Tuesday Reports 2.25.2025 plus stunners in 5AAAA
D1 HIGH FIVE
No one from Minnesota scored yesterday in the eight games available….two players were eligible; one played and did not score.
POINT PARADE-9
Parade starts at 25. If there is a player missing email kja8067@gmail.com
AAAA-1
Savannah Belongia, Champlin Park 32
AAA-0
AA-4
Regan Juenemann, Crosby-Ironton 35
Chloe Johnson, Duluth Marshall 28
Tori Oehrlein, Crosby-Ironton 28
Brylee Miller, Fairmont 25
A-4
Brielle Janssen, MACCRAY 36
Sienna Duininck, Central MN Christian 29
Lauren Queensland, Grand Meadow 29
Jensyn Storhoff, Lanesboro 29
TOP OF THE CLASS
2025 Regan Juenemann, Crosby-Ironton 35
2026 Brielle Janssen, MACCRAY 36
2027 Sienna Duininck, Central MN Christian 29
2028 Chloe Johnson, Duluth Marshall 28
RANKED RESULTS
Winner High 114 Crosby-Ironton
Winner Low 34 Mounds Park Academy
Loser High 62 Minneota
Loser Low 4 Lincoln International
Biggest Margin 89 Crosby-Ironton v Greenway
Smallest Margin 1 MACCRAY v Minneota
Most Combined: 139 Crosby-Ironton v Greenway
Least combined: 58 Mounds Park Academy v ISM/Chesterton
Margins 30 or more 10
Margins 5 or less 3
Average 49.56
Winner Average 62.36
Loser Average 36.76
Ranked Average 85.60
Nonranked Average 46.61
Average margin 25.61
Average combined: 99.12
Ranked Upsets: none….key word “ranked”
AAAA Ave 48.67
AAA Ave 65.00
AA Ave 50.97
A Ave 46.09
Scoring definitely took a hit on Tuesday. Two classes could not get to 50. AAA won the day production-wise almost 15 points higher than second place AA. But AAA only had one game on its ledger. AAAA was hampered by three teams unable to get to 50. Half the A listing could not get to 50. Take out the five ranked teams in action yesterday and the rate falls even deeper to 46.61. Numbers should NOT be this low again.
SECTION RESULTS
Zowie. Right off the top we have a stunner in AAAA. #7 seed in 5AAAA Irondale won their fifth game of the season. The victim was the #2 seed, and sister district school Mounds View. The Knights opened the 2024-25 campaign steamrolled by the Mustangs in running time 67-27. Round two wasn’t that much different 68-35. That is an improvement on the defensive side of the ledger by 34/35 points in round three.
That wasn’t the only head scratcher in 5AAAA. #6 Park Center won their sixth game of the season. Twelve days ago, the Spring Lake Park Panthers pounced on the Pirates 65-48. PC turned the tide Tuesday shaving off 17 points defensively and adding ten on their offensive side. That means the four remaining teams in 5AAAA are Maple Grove, Osseo, PC (all three 279 schools) and Irondale. Osseo+PC+Irondale have a total of 20 wins (11+6+5). MG has 24. Here are the spreads in the previous games with MG against Osseo 39 : PC 42: The Crimson has not faced the Knights. #1 MG’s wake up call came in their last game—a two point win over Blaine.
The rest of the night went according to seed for the other sections.
The tightest game came in 3A North with #2 MACCRAY edging out #3 Minneota 63-62 on a pair of free throws by 6-1 junior Brielle Janssen on her way to a day’s high 36 points.
AAAA
5
#4 Osseo 60, #5 Champlin Park 57
#6 Park Center 58, #3 Spring Lake Park 48
#7 Irondale 36, #2 Mounds View 33
AAA
5
#8 Zimmerman 71, #9 Big Lake 59
AA
1
#2 Dover-Eyota 55, #7 Plainview-Elgin-Millville 46
#3 Rochester Lourdes 61, #6 Lake City 40
3N
#1 New London-Spicer 72, #5 Morris/Chokio-Alberta 27
#2 Minnewaska 59, #3 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 32
3S
#1 Jackson County Central 72, #4 Redwood Valley 56
#2 Fairmont 70, #6 Pipestone 49
4
#11 St. Paul Academy 61, #14 St. Paul Humboldt 12
#12 Twin City Academy 43, #13 Math & Science 17
5
#12 Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 65, #13 Metro Schools College Prep 37
7
#1 Crosby-Ironton 114, #16 Greenway 25
#2 Proctor 88, #15 Hinckley-Finlayson 34
#3 Duluth Marshall 95, #14 Staples-Motley 37
#4 Pequot Lakes 67, #13 Pillager 23
#5 Mesabi East 50, #12 Pierz 40
#6 Barnum 67, #11 International Falls 56
#7 Aitkin 70, #10 Moose Lake-Willow River 55
#8 Esko 51, #9 Two Harbors 31
A
1
#2 Spring Grove 65, #7 Lanesboro 57
#3 Grand Meadow 60, #6 Houston 25
3N
#1 Central MN Christian 55, #4 Lakeview 33
#2 MACCRAY 63, #3 Minneota 62
3S
#1 Hills-Beaver Creek 48, #4 Westbrook-Walnut Grove 35
#2 Adrian/Ellsworth 57, #3 Southwest MN Christian 47
4
#10 Heritage Christian 65, #15 Lincoln International 4
#11 Hope Academy 65, #14 Higher Ground 30
#12 Trinity 55, #13 North Lakes 12
5E
#8 East Central 67, #9 St. John’s Prep 40
5W
#8 Verndale 39, #9 Laporte 30
MILESTONES
Senior Madelyn Luft of KMS got to 1000 points in her last game of her career in the loss to Minnewaska.
DAY AHEAD
Thanks to sections, this Wednesday is much busier than usual with 47 games. All of those happen at the bigger school level with 24 in AAAA, 23 in AAA. AAA has more ranked teams in action 7-6. Can another #7 spring a stunner? #2s will be on higher alert. Look for competitive games, and narrower spreads especially in the #4 v #5 varieties.
RANKED TEAMS IN ACTION
AAAA: #4 Hopkins; #6 Prior Lake; #7 Minnetonka; #8 St. Michael-Albertville; #9 Elk River; #10 Lakeville North
AAA: #3 Orono; #4 Benilde-St. Margaret’s; #6 DeLaSalle; #7 Hill-Murray; #8 Byron; #9 Delano; #10 Rock Ridge