The Big Stage: The Underclassmen Report

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are the underclassmen that stood out along with the list of young players that competed. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126467' first='Baboucarr' last='Ann'] of Maple Grove (6'4 fr).&nbsp; Baboucarr looked every bit the part of a player that we are going to be talking a ton about going forward.&nbsp; He is a very long and agile 6'4 and he looks like he will surely grow a lot more.&nbsp; He was active and vocal on defense and his effort was constant.&nbsp; He had four baskets, five rebounds three assists, a couple steals and a couple deflections.&nbsp; Ann will definitely be one of the top prospects in his class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Drew Coleman of Holy Family (6'6 soph).&nbsp; Coleman made four of five shots showing off that face-up touch, provided ten points as that fourth option, grabbed five boards, and overall played that four option role very well.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560830' first='Casey' last='Fliehe'] of Lakeville South (6'2 soph).&nbsp; Fliehe is a trusted player that works to defend and makes the right play offensively.&nbsp; He's a rare non flashy but tough and steady young guy that a big talented school team can utilize early.&nbsp; Casey had six boards, one score and a couple assists.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560868' first='Joseph' last='Mitchell III'] of Cretin-Derham Hall (6'1 soph).&nbsp; Mitchell scored a game high 19 in the Raiders win over Maple Grove mixing in three threes with attacks into a touch in over the top.&nbsp; He was able to get by the first defender and when he was able to get to space over the help he scored.&nbsp; Had a mid game lull but hit a clutch three late.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1550877' first='Jayden' last='Moore'] of Hopkins (6'0 soph).&nbsp; I would guess this was the toughest scoring game of Moore's varsity career missing 17 of 21 attempts from the field and 5 of 8 foul shots.&nbsp; What I liked was that Moore, while frustrated, still continued to attack.&nbsp; He created for others with his seven assists and Moore chased down nine rebounds often pushing them in transition.&nbsp; On a bad offensive night Moore still found several ways to contribute which says a lot about him.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tre Moore of Hopkins (5'9 8th). Came off the Hopkins bench and scored three times including a three plus grabbed a couple boards and moved the ball for three assists.&nbsp; Good game in about ten minutes from such a young player.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560826' first='Joel' last='Saah'] of Robbinsdale Armstrong (6'0 soph).&nbsp; Saah plays the combo guard role for the Falcons handling when Ware is off ball or sitting, playing off ball as a scoring option when Desmond is in.&nbsp; Attacked to score three times against Holy Family and grabbed five boards.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126094' first='Ty' last='Schlagel'] of Eden Prairie (6'5 fr).&nbsp; Schlage's first half consisted of eight rebounds, one make, and pretty much running back and forth watching guards shoot.&nbsp; In the second half we got to see a bit more of his game: one dribble pull-up, beat Orono fours off the dribble, a couple active buckets, it led to an 11 point, 12 rebound double-double.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2120499' first='Isaiah' last='Thom'] of Cretin-Derham Hall (6'4 soph).&nbsp; Isaiah knocked out a three, hit some foul shots, scored on the move, made the right passes, and rebounded some. Played his role well off the bench.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560851' first='Hamze' last='Yusuf'] of Eden Prairie (6'1 soph).&nbsp; When Eden Prairie started playing better team basketball it was Yusuf that led the way.&nbsp; He was defending with some good pressure, he moved the ball more and in return it came back to him more.&nbsp; Yusuf scored most of his 19 points late in the game including a pair of threes and perfect 8 of 8 foul shooting.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Others</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2456058' first='Julius' last='Ellis'] of Hopkins (6'6 soph)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560839' first='Xavier' last='Frelix'] of Park Center (6'2 soph)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2121337' first='Kaden' last='Harney'] of Maple Grove (6'3 soph)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Keishon Jaron of Cretin-Derham Hall (6'0 soph)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560840' first='Jason' last='Johnson'] of Cretin-Derham Hall (5'10 soph)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126154' first='Julian' last='Smith'] of Cretin-Derham Hall (5'9 fr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2120489' first='Nic' last='Swanson'] of Lakeville South (6'0 soph)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560746' first='Ryker' last='Van Nostrand'] of Minneapolis Washburn (6'4 soph)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alexander Young of Minneapolis Washburn (6'0 soph)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->