Tuesday Night Match-Up and Predictions!
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It’s playoff time! Here are some match-ups to watch in tonight’s biggest playoff games! Rochester Mayo at Lakeville South Sawyer Markham Sawyer Markham 6'1" | SG Mayo | 2024 State MN vs Joe Hager Joe Hager 6'4" | SF Lakeville…
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Rochester Mayo at Lakeville South
Sawyer Markham Sawyer Markham 6'1" | SG Mayo | 2024 State MN vs Joe Hager Joe Hager 6'4" | SF Lakeville South | 2024 State MN . Markham is a 45 percent three point shooter and a 13ppg guy, Hager is a hard working defender.
Kairee Gadson Kairee Gadson 6'2" | PG Rochester Mayo | 2023 MN vs DaMarcus Burks DaMarcus Burks 6'4" | SG Lakeville South | 2024 State MN . Gadson is a 19ppg scorer and a physical attacker, Burks is a similar type of attacker and the leading South scorer.
Alex Gyarmaty vs Jackson Ressler Jackson Ressler 6'4" | PG Lakeville South | 2023 State MN . Two guys that give their teams a guard that plays the wing, Ressler is bigger and will score more, Gyarmaty has come up big late in games.
Isaiah Hanson Isaiah Hanson 6'4" | SG Rochester Mayo | 2023 State MN vs Ryan Johnson Ryan Johnson 6'4" | SG Lakeville South | 2024 State MN . These are 6’4 versatile players that do a lot for their teams. Hanson scores 21ppg, Johnson will play point, board, score, and do everything else.
Samuel Hruska vs Reece Gerl. The size around the basket, Gerl has several inches on the guy he will be defending.
Prediction. We will truly see the difference in competition between the South Suburban vs Big Nine tonight. Mayo is one win from 20 but got a six seed, Lakeville South has lost 7 of their last 10 games but is the bigger and more talented line-up. South is surely more battle tested but Mayo has been playing better. I say South by five.
Chatfield vs Caledonia
Eli Hopp vs Lewis Doyle Lewis Doyle 6'0" | PG Caledonia | 2024 State MN . Love this match-up as Hopp is a great defender and Doyle is a 20ppg guy.
Drew Schindler vs Mason King Mason King 5'11" | PG Caledonia | 2025 State MN . Not sure they will guard each other but they will both get a lot of shots up at the arc and be dangerous.
Cole Johnson Cole Johnson 6'3" | SG Chatfield | 2023 State MN vs Ethan Stendel Ethan Stendel 6'3" | SF Caledonia | 2025 State MN . Johnson is a bigger playmaker at 6’4 with the ability to play all over, Stendel is similar in size but younger although having a strong season.
Isaac Stevens vs Garrett Konz Garrett Konz 6'4" | SF Caledonia | 2025 State MN . The posts, Stevens is very physical and a senior while Konz is a sophomore at 6’4
Prediction. Chatfield just beat Caledonia and was seeded a number of spots behind the Warriors despite a better record (some of the head to heads of the teams between them went the way of Caledonia and made sense) so there will be some motivation. Chatfield is a senior dominated team while the Warriors are sophomore dominated. Great game, one point game, who wins….. man I don’t know…. I go home team. There is no home time? Crud. I say Caledonia on recent playoff succes.
Burnsville at Bloomington Jefferson
Khaliff Bettis vs Blake Mamalakis-Linderman. Bettis is a 20+ per game guy and the biggest Blaze threat, BML is the Jefferson third leading scorer and a 6’2 senior wing.
Jt Thornton Jt Thornton 6'4" | SF Burnsville | 2023 State MN vs Daniel Freitag Daniel Freitag 6'1" | PG Breck | 2024 State #142 Nation MN . The best two athletes on the floor, Freitag is scoring nearly 29 points a game while Thornton has had a career identity of being a good defender.
Jeremy Sherlock vs Reece Washington. A couple veteran guards that will score about four times a game.
Prediction. Jefferson has the deeper team and the best player in the game, I feel like they will get a three score win.
Rochester Century at Owatonna
Ryan Ohm Ryan Ohm 6'3" | SG Rochester Century | 2023 State MN vs Colin Vick. Outstanding PG match-up of two of the best lead guards in the Big Nine.
Shaun Wysocki Shaun Wysocki 6'7" | SF Rochester Century | 2024 State MN vs Jason Klecker. Wysocki is a long wing while Klecker is a forward that is versatile. Wysocki is the top Century scorer, Klecker is scoring ten a game.
Prediction. I feel like Owatonna gets their 20th win. These teams split this year but Owatonna won the more recent game.
Minneapolis Washburn at Robbinsdale Cooper
Kyle Jorgensen Kyle Jorgensen 6'9" | C Minneapolis Washburn | 2024 State #308 Nation MN vs Michael Cooper Michael Cooper 6'6" | PF Robbinsdale Cooper | 2023 State MN . Jorgensen is one of the best bigs in the junior class, Cooper might be the state’s most improved player. Kyle is averaging 22 points and 14 rebounds a game, Cooper is also scoring 22 points a game.
Prediction. Cooper by nine over Washburn.