Season Recap: Fargo South and Oak Grove

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We have two Season Reviews/Q&amp;A sessions in this article!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">PHD chatted with <em>Mike Hendrickson</em> from Fargo South &amp; <em>Kyle Card</em> from Oak Grove. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We shot them a series of questions and they responded with stimulating basketball information!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontStyle":"normal","fontWeight":"100"}},"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:100">See below for information on the Bruins &amp; Grovers!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1842251,"width":"175px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/03/SeaonReview-.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/03/SeaonReview-.jpg?w=865" alt="" class="wp-image-1842251" style="width:175px;height:auto" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Team:</strong>&nbsp;Fargo South</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Mascot:&nbsp;</strong>Bruin</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Head Coach:</strong>&nbsp;<em>Mike Hendrickson</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Class:</strong>&nbsp;AA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Region/Conference:</strong>&nbsp;Eastern Dakota Conference (EDC)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Record:</strong> 13-11</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"30px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:30px"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Q&amp;A with <em>Mike Henridckson</em></span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: How would you sum up the season for your squad?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>I thought we had a real nice year – midpoint we were ranked 4^th&nbsp;in the State – beat every team in the EDC at least once throughout the year.&nbsp; We went through a sickness at that time and then for 3 weeks we never had a complete team and that affected us a bit.&nbsp;We never quit playing hard and defended quite well throughout the season.&nbsp;Our offense went down as we had trouble scoring – but the team kept getting after it and had a positive attitude.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Do you have any fun memories you want to share with us from the season?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>1^st&nbsp;road trip of the year getting stranded out west – traveling at 25 mph from Minot to Williston!</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: How did your team overcome adversity?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>Fairly decent team attitude this year – had quite a bit with the sickness and injuries that came at us.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: What are a few things your&nbsp;team improved on throughout the season?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>Defensively – We continued to improve throughout the season – Teamwork also was something that we improved on.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Who are some role players that stood out to you?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>We played 10-12 kids almost every game – we coached effort this year and tried to get them to go as hard as they could for 3 minutes and then we would get them a break to do it all over again. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1632631' first='Josh' last='Barjolo']</strong> – he going to be a real good point guard (quick and a good leader). <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1534507' first='Michael' last='Hamilton']</strong> – Shot the ball from 3 for us pretty well. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1632627' first='Abakar' last='Miganoudji']</strong> – Is long and athletic, averaged double figures for us. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1975439' first='Ali' last='Shahid']</strong> – He is a really athletic shooting guard.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Can you talk about your seniors and what will be missed?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1200744' first='Abu' last='Trawally']</strong> – point guard that brought toughness to our team – competed 100% of the time.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2104385' first='Justin' last='Zulu'] </strong>– a great shooter (3 pt) who was shooting almost 50% from the line before he got sick during the season – still ended up All-EDC.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1432615' first='Duwayne' last='Mitchell']</strong> – fast athletic guard that usually defended the other team's best player.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2310534' first='Austin' last='Zulu'] </strong>– another very quick player who fit into his role real well as a shooter and defender.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1317710' first='James' last='Hamilton']</strong> – Our silent leader – 2^nd&nbsp;team All-State / Mr. Basketball finalist – He really improved his all-around game his senior year.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2142956' first='Reis' last='Kessel'] </strong>– He was injured to start the year – when he came back he was really steady in his position.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1359828' first='Cole' last='Kegbeh'] </strong>– feel bad for Cole, he was injured also to start the season – and came back for 2 games and was hurt again!&nbsp;No one really got to see how determined he was to be successful.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1338580' first='Casey' last='Follingstad'] </strong>– Probably fit into his role the best among our team.&nbsp;He worked extremely hard to be successful.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>All these guys will be missed as they all had great characteristics of team players – they made sacrifices and it showed how they acted on and off the court.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Who are some up-and-comers to look out for in the future?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>Listed above (here are a few more)</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>So - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1632631' first='Josh' last='Barjolo']</strong>, Jr <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2406776' first='Mark' last='Dahlman']</strong> – real nice shooter that loves basketball, So - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1534507' first='Michael' last='Hamilton']</strong>, Jr - <strong>Lucas Erickson</strong> – hard worker that improved throughout the season, So - <em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1632627' first='Abakar' last='Miganoudji']</strong> </em>, So - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1541301' first='Amari' last='Taylor']</strong> – very athletic and very long who jumps out of the gym, Jr - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1975439' first='Ali' last='Shahid']</strong>, Jr - <strong>Sutton Bruggeman</strong> – hard working point guard that probably was our most improved player from beginning to end, Jr - <strong>Yusuf Aly</strong> <strong>Ahmed</strong> – good shooter, So - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1541562' first='Corbyn' last='Fallingstad']</strong> – athletic player that can shoot it from 3 and also get to the basket and finish.