Class AA Power Rankings: Take Two (a new number 1)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After doing some research for a second time around - a once through for the Breakdown book that will be coming out soon, a second time for my series of three section preview articles - I have made a fair amount changes. Especially considering there have been some heavy transfer impacts in 4AA and 5AA. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A couple points to make here....</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One. This might be the most wide open I have ever seen a class coming into the year. I look down the list and think that there are like 17, 18, 19 teams that I would not be surprised if they won state. Depth wise, I think there are a ton of starting fives but I don't know that anybody scares you 5-6 players deep and we have seen that recently. This could go in any way so if you have a team gel, you can win this. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two. A switch at one? Yes. I went to Goodhue. Why? Let's start at the ground level. Goodhue went to state last year and they return everything. They also play AA and AAA teams all season so they are always prepared. So what made me jump them to one? [player_tooltip player_id='2394170' first='Alex' last='Loos'] is a player that this summer really has me thinking one of the best in his class. [player_tooltip player_id='1951088' first='Luke' last='Roschen'] is an even better player than I originally thought (recently committed to SMSU) and they are deeper than I thought. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Three. Transfers resulted in some changes. For one.... Minnehaha having two quality transfers this off-season, one mid-season last year, plus having [player_tooltip player_id='2436914' first='Kellen' last='Troup'] and a quality role guy in Malachi Snell, they could be very good next year. And if things go right, the favorite in 26-27. Then you have MCA who has [player_tooltip player_id='2569257' first='Marcus' last='Marshall'] Jr coming in and joining a nice group of returning players. Breck lost three pieces which has dropped them but they added a big and they have some good young players, and then you have the Fire who have three starters back (two froncourt guys and a PG) and they added a leading scorer to the group.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Four. My struggle..... I really don't know what to do in 3AA right now. Waseca will produce some depth but they have a lot of key guys to replace. Will they have enough to get back to state? Belle Plaine, mostly the same question. Like the Jays have [player_tooltip player_id='2121332' first='Deron' last='Russell'] back, BP has [player_tooltip player_id='2118474' first='Ethan' last='Martin'] back but there are a decent amount of starters that need to be replaced. And GSL, they have two monster scorers but how does that translate this year? I really don't know. And I like LCWM, Maple River and Blue Earth. Such a tough group. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Goodhue</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Montevideo</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jackson County Central</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Minnehaha Academy</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Breck</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pequot Lakes</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lake City</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Maranatha Christian</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Waseca</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Belle Plaine</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Glencoe-Silver Lake</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Rushford-Peterson</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>East Grand Forks</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Annandale</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Albany</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Cannon Falls</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holdingford</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Zumbrota-Mazeppa</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Maple River</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Triton</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Blake</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Southwest Christian</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Perham</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Osakis</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pierz</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Osakis</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Minneapolis North</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Paynesville Area</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Esko</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Sauk Centre</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Croix Prep</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hiawatha Collegiate</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Cloud Cathedral</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunberg</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Legacy Christian</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St Paul Academy</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Roseau&nbsp;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Warroad</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Blue Earth</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Crosby-Ironton</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Caledonia</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Croix Lutheran</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Blooming Prairie</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Park Rapids</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pillager</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jordan</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Redwood Valley</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Watertown-Mayer</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Spectrum</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Rockford</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Aitkin</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Proctor</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Minnesota Valley Lutheran</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Albert Lea</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Moose Lake-Willow River</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Greenway</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Litchfield</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Chatfield&nbsp;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Two Harbors</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Fairmont</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Red Wing</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Charles</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Luverne</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Barnesville</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Norwood Young America</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>DGF</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mora</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Thief River Falls</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- 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/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Sibley East</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Maple Lake</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Winona Cotter/Hope Lutheran</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Paul Washington</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Eagle Ridge</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Eden Valley-Watkins</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Foley</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Brooklyn Center</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Parnassus Prep</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>New London-Spicer</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Rush City</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Duluth Marshall</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pine City</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mesabi East</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item 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