The Sweet 16 Preview
This weekend Pacesetter hosts their annual Sweet 16 tournament and the field is strong. We combine our preseason rankings with a quick preview and set things up for the weekend of play! ***Of course there is an asterisk so we…
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Continue ReadingThis weekend Pacesetter hosts their annual Sweet 16 tournament and the field is strong. We combine our preseason rankings with a quick preview and set things up for the weekend of play!
***Of course there is an asterisk so we can explain a couple things. First of all, this event is in August meaning high school coaches – head coach and returning assistants – cannot coach their teams in this event. So some teams will have a former coach, some will have an assistant who will coach this year, and some simply have a dad or recently graduated player coach the team. Also, attendance from top players on the top big school teams can be very spotty. Between vacations, recruiting visits, and a recuperating from a long summer of play, it is hit or miss when it comes to players on some of the better big school teams (smaller school teams often can’t lose many players or they can’t play). With that said… The preview!
Bracket 1
3A New Life Academy vs 1AAAA Park Center
Match-ups to watch: Erick Reader vs Molley Kamara, Max Briggs vs Casmir Chavis
5AAA Mahtomedi vs 8AA Pequot Lakes
Match-up to watch: Eli Laposky (Bemidji State commit) vs Will Underwood
Bracket 2
3AAA Benilde St. Margaret’s vs 1A Hayfield
Match-ups to watch: Jalen Wilson vs Zander Jacobson, Nas Beamon vs Isaac Matti, Jaleel Donley vs Ethan Pack
13AAAA Hopkins vs 9A Caledonia
Match-up to watch: Jayden Moore vs Lewis Doyle
Bracket 3
4AAA Orono vs 11A Spring Grove
Match-Up to watch: Elijah Solum vs Isaiah Hagen
21AAAA Robinsdale Armstrong vs 1AA Plainview/Elgin-Millville
Match-Ups to watch: Owen Skram vs Aeron Stevens, Seth Newbern vs Kaiden Peters
Bracket 4
13AAA St. Thomas Academy vs 3AAAA Wayzata
Match-Ups to watch: Michael Kirchner vs Spencer Hall, Hayden Tibbits vs Jack Chamberlain
2AA Lake City vs 2A Cherry
Match-up to watch: Hunter Lorenson vs Isaac Asuma,