Top Juniors I Watched in February: ND & SD

The high school season in North Dakota and South Dakota will be over in a few weeks. Before we get too far into postseason play I wanted to take a quick look back at the top juniors that I watched in February. <a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/02/NorthDakota.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1126976" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/02/NorthDakota-300x187.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="187" /></a><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/03/SD-1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1399487" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/03/SD-1-300x187.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="187" /></a> <h2>Top Juniors from February</h2> [player_tooltip player_id="963741" first="Taylen" last="Ashley"] |6-0 PG| Sioux Falls Jefferson <ul> <li>Stats when I watched: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 triples</li> <li>Special athlete, jumper looked great, awesome floater, super quick feet on D</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="963748" first="Kaden" last="Year"] |6-6 F| Sioux Falls Jefferson <ul> <li>Stats when I watched: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 triple</li> <li>Can score at all 3 levels, looks good protecting the rim, long & athletic</li> </ul> Griffin Wilde |6-2 G| Sioux Falls Jefferson <ul> <li>Stats when I watched: 13 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 1 triple</li> <li>Runs the floor hard, scored in up-tempo, I like his slashing ability</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="963764" first="Charlie" last="McCardle"] |6-1 F| Mitchell <ul> <li>I was impressed with his strength, toughness, and gritty play</li> <li>Took a charge and looked creative when finishing at the cup</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="963755" first="Steele" last="Morgan"] |6-5 F| Mitchell <ul> <li>Stats when I watched: 14 points, 10 rebounds, 2 triples</li> <li>Excellent rebounder, quality moves around the basket, serious 3-point threat</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="963805" first="Dylan" last="Soulek"] |6-3 G| Mitchell <ul> <li>Stats when I watched: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, with a very impressive 1st half</li> <li>A very nice quick athlete that had 2 bouncey SLAMs, creator & playmaker</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="963744" first="Oliver" last="Vincent"] |6-1 G| Sioux Valley <ul> <li>Stats when I watched: 14 points, 2/2 ft’s, showcased amazing skills</li> <li>Creative shotmaker, great pull-up jumper, creates for others, precision passing</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="1160156" first="Tate" last="Grossman"] |6-4 G/F| Harvey/Wells County <ul> <li>Scored 13 when I watched and showed off an uber-athletic 2-handed SLAM</li> <li>Handled ball well, created TO's, blocked shots, shined with tip-in O-boards</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="963765" first="Ethan" last="Russell"] |6-6 G-/F| Aberdeen Christian <ul> <li>Stats when I watched: 17 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 triples</li> <li>Pull-up J was amazing, step-back move was silky smooth, deep range, quick release</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="963783" first="Malek" last="Wieker"] |6-0 G| Aberdeen Christian <ul> <li>Stats when I watched: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 triples, stats stuffer</li> <li>Dropped dimes all night, stunning handles, beautiful lefty J, forced TO's</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="963760" first="Jackson" last="Isakson"] |6-3 G| Aberdeen Christian <ul> <li>Stats when I watched: 16 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 triple</li> <li>Incredible athlete, slasher/attacker, tough finisher, smart cutter</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="963794" first="Ian" last="Beyers"] |6-0 G| Ipswich <ul> <li>Stoofd out on defense as a pest, hard worker, and never giving up</li> <li>Knocked down triples on the bounce and catching-n-shooting</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="963762" first="Brian" last="LaRoche Jr"]. |6-1 G| Lower Brule <ul> <li>Had 12 points when I watched and shined in transition</li> <li>Gifted slasher with excellent speed, a sweet-shooting lefty from deep</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="1227920" first="Gavin" last="Thigh"] |5-11 G| Lower Brule <ul> <li>Dropped a buttery smooth 19 points when I saw him</li> <li>Looked like a magician with the ball & a 3-point sharpshooter</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="963820" first="Jordan" last="Whirlwind Horse"] |6-4 G/F| Lakota Tech <ul> <li>Excellent in the up-tempo game and an athletic finisher</li> <li>Nice-looking mid-range game, confident shooter, lanky wing</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="1339001" first="Triston" last="Lebeau"] |6-6 C| Lakota Tech <ul> <li>A BIG player that can be intimidating, very affluent with the ball in his hands</li> <li>Moved well for his size & is a stud rebounder</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="963751" first="Lincoln" last="Kienholz"] |6-3 G| Pierre <ul> <li>Stats when I watched: 17 pts, 12 rbs, 2 ast. 1 stl</li> <li>WHAMMED it 3-times, a sublime next-level athlete</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="963775" first="Jackson" last="Edman"] |6-7 F| Pierre <ul> <li>Stats when I watched: 15 pts, 5 rbs, 4 ast, 1 stl, 8 blocks!!</li> <li>Glorious rim-protector, good eyes when passing, clean footwork</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="1141138" first="Cole" last="Jahner"] |6-3 G/F| Bismarck <ul> <li>Stats when I watched: 8 pts, 1 rbs, 1 ast, 2 stl, high NRG player</li> <li>Ran all over the court making plays on D, nice size & athletic, versatile on both ends</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="1400953" first="Dean" last="Grant"] |6-3 G/F| Fargo South <ul> <li>Stats when I watched: 11 points, 2-2 ft’s, three 3-pointers</li> <li>He lit it up in the first half, long & athletic shooter that elevates well</li> </ul> Hans Lapka |5-10 G| Leola-Frederick <ul> <li>Crafty, slasher & he hit some tough shots in traffic</li> <li>Forced turnovers on defense & he took a charge</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="1172904" first="Zharic" last="Sheppard"] |6-6 F| Sioux Falls Washington <ul> <li>Stats when I watched: 9 points and three 3-pointers</li> <li>Long lefty shooter, spreads the floor, and he took a charge</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="1390895" first="Mandalla" last="Mohamed"] |6-2 G/F| Sioux Falls Washington <ul> <li>He stood out as an all-around athlete</li> <li>Hit a triple, created TO's, scored in transition, battled for boards</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="1167651" first="Max" last="Froslie"] |6-8 F| Fargo Davies <ul> <li>Stats when I watched: 22 points, 2-2 ft’s, six 3-pointers</li> <li>Was on fire from downtown, super long shooter with a feathery touch</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="1050247" first="Raymond" last="Brown"] |5-11 G| Fargo Davies <ul> <li>Stats when I watched: 11 points, 3-3 ft’s and did the little things to help the Eagles</li> <li>Big-time hustler, facilitator, tough as nails, works very hard on defense</li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="1390310" first="Ethan" last="Bruns"] |6-6 F| Sioux Falls Christian <ul> <li>Stats when I watched: 27 points, 9-13 ft’s, and was a star all night in the W</li> <li>O-board scorer, soft floater, mid-range jumper, turnaround J, relentless </li> </ul> [player_tooltip player_id="963777" first="Tate" last="Snyder"] |6-0 G| Sioux Falls Christian <ul> <li>Stats when I watched: 9 points, 4-4 ft’s, and has a nice stroke</li> <li>Solid handles, slick finger-roll finisher, coordinated the O, passed well</li> </ul>