<p>Last year Andover took a big step forward, Coon Rapids made the late season run, and Duluth East went to state as expected. How will things change this year? </p>
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<p><strong>7AAAA Power Rankings</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Duluth East</li>
<li>Andover</li>
<li>Coon Rapids</li>
<li>Blaine</li>
<li>Forest Lake</li>
<li>Cambridge-Isanti</li>
<li>Anoka</li>
<li>Centennial</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>The Section 15</strong></p>
<p><em><strong>First Team</strong></em></p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="962227" first="Samuel" last="Musungu"] of Andover</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="962246" first="Ben" last="Kopetzki"] of Andover</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="1268456" first="MJ" last="Galimah"] of Coon Rapids</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="958677" first="Will" last="Van Scoy"] of Duluth East</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="1221112" first="Isaac" last="Nyakundi"] of Duluth East</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em><strong>Second Team</strong></em></p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="958786" first="Nick" last="Bartlett"] of Forest Lake</p>
<p>AJ Kaul of Blaine</p>
<p>Elijah Smith of Coon Rapids</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="962229" first="Michael" last="Kastelic"] of Duluth East</p>
<p>Matthew Ellingson of Coon Rapids</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em><strong>Third Team</strong></em></p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="1221115" first="Kobe" last="Karels"] of Cambridge-Isanti</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="1288674" first="Dillon" last="Bement"] of Duluth East</p>
<p>Samuel Angell of Andover</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="1221118" first="Jobe" last="Juenemann"] of Duluth East</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="1284201" first="Owen" last="Waldoch"] of Forest Lake</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Section 7AAAA Rundown</strong></p>
<p>Since submitting my information to the Breakdown book in August I have had a change of heart. After watching Duluth East play in the fall league and seeing the value of transfer [player_tooltip player_id="1288674" first="Dillon" last="Bement"], seeing how well [player_tooltip player_id="958677" first="Will" last="Van Scoy"] is playing after recovering from a knee injury, seeing what Big Isaac can do, and seeing their size and depth, I say the Greyhounds are the favorite. Another factor is Andover losing more from their team than I thought. Sammy and Ben are certainly factors that will keep Andover right at the top, but the Huskies are not going to be a big team and they have way more to replace than I thought in terms of role players. And there’s a reason Coon Rapids made a run last year, they have talent. That talent found their grove last year and they will be even better this season. </p>
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