This preview, we reach the mid-point of this 6 week series. This is the 13th preview in my 2017-2018 season preview series. With one of the best players in the section, I can see them making another long run. They've made a run in the section the last 2 years so the program experience is there. With 25 PPG guy Kafi Abdi back and a down section, maybe this group of Mustangs makes a run.
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf if they play the tournament series in section 1A is likely looking at going out in a pigtail game. The Bulldogs win a 1st round home game but then go out to either Cleveland or Mayer Lutheran in the North subsection semis. I picked Springfield to win class A in my Breakdown book predictions (spoiler alert, buy the book now). They are in stuck in tough section 2A with teams like Cleveland and Mayer Lutheran in their subsection and Springfield on the other side. So this year is there for the taking for the TCAC teams and I see them getting it done.Īlso a quick note here on MCAA member Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity. Then there's a whole bunch of mediocre teams that could end up anywhere. But there's not a huge gap there so I see it as very competitive. Jamar Robinson at PSA and Joey Erickson at Hope are all a handful in this section.
The best half of the MCAA by my projections isn't in the section and 3 of the better TCAC teams are in AA. So that means a very down year in the section. My projection is that 16 or 17 will actually play the tournament series. While there are 22 teams listed in the section, at least 4 of them won't be playing come tournament time.
Plus TCAC D2 favorite Nova moves up to 4AA. Cristo Rey moves up to 4AA and as my projected TCAC champion you could argue them as a favorite here as well. Both would be big favorites here this year. This group of teams is the happiest in the state as Minneapolis North and Maranatha both move up to section 5AA. Semifinals: Tuesday, March 13th at Anoka-Ramsey Community Collegeįinals: Friday, March 16th at Anoka-Ramsey Community College Let's start with a look atĪ list of all the season previews and how they are generated, click here.ĭefending Champion: Minneapolis North (20 State Champs) That will include looks at some section teams that I haven't done yet plus some sprinkled comments about teams we looked at that aren't in the 14 sections being previewed. Over the next 3 weeks, I'll take a lookĪt 14 sections including all of class AAAA.
In the 1st half of the previews, I took a look at 117 This is the 14th preview in my 2017-2018 season preview series. With everybody back and the top player in the section in Jalen Suggs returning for the defending state champs, no way I can bet against that. Add in soph forward Drewjuan White as an athlete and maybe they steal a game or 2.
They'll play a schedule that preps them for section play (Trinity tourney will be telling for them and the section). Rest of the TCAC also gets shoved down in seeding. Nova's schedule will hold them down despite being TCAC D2 champs. Paul Prep/HSRA fighting for next seeds here.
New Life has size to bother most of the teams in the section. So that leaves Trinity and Cristo Rey as other top temas in their leagues as the next in line. That takes away the teams that would likely be the next seeds behind Minnehaha. Paul WashingtonĢ contenders in Roosevelt and St. Paul Washingtonįinals: Friday, March 16th at St. For a list of all the season previews and how they areĭefending Champion: Minnehaha Academy (2017 State AA Champion)