D1 HIGH FIVE
There were three teams in action on Tuesday.
(of course when I say three teams I mean three teams with Minnesota connections. There were seven games yesterday meaning 14 teams.
*Nora Francois, Arizona, DeLaSalle 21-W
Totals: 21, 1-0
Francois set a new personal best
D2
There were three teams in action on Tuesday.
Not one had a Minnesota player that scored.
D3
No action.
AAAA
#1 Minnetonka 86, Edina 57
#2 Hopkins 89, #4 Maple Grove 56
#7 Eastview 89, Burnsville 29
#8 Elk River 81, Coon Rapids 56
#9 East Ridge 75, Woodbury 46
#10 Waconia 64, Chaska 54
AAA
#2 Orono 83, #1 Benilde-St. Margaret’s 72
#3 Hill-Murray 92, Holy Angels 69
#4 Cretin-Derham Hall 64, White Bear Lake 32
#6 Marshall 76, Jordan 34
#9 Byron 64, Goodhue 49
#10 Richfield 82, Columbia Heights 55
AA
#1 Providence 96, #7 Minnehaha 57
#2 Crosby-Ironton 111, Hinckley-Finlayson 35
#3 New London-Spicer 77, Glencoe-Silver Lake 46
#4 Duluth Marshall 94, Superior 36
#9 Fairmont 61, St. James 42
#10 Red Wing 68, #5 Rochester Lourdes 57
Little Falls 65, #10 Pequot Lakes 55
A
#2 Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 105, Lester Prairie 28
#3 Hillcrest Lutheran 63, Border West 24
#4 Northome/Kelliher 93, Blackduck 41
Warren-Alvarado-Oslo 57, #5 EGF Sacred Heart 42
#7 NRHEG 72, United South Central 36
#8 Mayer Lutheran 63, Minneapolis North 52
#9 Hayfield 71, Maple River 38
#10 BOLD 51, Sauk Centre 42
RANKED RESULTS
Winner High 111 Crosby-Ironton
Winner Low 30 High School Recording Arts
Loser High 77 Blue Earth
Loser Low 10 Math & Science
Biggest Margin 77 Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s v Lester Prairie
Smallest Margin 1 five times highest Jackson County Central v Blue Earth
Most Combined: 161 Hill-Murray v Holy Angels
Least combined: 58 High School Recording Arts v MN Transitions
Margins 30 or more 38 (33.04%)
Margins 5 or less 15 (13.04%)
Average 55.739
Winner Average 67.639
Loser Average 43.840
Ranked Average 74.833
Nonranked Average 52.986
Average margin 23.798
Average combined: 111.480
Ranked Losses: six
AAAA Ave 59.356
AAA Ave 59.353
AA Ave 55.000
A Ave 53.205
POINT PARADE
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AAAA
Lauren Beyer, Alexandria 34
AAA
Mya Moore, Orono 51
Madison Ohm, Byron 27
AA
Tori Oehrlein, Crosby-Ironton 51
Aubrie Klug, Caledonia 39
Marta Forsline, Mesabi East 36
Chloe Johnson, Duluth Marshall 35
Leah Wagner, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 31
Avery Freier, MN Valley Lutheran 28
Keanna Molina, Triton 27
Jadyn Kor, Pipestone 26
A
Morgan Mathiowetz, Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 48
Claire Stratmoen, Dawson-Boyd 33
Lily Hubin, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 31
Tessa Nygaard, Benson 30
Tatum Barto, North Woods 27
Jensyn Storhoff, Lanesboro 26
Sophia Bronner, Fillmore Central 25
Morgan Engel, Ada-Borup-West 25
MILESTONE
Aubrey Steffl, Cedar Mountain reached the 2000 point mark with 15 points against New Ulm Cathedral.
ABOUT LAST NIGHT…..ORONO V BENILDE-ST. MARGARET’S
#2 Orono rallied to topple #1 Benilde-St. Margaret’s in a Metro West battle with section 6AAA implications. Leading the way was senior Mya Moore with 51 points. She set a new school record for most points scored in a single game in the process.
The Spartans trailed by five at the break 39-34. BSM added to their margin with an old fashioned &1 on their first possession making the comeback rally eight. The Spartans quickly made up ground on the first three possessions of the second half cutting their deficit to 42-41. After one empty possession they strung together another run of four to pull in front 51-47. All this took place in four minutes. The 17-8 start had Moore’s fingerprints all over it. She had 15 of those points and delivered on three of her game high six 3s for the night. BSM kept the game close. Indeed, they regained the lead at 56-55 after a shot from Pressley Watkins on the right block with under 9:30 to go. A bucket on the right block by Lilah Rice kept Orono in front to stay. Still the game was only a one possession type game with under five minutes left 70-68. Then Moore, on a drive to the lane was stripped of the ball. She retaliated, according to the officials, giving BSM two intentional free throws and the ball. They missed both free throws and then missed a three and a put back attempt in their next crack at a possession. Orono was fired up at this point and went on another four possession scoring string while the Red Knights offense faltered. Orono utilized the 3 point shot with three consecutive makes with Moore starting it off with two. What was a tight contest mushroomed into a solid win. That 11-0 run left a steep uphill climb with Orono’s margin now 81-68. There were only two minutes left in the game at this point and the Spartans kept the margin.
You can tell that this game was high skill with the pp100 for BSM approaching the century mark. Too many times this year I have to chart games where the losing team is mired below 70 pp100. I believe the key difference here was the strings that Orono put together in the second half. They had three, BSM one. The result of these strings were 28-6. Eliminating those strings would make the score BSM 66, Orono 55.
Looking at the main stat categories you will notice that Orono had big advantages on the boards getting 50% of their missed shots. BSM on the other hand had offensive boards at a 41.9% clip. The other huge advantage was the 3 game. Orono had 33 points or 39.8% of their total from deep. BSM had 12. Again taking away that factor and BSM wins 60-50.
It should be noted that BSM was well aware of Moore and had several players assigned to guard her. One player fouled out guarding her as she drew ten fouls for the night. Orono, who I charted against St. Michael-Albertville at St. Benedict. Did not display the defensive headaches, but that is probably due to better ball handling. Still the touches per turnovers favored the Spartans 26.33 to 14.
Last season, the Spartans won both conference games with BSM. The return match will take place at the Red Knights’ home on Thursday, January 29. If the Spartans win that match, the chances are high they will be the number one seed. BSM took down Orono on the road last year in the section final on their way to their third state straight title. At the least the chances are good that the two teams will flip in the polls next week.
| Team | Pt | PP100 | OR/DR | FTM/a | 2M/A | 3M/A | TO/TOTO |
| Orono | 83 | 112.2 | 21/18 | 16/20 | 17/35 | 11/33 | 15/26.33 |
| Benilde-St. Margaret’s | 72 | 98.6 | 13/21 | 14/17 | 23/41 | 4/16 | 21/14.00 |
There was only one player that cracked the 31 Club. Mya Moore zoomed past that marker on the way to the 61 Club. This is the second time in two weeks that Moore has reached that lofty level. Moore qualified for the 51 Club based on points alone. She also had a double-double with 11 d stops. Her third leg of the 31 Club total had four distributions on 13 potentials. She had a 141.7 pp100 for the day.
DAY AHEAD
Three ranked in action with #8s battling it out in one match up.
AAAA
#5 Wayzata hosts St. Paul Como Park
#8 Elk River Hosts #8AAA Delano