Half of the teams placed in the top 10 of this week’s ranking have already lost one game through mid December.

A Nordic skier, wrestler, basketball players and hockey players make up seven athletes across Minnesota that earned recognition.

Defending state champion and No. 1 Wayzata will get its first true test of the season Saturday night against No. 5 Cretin-Derham Hall.

Wayzata, the top-ranked team in the state among all classifications, ranks No. 1 in Class 4A. Totino-Grace is ranked No. 1 in Class 3A.

The top squads are riddled with talented players, some back from last season and others who transferred from other schools.

Here are five rising juniors across Minnesota boys basketball high on recruiting radars.

These soon-to-be seniors, some of who will sign athletic scholarships in the fall or winter, enter their final seasons with a history of success in sports.

Brayson Boike led the way with 29 points to bring the Blackjacks their first boys basketball title.

Alexandria won the Class 3A title, Albany won 2A and Dawson-Boyd took 1A. The 4A final remains.

Cherry and Dawson-Boyd advanced to the 1A final, and Albany and Waseca reached the 2A semifinal title game.