Prologue
Off to The Old Kingdom for the 4th Annual Midwest Players Classic at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, WI. Not quite the Minnesota representation of past years but we still get 3 Minnesota teams and 2 from the metro. Quality games all day with some nice current and future talent on display. 3 20oz bottles of Pepsi get me through the day.
Game Time
I open the day by watching my alma mater (La Crosse Central) take on Wisconsin Rapids. Rapids down 7 at the half when I arrive thanks to the awful travel conditions. But freshman Philip Flory has a big 2nd half and Central can't score. Czar goes -18 on the scoreboard. Flory goes for 26 and Wisconsin Rapids wins 60-49. So much for my playing time. Nice to get a chance to see Wisconsin's top frosh play well. He's already verbally committed to Marquette.
Game 2 featured Rochester John Marshall taking on Wauwatosa West. Soph Michael Hurt with a big day for the Rockets. His 3 at the end of the 1st quarter puts JM up 18-15. 8 more points in the 2nd allows the Rockets to go up 10 at half. But Tosa West goes on a 16-2 to take the lead midway through the 3rd quarter. JM would pound the offensive boards and that would be a difference. Hurt misses a late front end but makes 1 of 2 and that's enough for JM to hold on for the 67-64 win. Hurt goes for 26 points in the win and had to have double digit boards.
We'll skip ahead to the showcase game De La Salle vs Iowa City West. West is the 2 time defending state champs in Iowa and just had a 60 game winning streak snapped. The Trojans knocked off Marquette commit Nick Noskowiak and Sun Prairie in Wisconsin Dells last weekend. De La Salle without Geno Crandall and James Lawson but Reid Travis back in the starting lineup.
David Dileo knocks down a pair of 3s from UNI commit Wyatt Lohaus to get Iowa City West rolling. Lohaus and his soph brother Tanner are the sons of former Iowa star big man Brad Lohaus. Goanar Mar with a 3 point play late in the 1st quarter to keep DLS within 16-11 at the 1st break. Jarvis Johnson a 3 off the high screen, Sacar Anim a baseline drive for a nasty dunk and a Malcolm Porter putback late in the 2nd give the Islanders a little moment as they stay within 25-20 at half.
Lohaus up and under and frosh Conner McCaffrey (Iowa coach Fran McCaffrey's son) for 3 and the lead is quickly up to 10. Travis responds with 3 post touches for 2 dunks and a free throw. Lohaus cuts for 2, then a pair of jumpers and he beats the buzzer with a tough 2 as he scores 10 in the quarter, including the last 8 for the Trojans. 40-31 West after 3.
De La Salle has the proverbial run in them and its right out of the gate. Jarvis Johnson jumper, Travis with another dunk, Anim for 3, Travis inside for 2 more after a West timeout. We're back to even at 40 with 4:50 to play. Dileo cold after the 1st 2 3s knocks down back to back bombs and McCaffrey from deep with 2:30 left. 49-44 West appears in control. Lohaus another bucket with 2 minutes left to push the lead to 6. Josh Collins with a layup with 1:20 left to cut the lead to 3. But De La Salle has only 1 team foul. In the process of trying to get it in, De La Salle pushes West backwards down the court. Jarvis Johnson gets the eventual turnover and scores with 29.7 left to cut the lead to 1. De La Salle still with 3 fouls to give. Finally with 16.6 seconds left they send Lohaus to the line and he misses the front end. De La Salle sets up 1 final play and West uses their foul to give with 7.7 left. Collins fouled with 2.2 left down 1. He makes the 1st, misses the 2nd but somehow gets it back and has a great look at a 14 footer at the horn to win it. But that's no good and we'll have overtime tied at 51.
Anim converts a turnover for 2 and makes 2 free throws for a 56-54 DLS lead with 2:19 left in the OT. Travis grabs a miss but misses 2 free throws with 1:42 left. Lohaus misses another front end with 45 seconds left. Jeffrey Daubanton scores with 20 seconds left to push the lead to 4 and Anim adds the final bucket for a 60-54 De La Salle win in overtime. Sacar Anim 13 of his 15 in the 4th quarter and OT. Reid Travis 11 of his 15 in the 2nd half. Jarvis Johnson 13. Wyatt Lohaus finishes with 23 and despite the 2 missed front ends was outstanding. David Dileo 4 3s for 12 points.
The nightcap was East Ridge taking Middleton, WI. East Ridge is a total MASH unit right now with their entire frontline sitting out. Ryan Keenan and Ryan Mathis out due to injury and Brian Ishola out for the year with an ACL injury. But the guards are still plenty talented. Jake Knupp with 10 points in the 1st quarter to lead the Raptors to a 3 point lead at the 1st break. Seth Green with a 3 point play to end a 10-0 play across the quarter. 21-13 Raptors at the 5:09 mark of the 2nd. UW-Milwaukee walkon Derek Rongstad knocks down a 3 to break that streak and then buries 2 late 3s to keep Middleton close at the half. 26-22 East Ridge at halftime.
Luke Schafer and Jake Knupp carry their team's offense in the 3rd quarter. Both score 7 points in the quarter. 37-35 East Ridge after 3. Sid Tomes for 3 and a Knupp drive to push the lead to 6. Schafer for 3 and he takes a turnover for 2 more to cut the East Ridge lead to 45-43 with 3 minutes left. Green with back to back buckets around a Middleton turnover to extend the lead to 6. Middleton on the offensive board for a 3 point play. East Ridge misses a front end but Middleton can't convert. Sid Tomes makes 4 straight freebies. Schafer with an offensive board for 2 free throws to cut the lead to 2. Knupp makes 1 last free throw and Rongstad's 3 at the horn is short. East Ridge wins 54-51. Jake Knupp with 10 of his 22 in the 1st quarter.
Only 1 game out of the 6 wasn't right down to the wire. While there wasn't the high profile local talent of years past (Matt Thomas, Bronson Koenig), still plenty of outstanding players and games to see. Once again, great to see the hometown put on a quality showcase.
Neumann torches the nets again
Prologue
I continue this week's tour of St. Paul with a visit to #8AAAA Cretin-Derham Hall for a big Suburban East showdown with Roseville. Roseville undefeated in league play, CDH 1 game back. The usual quality hot dog on the menu. Whoever invented the pull tab to squeeze or pull all the way off to dip packaging for the ketchup should be canonized immediately. That's a quality piece of work. Another short night of beverage with a 12 oz Coke. Great work by the CDH band with Lady Gaga's Poker Face to start the night and then Bad Romance later. But we have to acknowledge a big game with today's tune.
Song of the Day
When you're hot you're hot - Jerry Reed
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 780 ounces (73 games, 58 days)
Early on its a surprise to see a slow pace. Jesper Horsted with a tough 2 for a 6-5 Roseville lead at the 13:50 mark. Sam Neumann coast to coast for a 3 point play after burying a 3. 18-10 CDH immediately countered by 8 in a row from Roseville. Then 24-20 CDH before a 11-0 Roseville run triggered by Kyler Briggity with 8 in a row via drive, 3 and a reverse layup for a 3 point play. 31-24 Roseville takes over the lead at the 4:30 mark. Neumann keeping his offense going with a pair of free throws, a putback, a nice cut for 1 of 2 freebies and 2 more free throws in the last minute. 39-38 Roseville at the half. Sam Neumann with 22, Kyler Briggity with 16.
Roseville comes out with a 1-3-1 zone and immediately converts a pair of turnovers into Lance Gardner layups. Horsted with a layup and Jake Geyen driving for a free throw and then a power 2. Horsted adds a 3 point play for a 53-45 Roseville lead with 11:52 left. Donnell Gresham for 3 before Neumann goes off Bombs away, a steal for 2 free throws, another bomb, a post up for the reverse layup and foul, another post up for 2, an offensive board for 2 free throws, another bucket and foul and then he caps it off with a chance at a 4 point play. He scores 19 straight CDH points over 5 minutes. Not to mention he missed all 3 free throws on the And 1 chances thanks to a nasty hitch at the top of his free throw. That gets all 3 Roseville bigs with 4 fouls with 7:41 left. Neumann's personal run takes CDH from down 5 to up 4. 67-63 CDH with 5:50 left. Roseville misses 4 straight chances at the line to hang around near the end of that run. They can't hit anything from the field and do take some quick shots as they go 6 minutes without a field goal starting at the 8 minute mark. CDH spreads the floor with the lead and not much to do about it. CDH wins 86-73.
