Saturday, August 8, 2009

Will the Red Raiders Head Down 76th to Glenview Then Take a Right on Bluemound? A Preview of Boys Sectional Eight

Brookfield Central, Brookfield East, Shorewood, Wauwatosa East, Wauwatosa West, Whitefish Bay/Dominican

Wauwatosa East won a five-set thriller over Wauwatosa West, 22-25, 22-25, 25-15, 25-16, 15-11. The other two sectional semifinalists were Brookfield East and Shorewood.

2009 RANDOM NOTES
  • Brookfield Central The Lancers will no doubt count on junior Steven Dusing,. Seniors Brandon Hutchinson and Dan Droese are two other names we've run across in our research.
  • Brookfield East Sophomore Kyle Rohde captained the USA Continental Select Red team that finished second in the Boys National division at the 2009 High Performance Championships this past summer (BTW, Catholic Memorial's Trevor Novotny was also on the team and Nicolet's Matt Klingspohn was on the team that finished first). Also, if our googling is telling us anything, the Lancers will also have seniors Ben Fronberry and Alexander Balge on their roster.
  • Shorewood Gone is Ohio State recruit Nick Gibson, leaving much of the heavy lifting this season on the shoulders of junior middle/opposite Nick Yannett and sophomore Adam Kessenich.
  • Wauwatosa East After graduating nine in 2009, the Red Raiders will rely heavily on senior opposite Kyle O'Connell (145 kills in 2008). They're also likely to get support from senior middle Thomas Schultz and Matthew Patton, among others.
  • Wauwatosa West Besides senior setter Ryan Bruss, will be able to get plenty of assists by dishing it to a couple of quality front-row players in juniors Alec Redlich and Mitch Lahmann.
  • Whitefish Bay/Dominican Senior leadership will be provided by their go-to outside hitter Chris Nichols. Also look for contributions from junior Charlie Sather, sophomore opposite Drew Summers and setter Riley Mehls on a team that could surprise this year.
OUR PREDICTION
Wauwatosa East over Brookfield East in four.

Tomorrow: Girls Division Four Sectional One

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