MN GBB action from Wednesday 2.12.2025
D1 HIGH FIVE
Alayna Contreras, Kansas City, Hopkins 22
Jade Hill, St. Thomas MN, Minneapolis South 20
Jo Langbehn, St. Thomas MN, Elk River 19
Lily Fandre, Lehigh, Eagan 17
Paige Kindseth, Presbyterian, Farmington 17
Several power D1 players were knocked out of the Wednesday High Five (Bueckers, Olson, Kneepkens) thanks to the Summit League producing a trio of scorers and two more from mid-majors. The South Suburban had two entries with a grand total of 14 points. Contreras, and Kindseth (virus year) were champions and/or finalists. All were AAAA players.
D2 was not in business Wednesday.
POINT PARADE
Parade starts at 25. If there is a player missing email kja8067@gmail.com
Again, coaches find someone to enter your stats or report your stats to the papers/hubs. Not everything is reported (like always) and that means the information below is Swiss Cheese.
AAAA
Haley Strain, Hastings 28
Li Buckhalton, Stillwater 25
AAA-0
AA-0
A-0
TOP OF THE CLASS
2025: Haley Strain, Hastings 28
RANKED RESULTS
Winner High 80 Hastings
Winner Low 48 Liberty Classical Academy
Loser High 63 Roseville
Loser Low 19 Park-Cottage Grove
Biggest Margin 40 Stillwater v Irondale
Smallest Margin 3 Cretin-Derham Hall v Roseville
Most Combined: 129 Cretin-Derham Hall v Roseville
Least combined: 73 East Ridge v Park-Cottage Grove
Margins 30 or more 4
Margins 5 or less 2
Average 52.55
Winner Average 64.70
Loser Average 40.40
Ranked Average 70.00
Nonranked Average 50.61
Average margin 24.30
Average combined: 105.10
Ranked Upsets: none
AAAA Ave 51.27 5-6
AAA Ave 56.40 3-2
AA Ave 47.00 0-1
A Ave 52.67 2-1
AAA won the day and had the best winning %. AAAA had the most action and was hampered by 19 from Park-Cottage Grove and 27 from Irondale. AAA won head to head with AAAA 2-1. A also had a win over AA thanks to Mayer Lutheran.
AAA
#7 Hill-Murray 73, Tartan 45
A
#2 Mayer Lutheran 67, Holy Family 47
ABOUT LAST NIGHT……White Bear Lake v Mounds View
It was a Suburban East night on Wednesday, and I checked off a pair of teams high on the to-do list of QRF level teams with #24 White Bear Lake and #29 Mounds View. The visitors made it rain 3s all night (14 times) as they corralled the Mustangs in Mounds View 66-42. Right from the start WBL found gold at the end of the rainbow connecting on three 3s to build a 15-4 lead with eleven minutes left in the first half prompting a time out from MV after four straight scores. Chloe Theissen had 8 of those points igniting the Bears surge. By half the visitors led 31-21. The first three WBL scores of the second half all came from behind the arc pushing their margin to 40-23. It never really improved for MV. At the widest it was 61-35.
Pace, Space, depth and above all shooting provided the clues to WBL’s victory. Eight different Bears found gold at the end of the rainbow with Theissen connecting four times. WBL found wide wide wide open players with the extra pass after probing the paint for the quick kick out or realizing the defense left an area exposed (usually the corner). WBL shot 14/34 for 41.7%. 63.6% of their total points came from deep. 59.6% of their shots came from long distance. WBL never really attacked the rim, only attempting three free throws all night, or 137.67 touches per free throw. WBL was not too shabby on 2s either going 11/23 or 47.8%. MV, by contrast, was only 24% in 2-land and 25% on 3s (5/20). Pace also favored WBL. They could adjust to fast or slow. They were 43% (10/23) on 3 touches or less compared to 25.9% (7/27). They were even better on longer possessions, or their defense threw a wrench into MV’s system. The Mustangs were only 15% (3/20) on seven or more touches while WBL checked in with 34.3% (12/35). Again, those possessions tended to be long range missiles, so 33% is doable. The bench helped WBL too. Starters won 49-28 with a pp100 of 104.3 to 63.6; the bench won 17-14 with an even better 121.4 pp100 to 77.8. Overall WBL was 108.2. MV 67.7. When you shoot good you look good. WBL shot very well.
14 seemed to be the ceiling for scoring Addison Post and Theissen for WBL reached that level. Nora Schmidt did the same for MV. No one made the 31 Club, but Post was the closest at 27.
THE DAY AHEAD
A big day Thursday with 110 contests on tap. Four Ranked v Ranked opportunities await with a pair of Lake Conference heavyweights battling it out, not only for Conference bragging rights, but for better seeds in the section (and hosting duties).
RANKED V RANKED
#2AAAA Hopkins at #4AAAA Wayzata
#3AAAA Eastview at #9AAA Mahtomedi
#7AAAA Minnetonka at #5AAAA Eden Prairie
#2AA Crosby-Ironton at #9AA Proctor
OTHER RANKED
AAAA: #1 Maple Grove; #8 St. Michael-Albertville
AAA: #5 Alexandria
AA: #6 Minnewaska; #8 Duluth Marshall
A: #3 Mountain Iron-Buhl; #4 Kittson County Central; #5 Breckenridge; #6 Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s; #9 Central MN Christian