The Race for Mr. Basketball: Playoff Time

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Today we check on how each of the candidates ended the season AND we let you know when and where they will be playing this week in the playoffs!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The Leaders</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='962218' first='Nasir' last='Whitlock']. Whitlock will have had more than a week break when they play Wednesday night against Como Park. Whitlock finished the regular season averaging 27.5 points a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='962214' first='Nolan' last='Winter']. Nolan had 20 points on 10 of 15 shooting with seven rebounds and three blocks. The Panthers face Rochester John Marshall tomorrow. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='962212' first='Boden' last='Kapke']. Boden had 20 points on a dozen shots with ten boards in a 39 point win over Southwest Christian. Holy Family is the top squad in their section and they play 11-6 Upah Medical on Thursday to start sections. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Next Up</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1167554' first='Hayden' last='Tibbits']. Went had to head with [player_tooltip player_id='1491756' first='Nate' last='Dahl'] and led the Trojans to a dominating 95-62 victory over Buffalo. Tibbits had 16 and eight assists before an early season. The Trojans (one seed) face St. Louis Park (eight seed) tomorrow. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Max Shikenjanksi. Took a box and one from CDH and still put up 26 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists getting his team an important win. The Ponies take on St. Paul Central tomorrow night to open playoffs. Max continues his high level of play. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other Five</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1491756' first='Nate' last='Dahl']. Nate scored 26 against Wayzata but Buffalo was beaten by 33. Dahl and the Bison are back on the court tomorrow hosting Rogers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='962210' first='Quyavant' last='Douglas'] of Brooklyn Center. Scored 32 points on 13 of 25 shooting with four rebounds in a loss to top ten Esko. BC is at Watertown-Mayer on Thursday to start the playoffs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>CJ O'Hara. The Pirates suffered their second loss of the season dropping a game to Maple Grove on Friday. CJ was 3 of 8 from the field for ten points with six rebounds. Pirates host Spring Lake Park on Thursday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='962198' first='Taison' last='Chatman']. Chatman scored six but did deliver several quality assists including a number to [player_tooltip player_id='1223070' first='Patrick' last='Bath'] who scored 26 in a nice Totino-Grace win over Andover. Eagles face Hill-Murray on Wednesday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='962246' first='Ben' last='Kopetzki'] of Andover. Put up a quality fight with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists before losing to Totino-Grace. Andover takes on Coon Rapids this Wednesday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->