Scouting Minnesota – South Central
Section 2A in Minnesota is still very rich with talent, but that talent will be more spread out in 2020-21. Here are names to know. Seniors – 2021 Stepping into a Starring Role. The seniors that you have been…
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Continue ReadingSection 2A in Minnesota is still very rich with talent, but that talent will be more spread out in 2020-21. Here are names to know.
Seniors – 2021
Stepping into a Starring Role. The seniors that you have been hearing about for a long time will now be seniors looking to push their team to state. Drew Sagedahl Drew Sagedahl 6'0" | SG Bold | 2021 State MN of BOLD scored 22 points a game and is one of the top two returning players in all of Class A basketball. Ben Holden Ben Holden 6'6" | PF Cleveland | 2021 State MN of Cleveland is a post that scored 18 a game at 6-foot-5 while Zach Jackson Zach Jackson 6'4" | SF Lester Prairie | 2021 State MN of Lester Prairie is one of the top “jack of all trades” talents in Class A. Six-foot-6/6-foot-7 forward Shane Stevenson Shane Stevenson 6'6" | PF Nicollet | 2021 State MN of Nicollet could become a quality D3 or NAIA prospect after his 18 a game.
Get to Know This Pair. Kegan Heiderscheidt Kegan Heiderscheidt 6'7" | SF Sleepy Eye | 2021 State MN of Sleepy Eye is a player we really hoped to see this summer at 17u or in the Breakdown summer events. He’s a 6-foot-6 point guard that passes at a high level plus scored 15 a contest. Then you have Ethan Nickel Ethan Nickel 6'1" | SG Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey | 2021 State MN of Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey who scored 17 a game as a junior. Nickel’s team was full of seniors but it was Nickel who became the most dependable.
Juniors – 2021
Division One Players? Teigan Martin Teigan Martin 6'7" | PF Mayer Lutheran | 2022 MN of Mayer Lutheran was recently offered as a football prospect and he was a Minnesota Gopher basketball guest this past winter. At 6-foot-8 and mobile Teigan is a scholarship talent, and he could be a D1 player. Martin is playing with Grassroots Sizzle 16u this summer. Then you have Ja’Sean Glover of Madelia who scored 28 points a game earning third team all state status. Glover is playing up on the Southwest Minnesota Stars 17u club.
St. Clair. Conner Andree Conner Andree 6'0" | PG St. Clair | 2022 State MN , Tom Loeffler Tom Loeffler 6'4" | PF St. Clair | 2022 MN , Mason Ward Mason Ward 6'1" | PG St. Clair | 2022 State MN , Devin Embacher Devin Embacher 5'8" | PG St. Clair | 2022 MN , and Derrick Zeldenrust Derrick Zeldenrust 6'9" | C St. Clair | 2022 State MN . Who are these guys? They are juniors-to-be that all played a big role for St. Clair as sophomores, and next up they will be section title contenders. Andree is the shooter, he scored 16 a game with his three point touch. Zeldenrust stands 6-foot-8 and is the man in the middle taking away deep paint attempts. Loeffler is Mr Active on the wing rebounding in bulk, scoring, and defending aggressively. Ward is the playmaker handling the ball and setting the offense up for the team and Embacher is the 5-foot-8 guard that was the biggest surprise this year. All but Zeldenrust averaged double digits.
Stepping Into Bigger Roles. New Ulm Cathedral, WEM, Springfield, and BOLD all lost five of their top six players from top teams. BOLD has Sagedahl while the others lost their best player. Who steps in at the other schools? Sam Knowles Sam Knowles 6'6" | PF New Ulm Cathedral | 2022 State MN of New Ulm Cathedral scored 10 a game and is their lone returning starters. Domanik Paulson of WEM played a big role last year and could have a huge junior season following his 15 points per game.
The biggest name to know? That could be double-double, soft touching Adam Heckman Adam Heckman 6'6" | C TML-GHEC | 2022 State MN of TML-GHEC who scored 20 a game at 6-foot-6. Tyler Neitzel Tyler Neitzel 6'1" | SG Mayer Lutheran | 2022 MN of Mayer Lutheran, Jack Behning Jack Behning 6'3" | SF Lester Prairie | 2022 State MN of Lester Prairie, and Colton Thompson of Nicollet are also names to know.
Sophomores – 2023
There are three 2023s that played big roles as freshmen. Those players are Lawson Godfrey Lawson Godfrey 6'1" | SG Mankato Loyola | 2023 State MN of Mankato Loyola (scored 12 per game), Zach Anderson Zach Anderson 6'6" | SF Martin County West | 2023 State MN of Martin County West (nine a contest), and Tanner Scheevel Tanner Scheevel 6'0" | SG Lester Prairie | 2023 MN of Lester Prairie who is also coming off an all league freshman football year plus he’s a state rodeo champion,