C3 Scouting is now in full-go-mode, diving into a bunch of offseason film in the Midwest to bring a wider range of content and more consistent and developed rankings going forward.

First we start with the film from the Prep Hoops 2K26 tournament and we go into the top prospects from Minnesota Magic Cornell 16U.

The team went 2-2 with wins over Northern Lakers 16U and Minnesota Comets Schumann 16U—and losses against Minnesota Lightning Gregor and Powerhouse MN 16U.

Jackson Holder, 6’5” 2028 wing, Owatonna HS

Stats from Prep Hoops 2K26 per his X account:

17.5 points per game, 6.0 rebounds per game, 1.5 steals per game, 1.25 blocks per game, 55.75% Field Goal percentage, 42.8% 3-point percentage.

Jackson Holder has the biggest upside on the Minnesota Magic 16U Cornell squad and is a 2028 prospect for college coaches to watch over the next year and a half or so. I don’t have a ton of backstory on him, but he has the feel of a prospect that could surprise and blossom—and his stock will continually gain momentum as the high school season starts and until next offseason. I predict that this time next year he will be viewed in a different light. College coaches will be enamored with his 6-foot-5 positional length from the wing and large amount of area and space his wingspan and reach can cover.

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C3 Scouting brings part two and the final article on the Sanford Sports Academy ‘Who’s Next’ High School Girls Combine. This list features a few college-level 2027 and 2028 prospects and list of prominent 2029 and 2030 guard prospects in South Dakota.

Emma Casey, 5’5” 2030 point guard, Sanford Sports Academy 14U White

Casey was very impressive for a 2030 guard playing against some competition and as well as her own age group. She handled the ball as the primary ball-handler for her team and handled and moved the ball well without turnover. She was accurate from three and capitalized on her open opportunities from there in addition to being able to long-stride quickly off the dribble and get the ball quickly up on the backboard for off-the-glass finishes. The most standout-ish thing about Casey at the combine was that she was picking up full-court after every score and denying the pass to her matchup. Casey was one of the top overall defenders by being a disruptive defender that had an overall attacking style going for the ball. Her willingness to defend full-court and get on the floor for loose balls was a positive sight to witness. If Casey can develop her left hand as a ball-handler, she’s going to be a tough guard to contain. Regardless, she’s one of the best guards in her class with her two-way impact and especially her ability to change a game and momentum as a defender.

Makinli Reitsma, 5’10” 2027 shooting guard, Sanford Sports Academy 17U White

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C3 Scouting has Part 1 of evaluations from the Sanford Sports Academy ‘Who’s Next’ Combine. There are 12 prospects mentioned in this article with more on the way.

Prospect Evaluations

Hayden Weber, 5’11” 2028 shooting guard, Sanford Sports Academy 16U Black

Weber made a good first impression having the top touch height at 9’8” and also the top standing vertical with a 23.0” jump. So Weber clearly played above the competition at the combine and she was a leading rebounder. She’s one of the top off-ball guard prospects in the South Dakota 2028 class and offers unique upside with her supreme length, defensive prowess, and opportunity to expand and refine her developing offensive game. On the defensive end Weber is both a sound, lockdown on-ball defender that also gets a ton of tips on passes. She shuts down the drive and gets her lengthy arms to gets tips on the ball on the dribble as well. At the combine she often drove middle and scored in the middle of the lane, as well as knocking down her threes in the 5-on-5.

Emory Lems, 6’0” 2027 forward, Sanford Sports Academy 17U White

Lems was very productive and a clear top performer as a disruptive, lengthy defender that also kept the ball in front of her and shut down the drive instantly. Opposing players caught on and stopped challenging her off the drive with her defensive positioning, focus, and length on the ball. She made plays off the ball by getting her hands on passes and she was all over the boards as well as one of the top rebounders. Lems was fourth overall in touch height at 9’ 2.5”—to go along with her consistent activity going for the ball off the rim.

