The 5A Profile
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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…
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Continue ReadingSection 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.
The 5A Power Rankings
- Nevis
- Browerville
- East Central
- Ogilvie
- Braham
- Pine River-Backus
- Bertha-Hewitt
- Upsala
- Swanville
- Long Prairie-Grey Eagle
- Verndale
- Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
- Kaleidoscope Charter
- PACT
- Sebeka
- Laporte
- Maple Lake
- St. John’s Prep
- North Lakes
- Mille Lacs
The Section 15
First Team
Austin Ahrendt Austin Ahrendt 6'2" | SG Nevis | 2024 State MN of Nevis (sr)
Hunter Kenyon of Ogilvie (sr)
Alex Lester Alex Lester 6'7" | C Nevis | 2025 State MN of Nevis (jr)
Miguel Maloney of Browerville (sr)
John Paul Benson John Paul Benson 6'2" | SF Nevis | 2024 State MN of Nevis (sr)
Second Team
Andrew Bueckers Andrew Bueckers 6'4" | SF Pine River-Backus | 2024 State MN of Pine River-Backus (sr)
Jacob Dixon Jacob Dixon 6'6" | PF East Central | 2024 State MN of East Central (sr)
Devan Lindow Devan Lindow 6'1" | PG State MN of Nevis (jr)
Hans Puck of Browerville (sr)
Preston Miller of Bertha-Hewitt (sr)
Third Team
Joe Houchin Joe Houchin 5'10" | PG Nevis | 2024 State MN of Nevis (sr)
Tucker Kenyon of Ogilvie (sr)
Warren Carlson of East Central (sr)
Jacob Tepley of Braham (sr)
Jack Primus of Upsala (sr)
5A Breakdown
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.