Scouting Minnesota – South Central

<p>Section 2A in Minnesota is still very rich with talent, but that talent will be more spread out in 2020-21.  Here are names to know. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Seniors - 2021</strong></p> <p>Stepping into a Starring Role.  The seniors that you have been hearing about for a long time will now be seniors looking to push their team to state. <strong> [player_tooltip player_id="567070" first="Drew" last="Sagedahl"]</strong> of BOLD scored 22 points a game and is one of the top two returning players in all of Class A basketball.  <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="774784" first="Ben" last="Holden"]</strong> of Cleveland is a post that scored 18 a game at 6-foot-5 while <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="774825" first="Zach" last="Jackson"]</strong> of Lester Prairie is one of the top "jack of all trades" talents in Class A.  Six-foot-6/6-foot-7 forward <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="774858" first="Shane" last="Stevenson"]</strong> of Nicollet could become a quality D3 or NAIA prospect after his 18 a game. </p> <p>Get to Know This Pair<strong>.</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="957217" first="Kegan" last="Heiderscheidt"]</strong> of Sleepy Eye is a player we really hoped to see this summer at 17u or in the Breakdown summer events.  He’s a 6-foot-6 point guard that passes at a high level plus scored 15 a contest.  Then you have <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="957639" first="Ethan" last="Nickel"]</strong> of Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey who scored 17 a game as a junior.  Nickel’s team was full of seniors but it was Nickel who became the most dependable. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Juniors  - 2021</strong></p> <p>Division One Players?  <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="850739" first="Teigan" last="Martin"]</strong> of Mayer Lutheran was recently offered as a football prospect and he was a Minnesota Gopher basketball guest this past winter.  At 6-foot-8 and mobile Teigan is a scholarship talent, and he could be a D1 player.  Martin is playing with Grassroots Sizzle 16u this summer.  Then you have <strong>Ja’Sean Glover</strong> of Madelia who scored 28 points a game earning third team all state status.  Glover is playing up on the Southwest Minnesota Stars 17u club. </p> <p>St. Clair. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="958697" first="Connor" last="Andree"], [player_tooltip player_id="958766" first="Tom" last="Loeffler"], [player_tooltip player_id="958811" first="Mason" last="Ward"], [player_tooltip player_id="958839" first="Devin" last="Embacher"], and [player_tooltip player_id="958745" first="Derrick" last="Zeldenrust"]</strong>.  Who are these guys?  They are juniors-to-be that all played a big role for St. Clair as sophomores, and next up they will be section title contenders.  Andree is the shooter, he scored 16 a game with his three point touch.  Zeldenrust stands 6-foot-8 and is the man in the middle taking away deep paint attempts.  Loeffler is Mr Active on the wing rebounding in bulk, scoring, and defending aggressively.  Ward is the playmaker handling the ball and setting the offense up for the team and Embacher is the 5-foot-8 guard that was the biggest surprise this year.  All but Zeldenrust averaged double digits. </p> <p>Stepping Into Bigger Roles. New Ulm Cathedral, WEM, Springfield, and BOLD all lost five of their top six players from top teams.  BOLD has Sagedahl while the others lost their best player.  Who steps in at the other schools?  <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="958817" first="Sam" last="Knowles"]</strong> of New Ulm Cathedral scored 10 a game and is their lone returning starters.  <strong>Domanik Paulson</strong> of WEM played a big role last year and could have a huge junior season following his 15 points per game.</p> <p>The biggest name to know?  That could be double-double, soft touching [player_tooltip player_id="958717" first="Adam" last="Heckman"] of TML-GHEC who scored 20 a game at 6-foot-6.  <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="958820" first="Tyler" last="Neitzel"]</strong> of Mayer Lutheran, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="958838" first="Jack" last="Behning"]</strong> of Lester Prairie, and <strong>Colton Thompson</strong> of Nicollet are also names to know. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Sophomores - 2023</strong></p> <p>There are three 2023s that played big roles as freshmen.  Those players are <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="962250" first="Lawson" last="Godfrey"]</strong> of Mankato Loyola (scored 12 per game), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="962279" first="Zach" last="Anderson"]</strong> of Martin County West (nine a contest), and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="962294" first="Tanner" last="Scheevel"]</strong> of Lester Prairie who is also coming off an all league freshman football year plus he’s a state rodeo champion,</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>