by nordstde » Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:03 pm
Just to start things off, here is my predictions for Region 5.
1. Divide County - What can I say? They always have talent, very good coaching and great teams. This year is no different. I do think they will hold off Williams County for the Region title and should go deep in the playoffs once again. They only lost 5 seniors and 4 starters. One was a very good lineman and the other three were very talented RB/LB. Their biggest obstacle will be finding someone to carry the ball. They have plenty of talented candidates though. Their offense will be lead by Quinn Ellison (6'0" 165 lbs.), a dual threat Jr. QB who has a very important year of experience on his side. Their O-Line is always the core of their team, and this years should be very good with four starter returning. They are loaded with skill position players, with Sr. WR Dane Dhuyvetter (6'1" 175 lbs.) and Sr. RB Sonny Radinec (6' 175 lbs.) leading the way. A couple of other players to watch out for are Jr. RB/FB Austin Dhuyvetter (6'2" 175 lbs.) and Jr. RB Aaron Windfaldet (5'7" 160 lbs). Their defense should be one of the best in the state. Leading the way will be Seniors Clint Urvand DT (6'5" 245 lbs.) (All-State selection last year), Blake Lampert DL (6'4" 235 lbs.), Sonny Radenic LB and Dane Dhuyvetter at Saftey. Austin Dhuyvetter is ready for a breakout year at LB, he plays bigger than his size and has natural athletic skills than run in his family. Divide Co. has come close to winning it all the last several years with 3 consecutive Final Four appearances. Can they finally finish the season as State Champions?
2. Williams County - As I said at the top, they are coming off some highly successful years in Class A ball. They will probably come in as the favorites for most people, especially the newspapers and such. But this is Divide County's region, so they must take it from them. The will face off in the last game of the year and it should be a doozie. They were rivals more many years and there is alot of animosity between the two. Between this Tioga/Ray co-op, they will have plenty of firepower to compete and should go deep in the playoffs. Tyler Lalim is a stud for them, he should be their QB, but I'm not positive on that. He has great athletic ability and is a smart football player. Williams Co. will be a very confident team, and they should be. I just don't think they will have what it take to knock off the DC juggernaut.
3. Berthold/OR - They have been a constant fixture in the playoffs for a while now, but they don't seem to be much more than that. They always have athletic and tough football players.
4. Glenburn - Used to be a very dominate team early in the decade. Pretty much the same as Berthold, make the playoffs most years, but not much else. They know how to compete with most anyone. Very salty players that like to get after people.
5. Mohall/LS - Not too sure about this team. I know they have some talent, I'm just not sure how much. I'm still trying to figure them out. Mohall has always had good talent for years, so they should be able to at least make a playoff push.
6. Surrey- This team is my "wild card" so to speak. They should have talent, it just depend on whether or not they can put it together.
7. Trenton - Haven't really heard anything about this team, other than they do have quite a few starters returning. Doubtful that they will be able to make a push to the top 4.
8. Westhope - I really hate to put these guys this low, but I heard they only have around 15-20 guys going out for football this year. I really hope I heard wrong. Their players and coaching staff are all class act's. They were a dominate team for many years, and it is too bad their their numbers seem to be declining. I know they will put at least a decent team together, hopefully they don't finish this low, because they deserve to be near the top of the Region.
9. Parshall - Don't usually have much talent. I don't think the will be much more than a cellar dweller.
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nordstde on Mon Aug 13, 2007 2:26 pm, edited 1 time in total.