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East Ridge Raptors day at Prep Hoops? It might be. East Ridge will be the favorite in 4AAAA but there are a couple new teams stepping up to challenge. Cretin-Derham Hall has won five of the last six titles but…
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Continue ReadingEast Ridge Raptors day at Prep Hoops? It might be. East Ridge will be the favorite in 4AAAA but there are a couple new teams stepping up to challenge. Cretin-Derham Hall has won five of the last six titles but they will look different this year (we’ve said that quite a few times though and the Raiders keep winning section crowns).
4AAAA Power Rankings
- East Ridge
- White Bear Lake
- Stillwater
- Tartan
- Woodbury
- Cretin-Derham Hal
- North St. Paul
- St. Paul Central
The Section 15
First Team
Jack Janicki Jack Janicki 6'4" | SG White Bear Lake | 2023 State #277 Nation MN of White Bear Lake (sr)
Alex Mattes Alex Mattes 6'3" | SG East Ridge | 2023 State MN of East Ridge (sr)
Max Shikenjanski Max Shikenjanski 6'2" | PG Stillwater | 2023 State #288 Nation MN of Stillwater (sr)
Charlie Theis Charlie Theis 6'5" | PF East Ridge | 2024 State MN of East Ridge (jr)
Wyatt Hawks Wyatt Hawks 6'8" | C White Bear Lake | 2023 State MN of White Bear Lake (sr)
Second Team
Charlie Bern Charlie Bern 6'4" | PF East Ridge | 2024 State MN of East Ridge (jr)
Tanner Thomsen Tanner Thomsen 6'1" | SG Stillwater | 2023 State MN of Stillwater (sr)
Brayden Carlson Brayden Carlson 6'8" | C Holy Family | 2024 State MN of East Ridge (jr)
Cayden Narum Cayden Narum 6'4" | SF Woodbury | 2023 State MN of Woodbury (jr)
Adam Tauer Adam Tauer 6'3" | SG Andover Central | 2023 State MN of Cretin-Derham Hall (sr)
Third Team
Jack Misgen Jack Misgen 6'2" | SG White Bear Lake | 2023 State MN of White Bear Lake (sr)
Luke Jacobson Luke Jacobson 6'1" | SG Cretin-Derham Hall | 2023 State MN of Cretin-Derham Hall (sr)
Carter Bolin Carter Bolin 6'7" | PF Woodbury | 2023 State MN of Woodbury (sr)
Lake De Jongh Lake De Jongh 6'6" | SF Stillwater Area | 2024 State MN of Stillwater (jr)
Brody Radtke Brody Radtke 6'7" | PF Tartan | 2024 State MN of Tartan (jr)
Elijah Barrett Elijah Barrett 6'4" | PF Tartan | 2024 State MN of Tartan (jr)
Section 4AAAA Rundown
As we detailed earlier today in the Contender Series, the Raptors will have size, experience, young talent, and depth. They will have shooters, a number of lead guard prospects to choose from starting with freshman standout Cedric Tomes Cedric Tomes 6'0" | PG East Ridge | 2026 State MN , a center in Brayden Carlson Brayden Carlson 6'8" | C Holy Family | 2024 State MN and tough versatile forwards in the Charlies. No other team in this Section has all of those pieces. That said, those pieces have to come together and they certainly could, they have played a lot of basketball together. But there is that one sticking point in their mind….. Cretin-Derham Hall has won five of the last six section crowns and most of the time it was the Raptors grabbing that second place trophy. So CDH, this is the third straight season that they will have nearly an entire new roster/rotation. They’ve proven they can do that and win before, but there’s no Tre Holloman leading the way this time. The Raiders do have several transfers (Jacobson, Anthony Knight Anthony Knight 5'10" | PG Cretin-Derham Hall | 2024 State MN , Monteff Dixon, and Jason Johnson Jason Johnson 6'0" | PG Cretin-Derham Hall | 2026 State MN ) to lean on and a few kids from JV ready for their varsity shot. But with so many new faces and no star to lean on it looks like the section is open. And that’s where stars Max Shikenjanski Max Shikenjanski 6'2" | PG Stillwater | 2023 State #288 Nation MN of Stillwater (headed to The Citadel) and Jack Janicki Jack Janicki 6'4" | SG White Bear Lake | 2023 State #277 Nation MN (walking on at Wisconsin) come in. Stillwater has their best two players back, a couple quality transfers coming in, and some role guys ready for bigger roles. WBL won’t be as deep as Stillwater but their combo of Janicki and Wyatt Hawks Wyatt Hawks 6'8" | C White Bear Lake | 2023 State MN (headed to St. Cloud State) gives them an edge on most. Both have a chance to win the section, although Janicki will start the season injured after a shoulder injury. Then there is always tough Tartan and Woodbury. Tartan’s got a really nice junior class while Woodbury has four of their top eight back and a pair in Narum and Bolin who have taken big steps forward.