Section 4A: The 20 Players to Know

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We give you the returning players that you need to know in Section 4A which is a big group of Twin Cities small school teams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Avail Academy </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carsten Bruin (2027). The lone returning player from the Avail rotation last year scored six points a game at forward. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Community of Peace</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2963947' first='Khariel' last='Taylor'] (2027). Taylor scored ten points a game last year and is the top returning player. He also averaged 1.5 steals and made a third of his threes last season. Taylor is a 5'8 guard.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pierre Glass-McCoy (2027). The 5'10 guard scored 8.5 points per contest in 24-25 with four boards and two assists a contest. Pierre and Khariel are a quick backcourt pair with experience. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Heritage Christian</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Griffin Booms (2026). Booms is a lead guard that did a lot of the dirty work leading to a five point, four rebound, three assist and three steals per game performance. Booms was among the top six but with four starters gone Booms moves into a much bigger role. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aaron Palmer (2027). At 6'8 Palmer averaged 11 points and seven rebounds a game last year shooting over 60 percent from the field. Palmer is going to be the biggest player on this list by far and in games against section opponents Palmer should put up some huge numbers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hope Academy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jordan Moss (2027). With [player_tooltip player_id='2574749' first='Gideon' last='Horne'] moving over to Richfield, Moss becomes the top returning player for Hope. Moss is a strong defender that athletically scored his 11 points and nine rebounds last season. A 6'4 forward. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2560537' first='Tyriek' last='Martin'] (2028). Martin is about to be in is fourth season of high school basketball despite being just a 10th grader. A 5'9 defender that gets after it in a big way, this quick player scored seven points a game and has a chance take a huge step forward number wise for his team. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>International School of Minnesota</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Greg Hovey (2026). Hovey scored ten points per game as a junior and is the top returning player.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Emmitt Wuebben (2027). Emmitt is a lead guard that averaged eight points, four rebounds, and 4.5 assists per contest as a sophomore. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Liberty Classical</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2842383' first='Sam' last='Rupnow'] (2026). One of the more explosive leapers and scorers in Minnesota, Sam scored 27 points a game last season and is looking at a 30 plus point per game season as a senior. Had a great season shooting the ball at 17u plus he is strong enough to post players up when it comes to guard in this section. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560883' first='Ethan' last='Richter'] (2026). Ethan scored 20 points per game last season as a 6'1 wing that also rebounded at seven a clip as a junior. Very good shooter that takes the right shots and makes the right read offensively. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cruz Triana (2027). Cruz scored 11 points per game last season as a third weapon and he will remain in that role for a team that has all his key pieces returning. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Prairie Seeds Academy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Maceo Moua (2028). A 5'8 guard that scores 11 points a game with three assists and three boards a game. The best player on the team last year and Maceo was a freshman. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jeremy Mannah (2026). Mannah scored eight points a game last season shooting 42 percent from the field with four boards a contest as an off guard. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Trinity</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tobias Berge (2026). Berge was the 6th man last year scoring a couple buckets a game and he is the most experienced player returning for Trinity. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brian Maloy (2026). Maloy was a part time varsity guy last year as the team had seven seniors that were in ithe rotation. Maloy joins Berge as the most experienced returning players. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>United Christian Academy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2124229' first='Josiah' last='Hendley'] (2026). Hendley scored 19 points a game as a sophomore but was hurt last year and missed the season. The six foot guard returns and should be one of the better seniors in the section. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Samuel Rich (2026). Rich was an all league player last year as a 5'11 guard scoring just under ten points a game. With Hendley returning UCA is in a good spot to be a top five team in the section. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>West Lutheran</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2785144' first='Brandon' last='Knebel'] (2026). Brandon was an all league player going at the rim continually as a 6'3 forward for his 16 points per game shooting 53 percent from the field. Throw in nine rebounds a game and Brandon is one of the toughest players in the league. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Micah Schroeder (2026). With four starters graduating from a team that won only 8 games last year, a player like Micah - a 6'3 frontcourt player that scored 2.3 points per game - will have a chance to step forward. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->