FINALLY!! A busy Wednesday morning with obligations, meetings, and requirements pushed the publication of this report back a few hours. My schedule should be normal again on Thursday morning.
D1 HIGH FIVE
Natalie Mazurek, TCU, Eden Prairie 4
Only five games last night at the D1 level. Only one player scored.
D2 HIGH FIVE
Bri Stoltzman, SW MN State, Mankato West 33
Ayla Brown, Sioux Falls, Becker 18
Audrey Swanson, SW MN State, Waconia 16
Maya Fitzpatrick, Wayne State NE, Champlin Park 13
Isabella Sanneh, Augustana, East Ridge 13
Totals: 93
Six players across both D1 & D2 make the list but five players at D2 crunched D1 93-4. AAAA had four players, AAA two. Brown is the only player in this buch that has won a state title.
POINT PARADE-22
Parade starts at 25. If there is a player missing email kja8067@gmail.com
AAAA-0
AAA-7
Ella Kuhlman, North Branch 43
Andersyn Changamire, Becker 35
Brooklyn Lewis, New Ulm 31
Keigan Cummings, Kasson-Mantorville 28
Mya Moore, Orono 28
Anna Greene, Mahtomedi 27
Aneisha Scott, DeLaSalle 26
AA-12
Addi Mack, Minnehaha 37
Madison Wasche, Moose Lake/Willow River 34
Ava Carlson, New London-Spicer 32
Brooklyn Pettis, Minneapolis North 30
Clarissa Sauer, Winona Cotter 30
Ava Winslow, Nova Classical Academy 30
Mylea Monahan, Glencoe-Silver Lake 27
Kaida Helgenset, Benson 26
Addison Sanvik, Hawley 26
Heather Sheehy, Maranatha Christian 26
Tatem Votava, East Grand Forks 26
Chloe Fehr, Morris/Chokio-Alberta 25
A-3
Kate Thayer, Kelliher/Northome 29
Ruby Klinger, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 26
Aubrey Steffl, Cedar Mountain 25
TOP OF THE CLASS (GRAD)
2025: Ella Kuhlman, North Branch 43
2026: Brooklyn Lewis, New Ulm 31
2027: Kaida Helgenset, Benson 26
2028: —-
2029: Andersyn Changamire, Becker 35
RANKED RESULTS
Winner High 99 Northome/Kelliher
Winner Low 34 Hiawatha Collegiate
Loser High 79 New London-Spicer
Loser Low 13 Cooper; St. Charles
Biggest Margin 67 Alexandria v St. Cloud
Smallest Margin 1 Prior Lake v Lakeville North
Most Combined: 161 New Ulm v New London-Spicer
Least combined: 52 Hiawatha Collegiate v Hmong Academy
Margins 30 or more 44
Margins 5 or less 19
Average 55.21
Winner Average 66.91
Loser Average 43.52
Ranked Average 71.43
Nonranked Average 53.85
Average margin 23.39
Average combined: 110.43
Ranked Upsets: #3AA New London-Spicer fell for the first time this year. They lost at New Ulm 82-79 in overtime in the highest scoring game of the night. Underwood zapped #9A Hancock 70-46.
AAAA Ave 55.90 (25-16)
AAA Ave 53.85 (19-29)
AA Ave 57.17 (46-46)
A Ave 53.59 (40-39)
AAAA
#1 Maple Grove 70, #4AA Minnehaha 67
#2 Hopkins 78, Champlin Park 33
#4 Eastview 71, Shakopee 24
#6 Prior Lake 61, #9 Lakeville North 60
AAA
#1 Monticello 88, Big Lake 23
#2 Orono 74, New Prague 69
#4 Benilde-St. Margaret’s 70, Chanhassen 52
#5 Alexandria 95, St. Cloud 28
#6 DeLaSalle 84, #8 Mahtomedi 65
AA
New Ulm 82, #3 New London-Spicer 79
#5 Caledonia 70, LaCrescent-Hokah 25
#6 Minnewaska 54, Albany 36
#7 Sauk Centre 69, Holdingford 36
#10 Visitation 77, Cooper 13
A
#1 Goodhue 62, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 39
#5 Hillcrest Lutheran 62, Rothsay 47
#8 Breckenridge 74, Barnesville 70
Underwood 70, #9 Hancock 46
MILESTONES
Senior Samantha Wills of Visitation cracked the 2000 point level in a 77-13 win over Cooper.
