New Alignment Notes 5A

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5A looks a lot different with about 13 teams exiting the classification. 5A was tough last year and it will remain the same this upcoming year as well. Three of the Final 4 in this years State Finals remain with only Orem moving down to 3A. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>New Comers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The old Region 2 has all moved down to 5A and this might help with some competitive equity. Cyprus had a big year but their new roster for next season is questionable but we will see. They have a coach that knows how to get the best out of anyone on the roster. Kearns should perform better in 5A as should West Jordan. Hunter, Granger and Taylorsville are the other teams from this region moving down. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clearfield is the other team that moves down to 5A. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Top 5A Teams</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alta, will be the favorite to repeat with the 4 solid players coming back that made an impact in the playoffs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Olympus returns a solid team and they will be experienced with [player_tooltip player_id='1057020' first='Jordan' last='Barnes'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1057034' first='Dutch' last='Dowdell']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Springville, brings back one of the best bigs out there in [player_tooltip player_id='1278439' first='Jamyn' last='Sondrup']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Timpview, has [player_tooltip player_id='1278448' first='Dean' last='Rueckert'] and company which Could be tough.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cedar Valley, has some young players like [player_tooltip player_id='1164726' first='Jax' last='Allen'] and Owen Bowden coming back. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Slepper Teams</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bountiful</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Highland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Salem Hills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Overview</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Region 6 and Region 7 should be the two toughest regions in basketball. There is about 7 players that should be able to land on a D1 roster that will play in 5A next year. The competition isn't as deep as it was this year but with some new teams playing in 5A anything can happen. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Players to Watch:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jaxson Johnson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1057035' first='Ace' last='Reiser']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1278438' first='Dash' last='Reiser']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1057047' first='Carter' last='Doleac']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dominck Phannolath</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1391449' first='Zaquel' last='Cossa']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1278448' first='Dean' last='Rueckert']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1278439' first='Jamyn' last='Sondrup']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1278449' first='Mason' last='Hansen']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1057034' first='Dutch' last='Dowdell']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1057020' first='Jordan' last='Barnes']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1439742' first='Kolii' last='Fosita'] </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1057025' first='Diego' last='Mulford']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1278502' first='Gavin' last='Lowe']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1146659' first='John' last='Rosevear']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1278450' first='Isaiah' last='Drisdom']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1164726' first='Jax' last='Allen']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There will be more players that will rise in time but this is a solid list of players to start with. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->