The lone returning starter from last year’s team that reached the 1A finals, Louis Gonner Louis Gonner 5'8" | PG Marquette Catholic | 2027 State IA is playing some of the best ball of his career when it matters most. A composed point guard that comes up clutch when his team needs it, Gonner is everything that Marquette Catholic needed to return to the title game for the third year in a row.

Matching up with a bigger, stronger, faster MMCRU squad that forced turnovers and posted just one loss this winter, Gonner made the smart play, taking what their defense gave him and not letting the suffocating MMCRU pressure get to him throughout the game. He led the Defenders in scoring with XX points, adding three rebounds and three assists.

A leader on the court for the Defenders, Louis Gonner Louis Gonner 5'8" | PG Marquette Catholic | 2027 State IA was one of the six double-digit scorers going into the state tournament for Marquette Catholic, and the junior stepped up to lead his team in scoring and to the quarterfinals victory.

Putting up a crucial 17 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the floor, the point guard made the clutch plays and free throws needed for the Defenders to move on to the semis as the underdog. Adding five assists, Gonner was the playmaker for MC and made the Defenders look like they’ll have a shot to unseat MMCRU in the semis.

Gonner didn’t have the most efficient shooting game, going 4-14 from the floor, but the lefty lead guard did deliver their biggest bucket of the season to send them to the state tournament, and that deserves some recognition. He’s a strong, quick guard who sees the floor really well, and he’s able to absorb contact around the rim. He had 11 points and a team-high 5 assists in the win.