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<p>We are 8 days into the basketball season for Class A. Many teams participated in a scrimmage this past weekend and a handful of teams will play their first game of the season this week. Two of our Top 5 teams open up on Friday night. EDC and WDA league play will get started next week. For basketball fans, this is an exciting time of year! </p>
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<p>See below for the Week 1 Rankings...</p>
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<p class="has-large-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Class A Power Rankings</span></strong></p>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">#1 Minot </span></strong></p>
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<p><strong>First Game: </strong>Friday, December 2, home vs. Devils Lake</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Projected Starting Lineup</span></strong></p>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1393889' first='Morgan' last='Nygaard']</li>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1606346' first='Jaeger' last='Gunville']</li>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1050246' first='Darik' last='Dissette']</li>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1168194' first='Logan' last='Conklin']</li>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1177138' first='Grayson' last='Schaeffer'] or [player_tooltip player_id='1177134' first='Aric' last='Winczewski']</li>
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<p class="has-small-font-size"><strong>Minot</strong>, defending State Champs, best defensive team in ND & is super tough. They also have the best defender in ND w/ Dissette. </p>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">#2 Bismarck Century</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong>First Game: </strong>Friday, December 2, at Moorhead</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Projected Starting Lineup</span></strong></p>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1139254' first='Tyler' last='Birst']</li>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1111175' first='Isaiah' last='Schafer']</li>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1048689' first='Anthony' last='Doppler']</li>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1050255' first='William' last='Ware']</li>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1050245' first='Ryan' last='Erikson'] </li>
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<p class="has-small-font-size"><strong>Century</strong> has 3 players committed to playing college ball, likely the best 3pt shooter in ND, and an embarrassment of firepower on O. </p>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">#3 Fargo Davies</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong>First Game:</strong> Tuesday, December 6, at Grand Forks Central</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Projected Starting Lineup</span></strong></p>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1169136' first='Mason' last='Klabo']</li>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1050247' first='Raymond' last='Brown']</li>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1161524' first='Daniel' last='Yorke']</li>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1380999' first='Max' last='Mitzel'] or [player_tooltip player_id='1511581' first='Kemani' last='Davis'] or [player_tooltip player_id='1557677' first='Alpha' last='Camara']</li>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1145145' first='Peter' last='Havelka'] or [player_tooltip player_id='1480612' first='Jaxon' last='Beiswenger']</li>
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<p class="has-small-font-size"><strong>Davies</strong> will be the best shooting team in Class A and they will fly up and down the court. They don't have much size but are very athletic. </p>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">#4 Fargo North</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong>First Game:</strong> Saturday, December 3, at Bismarck Legacy</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Projected Starting Lineup</span></strong></p>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1161540' first='Bode' last='Hoeg']</li>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1144475' first='Jeremiah' last='Sem']</li>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1167610' first='Matthew' last='Sem']</li>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1200249' first='Welcome' last='Muhoza']</li>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1144600' first='Carter' last='Zeller']</li>
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<p class="has-small-font-size"><strong>North</strong>, wildly athletic w/ the Sem brothers & they have a beast in the low post. New head coach but they are deep with many options. </p>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">#5 Grand Forks Red River</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong>First Game:</strong> Tuesday, December 6, at Shanley</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Projected Starting Lineup</span></strong></p>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1115649' first='Zach' last='Kraft']</li>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1138811' first='Reis' last='Rowekamp']</li>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1169135' first='Pearce' last='Parks']</li>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1138812' first='Carter' last='Byron']</li>
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<li>[player_tooltip player_id='1050260' first='Logan' last='Arason']</li>
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<p class="has-small-font-size"><strong>Red River</strong> might have the most complete starting 5 in the state. They are not super deep but they will be potent on the offensive end. </p>
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We are 8 days into the basketball season for Class A. Many teams participated in a scrimmage this past weekend and a handful of teams will play their first game of the season this week. Two of our Top 5 teams open up on Friday night. EDC and WDA league play will get started next week. For basketball fans, this is an exciting time of year!
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