Section 2AAA: Little separate the top five teams

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Five New Names to Know</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2835444' first='Evan' last='Senske'] of Mankato West (Jr). An honorable mention all Big Nine pick that scored a dozen points a game last season with his athleticism. A constantly in motion athlete with quickness that makes him good on the attack with that lefty touch, and good defensively. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2842760' first='Andrew' last='Lee'] of Marshall (Sr). The starting point guard from last season that averaged 7.4 points, three boards and three assists a game. Lee does a great job of running the offense and is a high level decision maker with few turnovers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3426985' first='Alex' last='Korir'] of St. Peter (Sr). The 5'9 combo guard scored nearly a 11 points a game for the Saints and is a vocal leader for his team. A really good ball pressure defender that plays with effort and competes hard. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Joey Wise of New Ulm (Sr). An attacking guard that can beat others off the dribble and use his quickness to the cup to finish over help defenders. A player that can take pressure off the Hopp brothers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gavin Herring of Mankato East (Sr). A hard working senior forward that moves the ball well, sets good screens, and plays active off the ball. A good position defender and a player that doesn't turn the ball over. The Cougar glue guy ready for bigger numbers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Five Teams</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mankato East. East has earned the spot, others havent. They can win it but I don't see them winning over 20 games.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Peter. St Peter's record will likely be similar or just under what they were last year. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Marshall. The Tigers I think can make the biggest jump but there is a little of the "prove it first" going on</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>New Ulm. New Ulm could be just like the three in front of them, all in that 17-21 win area. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mankato West. I see West flip flopping the record but a year away. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top 3 2AAA Players</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2815371' first='Owen' last='Potts'] of St. Peter (Sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2815445' first='Levi' last='Hopp'] of New Ulm (Sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2815441' first='Mitchell' last='Hopp'] of New Ulm (Sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Three Teams That Should Improve Their Record</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marshall (15-13 last season)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mankato West (11-16 last year)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>New Ulm (14-13 last year)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Three Teams That Might Not Match Last Year's Win Total</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mankato East (23-8 last year)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hutchinson (5-22 last year)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Peter (18-10 last year)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->