{"id":12417,"date":"2019-01-18T00:11:06","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T06:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjasr.com\/live\/?p=12417"},"modified":"2019-01-18T00:11:08","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T06:11:08","slug":"gbb-out-about-brainerd-vs-alexandria-1-17-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kjasr.com\/live\/?p=12417","title":{"rendered":"GBB Out &#038; About: Brainerd vs Alexandria 1.17.2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BRAINERD 54, ALEXANDRIA 45<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brainerd handed #2AAA Alexandria their second straight road loss <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>this week and picked up a revenge win with a 54-45 Central Lakes Conference victory. In the Warriors first game of the year at Alex they fell 54-38. The margin turnaround was 25 points. Alex suffered from an abysmal start to the game. The Cardinals were held scoreless for the first six minutes and nine seconds. Mia McGrane finally broke the ice with a layup. Brainerd was just slightly better at that point holding a 4-0 lead. It looked like the Cards, with their pressure defense, would break through. Alex momentarily took a 5-4 lead after a 3 by Kaye Paschka. It was to be their only 3 of the night. Meanwhile Brainerd caught fire going on a 13-4 run over the next six possessions (17-9). \u00a0The Cardinals were unable to generate much of anything on offense with turnovers against the 2\/3 zone or just missing in timing their passes. The result was a 10 point Brainerd half time lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex came out and scored on their first two possessions. A\nsteal looked like the momentum changer, but the layup was off. The Cards kept\nchipping away. A McGrane lay up gave Alex their first lead in the second half\n34-32. Their last lead came with 6:30 left on a shot from the left block from\nEmily Jones. Brainerd then scored the next five points with Courtney Russell\nfinding an offensive rebound and scoring the put back to start it off. Russell\nput Brainerd up 49-41 with a pair of free throws with 51.4 ticks left. It\nappeared that Alex was about to rise up scoring the next four points thanks to\nincreased heat defensively and picking up fouls. With 32 seconds left McGrane\nscored two free throws to make it 49-45. The Warrior faithful held their\ncollective breath. But in the last three Brainerd possessions they scored\neither at the line or after they broke the press preserving the <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is odd comparing the stats. Alex shot better from the\nline and from 2s plus had a massive 18 rebound advantage including 15 more\noffensive boards. The Warriors made up for it with better 3 shooting and four\nless turnovers. Brainerd showcased their balance with five players scoring\nbetween 9 and 12 points. Freshman Olivia Tautges led the way for Brainerd with\n12 points. Alex could only claim three in the same scoring window. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the second straight year Brainerd beat the Cards at\nhome. Last year it was 58-48. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brainerd is now 7-9. Alex is 12-2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have nine more AAAA teams left to see. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>BRAINERD<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>ALEXANDRIA<\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  POINTS\n  <\/td><td>\n  54\n  <\/td><td>\n  45\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  REBOUNDS\/OFF\n  <\/td><td>\n  24\/5\n  <\/td><td>\n  42\/20\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  TURNOVERS\n  <\/td><td>\n  24\n  <\/td><td>\n  28\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  FTA\/%\n  <\/td><td>\n  20\/70.00\n  <\/td><td>\n  14\/71.42\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  2FG%\/3FG%\n  <\/td><td>\n  39.298\/54.54\n  <\/td><td>\n  40.00\/6.66\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  PP100\n  <\/td><td>\n  78.3\n  <\/td><td>\n  63.4\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  TOP SCORER\n  <\/td><td>\n  Olivia Tautges 12\n  <\/td><td>\n  Two with 12\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p>TRENCH PLAYER: Brainerd senior point guard Courtney Russell\nwith 11 points, 91.7 pp100 and 21 Score in the 31 Club<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRAINERD 54, ALEXANDRIA 45 Brainerd handed #2AAA Alexandria their second straight road loss<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[138,7,153],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8CdKT-3eh","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12436,"url":"http:\/\/kjasr.com\/live\/?p=12436","url_meta":{"origin":12417,"position":0},"title":"MN GBB: AAAA & AAA Thursday Results 1.17.2019","date":"January 18, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"AAAA #9 Forest Lake 77, East Ridge 42 #15 Armstrong 47, #16 Shakopee 40 #17 Elk River 55, Anoka 52 AAA Brainerd 54, #2 Alexandria 45 Girls\u00a0Basketball: Warrior girls upset No. 1 ranked Cardinals-----Brainerd Dispatch #6 Waseca 52, Fairmont 22 #7 Waconia 87, Hutchinson 61 Jays\u00a0pull away in second half\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;GBB: Minnesota&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":11635,"url":"http:\/\/kjasr.com\/live\/?p=11635","url_meta":{"origin":12417,"position":1},"title":"MN GBB: AAA Tuesday Results 11.27.2018","date":"November 28, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"#2 Alexandria 54, Brainerd 38 Girls basketball: Cardinals fight through a few struggles for a season opening win\u00a0------Alexandria Echo Press Girls\u00a0Basketball: Alexandria defeats Warriors by 16 in opener--------Brainerd Dispatch St. Paul Como Park 87, #3 Cooper 81 #6 Willmar 69, Becker 63 Girls\u00a0Basketball: Balanced scoring lifts Cards over Becker------West Central\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;GBB: Minnesota&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":12203,"url":"http:\/\/kjasr.com\/live\/?p=12203","url_meta":{"origin":12417,"position":2},"title":"MN GBB: AAAA & AAA Thursday Results 1.3.2019","date":"January 4, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"AAAA #4 Farmington 63, #20 Rosemount 40 #13 Lakeville North 54, Eagan 36 #16 Maple Grove 50, #14 Armstrong 35 Warrior\u00a0Girls Basketball: Late score drops Brainerd------Brainerd Dispatch AAA #1 Alexandria 53, #20 Fergus Falls 39 Girls\u00a0basketball: Cardinals keep things in perspective after another big win-----Alexandria Echo Press #5 Red Wing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;GBB: Minnesota&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7185,"url":"http:\/\/kjasr.com\/live\/?p=7185","url_meta":{"origin":12417,"position":3},"title":"2017-18 GBB Awards: MN: Central Lakes All Conference","date":"April 3, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"If you have an all conference list email kja8067@gmail.com CENTRAL LAKES ALL CONFERENCE NAME SCHOOL GRADE Cayle Hovland Willmar 12 Hannah Johnson Willmar 11 Carly Wedel Willmar 11 Courtney Gould Alexandria 12 Ella Grove Alexandria 10 Kaye Paschka Alexandria 11 Emma Schmidt Alexandria 12 Lily Pearson Fergus Falls 11 Katelyn\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;2018 Awards&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":18377,"url":"http:\/\/kjasr.com\/live\/?p=18377","url_meta":{"origin":12417,"position":4},"title":"MN GBB: Thursday AAA Results 2.13.2020","date":"February 14, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"#1. 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