2020-21 Preview: Big Rivers
Looking ahead to the 2020-21 season, Prep Hoops Wisconsin breaks down the race in the Big Rivers Conference… PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH 1. River Falls 2. Chippewa Falls 3. Hudson 4. Eau Claire Memorial 5. Eau Claire North 6.…
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Continue ReadingLooking ahead to the 2020-21 season, Prep Hoops Wisconsin breaks down the race in the Big Rivers Conference…
PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
1. River Falls
2. Chippewa Falls
3. Hudson
4. Eau Claire Memorial
5. Eau Claire North
6. Menomonie
7. Rice Lake
FAVORITE – RIVER FALLS
The Wildcats return three of their top five scorers, including a pair of reigning all-conference players — Augustana commit Zac Johnson Zac Johnson 6'3" | SG River Falls | 2021 State WI and Army commit Jameson Dougherty Jameson Dougherty 6'9" | PF River Falls | 2021 State WI . River Falls finished one game out of first place last season in a loaded league.
TOP CONTENDER – CHIPPEWA FALLS
Last season’s league champ, Falls is a little depleted, but returns two of their top three leading scorers — Joe Reuter Joe Reuter 6'4" | SG Chippewa Falls | 2021 State WI and Jacob Walczak Jacob Walczak 6'5" | SF Chippewa Falls | 2021 State WI .
DARK HORSE – HUDSON
Hudson won 17 games last season and returns leading scorer Luke Healy Luke Healy 6'0" | CG Hudson | 2021 State WI .
PRESEASON FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
G Mekhi Shaw Mekhi Shaw 6'0" | PG Eau Claire Memorial | 2022 State WI – Jr. – Eau Claire Memorial
G Luke Healy Luke Healy 6'0" | CG Hudson | 2021 State WI – Sr. – Hudson
G Joe Reuter Joe Reuter 6'4" | SG Chippewa Falls | 2021 State WI – Sr. – Chippewa Falls
G Zac Johnson Zac Johnson 6'3" | SG River Falls | 2021 State WI – Sr. – River Falls
F Jameson Dougherty Jameson Dougherty 6'9" | PF River Falls | 2021 State WI – Sr. – River Falls
SECOND TEAM
G Chad Kron Chad Kron 6'0" | CG Eau Claire North | 2021 State WI – Sr. – Eau Claire North
G Nolan Rowe – Sr. – Rice Lake
F Jacob Walczak Jacob Walczak 6'5" | SF Chippewa Falls | 2021 State WI – Sr. – Chippewa Falls
F Noah Feddersen Noah Feddersen 6'9" | PF Menomonie | 2022 State WI – Jr. – Menomonie
F Liam Dougherty Liam Dougherty 6'9" | PF River Falls | 2021 State WI – Sr. – River Falls
PLAYER OF THE YEAR – ZAC JOHNSON
Johnson averaged 20.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in 2019-20. One of the state’s premier sharpshooters, the Augustana commit hit 76 triples as a junior.
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER – MEKHI SHAW
Shaw made some big gains over the summer and is ready to take the reigns for Memorial. As a sophomore, Shaw averaged 9.3 points and 3.0 assists per game. With the Old Abes losing Caden Boser Caden Boser 6'8" | PF Eau Clarie Memorial | 2020 State #447 Nation WI and Tanner Linduski, Shaw steps to the forefront in 2020-21.
SURPRISE PLAYER – BRANDON MOERI
A strong 3-point shooter with all-around ability, Moeri averaged 8.0 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game last season. Moeri had some breakout performances as a junior — scoring 19 against Memorial and 21 at New Richmond. The 6-foot-3 wing also hit six 3-pointers in eight attempts during his 19-point effort versus the Old Abes.