Minnesota High School Basketball: Opening Night Starting Five
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Who were the state’s top performers on opening night in the state of Minnesota? Here is our opening night starting five! First Five Mabel-Canton senior Cayden Tollefsrud Cayden Tollefsrud 5'9" | PG Mabel-Canton | 2024 State MN went off for…
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Continue ReadingWho were the state’s top performers on opening night in the state of Minnesota? Here is our opening night starting five!
First Five
Mabel-Canton senior Cayden Tollefsrud Cayden Tollefsrud 5'9" | PG Mabel-Canton | 2024 State MN went off for 40 of his team’s 70 points in a 70-55 win over Glenville-Emmons. Cayden hit four threes.
Potentially the top scoring duo in the state – junior Anthony Smith Anthony Smith 6'0" | CG Hopkins | 2025 State MN and sophomore Jayden Moore Jayden Moore 6'0" | PG Hopkins | 2026 State MN of Hopkins – combined to score 60 points leading Hopkins over Orono 93-75. Smith led with 32 while had 28 and the duo did a good job of turning Orono over numerous times.
Five-foot-9 junior guard Charles Hanson scored five points a game last season for Morris Area. Last night he hit four threes and opened his season with 25 points leading the Tigers to a one score win (68-66) over New London-Spicer. Wildcat senior Grant Paffrath Grant Paffrath 6'3" | SF New London-Spicer | 2024 State MN had 31 points in the loss.
Cherry sophomore Noah Asuma Noah Asuma 6'1" | SG Cherry | 2026 State MN scored 20 points with eight rebounds in the 109-50 win over Deer River which was not only an eye opening win over a team that we expected to be very good, but Noah went over 1,000 points for his career.
In the game of the night junior Brayson Boike Brayson Boike 6'8" | PF Dawson Boyd | 2025 State #326 Nation MN led his Dawson-Boyd squad past RTR with 32 points and 16 rebounds! A monster showing that led his team to a 75-62 win.
Reserves
Rogers senior Blake Dalluge Blake Dalluge 6'3" | PG Rogers | 2024 State MN had 26 leading the Royals to an eye-opening win over Brainerd seven points. Dalluge scored 16.2 a game last season.
Senior Isaac Post Isaac Post 6'0" | CG MACCRAY | 2024 State MN scored 21 for MACCRAY who knocked off Hancock 80-43.
Camden Hungerholdt scored 34 for Leroy-Ostrander hitting six threes in a 77-69 win.
LCWM senior 5’9 guard Ethan Wiens had 18 in his team’s win over Martin County West (66-34).
Ethan Carter Ethan Carter 6'2" | PG St. Paul Academy | 2024 State MN scored 27 points leading St. Paul Academy over St. Cloud Cathedral.
Senior Michael Foley Michael Foley 6'3" | SG Watertown-Mayer | 2024 State MN had 28 for Watertown-Mayer who beat Lester Prairie 77-63.
Minnesota State-Mankato signed Carson Schweim Carson Schweim 6'7" | SF Mankato East | 2024 State MN had 22 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks leading East over St. Peter