The Sophomores of the Year around the state, by section. The best 10th grader in each section around Minnesota is honored today.
Class AAAA
Class AAAA Sophomore(s) of the Year – Max Shikenjanski Max Shikenjanski 6'2" | PG Stillwater | 2023 State #288 Nation MN & Jack Janicki Jack Janicki 6'4" | SG White Bear Lake | 2023 State #277 Nation MN
Section 1 – Soren Richardson of Northfield
Section 2 – Chiddi Obiazor of Eden Prairie
Section 3 – Nolan Winter Nolan Winter 7'0" | PF Lakeville North | 2023 State #98 Nation MN of Lakeville North
Section 4 – Max Shikenjanski Max Shikenjanski 6'2" | PG Stillwater | 2023 State #288 Nation MN of Stillwater/ Jack Janicki Jack Janicki 6'4" | SG White Bear Lake | 2023 State #277 Nation MN of White Bear Lake
Section 5 – JJ Ware JJ Ware 6'6" | SF Park Center | 2023 State MN of Park Center
Section 6 – Max Wilson of Hopkins
Section 7 – Sam Musungu of Andover
Section 8 – Lincoln Palbicki Lincoln Palbicki 6'10" | C Maple Grove | 2023 State MN of Maple Grove
Class AAA
Class AAA Sophomore(s) of the Year – Taison Chatman Taison Chatman 6'4" | PG Totino Grace | 2023 State #35 Nation MN & CJ O’Hara CJ O’Hara 6'4" | SF Park Center | 2023 State #285 Nation MN of Totino-Grace
Section 1 – Isaac Dearborn Isaac Dearborn 6'0" | PG Byron | 2023 State MN of Byron
Section 2 – Jalen Hayes of Mankato East
Section 3 – Michael Kirchner Michael Kirchner 6'0" | PG St. Thomas Academy | 2023 State MN of St. Thomas Academy
Section 4 – Taison Chatman Taison Chatman 6'4" | PG Totino Grace | 2023 State #35 Nation MN & CJ O’Hara CJ O’Hara 6'4" | SF Park Center | 2023 State #285 Nation MN of Totino-Grace
Section 5 – Matthew Bothun Matthew Bothun 6'9" | PF St. Francis | 2023 State MN of St. Francis
Section 6 – Nasir Whitlock Nasir Whitlock 6'2" | PG Delasalle | 2023 State MN of DeLaSalle
Section 7 – Cooper Drews Cooper Drews 6'4" | SF Princeton | 2023 State MN of Princeton
Section 8 – Isaac Severts Isaac Severts 6'6" | PF Bemidji | 2023 State MN of Bemidji
Class AA
Class AA Sophomore of the Year – Gannon Ahrendt of Luverne
Section 1 – Will Opsahl Will Opsahl 6'8" | SF Goodhue | 2023 State MN of Goodhue
Section 2 – Mason Schirmer Mason Schirmer 5'9" | PG Maple River | 2023 State MN of Maple River
Section 3 – Gannon Ahrendt of Luverne
Section 4 – Jessye Lewis Jr Jessye Lewis Jr 6'1" | PG Hiawatha Collegiate | 2023 State MN of Hiawatha Collegiate
Section 5 – Boden Kapke Boden Kapke 6'11" | C Holy Family | 2023 State #153 Nation MN of Holy Family
Section 6 – Matthew Warring of Sauk Centre
Section 7 – Trent Gomez Trent Gomez 6'0" | PG Two Harbors | 2023 State MN of Two Harbors
Section 8 – Owen Leach Owen Leach 6'6" | SF Dillworth Glyndon-Felton | 2023 State MN of DGF
Class A
Class A Sophomore of the year – Isaac Matti Isaac Matti 6'1" | SG Hayfield | 2023 State MN of Hayfield
Section 1 – Isaac Matti Isaac Matti 6'1" | SG Hayfield | 2023 State MN of Hayfield
Section 2 – Zach Anderson Zach Anderson 6'6" | SF Martin County West | 2023 State MN of Martin County West
Section 3 – Aiden Wichmann Aiden Wichmann 6'2" | PG RTR | 2023 State MN of RTR
Section 4 – Aiden Johnson of Heritage Christian
Section 5 – Kaden Pieper Kaden Pieper 6'3" | SG Belgrade Brooten Elrosa | 2023 State MN of BBE
Section 6 – Mason Hammer of Henning
Section 7 – Austin Josephson Austin Josephson 6'9" | C South Ridge | 2023 State MN of South Ridge
Section 8 – Jackson Woinarowicz of WAO