The Battles of Midway

We resume our St. Paul programming this week with a split doubleheader.  A chance to cross the final 2 teams left to see off the EMAC list with Groves visiting Hmong Academy in an early 4:25 start.  Then down the road we go for a St. Paul City showdown between Central and Highland Park.  Both teams coming in 1 game behind Johnson for the top spot in the league.

Game 1: Hmong Academy 79 Groves Academy 59
Alfie Galle 3 inside hoops early for Groves against the small Hmong Academy lineup.  Then the Warriors get their shooting going.  Calvin Yang bangs home 5 triples.  Elijah Vang with 2 triples of his own and converts a turnover.  Groves goes 8 minutes without a FG as Hmong Academy goes on a 27-4 run.  Elijah Vang adds 4 free throws as the Warriors stretch the lead to 43-28 at the half.  A couple of Groves triples early in the 2nd half cut the lead to 11.  Elijah Vang spins for 2 and Calvin Yang hits yet another 3.  No more danger from there as the Warriors coast to the win after that.  Junior guard Calvin Yang makes 6 3s and finishes with 26 points.  Elijah Vang adds 3 triples and 23 points for Hmong Academy.  Post Alfie Galle leads Groves with 29 points.  Daniel Schoenfelder chips in with 13.  Too many turnovers for Groves.  Hmong Academy's 1st half shooting vs the 2-3 zone was critical too.  Groves won the 1st meeting by 9 between the teams.  Both teams are now 2-10 in the EMAC and tied for 8th.  They are 2 games out of the last spot held by AFSA.

Game 2: St. Paul Central 49 St. Paul Highland Park 46
Good size student sections on hand for this one.  Nico Peterson 3 early blocks to set the tone of a defensive struggle.  He also contributes on offense with a free throw and a post up that results in a dunk.  Offense hard to come by as its 9-8 Highland Park at the 9:35 mark.  Jalen Cardenas off the Central bench with a putback and converts a turnover into a layup.  Kaden Doram scores inside and adds a 3 point play as Central opens up a 22-11 lead.  Peterson scores the last 4 of the half to keep the Scots within 24-17 at the break.  He had 4 1st half field goals, the rest of the Highland Park roster had 3.

Central threatens to run away with this one early in the 2nd half.  Gavin Gothard with a steal for a 3 point play.  Cardenas 2 layups, Highland misses 4 of 5 FTs and Gothard with a floater.  Donnie Preston with a nice cut for a layup out of 5 out offense.  Its a 14-3 Minutemen run and Central pushes the lead to 40-22 with 9 minutes left.  Then Paul Revere yelled THE SCOTS ARE COMING, THE SCOTS ARE COMING.  Peterson with 2 FTs off a SLOB. Then he'll get a strip out top and he goes the other way for the poster dunk on somebody's poor head and the foul.  2 more Central turnovers for 2 more Scots layups.  Peterson a putback for a 3 point play.  Joey Kottke knocks down a kickout 3 and scores another hoop.  Central turns it over again and Highland Park has the ball back down 2 with 4 minutes left.  But they take a bad 3 to not convert that possession.  Timeout Central with the ball up 2 and 3:14 left.

They come out of the timeout with THE WORLD'S WORST OFFENSE.  That lasts the 1st half of the 90 second possession before we're back to 5 out.  The end result is a Central turnover with 1:45 left.  But Highland Park gives the ball right back with an illegal screen.  Central makes bonus free throws but Kottke counters with a 3 to cut it to 1 with 1 minute left. Central holds and then misses 2 FTs with 22.8 left.  Highland Park takes their last timeout with 17.6 left but can't convert.  Central makes 1 free throw with 7.6 left.  Last chance for Highland Park down 2 without a timeout. They'll push and their attempt is no good, mad scramble and as we have a putback attempt off goes the horn.  Couldn't hear that or the whistle.  Its a shooting foul against Central and we'll put 1 second up on the clock.  1st free throw is no good.  Second is missed intentionally but its a lane violation.  Central makes 1 FT with 0.6 left for the final margin.  Highland Park now 5-12 overall, 3-2 in the St. Paul City.  Central now 7-8 overall, 5-1 in the St. Paul City.  Central visits Johnson next Tuesday night for what is likely the chance to split the conference crown.  But due to the Rose Bowl rule, Johnson would host the Twin Cities Game if there's a tie with Central.  Johnson won the 1st meeting at Central by 6 earlier this month.
Posted by Twin Cities Hoops Czar on 1/30/2020 10:57:00 PM
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And Then There Were Three

(microphone emoji) I will, follow you will you, follow me.  All the, days and nights that we, know will be (/microphone emoji).  The title is such a fantastic Genesis album with that hit Follow You Follow Me.  Its a race to see all 62 teams in class AAAA this season.  So that drives most of this week's schedule as I cross 2 more off the list on back to back nights.  That gets me down to 3 AAAA teams left to see.  Tuesday was a trip to Tartan for a 2nd place Metro East showdown with Hastings.  Then a Wednesday trip to see the snow makeup game in the NW Suburban between Elk River and Spring Lake Park.  Hot dogs in each location.  No fruit punch sports drink so that means a treat of A&W and Pepsi for beverages.

Tuesday: Tartan 65 Hastings 56
The winner of this one would stay 1 game behind North St. Paul for the top spot in the Metro East.  Tartan's hot shooting threatens to blow the game open early.  Dorian Singer 2 bombs.  Broderick Binns and Joe Kearney from deep.  Soph wing Marko Vuckomanovich off the bench with 2 treys as well.  Those 6 makes allow Tartan to open up a 25-13 lead at the 5:52 mark.  Hastings claws their way back with their own shooting.  Devon Haraldson for 3 and a scoop for 2.  Then a couple more Hastings triples to close the gap to 32-27 at the half.

Kearney with another triple with 16:40 left to push the lead to 7.  But that's the last Tartan triple of the night.  The rest of the night is a defensive, foul shooting slug fest.  Izzy Arnold up and under for 2 plus another Haraldson 3 in an 8-2 Raiders run.  37-36 Tartan with 13:40 left.  Tartan's defense then holds Hastings without a FG for more than 11 minutes.  Tartan takes advantage 18-7 during that 11+ minutes to go up by 12.  Haraldson finally breaks the run with a 3 with 2:30 left.  He scores 10 points in that last 2:30 but the margin is too big.  That's half of his 20 points for the game.  That leads all scorers.  Langston Binns only 3 FG but 9 FTs for 17 points.  Dorian Singer with 14.  Joe Kearney adds 3 triples and 11 points.  Hastings rebounded nicely from this loss with a quick turnaround home win over South St. Paul.

Wednesday: #6AAAA Spring Lake Park 91 Elk River 49
Elk River with a huge roster of 6'8" and 6'9" varsity starters plus 7 foot and 6'8" on the JV.  Note to self: I need some of whatever is in the water.  Story of this one was Elk River turnovers and too much SLP firepower.  Spring Lake Park uses a 10-0 run with a Gabe Myren steal for a dunk and then another steal for an assist on a Jacob Say layup.  During the run Myren sits with 2 fouls.  Elk River gets 6 in a row to cut the margin to 36-23 which gets a coach Guzy timeout.  Myren returns out of that timeout after a 4 minute break and he dunks 2 more turnovers.  The rout is on from there.  Full 9 minutes of running time in this one after SLP leads by 25 at halftime.  Spring Lake Park has 4 starters reach double figures.  Gabe Myren 18, Blake Remme 17, Jacob Say and Kaleb Skelly 14 each.  Skelly with 12 of his 14 in the 1st half when the Panthers had Myren and Remme with 2 fouls.  Alex Eng with 10 to lead Elk River.
Posted by Twin Cities Hoops Czar on 1/29/2020 10:27:00 PM
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No triple digits no problem

Prologue
To St. Paul Washington for a rematch with St. Paul Harding.  These teams put up a 109-106 game at the Trinity holiday tournament.  Simeon Sharp going for 58 for Harding in that game.  Sharp doesn't play the 1st half tonight, but we still get moments of that same frenetic pace.  Hot dog and Gatorade on the menu.  That and the history in the banners on the wall both worth chewing on.

Season Ticker:
  • Number of Games: 113
    • In Person: 79
    • Online: 34
  • Number of Teams: 150
    • 4A: 57
    • 3A: 33
    • 2A: 22
    • 1A: 19
    • Non-Minnesota: 10 (6 Wisconsin)
    • Girls: 10
  • Number of Buildings: 38
  • Number of Bands: 2
Beverage Ticker: 676.5 ounces (7530 calories)
  • Coke: 112.9 ounces (1340 calories) 
  • Dr. Pepper: 52 ounces (630 calories)
  • Pepsi: 235.6 ounces (2950 calories)
  • 7-Up: 12 ounces (140 calories)
  • Sprite: 76 ounces (880 calories) 
  • Mug Root Beer: 12 ounces (160 calories)
  • A&W Root Beer: 24 ounces (340 calories) 
  • Killebrew Root Beer: 16 ounces (250 calories)
  • Fruit Punch Gatorade: 92 ounces (620 calories) 
  • Berry Gatorade Zero: 12 ounces (0 calories)
Food Ticker:
  • Hot Dogs: 17
  • Pizza: 9
  • Walking Tacos: 1
  • Extras
    • Reese's Peanut Butter Cups: 3 (630 calories)
    • Lays Potato Chips: 3 (480 calories) 
    • Doritos: 1 (150 calories)
Game Time:
Harding taking it to Washington inside early.  Between that and 3 illegal screens, all 3 bigs for Washington are quickly in foul trouble.  Alex Addai and Sam Gray doing the damage inside for the Knights.  They combine for 9 inside points in a 15-2 run.  21-6 Harding at 7:30 after they tip a miss in.  Addai sitting with 2 fouls and Drew White gets it going for Washington.  White 2 and the foul, off the ball screen for 3 and let's add 3 more.  He'll add bonus free throws and then 2 more free throws.  The Washington run is 17-1 and the Eagles take a 23-22 lead.  Zaveon Smith scores the last 6 Washington points of the half.  Eagles take a 30-27 lead to the locker room.

Second half is back and forth with Simeon Sharp entering the lineup. DeCarian Atkins productive for Harding from his guard spot early in the half.  He goes triple, 2 FTs and a drive. Its a 10-1 Harding run for a 37-34 Knights lead with 15 minutes left.  Sharp with a 3, 1-3 FTs and a coast to coast foray.  Andreas Green with a couple of 3s to counter that.  47-46 Washington with 10 minutes left.

Atkins 2 more basket attacks. White responds with a 3 and a bucket.  Sharp with bonus FTs and a bucket plus bonus FTs around a Smith triple.  59 all with 3:25 left.  White free throw followed by a Smith steal and assist.  Sharp counters with a hoop.  White and Sharp trade a free throw.  63-62 Washington with 1:26 left.  Smith to the rack to stretch the lead to 3.  Harding 3 misses but Washington turns it over twice.  So Harding has a BLOB with 30 seconds left but Smith steals and makes 1 out of 2 FTs to seal it.  Washington wins 66-62.

Post Game:
Harding falls to 4-11 overall, 2-3 in the St. Paul City.  Simeon Sharp sits the 1st half and scores 15 in the 2nd half.  Jitterbug guard DeCarien Atkins 12 of his 15 in the 2nd half.  The size dominated the 1st 10 minutes but did very little after that.  A quick turnaround for the Knights at Highland Park tomorrow.  They host South on Thursday and visit section foe Richfield Saturday afternoon.

Drew White with 5 triples and 27 points on the night to lead Washington.  15 of those points in the second half.  Zaveon Smith with 12 of his 22 in the final half.  Andreas Green with a cold night shooting making just a couple of 3s.  But the 2 he made were critical to keeping Harding from opening up a lead.  Washington improves to 6-7 overall, 2-2 in the St. Paul City.  They too have a quick turnaround with league leader Johnson coming in tomorrow.  Then a trip to Humboldt on Friday.
Posted by Twin Cities Hoops Czar on 1/27/2020 10:17:00 PM
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January 26, 2020 CzarPI

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This is the 4th CzarPI of the 2019-20 season (see CzarPI Explained Here).  It includes games through Saturday, January 25th, 2020.  The value in () after the CzarPI value is the team's strength of schedule ranking within their class.

