Section 1AAA: First Look

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Questions? Every team is full of them. Possibilities? Every team has them. Up and comers? The players taking a big next step will make all the difference in this league. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Super Summary</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Everybody is going to look at Faribault and with good reason: they have a mid major (Loyola Chicago) committed by in [player_tooltip player_id='2115655' first='Ryan' last='Kreager'] and one of the most active players in the state in [player_tooltip player_id='2118832' first='Breuer' last='Wolff']. But their season will depend on the backcourt which is pretty much all coming from the JV. Can the backcourt step up to a level that helps them win the section?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Byron has a new coach and a ton of new players. They have one starter back and two reserves returning. Everything else is new. There is young talent but can they replace five spots from last year's rotation including four starters with a new coach?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What about Stewartville? It's a well built program that has a good youth system. They have a chance to develop the most depth but they need to replace five-six guys and the two that are back are good players but have to grow from supporting players to main scoring ingredients. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I think Austin and Northfield have as good of a chance as those listed teams above because they return more players than the rest of the league. And when it comes to those returning players, Austin and Northfield have guys that can get the team ten scoring possessions in a game if needed. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top 3 1AAA Players</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2115655' first='Ryan' last='Kreager'] of Faribault</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1521424' first='Kayden' last='Oakland'] of Northfield</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2118832' first='Breuer' last='Wolff'] of Faribault</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Three Teams That Should Improve Their Record</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rocori (8-19 a year ago)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Willmar (9-18 last season)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sartell (12-15 last year)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Three Teams That Might Not Match Last Year's Win Total</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fergus Falls (21-8 last year)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sauk Rapids-Rice (21-6)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Cloud Apollo (15-13)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->