East Ridge Raptors day at Prep Hoops? It might be. East Ridge will be the favorite in 4AAAA but there are a couple new teams stepping up to challenge. Cretin-Derham Hall has won five of the last six titles but…
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Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log inEast Ridge Raptors day at Prep Hoops? It might be. East Ridge will be the favorite in 4AAAA but there are a couple new teams stepping up to challenge. Cretin-Derham Hall has won five of the last six titles but they will look different this year (we’ve said that quite a few times though and the Raiders keep winning section crowns).
4AAAA Power Rankings
- East Ridge
- White Bear Lake
- Stillwater
- Tartan
- Woodbury
- Cretin-Derham Hal
- North St. Paul
- St. Paul Central
The Section 15
First Team
Jack Janicki
Jack
Janicki
6'4" | SG
White Bear Lake | 2023
State
#277
Nation
MN
of White Bear Lake (sr)
Alex Mattes
Alex
Mattes
6'3" | SG
East Ridge | 2023
State
MN
of East Ridge (sr)
Max Shikenjanski
Max
Shikenjanski
6'2" | PG
Stillwater | 2023
State
#288
Nation
MN
of Stillwater (sr)
Charlie Theis
Charlie
Theis
6'5" | SF
East Ridge | 2024
State
MN
of East Ridge (jr)
Wyatt Hawks
Wyatt
Hawks
6'7" | C
White Bear Lake | 2023
State
MN
of White Bear Lake (sr)
Second Team
Charlie Bern
Charlie
Bern
6'4" | SF
East Ridge | 2024
State
MN
of East Ridge (jr)
Tanner Thomsen Tanner Thomsen 6'1" | SG Stillwater | 2023 State MN of Stillwater (sr)
Brayden Carlson
Brayden
Carlson
6'9" | C
East Ridge | 2024
State
MN
of East Ridge (jr)
Cayden Narum Cayden Narum 6'4" | SF Woodbury | 2023 State MN of Woodbury (jr)
Adam Tauer
Adam
Tauer
6'4" | SG
Cretin-Derham Hall | 2023
State
MN
of Cretin-Derham Hall (sr)
Third Team
Jack Misgen
Jack
Misgen
6'2" | SG
White Bear Lake | 2023
State
MN
of White Bear Lake (sr)
Luke Jacobson
Luke
Jacobson
6'1" | SG
Cretin-Derham Hall | 2023
State
MN
of Cretin-Derham Hall (sr)
Carter Bolin
Carter
Bolin
6'7" | PF
Woodbury | 2023
State
MN
of Woodbury (sr)
Lake DeJongh
Lake
DeJongh
6'5" | SF
Stillwater Area | 2024
MN
of Stillwater (jr)
Brody Radtke
Brody
Radtke
6'8" | PF
Tartan | 2024
State
MN
of Tartan (jr)
Elijah Barrett
Elijah
Barrett
6'4" | PF
Tartan | 2024
State
MN
of Tartan (jr)
Section 4AAAA Rundown
As we detailed earlier today in the Contender Series, the Raptors will have size, experience, young talent, and depth. They will have shooters, a number of lead guard prospects to choose from starting with freshman standout
Cedric Tomes
Cedric
Tomes
5'11" | PG
East Ridge | 2026
State
MN
, a center in
Brayden Carlson
Brayden
Carlson
6'9" | C
East Ridge | 2024
State
MN
and tough versatile forwards in the Charlies. No other team in this Section has all of those pieces. That said, those pieces have to come together and they certainly could, they have played a lot of basketball together. But there is that one sticking point in their mind….. Cretin-Derham Hall has won five of the last six section crowns and most of the time it was the Raptors grabbing that second place trophy. So CDH, this is the third straight season that they will have nearly an entire new roster/rotation. They’ve proven they can do that and win before, but there’s no Tre Holloman leading the way this time. The Raiders do have several transfers (Jacobson,
Anthony Knight
Anthony
Knight
5'10" | PG
Cretin-Derham Hall | 2024
State
MN
, Monteff Dixon, and
Jason Johnson
Jason
Johnson
5'10" | PG
Cretin Derham Hall | 2026
State
MN
) to lean on and a few kids from JV ready for their varsity shot. But with so many new faces and no star to lean on it looks like the section is open. And that’s where stars
Max Shikenjanski
Max
Shikenjanski
6'2" | PG
Stillwater | 2023
State
#288
Nation
MN
of Stillwater (headed to The Citadel) and
Jack Janicki
Jack
Janicki
6'4" | SG
White Bear Lake | 2023
State
#277
Nation
MN
(walking on at Wisconsin) come in. Stillwater has their best two players back, a couple quality transfers coming in, and some role guys ready for bigger roles. WBL won’t be as deep as Stillwater but their combo of Janicki and
Wyatt Hawks
Wyatt
Hawks
6'7" | C
White Bear Lake | 2023
State
MN
(headed to St. Cloud State) gives them an edge on most. Both have a chance to win the section, although Janicki will start the season injured after a shoulder injury. Then there is always tough Tartan and Woodbury. Tartan’s got a really nice junior class while Woodbury has four of their top eight back and a pair in Narum and Bolin who have taken big steps forward.