MN GBB: Friday 2.21.2025 reports: High Five; 12 Paraders; Ranked Results; Seeds AAAA 2,3,4,6; AAA 2,3,6; and the Day Ahead

MN GBB Reports from Friday 2.21.2025

D1 HIGH FIVE

Savannah White, Indiana State, DeLaSalle 9

Kylie Waytashek, Valparaiso, Royalton 3

Totals: 12

D2 HIGH FIVE

Bri Stoltzman, Southwest MN State, Mankato West 28

Destinee Bursch, MSU Mankato, Eden Prairie 27

Audrey Swanson, Southwest MN State, Waconia 27

Emma Miller, UM Crookston, St. Michael-Albertville 26

Natalie Bremer, MSU Mankato, Lake City 22

Lexi Karge, UM Duluth, Mankato East 22

Alexis Rose, Sioux Falls, Becker 22

Totals: 130

A case of not many contests at D1 and a full slate of games in the Northern Sun. Result: a 118 differential in favor of D2. Seven players squeeze into the five spot for D2. Of the nine combined players three are AAAA; four are AAA, a rare win there; and two are AA. Only Waytashek never made the state tournament. The Lake Conference won the conference battle with 53 three ahead of the Big 9 with 50 points.

POINT PARADE-12

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

AAAA-4

Vienna Murray, East Ridge 27

Madlin Freking, Anoka 26

Myah Maull, Eastview 26

Clara Bieber, Bemidji 25

AAA-0

AA-4

Maddyn Greenway, Providence 33

Chloe Johnson, Duluth Marshall 30

Laniyah Stewart, St. Paul Washington/ Johnson 30

Julia Bishop, Annandale 29

A-4

Kate Thayer, Northome/Kelliher 43

Kylee Binkley, Northome/Kelliher 33

Olivia Harris, Nevis 29

Johnica Bernotas, Breckenridge 28

TOP OF THE CLASS (GRAD)

2025 Julia Bishop, Annandale

2026 Kate Thayer, Northome/Kelliher 43

2027

2028 Chloe Johnson, Duluth Marshall 30

2029 Laniyah Stewart, St. Paul Washington/ Johnson 30

RANKED RESULTS

Winner High 96 Providence, Northome/Kelliher

Winner Low 42 South St. Paul, Morris/Chokio-Alberta

Loser High 84 Kittson County Central

Loser Low 8 Lincoln International

Biggest Margin 66 Pine River-Backus v Red Lake

Smallest Margin 1 Pipestone v Windom (3AAS); Barnesville v Pelican Rapids; Columbia Heights v Bloomington Kennedy

Most Combined: 180 Northome/Kelliher v Kittson County Central

Least combined: 55 North Lakes v Lincoln International

Margins 30 or more 23

Margins 5 or less 19

Average 54.02

Winner Average 64.09

Loser Average 43.96

Ranked Average 70.78

Nonranked Average 51.66

AASection playoff Average 55.71

Average margin 20.13

Average combined: 108.04

Ranked Upsets: Eagan again knocked off a ranked AAAA team. This time #6 Prior Lake  56-52. #8A Northome/Kelliher traveled to #4A Kittson County Central and handed them their second loss this season in the highest scoring affair of the night 96-84.

AAAA Ave 55.31 24-27

AAA Ave 52.59 17-15

AA Ave 54.92 33-28

A Ave 52.31 19-20

AAAA wins the point production battle with a slim 0.39 advantage over AA. But AA takes the winning percentage at .541 as AAAA on the whole had more losses. AAA finished second in winning percentage at .531.

AAAA

#1 Maple Grove 54, Blaine 52

#2 Eastview 64, Farmington 55

#3 Wayzata 61, #8 St. Michael-Albertville 59

#4 Hopkins 66, #7 Minnetonka 59

Eagan 56, #6 Prior Lake 52

#9 Elk River 58, Centennial 50

#10 Lakeville North 54, Rosemount 50

AAA:

#1 Monticello 68, Zimmerman 18

#3 Orono 71, Waconia 50

#4 Benilde-St. Margaret’s 74, Chaska 50

#5 Alexandria 78, Detroit Lakes 23

#6 DeLaSalle 68, Visitation 52

AA:

#1 Providence 96, Hortonville, WI 46

#3 New London-Spicer 81, Eden Valley-Watkins 42 (3AA N)

#6 Minnewaska 63, Litchfield 25 (3AA N)

#7 Sauk Centre 69, Melrose 34

#8 Duluth Marshall 85, Bigfork 43

#10 Jordan 81, Mound Westonka 43

A:

#8A Northome/Kelliher 96, #4A Kittson County Central 84

#5 Breckenridge 87, Staples-Motley 33

SECTION ACTION

3AA NORTH

#1 New London-Spicer 81, #8 Eden Valley-Watkins 42

#2 Minnewaska 63, #7 Litchfield 25

#3 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 65, #6 Paynesville 59

#5 Morris / Chokio-Alberta 42, #4 Montevideo 39

3AA SOUTH

#2 Fairmont 61, #7 Luverne 37

#4 Redwood Valley 76, #5 St. James 61

#6 Pipestone 65, #3 Windom 64

SEEDS

AAA

2: #1 Marshall; #2 New Ulm; #3 St. Peter

3: #1 Cretin-Derham Hall; #2 Two Rivers; #3 St. Paul Como Park

6: #1. Orono; #2. Benilde-St. Margaret’s; #3 Delano

AAAA

2: #1 Eden Prairie; #2 Prior Lake; #3 Minnetonka

3: #1 Eastview; #2 Eagan; #3 Rosemount

4: #1 East Ridge; #2 Stillwater; #3 White Bear Lake

6: #1 Wayata; #2 Hopkins; #3 Edina

MILESTONES

Sauk Rapids has been busy with two milestones the past two days. On Thursday senior Tory Jennissen reached 1000 points in the win over Foley. Friday night senior Cierra Kortan hit 2000 in the 69-34 win over Melrose.

DAY AHEAD

A limited 16 games on Saturday with half coming in section 3A quarterfinals.

RANKED V RANKED

#3A Mountain Iron-Buhl at #2A Mayer Lutheran

OTHER RANKED

AA: #1 Providence; #9 Proctor

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