The Three Rivers Preview
There is traditionally good basketball in the Three Rivers Conference and that is especially true in 2020-21. Conference Commentary Top Ten in State – Caledonia Caledonia went 28-1 a season ago finishing as the number one ranked team in…
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Continue ReadingThere is traditionally good basketball in the Three Rivers Conference and that is especially true in 2020-21.
Conference Commentary
Top Ten in State – Caledonia
Caledonia went 28-1 a season ago finishing as the number one ranked team in Class AA. The Warriors return four starters, their top bench players, and have a lot of experience. Yes losing Noah King Noah King 6'3" | PG Caledonia | 2020 State #478 Nation MN is tough but the Warriors are so talented, they are surely one of the top three contenders in Class AA.
Potential Top Ten in State – Rushford-Peterson, Plainview-Elgin-Millville, Lewiston-Altura
On the verge of a top ten ranking are several teams. Rushford-Peterson was 13-14 last season but they only had one senior in the rotation. Five starters are back led by Luke O’Hare Luke O’Hare 6'4" | SG Rushford-Peterson | 2021 State MN and Justin Ruberg. Blake Herbe Blake Herbe 5'11" | PG PEM | 2021 MN r and Conner Schumacher lead PEM who won 19 games last year and should be even better. Lewiston-Altura won 22 games last season and while they lost Gunnar Reed, the Cards still have good pieces back.
Compete with Most – Chatfield, St Charles
Chatfield seems on the verge with the group above as Reid and Cole Johnson Cole Johnson 6'3" | SG Chatfield | 2023 State MN are college basketball prospects that look ready for an explosive season. Chatfield was only a nine game winner last year so they have something to prove but the talent is there. Kooper Vaughn Kooper Vaughn 6'0" | PG St. Charles | 2021 State MN is going to have a massive year but the loss of Drew Maloney Drew Maloney 6'5" | SF St. Charles | 2021 State MN to an ACL tear really hurts them. There isn’t much back to fill Maloney’s spot right now either.
Rebuilding – La Crescent, Winona Cotter, Dover-Eyota, Wabasha-Kellogg, Fillmore Central
La Crescent is rebuilding after losing good players, but they should be good in their rebuild. Wabasha-Kellogg lost most of their rotation, Dover-Eyota had a star in Brady Williams Brady Williams 6'6" | SF Dover-Eyota | 2020 State MN and was just a game over .500, and Cotter won only two games.
20-21 Three Rivers Conference Predictions
The East
- Caledonia
- Rushford-Peterson
- La Crescent
- Fillmore Central
- Winona Cotter
The West
- Plainview/Elgin-Millville
- Lewiston-Altura
- St. Charles
- Chatfield
- Dover-Eyota
- Wabasha-Kellogg
Power Rankings
- Caledonia
- Plainview/Elgin-Millville
- Lewiston-Altura
- Rushford-Peterson
- St. Charles
- Chatfield
- La Crescent
- Fillmore Central
- Dover-Eyota
- Wabasha-Kellogg
- Winona Cotter
Preseason All Three Rivers Conference
First Team
Blake Herbe Blake Herbe 5'11" | PG PEM | 2021 MN r of PEM (Sr)
Eli King Eli King 6'2" | PG Caledonia | 2022 State #151 Nation MN of Caledonia (Jr)
Austin Klug Austin Klug 6'4" | SG Caledonia | 2021 State MN of Caledonia (Sr)
Sam Privet Sam Privet 6'9" | PF Caledonia | 2021 State MN of Caledonia (Sr)
Kooper Vaughn Kooper Vaughn 6'0" | PG St. Charles | 2021 State MN of St. Charles (Sr)
Second Team
Collin Bonow Collin Bonow 6'0" | PG Lewiston-Altura | 2022 State MN of Lewiston-Altura (Jr)
Reid Johnson Reid Johnson 6'4" | SG Chatfield | 2021 State MN of Chatfield (Sr)
Jackson Koepke Jackson Koepke 6'2" | SG Caledonia | 2022 State MN of Caledonia (Jr)
Justin Ruberg of Rushford-Peterson (Jr)
Conner Schumacher of PEM (Sr)
Third Team
Zach Haugerud of Fillmore Central (Sr)
Cole Johnson Cole Johnson 6'3" | SG Chatfield | 2023 State MN of Chatfield (Soph)
Thomas Menk Thomas Menk 6'4" | SG Lewiston-Altura | 2022 State MN of Lewiston-Altura (Jr)
Luke O’Hare Luke O’Hare 6'4" | SG Rushford-Peterson | 2021 State MN of Rushford-Peterson (Sr)
Casey Schultz Casey Schultz 6'3" | SF Caledonia | 2021 MN of Caledonia (Sr)
Fourth Team
Max Bergan Max Bergan 6'0" | PG Wabasha-Kellogg | 2021 MN of Wabasha-Kellogg (Sr)
Daniel Boe of Southland (Sr)
Nicholas Boe of Southland (Sr)
Andrew Kunelius Andrew Kunelius 6'2" | SG Caledonia | 2021 MN of Caledonia (Sr)
Carter Todd Carter Todd 6'4" | SF La Crescent | 2023 State MN of La Crescent (Soph)