The 1st Friday night continues another usual bit of the sections schedule with the 6AAAA semifinals. We're not in Osseo for a doubleheader of these games but CCX Sports has both so something in the world is right.
Semifinal #1: (1) #2AAAA Wayzata 94 (5) Minneapolis South 50
The Scribe on the whistle for this one. Close game early. South within 12-11 on a putback with about 11 minutes left. Wayzata runs away and hides from there. They go on a 37-4 run until South scores 6 of the last 7 of the half. 5 triples from Wayzata in that run. 50-21 Trojans at the half and they roll from there. Wayzata shoots 14-27 from 3 with 9 different players making one. South on the other hand shoots 1-18 from the 3 for the game. Wayzata largely getting anything they want on offense against a porous Tigers defense. Trojans shoot 37-60 overall for a sky high 73.3% EFG and 1.42 PPP. Minneapolis South finishes their season 7-8. De'Mari Larkins was a bright spot with 15 points. Jerome Williams adds 12 points. South returning a sophomore and 4 freshman starters to their lineup as they look to the future. Wayzata great balance with 5 players in double figures. Carter Bjerke leads with 16 points and 4 3s. Camden Heide 15 points, Kody Williams 14 pts. Ryan Harvey 13 off the bench with 3 triples and Drew Berkland with 11. This looked like the high-powered execution machines of past Wayzata teams. Only hole in the stat sheet for the Trojans is 6-14 from the charity stripe.
Four Factors
| FACTOR | Wayzata | Mpls South |
| Effective FG % | 73.3% | 33.6% |
| Offensive Rebound % | 38.7% | 32.6% |
| Free Throw Rate | 23.3% | 34.6% |
| Turnover % | 13.6% | 20.9% |
| Points Per Possession | 1.42 | 0.75 |
Semifinal #2: (2) #4AAAA Robbinsdale Cooper 84 (3) Robbinsdale Armstrong 57
This one was over just about when it started. Armstrong 7 turnovers and 2-13 shooting in their 1st 18 trips. Davion Evans with a 3 and a 3 point play. Prince Appiah with 2 putbacks as he was very active inside all night. 25-5 Cooper just over 10 minutes in and this one was never close. Dylan Inniger couldn't get a look against the Cooper defense. His 2 buckets were 3s in the final minutes long after the outcome was decided. Armstrong shoots 3-20 from the 3 point line, 12-31 from the charity stripe and turns it over 20 times. Cooper won't be happy with their 23 turnovers. 7 of them in a row were in a 9-0 1st half run that allowed Armstrong to get the margin back to 20 after it was 40-11.
Four Factors
| FACTOR | Cooper | Armstrong |
| Effective FG % | 54.8% | 38.8% |
| Offensive Rebound % | 48.7% | 41.1% |
| Free Throw Rate | 33.3% | 53.5% |
| Turnover % | 29.9% | 25.6% |
| Points Per Possession | 1.09 | 0.73 |
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