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yes the defense is the core of the team with forward Callison. Orzech is also a great player.

To me, pre season rankings are about what looks good on paper. That may or may not translate into a good team, but when you look at the players coming back across the board, Wando and Lex look good on paper. NW has Kropp and Enzo, as well as some other skilled players, but losing the entire defense keeps them out the the #1 spot for me.

And Irmo, what does Irmo bring back that even puts them close to the top 5? I can think of a good number of teams that look better on paper than them.

I will say that upper state seems to have more of the top teams this year. Not so much from a ranking perspective, but more from a title shot perspective.

Enzo is obviously Northwesterns best player with Vance Benson being a close second and Kropp coming in close at third.

Wando's got the title this year, they got a good team and a good coach. There going to surprise N.western in the final.

I guess that lexington vs. wando game should be a good one then.

yeah i think that is one of ... if not the most intriguing pre-season game this year!

the wando tourney will be a very good evaluation of some of the top notch teams that are represented there

from all the threads i have read, it sounds like Dutch Fork, Lexington, Northwestern, and SV should be the top contenders this year. Wando could always surprise people, but I'm gonna say...

1. Lexington
2. Dutch Fork
3. Northwestern
4. Spring Valley
5. Wando

for now...

Although the Wando tournament has some quality teams and matches, you cannot lose the fact that it is a preseason tournament that may find some teams not having all their players due to Basketball, etc. or coaches experimenting with lineups. Most teams will have 1 or 2 scrimmages under their belt, certainly not a lot of time for cohesion.

What does Spring Valley bring back this year? Do they have a lot of returning players?