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citygriz said:
City,
The 1st and 3rd link do not take you to any article, can you post them? Thanks
Williston’s Qvale brothers big on talent
Mike McFeely, The Forum
Published Sunday, March 11, 2007
Two questions were common when Williston played its three games in the North Dakota Class A basketball tournament this weekend.
What size feet does Brian Qvale have?
Where will Brent Qvale play college football?
The answer to the first question is 20.
“I get asked that a lot,” Brian Qvale said after the Coyotes beat Minot 66-56 in the third-place game Saturday afternoon at the Fargodome.
Brian is an agile 6-foot-11 post who ended his high school career with a dominant performance against the Magicians. He had 26 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocked shots.
Brian and those massive feet will head west to play college basketball. After a typically long recruiting process, Brian committed to the University of Montana last summer. There were four other schools he seriously considered: North Dakota State, Wichita State, Iowa State and Washington State.
Brian’s father, Sanford, is a former Bison football player who works for NDSU’s Williston Research Extension Center.
So we need to ask, Brian: Why Montana over NDSU?
“I like NDSU. But I like Montana, I like the mountains, I like what the school has to offer. It’s something new and different for me,” he said.
The answer to the second question – where Brian’s younger brother Brent will play college football – is yet to be answered.
Brent was a reserve post for the Coyotes basketball team, but one look at the sophomore and it was obvious his college future lies on the football field.
Brent turned 16 years old today and he is a mountain of a young man, 6-8 and 300 pounds. He is mobile and athletic. He possesses agile feet and good hands.
He has all the makings of a killer offensive lineman, the position he plays for Williston.
“He might see the NFL someday,” Coyotes coach Mark Slotsve said.
First things first. Brent’s recruitment hasn’t begun – officially anyway – because he is too young. But coaches know of him. Brent was in NDSU’s camp last summer. He plans to attend the Bison camp again this summer, plus camps at Montana and Nebraska.
It’s tough to believe other Big 12 and Big Ten schools will not be all over him.
“He’s going to go bigger in football than I did in basketball,” Brian said.
Still, NDSU will be in the mix to some degree. Sanford played on the offensive line for the Bison from 1970-73 before getting a chance with the Buffalo Bills.
There is an interesting contrast between Brian and Brent. They are both tall, but have body styles as different as a green bean and a squash. Brian has 230 pounds on his frame. Brent is massive.
“Brian follows his mother’s side. Brent is more my family style,” Sanford said. “It’s that way in personality, too. Brian is laid-back while Brent is more aggressive. They’re both good kids, just different. Brent’s a little more aggressive. But everybody who has kids will tell you that – they’re all different.”
There are a lot of big kids in the world. What stands out about Brent, at least to the first-time observer, is the nimbleness with which he moves all that bulk.
“That’s what gets the colleges excited,” he said. “I’ve just got to keep working hard, working out and stay in shape.”
And don’t forget. The Class A basketball teams in western North Dakota have to deal with Brent for a couple of more winters.
“That’s what we tell people. His true sport is football, but we’re going to keep him for four years on the basketball team, too,” Slotsve said.
Qvale comes up big
By CHRIS BIERI, Staff Writer [email protected]
Michael Linnell/MDN
Williston's Brian Qvale is fouled on the way to the basket by Minot High School's Jordan Martinson during the third place game at the 2007 North Dakota State Boys Class A Basketball Tournament Saturday at the Fargodome.
FARGO — There was simply no stopping Brian Qvale in the second half of Saturday’s third-place game at the 2007 Class A State Boys Basketball Tournament.
The 6-foot-11 Williston senior’s 20 second-half points helped the Coyotes break open a game that was tied at the half to defeat Minot High School 66-56.
Qvale finished the tilt with game-highs of 26 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocks and generally pestered and intimidated any Minot intruders to the paint.
“We would have like to have been in the championship,” Qvale said. “We wanted to come out and play well. The seniors wanted to go out with a win.”
For the second-straight day, the Magicians struggled to make shots from the field. They shot just 30 percent from the floor on the game.
“Part of the problem with our shots the last two days was that we were tired,” Magi head coach Gene Manson said. “We had a lot of good looks today.”
