Beulah Miners: Hoops Profile

<!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"17px","fontStyle":"normal","fontWeight":"100"}}} --> <p style="font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:100">The Miners are coming off a 20-win season and a State Tournamnet appearance in the "new" 3-Class System. Beulah lost a good amount of production to graduation but they bring back solid talent and will be led by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1355920' first='Braylen' last='Schirado']</strong>, one of the top shooters in all of North Dakota. Region 4 is full of tough teams, it will be a fun year of hoops out west. Beulah has the talent to get back to State but they will have their work cut out for them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>School:</strong> Beulah</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Mascot:</strong>&nbsp;Miner</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Head Coach:</strong>&nbsp;Brandon Schirado</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:&nbsp;</strong>4</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>2023-24 Record:</strong>&nbsp;20-6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"17px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:17px">See below for player stats, baller comments, and a Q&amp;A session with Coch Schirado.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"11px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:11px"><strong><em>USE CODE “herrick30” FOR 30% OFF THE FIRST PURCHASE OF ANY SUBSCRIPTION</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2631373,"width":"336px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/image_8793d6.png"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/image_8793d6.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2631373" style="width:336px;height:auto" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2631374,"width":"341px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/beauluahminer-2.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/beauluahminer-2.jpg?w=854" alt="" class="wp-image-2631374" style="width:341px;height:auto" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"30px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:30px"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">2023-2024 Season Recap</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-20 wins 6 losses</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Region 4 Regular Season Champs</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-2nd place in Region 4 Tournament</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Won Play-In State Qualifier game vs. Bottineau to advance to State A Tournament</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Scored 66 points per game/allowed 55 points per game</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:18px"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Top Players from last season<br></span></strong>1) Senior - <strong>Trace Beauchamp</strong> - 21 ppg/7 rpg/2.9 apg (All-Region 4, 2nd Team All-State)<br>2) Soph - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1355920' first='Braylen' last='Schirado']</strong> - 14.6 ppg/3.1 rpg/3 apg (All-Region 4)<br>3) Senior - <strong>Aidan O'Brien</strong> - 10 ppg/4.8 rpg/2.3 apg (All-Region 4) Playing bball at Dickinson State<br>4) Senior - <strong>Champ Hettich</strong> - 9.8 ppg/3.7 rpg (All-Region 4)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"30px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:30px"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Miners To Watch</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>Comments from Coach Schirado</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6'1” Senior G - [player_tooltip player_id='2631420' first='Tucker' last='Keller']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>Tucker was a key contributor off the bench last year. Is an athletic kid who can really defend. He is probably our strongest on-ball defender. Tucker will be looked upon to score for us this year. He is good in transition and is a capable perimeter shooter.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6'1” Senior G - [player_tooltip player_id='2631418' first='Avery' last='Cole']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>Avery played JV last season. Avery is a good catch-and-shoot player but will need to really ramp up his defensive effort this season to help us.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6'1” Junior G - [player_tooltip player_id='1355920' first='Braylen' last='Schirado']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>Braylen is coming off a very nice sophomore season. Braylen shot 42% from 3 last year. He will be looked upon to do a lot of things for us this year. He will handle the ball more for us and will need to be a playmaker as well. Braylen puts a lot of time into his game. He had another good off-season and has worked on all aspects of his game. Hopefully, he can take his game to the next level for us. He will be our leader on and off the court.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6'1” Junior F - [player_tooltip player_id='2631417' first='Shane' last='Schmidt']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>Shane is coming off an injury-riddled sophomore campaign. He was on track to be a big contributor for us last year before the injuries. Shane is a physical player, can shoot it well, and is a pretty good rebounder. We will need a big season from Shane this year if we are to be successful.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6'2” Junior F - [player_tooltip player_id='1951591' first='Kael' last='Newman']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>Kael is going to miss some of the early part of our season due to a knee injury. Kael is a smart player and will need to add some front-court depth for us this year.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5'9 Freshman G - [player_tooltip player_id='2428677' first='Bensyn' last='Schirado']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>Bensyn had a nice JV season last year for us as an 8th grader. He can really shoot it and has worked on his overall game this past summer. He spent a lot of time getting stronger and hopefully, he can be a key contributor this next season. He has a bright future for us.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6'3” 8th Grade F - [player_tooltip player_id='2631384' first='Phillip' last='Weidner']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>Phillip has a great motor. He is an excellent rebounder for his age and has serious potential. Phillip will play for us this season and will need to continue to grow in his basketball IQ and overall skills. Phillip had a very nice offseason and will be someone to keep an eye on in the future.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2631423,"width":"379px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/image_331911.png"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/image_331911.png" alt="" class="wp-image-2631423" style="width:379px;height:auto" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"30px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:30px"><strong>With Coach Brandon Schirado</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: What can you tell us about last season?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>The Miners enjoyed a nice first season in the new Class A basketball division winning 20 games and making a State Tournament appearance. We had 6 seniors who provided a lot of leadership. We returned a nice nucleus of players from the previous year which certainly helped. We had good perimeter play, a lot of length, and were able to defend at a pretty high level.