Class AAAA
  1. Eden Prairie - 64.48 (5) 0-0 vs higher, 15-0 vs lower
  2. Cretin-Derham Hall - 59.73 (20) 0-1 vs higher, 14-1 vs lower
  3. Lakeville South - 59.49 (14) 0-0 vs higher, 13-2 vs lower
  4. Eastview - 57.7 (23) 0-2 vs higher, 14-0 vs lower
  5. Shakopee - 56.48 (37) 1-1 vs higher, 12-1 vs lower
  6. Hopkins - 56.04 (8) 2-3 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  7. Spring Lake Park - 55.97 (31) 1-1 vs higher, 11-2 vs lower
  8. East Ridge - 55.69 (7) 0-4 vs higher, 12-1 vs lower
  9. Robbinsdale Armstrong - 55.68 (49) 0-2 vs higher, 11-0 vs lower
  10. Cambridge-Isanti - 55.47 (59) 0-1 vs higher, 12-0 vs lower
  11. Chaska - 55.37 (29) 1-2 vs higher, 12-1 vs lower
  12. Duluth East - 55.23 (32) 0-2 vs higher, 12-1 vs lower
  13. Robbinsdale Cooper - 55.13 (42) 1-0 vs higher, 10-3 vs lower
  14. Maple Grove - 54.75 (40) 0-1 vs higher, 10-2 vs lower
  15. Tartan - 53.86 (61) 1-0 vs higher, 12-1 vs lower
  16. Mounds View - 53.6 (53) 0-2 vs higher, 11-1 vs lower
  17. Prior Lake - 53.4 (4) 2-3 vs higher, 6-2 vs lower
  18. Park Center - 52.88 (21) 3-4 vs higher, 7-0 vs lower
  19. Minnetonka - 52.48 (19) 1-4 vs higher, 8-2 vs lower
  20. Rochester Mayo - 52.24 (24) 1-3 vs higher, 8-1 vs lower
  21. Moorhead - 51.88 (30) 4-4 vs higher, 5-2 vs lower
  22. Champlin Park - 51.8 (10) 3-5 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  23. Rochester Century - 51.37 (33) 1-3 vs higher, 9-2 vs lower
  24. Lakeville North - 51.2 (6) 2-6 vs higher, 7-0 vs lower
  25. Woodbury - 51.08 (28) 0-4 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  26. North St. Paul - 50.59 (9) 2-6 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  27. Irondale - 50.26 (48) 1-4 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  28. Rochester John Marshall - 48.59 (16) 1-5 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  29. Hastings - 48.32 (60) 1-2 vs higher, 7-2 vs lower
  30. White Bear Lake - 48.17 (44) 2-4 vs higher, 6-3 vs lower
  31. Buffalo - 47.52 (25) 0-6 vs higher, 8-1 vs lower
  32. Owatonna - 46.87 (45) 1-5 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  33. Edina - 46.74 (27) 1-7 vs higher, 8-0 vs lower
  34. Forest Lake - 46.18 (35) 2-7 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  35. Farmington - 45.01 (38) 1-6 vs higher, 6-2 vs lower
  36. Burnsville - 44.86 (12) 1-7 vs higher, 5-2 vs lower
  37. St. Michael-Albertville - 44.54 (54) 1-6 vs higher, 6-2 vs lower
  38. Osseo - 43.96 (15) 2-6 vs higher, 3-1 vs lower
  39. Rosemount - 42.99 (39) 1-7 vs higher, 6-0 vs lower
  40. Eagan - 42.87 (18) 3-8 vs higher, 2-2 vs lower
  41. Coon Rapids - 42.67 (17) 2-7 vs higher, 3-2 vs lower
  42. Stillwater Area - 42.56 (36) 1-8 vs higher, 5-2 vs lower
  43. Brainerd - 42.23 (51) 1-7 vs higher, 4-2 vs lower
  44. Apple Valley - 42.16 (3) 3-11 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  45. Minneapolis Southwest - 42.01 (62) 1-4 vs higher, 6-3 vs lower
  46. Minneapolis Washburn - 41.9 (55) 1-7 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  47. Rogers - 41.43 (22) 2-9 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  48. Andover - 41.25 (46) 2-8 vs higher, 5-0 vs lower
  49. Wayzata - 40.82 (1) 2-12 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  50. Blaine - 39.65 (52) 1-7 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  51. St. Paul Central - 39.51 (43) 1-8 vs higher, 4-0 vs lower
  52. Anoka - 38.36 (56) 3-9 vs higher, 1-2 vs lower
  53. New Prague - 38.13 (57) 2-10 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  54. Bloomington Jefferson - 37.62 (41) 3-9 vs higher, 1-2 vs lower
  55. Northfield - 37.34 (47) 2-11 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  56. Roseville - 37.24 (11) 3-12 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  57. Elk River - 36.42 (13) 2-12 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  58. St. Louis Park - 36.03 (50) 3-9 vs higher, 1-1 vs lower
  59. Chanhassen - 33.09 (2) 2-13 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  60. Centennial - 31.85 (34) 2-13 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  61. Minneapolis South - 30.51 (58) 2-11 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  62. Park of Cottage Grove - 26.57 (26) 2-10 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
Class AAA
  1. DeLaSalle - 60.52 (18) 0-0 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  2. Mankato East - 60.12 (17) 0-1 vs higher, 14-0 vs lower
  3. Marshall - 58.88 (34) 0-1 vs higher, 14-0 vs lower
  4. St. Cloud Apollo - 58.32 (7) 0-0 vs higher, 11-3 vs lower
  5. Delano - 58.01 (31) 1-0 vs higher, 11-2 vs lower
  6. Minnehaha Academy - 57 (21) 0-1 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  7. Bemidji - 55.51 (15) 0-2 vs higher, 10-2 vs lower
  8. Mound Westonka - 54.26 (8) 0-3 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  9. St. Croix Lutheran - 53.74 (11) 1-3 vs higher, 8-2 vs lower
  10. Princeton - 53.67 (48) 1-2 vs higher, 12-1 vs lower
  11. Waconia - 52.86 (39) 0-3 vs higher, 11-1 vs lower
  12. Austin - 52.65 (59) 0-1 vs higher, 13-2 vs lower
  13. Alexandria - 52.6 (50) 1-2 vs higher, 10-2 vs lower
  14. Hermantown - 52.49 (23) 2-4 vs higher, 8-0 vs lower
  15. Byron - 52.3 (3) 0-5 vs higher, 9-2 vs lower
  16. St. Peter - 51.8 (45) 0-4 vs higher, 11-0 vs lower
  17. Totino-Grace - 51.69 (37) 3-3 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  18. Sartell-St. Stephen - 51.64 (29) 1-4 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  19. Columbia Heights - 51.23 (35) 1-3 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  20. Minneapolis Henry - 51.1 (62) 1-3 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  21. Grand Rapids - 50.75 (27) 2-5 vs higher, 9-2 vs lower
  22. St. Paul Johnson - 50.49 (22) 1-4 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  23. Richfield - 49.88 (61) 0-1 vs higher, 10-2 vs lower
  24. Hibbing - 49.65 (38) 2-5 vs higher, 8-1 vs lower
  25. Holy Angels - 49.64 (47) 0-4 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  26. Rocori - 49.16 (30) 3-5 vs higher, 5-3 vs lower
  27. Bloomington Kennedy - 48.91 (46) 3-5 vs higher, 7-0 vs lower
  28. South St. Paul - 48.19 (65) 1-3 vs higher, 10-2 vs lower
  29. Hutchinson - 47.97 (32) 1-5 vs higher, 7-2 vs lower
  30. Detroit Lakes - 46.73 (33) 2-6 vs higher, 5-2 vs lower
  31. Winona - 46.2 (16) 2-7 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  32. Kasson-Mantorville - 46.19 (28) 2-8 vs higher, 5-0 vs lower
  33. Monticello - 46.1 (43) 1-4 vs higher, 6-2 vs lower
  34. Worthington - 45.53 (36) 2-5 vs higher, 4-3 vs lower
  35. Little Falls - 45.05 (14) 1-6 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  36. Becker - 43.72 (53) 1-6 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  37. Mankato West - 43.56 (19) 3-8 vs higher, 3-1 vs lower
  38. Orono - 43.25 (2) 3-11 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  39. St. Anthony Village - 42.62 (63) 0-4 vs higher, 8-3 vs lower
  40. Albert Lea - 42.53 (56) 1-7 vs higher, 5-0 vs lower
  41. Fridley - 42.24 (51) 2-6 vs higher, 4-2 vs lower
  42. Sauk Rapids-Rice - 42.2 (24) 2-9 vs higher, 3-1 vs lower
  43. Minneapolis Edison - 41.28 (64) 3-6 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  44. Simley - 40.9 (58) 2-7 vs higher, 4-2 vs lower
  45. Mahtomedi - 40.71 (52) 3-7 vs higher, 3-1 vs lower
  46. St. Paul Highland Park - 40.67 (41) 2-8 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  47. Benilde-St. Margaret's - 39.91 (5) 3-12 vs higher, 0-2 vs lower
  48. Zimmerman - 39.65 (49) 2-7 vs higher, 2-2 vs lower
  49. Willmar - 39.21 (26) 2-12 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  50. Cloquet - 38.2 (1) 2-10 vs higher, 1-1 vs lower
  51. St. Paul Harding - 37.7 (57) 3-8 vs higher, 1-2 vs lower
  52. Big Lake - 37.61 (10) 2-9 vs higher, 1-2 vs lower
  53. North Branch - 37.46 (25) 2-9 vs higher, 1-2 vs lower
  54. Hill-Murray - 35.95 (54) 1-9 vs higher, 3-1 vs lower
  55. St. Francis - 34.99 (44) 2-11 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  56. New Ulm - 33.78 (9) 2-11 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  57. St. Cloud Tech - 33.57 (20) 2-13 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  58. Red Wing - 32.78 (13) 1-14 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  59. Chisago Lakes Area - 32.7 (40) 3-11 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  60. Faribault - 28.95 (12) 1-13 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  61. Henry Sibley - 27.35 (55) 1-13 vs higher, 1-2 vs lower
  62. Duluth Denfeld - 26.83 (6) 1-14 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  63. St. Thomas Academy - 25.89 (4) 1-14 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  64. Minneapolis Roosevelt - 22.78 (42) 0-15 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  65. St. Paul Como Park - 0 (60) 0-11 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
Class AA
  1. Caledonia - 61.29 (33) 0-0 vs higher, 16-0 vs lower
  2. Perham - 61.26 (36) 0-0 vs higher, 12-0 vs lower
  3. Stewartville - 59.22 (3) 0-0 vs higher, 14-3 vs lower
  4. St. Croix Prep - 59.11 (85) 1-0 vs higher, 15-0 vs lower
  5. Osakis - 59.05 (57) 0-0 vs higher, 15-1 vs lower
  6. Lake City - 58.77 (42) 0-1 vs higher, 14-0 vs lower
  7. La Crescent-Hokah - 58.26 (45) 1-0 vs higher, 12-2 vs lower
  8. East Grand Forks - 57.8 (106) 0-0 vs higher, 12-0 vs lower
  9. Minnesota Valley Lutheran - 56.45 (99) 1-1 vs higher, 14-0 vs lower
  10. Rockford - 56.29 (75) 0-0 vs higher, 13-2 vs lower
  11. Minneapolis North - 56.29 (1) 1-3 vs higher, 8-1 vs lower
  12. Waseca - 55.86 (11) 1-3 vs higher, 11-1 vs lower
  13. Moose Lake-Willow River - 55.66 (66) 0-0 vs higher, 14-3 vs lower
  14. Eden Valley-Watkins - 55.58 (104) 0-1 vs higher, 12-0 vs lower
  15. Lewiston-Altura - 55.31 (26) 0-2 vs higher, 11-1 vs lower
  16. Jackson County Central - 55.09 (34) 0-2 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  17. Goodhue - 55.05 (52) 0-2 vs higher, 11-1 vs lower
  18. Fergus Falls - 54.46 (59) 1-0 vs higher, 10-4 vs lower
  19. Barnesville - 54.29 (38) 0-2 vs higher, 11-1 vs lower
  20. Melrose - 54.24 (7) 0-3 vs higher, 11-2 vs lower
  21. Annandale - 54.07 (64) 1-1 vs higher, 9-2 vs lower
  22. Watertown-Mayer - 53.94 (76) 1-1 vs higher, 10-3 vs lower
  23. Virginia - 53.91 (108) 0-1 vs higher, 13-1 vs lower
  24. Plainview-Elgin-Millville - 53.74 (14) 1-4 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  25. Albany - 53.67 (20) 1-3 vs higher, 9-2 vs lower
  26. Twin Cities Academy/Great River - 53.61 (119) 0-0 vs higher, 13-1 vs lower
  27. Litchfield - 53.57 (44) 2-4 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  28. Mora - 53.54 (101) 1-0 vs higher, 9-4 vs lower
  29. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta - 53.5 (16) 1-2 vs higher, 7-3 vs lower
  30. Greenway - 52.88 (28) 1-2 vs higher, 8-2 vs lower
  31. Pierz - 52.32 (96) 1-2 vs higher, 10-2 vs lower
  32. Rochester Lourdes - 52.32 (12) 1-3 vs higher, 8-3 vs lower
  33. Pine City - 52.2 (125) 1-0 vs higher, 14-1 vs lower
  34. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton - 52.13 (49) 0-2 vs higher, 10-2 vs lower
  35. Esko - 51.99 (93) 2-1 vs higher, 7-2 vs lower
  36. Concordia Academy - 51.54 (51) 1-4 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  37. Blake - 51.48 (122) 0-1 vs higher, 11-2 vs lower
  38. St. Paul Academy - 51.18 (113) 1-2 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  39. Pine Island - 50.7 (39) 3-4 vs higher, 7-2 vs lower
  40. Redwood Valley - 50.7 (43) 1-4 vs higher, 9-2 vs lower
  41. Minnewaska Area - 50.61 (62) 3-4 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  42. St. Charles - 50.2 (8) 3-7 vs higher, 7-0 vs lower
  43. Crosby-Ironton - 49.97 (90) 1-3 vs higher, 9-2 vs lower
  44. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton - 49.97 (103) 0-3 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  45. Pelican Rapids - 49.95 (27) 1-5 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  46. Pequot Lakes - 49.69 (81) 2-5 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  47. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted - 49.52 (78) 0-4 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  48. Jordan - 49.33 (109) 0-3 vs higher, 12-2 vs lower
  49. Maranatha Christian - 49.3 (4) 2-6 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  50. Spectrum - 49.26 (91) 1-3 vs higher, 8-2 vs lower
  51. Benson - 48.61 (70) 1-5 vs higher, 9-0 vs lower
  52. Duluth Marshall - 47.81 (105) 1-3 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  53. Paynesville Area - 47.67 (72) 2-5 vs higher, 7-2 vs lower
  54. Cannon Falls - 47.16 (50) 0-6 vs higher, 8-1 vs lower
  55. Breckenridge - 46.86 (10) 1-7 vs higher, 5-0 vs lower
  56. Fairmont - 46.76 (58) 0-5 vs higher, 7-0 vs lower
  57. Glencoe-Silver Lake - 46.64 (65) 1-7 vs higher, 8-1 vs lower
  58. Hiawatha Collegiate - 46.33 (124) 0-2 vs higher, 11-1 vs lower
  59. Blue Earth Area - 46.32 (15) 1-6 vs higher, 5-0 vs lower
  60. Belle Plaine - 46.08 (114) 0-5 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  61. Zumbrota-Mazeppa - 46.01 (2) 2-8 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  62. Holy Family Catholic - 45.96 (92) 2-4 vs higher, 4-4 vs lower
  63. Dover-Eyota - 45.75 (17) 3-8 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  64. Wadena-Deer Creek - 45.49 (110) 0-5 vs higher, 9-0 vs lower
  65. St. Cloud Cathedral - 44.94 (40) 2-7 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  66. Pillager - 44.5 (98) 1-6 vs higher, 8-0 vs lower
  67. Pipestone Area - 44.32 (54) 1-6 vs higher, 5-0 vs lower
  68. Aitkin - 43.85 (84) 1-7 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  69. Thief River Falls - 43.48 (73) 0-5 vs higher, 7-2 vs lower
  70. Sauk Centre - 43.45 (19) 2-7 vs higher, 4-2 vs lower
  71. Proctor - 43.12 (29) 2-8 vs higher, 3-2 vs lower
  72. Kimball Area - 43.11 (56) 2-4 vs higher, 2-5 vs lower
  73. Warroad - 43.11 (80) 1-6 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  74. Providence Academy - 42.68 (32) 3-9 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  75. Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City - 42.65 (35) 3-9 vs higher, 4-0 vs lower
  76. Milaca - 42.63 (82) 3-8 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  77. St. Paul Humboldt - 42.45 (116) 1-4 vs higher, 6-4 vs lower
  78. Cristo Rey Jesuit - 42.34 (74) 1-7 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  79. Eveleth-Gilbert - 41.88 (86) 2-6 vs higher, 4-3 vs lower
  80. Maple River - 41.63 (89) 1-7 vs higher, 6-2 vs lower
  81. International Falls - 41.36 (102) 1-6 vs higher, 5-0 vs lower
  82. Southwest Christian - 40.86 (111) 1-6 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  83. Triton - 40.8 (31) 1-8 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  84. Dassel-Cokato - 40.78 (68) 2-7 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  85. Sibley East - 40.5 (107) 1-8 vs higher, 4-2 vs lower
  86. Bagley - 39.99 (23) 1-7 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  87. Maple Lake - 39.92 (47) 3-8 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  88. New Life Academy - 39.65 (95) 1-8 vs higher, 5-3 vs lower
