Wednesday, December 26, 2012

De Pere vs. Milwaukee Vincent Preview


Tomorrow at approximately 8:30pm in the finale of the day, the 9 ranked team in Division 1 De Pere Redbirds will take on the 3 ranked team in Division 1 Milwaukee Vincent Vikings. De Pere comes into this game with a record of 5-1, with their only loss coming at the hands of Appleton West. The Redbirds have a couple of college recruits, as leading scorer Brevin Pritzl, with an average of 16.7 points per game, is only a sophmore and has already received numerous scholarship offers. Adam Beyer, the second leading scorer, is averaging 14.3 points per game, and will be playing college basketball next season at Augustana College, a Divison II school in South Dakota.Vincent comes into this game with a perfect record of 7-0. They are led by the best player in the state, Deonte Burton, who is averaging 18.4 points a game and 10.4 rebounds a game for first year coach Marquis Hines. Burton has given a commitment to Buzz Williams to play basketball next season at Marquette. He can drive to the rim, absorb the contact, and make his foul shots. He also gives amazing effort and energy to a team that already has beaten Marquette recruit Duane Wilson and Dominican this season. Hines came over from Homestead to be the new coach at Vincent. This should be a classic as two heavyweights go at it. Vincent should play with great effort, energy, and passion and come out with a very convincing win.