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Who was your best defensive player?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1200744' first='Abu' last='Trawally']</strong> – never backed down (got him in trouble sometimes – but he thought he could guard anyone) – he led the team in steals and really had a knack for being around the ball.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Any last comments/thoughts on the season?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>I Really enjoyed coaching this team.&nbsp;We didn't get to our goal of getting to State, but like I said above – they never quite playing hard.&nbsp;They came to practice every day with the idea to improve as a team and as an individual.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"30px","fontStyle":"italic","fontWeight":"800"}}} --> <p style="font-size:30px;font-style:italic;font-weight:800"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Best of luck to the Bruins this offseason!</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Team:</strong>&nbsp;Oak Grove</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Mascot:&nbsp;</strong>Grover</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Head Coach:</strong>&nbsp;<em>Kyle Card</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Class:</strong>&nbsp;A</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Region:</strong>&nbsp;1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Record:</strong> 3-18</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"30px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:30px"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Q&amp;A with <em>Kyle Card</em></span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: How would you sum up the season for your squad?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>We lost all 5 starters from last year's team, so we had a lot of inexperience at the varsity level. We played a lot of younger players throughout the year, so along with that comes some inconsistencies that hopefully we can improve on this year. We also played a super tough schedule, so hopefully all of the experiences will transfer over to next year.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Do you have any fun memories you want to share with us from the season?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>A couple players (<strong>John Dejong</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1541564' first='Noah' last='Meidinger']</strong>) getting double doubles with scoring and rebounding.&nbsp;2 of our freshman (<strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2092234' first='Kai' last='Zabel']</strong> &amp; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2237763' first='Aidan' last='Saunders']</strong>) combine for 54 points v. Fosston, MN.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Who are some role players that stood out?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2092234' first='Kai' last='Zabel']</strong> at point guard as a freshman.&nbsp;Someone we can count on in the future in a number of ways.&nbsp;<strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2237763' first='Aidan' last='Saunders']</strong>, <strong>Will Olson</strong>, &amp; <strong>Carter Wendelbo</strong> became great players coming off the bench and giving us a spark on offense and defense.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Can you talk about your seniors and what will be missed?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>We are going to definitely miss the leadership our seniors brought to the team, both on and off the court.&nbsp;They were all great role models.&nbsp;We will also miss their size, that helped us significantly in the rebounding category.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Who are some up-and-comers to look out for in the future?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>We played a lot of young kids, but a couple that stand out are&nbsp;Juniors: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1541564' first='Noah' last='Meidinger']</strong>, <strong>Will Olson</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1404851' first='Karter' last='Koenig']</strong>, <strong>Zacah Winter</strong>.&nbsp; Sophomores: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2092234' first='Kai' last='Zabel']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2237763' first='Aidan' last='Saunders']</strong>."</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Who was your best defensive player?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1541564' first='Noah' last='Meidinger']</strong> was asked to guard the other team's best player a majority of the time. He is strong, athletic, and loves a challenge, so he wasn't afraid to step up to the challenge.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Any last comments/thoughts on the season?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>The season did not go as planned once we lost our only returning starter to an ACL tear (<strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1534510' first='Luke' last='Johnson']</strong>), but a lot of guys stepped up and were willing to give whatever was needed to succeed.&nbsp;Our younger kids gave us a great lift when asked, so getting to see what they can do next year and beyond is going to be fun to watch.&nbsp;They just need to get bigger, faster, stronger.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>We have a full schedule of team camps (30 games total) this summer to get everyone playing together and on the same page.&nbsp;We are excited to see what these guys can do.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"30px","fontStyle":"italic","fontWeight":"800"}}} --> <p style="font-size:30px;font-style:italic;font-weight:800"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Best of luck to the Grovers this offseason!</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1842251,"width":"863px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/03/SeaonReview-.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/03/SeaonReview-.jpg?w=865" alt="" class="wp-image-1842251" style="width:863px;height:auto" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image -->