Preseason top 10 2022-2023

Yes. Was wanting to see what everyone was thinking off of who’s coming back and summer league.

1. Vanoss
2. Caddo
3. Boone-Apache
4. Okay
5. Riverfield
6. Porter
7. Carnegie
8. Frontier
9. Seiling
10. Texhoma

Others: Mooreland, Ripley, Drummond, Allen.

Seiling honestly gained more from last year with the new coach and his son moving in. Texhoma lost their point guard but they still have the Hernandez brothers which are probably the best post tandem in class A

1. Vanoss-Good players, great coaching.
2. Caddo-A lot of guys back from a great season last year.
3. Texhoma-Best big combo in the state with the Hernandez brothers. Can their guards shoot it well enough in the end to make it to state or have a chance to win it?
4. Seiling-Talented roster and adding a good coach with his son who adds size to their talented roster. Not a lot of depth and if they don't rely on the 3 ball as much they will be a legit threat.
5. Riverfield-Good solid returners from a state tournament run.
6. Okay-Young guys had a great run last year. I think they will make it to the state tournament barring a bad draw.

Here's where a lot of debate could take place, a lot of good teams that have some question marks but all are capable of beating any of the top teams on a given day.

7. Rattan-Always in the hunt to challenge for a state tournament berth.
8. Mooreland-Have 4 guys back that started last year at times including 6'7 kid with length and good speed. Great starting 5, very little depth. Can they stay healthy?
9. Drummond-Has everybody back from a pretty good season last year in which Mooreland beat them out in 2nd round of Regionals.
10. Boone-Apache-Athletic guards who were 14-10 in 2A. Can they be disciplined enough to beat the teams above.
11. Carnegie-Athletic guards but not a ton of size.
12. Garber-Great young guys who did get playing experience in mop up minutes. Losing 5 really good starters will make it interesting to see how they fare early, but should be a contender by February.
13. Canute-Have 2 pretty good returning starters with a great freshman class. Lack of size could hurt them, but can beat anybody on a given night given how many 3's they shoot if they are hot.
14. Frontier-Had a couple of very good young guards last year, coach Weckstein will have them going again.
15. Ripley-Great coaching, will be sound fundamentally.
16. Shattuck-Have one of the best shooters in Class A, with a good big man to go with him. Will be athletic, but can their other guys score well enough to challenge the teams ahead of them?
17. Laverne-Have several very talented players but do they have enough scoring 1-5 to contend?
18. Wellston-Great run last year, can they do it again?
19. Regent-Its Regent they will be an area contender forever.
20. Okarche-Will have a schedule that will allow them 15-17 wins, but can they win in the playoffs?

Sleepers
SW Covenant-Tough schedule always prepares them for the playoffs.
Turpin-Loses 1 guy, have the pieces to make a run.
Tushka-Has 1 starter returning off of an amazing state title run, but what do they have left?

Rattan has everyone back from last year and looked really good this summer I hear. I expect them to b a top 8 team.

Interesting on Allen.

As far as my neck of the woods goes Okay should be a top 10 team and possibly a state tournament team barring a bad draw, Gore has potential to be top 15-20 but their conference runs through Okay and I would give the Mustangs the advantage with their tough non conference schedule. Porter lost everything from last year and I don't think they had much off the bench that played a lot last year. Riverfield I expect to be in the mix come playoff time. I will have at least one of Okay's games this year at one of my area teams so I could probably get a sense of what they will be like, Same with Gore

Other than that not much to go on in my area as far as Class A boys goes

Just going off stuff I saw this summer along with what i know about returning starters, transfers. I am sure this is off a bit. I need to check and see if I all these teams are still in class A still? I think the top 7 should be in everyone's top 10 to start the season. 8-20 I think will be solid teams that have a shot to be playing in Area trying to punch tickets to State. I think it will be a competitive class this year again.

1. Vanoss
2. Texhoma
3. Rattan
4. Caddo
5. Riverfield
6. Seiling
7. Okay
8. Velma-Alma
9. Garber
10. Boone-Apache
11. Canute
12. Carnegie
13. Cyril
14. Allen
15. Drummond
16. Okarche
17. Laverne
18. Mooreland
18. Wright City
19. Wellston
20. SW. Covenant

Caddo lose anybody?