Minnesota Way-To-Early 2019-20 Preview: Class A
High school hoops in Minnesota ended last weekend. Before moving into full offseason mode and focusing on AAU and recruiting stuff, let’s take a quick look at what could be ahead next winter. BOLD BOLD might’ve been the best team…
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Continue ReadingHigh school hoops in Minnesota ended last weekend. Before moving into full offseason mode and focusing on AAU and recruiting stuff, let’s take a quick look at what could be ahead next winter.
BOLD
BOLD might’ve been the best team in Class A this past season but didn’t get to state because it was upset early in the Section 2A tournament. The Warriors should be strong again next year though as they return star guards Gavin Vosika and Jordan Sagedahl plus rising to-be junior guard Drew Sagedahl. They’ll be right up there towards the top of most polls again.
Minneota
Another uber-talented team that was upset early in the section tournament, Minneota loses one Hennen brother but returns star to-be junior in Jacob Hennen. Logan Sussner is back as well, giving the Vikings a pair of guys who could combine to average 40 points a game.
North Woods
Trevor Morrison will be in his third year as a starter and has been a productive interior presence for each of the last two years. Darius Goggleye was a double-figure scorer up front next to him which gives the Panthers a very good frontcourt duo. TJ Chiabotti averaged around 16 points per game as just a freshman and looks like the next star in the North Woods program.
Henning
The state champs lose a really good guard in Sam Fisher but bring back a number of key guys including second-leading scorer Blake Wallevand and third-leading scorer Paker Fraki. Isaac Fisher will be back as well. The Hornets won’t fall far if they fall at all.
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown
Section 2 is going to be silly again next year – though maybe not quite as talented from top to bottom – and Waterville-Elysian-Morristown will be in great position to contend again. Grant McBroom and Cole Kokoschke are all-league type guys entering what will be their third years as varsity starters.
Springfield
The Tigers will lose all-everything guard Isaac Fink but the cupboard won’t be completely bare. Decker Scheffler averaged 22 points per game as a junior and has the ability to score and facilitate at a high, high level. Mitch Buerkle will be in his fourth year as a varsity guy next year and has been an all-league player the last two years.
Minnesota Valley Lutheran
The Chargers, like Springfield, lose their all-everything guy in Jake Kettner. But there’s a lot of talent still around in all-conference guard Dunwa Omot and all-conference forward Maxon Cox. Omot averaged 16 points per game and should be one of the best scorers in the Tomahawk and Cox averaged 11 points and seven rebounds. Jace Morotz returns as well, after averaging 11 points per game as a junior.
Rushford-Peterson
The Trojans always seem to be in the mix to go deep during the postseason and while they were a little younger than usual last year, next winter, they should be the favorite in Section 1. Luke O’Hare is one of the best players in the TRC and should get better as he gets older. Justin Ruberg and Kobe Lind were underclassmen playing big roles and should evolve as well.
Ada-Borup
A state tournament entrant this past winter, Ada-Borup is always good and the Cougars should be strong again next winter. Mason Miller will be a senior – which means another year bigger and stronger which is scary – and the Cougars return a number of quality perimeter pieces including Preston Gwin and Verdis Barber.
Cass Lake-Bena
Cass Lake-Bena returns one of the best scorers in Class A in Jarrell Jacobs but loses five seniors to graduation. This one might be more of a trust factor in Cass Lake and the program’s ability to churn out talented players on a yearly basis. Jacobs has a chance to lead Class A in scoring which is a good start.