Thursday Night Playoff Performers

[player_tooltip player_id='2877054' first='Asher' last='Wieberdink'] - Wieberdink capped a very good 25-26 campaign with 30 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks against Hills-Beaver Creek in a game Central Minnesota Christian lost 77-70. Wieberdink scored 21 of his 30 points in the 2nd half to pull CMC within four points. Wieberdink has no problems finishing above the rim at six-foot-seven-inches and as a 2027 forward is a player in the class to watch this spring and summer after averaging 23.6 points a game this season. Wieberdink scored 30 plus in 4 of his final 5 games of the season.   [player_tooltip player_id='2400265' first='Jamin' last='Metzger'] - The 2026 six-foot-five-inch Metzger led Hills-Beaver Creek over CMC 77-70 Thursday night with 21 points. The University of Sioux Falls committed quarterback is a solid power forward who can bring the ball up the court and has fantastic passing vision from the middle of the floor.   [player_tooltip player_id='2824353' first='Tate' last='Goergen'] - Goergen a six-foot 2027 Southland guard scored 23 points in their win over Lewiston-Altura to advance to State Thursday. Goergen has some off the dribble shooting ability, showed good passing vision and keeping head up finding teammates spiriting ahead, and has solid build and frame for a guard.   Henry Wiste - The 2027 six-foot-three-inch wing Wiste five days ago scored 39 points to power Southland to victory. Thursday night followed that 39 point game up with 34 points in Southland's win over Lewiston-Altura. Wiste shot it from the perimeter, drove hard to the rim, and used his solid build and size to overpower Lewiston-Altura enroute to his team's Section Conference Championship.    <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/PBglimbeck/status/2030421593927590023 </div></figure>   [player_tooltip player_id='2271330' first='Trey' last='Parker'] - The 2026 six-foot-three-inch Apple Valley guard hit eight 3-pointers on his way to 24 points and led Apple Valley back to state. As the lead guard for the Eagles the last two seasons the senior guard has been the catalyst for Apple Valley and pushing them ahead. Parker has been a high percentage perimeter shooter all year hitting 40.2% of his 3-pointers while scoring 23 points per game. In 29 games Parker hit 117 3-pointers.   [player_tooltip player_id='3459192' first='Mason' last='Witt'] - The 2026 uncommitted Alexandria guard was the leader for them over Elk River Thursday night scoring 28 points while making six 3-pointers. Witt was active as a defender taking advantage of the Elks passing with 6 steals as well. The six-foot senior guard is a high percentage perimeter shooter.   [player_tooltip player_id='1560770' first='Chase' last='Sheldon'] - The six-foot-two-inch 2026 senior from Elk River showed off his finishing ability once again around the basket making all six of his shot attempts inside the 3-point arc. One finish had Sheldon driving to his left and finishing while falling to the floor showing good touch around the rim.   [player_tooltip player_id='2119640' first='Bennett' last='Bommersbach'] - The six-foot 2026 senior from Sartell returned in 7 months from a torn ACL that happened last summer. Thursday night Bommersbach scored 15 points, grabbed 3 rebounds, and dished 3 assists in Sartell's 72-48 win over Fergus Falls. Bommersbach ended last season and went into the AAU year looking strong as a lead ball handler for the Sabres and was showing good aggressive moves finishing at the basket.   [player_tooltip player_id='2124212' first='Jaylen' last='Goergen'] - The six-foot-three-inch 2026 guard scored just 9 points Thursday night for undefeated Tartan in their 69-61 overtime win over Cretin-Derham Hall but he showed good athleticism as a perimeter defender and a huge slam to finish the game. Goergen had the task of guarding St. Thomas committed Mitchell for much of the game and showed good instincts and ability man-to-man with the prolific Raiders scorer.   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/streethistory/status/2032273710304964971 </div></figure>   [player_tooltip player_id='2417228' first='Liam' last='Oakland'] - The six-foot-two-inch 2028 Northfield guard came out as the leading scorer in Northfield's win over Austin to get them to state for the first time since 1932. Oakland scored 20 points shooting 8 of 12 from the floor and hit four 3-pointers while also grabbing 5 rebounds, blocking a shot and snagging a steal. Oakland can play with and without the ball, and is a good spot-up jumper shooter.

Asher Wieberdink Asher Wieberdink 6'7" | PF Central Minnesota Christian | 2027 State MN - Wieberdink capped a very good 25-26 campaign with 30 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks against Hills-Beaver Creek in a game Central Minnesota Christian lost 77-70. Wieberdink scored 21 of his 30 points in the 2nd half to pull CMC within four points. Wieberdink has no problems finishing above the rim at six-foot-seven-inches and as a 2027 forward is a player in the class to watch this spring and summer after averaging 23.6 points a game this season. Wieberdink scored 30 plus in 4 of his final 5 games of the season.