  89. Chatfield - 39.55 (24) 2-10 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  90. Frazee - 39.53 (67) 0-7 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  91. Luverne - 39.03 (9) 2-10 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  92. Holdingford - 38.98 (97) 2-8 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  93. Hawley - 38.93 (6) 2-8 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  94. New London-Spicer - 38.85 (5) 2-13 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  95. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle - 38.61 (22) 3-11 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  96. St. Paul Washington - 37.92 (115) 1-6 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  97. St. Agnes - 37.66 (100) 1-8 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  98. Crookston - 37.59 (37) 2-9 vs higher, 4-0 vs lower
  99. LeSueur-Henderson - 37.07 (118) 2-7 vs higher, 4-3 vs lower
  100. Metro Schools College Prep - 37.03 (121) 1-4 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  101. St. James Area - 36.97 (25) 2-10 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  102. Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton - 36.63 (46) 2-9 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  103. Rush City - 36.61 (83) 2-8 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  104. Menahga - 36.18 (63) 1-9 vs higher, 5-0 vs lower
  105. Royalton - 35.99 (60) 2-10 vs higher, 0-2 vs lower
  106. Brooklyn Center - 35.83 (53) 2-9 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  107. Medford - 35.31 (71) 1-9 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  108. Math and Science Academy - 34.97 (120) 1-5 vs higher, 3-2 vs lower
  109. Kenyon-Wanamingo - 34.49 (41) 2-11 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  110. Mounds Park Academy - 32.94 (112) 1-10 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  111. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial - 32.71 (79) 2-10 vs higher, 0-1 vs lower
  112. Norwood-Young America - 31.89 (61) 2-13 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  113. Mesabi East - 31.62 (69) 1-10 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  114. Nova Classical Academy - 31.56 (117) 1-10 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  115. Two Harbors - 31.37 (55) 1-13 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  116. Windom Area - 28.87 (13) 1-12 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  117. Foley - 28.6 (77) 2-13 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  118. Staples-Motley - 26.83 (87) 0-11 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  119. Roseau - 26.09 (48) 1-14 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  120. Park Rapids Area - 25.6 (88) 2-14 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  121. New Richland-H-E-G - 23.43 (94) 2-14 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  122. Breck - 23.41 (30) 1-14 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  123. Montevideo - 0 (18) 0-14 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  124. Winona Cotter/Hope Lutheran - 0 (21) 0-15 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  125. Tri-City United - 0 (123) 0-15 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
Class A
  1. BOLD - 62.05 (10) 0-0 vs higher, 16-0 vs lower
  2. Henning - 58.7 (33) 0-1 vs higher, 15-0 vs lower
  3. Springfield - 57.63 (22) 0-0 vs higher, 14-2 vs lower
  4. Ada-Borup - 56.89 (63) 0-1 vs higher, 12-0 vs lower
  5. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown - 56.87 (77) 0-1 vs higher, 15-0 vs lower
  6. New Ulm Cathedral - 56.81 (76) 2-0 vs higher, 13-1 vs lower
  7. Nevis - 56.77 (67) 0-0 vs higher, 13-2 vs lower
  8. Fertile-Beltrami - 56.37 (93) 0-0 vs higher, 16-1 vs lower
  9. MACCRAY - 56.36 (72) 0-0 vs higher, 14-3 vs lower
  10. Central MN Christian - 55.51 (59) 0-1 vs higher, 12-1 vs lower
  11. Southwest MN Christian - 55.38 (143) 0-0 vs higher, 16-0 vs lower
  12. West Central Area - 55.16 (58) 0-2 vs higher, 13-0 vs lower
  13. Blooming Prairie - 54.69 (101) 0-1 vs higher, 12-0 vs lower
  14. Lac qui Parle Valley - 54.31 (48) 1-1 vs higher, 9-2 vs lower
  15. Martin County West - 54.17 (134) 0-0 vs higher, 13-1 vs lower
  16. NCE/U-H - 53.63 (25) 1-3 vs higher, 11-1 vs lower
  17. Nashwauk-Keewatin - 53.39 (85) 1-0 vs higher, 11-3 vs lower
  18. Parkers Prairie - 53 (73) 0-1 vs higher, 12-2 vs lower
  19. Kittson County Central - 52.63 (55) 0-1 vs higher, 9-2 vs lower
  20. Legacy Christian - 52.58 (135) 0-0 vs higher, 13-2 vs lower
  21. Mahnomen/Waubun - 52.48 (79) 1-2 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  22. North Woods - 52.39 (111) 1-0 vs higher, 11-3 vs lower
  23. Cass Lake-Bena - 52.28 (12) 1-4 vs higher, 11-2 vs lower
  24. Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey - 52.08 (102) 0-2 vs higher, 12-0 vs lower
  25. Randolph - 51.9 (28) 0-2 vs higher, 12-4 vs lower
  26. Hayfield - 51.76 (80) 1-3 vs higher, 11-0 vs lower
  27. Badger/Greenbush-Middle River - 51.75 (14) 2-3 vs higher, 8-2 vs lower
  28. Clearbrook-Gonvick - 51.62 (149) 1-0 vs higher, 11-2 vs lower
  29. Hancock - 51.62 (4) 1-4 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  30. Grand Meadow - 51.41 (87) 2-3 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  31. Deer River - 50.4 (62) 1-3 vs higher, 9-3 vs lower
  32. Nicollet - 50.13 (126) 0-1 vs higher, 10-2 vs lower
  33. Schaeffer Academy - 50 (142) 0-2 vs higher, 13-1 vs lower
  34. T/ML/GHEC - 49.89 (112) 0-2 vs higher, 13-2 vs lower
  35. Ashby - 49.65 (132) 2-2 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  36. New York Mills - 49.44 (61) 0-3 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  37. Red Lake County - 49.13 (105) 1-4 vs higher, 11-0 vs lower
  38. Cromwell-Wright - 49.1 (157) 0-1 vs higher, 12-1 vs lower
  39. Spring Grove - 49.09 (88) 1-2 vs higher, 7-3 vs lower
  40. CHOF - 49.07 (141) 0-1 vs higher, 9-3 vs lower
  41. Lakeview - 48.98 (83) 0-4 vs higher, 11-1 vs lower
  42. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley - 48.97 (128) 1-2 vs higher, 10-2 vs lower
  43. Renville County West - 48.46 (54) 2-5 vs higher, 8-0 vs lower
  44. Blackduck - 48.32 (92) 1-4 vs higher, 9-0 vs lower
  45. Red Lake - 48.14 (2) 2-8 vs higher, 6-0 vs lower
  46. St. Clair - 48.05 (29) 1-6 vs higher, 10-0 vs lower
  47. Ely - 47.87 (140) 0-3 vs higher, 13-1 vs lower
  48. Dawson-Boyd - 47.86 (16) 1-6 vs higher, 6-0 vs lower
  49. Pine River-Backus - 47.7 (64) 1-6 vs higher, 8-0 vs lower
  50. West Lutheran - 47.47 (94) 1-3 vs higher, 7-3 vs lower
  51. East Central - 47.45 (106) 0-3 vs higher, 8-2 vs lower
  52. Lyle/Austin Pacelli - 47.41 (115) 2-4 vs higher, 8-1 vs lower
  53. Browerville/Eagle Valley - 46.6 (109) 1-3 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  54. Houston - 46.39 (90) 2-5 vs higher, 8-1 vs lower
  55. Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's - 46.28 (21) 1-6 vs higher, 7-2 vs lower
  56. Wabasha-Kellogg - 45.96 (45) 3-5 vs higher, 6-3 vs lower
  57. Lakes International Language Academy - 45.57 (158) 0-1 vs higher, 8-3 vs lower
  58. South Ridge - 45.47 (119) 0-3 vs higher, 8-4 vs lower
  59. Lincoln International - 44.41 (31) 0-1 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  60. Silver Bay - 44.34 (121) 1-3 vs higher, 7-3 vs lower
  61. Minneota - 44.31 (36) 0-7 vs higher, 8-0 vs lower
  62. Hope Academy - 44.02 (123) 2-3 vs higher, 4-7 vs lower
  63. St. John's Prep - 43.96 (150) 1-2 vs higher, 6-3 vs lower
  64. Northland - 43.95 (153) 2-2 vs higher, 6-4 vs lower
  65. United Christian Academy - 43.84 (84) 0-7 vs higher, 9-0 vs lower
  66. Cedar Mountain - 43.8 (26) 0-8 vs higher, 8-0 vs lower
  67. Braham - 43.04 (138) 0-4 vs higher, 8-2 vs lower
  68. Sacred Heart - 42.66 (7) 0-7 vs higher, 6-2 vs lower
  69. Stephen-Argyle - 42.6 (42) 2-9 vs higher, 5-2 vs lower
  70. Southland - 42.59 (39) 1-6 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  71. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa - 42.33 (18) 2-8 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  72. Westbrook-Walnut Grove - 42.18 (81) 0-6 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  73. Rushford-Peterson - 42.17 (3) 4-9 vs higher, 1-1 vs lower
  74. Brandon/Evansville - 42.09 (103) 1-5 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  75. Mountain Iron-Buhl - 41.61 (53) 1-7 vs higher, 5-2 vs lower
  76. Mankato Loyola - 41.4 (50) 2-8 vs higher, 5-2 vs lower
  77. Upsala - 41.28 (130) 2-6 vs higher, 4-3 vs lower
  78. Cherry - 41.28 (95) 2-7 vs higher, 4-0 vs lower
  79. Hinckley-Finlayson - 41.25 (74) 1-8 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  80. Avail Academy - 41.17 (152) 1-3 vs higher, 6-3 vs lower
  81. Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity - 41.16 (113) 1-7 vs higher, 7-0 vs lower
  82. Wabasso - 41.05 (35) 1-9 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  83. Liberty Classical Academy - 40.86 (117) 1-5 vs higher, 5-0 vs lower
  84. Lake Park-Audubon - 40.81 (20) 1-6 vs higher, 4-3 vs lower
  85. Adrian/Ellsworth - 40.48 (120) 1-3 vs higher, 6-4 vs lower
  86. PACT Charter - 40.45 (100) 1-7 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  87. Carlton - 40.37 (129) 1-8 vs higher, 6-0 vs lower
  88. Warren-Alvarado-Oslo - 40.21 (44) 0-8 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  89. Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda - 40.11 (66) 1-9 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  90. High School for the Recording Arts - 39.77 (60) 1-4 vs higher, 3-1 vs lower
  91. Park Christian - 39.59 (41) 1-7 vs higher, 4-2 vs lower
  92. Northern Freeze - 39.27 (127) 2-7 vs higher, 5-0 vs lower
  93. Swanville - 39.08 (65) 1-8 vs higher, 3-2 vs lower
  94. Barnum - 38.81 (57) 2-9 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  95. Fond du Lac Ojibwe - 38.36 (70) 1-9 vs higher, 4-0 vs lower
  96. Hillcrest Lutheran Academy - 38 (6) 1-8 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  97. Chisholm - 37.93 (145) 1-9 vs higher, 4-0 vs lower
  98. Isle - 37.91 (124) 1-8 vs higher, 3-2 vs lower
  99. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg - 37.84 (78) 1-8 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  100. Community of Peace Academy - 37.77 (118) 1-6 vs higher, 3-1 vs lower
  101. Hills-Beaver Creek - 37.66 (86) 1-7 vs higher, 3-1 vs lower
  102. Madelia - 37.41 (68) 0-7 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  103. Cook County - 37.26 (151) 1-5 vs higher, 4-2 vs lower
  104. Wheaton/Herman-Norcross - 36.85 (131) 1-6 vs higher, 4-0 vs lower
  105. Cleveland - 36.09 (38) 2-8 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  106. LeRoy-Ostrander - 35.61 (89) 0-9 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  107. Win-E-Mac - 35.46 (15) 2-10 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  108. Mayer Lutheran - 35.2 (34) 2-11 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  109. Battle Lake - 35.11 (11) 1-7 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  110. Onamia - 34.41 (147) 2-8 vs higher, 1-2 vs lower
  111. Red Rock Central - 34.39 (52) 1-10 vs higher, 3-1 vs lower
  112. Fillmore Central - 34.35 (17) 1-9 vs higher, 2-2 vs lower
  113. United South Central - 33.67 (75) 1-9 vs higher, 4-0 vs lower
  114. Heritage Christian - 33.63 (51) 1-12 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  115. Kaleidoscope Charter - 33.3 (160) 1-5 vs higher, 6-3 vs lower
  116. Lanesboro - 33.26 (110) 1-10 vs higher, 5-0 vs lower
  117. North Lakes Academy - 33.1 (148) 1-9 vs higher, 4-2 vs lower
  118. Ogilvie - 33 (136) 2-10 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  119. Bigfork - 31.83 (108) 1-10 vs higher, 2-2 vs lower
  120. Goodridge/Grygla - 31.36 (114) 1-9 vs higher, 3-1 vs lower
  121. Eagle Ridge Academy - 31.33 (69) 1-13 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  122. Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart - 31.07 (13) 1-11 vs higher, 1-2 vs lower
  123. Northome/Kelliher - 31.04 (8) 1-11 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  124. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton - 30.99 (30) 1-12 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  125. McGregor - 30.8 (137) 1-9 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  126. Sebeka - 29.37 (19) 1-11 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  127. Murray County Central - 29.24 (96) 1-12 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  128. Kingsland - 29.01 (91) 1-12 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  129. Hill City - 28.78 (99) 0-10 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  130. Trinity School - 28.41 (125) 2-12 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  131. Ortonville - 28.15 (98) 0-5 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  132. Fosston - 27.63 (9) 1-11 vs higher, 0-1 vs lower
  133. Sleepy Eye - 26.84 (37) 2-13 vs higher, 0-1 vs lower
  134. Bethlehem Academy - 26.73 (43) 1-13 vs higher, 0-1 vs lower
  135. Rothsay - 26.4 (1) 1-13 vs higher, 1-1 vs lower
  136. Glenville-Emmons - 26.3 (97) 1-13 vs higher, 0-2 vs lower
  137. Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop - 25.84 (32) 2-12 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  138. Littlefork-Big Falls - 24.61 (156) 0-7 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  139. Wrenshall - 24.34 (146) 1-9 vs higher, 1-1 vs lower
  140. Floodwood - 23.17 (144) 1-12 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  141. Groves Academy - 22.64 (154) 0-11 vs higher, 4-0 vs lower
  142. Verndale - 21.88 (56) 0-12 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  143. Mabel-Canton - 21.39 (82) 1-12 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  144. Chesterton Academy - 21.05 (133) 0-9 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  145. Hmong Academy - 21.05 (107) 0-10 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  146. Climax/Fisher - 19.71 (5) 1-13 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  147. Bertha-Hewitt - 18.06 (27) 0-13 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  148. Alden-Conger - 17.46 (46) 1-13 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  149. Laporte - 15.42 (47) 0-13 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  150. Canby - 0 (40) 0-12 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  151. Academy for Sciences & Ag - 0 (155) 0-10 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  152. Underwood - 0 (71) 0-14 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  153. Prairie Seeds Academy - 0 (116) 0-3 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  154. Lake of the Woods - 0 (139) 0-12 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  155. Yellow Medicine East - 0 (23) 0-11 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  156. Edgerton - 0 (24) 0-12 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  157. Minnesota Transitions Charter - 0 (49) 0-6 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  158. Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley - 0 (104) 0-8 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  159. Lakeview Christian - 0 (122) 0-13 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  160. Venture Academy - 0 (159) 0-2 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  161. MN Academy for the Deaf - 0 (161) 0-4 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  162. Ubah Medical Academy - 0 (162) 0-2 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
 
