AA-8<\/strong><\/p>\nChloe Johnson, Duluth Marshall 44<\/p>\n
Catherine Walker, Breck 37<\/p>\n
Teagan Epema, Montevideo 34<\/p>\n
Brooklyn Pettis, Minneapolis North 30<\/p>\n
Rachel Bopp, Two Harbors 28<\/p>\n
Marta Forsline, Mesabi East 28<\/p>\n
Emma Korinek, Concordia Academy 27<\/p>\n
Amaya Penn, St. Croix Lutheran 25<\/p>\n
A-7<\/strong><\/p>\nBrielle Janssen, MACCRAY 32<\/p>\n
Alya Olson, New York Mills 32<\/p>\n
Leah Carter, Westbrook-Walnut Grove 28<\/p>\n
Dakota Soltis, Upsala 28<\/p>\n
Breeley Galle, Southland 27<\/p>\n
Lauren Queensland, Grand Meadow 27<\/p>\n
Morgan Mathiowetz, Sleepy Eye St. Mary\u2019s 25<\/p>\n
TOP OF THE CLASS (GRAD)<\/strong><\/p>\n2025:<\/strong> Catherine Walker, Breck 37<\/p>\n2026:<\/strong> Brielle Janssen, MACCRAY 32<\/p>\n2027:<\/strong> Morgan Mathiowetz, Sleepy Eye St. Mary\u2019s 25<\/p>\n2028<\/strong>: Chloe Johnson, Duluth Marshall 44<\/p>\nRANKED RESULTS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nWinner High<\/strong> 96 Central MN Christian<\/p>\nWinner Low<\/strong> 41 Murray County Central<\/p>\nLoser High<\/strong> 70 Hopkins & Walker-Hackensack-Akeley<\/p>\nLoser Low<\/strong> 10 Mounds Park Academy<\/p>\nBiggest Margin<\/strong> 77 Central MN Christian v Ortonville<\/p>\nSmallest Margin<\/strong> 3 Two Harbors v Moose Lake\/Willow River<\/p>\nMost Combined:<\/strong> 155 Duluth Marshall v Mesabi East<\/p>\nLeast combined:<\/strong> 61 Minneapolis South v Minneapolis Roosevelt<\/p>\nMargins 30 or more<\/strong> 32<\/p>\nMargins 5 or less<\/strong> 10<\/p>\nAverage<\/strong> 54.04<\/p>\nWinner Average<\/strong> 65.51<\/p>\nLoser Average<\/strong> 42.57<\/p>\nRanked Average<\/strong> 69.22<\/p>\nNonranked Average<\/strong> 52.54<\/p>\nAverage margin<\/strong> 22.93<\/p>\nAverage combined<\/strong>: 108.08<\/p>\nRanked Upsets:<\/strong> #4AAAA Wayzata beat #2AAAA Hopkins for the second time this season. #6AA Minnewaska fell to unranked AA Barnesville 54-40.<\/p>\nAAAA Ave<\/strong> 57.24 16-18<\/p>\nAAA Ave<\/strong> 55.00 14-12<\/p>\nAA Ave<\/strong> 53.87 27-27<\/p>\nA Ave<\/strong> 52.60 45-48<\/p>\nRight down the line with AAAA winning the point battle by 2.24 over AAA. AAA had the best winning % with two more wins than losses.<\/p>\n
RANKED V RANKED<\/strong><\/p>\nAAAA<\/strong><\/p>\n#1 Maple Grove 88, Anoka 48<\/p>\n
#3 Eastview 65, #9AAA Mahtomedi 50<\/p>\n
#4 Wayzata 76, #2 Hopkins 70<\/p>\n
#5 Eden Prairie 51, #7 Minnetonka 39<\/p>\n
#8 St. Michael-Albertville 85, Edina 56<\/p>\n
#10 Elk River 65, Armstrong 49<\/p>\n
AAA<\/strong><\/p>\n#5 Alexandria 70, Sartell 39<\/p>\n
AA<\/strong><\/p>\n#2 Crosby-Ironton 50, #9 Proctor 41<\/p>\n
Barnesville 54, #6 Minnewaska 40<\/p>\n
#8 Duluth Marshall 90, Mesabi East 63<\/p>\n
A<\/strong><\/p>\n#3 Mountain Iron-Buhl 82, Bigfork 38<\/p>\n
#4 Kittson County Central 79, Fertile-Beltrami 59<\/p>\n
#5 Breckenridge 75, Park Rapids 54<\/p>\n
#6 Sleepy Eye St. Mary\u2019s 61, Martin County West 34<\/p>\n
#9 Central MN Christian 96, Ortonville 19<\/p>\n
MILESTONES-4<\/strong><\/p>\nDuluth Marshall freshman Chloe Johnson is now over 2000 points thanks to 44 in a 90-63 win over Mesabi East on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Kittson County Central senior Morgan Turn also reached 2000 points in 79-59 win over Fertile-Beltrami.<\/p>\n
Brainerd senior forward Mya Tautges scored point 1000 with 24 in a 77-50 victory over Bemidji. She is number eight on the scoring list for the Warriors.<\/p>\n
Benson sophomore guard Kaida Helgenset made it to 1000 points with 12 points in a 60-44 loss to Upsala.<\/p>\n
ABOUT LAST NIGHT\u2026.Wayzata v Hopkins<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nFor the second time this year #4AAAA Wayzata topped #2AAAA Hopkins. In so doing they won a share of the conference title, their first in 15 years. But it came with an extremely steep cost. Trojan senior point guard Sophie Hawkinson went down with what looked like a left knee injury at the 14:41 mark of the first half. Wayzata was off to a smoking hot start with Hawkinson already scoring five points with a 166.7 pp100 mark and the Trojans pitching a shutout up 12-0. Despite losing their senior leader for the rest of the game the Trojans had a surge of energy. Hopkins wasn\u2019t going to remain scoreless forever, but with nine minutes left in the half Wayzata was up 21 points (26-5). Katie Kelzenberg picked up foul number three at the six-minute mark on a charge and had to go to the bench. Wayzata was still ahead substantially 28-10 at that point. Hopkins took advantage of that absence (or absences) to close the gap to 34-24 at the break, a 14-6 swing.<\/p>\n
