MN GBB: Thursday 2.20.2025 Reports; High Five; 23 Paraders; Ranked Results; and the Day Ahead

Thursday 2.20.2025 reports

D1 HIGH FIVE

Alayna Contreras, Kansas City, Hopkins 22

Jo Langbehn, St. Thomas MN, Elk River 21

Liv McGill, Florida, Hopkins 18

Adalia McKenzie, Illinois, Park Center 18

Amber Scalia, St. Thomas MN, Stillwater 18

Totals: 97

D2 HIGH FIVE

Olivia Hayenga, Augustana, Worthington 18

Isabella Sanneh, Augustana, East Ridge 10

Kelsey Willems, Augustana, Chaska 6

Totals: 34

Only one game at the D2 level makes for a limited number of players. That means D1 rules the day by a wide margin (63). There were seven AAAA players and only one AAA (Hayenga). Hopkins had 40 points on the day. The NW Suburban had 39, the Suburban East had 28. Contreras, McGill & Willems were state champs.

POINT PARADE-23

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

AAAA-2

Madlin Freking, Anoka 33

Navaeh Torma, Osseo 25

AAA-6

Mya Wilson, Hill-Murray 33

Allie Lima, Holy Angels 31

Sophia Amundson, Two Rivers 26

Kendra Harvey, Byron 26

Kalli McGrane, Coon Rapids 26

Samantha Voll, Monticello 26

AA-9

Regan Juenemann, Crosby-Ironton 35

Brooklyn Pettis, Minneapolis North 33

Nevaeh Wacholz, Albert Lea 31

Abby Schumacher, Plainview-Elgin-Millville 29

Aubrie Klug, Caledonia 28

Clara Maros, Staples-Motley 26

Tori Oehrlein, Crosby-Ironton 26

Madi Mullikin, Dover-Eyota 25

Kate Palm, Aitkin 25

A-6

Bailey Mortenson, Yellow Medicine East 43

Kaida Helgenset, Benson 35

Morgan Mathiowetz, Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 32

Aubry Boldt, Houston 29

Kylee Binkley, Northome/Kelliher 28

Jamila Mohamed, Higher Ground Academy 27

TOP OF THE CLASS (GRAD)

2025 Regan Juenemann, Crosby-Ironton 35

2026 Aubry Boldt, Houston 29

2027 Kaida Helgenset, Benson 35

2028 Bailey Mortenson, Yellow Medicine East 43

RANKED RESULTS

Winner High 106 Crosby-Ironton

Winner Low 45 Lake City, Simley

Loser High 75 Apple Valley

Loser Low 16 Hiawatha Collegiate

Biggest Margin 66 Crosby-Ironton v Ogilvie; Braham v Barnum; Hope Academy v Community of Peace

Smallest Margin 1 East Grand Forks v Perham; Lake City v Pine Island (1AA)

Most Combined: 167 Holy Angels v Apple Valley

Least combined: 68 North Lakes v Hiawatha Collegiate

Margins 30 or more 48

Margins 5 or less 7

Average 54.29

Winner Average 67.72

Loser Average 40.86

Ranked Average 73.94

Nonranked Average 52.40

Section AA: 54.69

Section A: 52.15

Average margin 26.85

Average combined: 108.58

Ranked Upsets: none

AAAA Ave 53.73 5-6

AAA Ave 56.41 19-15

AA Ave 57.18 29-27

A Ave 52.04 43-46

AA wins the point production over AAA by 0.77. AAAA drops from the traditional leader position to third. AAA was better in the winning percentage category .559 to .519 for AA.

AAA

#1 Monticello 67, Becker 60

#2 Marshall 78, Sioux Falls Jefferson, SD 43

#8 Byron 59, St. Peter 40

7AAA Hill-Murray 66, #10AAA Mahtomedi 61

AA:

#2 Crosby-Ironton 106, Ogilvie 40

#4 Minnehaha 92, St. Paul Como Park 59

#7 Sauk Centre 62, Foley 33

#9 Proctor 54, Cromwell-Wright 42

A

#2 Mayer Lutheran 73, Southwest Christian Chaska 49

#3 Mountain Iron-Buhl 86, Chisholm 24

#4 Kittson County Central 95, Warroad 47

#5 Breckenridge 58, #10 Hillcrest Lutheran 41

#6 Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 61, Martin County West 34

#7 Braham 92, Barnum 26

#8 Northome/Kelliher 95, Nevis 39

SECTION RESULTS

The only upset came in 1AA with #9 seed Zumbrota-Mazeppa downing #8 Hayfield/Schaeffer Academy 46-41. #11 Pine Island came up one point short of surprising #6 Lake City. Four Three Rivers teams move on in 1AA, three HVL teams.

AA

SECTION 1

#1 Caledonia (#5AA) 85, #16 LaCrescent 25

#2 Dover-Eyota 89, #15 Albert Lea 49

#3 Rochester Lourdes 73, #14 Lewiston-Altura 32

#4 Winona Cotter/Hope 75, #13 Randolph 34

#5 Triton 67, #12 Cannon Falls 32

#6 Lake City 45, #11 Pine Island 44

#7 Plainview-Elgin-Millville 73, #10 Chatfield 65

#9 Zumbrota-Mazeppa 46, #8 Hayfield /Schaeffer Academy 41

A

SECTION 1

#2 Spring Grove 71, #15 LeRoy-Ostrander 38

#3 Grand Meadow 62, #14 Wabasha-Kellogg 33

#4 Rushford-Peterson 73, #13 Lyle-Pacelli 34

#5 Southland 59, #12 Kingsland 28

#6 Houston 56, #11 Kenyon-Wanamingo 47

#7 Lanesboro 57, #10 Blooming Prairie 33

#8 Fillmore Central 56, #9 Bethlehem Academy 50

SECTION 2

#15 Cleveland 58, #18 Mountain Lake-Comfrey 44

#16 GFW 61, #17 Madelia 40

SECTION 3 NORTH

#7 Yellow Medicine East 84, #10 Wabasso 47

#8 Renville County West 68, #9 Dawson-Boyd 28

SECTION 3 SOUTH

#7 Murray County Central 80, #10 Red Rock Central 56

#9 Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 51, #8 Heron Lake-Okabena / Fulda 42

DAY AHEAD

There are 92 games to close the Friday Regular season. The Lake Conference has two mega battles. Nine AAAA teams are in operation tonight. A battle for bragging rights and what could be a preview of the section 8A title game is on tap in northwest MN.

RANKED V RANKED

#3AAAA Wayzata at #8AAAA St. Michael-Albertville

#4AAAA Hopkins at #7AAAA Minnetonka

#8A Northome/Kelliher at #4A Kittson County Central

OTHER RANKED

AAAA: #1 Maple Grove; #2 Eastview; #6 Prior Lake; #9 Elk River; #10 Lakeville North

AAA: #1 Monticello; #3 Orono; #4 Benilde-St. Margaret’s; #5 Alexandria; #6 DeLaSalle

AA: #1 Providence; #7 Sauk Centre; #8 Duluth Marshall; #10 Jordan

A: #5 Breckenridge

SECTION ACTION

Two more ranked AA teams take the floor tonight in section 3AA North play.

#3 (#1N seed) New London-Spicer); #6 (#2N seed) Minnewaska

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