The 7AAA Profile

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hibbing was last year's favorite but Hermantown's then junior pair of talented guards earned them the section crown, and it has them as a big favorite for Section 7AAA!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7AAA Power Rankings</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol><li>Hermantown</li><li>North Branch</li><li>Cloquet</li><li>Hibbing</li><li>Grand Rapids</li><li>Duluth Denfeld</li></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The Section Dozen</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>First Team</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='962302' first='Keaton' last='Christianson'] of Hermantown (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Abe Soumis of Hermantown (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='962266' first='Carson' last='Klein'] of North Branch</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dane Mammenga of Hibbing (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='962316' first='Blake' last='Schmitz'] of Hermantown (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ethan Florek of Grand Rapids (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Second Team</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1418945' first='Nathan' last='Hill']<a href="https://prephoops.com/player/nathan-hill/"></a> of Hermantown (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Finley Carey of Hibbing (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seth Rothamel of Cloquet (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2104431' first='Marnaries' last='Ferguson'] of Duluth Denfeld (soph)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mason Young of North Branch (sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1167067' first='Brody' last='Beaver'] of North Branch (jr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Section 7AAA Rundown</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is without a doubt Hermantown's section to lose. Hibbing not only lost their superstar in Ayden McDonald, they lost young talent too. North Branch won 16 games last season but they return only one guy from their rotation. I still think North Branch will be the second best team in the league but they have a lot of talent to replace. Cloquet underachieved last year and lost most of their top players. Grand Rapids was more of a veteran team last year and they really struggled. Denfeld was winless against section teams last season, they were 3-24 overall, but.... they were really only blown out 8 or 9 times last season. They were in a lot of games so Denfeld has a chance to take a step. But back to Hermantown, they have by far the best two players in the section and likely three of the best four players in the section. This six section league is theirs for the taking. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->