The 2AAA Profile

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Did you know that Mankato East has been to state 27 times! They are a big favorite to earn their 28th straight trip to state this winter. Here is the 2AAAA profile. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2AAA Power Rankings</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mankato East</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>New Ulm</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mankato West</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Worthington</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hutchinson</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Marshall </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Peter</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The Section 15</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>First Team</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1284109' first='Colton' last='Benson'] of New Ulm (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1284169' first='Landon' last='Dimler'] of Mankato West (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kaleb Knothe of Worthington (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1437303' first='Brogan' last='Madson'] of Mankato East (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1355507' first='Carson' last='Schweim'] of Mankato East (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Second Team</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2103251' first='Ganden' last='Gosch'] of Mankato East (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kyle Steinke of Mankato West (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1284151' first='James' last='Osborne'] of New Ulm (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1441838' first='Manaow' last='Omot'] of Mankato East (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1434070' first='Tate' last='Olson'] of St. Peter (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Third Team</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Braden Petzel of Mankato East (soph)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2100665' first='Nathan' last='Firle'] of New Ulm (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1858356' first='Jacari' last='Swinea'] of Worthington (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1617763' first='Kaden' last='Butler'] of Hutchinson (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carter Verhasselt of Hutchinson (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Section 2AAA Rundown</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is a very good section of basketball teams. Seven of them to be exact. None of the seven in this group are in the bottom 20 of our power rankings. East is a big favorite and has a shot at a state title with their depth of talent and experience. New Ulm and Mankato West may not have the same depth as East but they are very good basketball teams potential wise. The rest of the group - Hutch, Worthington, St. Peter, and Marshall - all have the talent to compete with just about anybody. Hutch actually has all of their top guys back and Worthington has much back from a team that was one of the top surprises of last season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->