D1 HIGH FIVE

There were 38 teams in action on Saturday.

*Amber Scalia, Miami OH, Stillwater 21-W

*Patience Williams, South Dakota, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 19-W

*Shania Nichols, Kennesaw State, St. Paul Como Park 18-W

*Kierra Wheeler, West Virginia, Cooper 17-W

*Alayna Contreras, Middle Tennessee, Hopkins 17-L

*Tiny Lewis, Eastern Illinois, Minnehaha 17-L

Totals: 92 points, 4-2

Lewis set a new personal best.

There were three AAA based players, two AAAA and one AA.

Wheeler and Contreras won state titles.

D2

There were 36 teams in action on Saturday.

Allie Berns, Jamestown, Wayzata 34-L

Ava Privet, Upper Iowa, Caledonia 24-W

Lexi Karge, UM Duluth, Mankato East 22-W

Anna Vaaler, Sioux Falls, Andover 22-L

Taryn Hamling, Minot State, Grand Rapids 22-L

Totals: 124 points, 2-3

Two players were AAAA based, two AAA and one AA.

Four made the state tournament.

D3

Ayla Olson, St. Mary’s MN, New York Mills 26-W

Ava Haus, St. Scholastica, St. Michael-Albertville 25-L

Maddy Grove, UM Morris, Morris 24-W

Grace Perry, UM Morris, Moorhead 24-W

Katie Boulanger, Wartburg, New Prague 20-W

Totals: 119 points, 4-1

Three players were AAAA based; one each from AA and A.

Haus won a state title.

MN GBB RESULTS

AAAA

#3 Rosemount 92, Centennial 41

AAA

#3 Benilde-St. Margaret’s 68, Alexandria 42

AA

#1 Providence 87, Waunakee, IA 76

Sauk Centre 69, #3 New London-Spicer 63

#4 Duluth Marshall 99, Cass Lake-Bena 21

#10 Menahga 74, Crookston 42

A

#2 Northome/Kelliher 88, Nevis 35

#6 Central MN Christian 70, Southwest MN Christian 36

#7 Mayer Lutheran 76, PACT 36

#10 Hills-Beaver Creek 67, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 49

RANKED RESULTS

Winner High 99 Duluth Marshall

Winner Low 35 Math & Science

Loser High 76 Waunakee, IA

Loser Low 21 Cass Lake-Bena

Biggest Margin 78 Duluth Marshall v Cass Lake-Bena

Smallest Margin 1 Math & Science v Liberty Classical

Most Combined: 163 Providence v Waunakee, IA

Least combined: 69 Math & Science v Liberty Classical

Margins 30 or more 9 (21.951%)

Margins 5 or less 5 (12.195%)

Average 57.646

Winner Average 67.732

Loser Average 47.561

Ranked Average 78.40

Nonranked Average 54.764

Average margin 20.171

Average combined: 115.29

Ranked Losses: one

AAAA Ave 62.867

AAA Ave 55.077

AA Ave 59.920

A Ave 53.357

POINT PARADE

AA

Chloe Johnson, Duluth Marshall 35

Maddyn Greenway, Providence 28

Dreah Christiansen, Menahga 27

Alyvia Engler, Plainview-Elgin-Millville 27

Rainey Dobbs, Triton 26

Keanna Molina, Triton 25

QUESTION?

Which player holds the record for most high school career wins, and what is their total?

Find out tomorrow.

ABOUT LAST NIGHT….SHAKOPEE V HOLY ANGELS

It was raining 3s for Shakopee Saturday afternoon at Holy Angels as the Sabers rattled in 14 3s in a 80-52 victory over the Stars. It did not start out that way for the visitors. The host Stars had a 10-3 lead after five possessions scoring on four of their first five chances including, ironically as it turned out, two 3s. They connected four times behind the arc. Shakopee called time after those first 3 minutes and they must have been reminded that they were the 3 point team. Directly after that time out senior Isabel Runk hit her second 3 of the game. Still HA remained hot and stretched their lead out to 15-6 with their third 3. That was the end of that string. Shakopee hit two more to close the gap to 18-12. A few minutes later they hit three straight 3s and narrowed the gap to 26-24. They grabbed their first lead at 27-26 on another 3, this time by junior Peyton Lindahl. By the break Shakopee nailed nine total for a 35-30 lead. They would tack on five more in the second half for a grand total of 14 and won going away 80-52. Two straight 3s in the second half pushed their lead to 45-32—a 10-2 start to the half. HA tried to stem the tide with a time out after the first three and a half minutes but it was 48-34 at that point. With nine minutes left it was 65-45.

Besides hitting ten more 3s than the Stars the Sabers ruled the boards grabbing an impressive 47.5% of their own misses. HA was held to only an 18.4% offensive rebound rate.

Team	Pt	PP100	OR/DR	FTm/a	2m/a	3m/a	TO/TOTO
Shakopee	80	111.1	19/31	12/19	13/28	14/33	17/23.88
Holy Angels	52	73.2	7/21	12/23	14/30	4/22	15/21.13

The Sabers leader was Sadie Hall who made the 31 Club with two to spare. She ended up with 22 points with four made 3s (same as Runk). Not only did she score frequently, but made only one turnover in 75 touches.

Matching her for the 31 Club for HA was Vivian Carter who had 13 points and led both teams with 11 d stops. She also led HA with seven distributions.

Player	School	31Club	PP100
Sadie Hall	Shakopee	33	137.5
Vivian Carter	Holy Angels	31	76.5

This completes my chartings for section 2AAAA, traditionally one of the strongest sections in AAAA. Recently top seeds have faltered when heading to Williams Arena. Right now Minnetonka looks to be the #1 seed.

