Mayo Civic Sections: The Underclassmen Report

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Who were the young players making some varsity impacts in March Madness? We give you the list highlighted by some young Caledonia stars.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1575329' first='Reid' last='Klug'] of Caledonia (soph).  One of the surprises of the day was the play of [player_tooltip player_id='1575329' first='Reid' last='Klug'].  I feel like Reid has grown about three inches this year and he used all of that size to touch in scores over PEM.  He had a ten point game and I really liked the way he used his body after the first move to get to his touch to complete on the second move.  Klug still looks like a young deer but you can see his game starting to mature.  Good touch and a good usage of that touch after separation.  When he fills out as an upperclassmen he has a chance to be even more dangerous.  And become a really nice prospect. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2103343' first='Garrett' last='Konz'] of Caledonia (soph).  The Warrior go to guy for the evening was [player_tooltip player_id='2103343' first='Garrett' last='Konz'].  He's a 6'5 forward with face-up ability that scored on veteran PEM players for 15 points on 6 of 13 shooting. I love the handle and face-up game of Konz who has a nice dribble separation crossover attack move and he does a great job using his body to separate.  We saw the fade away, the spin move, and the ball fake into a make.  As he continues to fill out and may get a bit taller we are talking about a player who could be a scholarship prospect in the 2025 class. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Landon Meyer of Lyle/Austin Pacelli (soph).&nbsp; Came off the bench and hit a three for his team in limited minutes. Good looking shooting stroke and the next player we have eyes on to have great upperclassmen years at Lyle Pacelli.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1584902' first='Jack' last='Meincke'] of Lake City (soph).&nbsp; Cracking this Lake City rotation is tough and there are Tiger seniors that have trouble getting even some reserve time. Jack is a steady guard off the bench the team trusts to make the right read, get to the right spot on defense, and simply be dependable when starters need a rest.&nbsp; He had a couple assists and a couple boards in the Tiger win.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Luke Roschen of Goodhue (fr). The six foot freshman is on the floor to hit threes when that Goodhue ball movement finds him.&nbsp; On Saturday Luke's pair of threes in an 11-0 run were a couple of the biggest shots of the helping turn a Lyle Pacelli lead into a Goodhue win.&nbsp; He's a shooter teams will have to find for the rest of this year and then three more years to come. Scored 11 points with five boards.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Others</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bryce Berns of Spring Grove (5'11 soph)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1575326' first='Mason' last='King'] of Caledonia (5'10 soph)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jack Meyers of Cannon Falls (6'1 soph)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parker Matti of PEM (6'0 soph)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1575331' first='Ben' last='Stemper'] of Caledonia (6'0 soph)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1575325' first='Ethan' last='Stendel'] of Caledonia (6'4 soph)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>William Hahn of Caledonia (5'10 soph)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->