The 5A Profile

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 5A has belonged to Nevis and odds are it will belong to Nevis yet again. They've earned the Section 5A crown the past four seasons, five of the last seven years, and six of the last nine years. Odds are stacked in their favor to grab a 5th straight section title and 7th in ten years. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The 5A Power Rankings</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Nevis</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Browerville</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>East Central</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Ogilvie</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Braham</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pine River-Backus</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bertha-Hewitt</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Upsala</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Swanville</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Long Prairie-Grey Eagle</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Verndale</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Walker-Hackensack-Akeley</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kaleidoscope Charter</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>PACT </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Sebeka</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Laporte</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Maple Lake</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. John's Prep</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>North Lakes </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mille Lacs</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='2398568' first='Austin' last='Ahrendt'] of Nevis (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hunter Kenyon of Ogilvie (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2103319' first='Alex' last='Lester'] of Nevis (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Miguel Maloney of Browerville (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1284161' first='John' last='Paul Benson'] of Nevis (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='2398578' first='Andrew' last='Bueckers'] of Pine River-Backus (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1874869' first='Jacob' last='Dixon'] of East Central (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2109862' first='Devan' last='Lindow'] of Nevis (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hans Puck of Browerville (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Preston Miller of Bertha-Hewitt (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='1284159' first='Joe' last='Houchin'] of Nevis (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tucker Kenyon of Ogilvie (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Warren Carlson of East Central (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jacob Tepley of Braham (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2449397' first='Jack' last='Primus'] of Upsala (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5A Breakdown</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As we said before Nevis has had firm control over this group in recent years and even before the last four years they were a top contender. Browerville is always right there in the top four and they will be again, but you also have East Central who is a very big Class A team and can match Nevis around the basket with their two 6-foot-6 double-double guys. Can East Central get the guard play to make a run at Nevis? That's where it's tough. Then you have a team like Ogilvie who has the guard play but nobody on the roster above 72 inches tall. That's where things get tough, teams have pieces that can go at Nevis but matching the guard play, experience, depth, and size is all a tough ask. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->