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The Sanford Sports Academy ‘Who’s Next’ Girls High School combine took place Tuesday, June 23rd in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the Sanford Sports Complex (Pentagon). The combine featured some of the top talent in the state—with the top prospects in the 2028 class especially featured—plus a group of up-and-coming 2029, 2030, and 2031 talent that showed upside and promise.

What was most interesting and productive for me to see was the group of top 2028 guards going at it in individual 1-on-1, in 3-on-3, and we saw their full display in the 5-on-5.

This post is a pre-evaluation post, other than I talk about the Co-MVP’s of the combine, Kacey Jaton and Ellie Meyer. Everything is similar here to the boys article outline, but I do add some awards and recognitions at the end.

There’s still a few prospects for me that I want to cover and write about for the prospect evaluations, so that article could post tomorrow night—with many prospects evaluated.

Who’s Next Combine Co-MVP’s

Kacey Jaton & Ellie Meyer

Kacey Jaton, 5’10” 2028 shooting guard, Sanford Sports Academy 16U Black

Jaton is listed as a shooting guard and is one of the top shooters and scorers in the state, but at the combine she showed a lot more than that and presented a well-rounded game. She played on the ball often and showed skilled distribution of the ball and saw up the court at an elite level.

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After going through the film on all three courts at the Sanford Sports Academy ‘Who’s Next’ Combine, I was able to pick up on many more things from the event. There’s still a lot to talk about and take away from the combine.

The analysis in this article is 95% based off of the 5-on-5 play, where the prospects also competed in front of some college coaches that were in attendance. I picked out coaches from Northern State University, University of Sioux Falls, Dakota Wesleyan University, and Dakota State University.

C3 Scouting has 23 prospect evaluations for our audience, with no categorization or order to the names mentioned.

Teelan Kjerstad, 6’2” 2027 guard, Sacred Hoops 17U Mueller

Kjerstad was uber-aggressive and one of the top scorers, and he should have been chosen first team all-combine and not second team after viewing everything. Because he absolutely light it up and was consistently scoring and putting pressure on the rim and the defense. If the defense got lazy Teelan was getting a bucket. He was high-volume and high-efficiency. Kjerstad was piling on the points by finishing creatively at the rim in ways—with turnaround jumpers in the lane, by simply pulling and hitting a three, etc.

Teelan looked quick in short areas and in the full court transition. He was playing very fast and showed speed with the ball, pushing tempo and passing the ball upcourt.

Jackson Kudera, 6’3” 2028 shooting guard, Yankton HS

Jackson is one of the purest scorers in South Dakota and has top five scoring potential in class AA this upcoming season at Yankton. He’s slowly growing taller and he’s up to about 6-foot-3 with potential for more growth. He doesn’t play travel ball with a program but he’s continually working on his game and staying active. He’s a pure shooter from deep range that can also get to the rim and finish with skilled creativity—as you’ll see in the video below from the combine.

At the combine, Jackson was delivering some nice passes to teammates for assists and showed off his entire skillset, to go along with his scoring acumen.

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The Sanford Sports Academy ‘Who’s Next’ Boys Boys High School Combine took place this Monday in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the Sanford Sports Complex (Pentagon).

This article is part one of two as I need to go through more of the film to write about more of the prospects. After being there live and watching some online, C3 Scouting put together first-team and second-team all-combine teams. I’m not guaranteeing 100% accuracy on the teams because I normally like to watch all of the film, but I thought it necessary to get my initial reaction out there from the ‘Who’s Next’ Combine.

We also have six prospects that rose their stocks’ the most and an uncategorized list of 10 prospect evaluations—with more to come in part two—as the film gets unraveled.

Who’s Next Combine MVP

Deondre Painter, 6’3” 2027 Guard, Sanford Sports Academy 17U Black (Northern State University commit)

Painter was dominant and was a man amongst boys at the Who’s Next Combine. No other player could match his blend of strength, power, speed, + quickness—and he’s a skilled player and shot-maker—to make matters even worse for his opponents. I don’t want to overract to a showcase-type event, but Painter has been building upon it as well for making a case for being the #2 ranked 2027 prospect in South Dakota.

