Southside Showcase Prospect Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On January 14, 2023 at Minnehaha Academy High School 10 teams are set to squad off in the 8th Annual Southside Super Showcase. Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis South and Washburn, Mahtomedi, Armstrong, Bloomington Jefferson, Columbia Heights, Stewartville, Byron and Holy Family. Games start at 1:30PM and the last game is schedule for 7:30 PM.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2><strong>Minneapolis South vs Holy Family</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Holy Family enters this game 8-1, and features two Division One Senior 2023 committed big guys, [player_tooltip player_id='962212' first='Boden' last='Kapke'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1492564' first='Collin' last='Mulholland']. At guard that have Prep Hoops top 40 ranked [player_tooltip player_id='1287442' first='Kole' last='Hanson'] and feature two other Seniors [player_tooltip player_id='1492567' first='Braylon' last='Cummings'] and Michael Richlsen. Those five are averaging 71.6 points-per-game with Hanson averaging 23 so far.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Minneapolis South has started the year a little more rough. They are 2-8 coming off a recent loss to Washburn. They are led by a pair of Junior guards, [player_tooltip player_id='1434055' first='Poet' last='Davis'] and James Underwood.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2><strong>Minneapolis Washburn vs Byron</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Minneapolis Washburn is off to an 4-10 start, but they've won two straight this week. Washburn is led by 2024 forward [player_tooltip player_id='1284167' first='Kyle' last='Jorgensen'] who is averaging nearly 23 points per game, 14 rebounds and blocking 2 shots per contest. The six-foot-nine-inch Junior is a massive young man in the middle. Also contributing to the Millers offense is [player_tooltip player_id='1402519' first='Blake' last='Bergren'], a six-foot-four-inch 2024 guard.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For Byron, they are 6-6, 500. The Bears are led by three players, [player_tooltip player_id='1297889' first='Tyler' last='Connelly'], Caleb Christenson, and [player_tooltip player_id='1575327' first='Max' last='Dearborn']. Connelly and Christenson are a pair six-foot-one-inch guard that lead the Bears attack. [player_tooltip player_id='1575327' first='Max' last='Dearborn'] is a six-foot-four-inch 2025 sophomore forward with a nice <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=159SPPXMkbE&amp;ab_channel=MAXDEARBORN" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">shooting stroke</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2><strong>Columbia Heights vs Stewartville</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After years of having the same core 3 or 4 players together, Columbia Heights is a new bunch. They are 4-5 coming into this match-up with Stewartville. Led by newcomer 2024 guard Randy McClendon and 2024 point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1284156' first='Jency' last='Davis']. McClendon had a season high 42 point output versus Saint Anthony while Davis is speedy five-foot-seven-inch guard. [player_tooltip player_id='2361386' first='Boona' last='Morke'] is a six-foot-six-inch forward that offers length to the Columbia Heights front line.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stewartville is coming into this game at at 7-3 being led by [player_tooltip player_id='1139594' first='Henry' last='Tschetter'], Tegan Malone, [player_tooltip player_id='1198613' first='Parker' last='Wangen'], and [player_tooltip player_id='1476739' first='Caleb' last='Bancroft']. Tschetter 2024 quick, six-foot-four-inch guard leading the charge. Wangen and Bancroft are two 2025 sophomores that offer a little more inside presence for Stewartville.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2><strong>Bloomington Jefferson vs Robinsdale Armstrong</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bloomington Jefferson features the highest ranked prospect in the Southside Showcase, six-foot-two-inch point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1151197' first='Daniel' last='Freitag']. Freitag has offers from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Baylor and he's coming into the game averaging 31 points per game. He's backed up by 2025 guard [player_tooltip player_id='2103381' first='Marcus' last='Horton'] and a pair of Senior's, Reece Washington and Gavin Luick.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Armstrong is led by 2024 guard [player_tooltip player_id='1284213' first='Seth' last='Newbern'], and flanked by 2025 guard [player_tooltip player_id='1448601' first='Desmond' last='Ware']. Newbern is leading the Falcons in scoring at 17 points per game followed by solid outside shooter, 2023 Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1140532' first='Owen' last='Skram']. 2023 Senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1345985' first='Leroy' last='Barnes'] adds depth to the Falcons.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2><strong>Minnehaha Academy vs Mahtomedi</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Minnehaha Academy is led by two dynamic under six-foot guards, Jerome Williams and [player_tooltip player_id='1499627' first='Lorenzo' last='Levy'] while they have emerging forward [player_tooltip player_id='1221177' first='Rolyns' last='Aligbe']. Williams is a quick, good spot-up outside shooter, and Levy, quick, hard nosed guard. Aligbe offers Minnehaha not just points (16 per game), but rebounds (8.5 per game) and blocks (2.8 per game).&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mahtomedi is the opposite at guard compared to Minnehaha. They start 2, [player_tooltip player_id='962216' first='Will' last='Underwood'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1221176' first='Owen' last='Carlson']. Underwood is six-foot-one-inch Senior and Carlson is six-foot-four-inch Senior. They combine to score 43.7 points-per-game. Along with [player_tooltip player_id='1430801' first='Cole' last='Armitage'] (13.7 ppg) and AJ McCleery (9 ppg) Mahtomedi has potent offense. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->