Saturday, March 19, 2022

Final Statistic Leaders - Northern Wisconsin

Individual and team final statistics from the 2021-2022 season from teams above Highway 8. We will organize three categories for the entire season:
- Total points
- Total three pointers made
- True shooting percentages
These stats are based on what were reported on wissports.net.

TEAM
Total Points
1. Northwestern - 2190
2. Hurley - 2074
3. Cameron - 1909
4. South Shore - 1908
5. Flambeau - 1788
6. Bruce - 1688
7. Florence - 1678
8. Turtle Lake - 1638
9. Rice Lake 1602
10. Prentice - 1598

Total Three Pointers Made
1. Flambeau - 205
2. Turtle Lake - 197
3. South Shore - 194
4. Cameron - 192
5. Northland Pines - 191
6. 
Hurley - 172
7. Rice Lake - 172
8. Northwestern - 171
9. Lakeland - 161
10. Spooner - 160

True Shooting Percentage
1. Rice Lake - 68.06%
2. Northwestern - 59.91%
3. Wabeno-Laona - 59.83%
4. Hurley - 58.75%
5. Spooner - 57.18%
6. Ladysmith - 56.75%
7. Northland Pines - 55.69%
8. Cameron - 55.64%
9. Three Lakes - 55.35%
10. Rhinelander - 54.54%

INDIVIDUAL
Points per Game
1. Koy Nelson (South Shore) - 30.8
2. Connor Taylor (Wabeno-Laona) - 26.0
3. Harley Opachan (Flambeau) - 22.1
4. Tyler Orr (Rice Lake) - 22.0
5. Eli Talsma (Hurley) - 20.9
6. Carson Knutson (Grantsburg) - 20.8
7. Monte Mayberry (Northwestern) - 20.0
8. Ross Ingersoll (Ladysmith) - 20.0
9. Carter Lulich (South Shore) - 19.8
10. Cole Lahti (Northwestern) - 19.0

Total Three Pointers Made
1. Tyson Lucas (Cameron) - 86
2. Koy Nelson (South Shore) - 81
3. Harley Opachan (Flambeau) - 75
4. Carter Lulich (South Shore) - 74
5. Tyler Orr (Rice Lake) - 72
6. Zory Parker (Cameron) - 72
7. Blake Thill (Turtle Lake) - 68
8. Dominic Croci (Hurley) - 67
9. Jack Brunberg (Shell Lake) - 66
10. Brendan Strenke (Turtle Lake) - 66

True Shooting Percentage*
1. Sam Eppler (Three Lakes) - 68.81%
2. Cole Lahti (Northwestern) - 67.34%
3. Reed Christianson (Wabeno-Laona) - 67.23%
4. Connor Taylor (Wabeno-Laona) - 63.74%
5. Griffin Stiemke (Northland Pines) - 63.37%
6. Ross Ingersoll (Ladysmith) - 61.93%
7. Alex Schantner (Prentice) - 61.66%
8. Zach Miller (Grantsburg) - 61.62%
9. Tyler Orr (Rice Lake) - 61.36%
10. Eli Talsma (Hurley) - 61.28%
*Must average over 15 points per game throughout the 2021-2022 season.

Sunday, February 27, 2022

WIAA Division 5 - Sectional 2 Predictions

Sectional Winner:
Wabeno/Laona

Sectional Hopefuls:
Columbus Catholic
Florence
Newman Catholic

Best Matchups (by rounds):
(1st) #9 Pacelli @ #8 Assumption
(2nd*) #5 Gibralter @ #4 Goodman/Pembine
(Regional Final*) #3 Three Lakes vs. #2 Florence
(Sectional Semi-Finals*) #2 Columbus Catholic vs. #1 Newman Catholic
(Sectional Finals*) #1 Newman Catholic vs. #1 Wabeno/Laona
* Projected matchups

All-Sectional Team
Evan Johnson (Florence)
Boone Larison (Goodman-Pembine)
Mason Prey (Newman Catholic)
Isaac Siedel (Newman Catholic)
Connor Taylor (Wabeno/Laona)

WIAA Division 2 - Sectional 1 Predictions

Sectional Winner:
La Crosse Central

Sectional Hopefuls:
Medford
Mosinee
Onalaska

Best Matchups (by rounds):
(1st) #9 Wausau East @ #8 Lakeland
(2nd*) #5 Tomah @ #4 Rice Lake
(Regional Final*) #3 Onalaska vs. #2 River Falls
(Sectional Semi-Finals*) #2 Mosinee vs. #1 Fox Valley Lutheran
(Sectional Finals*) #2 Mosinee vs. #1 La Crosse Central
* Projected matchups

