Northern Lakes League (NLL) Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The NLL makes up a large portion of the Division I programs in NW Ohio. Last season was a successful year with 3 teams making the District Finals. Repeating the feat will have it's own issues, but the league will again be competitive.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><em>Perrysburg</em></strong>- The Yellow Jackets were in the District Finals a year ago and will be bringing back 3 of their top 5 from last year. Senior heavy and physical, Perrysburg will be led by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1477060' first='Matt' last='Watkins']</strong> (Sr), <strong>Avery Hunt</strong> (Sr), and <strong>Andrew Hunt</strong> (Sr). This should make the Yellow Jackets not only the best team in the NLL but also in NW Ohio in Division I.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true,"start":2} --> <ol start="2"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><em>Bowling Green</em></strong>- The Bobcats were in the middle of the pack last year, but should be improved with a nice group returning for another year. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='867932' first='Jabari' last='Conway']</strong> (Sr) brings physicality while <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1285261' first='Brayden' last='Freyman']</strong> (Jr) returns for backcourt support. Missing Ryan Jackson will be a lot but it should still be a good year for the Bobcats.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true,"start":3} --> <ol start="3"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><em>Anthony Wayne</em></strong>- Generals were in the bottom half of the league, but should be a better team come 2023. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1419908' first='Parker' last='Schofield']</strong> (Sr) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1447433' first='Aiden' last='Schmenk']</strong> (Sr) both will be back and have senior leadership needed for the Generals to compete at the top of the league this year. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true,"start":4} --> <ol start="4"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><em>Northview</em></strong>- The Wildcats were undefeated in the NLL and impressive during the year last season. They do lose an incredible senior class which includes 3 All-District players which will be very tough to replicate. <strong>Nic Echelmeyer</strong> (Jr), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2313642' first='Drew' last='Barnesky']</strong> (Jr), and <strong>Logan Horton</strong> (So) all return along with <strong>Alan Horton</strong> (Fr) incoming. Returning to the Regional Semifinals is going to be tough to do, but they'll still be competitive.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true,"start":5} --> <ol start="5"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><em>Southview</em></strong>- The Cougars lose 3 of their top 4 from a team that was competitive last season. While they lose their size, the guard play will have some experience in <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1285254' first='Micah' last='Bays']</strong> (Jr) who was impressive in the AAU scene. Always a tough team and can battle it out during league play.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true,"start":6} --> <ol start="6"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><em>Napoleon</em></strong>- Wildcats were District Runner-Ups last year in Division II, but will be without 2 of their top 3 from that team. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1421140' first='Caden' last='Kruse']</strong> (Jr) played well during the AAU campaign and will look to bring that over into NLL. Napoleon will compete in Division II but will struggle from a league perspective.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true,"start":7} --> <ol start="7"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><em>Maumee</em></strong>- Struggled within the league a year ago. Not bringing back enough.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true,"start":8} --> <ol start="8"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><em>Springfield</em></strong>- Really struggled in league play and not bringing back much production from 2 win team.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list -->