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Who's The Best?

One of the more entertaining segments of the documentary is our profile of the three best teams in Class B history. Three teams, according to the opinion of producers Matt Olien and David Meiers, are the best of class B.

May-Port-C-G 1996 and 1997

Without question, the most physically imposing team in Class B history. All the starters including guards, stood 6'5" or taller. Of the five starters on the 1997 team, Andy LeClair and Chuck Klabo played football for NDSU, Tom Jacobson played basketball for UND, and Travis Kraft played basketball for the University of South Carolina before transferring to NDSU.

LaMoure 1976

The Loboes' state tournament perfomance is the most dominant in B history. They won their three games at state by 24, 24, and 25 points. They combined size, scoring ability, and excellent defense.

Casselton Central Cass 1968

Over a two year period, from 1967 to 1968, the Squirrels eclipsed the 100 point mark 12 times and beat such brutal Minnesota competition as Moorhead, White Bear Lake and Bemidji. The Moorhead team they beat went on that year to finish second in the Minnesota state tournament behind Edina. 6'7" center Jerry Pyle played college ball at the University of Minnesota.

The players and coaches for the three teams all seem to have strong opinions as to which is the bast team. Here are some of those quotes and opinions.

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"I would definitely have to say ours was the greatest team. These kids could do things with basketballs and moves that we only dreamed of back in the 60s."

- Del Kessler, May-Port-C-G head coach

"I would like to think that we're right up there somewhere close to the top. But it's hard to compare teams from different eras."

- Matt Swift, May-Port-C-G player, class of 1997

"You don't find high school players with the attitudes we had. We wanted to go out and win every game."

- Tom Jacobson, May-Port-C-G player, class of 1997

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"So were we the best? Well we think so. This is probably our last shot at glory doing this interview. We're biased of course."

- Bruce Shockman, LaMoure player class of 1976

"The May-Port kids were very good I know that but I think we could have handled them. It would have been a heck of a game."

- Leon Thielges, LaMoure player class of 1976

"I would rank us...number 1... You have to."

- Steve Kennedy, LaMoure player class of 1976

"We beat two undefeated teams in the state tournament by 24 and 25 points. So that's something we can brag about."

- Mark Shockman, LaMoure player class of 1976

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"I think the toughness of our schedule beating Moorhead, White Bear Lake, Bemidji, and Thief River Falls would suggest that over time, we'd be considered one of the all time best teams."

- Don Siverson, Central Cass player class of 1968

"I'm just glad we don't have to play a May-Port team, NOW, in order to prove it."

- Jerry Ford, Central Cass player class of 1968

"I have an opinion about this, if you want me to express it. I think May Port has a lot of forwards playing guard (grins) and they would have had trouble with us ... they wouldn't have wanted to play us (grinning)."

- Jerry Pyle, Central Cass player class of 1968

"I don't know if I want to touch that question with a ten foot pole. Obviously the physical inside play would have been interesting between Jerry [Pyle] and me and the big May-Port kids Andrew LeClair and Chuck Klabo."

- Bob Pyle, Central Cass player class of 1969