Showside Showcase Best Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Showside Showcase Event took place Saturday at Benilde St. Margaret's with 7 games, 6 boys and 1 girls. The teams featured were a combination of metro, suburban, and outside metro schools</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Metro teams: BSM, Columbia Heights, Simley, Maranatha, Minneapolis South, St. Thomas Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Suburban: Rosemount and Anoka</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Outstate: Hermantown, St. Cloud Tech, Moorhead, Stewartville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Players</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1572689' first='Jalen' last='Wilson'] - The 2025 Northern Iowa committed senior continued his steady play for BSM with a solid 22 point game in their 18-point win versus Stewartville.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2451500' first='David' last='Mack'] - Mack is an impressive 2-sport athlete from Moorhead and played with PJ Hoops 15U EYBL team this last summer. Mack is good with or without the ball. When he operates with the ball in P&amp;R he works like a seasoned guard. Versus Rosemount he scored 16 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and 7 assists.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Julian Manjo - The 2025 guard from Columbia Heights went for a huge 37 points in a win over Hermantown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2405556' first='Tre' last='Lovelace'] - The 2027 Lovelace is a quick, combo guard from Simley who played up at the 16U level all summer. Lovelace can shoot it from the perimeter and get out in transition. In his game versus Maranatha he scored 14 points.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Maulid Abdi - Abdi is a 2026 guard who scored 15 points for St. Cloud Tech in victory over Minneapolis South. Abdi's previous game versus Detroit Lakes Friday hit 6 3-pointers for the Tigers.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2575642' first='Kobbe' last='Willis'] - The 2026 combo guard from BSM went for 17 points versus Stewartville, a season high. So far for BSM he's been a good floor spacer ready to fire away from long range when his defender goes to help his teammates.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1476739' first='Caleb' last='Bancroft'] - The six-foot-seven-inch forward from Stewartville scored 18 points versus BSM. Bancroft is committed to play football at UMD is an athletic forward who gets up and down the floor quickly. Can stretch out on the perimeter and is strong enough to bang in the interior.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>A Pair of Anoka Seniors Lead the Way</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tre Borchers - On this night it was Borchers to lead Anoka in scoring with 20 points. The 2025 senior guard has always been a good spot-up shooter, and now has become a much more complete player while maintaining his edge on the perimeter as a defender.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1574226' first='Peyton' last='Podany'] - The six-foot-five-inch Podany really gets everyone involved, averaging almost 6 assists a game for the Tornadoes while still keeping his scoring edge. In this one versus St. Thomas Academy he scored 18 points.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brian Zarazua - Zarazua is a six-foot-three-inch guard from Moorhead who led the Spuds past Rosemount with a 20 point performance. Zarazua, a secondary ball handler combo guard does well attacking in transition and can shoot the ball from the 3-point line.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players of Note to Watch For</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Peyton Gholson - 18 points versus Moorhead</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eugene Brown of Minneapolis South 17 points versus St Cloud Tech</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alex Schott - Led Hermantown with 26 points versus Columbia Heights</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1198613' first='Parker' last='Wangen'] - 15 points versus BSM</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2440424' first='Andre' last='Glass'] - Freshman led Simley with 16 points</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Edmund Wotue 16 points versus Rosemount for Moorhead</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->