Minot High enjoyed a 45-43 lead with 9:48 remaining in the second half, when Qvale hit the baseline with a drive and finished with a thunderous dunk for a 45-45 tie.
On the next Williston possession, Qvale hit a putback off an offensive rebound and converted the free throw for a three-point play. The Coyotes never trailed again.
Coyotes head coach Mark Slotsve said that while the game was played fast and loose early on, it tightened midway through the second half.
“The rivalry kind of showed up at the end,” he said. “I like our chances at the end of games with a post presence like that.”
Ryne Hornecker kept the Magi in the game in the second half.
The junior guard scored 15 of his team-high 21 points in the second half on a variety of shifty pull-up jump shots, 3-pointers and fast-break layups.
“He played one of his best games of the year,” Manson said of Hornecker.
The Coyotes jumped out to 29-19 lead with 3:11 remaining in the first half. But the MHS shooters got hot as the Magi went on a 12-2 run to end the half with the help of five points from Jordan Martinson.
Qvale said that a broken nose suffered in last week’s West Region semifinal didn’t affect his play.
“I just try not to think about it,” Qvale said. “If it gets hurt, it gets hurt. I’ve got plenty of time for it to heal after this.”
Williston senior Jordan Schmitz chipped in with 15, including 12 in the first half.
MHS seniors Teddy Anderson and Martinson finished their careers with double-figure games. Martinson finished with 11 points while Anderson had 10.
Manson said while the Magicians bring back 10 juniors from this year’s team, they will have to do a lot of work over the summer.
“We’ve got to put a lot of tume in with this group because we have some deficiencies. We have to get stronger and work on our shooting. Strength will be a big key for us.”
With the help of Qvale, Williston won the battle of the boards, outrebounding Minot 54-37.
Mike McFeely, The Forum
Published Sunday, March 11, 2007
Two questions were common when Williston played its three games in the North Dakota Class A basketball tournament this weekend.
What size feet does Brian Qvale have?
Where will Brent Qvale play college football?
The answer to the first question is 20.
“I get asked that a lot,” Brian Qvale said after the Coyotes beat Minot 66-56 in the third-place game Saturday afternoon at the Fargodome.
Brian is an agile 6-foot-11 post who ended his high school career with a dominant performance against the Magicians. He had 26 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocked shots.
Brian and those massive feet will head west to play college basketball. After a typically long recruiting process, Brian committed to the University of Montana last summer. There were four other schools he seriously considered: North Dakota State, Wichita State, Iowa State and Washington State.
Brian’s father, Sanford, is a former Bison football player who works for NDSU’s Williston Research Extension Center.
So we need to ask, Brian: Why Montana over NDSU?
“I like NDSU. But I like Montana, I like the mountains, I like what the school has to offer. It’s something new and different for me,” he said.
The answer to the second question – where Brian’s younger brother Brent will play college football – is yet to be answered.
Brent was a reserve post for the Coyotes basketball team, but one look at the sophomore and it was obvious his college future lies on the football field.
Brent turned 16 years old today and he is a mountain of a young man, 6-8 and 300 pounds. He is mobile and athletic. He possesses agile feet and good hands.
He has all the makings of a killer offensive lineman, the position he plays for Williston.
“He might see the NFL someday,” Coyotes coach Mark Slotsve said.
First things first. Brent’s recruitment hasn’t begun – officially anyway – because he is too young. But coaches know of him. Brent was in NDSU’s camp last summer. He plans to attend the Bison camp again this summer, plus camps at Montana and Nebraska.
It’s tough to believe other Big 12 and Big Ten schools will not be all over him.
“He’s going to go bigger in football than I did in basketball,” Brian said.
Still, NDSU will be in the mix to some degree. Sanford played on the offensive line for the Bison from 1970-73 before getting a chance with the Buffalo Bills.
There is an interesting contrast between Brian and Brent. They are both tall, but have body styles as different as a green bean and a squash. Brian has 230 pounds on his frame. Brent is massive.
