The Best from AAU State: Part 2

<strong>Top 10 Breakout Players at the AAU</strong><strong> </strong> <strong>Point Guard—Abby Schulte, Stars 10^th Antl and Maple Grove</strong> <strong>Point Guard—Amber Scalia, North Tartan 8^th Scalia and Stillwater</strong> Schulte makes this list by virtue of transitioning from a young point guard with lots of upside potential, to a confident, veteran leader with the ball in her hands. As for Scalia, I don’t want to add to the pressure here but people say she’s not her sister. Are you sure about that? <strong>Combo Guard—Amaya Battle, North Tartan 8^th Contreras and Hopkins</strong> <strong>Combo Guard—Maggie Czinano, Watertown-Mayer</strong> This is a different Amaya Battle than you’ve seen at Hopkins. There are no older teammates to defer to. She overpowers people her own age going to the rim and also with her tough physical defense. And Maggie is nothing like Monika. Maggie is a long point guard who really makes stuff happen. <strong>Shooting Guard—Paige Kindseth, Stars 9^th Hersch and Farmington</strong> <strong>Shooting Guard—Tessa Johnson, North Tartan 8^th Contreras and St. Michael-Albertville</strong> <strong> </strong>Kindseth is a big play player. She can disappear at times but then she’ll knock down the deep 3 or make a spectacular defensive play. Great athleticism. She just explodes sometimes. Tessa is Rae’s little sister and she is a polished and a versatile scorer. <strong>Forward—Maya Nnaji, Suns 2021 Coley and Hopkins (2022)</strong> <strong>Forward—Nyamer Diew, North Tartan 2020 Starks and Worthington</strong> <strong> </strong>2 very explosive, powerful offensive players. Along with Adalia McKenzie and others, they make up a great group of young wings. <strong> </strong><strong>Center—Natalie Mazurek, Fury 2020 Gauntlet and Eden Prairie</strong> <strong>Center—Johanna Langbehn, North Tartan 9^th Sinn and Elk River</strong><strong> </strong> Mazurek plays a bit like Sophia Hart. Not as big, not as young, but very long, very mobile for her size. Great hands. Langbehn lets the game come to her but when it was her turn she delivered a bunch of big plays.