The 1AAA Profile

<p>Today we begin the Class AAA Profiles starting with the teams in southern Minnesota.  Who is Austin’s top contender? Byron won last season but it’s the Packers that are still the local king.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>1AAA Power Rankings</strong></p> <ol> <li>Austin</li> <li>Winona</li> <li>Byron</li> <li>Stewartville</li> <li>Kasson-Mantorville</li> <li>Red Wing</li> <li>Albert Lea</li> <li>Faribault</li> </ol> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>The Section 15</strong></p> <p><em><strong>First Team</strong></em></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="958646" first="Jasper" last="Hedin"] of Winona</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="962297" first="Pal" last="Wal"] of Albert Lea</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="958655" first="Victor" last="Idris"] of Austin</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="958741" first="Jaxon" last="Marine"] of Byron</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1221144" first="Cham" last="Okey"] of Austin</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em><strong>Second Team</strong></em></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="958779" first="Camden" last="Holecek"] of Kasson-Mantorville</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="958753" first="Trent" last="DeCook"] of Byron</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="958749" first="Denval" last="Atkinson"] of Red Wing</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1268458" first="Miles" last="Hettinger"] of Stewartville</p> <p>Gage Manahan of Austin</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em><strong>Third Team</strong></em></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="958731" first="Deso" last="Buck"] of Red Wing</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="962258" first="Isaac" last="Dearborn"] of Byron</p> <p>Shane Sharmach of Winona</p> <p>Mason Flom of Kasson-Mantorville</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1173255" first="Bode" last="Mayer"] of Stewartville</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Final Thoughts</strong></p> <p>Byron will not take the fall that people are expecting from them.  The Bears will still be a very good Class AAA basketball team and now with a chip on their shoulder.  Austin moves back into the favorite role although with the scoring punch of [player_tooltip player_id="958771" first="Emmanuel" last="Manyuon"] now at a prep school the Packers lost three all league players.  Austin is still the favorite though with enough punch and depth to be the favorite once again.  Then you have Winona.  [player_tooltip player_id="958646" first="Jasper" last="Hedin"] is certainly the best player in the league and the Winhawks are coming off an 11-8 season.  Winona is a contender right there with Byron and Austin. Stewartville has enough back to have an outside shot at the state bid and then you have Albert Lea, the mega surprise from two years ago.  The Tigers were not good last year but they have [player_tooltip player_id="962297" first="Pal" last="Wal"] who will challenge Hedin for top player status.  </p>