The 5AA Profile

Section 5AA is a combination of Minneapolis schools, northwest suburban small schools, and schools from rural western Minnesota an hour outside the metro.  Here is the 5AA Profile!  5AA Power Rankings Minneapolis North Blake Litchfield Maranatha Christian Southwest Christian Rockford Holy Family Providence Academy Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Breck Watertown-Mayer Dassel-Cokato Brooklyn Center   The Section 15 First Team Ryan BoysenRyanBoysen5'10" | PGRockford | 2021StateMN of Rockford (Sr) Robert Grace IVRobertGrace IV5'10" | PGBlake | 2021StateMN of Blake (Sr) Andre GrayAndreGray6'3" | SGMinneapolis North | 2021StateMN of Minneapolis North (Sr) Davon Townley JrDavonTownley Jr6'6" | PFMinneapolis North | 2021StateMN of Minneapolis North (Sr) Willie WilsonWillieWilson6'2" | SGMinneapolis North | 2022State#220NationMN of North (Jr)   Second Team Jacob ButlerJacobButler6'2" | SGMinneapolis North | 2022StateMN of Minneapolis North (Jr) Gabe GanzGabeGanz6'1" | SGBlake | 2021StateMN of Blake (Sr) Boden KapkeBodenKapke6'10" | CHoly Family | 2023StateMN of Holy Family (Soph) Avery LiestmanAveryLiestman6'4" | SFLitchfield | 2021StateMN of Litchfield (Sr) Jasper LiuJasperLiu6'1" | PGBlake | 2021StateMN of Blake (Sr)   Third Team CJ Brown II of Minneapolis North (Sr) Liam CarneyLiamCarney6'2" | PGProvidence Academy | 2022StateMN of Providence Academy (Jr) Quyavant DouglasQuyavantDouglas6'0" | PGBrooklyn Center | 2023StateMN of Brooklyn Center (Soph) Jimmy KochJimmyKoch6'2" | PGBreck | 2022StateMN of Breck (Jr) Jaren MortonJarenMorton5'11" | PGBreck | 2021StateMN of Breck (Sr) Mario Sanders of Minneapolis North (Jr)   Final Thoughts The North Polars are far and away the most talented team in this section.  We listed six names but they have a group of nine or ten that will simply be too tough and deep for the section to likely defeat.  Sure there could be an upset, upsets happen. And often when they happen it’s a veteran time, like Blake is.  This is the year the Bears have been building to since Robert, Gabe, and Jasper were playing together as freshmen.  Litchfield will be tough, others have talent, but Blake is a top ten squad and Minneapolis North is both a leading Class AA title contender AND one of the five most talented teams in Minnesota regardless of class.