The 2A Profile

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the best section playoff sets of games to see is 2A. It's always entertaining basketball with a lot of talented players. Who should you keep an eye on this year? We run it down for you today. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The 2A Power Rankings</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Sleepy Eye-St. Mary's</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lester Prairie</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>BOLD</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mt Lake Area-Comfrey</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>New Ulm Cathedral</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>United South Central</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Springfield</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Cedar Mountain</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>ACGC</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Martin County West</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>T/ML/GHEC</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mankato Loyola</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Buffalo Lake-Hector</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Alden-Conger</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mayer Lutheran</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Sleepy Eye</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Nicollet</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Madelia</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Cleveland</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='1587155' first='Jack' last='Gross'] of BOLD (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1617853' first='Nathan' last='Lindesmith'] of Mayer Lutheran (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Trever Michael Schauer of Lester Prairie (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1284232' first='Will' last='Walter'] of SESM (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1284158' first='Jevan' last='Wilfahrt'] of New Ulm Cathedral (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='2398535' first='Carter' last='Olson'] of Mountain Lake/Comfrey (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2398530' first='Kyler' last='Pickle'] of ACGC (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jonathan Martinez of USC (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chase Hubin of Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brayden Sturm of Springfield (jr)</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='2093701' first='Connor' last='Radtke'] of Lester Prairie (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jonathan Petersman of SESM (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Will Penkert of BOLD (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Branndon Pendleton of Cedar Mountain (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jack Finstad of New Ulm Cathedral (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2A Breakdown</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 3A is always a great one to follow. Each team in this league always seems to not just have a very good player but a guy that can play in college. It seems like these are the workmen areas of the state. SESM has been a constant and they return four guys who started games last year including two all league double figure scorers. Lester Prairie is right here with them as preseason top 10/15 teams in Class as the Bulldogs also returning multiple double figure scorers and four guys who spent time starting. BOLD lost some seniors but their juniors are their main players right now, especially [player_tooltip player_id='1587155' first='Jack' last='Gross'] who is one of the top juniors in the state in any class! You can go on and on and every team seems to have a key player or two and you can make a case for them being the next Cedar Mountain ready to surprise. Or you can be like Mountain Lake-Comfrey who is right there with the other top teams. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->