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Who will be your primary ballhandler this year?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>Our Primary ballhandler this season will be [player_tooltip player_id='1355920' first='Braylen' last='Schirado']. He did spend some time at the point last season but this year he will be asked to do more of it. We will look to use a combination of guys at times to initiate our offense so it may not always be one guy. I feel we have some flexibility here. Overall Braylen is our smartest and most experienced player so we would feel comfortable with him in this role.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: How did the offseason go for your team/program?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>Our offseason was ok. We had a lot of freshmen and juniors participate in our workouts. We have a couple of guys who play AAU, and we did offer a skills camp at our School for our players. We hosted a team camp and went to a team camp. Overall, I was hoping for a better offseason, but we did get good efforts from some. The competition in the new class A is fierce and guys had better be willing to work in the offseason if we want to compete in the future.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Who are a few of your top players to look out for?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>Our top players are [player_tooltip player_id='1355920' first='Braylen' last='Schirado'], [player_tooltip player_id='2631417' first='Shane' last='Schmidt'], and [player_tooltip player_id='2631420' first='Tucker' last='Keller']. Braylen is a gym rat and basketball junkie. He loves the game and loves the grind. Shane is a physical kid who has done a good job in the weight room and is a competitor. [player_tooltip player_id='2631420' first='Tucker' last='Keller'] is an athletic kid who has been waiting for his time. He has played behind a lot of talented guys in the past and I think he is poised to have a nice senior season.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Who are a couple of up-and-comers to look out for?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>Our top 2 up-and-comers are freshman [player_tooltip player_id='2428677' first='Bensyn' last='Schirado'] and 8th grader [player_tooltip player_id='2631384' first='Phillip' last='Weidner']. Benny spends a lot of time on his game and is an excellent shooter. Phillip is an extremely hard worker and rebounds well.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Who do you think will be your top interior players?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>Our top interior players will be [player_tooltip player_id='2631384' first='Phillip' last='Weidner'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1951591' first='Kael' last='Newman']. Phillip is a good rebounder and works hard. Kael has a good frame and will have the chance to help us inside.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><u>PHD: What are your goals for the team this year?</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>We are not returning a lot of varsity experience this year and will rely on some young players. Our goals this year are going to be to get better every day and peak by the end of the season. This season will provide some stiff challenges and we acknowledge this. We have our work cut out for us.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><u>PHD: Who</u></strong> <strong><u>will be your hardest worker and why do you think that?</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>I am not sure I can pick one guy as our hardest worker. I think we will have a handful of guys who will work hard. I would include [player_tooltip player_id='1355920' first='Braylen' last='Schirado'], [player_tooltip player_id='2631417' first='Shane' last='Schmidt'], [player_tooltip player_id='2428677' first='Bensyn' last='Schirado'], and [player_tooltip player_id='2631384' first='Phillip' last='Weidner'] in that group. That will be one of our biggest assets. I think this is going to be a hard-working team and we will need that to overcome some of our shortcomings.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Who are some of the top teams &amp; players in Region 4?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>I think the top 2 teams that seem to be ahead of the pack in our Region will be Killdeer and Shiloh. Killdeer returns so many guys headlined by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1765803' first='Jaxon' last='Reese']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1390216' first='Owen' last='Schleppenbach']</strong> and Coach Pruitt will have them playing really hard. Shiloh has 2 top-notch guards returning in <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1219808' first='Caden' last='Englund']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1481868' first='Wyatt' last='Westin']</strong> and they have a lot of really nice athletes around them. I do think that 3 thru 7 in the Region could be a toss-up. Dickinson Trinity will be extremely well-coached and has some nice kids coming back as well. They will guard hard as always, they have Hall of Fame Coaching and you can never count them out. Hazen has the trio of [player_tooltip player_id='2132776' first='Keaton' last='Batke'], [player_tooltip player_id='2312609' first='Mark' last='Lora'], and [player_tooltip player_id='2309400' first='Jaran' last='Reinhardt'] which will make them tough to deal with. Standing Rock will be solid again as they had some nice athletes on the JV and will return some length. Coach Bradley does a nice job year in and year out. Watford City had some nice sub-varsity kids and will have a solid sophomore class this year. Coach Gumke will have them competing in Region 4.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>Overall, I think the top returning players in Region 4 are: Shiloh - [player_tooltip player_id='1481868' first='Wyatt' last='Westin'], [player_tooltip player_id='1219808' first='Caden' last='Englund']. Killdeer - [player_tooltip player_id='1765803' first='Jaxon' last='Reese'], [player_tooltip player_id='1390216' first='Owen' last='Schleppenbach']. Trinity - [player_tooltip player_id='2625159' first='Emerson' last='Simnioniw']. Beulah - [player_tooltip player_id='1355920' first='Braylen' last='Schirado']. Hazen - [player_tooltip player_id='2309400' first='Jaran' last='Reinhardt'], [player_tooltip player_id='2132776' first='Keaton' last='Batke'].</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">PHD: Any last comments about the upcoming season?</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"<em>Our participation numbers in Beulah have been declining for the past few years. This is a challenge for us. We do not return a lot of experience and we will be relying on some young players this season. We play an extremely tough schedule. There will be some real challenges for sure. We do have a group of skilled and hard-working kids. We will not be very big and our ability to defend bigger teams and rebound will be a concern for us. We do have some nice young kids in our program and our future has the potential to be very bright. Overall team shooting should be a strength for us. Hopefully, we can defend at the level that we know we are going to have to. We are looking forward to another season of Miner Basketball.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontStyle":"italic","fontWeight":"800"}},"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size" style="font-style:italic;font-weight:800">BEST OF LUCK TO THE MINERS!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2631374,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/beauluahminer-2.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/beauluahminer-2.jpg?w=854" alt="" class="wp-image-2631374" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image -->