The SESD Preview
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The last league preview for Class A before we get into the power rankings statewide? The Southeast. Conference Commentary Bon Homme – Good size but only five upperclassmen so not much experience back from an 8-win team. Chamberlain –…
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Conference Commentary
Bon Homme – Good size but only five upperclassmen so not much experience back from an 8-win team.
Chamberlain – Cubs return their top players from a team that finished .500 a season ago. Won four of their last six las year.
Gregory – The Gorillas were a top team in the league with three main scoring options scoring 14-18 a game, and then reserves around them. All those reserves are gone but Gregory has two of the leagues best.
Mount Vernon/Plankinton – Only six wins a season ago but the entire rotation returns outside of one player. The team will take another step and likely be above .500 this year.
Parkston – A senior dominated team won a dozen games last season but the Trojans will have a mostly new line-up outside of junior Cole Prunty.
Platte-Geddes – Half the rotation graduated but two all league players are back including All State level standout Kelby VanDerWerff Kelby VanDerWerff 6'5" | PF Platte-Geddes | 2021 State SD .
Wagner – Wagner didn’t have a senior last year so they return a full line-up. A step forward will be taken.
Winner – Brady Fritz Brady Fritz 6'2" | SG Winner | 2021 State SD returns, but little else does for Winner’s 16-win club. Brady will keep them in contention of course but with five key pieces needing to be replaced it will be interesting to see how potent they are again.
SESD Predictions
- Platte-Geddes
- Chamberlain
- Winner
- Gregory
- MVP
- Parkston
- Wagner
- Bon Homme
Big Dakota Preseason All Conference
First Team
Coy Determan Coy Determan 6'1" | SG Gregory | 2022 State SD of Gregory (Jr)
Brady Fritz Brady Fritz 6'2" | SG Winner | 2021 State SD of Winner (Sr)
Dreyton Priebe of Chamberlain (Sr)
Keshaume Thigh Keshaume Thigh 6'3" | SG Lower Brule | 2022 State SD of Chamberlain (Jr)
Kelby VanDerWerff Kelby VanDerWerff 6'5" | PF Platte-Geddes | 2021 State SD of Platte-Geddes (Sr)
Second Team
Nolan Carda of Wagner (Sr)
Caden Foxley Caden Foxley 6'5" | PF Platte-Geddes | 2022 State SD of Platte-Geddes (Jr)
Kolby Kayser Kolby Kayser 6'3" | SF Mount Vernon/Plankinton | 2021 State SD of Mount Vernon/Plankinton (Sr)
Daniel Mitchell of Gregory (Fr)
Reed Rus Reed Rus 6'3" | SG Mt. Vernon/Plankinton | 2023 State SD of Mount Vernon/Plankinton (Soph)
Third Team
Cameron Caldwell Cameron Caldwell 6'2" | SG Chamberlain | 2021 State SD of Chamberlain (Sr)
Evan Farmer of Winner (Sr)
Cole Prunty of Parkston (Jr)
Carter Uecker of Bon Homme (Jr)
Blake Volmer Blake Volmer 6'0" | CG Winner | 2023 State SD of Winner (Soph)