. Leighton is a creative finisher and a playmaker. He is a student of the game that loves being in the gym. Good luck in college [player_tooltip player_id="1159611" first="Leighton" last="Strommen"]!</p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Jag Chat with coach <em>Bryce Laxdal</em></strong></span></h4> <div><b>PHD: What are a few highlights from last season?</b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coach Laxdal</span>: "<em>12-10 Record</em>"</div> <div> </div> <div>"<em>Had a really good group of boys who were a lot of fun to be around,we played 9 kids 12 plus minutes a game</em>"</div> <div> </div> <div>"<em>185 made 3’s in 21 games, which was a school record</em>"</div> <div> </div> <div>"<em>[player_tooltip player_id="1135607" first="Brock" last="Carpenter"] school record 10 made 3’s in a single game</em>"</div> <div> </div> <div>"<em>Last-second shot to beat Cavalier on the road</em>"</div> <div> </div> <div>"<em>Came from 11 down with 58 seconds left to force OT in Maple River</em>"</div> <div><b> </b></div> <div><b>PHD: What are your off-season plans for the team?</b></div> <div><b> </b></div> <div><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coach Laxdal</span>: "<em>We lift weights and play ball 3 days a week</em>"</div> <div> </div> <div>"<em>C-JV play in a local league on Mondays</em>"</div> <div> </div> <div>"<em>Varsity will attend 3 summer camps</em>"</div> <div><b> </b></div> <div><b>PHD: What team camps/tournaments do you plan on attending this summer?</b></div> <div><b> </b></div> <div><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coach Laxdal</span>: "<em>MSUM, Concordia, and Carrington</em>"</div> <div><b> </b></div> <div><b>PHD: Do you have any players playing AAU? (include name and AAU team)</b></div> <div><b> </b></div> <div><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coach Laxdal</span>: "<em>[player_tooltip player_id="1145107" first="Landon" last="Moser"] - ND ATTACK 16U</em>" </div> <div><b> </b></div> <div><b>PHD: Can you make a few comments on the seniors you are losing?</b></div> <div><b> </b></div> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coach Laxdal</span>: "<em>Deepest group of boys I have ever coached, all 8 of them played vital roles in our success. We will only return 1 player with significant experience, they will be very hard to replace both on the court and in the locker room.</em>"</p> <div><b>PHD: Can you make a few comments on your top returning players?</b></div> <div><b> </b></div> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coach Laxdal</span>: "<em>[player_tooltip player_id="1145107" first="Landon" last="Moser"] is the only player return with any experience, I expect him to continue to improve and potentially be an All-Region performer, made over 30 3’s last season and averaged around 8 ppg.</em>"</p> <div><b>PHD: When thinking about next season, what gets you excited?</b></div> <div><b> </b></div> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coach Laxdal</span>: "<em>Figuring out a new group and the process that goes along with that is what is most exciting for me. We had some really good younger kids, who will hopefully be ready to take some big leaps over the summer. Fun to watch who puts in the work and wants to improve</em>"</p> <h4><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jaguars Scores/Schedule</span> (12-10)</strong></h4> <p><strong>North Border</strong> <em>L</em> 65-54</p> <p><strong>Wyndmere/Lidgerwood</strong> <em>W</em> 65-50</p> <p><strong>Medina-Pingree-Buchanan</strong> <em>L</em> 63-60</p> <p><strong>Tri-State</strong> <em>W</em> 67-31</p> <p><strong>Cavalier</strong> <em>W</em> 64-63</p> <p><strong>Miday-Minto</strong> <em>W</em> 70-38</p> <p><strong>Thompson</strong> <em>L</em> 45-72</p> <p><strong>Larimore</strong> <em>W</em> 77-26</p> <p><strong>Enderlin</strong> <em>L</em> 55-71</p> <p><strong>Sargent County</strong> <em>W</em> 71-52</p> <p><strong>Drayton-Valley-Edinburg</strong> <em>W</em> 61-28</p> <p><strong>Maple River</strong> <em>L</em> 63-65</p> <p><strong>Central Cass</strong> <em>L</em> 57-68</p> <p><strong>Richland</strong> <em>W</em> 57-54</p> <p><strong>Lisbon</strong> <em>W</em> 47-33</p> <p><strong>MPCG</strong> <em>W</em> 80-52</p> <p><strong>HCV</strong> <em>L</em> 43-55</p> <p><strong>Kindred</strong> <em>L</em> 58-65</p> <p><strong>Hankinson</strong> <em>W</em> 73-47</p> <p><strong>Oak Grove</strong> <em>L</em> 37-65</p> <p><strong>Maple River</strong> <em>W</em> 61-39</p> <p><strong>Kindred</strong> <em>L</em> 45-65</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/05/Ncass.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1447754" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/05/Ncass-169x300.jpg" alt="" width="169" height="300" /></a></p>