The Conference Review – Tri-Metro
Best of the Tri-Metro? The Islanders won it again. What players stood out as the best in the league? NHR dives in now. The Final Standings (with the NHR Prediction) DeLaSalle (1) Richfield (7) Holy Angels (2) Columbia Heights (4)…
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Continue ReadingBest of the Tri-Metro? The Islanders won it again. What players stood out as the best in the league? NHR dives in now.
The Final Standings (with the NHR Prediction)
- DeLaSalle (1)
- Richfield (7)
- Holy Angels (2)
- Columbia Heights (4)
- Fridley (5)
- St. Croix Lutheran (3)
- St. Anthony (6)
- Brooklyn Center (8)
The Review
At the Top – Another title for the Islanders. It’s not about “did they win the league” any more, it’s about “did they lose a game this year” in the league. So did they? NO. 14-0.
The Surprise – Richfield. The Spartans brought a lot back from their 1-13 (6-21) team of last year but sometimes that just means you are bringing back players that are about to get beat up again. Not this club! Richfield went from a young team gaining experience through taking beatings to a balanced 23-6 squad that had six guys that are regularly double-figure capable. Lamar Grayson Lamar Grayson 6'0" | PG Richfield | 2021 State MN , Ryan Miles Ryan Miles 6'5" | SF Richfield | 2021 State MN , and Mitchell January Mitchell January 6'1" | SG Richfield | 2022 State MN led the way.
What Happened? – St Croix Lutheran was a young, sophomore crew last year that went 15-13 last year. We thought they would get close to 20 wins but instead they went 13-13. What we failed to notice was how much tougher the Crusaders schedule was this year. They actually improved final QRF ranking wise 16 spots (40 to 24)! The problem was the league losses to Fridley and the double figure losses to Richfield.
Postseason All Tri Metro Conference
First Team
Cade Haskins Cade Haskins 6'6" | SF Delasalle | 2021 State MN of DeLaSalle (Jr)
Jalen Travis Jalen Travis 6'8" | C DeLaSalle | 2020 State MN of DeLaSalle (Sr)
Lamar Grayson Lamar Grayson 6'0" | PG Richfield | 2021 State MN of Richfield (Jr)
Tait Nelson Tait Nelson 5'10" | PG St. Anthony | 2020 State MN of St. Anthony (Sr)
Matt Banovetz of Holy Angels (Sr)
Second Team
Ryan Miles Ryan Miles 6'5" | SF Richfield | 2021 State MN of Richfield (Jr)
Emmett Johnson Emmett Johnson 5'11" | PG Holy Angels | 2022 State MN of Holy Angels (Soph)
Jordan Jones Jordan Jones 5'10" | PG Columbia Heights | 2020 State MN of Columbia Heights (Sr)
Muja Burton Muja Burton 6'4" | SF Columbia Heights | 2022 State MN of Columbia Heights (Soph)
Andrew Irvin Andrew Irvin 5'10" | PG DeLaSalle | 2020 State MN of DeLaSalle (Sr)
Third Team
Mitchell January Mitchell January 6'1" | SG Richfield | 2022 State MN of Richfield (Soph)
Keijuan White Keijuan White 6'0" | SG DeLaSalle | 2021 State MN of DeLaSalle (Jr)
Amir Whitlock Amir Whitlock 6'3" | PG Golden State Prep | 2021 State MN of DeLaSalle (Sr)
Isaac Burns Isaac Burns 6'1" | PG Fridley | 2020 State MN of Fridley (Sr)
Zach Longueville Zach Longueville 6'1" | PG St. Croix Lutheran | 2021 State MN of St. Croix Lutheran (Jr)
Fourth Team
Jeff Moore Jeff Moore 6'2" | SF Richfield | 2020 State MN of Richfield (Sr)
Yoal Ruei Yoal Ruei 6'3" | SG Fridley | 2020 State MN of Fridley (Sr)
Bryce Boyd Bryce Boyd 6'4" | SF Holy Angels | 2021 State MN of Holy Angels (Jr)
Owen Bushaw Owen Bushaw 5'11" | PG St. Croix Lutheran | 2021 State MN of St. Croix Lutheran (Jr)
Isaiah Casey-Hammond of Richfield (Jr)