Recap of MN GBB Action from Friday 2.7.2025
D1 HIGH FIVE
Anna Miller, Drake, Rochester Mayo 18
Savannah White, Indiana State, DeLaSalle 6
Shannon Fornshell, Drake, Wayzata 2
Totals: 26
Only a dozen games at the D1 level produced only three MN entries, two from Drake. The Northern Sun wasn’t in action last night—so no comparisons that way. Two of the three are AAAA players (except for White). Only White made the state tournament.
POINT PARADE-26
Parade starts at 25. If there is a player missing email kja8067@gmail.com
Today I have added the top of the class (graduating) to show leaders there.
AAAA-7
Sophie Hawkinson, Wayzata 41
Katie Boulanger, New Prague 35
Tori Schlagel, Eden Prairie 35
Laynie Meister, Rochester JM 32
Vienna Murray, East Ridge 26
Cail Jahnke, St. Michael-Albertville 26
Amisha Ramlall, Rosemount 25
AAA-5
Aubrey Burkhart, Southwest Christian Chaska 34
Lexi Lamppa, Rock Ridge 30
Mya Wilson, Hill-Murray 30
Cecelia Davis, St. Paul Como Park 25
Samantha Voll, Monticello 25
AA-11
Maddyn Greenway, Providence 34
Mylea Monahan, Glencoe-Silver Lake 29
Aubrie Klug, Caledonia 27
Alyvia Engler, Plainview-Elgin-Millville 26
Abigail John, Barnesville 26
Maycie Mierau, Lewiston-Altura 26
Tatem Votava, East Grand Forks 26
Ava Carlson, New London-Spicer 25
Isla Dille, Litchfield 25
Natalie Homme, Warroad 25
Samantha Wills, Visitation 25
A-3
Brooklyn Hoffman, Climax-Fisher 30
Samantha Bennett, New Life Academy 28
Lainey Braulick, BOLD 27
TOP OF THE CLASS (GRAD)
2025 Sophie Hawkinson, Wayzata 41
2026 Maddyn Greenway, Providence 34
2027 Mya Wilson, Hill-Murray 30
2028 Brooklyn Hoffman, Climax-Fisher 30
RANKED RESULTS
Winner High 102 Eastview
Winner Low 39 Maranatha Christian
Loser High 74 Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 74
Loser Low 9 Apple Valley & Cristo Rey Jesuit
Biggest Margin 93 Eastview v Apple Valley
Smallest Margin 1 White Bear Lake v Woodbury
Most Combined: 159 Triton v Hayfield/ Schaeffer Academy
Least combined: 60 Trinity v Cristo Rey Jesuit
Margins 30 or more 29
Margins 5 or less 22
Average 55.80
Winner Average 66.28
Ranked Average 72.54
NonRanked Average 53.85
Loser Average 45.33
Average margin 20.95
Average combined: 111.61
Ranked Upsets: #5AAAA Wayzata took down #3AAAA at home 78-64. Two A teams fell: #4 Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s lost on the road to Lester Prairie 80-74. Pelican Rapids, AA school, dropped #5 Hillcrest Lutheran 65-49.
AAAA Ave 57.44
AAA Ave 57.94
AA Ave 54.30
A Ave 55.89
AAA wins the day 0.5 ahead of AAAA. AAAA was second despite Eastview’s 102. AAAA had five teams mired in the 30s. Even the nine by Apple Valley didn’t prevent AAA from the win. That class only had four scores less than 40. The 70+/39- ratio was 10/5 in AAAA; 8/4 in AAA. Stretching the ratio to 65+/44- it becomes 13/10 in AAAA; 12/8 in AAA.
AAAA
#2 Hopkins 79, Edina 30
#5 Wayzata 78, #3 Eden Prairie 64
#4 Eastview 102, Apple Valley 9
#6 Prior Lake 66, Lakeville South 50
#8 St. Michael-Albertville 70, Buffalo 50
#9 Lakeville North 70, Burnsville 36
AAA
#1 Monticello 69, Totino-Grace 56
#3 Marshall 81, St. Peter 44
#4 Benilde-St. Margaret’s 88, St. Louis Park 34
#5 Alexandria 77, Fergus Falls 48
#6 DeLaSalle 78, Fridley 38
AA
#1AA Providence 96, #7AAA Hill-Murray 55
#3 New London-Spicer 57, Glencoe-Silver Lake 48
#5 Caledonia 70, Rushford-Peterson 29
#8 Duluth Marshall 81, Hermantown 43
#10 Visitation 70, St. Anthony 66
A
#1 Goodhue 65, Pine Island 28
Lester Prairie 80, #4 Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 74
Pelican Rapids 65, #5 Hillcrest Lutheran 49
#6 Kittson County Central 76, Northern 50
#8 Breckenridge 73, Hawley 68
#10 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 53, Paynesville 42
MILESTONES
Senior Laynie Meister of Rochester JM reached the 1000-point level with 32 points in a 68-64 win over Northfield.
