The Weekend Menu – Lamar Grayson, Know the Name
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So it’s -33 where you live? That’s okay, you can still watch basketball online or go to the gym (you only have to be outside for a minute!). Here are the top games of the weekend. Appetizer. Looking to watch…
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Continue ReadingSo it’s -33 where you live? That’s okay, you can still watch basketball online or go to the gym (you only have to be outside for a minute!). Here are the top games of the weekend.
Appetizer. Looking to watch two games tonight? Your best chance to see two is to watch either DeLaSalle at Saint Anthony or Richfield at Fridley, and then catch a 7:30 game when those two 6pm starts are completed. DeLaSalle and Richfield are both top 5 teams in Class AAA basketball while Saint Anthony and Fridley are three-win clubs a game under .500. Richfield is led by Lamar Grayson Lamar Grayson 6'0" | PG Richfield | 2021 State MN , a 23 point per game scorer that is making some noise as a potential Top Ten list Mr. Basketball candidate player. Sophomore Nasir Whitlock Nasir Whitlock 6'2" | PG Delasalle | 2023 State MN leads the Islanders with his 15.1 points per game.
Specials. Mankato West vs Mankato East. For a long time this game was so must see they played it in the Taylor Center to accommodate all the interest. East has won the last seven straight games so the rivalry has been more one sided as of late. Both teams come into tonight’s game at 7-1 with talented rosters ready to go at it. The Scarlets have the more experienced group, the Cougars are the team more used to winning. Here are the likely match-ups for tonight’s clash:
Puolrah Gong (Jr 6’7 Power Forward of ME) vs Mekhi Collins Mekhi Collins 6'5" | PF Mankato West | 2022 State MN (Jr 6’5 Forward of MW)
BJ Omot BJ Omot 6'8" | PF Mankato East | 2022 State #231 Nation MN (Jr 6’7 Guard of ME) vs Buom Jock Buom Jock 6'5" | SF Mankato West | 2022 VA (Jr 6’5 Wing of MW)
Tj Kueth (Jr 6’2 Guard of ME) vs Brady Haugum Brady Haugum 6'1" | SG Mankato West | 2022 State MN (Jr 6’0 PG of MW)
Jalen Hayes (Soph 6’2 Small Forward of ME) vs Louis Magers (Jr 6’3 Forward of MW)
Sean Clement (Jr 6’0 Guard of ME) vs Mason Ellwein Mason Ellwein 6'0" | PG Mankato West | 2021 State MN (Jr 6’0 PG of MW)
Main Course. Byron vs Stewartville. Ahjany Lee Ahjany Lee 6'9" | C Byron | 2022 State #145 Nation MN vs Will Tschetter Will Tschetter 6'8" | PF Stewartville | 2021 State #96 Nation MN . There is a lot to see in this game. Jake Braaten versus Nolan Stier Nolan Stier 6'2" | SG Stewartville | 2021 State MN will be fun in the backcourt. Both teams are ranked. Byron has the deeper, more experienced team so they are the favorite coming in. But if were are being honest with ourselves people will want to come into this game to see Nationally ranked posts Will Tschetter Will Tschetter 6'8" | PF Stewartville | 2021 State #96 Nation MN and Ahjany Lee Ahjany Lee 6'9" | C Byron | 2022 State #145 Nation MN go at it. Stewartville will rely on Tschetter for more and he is the more skilled of the players, but Lee is getting more skilled by the second. Ahjany is also the taller, the longer, and the more agile of the two prospects as well. Should be fun.
Dessert. The late night Saturday game to see is Lake City (4-1) vs La Crescent (6-2). Both teams should be celebrated for where they are right now. Lake City looked…. I guess I will say terrible when I watched them against Byron. But they’ve won their other four games including a nice win over Goodhue. Junior Justin Wohlers Justin Wohlers 6'6" | PF Lake City | 2022 State MN is one of the better shooters in southern Minnesota and he’s scoring nearly 20 a game. As as La Crescent, this was expected to be a bit of a bumpy season considering all the players they lost to graduation. But through eight games the Lancers are a balanced team with a freshman, Parker McQuin, stepping up big with a dozen a game.