Vertical Jump Height (inches)

1. Brycen Bruening – Parkston ’27 — 31.0”

1. Isaac Gass – Deubrook ’27 — 31.0”

1. Jesse Zephier – Wagner ’27 — 31.0”

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C3 Scouting brings you the final edition of prospect evaluations on six more prospects from the Warwick Workouts Elite Camp. Let’s get right into it.

Jenny Bevers, 5’8” 2029 Guard, Heiser Skills Academy 15U

At the Warwick Elite Camp Bevers showed the ability to handle the ball on the move and play point guard comfortably. She’s a knockdown shooter from three and her shot is consistently on target. Bevers can play at the next level at an NAIA or D3 school.

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C3 Scouting will be in attendance tomorrow (June 23rd) for the fifth annual Sanford Sports Academy “Who’s Next” High School Girls Combine.

Here we have a list of those that have registered and plan on…

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C3 Scouting brings you part two of prospect evaluations and five more names from the Warwick Workouts Elite Camp.

Ava Carolan, 5’11” 2027 Shooting Guard, TEAM Warwick 17U McCallum

Ava is a two-guard out of West Lyon High School in Iowa that has solid positional size at 5-foot-11. She holds offers from Wayne State University, Briar Cliff University, and Iowa Central (JUCO). At the Warwick Workouts Elite Camp, Ava was one of the more productive two-way players, snagging down rebounds and getting steals and turning it into offense on the other end. She ran the floor hard and the pushed pace with the ball. She didn’t show off her three-point shooting as much, but she was impressive from three for West Lyon, making 55 threes at 35.7%.

Logan Walkes, 5’6” 2029 Point Guard, TEAM Warwick 16U Parish

Walkes plays up a division on TEAM Warwick’s 16U Parish team. She’s a true left-handed point guard with a nice skillset of ball-handling, knockdown three-point shooting, and court vision and playmaking passing. She showed advanced basketball IQ for a young 2029 prospect and is one of the top 2029 point guards in South Dakota. At the Elite Camp she was moving the ball appropriately and setting up teammates for buckets—and she was hitting her rhythm threes consistently. I really appreciated her point guard play and she’ll be a valuable varsity point guard/guard for Brandon Valley and is a college basketball prospect as well.

Paisley Giles, 5’11 2030 Wing, TEAM Warwick 14U DeJong

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C3 Scouting will be in attendance tomorrow (June 22nd) for the fifth annual Sanford Sports Academy “Who’s Next” High School Boys Combine.

Here we have a list of those that have registered and plan on …

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C3 Scouting is ready to bring our audience some evaluations of the prospects that were at day two of the Warwick Workouts Elite Camp. I’ll put together a string of articles mentioning five or more prospects at a time after having gone through more high school film and checking out some of the travel/offseason games as well. There’s no rhyme or reason as to who gets mentioned first or any ordering whatsoever.

Let’s dive in and learn the prospects.

Bergan Musser, 5’11” 2029 Wing, TEAM Warwick 15U Skye

Musser was the top prospect at the elite camp on day two. She has heard from Summit League schools and the lengthy left-handed prospect projects to be an athletic and versatile wing—or essentially a positionless player at the next level. She’s fresh off a state A championship with Lennox High School.

Musser runs the court at great speed, being a state-recognized and dominant track athlete. She is also a vertical weapon on the defensive side, and she happens to be the long jump state champion. So Musser is clearly an elite and natural athlete.

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C3 Scouting was in attendance at the annual Warwick Workouts Girls Elite Camp this Monday in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I was there on day two (Monday) and on…

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The June Midwest Championship in Sioux Falls, South Dakota this past weekend featured a handful of prospects with height and length worth mentioning. C3 Scouting has five more names from the tournament, all being 6-foot+.

