The 3AAA Profile

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Islanders are no longer in 3AAA so opportunity will present itself to a number of teams looking to finally make their state run!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3AAA Power Rankings</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>South St Paul</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Thomas Academy</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Minneapolis South</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Paul Highland Park</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Simley</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Paul Harding</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Two Rivers</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Paul Como Park</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Minneapolis Roosevelt</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='1434055' first='Poet' last='Davis'] of Minneapolis South (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1284179' first='Luke' last='Dobbs'] of St. Thomas Academy (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1874937' first='Xavier' last='May'] of St. Paul Highland Park (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1287444' first='Gavin' last='Pendergast'] of South St. Paul (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1990226' first='Elonzo' last='Simmons'] of South St. Paul (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='2364192' first='Romero' last='Walker'] of Minneapolis South (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Julian Greer Jr of Two Rivers (soph)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1874938' first='Yared' last='Yohannes'] of St. Paul Highalnd Park (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1628771' first='Sincere' last='McCampbell'] of South St. Paul (soph)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2225923' first='Deoviez' last='Gibson'] of Simley (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>[player_tooltip player_id='1284181' first='Mason' last='Aarness'] of St. Paul Como Park (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2104470' first='Manny' last='Smith'] of St. Thomas Academy (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2104515' first='Ai'John' last='Douglas'] of St. Paul Harding (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>James Underwood of Minneapolis South (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2405556' first='Tre' last='Lovelace'] of Simley (8th)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1874806' first='Charles' last='Duncan'] of St. Paul Highland Park (jr) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Section 3AAA Rundown</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Islanders are in a different league and things are wide open in 3AAA. South St. Paul should be the favorite with the most talent coming back from a solid season. SSP will be the favorite and likely a very large favorite to win the group. St. Thomas lost their coach and seven of their top nine players although [player_tooltip player_id='1284179' first='Luke' last='Dobbs'] does return. Like STA, Simley likely lost too many key players to really make a run. I would keep an eye on South and Highland Park who both have multiple key players returning, especially South with [player_tooltip player_id='1434055' first='Poet' last='Davis']. Highland Park had the better year though last year and they may have more players returning from their rotation so keep an eye on Highland Park as well!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->