Community Clash Top Underclassmen
After another strong day of games put on by the Breakdown, we run through the Community Clash Top Underclassmen. Paris Johnson Jr of St. Louis Park. Coming into the game Paris was a name noticed because he has been producing…
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Continue ReadingAfter another strong day of games put on by the Breakdown, we run through the Community Clash Top Underclassmen.
Paris Johnson Jr of St. Louis Park. Coming into the game Paris was a name noticed because he has been producing quality numbers all year. The moment that caught our eye was when St. Louis Park rotated the ball to the baseline and he attacked with a nasty leaner before the defense could rotate to position. Johnson followed that with a slashing finish in transition and several more slashes for a game high 23 points. Johnson stands 6-foot-3, is long and agile. A raw prospect with a nice ceiling.
Reagan Koch of Jordan. Reagan is a six foot sophomore guard that caught fire in half one turning a close game into an early route. It’s rare that you see one of those fully explosive shooting halves from a player but today Koch was in that zone as his five threes lit up his bench and changed the contest. Koch scored 20 points for the game, 19 of which came in half one.
Pal Kueth of Mankato East. The sophomore out together a double-double of 13 points and 11 boards for East who beat Mahtomedi by two. Kueth had a crucial late game scored and did a fantastic job of sprinting through the Zephyr zone for constant boards. Pal is 6-foot-4 tough slasher that can play some four because he boards but is athletic enough to guard both wing spots too.
Kip Schetnan and Karsten Clay of Northfield. Northfield is a senior strong club that is 11-4 with guys like Mason Zick and Mitchell Stachina leading the way but the depth of this club is well supported by Kip and Karsten, Northfield’s Special K. The pair of sophomores each score 4-5 times a game handing a lot of the wing duties as well as ball handling when Blake Christensen needs a seat. The pair will take Northfield basketball into the next few years and has added depth to this year’s Northfield team which is why they are better than expected.
Brady Walthall of Moorhead. Brady is about a 5-foot-11 guard who comes off the bench and makes an instant impact. We’ve seen the Spuds three times this year and in two of those games the Spuds second half was led by Brady’s offensive production. Brady, a sophomore, quickly knocked down a pair of threes in half two and then helped put the game away at the foul line down the stretch sinking six of six. Opponents continue to be so consumed by what Maleeck Harden and Drew Hagen are doing that when Walthall comes off the bench the intelligent young guard is able to find his way into space in the Spuds offense and punish opponents. Brady doesn’t take many shots but he’s been pure on the ones he does shooting high percentages. Scored 16 points in the big Moorhead win.