Wednesday, October 27, 2010

This is something I posted on Minnesotapreps.com in response to a thread started about possible BREAKOUT/SUPRISING players in the senior class.
Here are 10 guys I think will make a big impression this season. Some are Comets some are not. I'm not including Rollo since he was already mentioned, but I would agree he's right up there.

10. Shane Bosek 6'5 Minnewaska Area. Who's coming out of 6AA now that NLS lost 4 of 5 Starters, Staples all 5, Morris 4/5 and Albany 4/5? My guess is Minnewaska, and if they do, it'll be because SHane Bosek took "the Leap."
9. Joe Carpenter 6'5 STMA. Joe is the best unrecruited prospect in the state. Ryan James always tells me that as a quote. He is a HM athlete, and has a nice scoring touch. STMA is very well coached, and if Joe is playing well, they will be a tough out.
8. Kurt Moody 6'4 Pequot Lakes. Maybe he's less of a suprise, but in 8AA look for PL to be very tough and Kurt to be a big reason why. Leading scorer last yr in his conference, a conference that included Staples and Jordan Riewer.
7. Michael Idso 6'8 Rochester Mayo Size, some skill, equal a pretty nice season. Some D2 interest, will it be more with a good season? Of course!!!
6. Shane Hennen 6'2 Minneota. Minneota will contend in their section, and probably just fall short, losing to MACCRAY. Hennen will be a big reason why. Kid is solid, and can stroke it.
5. Adam Hjelter 6'1 Hutchinson MN. Was great at UA net gain Showcase, showed his ability to shoot the ball, easily winning the three pt contest against some solid shooters(Dearing, Watson, Marshall, Tyus, etc...)and can really make plays for others. Look for Hutch to possibly repeat as section champs, and Adam will be big reason why.
4. Bryan Sprang 6'3 Irondale. Not sure he counts, as a suprise, but I expect Sprang to have a huge year AGAIN!!!
3. Levi Abercrombie 6'1 Armstrong. How good was this kid this AAU season? His stock will rise, especially while Curtis remains unsigned. He's an NSIC kid easy to me.
2. Aaron Zimmer 6'6 Foley HS. You will never hear about him again, Foley won't probably get to .500 this season, but this kid can flat out score the basketball. He's got range, he can post you, and hes adept at going either way. Very Skilled. Sat the whole summer with a back injury, but he had 31 and 28 in two games against state champ NLS last season.
1. Kevin Kueffler 6'4 BBE. best 1A team no one knows about is BBE. Best player on BBE is Kueffler. Scoring power wing reminds me a lot of a kid I coached named Tyler Wruck who went on to play at Bemidji, not as physical as Tyler, but similiar skill set.

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