The Sophomore All State Team
The Sophomore All State Team has been named today led by five star talent Matthew Hurt of Rochester John Marshall.
First Team
Matthew Hurt, Rochester John Marshall. The Rockets won 25 games this year and Matt put up 29.1 points, 9.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.8 blocks, and 2.1 steals a game. Matthew made 62.6 percent of his attempts, 80 percent of his foul shots, and over 47 percent of his threes. Hurt continues to prove he’s one of the elite sophomores in the nation.
Courtney Brown, East Ridge. The Raptors won 22 games this winter with Brown leading the way with 19.5 points per game. The 6-foot-6 forward had a season high of 32 against Minneapolis Southwest and only missed double figures once.
David Roddy, Breck. The Mustangs won 19 games this season with David Roddy scoring 18.3 points per game and he hit double figures every night with a high of 30 against Holy Angels. Roddy’s approach looking like a high school Jordan Murphy type brought the young Mustangs a lot of success.
Jacob Beeninga, Wayzata. Jacob handled the ball for one of the state’s best teams playing mature beyond his years. Scored a dozen points a night, was a three point threat, defended well, was second on the team in assists, and led the team in steals. Saved some of his top moments for the biggest games of the year.
Isaac Fink, Springfield. Isaac put up 23.3 points per game with nine rebounds and six assists a contest plus led his team in steals. The Tigers won 30 games this year with Fink shooting nearly 50 percent from the floor despite constant attention and 38 percent from the arc.
Second Team
Tyrell Terry, DeLaSalle. Tyrell played the starting PG role for the state champs about as well as a sophomore could putting together an 8.1 point, 4.5 assists, 3.5 rebound, and two steal a game season. The Islanders were always a balanced team with Terry leading the way.
Tyler Wahl, Lakeville North. Tyler matured into the third option for the Panthers by the end of the year averaging ten points a game with nearly six rebounds a contest. Tyler made over 50 percent of his attempts for the 27 win Panthers.
Jamison Battle, BSM. It was a tough year for the Red Knights but they had a nice glimpse of what Jamison can do as he scored 15 a game. Battle is a long wing with a nice stepback touch.
Cade Goggleye, North Woods. Brought his team to the state final with his 19 points, six assists, and nearly five steals a contest. Shot nearly 50 percent from the field and broke records his brother set last year.
Noah King, Caledonia. The Caledonia guard put up an impressive 20.4 points per game as the 25-4 Warriors were once again one of the best teams in the state. Noah and his brother Owen combined for nearly 40 a game.
Third Team
Zeke Nnaji, Hopkins. The young power forward transferred from Lakeville North to Hopkins and made an impact as the starting four man quickly. Have the Royals 8.1 points per game this year and did a nice job pairing with Joe Hedstrom down the stretch.
Jenson Beachy, Perham. The Yellowjackets only loss three contests all year and Jenson led with nearly 18 points a contest. Beachy is the first Perham played to go over 1,000 points for his career and is likely to hit 2,000 at some point.
Cole Nicholson, Chaska. Looking for reasons for another great Chaska year? One of them was Cole who stepped up to score over a dozen a night producing more than expected as a sophomore.
Noah Christensen, Breckenridge. The big guard put up 15.4 points and seven rebounds a game for the 26 win Cowboys team that surprised a few people with some of the wins they earned this year.
Jack Thompson, St. Thomas. The Cadets finished this year 23-7 behind new Coach Jason Birr and Jack gave his team an impressive 15.8 points per game shooting 49 percent from the floor as a top playmaker.
Fourth Team
Jaeden King, CDH. The sophomore sharp shooter helped the Raiders to state with ten points per game. He gave the team a different an added dimension.
Khari Broadway, Park Center. The Pirates guard scored 9.7 points per game this winter on the balanced PC squad. Khari played whatever role his team needed night in and night out.
Derek Techam, Delano. Tiger sharp shooter scored over twelve a game as one of the deadliest shooters in the west metro. The Tigers won 20 games.
Brandon Adelman, New London-Spicer. The Wildcats earned themselves 17 wins with Brandon putting up 16.4 points and 3.8 assists a night. One of the state’s best young playmakers.
Jack Middleton, Edina. The Hornets had a strong year and Jack played a lot of roles including being a key defender and the third leading scorer.
Fifth Team
Charles Gorres, Park of Cottage Grove. Charlie led the Wolfpack in scoring, assists, and rebounding with 15, 6.3, and three a night respectively. Heck of an all around year.
Jalen Justice, Cooper. The talented Hawks wing scored 12.3 points per game giving Beijan Newbern a second option. The pair should make Cooper a tough team next season.
Logan Nagorski, Big Lake. Logan led the team in rebounding and was the Hornets second leading scorer as the team won 20 a game and went to state.
Malik Willingham, Waseca. The Bluejays young guard at times was the go to guy for his team and this was a team that won 25 games. Malik was often their main option.
John Schrader, Forest Lake. John put up double figure numbers for a Forest Lake team that won 19 games this season.
Matt Johnson, Fergus Falls. Matt was the fifth starter for Fergus putting up 8-9 a game with consistent support numbers to a veteran group. He made nearly half of his threes.
Camden Arndt, Morris Area. Camden averaged 13 points, seven rebounds, and a couple assists for a 16 win team.