Section by Section: Preseason Junior of the Year

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The top juniors in each section as we get the season started! And remember, subscribe with the code "BlackFriday2025"!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class AAAA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 1: [player_tooltip player_id='2126447' first='Briggs' last='Sheridan'] of Farmington</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 2: [player_tooltip player_id='2126118' first='Tyler' last='Forrest'] of Chaska</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 3: [player_tooltip player_id='2126455' first='Peyton' last='Gholson'] of Rosemount</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 4: [player_tooltip player_id='2126094' first='Ty' last='Schlagel'] of CDH</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 5: [player_tooltip player_id='2126467' first='Baboucarr' last='Ann'] of Maple Grove.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 6: [player_tooltip player_id='2420169' first='Ahmed' last='Nur'] of Hopkins</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 7: [player_tooltip player_id='1819128' first='Bryce' last='Gaustad'] of Anoka</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 8: [player_tooltip player_id='2451500' first='David' last='Mack'] of Moorhead</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior of the Year in Class AAAA. Is it Baboucarr? Is it Ty? Both? Do we wait and see how the head to head game goes if they both make it to state and play? They are wings that have kind of been placed in a competitive comparison because of their talent and age. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A couple sleepers here, watch out for the impact that Gaustad can have at Anoka. His size combined with what Ellis and Johnson bring could get them into the top ten. Watch [player_tooltip player_id='2126115' first='Vincent' last='Cronin'] pushing Nur, and [player_tooltip player_id='2126458' first='Luke' last='Schroeder'] pushing Forrest in their sections. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class AAA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 1: [player_tooltip player_id='2381766' first='Xzayveun' last='Severin'] of Austin</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 2: [player_tooltip player_id='2815371' first='Owen' last='Potts'] of St. Peter</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 3: [player_tooltip player_id='2405556' first='Tre' last='Lovelace'] of Simley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 4: [player_tooltip player_id='2126474' first='Kamar' last='Thomas'] of DeLaSalle</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 5: [player_tooltip player_id='2126117' first='Malachi' last='Hill'] of Totino-Grace</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 6: [player_tooltip player_id='2412724' first='Dre' last='Collins'] of Richfield</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 7: [player_tooltip player_id='2126126' first='Ray' last='Brau'] of Hibbing</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 8: De'Anthony Sells of St. Cloud Apollo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior of the Year in Class AAA. The easy pick coming into the year is Hill. But he has a teammate in [player_tooltip player_id='2126113' first='AJ' last='Taban'] that will be fighting for it, Brau will have the numbers, and Thomas is a part of a talented junior pair in here and Udean. Then you have Richfield who has four very talented juniors in their starting line-up.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class AA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 1: [player_tooltip player_id='2126464' first='Gavyn' last='Lorenson'] of Lake City</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 2: [player_tooltip player_id='2417301' first='Hunter' last='Vinkemeier'] of Le Sueur-Henderson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 3: [player_tooltip player_id='2524646' first='Griffin' last='Epema'] of Montevideo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 4: [player_tooltip player_id='2436914' first='Kellen' last='Troup'] of Minnehaha Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 5: [player_tooltip player_id='2404942' first='King' last='James'] of Hiawatha Collegiate</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 6: [player_tooltip player_id='2126448' first='Colton' last='Purcell'] of Annandale</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 7: [player_tooltip player_id='2127213' first='Tollef' last='Birkeland'] of Pequot Lakes</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 8: [player_tooltip player_id='2126146' first='Jordan' last='Borowicz'] of Roseau</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior of the Year in Class AA. The most talented will be [player_tooltip player_id='2404942' first='King' last='James']. The top returning guy from last year is Epema who led his team to 27 wins and the state tournament. Birkeland can finally show what he can do if he is healthy. There are a lot of options here, Lorenson, Purcell and Troup should all get their teams into the top ten. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 1: [player_tooltip player_id='2824353' first='Tate' last='Goergen'] of Southland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 2: [player_tooltip player_id='2140563' first='Brayden' last='Heiderscheidt'] of Sleepy Eye</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 3: [player_tooltip player_id='2877054' first='Asher' last='Wieberdink'] of Central Minnesota Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 4: [player_tooltip player_id='2985450' first='Aaron' last='Palmer'] of Heritage Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 5: [player_tooltip player_id='2403777' first='Soren' last='Lilly'] of Braham</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 6: [player_tooltip player_id='2524777' first='Lanadreon' last='Goodwin'] of Benson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 7: [player_tooltip player_id='2126128' first='Isaiah' last='Asuma'] of Cherry</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section 8: [player_tooltip player_id='2139200' first='Joe' last='Courneya'] of Win-E-Mac</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior of the Year in Class A. Easiest choice of the four classes, it's Asuma. Isaiah is one the verge of a major break through we think and it starts with their next game. Asuma appears to be head and shoulders above all else when it comes to the top prospect in Class A. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->