Minnesota Sophomores Off to Fast Starts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carson Harstad - The 2027 guard, Harstad is from Chatfield, and versus Washasha-Kellogg Harstad hit 7 3-pointers and scored 45 points. The six-foot guard has a good shooting motion, and has his head up to get up and down the floor quickly. Versus Albert Lea he followed his 45-point game with 17. A few days prior to the Washasha game Harstad went for 38 points versus Rochester Stem. Spotted up on the perimeter Harstad can make shots, can't leave him open.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126467' first='Baboucarr' last='Ann'] - Big week for the Maple Grove sophomore and that came from off the court for Ann which was an offer from the Minnesota Gophers. The six-foot-four-inch Crimson wing is surely on the rise. In June it seemed like he was really developing as a ball handler on the perimeter, and others have taken notice. He's a constant disrupted on defense, plays big inside, and can knock down deep shots. We've only gotten to see one high school game so far from Baboucarr in which he scored 16 points versus Edina.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126115' first='Vincent' last='Cronin'] - The Edina six-foot-seven-inch sophomore missed all of this past summer due to injury so we missed out on seeing Cronin compete versus the best of the 2027 class. Through 2 games in 2024-25 he seems ready to show off. He's scored 30 points in the 2 games in a variety of ways like stepping out beyond the arc and putting the ball on the floor, driving to the rim and finishing with authority. Defensively he moves well side to side to be able to cover players around the rim and does well blocking shots.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2524646' first='Griffin' last='Epema'] - The six-foot-one-inch guard from Montevideo is off to a solid, box score stuffing start to his sophomore season. In a game versus Canby he picked up 8 steals while scoring 11 points and grabbing 5 rebounds. In back-to-back games versus Lac qui Parle Valley and Maccray he scored 20 points. What's more impressive is he's still rebounding grabbing more than 5 in each and getting assists dishing out 5 in one game and 8 in the other.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126448' first='Colton' last='Purcell'] - Purcell is a tough six-foot-two-inch guard from Annandale and played with [program_tooltip program_id='2075672' first='Minnesota' last='Fury'] last year. Purcell is a solid outside shooter, quick with the ball in the half-court going at the rim. Size enables him to guard multiple positions in high school play. Versus Blake Tuesday night he scored 20 points.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Owen Potts - Potts is sophomore from St. Peter who can shoot the ball from the perimeter. The lefty hit 2 3-points versus Mankato East on his way to 17 points and he also grabbed 9 rebounds. Game prior versus Pipeston he scored 26 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, and had 5 assists. Potts plays well on the wing as a secondary ball handler and a primary scorer. Tuesday night he scored 21 vs Glencoe Silver Lake in a tight loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2575638' first='Izayah' last='Cook'] - The six-foot-four-inch Cook put together a good scoring performance Tuesday versus Alexandria scoring 26. The 2027 sophomore wing is looking more comfortable playing with his Storm teammates on the perimeter, and his off the dribble jumper has seemingly returned to his game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126455' first='Peyton' last='Gholson'] - The six-foot-one-inch Rosemount guard is a very solid athlete and has proven he can play with more seasoned players at the Varsity level. Versus Bloomington Jefferson Gholson led Rosemount in scoring with 18 points in their victory.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Adam Van Binsbergen - Van Binsbergen is a six-foot 2027 guard from Montevideo who does a very good job getting out in transition and finishing, like versus Maccray where he had 17 points. Versus LQPV he showed more of his outside shooting ability hitting 4 3-pointers while scoring 15 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->