Very Early Class B ND Rankings

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Class B basketball has always been a fan favorite across North Dakota, and we love nothing more than bragging up the small-town ballers who make this level so special. With club ball behind us and most of the summer grind now in the rearview, we're taking a crack at ranking the Class B landscape heading into the fall.</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">Along with our rankings, we're pointing out some of the top players worth keeping tabs on from each program. Just remember, these are far from final! Rosters will shift, guys will keep developing, and these rankings will get updated as the picture becomes clearer. For now, though, here's an early snapshot of where the Class B programs in North Dakota stand and the players who have already made a name for themselves.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":3526283,"width":"299px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/ClassBBasketball.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/ClassBBasketball.jpg?w=865" alt="" class="wp-image-3526283" style="width:299px;height:auto" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"25px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:25px"><strong>#1 Ray</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">25-26 Record</span>: 26-2 (3rd at State)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Top Players</span>: [player_tooltip player_id='2417313' first='Blake' last='Bergstrom'], [player_tooltip player_id='2442325' first='Ty' last='Barman'], [player_tooltip player_id='2414701' first='Jace' last='Becker']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"25px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:25px"><strong>#2 Our Redeemer's</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">25-26 Record</span>: 26-3 (2nd at State)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Top Players</span>: [player_tooltip player_id='2237753' first='Wyatt' last='Weekley'], [player_tooltip player_id='2237731' first='Nolan' last='Schmidt'], [player_tooltip player_id='2386769' first='Jayden' last='Marshall'], [player_tooltip player_id='2405099' first='Jake' last='Altringer'], [player_tooltip player_id='2881650' first='Owen' last='Vibeto']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"25px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:25px"><strong>#3 Four Winds</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontStyle":"normal","fontWeight":"100"}},"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:100"><em>*Four Winds-Minnewaukan co-op has dissolved </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">25-26 Record</span>: 24-4 (5th at State) <em>*Played in A last year</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Top Players</span>: [player_tooltip player_id='2409449' first='Sonny' last='Alberts'], [player_tooltip player_id='1894872' first='Joran' last='Lohnes'], [player_tooltip player_id='1894873' first='Dayson' last='Dubois'], [player_tooltip player_id='2284889' first='Lander' last='Guy']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"25px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:25px"><strong>#4 Oakes</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">25-26 Record</span>: 20-4</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Top Players</span>: [player_tooltip player_id='2052771' first='Jyles' last='Meier'], [player_tooltip player_id='2052770' first='Beau' last='Thorpe'], [player_tooltip player_id='3542553' first='Reese' last='Nitschke']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"25px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:25px"><strong>#5 North Star</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">25-26 Record</span>: 22-7 (5th at State)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Top Players</span>: [player_tooltip player_id='2412298' first='Ian' last='Westlind'], [player_tooltip player_id='2398656' first='Kade' last='Mitchell']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"25px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:25px"><strong>#6 Linton-HMB</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">25-26 Record</span>: 17-9</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Top Players</span>: [player_tooltip player_id='2429661' first='Justin' last='Bosch'], [player_tooltip player_id='2413967' first='Brody' last='Richter'], [player_tooltip player_id='2237766' first='Jayden' last='Jochim'], [player_tooltip player_id='3662505' first='Charlie' last='Schuetzle']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"25px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:25px"><strong>#7 Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">25-26 Record</span>: 17-5</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Top Players</span>: [player_tooltip player_id='2237681' first='Eli' last='Undlin'], [player_tooltip player_id='2413969' first='Cade' last='Undlin'], [player_tooltip player_id='3552457' first='Ryder' last='Undlin'], [player_tooltip player_id='2850501' first='Liam' last='Becker']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"25px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:25px"><strong>#8 Central McLean</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">25-26 Record</span>: 28-0 (State Champions)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Top Players</span>: [player_tooltip player_id='3269988' first='Ethan' last='Hanson'], [player_tooltip player_id='2838603' first='Jase' last='Utley'], [player_tooltip player_id='2775184' first='Jonas' last='Christensen']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"25px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:25px"><strong>#9 Washburn</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">25-26 Record</span>: 13-9</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Top Players</span>: [player_tooltip player_id='1542352' first='Ethan' last='Retterath'], [player_tooltip player_id='2897488' first='Brady' last='Nelson'], [player_tooltip player_id='2492783' first='Dylon' last='Fischer']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"25px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:25px"><strong>#10 Nelson County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">25-26 Record</span>: 18-9 (6th at State)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Top Players</span>: [player_tooltip player_id='2794897' first='Jaxson' last='Joramo'], [player_tooltip player_id='2413972' first='Taven' last='Huso'], [player_tooltip player_id='2400059' first='Zane' last='Anderson']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"20px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:20px"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">ON THE BUBBLE</span>...</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontStyle":"normal","fontWeight":"100"}},"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:100">(In no particular order)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Bowman County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">25-26 Record</span>: 20-6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Top Players</span>: [player_tooltip player_id='2573789' first='Cansas' last='Duffield']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"20px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:20px"><strong>Flasher</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">25-26 Record</span>: 11-11</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Top Players</span>: [player_tooltip player_id='2915946' first='Ty' last='Meyer'], [player_tooltip player_id='2707920' first='Tiernan' last='Fleck'], [player_tooltip player_id='2237724' first='Kelton' last='Friesz'] </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>North Border</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">25-26 Record</span>: 13-12</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Top Players</span>: [player_tooltip player_id='2237765' first='Kaden' last='Moore'], [player_tooltip player_id='2237797' first='Garret' last='Willits'], [player_tooltip player_id='3705048' first='Asher' last='Crosby']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Wilton-Wing</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">25-26 Record</span>: 19-8</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Top Players</span>: [player_tooltip player_id='2347919' first='Hudson' last='Wolff'], [player_tooltip player_id='2856767' first='Brady' last='Hansen'], [player_tooltip player_id='2399865' first='Ty' last='Earsley'], [player_tooltip player_id='2347885' first='Kaleb' last='Benning'], [player_tooltip player_id='2484209' first='William' last='Krush']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">25-26 Record</span>: 17-9</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Top Players</span>: [player_tooltip player_id='2400058' first='Briggs' last='Schlosser'], [player_tooltip player_id='2114976' first='Brogan' last='Young'], [player_tooltip player_id='2542801' first='Jaden' last='Brandenburg'], [player_tooltip player_id='2417346' first='Luke' last='Nitschke']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":3705459,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/image_89613b.png"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/image_89613b.png" alt="" class="wp-image-3705459" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image -->