Minnesota Roadrunners

All Star Basketball At Its Best

17U Roster and Profiles

 

 NUMBER

 PLAYER

 HEIGHT

 HIGH SCHOOL

H.S. GRADUATION

 #3 Tyler Bredow 5' 11" Academy of Holy Angels 2009
 #11 Josh Zitzmann 6' 3" Farmington High School 2009
 #12 Clifford Johnson 5' 10" Lakeville North High School 2009
 #15 Sahr Ngekia 6' 2" Academy of Holy Angels 2009
 #22 Ben Snyder 6' 1" Prior Lake High School 2009
 #30 Mike Muscala 6' 8" Roseville Area High School 2009
 #41 Jake Lippert 6' 5" Farmington High School 2009
 #50 David Berthene 6' 8" Lakeville North High School 2009
 #44 Blake Shay 6' 6" Lakeville South High School 2009
 #55 David Steege 6' 9" Farmington High School 2009

Tyler Bredow  #3 - Academy of Holy Angels

 

Tyler is a crafty point guard from the Academy of Holy Angels. Last season he averaged 9 pts and 5 assists per game for the Stars helping guide them to the section championship game.  Ty has the ability to be a tremendous leader and next season he will be team captain.

Player/Family email: bredow.dan@principal.com

 

 

Josh Zitzman  #11 - Farmington High School

 

Josh is one of three Roadrunner players from Farmington High School.  An exceptional athlete who also is a standout wide receiver in football and an all-conference hurdler in track.  Josh was all-conference honorable mention this past season averaging 18 points 6 rebounds and 4 assists per contest.

Player/Family email: zitzmann@charter.net

 

 

Clifford Johnson  #12 - Lakeville North High School

 

C.J. is a jet quick guard from Lakeville North. He is a good ball-handler who also plays great defense on the opposing team's point guard. In his first season of varsity action this past season, C.J. averaged over 7pts per game with a season high of 17pts. 

Player/Family email: cjohn792@aol.com

 

 

Sahr Ngekia  #15 -  Academy of Holy Angels

 

Sahr (with fellow Roadrunner Tyler Bredow) will captain Holy Angels in 2008-09.  Sahr is a good athlete with great rebounding instincts. Last season he put up 8 ppg and 8 rpg helping his team to a 17-10 record.  An outstanding football player as well, he plays wide receiver for the Stars.

Player/Family email:  africanchild221@yahoo.com

 

 

Mike Muscala  #30 -  Roseville Area High School

 

Mike is a versatile forward who is vastly expanding his game.  He was all-conference in the very tough Suburban- East Conference this past season averaging nearly 17 ppg and over 9 rpg.  Mike is very athletic and he can control the game with shot-blocking and rebounding skills. A great student with a 3.7 GPA and 30 on his ACT.

Player/Family email: mikemuscala@comcast.net   

Web page: http://www.mikemuscala.com/

 

Jake Lippert  #41 - Farmington High School

 

Lipp is one of the team's best athletes as he uses his leaping ability to score on offensive rebounds and finish drives above the rim.  This past season Jake was all-conference and averaged 17 ppg and 8.2 rpg at Farmington High including a game high of 36 points.  Jake is another multi-sport athlete for MSB as he is an all-conference high jumper for the track team.

Player/Family email: lipfam5@charter.net

 

Blake Shay  #44 - Lakeville South High School

 

Blake is a solid all-around player who will be a captain for the South High School team next season.  He averaged 15 ppg and 7 rpg last season with a high game of 28 pts. Blake is a tough player to guard as he can hit the three-pointer and is a creative scorer in the post. 

Player/Family email: darlene.shay@merrillcorp.com

 

 

 

David Berthene  #50 - Lakeville North High School

 

David is in his second season with the Roadrunners and he's the only returning player from the 2007 team.  David was named a pre-season Top 30 Junior in Minnesota this past season.  At 6'8" David is one of the team's best shooters and he is improving his overall scoring ability. 

Player/Family email: rberthene@juno.com

 

 

David Steege  #55 - Farmington High School

 

David is the team's biggest player at 6'9" 220# and he is improving in every game he plays. In his first varsity season he averaged 7 pts and 7 rebounds per game.  David has good post moves. He is a great rebounder who is very aggressive in the post.

Player/Family email: dsteege@mjssecurity.com

 

 

Photos by Pat Steege