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<p>Best of the best from the Class A level this season, honoring the top talent.</p>
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<p><strong>First Team</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560827' first='Kale' last='Misegades'] of Henning (Sr). Averaged 32 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for a game for the 32-1 Henning team. Headed to SMSU.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2386616' first='Gavin' last='Bauer'] of JWP (Soph). Top scorer and defender on the second place team in Class AA. Averaged about 23 points a game. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2398619' first='Micah' last='Bush'] of Hills-Beaver Creek (Sr). Leading scorer of the state champions, headed to SDSU for football.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2877054' first='Asher' last='Wieberdink'] of Central Minnesota Christian (Jr). The third ranked team in the state, Asher averaged 24 points and 12 rebounds for a 28-2 team. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126128' first='Isaiah' last='Asuma'] of Cherry (Jr). Asuma scored 28 points a game for a state tournament team that won 25 games this season. </p>
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<p><strong>Second Team</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1628768' first='Connor' last='Duden'] of Red Lake County (Sr). Duden, signed with Bemidji State, led his team to a fourth place finish at state. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2824353' first='Tate' last='Goergen'] of Southland (Jr). The junior averaged 22 points, seven boards and seven assists for a state tournament team. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560810' first='Daulton' last='Bauer'] of JWP (Sr). Scored 21 a game and did a lot of everything for the state runner-up. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2842383' first='Sam' last='Rupnow'] of Liberty Classical (Sr). Led his team to start scoring nearly 29 points a game. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2400265' first='Jamin' last='Metzger'] of Hills-Beaver Creek (Sr). Leading rebounder and 19ppg scorer for state champion. </p>
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<p><strong>Third Team</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2823917' first='Gunner' last='Liebl'] of Dawson-Boyd (Sr). State champ as a junior, led his team to a 21-win season as a senior.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2369272' first='Tyler' last='Eklund'] of Braham (Sr). Tyler scored 28 points a game for 21 win team, led the start in assists. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='3102819' first='AJ' last='Bessler'] of Nevis (Sr). Scored 22 points a game for a top ten team in the state. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2840972' first='Brayden' last='Guetter'] of Wabasso (Sr). Double-double senior that led his team to a top ten in state finish. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2434178' first='Drew' last='Gullickson'] of Fertile-Beltrami (Sr). Drew scored 24 a game for a 26-4 team. </p>
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<p><strong>Fourth Team</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1601068' first='Noah' last='Asuma'] of Cherry (Sr). Noah led his team to state this year, will play baseball at Minnesota. </p>
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<p>Will Gieseke of Red Lake County (Sr). Second leading scorer for the 4th place team in state. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2399032' first='Bryan' last='Buerkle'] of Springfield (Sr). Tigers won 23 games, Bryan scored 24 a game for them. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2841061' first='Harold' last='Habben'] of Benson (Sr). Harold averaged 18.5 points and 11.5 boards for a 21-win team</p>
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<p>Lawrence Bowstring of Deer River (Sr). Put up 25 a game for a 23-6 team. </p>
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<p><strong>Fifth Team</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2824358' first='Nicholas' last='Taylor'] of Lanesboro (Jr). Scored 24 points a game for a 21 win team. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560883' first='Ethan' last='Richter'] of Liberty Classical (Sr). Averaged 21 a game for a state tournament team. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2425100' first='Kaydon' last='Firchau'] of Madelia (Soph). Led Madelia to a 22-6 season as one of the state's top 10th grade scorers. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2851170' first='Jack' last='Welch'] of Pelican Rapids (Sr). Averaged a double-double for a 23-win team. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2846686' first='Charlie' last='Walker'] of Hayfield (Jr). Walker scored 21 points a game for a 19 win team. </p>
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Best of the best from the Class A level this season, honoring the top talent.
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