Post Game
Roseville falls into a 3 way tie in the loss column for 1st in the Suburban East at 7-1. They are now 9-6 overall. The 6 losses are all quality losses but they've given up an average of 88.5 points in those losses. There's much work to be done on the defensive end. They tried zone, they tried Gardner and Horsted on Neumann, no good answers. Kyler Briggity leads the way with 22 points. 16 of those in the 1st half. Jake Geyen with 11 off the bench. A pair of tough conference rematches next week against Mounds View (1 point buzzer beater win) and at White Bear Lake (4 point OT win after 2 late free throws to force OT).
Cretin-Derham Hall takes over the top spot in the league by an extra win. They've finished the 1st rotation of Suburban East play at 8-1 and are now 12-3 overall. Sam Neumann goes off again for 45 points. 5 3s in that and 12-15 from the foul line. He got great looks and wasn't looking at the really deep 3 like we saw at the TWolves Shootout. This was more attacking the basket, either off the bounce or from the post where he was willing to bang. That's great to see. Donnell Gresham adds late free throws to get to 11 points. They play Grand Rapids in the MLK Classic at UMD on Monday. Then its back to Suburban East play at Stillwater and home against Forest Lake.
I continue this week's tour of St. Paul with a visit to #8AAAA Cretin-Derham Hall for a big Suburban East showdown with Roseville. Roseville undefeated in league play, CDH 1 game back. The usual quality hot dog on the menu. Whoever invented the pull tab to squeeze or pull all the way off to dip packaging for the ketchup should be canonized immediately. That's a quality piece of work. Another short night of beverage with a 12 oz Coke. Great work by the CDH band with Lady Gaga's Poker Face to start the night and then Bad Romance later. But we have to acknowledge a big game with today's tune.
Song of the Day
When you're hot you're hot - Jerry Reed
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 780 ounces (73 games, 58 days)
- 36 oz Dr Pepper
- 36 oz Sprite
- 12 oz 7 Up
- 120 oz Red Powerade
- 60 oz Red Gatorade
- 324 oz Pepsi
- 152 oz Coke
- 20 oz Barq's Root Beer
- 20 oz Mug Root Beer
Early on its a surprise to see a slow pace. Jesper Horsted with a tough 2 for a 6-5 Roseville lead at the 13:50 mark. Sam Neumann coast to coast for a 3 point play after burying a 3. 18-10 CDH immediately countered by 8 in a row from Roseville. Then 24-20 CDH before a 11-0 Roseville run triggered by Kyler Briggity with 8 in a row via drive, 3 and a reverse layup for a 3 point play. 31-24 Roseville takes over the lead at the 4:30 mark. Neumann keeping his offense going with a pair of free throws, a putback, a nice cut for 1 of 2 freebies and 2 more free throws in the last minute. 39-38 Roseville at the half. Sam Neumann with 22, Kyler Briggity with 16.
Roseville comes out with a 1-3-1 zone and immediately converts a pair of turnovers into Lance Gardner layups. Horsted with a layup and Jake Geyen driving for a free throw and then a power 2. Horsted adds a 3 point play for a 53-45 Roseville lead with 11:52 left. Donnell Gresham for 3 before Neumann goes off Bombs away, a steal for 2 free throws, another bomb, a post up for the reverse layup and foul, another post up for 2, an offensive board for 2 free throws, another bucket and foul and then he caps it off with a chance at a 4 point play. He scores 19 straight CDH points over 5 minutes. Not to mention he missed all 3 free throws on the And 1 chances thanks to a nasty hitch at the top of his free throw. That gets all 3 Roseville bigs with 4 fouls with 7:41 left. Neumann's personal run takes CDH from down 5 to up 4. 67-63 CDH with 5:50 left. Roseville misses 4 straight chances at the line to hang around near the end of that run. They can't hit anything from the field and do take some quick shots as they go 6 minutes without a field goal starting at the 8 minute mark. CDH spreads the floor with the lead and not much to do about it. CDH wins 86-73.
Post Game
Roseville falls into a 3 way tie in the loss column for 1st in the Suburban East at 7-1. They are now 9-6 overall. The 6 losses are all quality losses but they've given up an average of 88.5 points in those losses. There's much work to be done on the defensive end. They tried zone, they tried Gardner and Horsted on Neumann, no good answers. Kyler Briggity leads the way with 22 points. 16 of those in the 1st half. Jake Geyen with 11 off the bench. A pair of tough conference rematches next week against Mounds View (1 point buzzer beater win) and at White Bear Lake (4 point OT win after 2 late free throws to force OT).
Cretin-Derham Hall takes over the top spot in the league by an extra win. They've finished the 1st rotation of Suburban East play at 8-1 and are now 12-3 overall. Sam Neumann goes off again for 45 points. 5 3s in that and 12-15 from the foul line. He got great looks and wasn't looking at the really deep 3 like we saw at the TWolves Shootout. This was more attacking the basket, either off the bounce or from the post where he was willing to bang. That's great to see. Donnell Gresham adds late free throws to get to 11 points. They play Grand Rapids in the MLK Classic at UMD on Monday. Then its back to Suburban East play at Stillwater and home against Forest Lake.
Minutemen answer the call again
Prologue
Its a pair of new teams on the schedule tonight. Wayzata makes their usual non-conference game against the St. Paul City as they visit newly ranked Central. Central comes in at #7 in this week's AAA poll. Are they the next team in the bottom half of that poll to jump in and then get bounced out? Expensive but good hot dog to go with 12 ounces of 7 Up.
Song of the Day
You Belong to the City - Glenn Frey
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 768 ounces (72 games, 57 days)
Kalu Abosi off to a good start inside for Central with 6 points. Rayeon Williams with 7 in a row ending with an NBA 3. That counters 6 early points from Wayzata's Ty Gelinske. 15-9 Central at the 10:22 mark. Abosi with a putback and then ends an 8-0 Central run with a 3 out of THE WORLD'S WORST OFFENSE. That gives Central a 10 point lead but Will Beeninga counters with 2 quick bombs. Central ends the half with 8 of the last 10 as Wayzata only gets 1 more FG in the half. 35-25 Central at the break. As much as I talk about poor free throw shooting, nice to see these teams combine for a perfect 18 for 18 in the half.
Williams and Abosi continuing to carry the offense for Central. A Williams 3 and Abosi bucket push the lead to 15. Abosi with a pair of buckets to sandwich another Gelinske hoop. Then Jakobi Jackson with back to back hoops and the lead is 57-40 with 7:07 left. Central spreads in the last 5 minutes. That leads to a Sam Gubbrud layup and 2 free throws from Williams. 63-44 Central in control with 3:17 left. Wayzata would score the last 12 points to make this game look much closer than the final score indicates. Johnny Beeninga with 8 of those 12. Central wins 63-56.
Post Game
Wayzata falls to 7-9 on the season but they don't have a marquee win. Ty Gelinske leads the Trojans with 10 of his 16 in the 1st half. Johnny Beeninga finishes with 14 but he was largely a non-factor. Wayzata needs his offense. The Trojans are taking their lumps this year with 4 sophomore starters and the first 3 reserves are juniors. They host Elk River on Tuesday before jumping into the Lake Conference schedule against Minnetonka next Friday.
#7AAA Central improves to 9-3 with the win. Kalu Abosi with 20 points inside. Rayeon Williams 20 points outside, 15 of those in the 1st half. He was able to get to foul line for 8-8. The Minutemen return to St. Paul City play at Washington on Friday. They have good wins over Cloquet and Hermantown from section 7AAA. The real barometer will be the 2 games against Johnson in the last 3 weeks of the season.
