D1
There were 15 teams in action on Wednesday.
*Liv McGill, Florida, Hopkins 29-W
*Mikayla Aumer, North Dakota, Cambridge-Isanti 18-W
Lauren Hillesheim, North Dakota, Hopkins 16-W
*Marisa Frost, North Dakota State, Centennial 14-W
*Avery Koenen, North Dakota State, Montevideo 11-W
*Patience Williams, South Dakota, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 11-L
Totals: 88 points, 5-1
Hillesheim is a first timer on the D1 HF list. That brings the totals to 64 for the year.
Aumer set a new personal best.
McGill is the first player to get to double digit entries and she alone leads the HF D1 listings this year.
Four players were AAAA, with one each for AAA and AA. All players made state.
McGill, and Hillesheim won titles.
D2
There were 10 teams in action on Wednesday.
Emma Miller, UM Crookston, St. Michael-Albertville 33-W
Anna Westby, UM Crookston, Rock Ridge 21-W
Samantha Paulsen, Jamestown, Zimmerman 18-L
Allie Berns, Jamestown, Wayzata 12-L
Jessika Lofstrom, Jamestown, Grand Rapids 12-L
Totals: 96 points, 2-3
Lofstrom makes her first appearance on the D2 HF list. That brings the total to 62 for the season.
Miller and Westby set a new personal bests this year.
Three players were AAA, two AAAA. Miller, Westby and Lofstrom all made the state tournament.
D3
There were six teams in action on Wednesday
Brycelyn Brewster, North Central MN, United Christian 22-L
Mya Morris, Martin Luther, Perham 13-L
Lydia Schroeder, North Central MN, Minnehaha 9-L
Maddie Backer, Central IA, New Ulm 6-L
Moriah McLendon, North Central MN, Eastview 5-L
Totals: 55 points, 0-5
This is Backer’s first time on the D3 HF list bringing the totals on the year to 60.
Brewster set a new personal best.
HS
AAAA
#5 Eastview 61, Eagan 52
AAA
#5 Cretin-Derham Hall 60, Roseville 55
POINT PARADE
AAAA
Vienna Murray, East Ridge 29
RANKED RESULTS
Winner High 93 Centennial
Winner Low 43 Minnetonka Christian
Loser High 67 Forest Lake
Loser Low 10 Irondale
Biggest Margin 56 Centennial v Osseo
Smallest Margin 1 Burnsville v Cooper
Most Combined: x
Least combined: x
Margins 30 or more 3 (23.08%)
Margins 5 or less 3 (23.08%)
Average 52.31
Winner Average 62.15
Loser Average 42.46
Ranked Average 60.50
Nonranked Average 51.63
Average margin 19.69
Average combined: 104.60
Ranked losses: none
AAAA Ave 55.19
AAA Ave 51.86
AA Ave 35.50
A Ave none
ABOUT LAST NIGHT….EAST RIDGE V FOREST LAKE
Two unbeaten teams entered Suburban East Conference play Wednesday night. Both received votes in the latest Coaches Poll. One survived. The visiting Raptors handed the host Rangers their first loss of the season and knocked them out of the #1 spot in the QRF poll. FL now resides at #5 while ER moved up to #12 overall in that poll. ER built up a xxx point lead on the back of Oklahoma bound Vienna Murray and her 29 points, but, in this foul-fest of a contest, she departed for the pine with xxxx minutes left. FL took advantage of that absence, but their wasn’t enough time left to turn the tide.
The Rangers wasted no time at the start scoring on their first three possessions for a 6-0 lead. ER had their first string starting (four possessions) starting on possession 12 and they enjoyed a 15-12 advantage at that stage. Some trends were becoming evident this early. ER went to the line twice in that sequence. There were a combined 63 free throw attempts for this game. Both trips in this sequence were of the &1 variety. Murray was already making a statement with five of those Raptor points in the 9-4 burst. ER also never trailed after that. FL did tie it at 27 after a string of three possessions (all five points scored at the free throw line). ER responded directly after with a string of five with no response from FL. That opened up a ten point Raptor lead with 1:50 left in the half. FL did not score the last 3:31 of the half, or their last eight possessions. At the break the visitors led 39-27.
Both teams improved offensively in the second half. ER was at a 100 clip in the first half with FL only at 69.2. In the second half those scores were 105.7 for ER, and an even better 111.1 for the Rangers. Both teams had simultaneous scoring runs with each side scoring together seven straight times. FL managed to cut two points off their deficit 46-36. Soon thereafter both teams had overlapping runs with ER actually adding the two points back 54-42 with 12:10 left. ER had their sixth and final string that pushed their advantage out to 64-42 with nine to go. Again the free throw line was essential in that build up. FL woke up from their slumber and outscored ER 25-12 the last nine minutes. Part of that surge was due to foul number five on Murray with a still workable 6:12 left. ER led 66-48 still.
| Team | Pt | PP100 | OR/DR | FTA/m | 2A/M | 3A/M | TO/TOTO |
| East Ridge | 76 | 102.7 | 14/23 | 23/31 | 22/42 | 3/7 | 24/12.50 |
| Forest Lake | 67 | 89.3 | 22/18 | 21/32 | 17/38 | 4/22 | 22/17.36 |
Vienna Murray ended up in the 41 Club despite the early exit with a 42. That meant her value added was 13. Senior Aubree Hultman was the 31 Club member for FL with a 34 with 17 points, 14 of which came in the last nine minutes including a buzzer beater 3. Her value added was 17.
Will this be the year ER breaks through to the state tournament? They have been close before and should be a number one seed in section 4AAAA. Forest Lake will be battling the Anoka County schools for the top spot in section 7AAAA. For the most part the Rangers are a senior dominated team, but there were times when they had two eighth grade guards on the floor at the same time.
DAY AHEAD
It might depend on where you are in the state today. Check ahead before going out. There are supposed to be 14 ranked teams in action.
AAAA
#2 Minnetonka is at #9 Waconia
#4 Maple Grove hosts Alexandria
AAA
#3 Orono hosts #9 Delano
#4 Hill-Murray is at Simley
#10 Fergus Falls hosts Bemidji
AA
#4 New London-Spicer travels to Dassel-Cokato
#6 Caledonia hosts Holmen, WI
#8 Minnewaska hosts Melrose
A
#2 Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s hosts New Ulm Cathedral
#5 Central MN Christian travels to Dawson-Boyd
#8 Braham hosts Moose Lake-Willow River
#9 MACCRAY travels to Lac qui Parle Valley