ABOUT LAST NIGHT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nIt was cold outside on a limited slate of Metro games Wednesday, but the action was hot in the NW Suburban match up at Elk River with Centennial victorious 72-66 in a see saw battle between evenly teams. Most stat categories were similar. The key difference came with 2 field goal percentage with Centennial knocking down 21\/36 for 58.33% to ER\u2019s 16\/37 or 43.21. The Elks made up the differential from the 3-point arc with 9\/17 or 52.51%, some of that in a late push (more on that later). The Cougars were no slouch behind the arc going 6\/15 for 40%.<\/p>\n
There were several lead and momentum swings when each team appeared poised to break the contest open. The first bump came with Centennial up 19-10 with 10:16 left in the first half after a successful &1 by Autumn McCall. Seven minutes later ER was up, slightly 27-26 after a trey by Elsie Ostmoe. Centennial wrestled back the lead at 30-29 at the half.<\/p>\n
Both teams must have had hot coco at half because they came out sharper than the first half. ER scored their first three times they touched it; while Centennial scored three of four. ER really didn\u2019t stop there. They added four straight scores and held a 47-37 lead forcing the visitors to call time with 13:15 left. All told it was an eight for ten possession scoring run for an 18-7 bump. Ostmoe provided half of those points. The Cougar time out came after Lilly Osterman hit a three and then tacked on a steal lay up in the space of five seconds. Osterman ended up with 21 points. That time out was worth it\u2019s weight in gold as Centennial went on a scoring tear their next nine possessions. They regained the lead at the 8:14 mark after a pair of McCall free throws making it 51-50, a 14-3 surge. It was back to a one possession game for a few minutes. The last ER lead came after a steal lay up by Kaelee Hansen made it 57-56 with 6:30 left. But Centennial nailed it with five more scores in their possession run and had turned the tables to 67-57 with about three minutes remaining (a 16-0 run). At 1:52 the situation was even bleaker for ER down 71-57. Then the well dried up for Centennial. With less than 1:42 ER found their offense again with three straight 3s by three different players and suddenly that comfortable lead looked vulnerable with 22.9 ticks left at 71-66. A Centennial turnover gave ER another shot, but the 3-point streak was over. A Cougar free throw with 1.5 seconds left ended the drama.<\/p>\n
McCall led all scorers with 34 points cashing in with 11\/13 at the line. Her pp100 checked in at a healthy 130.8 and she cracked the 41 Club with a score of 46. Ostmoe led the Elks with 25 points going 7\/11 from 2s on the way to a robust 147.1 pp100 and a 38 score in the 31 Club.<\/p>\n
Centennial is one of several teams in 7AAAA that has a crack at the state tournament in March. Whichever team is coming out of that section is probably looking at the eighth seed. ER has to get through St. Michael-Albertville among other NW based teams. More consistent offense & defense will be required of both in March.<\/p>\n
DAY AHEAD<\/strong><\/p>\n73 games on tap.<\/p>\n
Unbeatens:<\/p>\n
Monticello at Sartell. Second straight unblemished team Magic has faced this week. This time it is on the road.<\/p>\n
Ranked v Ranked<\/p>\n
#2AAAA Maple Grove is at #5AAAA Wayzata. They met earlier this year when the Crimson edged out the Trojans by one.<\/p>\n
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