The Lake Superior Preview
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Hermantown was undefeated in the league last year and they enter 2023-24 as the preseason favorite once again. Conference Commentary Top Ten in State: Hermantown Hermantown has three key guys back from last season. They should be the class of…
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Continue ReadingHermantown was undefeated in the league last year and they enter 2023-24 as the preseason favorite once again.
Conference Commentary
Top Ten in State: Hermantown
Hermantown has three key guys back from last season. They should be the class of the league with Soumis and Hill although there is some “what could have been” going on there as there was a moment they looked to have the roster that could shoot for a state title. But this team will still be very good.
Top Ten in State Potential: Superior
They might be top ten in Wisconsin, I have no idea. I just know they have two really good players coming back. For the rest of the information you likely have to go to Mark Miller to truly know the depths of this team.
Compete with Most: Denfeld, Grand Rapids, Duluth Marshall
Denfeld will be very good and maybe they could surprise and be better than many even thought! Maybe earn a league title? Maybe sneak into the top ten? Should be fun. Grand Rapids should be a bit better and with Brooks Johnson Brooks Johnson 6'6" | SF Duluth Marshall | 2025 State MN , Duluth Marshall should be able to compete a bit more than year than last season.
Rebuilding: Proctor, Cloquet, Hibbing
Hibbing should take a step forward in year two of the rebuilding stage, they have a young star in Brau plus Cary returning. Proctor and Cloquet likely have a year that could have some lumps taken, but they have some good players so they won’t walked over as they have a lot of new guys on the floor.
23-24 Lake Superior Conference Predictions
- Hermantown
- Superior
- Duluth Denfeld
- Grand Rapids
- Cloquet
- Duluth Marshall
- Hibbing
- Proctor
Preseason All Lake Superior Conference
First Team
CJ Armstrong CJ Armstrong 6'3" | CG Richfield | 2025 State #302 Nation MN of Superior (soph)
Marnaries Ferguson Marnaries Ferguson 5'10" | PG Duluth Denfeld | 2025 State MN of Duluth Denfeld (jr)
Brooks Johnson Brooks Johnson 6'6" | SF Duluth Marshall | 2025 State MN of Duluth Marshall (jr)
Tre Saniger of Superior (sr)
Abraham Soumis Abraham Soumis 6'4" | SF Hermantown | 2024 State MN of Hermantown (sr)
Second Team
Aidan Altona Aidan Altona 6'3" | SG Denfeld | 2024 MN of Duluth Denfeld (sr)
Jack Battaglia Jack Battaglia 6'1" | PG Cloquet | 2025 State MN of Cloquet (soph)
Nathan Hill Nathan Hill 6'0" | PG Hermantown | 2024 State MN of Hermantown (sr)
Josh Sinnott of Proctor (jr)
Ray Brau Ray Brau 6'7" | PF Hibbing | 2027 State MN of Hibbing (fr)
Third Team
Finley Cary of Hibbing (sr)
Wylee Dauenbaugh Wylee Dauenbaugh 6'3" | CG Grand Rapids | 2024 State MN of Grand Rapids (sr)
Peyton Menzel of Hermantown (sr)
DaShawn Moore of Duluth Denfeld (sr)
Joseph Sutherland of Grand Rapids (soph)