Its a pair of new teams on the schedule tonight. Wayzata makes their usual non-conference game against the St. Paul City as they visit newly ranked Central. Central comes in at #7 in this week's AAA poll. Are they the next team in the bottom half of that poll to jump in and then get bounced out? Expensive but good hot dog to go with 12 ounces of 7 Up.
Song of the Day
You Belong to the City - Glenn Frey
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 768 ounces (72 games, 57 days)
- 36 oz Dr Pepper
- 36 oz Sprite
- 12 oz 7 Up
- 120 oz Red Powerade
- 60 oz Red Gatorade
- 324 oz Pepsi
- 140 oz Coke
- 20 oz Barq's Root Beer
- 20 oz Mug Root Beer
Kalu Abosi off to a good start inside for Central with 6 points. Rayeon Williams with 7 in a row ending with an NBA 3. That counters 6 early points from Wayzata's Ty Gelinske. 15-9 Central at the 10:22 mark. Abosi with a putback and then ends an 8-0 Central run with a 3 out of THE WORLD'S WORST OFFENSE. That gives Central a 10 point lead but Will Beeninga counters with 2 quick bombs. Central ends the half with 8 of the last 10 as Wayzata only gets 1 more FG in the half. 35-25 Central at the break. As much as I talk about poor free throw shooting, nice to see these teams combine for a perfect 18 for 18 in the half.
Williams and Abosi continuing to carry the offense for Central. A Williams 3 and Abosi bucket push the lead to 15. Abosi with a pair of buckets to sandwich another Gelinske hoop. Then Jakobi Jackson with back to back hoops and the lead is 57-40 with 7:07 left. Central spreads in the last 5 minutes. That leads to a Sam Gubbrud layup and 2 free throws from Williams. 63-44 Central in control with 3:17 left. Wayzata would score the last 12 points to make this game look much closer than the final score indicates. Johnny Beeninga with 8 of those 12. Central wins 63-56.
Post Game
Wayzata falls to 7-9 on the season but they don't have a marquee win. Ty Gelinske leads the Trojans with 10 of his 16 in the 1st half. Johnny Beeninga finishes with 14 but he was largely a non-factor. Wayzata needs his offense. The Trojans are taking their lumps this year with 4 sophomore starters and the first 3 reserves are juniors. They host Elk River on Tuesday before jumping into the Lake Conference schedule against Minnetonka next Friday.
#7AAA Central improves to 9-3 with the win. Kalu Abosi with 20 points inside. Rayeon Williams 20 points outside, 15 of those in the 1st half. He was able to get to foul line for 8-8. The Minutemen return to St. Paul City play at Washington on Friday. They have good wins over Cloquet and Hermantown from section 7AAA. The real barometer will be the 2 games against Johnson in the last 3 weeks of the season.
Rebels continue to rumble
Prologue
Off to #3AAAA Champlin Park for a non-conference game with Spring Lake Park. Surprised I didn't see more notables in the building. But we did have former Minnesota assistant Ron Jirsa in the building. Nice hot dog and 20 oz of Red Powerade on the concessions menu.
Song of the Day
Somebody that I used to know - Gotye featuring Kimbra
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 756 ounces (71 games, 56 days)
The threes are flying early. Collin Price countered by Ian Smith. TC Robinson off the screen and roll countered by Jeremy Johnson from the left corner. Its Johnson again to end an 8-0 Champlin Park run that gives them their first lead. Eric Curran on the high low feed for a 3 point play at 13:02. That brings Spring Lake Park back to a 13 all tie. Then the Rebels start to pull away. Brennan Witt with a layup, JT Gibson drives the zone for a 3 point play, Smith to the reverse and a floater and Johnson takes a turnover for 2. That's an 11-2 Champlin Park run. 24-15 Rebels inside of the 11 minute mark. Price fouled on a 3 and makes all 3 free throws at 8:20. 30-22 Champlin Park before they blow the game open. Marty Hill and Gibson for 3, Jack Darnell 2 inside buckets off the bench, Smith and Gibson with 2 more bombs. Its a 16-4 run in 3 and a half minutes and the lead is up to 20. Witt with a pair of late layups and the lead stays at 20, 56-36 at the half. More of the same in the 2nd half with lots of bench minutes. Champlin Park wins 95-72.
Post Game
Spring Lake Park falls to 7-7 overall with the loss. Collin Price with 20 to lead the Panthers. Devonte Skrebes and TC Robinson with 13 each. No success with the 1-3-1 zone as Champlin Park just sliced it up. But not enough firepower either to keep up on the scoreboard. They host Fridley on Friday as they attempt to stay tied in the loss column in the North Suburban race.
Champlin Park is now 15-1 overall and 10-0 in the Northwest Suburban. They've won 14 straight since the close loss at Hopkins over Thanksgiving. The Rebels are off until next Tuesday when they start the 2nd rotation of league play against Maple Grove before a dandy at Armstrong next Friday. Jeremy Johnson outstanding as he leads all scorers with 24 points. Ian Smith and Brennan Witt with 16 each and both not only scored but had plenty of assists as well. Great team ball movement and great offensive balance.
Off to #3AAAA Champlin Park for a non-conference game with Spring Lake Park. Surprised I didn't see more notables in the building. But we did have former Minnesota assistant Ron Jirsa in the building. Nice hot dog and 20 oz of Red Powerade on the concessions menu.
Song of the Day
Somebody that I used to know - Gotye featuring Kimbra
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 756 ounces (71 games, 56 days)
- 36 oz Dr Pepper
- 36 oz Sprite
- 120 oz Red Powerade
- 60 oz Red Gatorade
- 324 oz Pepsi
- 140 oz Coke
- 20 oz Barq's Root Beer
- 20 oz Mug Root Beer
The threes are flying early. Collin Price countered by Ian Smith. TC Robinson off the screen and roll countered by Jeremy Johnson from the left corner. Its Johnson again to end an 8-0 Champlin Park run that gives them their first lead. Eric Curran on the high low feed for a 3 point play at 13:02. That brings Spring Lake Park back to a 13 all tie. Then the Rebels start to pull away. Brennan Witt with a layup, JT Gibson drives the zone for a 3 point play, Smith to the reverse and a floater and Johnson takes a turnover for 2. That's an 11-2 Champlin Park run. 24-15 Rebels inside of the 11 minute mark. Price fouled on a 3 and makes all 3 free throws at 8:20. 30-22 Champlin Park before they blow the game open. Marty Hill and Gibson for 3, Jack Darnell 2 inside buckets off the bench, Smith and Gibson with 2 more bombs. Its a 16-4 run in 3 and a half minutes and the lead is up to 20. Witt with a pair of late layups and the lead stays at 20, 56-36 at the half. More of the same in the 2nd half with lots of bench minutes. Champlin Park wins 95-72.
Post Game
Spring Lake Park falls to 7-7 overall with the loss. Collin Price with 20 to lead the Panthers. Devonte Skrebes and TC Robinson with 13 each. No success with the 1-3-1 zone as Champlin Park just sliced it up. But not enough firepower either to keep up on the scoreboard. They host Fridley on Friday as they attempt to stay tied in the loss column in the North Suburban race.
Champlin Park is now 15-1 overall and 10-0 in the Northwest Suburban. They've won 14 straight since the close loss at Hopkins over Thanksgiving. The Rebels are off until next Tuesday when they start the 2nd rotation of league play against Maple Grove before a dandy at Armstrong next Friday. Jeremy Johnson outstanding as he leads all scorers with 24 points. Ian Smith and Brennan Witt with 16 each and both not only scored but had plenty of assists as well. Great team ball movement and great offensive balance.
