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2018-2019 Expectations and surprises

Started by LeftyWorld, March 30, 2018, 08:20:26 am

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LeftyWorld

So what teams does everyone expect to make a deep run next year and what are some wild cards you think could really surprise some people that most may not know about? Lets do boys and girls.

Dogg


BigLion10

I think England boys will make a lot of noise next year. Really surprised us with how good they were last year, especially since they were so young. Only lose 1 senior who played so should be salty

NEark tigers

Make plans for the four-peat and the three-outta-four girls in March 2019.......

old.dole

Junction could be really good. Will be young at guard. Fordyce will be young if they don't make noise next year they will the 2 after that. Pc will be inexperienced at guard and will have to prove themselves again. Bearden loses a lot but will play more discipline. Earle is without question the team to beat. I agree that England will be salty as well.

Pick_DA_EAGLES

Quote from: old.dole on April 05, 2018, 03:27:42 pm
Junction could be really good. Will be young at guard. Fordyce will be young if they don't make noise next year they will the 2 after that. Pc will be inexperienced at guard and will have to prove themselves again. Bearden loses a lot but will play more discipline. Earle is without question the team to beat. I agree that England will be salty as well.

You can add clarendon to that group

Dogg

Earle will have athletic bigs that can play in the paint and a slew of guards. I look for the Milow twins to dominate

old.dole

Wasn't sure how much Clarendon had coming back. I remember one Milow. Which one was the other?

Pick_DA_EAGLES

Quote from: old.dole on April 06, 2018, 08:45:38 am
Wasn't sure how much Clarendon had coming back. I remember one Milow. Which one was the other?

Clarendon will still have Cartwright (the best player in 2A) and several others return.

I also look for Augusta to be pretty solid, I think they only lose 1 player.

Dogg

Quote from: old.dole on April 06, 2018, 08:45:38 am
Wasn't sure how much Clarendon had coming back. I remember one Milow. Which one was the other?
It's his twin brother that injured his leg in football and didn't return until the playoffs. He sat out the basketball season to strengthen his leg. He will compliment his brother on the court

Dogg

Quote from: old.dole on April 06, 2018, 08:45:38 am
Wasn't sure how much Clarendon had coming back. I remember one Milow. Which one was the other?
Lee Andrew Milow
Lee Andre Milow

MomaLion

Quote from: pick_DA_EAGLES on April 06, 2018, 11:09:23 am
Clarendon will still have Cartwright (the best player in 2A) and several others return.

I also look for Augusta to be pretty solid, I think they only lose 1 player.
We're losing a great group of seniors but Malik has become a great leader and will have the younger ones ready.

Dogg

2019 2A State Champs
Earle Bulldogs & Lady Bulldogs

old.dole

Without a doubt they are the teams to beat. For boys especially they are in the best conference for basketball

BrianfromCarlisle


BW2015

Quote from: BrianfromCarlisle on April 11, 2018, 06:06:33 am
Carlisle.

I assume you are talking about girls.  Who all do they lose and who do they have coming up from 9th grade?  Don't they lose their leading scorer in Warren?

leaderofthepack10

In boys Earle will remain the favorite just as they are every year.

In girls I believe Earle runs away with it next year.

birddawg1986

Quote from: leaderofthepack10 on April 11, 2018, 10:59:21 am
In boys Earle will remain the favorite just as they are every year.

In girls I believe Earle runs away with it next year.
I agree with those 2 predictions. I think the only ones that can defeat Earle will be the Arkansas Department of Education  :D.

NWA Hawg

Quote from: birddawg1986 on April 11, 2018, 01:05:11 pm
I agree with those 2 predictions. I think the only ones that can defeat Earle will be the Arkansas Department of Education  :D.
+100000000000000000000000000000000000

BrianfromCarlisle

 Not so fast my friend! Carlisle willhave something to say about that I'm sure. Returning three starters  and the 6th man. Plus several key players off the bench return.  Got a few pretty good sophomores to be, and I would expect that Coach Buff will move up the Thrift girl. She will be a freshman. She is exciting to watch on the court. 
And let's not forget, that Ricks will only be a junior next year. She may very well be the best player in 2a for the next couple years. When she realizes how good she really is, it will be bad news for the opposition

Dogg

 Carlisle doesn't stand a chance of beating Earle girls next year

BrianfromCarlisle


BrianfromCarlisle

Arkansas Basketball Coaches Association

2A Top 5:

