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<p>We have checked with our team and came together to give you the best of the best from Hamline's annual two-day event just before Christmas! </p>
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<p><strong>First Team</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2118459' first='Carson' last='McMichael'] of Blake (Jr). Carson scored 21 as Blake knocked off Spectrum. He then scored 24 points to lead the Bears to a big win over St. Croix Lutheran hitting five threes. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2404942' first='King' last='James'] of Hiawatha Collegiate (Soph). A monster weekend from James, he had 22 points and 16 rebounds in the win over Johnson, and a 19 point, 15 rebound performance the first night. A big time big stage performance that has people on notice. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1585946' first='Omar' last='Kaba'] of Blake (Sr). Omar posted 26 points in a Friday night win leading Blake past Spectrum. Omar then had 19 points and four blocks in the second night win over St. Croix Lutheran. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2103256' first='Kam'Ron' last='Soloman'] of Hiawatha (Sr). Scored 23 points with seven boards and four assists in a loss to St. Croix Lutheran on Friday. He then had 19 in a big win over Johnson the next day!</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1617797' first='Soren' last='Leafblad'] of Burnsville (Sr). Scored 15 in game one, and then had 20 points in game two getting the Blaze a big win over Central. He scored on 7 of 12 attempts. </p>
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<p><strong>Second Team</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560859' first='Kenneth' last='Turner'] of St. Paul Johnson (Jr). Turner had 20 points and nine rebounds in the Johnson Friday night win over Camden. Turner then had eight points and six boards in the second game. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2103401' first='Jake' last='Dedominces'] of Irondale (Sr). Jake had 17 to beat St. Cloud Tech and it was the buzzer beater on the baseline that got his team to the win. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1617679' first='Alex' last='Kopetzki'] of Andover (Sr). The Huskies grabbed a win over Burnsville lead by the dozen points and seven assists from Kopetzki. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1586877' first='Ian' last='Schnabel'] of Blake (Sr). Back to back double-doubles for a back to back set of Blake wins. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1617696' first='Charlie' last='Pettis'] of Burnsville (Sr). Pettis bounced back from okay first game to put up 23 points, six assists and five boards for the Blaze who beat St. Paul Central. </p>
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<p><strong>Third Team</strong></p>
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<p>Colin Moore of St. Paul Johnson (Soph). With a dozen points, eight boards, seven assists and three steals Moore led the all around effort to beat Camden. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2445213' first='Riccardo' last='Marzetti'] of St. Croix Lutheran (Sr). Marzetti had 27 points in the loss to Blake. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2120494' first='Cameron' last='Cramble'] of Irondale (Sr). Had 17 in the win over Tech. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2119645' first='Tyrel' last='Pride'] of St. Paul Johnson (Jr). Pride scored 20 with eight boards on the Johnson win over Camden. </p>
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<p>Braden Nelson of Spectrum (Sr). The senior had 19 in a loss to Blake. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1936143' first='Caden' last='Roessler'] of Andover (Jr). The junior had a game high 16 points as Andover beat Burnsville. </p>
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We have checked with our team and came together to give you the best of the best from Hamline's annual two-day event just before Christmas!
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