Individual first round upsets are hard to come by on the Class A side. There were just eight last year. The following are the most evenly matched first round matches based on head to head matchups/common opponents etc.:
106: Carter Zink (Sheyenne) vs. #8 Malachi Werremeyer (Davies)
106: Evan Fleck (Mandan) vs. #7 Pete Rasmussen (Jamestown)
113: Warrick Morrel (Dickinson) vs #5 Ethan Dennis (Watford City)
145: Tyson Hovland (Valley City) vs. #8 Declan Genova (West Fargo)
145: Matthew Scheer (Bismarck St. Mary’s) vs. #7 Ben Weigum (Bismarck Century)
152: Mike Erickson (Grand Forks Central) vs. #8 Ezra Hanse :(Valley City)
160: Spencer LeDoux (West Fargo) vs. #8 Evan Bridgeford (Grand Forks Central)
182: Zachary Hughbanks (Minot) vs. Rylen Reid (Fargo Davies)
195: Sean Thompson (Fargo South) vs. #8 Austin Bicker (Grand Forks Central)
285: Dreyton DeCoteau (Turtle Mountain) vs. #6 KC Ortiz (West Fargo)
285: Asher Woods (Minot) vs. #7 Tytus Bachmeier (Mandan)
