[Matt Dillon]

Lincoln should probably be preaseason number 1 in the 12th region coming off their second straight region title and bringing a good team back. New coach at Southwestern has a lot of defensive work to do with his new team because they are use to playing a lazy zone and trying to just out score teams under the previous coaching stuff. Once they get the mindset of playing both ends of the floor and get their point guard (Molden) back, they should be strong contenders in the 12th region

No way Lincoln should be preseason 1. Southwestern has the best player in the region and the most returnees. This is the group that was widely heralded to bring home the gold after a huge success at the middle school level. Southwestern has three bigs that are as good as any in the region. Guard play will be what gets them. Boyle, Wayne, Mercer and don't count out Casey will also be hard to handle. Lincoln is average at best.