Waukee Basketball
- Thread starter GrayhoundHawk
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Listen, he's a good kid, and wish he was coming to Iowa. With that said, there are some checkboxes that just can't be checked in this case.
- Girl's basketball is #2 in the state and undefeated at 17-0.
- Girl's volleyball is #3 in the state. They lost in the state title last year and won the championship in 2021. This season they have beaten Urbandale, Waukee, and Ankeny Centennial.
- Boy's football went 10-1 and lost to West Des Moines Valley 15-10. Valley ended up going to the state championship and lost to a historically good SE Polk team. PV was playing without their DE, Andrew Depaepe, that committed to Michigan State.
- Boy's soccer won back to back state championships in 2021/2022.
- Boy's baseball won the state championship in 2021 over Johnston.
PV is not competitive in basketball at the state level... yet.
I think that's a pretty good list.
The eastern side of Bettendorf is exploding with growth and it's not going to slow down anytime soon. The money is pouring into PV. There's really nowhere to build within the Bettendorf school district, so the growth is all happening out in the Pleasant Valley school district. The era of Bettendorf dominance in sports is over. The only thing that's going to slow PV down will be when they have to split into two high schools, similar to Liberty in the Iowa City area. The TBK Bank Sports Complex is also a great resource for kids in the QC area working on their skills.
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Man, I forgot a lot of that. I knew soccer was strong but I had mentioned in the first post that boys soccer is strong on the east side. I also mentioned that volleyball was probably better on the east side (although forgot we [Liberty] played you in the title because I had a kidney stone that day...). Football, I totally forgot but the point stands that we are still behind. As a top rated seed you can't lose to a bottom team in the playoffs in the first round. I was really cheering for you guys because I want the east to win. I didn't realize basketball because I am primarily focused on the MVC but that's a me thing... baseball I knew and forgot.
Isn't wrestling okay too? Your girls soccer team is solid for this side of the state but struggle when getting to state.
Point well taken on PV. I was just talking with someone yesterday how crazy fast Bettendorf's fall from grace has taken place. I knew a ton were going to end up at PV and the growth was on that side but I thought I heard of a few kids transferring from Bett to the Dav public schools? Any truth to that?
Bettplex is phenomenal. We are trying to do something like that here.
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Such as? I'm sorry if you're going to throw stuff like that out there and not clarify it I think it's wrong.
This message board must be littered with 5'9" former PGs.
OMG, he went under the leg before the dunk! It's never been done before!
Settle down you Nancies. Now show me something that I personally couldn't do as a junior in HS and at the time 3 inches shorter than Omaha currently is. It still counts for only 2 points.
Am I completely off base to think his college career path will mirror Xavier Foster's?
OMG, he went under the leg before the dunk! It's never been done before!
Settle down you Nancies. Now show me something that I personally couldn't do as a junior in HS and at the time 3 inches shorter than Omaha currently is. It still counts for only 2 points.
Am I completely off base to think his college career path will mirror Xavier Foster's?
I live in the DSM metro and I grew up in Boone.
Youth sports here is a completely different animal, in every way, and a lot of it is due to how much money people are willing and able to shell out for their kids' sports stuff. Ultimately I think it's a negative thing but it is what it is. There isn't anything special regarding the Metro compared to other places but it sounds like PV and other areas are starting to build some of the facilities we are using around here which will be a big equalizer.
Youth basketball is pretty insane. There is a little kid who is a 4th grader in my son's club who I saw hit a kid with the hesi, step back, and hit a 3. He's doing things as a 4th grader we didn't think about in middle school. And I wouldn't be surprised at all to see him not be able to make the high school team because his parents just aren't that big.
Good points. I'm guessing he will do much better than Foster because he is physically ready to play in college right now (if not the NBA), but I'll be surprised if he is a game changer for them. My understanding is that he's known more for his defense than his offense. Probably a one and done based upon potential. His history of changing schools and plans makes you wonder if he doesn't have some maturity issues, or his "handlers" are too involved. I wish him well, always nice to see an Iowa kid succeed.
Big difference is that even in high school there was a lot of question about how bad Foster actually wanted it and how hard he was willing to work.
One of the reasons Omaha wanted to play for TJ is that he wants to play our style. If you want to play a very aggressive, attacking, physical style with his athletic ability he'll be a valuable piece even if he is overrated.
Okay, so nothing bad and I'm absolutely not concerned about this at all. Thanks for clarifying.
I've been to a few West and Liberty b-ball games this year - both boys and girls. The crowds are mainly parents and a few kids. It's sad really - the schools are not really part of the community the way they are at a school like Williamsburg for example. I think that's part of what keeps numbers down - Not sure how to change that or if it's a problem in other bigger schools.......
I can't even get started on club sports. It's a run away train that is not coming back.
Haha, well we were at the same game, I'm sure. It's embarassing and you are totally correct. Community buy in isn't there for the school or members. For Liberty, at least, it's all still newish and as families have kids they will continue to support.
