Inside the Rankings: Class A Snapshot
PHD continues this week to breakdown the preseason rankings and give you a snapshot of what to look for. Class A is absolutely loaded with talented players. A couple names stick out and those teams also stick out. However, there…
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Continue ReadingPHD continues this week to breakdown the preseason rankings and give you a snapshot of what to look for. Class A is absolutely loaded with talented players. A couple names stick out and those teams also stick out. However, there will be lots of improved teams and a few players who can single handily impact their teams success.
Rankings:
Tea claims the top spot. Led by two Division 1 signees, Noah Freidel and Justin Hohn, the Titans boast one of they deeper rosters in Class A. Throw in Mason Ritter and Kade Stearns, Tea will have some firepower and experience wrapped into one. Sioux Falls Christian will be right there once again as they will look to Mitchell Goodbary and Gavin Schipper to have big years plus the expected increased role from Zach Witte. Rounding out the top five is Red Cloud, St Thomas More and Dakota Valley. Red Cloud has THE game changer in Ale Rama. STM looks to a group that is now a year older and should be ready to take big steps led by junior Ryder Kirsch. Dakota Valley is talented and has Charlie Cox plus look for sophomore Paul Bruns to emerge as a huge factor for them.
Sioux Valley ha sone of the better PGs in the state in Max Nielson. Pine Ridge comes off an 8th place finish last year and will look for Corey Brown to lead the way. Rounding out the top ten are three Dakota XII conference teams in Dell Rapids, Lennox and Madison. Dell Rapids has some younger guards who will look to make their mark but in general the team will have depth. Lennox is another year older and needs big years from Quincy Ihnen and Josh Arlt. Lastly, the defending champs check in at #10 with a new head coach (Jeff Larsen) plus Nic Comes returning and junior Tyler Tappe ready to step up.
Impact Players:
- Noah Freidel – Tea, SR
- Justin Hohn – Tea, SR
- Ale Rama – Red Cloud, SR
- Mitchell Goodbary – SFC, SR
- Max Nielson – Sioux Valley, JR
- Corey Brown – Pine Ridge, SR
- Kayden Verley – Canton, JR
- Aiden BIzardie – Todd County, SR
- Cam Bialas – Parker, SR
- Gavin Schipper – SFC, SR
- Ryder Kirsch – STM, JR
- Josh Arlt – Lennox, JR
- Kade Stearns – Tea, SR
- Karst Hunter – Miller, SR
- Joey Slama – Bon Homme, SR
- Brandon Volmer – Winner, SR
- Jackson Miller – West Central, SR
- Drew Blosmo – Garretson, SR
- Nick Comes – Madison, SR
- Brady Morgan – Aberdeen Roncalli, SR
Up and Coming Players to Watch:
- Paul Bruns – Dakota Valley, SO
- Brady Fritz – Winner, SO
- Ryan Wojcik- STM, SO
- Colin/Connor Rentz (twins) – Dell Rapids, SO
- Spencer Fernholz – Miller, 8th Grade
Most Important to their team’s success:
- Rama – Red Cloud
- Verley – Canton
- Hunter – Miller
- Blosmo – Garretson
- Bizarde – Todd County