Posted by Twin Cities Hoops Czar on 1/26/2020 06:49:00 PM
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2020 Hall of Fame Classic Review

The Minnesota High School Basketball Hall of Fame put on their 1st annual Winter Classic at Anoka-Ramsey.  Thanks to the weather it was delayed a week and we lost the HS girls games.  Three boys games remained on the schedule following a Men's and Women's college doubleheader.  The St Cloud Tech College women almost pulled an upset on the ranked ARCC women.  In the men's game, ARCC gave Tech a tough battle in the 1st half.  But 5th ranked Tech would pull away in the 2nd half to remain undefeated.  Now to the high school games.  We get the 35 second shot clock for all of them.  1 shot clock violation per game was what we ended up with.

Game 1: #5AAAA Hopkins 90 Hibbing 58
Hopkins with a 1st half barrage of triples to open up the lead.  They hit 6 of them in the 1st 9 minutes to open up a 15 point lead.  Mayson Brown with 5 1st half triples of his own for Hibbing to try to keep the Bluejackets within striking distance.  Hopkins by 19 at the half.  Brown would hit a couple more triples to cut the margin to 15 with 13 minutes left.  All Hopkins after that.  Kerwin Walton and Sawyer Shrake with triples and the rout is officially on.  Hopkins makes 15 triples.  Kerwin Walton with 4 of them and 17 points to lead Hopkins.  Jalen Treml 15 points and 3 treys.  More good minutes off the bench for guard Regan Merritt and he also hit 3 bombs and had 15 points.  Mayson Brown with 7 treys and 25 points to lead Hibbing.  Soph star Ayden McDonald adds 14.

Game 2: #1AAAA Eden Prairie 82 #7AAAA Park Center 64
Billy Crystal on the whistle for this one.  Fun strategy from Eden Prairie as they put their defensive ace Connor Christensen on DT Frierson and let him roam.  Dain Dainja beats the shot clock with a triple and finds a cutting Josh Lewis for a layup.  All Eden Prairie from there.  They go on a 36-3 run over 13 minutes before Park Center makes another field goal.  Park Center not pounding the ball inside (see also the Wednesday game vs Spring Lake Park).  Eden Prairie making everything with Christensen making 4 3s and Drake Dobbs with 3 triples and 15 points in the run.  36-8 Eden Prairie before Dainja scores via a nice mid-post move under the 4 minute mark.  Park Center with a couple of smaller runs in the 2nd half but the outcome is never in doubt.  EP doesn't score a FG in the last 4 minutes.  A Park Center 10-0 run with starters vs the EP reserves ends the game to make it look more respectable.  Drake Dobbs finishes with 31 points and 4 triples.  Connor Christensen 5 triples and 19 points.  Austin Andrews also adds 19 points.  The big 4 score all but 1 point for the Eagles.  Dain Dainja leads Park Center with 22 points.  DT Frierson 15.  Josh Brown all 12 of his points in the 2nd half as he led one of the mini runs in the 2nd half.  Eden Prairie now 8-0 in their games against the currently ranked AAAA teams (Armstrong is only one they haven't played).  Only 1 of those games has been at home.  They still have trips to De La Salle (next weekend) and Minnehaha in February.

Game 3: #9AAAA East Ridge 64 Rochester Mayo 63
Hollywood and young Hollywood get the whistles for this one.  Usually only see them in Breakdown events.  Mayo with 6 3s in less than the 1st 11 minutes.  That leads to a 24-8 lead.  Defensively they swarmed Ben Carlson and basically ignored the rest of the East Ridge roster not named Kendall Blue.  East Ridge stops the bleeding to be within 13 at the break.  A good start to the 2nd half for East Ridge with a 9-0 run after the 1st hoop of the half.  Carlson caps that with a coast to coast dunk.  Raptors within 6 and now its game on.  Mayo keeps the lead with a nice Gabe Madsen cut on a BLOB for a layup.  Mason Madsen with a drive for 2.  Michael Sharp 2 buckets from Gabe Madsen before Gabe pops a jumper.  52-43 Mayo 8 minutes left.

East Ridge getting productivity out of a Kendall Blue and Ben Carlson high pick and roll.  Blue already with a 3 just before this.  He then adds on the next 3 Raptors hoops with a couple mid range hoops and a 3 point play chance.  Ben Carlson 2 free throws and then a monster dunk.  Blue adds a triple and we're tied at 56 with 5 minutes left.  East Ridge run is 13-2 over 2:15.  Blue dunks a turnover and Carlson adds a dunk on a BLOB after it appeared he didn't re-establish inbounds.  Coach Madsen of Mayo is HOT about that and lets the refs know about it.  That's the 1st East Ridge lead 60-58 with 3:33 left.  Ball bouncing around leads to a messy Rob Jeter 2 with 2:22 left.  62-58 Raptors after a 19-4 run.  Mayo scores and then misses a chance to tie.  East Ridge ball with 1:09 left but we have the shot clock so no holding the ball.  Blue gets bumped with 3 left on the shot clock and he'll make both ends of the bonus with 46.2 left.  Mayo 2 misses, East Ridge 2 turnovers.  The last one with 12.7 left looks like a blown Hollywood call.  Sharp buries a 3 with 4.4 left to cut it to 1.  East Ridge struggles to get it in.  Its tipped and rolling around and maybe the clock started late.  Its out of bounds to Mayo with 0.6 left.  They're out of timeouts but a popout screen for Gabe Madsen gives him a great left corner look for 3 at the buzzer but its no good.  East Ridge wins after trailing by 16 in the 1st half and being down 11 with 7:30 left.  Kendall Blue with 23 points to lead East Ridge.  Ben Carlson a bunch of boards and he stepped up in the 2nd half to finish with 16 points.  Michael Sharp leads Mayo with 3 triples and 17 points.  Gabe Madsen 16 points and a handful of assists.  Nice well-rounded game from Mason Madsen with 8 points and similar numbers on the assists and rebounds ledger.
Posted by Twin Cities Hoops Czar on 1/25/2020 10:56:00 PM
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Raider Raptor Resumption

Prologue
To Cretin-Derham Hall for the resumption of series between the Raiders and East Ridge.  These 2 continue to battle it out for supremacy in the Suburban East.  This year is no different with both teams coming in undefeated in league play.  T-Rod and I AM NOT LITHGOW get both the JV and Varsity and joined by a 3rd for the big tilt.  No concessions just before halftime so I miss out on the fantastic hot dogs.  But that means the vending machine for Dr. Pepper instead of Coke which is a decent consolation prize.  A rare band appearance as well as we get some classic 80s from the CDH pep bend.  Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo in the house to watch Tre Holloman.

Season Ticker:
  • Number of Games: 106
    • In Person: 75
    • Online: 31
  • Number of Teams: 144
    • 4A: 51
    • 3A: 32
    • 2A: 22
    • 1A: 19
    • Non-Minnesota: 10 (6 Wisconsin)
    • Girls: 10
  • Number of Buildings: 36
  • Number of Bands: 2
Beverage Ticker: 632.5 ounces (7090 calories)
  • Coke: 112.9 ounces (1340 calories) 
  • Dr. Pepper: 52 ounces (630 calories)
  • Pepsi: 211.6 ounces (2650 calories)
  • 7-Up: 12 ounces (140 calories)
  • Sprite: 76 ounces (880 calories) 
  • Mug Root Beer: 12 ounces (160 calories)
  • A&W Root Beer: 24 ounces (340 calories) 
  • Killebrew Root Beer: 16 ounces (250 calories)
  • Fruit Punch Gatorade: 72 ounces (480 calories) 
  • Berry Gatorade Zero: 12 ounces (0 calories)
Food Ticker:
  • Hot Dogs: 16
  • Pizza: 9
  • Walking Tacos: 1
  • Extras
    • Reese's Peanut Butter Cups: 3 (630 calories)
    • Lays Potato Chips: 3 (480 calories) 
    • Doritos: 1 (150 calories)
Game Time:
Tre Holloman with a lob to J'Vonne Hadley for 2 and an assist to Curtis Jones for 3.  That was a sign of things to come for CDH on this night.  A turnover leads to a lob dunk for Hadley.  That's part of a 14-2 row that allows CDH to open an 21-10 lead with just over 8:30 left in the half.  Game all at CDH's pace with the East Ridge size not punishing.  But the Raptors do start to get pound the interior more.  Ben Carlson with a 3 point play and 2 free throws.  Brody Kriesel adds a layup before a Carlson lefty finish.  That cuts the lead to 25-22 at the 5 minute mark.  Holloman pops a lane jumper before a Jones layup.  But East Ridge responds with an extra pass for a Kendall Blue triple and bonus freebies from Carlson.  Those are the last 5 points of the half to keep East Ridge within 32-27 at the break.

Second half is a big dose of things in 3s.  Carlson with a 3 point play on the break.  Hadley and Blue trade triples.  Blue a triple and Carlson puts back his own miss.  Holloman for 3, Jones for 3 and then Holloman leaves it for Jones in transition for another bomb.  Time out East Ridge with 12:12 left as the CDH lead grows to 53-40.  Carlson with a 3 point play, baseline drive and dunk plus a putback all around a Hadley triple to get it back to 56-47 with 10:40 left.

Hadley gets doubled in the post and finds the cutting Will Burke for a layup.  Jones adds another hoop to keep the lead at 13.  Kriesel grabs a miss and makes 2 FTs.  Carlson with a 3 and a bucket but CDH with 3 buckets to keep the lead.  Blue's 3 point play with 3:33 left fouls out Jack Tauer (DANG IT CHLOE!) keeps it at 9.  But that's the last gasp for East Ridge.  2 turnovers lead to CDH hoops and its over.  CDH wins round 1 73-62.  They'll meet again at East Ridge on the final night of the regular season next month.  Then a possible clash in the section 4AAAA playoffs.

