Recap of Sunday action

D1 HIGH FIVE

Lauren Jensen, Creighton, Lakeville North 28

Gianna Kneepkens, Utah, Duluth Marshall 25

Liv McGill, Florida, Hopkins 17

Mallory Brake, Creighton, Hastings 11

Adalia McKenzie, Illinois, Park Center 11

Molly Mogensen, Creighton, Farmington 11

Totals: 92

Six squeeze into the High Five. Five are AAAA players, with Kneepkens the only AA. The South Suburban provided 39 points. McKenzie & McGill played at PC (before Hopkins for McGill). The Pirate pair had 28 points. Five made the state at one point in their HS careers. Brake did not.

MORE SEEDS

AAA

8: #1 Alexandria; #2 Fergus Falls; #3 Willmar

AA

4: #1 Minnehaha; #2 Visitation; #3 St. Croix Lutheran

5: #1 Providence; #2 Minneapolis North; #3 Jordan

6: #1 Sauk Centre; #2 Royalton; #3 Milaca

8: #1 Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton; #2 Barnesville; #3 Pelican Rapids

A

4: #1 Mayer Lutheran; #2 United Christian; #3 West Lutheran

SEEDS TO STATE

Not every #1 section seed will necessarily make it to state. AAAA last year was a rarity where all eight #1s advanced. In the other classes two AAA made the field (#3 seed Stewartville in section 1, #4 seed Totino-Grace in section 5); Three made it in AA (#2 Rochester Lourdes in section 1; Waterville-Elysian-Morristown #4 in 2A South—meaning an almost 8/9 seed in a fully seeded section and #2 Crosby-Ironton in section 7). One made it in A (#2 seed Underwood in 6A North).

Or the breakdown of three #2s, one #3; two #4s. Expect head scratchers by Saturday. 1s last year made the state 81.3% of the time. A #1 doesn’t want to be in the 18.7% side of the ledger. #5 seeds and lower will be hard pressed to crack the Williams Arena party.

So far the biggest upset (not an #9 over #8 or #5 over #4) was #6 Pipestone over #3 Windom 65-64 in section 3AA South.

The first ranked v ranked team battle could happen Thursday at SW MN State if New London-Spicer and Minnewaska both win on Tuesday.

DAY AHEAD

36 games start the week with 30 of those section games. 1AA & 1A have quarterfinals; 2AA and 2A get underway. Pigtails await in 8AAAA, 3AAA, 6A, 7A, 8A

RANKED TEAMS IN ACTION

AA:  #5 ranked (& #1 in section 1) Caledonia (v #9 seed Zumbrota-Mazeppa)

A: #1 ranked (& #1 in section 1) Goodhue (v Fillmore Central) ;  #6 ranked (& #1 in section 2) Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s (v #16 GFW)