Recruiting Report: Ben Scherer (2016)
September 11th Update Ben Scherer is that quiet battler, the man of few words who will let you talk while he out works you. Ben was the low post fighter for Heat Northwest who kept bigs off the block while…
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Ben Scherer is that quiet battler, the man of few words who will let you talk while he out works you. Ben was the low post fighter for Heat Northwest who kept bigs off the block while going the other way to catch and finish deep inside.
“I feel like my defense and my full court game improved a lot this year,” Scherer told NHR. “I really enjoyed playing five years with the Minnesota heat. They are a great organization with great players and coaches.”
Ben led the 11 win Bengals with 13.7 points per game a season ago and this is a team that returns him, second leading scorer (and much improved) Zach Baker who played with Ben on the Heat, third leading scorer Sam Gerretty, and everybody else from the team except fourth leading scorer Andy Leo.
“I'm feeling good about this season,” Ben said. “To meet our goals we need to give 100 percent effort every day.”
Ben has picked up D2 offers from Minnesota-Duluth and Minot State who are two of the four schools he has planned to visit.
“I have visits planned for UMD, Minot State, Mayville State and Sioux Falls.”
Update from 7-7-15 by Alex Conover
Coaches flocked to Blaine last year to see shot-blocking big man Andy Leo. But after the game, they often asked, “who is that blonde junior post? He’s good.”
That was Ben Scherer. He’s the big-bodied, 6-foot-7 post presence who is finally ready to roll with Heat Northwest after overcoming a respiratory ailment in the spring.
“It took me about two weeks (of grassroots play) to get up to speed,” Ben told NHR. “I had some kind of lung congestion that affected my breathing, but after I got that out of my system, I’ve been good. I feel 100 percent.”
Ben loves playing with Heat Northwest, and he’s got trips to Vegas and Indianapolis to look forward to in July.
“I really enjoy playing on this team. I think that we still haven’t reached our full potential, which is cool,” he said.
Scherer’s college level is yet to be determined. He has entertained a wide span of interest, and he’s got the entire month of July and however long he wants to take this winter to narrow things down.
“I’ve been getting letters and talking on the phone with a lot of NAIA, D1 and D2 schools,” Ben said, “I got letters from Minot State, Northern State, Briar Cliff, Clarke, I went down to a camp at Viterbo, too. Coach Duberry was helping with the camp, so he brought me, Zach Baker and Austin Greenwaldt down. I’ve also texted with UM-Duluth.”
Shortly after our conversation, UM-Duluth extended a scholarship offer.