Post Game:
Ben Carlson leads East Ridge with 33 points and a bunch of rebounds.  Not very many true post touches for him though.  He spent more time handling the ball then he did in true post ups. Kendall Blue adds 19 points with 3 triples on the night.  But the rest of the roster only scores 10 points, 6 of those from Brody Kriesel. They'll need more production than that.  East Ridge falls to 11-5 overall, 8-1 and now 2nd place in Suburban East.  They have a quick turnaround with another difficult matchup against Rochester Mayo and the Madsen twins tomorrow in the hall of fame classic at Anoka-Ramsey.  Then back to league play next week with Park at home and at White Bear Lake.

Cretin-Derham Hall improves to 14-2 overall, 9-0 in the Suburban East.  Curtis Jones with 5 3s and 24 points to lead the Raiders.  He was very effective getting looks both in the halfcourt and transition.  J'Vonne Hadley adds 14 points.  Tre Holloman 14 points, a bunch of assists and some harassing defense for steals to boot.  If he's scoring and distributing, that's what makes CDH so tough to deal with.  Overall the game didn't surprise me as I thought Carlson would get his but CDH would have too much firepower.  That's exactly how it played out.  The adjustments in future games will be fun to see.  Next up, CDH makes the long league road trips next week to Stillwater and Forest Lake.
Posted by Twin Cities Hoops Czar on 1/24/2020 10:12:00 PM
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Court Storming at the Lakes

Prologue
Its a slick and snowy winter evening on the trip to Minneapolis Southwest.  The Lakers taking on Washburn in the rivalry battle of the southwest corner of the city.  Blah cheese pizza on the menu with Coke, a very meh combination.  Big crowd on hand and it was about 3/4 students.  Augsburg and Carleton also in the building looking on.  KB and the Sunshine Band with special guest The Old Spice Guy on the whistles. 

Season Ticker:
  • Number of Games: 105
    • In Person: 74
    • Online: 31
  • Number of Teams: 144
    • 4A: 51
    • 3A: 32
    • 2A: 22
    • 1A: 19
    • Non-Minnesota: 10 (6 Wisconsin)
    • Girls: 10
  • Number of Buildings: 35
  • Number of Bands: 1
Beverage Ticker: 612.5 ounces (6850 calories)
  • Coke: 112.9 ounces (1340 calories) 
  • Dr. Pepper: 32 ounces (390 calories)
  • Pepsi: 211.6 ounces (2650 calories)
  • 7-Up: 12 ounces (140 calories)
  • Sprite: 76 ounces (880 calories) 
  • Mug Root Beer: 12 ounces (160 calories)
  • A&W Root Beer: 24 ounces (340 calories) 
  • Killebrew Root Beer: 16 ounces (250 calories)
  • Fruit Punch Gatorade: 72 ounces (480 calories) 
  • Berry Gatorade Zero: 12 ounces (0 calories)
Food Ticker:
  • Hot Dogs: 16
  • Pizza: 9
  • Walking Tacos: 1
  • Extras
    • Reese's Peanut Butter Cups: 3 (630 calories)
    • Lays Potato Chips: 3 (480 calories) 
    • Doritos: 1 (150 calories)
Game Time:
Offense hard to come by for much of the 1st half.  Christo Polydorou was the exception to that.  He goes 3 point play, triple, a lefty finish for 2 and a free throw.  12-7 SW at 9:18.  Josh Rogers with a quiet 1st half but his steal and dunk followed by 2 free throws gives Washburn a 14-12 lead at 5:55.  Those were his only points of the half.  But Washburn scores only 1 FG the rest of the half after that dunk (span of 7:30).  Cam Holter scoops and scores plus a pair of freebies.  Hakeem Ford bookends the run with a 2 to start and a 3 to end it.  15-2 Lakers run to end the half.  That gives SW a 27-16 lead at the break.

Rogers gets his game going in the 2nd half.  An assist to a cutter for a layup.  He adds a drive for a bucket and another drive for 1-2 FTs to cut the lead to 4.  Then a technical on Southwest leads to 2 Rogers free throws.  He'll grab a miss and go all the way the other way for 2 more.  That puts Washburn back on top 39-38 with 8:30 left.  Game on!

Get all the kids standing for the rest of the night with under 5 min left in regulation.  Quick sidenote thanks to South coach Joe Hyser.  The heating registers on the walls were moved up because back in the day the kids would bang on them in an already loud gym.  You can actually see the original holes in the walls if you look closely.  Didn't matter tonight as we get standing on the top shelf and banging on them.  These are even low enough that I can reach them standing on the top row (but I have to stretch out my 7'4" frame).

Rogers with a putback and the foul with 4:30 left and Washburn leads by 3.  Ford a putback and Polydorou 2 free throws to put SW back ahead.  Rogers takes a dumpoff for a layup.  Ben Elias give and go in the spread floor against pressure defense.  51-50 SW with 2:15 left.  After a couple of misses and turnovers, Holter with a free throw with 43.9 left for a 2 point lead.  Rogers to the rack for 2 and the harm with 25.7 left but misses the FT.  SW will advance that miss and take timeout with 16.4 left.  They decide to go high pick and roll for Polydorou.  He turns it over and Washburn just barely runs out of time to get the winning layup.  Its after the buzzer so we'll play overtime tied at 52.

Each team with a putback to start their offense in the free session. Washburn misses 2 late free throws and has a turnover.  Southwest with their own turnover.  Then out of a timeout with under a minute left they go quick and miss. That gives Washburn the ball back with 32.7 left.  They'll take time and then hold it until their final timeout with 5.6 left.  Interesting choice as you now have to get the ball inbounds.

The final SLOB is a busted play.  It was their standard throw and go action with Rogers taking it out and immediately getting it back.  That was there all night but not on this possession.  Rogers gets denied trying to get it back from post David Worman.  Worman gives it up to somebody else, gets it back on the right block and turns for the bank at the buzzer.  Its good!  Washburn kids storm the court.  Millers win 56-54 in OT.

Post Game:
Josh Rogers with 20 of his 24 points after halftime to lead Washburn.  Nobody else with more than 7 for the Millers.  Only 2 points for Jamar Nelson but I thought he did some good things for them coming off the bench at the point guard spot.  That helped get some of the ballhandling duties away from Rogers.  Rogers also had the task of guarding Christo Polydorou for much of the night.  I liked what they were trying to do out of their chin offense.  Washburn improves to 6-7 overall, 4-2 in the Minneapolis City. That keeps them 1 game behind Henry for 2nd place.  Next up is the late game in the South Metro Showcase at Burnsville on Saturday night.  Then an important one in the city at Edison next Tuesday.

Southwest falls to 2-3 in the city, 7-7 overall.  A big loss for the Lakers in the race for the 6 seed in section 6AAAA.  They are off until next week when they face Sibley at home on Wednesday and Edison at home on Friday.  Cristo Polydorou with 16 points to lead the offense.  Soph Hakeem Ford chips in with 15 from his forward spot. Soph wing Cam Holter adds 10.  Lakers had plenty of chances late plus the 11 point lead at the half.  Good game to learn from for the young squad.
Posted by Twin Cities Hoops Czar on 1/23/2020 10:54:00 PM
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Piracy on the open seas

Prologue
No jacket required (with apologies to Phil Collins) but shoes and shirt thankfully are.  Bring your skyway navigation device as we're off to Target Center for a rare mid-week double dip in the NW Suburban between Park Center and Spring Lake Park.  The Park Center girls pull away for a 25 point win in the early game.  Dain Dainja back in the Park Center lineup after a 2 week absence.

Song of the Day: Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance

Season Ticker:
  • Number of Games: 104
    • In Person: 73
    • Online: 31
  • Number of Teams: 143
    • 4A: 50
    • 3A: 32
    • 2A: 22
    • 1A: 19
    • Non-Minnesota: 10 (6 Wisconsin)
    • Girls: 10
  • Number of Buildings: 35
  • Number of Bands: 1
Beverage Ticker: 592.5 ounces (6610 calories)
  • Coke: 92.9 ounces (1100 calories) 
  • Dr. Pepper: 32 ounces (390 calories)
  • Pepsi: 211.6 ounces (2650 calories)
  • 7-Up: 12 ounces (140 calories)
  • Sprite: 76 ounces (880 calories) 
  • Mug Root Beer: 12 ounces (160 calories)
  • A&W Root Beer: 24 ounces (340 calories) 
  • Killebrew Root Beer: 16 ounces (250 calories)
  • Fruit Punch Gatorade: 72 ounces (480 calories) 
  • Berry Gatorade Zero: 12 ounces (0 calories)
Food Ticker:
  • Hot Dogs: 16
  • Pizza: 8
  • Walking Tacos: 1
  • Extras
    • Reese's Peanut Butter Cups: 3 (630 calories)
    • Lays Potato Chips: 3 (480 calories) 
    • Doritos: 1 (150 calories)
Game Time:
Interesting rotation for Park Center with Josh Lewis and Dawson Rudolph in the starting lineup.  That moves Josh Brown and John Grigsby to the bench rotation.  Blake Remme a couple of triples and 2 more buckets.  Gabe Myren adds a couple of layups.  Spring Lake Park builds a 22-13 lead at the 7:18 mark.  Then Park Center starts to use their size against the small Panthers lineup.  DT Frierson 2 inside hoops.  Dain Dainja in the post for 2 more buckets.  Frierson then goes coast to coast off a bad 3 from Spring Lake Park.  Frierson runs for 2 more and Dainja inside again.  12-0 run for a 29-27 PC lead late in the half.  Remme with 2 freebies and a nice spin move for the final points of the half.  33-32 Spring Lake Park at the half.

Grigsby with a pair of triples as PC opens up a 46-39 lead with over 12 minutes left.  Daydor Phillips with the difficult task of defending Dainja all game.  But he adds a triple, Jacob Say hits from deep and Remme with an emphatic dunk plus another triple.  That ties the game at 50 with 9:23 left.  Big man James Parker with 5 straight inside for PC thanks to 2 bullying hoops and a FT.  Remme and Phillips playing with 4 fouls as we go under 4:30.  Remme scores and then Dainja scores with 3:35 left.  60-56 Park Center in the lead.

Out of that Dainja bucket, he goes down in a heap grabbing his right knee.  He'll stay down for a good couple of minutes but good to see he's fairly mobile when he gets up.  But nobody expected him to be so mobile that he almost went directly to the scorer's table to check in.  He gets called back by the trainers to do some movement tests.  He returns when Phillips fouls out with 1:46 left.  Park Center makes 2 free throws and misses 2 others.  But they get both misses back which leads to 2 more free throws.  That pushes the lead to 8 to 1:21 left.  Dainja shows no ill effects of the injury as he blocks a shot, grabs that rebound, pushes it up count and finds Frierson for a lob dunk as icing on the cake.  #7AAAA Park Center wins 69-62.

Post Game:
Spring Lake Park falls to 11-3 overall and 5-2 in the NW Suburban.  That drops them out of a 3 way tie for 2nd in the loss column in the brutally tough West division.  Blake Remme 3 triples and 25 points to lead the Panthers.  Gabe Myren 14 points and a couple of 3s.  They have a tough home game with Armstrong on Friday.  Then the schedule lightens up with 4 straight crossover games.  I'll see the home game vs Elk River next Wednesday.

Dain Dainja 17 points, 7 rebs and 2 blocks on my sheet.  DT Frierson 14 points.  David Ijadimbola 9 of his 12 in the 1st half.  When Park Center pounded the ball inside, they got whatever they wanted from Dainja, Frierson or Parker.  Spring Lake Park tried to take Frierson's defender and back him off into Dainja's lap which was effective early on.  Pirates tried a bit of everything with the rotation.  Parker with and without Dainja.  Brown and Grigsby off the bench to provide a huge punch to the 2nd unit.  Josh Lewis with good minutes in the starting lineup from his guard spot.  The Pirates have a quick turnaround tomorrow at Rogers.

Saturday its the big matchup vs #1AAAA Eden Prairie at Anoka-Ramsey on Saturday night.  The snow does Park Center a huge favor as it seems like Dainja would not have played had the game gone on as scheduled last weekend.  Then there's the injury question from tonight.  Was there just a scary moment with nothing tonight or did he get thru in the heat of the moment and there's something notable there?
Posted by Twin Cities Hoops Czar on 1/22/2020 09:38:00 PM
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Mustangs trample the Beacons

Prologue
To Maranatha where the concessions are great (pepperoni tonight) and they still have MCAA Conference in the lane. Smallest crowd I think I've ever seen at a MCA game.  Used to be one of the great home court advantages in the metro when the Hanson clan was there.  The opponent is Concordia Academy in a matchup of teams trying to keep up with St. Croix Prep in the Skyline Conference.  Coach Eric Schutte sporting a fantastic basketball tie (note to self, must find) to go with his usual restaurant quality suit.

Season Ticker:
  • Number of Games: 102
    • In Person: 71
    • Online: 31
  • Number of Teams: 141
    • 4A: 50
    • 3A: 32
    • 2A: 22
    • 1A: 19
    • Non-Minnesota: 10 (6 Wisconsin)
    • Girls: 48
  • Number of Buildings: 35
  • Number of Bands: 1
Beverage Ticker: 592.5 ounces (6610 calories)
  • Coke: 92.9 ounces (1100 calories) 
  • Dr. Pepper: 32 ounces (390 calories)
  • Pepsi: 211.6 ounces (2650 calories)
  • 7-Up: 12 ounces (140 calories)
  • Sprite: 76 ounces (880 calories) 
  • Mug Root Beer: 12 ounces (160 calories)
  • A&W Root Beer: 24 ounces (340 calories) 
  • Killebrew Root Beer: 16 ounces (250 calories)
  • Fruit Punch Gatorade: 72 ounces (480 calories) 
  • Berry Gatorade Zero: 12 ounces (0 calories)
Food Ticker:
  • Hot Dogs: 16
  • Pizza: 8
  • Walking Tacos: 1
  • Extras
    • Reese's Peanut Butter Cups: 3 (630 calories)
    • Lays Potato Chips: 3 (480 calories) 
    • Doritos: 1 (150 calories)
Game Time:
Maranatha making the choice to go zone all game.  That contributes to an early barrage of 3s from both sides.  Hakim Daniels with a pair of bombs for MCA.  Aaron TerHaar with a midrange jumper and 4 triples vs the zone for Concordia.  19-17 Concordia at the 8:10 mark.  Its all Maranatha from there.  Daniels with a bucket sandwiched between 2 Maciah Harut hoops.  Benji Bruce with 3 back breaking triples in the last 2:25.  MCA ends the half on a 15-5 run.  39-27 Mustangs at the break.

