Updated ND A Power Rankings

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We are another week into the much anticipated high school basketball season in North Dakota. We have 3-Classes this season and it has made for an interesting start to the year. Who does PHD have in the Top5 of the Rankings? See below... </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1676515,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PowerRankings.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PowerRankings.jpg?w=865" alt="" class="wp-image-1676515" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"x-large"} --> <p class="has-x-large-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">A Power Rankings</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>#1 Devils Lake</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Last Game:</strong> W 83-41 Hillsboro-Central Calley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Next:</strong> 12/19 home vs. Turtle Mountain</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Firebirds have a boatload of talent. Coach Brodina has a deep and athletic squad. [player_tooltip player_id='1411320' first='Wylee' last='Delorme'], [player_tooltip player_id='1750475' first='Parker' last='Brodina'], [player_tooltip player_id='1746515' first='Oliver' last='Wirth'], [player_tooltip player_id='1769085' first='Joel' last='Nelson'], and company are overpowering for any team in Class A. Can anyone slow them down? Doubtful! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>#2 Grafton</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Last Game:</strong> W 74-47 Four Winds-Minnewaukan</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Next:</strong> 12/19 at Oak Grove</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Spoilers are an offensive juggernaut with all the pieces to put you away. They have elite guard play, depth, size, and athletes. [player_tooltip player_id='1168246' first='Braylon' last='Baldwin'] is the star PG, [player_tooltip player_id='1481873' first='Juan' last='Villarreal'] is deadly off-guard, [player_tooltip player_id='1770389' first='Kyler' last='Droog'] is an interior best, [player_tooltip player_id='1632619' first='Reggie' last='Rice'] is a top talent in the 2026 Class, and [player_tooltip player_id='1632630' first='Brody' last='Lillemoen'] is an emerging talent, [player_tooltip player_id='1168256' first='Ryan' last='Hanson'] &amp; [player_tooltip player_id='1770392' first='Abram' last='Sevigny'] are legit role guys that make the Spoilers go!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>#3 Kindred</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Last Game:</strong> W 66-62 Shiloh Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Next: </strong>12/19 at Valley City</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I am not sure if we call this place "Dunk City" or just plain old Kindred. The Vikings have as much talent and size as any program in North Dakota. Coach Woehl has an embarrassment of riches with [player_tooltip player_id='1218749' first='Riley' last='Sunram'], [player_tooltip player_id='1169146' first='Presley' last='Peraza'], [player_tooltip player_id='1484338' first='Brooks' last='Bakko'], [player_tooltip player_id='2101349' first='Jack' last='Davis'], [player_tooltip player_id='1169144' first='Karson' last='Ouse'], [player_tooltip player_id='1145544' first='Jake' last='Starcevic'], and many others. The Vikings are the real deal and they can beat anyone in North Dakota.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>#4 Central Cass</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Last Game:</strong> W 49-44 LLM</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Next:</strong> 12/23 at 4Winds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Squirrels picked up a couple of nice wins at Concordia on Saturday against Perham (MN) and at LLM on Monday. They may not have been the most pretty games but this just shows the CC knows how to WIN! [player_tooltip player_id='1144578' first='Cole' last='Holzer'] looks to be one of the premier BIGs/Forwards in Class A and [player_tooltip player_id='1144577' first='Carter' last='Vrchota'] is a playmaker/gamer. Coach Norman does his homework on every opponent and it will be hard to count CC out in any game!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>#5 Des Lacs-Burlington</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Last Game: </strong>W at Hazen 67-64</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Next:</strong> At Shiloh 12/19</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lakers have a huge game tonight at Shiloh. DLB will have their hands full tonight in Bismarck against the Skyhawks. They have looked good up to this point and they have had strong guard play. DLB has had easy wins early and they won a tight game at Hazen on Saturday. Players to watch for the Lakers are [player_tooltip player_id='2297693' first='Braylon' last='Fisher'], [player_tooltip player_id='1466820' first='Jake' last='Schaefer'], [player_tooltip player_id='1845252' first='Gunnar' last='Jost'], and [player_tooltip player_id='1488770' first='Paxton' last='Ystaas']. Can they defend [player_tooltip player_id='1372160' first='Atticus' last='Wilkinson'] and slow down the strong backcourt for the Skyhawks? </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1676515,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PowerRankings.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PowerRankings.jpg?w=865" alt="" class="wp-image-1676515" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image -->