Southside Showcase Best Prospects; Plus Quick Bits of Big Games

<h2 class="wp-block-heading">2026 Best</h2>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2710243' first='Sefi' last='Whittington'] - Whittington a 2026 guard from St. Paul Central led them with 26 points versus Minneapolis South in a 76-59 win. The six-foot-one-inch guard has shown ability to shoot from the perimeter and make multiple triples consistently. </p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2121366' first='Connor' last='Streiff'] - Streiff a 2026 wing from Simley had 25 points Saturday versus Holy Family. The six-foot-three-inch guard is a solid outside shooter and cuts without the ball. Game prior versus New Prague Streiff scored 19 points, and in the previous game against Highland Park he blocked 2 shots while scoring 21 points.</p>   <p>Lukas Nelson - Nelson a six-foot-one-inch 2026 guard scored 19 points for Stewartville in a win over Hibbing 74-70. In his previous two games he made two 3-pointers in each game showing off solid outside shooting ability.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">2027 Best</h2>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2897055' first='Traequan' last='White'] - White a two-sport athlete for Minneapolis Camden, the 2027 six-foot-five-inch wing scored 23 points for Minneapolis Camden versus Maranatha in a 83-80 victory. White in two other games has shown ability to score for Camden with 18 versus St. Croix Prep and 23 points versus Minneapolis Southwest.</p>   <p>https://x.com/i/status/2000049859122827479</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2140577' first='Carson' last='Kuchenbecker'] - six-foot-five-inch 2027 Holy Family forward scored 19 points to lead Holy Family past Simley. Kuchenbecker does well on the glass with effort and length while doing little things like slashing to the rim. When Kuchenbecker plays the 4 spot he can really stretch out and work slow forwards on the perimeter.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126126' first='Ray' last='Brau'] - The 2027 six-foot-seven-inch Hibbing forward had 19 points versus Stewartville in a 74-70 loss Saturday. Brau has been a double double machine for Hibbing as he's very active on the offensive and defensive glass. Around the basket is where most of his offensive production happens.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2569257' first='Marcus' last='Marshall'] Jr. - The hyper active five-foot-ten-inch Maranatha 2027 guard keeps pushing Maranatha as their lead guard as he scored 20 points versus Minneapolis Camden in a 83-80 loss. Marshall can get hot quick, make a bunch of shots in succession and from well beyond the 3-point arc. </p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2569247' first='Jiech' last='Jiech'] - Jiech has been an early productive 2027 six-foot-four-inch wing for St. Cloud Tech for coach Ferguson. The long and athletic St. Cloud Tech wing scored 23 points for Tech versus Minneapolis North. Jiech has potential as a slashing offensive wing and versatile defender. </p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2873622' first='Nick' last='Brakes'] - 2027 st Cloud Tech guard Brakes scored 16 for Tech versus Minneapolis North. Brakes has good size at six-foot-four-inches for a guard, and he moves and handles the ball well enough. Brakes has made strides to be more impactful on the floor. </p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">2028 Best</h2>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2560510' first='Mario' last='Williams'] - Williams is a five-foot-nine-inch speedy 2028 guard from Minneapolis North scored 14 points in their victory over St. Cloud Tech. Williams is a good pressure defender that is very active that uses quickness and speed well. </p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">2029 Best</h2>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2821845' first='Malik' last='Martin'] from Minneapolis Camden and Amulfo Flores II from Simley. Read about Martin <a href="https://prephoops.com/2025/12/saturday-prospect-standouts-in-minnesota/">here</a> and Flores <a href="https://prephoops.com/2025/11/minnesota-high-school-basketball-saturday-round-up/">here</a>.</p>   <p>Other Happenings</p>   <p>Wayzata VS Cretin-Derham Hall 4A Championship game rematch from last season happened Saturday at Cretin after the Breakdown Tip-Off Classic event was canceled at Edina. In the 2nd half the game 59-50 Wayzata and Wayzata finished the game on a 37-16 run to win 96-66.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560778' first='Nolen' last='Anderson'] had 21 points to lead Wayzata while [player_tooltip player_id='1560867' first='Christian' last='Wiggins'] had 20, Xavy Ivey had 18, and [player_tooltip player_id='2433532' first='Max' last='Beeninga'] had 10 points for the [program_tooltip program_id='2075965' first='Trojans' last=''] while St Thomas commit Jojo Mitchell had 26 points and Nebraska commit [player_tooltip player_id='2126094' first='Ty' last='Schlagel'] had 16 points for Cretin.</p>   <p>In the other big game Totino-Grace beat Hoplins 72-64. 2026 Drake commit [player_tooltip player_id='1560740' first='Dothan' last='Ijadimbola'] led Totino with 27 points while 2027 guard [player_tooltip player_id='2126117' first='Malachi' last='Hill'] had 14, and 2028 forward [player_tooltip player_id='1895712' first='Daniel' last='Zoa'] had 9.</p>   <p>Hopkins 2026 North Dakota commit [player_tooltip player_id='1550877' first='Jayden' last='Moore'] had 13 points and 7 assists, while fellow 2026 guard [player_tooltip player_id='1560839' first='Xavier' last='Frelix'] had 15 points and 10 rebounds. 2027 six-foot-nine-inch wing [player_tooltip player_id='2420169' first='Ahmed' last='Nur'] scored 13 points while grabbing 10 boards and blocking 4 shots.</p>   <p></p>