5 GAMES FROM THE HAMLINE EVENT
With so many games, and late nights and early mornings, here is the thumbnails.
The Minnesota basketball season got underway Friday with the traditional Hamline Pat Patterson event. There were five games this season these take aways:
–As was typical of early season games, the pp100s reflected nine days of practice. Only two teams cracked the century mark. Only three were above 80. By contrast three were below 70.
–The 31 Club inducted seven members today. Stillwater had two.
–That brings up an ex-North St. Paul Polar thread. Alexis Pratt is now at Stillwater (and a 31 Club member). Her former coach Ashlie Anzel moved west to Mounds View and had a successful debut freezing the Minneapolis North Polars.
–AAA defending champ Orono lost out of the gate. The Spartans have plenty of shoes to fill. Orono led 21-10 in the first half, but Cougar pressure led to 21 steals (on 30 turnovers). By half Como was in front 41-35 once they figured out how to cash in from 3s.
–The two players to join the 41 Club (Karlen, Loder) did not win, and had their personal pp100s under 100.
—Kennedy came back from a 10 point half time deficit. For 16:40 of the second half Central only scored 3 points.
—The narrowest margin was Stillwater’s four point win over New Prague, spoiling the debut of Luke Swedberg, the first new Trojan coach in 46 years.
—with 10 minutes left in the final game of the night it was tied at 35. Lightning struck with a 26-9 final kick.
–The Suburban East was 2-1 on the day; City teams were 1-2.
BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY 46, ST. PAUL CENTRAL 34
STILLWATER 60, NEW PRAGUE 56
- PAUL COMO PARK 80, ORONO 59
MOUNDS VIEW 70, MINNEAPOLIS NORTH 47
EASTVIEW 61, WHITE BEAR LAKE 44
| TEAM | TEAM PP100 | TOP SCORER | IND PP100 | 31 CLUB |
| St. Paul Central | 47.2 | Aliza Karlen 23 | Aliza Karlen 85.2 | Aliza Karlen 41 |
| Kennedy | 63.9 | Imani Saeed’El 12 | Imani Saeed’El 120.0 | Zaraya March 28 |
| Stillwater | 84.5 | Sara Scalia 24 | Sara Scalia 100.0 | Sara Scalia 36 |
| New Prague | 77.8 | McKenzie Holgate 15 | Amanda Giesen 183.3 | McKenzie Holgate 27 |
| Orono | 76.6 | Madeline Loder 23 | Case/Hughes 100.0 | Madeline Loder 43 |
| SP Como Park | 101.3 | Makayla Van Nett 20 | Kaylynn Asberry 160.0 | Makayla Van Nett 37 |
| Mounds View | 78.7 | Lindsey Becher 22 | Lindsey Becher 115.8 | Lindsey Becher 41 |
| Mpls North | 52.8 | Alani Pettis 12 | Jasmine Jackson 100.0 | Pettis/Wooten 21 |
| White Bear Lake | 75.9 | Ella Janicki 9 | Ella Janicki 15.0.0 | Courtney Crouch 17 |
| Eastview | 103.4 | Megan Walstad 18 | Megan Walstad 163.6 | Megan Walstad 33 |
The Trench Players include:
Imani Saeed’El, Kennedy
Sara Scalia, Stillwater
Makayla Van Nett, Como Park
Lindsey Becher, Mounds View
Megan Walstad, Eastview