Section by Section: Preseason Freshman of the Year

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top freshmen to watch in each section this year, we give you the names, NOW! The Preseason Freshman of the Year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class AAAA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 1: [player_tooltip player_id='2860512' first='Aidan' last='Shian'] of Lakeville North</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 2: [player_tooltip player_id='2853260' first='Beckham' last='Nelson'] of Minnetonka</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 3: [player_tooltip player_id='2917657' first='Ethan' last='Payne'] of Park of Cottage Grove</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 4: [player_tooltip player_id='2521853' first='Justus' last='Dayee'] of Simley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 5: [player_tooltip player_id='2815903' first='Tchidi' last='Ejimadu'] of Park Center</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 6: [player_tooltip player_id='2916865' first='King' last='Smith'] of Hopkins</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 7: [player_tooltip player_id='2486564' first='Kolden' last='Johnson'] of Anoka</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 8:[player_tooltip player_id='2454248' first='Elijah' last='Christenson'] of Rogers</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Will they play? Shian, Payne, and Smith are likely in spots where the depth is already there so they might be getting more time at younger levels. Johnson and Dayee seem like rotation guys of decent impact. Eli and Tchidi seem to be at spots starting fresh so they should get a chance, and I think Nelson would have a chance to play. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class AAA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 1: [player_tooltip player_id='2393884' first='Dexter' last='Simmons'] of Stewartville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 2: [player_tooltip player_id='2916881' first='Mal' last='Jok'] of Mankato West</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 3: Adonis Williams Jr of South St Paul</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 4: [player_tooltip player_id='2821845' first='Malik' last='Martin'] of Minneapolis Camden</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 5: [player_tooltip player_id='2843078' first='Joey' last='Wright'] of Mahtomedi</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 6: [player_tooltip player_id='2917776' first='Will' last='Korbmacher'] of Orono</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 7: None we know of</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 8: [player_tooltip player_id='2860643' first='Telen' last='Ferguson'] of St. Cloud Tech</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Will they play? Martin is going to play a ton, I would assume Simmons and Jok step into bigger roles after graduation. Pretty sure Talen will get his chance while Wright and Williams are at schools where they are veteran players ahead of them. As for Orono, they have a lot of open spots but a lot of bodies. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class AA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 1: [player_tooltip player_id='2960502' first='Caleb' last='Williams'] of Rochester Lourdes</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 2: none we know</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 3: [player_tooltip player_id='2844671' first='Caleb' last='Koenen'] of Montevideo </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 4: [player_tooltip player_id='2916849' first='Mekhi' last='Abner'] of Minnehaha Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 5: Cody Woitel-Anschutz of Hiawatha Collegiate</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 6: [player_tooltip player_id='2524086' first='Madani' last='Camara'] of St. Cloud Cathedral </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 7: JP Thorson of Duluth Marshall</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 8: [player_tooltip player_id='2856978' first='Nolan' last='Johnson'] of Crookston</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Will they play? Just about all of these guys will have a chance to be a key part of their rotation. Koenen at Montevideo does have a lot of returning players from a strong team so that might be not as certain as some of the rest of the names. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 1: [player_tooltip player_id='2386780' first='Brekken' last='Koenigs'] of Southland </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 2: [player_tooltip player_id='3036316' first='Bennett' last='Harrmann'] of Lester Prairie</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 3: [player_tooltip player_id='2524076' first='Caden' last='Brent'] of Dawson-Boyd</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 4: none we know</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 5: [player_tooltip player_id='2813970' first='Jacob' last='Lester'] of Nevis</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 6: [player_tooltip player_id='2848334' first='Mac' last='Voth'] of Lake Park-Audobon</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 7: [player_tooltip player_id='3036320' first='Max' last='Bautch'] of Cherry </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 8: [player_tooltip player_id='3036330' first='Adrian' last='Nelson'] of BGMR</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Will they play? We are fairly certain most of these guys will start and the ones that don't will have a chance to have good roles. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->