The Polar League (Small) Preview
The Polar League is Cromwell-Wright’s world this year and the rest are fighting for second place. That’s bold prediction, here is the yearly preview! Conference Commentary Top Ten Potential: Cromwell-Wright If Cromwell-Wright can take a big step forward scoring…
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Continue ReadingThe Polar League is Cromwell-Wright’s world this year and the rest are fighting for second place. That’s bold prediction, here is the yearly preview!
Conference Commentary
Top Ten Potential: Cromwell-Wright
If Cromwell-Wright can take a big step forward scoring the ball they can be a top ten team in Class A basketball. They return all of their big pieces and most of their rotation from an 11-7 team. The question will be if they can improve the 53 points a game and if they do that, can they rebound and defend inside in championship level games. They defend like a machine and likely will again.
Compete with Most: Wrenshall, Silver Bay, McGregor
Despite the loss of two all league players the Wrens should be a bit better this season. They have a solid sophomore group with some solid returning seniors. Silver Bay is going to be the youngest team in the league, and maybe one of the youngest teams in the state. Not to mention really small. That said, Manor Ollman is an elite player in this league and there are some quality sophomores that will be in the rotation. I think they will surprise. I think McGregor will not only be better, but they will have a bit more in the paint than some other squads.
Rebuilding:Carlton, Floodwood
The Bulldogs had a strong 2020-21 conference season and it was a veteran team leading the way. That said, they were 2-8 outside of Polar League Small play and the line-up will look very different this winter. Could be a rough season at Floodwood having lost their two best players after a one league win season.
21-22 Conference Predictions
- Cromwell-Wright
- Silver Bay
- Wrenshall
- McGregor
- Carlton
- Floodwood
Preseason All Polar League (Small) Conference
First Team
Ethan Shelton Ethan Shelton 6'0" | SF Cromwell | 2022 MN of Cromwell-Wright (sr)
Nathan Eliason of Cromwell-Wright (sr)
Noah Foster of Cromwell-Wright (jr)
Manor Ollman of Silver Bay (sr)
Ethan Bohn Ethan Bohn 6'3" | PF McGregor | 2023 MN of McGregor (sr)
Second Team
Willie Glunz of McGregor (sr)
Tate Bloomquist of Cromwell-Wright (jr)
Corey Despot of Wrenshall (sr)
Caleb Krech of Silver Bay (sr)
Darian Morgart of McGregor (jr)
Third Team
Sam Ojibway of Carlton (so)
Trenton Meeks of Silver Bay (so)
Austin Larva of Wrenshall (sr)
Travis Young of Floodwood (jr)
Second Team