MYSM First- Half Review 2011-12

Metro Youth Sports Review of the First half of Minnesota High School Basketball Season

The Tip-Off  

Minnesota High school basketball season is in full swing and a new season it is. With Minnesota High School League now taking account strengths of Schedule. There has been a jump of Programs playing a high level of competition early and teams playing more tournaments and more games early in the season, with some teams playing as many as 16 games by January. This has made for a very competitive season to start off with and showing the who’s, who of the best teams in the state of Minnesota.

The season so far has been eye opener for most, great teams are just really good ones and some good teams are playing great. Some underclassmen leading their teams and some seniors lead their teams for one last chance at a State title season.

This Is MYSM ranking of the Top 30 teams in the state half way into the 2011-2012 season this takes account talent, record, style of play and who would win among these teams.

1)       Benilde-St. Margaret’s               16) Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa   

2)       Eastview                                       17) Owatonna

3)       Apple Valley                                18)  Prairie Seeds Academy

4)       Hopkins                                        19) Woodbury                     

5)       Lakeville North                            20)  Roseville

6)       Minnetonka                                  21) Academy Of Holy Angles

7)       Eden Prairie                                   22) De La Salle

8)       Washburn                                     23) Blake

9)       Osseo                                            24 ) Johnson

10)   Wayzata                                         25) Cretin-Derham Hall

11)   Duluth East                                    26)  Moorhead

12)   Perham                                             27)  Chanhassen

13)   Tartan                                              28)  Battle Lake

       14) Spring Lake Park                              29) Fair Downtown
       15) Prior Lake                                          30) Century (Rochester, MN)

Please Don’t Sleep- There are Teams with better Records then these Teams, But MYSM we looking at the athletes and Talent and up side and Depth of Skill on their bench.

   Who’s The Big Dog Now ???

The top of the Lake conference has been the top of 4A Minnesota high school basketball. The best players and best teams have made their stay as the front runners for the state title.  Those days are over and now there is another conference that will make their stake as the best in 4A.

The South Suburban has every reason to think that they would be the best basketball conference in the state of Minnesota. Apple valley Beat Hopkins out the gate of the season, and have not show any reason why they would not again. Three of the Top 5 teams in the state play in the South suburban conference. Eastview, Apple Valley, and Lakeville North all have a chance to win state. 

EastView’s Joey King or Tyler Flack of Lakeville North  in a lot of people minds are the best players in the state, Apple Valley’s Tyus Jones is the best PG in the state and Prior Lake’s Carson Shanks is the tallest player and pure big at 7’1.  There is many ways too look at it the best Team, Teams, Players, and Player all are in the South Suburban Conference now.!!!

The Fight for the Lake

Most People following Minnesota High school Basketball knew that the best player in the state would not be on Hopkins team this year. But they my not Even have the best player in the conference.

 Wayzata, Minnetonka, and Eden Prairie all have great talent and now can say we are the better teams. Wayzata is one of 3 undefeated teams in 4A Minnetonka has the best starting 5 in the class and Eden Prairie’s got an championship caliber squad ready to make another deep. 

Hopkins is still the deepest team but not the best and they don’t have that Mr. Basketball player on their team that carries them too the top.

Why is He on the Bench? 

This MYSM list of some very talented players who could be starting varsity somewhere or get more PT on some very good teams this is not about whom playing in front of them but their choice of school and the position they play and grade.

Malcolm Moore- Minnetonka 2013                Geno Crandall- De La Salle 2014

Phillip Stribling- Hopkins 2013                      Malik Wilson- Osseo 2013

Bronson Bruneau- Lakeville North 2013     Troy May Jr- Prairie Seeds Academy 2013

     Future is now Super 16

This MYSM list of the top underclassmen making big impacts on their programs in Minnesota High Basketball this Year and with be leading their team’s future.

Reid Travis – De La Salle PF 2014                 John Warren- Fair Downtown SG 2015  

Rashad Vaughn – Copper SG 2014                 Delshon Strickland- Holy Angles SG 2014

Tyus Jones- Apple Valley PG 2014                  Dennis Austin- Apple Valley PF 2014

Ian Theisen – Osseo C 2014                              Jake Wright- Hopkins SG 2014

Jon Sobaski- Prior Lake PG 2014           Sam Neumann-Cretin-Durham-Hall G/F 2015

Jarvis Johnson- De La Salle PG 2015              Dejon Davis- Washburn G/F   2014         

Jeff Jones- Washburn SG 2014                         Andre Wallace- Eden Prairie PG 2014

Aroine Farrar- Roosevelt SG 2015                  Andrew Grosz- Min netonka- PG 2015

4 Classes 4 Ring’s this Is MYSM Projected Match Ups in the Minnesota State Title Games

4A –Eastview Vs Duluth East - Duluth East BIG 3 Johnny Woodward, Taylor Stafford and Akolda Manyang     shock most as they win over Joey Kings Eastview squad

        

3A - Benilde-St. Margaret’s Vs De La Salle – The Red Knights seniors get their Championship led by Sanjay Lumpkin and Isaiah Zierden over a young De la Salle team led by Jarvis Jonson and Reid Travis

2A – Perham Vs Braham - Perham Repeats and proves their un-match at Minnesota 2A

1A - Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Vs Prairie Seeds Academy- Prairie Seeds Academy get a championship in their fist year eligible led by Senior PG Trent Pollard and big man Gage Deis over Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa