Friday/Saturday Happenings in Minnesota HS Basketball

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2838884' first='Trameill' last='White'] - White is a six-foot-three-inch 2029 Blake freshman forward that led the Bears versus Fridley with 27 points in a Win Saturday at the Hamline Classic. In his previous game versus Jordan White scored 17 points in another win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560841' first='Dominic' last='Webster'] - The six-foot-five-inch 2026 Elk River forward scored 28 points Saturday versus Alexandria in a 70-68 overtime loss. Webster was 9 of 18 from the floor while shooting 10 of 11 from the charity stripe. Webster also grabbed 9 rebounds, had 2 blocks, 2 steals and 3 assists. Webster made good passes to open shooters and could easily had 6 or more assists. In the post Alexandria didn't have any defenders that could slow Webster one-on-one. Webster is an able forward on the perimeter with solid ball handling skills, he's light on his feet and has soft hands.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2118449' first='Mason' last='Witt'] - The six-foot 2026 senior for Alexandria made six 3-pointers on his way to scoring 32 points Saturday versus Elk River. Witt made sure to rebound as well, grabbing 6 boards. The left-handed Witt is an excellent shooter (40% or higher from 3 for the season last year), good ball handler, has good quickness with the ball, and plays well off the ball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2821858' first='Mason' last='Zimmerman'] - Zimmerman is a six-foot-one-inch 2028 guard from Armstrong that came up big with 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists in the Falcons 73-65 victory over St. Anthony.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DeLaSalle Blowouts Columbia Heights</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2557528' first='Ichima' last='Idoko'] - 2028 six-foot-seven-inch DeLaSalle wing scored 14, had 7 boards, a block and 2 steals. The long, athletic wing smothered a ball handler on the perimeter and nabbed the ball from his hands. Idoko's ever improving perimeter game can potentially bring him some high major offers sooner than later.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2533408' first='Deon' last='Wallace-Johnson'] - The six-foot-three-inch 2027 guard had 15 points versus Columbia Heights with 4 rebounds and 4 assists as well. Wallace-Johnson is a good athlete, one play he needs just two steps to throw down. The left-handed guard is a solid secondary ball handling option for The Islanders.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560744' first='Evan' last='Miller'] - Miller is a six-foot-five-inch 2026 wing for DeLaSalle that scored 14 points, gathered 7 rebounds and blocked a shot. Miller is a good outside shooter and showed making a 3-pointer on the left wing, good rebounder for his position, and can spur your lead ball handler at times.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2524646' first='Griffin' last='Epema'] - Epema a 2027 guard from Montevideo showed off ability to score with 27 points to lead Montevideo versus BOLD in a 84-23 win. Epema showed his overall team ability making an impact grabbing 5 rebounds, handing out 3 assists and collecting 6 steals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eagan is 6-0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With a 765-62 win Wednesday night and a 66-48 win Friday Eagan has started the season 6-0 behind 2026 seniors [player_tooltip player_id='1552751' first='Michael' last='McKenzie'], [player_tooltip player_id='1560747' first='Alex' last='Schroepfer'], [player_tooltip player_id='1560794' first='Kyle' last='Peterson'], [player_tooltip player_id='2118833' first='Kevin' last='Kemp'], WIll Berran and six-foot-five-inch wing [player_tooltip player_id='2568101' first='Donjae' last='Knox'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With Schroepfer leading the way in scoring, rebounding and assists averaging 19.7 points per game, 9.7 boards, and 4.3 assists per game. Eagan has 7 players averaging 5.7 or more points with Knox 2nd on the team scoring 9.3 points per game. Kemp is grabbing 8.8 boards and Berran is 2nd in assists with 3.2 a game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McKenzie is the lead guard and Peterson flanks him on the wing as they space the floor incredibly well with this outside shooting. As the two of them alone have combined for 23 3-pointers through 6 games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Friday at the Capitol City Classic Eagan will face St. Louis Park, who just knocked off Hopkins Friday, and Saturday they'll face Stillwater to end the year 2025.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2401711' first='Alexander' last='Pilakowski'] - Pilakowski a six-foot 2027 guard from Orono Friday night scored 15 for the [program_tooltip program_id='2075852' first='Spartans' last=''] in their 82-59 victory over Delano. Pilakowski caught and shot the night away hitting five triples in the game. Each 3-pointer Pilakowski found himself alone at the perimeter and ready to fire away once the ball arrived. This was Pilakowski's fourth game of the year with at least two 3-pointers made.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2560485' first='Jackson' last='Vargas'] - The six-foot-four-inch 2028 wing from Rogers scored 14 points versus STMA Friday night in Rogers' first win of the season. The sophomore also had 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals. In his previous game versus Elk River Vargas showed off his distance shooting hitting two 3-pointers scoring 10 points and grabbing 6 rebounds. The game prior to Elk RIver versus Brainerd Vargas scored 14.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560789' first='Grant' last='Johnson'] - Johnson is a six-foot-five-inch wing from Brainerd his last two games he has scored 45 points to bring his season average up to 16.4 points per game. The 2026 senior is a solid athlete that plays hard and is a willing outside shooter. Johnson versus Minnetonka Saturday along with his 20 points grabbed 12 rebounds, and in his last 3 games he has 30 boards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2560540' first='Willie' last='Wright Jr']. - The 2028 sophomore Minnetonka guard scored 19 points for Minnetonka in their victory over Brainerd Saturday. Moore showed off his perimeter shooting making four 3-pointers for the Skippers. Wright caught and let the ball fly on all four 3-pointers. In his previous game versus BSM Wright also hit four 3-pointers on his way to scoring 13 in another win. The Skippers don't play again until December 29th versus Shakopee at the Shakopee Holiday Classic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->