All-Sectional Team:
Josiah Butler (Fox Valley Lutheran)
Devon Fielding (La Crosse Central)
Noah Feddersen (Menomonie)
Tyler Orr (Rice Lake)
Davin Stoffel (Mosinee)

WIAA Division 5 - Sectional 1 Predictions

Sectional Winner:
Clear Lake

Sectional Hopefuls:
Drummond
Flambeau
Hurley
Turtle Lake

Best Matchups (by rounds):
(1st) #9 Prairie Farm @ #8 McDonell Catholic
(2nd*) #5 Bruce @ #4 Athens
(Regional Final*) #3 Solon Springs vs. #2 Drummond
(Sectional Semi-Finals*) #2 Turtle Lake vs. #1 Clear Lake
(Sectional Finals*) #2 Drummond vs. #1 Clear Lake
* Projected matchups

All-Sectional Team:
Tyson Blanchard (Clear Lake)
Riley Peterson (Clear Lake)
Harley Opachan (Flambeau)
Brendan Strenke (Turtle Lake)
Eli Talsma (Hurley)

WIAA Division 1 - Sectional 1 Predictions

Sectional Winner:
Eau Claire Memorial

Sectional Hopefuls:
Appleton East, Kimberly, and Neenah

Best Matchups (by rounds):
(1st) #17 Oshkosh West @ #16 Appleton West
(2nd) #9 Stevens Point @ #8 Appleton North
(Regional Final*) #7 Hudson @ #2 Eau Claire Memorial
(Sectional Semi-Finals*) #5 Kimberly vs. #1 Neenah
(Sectional Finals*) #2 Eau Claire Memorial vs. #1 Neenah
*Projected matchups

All-Sectional Team:
Cal Klesmit (Neenah)
Chevalier Emery Jr. (Neenah)
LJ Wells (Eau Claire Memorial)
Jackson Paveletzke (Kimberly)
Caleb Glaser (Appleton East)

February 27th Team Rankings

February 27th rankings for the 2021-2022 season.

School (Record) Previous Ranking

Northern Minnesota
1. Hibbing (17-6) - 1
2. Esko (19-3) - 2
3. Nevis (21-2) - 4
4. Cass Lake-Bena (21-3) - 5
5. Cherry (18-4) - 6
6. Deer River (19-5) - 3
7. North Woods (19-4) - 7
8. Mountain Iron-Buhl (18-7) - 10
9. Barnum (17-6) - 8
10. Crosby Ironton (17-6) - 9

Northern Wisconsin
1. Mosinee (22-2) - 1
2. Northwestern (21-3) - 2
3. Clear Lake (22-2) - 4
4. Marathon (20-4) - 5
5. Stratford (20-4) - 3
6. Wabeno-Laona (19-5) - 6
7. Turtle Lake (18-6) - 7
8. Medford (18-6) - NR
9. Flambeau (23-1) - 10
10. Hurley (18-4) - NR

Upper Peninsula
1. Escanaba (15-4) - 1
2. Menominee (17-2) - 2
3. North Central (16-2) - 3
4. Jeffers (16-2) - 4
5. Rudyard (17-1) - 7
6. Munising (15-2) - 5
7. Kingsford (12-6) - 8
8. Westwood (14-3) - 9
9. Ewen-Trout Creek (14-3) - 6
10. Wakefield-Marenisco (13-4) - 10

Sunday, February 20, 2022

February 20 Team Rankings

February 20th rankings for the 2021-2022 season.

School (Record) Previous Ranking

Northern Minnesota
1. Hibbing (15-5) - 2
2. Esko (17-3) - 3
3. Deer River (18-3) - 4
4. Nevis (21-2) - 6
5. Cass Lake-Bena (19-2) - 1
6. Cherry (17-4) - 7
7. North Woods (17-4) - NR
8. Barnum (17-5) - NR
9. Crosby Ironton (16-5) - 5
10. Mountain Iron-Buhl (15-7) - NR

Northern Wisconsin
1. Mosinee (21-2) - 1
2. Northwestern (19-3) - 2
3. Stratford (19-3) - 3
4. Clear Lake (20-2) - 6
5. Marathon (18-4) - 5
6. Wabeno-Laona (18-3) - 9
7. Turtle Lake (18-5) - 7
8. Northland Pines (15-5) - 8
9. Ladysmith (15-6) - 4
10. Flambeau (23-1) - 10

Upper Peninsula
1. Escanaba (13-4) - 2
2. Menominee (15-2) - 1 
3. North Central (14-2) - 4
4. Jeffers (15-2) - 5
5. Munising (14-1) - 9
6. Ewen-Trout Creek (13-2) - 3
7. Rudyard (15-1) - 6
8. Kingsford (11-4) - 7
9. Westwood (14-3) - 8
10. Wakefield-Marenisco (11-4) - 10