Tyus dominates South Suburban Showdown
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Tyus Jones
Prologue
Off to the 1st big showdown of the season in the South Suburban. Its #3AAAA Lakeville North visiting #1AAAA Apple Valley. A late arriving crowd almost fills the building. All the usual notables on hand like Mr. Basketball chairman Ken Lien and John Millea of the MSHSL. Not to mention our good friends at the Red Star. St. Olaf and Augsburg just a couple of the schools looking on.
Song of the Day
Symphony of Destruction - Megadeth
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 736 ounces (70 games, 55 days)
Apple Valley gives Robert Tobroxen the task of guarding JP Macura. Alex Reiland with a pair of quick Panthers 3s and 1 from Connor Flack for an 11-4 Lakeville North lead. Tobroxen for 2 on a turnover, Tyus to Brock Bertram for a layup and Tyus with a steal for 2 free throws to cut the Lakeville North lead to 17-16 at the 11:59. A fast pace in this one especially in the 1st 4 minutes. Jordan Bolton for 3, Tyus dunks a turnover and buries a 3, Tobroxon with a putback, Dennis Austin 2 free throws out of the post for a 12-3 Apple Valley run to take the lead. After a Drew Stewart 3, Tyus with the putback, Austin slips to the rim for 2 free throws, Bertram tips in a miss and Tyus goes glass. The 20-6 Apple Valley run over 4:15 puts them up 36-25. Macura makes a pair of 3s to keep Lakeville North within striking distance while Bertram and Austin work inside. 46-37 Apple Valley at the break.
Apple Valley just pounded Lakeville North on the boards. Austin with a putback and then a sequence that saw about 5 Eagles offensive boards before Bertram stuck it back. That counters 3s from Flack and Stewart. Macura with another bomb as Lakeville North is within 54-46 inside of 15 to play. Then its the Tyus Jones show. He scores 2 buckets and then buries a 3 off the screen and roll. 4 more Apple Valley points makes the run 11-3 and the lead is 16. Macura with a drive and then he posts Tyus for 2. Stewart with a layup and Lakeville North is back within 10 with 9:22 left.
Tyus with the 3 point play. Flack for 3 to counter. Tyus for 3 and then he takes a steal for 2 free throws. Then a pretty underhand assist to Tobroxen for a layup. Tyus with a steal and dunk with 6 to play and another bucket to push the lead to 20. That's all coach Oxton needs to see as he sits Macura with 5:02 to play. Tyus just adds to the effortless show with a floater, a pullup for 3 and he converts a turnover into a bucket. He sits with 2:58 left. Apple Valley rolls to a 102-74 win.
Post Game
Lakeville North falls to 11-3 overall, 6-1 in the South Suburban. They've now lost 2 straight after an 8 game winning streak. Connor Flack leads the Panthers with 17 points including 4 3s. JP Macura 16 points, 5 boards, 4 assists, 7 turnovers. 3 others in double figures for the Panthers. They make 15-30 from behind the 3 point line. But a lack of size was an absolute killer. They get outrebounded 42-22 and give up 14 2nd chance points along with 24 points off of 16 turnovers. Next up is a trip to Rosemount on Friday.
Apple Valley takes sole possession of 1st in the South Suburban at 7-0. They are 14-1 overall. Tyus Jones absolutely electric. 41 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, 16-21 FGs (4-5 from 3) and 3 turnovers. He made it look ridiculously easy. Smooth drives, knocking down open 3s etc etc. Brock Bertram pounds away inside for a double double of 14 points and 15 boards, 7 of those on the offensive end. Dennis Austin 14 points working inside as well. Man to man or against the 2-3 zone, the Eagles were not going to be slowed. These teams will meet again in Lakeville the last Tuesday of the regular season (2/18) with the league crown likely on the line.
Off to the 1st big showdown of the season in the South Suburban. Its #3AAAA Lakeville North visiting #1AAAA Apple Valley. A late arriving crowd almost fills the building. All the usual notables on hand like Mr. Basketball chairman Ken Lien and John Millea of the MSHSL. Not to mention our good friends at the Red Star. St. Olaf and Augsburg just a couple of the schools looking on.
Song of the Day
Symphony of Destruction - Megadeth
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 736 ounces (70 games, 55 days)
- 36 oz Dr Pepper
- 36 oz Sprite
- 100 oz Red Powerade
- 60 oz Red Gatorade
- 324 oz Pepsi
- 140 oz Coke
- 20 oz Barq's Root Beer
- 20 oz Mug Root Beer
Apple Valley gives Robert Tobroxen the task of guarding JP Macura. Alex Reiland with a pair of quick Panthers 3s and 1 from Connor Flack for an 11-4 Lakeville North lead. Tobroxen for 2 on a turnover, Tyus to Brock Bertram for a layup and Tyus with a steal for 2 free throws to cut the Lakeville North lead to 17-16 at the 11:59. A fast pace in this one especially in the 1st 4 minutes. Jordan Bolton for 3, Tyus dunks a turnover and buries a 3, Tobroxon with a putback, Dennis Austin 2 free throws out of the post for a 12-3 Apple Valley run to take the lead. After a Drew Stewart 3, Tyus with the putback, Austin slips to the rim for 2 free throws, Bertram tips in a miss and Tyus goes glass. The 20-6 Apple Valley run over 4:15 puts them up 36-25. Macura makes a pair of 3s to keep Lakeville North within striking distance while Bertram and Austin work inside. 46-37 Apple Valley at the break.
Apple Valley just pounded Lakeville North on the boards. Austin with a putback and then a sequence that saw about 5 Eagles offensive boards before Bertram stuck it back. That counters 3s from Flack and Stewart. Macura with another bomb as Lakeville North is within 54-46 inside of 15 to play. Then its the Tyus Jones show. He scores 2 buckets and then buries a 3 off the screen and roll. 4 more Apple Valley points makes the run 11-3 and the lead is 16. Macura with a drive and then he posts Tyus for 2. Stewart with a layup and Lakeville North is back within 10 with 9:22 left.
Tyus with the 3 point play. Flack for 3 to counter. Tyus for 3 and then he takes a steal for 2 free throws. Then a pretty underhand assist to Tobroxen for a layup. Tyus with a steal and dunk with 6 to play and another bucket to push the lead to 20. That's all coach Oxton needs to see as he sits Macura with 5:02 to play. Tyus just adds to the effortless show with a floater, a pullup for 3 and he converts a turnover into a bucket. He sits with 2:58 left. Apple Valley rolls to a 102-74 win.
Post Game
Lakeville North falls to 11-3 overall, 6-1 in the South Suburban. They've now lost 2 straight after an 8 game winning streak. Connor Flack leads the Panthers with 17 points including 4 3s. JP Macura 16 points, 5 boards, 4 assists, 7 turnovers. 3 others in double figures for the Panthers. They make 15-30 from behind the 3 point line. But a lack of size was an absolute killer. They get outrebounded 42-22 and give up 14 2nd chance points along with 24 points off of 16 turnovers. Next up is a trip to Rosemount on Friday.
Apple Valley takes sole possession of 1st in the South Suburban at 7-0. They are 14-1 overall. Tyus Jones absolutely electric. 41 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, 16-21 FGs (4-5 from 3) and 3 turnovers. He made it look ridiculously easy. Smooth drives, knocking down open 3s etc etc. Brock Bertram pounds away inside for a double double of 14 points and 15 boards, 7 of those on the offensive end. Dennis Austin 14 points working inside as well. Man to man or against the 2-3 zone, the Eagles were not going to be slowed. These teams will meet again in Lakeville the last Tuesday of the regular season (2/18) with the league crown likely on the line.
Lions tame the Aggies
Prologue
I trek to St. Agnes for their Tri-Metro game with Providence. It won't be the last trip of the week over to the east side either. Small but quality hot dog is the usual standard at St. Agnes. I go light on the beverage side with just 12 oz of Sprite. St. Agnes a very depleted roster from what I recall from last season.
