Scouting Minnesota – 4AAAA Ten Best
One of the best rivalries in Minnesota high school basketball right now is Cretin-Derham Hall and East Ridge. Raptors and Raiders lead today’s ten best. Five Best (+) Drew Adams Drew Adams 6'8" | PF Eastridge | 2021 State…
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Continue ReadingOne of the best rivalries in Minnesota high school basketball right now is Cretin-Derham Hall and East Ridge. Raptors and Raiders lead today’s ten best.
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Drew Adams Drew Adams 6'8" | PF Eastridge | 2021 State MN of East Ridge. Drew was a top four scorer for the Raptors a season ago and he will move into the main frontcourt producing position next year now that Kreisel and Carlson are at the college level. Drew is a skilled four with a pretty touch.
Kendall Blue Kendall Blue 6'6" | SG East Ridge | 2022 State #242 Nation MN of East Ridge. Kendall now steps into the alpha role for the Raptors, a spot previously occupied by division one talent like Ben Carlson Ben Carlson 6'9" | PF East Ridge | 2020 State #66 Nation MN , Courtney Brown Jr, Kendall Brown, and Sid Tomes. Blue is a quality ball handler at 6-foot-5/6-foot-6 coming off of a 16 point per game season.
Bradley Cimperman Bradley Cimperman 6'5" | SG Woodbury | 2021 State MN of Woodbury. Woodbury improved by 13 games a season ago and that was with Mac Lockner Mac Lockner 6'3" | SG Woodbury | 2021 State MN spending much of last year injured or dealing with injury. Cimperman is the leading with 20 point per game potential next season. He’s likely to be one of the better scorers on the wing in the senior class.
Tre Holloman Tre Holloman 6'2" | PG Cretin-Derham Hall | 2022 State #57 Nation MN of Cretin-Derham Hall. Tre is the best point guard in the state of Minnesota and there really isn’t anybody close to his level. The CDH 19-20 rotation was Tre and mostly seniors so a lot has to be replaced around him but CDH will still be good because Tre will lift those around him to be a section top contender.
Jack Janicki Jack Janicki 6'4" | SG White Bear Lake | 2023 State #277 Nation MN of White Bear Lake. Jack is one of the best 2023s in the state and he’s coming off a 15 point per game season making a really nice pair with Kayne Raheem on a .500 team. Expectations are high for another step forward.
Max Shikenjanski Max Shikenjanski 6'2" | PG Stillwater | 2023 State #288 Nation MN of Stillwater. Max was one of the state’s top freshmen scores last year putting up 17 points a game. Stillwater is still fighting to be a contender but with Max they have a better chance than they’ve had.
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Curtis Favors Curtis Favors 6'3" | SG Tartan | 2021 State MN of Tartan. Tartan has lost it’s top three scorers from a season ago and Curtis will be the top returning bucket getter.
Ben North Ben North 6'0" | PG East Ridge | 2021 State MN of East Ridge. In reviewing a couple of the East Ridge games I was really surprised at how improved North was from start to finish. He should have a really solid senior season.
Blake Rohrer Blake Rohrer 6'2" | SG Woodbury | 2022 State MN of Woodbury. I was really impressed by the way that Blake played as a sophomore, he competed at a level much past his age. I think he’s going to have a great junior season.
Jack Tauer Jack Tauer 6'2" | SG Cretin-Derham Hall | 2021 State MN of CDH. Jack is the other Raider player with varsity experience returning for the Raiders. He’s one of the best defenders on the team (and on the Heat team) and this year he will get a chance to do more offensively than we’ve seen.
LaRon Thomas of North St. Paul. LaRon is a worker. Averaged 9.5 points and ten boards a game plus dished out 3-4 assists a contest. Thomas has a 40 inch vertical to get to those boards and finishes.
Shawn West-Zimpel Shawn West-Zimpel 6'2" | SG South St. Paul | 2022 State MN of North St. Paul. Shawn was all league last year and he’s the most naturally gifted player returning for the Polars.