Section 2A: First Look
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<p>Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey earned the spot at state last year but they've graduated just about everything so 2A looks wide open, and the North looks to have more contenders than the South.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Summer Summary</strong></h2>
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<p>The North should be wide open. If we have to pick a favorite it would be BOLD with All State player [player_tooltip player_id='2449974' first='Jack' last='Gross'] and most of their line-up returning. They are battle tested through the West Central Conference and they are the most experienced team. Sleepy Eye has a couple starters back led by [player_tooltip player_id='2447234' first='Landon' last='Wendinger'] inside and a strong sophomore group while SESM has three starters back. Teams that could take a jump forward are ACGC, Mayer Lutheran, and Cleveland. Keep an eye on Lester Prairie too, the Bulldogs always seem to reload with hard working players. </p>
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<p>The South is a bit of a different story. The North's top team Mt. Lake Area-Comfrey was a senior dominated team so their entire rotation that played at state, has graduated. They are a good program that likely still has some players but Springfield looks in line to be the favorite. Mankato Loyola should be the top contender while Madelia has the potential to be an up and comer.</p>
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<p><strong>Top 3 2A Players</strong> </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2449974' first='Jack' last='Gross'] of BOLD</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2575629' first='Brayden' last='Sturm'] of Springfield</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2447234' first='Landon' last='Wendinger'] of Sleepy Eye</p>
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<p><strong>Three Teams That Should Improve Their Record</strong></p>
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<p>BOLD (14-13)</p>
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<p>Mayer Lutheran (9-18)</p>
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<p>Mankato Loyola (14-14)</p>
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<p><strong>Three Teams That Might Not Match Last Year's Win Total</strong></p>
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<p>Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey (27-5)</p>
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<p>GFW (19-11)</p>
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<p>USC (13-14)</p>
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Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey earned the spot at state last year but they've graduated just about everything so 2A looks wide open, and the North looks to have more contenders than the South.
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