Maranatha clamps down on the shooting and Concordia gets careless with the ball in the 2nd half.  On offensive end for MCA the 3s keep coming.  MCA knocks down a pair of them.  Daniels a putback followed by a Jeremiah LaVelle 3 and a Daniels layup.  52-30 Maranatha leading with 12:45 left.  Then a great sequence for Daniels with a drive for 2, a block on 1 end that leads to a putback on the offensive end.  Harut 2 layups and Daniels puts back another miss for a 63-35 lead with 8:35 left.  We don't get running time but the outcome is never in doubt either.  Maranatha wins 75-54.

Post Game:
For Concordia, not the start they wanted to a very tough week.  Aaron TerHaar leads the Beacons with 19 points and 5 triples.  14 of those points and 4 triples in the 1st 10 minutes though.  After that Maranatha did a much better job of finding him and closing gaps in the zone.  Essay Hagos with only 7 points and 5 of those in the final 5 minutes.  He had good looks but couldn't buy a shot all night.  Freshman AJ Greene with another productive outing of 11 points and 3 triples.  Concordia falls to 4-1 in the Skyline, 11-4 overall.  They host league leader #5AA St. Croix Prep on Friday.

Hakim Daniels leads Maranatha with 22 points.  He knocked in a couple of 3s to go with his usual pounding the boards and running the floor.  Benji Bruce 12 points.  Miciah Harut a solid night at the point with 14 points and harassing defense on top of the MCA zones.  Tough to beat MCA when they hit double digit 3s like they did tonight.  The Mustangs improve to 7-6 overall and 3-2 in the Skyline.  4 of those losses are to ranked teams including 3 of the top 6 in class AA.  They stay home to play St. Agnes on Friday before playing #7AAA Waconia at Burnsville in the South Metro Showcase on Saturday night.
Posted by Twin Cities Hoops Czar on 1/21/2020 09:54:00 PM
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MLK Day 2020, CzarPI

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This is the 3rd CzarPI of the 2019-20 season (see CzarPI Explained Here).  It includes games through Saturday, January 18th, 2020.  The value in () after the CzarPI value is the team's strength of schedule ranking within their class.