Boys

1. Colby Malone Marked Tree
2. Travon Doolittle Earle
3. Maalik Cartwright Clarendon
4. Devonte Davis Lighthouse
5. Markel Perry Marked Tree


Girls

1. DeShaye Ricks Carlisle
2. Roshala Scott Earle
3. Kylie Warren Carlisle
4. Nicki Hooten Quitman
5. Rieley Hooten Quitman

Cheek

Quote from: BrianfromCarlisle on April 11, 2018, 04:08:07 pm
Oh. They do.  In fact, they will

I am with Dogg.   Carlisle had a very good team this year, but they will lose much more than they gain.  Carlisle will be beat most of the teams they play but will not be in the mix for the title.  Ricks is a very good player, but a lot of her success was due to everyone trying to stop Warren. 

Dogg

Earle doesn't loose anything on the girls team

Dogg

Quote from: Cheek on April 11, 2018, 04:38:17 pm
I am with Dogg.   Carlisle had a very good team this year, but they will lose much more than they gain.  Carlisle will be beat most of the teams they play but will not be in the mix for the title.  Ricks is a very good player, but a lot of her success was due to everyone trying to stop Warren.
Without Warren the become an average team

Cheek

Quote from: Dogg on April 11, 2018, 07:06:06 pm
Without Warren the become an average team

Ricks is an outstanding player, but she is not a true scorer like Warren.  Ricks scored a lot of points, but they were usually due to backside rebounds and outlet passes due to Warren.  Carlisle has a good term returning, but they will not be picked to win their conference next year.  It is not like their conference the past years.  It will be a tough game every night.  Bigelow will be the pre-season favorite next year followed by Poyen , Carlisle and England.  Magnet Coach and Cutter will be tough at home. The only weak team may be Maumelle Charter.

Basketballfan13

Quote from: Dogg on April 11, 2018, 05:07:47 pm
Earle doesn't loose anything on the girls team
I thought the better post player for Earle girls was a sr?

Pick_DA_EAGLES

Sleeper team for next year will be des arc. As long as we can avoid the injury bug we had this year. Only lose 1 player and she came off the bench. Were starting 1 jr. 2 sophs and 2 freshman at the end of the year. Here is 2 names every one will get tired of hearing the next 3 seasons Caroline Harris and Tristan Richards. Write it down now.

Cheek

Next year it will be Earle, Quitman or Bigelow.   

Dogg

Quote from: Basketballfan13 on April 11, 2018, 09:04:08 pm
I thought the better post player for Earle girls was a sr?
The better post player was a Jr.

Basketballfan13

Quote from: Dogg on April 12, 2018, 05:08:25 am
The better post player was a Jr.
I only got to watch Earle girls play in the finals and in that game #5 Alexandria Logan had 16 pts and was the only person outside the 2 good guards to make more than one FG. Maxpreps has her listed as a SR, is maxpreps wrong or is the other post typically the better of the two and had an off night?

bluegrassboy75

What about Riverside girls since they are dropping back down from 3A next year?  I'm not sure what all they are losing from this year's team that went undefeated in conference play.

LeftyWorld

Quote from: Cheek on April 11, 2018, 07:58:22 pm
Ricks is an outstanding player, but she is not a true scorer like Warren.  Ricks scored a lot of points, but they were usually due to backside rebounds and outlet passes due to Warren.  Carlisle has a good term returning, but they will not be picked to win their conference next year.  It is not like their conference the past years.  It will be a tough game every night.  Bigelow will be the pre-season favorite next year followed by Poyen , Carlisle and England.  Magnet Coach and Cutter will be tough at home. The only weak team may be Maumelle Charter.

That conference next year will be tough. Bigelow should be the favorite to start the year but carlisle or poyen could easily be the 1 seed out of that district. Poyen really does not loose much from last year and gains some freshman that could help. Cutter lost their shooter and their best player did not play at the end of last year being kicked off the team. Magnet will be better than last year but only time will tell how their current freshman progress as to how good they are next year. Then there is Hazen and Maumelle Charter, not sure what they have coming up or what they loose never got to see them in person last year.

patriot15

Quote from: Basketballfan13 on April 12, 2018, 08:02:39 am
I only got to watch Earle girls play in the finals and in that game #5 Alexandria Logan had 16 pts and was the only person outside the 2 good guards to make more than one FG. Maxpreps has her listed as a SR, is maxpreps wrong or is the other post typically the better of the two and had an off night?
The best post player was a jr but she was in foul trouble. That game was probably the worst game that they had played since the district tournament. Anybody that saw them play in the regional or state tournament know they are much better than how they played in the finals.

