Minnesota High School Basketball Saturday Round-Up

<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126126' first='Ray' last='Brau'] - 2027 junior from Hibbing led the Bluejackets to victory over Chisago Lakes 78-68and looked like Chisago needed multiple players every time Brau touched the ball to slow him down. Brau is a six-foot-eight-inch center who averaged 23 points and 14 boards last season picked up where he left off, scoring 30 points and grabbing 16 rebounds.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/ray_brau/status/1995155238127378820 </div></figure>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560843' first='Cohen' last='Underhill'] - Underhill a 2026 six-foot-five-inch senior from Chisago Lakes made plays for Chisago in transition and showed athleticism when a defender went for a steal leaving the baseline open which Underhill took a couple dribbles and flushed it. Underhill finished with 10 points, 4 assists and 3 blocks.</p>   <p>Joseph Couwenhoven - Couwenhoven a 2026 senior that averaged 15 points per game for Chisago Lakes last year scored a team high 30 points plus 4 assist, steals and rebounds. Chisago Lakes did well to get Couwenhoven different looks on offense that he converted, and he did well to push pace while showing patience with the ball to score. </p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/Josephcouw05/status/1995570200788566276 </div></figure>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2979877' first='Jack' last='Bottoms'] - Bottoms a six-foot-two-inch 2027 guard for Hibbing shot the ball well from the perimeter for the Bluejackets on his way to scoring 31 points. Bottoms also managed to get out multiple times in transition converting at the basket.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2412724' first='Dre' last='Collins'] - Collins is a six-foot-three-inch 2027 junior from Richfield who is a good athlete with strong skills with the ball and without. Versus Delano Saturday the junior put in 24 points while Richfield beat Delano 97-47. Collins early in the game in transition flushed a two-handed dunk showing his athleticism.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2140700' first='Tyrece' last='Hagler'] - Hagler is a six-foot-one-inch guard who scored 19 points for Richfield versus Delano with some deep 3-pointers showing off his shooting range. Hagler catch and shooting motion looked very smooth, and he came off a screen very well on another perimeter shot.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126145' first='Waleed' last='Muhammad'] - The 2027 five-foot-ten-inch Breck transfer scored 12 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and handed out 6 assists in his first varsity game with Richfield. Muhammad ran the point, and was a pest on defense hounding the Delano guards.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2121382' first='Noah' last='Stencel'] - Stencel is a six-foot-two-inch 2026 senior from Princeton that poured in 37 points for the Tigers in a 97-78 win over Hermantown. Stencel, who was recently offered by Briar Cliff University, shoots the ball from the perimeter fairly well and plays the game at a good pace.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/NoahStencel34/status/1995642450418041284 </div></figure>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2468257' first='Nuradin' last='Suleiman'] - Rochester Math and Science Academy - Scored 28 points versus Bethlehem Academy in season debut. Suleiman is a six-foot guard knocked down six triples and all of them were well behind the 3-point line. Suleiman showed ability as a ball handler and few moves going to the basket as well.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/sh1fty_nur/status/1994627833239617873 </div></figure>   <p>Simley Wins 2 Over the Weekend</p>   <p>Simley beat Mayer Lutheran Friday 64-43 and Saturday beat Bloomington Kennedy 76-59 at the Randolph Thanksgiving Tournament. Simley was wrecking havoc on defense creating turnovers and opportunities playing an uptempo style pushing pace consistently.</p>   <p>Versus Mayer Lutheran 2028 sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='2440424' first='Andre' last='Glass'] gave Simley 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, 2027 junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='2405556' first='Tre' last='Lovelace'] scored 12 points, and 2029 freshman guard [player_tooltip player_id='2420000' first='Arnulfo' last='Flores II'] gave them 7 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.</p>   <p>A prospect to keep an eye on at Simley is 2027 six-foot-six-inch forward Ethan Elachi.</p>   <p>Legacy Christian Beats St. Francis 100-75</p>   <p>LC got strong performances from [player_tooltip player_id='2382254' first='Hudson' last='Strand'], [player_tooltip player_id='2410596' first='Max' last='Leifker'], and Ryan Wald on their way to a 25 point win. Wald and Leifker had double doubles and the three combined for 14 made 3-pointers of their teams 18. Strand scored 27 points, Leifker had 24, and Wald scored 19.</p>   <p>Strand is a 2026 six-foot-two-inch guard that played with [program_tooltip program_id='2075310' first='Northstar' last='Titans'] shoots the ball well from the perimeter evidenced by his five 3-pointers versus St. Francis.</p>   <p>Leifker is a six-foot-seven-inch center who played with Border Select has been offered by North Central University.</p>   <p> https://x.com/MaxLeifker/status/1995207729980526696?t=2iVsvYVGFy8P6h8Ett5pRQ&s=19</p>

Ray Brau Ray Brau 6'8" | PF Hibbing | 2027 State MN - 2027 junior from Hibbing led the Bluejackets to victory over Chisago Lakes 78-68and looked like Chisago needed multiple players every time Brau touched the ball to slow him down. Brau is a six-foot-eight-inch center who averaged 23 points and 14 boards last season picked up where he left off, scoring 30 points and grabbing 16 rebounds.