2023 Border Battle: The New Names to Know

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Yesterday's Border Battle in Prescott, Wisconsin introduced us to several new Minnesota high school talents that we should continue to keep our eyes on. Here are the new names to know!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mac Nelson of Lyle/Austin Pacelli (6'2 Sr). The Athletics dealt with a junk defense in the opener and one reason they were able to get good shots against it was the patience and smart passing of Nelson.&nbsp; Truckenmiller knocked out the shots but it was Nelson that was often the one feeding his teammate with the pass to the corner or the kickout.&nbsp; Nelson had seven assists, grabbed five boards and scored ten points.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Larry Perkins of Minneapolis North (6'3 Sr).&nbsp; Not a great game for Perkins against Onalaska but Larry's excellent season is worth a mention.&nbsp; He's improved from a junior varsity standout to the leading scorer for the Polars early in the season.&nbsp; Perkins had 8 points and 7 rebounds against Onalaska.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Benjamin Raymond of Concordia Academy (6'3 Sr).&nbsp; Raymond opened the game with a three and never stopped finding ways to score his 24 points.&nbsp; Hit a couple more threes but I think I was more impressed with his activity moving up the floor in transition, cutting off the ball, and doing something with a quick dribble.&nbsp; Scored his 24 actively on 10 of 13 shooting.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Caylon Redd of Minneapolis North (5'9 Sr).&nbsp; The North slashing senior guard was one player that Onalaska had a terrible issue staying in front of.&nbsp; Reed'opened the game with a couple made threes but from there he slashed his way to a team high 18 points plus he grabbed six rebounds.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1171930' first='Luc' last='Swanson'] of Concordia Academy (5'11 Sr).&nbsp; Swanson had a very solid game for Concordia creating a lot of shots with smart passes in the “next pass” and the simple “find the open man in the offense” type of way.&nbsp; Six assists with a dozen points that included two threes.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1411291' first='Jake' last='Truckenmiller'] of Lyle/Austin Pacelli (6'1 Sr).&nbsp; With Regis box and one zoning [player_tooltip player_id='962256' first='Buay' last='Koak'], the A's overloaded a side of the floor and Truckemiller took advantage consistently.&nbsp; He made six threes and scored a needed 22 points for his team to get a 55-50 win.&nbsp; Jake also grabbed seven boards and dished out three assists but his using of the open space for threes is what won his team the game.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->