Metro Youth Sports Media Review of the first half of 2012-13 Minnesota high school basketball season.
Minnesota high school basketball is enjoying someone most talented players to come through Minnesota high school basketball. With the amount of talent spread around the metro area it has made for great high school basketball season. as many teams have show their worthy of competing for state title this year.
This is MYSM ranking Top30 teams in the state have way into the 2012-2013 season this takes into account talent record style of play and head to head matches.
1 De La Salle 16 Holy Angles
2 Park Center 17 St. Louis Park
3 Apple Valley 18 Brainerd
4 Osseo 19 Blake
5 Hopkins 20 Champlin Park
6 Tartan 21 Prior Lake
7 Eden Prairie 22 Armstrong
8 Edina 23 Stillwater Area
9 Roseville 24 Johnson
10 Woodbury 25 Maple Grove
11 Minnetonka 26 Columbia Heights
12 Cooper 27 Belgrade
13 Lakeville North 28 Waconia
14 Maranatha 29 Mahtomedi
15 Austin 30 Minnehaha Academy
The Battle for the Twin Cities
The last 6-7 years Minneapolis city conference has dominated by Washburn as well as Johnson is dominated Saint Paul City conference. Both teams winning state titles during this run The 2012-13 is a whole new game as Johnson nor Washburn have the lead for the conference title. The race for the Minneapolis City conference title is led by Southwest High School and the Saint Paul to City conference title is led by Highland Park. Could be this year we get a match up other than Washburn vs Johnson in the Twin Cities Championship. It's hard to argue that there is not a battle for the cities going on.
The last 6-7 years Minneapolis city conference has dominated by Washburn as well as Johnson is dominated Saint Paul City conference. Both teams winning state titles during this run The 2012-13 is a whole new game as Johnson nor Washburn have the lead for the conference title. The race for the Minneapolis City conference title is led by Southwest High School and the Saint Paul to City conference title is led by Highland Park. Could be this year we get a match up other than Washburn vs Johnson in the Twin Cities Championship. It's hard to argue that there is not a battle for the cities going on.
The Classic Lake conference vs Field
The lake conference is the most competitive basketball conference in Minnesota. The lake conference has had representative in the state tournament semifinals each of last 6 years. Lake conference has had 2 teams make the State tournament the last 3 seasons. Lake Conference teams this year have 14 losses total out of conference play, 6 of them coming from Wayzata. Edina, Minnetonka, Hopkins and Eden Prairie all are capable of making runs for the Minnesota State Title this year. Osseo, Apple Valley, Park Center and Roseville all leading their own conferences and will not face the competition that the Classic Lake teams will face during their conference schedule and going into sections. So when it comes to competing for the state title I'll put the odds on a Classic Lake team winning it all.
Why he on the bench
This MYSM list of some very talented players who could be starting for another team or get more PT on some very good teams. This is not about the players playing in front of them but their choice of school position they play and their grade.
Romeo Barber-Mpls South class 2014
Jayson Edwards-BSM class 2015
Tracy Brown-St.Louis Park class 2015
Stephon Sharp-Hopkins class 2014
AJ Ray-Mpls Southwest class 2015
Marquise Grey-Cooper class 2014
The future is now Super 16
Marquise Grey-Cooper class 2014
The future is now Super 16
This MYSM list of the top underclassmen making big impacts on their programs varsity teams in Minnesota high school basketball this year and will be leading their teams in the future.
Jarvis Johnson-De La Sall class 2015
Amir Coffey-Hopkins class 2016
Gramtham Gillard-Maranatha class 2015
Sam Neumann- CDH class 2015
Jamil Jackson-Metro Tech class 2016.
Jamil Jackson-Metro Tech class 2016.
Alex Illikainen-Grand Rapids class 2015
Payton Bowdry-Mpls South class 2016
Even Shepherd-Washburn class 2015
Brock Bertram-Apple Valley class 2016
Jarrett Baptiste-Columbia Heights class 2016
JT Gibson-Champlin Park class 2015
Michael Hurt- John Marshall class 2016
Sacar Amin-De La Salle class 2015
Tyler Johnson- Mpls North class 2016
Arione Farra-Park Center class 2015
Patrick Dembley-Richfield class 2016
4 classes 4 rings
This is the MYSM projected matchup Minnesota high school state tournament title games.
Jarrett Baptiste-Columbia Heights class 2016
JT Gibson-Champlin Park class 2015
Michael Hurt- John Marshall class 2016
Sacar Amin-De La Salle class 2015
Tyler Johnson- Mpls North class 2016
Arione Farra-Park Center class 2015
4 classes 4 rings
This is the MYSM projected matchup Minnesota high school state tournament title games.
4A- Park Center vs Apple Valley
The 2 best teams in 4A all season meet again for a rematch. Apple Valley wins this time led by Tyus Jones gets their first State title.
3A- De La Salle vs Austin
The best team in the state, plays the team having the best season in the state. De La Salle wins back to back state titles led by Reid Travis.
2A- Litchfield vs Minnehaha Academy
Litchfield returns to the championship game only to lose again. As Kaharri Carter leads his team to thier first state title.
1A- Maranatha Academy vs Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa makes another run to the State title game, but fall short. Maranatha wins the 1A State title led by Garrison Gillard.