2023-24 Preview: Capitol North

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Looking ahead to the 2023-24 season, Prep Hoops Wisconsin breaks down the race in the Capitol North Conference...</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PROJECTED STANDINGS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. Lake Mills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. Poynette</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. Lakeside Lutheran</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. Columbus</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. Lodi</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>THE FAVORITE - </strong>Lake Mills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The L-Cats seemed to arrive early last season. Despite fielding a very young squad, Lake Mills shook things up and earned a share of the Capitol North title along with Columbus and Lakeside Lutheran. The L-Cats now get their top four scorers back, including four All-Conference performers last winter, including junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1412881' first='A.J.' last='Bender'] (22.2 ppg).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DARK HORSE - </strong>Poynette</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Capitol North was quietly a very good league in 2022-23. However, the top dogs lost a lot of talent. That could give way to a team like Poynette, who was fourth in the league a year ago.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G [player_tooltip player_id='1412881' first='A.J.' last='Bender'] - Jr. (Lake Mills)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G [player_tooltip player_id='2380999' first='Ben' last='Vasold'] - Sr. (Watertown Luther Prep)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G [player_tooltip player_id='1745860' first='Brady' last='Benish'] - So. (Lake Mills)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G [player_tooltip player_id='2253829' first='Ryan' last='Horkan'] - Jr. (Lake Mills)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G Brett Hackbart - Sr. (Poynette)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Second Team</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G [player_tooltip player_id='1561910' first='Peyton' last='Powers'] - So. (Columbus)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G Kooper Misna - Sr. (Lakeside Lutheran)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>G Matthew Stenbroten - Sr. (Lake Mills)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F Josh Klann - Sr. (Lodi)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>F Liam Napralla - Sr. (Poynette)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR - </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1412881' first='A.J.' last='Bender']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Look for Bender to run this league over the next two seasons. As a sophomore, he lead the Capitol North in scoring at 22.2 ppg. The smooth, explosive lefty shot 57 percent from the field, including 44 percent from 3-point range.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1412881"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6509d80f2eaa3"} /-->