What's funny (or rather very sad) is that 8th grade basketball has routinely had a larger student section than varsity. Last week when Liberty/ Waterloo West was televised the only students I saw were the JV and some JV2 basketball girls.
Sorry to hear about your kidney stone; hope you had a speedy recovery. I hear those are terrible.
I agree, the loss to Valley stung but they were clearly better than their seeding. Des Moines area football is definitely a different animal. No team was going to beat SE Polk the last two years with that kind of talent.
I think PV wrestling is ok, but Bettendorf still holds the advantage there. It's pretty crazy to see how far Bettendorf has fallen off in football. I don't believe that a lot of kids transferred over to the Davenport public schools. That seems like a stretch. It will be interesting to see if Assumption has a ton of growth with the new bill that was just passed to fund private school tuition in the state? I could definitely see a lot of the Davenport public school kids going over to Assumption given that the tuition will no longer be a concern.
Bettplex is pretty nice. They're adding a 75 million dollar expansion that will include a Top Golf-esque facility across the road along with a gigantic arcade and several more fields. There's going to be a nice pedestrian bridge going over Middle Rd to connect the two areas. The construction process will probably be a nightmare for a few years, but the finished product will be incredible.
My main point was that PV and the other eastern Iowa schools can be competitive with the Des Moines schools. Let's not throw in the towel just yet.
TBK Bank Sports Complex expansion, Middle Road and Forest Grove reconstruction expected to bring more tourists to the QCA
Construction on the expansion project is expected to start in early spring.
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You’re kidding right? Foster by a lot of accounts wasn’t even the best player on his high school team. Not on a great AAU team. Omaha is a killer. I understand he’s been shopped around (which I think stinks) and has jumped pretty much all around for 4 years which just seems ridiculous, but on the court there’s no question. Fantastic defender, was possibly the best player on a MoKan team that’s always a top 5-10 team, and a great athlete. I’d kill to have him, questionable past or not.
Off topic a bit, but can I ask you which Club/program your son plays on? We are in DM area nearly every weekend for youth basketball and I think I might know the whiz kid you're referring to.
Sorry to hear about your kidney stone; hope you had a speedy recovery. I hear those are terrible.
I agree, the loss to Valley stung but they were clearly better than their seeding. Des Moines area football is definitely a different animal. No team was going to beat SE Polk the last two years with that kind of talent.
I think PV wrestling is ok, but Bettendorf still holds the advantage there. It's pretty crazy to see how far Bettendorf has fallen off in football. I don't believe that a lot of kids transferred over to the Davenport public schools. That seems like a stretch. It will be interesting to see if Assumption has a ton of growth with the new bill that was just passed to fund private school tuition in the state? I could definitely see a lot of the Davenport public school kids going over to Assumption given that the tuition will no longer be a concern.
Bettplex is pretty nice. They're adding a 75 million dollar expansion that will include a Top Golf-esque facility across the road along with a gigantic arcade and several more fields. There's going to be a nice pedestrian bridge going over Middle Rd to connect the two areas. The construction process will probably be a nightmare for a few years, but the finished product will be incredible.
My main point was that PV and the other eastern Iowa schools can be competitive with the Des Moines schools. Let's not throw in the towel just yet.
TBK Bank Sports Complex expansion, Middle Road and Forest Grove reconstruction expected to bring more tourists to the QCA
Construction on the expansion project is expected to start in early spring.www.kwqc.com
Oh, no towel being thrown. It is just very one sided at the moment. It will hopefully swing back.
You obviously didn’t go to U of I because you aren’t very bright…..but the scary part is that you think you are
They made claims about Hunter Deyo’s academics and that he would never qualify and the Iowa staff backed off because of it. It was all made up of course.
No not really. X&O are really different types of players. O is a brilliant athlete good defender and above average rebounder. Offense needs a lot of work and he’s a -TO at the HS level. I’m just wondering if their careers will share the traits of great potential but ends up disappointing and that they’re there one day then gone the next.
And let me state I wouldn’t trade Iowa’s incoming freshmen for Omaha. I’ll root for the guy as long as he’s not playing the Hawks even though he’s a bit of a showboat.
If you think he's a showboat you don't watch much high level basketball.
Just the Ankeny program run by the high school coach. It's technically a club but it costs the same as Little League.
Transfer rather than ‘move’
Establishing an address in the district makes the process fairly easy.
I’m glad then that you’re not making the recruiting decisions for Iowa basketball.
Looks like some home cooking by that clock operator
Does a licensed ref operate the clock? Mistakes get made in pros so not automatically intentional to consider someone was just slow at activating the clock. But easily a tenth or two tenths slow if not more.
The officials are supposed to have their arm up and drop it when the clock should start. Neither guy had an arm up. Clock operator appeared slow but heck of a shot.
