The Class AAAA Power Rankings – Take 2

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We have had two months to oversee changes, watch players, look at teams grab and lose players in the portal, and then adjust accordingly. Here is the power rankings update.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Five Points to Make</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One. Champlin Park has [player_tooltip player_id='2126450' first='Gavin' last='Walter'], [player_tooltip player_id='2556742' first='Charlie' last='Howe'], [player_tooltip player_id='2352576' first='Moussa' last='Dukuly'], and [player_tooltip player_id='2823872' first='Dalton' last='Iverson'] back plus they added [player_tooltip player_id='2126472' first='Owen' last='Counce'] at lead guard and [player_tooltip player_id='2380924' first='Jesse' last='Riziq'] inside giving them players at every spot, athletes, and size. Add in what is coming up and this is a team that you should be adding to the contender lis. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two. Wayzata and CDH that low in the top ten? CDH lost [player_tooltip player_id='2126094' first='Ty' last='Schlagel'] to injury for who knows how long plus they lost a key transfer, and while we know Wayzata has a lot of good players coming up in that system, there is a bit of an unknown there. They have two NSIC committed guards and a great staff, but top five seems a bit much right now after last year's first round loss at state. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Three. Didn't East Ridge lose a lot? Yes. But they have some good players returning too and I think they have the talent to be a balanced good team. Maybe not a state title team but a section contending top 15 area team. They still have [player_tooltip player_id='2353671' first='Derek' last='Thompson'] plus [player_tooltip player_id='2845899' first='Jack' last='Gunderson'], [player_tooltip player_id='2392326' first='Max' last='Denson'] and Ben Koch are good players that should be able to take on much bigger roles. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Four. Mounds View that high? Absolutely. I might have under ranked them actually. They won 16 games last year and return 16.4ppg [player_tooltip player_id='2140552' first='Andrew' last='Aitkin'], 13ppg [player_tooltip player_id='2140688' first='Rylan' last='Happel'] who had a great 17u year, and [player_tooltip player_id='2848157' first='Reid' last='Defeyter'] who scored 12.4ppg and then went and played other sports. This is a good, good team. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Five. Keep an eye on Eastview. They did really well this summer in the Breakdown Summer Series and with 6'8 [player_tooltip player_id='2417238' first='Owen' last='Bauer'], 6'6 highly ranked freshman [player_tooltip player_id='3705065' first='Kannon' last='Axdahl'], 6'5 [player_tooltip player_id='3666768' first='Gabe' last='Granger'], and senior [player_tooltip player_id='2140606' first='Ethan' last='McGrath'] who had a very good 17u season after scoring nine a game for the Lightning. This is a team that is young, big and could take a jump. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Power rankings</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Chaska</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hopkins</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Maple Grove</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Buffalo</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Tartan</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Champlin Park</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Prior Lake</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Wayzata</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Cretin-Derham Hall</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mounds View</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Edina</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Farmington</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Eden Prairie</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Minnetonka</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>East Ridge</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Anoka</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Shakopee</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Alexandria </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Monticello</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Moorhead</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Apple Valley</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lakeville South</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Owatonna</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lakeville North</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Chanhassen</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Blaine</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Stillwater</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Eagan</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Rosemount</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Andover</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hastings</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Eastview</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Park Center</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Woodbury</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Robbinsdale Armstrong</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Waconia</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Minneapolis Washburn</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Rochester Mayo</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Osseo</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Roseville</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Park of Cottage Grove</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Spring Lake Park</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Rochester Century</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Brainerd</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Cambridge-Isanti</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Rogers</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Louis Park</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Burnsville</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Two Rivers</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Elk River</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Paul Central</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>White Bear Lake</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Forest Lake</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>New Prague</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Duluth East</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Centennial</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bemidji</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Irondale</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Rochester John Marshall</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>STMA</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bloomington Jefferson</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Coon Rapids</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list -->