Aberdeen Christian: State Bound

Spencer Christenson

March 7, 2023 @ 09:26 PM

<p>Aberdeen Christian met up with Ipswich to punch a ticket to state in its own backyard here in Aberdeen. In the end, Aberdeen Christian reaches the state tournament, with a 51-34 victory. They're going dancing.</p>   <p>The game was played at Aberdeen Central's AA gym and I think this impacted the offense in this game. A gym with a deep background and floor hoops.</p>   <p>Players still made plays and showed long frames and some skill to back it up. </p>   <p>I was live-tweeting the game, so that causes me to miss a few plays throughout a game. <br><br>Let's look at some things in a quick-hitter, that stood out from the top prospects and some key role playing prospects for Aberdeen Christian.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='963765' first='Ethan' last='Russell'] was one I was anticipating. He got into some early foul trouble, with three early ones. Finished the game with 6 points with 3 boards. Russell still flashed his long and athletic frame with some obvious skill to him at that size. A 1,000 point scorer that dazzled with this move below: </p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/spencerc_ph/status/1633268570871431168?s=46u0026amp;t=1DSryF1utkHfErn-nGHc2g </div></figure>   <p>Russell is clearly a prospect to watch in Aberdeen at state. It seemed Ipswich made it a point to put some extra attention on Russell, in terms of making him work for everything.</p>   <p>Jamestown commit, [player_tooltip player_id='963783' first='Malek' last='Wieker'], made some plays and showed ball-handling, ball security, and the ability to score. Only 1 of 8 from three, but that three he hit was a big one. Overall, 4 of 12 from the field for 11 points, 7 boards, and two steals.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/spencerc_ph/status/1633260696535269376?s=46&t=1DSryF1utkHfErn-nGHc2g </div></figure>   <p><br>[player_tooltip player_id='963760' first='Jackson' last='Isakson'] got the job done in this matchup. He hit 3 of 5 from deep and finished with a double-double (14 points, 12 rebounds). Had a crucial 5 offensive boards in a game where every possession had importance.<br><br>Kaden Clark has had more productive games, as a key piece to AC's success as a team. It's clear he wants to win and will get the ball where it needs to go. He'll battle in the interior and showed some toughness. High IQ prospect that will be leaned on in the state tournament.</p>   <p>6'4” 2024 prospect, Joey Johnson, was impactful in this game. Scored 9 points on an efficient 4-7 from the field, knocking down a three. Has good overall size and served as a rim-protector as well, with 2 blocks in the game. <br></p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1303091' first='Konnar' last='Furman'] is a 2025 6'5” guard/wing with two upside years, after the conclusion of this season. A prospect to watch in the tournament, and especially in the future. Prep Hoops gave him a shout-out:</p>   <p></p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/prephoops/status/1627783886448066561?s=46&t=1DSryF1utkHfErn-nGHc2g </div></figure>

Aberdeen Christian met up with Ipswich to punch a ticket to state in its own backyard here in Aberdeen. In the end, Aberdeen Christian reaches the state tournament, with a 51-34 victory. They're going dancing.