Song of the Day
Best Day of My Life - American Authors
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 724 ounces (69 games, 54 days)
Ben Ratliff 6 quick points and Riley Loew for 3 as Providence pounces on the Aggies for a 12-2 lead at the 13:45 mark. Nick Turch for 3 and then fouled on the inbounds for 2 of 3 free throws to pull St. Agnes within 14-10. Providence scores 15 of the next 19 Ratliff with a pair buckets in the run, then frost Gavin Blomberg and soph Dominic Miller finish the run with 3 point plays. Loew with another 3 at the halftime buzzer for a 38-17 halftime lead.
Miller with another bucket and Sean Healy for 2 to push the lead to 25. But don't count on running time just yet. Jake Gutzmann for 3 for the 1st bucket by an Aggie not named Turch in over 14 minutes. Then he drives for 2 and Turch takes a turnover for a 3 point play. Gutzmann adds another bomb to cut the lead to 45-35 with 7:15 left. That's a 13-0 St. Agnes run. Providence stops the bleeding with buckets from Healy and Loew. Gutzmann's 3rd bomb cuts the lead to 10 with 3:15 left. St. Agnes gets no closer. Providence wins 57-47.
Post Game
For St. Agnes, Nick Turch scores 27 to keep his season average at 26.3. Jake Gutzmann with 11 of the other 20 for the Aggies. They're hard pressed to find any offense outside of Turch. But they did pull out the same nice inbounds play that they used last year which is fun to see. St. Agnes falls to 3-10 overall, 0-2 in the Tri-Metro. They host Blake on Wednesday before a trip to St. Anthony on Friday.
Providence continues to be a nice story as they improve to 9-4 overall, 3-2 in the Tri-Metro. Ben Ratliff scores 10 of his 15 in the 1st half to lead the Lions. Riley Loew with a pair of 3s on the way to 10 points. 10 players score. Providence extremely patient on offense not settling for jump shots. That leads to plenty of long possessions looking for their 2 bigs inside which is rare to see. The Lions are off until Saturday when they visit Watertown-Mayer in an important section 5AA game.
I trek to St. Agnes for their Tri-Metro game with Providence. It won't be the last trip of the week over to the east side either. Small but quality hot dog is the usual standard at St. Agnes. I go light on the beverage side with just 12 oz of Sprite. St. Agnes a very depleted roster from what I recall from last season.
Song of the Day
Best Day of My Life - American Authors
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 724 ounces (69 games, 54 days)
- 36 oz Dr Pepper
- 36 oz Sprite
- 100 oz Red Powerade
- 60 oz Red Gatorade
- 312 oz Pepsi
- 140 oz Coke
- 20 oz Barq's Root Beer
- 20 oz Mug Root Beer
Ben Ratliff 6 quick points and Riley Loew for 3 as Providence pounces on the Aggies for a 12-2 lead at the 13:45 mark. Nick Turch for 3 and then fouled on the inbounds for 2 of 3 free throws to pull St. Agnes within 14-10. Providence scores 15 of the next 19 Ratliff with a pair buckets in the run, then frost Gavin Blomberg and soph Dominic Miller finish the run with 3 point plays. Loew with another 3 at the halftime buzzer for a 38-17 halftime lead.
Miller with another bucket and Sean Healy for 2 to push the lead to 25. But don't count on running time just yet. Jake Gutzmann for 3 for the 1st bucket by an Aggie not named Turch in over 14 minutes. Then he drives for 2 and Turch takes a turnover for a 3 point play. Gutzmann adds another bomb to cut the lead to 45-35 with 7:15 left. That's a 13-0 St. Agnes run. Providence stops the bleeding with buckets from Healy and Loew. Gutzmann's 3rd bomb cuts the lead to 10 with 3:15 left. St. Agnes gets no closer. Providence wins 57-47.
Post Game
For St. Agnes, Nick Turch scores 27 to keep his season average at 26.3. Jake Gutzmann with 11 of the other 20 for the Aggies. They're hard pressed to find any offense outside of Turch. But they did pull out the same nice inbounds play that they used last year which is fun to see. St. Agnes falls to 3-10 overall, 0-2 in the Tri-Metro. They host Blake on Wednesday before a trip to St. Anthony on Friday.
Providence continues to be a nice story as they improve to 9-4 overall, 3-2 in the Tri-Metro. Ben Ratliff scores 10 of his 15 in the 1st half to lead the Lions. Riley Loew with a pair of 3s on the way to 10 points. 10 players score. Providence extremely patient on offense not settling for jump shots. That leads to plenty of long possessions looking for their 2 bigs inside which is rare to see. The Lions are off until Saturday when they visit Watertown-Mayer in an important section 5AA game.
Single Digit Day
Prologue
No major local event on Saturday so that means I get to run around to do some 8th grade recruiting in addition to seeing 3 single digit level games.
Song of the Day
Panama - Van Halen
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 712 ounces (68 games, 52 days)
Quinton Garvis and Jeremiah Hanson carry the offense for their teams in the 1st half. Back and forth game in the half. Washburn would come back to tie or take a brief lead and Maranatha would counter. 41-36 Maranatha at the break. Jeff Jones heating up from deep. He buries a 3 to end a 10-2 run to reclaim the lead at 50-48 with 11:14 left. Josh Goldschmidt ends a 7-0 run with a transition 3 with 7:05 left and its 61-56 MCA. Washburn right back with their own 7-0 run. Jones having made 2 3s against the 3-2 zone from the left slot, puts Goldschmidt in the popcorn machine and makes the 1 bounce pullup. 63-61 Washburn with 4:14 left. Goldschmidt with a steal and assist to put MCA up 67-64 with 2:45 left. Jones converts a turnover to cut the lead to 1. Hanson misses an open 3 with a minute left and a 1 point lead. Garvis makes 1 of 2 to tie. Goldschmidt gets a good look in the lane late but can't get it to fall. 67 all and we'll play overtime. Washburn up 1 in the OT with a minute left. MCA looks to foul and just as they give it, they get a steal that would have been a layup. Tough break for the Mustangs. Kevin Gleason makes both ends of the bonus with 45 seconds left. After 2 Hanson free throws, Gleason makes 1 of 2 with 8.7 left for a 2 point Washburn lead. Goldschmidt pushes and Washburn backs off. He gets a great look at the arc on the pullup that goes in and out. Garvis makes 1 free throw to seal it. Washburn gets a nice road win 74-71. Jeremiah Hanson with 29 points to lead all scorers. Jeff Jones and Quinton Garvis each with 23 for Washburn.
SEC/Lake Showdown at Roseville
Game 2: Edina vs Mounds View
A great analogy was made during the game. Mounds View is like that over 30 team you play in men's league that you think you should destroy and they go out and win all the time. Mahad Haji hot early with a couple of 3s as Edina opens a 14-7 lead. Ryan Kaczynski with a pair of hoops to cut the lead to 5 before Ben Boone's 3 expands the lead to 23-13. Kaczynski 2 more buckets and post Tim Hanson scoring off a screen and roll feed and adding a pair of free throws. Kaczynski why not for 2 more baskets and its a 15-0 Mounds View run. Walt McGrory for 3, Boone runs for a 3 point play as Edina comes back with 8 straight. 34-31 Edina at the half.
Hanson with a pair of quick 3s along with one from shooter Ben Spencer. 40-39 Mounds View with 13:30 left. Boone and McGrory with 3s for Edina as they open a 50-46 lead with 9:50 left. Then Edina's zone defense falls apart. Kaczynski with 2 free throws. Hanson 2 easy buckets, James Van Eps with a putback and Kaczynski to the reverse. Edina tries to get out of it and gives up a Henry Morris backdoor layup. 58-52 Mounds View with 6:30 left after the 12-2 run. Edina would get the next 4 to close to within 2. But 7 in a row thanks to a Kaczynski hoop and 5 team free throws would extend the lead to 9. McGrory would bury a 3 and add another quick bucket to cut the lead to 4 with 50 tickets left. A couple of late turnovers make the final look worse than it really was. Mounds View wins 74-63. Ryan Kaczynski outstanding with 27 points for Mounds View. Ben Boone leads Edina with 19, but was scoreless in the last 8 minutes.
