North Dakota Preps

CLASS A
@ Fargodome
November 19, 20, 21

Thursday, November 19th
M1: W1 (1) Century def. E4 Valley City 3-0 (25-15, 25-9, 25-18)
M2: E2 (3) Fargo Davies def. W3 (4) Mandan 3-2 (25-21, 23-25, 25-11, 20-25, 16-14)
M3: E1 (2) West Fargo def. W4 Legacy 3-1 (21-25, 25-15, 25-20, 26-24)
M4: W2 (5) Jamestown def. E3 WF Sheyenne 3-2 (25-16, 14-25, 25-14, 19-25, 15-8)

Friday, November 20th
M5: W3 (4) Mandan def. E4 Valley City 3-1 (25-19, 25-16, 20-25, 25-21)
M6: W4 Legacy def. E3 WF Sheyenne 3-0 (25-22, 26-24, 25-22)
M7: W1 (1) Century def. E2 (3) Fargo Davies 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-23)
M8: E1 (2) West Fargo def. W2 (5) Jamestown 3-0 (26-24, 25-6, 25-19)

Saturday, November 21st
7th Place: E3 WF Sheyenne def. E4 Valley City 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 27-25)
5th Place: W4 Legacy def. W3 (4) Mandan 3-2 (25-19, 16-25, 21-25, 27-25, 15-8)
3rd Place: E2 (3) Fargo Davies def. W2 (5) Jamestown 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-18)
CHAMPIONSHIP: W1 (1) Century def. E1 (2) West Fargo 3-1 (16-25, 29-27, 25-17, 25-19)

CHAMPS: (1) Century (22-0)
Runner Up: (2) West Fargo (28-3)
3rd: (3) Fargo Davies (27-7)
4th: (5) Jamestown (15-7)
5th: Legacy (13-9)
6th: (4) Mandan (16-7)
7th: WF Sheyenne (20-12)
8th: Valley City (14-15)

Senior Athlete of the Year: Grace Hegerle, Jamestown
Coach of the Year: Jamie Zastoupil, Century

CLASS B
@ Fargodome
November 19, 20, 21

Thursday, November 19th
M1: #2 (2) Thompson def. (8) Flasher 3-0 (25-12, 25-20, 25-20)
M2: #3 (3) Langdon/Edmore/Munich def. (RV) Kenmare 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-22)
M3: #1 (1) Linton-HMB def. (RV) Our Redeemer's 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-12)
M4: #5 (7) Northern Cass def. #4 (4) Dickinson Trinity 3-0 (25-12, 25-23, 25-15)

Friday, November 20th
M5: (8) Flasher def. (RV) Kenmare 3-2 (25-22, 16-25, 25-20, 26-28, 15-11)
M6: #4 (4) Dickinson Trinity def. (RV) Our Redeemer’s 3-0 (27-25, 26-24, 25-8)
M7: #3 (3) Langdon/Edmore/Munich def. #2 (2) Thompson 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-15)
M8: #1 (1) Linton-HMB def. #5 (7) Northern Cass 3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-21)

Saturday, November 21st
7th Place: (RV) Kenmare def. (RV) Our Redeemer's 3-1 (25-22, 25-20, 21-25, 25-11)
5th Place: #4 (4) Dickinson Trinity def. (8) Flasher 3-0 (25-12, 25-19, 25-13)
3rd Place: #2 (2) Thompson def. #5 (7) Northern Cass 3-2 (25-23, 25-18, 23-25, 13-25, 15-12)
CHAMPIONSHIP: #1 (1) Linton-HMB def. #3 (3) Langdon/Edmore/Munich 3-0 (27-25, 25-20, 26-24)

CHAMPS: (1) Linton-HMB (25-0)
Runner Up: (3) Langdon/Edmore/Munich (22-3)
3rd: (2) Thompson (23-2)
4th: (7) Northern Cass (19-3)
5th: (4) Dickinson Trinity (24-2)
6th: (8) Flasher (20-4)
7th: (RV) Kenmare (17-5)
8th: (RV) Our Redeemer's (17-10)

Senior Athlete of the Year: Sadie Hansen, Oakes
Coach of the Year: Jamie Richter, Linton-HMB

Run or anyone that follows Class B closely, if you had to seed it 1-8 how would you do it?

Flip wrote:Run or anyone that follows Class B closely, if you had to seed it 1-8 how would you do it?

Langdon/Thompson were interchangeable for me...but it went how I thought it would.

Thursday, November 19th
M1: #2 (2) Thompson (21-1) vs. (8) Flasher (19-2)
M2: #3 (3) Langdon/Edmore/Munich (20-2) vs. (RV) Kenmare (16-3)
M3: #1 (1) Linton-HMB (22-0) vs. (RV) Our Redeemer's (17-7)
M4: #4 (4) Dickinson Trinity (22-1) vs. #5 (7) Northern Cass (18-1)

Been more difficult to follow volleyball this year with crowd restrictions, no tournaments etc but here is my take on the state tournament.

Linton HMB the favorite and my pick to win it.
I agree with Run that Langdon and Thompson were interchangeable. They split on the year with each winning at home. I am going to them both to win in the first round with Langdon advancing to play Linton HMB in the championship, Thompson to beat Northern Cass in the 3rd place game.
Trinity to bounce back to take 5th after losing to NC in the opening round. They beat Flasher in the 5th place game.
Our Redeemer over Kenmare in the 7th place game.

