Community Clash New Names to Know
Our “New Names to Know” is a combination of Community Clash standouts that are new names to us as well as names we feel that the state of Minnesota should learn more about soon. Jonah Breuer of STMA. Jonah was…
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Continue ReadingOur “New Names to Know” is a combination of Community Clash standouts that are new names to us as well as names we feel that the state of Minnesota should learn more about soon.
Jonah Breuer of STMA. Jonah was one of my favorite players to watch on Saturday because this is a senior who knows his role. STMA has playmakers and shooters in the backcourt, a big up front, and two talented scoring forwards, but Jonah is the top defender. Breuer is going to run Cross Country at Augustana next year and you can see that his training results in the ability to defend for extreme periods of time without tire. Yesterday he harassed Maleeck Harden the full game forcing Harden into a lot of tough shots. Jonah is also fairly well built so in addition to his endless supply of energy he’s tough to be physical with.
Justin Dorr of Rogers. Justin is interesting. He is 6-foot-5 and has a great frame, type of player that seems to get very good post position and always seems to score 5-6 baskets a contest. Definitely potential to work with, had ten in the loss to St. Louis Park.
Kale Hoselton of STMA. Kale stands 6-foot-3 as a strong forward that can play both spots for his team. Against Moorhead, Kale produced a double double of 17 points and ten boards on 8 of 16 shooting. Kale is the STMA leading scorer at 14.5 points per game for a 12-5 team. STMA opened half two with a lob play for Kale that he surprisingly caught and finished despite a bad pass. It was a great example of the agility that is going to surprise this 17u season. But Kale also scores because opposing fours are often too slow or not strong enough to deal with Kale’s cut/dribble attack to the rim.
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.
Devin Melzer of Mahtomedi. Melzer is a 6-foot-6 forward that did a nice job of rebounding and even better job of moving the ball out of the post as well as swinging it spot to spot. Grabbed 11 boards, and finished shots six feet and in in the second half for 13 points (4 assists too).
Calvin Sisk of Rockford. The curiosity that is Calvin Sisk was on the court against Jordan today and this junior is every bit of the seven feet tall that he is listed as. Sisk has grown a lot recently meaning his body is thin and has to fill out but Sisk runs well and the low post reverse move he finished (on twitter at @RyanJamesMN) showed some agility and footwork that is very intriguing. Scoring 12.5 a game this year.
Hunter Swanson of Waconia. A 6-foot-5 frontcourt senior that came off the bench and give the struggling Cats a lift. Swanson scored on five of six shots, put 11 points in the book, and grabbed 11 boards. On a tough day for the Cats Hunter was one that give them some life.
Blake Thompson of Monticello. Blake mastered the art of moving without the ball behind the defense against Waconia. Blake’s a 5-foot-11 guard that scored a team high 17 points and most of them were off quick cuts to catch and finish. Thompson is also a trusted active defender who boards really well for a guard (six a contest) and is the team leader in assists.
Garrett VanEyll of Rogers. A 6-foot-3 wing with a nice perimeter touch with feet set, he hit two threes and scored a team high dozen points. Garrett is the leading scorer for Rogers and a player that I could see hitting perimeter jumpers for a MIAC junior varsity next year, or be on a UMAC roster or hit shots for a local junior college if he wanted to.
Evan Wieker of STMA. Evan may be the best sixth man in the metro. This isn’t a topic I researched extensively so there is likely some good competition but Evan is the STMA third leading scorer at nearly ten points a game. Evan can accomplish a lot in a short period of time – four baskets and seven boards yesterday – and has a bright future. Evan comes off the bench because STMA of course has to start a pair of guards and a center, then at forward STMA has their leading scorer (Hoselton) and one off the better metro defenders (senior Jonan Breuer) already starting. But Wieker does a great job of being an instant producer.
Austin Wetter of Monticello. Austin was a top performer this weekend and to many he is not a new name at all. But, what he may be new to is “state’s better prospect lists” and for that reason we add him in to this group. Austin is scoring 17 points a game for the Magic this year and doing it in a versatile way. At 6-foot-5 he has the skill to handle the ball for his team and after making the initial read he moves right into a position as a scorer. As a scorer Wetter made a pair of threes and totaled 13 points for the game. Not a great shooting game but Wetter is a tough player to match-up with. You can’t put any bigs on him because he is too quick and too skilled but you have to use a long wing because most guards are too short and can be overpowered. Grabbed seven boards, led his team in assists, and looks like a top 50 level player in a very good class of Minnesota talent.