MN GBB: Wednesday Action 1.23.2025; High Five; 6 Paraders; 600 Wins; Day Ahead

Wednesday 1.23.2025 MN GBB action.

D1 HIGH FIVE

Gianna Kneepkens, Utah, Duluth Marshall 30

Amaya Battle, Minnesota, Hopkins 25

Amber Scalia, St. Thomas MN, Stillwater 23

Lauren Jensen, Creighton, Lakeville North 22

Paige Bueckers, UConn, Hopkins 21

Totals 121

All five got to 21 or better. In fact one player had a 20 and did not make the cut (Contreras, Kansas City, & Hopkins). Four of the five were AAAA players in HS. Hopkins provided two. The 2019 AAAA title game had three (Hopkins vs Stillwater).

POINT PARADE-5

Parade starts at 25. If there is a player missing email kja8067@gmail.com

AAAA-2

Sadie Hall, Shakopee 34

Lyric Singleton, Park Center 34

AAA-2

Desirai Chappell, Richfield 26

Aniiya Johnson, Richfield 25

AA-1

Chloe Johnson, Duluth Marshall 31

A-1

Gabby Fineday, Cass Lake-Bena 38

RANKED RESULTS

Winner High 89 Park Center

Winner Low 34 St. Paul Humboldt 34

Loser High 68 St. Anthony

Loser Low 11 Apple Valley

Biggest Margin 68 St. Paul Como Park v St. Paul Harding

Smallest Margin 3 Mountain Iron-Buhl v Cass Lake-Bena; Cooper v St. Paul Central

Most Combined: 156 Park Center v Coon Rapids

Least combined: 58 Lakeville South v Apple Valley

Margins 30 or more 4

Margins 5 or less 5

Average 52.86

Winner Average 63.79

Loser Average 41.93

Average margin 21.86

Average combined 105.71

Ranked Upsets: x

AAAA Ave 56.88

AAA Ave 52.92

AA Ave 48.80

A Ave 48.67

Another day of stairsteps up with higher classes getting higher averages. AAA was the busiest on the day with 12 teams in action. A had the lowest amount with only three.

AAAA

#1 Maple Grove 75, #10AAA Totino-Grace 54

AA

#9 Duluth Marshall 69, #7 Proctor 65

A

#5 Mountain Iron-Buhl 60, Cass Lake-Bena 57

MILESTONES

MIB coach Jeff Buffetta picked up career win 600 on Wednesday when they defeated CLB. He joins 14 other coaches in that exclusive club.

DAY AHEAD

There are 97 games on tap today. It is a busy day for AAA & A with five and six ranked teams in action. No ranked teams face each other. AAAA is silent on the day.

Ranked teams in action.

AAA: #3 Monticello; #4 DeLaSalle; #5 Benilde-St. Margaret’s; #6 Orono; #7 Hill-Murray

AA: #2 Crosby-Ironton; #4 Minnehaha; #7 Proctor; Minnewaska

A: #4 Mountain Iron-Buhl; #3 Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s; #6 Kittson County Central; #8 Breckenridge; #9 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa; #10 Hancock

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