Game 3: Minnetonka vs #8AAAA Roseville
The Nutty Professor leading the officiating crew for this one. Lance Gardner for 3 and another bucket for a 7-0 Roseville lead. Kobe Critchley with the drive and one at the 14:45 mark for a 12-9 Roseville lead. Then its a 23-4 Minnetonka run to take a 32-16 lead at the 7:47 mark. Delshon Strickland with 6 points late in that run. Minnetonka doesn't put the game away though. Gardner with another 3 and the Dirk Nowitzki fade to cut the lead to 9. Derek Magnuson with 7 late points despite 2 fouls. Minnetonka would keep the lead at 46-34 at the half.
Roseville did have another run in them. Down 13 early in the 2nd half, its a 9-0 Raiders run with 4 from Critchley. Kyler Briggity with a layup to tie and then a Gardner 3 to bring Roseville all the way back. 62-61 Raiders with 8 minutes left. Carieno Gurley going to work on the right block. 6 points in a short time inside for him as Tonka clings to a 72-71 lead inside of 5 to play. Gardner to the rack, pushed early but zebras totally blow the call and make it a 3 point play. Strickland counters with a free throw and a 3 point play. 80-78 Tonka with 2:24 left. Critchley pulls out an offensive rebound and finds reserve Mitch Poss for a big 3 with 1:45 left. Soph PG Amar Miller into the trees and a ridiculous 3 point play with 1:36 left. 83-81 Tonka. Miller drives for 2 more after a Critchley free throw but there's Poss again from 3. 85 all with a minute left. Tonka takes timeout and holds. Poss faceguards Strickland. Tonka goes a bit early misses their shot and the rebound but Mitch Felknor is on the glass for the putback with 5 seconds left. Roseville gets 1 last heave at the buzzer but its no good. Minnetonka wins 87-85. Delshon Strickland 24 points, Careino Gurley and Seth Coatta 13. Lance Gardner 22 points, Derek Magnuson 13 of his 17 in 1st half for Roseville.
No major local event on Saturday so that means I get to run around to do some 8th grade recruiting in addition to seeing 3 single digit level games.
Song of the Day
Panama - Van Halen
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 712 ounces (68 games, 52 days)
- 36 oz Dr Pepper
- 24 oz Sprite
- 100 oz Red Powerade
- 60 oz Red Gatorade
- 312 oz Pepsi
- 140 oz Coke
- 20 oz Barq's Root Beer
- 20 oz Mug Root Beer
Quinton Garvis and Jeremiah Hanson carry the offense for their teams in the 1st half. Back and forth game in the half. Washburn would come back to tie or take a brief lead and Maranatha would counter. 41-36 Maranatha at the break. Jeff Jones heating up from deep. He buries a 3 to end a 10-2 run to reclaim the lead at 50-48 with 11:14 left. Josh Goldschmidt ends a 7-0 run with a transition 3 with 7:05 left and its 61-56 MCA. Washburn right back with their own 7-0 run. Jones having made 2 3s against the 3-2 zone from the left slot, puts Goldschmidt in the popcorn machine and makes the 1 bounce pullup. 63-61 Washburn with 4:14 left. Goldschmidt with a steal and assist to put MCA up 67-64 with 2:45 left. Jones converts a turnover to cut the lead to 1. Hanson misses an open 3 with a minute left and a 1 point lead. Garvis makes 1 of 2 to tie. Goldschmidt gets a good look in the lane late but can't get it to fall. 67 all and we'll play overtime. Washburn up 1 in the OT with a minute left. MCA looks to foul and just as they give it, they get a steal that would have been a layup. Tough break for the Mustangs. Kevin Gleason makes both ends of the bonus with 45 seconds left. After 2 Hanson free throws, Gleason makes 1 of 2 with 8.7 left for a 2 point Washburn lead. Goldschmidt pushes and Washburn backs off. He gets a great look at the arc on the pullup that goes in and out. Garvis makes 1 free throw to seal it. Washburn gets a nice road win 74-71. Jeremiah Hanson with 29 points to lead all scorers. Jeff Jones and Quinton Garvis each with 23 for Washburn.
SEC/Lake Showdown at Roseville
Game 2: Edina vs Mounds View
A great analogy was made during the game. Mounds View is like that over 30 team you play in men's league that you think you should destroy and they go out and win all the time. Mahad Haji hot early with a couple of 3s as Edina opens a 14-7 lead. Ryan Kaczynski with a pair of hoops to cut the lead to 5 before Ben Boone's 3 expands the lead to 23-13. Kaczynski 2 more buckets and post Tim Hanson scoring off a screen and roll feed and adding a pair of free throws. Kaczynski why not for 2 more baskets and its a 15-0 Mounds View run. Walt McGrory for 3, Boone runs for a 3 point play as Edina comes back with 8 straight. 34-31 Edina at the half.
Hanson with a pair of quick 3s along with one from shooter Ben Spencer. 40-39 Mounds View with 13:30 left. Boone and McGrory with 3s for Edina as they open a 50-46 lead with 9:50 left. Then Edina's zone defense falls apart. Kaczynski with 2 free throws. Hanson 2 easy buckets, James Van Eps with a putback and Kaczynski to the reverse. Edina tries to get out of it and gives up a Henry Morris backdoor layup. 58-52 Mounds View with 6:30 left after the 12-2 run. Edina would get the next 4 to close to within 2. But 7 in a row thanks to a Kaczynski hoop and 5 team free throws would extend the lead to 9. McGrory would bury a 3 and add another quick bucket to cut the lead to 4 with 50 tickets left. A couple of late turnovers make the final look worse than it really was. Mounds View wins 74-63. Ryan Kaczynski outstanding with 27 points for Mounds View. Ben Boone leads Edina with 19, but was scoreless in the last 8 minutes.
Game 3: Minnetonka vs #8AAAA Roseville
The Nutty Professor leading the officiating crew for this one. Lance Gardner for 3 and another bucket for a 7-0 Roseville lead. Kobe Critchley with the drive and one at the 14:45 mark for a 12-9 Roseville lead. Then its a 23-4 Minnetonka run to take a 32-16 lead at the 7:47 mark. Delshon Strickland with 6 points late in that run. Minnetonka doesn't put the game away though. Gardner with another 3 and the Dirk Nowitzki fade to cut the lead to 9. Derek Magnuson with 7 late points despite 2 fouls. Minnetonka would keep the lead at 46-34 at the half.
Roseville did have another run in them. Down 13 early in the 2nd half, its a 9-0 Raiders run with 4 from Critchley. Kyler Briggity with a layup to tie and then a Gardner 3 to bring Roseville all the way back. 62-61 Raiders with 8 minutes left. Carieno Gurley going to work on the right block. 6 points in a short time inside for him as Tonka clings to a 72-71 lead inside of 5 to play. Gardner to the rack, pushed early but zebras totally blow the call and make it a 3 point play. Strickland counters with a free throw and a 3 point play. 80-78 Tonka with 2:24 left. Critchley pulls out an offensive rebound and finds reserve Mitch Poss for a big 3 with 1:45 left. Soph PG Amar Miller into the trees and a ridiculous 3 point play with 1:36 left. 83-81 Tonka. Miller drives for 2 more after a Critchley free throw but there's Poss again from 3. 85 all with a minute left. Tonka takes timeout and holds. Poss faceguards Strickland. Tonka goes a bit early misses their shot and the rebound but Mitch Felknor is on the glass for the putback with 5 seconds left. Roseville gets 1 last heave at the buzzer but its no good. Minnetonka wins 87-85. Delshon Strickland 24 points, Careino Gurley and Seth Coatta 13. Lance Gardner 22 points, Derek Magnuson 13 of his 17 in 1st half for Roseville.
