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<p>Who are the new names to know in the 2027 prospect rankings? We start with Class AAAA.</p>
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<p>Justice DeMarco of Eastview (6'2). DeMarco has the potential to be a really good player for the Lightning the next two years and potentially play at the next level. Very good first step that gets to the rim or gets to a good looking pull-up. Has the chance to really blossom this winter. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2834228' first='Justin' last='Ebbers'] of Park of Cottage Grove (6'4). Justin is a player that I think is going to make a really nice jump as a junior. He is an agile player that competes hard on defense, he rebounds and he scores actively. Justin faced up and made plays at the Expo as well. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2362161' first='Matthew' last='Johnson'] of St. Louis Park (6'5). Johnson scored nearly ten points a game last season playing with the Curtis Brothers and he earned an all league honor for his season. Also had a nice 16u season with the Fury and is expected to have an excellent junior season. A prospect that could really emerge. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2419673' first='Cartier' last='Russell'] of Cretin-Derham Hall (6'2). Russell is an excellent football prospect with his quick twitch lateral steps and quick burst steps, but also plays with a motor to pressure and defend. A role that will fit right in giving this CDH team talent and depth as a top five team in state that is a title contender. </p>
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<p>Noah Siebert of Oseo (6'5). Noah has good size with a touch meaning a jumper can be hit, he can score over the top with that touch or off a post move. And with Osseo has a loaded backcourt, they just need a big to step in and play a solid role and Noah has that chance (along with a frontcourt senior or two). </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2978874' first='Marlowe' last='Strain'] of Hastings (6'4). Strain is an outstanding athlete that is a big football prospect. Averaged ten points and six boards last year as a forward and is a top 100 player in this class. He did just hurt his knee in football though. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2140633' first='Jaedin' last='Williams'] of Apple Valley (5'9). A reserve lead guard last season that helped Apple Valley get to state and should step into a bigger role this year with what is a veteran team. </p>
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Who are the new names to know in the 2027 prospect rankings? We start with Class AAAA.
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