Junior Kaia Anderson of Perham made the 1000 point club in the win over Staples-Motley.
Hayfield/Schaeffer Academy coach Kasey Krekling joined the 200 win club after a 59-55 victory over Rushford-Peterson.
ABOUT LAST NIGHT…..DeLaSalle v Mahtomedi
Last night I was on the Island to see a 4AAA match up between DeLaSalle and Mahtomedi, last year’s finalists. There have been two coaching changes with Ana Garcia taking over at DLS from James Fasset and Aneshia Fisher now the third coach in three years for the Zephyrs. Both teams are ranked in the top ten and both teams were competitive early. Both teams are also dealing with injuries. The Zephyrs were without Sarah Poepard, and Delaney Dumermuth. DLS lost Madalyn Blaylark to an ACL earlier in the year and are awaiting Dilan Tubbs return. The #6 Islanders won 84-65.
Both teams were hot to start the night but gradually DLS inched in front 23-17 with about seven minutes left in the half. After a three by Mahtomedi’s Ella Frazier the Zephs moved in front 29-27 capping a 12-4 run in the space of three minutes. But then the Islanders reasserted themselves with a mega 16-5 run to finish the half up 43-34. The same scenario would play out in the second half. With eleven minutes left in the game the hosts led 56-42. The visitors stormed back into contention 61-57 three minutes later to trail 61-57. The game was still tantalizingly close within the threshold of clutch/crunch time at 67-61 with five minutes left. Perhaps there was too much energy expended to get close, but the Mahtomedi gas tank was running low. DLS closed the last five minutes with a commanding 17-4 run. So in the last few minutes of each half (nine minutes total of game action) DLS won 29-8. The rest of the time Mahtomedi won 57-55.
Rebounding was essential for DLS with a 35-23 advantage. Their offensive rebound rate was 40.7%; Mahtomedi’s was only 22.6%. DLS was in the neighborhood of NBA teams holding their opponents down to that number. Also, turnovers were a factor. It was close with DLS forcing two more (26-24). It was the frequency. Mahtomedi turned it over every 12.31 touches: DLS every 14.05 touches. DLS improved their totals in the second half; Mahtomedi went backward. The Zephyrs played a box and one on Aneisha Scott. She scored 26 points, with 15 on free throws. But her game flow was not typical. Her teammates were also able to break free and shot 26/44 from 2s for an extremely healthy 59.09. Some were chip shots, some second chancers. Scott edged out Mahtomedi’s Anna Green 42-41 in the 41 Club race. Green edged Scott 27-26 in scoring. Scott had a teammate get to the 31 Club. Erianna Moeschter made it to 32 with 14 points along with 11 d stops and a stellar 7/8 distribution mark. DLS had a 34/57 or 59.65 set up for distribution rate; Mahtomedi was 47.37. Ella Frazier off the bench delivered 20 point and just missed the 31 club by one.
As a team DLS had a 107.7 pp100 for the game, down from 119.4 at the break. Mahtomedi checked in with 84.6, also down from a first half 91.9. There were plenty of fouls with the visitors attempting to 27, the hosts 28. DLS was more consistent, and their bench delivered as well. Just starters were 57-45 for DLS with 101.8 to 76.3 pp100. The bench race also belonged to the Islanders 27-21 or 122.7 to 110.5. Most of that (ok 20 of the 21) came from Frazier.
It doesn’t get any easier for Mahtomedi on Thursday when they take on now #3AAAA Eastview. DLS looks to be in front for the race for #1 seed in section 4AAA. Hill-Murray and Mahtomedi will have to battle it out for the right to host the other in what could be a semi match up.
DAY AHEAD
There are 11 games scheduled for the middle of the week, all are metro based.
RANKED IN ACTION
AAA: Hill-Murray
A: Mayer Lutheran