{"id":13093,"date":"2019-03-06T09:03:03","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T15:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjasr.com\/live\/?p=13093"},"modified":"2019-03-06T09:03:09","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T15:03:09","slug":"gbb-out-about-5aa-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kjasr.com\/live\/?p=13093","title":{"rendered":"GBB Out & About: 5AA Semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

5AA SEMIS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some sections took a direct hit on Tuesday with favored teams <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

bowing out. That was not the case in 5AA with both #1 and #2 seeds advancing to Friday\u2019s final. There was a faster pace in game two, a more deliberate pace in game one. The final will feature two teams that met in the 5AA championship game in 2016 where HF won in overtime 69-60. These two also met in 2017 in the quarters and HF took that contest too 52-47. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this stage I have seen all 16 of the AAAA and AAA finalists, 15 of the 16 AA finalists*, and only 8 of the 16 A finalists. Guess where I will be on Friday? Somewhere in A land.
*7AA is playing their semis tonight. I have not seen one team. Guess where I will be tonight? If you answered Duluth you win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

HOLY FAMILY 53,\nPROVIDENCE 44<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

#1 Holy Family never trailed in this contest. But they were\nnever safely out of the woods either until the end. The Fire would push their\nmargin to double digits only to see the Lions scramble back in the game. A 17-8\nadvantage melted to a slim 17-16 lead. After a HF time out with 4:38 left in\nthe first half they regained their bearings and went on a 12-3 run to finish\nthe half up 29-19. Leigh Steiner\u2019s 3 gave HF their widest margin at 36-21 with\n14 minutes left in the game. Combined with the end of the first half that was a\n19-5 surge. Providence whittled away at the lead, cutting it to 47-42 with 1:41\nleft. HF had issues at the free throw line missing two straight front ends (in\nthe same possession). Providence got the ball back but had an unforced error\nwith 1:22 left. The string of missed free throws stopped on the next HF\npossession and the crisis passed. HF cashed in at the line six times to finish\nthe game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n  \n <\/td>\n HOLY\n FAMILY<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n PROVIDENCE<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Points\n <\/td>\n 53\n <\/td>\n 44\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Rebounds\/off\n <\/td>\n 26\/9\n <\/td>\n 27\/6\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Turnovers\n <\/td>\n 17\n <\/td>\n 22\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n FTA\/%\n <\/td>\n 16\/68.75\n <\/td>\n 20\/65.0\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 2%\/3%\n <\/td>\n 51.42\/20.00\n <\/td>\n 53.84\/8.33\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n PP100\n <\/td>\n 84.1\n <\/td>\n 71.0\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Leading Scorer\n <\/td>\n Leigh Steiner 18\n <\/td>\n Maggie Murphy 24\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

TRENCH PLAYER<\/strong>: HF\u2019s\n5-11 senior guard Leigh Steiner<\/strong> with\n18 points, 128.6 pp100, and a 33 score in the 31 Club. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ANNANDALE 69,\nMARANATHA 65<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

#2 Annandale used the long ball early and the relentless pursuit\nof offensive rebounds to stop Maranatha\u2019s state tournament appearance run. The\ngame started with two consecutive 3s by the Cardinals, the first by Taylor Medvec,\nthe second by Kitri Reimer. Abby Lillehaug added to the trifecta parade and the\nCards were up 9-4. The Mustangs battled back and pulled ahead 34-30 after a 3\nby Chloe Jarnot with under 3 minutes to go in the half. Annandale scored the\nlast nine points of the half for a 39-34 advantage at the break. Already\nAnnandale had 12 points on second chance opportunities. They would only add\nfour points on second chancers in the second half. Maranatha closed a ten point\nsecond half deficit to 61-58 with 4:22 left after scoring six unanswered\npoints. Hannah Purcell broke the spell with a free throw. Maranatha was forced\nto foul. Annandale did enough to keep them at arms distance going 5\/10 down the\nstretch at the line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reason for this trip was to see Maranatha, the #96 team\nin the QRF ratings. That completes my set\u2026.at least until the next team bubbles\nup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I charted Annandale against Burnsville in December and there\nwas a distinct difference in performance tonight. There was across the board\nimprovement in shooting. From 38% at the line to 65%, 29% at 2s to 42% and 23%\nfrom 3s to 33%. Then their pp100 was a paltry 58.8. Tuesday it was a robust 115,\nan improvement of 56.2. Maranatha, at 108.3 pp100, has the distinction of\nhaving the highest pp100 for a losing team this year. The previous high was\n105. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n  \n <\/td>\n ANNANDALE<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n MARANATHA<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Points\n <\/td>\n 69\n <\/td>\n 65\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Rebounds\/off\n <\/td>\n 39\/18\n <\/td>\n 27\/7\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Turnovers\n <\/td>\n 10\n <\/td>\n 13\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n FTA\/%\n <\/td>\n 35\/65.71\n <\/td>\n 15\/80.00\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 2%\/3%\n <\/td>\n 42.30\/33.33\n <\/td>\n 44.44\/46.67\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n PP100\n <\/td>\n 115.0\n <\/td>\n 108.3\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Leading Scorer\n <\/td>\n Hannah Purcell 23\n <\/td>\n Macy Smith 19\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

TRENCH PLAYER:<\/strong> Annandale\u2019s\n6-1 senior forward Hannah Purcell<\/strong>\nwith 23 points, 143.8 pp100 and a 35 in the 31 Club. Purcell also was a beast\non the offensive boards with 10. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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