The Wright County East Preview
The Wright County East Conference is small but packs a punch with some of the better extended west metro programs. Both Orono and Delano are top five Class AAA teams. Conference Commentary Top Ten Right Now: Orono, Delano Both Orono…
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Continue ReadingThe Wright County East Conference is small but packs a punch with some of the better extended west metro programs. Both Orono and Delano are top five Class AAA teams.
Conference Commentary
Top Ten Right Now: Orono, Delano
Both Orono and Delano are top five in Class AAA. When the rival programs played in the finals of the Breakdown State Tournament it was Orono that won, but the Spartans didn’t have transfers Jarvis Thomas and Griffin Sage. Both are strong contenders.
On the Verge: Waconia, New Prague
Waconia usually just reloads, and they likely will again. Right now we just aren’t sure with who yet so any ranking in the preseason that they get is on respect for a high quality program that wins and plays hard. New Prague’s Zach Hanson gives the Trojans the edge in terms of scoring punch around the basket.
Around .500: Hutchinson
Hutch may finally be ready to make a push and win some games against teams they haven’t been able to beat. They have returning double figure scorers, a solid coach, and are coming off a competitive year even though the schedule wasn’t great.
In-Between: Holy Family
The Fire had some good years putting kids in the MIAC and a couple in D1 basketball but now they are short on talent. They have some good players of course but not enough of them at the moment.
Conference Power Ranking
- Orono
- Delano
- New Prague
- Waconia
- Hutchinson
- Holy Family
Preseason All Wright County East
First Team
Jarvis Thomas, Orono, Jr
Calvin Wishart, Delano, Jr
Zach Hanson, New Prague, Sr
Griffin Sage, Orono, Jr
Derek Techam, Delano, So
Second Team
Max Bjorklund, Orono, Jr
Thomas Lecy, Orono, Jr
Mitchell Kurtz, Delano, Sr
Colton Codute, Orono, Jr
Mitchell Max, Hutchinson, Sr
Third Team
Charlie Gove, Waconia, Jr
Nathan Hendler, Holy Family, Jr
Derek Feltmann, Waconia, Sr
Keegan O’Neill, Delano, Jr
Fletcher Vilt, Hutchinson, Sr
Fourth Team
Jacob Washa, New Prague, Sr
Nick Fulford, Waconia, Jr
Joe Mueller, Waconia, Sr
Nick Cayler, Delano, Sr
Dylan Gilmer, Delano, Sr.
Tyler Lindell, New Prague, Sr
Lincoln Cizek, Holy Family, Jr