What do these two teams have in common? They were both coached by Jim McCormack. Both teams made the state with McCormack: Shakopee in 1979 and 1981; HA in 1986

WEEK THAT WAS

UNBEATEN

That sound you heard on Saturday morning was New London-Spicer falling to Sauk Centre at Alexandria. That means we are down to two standing undefeated teams. Both start with Ms. But my guess is that only Mountain Iron-Buhl has a possibility to finish the 2026 campaign unblemished. My guess is that Menahga will have a hard time extricating themselves out of 8AA. The Braves have the problem of playing a single A schedule and forced to play AA teams to get to state.

Total undefeated left: 2

AAAA: 0

AAA: 0

AA: 1 Menahga

Leaving the list: New London-Spicer

A: 1  Mountain Iron-Buhl

Leaving the list: none

The next level would be one loss. Six teams fit that profile (not counting the two listed). 1-1-2-2 by class.

What about the flip side of this? The winless? 14 are looking for victory number one.

Two teams left the lists below this week:

Parnassus Prep in 5AA won twice the past week. They broke their winless streak with a victory over MN Deaf Monday 55-36 and continued on with a 53-21 win over Hmong Academy on Wednesday.

In 5A Verndale snapped their streak with a 43-34 win over Browerville-Eagle Valley on Monday. To be fair someone was going to win that battle of winless teams.

AAAA: 0

AAA: 2 North Branch; Sauk Rapids-Rice

AA: 2 Albert Lea; Redwood Valley

A: 10 Madelia; Red Rock Central; Browerville-Eagle Valley; Ortonville; Bigfork; and smaller charter/privates Lincoln International; MN Transitions; St. John’s Prep; Fond du Lac Ojibwe, and Community School of Excellence

STREAKING

The only change is Menahga is now the sole leader in AA with New London-Spicer losing on Saturday.

AAAA: 20 Rochester Mayo

AAA: 19 Stewartville

AA: 20 Menahga

A: 22 Mountain Iron-Buhl

Can these four be state champs? Again MIB has the best shot. Stewartville has the next best hope. Menahga has no chance.

PROLIFIC OFFENSE

a list of high scoring offenses (and below that stingy defenses)

AAAA 83.4 Rochester Mayo up 1.4

AAA 86.8 Hill-Murray down 0.7

AA 93.5 Providence up 0.5

A: 86.3 Kelliher/Northome down 0.5

The best chance for state titles? Providence easily. Next best chance? Kelliher/Northome.

AIR TIGHT DEFENSE

AAAA 42.3 Rochester Mayo down 0.9

AAA 41.1 Northfield up 0.8

AA 37.4 Menahga down 0.1

A 28.4 International School/Chesterton replaces Metro Schools Prep

Best chance for a state title. If I had to pick one it would be Mayo, but chances are none of these four will be playing past the state semis, if that. Notice Mayo & Northfield are both Big 9 teams (or is it Big 12?). They get enhanced defense against 0-22 Albert Lea, 3-18 Mankato East. Neither of those teams averaged more than 40 ppg. Throw in three more sub 45 offensive teams and the numbers are less impressive.

QUEST FOR…

QRF

Obviously better than last week with three games, with all six new to the charts. Still my car needs diagnostics now as the repairs have not cured the ailment. Translation $$$$ to be spent. Crossed off this week include #51 Holy Angels; #77 Edina; #83 Shakopee; #94 Buffalo; #106 Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s; #151 Cedar Mountain. The odd thing was two lower teams topped higher teams when I charted. I was also able to complete my Lake Conference set (eight teams) and 2AAAA (seven teams). I will be hard pressed to complete more conferences/sections.

Biggest fish not seen? Still #29 Woodbury.

10: 10/10—-1.000

25: 25/25—1.000

50: 46/50—.920

75: 67/75—.893

100: 78/100—.780

125: 84/125—.672

150: 88/150—.587

175: 89/175—.509

200: 89/200—.445

TOP 10S

Adding Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s helped. But I lost one in AA. The result is a wash.

AAAA: 10/10-1.000

AAA: 10/10-1.000

AA: 7/10 .800

A: 6/10-.500

Overall, it is 32/40 or .825 no change.

#1S IN EACH SECTION

Not a change in this category. I did get insurance with Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s but BOLD is still #1 in 2A.

AAAA: 8/8-1.000

AAA: 7/8-.750

AA: 7/9-.778

A: 6/11-.545

Grand totals: 28/36-.750.

SEEDING THE STATE

Rearranging the slots in AAAA. No movement in AAA. Foley, thanks to their win Monday over Sauk Centre, moves in AA. NLS drops. Section 8AA gives me headaches. NRHEG survived two nailbiters in A and dropped a notch.

AAAA

1. Wayzata (6)
2. Maple Grove (5)
3. Rochester Mayo (1)
4. Rosemount (3)
5. Minnetonka (2)
6. East Ridge (4)
7. Monticello (8)
8. Forest Lake (7)

AAA

1. Orono (6)
2. Stewartville (1)
3. Marshall (2)
4. Hill-Murray (4)
5. Cretin-Derham Hall (3)
6. Rock Ridge (7)
7. Fergus Falls (8)
8. Becker (5)

AA

1. Providence (5)
2. Crosby-Ironton (7)
3. Red Wing (1)
4. New London-Spicer (3)
5. Foley (6)
6. Minnehaha (4)
7. Frazee (8)
8. Norwood-Young America (2)

A

1. Mountain Iron-Buhl (7)
2. Kelliher-Northome (8)
3. NRHEG (1)
4. Hillcrest Lutheran (6)
5. Central MN Christian (3)
6. Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s (2)
7. Mayer Lutheran (4)
8. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (5)

WEEK AHEAD

We are in the home stretch now. Some A & AA teams wrap up regular season action this week.  The Breakdown has an event in Moorhead on Saturday.