North Dakota Preps

Latest Poll
Monday February 7th
1. Kindred (14) 17-0 158
2. Four Winds/Minnewaukan (2) 17-0 146
3. Garrison 18-0 119
4. Central cass 15-2 105
5. Grafton 13-3 82
6. Thompson 12-3 58
7. Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 18-1 56
8. Langdon-Edmore-Munich 13-2 41
9. Rugby 16-2 36
10. Linton-HMB 15-3 35
Others Receiving Votes: Hatton/Northwood (17-1), Shiloh Christian (16-4), Glen Ullin-Hebron (16-2), Our Redeemer's (16-3).

Interesting that D12's 4-seed receives a vote

Shiloh is the most underrated team in this mix. I think they have to be in play for a seed if they make it. Their bad loss is to the #10 team when they didn't have their best player.

Flip wrote:Shiloh is the most underrated team in this mix. I think they have to be in play for a seed if they make it. Their bad loss is to the #10 team when they didn't have their best player.

Who is their best player?

Quam

Flip wrote:Shiloh is the most underrated team in this mix. I think they have to be in play for a seed if they make it. Their bad loss is to the #10 team when they didn't have their best player.

I would agree with you. Shiloh is a very solid team. Plus they already own a win over Region 6's Rugby, so because of that I would think if Shiloh makes it the unseeded teams will come from Regions 6, 7, & 8. That is unless there are upsets.

Quam? Would that be Hailey Quam? The girl that took Wilton to state last year? How exactly did she end up at Shiloh? They wouldn't have recruited her would they?

washed_up wrote:Quam? Would that be Hailey Quam? The girl that took Wilton to state last year? How exactly did she end up at Shiloh? They wouldn't have recruited her would they?

Nooooooooo!

washed_up wrote:Quam? Would that be Hailey Quam? The girl that took Wilton to state last year? How exactly did she end up at Shiloh? They wouldn't have recruited her would they?

I thinking every team in region 5 is just about ready to give up ever getting to the state tournament girls or boys. Just when they think they have a good team that could make a run Shiloh comes up with some unbelievable player from some where in this case 22 miles to the north. Feel for Wilton/Wing coach Jenkins as they could have had a second run to the state tournament.

I think both Garrison and Central McLean are a threat to Shiloh making it to state. All it takes is one of those two teams to get hot the night of the R5 Title Game, and they could get knocked off. Yes! the Skyhawks beat them both earlier this year 51-35 over CM, and a 49-40 victory over Garrison last Friday, and Garrison beating CM 66-62 in OT back on Jan. 11th. But, I didn't see Center-Stanton knocking off Shiloh last year in the R5 Semis, as I had Shiloh vs Wilton-Wing for the region crown, with Wilton getting past them. Shiloh, Garrison, and Central McLean will be the top 3 in this region again next year, they all three return a lot of talent. All in all, "If" we get a Garrison/Central McLean match up in the R5 semi-finals, all it would take is for one of those two teams to get hot when they play Shiloh, and it would deny them a trip to state for the second year in a row.

As for the boys Wilton-Wing, Flasher, and Standing Rock could make a pretty compelling case. But just because of the injury to Friesz, wishing him on a speedy recovery, It is hard to bounce back when a key player goes down. But, I have hope that I don't think that will define Flasher's postseason run, Shiloh is really good when it comes tournament time. They will be iffy coming into this year's tournament, as the gap between Shiloh and the field is still there, but it isn't as wide anymore. Yes! They will be the favorite every year, but it will be a matter of time when before they will be like the rest of the teams in this region. Like I said one of these three teams I listed above could knock them off their perch come tournament time,unless they beat themselves. When tournament time comes it's beat Shiloh or bust.

Final Poll

Monday February 14th
1. Kindred (14) 19-0 149
2. Four Winds/Minnewaukan (1) 19-0 136
3. Central Cass 17-2 115
4. Grafton 16-3 105
5. Garrison 20-1 74
6. Langdon-Edmore-Munich 15-3 51
7. Rugby 19-2 51
8. Shiloh Christian 17-4 46
9. Linton-HMB 16-3 40
10. Thompson 14-4 38
Others Receiving Votes: Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier (19-3), Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (18-3), Bowman County (18-3), New Town (15-2).