The large school division seems to be Central's to lose. Success and experience all over the floor. Ste. Gen might be the strongest challenger although they are replacing a lot. Potosi will be very good to with Whitley coming back. They will figure in the race as well; you might place them ahead of Ste. Gen. Fredericktown lost Starkey and may be down a little. North County figures to be middle of the pack. Farmington is interesting. Rough year last year but a lot of guys got some experience. Hard to imagine them being down too long.
On the small school side, you have to admire what Valle Catholic has done the last few years. With all the success athletics have their, basketball gets somewhat overlooked but they have been good. West County was kind of an interesting story last year, but it ended well. Lost some kids over the summer but they will contend. Kingston has a backcourt that is big and athletic but the frontcourt lacks varsity experience. Yates is a special player. Bismarck lost Martinez and has a (sort of) new coach so it's hard to say. They have a fair amount of varsity experience coming back. Caledonia lost their best player but has two solid guys returning. They received the two seed in their own tourney whatever that is worth. AV lost Dement but has the Douglas twins back. Second year under a new coach will help. The race comes down to West County, Valle, and Kingston who have all played close games against each other the last two years.
On the small school side, you have to admire what Valle Catholic has done the last few years. With all the success athletics have their, basketball gets somewhat overlooked but they have been good. West County was kind of an interesting story last year, but it ended well. Lost some kids over the summer but they will contend. Kingston has a backcourt that is big and athletic but the frontcourt lacks varsity experience. Yates is a special player. Bismarck lost Martinez and has a (sort of) new coach so it's hard to say. They have a fair amount of varsity experience coming back. Caledonia lost their best player but has two solid guys returning. They received the two seed in their own tourney whatever that is worth. AV lost Dement but has the Douglas twins back. Second year under a new coach will help. The race comes down to West County, Valle, and Kingston who have all played close games against each other the last two years.
