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Conference Commentary State Title Contender: None Top Ten in State Right Now: Benilde-St. Margaret’s BSM was done there for a bit but not for long. This year they will be lead by an excellent senior duo in Sam Baker and…
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State Title Contender: None
Top Ten in State Right Now: Benilde-St. Margaret’s
BSM was done there for a bit but not for long. This year they will be lead by an excellent senior duo in Sam Baker and Eli Cave who have both really developed since the end of last year. The two should have an excellent season leading the Red Knights.
Potential Top Ten: None
There are good teams in this section but Class AAAA is loaded this year and while I think Chaska, Cooper, and maybe Chanhassen will have really nice years I just don’t know that this is the year they crack that big school top ten. Chaska has a really nice backcourt but I feel like that they may a year away from being a top ten squad. Cooper will also be good but will have many young bodies on the floor.
Compete with Most: Chaska, Chanhassen, Jefferson, Cooper, Kennedy, St. Louis Park
This is a league where just about everybody is in a similar situation talent wise including BSM who is only higher in these paragraphs because they are in Class AAA. If you look at so many of these rosters teams lost good seniors that will be tough to replace but still have a lot of good guys that were underclassmen last year ready to step up big.
Rebuilding: Richfield
It’s been a couple tough years there and right now things don’t look to be on the up at the moment. They have lost a few decent transfers as of late too.
Predicted Order of Finish
- Chaska
- Benilde-St. Margaret's
- Bloomington Jefferson
- Robbinsdale Cooper
- Chanhassen
- St. Louis Park
- Bloomington Kennedy
- Richfield
Preseason All Metro West
First Team
Myles Hanson, Chaska, Jr.
Sam Baker, BSM, Sr.
Melvin Newbern Jr, Cooper, Sr.
Eli Cave, BSM, Sr
Alex Strazzanti, Chaska, Jr.
Second Team
Ray Whitlock, St. Louis Park, Sr
Mike Witthus, Chanhassen, Sr.
Luke Hennen, Chaska, Sr
Derek Drees, BSM, Jr.
Markel Aune, Kennedy, So.
Third Team
Henry Weisman, Chaska, Sr.
Jack Tilllotson, Jefferson, Jr.
Trey Prince, Chanhassen, Jr
Mykal Howard, St. Louis Park, Jr
Josh Bryant, Kennedy, So.
Fourth Team
Trokon Massey, Cooper, So.
Joe Hird, Jefferson, Jr.
Andrew Kallman, Chaska, Jr
Ryan Domres, St. Louis Park, So.
Chris Wandling, Chanhassen, So.
Beijan Newbern, Cooper, So
Matt Lilienthal, BSM, Sr.