Section 1A: Five Up and Coming Seniors

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Five New Names to Know</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Owen Dotterwich of Bethlehem Academy (sr). The point guard for BA scored 17 points a game last year earning All Gopher honors a season ago. A good three point shooter that is also a very good ball handler, Owen can play both roles. A 6'1 senior that can be played in either spot. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2635245' first='Rylan' last='Nelsen'] of Hayfield (sr). A 6'1 shooting guard/wing that scored a dozen points a game last year and he is really good finishing at the rim. Nelsen is smart in the offense giving 2-3 assists a contest, and making a couple threes a game. Also a really good on ball defender for his squad. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2386227' first='Oliver' last='Bauer'] of Kenyon-Wanamingo (sr). Oliver is a 6'4 senior forward that was all league last season after putting up 13 points a game with seven rebounds a contest. One of three Knights returning that were all league a season ago. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Conor Danielson of Lanesboro (sr). Taylor is the player that many will talk about and with good reason but Conor is very important to the season. He is a quick, 5'8 guard that was All Southeast last year putting up ten points and four assists a game. A very good three point shooter and he can create shots for himself and others. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2824381' first='Landon' last='Seiler'] of Medford (sr). Medford has been struggling for years and they finally have a good player that can help them win games. They won five last year and that was with Landon scoring 22 points a game with seven boards and four assists a game. All league player that attacks with success to score at the rim or score from mid-range. </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>Southland </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lanesboro</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hayfield</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mablel-Canton</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Grand Meadow</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top 3 1A Players</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2824358' first='Nicholas' last='Taylor'] of Lanesboro (Sr). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2824353' first='Tate' last='Goergen'] of Southland (Sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3878211' first='Henry' last='Wiste'] of Southland (Sr).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Three Teams That Should Improve Their Record</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lanesboro (21-7)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hayfield (19-10)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kenyon-Wanamingo (11-16 a season ago)</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>Schaeffer Academy (10-17 last year)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rochester Math &amp; Science Academy (10 wins last year)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->