Crossover Classic: New Names to Know

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Who were some of the players we were introduced to at the Crossover Classic? Prep Hoops runs you through names now!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mason Gratton of Hawley (6'2 Sr).&nbsp; Mason might have played as hard as anybody on the floor.&nbsp; The Hawley vs Annandale game was a struggle but Mason was a player that I thought really helped put Hawley ahead just a bit,&nbsp; He made 5 of 6 foul shots, scored on three of his five attempts at the cup, and defended hard.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cole Cross of Cass Lake-Bena (6'3 Sr).&nbsp; Cross is the Panther worker off the bench and he did a really nice job of defending around the basket but also cutting off angles on ball screens.&nbsp; Cross had a late game cut to score and three that were crucial to the Panther win.&nbsp; He scored ten points for the game.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lane Dilly of Henning (5'11 Jr).&nbsp; When it came to toughness of rebounding, getting to space on screens, setting screens, and cutting off guys physically, that as Lane.&nbsp; He grabbed nine rebounds for Henning plus he made both shots he took and five of six foul shots he took for his total of ten points.&nbsp; Missed a double-double by a board.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alex Ohm of Perham (5'9 Sr).&nbsp; With Thompson and Sorenson limited with fouls the Yellowjackets needed another player to step up and create some offense, and Ohm did just that.&nbsp; He handled, Alex knocked out two threes, he created shots for others on his way to four assists, and Ohm made all 11 foul shots for the winners.&nbsp; Ohm's clutch foul shooting made sure that Fergus Falls couldn't overcome the late game lead.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rocco Paulson of Duluth East (6'8 Sr).&nbsp; Rocco's low post position has led to a number of wide open post entry passes which has really helped opened the Greyhounds offense this year.&nbsp; Today his biggest value was the ten rebounds he provided as well as the post defense on [player_tooltip player_id='1139197' first='Adam' last='Jenkins'] which for 70 percent of the game was really good.&nbsp; Jenkins started great but Paulson did a very good job as he got comfortable with the action.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zach Theis of Fosston (6'1 Sr).&nbsp; Theis was the Fosston player who really broke the game open.&nbsp; Foston ran great stuff that forced the Nevis defense to work hard and every time they got deep in a possession and kicked to Theis the defense had a hard time recovering. And with Theis knocking out four threes and scoring 15 points it was too much for Nevis to cover. He also had a game high seven rebounds.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='962265' first='Tanner' last='Tollerud'] of Pelican Rapids (6'2 Sr).&nbsp; I really like everything that Tanner brings to the court.&nbsp; He is a trusted defender and holds his ground at all times.&nbsp; Strong wing that makes the right reads and forces nothing.&nbsp; Grabbed ten rebounds and made the right pass every time totalling five assists.&nbsp; They call guys like Tanner a 5th starter which is a good thing because he defenders, he boards, he moves the ball within the offense the right way 19 times times out of 20, and when he gets chances, he finishes.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nick Walter of Annandale (5'11 jr).  In all honesty, Nick was about the only player in the Annandale versus Hawley game who I though, played a solid to good game.  He made four threes, did some steady defensive things, rebounded from his guard spot and had a game high three assists. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1434054' first='Dylan' last='Zimmerman'] of Moorhead (6'5 Jr).  Dylan is not really a new name but I wanted to highlight him as I think he could be a new prospect to keep an eye on.  Zimmerman has good skills at his size that give the impression of a player that can shoot it from distance (two threes), score at the cup off the attack (the rest of his 13) and do it in a functional, intelligent half court offense.  Zimmerman also had an explosive drive rising up with more bounce than I expected and nearly brought the house down.  He's an athletic wing as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->