Section 6A Profile: Pelican Rapids is Number ONE

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pelican Rapids has gone to back to back state tournaments in Class AA and now they are in Class A. With [player_tooltip player_id='2851170' first='Jack' last='Welch'] returning! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Super Summary</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Henning, West Central Area, Park Christian, Hillcrest Lutheran, Benson, these are good program. Ada Borup of course as well... these are good teams that are going to win a lot of games. Park Christian will be someplace in the top ten to start the year statewide in Class A and Henning and West Central will be in that top 15 area. The other teams listed, they could get in there too. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>But Pelican Rapids, a team that has gone to the State Tournament in Class AA, they are in Section 6A now as well. And not only are they a good program moving down, they return Concordia-St. Paul committed [player_tooltip player_id='2851170' first='Jack' last='Welch'], they return playmaking guard Migel Torres, and starters Grady Larson and Ethan Isaman are back and both are only going to be juniors. Throw in a couple guys that were on the bench last year and that is six of the top eight guys back including four starters. That is the recipe for high expectations. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We are aware that Park Christian also brings a lot back and will be right there chasing Pelican Rapids for a state spot, we are aware that [player_tooltip player_id='1560827' first='Kale' last='Misegades'] is going to be the Class A preseason player of the year (most of the guys around him graduated though), and we are aware of how good [player_tooltip player_id='2524777' first='Lanadreon' last='Goodwin'] is at Benson, and we are aware that West Central is always well coached and talented but....</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When you have a player like Welch, a veteran guard to go with him, most of the line-up back from a state team, and you are moving down a class, that is clearly the number one team in the state coming into the season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top 3 6A Players</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2524777' first='Lanadreon' last='Goodwin'] of Benson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560827' first='Kale' last='Misegades'] of Henning</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2851170' first='Jack' last='Welch'] of Pelican Rapids</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Three Teams That Should Improve Their Record</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pelican Rapids (24-8 last year)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Benson (18-11 last season)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ashby (8-18 a year ago)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Three Teams That Might Not Match Last Year's Win Total</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Henning (29-4 last season)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ada Borup (24-6 last year)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Border West (21-7 last year)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->