Class AAAA
  1. Eden Prairie - 63.61 (11) 0-0 vs higher, 13-0 vs lower
  2. Lakeville South - 59.83 (12) 0-0 vs higher, 11-2 vs lower
  3. Cretin-Derham Hall - 57.63 (39) 0-1 vs higher, 11-1 vs lower
  4. Robbinsdale Armstrong - 57.61 (49) 0-0 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  5. Cambridge-Isanti - 56.88 (45) 0-1 vs higher, 10-0 vs lower
  6. Eastview - 56.41 (36) 0-2 vs higher, 12-0 vs lower
  7. East Ridge - 56.4 (9) 0-2 vs higher, 10-2 vs lower
  8. Mounds View - 56.06 (57) 0-1 vs higher, 11-0 vs lower
  9. Shakopee - 55.95 (30) 1-1 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  10. Chaska - 55.7 (20) 1-2 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  11. Spring Lake Park - 55.33 (47) 1-1 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  12. Duluth East - 55.3 (43) 0-2 vs higher, 11-0 vs lower
  13. Maple Grove - 55.02 (52) 0-1 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  14. Hopkins - 55 (4) 2-3 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  15. Robbinsdale Cooper - 54.71 (29) 1-0 vs higher, 7-3 vs lower
  16. Prior Lake - 54.51 (6) 2-2 vs higher, 5-2 vs lower
  17. Rochester Mayo - 52.59 (34) 1-2 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  18. Tartan - 51.87 (62) 1-0 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  19. Rochester Century - 51.74 (27) 1-3 vs higher, 8-1 vs lower
  20. Champlin Park - 51.46 (15) 3-4 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  21. Irondale - 51.25 (42) 1-3 vs higher, 8-1 vs lower
  22. Moorhead - 51.06 (23) 3-3 vs higher, 4-3 vs lower
  23. Park Center - 50.95 (44) 2-3 vs higher, 6-0 vs lower
  24. Minnetonka - 50.85 (16) 1-4 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  25. Woodbury - 50.81 (18) 1-4 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  26. Lakeville North - 50.8 (7) 1-5 vs higher, 6-0 vs lower
  27. North St. Paul - 50.73 (2) 2-6 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  28. Rochester John Marshall - 48.23 (33) 1-4 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  29. Hastings - 48.16 (60) 1-2 vs higher, 5-2 vs lower
  30. Buffalo - 46.81 (51) 0-4 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  31. Farmington - 45.98 (58) 1-4 vs higher, 6-2 vs lower
  32. Edina - 45.92 (32) 1-6 vs higher, 7-0 vs lower
  33. St. Michael-Albertville - 45.36 (59) 0-4 vs higher, 7-2 vs lower
  34. White Bear Lake - 45.18 (50) 1-3 vs higher, 5-3 vs lower
  35. Stillwater Area - 43.29 (22) 1-6 vs higher, 4-2 vs lower
  36. Rosemount - 43.04 (31) 1-5 vs higher, 5-0 vs lower
  37. Burnsville - 43.04 (3) 1-6 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  38. Osseo - 42.92 (13) 1-5 vs higher, 3-1 vs lower
  39. Forest Lake - 42.62 (38) 1-6 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  40. Eagan - 42.5 (40) 3-6 vs higher, 2-2 vs lower
  41. Rogers - 42.41 (28) 2-7 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  42. Apple Valley - 41.97 (5) 2-9 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  43. Brainerd - 40.88 (46) 3-6 vs higher, 1-2 vs lower
  44. Owatonna - 40.87 (25) 1-6 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  45. Blaine - 40.63 (54) 1-5 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  46. Minneapolis Southwest - 40.46 (61) 1-4 vs higher, 6-2 vs lower
  47. Bloomington Jefferson - 40.2 (48) 2-6 vs higher, 2-3 vs lower
  48. Roseville - 39.35 (14) 3-8 vs higher, 0-2 vs lower
  49. Coon Rapids - 39.07 (10) 1-7 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  50. Northfield - 38.97 (35) 2-8 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  51. Minneapolis Washburn - 38.66 (55) 1-6 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  52. Elk River - 37.69 (19) 2-8 vs higher, 0-1 vs lower
  53. Wayzata - 37.45 (1) 1-11 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  54. Andover - 36.92 (26) 2-8 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  55. Anoka - 36.83 (41) 3-9 vs higher, 0-1 vs lower
  56. St. Louis Park - 36.53 (53) 2-8 vs higher, 1-1 vs lower
  57. New Prague - 35.12 (56) 2-9 vs higher, 1-1 vs lower
  58. Chanhassen - 34.75 (8) 2-11 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  59. St. Paul Central - 32.86 (17) 2-8 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  60. Park of Cottage Grove - 28.36 (24) 0-8 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  61. Minneapolis South - 26.86 (37) 1-10 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  62. Centennial - 0 (21) 0-13 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
Class AAA
  1. DeLaSalle - 60.18 (23) 0-0 vs higher, 8-1 vs lower
  2. St. Cloud Apollo - 59.76 (21) 0-0 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  3. Marshall - 59.3 (26) 0-0 vs higher, 13-1 vs lower
  4. Mankato East - 58.87 (27) 1-1 vs higher, 11-0 vs lower
  5. Delano - 58.55 (17) 1-0 vs higher, 9-2 vs lower
  6. Austin - 54.76 (59) 0-0 vs higher, 11-1 vs lower
  7. Bemidji - 54.71 (7) 0-2 vs higher, 8-2 vs lower
  8. Minnehaha Academy - 54.7 (41) 1-2 vs higher, 7-0 vs lower
  9. Waconia - 53.35 (36) 0-3 vs higher, 9-0 vs lower
  10. Princeton - 53.32 (40) 1-2 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  11. St. Croix Lutheran - 52.58 (9) 1-2 vs higher, 6-2 vs lower
  12. Columbia Heights - 52.57 (24) 1-1 vs higher, 5-2 vs lower
  13. Holy Angels - 52.41 (46) 0-1 vs higher, 9-2 vs lower
  14. Mound Westonka - 52.36 (11) 2-3 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  15. Grand Rapids - 51.91 (38) 1-4 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  16. Byron - 51.9 (2) 1-5 vs higher, 6-2 vs lower
  17. St. Peter - 51.89 (44) 0-4 vs higher, 10-0 vs lower
  18. Alexandria - 51.74 (48) 1-2 vs higher, 8-2 vs lower
  19. Minneapolis Henry - 49.7 (62) 1-2 vs higher, 8-1 vs lower
  20. Hibbing - 49.66 (50) 1-3 vs higher, 8-1 vs lower
  21. Sartell-St. Stephen - 49.52 (22) 1-4 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  22. St. Paul Johnson - 49.49 (13) 2-3 vs higher, 4-2 vs lower
  23. Bloomington Kennedy - 49.46 (51) 2-4 vs higher, 7-0 vs lower
  24. Totino-Grace - 49.39 (37) 2-4 vs higher, 6-0 vs lower
  25. Hutchinson - 49.2 (45) 1-3 vs higher, 6-2 vs lower
  26. South St. Paul - 48.9 (63) 0-2 vs higher, 10-2 vs lower
  27. Hermantown - 48.3 (35) 2-4 vs higher, 6-0 vs lower
  28. Kasson-Mantorville - 48.14 (32) 2-5 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  29. Rocori - 48.08 (39) 2-4 vs higher, 5-3 vs lower
  30. Winona - 47.83 (20) 3-4 vs higher, 3-2 vs lower
  31. Richfield - 47.45 (61) 1-3 vs higher, 7-0 vs lower
  32. Detroit Lakes - 46.81 (29) 1-5 vs higher, 4-2 vs lower
  33. Becker - 45.81 (58) 1-4 vs higher, 7-0 vs lower
  34. Little Falls - 45.45 (14) 1-5 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  35. Orono - 44.59 (5) 3-9 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  36. Mankato West - 44.28 (8) 2-7 vs higher, 3-1 vs lower
  37. Worthington - 43.77 (30) 2-6 vs higher, 3-2 vs lower
  38. Monticello - 43.1 (42) 2-5 vs higher, 3-1 vs lower
  39. St. Anthony Village - 42.89 (64) 0-2 vs higher, 8-3 vs lower
  40. Simley - 42.78 (55) 2-6 vs higher, 3-2 vs lower
  41. Sauk Rapids-Rice - 42.33 (19) 2-7 vs higher, 2-2 vs lower
  42. Mahtomedi - 41.97 (57) 3-5 vs higher, 3-1 vs lower
  43. Benilde-St. Margaret's - 40.74 (3) 2-12 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  44. St. Paul Highland Park - 40.35 (43) 0-6 vs higher, 3-2 vs lower
  45. Minneapolis Edison - 40.29 (65) 2-4 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  46. Cloquet - 40.12 (1) 1-9 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  47. Zimmerman - 39.47 (34) 2-7 vs higher, 1-2 vs lower
  48. North Branch - 38.27 (18) 2-8 vs higher, 1-1 vs lower
  49. Hill-Murray - 37.2 (47) 1-7 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  50. Big Lake - 36.68 (12) 2-7 vs higher, 0-2 vs lower
  51. Albert Lea - 36.21 (54) 1-7 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  52. St. Francis - 35.7 (49) 2-9 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  53. St. Paul Harding - 35.31 (56) 2-7 vs higher, 1-2 vs lower
  54. Willmar - 35.08 (33) 2-10 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  55. Red Wing - 34.54 (4) 1-12 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  56. New Ulm - 33.76 (10) 2-10 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  57. Fridley - 33.65 (60) 2-7 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  58. Faribault - 30.28 (28) 1-10 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  59. Chisago Lakes Area - 29.62 (31) 2-11 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  60. Henry Sibley - 27.37 (53) 1-13 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  61. Duluth Denfeld - 26.74 (16) 1-12 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  62. St. Thomas Academy - 26.66 (6) 1-12 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  63. St. Cloud Tech - 24.61 (15) 1-12 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  64. Minneapolis Roosevelt - 0 (25) 0-14 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  65. St. Paul Como Park - 0 (52) 0-9 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
Class AA
  1. Caledonia - 61.7 (35) 0-0 vs higher, 13-0 vs lower
  2. Perham - 60.72 (50) 0-0 vs higher, 11-0 vs lower
  3. Stewartville - 60.05 (10) 0-0 vs higher, 12-2 vs lower
  4. St. Croix Prep - 58.64 (88) 1-0 vs higher, 13-0 vs lower
  5. Lake City - 58.08 (49) 0-1 vs higher, 12-0 vs lower
  6. Waseca - 58.01 (3) 1-2 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  7. Osakis - 58.01 (71) 0-0 vs higher, 13-1 vs lower
  8. Minnesota Valley Lutheran - 57.72 (67) 0-0 vs higher, 12-1 vs lower
  9. La Crescent-Hokah - 56.64 (54) 0-0 vs higher, 10-2 vs lower
  10. Rockford - 56.56 (58) 0-0 vs higher, 11-2 vs lower
  11. Melrose - 56.32 (14) 0-2 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  12. Albany - 56.27 (31) 1-1 vs higher, 9-2 vs lower
  13. Eden Valley-Watkins - 56.19 (84) 1-1 vs higher, 9-0 vs lower
  14. Minneapolis North - 56.16 (1) 1-3 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  15. Jackson County Central - 55.38 (28) 0-2 vs higher, 8-1 vs lower
  16. East Grand Forks - 55.24 (119) 0-0 vs higher, 9-0 vs lower
  17. Annandale - 55.21 (56) 0-0 vs higher, 8-2 vs lower
  18. Virginia - 55 (90) 0-0 vs higher, 11-2 vs lower
  19. Lewiston-Altura - 54.51 (34) 0-2 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  20. Litchfield - 54.46 (64) 1-2 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  21. Redwood Valley - 54.36 (43) 0-2 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  22. Rochester Lourdes - 54.29 (42) 1-1 vs higher, 8-3 vs lower
  23. Minnewaska Area - 54.17 (38) 2-2 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  24. Greenway - 53.97 (45) 0-1 vs higher, 9-2 vs lower
  25. Goodhue - 53.86 (51) 0-2 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  26. Barnesville - 53.76 (33) 0-3 vs higher, 9-0 vs lower
  27. Moose Lake-Willow River - 53.67 (75) 1-1 vs higher, 10-2 vs lower
  28. Twin Cities Academy/Great River - 53.42 (122) 0-0 vs higher, 12-0 vs lower
  29. Concordia Academy - 53.4 (62) 1-3 vs higher, 10-0 vs lower
  30. Fergus Falls - 53.21 (97) 0-0 vs higher, 10-3 vs lower
  31. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton - 52.25 (80) 1-1 vs higher, 8-2 vs lower
  32. Pine City - 52.08 (124) 1-0 vs higher, 12-1 vs lower
  33. Blake - 52.06 (121) 1-0 vs higher, 8-2 vs lower
  34. Plainview-Elgin-Millville - 51.97 (16) 2-4 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  35. Mora - 51.96 (103) 0-1 vs higher, 8-3 vs lower
  36. Esko - 51.27 (74) 2-2 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  37. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta - 51.26 (19) 1-3 vs higher, 5-2 vs lower
  38. St. Charles - 51.24 (9) 2-5 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  39. St. Paul Academy - 51.2 (118) 0-1 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  40. Pierz - 50.96 (79) 1-2 vs higher, 7-2 vs lower
  41. Pequot Lakes - 50.79 (60) 1-4 vs higher, 8-1 vs lower
  42. Crosby-Ironton - 50.75 (104) 1-3 vs higher, 8-0 vs lower
  43. Watertown-Mayer - 50.39 (99) 0-1 vs higher, 9-3 vs lower
  44. Pine Island - 50.23 (68) 3-4 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  45. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted - 50.19 (82) 0-3 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  46. Pelican Rapids - 50.16 (69) 1-4 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  47. Cannon Falls - 49.96 (59) 0-5 vs higher, 8-0 vs lower
  48. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton - 49.41 (114) 0-2 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  49. Spectrum - 48.82 (77) 1-2 vs higher, 6-2 vs lower
  50. Glencoe-Silver Lake - 48.55 (73) 1-4 vs higher, 7-2 vs lower
  51. Blue Earth Area - 48.4 (24) 1-4 vs higher, 4-0 vs lower
  52. Benson - 48.31 (95) 1-4 vs higher, 8-0 vs lower
  53. Paynesville Area - 47.97 (81) 2-4 vs higher, 6-2 vs lower
  54. Holy Family Catholic - 47.8 (76) 2-2 vs higher, 4-4 vs lower
  55. Maranatha Christian - 47.57 (5) 1-5 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  56. Pipestone Area - 47 (41) 1-4 vs higher, 5-0 vs lower
  57. Fairmont - 46.62 (44) 0-5 vs higher, 6-0 vs lower
  58. Jordan - 46.47 (110) 1-4 vs higher, 8-1 vs lower
  59. Hiawatha Collegiate - 46.44 (125) 0-1 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  60. International Falls - 45.98 (113) 0-2 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  61. Breckenridge - 45.82 (2) 1-7 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  62. St. Cloud Cathedral - 45.64 (37) 1-5 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  63. Sauk Centre - 44.96 (17) 2-5 vs higher, 3-2 vs lower
  64. Zumbrota-Mazeppa - 44.74 (6) 1-7 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  65. Aitkin - 44.72 (94) 1-5 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  66. St. Paul Humboldt - 44.66 (117) 0-3 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  67. Dover-Eyota - 44.66 (26) 2-7 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  68. Proctor - 44.53 (13) 2-7 vs higher, 2-2 vs lower
  69. Thief River Falls - 44.28 (107) 0-3 vs higher, 7-2 vs lower
  70. Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City - 44.03 (15) 3-8 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  71. Belle Plaine - 43.68 (109) 0-5 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  72. Milaca - 43.46 (70) 2-6 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  73. Cristo Rey Jesuit - 43.13 (47) 1-6 vs higher, 5-0 vs lower
  74. Frazee - 43.09 (98) 0-4 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  75. Warroad - 43.04 (91) 1-5 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  76. Southwest Christian - 42.87 (115) 1-4 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  77. Duluth Marshall - 42.68 (111) 1-3 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  78. Holdingford - 42.55 (102) 1-4 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  79. Eveleth-Gilbert - 42 (72) 2-7 vs higher, 3-1 vs lower
  80. Pillager - 41.95 (86) 1-5 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  81. Maple River - 41.76 (93) 1-6 vs higher, 6-2 vs lower
  82. Providence Academy - 41.69 (7) 2-9 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  83. Kimball Area - 41.45 (61) 2-5 vs higher, 1-2 vs lower
  84. Bagley - 41.36 (40) 1-6 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  85. Hawley - 41.08 (11) 2-7 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  86. Sibley East - 40.95 (92) 1-7 vs higher, 3-2 vs lower
  87. St. Agnes - 40.52 (101) 1-6 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  88. Wadena-Deer Creek - 40.51 (100) 1-5 vs higher, 4-0 vs lower
  89. Luverne - 40.49 (25) 2-8 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  90. New London-Spicer - 40.18 (4) 2-10 vs higher, 1-1 vs lower
  91. New Life Academy - 40.11 (57) 1-7 vs higher, 4-3 vs lower
  92. Dassel-Cokato - 40.05 (48) 2-6 vs higher, 1-1 vs lower
  93. Menahga - 39.68 (89) 1-6 vs higher, 5-0 vs lower
  94. Triton - 39.64 (52) 1-7 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  95. Maple Lake - 39.05 (36) 3-7 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  96. LeSueur-Henderson - 38.75 (112) 2-6 vs higher, 4-2 vs lower
  97. St. Paul Washington - 38.59 (108) 1-5 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  98. Brooklyn Center - 38.55 (53) 1-7 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  99. Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton - 38.32 (78) 2-5 vs higher, 3-2 vs lower
  100. Crookston - 38.21 (22) 1-8 vs higher, 4-0 vs lower
  101. St. James Area - 38 (30) 1-8 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  102. Rush City - 37.29 (87) 1-6 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  103. Royalton - 36.76 (32) 1-9 vs higher, 1-1 vs lower
  104. Metro Schools College Prep - 36.43 (123) 1-3 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  105. Kenyon-Wanamingo - 36.14 (46) 2-9 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  106. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle - 35.35 (29) 3-10 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  107. Math and Science Academy - 34.81 (120) 1-5 vs higher, 3-1 vs lower
  108. Mounds Park Academy - 34.79 (106) 0-8 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  109. Medford - 34.38 (63) 1-8 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  110. Nova Classical Academy - 32.78 (105) 1-9 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  111. Chatfield - 32.53 (12) 1-10 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  112. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial - 31.73 (65) 1-8 vs higher, 1-1 vs lower
  113. Mesabi East - 31.21 (83) 1-8 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  114. Staples-Motley - 28.04 (85) 0-9 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  115. Roseau - 27.23 (55) 1-11 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  116. Foley - 26.93 (21) 1-11 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  117. Norwood-Young America - 26.46 (27) 1-12 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  118. Two Harbors - 26.4 (18) 1-12 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  119. Windom Area - 24.46 (20) 1-11 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  120. New Richland-H-E-G - 24.04 (96) 1-11 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  121. Breck - 23.03 (23) 1-12 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  122. Park Rapids Area - 20.41 (66) 1-12 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  123. Montevideo - 0 (8) 0-12 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  124. Winona Cotter/Hope Lutheran - 0 (39) 0-13 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  125. Tri-City United - 0 (116) 0-13 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
Class A
  1. BOLD - 62.09 (19) 0-0 vs higher, 13-0 vs lower
  2. Henning - 59.06 (28) 0-1 vs higher, 13-0 vs lower
  3. Fertile-Beltrami - 57.93 (99) 0-0 vs higher, 15-0 vs lower
  4. Springfield - 57.56 (55) 1-0 vs higher, 11-1 vs lower
  5. Nevis - 57.16 (87) 0-0 vs higher, 11-1 vs lower
  6. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown - 56.84 (70) 0-1 vs higher, 13-0 vs lower
  7. West Central Area - 56.63 (31) 0-2 vs higher, 11-0 vs lower
  8. New Ulm Cathedral - 56.55 (80) 1-1 vs higher, 12-0 vs lower
  9. Southwest MN Christian - 56.48 (123) 0-0 vs higher, 14-0 vs lower
  10. Ada-Borup - 56 (77) 0-1 vs higher, 10-0 vs lower
  11. MACCRAY - 55.59 (84) 0-0 vs higher, 12-3 vs lower
  12. Lac qui Parle Valley - 54.88 (75) 0-1 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  13. NCE/U-H - 54.85 (29) 0-2 vs higher, 10-1 vs lower
  14. Legacy Christian - 54.59 (125) 0-0 vs higher, 11-1 vs lower
  15. Blooming Prairie - 54.45 (103) 0-1 vs higher, 9-0 vs lower
  16. Martin County West - 54.13 (128) 0-0 vs higher, 11-1 vs lower
  17. Badger/Greenbush-Middle River - 53.75 (8) 0-2 vs higher, 8-2 vs lower
  18. Cass Lake-Bena - 53.64 (9) 0-3 vs higher, 10-2 vs lower
  19. Hancock - 53.53 (2) 1-2 vs higher, 5-2 vs lower
  20. Nashwauk-Keewatin - 53.03 (73) 0-1 vs higher, 10-2 vs lower
  21. Parkers Prairie - 52.66 (106) 1-1 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  22. Central MN Christian - 52.58 (94) 1-2 vs higher, 8-0 vs lower
  23. Hayfield - 52.51 (60) 0-3 vs higher, 11-0 vs lower
  24. Randolph - 51.97 (34) 0-3 vs higher, 10-2 vs lower
  25. North Woods - 51.87 (117) 1-1 vs higher, 9-2 vs lower
  26. T/ML/GHEC - 51.61 (98) 0-2 vs higher, 11-1 vs lower
  27. Deer River - 51.06 (47) 1-3 vs higher, 7-2 vs lower
  28. Grand Meadow - 51.05 (79) 1-3 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  29. Schaeffer Academy - 50.94 (136) 0-2 vs higher, 11-0 vs lower
  30. Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey - 50.6 (112) 0-2 vs higher, 10-0 vs lower
  31. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley - 50.44 (115) 0-2 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  32. New York Mills - 49.98 (43) 0-2 vs higher, 8-2 vs lower
  33. Lakeview - 49.09 (95) 0-3 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  34. Ashby - 49.06 (124) 1-2 vs higher, 8-1 vs lower
  35. Red Lake County - 49.02 (120) 1-3 vs higher, 9-0 vs lower
  36. Kittson County Central - 48.88 (90) 0-3 vs higher, 7-0 vs lower
  37. CHOF - 48.83 (157) 0-0 vs higher, 8-3 vs lower
  38. Spring Grove - 48.78 (57) 1-2 vs higher, 5-3 vs lower
  39. Clearbrook-Gonvick - 48.61 (154) 0-1 vs higher, 9-1 vs lower
  40. Cromwell-Wright - 48.53 (160) 0-0 vs higher, 11-1 vs lower
  41. Lyle/Austin Pacelli - 48.51 (130) 2-3 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  42. Ely - 47.74 (142) 0-3 vs higher, 11-0 vs lower
  43. St. Clair - 47.19 (83) 0-4 vs higher, 10-0 vs lower
  44. Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's - 46.85 (23) 0-5 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  45. Nicollet - 46.82 (143) 0-2 vs higher, 8-1 vs lower
  46. Blackduck - 46.67 (132) 1-3 vs higher, 8-0 vs lower
  47. Hope Academy - 46.51 (72) 0-3 vs higher, 5-5 vs lower
  48. Pine River-Backus - 46.39 (52) 0-5 vs higher, 7-1 vs lower
  49. Dawson-Boyd - 46.39 (36) 1-4 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  50. Houston - 46.15 (91) 2-4 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  51. South Ridge - 46.12 (139) 0-2 vs higher, 8-3 vs lower
  52. Lakes International Language Academy - 46.01 (158) 0-2 vs higher, 8-2 vs lower
  53. Mahnomen/Waubun - 45.93 (126) 1-2 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  54. Browerville/Eagle Valley - 45.87 (105) 1-3 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  55. East Central - 45.28 (113) 0-3 vs higher, 6-2 vs lower
  56. Red Lake - 45.03 (10) 2-7 vs higher, 4-0 vs lower
  57. Cherry - 44.68 (104) 0-3 vs higher, 5-2 vs lower
  58. Renville County West - 44.65 (67) 2-5 vs higher, 6-0 vs lower
  59. Rushford-Peterson - 44.59 (7) 3-6 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  60. Wabasha-Kellogg - 44.54 (68) 3-5 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  61. West Lutheran - 44.12 (97) 0-5 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  62. Southland - 43.66 (109) 1-5 vs higher, 6-0 vs lower
  63. Minneota - 43.55 (42) 0-6 vs higher, 7-0 vs lower
  64. Brandon/Evansville - 43.51 (129) 0-4 vs higher, 8-0 vs lower
  65. Cedar Mountain - 43.21 (44) 0-6 vs higher, 7-0 vs lower
  66. Mountain Iron-Buhl - 43.03 (56) 0-7 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  67. Lake Park-Audubon - 43.03 (18) 1-5 vs higher, 4-2 vs lower
  68. PACT Charter - 42.92 (108) 0-4 vs higher, 5-2 vs lower
  69. Braham - 42.52 (133) 0-4 vs higher, 7-2 vs lower
  70. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa - 42.46 (11) 2-8 vs higher, 3-1 vs lower
  71. Westbrook-Walnut Grove - 42.46 (118) 0-4 vs higher, 8-1 vs lower
  72. Adrian/Ellsworth - 42.13 (92) 1-3 vs higher, 5-3 vs lower
  73. Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity - 42.13 (107) 2-6 vs higher, 5-0 vs lower
  74. Stephen-Argyle - 42.08 (65) 1-7 vs higher, 6-2 vs lower
  75. Lincoln International - 41.85 (38) 0-1 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  76. Upsala - 41.58 (140) 1-5 vs higher, 5-2 vs lower
  77. United Christian Academy - 41.46 (78) 0-6 vs higher, 7-0 vs lower
  78. Liberty Classical Academy - 41.22 (61) 0-4 vs higher, 4-0 vs lower
  79. Hinckley-Finlayson - 40.95 (74) 1-7 vs higher, 3-1 vs lower
  80. Northland - 40.6 (151) 1-3 vs higher, 5-3 vs lower
  81. Hillcrest Lutheran Academy - 40.47 (24) 0-6 vs higher, 4-0 vs lower
  82. Silver Bay - 40.36 (131) 1-5 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  83. Northern Freeze - 40.33 (102) 1-4 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  84. Avail Academy - 39.91 (135) 1-5 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  85. Mankato Loyola - 39.89 (27) 2-8 vs higher, 3-2 vs lower
  86. St. John's Prep - 39.75 (138) 0-4 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  87. Wheaton/Herman-Norcross - 39.39 (137) 0-4 vs higher, 5-0 vs lower
  88. Park Christian - 39.33 (26) 1-8 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  89. Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda - 39.14 (39) 1-7 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  90. Barnum - 39.07 (46) 2-8 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  91. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg - 39 (16) 1-8 vs higher, 1-1 vs lower
  92. Carlton - 38.68 (150) 1-6 vs higher, 6-1 vs lower
  93. Fond du Lac Ojibwe - 38.39 (76) 1-7 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  94. Hills-Beaver Creek - 38.03 (62) 1-5 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  95. Warren-Alvarado-Oslo - 37.91 (41) 1-7 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  96. Mayer Lutheran - 37.72 (13) 2-9 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  97. Chisholm - 37.61 (111) 1-7 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  98. Wabasso - 37.32 (35) 1-8 vs higher, 4-1 vs lower
  99. High School for the Recording Arts - 37.05 (14) 1-4 vs higher, 1-1 vs lower
  100. Isle - 36.68 (121) 1-7 vs higher, 2-2 vs lower
  101. Onamia - 36.61 (146) 2-6 vs higher, 1-2 vs lower
  102. Swanville - 36.31 (66) 2-8 vs higher, 1-1 vs lower
  103. Fillmore Central - 36.25 (54) 1-6 vs higher, 2-3 vs lower
  104. Ogilvie - 36.1 (155) 0-7 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  105. Sacred Heart - 35.88 (5) 2-9 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  106. Madelia - 35.68 (59) 1-7 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  107. Community of Peace Academy - 35.42 (88) 1-5 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  108. Kaleidoscope Charter - 34.65 (159) 1-5 vs higher, 5-2 vs lower
  109. North Lakes Academy - 34.48 (147) 1-7 vs higher, 3-2 vs lower
  110. LeRoy-Ostrander - 34.43 (86) 0-8 vs higher, 5-1 vs lower
  111. Goodridge/Grygla - 33.84 (122) 1-7 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  112. Cook County - 33.17 (134) 1-5 vs higher, 2-2 vs lower
  113. Eagle Ridge Academy - 33.09 (63) 1-9 vs higher, 0-1 vs lower
  114. Lanesboro - 32.08 (116) 1-9 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  115. Sebeka - 31.62 (30) 1-9 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  116. Murray County Central - 31.52 (93) 1-8 vs higher, 2-2 vs lower
  117. Win-E-Mac - 31.46 (1) 1-10 vs higher, 0-1 vs lower
  118. Kingsland - 31.38 (71) 1-10 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  119. Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart - 31.15 (6) 1-9 vs higher, 1-1 vs lower
  120. Bigfork - 30.88 (96) 1-9 vs higher, 2-1 vs lower
  121. Ortonville - 30.4 (85) 0-4 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  122. Cleveland - 30.25 (17) 1-8 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  123. Heritage Christian - 29.99 (53) 2-11 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  124. United South Central - 29.3 (64) 0-8 vs higher, 4-0 vs lower
  125. Littlefork-Big Falls - 28.13 (153) 0-4 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  126. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton - 27.78 (40) 0-11 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  127. Glenville-Emmons - 27.64 (127) 1-10 vs higher, 0-2 vs lower
  128. Northome/Kelliher - 27.29 (15) 1-10 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  129. Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop - 26.96 (82) 1-9 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  130. Red Rock Central - 26.61 (33) 1-10 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  131. Trinity School - 26.39 (100) 1-11 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  132. Sleepy Eye - 26.08 (22) 1-12 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  133. McGregor - 25.43 (81) 0-8 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  134. Verndale - 24.17 (89) 0-10 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  135. Mabel-Canton - 23.74 (110) 1-10 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  136. Climax/Fisher - 23.26 (12) 0-9 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  137. Chesterton Academy - 22.15 (152) 0-8 vs higher, 2-0 vs lower
  138. Floodwood - 21.77 (145) 0-9 vs higher, 1-1 vs lower
  139. Rothsay - 21.57 (3) 0-12 vs higher, 1-1 vs lower
  140. Battle Lake - 21.34 (4) 0-8 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  141. Fosston - 21.27 (20) 1-10 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  142. Groves Academy - 21.16 (144) 0-9 vs higher, 3-0 vs lower
  143. Alden-Conger - 20.3 (58) 1-10 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  144. Bertha-Hewitt - 19.86 (49) 0-11 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  145. Hill City - 19.86 (114) 1-9 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  146. Laporte - 16.09 (51) 0-10 vs higher, 1-0 vs lower
  147. Canby - 0 (50) 0-10 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  148. Academy for Sciences & Ag - 0 (148) 0-8 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  149. Prairie Seeds Academy - 0 (32) 0-2 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  150. Underwood - 0 (48) 0-11 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  151. Lake of the Woods - 0 (141) 0-10 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  152. Wrenshall - 0 (149) 0-8 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  153. Edgerton - 0 (21) 0-11 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  154. Yellow Medicine East - 0 (25) 0-9 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  155. Minnesota Transitions Charter - 0 (37) 0-6 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  156. Bethlehem Academy - 0 (45) 0-13 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  157. Hmong Academy - 0 (69) 0-9 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  158. Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley - 0 (101) 0-5 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  159. Lakeview Christian - 0 (119) 0-10 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  160. Venture Academy - 0 (156) 0-1 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  161. MN Academy for the Deaf - 0 (161) 0-3 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
  162. Ubah Medical Academy - 0 (162) 0-1 vs higher, 0-0 vs lower
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Mid-season surprises

