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