The relentless Hopkins pressure on defense along with an attacking mind set, plus successful bombs from deep cut that lead further to 53-49 with about ten minutes to go. The erosion of that first half lead was playing on the emotions of the Trojan faithful. But again Wayzata responded. In the next four minutes that caught second wind and outscored the Royals 14-3 getting back to a more comfortable 67-52 advantage. Hopkins was hampered by fouls to Erma Walker and Jailyah Diggs in this stretch. The game never got to \u201ccrunch\/clutch\u201d time technically (five points or less with less than four minutes to go) until the 4 second mark. That is after Maliyah White did her best Caitlin Clark imitation hitting deep deep logo 3s on three consecutive possessions to narrow that lead to 75-70. The problem was there were only four more seconds left. By that time Walker & Diggs were through for the night with five fouls. White had 17 points for the night off the bench and 154.5 pp100.<\/p>\n
How did Wayzata maintain that lead and preserve the victory. Adjustments to their defensive plans eliminated a full court press in favor of a 2\/3 zone. Wayzata won the battle of the boards 33-26. They had an offensive rebound rate 53.8% way higher than the NBA level of around 23%. Hopkins was lower at 42.4%. With the heat turned up defensively due to the lack of Hawkinson, Hopkins did win the turnover battle 21-20. Both teams improved their handles from the first half. Wayzata turned it over every 12.57 touches in the first half, 16.57 for the game. Hopkins plays grain of rice separation defense and is ready to pounce when ball handlers turn their backs. There are four ways to change hands: 1. Pull back (something most players forget to do) and cross over; 2. Through the legs; 3. Behind the back; and 4 and most favored by ballhandlers without a lot of experience, spin. Back in the day, when I was coaching, we would count it as a turnover if the player did a spin in practice v the defense. I did not want the player to lose sight of the rim or teammates. I also did not want ball handlers to face the sidelines. If that happens the defense has won already. Almost every Wayzata turnover, off the dribble, involved the dreaded spin. Wayzata was also able to take advantage of the free throw line. Hopkins is well known for getting to the rim and getting hit. They made it to the free throw every 20 touches, down from 28.83 touches in the first half indicating a extreme sense of urgency. But Wayzata was even better getting to the line every 13.38 touches for the game. Wayzata won the attempt battle there 26-18 and also the % battle 73 to 61%.<\/p>\n
Both teams shot very well. And this is with what I consider top tier defensive efforts. Hopkins shot 13\/22 from 2s while the Trojans were 21\/37. I already put the spotlight on White, but Hopkins had five players deliver from behind the arc. They attempted 32 for the game. Wayzata only tried eleven, but they cashed in five times led by Annika Kieser who was gold at 3\/3. Kieser just missed out on the 31 Club with 30, the best score of either team on the night. She had 18 points and a 105.9 pp100. Hopkins\u2019 best 31 Club score belonged to Diggs with a 24.<\/p>\n
For the teams both cleared the century mark in pp100s with Wayzata at 111.8 and Hopkins at 102.9. Starters provided 61 of the Trojans points while Hopkins struggled at 43. The Royal bench won 27-15 with a pp100 of 135 to 115.4. Not shabby numbers on anyone\u2019s part.<\/p>\n
As for the 6AAAA tournament soon to arrive\u2014the expectation is Wayzata will be the #1 seed and have hosting duties throughout. Both teams unfortunately have had injuries that have sidelined major players (Woodson, Caputo from Hopkins; Amelotte from Wayzata). Now the Trojans will need to reinvent themselves for March. They will also probably face Hopkins for the third time this season. Three on a match is tough. Wayzata will need another resounding effort like Thursday\u2019s to get to Williams Arena.<\/p>\n
THE DAY AHEAD<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nWe are two shy of a century of games today. AAA & AA are the busiest with eight ranked teams in action. AAAA action focuses on the South Suburban. One cross class clash involves HVL powers. Three #1s are in action tonight with AAAA #1 Maple Grove having played last night.<\/p>\n
RANKED V RANKED<\/strong><\/p>\n#3AAAA Eastview at #6AAAA Prior Lake<\/p>\n
#8AAA Byron at #1A Goodhue<\/p>\n
#6AA Minnewaska at #10A West Central<\/p>\n
OTHER RANKED<\/strong><\/p>\nAAAA:<\/strong> #9 Lakeville North<\/p>\nAAA:<\/strong> #1 Monticello; #2 Orono; #3 Marshall; #4 Benilde-St. Margaret\u2019s; #6 DeLaSalle; #7 Hill-Murray; #9 Mahtomedi; #10 Delano<\/p>\nAA:<\/strong> #1 Providence; #3 New London-Spicer; #4 Minnehaha; #5 Caledonia; #7 Sauk Centre; #9 Proctor; #10 Visitation<\/p>\nA:<\/strong> #7 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Recap of MN GBB Action from Thursday 2.13.2025 D1 HIGH FIVE<\/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":[10,7],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8CdKT-5uE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20958,"url":"http:\/\/kjasr.com\/live\/?p=20958","url_meta":{"origin":21120,"position":0},"title":"MN GBB: Thursday 12.19.2024 D1 High Five, 7 HS Paraders; Ranked Results & the Day Ahead for Friday","date":"December 20, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Recap of Thursday action in Minnesota GBB. 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