The 7AAA Profile

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 7AAA is the very definition of a section that is up for grabs. Chicago Lakes won the league last season but they lost four all league players. Hermantown has been the most consistent, but they are young. Just about everybody lost most of their rotation. This is wide open. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7AAA Power Rankings</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hermantown</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Cloquet</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>North Branch</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Duluth Denfeld</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Chisago Lakes</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Grand Rapids</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Rock Ridge</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hibbing</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The Section 15</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>First Team</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2104541' first='Jack' last='Battaglia'] of Cloquet (Sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126126' first='Ray' last='Brau'] of Hibbing (Soph)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2104431' first='Marnaries' last='Ferguson'] of Duluth Denfeld (Sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2104446' first='Tyler' last='Minke'] of North Branch (Sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560804' first='Joey' last='Sutherland'] of Grand Rapids (Jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Second Team</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2435947' first='Shazae' last='Henagin'] of Cloquet (Sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2466467' first='Lance' last='Janson'] of Hermantown (Jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alex Schott of Hermantown (Sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lucas O'Malley of Chisago Lakes (Sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2466472' first='Lee' last='Brooks'] of Duluth Denfeld (Jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Third Team</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kellen Meissner of Chisago Lakes (Jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eli Devich of Rock Ridge (Sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reid Ketola of Grand Rapids (Sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560843' first='Cohen' last='Underhill'] of Chisago Lakes (Jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>James Wilmot of Cloquet (Sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>One Thought Per Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>North Branch. The Vikings have their best player back but return the rest of their starters and key reserves. Minke will lead a young team around them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Duluth Denfeld. Ferguson is pretty much in the exact same position that Minke is. Ferguson is a strong scorer but a lot of players much fill in around them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hermantown. Hermantown will be young too. They do have a bit more size, a bit more size, and a little bit more back than some of the others although they don't have a star returning. Janson could be a potential go to guy though.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cloquet. Cloquet might have the most back when it comes to key players to lean on that have experience. They could surely win this section and get to state for the first time in 11 years. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rock Ridge. Rock Ridge is another team that graduated a lot of talent. They have a couple guys with experience but the line-up will be new. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chisago Lakes. As we said, Chisago Lakes lost four all league players. There are a few reserves back but nobody that has played a big varsity role. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Grand Rapids. Sutherland is in the same spot as Ferguson and Minke in that he is a very good scorer but there is not much returning talent around him.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hibbing. Brau might have more talent back than some others but they have a new coach and this is a team that won four games a year ago. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->