2021 Battle at the Lakes Games to See

A notable event on the May schedule is back as Battle at the Lakes returns.  Lots of Minnesota on Minnesota crime as expected here.  Its a pools only schedule, no brackets.  Here are games that stick out to me in schedule order.  All games are on Baller.TV but good luck getting that to work.

17U
PM North Showcase vs Select Mantey Fri 6:00

MSP Elite vs Select Mantey Sat 9:05
Fury Wilde vs Tulsa Hawks Sat 11:15
D1 vs Select Ohnstad Sat 12:20
MSP Elite vs PM North Showcase Sat 12:20
Northstar Titans Barker vs MN Lightning Ellerbusch Sat 12:20
Comets Belka vs MN Magic Premier Sat 2:30
Heat Grow vs Comets Elite Sat 5:45
WOTN Johnson vs Northstar Titans Barker Sat 5:45

D1 vs WI Playground Sun 9:05
D1 Prospects vs Fury Wilde Sun 10:10
Select Ohnstad vs Tulsa Hawks Sun 10:10
Select Ohnstad vs WI Playground Sun 12:20
WOTN Johnson vs MN Lightning Ellerbusch Sun 12:20
Fury Narum vs Gain Elite Sun 2:30

The highlight here is 11-1 Select Ohnstad taking on D1 Minnesota in the top pool.  D1 Minnesota started their season 0-5 but won their last 4 games in Kansas City 2 weeks ago.  Ahjany Lee and Joe Hurlburt vs Pharrell Payne is the highlight matchup in that one.  Lee and Hurlburt are high major guys, Payne is emerging quickly trying to jump into that same conversation.  (Czar's Correction: Lee plays on the D1 Prospects squad).  WI Playground also in that pool with star Jeffrey Brazziel amongst others.  Fury Wilde is in the 2nd pool with the Tulsa Hawks and the D1 MN Prospects.  2 very good games there.  Select Ohnstad gets a crossover game with the Hawks as well.

I was hoping we'd get Northstar Titans Terhaar rather than Northstar Titans Barker in the WOTN Johnson pool to go with MN Lightning Ellerbusch.  MSP Elite (Spring Lake Park crew including Logan Kinsey who just got a MN-Moorhead offer) gets a couple Minnesota opponents in their pool with Select Mantey and Playmakers North Showcase.  Heat Grow vs Comets Elite and Fury Narum vs Gain Elite stick out to me as games to show where you really stand.

16U
Gain Elite vs Heat Pratt, Fri 6 PM
Playmakers North vs Fury II 8:05 Fri

Fury Antl vs WI Playmakers Wausau 3-1 Sat 10:10
Comets Elite vs Playmakers North 12:20 Sat
WOTN Bertsch vs Select Emge 1:25 Sat
MN Bounce vs Team 1848, 2:30 Sat
Select Emge vs MN Lightning Ellerbusch Sat 7:55
Comets Elite vs Fury II Sat 9 PM

Heat Pratt vs MN Chill, Sun 9:05
Fury Antl vs WI Playground Sun 10:10
WOTN Bertsch vs MN Lightning Ellerbusch 11:15 Sun
Gain Elite vs MN Chill Sun 1:25

In Pool B, Fury Antl gets WI Playmakers Wausau in a rematch of the Comets Shootout championship game that Fury won big.  Fury Antl also gets top WI Playground squad.  Max Shikenjanski off to a hot start for Fury including a 39 point outburst last weekend vs the Pentagon Schoolers.  Good matchup in Pool D as you have 8-0 MN Bounce vs Team 1848.  Team 1848 was 3-1 in St. Cloud losing to Heat Pratt in the 1st round.  MN Bounce ran the table in the 2nd bracket in St. Cloud and won all 4 games in Atlanta last week.  Top WOTN and Select squads get together.  MN Chill has been on the road in Prep Hoops events and has played well.  Now a big weekend for them with quality local opponents in Heat Pratt and Gain Elite all in the same pool.  Fury Hayes, Playmakers North and Comets Elite all together in a pool as well.