Mayo Civic Center Monday: New Names to Know

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Goodhue and Triton are moving on after defeating Lake City and Rushford-Peterson respectively. We provide some new names for basketball fans to know!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3269951' first='Simon' last='Brand'] of Lake City (Jr). With the second and third leading Tiger scorers shooting just 3 of 14 from the field for seven points combined the Tigers needed scoring from other spots. Brand, a 6'3 forward, stepped in with effort inside to help his team get four scores in the paint. Brand had nine points and six boards and looks to be a player that will step up even bigger next winter. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Braxton Koss of Triton (Jr). Koss played his role well rebounding seven times, moving the ball for three assists, and scoring eight points. He's a six foot guard that moves the ball well, takes advantage of the six-seven shots he gets a game and with Thiemann and Graden returning with Koss, the Cobras should be a solid team next year as well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>William Lafluer of Rushford-Peterson (Sr). William is about 6'1 and 150 pounds of skilled basketball player that has scored 13-14 points a game this year, mostly with an impressive three point shooting touch. Lafluer knocked out six threes on his way to a 22 point game but also moved the ball for four assists. The [program_tooltip program_id='2075965' first='Trojans' last=''] have been a team of quality ball movement setting up good shots for players like Lafluer to knock out high percentage attempts all season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2396393' first='Cody' last='Ryan'] of Goodhue (Soph). A 6'5 forward that plays in the post for Goodhue but he has face-up skills to do things away from the basket as well. Ryan worked for a game high eight boards and that same work rate led to Cody scoring on 7 of 11 shots in the paint for his 14 points. Ryan has a tough, he has size, and that combination was key to Goodhue's interior paint scoring. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Graden Thomas of Triton (Jr). Thomas is a 6'2 forward with strength that really stepped forward to make a difference against the [program_tooltip program_id='2075965' first='Trojans' last='']. Thomas defended well and after an early three-pointer was made, he went to the basket with the dribble or off the ball to total 15 points on 7 of 12 shooting. Also grabbed six rebounds. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->