The Independent Metro Athletic Conference Preview

<p>The Independent Metro Athletic Conference will be dominated by Minnehaha Academy at the top, but there is a lot of other talented players/teams to talk about too. </p> <p><strong>Conference Commentary</strong></p> <p><strong>State Championship Contenders:  </strong>Minnehaha Academy</p> <p>Obviously the Redhawks are considered the best team in the state of Minnesota so of course they are the biggest favorite of all time to win a league that is made up of small school teams. The question will be all year, where does Minnehaha Academy rank nationally and can any team in Minnesota beat them?</p> <p><strong>Potential Top Ten:</strong>  Breck, Blake</p> <p>Breck won't fall as far as people think they will.  They upgraded at coach with Tim Sessions taking over and while David Roddy's massive numbers need to be replaced, Breck has six of their eight players returning including a junior in Jared Morton and a sophomore in Jimmy Koch who are considered top 100 level players in the state. And at 6-foot-6 Andy DeMaris gives them an experienced senior big. Blake should be able to take the step to surpass Breck this year as they have more talent and similar experience.  Blake's issue will always be size, but they have the talent to win many games. </p> <p><strong>Compete with Most</strong>: St Paul Academy </p> <p>SPA has a returning 16 point per game scorer in junior Adam Holod who has two years in front of him of likely scoring 20 plus a game.  Holod will be solid, but matching last year's 17-win season will mean that Alex Herrmann, Griffin Thissen, and Liam Will step in do the job that Ryan Moore, Andrew Johnson, and Will Christakos did as seniors.  </p> <p><strong>Rebuilding</strong>: Providence Academy, Mounds Park Academy</p> <p>There is no other way to describe things for Providence Academy than a rebuild.  They lost seven of their top eight players to graduation plus the head coach moved on. Mounds Park won only four games last year and lost two of their top three players.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>19-20 Conference Predictions</strong></p> <ol> <li>Minnehaha Academy</li> <li>Blake</li> <li>Breck</li> <li>St. Paul Academy</li> <li>Providence Academy </li> <li>Mounds Park Academy</li> </ol> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Preseason All Independent Metro Athletic Conference Conference</strong></p> <p><strong><u>First Team</u></strong></p> <p>Jalen Suggs of Minnehaha Academy (Sr)</p> <p>Chet Holmgren of Minnehaha Academy (Jr)</p> <p>Prince Aligbe of Minnehaha Academy (Soph)</p> <p>Terry Lockett of Minnehaha Academy (Sr)</p> <p>Chase Carter of Minnehaha Academy (Soph)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><u>Second Team</u></strong></p> <p>Donovan Smith of Minneahaha Academy (Soph)</p> <p>Kaden Johnson of Minnehaha Academy (Sr)</p> <p>Robert Grace IV of Blake (Jr)</p> <p>Gabe Ganz of Blake (Jr)</p> <p>Jared Morton of Breck (Jr)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><u><strong>Third Team</strong></u></p> <p>Adam Holod of St. Paul Academy (Jr)</p> <p>Isaiah Davis of Minnehaha Academy (Jr)</p> <p>Jasper Liu of Blake (Jr)</p> <p>Jack Paulson of Mounds Park Academy (Jr)</p> <p>Jimmy Koch of Breck (Soph)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><u><strong>Fourth Team</strong></u></p> <p>Demarion Watson of Minnehaha Academy (Soph)</p> <p>Theo Liu of Blake (Soph)</p> <p>Andy DeMaris of Breck (Sr)</p> <p>Jacob Halek of Providence Academy (Sr)</p> <p>Liam Will of St. Paul Academy (Sr)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>