So we're basically at the midpoint of the regular season schedule.  Let's go thru some of the surprises to this point.  We'll go league by league to cover all 13 metro area conferences and independents.

EMAC/Independents
Twin Cities Academy/Great River has run the table so far in league play.  That's not a surprise.  The fact that the Tigers have run the table for the season is a surprise.  They have important section wins over Washington, New Life, St. Agnes and Cristo Rey (neutral site by 1 pt).  United Christian has gotten quality seasons from forward Zach Corley and guard Chase Bixel.  Liberty and Avail have shown the bigger competition is a step up for them.

As to the independents.  Preston Alleman has been a pleasant surprise for 8-3 CHOF.  Hope Academy lost their starting backcourt leaving little help for Caleb Hoilien.  CHOF took them out by 24 in Hope's new building last week.  Frosh PG Michael Jude has stepped up his game as another scoring option for Kaleidoscope.

IMAC
How about Blake and St. Paul Academy both at 9-2.  They play each other this week.  Blake opened the season with wins on the road at Holy Angels and Mayer Lutheran.  SPA has had a soft schedule and they had a chance at the end in their home loss to New Life.  Breck at 2-12 despite a difficult schedule is a surprise on the other end.

Lake
The big surprise here is Wayzata at 2-11.  They've been banged up and the schedule has been crazy tough.  5 of the losses are by 8 points or less.  But they have a win over Cretin-Derham Hall over the holiday.  It will be very interesting to see the politics in seeding them in section 6 as nobody wants to see them in their half of the bracket.  No surprise that Eden Prairie has run the table at 13-0. What's impressive is that only 2 of those are single digits with the closest being 8 points.  That's against a very tough schedule too with 7 wins against the other 9 teams in the top 10.

Metro East
South St. Paul has been a great story for new coach Matt McCollister at 10-4.  The schedule has been helpful but a home test vs Tartan on Thursday will be telling.  North St. Paul started 0-6 against a brutally tough schedule along with having to play some young guys.  Now they've won 6 out of 7 including a home win over Tartan in their last outing.  St. Thomas Academy at 1-12 (only win at Hill-Murray) is showing the Cadets extreme youth movement.  They play at least 4 freshmen and a sophomore as major pieces.

Metro West
Cooper is on top of the Metro West.  They have a good home win over Chaska to accomplish that.  Plus a good home win over Waconia as well.  Kennedy is off to a good 9-4 start with good section wins over Holy Angels, Harding, and Richfield.  Benilde-St. Margaret's has had injuries along with a new coach and system. 3-12 was not expected though.  They're more talented than that.

Minneapolis City 
No real surprises here.  North has a good 1 pt home win over De La Salle and a neutral site win over South St. Paul.  But for class AA purposes the losses to Lake City, Caledonia and St. Croix Prep don't help.

MCAA
Biggest story to start the new era of the MCAA is Legacy Christian.  The Lions are off to an 11-1 including a home win over Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity a week ago.  With transfer Jake Wald running the show, they appear to be a major threat to come out of section 4A.

NW Suburban
In the north half, how about Maple Grove (still dumb they were moved to that half) at 9-2.  The 2 losses are by a combined 6 points.  The Crimson have a good section wins at Buffalo plus a double OT home win over Moorhead.  The schedule ramps up with Champlin Park and Totino-Grace at home this week followed by a trip to Osseo.  Champlin Park has been Jekyll and Hyde with blowout losses to Eastview, Lakeville South and Hopkins.  But they just beat Wayzata and knocked off Prior Lake over the holidays.

In the west half, how about Armstrong at 10-1.  We knew they'd be good but didn't expect them to have early control of their division.  Hezekiah Iyawe has been terrific for them in the middle and has come a long way in 2 years.  Plus they have shooters and a do everything piece in Jake Breitbach.  Their last 3 games they've won at Totino-Grace and home vs Park Center (no Dainja) and Osseo.  They also beat Champlin Park.  A 23 point loss to Hopkins in the season opener makes a case for the 1 seed more difficult though.

St. Paul City
Central at 3-8 is a surprise but when you lose the entire roster plus the JV frontcourt that you expected to take over, there would be growing pains.  Junior Kaden Doram has had a breakout season on the wing.  Johnson started 1-6 but they've now won 5 in a row with wins over Humboldt and Central plus a road win at St. Charles.  The Govs appear poised to reclaim the league throne.

Skyline
Concordia Academy is off to their best start in years at 11-3, 4-0 in the league.  Freshman AJ Greene has been a great addition to the lineup.  They have an important win at Cristo Rey.  This week they go on the road to Maranatha and host St. Croix Prep which will tell us much about the Beacons.  Trinity at 2-11 is a team I totally misread.  I expected them to reload but wasn't the case.

South Suburban
The league has basically divided into 2 halves.  Lakeville South at 11-2 is more than expected and they appear to be the favorite in section 1 now.  The resume is impressive with a win at Eastview, neutral wins over Champlin Park, Maple Grove and Buffalo and a home win over Totino-Grace.  Soph Avery Mast has taken his game up a level.

Suburban East
Mounds View at 12-1 is the big story of the league.  They've done it with a very balanced approach with 5 guys averaging more than 8 PPG.  Evan Kim has broken out for the Mustangs as one of many guys making shots for them.  They've taken advantage of a very soft schedule too.  Similar story for 9-4 Irondale but they won at Rockford.  Its been a struggle to 3-10 for new coach Zander Culver at Roseville.  Center Spencer Nath missing time to injury hasn't helped.  Keyshawn Payne is a quality guard but the Raiders need to find a way to make shots.

Tri Metro
The story here is 9-3 Richfield.  The youth movement is starting to pay dividends.  They've taken advantage of a light schedule but they did play Tartan to a 4 point game in the sesaon opener.  Plus they lost by only 5 at South St. Paul.  A tough stretch of the schedule is coming up though.  After a trip to Brooklyn Center there's this gauntlet.  Holy Angels, at St. Croix Lutheran, Columbia Heights, Harding and at De La Salle.
Posted by Twin Cities Hoops Czar on 1/19/2020 01:36:00 PM
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