Can anyone catch the Miners? Manogue has asserted itself as the team to beat. It’s the only 4A North squad yet to lose a contest. To view how the rankings have progressed, click here. 1. Bishop Manogue Miners (5-0, 2-0) Everyone knows about what Katie Turner (the reigning 4A North Player of the Year) can do. It’s been the emergence of Malia Holt that separates the … [Read more...]
Week 2 4A North girls hoops power rankings
The first slate of games did not reveal any crazy surprises. Nonetheless, we digress. To view how the rankings have progressed, click here. 1. Bishop Manogue Miners (1-0, 1-0) The Miners won with a football score in their opener. They beat Hug, 73-6. Last week: 1 2. Reno Huskies (3-1, 1-0) It’s almost weird seeing the Huskies without a zero in the loss … [Read more...]
Week 2 4A North boys hoops power rankings
It’s that bizarre time of the year when teams are alternating between relatively meaningless tournament games and hugely important 4A North games. The first round of regional contests last Tuesday didn’t provide much drama, but that will change starting this week. To view how the rankings of progressed, click here. 1. Galena Grizzlies (4-0, 1-0) The Grizzlies faced … [Read more...]
Final 4A North Power Rankings
Well, what do we do now? The prep football season always seems to fly by and 2016 was no different. Yes, there is still technically one game left in the season, the 4A state title game in Las Vegas on Saturday, but in the grand scheme of things, it’s over. We could turn the page to basketball season. Or, we could look back on the season that was in the 4A North. Like … [Read more...]
Week 1 4A North boys hoops power rankings
Can Carson repeat? Will Reno reload? Is Spanish Springs and/or Galena ready to emerge? The 2016-17 4A North boys basketball season starts with a lot of questions. To view how the power rankings ended last season, click here. 1. Spanish Springs Cougars Spanish Springs enters the season with the most talent. Can the Cougs piece it together and win their first regional … [Read more...]
Week 1 4A North girls hoops power rankings
The 2016-17 rankings open similarly to how the 2015-16 rankings ended. Bishop Manogue has won two-straight regional titles and until the Miners are knocked from their perch, they are the team to beat. To view how the rankings ended last year, click here. 1. Bishop Manogue Miners Katie Turner is back. And the Miners are back at No. 1. Turner was the best player in … [Read more...]
Week 13 4A North Power Rankings
The 4A North regional tournament has played true to form. The higher seeds are 6-0, leaving the two No. 1 seeds, Reed and Damonte Ranch, to play for the regional title on Friday night at McQueen. Reed has left no doubt this postseason, dismantling Bishop Manogue and Douglas by a combined score of 116-25. Damonte Ranch took care of McQueen, 48-14, and grinded out a 21-6 … [Read more...]
Week 12 4A North Power Rankings
The first round of the 4A North regional tournament wielded no surprises. All four home teams advanced with varying degrees of ease, or difficulty, so now we have a pair of 1-2 matchups in the semifinals on Friday night. Douglas will travel to Reed to play a team that just hung 69 points on Bishop Manogue. In the other semifinal, the juicier of the two matchups if you … [Read more...]