Saylor Langager, 6’2” 2027 Center, Heiser Skills Academy 17U

Langager was the tallest and lengthiest prospect I saw on Saturday. Her sister is a D2 post player for University of Sioux Falls. You don’t come across a big number of 6-foot-2 prospects in South Dakota, so they bring high value to college coaches. She’s a true post prospect that might be a little longer and has a smaller frame than her older sister. At the tournament I saw her in one game, and Langager was able to high-point rebounds on both ends and offensively she posted on the block and often went straight to her left shoulder and dominant right hand, with minimal wasted movement going at the hoop. Defensively she covered a lot of ground, defending with her long arms to contest shooters in help-side then retreating to defend her matchup in the paint. She anchored Heiser Skills Academy 17U‘s defense.

In this clip you can see her length and willingness to post and seal a defensive body. She’s #34 in black.

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The June Midwest Championship in Sioux Falls, South Dakota was C3 Scouting’s first live girls tournament for the offseason thus far. I was there …

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The South Dakota 2027 rankings were updated recently but I’m going about presenting them differently. Rather than sharing a Google Sheets, I’m breaking down the rankings in a table that will be inserted into a rankings post for the specific state and graduating class. The Google Sheets will be for my use to thenfore create the rankings table.

*Recent film viewed*

-Team Warwick 17U teams at the RecruitLook Kansas City Showcase

-Sacred Hoops Mueller at Prep Hoops Battle At The Lakes

-Sanford Sports Academy 17U White at Prep Hoops Stomping Grounds

Key takeaways from this rankings update:

• Sanford Sports Academy 17U Black with seven of the top 10 prospects.

• 6’7” Power Forward Easton Riley moves into the top 10 at #10 overall.

• 6’5” Wing Luke Jensen up to #17 overall.

• 6’1” Guard Hayden Heier up to #20.

• South Dakota State University football commit — 6’5” Big Austin Dowd of Brandon Valley is added.

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Rankings Discussion

#1 ranked prospect Brant Wassenaar just committed to Division I Drake University.

Davis Chase was moved up to #2 but he and Colby Nuttbrock are at a near deadlock for me, with Chase having a more distinguished profile of size in a 2027 class lacking true bigs.

#1 ranked point guard Connor Mebius picked up another D2 offer from University of Sioux Falls.

#5 ranked prospect Deondre Painter has been playing high IQ basketball and his decision-making on the court has taken a complete 360. He’s still an aggressive scorer and major three-point threat, he’s just more selective. He’s an elite on-ball defender and he uses his build and strength to his advantage. He could make a case as the #2 or #3 prospect. He took his lone D2 scholarship offer from Northern State University and committed to it.

#7 Bryson Skogsberg is with Heiser Skills Academy and he looks polished and aggressive as a scorer and shooter with them. Saw him live in Sioux Falls at Sanford Sports Complex (Pentagon) and he was getting to the rack in transition to finish—and he lived at the free-throw line as well in that specific game. He’s passing the ball well and moving it around the perimeter cleanly as well as passing the ball upcourt in transition. Also assumed but need to mention—that he could be considered a top 5 three-point shooter in the state. I haven’t seen or heard of any offers for him yet, which would make him my top prospect without an offer.

#8 Gavin Shawd is the go-to scorer for Impact Sports Basketball 17U and was one of the top scorers in AA in 2025-2026 and a first-team all-stater. He’s looking improved physically and he could make a case to be up to #6 overall. He has an NAIA offer from Dakota Wesleyan University.

#9 Carter Craven is recovering from a knee injury during the 2025-2026 season but he recently has picked up two NAIA offers from Dakota Wesleyan University and Dordt University. He’s a positionless 6’6” player that leads the class in intangibles and character.

#10 6’7” Forward Easton Riley is the highlight stock-riser with this update. He’s showing an outside shooting game and some toughness in the paint as an interior defender, rebounder, and rim-protector.

#12 6’5” Wing Brooks Jett has ran into some bad luck in the past year as far as staying 100% healthy. He’s a legitimate football prospect as well and he banged-up his shoulder during the football season which caused him to miss some games. He roughed-up his ankle in the Spring and he had to sit some time. But he looked good and more like himself on film at Prep Hoops Battle At The Lakes with Sacred Hoops Mueller. Jett has upside up to #6 overall and D2’s need to watch him this season because if things align and he gets good favor, he’s a first-team all-stater and a top 2-3 player in class B. Brooks has the length, skill, and athleticism blend to be a prototypical D2 wing. He holds an NAIA offer from Northwestern College (IA). His best days are ahead of him.

