Classic Lake
- Minnetonka has a week to prepare for Armstrong at home and they get beat by 36. Ouch. Cole Stefan with only 4 points after missing the Wayzata game a week earlier (or at least not in the box)
- How about Edina getting it done with a home win over Washburn. Granted no Ra'Shede Hageman in that one for the Millers.
- Sibley continues to roll with a 17 point win over Tartan. That win is their closest win in league play.
- Eden Prairie avenged an earlier loss to Chaska with a 14 point win over the Hawks on Friday. Jake White with 17 in the loss for Chaska. Ethan Wragge may have gotten his touch back with a 19 point effort. Why he's not on the Mr. Basketball list as a D1 player leading a team that's on top of 1 of the toughest conferences in the state is completely beyond me. There are at least 4 guys I'd be willing to take off the list and replace with Wragge. But in a season with 17 D1 players and 6 more playing D2 (as of now) along with talents like Cedric Martin and Jordair Jett, somebody is going to get left off.
- The race is starting to shake out now that Lakeville North knocked out Jefferson this week. Now the top 4 teams all stand alone.
- Tough year for Eagan. Jameson Parsons returns last Friday after being out almost 2 months but Charlie Baker appears to have missed all of last week.
- Washburn takes control of the race with a thrashing of Henry on Saturday afternoon. Its worth noting that Henry has been without Jordan Hughes for the last 3 games. The loss puts North in 2nd place and they play Washburn on Tuesday with a chance to tie the race. But the Polars have been without Kevin Thompson since Martin Luther King day.
- New Life goes to Maranatha and gets a buzzer beater from Robbie Anderstrom for a 43-41 win. That win puts Lester Prairie 2 games in front of everybody and gives the conference title outright as there's only 1 league game left before the conference tournament. New Life hosts SW Christian on Friday for 3rd place. A loss would push NLA to 6th behind Heritage and Meadow Creek.
- How about Shakopee. The Sabers have won 9 out of 10 and are tied with Farmington at 5-1 on top of the league. Those teams will play in Farmington on Friday. The only loss during that time was a 1 point loss at New Prague the day after their coach Jeff Gravon passed away after a battle with cancer.
- Spring Lake Park with a statement on Tuesday with a 20 point win at Fridley to knock the Tigers out of the state poll. Spring Lake Park just 1 game back of Cooper with a head-head meeting remaining. Everybody else with 4 losses in the league.
- Speaking of teams with 4 losses in the league. Give John Moore some credit at Benilde-St. Margaret's. They lose 2 D1 kids. They'll have to survive without Peter Crawford who's out with an injured foot.
- Centennial survived their tough week with a loss to Osseo but they did come from behind to get a home win over Champlin Park to stay 1 game behind Osseo in the league. This looks like January where they may only lose 1 game all month.
- Blaine had a stretch where they lost 9 out of 10 but they've now won 4 in a row including a win over Maple Grove. They get a shot at Osseo on Tuesday.
- The 2nd rotation of league play begins this week. Arlington 4-2 in the league with 4 winnable games coming up before they play Johnson and Central later in the month.
- The bottom 5 teams in the league are under .500 and have a combined non-conference record of 8-45.
- Roseville continues to go thru a tough stretch as they've lost 8 of 10. But they can make up for it as they go to Mounds View on Tuesday and host Cretin-Derham Hall on Friday.
- Stillwater stumbled out of the gate to a 4-9 start but the Ponies have won 4 out of 5. That includes wins over Mounds View, Cretin-Derham Hall and Friday's win at Woodbury. The schedule the rest of the way is favorable as they have a trip to Forest Lake on Tuesday and only 1 other tough road game at CDH to end the regular season.
- Concordia limped to a 3-5 start in December but in the new year they're 8-3. Overall they won 10 of 14. Zach Towle continues to put up big numbers with 25 points per night.
If you missed any of the games I saw this week, here's the complete list.
My schedule for the week can be found on the right side in "The Czar's Schedule" section.
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