What If…. The Metro/Outstate Game
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Each and every year I think back to the old Minnesota High School Basketball tradition of the Metro-Outstate game. What was the Metro-Outstate Game you ask? It was what Minnesota had before the All Star Series of 40 seniors from…
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Continue ReadingEach and every year I think back to the old Minnesota High School Basketball tradition of the Metro-Outstate game.
What was the Metro-Outstate Game you ask? It was what Minnesota had before the All Star Series of 40 seniors from all around the state. It was ten metro players against ten outstate talents. So what would that game of looked like in 2022? First, here is our participants (yes size/position is taken into consideration somewhat) of seniors.
The Metro Ten
Prince Aligbe Prince Aligbe 6'6" | SF Minnehaha Academy | 2022 State #167 Nation MN of Minnehaha Academy
Carter Bjerke Carter Bjerke 6'9" | C Wayzata | 2022 State MN of Wayzata
Kendall Blue Kendall Blue 6'6" | SG East Ridge | 2022 State #242 Nation MN of East Ridge
Braeden Carrington Braeden Carrington 6'4" | SG Park Center | 2022 State #141 Nation MN of Park Center
Alonzo Dodd Alonzo Dodd 6'2" | CG South St Paul | 2022 State MN of South St. Paul
Tre Holloman Tre Holloman 6'2" | PG Cretin-Derham Hall | 2022 State #57 Nation MN of Cretin-Derham Hall
Nick Katona Nick Katona 6'6" | SF Shakopee | 2022 State MN of Shakopee
Pharrel Payne Pharrel Payne 6'9" | C Park Of Cottage Grove | 2022 State #84 Nation MN of Park of Cottage Grove
Kenji Scales Kenji Scales 6'0" | PG Eastview | 2022 State MN of Eastview
Demarion Watson Demarion Watson 6'8" | SF Totino-Grace | 2022 State #150 Nation MN of Totino-Grace
The Outstate Ten
Donald Ferguson Donald Ferguson 6'1" | SG St. Cloud Tech | 2022 State MN of St. Cloud Tech
JaSean Glover JaSean Glover 6'3" | SG Madelia | 2022 State MN of Madelia
Eli King Eli King 6'2" | PG Caledonia | 2022 State #151 Nation MN of Caledonia
Jackson Loge Jackson Loge 6'7" | C Morris Area | 2022 State MN of Morris Area/Chokia-Alberta
Mason Lund Mason Lund 6'6" | SF Sartell | 2022 State MN of Sartell/St. Stephen
Ayden Mcdonald Ayden Mcdonald 6'4" | PG Omaha Central | 2022 State MN of Hibbing
BJ Omot BJ Omot 6'8" | PF Mankato East | 2022 State #231 Nation MN of Mankato East
Samuel Rensch Samuel Rensch 6'6" | SF Hutchinson | 2022 State MN of Hutchinson
Brady Spaulding Brady Spaulding 6'7" | SF Annandale | 2022 State MN of Annandale
Brayden Williams Brayden Williams 6'3" | PG Owatonna | 2022 State MN of Owatonna
The Result
The defensive versatility of the metro group just screams double figure win to me in a normal situation with both teams motivated. There is length all over these two rosters but I just can’t see a lot of points scored with Holloman pressuring, Aligbe, Watson, and Katona getting length on hands, and Payne in the paint patrolling. Outstate would have more shooting and the difference in skill and athletic ability is not as different as you think, but the metro is the more explosive team plus I just don’t see the Outstate scoring on this Metro defense. This is a list full of scholarship talent.