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The way Cordell Pemsl has started out the season, averaging 21.0 with all games on the road, and two against pretty darned good teams, and shooting over 70% while being double and triple-teamed-- I think he's made a good case to be at or near the top of the list. I know it's early, and there are some excellent players in the state, and maybe they will really start to shine, but my vote would go with Cordell. He's also a good kid, a kid who has lived in Dubuque his whole life and played in the same school system. The expectations on this kid have been unimaginable during his four years as a starter, and he's handled things well, especially last year when he was hurting because he couldn't run or jump like he wanted with his twice-torn knee cartilage. He will be Wahlert's all-time leading scorer if he keeps up his pace. No candidate has worked harder through more pain than Cordell. There are other excellent players, such as Ryan Kriener, Jordan Bohannon , Van Lingen and others who are apparently also great kids, so it will be interesting to watch. It should be about the best high school player who has helped his team have success.