First Look: 5AAA
Teams Becker. Won a dozen games last year, lost top scorer, still okay team. Big Lake. Rough last winter with three wins as they had trouble scoring. Dassel-Cokato. After a long struggle they improved to win 10 games. Monticello. Matt…
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Becker. Won a dozen games last year, lost top scorer, still okay team.
Big Lake. Rough last winter with three wins as they had trouble scoring.
Dassel-Cokato. After a long struggle they improved to win 10 games.
Monticello. Matt Todd and the Magic Show, coming to a place near you.
Rocori. Bring back most of their players, all top scorers from 5 loss team.
St. Cloud Apollo. Ethan is solid but Apollo is just short on talent right now.
Willmar. Hard times hit the traditionally tough Cards last year.
Zimmerman. They had some nice juniors and sophomores we've seen.
Ten Thoughts
- What a blessing it is for many of these teams that Delano and Orono left. And to be replaced by Dassel-Cokato and Wilmar? Not an even trade. Sorry if that hurts, but it's true.
- So Rocori is the favorite bringing back three doubles figure scorers from a five loss team. They have pieces at every position and another year's experience. This is a team that could make a run.
- What about Matt Todd and the Magic Show? The young guard is a wizard with the ball. Kind of like a young Jordan Riewer only Matt is more advanced than Jordan was at this age I think. If the Magic can get some depth, section could be won.
- The other six teams, they were all under .500 a year ago. All of them. And the Big Lake and Wilmar records were quite ugly. I think this could be a section next year but not now.
- Zimmerman. Like Thunder Heyer and Chandler Wellman. Team could be all right. ***Forgot about Cody Dwyer, a very solid frontcourt producer.
- Dassel-Cokato. Those fans that went to all of those games suffering through those losses, it brought smiles to their face to see the boys grab some Ws. Could it happen again? I don't know. They didn't submit a roster anywhere so it's tough to know what is coming back.
- You drive through Big Lake to get to Becker and then go through Becker to get to Apollo. What is going on with that stretch? Big Lake was solid, now they have no scoring. Becker lost Veldman, Apollo lost depth. Between Apollo and Becker I think one of them has a better year than expected.
- I usually go ten thoughts but I have run out of things to talk about. Good luck 5AAA! Have a good year.
Section Team
Andrew Cole, Monticello
Cody Dwyer, Zimmerman
Thunder Heyer, Zimmerman
Ethan Novacinski, St. Cloud Apollo
Jon Olson, Rocori
Austin Overman, Rocori
Dillon Radunz, Becker
Thomas Schyma, Monticello
Derek Thompson, Rocori
Matt Todd, Monticello
Chandler Wellman, Zimmerman