The North Side Rivalry Renewed
Prologue
Off to Minneapolis Henry to see their rivalry game against Minneapolis North. The buzz definitely in effect for this game as we end up with pretty close to a full house. A very vocal crowd at that. Certainly a much different feel for this game than recent games in this storied rivalry. Remember this game used to be played at Target Center once upon a time. The Henry pep band makes an appearance. We don't see enough pep bands in the metro. The game also with impact in the Minneapolis City standings. No concessions for me due to the full house.
Song of the Day
Back in Black - AC/DC
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 672 ounces (65 games, 51 days)
Soph Jamil Jackson carrying the North offense while Junior Julian Jackson carrying the Henry offense. Julian's 3 point play on a putback ties the game at 16 at the 11:24 mark. Jamil for 3 to push the lead to 7. Then down the lane, into traffic and thunders home the 2 handed smash at the 7:15 mark. The lead holds in the 6-8 range for the rest of the half. 42-34 North at the break. Jamil Jackson with 16 while Julian Jackson has 13.
Tyler Johnson with a steal for 2 and then up high to throw down a lob for a 10 point North lead. Jermal Davis giving Henry great minutes off the bench. He makes a great hustle play to save a ball on the sideline and gets it back for layup. Jovahn Jefferson with a pair of buckets and Henry has moment. Patriots have the North lead down to 58-54 outside of 8 minutes to play. Then Randy Matthews with a pair of lefty finishes inside. JaQuan Sanders with a pair of free throws and a 3 point play to finish a Polars run of 11-2. 69-56 North leads with 6:16 left. No danger the rest of the way. Larry McKenzie gets his fan base fired up in the final minutes as North celebrates the 85-70 victory.
Post Game
For Henry, Jovahn Jefferson scores 14 of his 19 in the 2nd half to lead the Patriots. 9 points from Jermal Davis off the bench in the 2nd half. Quality minutes there. Julian Jackson 13 of his 17 in the 1st half. Henry with only 2 timeouts left during the run so they didn't have a chance to take one during the 11-2 run that ultimately put the game away. Henry 3-7 overall and now 2-2 in the Minneapolis City. The next 3 games are on the road against Totino-Grace, Wayzata and Blake before hosting the MLK Classic.
For North, they improve to 7-7 overall. They remain on top of the Minneapolis City at 4-0. Jamil Jackson with another big game of 25 points. He had 3 dunks in the 1st half with the big one in traffic included. Tyler Johnson scored 17 points despite foul trouble. North gets a another big league test at home against Washburn on Thursday. Then the Polars have 4 in a row on the road. Give North's top 2 credit for stepping up with critical plays.
Off to Minneapolis Henry to see their rivalry game against Minneapolis North. The buzz definitely in effect for this game as we end up with pretty close to a full house. A very vocal crowd at that. Certainly a much different feel for this game than recent games in this storied rivalry. Remember this game used to be played at Target Center once upon a time. The Henry pep band makes an appearance. We don't see enough pep bands in the metro. The game also with impact in the Minneapolis City standings. No concessions for me due to the full house.
Song of the Day
Back in Black - AC/DC
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 672 ounces (65 games, 51 days)
- 36 oz Dr Pepper
- 24 oz Sprite
- 100 oz Red Powerade
- 40 oz Red Gatorade
- 292 oz Pepsi
- 140 oz Coke
- 20 oz Barq's Root Beer
- 20 oz Mug Root Beer
Soph Jamil Jackson carrying the North offense while Junior Julian Jackson carrying the Henry offense. Julian's 3 point play on a putback ties the game at 16 at the 11:24 mark. Jamil for 3 to push the lead to 7. Then down the lane, into traffic and thunders home the 2 handed smash at the 7:15 mark. The lead holds in the 6-8 range for the rest of the half. 42-34 North at the break. Jamil Jackson with 16 while Julian Jackson has 13.
Tyler Johnson with a steal for 2 and then up high to throw down a lob for a 10 point North lead. Jermal Davis giving Henry great minutes off the bench. He makes a great hustle play to save a ball on the sideline and gets it back for layup. Jovahn Jefferson with a pair of buckets and Henry has moment. Patriots have the North lead down to 58-54 outside of 8 minutes to play. Then Randy Matthews with a pair of lefty finishes inside. JaQuan Sanders with a pair of free throws and a 3 point play to finish a Polars run of 11-2. 69-56 North leads with 6:16 left. No danger the rest of the way. Larry McKenzie gets his fan base fired up in the final minutes as North celebrates the 85-70 victory.
Post Game
For Henry, Jovahn Jefferson scores 14 of his 19 in the 2nd half to lead the Patriots. 9 points from Jermal Davis off the bench in the 2nd half. Quality minutes there. Julian Jackson 13 of his 17 in the 1st half. Henry with only 2 timeouts left during the run so they didn't have a chance to take one during the 11-2 run that ultimately put the game away. Henry 3-7 overall and now 2-2 in the Minneapolis City. The next 3 games are on the road against Totino-Grace, Wayzata and Blake before hosting the MLK Classic.
For North, they improve to 7-7 overall. They remain on top of the Minneapolis City at 4-0. Jamil Jackson with another big game of 25 points. He had 3 dunks in the 1st half with the big one in traffic included. Tyler Johnson scored 17 points despite foul trouble. North gets a another big league test at home against Washburn on Thursday. Then the Polars have 4 in a row on the road. Give North's top 2 credit for stepping up with critical plays.
Red Knights jump to top of North Suburban
Prologue
After a down year last year, Benilde-St. Margaret's is much improved so its an opportunity to see them host North Suburban leader Spring Lake Park. Early meal means I stay away from the usually quality hot dog but I add 20 ounces of Red Powerade to the beverage tally to hit the century mark there. Hamline head coach Jim Hayes enjoys the hot dog while he's in to watch Spring Lake Park's TC Robinson. I can't stand today's tune but since it seems to be in every pregame mix, I had to look up who wrote the garbage.
Song of the Day
Jay-Z, Kanye and who ever else - Clique (clean version)
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 672 ounces (64 games, 50 days)
Benilde-St. Margaret's controls this one from the start. Sam Lynch flares for 3 out of classic Princeton chin and knocks down a jumper. 9-2 BSM at the 14:39 mark. Lynch rolling with a layup, the sweet kiss off the glass on the short jumper and a nice UCLA cut for a free throw. Lynch deep and playable at 9:05. 22-11 BSM at that point. Spring Lake Park sticking around as they pull out THE WORLD'S WORST OFFENSE and that nets shooter Collin Price a pair of 3s. TC Robinson sits out the last 3 minutes after a quick pair of fouls gives him 3. A turnover sees soph Sam Baker go behind the back to Colin Polarek for a layup late in the half. 36-24 Benilde-St. Margaret's leads at the half.
Benilde breaks the Panthers pressure for a second layup in the game and the lead is 15 early in the 2nd half. TC Robinson makes his 1st field goal at the 13:10 mark, its a 3 that cuts the lead to 11. But he picks up a cheap 4th foul in the backcourt with 10:56 to play and has to sit. Forward Eji Ejiya picks up his 4th at the 9:58 mark and he'll sit too. 2 major weapons on the bench for Spring Lake Park. Lynch breaks an 8 minute drought from the field with a bucket at the 7:45 mark. But Spring Lake Park's offense only generates 5 points during that stretch. So the lead is still 9 when Lynch scores. Sam Baker adds a 3 with 6:10 to push the lead to 53-39. TC Robinson scores 14 points in just under 3 minutes but Spring Lake Park gets no closer than 9. Benilde-St. Margaret's wins 65-53.
Post Game
For Spring Lake Park, TC Robinson leads the Panthers with 19 points. He scored 14 of those inside of 4 minutes to play after the Panthers were down 16. Collin Price with 16 points, 13 in the 1st half. He knocked down 4 threes. All 5 starters score but they get absolutely nothing from the bench. I like their high low entry into their offense. But I was surprised to not see a bigger emphasis on pounding the ball inside, especially when the Red Knights went man. As much as it pains me to say it, I was surprised to not see more flex in the 2nd half. Spring Lake Park falls to 6-5 and 2-1 in the North Suburban. A win would have kept them in sole possession of first. They go on the road to St. Louis Park and Champlin Park (a game I'll be at) before a big game with Fridley on Friday. Then a trip to Farmington looms. Tough stretch for the Panthers.
