Tuesday Night Match-Up and Predictions!
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The biggest high school basketball night of the week, Tuesday! It’s Tuesday and time to talk match-ups and predictions. 6AAA Columbia Heights at DeLaSalle Zy’lerre Stewart vs Justin Johnson Justin Johnson 6'2" | PG DeLaSalle | 2024 State MN .…
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Continue ReadingThe biggest high school basketball night of the week, Tuesday! It’s Tuesday and time to talk match-ups and predictions.
6AAA Columbia Heights at DeLaSalle
Zy’lerre Stewart vs Justin Johnson Justin Johnson 6'2" | PG DeLaSalle | 2024 State MN . 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.
Jency Davis Jency Davis 5'9" | PG Columbia Heights | 2024 State MN vs Jaeden Udean Jaeden Udean 6'2" | SG DeLaSalle | 2027 State MN . 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.
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.
Camren Smith Camren Smith 6'4" | PF Columbia Heights | 2025 MN vs Jaden Morgan Jaden Morgan 6'4" | SG DeLaSalle | 2024 State MN . 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.
Christian Henderson Christian Henderson 6'4" | SF Minneapolis South | 2024 MN vs Ray James Jr. Ray James Jr. 6'4" | PF DeLaSalle | 2024 State MN 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.
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.
Minnehaha Academy at 1AA Breck
Lorenzo Levy Lorenzo Levy 5'10" | PG Minnehaha Academy | 2024 State MN 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.
Fitta Jafar vs Daniel Freitag Daniel Freitag 6'1" | PG Breck | 2024 State #142 Nation MN . 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.
Kingston Manning Kingston Manning 6'4" | PF Minnehaha Academy | 2025 State MN vs Miles Newton Miles Newton 6'4" | SF Breck | 2025 State MN . Both players are juniors. Manning is scoring 11 a game, Newton is scoring 13.5 a contest.
George Norsman George Norsman 6'5" | SF Minnehaha Academy | 2025 State MN vs JP Musoke JP Musoke 6'6" | SF Breck | 2026 State MN . Norsman is a 6’5 junior big averaging 14 points a contest. Musoke is nearly that size scoring 11 a game.
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.
9AA Sauk Centre at 6A West Central
Damian Ahrens vs Camden Anderson Camden Anderson 6'1" | PG West Central Area | 2024 State MN . 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.
Jay Neubert Jay Neubert 6'2" | SG Sauk Centre | 2024 State MN 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.
Ethan Riley Ethan Riley 6'1" | SG Sauk Centre | 2024 State MN vs Ben 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.
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.
Rochester Century at 5AAAA Lakeville North
Markes Sampson vs Matt Drake Matt Drake 5'11" | PG Lakeville North | 2024 State MN . 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.
Shaun Wysocki Shaun Wysocki 6'7" | SF Rochester Century | 2024 State MN vs Jack Robison Jack Robison 6'7" | SF Lakeville North | 2024 State #158 Nation MN . I don’t know if Robison will be on Wysocki because North can use Andrew Quam Andrew Quam 6'5" | SF Lakeville North | 2024 State MN 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.
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.
4AAAA Hopkins at Edina
Josiah Coleman Josiah Coleman 6'3" | SG Edina | 2024 State MN vs Anthony Smith Anthony Smith 6'0" | CG Hopkins | 2025 State MN . Coleman leads Edina in scoring, Smith is scoring 20+ for the Royals, they are the scorers to watch against one another.
Prediction: Hopkins will win this league game by ten.