“Brian follows his mother’s side. Brent is more my family style,” Sanford said. “It’s that way in personality, too. Brian is laid-back while Brent is more aggressive. They’re both good kids, just different. Brent’s a little more aggressive. But everybody who has kids will tell you that – they’re all different.”
There are a lot of big kids in the world. What stands out about Brent, at least to the first-time observer, is the nimbleness with which he moves all that bulk.
“That’s what gets the colleges excited,” he said. “I’ve just got to keep working hard, working out and stay in shape.”
And don’t forget. The Class A basketball teams in western North Dakota have to deal with Brent for a couple of more winters.
“That’s what we tell people. His true sport is football, but we’re going to keep him for four years on the basketball team, too,” Slotsve said.
Qvale comes up big
By CHRIS BIERI, Staff Writer [email protected]
Michael Linnell/MDN
Williston's Brian Qvale is fouled on the way to the basket by Minot High School's Jordan Martinson during the third place game at the 2007 North Dakota State Boys Class A Basketball Tournament Saturday at the Fargodome.
FARGO — There was simply no stopping Brian Qvale in the second half of Saturday’s third-place game at the 2007 Class A State Boys Basketball Tournament.
The 6-foot-11 Williston senior’s 20 second-half points helped the Coyotes break open a game that was tied at the half to defeat Minot High School 66-56.
Qvale finished the tilt with game-highs of 26 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocks and generally pestered and intimidated any Minot intruders to the paint.
“We would have like to have been in the championship,” Qvale said. “We wanted to come out and play well. The seniors wanted to go out with a win.”
For the second-straight day, the Magicians struggled to make shots from the field. They shot just 30 percent from the floor on the game.
“Part of the problem with our shots the last two days was that we were tired,” Magi head coach Gene Manson said. “We had a lot of good looks today.”
Minot High enjoyed a 45-43 lead with 9:48 remaining in the second half, when Qvale hit the baseline with a drive and finished with a thunderous dunk for a 45-45 tie.
On the next Williston possession, Qvale hit a putback off an offensive rebound and converted the free throw for a three-point play. The Coyotes never trailed again.
Coyotes head coach Mark Slotsve said that while the game was played fast and loose early on, it tightened midway through the second half.
“The rivalry kind of showed up at the end,” he said. “I like our chances at the end of games with a post presence like that.”
Ryne Hornecker kept the Magi in the game in the second half.
The junior guard scored 15 of his team-high 21 points in the second half on a variety of shifty pull-up jump shots, 3-pointers and fast-break layups.
“He played one of his best games of the year,” Manson said of Hornecker.
The Coyotes jumped out to 29-19 lead with 3:11 remaining in the first half. But the MHS shooters got hot as the Magi went on a 12-2 run to end the half with the help of five points from Jordan Martinson.
Qvale said that a broken nose suffered in last week’s West Region semifinal didn’t affect his play.
“I just try not to think about it,” Qvale said. “If it gets hurt, it gets hurt. I’ve got plenty of time for it to heal after this.”
Williston senior Jordan Schmitz chipped in with 15, including 12 in the first half.
MHS seniors Teddy Anderson and Martinson finished their careers with double-figure games. Martinson finished with 11 points while Anderson had 10.
Manson said while the Magicians bring back 10 juniors from this year’s team, they will have to do a lot of work over the summer.
“We’ve got to put a lot of tume in with this group because we have some deficiencies. We have to get stronger and work on our shooting. Strength will be a big key for us.”
With the help of Qvale, Williston won the battle of the boards, outrebounding Minot 54-37.
appears to me that after a promising sophomore year, qvale had a disappointing junior year, which may account for his one-star rating on scout.com. but he "rebounded" his senior year and probably would rate more than a single star right now. that we got him over wichita state, iowa state and washington state seems quite a coup, thanks in large part to his a.a.u. buddy, derrick selvig. selvig announced for us in august, and qvale announced a week later. i think they'd decided earlier that they wanted to play at the same school.
Grizbacker1
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citygriz said:
I agree City. I think it was a package deal that got them, but I think they are both legit D1 players. I don't know much about this kid, but Selvig sure sounds like he is going to be an exciting player, just like his father was for the Griz.