Friday, March 6, 2026 Reports: High Five, MN GBB Reports; Point Parade & Seeding the State AA & A Final

D1 HIGH FIVE

There were 18 teams in action on Friday.

*Alyssa Sand, St. Thomas MN, Albany 17-W

*Olivia Olson, Michigan, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 16-W

*Patience Williams, South Dakota, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 16-W

*Tessa Johnson, South Carolina, St. Michael-Albertville 15-W

*Gianna Kneepkens, UCLA, Duluth Marshall 13-W

Totals: 77 points, 5-0

There were two players each from AAA (both BSM) and AA, one from AAAA.

All five were in the state. All five made the state title game (Kneepkens virus year); All four won titles except for Sand.

D2

There were four teams in action on Friday.

Keiara Anderson, Lincoln Memorial, St. Cloud Apollo 3-L

Totals: 3 points, 0-1

D3

There were 13 teams in action on Friday.

Emily Erickson, Bethel MN, Chisago Lakes 31-W

Lauren Knudson, Johns Hopkins, Orono 22-W

Elly Schmitz, Bethel MN, Hermantown 17-W

Emily Anderson, UW River Falls, Martin County West 15-L

Jocelyn Plonski, UW River Falls, Eagan 13-L

Hadley Sammons, St. Mary’s MN, Windom 13-L

Colette Duininck, Bethel MN, Central MN Christian 13-W

Totals: 98 points, 4-3

This is the first time on the list for Duininck and Sammons. That pushes the totals to 91 players for the year.

Anderson, Erickson, and Knudson set new personal bests.

Three players were AAA based. Two were A, one each for AAAA and A.

MN GBB RESULTS

AA

2

#3 Norwood-Young America 58, #8 Glencoe-Silver Lake 33

4

#1 Minnehaha(#10) 79, #6 St. Croix Lutheran 46

5

#1 Providence(#1) 97, #2 Maranatha 60

6

#3 Sauk Centre 55, #1 Milaca(#10) 41

8

#2 Perham(#8) 71, #1 Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 63

A

2

#1 Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s(#3) 62, #2 BOLD(#8) 60

4

#1 Mayer Lutheran(#7) 64, #2 West Lutheran 45

5

#1E Braham(#10) 56, #1W Pine River-Backus 37

6

#1 Hillcrest Lutheran(#4) 67, #2 Breckenridge(#10) 52

8

#1E Northome/Kelliher(#2) 66, #1W EGF Sacred Heart(#9) 45

RANKED RESULTS

Winner High 97 Providence

Winner Low 55 Sauk Centre

Loser High 63 Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton

Loser Low 33 Glencoe-Silver Lake

Biggest Margin 37 Providence v Maranatha

Smallest Margin 2 Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s v BOLD

Most Combined: 157 Providence v Maranatha

Least combined: 91 Norwood-Young America v Glencoe-Silver Lake

Margins 30 or more 2 (20.0%)

Margins 5 or less 1 (10.0%)

Average 57.85

Winner Average 67.5

Loser Average 48.2

Ranked Average 63.33

Nonranked Average 49.625

Average margin 19.30

Average combined: 115.7

Ranked Losses: 1

Section upsets: 2

AA Ave 60.30

A Ave 55.40

POINT PARADE

AA

Maddyn Greenway, Providence 48

Kaia Anderson, Perham 25

A

Morgan Mathiowetz, Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 34

SEEDING THE STATE: AA & A FINAL

CLASS #1 SEEDS LOWEST SEED RANKED TEAMS
AAAA 6 #3 (7) Blaine 7
AAA 7 #3 (8) Willmar 5
AA  3 #3 (2) NYA  & (6) Sauk Centre 6
8 all #1s all 8

Add Hillcrest Lutheran and Northome/Kelliher to the newcomer list of the state tournament.

Some changes due to injuries and the heat meter headed to Williams Arena.

AA

  1. Providence (5)
  2. Duluth Marshall (7)
  3. New London-Spicer (3)
  4. Rochester Lourdes (1)
  5. Minnehaha (4)
  6. Perham (8)
  7. Sauk Centre (6)
  8. Norwood-Young America (2)

A

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

 

 

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