Tuesday Night Match-Up and Predictions!

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The biggest high school basketball night of the week, Tuesday! It's Tuesday and time to talk match-ups and predictions. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6AAA Columbia Heights at DeLaSalle </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zy'lerre Stewart vs [player_tooltip player_id='1968456' first='Justin' last='Johnson']. The explosive Stewart is scoring 19 points a contest. Johnson does some handling for the Islanders and he keeps things steady. Stewart is one of the most impressive downhill players in the state. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1284156' first='Jency' last='Davis'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='2126102' first='Jaeden' last='Udean']. The Islander leading scorer is Udean at 14.3 points per game as he continues to get better with each game. Davis is scoring 14.3 points a game as the speedy CH guard. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Randy McClendon vs De'Von Irvin. Irvin is one of the best defenders in the state and tonight his assignment will be McClendon, a 28 point per game scorer who can change games with his tough. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2424020' first='Camren' last='Smith'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1148715' first='Jaden' last='Morgan']. Smith gives his team some size that will be needed on Morgan, the UMD wing. Both players are scoring just under ten points a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1284107' first='Christian' last='Henderson'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='2365712' first='Ray' last='James Jr.'] James has been a real nice surprise this year scoring in double figures and battling bigs. Henderson is similar in size to James and should be a good match-up. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction: This will be very interesting. It's the biggest game of the year so far for Columbia Heights, and it's a needed game for the struggling Islanders. Very tough one to predict, I will use the home team edge for the base of a two point De victory. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Minnehaha Academy at 1AA Breck</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1499627' first='Lorenzo' last='Levy'] vs Nasir Muhammad. The Redhawks are going to need every bit of the 19 points a game from Levy to have a chance. Nasir is scoring 15 a night and is a ball pressuring nightmare for teams at times. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1617740' first='Fitta' last='Jafar'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1151197' first='Daniel' last='Freitag']. Not sure that these two will actually match-up but Daniel is scoring 21 a night and is leading Breck in many ways as their top scorer and creator. Jafar is a junior scoring nine a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2104454' first='Kingston' last='Manning'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1574225' first='Miles' last='Newton']. Both players are juniors. Manning is scoring 11 a game, Newton is scoring 13.5 a contest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2090661' first='George' last='Norsman'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1560864' first='JP' last='Musoke']. Norsman is a 6'5 junior big averaging 14 points a contest. Musoke is nearly that size scoring 11 a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction: Redhawks are coming off of a nice win over St. Cloud Tech to get them to 7-7 but Breck is undefeated and clearly the best team in Class AA. This should be a 20+ win over Breck. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>9AA Sauk Centre at 6A West Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Damian Ahrens vs [player_tooltip player_id='1464341' first='Camden' last='Anderson']. The playmakers. Ahrens is a big shorter, more compact. Plays with an edge. Anderson is a few inches taller, longer and he's an excellent passer than can score in a big way when needed. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1284153' first='Jay' last='Neubert'] vs Bryce Kjesbo. A couple of 6'1 guys that will do a lot for their team as shooters, rebounders, and scoring producers. Neubert does it at a high level as he is one of the best guards in the state. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1284134' first='Ethan' last='Riley'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='2451433' first='Ben' last='Bye']. The guys that will battle around the paint, and set screens and board. Riley is 6'3 and can play on the perimeter as a slasher, Bye is the screen setter and rebounder for West Central that can score as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction: This should be an excellent league game. Sauk Centre will be on edge after a loss, West Central has the edge of home court advantage. Close game, I say Neubert gives his team a three point edge. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rochester Century at 5AAAA Lakeville North</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Markes Sampson vs [player_tooltip player_id='1269166' first='Matt' last='Drake']. I loved the way Sampson handled his team when I saw them over Holiday break. He's been a break out player. Now he takes on one of the best players.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1332274' first='Shaun' last='Wysocki'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1284147' first='Jack' last='Robison']. I don't know if Robison will be on Wysocki because North can use [player_tooltip player_id='1436479' first='Andrew' last='Quam'] on Shaun and others, but Wysocki and Robison are the same size and Wysocki has a tough, physical active game. Robison will likely be matched-up against a player or players that he will use his skills and four inch advantage on.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction. Century has been waiting for a breakout opportunity and this is it. They've beat Mankato East and took Farmington to the end before losing by two. Can they get the upset here? Panthers by nine. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4AAAA Hopkins at Edina</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1284163' first='Josiah' last='Coleman'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1574212' first='Anthony' last='Smith']. Coleman leads Edina in scoring, Smith is scoring 20+ for the Royals, they are the scorers to watch against one another.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction: Hopkins will win this league game by ten. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->