The 4A Profile

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When it comes to favorites in a section, New Life Academy might rank with the biggest favorites in the state in their group. There are contenders though. Who are they? We jump into 4A today!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4A Power Rankings</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol><li>New Life Academy </li><li>Legacy Christian</li><li>West Lutheran</li><li>Liberty Classical </li><li>Avail Academy</li><li>Hope Academy</li><li>Heritage Christian</li><li>PACT Charter</li><li>North Lakes</li><li>Trinity School</li><li>CHOF</li><li>Eagle Ridge</li><li>Community of Peace</li><li>United Christian Academy</li></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The Section 15</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>First Team</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1225656' first='Max' last='Briggs'] of New Life Academy (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1288688' first='Aiden' last='Johnson'] of Legacy Christian (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1225651' first='Erick' last='Reader'] of New Life Academy (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1284144' first='Isaiah' last='Ronning'] of West Lutheran (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1284187' first='Micah' last='Strand'] of Legacy Christian (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Second Team</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Austin Woolf of New Life Academy (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1225658' first='Tyler' last='Huebsch'] of New Life Academy (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jonathan Ozment of North Lakes (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1284230' first='Victor' last='Nyabuto'] of PACT Charter (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Matt Koosman of West Lutheran (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Third Team</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Colton Hendricks of New Life Academy (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dominic Zoa of Legacy Christian (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Joshua Sokeye of Heritage Christian (soph)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2417506' first='Micah' last='Givand'] of PACT Charter (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Caleb Jensen of North Lakes (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The 4A Rundown</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Previewing the depth of 4A is never simple because you never know how many teams will be in this section. I have 14 listed, there will be more. There were 16 seeded last season and one of them played only three games all season. There were seven that played half a season or less and two teams that just didn't play. We needed to mention that because that is why we only have fourteen teams listed. For the teams playing, New Life Academy is the team to beat. They were in the final four of Class A basketball last season and they lost only one player. West Lutheran will be good again and Legacy Christian should take a big step forward, but the team to beat is New Life Academy. They have size, depth, quickness in the backcourt and experience. When you look at all the categories Legacy should be the closest to giving them a run. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->