Recaps of Tuesday 1.14.2025 MN GBB action. Plus a look at class differences.
D1 HIGH FIVE
Amaya Battle, Minnesota, Hopkins 19
Gianna Kneepkens, Utah, Duluth Marshall 17
Mallory Heyer, Minnesota, Chaska 15
Sophie Hart, Minnesota, Farmington 14
Tori McKinney, Minnesota, Minnetonka 9
Totals: 74
8 games only were played last night at the D1 level. Luckily Minnesota played last night, and the Gophers provided four players. All four of the Gophers played at the AAAA HS level, and two of those were from the Lake Conference. All five were either state champs, or finalists in the virus shortened tournament in 2020.
POINT PARADE-27
Parade starts at 25. If there is a player missing email kja8067@gmail.com
AAAA-5
Laynie Meister, Rochester JM 29
Tori Schlagel, Eden Prairie 29
Katie Boulanger, New Prague 26
Emma Hanson, Waconia 26
Sophie Hawkinson, Wayzata 26
AAA-5
Maddie Backer, New Ulm 38
Ajiem Agwa, Austin 30
Makenzie Carrier, Kasson-Mantorville 30
Amira Williams, Faribault 26
Kacia Caron, Holy Angels 25
AA-10
Aubrey Burkhart, Southwest Christian Chaska 39
Tatem Votava, East Grand Forks 33
Morgan Staloch, Jordan 31
Maddyn Greenway, Providence 30
Brooklyn Pettis, Minneapolis North 30
Rylie Cother, Jackson County Central 29
Chloe Carlson, Proctor 27
Chloe Johnson, Duluth Marshall 26
Brylee Miller, Fairmont 25
Mylea Monahan, Glencoe-Silver Lake 25
A-7
Morgan Mathiowetz, Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 44
Shay Wilfahrt, New Ulm Cathedral 33
Aubry Boldt, Houston 32
Leah Bode, Nicollet 30
June Tessum, PACT 28
Aubrey Steffl, Cedar Mountain 26
Malia Timm, Hope Academy 26
RANKED RESULTS
Winner High 101 Benilde-St. Margaret’s
Winner Low 32 Owatonna
Loser High 78 Waconia
Loser Low 10 North Lakes
Biggest Margin 72 Benilde-St. Margaret’s v St. Louis Park
Smallest Margin 1 New Prague v Chaska
Most Combined: 163 Chanhassen v Waconia
Least combined: 62 Owatonna v Northfield
Margins 30 or more 41
Margins 5 or less 15
Average 55.33
Winner Average 67.52
Loser Average 43.13
Average margin 24.38
Ranked Upsets: 1 Stewartville went on the road and topped #9AAA Red Wing 77-62.
AAAA
#1 Eden Prairie 81, #7 Wayzata 73
#2 Hopkins 88, Edina 47
#5 St. Michael-Albertville 74, Sartell 44
#6 Prior Lake 68, Rochester Century 32
#9 Brainerd 76, Bemidji 43
AAA
#1 Marshall 83, Mankato West 60
#3 Monticello 78, St. Francis 32
#4 Orono 78, Bloomington Jefferson 39
#6 Benilde-St. Margaret’s
#7 Mahtomedi
Stewartville 77, #9 Red Wing 62
AA
#1 Providence 93, Blake 28
#3 New London-Spicer 74, Litchfield 35
#7 Proctor 89, Hibbing 31
#8 Minnewaska 59, BOLD 54
#9 Duluth Marshall 96, Ely 49
#10 Jordan 83, St. Peter 63
A
#2 Mayer Lutheran 68, United Christian 32
#3 Hillcrest Lutheran 57, #10 Underwood 42
#4 Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 76, Sleepy Eye 44
#5 Mountain Iron-Buhl 84, Grand Rapids 26
#8 Hancock 85, Wheaton-Herman-Norcross 26
CLASS DIFFERENCES
This should not come as any surprise, but AAAA averages ahead of all other classes—slightly over 60 points per game. The only class to do better than the previous class is AA with an uptick of 2.08 over AAA. Class A trails 8.23 behind AAAA. Points per game to me indicate higher skilled offensive talent. I do not believe that a Class A team would hold an average AAAA team to only 52.12 points.
AAAA 60.35
AAA 55.28
AA 57.36
A 52.12
DAY AHEAD
17 games await the schedule on Wednesday, all metro based. There is action in the NW Suburban and Suburban East along with a smattering of cross conference clashes.
Ranked teams in action:
AAAA: Maple Grove, Minnetonka
AAA: Totino-Grace, Hill-Murray