Richter - Coach of the year
Hughes - Senior of the year

State Tournament Predictions
Class A
Century over Valley City 3-0
Fargo Davies over Mandan 3-2
West Fargo over Legacy 3-1
Jamestown over WF Sheyenne 3-2

Mandan over Valley City 3-1
WF Sheyenne over Legacy 3-2
Century over Fargo Davies 3-1
West Fargo over Jamestown 3-2

7th: Valley City over Legacy 3-2
5th: Mandan over WF Sheyenne 3-2
3rd: Fargo Davies over Jamestown 3-1
Championship: Century over West Fargo 3-1

Class B
Thompson over Flasher 3-0
Langdon/E/M over Kenmare 3-0
Linton-HMB over Our Redeemer's 3-0
Northern Cass over Dickinson Trinity 3-2

Flasher over Kenmare 3-1
Dickinson Trinity over Our Redeemer's 3-0
Thompson over Langdon/E/M 3-2
Linton-HMB over Northern Cass 3-2

7th: Our Redeemer's over Kenmare 3-1
5th: Dickinson Trinity over Flasher 3-1
3rd: Langdon/E/M over Northern Cass 3-1
Championship: Linton-HMB over Thompson 3-2

what type of floor are they playing on? Is it just a large mat, or is it a temporary wooden floor?

It looks like a sports court to me

I've watched parts of Linton's last 3 matches. I've been impressed. Is it just me or are they a very good serving team?

Yes they are a very good serving team and they cover the floor really well, seams like nothing touches the court

M7: #2 (2) Thompson (22-1) vs. #3 (3) Langdon/Edmore/Munich (21-2)
M8: #1 (1) Linton-HMB (23-0) vs. #5 (7) Northern Cass (19-1)

birthday wrote:Yes they are a very good serving team and they cover the floor really well, seams like nothing touches the court

That seemed to be the case for NC last night too...severely frustrated Trinity with their ability to get a hand on everything

Linton-HMB finishes the year at 25-0; winning 75 sets while ONLY losing 3 all year!

Side Note: They return nearly everyone next year!

It’s evident the amount of time and sacrifice coach richter has given this team. She reaped those rewards tonight. It’s hard to find that many gritty competitors on one team but when you do. They reign champions. What a privilege that is to witness. They may be small but they are fierce. Expect the same next year.

what was the point of that? there were a few times I thought there were missed over the line fouls, but I can hardly blame the down official for not seeing it.

Flip wrote:
what was the point of that? there were a few times I thought there were missed over the line fouls, but I can hardly blame the down official for not seeing it.

Safety; protection from hitting the pole.

This was the EDC championship. And I know you don't make these decisions, but if they're that worried about safety why didn't they spread the chairs in the bench area?

Flip wrote:
This was the EDC championship. And I know you don't make these decisions, but if they're that worried about safety why didn't they spread the chairs in the bench area?

I have no idea...but guessing that they didn't use WF's equipment...I'm pretty certain that has been used in the setup over the recent years as well.

Run4Fun2009 wrote:

Flip wrote:
what was the point of that? there were a few times I thought there were missed over the line fouls, but I can hardly blame the down official for not seeing it.

Safety; protection from hitting the pole.

The base for securing the poles was literally as large as the padding, and maybe 10-12 inches high. I guess it's a system they need to use when they can't drop poles into the floor. If you look just under the scores your can see how wide and deep the base is, it was that wide and extended that far back from the pole.

If you've ever been to a JO tournament held in a convention center you'll remember it's common to see 55 gallon drums used to secure the poles. This was better, not necessarily ideal, but not that bad.

birthday wrote:Yes they are a very good serving team and they cover the floor really well, seams like nothing touches the court

Linton/HMB's defense was a thing of beauty. They swarmed the floor. It was so hard for the other teams to find any open spots. It seemed like the best way to score against them was by blocking or hoping they have a hitting error. Very good team!

bingobangobongo wrote:

birthday wrote:Yes they are a very good serving team and they cover the floor really well, seams like nothing touches the court

Linton/HMB's defense was a thing of beauty. They swarmed the floor. It was so hard for the other teams to find any open spots. It seemed like the best way to score against them was by blocking or hoping they have a hitting error. Very good team!

Scary thing is they return most of their team (2 seniors...1 that played). Loaded with Sophomores & Juniors!

Should be back next year to defend title.

Run4Fun2009 wrote:Linton-HMB finishes the year at 25-0; winning 75 sets while ONLY losing 3 all year!

Side Note: They return nearly everyone next year!

Has anyone in class b history been this dominant? Or even better?

The Schwab wrote:

Run4Fun2009 wrote:Linton-HMB finishes the year at 25-0; winning 75 sets while ONLY losing 3 all year!

Side Note: They return nearly everyone next year!

Has anyone in class b history been this dominant? Or even better?

2 Things...

1. We haven't found a time where a team went undefeated in history.

2. Not sure they would have been undefeated in a normal season with tournaments...a random 2-1 loss possibly could have occurred or if they had been going to Dickinson's tourney they may have faced a Class A squad. Still a great feat!

Century & Linton finished UNDEFEATED* for 2020!!

The Schwab wrote:

Run4Fun2009 wrote:Linton-HMB finishes the year at 25-0; winning 75 sets while ONLY losing 3 all year!

Side Note: They return nearly everyone next year!

Has anyone in class b history been this dominant? Or even better?

Langdon

HighSchoolSportsFan wrote:I believe that is correct. They were 45-1 that season and lost 7 sets all year.
Langdon did go undefeated in 2003. They were 45-0 and lost 7 sets that year as well.

Page 3 of the General Volleyball Discussion thread has some talk on the best teams ever.