Update: Class A ND Power Rankings
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The WDA has finished the regular season and they are gearing up for the post-season. The play-in games for the WDA are Friday. The EDC still has regular-season games to finish and those are happening tonight and tomorrow. Now let’s…
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Continue ReadingThe WDA has finished the regular season and they are gearing up for the post-season. The play-in games for the WDA are Friday. The EDC still has regular-season games to finish and those are happening tonight and tomorrow. Now let’s take a look at the new Power Rankings!
Class A Power Rankings
#1 Minot (19-2)
The Magicians are the regular-season champions in the WDA. Next Thursday they will play the winner of Jamestown and Williston. Since the last Power Rankings came out Minot beat Bismarck Century (59-52), Dickinson (98-87), and Bismarck Century (65-55). In the Magi win last night Darik Dissette Darik Dissette 6'4" | SG Minot | 2023 State #300 Nation ND scored 17 points, Morgan Nygaard Morgan Nygaard 5'11" | PG Minot | 2023 State ND had 14, and Jaeger Gunville had 10 points.
#2 Fargo Davies (18-2)
The Eagles will end up with the #1 seed in the EDC. Last Saturday Davies took down a hot Fargo North team by a score of 85-76. Last night, the Eagles beat Red River by a score of 90-79. Tonight, Davies will head to Grand Forks Central to finish up their regular season schedule. Mason Klabo Mason Klabo 6'2" | PG Fargo Davies | 2025 State #240 Nation ND leads the Eagles in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and he is only a freshman.
#3 Bismarck Century (17-4)
The Patriots finished with the #2 seed in WDA. They have the same record as Bismarck but they own the tiebreaker over the Demons. Century will play the winner of Mandan vs. Turtle Mountain. Since our last Power Rankings, the Patriots went 1-2. In their win, they beat Mandan (69-63). Century lost to Minot twice by scores of 52-59 and 55-65. In last night’s game, the Patriots were led by Anthony Doppler Anthony Doppler 6'4" | SG Bismarck Century | 2023 State ND with 19 points, Isaiah Schafer Isaiah Schafer 6'1" | CG Bismarck Century | 2024 State ND with 14, and Ryan Erikson Ryan Erikson 6'10" | C Bismarck Century | 2023 State ND had 13 points.
#4 Bismarck (17-4)
The Demons finished with the #3 seed in the WDA as Bismarck Century holds the tiebreaker over Bismarck. Since the last Power Rankings, the Demons won two games. They beat Turtle Mountain (98-74) and Bismarck Legacy (79-64). In the win over the Sabers, Bismarck was led in scoring by Treysen Eaglestaff Treysen Eaglestaff 6'5" | SF Bismark | 2022 State ND with 39 points, Cole Jahner Cole Jahner 6'3" | SG Bismarck | 2023 ND with 11 points, and George Gillette George Gillette 6'2" | SG Bismarck | 2022 State ND had 8 points.
#5 West Fargo Sheyenne (17-4)
Since our last Power Rankings, the Mustangs picked up three wins. They beat Valley City (78-42) and Grand Forks Central (73-39). Last night the Mustangs played the Hi-Liners again and they took care of Valley City by a score of 84-58. That concludes Sheyenne’s regular season. The Mustangs will not play in the play-in games. They will play next week on Tuesday in the quarterfinals at home. Some of the top players for the Mustangs are: Michael Nhial Michael Nhial 6'7" | SF West Fargo Sheyenne | 2022 State ND 20.7 ppg, 9.6 rpg, Kaleb Larson Kaleb Larson 6'3" | SG West Fargo Sheyenne | 2022 State ND 12.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg, and Dominic Dosmann Dominic Dosmann 6'8" | PF WF Sheyenne | 2022 State ND 9.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg.