The NWSC Preview

It's a big league and they play one time around: with the option to play each other a second time. Here is the NWSC Preview!     Conference Commentary   Top Ten in State: .Totino-Grace, Park Center, Champlin Park   Totino-Grace comes into the season a several time state champ and the number one team in Class AAA. They've lost TWO players honored below and still, you can make an argument that they have the most talented team in the state. As for PC, they are a top five team and with some new bodies, they are pry happy to be sliding under the radar a bit, but they won't be for long. That Temi-Manny-Abu-Frelix-Caldwell crew is going to fly around and win games. And then there is Champlin Park. [player_tooltip player_id='1288748' first='Tyler' last='Wagner'] certainly helps them, but don't forget about seniors [player_tooltip player_id='2422769' first='Mo' last='Jalloh'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1874925' first='Preston' last='Thielke'], and the sophomore core of Walter and Silikpoh, that's a team with talent that was highly regarded before the move.   Top Ten Potential: Maple Grove, Anoka   Maple Grove is my 11th ranked team in AAAA and they maybe should be top ten, I just think they are tad short on varsity experience to say top ten just yet. But hey, they will pry win and be top ten in about a week. As for Anoka, they have a heck of a guard group. If they gel, they can make a push, if not, they finish under .500 again.   Compete with Most: Armstrong, Andover, Rogers, Osseo, Centennial, Elk River, Coon Rapids   This is a big group. The teams with the most depth are likely are Andover and maybe Elk River (in this group). Andover has a lot back and Elk River has an all league player back, a big, and an excellent junior coming off of injury. Coon Rapids has two good players and a lot around them, Rogers has two starters back from their state team, and Armstrong has a strong senior PG and some role players returning. And I think Centennial has just enough to be competitive.   Rebuilding: Spring Lake Park, Blaine   The Panthers lost just about everything from last year's team while the Bengals lost their coach and several seniors. They are two teams of cats that are starting fresh with a lot of new faces.     24-25 Conference Prediction   (1) Totino-Grace   (2) Park Center   (3) Champlin Park   (4) Maple Grove   (5) Anoka   (6) Robbinsdale Armstrong   (7) Andover   (8) Rogers   (9) Osseo   (10) Centennial   (11) Elk River   (12) Coon Rapids   (13) Spring Lake Park   (14) Blaine     Preseason NWSC   First Team   [player_tooltip player_id='1560835' first='Tian' last='Chatman'] of Totino-Grace (Jr)   [player_tooltip player_id='1574227' first='Chace' last='Watley'] of Totino-Grace (Sr)   [player_tooltip player_id='1560740' first='Dothan' last='Ijadimbola'] of Totino-Grace (Jr)   [player_tooltip player_id='1288748' first='Tyler' last='Wagner'] of Champlin Park (Sr)   [player_tooltip player_id='1574215' first='Abu' last='Keita'] of Park Center (Sr)     Second Team   [player_tooltip player_id='2126467' first='Baboucarr' last='Ann'] of Maple Grove (Soph)   [player_tooltip player_id='1874925' first='Preston' last='Thielke'] of Champlin Park (Sr)   [player_tooltip player_id='1617722' first='Jaxon' last='Young'] of Coon Rapids (Sr)   [player_tooltip player_id='1574226' first='Peyton' last='Podany'] of Anoka (Sr)   [player_tooltip player_id='2614702' first='Emmanuel' last='Jentzen'] of Park Center (Sr)     Third Team   [player_tooltip player_id='2126117' first='Malachi' last='Hill'] of Totino-Grace (Soph)   [player_tooltip player_id='1574214' first='Temi' last='Omotoyinbo'] of Park Center (Sr)   [player_tooltip player_id='1448601' first='Desmond' last='Ware'] of Robbinsdale Armstrong (Sr)   [player_tooltip player_id='1560839' first='Xavier' last='Frelix'] of Park Center (Jr)   [player_tooltip player_id='1288713' first='Trey' last='Borchers'] of Anoka (Sr)     Fourth Team   [player_tooltip player_id='2524650' first='Kwatamah' last='Silikpoh'] of Champlin Park (Soph)   [player_tooltip player_id='1617766' first='Keegan' last='Harney'] of Maple Grove (Sr)   [player_tooltip player_id='2422928' first='Trey' last='Mix'] of Rogers (Sr)   [player_tooltip player_id='1592856' first='Jackson' last='Driessen'] of Centennial (Sr)     Fifth Team   Jaylan Haynes of Totino-Grace (Soph)   [player_tooltip player_id='1574224' first='Colton' last='Kazmierkoski'] of Rogers (Sr)   [player_tooltip player_id='2560451' first='Daniel' last='Zoa'] of Totino-Grace (Soph)   [player_tooltip player_id='1450039' first='Cameron' last='Begalle'] of Andover (Sr)   [player_tooltip player_id='1579923' first='Max' last='Spanier'] of Elk River (Sr)     Sixth Team   [player_tooltip player_id='1560831' first='Levi' last='Harris'] of Elk River (Jr)   [player_tooltip player_id='2429706' first='Mohamed' last='Jalloh'] of Champlin Park (Sr)   [player_tooltip player_id='1617786' first='Nigel' last='Caldwell'] of Park Center (Sr)   [player_tooltip player_id='2126442' first='Bennett' last='Cizadlo'] of Maple Grove (Soph)   [player_tooltip player_id='2423569' first='Luke' last='Fenton'] of Andover (Sr)   [player_tooltip player_id='1617679' first='Alex' last='Kopetzki'] of Andover (Sr)     Seventh Team   [player_tooltip player_id='2104450' first='Charles' last='Scott'] of Robbinsdale Armstrong (Sr)   [player_tooltip player_id='1560841' first='Dominic' last='Webster'] of Elk River (Jr)   [player_tooltip player_id='2126450' first='Gavin' last='Walter'] of Champlin Park (Soph)   [player_tooltip player_id='2121367' first='Dre' last='Ellis'] of Anoka (Jr)   [player_tooltip player_id='2126461' first='Cal' last='Spencer'] of Spring Lake Park (Soph)   [player_tooltip player_id='2402639' first='Taigan' last='Plowman-Tate'] of Coon Rapids (Sr)

It's a big league and they play one time around: with the option to play each other a second time. Here is the NWSC Preview!