The Winter Lakes Classic Top Performers
Alexandria was the place to be last weekend for basketball and here are the top five players from the Winter Lakes Classic event. Trey Longstreet (6’6, Wing, 2021) of Delano. Trey Longstreet has to be one of the most effective…
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Continue ReadingAlexandria was the place to be last weekend for basketball and here are the top five players from the Winter Lakes Classic event.
Trey Longstreet (6’6, Wing, 2021) of Delano. Trey Longstreet has to be one of the most effective players I’ve seen when it comes to producing in the lane. His floater and pull-up jumper were a constant in the win over Alexandria as the Cards didn’t have a player with the right combination of size and agility to try and guard him. Longstreet had 21 points on 8 of 12 shooting plus dished out six assists with four boards.
Elijah Morris (6’1, SG, 2021) of Perham. Let’s get the obvious out of the way, Elijah can shoot the ball very well. Hit a couple threes and the threat of him shooting moves defenses. But I believe he’s really improved going towards the rim and I was really blown away at how well he passes the basketball. Elijah is a shooter that takes the right shots and looks to create for others within the framework. Several excellent balls moved for six assists plus he scored 17 points on 7 of 13 shooting. An efficient day (four boards too).
Jay Neubert (6’1, SG, 2024) of Sauk Centre. No that’s not a typo, Jay is a 8th grade on varsity scoring right around ten points a contest. How? An early knowledge of how to read a defense and an activity offensively leading to sharp cuts with hands up ready to fire. He knocked out four triples against a good East Grand Forks team plus used a one dribble pull-up for success as well. Neubert’s demeanor was outstanding as he scored 22 points on 8 of 15 shooting plus grabbed five boards.
Terron O’Neill (6’7, PF, 2020) of Delano. It’s not often that a scorer like O’Neill plays on a top big school team and goes this unspoken of but I think people really need to start looking O’Neill’s way. This is a player scoring 22 a game with a back to the basket ability and face-up range that goes steps behind the arc! The size is there too. Beat up Alexandria for 24 points on 14 shots scoring 24 points.
Joshua Streit (6’7/6’8, PF, 2021) of Eden Valley-Watkins. This was second half foul trouble away from being one of the best individual performances of the basketball season. I mean, where do I start?Let’s go defense. Rowan Nelson is a very good player but Josh is bigger in height, stronger, and moves his feet just as well if not better. Streit kept his length in front of Nelson forcing misses on his first eight shots. Then you have the passing. Streit is so focused and bought in on the team gameplan that he never forces a bad shot. One of the best players I’ve seen rotating the ball as well as moving into a cut after the pass. Add in nine rebounds and the fact that Streit scored on his first nine shots and you have a dominating performance. Streit scored 26 points on 11 of 12 shooting plus he made three of five foul shots with a team high five assists (all of this despite sitting most of the second half).
Sam Votava (6’1 Point Guard 2021) of East Grand Forks. Votava is a tremendous all around junior guard and that was on display today as he pretty controlled the pace of the game from opening tip to the final buzzer. Sam had a triple double that included him chasing down 13 rebounds with most of them coming on the defensive end. Range was showed on the jumper hitting a couple threes and scoring 17 points on 7 of 11 shooting. Sam forced little only taking shots when the space was large and the time was right. And speaking of timing, his patience in the halfcourt set led to several leads to cutters finishing at the rim. The other half of his assists were after his D-board into a transition push. Sam finished with 17 points, 13 rebounds, and ten assists.