Scouting Minnesota – 8AAAA Ten Best
Scouting Minnesota is 32 articles for 32 sections, and this is article 32, 8AAAA. A group of ten very good players led by Maple Grove and Moorhead. Five Best [player_tooltip player_id="850738" first="Antonio" last="Bluiett"] Antonio Bluiett Antonio Bluiett 6'2" |…
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Continue ReadingScouting Minnesota is 32 articles for 32 sections, and this is article 32, 8AAAA. A group of ten very good players led by Maple Grove and Moorhead.
Five Best
Antonio Bluiett Antonio Bluiett 6'2" | PG Buffalo | 2022 State MN of Buffalo. Antonio is the best player in this section and the number one playmaking threat. Has a combo guard ability that allowed Matt Willert Matt Willert 6'6" | SF Buffalo | 2020 State MN to have the scoring year he did, but then he’s been the Comets go to guy this summer as well.
Caden Boettcher Caden Boettcher 6'5" | SF Maple Grove | 2021 State MN of Maple Grove. I would describe Caden as tougher than you know, as more agile and explosive than you know, and has the chance to be a better bucket getter with his off ball smarts and activity than people know. But every bit the game IQ and worker that people have seen.
Jon Haakenson Jon Haakenson 6'2" | SG Maple Grove | 2022 State MN of Maple Grove. I’ve said this before but I want to say it again, Jon was on the floor for a 5-time section championship veteran team because of hard he competes and because his coaches trusted him both ways. He scored four baskets a game and like Caden, a high level basketball understanding.
Johnny Tennyson Johnny Tennyson 6'3" | SG STMA | 2022 State MN of STMA. Johnny Tennyson Johnny Tennyson 6'3" | SG STMA | 2022 State MN is about to have a breakout season. He’s a player that lets the game come to him rarely forcing anything but when the time is right Johnny has the skill and agility as a guard at 6-foot-3 to be a major number producer. Teammates like him because Johnny does everything within the framework but they also know he has big potential to be that game changer.
Brady Walthall Brady Walthall 6'0" | PG Moorhead | 2021 State MN of Moorhead. The Spuds won 21 games a year ago and they bring nearly everything back. It’s a balanced team and we really could name a lot of guys in these spots but we start with Brady because he is one step ahead of most when it comes to skill and court understanding.
Five More
Belind Alemadi Belind Alemadi 6'1" | PG Moorhead | 2021 State MN of Moorhead. Belind will be a three year starter at PG because he is a selfless, skilled leader that loves to set the tone with his on-ball defense.
Terence Anthony-Larmouth Terence Anthony-Larmouth 6'6" | SF Maple Grove | 2021 State MN of Maple Grove. The Crimson have a lot of talent coming up through the system (enough to be a top 5 team in AAAA) and Terence is one of those guys. At 6-foot-6 at the forward spot Terence played every game off the bench as a junior and should have a big senior year.
Trey Feeney Trey Feeney 6'2" | SG Moorhead | 2021 State MN of Moorhead. Double figure hard working scorer that sets the tone defensively, he is one of the most respected defenders in his class. Then you add in that he is a double figure returning scorer and you have a key player.
Brandon Melchior Brandon Melchior 6'10" | C Elk River | 2022 State MN of Elk River. The Elks are massive. They look like they would walk off the plane and get ready for a college game. Brandon is 6-foot-9 and the most accomplished of the bunch with a steadiness around the basket that makes him a top 2022 big.
Griffin Rushin Griffin Rushin 6'7" | PF Brainerd | 2021 State MN of Brainerd. Griffin is one of the top returning scorers in the section. All league talent that has a chance to be a 20 point per game scorer this year.