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C3 Scouting was there live at D2 University of Sioux Falls elite camp this past Friday. It was a fairly large event that had some D2 prospects and high-end NAIA prospects. Prospects from South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

I’ll go through some of the top prospects, standouts, and some simple, quick notes on the prospects. I did miss some of the action talking to some of the college coaches there, but I was able to get some valuable information as well. Videos are included for our subscribers to see what the prospects looked like from, a physical standpoint, rather than going off of describing words.

Asher Wieberdink, 6’8” 2027 Forward, Central Minnesota Christian, SW Minnesota Stars

Wieberdink was one of my top prospects, if not the top prospect from the camp. I have him as a top 15 prospect in the Minnesota 2027 class. He got going some in the 5-on-5 as a scorer and passer. He’s as versatile as they come and his passing ability might be his most profound skill. He’s long, athletic and has some spring to him.

Wieberdink just picked up a Southwest Minnesota State Morehead D2 offer.

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C3 Scouting has the top 1-5 tiers ranked in the Minnesota 2027 class with 31 total prospects.

I’m ranking by the players that I have seen play live or online that I feel comfortable in ranking. The watchlist is the prospects that I need to see play more.

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Jack Thelen, 7’0.5” 2027 big, D1 Minnesota 2027 3SSB

Offer

-D1 University of Montana

Visit

-unofficial visit to D1 University of Wisconsin

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The West River Elite College Showcase that took place over the weekend at E3 Sports Complex in Rapid City, South Dakota. There was strong play from the boys players and they showed a bunch of skill and playmaking. There were a good amount of players that showed the ability to play heavy minutes and still perform and be fast on the court.

Preston Yellow, 5’11”2026 point guard, Rapid City Central

Preston was by far in a way the consensus MVP of the showcase and the most dominant and productive player there. The unsigned 2026 point guard has clearly been working on his game because he made minimal mistakes with the ball with his handle and he was passing the ball cleanly in tight spaces without error. He led in scoring by getting all the way to the rim in transition and in the half-court, float, and he was knocking in pull-up jumpers.

Yellow is an under-recruited guard because he’s under 6-foot, but his command and impact at the college showcase showed he can compete at the next level at the D3/NAIA level.

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The West River Elite College Showcase took place over the weekend at E3 Sports Complex in Rapid City, South Dakota. There were boys and girls groups and first we give a mention to the girls standouts from the two-day event. There were prospects from all the way down to the 2031 class up to the current 2026 Senior class. And the youth movement in girls basketball on the West side of the river was clear to see with legitimate 2030 and 2031 prospects in attendance and competing at a high level.

We have 10 standouts and they include some up-and-coming D1 prospects out West River.

Karmyn Kjerstad, 5’9” 2028 guard, Wall High School

Kjerstad was only there on Sunday for the showcase but she instantly stoodout with her speed and overall impact on the court. She was on another level in terms of speed and quickness on the court. She had that extra gear that the others didn’t quite have. Kjerstad was also making a ton of plays as a passer that turned into positive plays, with either a pass for points or getting fouled for free-throws.

Kjerstad is a clear college prospect at the NAIA level and I think D2’s should consider her simply because of her elite speed and elite motor. If her skills continue to develop, she’s a sneaky add for a D2 looking for motor and upside.

Haley Falcon, 5’6” 2027 guard, Rapid City Stevens

Haley was a top standout because of how well she shot from three, making multiple threes per game on Saturday. She was easily the leader in three-point makes over the weekend. She was aggressive and accurate, and showed range.

One of the top three-point shooters in South Dakota, Falcon showed ability as a ball-handler and passer at the showcase. Falcon was seen grabbing a high percentage of her team’s defensive rebounds and turning the ball upcourt via the dribble in transition. Falcon showed another layer of her game that she’ll carry over into her Senior season where she has All-State potential. Defensively, she’s always locked-in and ready to react.

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