Home Stretch Player of the Year Review: Class A

<p>Our Home Stretch Review looks at potential players of the year in Class A.  The early favorite, the up and comers, and the group of contenders.  </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>1A</strong></p> <p>Preseason Favorite:  [player_tooltip player_id="962256" first="Buay" last="Koak"] of Lye/Austin Pacelli</p> <p>Above Expectations: Justin Ruberg of Rushford-Peterson</p> <p>Current Favorites:  [player_tooltip player_id="962256" first="Buay" last="Koak"], [player_tooltip player_id="962284" first="Isaac" last="Matti"] of Hayfield</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>2A</strong></p> <p>Preseason Favorite: Ja'Sean Glover of Madelia</p> <p>Above Expectations: Ryan King of BOLD</p> <p>Current Favorites:  Ja'Sean Glover, [player_tooltip player_id="962279" first="Zach" last="Anderson"] of Martin County West</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>3A</strong></p> <p>Preseason Favorite: [player_tooltip player_id="958653" first="Tony" last="Nelson"] of TMB</p> <p>Above Expectations: [player_tooltip player_id="1167622" first="Nathan" last="Fenske"] of Lakeview</p> <p>Current Favorites:  [player_tooltip player_id="1167622" first="Nathan" last="Fenske"], [player_tooltip player_id="958653" first="Tony" last="Nelson"], [player_tooltip player_id="958706" first="Case" last="Mulder"] of Central MN Christian</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>4A</strong></p> <p>Preseason Favorite: [player_tooltip player_id="1288688" first="Aiden" last="Johnson"] of Legacy Christian</p> <p>Above Expectations: [player_tooltip player_id="1225651" first="Erick" last="Reader"] and [player_tooltip player_id="1225656" first="Max" last="Briggs"] of New Life Academy</p> <p>Current Favorites: [player_tooltip player_id="1225651" first="Erick" last="Reader"], [player_tooltip player_id="1225656" first="Max" last="Briggs"], [player_tooltip player_id="1288688" first="Aiden" last="Johnson"], [player_tooltip player_id="1284144" first="Isaiah" last="Ronning"] of West Lutheran</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>5A</strong></p> <p>Preseason Favorite: [player_tooltip player_id="958734" first="Eddie" last="Kramer"] of Nevis</p> <p>Above Expectations: [player_tooltip player_id="958819" first="Joe" last="Peterson"] of Barnum</p> <p>Current Favorites: [player_tooltip player_id="958734" first="Eddie" last="Kramer"], [player_tooltip player_id="1144130" first="Mathias" last="Warrington"] of Nevis</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>6A</strong></p> <p>Preseason Favorite:  [player_tooltip player_id="958732" first="Matt" last="Thompson"] of Hancock</p> <p>Above Expectations: [player_tooltip player_id="962264" first="Kaden" last="Pieper"] of BBE</p> <p>Current Favorites:  [player_tooltip player_id="958784" first="Tate" last="Olson"] of New York Mills, [player_tooltip player_id="958732" first="Matt" last="Thompson"], [player_tooltip player_id="962264" first="Kaden" last="Pieper"]</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>7A</strong></p> <p>Preseason Favorite: [player_tooltip player_id="958848" first="Ty" last="Morrison"] of Deer River</p> <p>Above Expectations: [player_tooltip player_id="958849" first="Jude" last="Sundquist"] of Chisholm</p> <p>Current Favorites:  [player_tooltip player_id="958848" first="Ty" last="Morrison"], [player_tooltip player_id="1288733" first="Isaac" last="Asuma"] of Cherry, [player_tooltip player_id="962209" first="Asher" last="Zubich"] of Mt. Iron-Buhl</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>8A</strong></p> <p>Preseason Favorite: [player_tooltip player_id="958847" first="Leroy" last="Fairbanks IV"] of Cass Lake-Bena</p> <p>Above Expectations: [player_tooltip player_id="958850" first="Kobe" last="Tomkinson"] of Sacred Heart</p> <p>Current Favorites: [player_tooltip player_id="958847" first="Leroy" last="Fairbanks IV"], [player_tooltip player_id="958850" first="Kobe" last="Tomkinson"] </p>