Section 6AA: First Look

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With Albany graduating so many seniors the door is open for other teams. But who? We dive into 6AA today!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Super Summary</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We start with the state champions. They lost four very key pieces. Too many pieces to talk repeat but not so many that this team can't get back to state. [player_tooltip player_id='2447860' first='Braeden' last='Justin'] is the lone returning starter, [player_tooltip player_id='1560779' first='Ashton' last='Olson'] and Jake Buttweiler were reserves that return, and guys like [player_tooltip player_id='2406558' first='Nicholas' last='Vanheel'] are definitely ready to play a role. Albany has some good up and coming players. The Huskies will have a new head coach. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Who could keep Albany from getting to state? Annandale is the immediate answer. With [player_tooltip player_id='2126448' first='Colton' last='Purcell'], [player_tooltip player_id='2118467' first='Ben' last='Walter'] and so many others back from a 16 win team, they are the team that should challenge for state. Holdingford won 25 games last year and is another to talk about. They graduated role players but [player_tooltip player_id='2524653' first='Dawson' last='Hofer'] returns. From there I would look at Sauk Centre being solid, Spectrum lost pieces but they will be good with [player_tooltip player_id='2140590' first='Cody' last='Benson'], and Legacy should be solid as well. And watch out for Cathedral who I think will be better than people think. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top 3 6AA Players</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2524653' first='Dawson' last='Hofer'] of Holdingford</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126448' first='Colton' last='Purcell'] of Annandale</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2118467' first='Ben' last='Walter'] of Annandale</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Three Teams That Should Improve Their Record</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Annandale (16-11 last season)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Melrose (8-20 last year)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Royalton (8-19 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>Albany (32-0 last year)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Spectrum (22-8 a year ago)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Foley (10-16 last season)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->