The 1A Profile
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Section 1A is packed with high quality players and high quality talent. We give you the rundown now as we get ready for what will be exciting basketball in Southern Minnesota every night. 1iA Power Rankings Hayfield GoodhueSpring GroveLyle-Austin PacelliRushford-PetersonLanesboroRandolphKenyon-WanamingoSchaeffer AcademyKingslandSouthlandLeroy-OstranderFillmore…
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Continue ReadingSection 1A is packed with high quality players and high quality talent. We give you the rundown now as we get ready for what will be exciting basketball in Southern Minnesota every night.
1iA Power Rankings
- Hayfield
- Goodhue
- Spring Grove
- Lyle-Austin Pacelli
- Rushford-Peterson
- Lanesboro
- Randolph
- Kenyon-Wanamingo
- Schaeffer Academy
- Kingsland
- Southland
- Leroy-Ostrander
- Fillmore Central
- Grand Meadow
- Bethlehem Academy
- Wabasha-Kellogg
- Mabel-Canton
- Houston
- Glenville-Emmons
The Section 15
First Team
Buay Koak Buay Koak 6'4" | SG Lyle-Pacelli | 2023 State MN of Lyle/Austin Pacelli (sr)
Isaac Matti Isaac Matti 6'1" | SG Hayfield | 2023 State MN of Hayfield (sr)
Will Opsahl Will Opsahl 6'8" | SF Goodhue | 2023 State MN of Goodhue (sr)
Ethan Pack Ethan Pack 6'1" | SG Hayfield | 2023 State MN of Hayfield (sr)
Elijah Solum Elijah Solum 6'2" | SG Spring Grove | 2024 State MN of Spring Grove (jr)
Second Team
Tysen Grinde Tysen Grinde 6'3" | SG Spring Grove | 2023 State MN of Spring Grove (sr)
Dawson Bunke Dawson Bunke 6'5" | PF Rushford-Peterson | 2024 State MN of Rushford-Peterson (jr)
Jayce Kiehne Jayce Kiehne 6'3" | SG Fillmore Central | 2024 State MN of Fillmore Central (jr)
Zander Jacobson Zander Jacobson 6'6" | PF Minnesota Valley Lutheran | 2024 State MN of Hayfield (jr)
Jake Truckenmiller Jake Truckenmiller 6'1" | PG Lyle | 2023 MN of Lyle/Austin Pacelli (sr)
Third Team
Grady Hengel Grady Hengel 5'8" | PG Rushford-Peterson | 2023 MN of Rushford-Peterson (sr)
John Prestemon John Prestemon 6'0" | PG Lanseboro | 2023 MN of Lanesboro (sr)
Quinn Sabila of Randolph (sr)
Jayden Brink Jayden Brink 6'0" | SG Kingsland | 2024 State MN of Kingsland (jr)
Cayden Tollefsrud Cayden Tollefsrud 5'9" | PG Mabel-Canton | 2024 State MN of Mabel-Canton (jr)
The 1A Rundown
I was squeezing names into those spots for the Section 15. There were eight more names that I felt could be there, and would be there if this was a different Class A section. The talent down in southeastern Minnesota is that dang good. Hayfield is the defending two time state champ and they can’t just breathe a little about getting through section play even with the Class A Player of the Year returning along with other starters. Rushford-Peterson is always right there. Spring Grove has an elite 1-2 punch coming off a 24 win season. Lyle-Austin Pacelli has their best chance to make a run since Pacelli shocked everybody and went from .500 in the regular season to winning a state title. And let’s not forget about Goodhue with Big Will who is headed to Minnesota State-Mankato. The talent in this group is so strong and it will be fun to keep an eye on all season.