Section 2AAAA: First Look

Ryan James August 5, 2025 @ 08:18 AM

<p>What will Section 2AAAA look like next year? We give you our Summer summary with a top three players and the three teams who should improve on last year's record.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Summer Summary</strong></h2>   <p>The teams with the most returning to their line-ups are Prior Lake and Chaska. The Lakers did graduate three of the top four scorers BUT they have [player_tooltip player_id='2459951' first='Colton' last='Gunderson'], [player_tooltip player_id='2126466' first='Kobby' last='Sambrew'], [player_tooltip player_id='2433515' first='Kolby' last='Thompson'], [player_tooltip player_id='2052332' first='Trey' last='Theis'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1560857' first='Zach' last='Christofferson'] back from last year's rotation. You know Gnderson had a good junior year and if you follow Prep Hoops you are aware that Sambrew, Thompson, and Theis all had really good 16u seasons. These guys appear ready for a nice year after a 22 win season from a year ago.</p>   <p>Chaska won half as many games last year (11) but I like what they have back as well. [player_tooltip player_id='2126118' first='Tyler' last='Forrest'] is one of the smartest lead guards in this state. You could make an argument that he is the smartest and there would only be a few names to counter with. He's back as are [player_tooltip player_id='2126143' first='Kalin' last='Jochum'], [player_tooltip player_id='2839785' first='Evan' last='Atkinson'], and [player_tooltip player_id='2113031' first='Eli' last='Herzog'] who all scored between seven and eight points a game last season. I think they can make a nice jump this year. </p>   <p>Some of these other teams are a little tougher to go deep on. Shakopee lost a lot. [player_tooltip player_id='2126458' first='Luke' last='Schroeder'] looks like he is ready for a breakout season and [player_tooltip player_id='2126468' first='Blake' last='Betton'] will help too (and should have 71 football offers by November lol) but the Sabers lost a lot. Chanhassen will have players but they lost so much veteran scoring. Waconia has a new coach and a lot of seniors to replace but they have [player_tooltip player_id='1560741' first='Will' last='Kirsch']. EP lost pieces but they have two really good seniors in [player_tooltip player_id='1560851' first='Hamze' last='Yusuf'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2119596' first='Cooper' last='Fahning'], but they were three games under .500 a season ago. </p>   <p>Then you have Tonka. It feels dumb to pick against them even though they lost four starters, but man has this team been among the best coached. And with [player_tooltip player_id='2121339' first='Anthony' last='Ortiz'] and Caleb Francois back to score, and [player_tooltip player_id='2560540' first='Willie' last='Wright Jr'] ready to step into a big role, I think they will be a pretty good team. </p>   <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Top 3 1AAAA Players</strong></h3>   <p>(1) [player_tooltip player_id='2126118' first='Tyler' last='Forrest'] of Chaska</p>   <p>(2) [player_tooltip player_id='1560741' first='Will' last='Kirsch'] of Waconia</p>   <p>(3) [player_tooltip player_id='1560851' first='Hamze' last='Yusuf'] of Eden Prairie</p>   <p></p>   <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Three Teams That Should Improve Their Record</strong></h3>   <p>(1) Chaska (10-18 last year)</p>   <p>(2) Eden Prairie (12-15 last year)</p>   <p>(3) Prior Lake (22-7 last year)</p>   <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Three Teams That Might Not Match Last Year's Win Total</strong></h3>   <p>(1) Shakopee (24-7 last year)</p>   <p>(2) Waconia (13-14 last year)</p>   <p>(3) Minnetonka (19-9 last year)</p>

What will Section 2AAAA look like next year? We give you our Summer summary with a top three players and the three teams who should improve on last year's record.