Updated Class B Power Rankings

It’s that time again, PHD has updated the ND Class B Power Rankings. We had some upsets and a good amount of moving in the rankings. We had a team fall out and a new team jump in. Read below for all the information.  CLASS B POWER RANKINGS #1 Four Winds/Minnewaukan (7-0) The Indians are the undisputed top team in Class B. This past week they took down North Star 98-74 and HCV 81-50. Coming up 4-Winds plays New Rockford-Sheyenne, Benson County, and Oak Grove. The leading scorers for the Indians are Jayden Yankton Jayden Yankton 6'1" | SG Four Winds/Minnewaukan | 2022 State ND 28 ppg, Deng Deng Deng Deng 6'5" | SF Four Winds/Minnewaukan | 2024 State ND 19.5 ppg, Jacolby Pearson Jacolby Pearson 6'4" | SG Four Winds/Minnewaukan | 2022 State ND 18.7, and Dalen Leftbear Dalen Leftbear 6'2" | SF FourWinds/Minnewaukan | 2024 State ND 11.7 ppg. #2 Enderlin (7-3) The super talented Eagles went 2-1 this week. They picked up two high-quality wins in the Barnes County Classic. First, they beat LLM 70-49, and second, they beat up on HCV 65-43. Saturday night they traveled to Morris, MN for a game against a very good team. The Tigers are 13-0 and the #3 ranked team in AA Minnesota. Enderlin lost 64-54. This week the Eagles have two Region-1 matchups against  Wyndmere/Lidgerwood and Northern Cass. Expect Enderlin to win both of those games. Joe Hurlburt Joe Hurlburt 6'11" | PF Enderlin | 2022 State #147 Nation ND is the top player for Enderlin. He is averaging 25.8 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 4.6 apg, 1.7 spg, and 1.4 bpg. #3 Kindred (7-1) The Vikings had one game this past week and they beat up Lisbon by a score of 57-29. This week Kindred has three games against Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier, Hankinson, and Maple River. A few of the top players for the Vikings are Paul Olson Paul Olson 6'3" | SF Kindred | 2022 State ND , Jaiden Peraza Jaiden Peraza 6'5" | SF Kindred | 2022 State ND , and Max McQuillan Max McQuillan 6'5" | SG Kindred | 2022 State ND . #4 North Border (7-0) The Eagles are undefeated with seven wins so far. They had a nice win over Grafton by a score of 64-45. Coming up North Border plays Kittson Co. Central (MN) on Tuesday. On Friday they have a big clash with Thompson. The "Big 3" for the Eagles consists of Jaxen Johnson Jaxen Johnson 6'5" | PF North Border | 2022 State ND , TJ Cosley TJ Cosley 6'0" | PG North Border | 2023 State ND , and Ayden Stainbrook Ayden Stainbrook 6'4" | SF North Border | 2023 State ND .  #5 Powers Lake (8-0) The Ranchers are perfect so far this season. This past week they won 3 games. The scores were 92-46 at Ray, 82-52 vs. Mandaree, 47-40 vs. Trenton. In the Trenton game yesterday, Tyson Enget Tyson Enget 5'11" | PG Powers Lake | 2023 State ND scored 28 points in the victory. On the year, Enget is having a great season with 22.3 ppg, 5 apg 8.5 rpg, and 5.6 spg. The Ranchers have three more games this coming week against Tioga, Kenmare, and White Shield. #6 Ellendale (7-0) The Cardinals remain unbeaten on the year. They took down Medina-Pingree-Buchanan this past week. Coming up Ellendale has a busy week with 3 games, they have Leola-Frederick (SD), LaMoure-Litchville/Marion, and Carrington. Scott Wagner Scott Wagner 6'8" | C Ellendale | 2022 State ND is one of the best BIGs in the State and he is putting up great numbers with 17.7 ppg,10.4 rpg, 4.5 bpg, 1.2 spg, 1 apg, and 74% FG. #7 Central Cass (8-0) The Squirrels are still undefeated on the year. CC beat Carrington 58-46 this past week. A few of the top players for CC are Sam Kobbervig Sam Kobbervig 6'2" | SG Central Cass | 2023 State ND , Jake Deutsch Jake Deutsch 6'1" | SG Central Cass | 2022 State ND , Cole Holzer Cole Holzer 6'6" | PF Central Cass | 2024 State ND , and Carter Vrchota Carter Vrchota 6'0" | SG Central Cass | 2024 State ND . Coming up this week, the Squirrels play Linton-HMB and Hankinson. I going to predict that CC is 10-0 by the end of next week. #8 Flasher (10-1) The Bulldogs took their first loss of the season this week. Earlier in the week, they had a blow-out 104-34 win over Solen. The Bulldog loss came from Dickinson Trinity by a score of 57-53. Jace Friesz Jace Friesz 6'3" | SF Flasher | 2022 State ND is the big name for the Bulldogs. He is having a very productive year so far. On Tuesday, Flasher plays at New Salem-Almont. Friday, they host Standing Rock, and on Saturday they host Glen Ullin/Hebron. #9 LaMoure/Litchville-Marion (4-1) They played two Top Ten matchups this week at the Barnes Bounty Classic. LLM split and came away with their first loss of the season. The Loboes lost to Enderlin 70-49. Corban Potts Corban Potts 6'3" | PG LaMoure/Litchville-Marion | 2022 State ND put up an impressive 25 points against the Eagles. Against Dunseith, LLM beat the Dragons by a score of 55-54. Max Musland Max Musland 6'3" | SG LaMoure-Litchville/Marion | 2024 State ND led the Loboes in scoring with 21 points. On Tuesday, LLM plays Griggs-Midkota at home. On Friday, LLM plays at Ellendale in a gigantic Region-3 heavyweight matchup. Tie #10 Thompson (6-2) The Tommies picked up two more wins this week. They rolled over Northern Cass by a score of 72-45. They also took down May-Port-CG by a score of 62-37. A few of the top players for Thompson are Kyle Odenbach Kyle Odenbach 6'3" | SF Thompson | 2022 State ND , Jake Starcevic Jake Starcevic 6'2" | SG Thompson | 2025 State ND , Connor Welsh Connor Welsh 6'1" | PG Thompson | 2022 ND , Karter Peterson Karter Peterson 6'4" | SF Thompson | 2025 State ND , and Drew Overby. Tomorrow, the Tommies host Region-2 rival Hillsboro-Central Valley. On Thursday, the Tommies have a huge Region-2 matchup at North Border. If Thompson can win both games this week, they will shoot up the rankings.  Tie #10 North Star (8-1) The Bearcats took their first loss of the season this week in a high-scoring affair against 4-Winds 98-74. After the loss, North Star bounced back with a 60-51 win over Rugby. The Bearcats only have one game this coming week. Tomorrow they play at Park River/Fordville-Lankin. Dane Hagler Dane Hagler 6'4" | SG North Star | 2024 State ND is the best player for the Northstar. He is athletic, a shooter, and an overall smart player. North Star also has twin sophomore brothers that are nice players. Parker Simon Parker Simon 6'4" | SF North Star | 2024 State ND and Karsen Simon Karsen Simon 6'4" | SF North Star | 2024 State ND are strong and athletic. North Star is young but they have a very good sophomore class.