The Big Stage: The Underclassmen Report

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Big Stage had a lot of young talent playing on The Big Stage and here is what we saw!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126467' first='Baboucarr' last='Ann'] of Maple Grove (6'5, Sophomore).&nbsp; Ann does so much for his team.&nbsp; He hit three threes, played quality defense, grabbed six boards, blocked a couple shots and moved the ball for five assists in a morning win over Eden Prairie.&nbsp; For a young player, Ann's focus each possession is my favorite part of his game.&nbsp; Mistakes are limited, effort is high level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126117' first='Malachi' last='Hill'] of Totino-Grace (5'11, Sophomore).&nbsp; Not the best game from Hill but he still made his impact creating with four assists, grabbing four boards, scoring four baskets, and defending on the ball with a ton of effort.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2560534' first='Tre' last='Moore'] of Hopkins (5'11, Freshman).  Tre played with maybe the most fun energy of anybody I saw on Saturday.  He pressured the ball with intensity and success and he was a menace off the ball getting steals and deflections. Also added 13 points slashing to the cup. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2420169' first='Ahmed' last='Nur'] of Hopkins (6'9 Sophomore).&nbsp; Nur hit a three, scored twice at the rim, grabbed six boards, blocked a few shots and continues to give Hopkins something in the paint they did not have last season.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2137323' first='Carter' last='Pulrang'] of Eden Prairie (6'1 Sophomore).&nbsp; Carter is a consistent guard for the Eagles that has moved into their rotation immediately this season and is growing as a player.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126094' first='Ty' last='Schlagel'] of Cretin-Derham Hall (6'7 Sophomore).&nbsp; When it comes to a shooting touch at his size, few have what Ty does.&nbsp; Even more impressive is his footwork getting into makes from so many angles.&nbsp; The amount of touch shots he made against contesting hands stands out.&nbsp; Ty had 18 points on 7 of 12 shooting with six rebounds.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1895712' first='Daniel' last='Zoa'] of Totino-Grace (6'5 Freshman).&nbsp; Zoa in the paint did exactly what his team needed: finish all touches around the basket and rebound.&nbsp; He scored on all five touches near the rim, hit both foul shots, and grabbed eight rebounds.&nbsp; He's a strong, athletic five man and right now scoring a dozen near a double-double is all they need from him, and he did it well.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Others that played</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2140686' first='Quinn' last='Bjerketvedt'] of Hopkins (6'1, Sophomore)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2412724' first='Dre' last='Collins'] of Richfield (6'4, Sophomore).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126115' first='Vincent' last='Cronin'] of Edina (6'7 Sophomore).&nbsp; Got hurt early in the game</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2419994' first='Carter' last='Cupito'] of Hopkins (5'9 7th grade)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dre Frierson-Hollie of Cretin-Derham Hall (Sophomore)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ayden Greene of Breck 5'9 Sophomore)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2400080' first='Nolan' last='Greene'] of Lakeville South (6'5 Freshman)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2140700' first='Tyrece' last='Hagler'] of Richfield (6'0 Sophomore)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2424180' first='Grant' last='Hansen'] of Orono (6'0 Sophomore)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126166' first='Jaylan' last='Hynes'] of Totino-Grace (6'3 Sophomore)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2362161' first='Matthew' last='Johnson'] of St. Louis Park (6'5 Sophomore)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2136339' first='Adryan' last='Miller'] of Edina (6'5 Sophomore)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2127293' first='Phillip' last='Moita'] of Eden Prairie (6'6 Sophomore)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2140707' first='Waleed' last='Muhammad'] of Breck (6'2 Sophomore)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2401711' first='Alexander' last='Pilakowski'] of Orono (6'0 Sophomore)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2569249' first='Julian' last='Smith'] of Cretin-Derham Hall (5'9 Sophomore)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Yahya Soumnahoro of Park Center (6'5 Sophomore)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lamandre Wright of Minnetonka (5'10 Freshman).&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->