Viborg-Hurley: Season Introduction
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Continue ReadingTime to take a look at one of the best teams in Class B! THe Cougars have all the pieces to get back to State and make a deep run to the Championship. Viborg-Hurley has one of the best BIGs in all of SD with Nick Hanson Nick Hanson 6'8" | PF Viborg-Hurley | 2025 State SD , an athletic PG with Brady Schroedermeier Brady Schroedermeier 6'2" | PG Viborg-Hurley | 2026 State SD , a good coach, size, young talent, shooters, solid role players, toughness, a stingy defense, and State Tournament experience. PHD is certainly predicting another State Tournament for the Cougars!
Team: Viborg-Hurley
Mascot: Cougars
Head Coach: Galen Schoenefeld
2022-23 Record: 21-5
Finish: 6th place at State
Class: B
Region: 4
Conference: Cornbelt
See below for player stats, and a Q&A session with coach Schoenefeld.
2022-2023 Top Statistical Performers
PLAYER | GRADE | FGM-A | eFG% | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | EFF |
Braydyn Morrison Braydyn Morrison 6'0" | SG Viborg-Hurley | 2026 State SD | 11 | 13-45 (28%) | 38.89% | 9-34 (26%) | 3-3 (100%) | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 0.81 |
Devin Sayler Devin Sayler 6'1" | SG Viborg-Hurley | 2024 State SD | 12 | 25-50 (50%) | 53% | 3-10 (30%) | 4-16 (25%) | 55 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 57 | 4.04 |
Brady Schroedermeier Brady Schroedermeier 6'2" | PG Viborg-Hurley | 2026 State SD | 10 | 83-173 (47%) | 52.89% | 17-52 (32%) | 37-60 (61%) | 126 | 51 | 50 | 12 | 220 | 11.65 |
Kobee Sherman Kobee Sherman 6'3" | SF Viborg-Hurley | 2024 SD | 12 | 19-221 (41%) | 51.81% | 47-117 (40%) | 35-54 (64%) | 95 | 53 | 20 | 3 | 264 | 10.08 |
Nick Hanson Nick Hanson 6'8" | PF Viborg-Hurley | 2025 State SD | 11 | 184-323 (56%) | 58.67% | 11-33 (33%) | 37-71 (52%) | 241 | 33 | 16 | 64 | 416 | 21.27 |
Nolan Kolthoff Nolan Kolthoff 6'3" | SF Viborg-Hurley | 2026 State SD | 10 | 11-24 (45%) | 47.92% | 1-5 (20%) | 2-4 (50%) | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 1.12 |
Bryson Morrison Bryson Morrison 6'1" | SF Viborg-Hurley | 2024 State SD | 12 | 61-187 (32%) | 38.24% | 21-93 (22%) | 27-40 (67%) | 94 | 62 | 27 | 7 | 170 | 6.88 |
Rafe Goettertz Rafe Goettertz 6'3" | SF Viborg-Hurley | 2025 State SD | 11 | 18-65 (27%) | 33.85% | 8-49 (16%) | 1-3 (33%) | 76 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 3.42 |
Q&A with coach Galen Schoenefeld
PHD: Could you write a couple sentences summing up last season?
“I thought we had a really good season finishing 6th in State and winning the Cornbelt Conference when not many would have predicted us to do so.“
How did the offseason go for your team/program?
“As a team, we participated in the Summer Jam League as well as went to the University of Kansas Team Camp (our first time going to a large, D1 team camp). We had a number of individuals play on travel teams, doing workouts, etc.“
PHD: Who are a few of your top players to look out for and why?
“ Nick Hanson Nick Hanson 6'8" | PF Viborg-Hurley | 2025 State SD – (2025) 6’6 – Was a Class B All-State player last year and made the State B All-Tournament team also. He had a good summer and continues to develop.“
“ Brady Schroedermeier Brady Schroedermeier 6'2" | PG Viborg-Hurley | 2026 State SD (2026) 6’0 – Started all last year and really became a lockdown defender for us. He has added height and strength from last year.“
“ Bryson Morrison Bryson Morrison 6'1" | SF Viborg-Hurley | 2024 State SD (2024) 6’1 – Bryson has a good all-around game and is a smart player.“
“ Devin Sayler Devin Sayler 6'1" | SG Viborg-Hurley | 2024 State SD (2024) 6’1 – Was our 6th man last year and should enter the season healthy after having injuries late in the FB season his soph. and junior years.”
“ Rafe Goettertz Rafe Goettertz 6'3" | SF Viborg-Hurley | 2025 State SD (2025) 6’3 – Strong kid and good shooting ability. Hit two big 3’s in 2nd half of our SoDak16 win last year.“
PHD: Who are a couple of up-and-comers to look out for in the near future?
Nolan Kolthoff Nolan Kolthoff 6'3" | SF Viborg-Hurley | 2026 State SD – (2026) 6’3 – “Nolan plays with great energy and puts a lot of time into his game. He saw some time on varsity last year and should contend for a starting spot this year.“
“Owen Niederbaumer (2025) 6’5 – Owen is new to our school this year. He played in Lennox last year.“
“Josh Roth (2024) 5’10 – had a good season shooting the 3 on JV last year.“
“ Braydyn Morrison Braydyn Morrison 6'0" | SG Viborg-Hurley | 2026 State SD (2026) 6’0 – Saw some varsity time last year, has the potential to be a really good shooter.“
“Jake Austin (2026) 5’7 – Another player with good offensive skill and shooting potential.“
“Andrew Madsen (2026) 5’11 – Aggressive offensive player with good jumping ability.“
“Brenner Gerdes (2026) 5’10 – All-around understanding of the game.”
PHD: What style of basketball will your team play?
“Offensively, we like to push the ball, but are not all-out run-n-gun. We still like to utilize the post and have a few players, in addition to Nick, who are capable of playing there. Defensively, we were primarily a man-man team last year, but have relied heavily on zone in other years.“
PHD: What are a couple of your team goals this year?
“We haven’t really gotten into specifics but I know the team would like to return to State and try to improve upon our 6th place finish from last year.“
PHD: Who are some of the top teams in your Region?
“Top teams in our Region- Centerville, Freeman Academy/Marion“
“Centerville returns a good portion of their team and gets Cole Edberg Cole Edberg 6'1" | SF Centerville | 2024 State SD back after he missed all of last season. FA/M has had a good team the past few years and a good program. Hard to predict how things will go with some of the teams. I feel we are the best team.“
Best of luck to the Cougars this season!