A Bit Too Early Class A ND Rankings

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Summer is cruising right along! People are busy with family trips, lakes, workouts, camps, tournaments, many other activities, and more importantly, basketball! With all this happening, Prep Hoops Dakotas started to think about the next high school hoops season.
PHD always has fun speculating and predicting the future. These Early Rankings can create thought-provoking ideas and bring about interesting conversations. With that being said, let’s take our first look at the Class A Power Rankings for the 2025-2026 season. This is our first go-around at the Rankings, things/circumstances will likely change as the summer plays out.
Best of luck to all the ballers and teams this summer!
Early Class A
#1 Beulah Miners
24-25 Record: 18-9 (6th at State)
Head Coach: Brandon Schirado (3rd season)
Players To Watch:
Braylen Schirado
Braylen
Schirado
6'1" | CG
Beulah | 2026
State
ND
,
Bennett Larson
Bennett
Larson
6'8" | C/PF
Beulah | 2026
State
ND
,
Bensyn Schirado
Bensyn
Schirado
5'9" | CG
Beulah | 2028
State
ND
,
Philip Weidner
Philip
Weidner
6'4" | PF
Beulah | 2029
ND
,
Tate Jordan
Tate
Jordan
6'2" | SF
Beulah | 2027
State
ND
,
Chase Hetzler
Chase
Hetzler
5'9" | CG
Beulah | 2028
ND
,
Cooper Martin
Cooper
Martin
5'10" | CG
Beulah | 2028
ND
#2 Kindred Vikings
24-25 Record: 25-1 (State Champions)
Head Coach: Brad Woehl (19th season)
Players To Watch:
Brooks Bakko
Brooks
Bakko
6'6" | CG
Kindred | 2027
State
ND
,
Luke Starcevic
Luke
Starcevic
6'5" | C
Kindred | 2027
State
ND
,
Eli Maack
Eli
Maack
6'1" | PF
Kindred | 2028
State
ND
,
Gabe Whipple
Gabe
Whipple
6'1" | SG
Kindred | 2026
State
ND
,
Gabe Iverson
Gabe
Iverson
5'11" | SG
Kindred | 2026
State
ND
,
Tannon Johnson
Tannon
Johnson
6'1" | PF
Kindred | 2026
State
ND
#3 Four Winds/Minnewaukan Indians
24-25 Record: 16-9
Head Coach: Rick Smith (27th season)
Players To Watch:
Marial Deng
Marial
Deng
6'5" | SF
Four Winds/Minnewaukan | 2026
State
ND
,
Tyler Black Jr.
Tyler
Black Jr.
6'1" | SF
Four Winds-Minnewaukan | 2026
State
ND
,
Jonte Delorme
Jonte
Delorme
5'10" | SG
Four Winds-Minnewaukan | 2026
State
ND
,
Sonny Alberts
Sonny
Alberts
6'6" | PF
Four Winds-Minnewaukan | 2028
State
ND
,
Joran Lohnes
Joran
Lohnes
6'2" | SF
Four Winds-Minnewaukan | 2027
State
ND
,
Kaleb Keja
Kaleb
Keja
5'6" | PG
Four Winds-Minnewaukan | 2028
State
ND
,
Rich Cavanaugh
Rich
Cavanaugh
6'1" | SF
Four Winds/Minnewaukan | 2026
State
ND
,
Dayson Dubois
Dayson
Dubois
5'8" | PG
Four Winds-Minnewaukan | 2027
State
ND
,
Dion Jackson
Dion
Jackson
5'10" | SG
Four Winds-Minnewaukan | 2026
State
ND
,
Easton Kraft
Easton
Kraft
5'11" | SF
Four Winds/Minnewaukan | 2027
State
ND
,
Frankie Belille
Frankie
Belille
6'4" | C
Four Winds-Minnewaukan | 2026
State
ND
#4 Central Cass Squirrels
24-25 Record: 9-16
Head Coach: Matteson Norman (11th season)
Players To Watch:
Easton Holland
Easton
Holland
6'4" | SF
Central Cass | 2027
State
ND
,
Kash Lorenz
Kash
Lorenz
5'11" | SG
Central Cass | 2027
State
ND
,
Jaxson Haug
Jaxson
Haug
6'0" | SG
Central Cass | 2028
State
ND
,
Andrew Ziemer
Andrew
Ziemer
6'0" | PG
Central Cass | 2028
State
ND
,
Kole Buhr
Kole
Buhr
6'2" | SG
Central Cass | 2028
State
ND
,
Jackson Deutsch
Jackson
Deutsch
6'3" | SF/C
Central Cass | 2028
State
ND
,
Blaise Cotton
Blaise
Cotton
6'2" | SF
Central Cass | 2028
State
ND
,
Zaine Blixt
Zaine
Blixt
5'11" | SF
Central Cass | 2028
State
ND
,
Ben Nelson
Ben
Nelson
5'11" | PF
Central Cass | 2028
State
ND
*Tied #5 Devils Lake Firebirds
24-25 Record: 24-2 (2nd at State)
Head Coach: Dustin Brodina (5th season)
Players To Watch:
Mason Palmer
Mason
Palmer
6'1" | PG
Devils Lake | 2026
State
ND
,
Max Palmer
Max
Palmer
5'11" | PG
Devils Lake | 2026
State
ND
,
Ben Brodina
Ben
Brodina
6'3" | PG
Devils Lake | 2028
State
ND
,
Will Heilman
Will
Heilman
6'0" | CG
Devils Lake | 2027
State
ND
,
Talan Gregory
Talan
Gregory
6'1" | SF
Devils Lake | 2027
State
ND
,
Bryar Exner
Bryar
Exner
6'1" | SF
Devils Lake | 2026
State
ND
,
Kade Fee
Kade
Fee
6'1" | SF
Devils Lake | 2026
State
ND
*Tied #5 Wahpeton
24-25 Record: 18-10 (7th at State)
Head Coach: Jeff Ralph (19th season)
Players To Watch: Brayden Steffens Brayden Steffens 6'1" | PG Wahpeton | 2026 State ND , Jack Gilbertson Jack Gilbertson 6'0" | CG Wahpeton | 2028 State ND , Landon Ralph Landon Ralph 6'3" | SF Wahpeton | 2026 State ND , Carter Hockert Carter Hockert 6'0" | CG Wahpeton | 2026 State ND , Alex Comings Alex Comings 6'5" | C Wahpeton | 2026 State ND , Treyton King Treyton King 6'2" | SF Wahpeton | 2028 State ND , Aiden Bontjes Aiden Bontjes 5'11" | CG Wahpeton | 2027 State ND , Cooper Koolmo Cooper Koolmo 6'0" | SG Wahpeton | 2028 State ND
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