The last section to talk about in Class AAA is 8AAA, a wide open group with Alexandria entering the season as the favorite. Power rankings, The Section 15, and a few words to get you ready for the season.
8AAA Power Rankings
- Alexandria
- Sartell-St Stephen
- St Cloud Apollo
- Bemidji
- Little Falls
- St Cloud Tech
- Sauk Rapids-Rice
- Detroit Lakes
The Section 15
First Team
Thomas DiewThomasDiew6'7" | CSt. Cloud Apollo | 2022StateMN of St. Cloud Apollo (Jr)
Gustav GundersonGustavGunderson6'0" | PGSartell | 2021StateMN of Sartell-St. Stephen (Sr)
Erik HedstromErikHedstrom6'4" | SFAlexandria | 2022StateMN of Alexandria (Jr)
Kris Hoskins of Alexandria (Jr)
Colton Roderick
ColtonRoderick6'5" | SFAlexandria | 2021StateMN of Alexandria (Sr)
Second Team
Luke KushLukeKush6'5" | SFLittle Falls | 2021StateMN of Little Falls (Sr)
Mason LundMasonLund6'3" | SGSartell | 2022StateMN of Sartell-St. Stephen (Jr)
Gavin LuksikGavinLuksik6'4" | SFBemidji | 2022StateMN of Bemidji (Jr)
Ethan OpsahlEthanOpsahl6'4" | PFSauk Rapids-Rice | 2021StateMN of Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sr)
Devyn YeagerDevynYeager6'4" | SFSt. Cloud Tech | 2022StateMN of St. Cloud Tech (Jr)
Third Team
Nate Cihak of Detroit Lakes (Jr)
Zach Gwost of Little Falls (Jr)
Blake Hartwig of Sartell-St. Stephen (Sr)
Brayden LenzmeierBraydenLenzmeier6'8" | PFSartell | 2021StateMN of Sartell-St. Stephen (Sr)
KyTavion NorwoodKyTavionNorwood5'11" | PGSt. Cloud Tech | 2021StateMN of St. Cloud Tech (Sr)
Final Thoughts
8AAA has two teams bringing back most of their roster from good/solid teams. Alexandria
The last section to talk about in Class AAA is 8AAA, a wide open group with Alexandria entering the season as the favorite. Power rankings, The Section 15, and a few words to get you ready for the season.
8AAA Power Rankings
Alexandria
Sartell-St Stephen
St Cloud Apollo
Bemidji
Little Falls
St Cloud Tech
Sauk Rapids-Rice
Detroit Lakes
The Section 15
First Team
Thomas DiewThomasDiew6'7" | CSt. Cloud Apollo | 2022StateMN of St. Cloud Apollo (Jr)
Gustav GundersonGustavGunderson6'0" | PGSartell | 2021StateMN of Sartell-St. Stephen (Sr)
Erik HedstromErikHedstrom6'4" | SFAlexandria | 2022StateMN of Alexandria (Jr)
Kris Hoskins of Alexandria (Jr)
Colton Roderick
ColtonRoderick6'5" | SFAlexandria | 2021StateMN of Alexandria (Sr)
Second Team
Luke KushLukeKush6'5" | SFLittle Falls | 2021StateMN of Little Falls (Sr)
Mason LundMasonLund6'3" | SGSartell | 2022StateMN of Sartell-St. Stephen (Jr)
Gavin LuksikGavinLuksik6'4" | SFBemidji | 2022StateMN of Bemidji (Jr)
Ethan OpsahlEthanOpsahl6'4" | PFSauk Rapids-Rice | 2021StateMN of Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sr)
Devyn YeagerDevynYeager6'4" | SFSt. Cloud Tech | 2022StateMN of St. Cloud Tech (Jr)
Third Team
Nate Cihak of Detroit Lakes (Jr)
Zach Gwost of Little Falls (Jr)
Blake Hartwig of Sartell-St. Stephen (Sr)
Brayden LenzmeierBraydenLenzmeier6'8" | PFSartell | 2021StateMN of Sartell-St. Stephen (Sr)
KyTavion NorwoodKyTavionNorwood5'11" | PGSt. Cloud Tech | 2021StateMN of St. Cloud Tech (Sr)
Final Thoughts
8AAA has two teams bringing back most of their roster from good/solid teams. Alexandria won 20 games last season and have three of the best four players in this section. Sartell-St. Stephen was a 16-game winner a year ago and they return about half their rotation and have a good mix of skill, experience, size, and toughness. Little Falls should take a step forward with what they have back and the mess that is St. Cloud Tech should start to be cleaned up by new coach Christian Pekarek. It can’t get any worse than last season’s three wins. The other squads in this group replace most of their rotation.