NEark tigers

April 12, 2018, 10:44:49 am #35 Last Edit: April 12, 2018, 10:51:54 am by NEark tigers
Quote from: Basketballfan13 on April 12, 2018, 08:02:39 am
I only got to watch Earle girls play in the finals and in that game #5 Alexandria Logan had 16 pts and was the only person outside the 2 good guards to make more than one FG. Maxpreps has her listed as a SR, is maxpreps wrong or is the other post typically the better of the two and had an off night?
Logan is a senior...Earle is also losing #4 CC Childs, everybody else, including MVP Ro Scott, #3 E. Brown,#11 Colbi Maples, will be back! 

Bildo

Quote from: BrianfromCarlisle on April 11, 2018, 04:18:32 pm
Arkansas Basketball Coaches Association

2A Top 5:

Boys

1. Colby Malone Marked Tree
2. Travon Doolittle Earle
3. Maalik Cartwright Clarendon
4. Devonte Davis Lighthouse
5. Markel Perry Marked Tree


Girls

1. DeShaye Ricks Carlisle
2. Roshala Scott Earle
3. Kylie Warren Carlisle
4. Nicki Hooten Quitman
5. Rieley Hooten Quitman
These were not ranked in any particular order... just the top 5 vote getters. All were very deserving

Dogg

Quote from: Basketballfan13 on April 12, 2018, 08:02:39 am
I only got to watch Earle girls play in the finals and in that game #5 Alexandria Logan had 16 pts and was the only person outside the 2 good guards to make more than one FG. Maxpreps has her listed as a SR, is maxpreps wrong or is the other post typically the better of the two and had an off night?
The best post player got in foul trouble early and Alex was playing well. Probably the best game of her high school career. The best post player was a Jr.

NWA Hawg

Quote from: Bildo on April 12, 2018, 03:02:13 pm
These were not ranked in any particular order... just the top 5 vote getters. All were very deserving

Are you sure? I'm pretty sure they rank them in the order of the number of votes they received ?

RedWolf275

Quote from: bluegrassboy75 on April 12, 2018, 09:19:21 am
What about Riverside girls since they are dropping back down from 3A next year?  I'm not sure what all they are losing from this year's team that went undefeated in conference play.

Melbourne and Marmaduke will be in the mix as well. 2A girls will be much deeper next year.

redrider30

Melbourne, Riverside, Marmaduke, Bay, Salem and Sloan Hendrix all in the same conference next year and these teams are matched up in the region with defending State Champion Earle. The #4 from this conference vs. Earle will make an interesting match up in the first round of the region next year just to get to the State Tournament. Should be fun.

HorseFeathers

Rumor has it bay may not have a girls team next year, their coach moved to administration(I think) and it's rumored that the team is making a mass exodus

RedWolf275

Not looking good for Bay girls. They've got rid of a state championship coach. Maybe a new coach will get them to play. I wouldn't touch that job with a ten foot pole!

hsindian

Quote from: HorseFeathers on April 15, 2018, 02:19:25 pm
Rumor has it bay may not have a girls team next year, their coach moved to administration(I think) and it's rumored that the team is making a mass exodus
Some parents have already contacted AAA but we're told they can't transfer and be eligible at their new school. Was told move or adoption were the options basically. I know Hoxie and Trumann have been discussed by one players parents as options for next yeAr.

Bearden_Bear72

Bearden will be re-building this year.  Younger players this year.  True test to see how Coach Hammonds develops his players

old.dole

Had some talent in the junior high ranks. He moved one up one halfway through the season. May not be as talented losing d Hughes and Tyler berry but they will still be solid

hogman1886

Quote from: old.dole on April 18, 2018, 06:16:42 pm
Had some talent in the junior high ranks. He moved one up one halfway through the season. May not be as talented losing d Hughes and Tyler berry but they will still be solid

How is the rest of the conference?

old.dole

there will be 5-6 dangerous teams in the conference on paper. Setting up to be a really good conference with jc and Fordyce dropping down

mathguy

How do you guys see the girls side shaking out? I mean, Melbourne and Riverside move down, so it should be an interesting conference and region.

FromTheBench

I see England, White County, Quitman being good again from this years 2A 4 East. Lighthouse moves to 3a. England moves out of Quitman and White County's conference, so it looks like those two boys teams will be top dogs from their district. I also see St. Joseph starting to make a little more noise next season. They were extremely in-experienced this year.

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