Race for Mr. Basketball: Russell, Misegades make early statements

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's only been a week but we have some performances to talk about. It's too early to talk leaders in our normal categories but we did come into the season with a top ten and we want to highlight how those top ten have done so far. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1560778' first='Nolen' last='Anderson'] of Wayzata</strong>. Nolen opened the season with a healthy 27 point game leading Wayzata past Prior Lake by double figures. The now four star Gopher signed recruit is back in action with his team tomorrow at Minneapolis Washburn. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1560740' first='Dothan' last='Ijadimbola'] of Totino-Grace</strong>. The Drake signed forward opens his season tonight at Prior Lake followed by a weekend game against Apple Valley in the Breakdown Big Stage event at Hopkins High School. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1560739' first='Max' last='Iversen'] of Maple Grove</strong>. In a big blowout win over Como Park, the NDSU signed guard had four points, four assists and four rebounds before taking an early seat. The Crimson face DeLaSalle this weekend at The Big Stage event. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2115655' first='Ryan' last='Kreager'] of Faribault</strong>. The Falcons went to Austin for the opener and got beat 80-61. Ryan, who is signed with Loyola, was held to a dozen points. The Falcons have a huge game tonight with 4th ranked Mankato East. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1560868' first='Joseph' last='Mitchell III'] of Cretin-Derham Hall</strong>. Mitchell and the Raiders open their season tonight with a game against section opponent Two Rivers. Mitchell, who has signed with UST, will then get a chance to lead his team against Woodbury early next week. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1560827' first='Kale' last='Misegades'] of Henning</strong>. If you want to talk about statement made, Kade Henning made a big one to open his season. A triple double to start the season. In an 86-57 win over Lake Park-Audobon, Kale had 49 points, 13 rebounds and ten assists absolutely dominating the game led by his 18 of 26 shooting. He then followed that with 28 points on 11 of 24 shooting with 12 rebounds and seven assists in a win over Battle Lake. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1550877' first='Jayden' last='Moore'] of Hopkins</strong>. The UND signed guard had 19 points, four rebounds and nine assists in the win over White Bear Lake followed by 16 points, five boards and five assists in a 17 point win over BSM. Moore has a fun challenge this weekend at the Big Stage when Hopkins takes on Tartan and their excellent guards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2121332' first='Deron' last='Russell'] of Waseca</strong>. It was just one game but it was a big one.... [player_tooltip player_id='2121332' first='Deron' last='Russell'] scored 48 points for his Waseca team as they battled Belle Plaine to the buzzer before losing by four points. This was a school record point total plus Deron had four assists and six boards. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1560882' first='Cedric' last='Tomes'] of East Ridge</strong>. The Gopher commit and his team play their first game tonight when the Raptors welcome Lakeville North for the opener. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1560867' first='Christian' last='Wiggins'] of Wayzata</strong>. The Iowa State signed guard opened his season with 17 points in a win over Prior Lake. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->