ABOUT LAST NIGHT…..Eagan v Rosemount
After a pair of running time games to open the week (and comfortable 14-point win on Wednesday), I was able to get a crunch/clutch game. I made it to the South Suburban, a conference I have not been able to see frequently, to check Eagan off my list. The Wildcats were #33 in the QRF rankings I use. They hosted the Irish in what could be a preview of the section 3AAAA semifinals. I did chart Rosemount in the first weekend of the season when they lost to St. Michael-Albertville at the Breakdown Tip off at Southwest Christian Chaska. That game was down to the wire. This game was even more so.
Early on the Irish had the advantage. Led by the Ramlall sisters the Irish enjoyed their biggest lead at 23-13 with 4:38 remaining in the first half. But then the Rosemount offense dried up. They failed to score in the next nine possessions while Eagan found their groove on eleven unanswered points to head to the locker room with a slim 24-23 lead at the break. Three big themes were emerging in that half: #1 on the last 11 Wildcat points, four came on second chance opportunities. Eagan had 10 offensive boards in the first half, or to put it another way, were rebounding at an offensive clip of of 38.5%. Not exactly overwhelming, but enough of a bump to make a one-point difference. #2 On the last nine possession drought the Irish had four turnovers. They “won” if that is the term turnovers 14-6. They were turning it over every 10.14 touches, compared to a 38.33 mark for the hosts. #3 The Ramlall’s had 21 of the 23 points. There was not a lot of action from the other two starters or bench. In fact, the bench never scored all night. If we just examined starters Rosemount won 52-42. The pp100s for the combined Ramlall’s was an even 100. The rest of the squad was 16.7. Overall Rosemount was 69.7 pp100 for the first half; Eagan 75.0. But the Ramlall’s could have had an even higher pp100 if they eliminated the turnovers. They had a combined nine in 74 touches or an even more frequent 8.22 touches per turnover.
The game remained tight to start the second half, but Eagan enjoyed their biggest margin at 45-37 with 8:58 left in the game. Amisha Ramlall was saddled with three fouls and was on the bench during some of this stretch. But the Luck of the Irish soon changed. They charged back into the contest and with four minutes left was able to get the game to “crunch/clutch” mode trailing 47-43 before adding a pair of free throws from Ashna Ramlall. (NBA definition is five points with five minutes left, I use four minutes because the game is not as long as NBA). Rosemount was sharp for the most part in the close winning 9-7. The game was tied at 52 after a 3 from future Gopher Amisha Ramlall, her 25th point. The next Wildcat possession would decide the game. Senior Jocelyn McClary was fouled on the right block and converted both free throws for the final 54-52 margin. The next 1:37 neither team scored. The next Rosemount possession had three chances fail. Eagan missed their next chance. Another miss for Rosemount led to a defensive rebound and foul. Eagan wasn’t in the bonus yet, so another foul at the 4.8 mark put the Wildcats at the line. They missed the front end and Rosemount had one more chance. There were 1.9 seconds left. They called time and the ball was deflected. Then 2.3 seconds appeared on the clock. But it did not factor in as the Irish turned it over on the throw in for the 28th and final turnover.
For the game Eagan had a 79.4 pp100, Rosemount 76.5. Eagan got a dozen from the bench; Rosemount was shut out in that regard. Rosemount had 35 boards to 29; and was slightly better at the offensive % with 36.4 to 35.7. The deal breaker was the turnover war 28-16.
No player made the 31 Club. That is surprising because Amisha Ramlall, as stated before, had 25 points. That is usually a great sign for membership. But her value added was only five with three d stops, and two distributions on nine set ups leaving her a tantalizing one point shy. Eagan’s closest member was senior Maya Meisinger with 29. Her line included 14 points to go along with a dozen d stops plus three distributions on four set ups.
DAY AHEAD
There are supposed to be 27 games on the menu on Saturday, but I would check the conference websites for any alterations. Three have already been postponed or cancelled. Three ranked teams are supposed to be playing today.
RANKED IN ACTION
AA: Minnehaha; Duluth Marshall
A: Mayer Lutheran