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