For Benilde-St. Margaret's, lefty Sam Lynch with a crafty 24 points to lead all scorers. 13 of those in the 1st 9 minutes. Colin Polarek with 12. Soph Sam Baker adds 10 off the bench. I loved the 2-3 high offense. 4 out with a screener in the middle to get some shuffle and UCLA cuts. Add in some Princeton chin action and space to go back door and it was fun to watch. Coach Moore switching between man and 1-3-1 for much of the night. You could argue this is his best coaching job since the 2008 state championship team with Mr. Basketball winner Jordan Taylor. The Red Knights get the 1st shot against Fridley next week before visiting Totino-Grace on Friday. Those are big games in the standings. But before that there's the battle for the Christian Brothers Cup at De La Salle on Saturday. The Red Knights are now 8-5 and move into 1st place at 3-1 in the league. 4 other teams trail them at 2-1. Fridley 1 game back in the loss column. Wouldn't be crazy to see as many as 6 of the 8 teams beat each other up and stay in contention for the last North Suburban title.
After a down year last year, Benilde-St. Margaret's is much improved so its an opportunity to see them host North Suburban leader Spring Lake Park. Early meal means I stay away from the usually quality hot dog but I add 20 ounces of Red Powerade to the beverage tally to hit the century mark there. Hamline head coach Jim Hayes enjoys the hot dog while he's in to watch Spring Lake Park's TC Robinson. I can't stand today's tune but since it seems to be in every pregame mix, I had to look up who wrote the garbage.
Song of the Day
Jay-Z, Kanye and who ever else - Clique (clean version)
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 672 ounces (64 games, 50 days)
- 36 oz Dr Pepper
- 24 oz Sprite
- 100 oz Red Powerade
- 40 oz Red Gatorade
- 292 oz Pepsi
- 140 oz Coke
- 20 oz Barq's Root Beer
- 20 oz Mug Root Beer
Benilde-St. Margaret's controls this one from the start. Sam Lynch flares for 3 out of classic Princeton chin and knocks down a jumper. 9-2 BSM at the 14:39 mark. Lynch rolling with a layup, the sweet kiss off the glass on the short jumper and a nice UCLA cut for a free throw. Lynch deep and playable at 9:05. 22-11 BSM at that point. Spring Lake Park sticking around as they pull out THE WORLD'S WORST OFFENSE and that nets shooter Collin Price a pair of 3s. TC Robinson sits out the last 3 minutes after a quick pair of fouls gives him 3. A turnover sees soph Sam Baker go behind the back to Colin Polarek for a layup late in the half. 36-24 Benilde-St. Margaret's leads at the half.
Benilde breaks the Panthers pressure for a second layup in the game and the lead is 15 early in the 2nd half. TC Robinson makes his 1st field goal at the 13:10 mark, its a 3 that cuts the lead to 11. But he picks up a cheap 4th foul in the backcourt with 10:56 to play and has to sit. Forward Eji Ejiya picks up his 4th at the 9:58 mark and he'll sit too. 2 major weapons on the bench for Spring Lake Park. Lynch breaks an 8 minute drought from the field with a bucket at the 7:45 mark. But Spring Lake Park's offense only generates 5 points during that stretch. So the lead is still 9 when Lynch scores. Sam Baker adds a 3 with 6:10 to push the lead to 53-39. TC Robinson scores 14 points in just under 3 minutes but Spring Lake Park gets no closer than 9. Benilde-St. Margaret's wins 65-53.
Post Game
For Spring Lake Park, TC Robinson leads the Panthers with 19 points. He scored 14 of those inside of 4 minutes to play after the Panthers were down 16. Collin Price with 16 points, 13 in the 1st half. He knocked down 4 threes. All 5 starters score but they get absolutely nothing from the bench. I like their high low entry into their offense. But I was surprised to not see a bigger emphasis on pounding the ball inside, especially when the Red Knights went man. As much as it pains me to say it, I was surprised to not see more flex in the 2nd half. Spring Lake Park falls to 6-5 and 2-1 in the North Suburban. A win would have kept them in sole possession of first. They go on the road to St. Louis Park and Champlin Park (a game I'll be at) before a big game with Fridley on Friday. Then a trip to Farmington looms. Tough stretch for the Panthers.
For Benilde-St. Margaret's, lefty Sam Lynch with a crafty 24 points to lead all scorers. 13 of those in the 1st 9 minutes. Colin Polarek with 12. Soph Sam Baker adds 10 off the bench. I loved the 2-3 high offense. 4 out with a screener in the middle to get some shuffle and UCLA cuts. Add in some Princeton chin action and space to go back door and it was fun to watch. Coach Moore switching between man and 1-3-1 for much of the night. You could argue this is his best coaching job since the 2008 state championship team with Mr. Basketball winner Jordan Taylor. The Red Knights get the 1st shot against Fridley next week before visiting Totino-Grace on Friday. Those are big games in the standings. But before that there's the battle for the Christian Brothers Cup at De La Salle on Saturday. The Red Knights are now 8-5 and move into 1st place at 3-1 in the league. 4 other teams trail them at 2-1. Fridley 1 game back in the loss column. Wouldn't be crazy to see as many as 6 of the 8 teams beat each other up and stay in contention for the last North Suburban title.
A technical city showdown
Prologue
The cold weather pushes a St. Paul City showdown back a day. Its off toArlington Washington Technology Magnet to see them take on Highland Park. Very strange to come in on the bottom level and only have half of 1 side of bleachers open. No concessions at all which gives my waistline a night off. Really good young official and his partner get to work both the JV and Varsity games. Today's music selection is a random selection that has the word cold in it.
Song of the Day
Cold Hearted Snake - Paula Abdul
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 652 ounces (63 games, 49 days)
Both teams come out zone (Washington 2-3, Highland 3-2) and neither team executes well against it. Robby Sanders 4 of 6 straight Eagles (don't call us Presidents) points to put Washington up 8-6 at the 12:30 mark. Highland Park holds down the Eagles offense for the 8 minutes. Scots guard Isaiah Brower with a triple and a pair of free throws in the 16-4 run that results. Washington frosh Curtis Bell with a pair of late buckets to keep Washington close. 30-21 Highland Park at half despite missing 10 free throws.
Da'Vonte Adams with a couple of quick Washington buckets and then he banks home a 3 as Washington tries to mount a comeback. 35-30 Highland Park at the 14:37 mark. Highland Park never really pulls away but Washington never gets any closer. The 2nd half is a foul shooting contest with 37 total free throw attempts between the teams in the half. Highland Park goes on to win 69-57.
Post Game
Washington falls to 7-3 overall, 0-2 in the St. Paul City. In the last CzarPI their schedule strength was 128 out of 130 teams in class AA. You could make the case they don't have a notable win yet. Senior guard Da'Vonte Adams leads the Eagles with 16 points. Junior Robby Sanders with 14. Soph Xavier Walden with some nice 2nd half minutes inside. Frosh Curtis Bell with 10 points. They'll host Humboldt on Friday.
Highland Park gets their 1st win of the year to improve to 1-9, 1-1. I was surprised when I saw they were dead last in the last class AAA CzarPI. Dion Bradley was a huge loss but I didn't expect this. Guard Isaiah Brower with 18 points. Junior Kwashon Collins-Westlund 16 points, 10 of those at the charity stripe. Highland Park wins the free throw war by making 24-40 compared to 9-19 for Washington. Highland Park visits Central on Friday night and then a quick turnaround at home vs Hill-Murray on Saturday afternoon.
The cold weather pushes a St. Paul City showdown back a day. Its off to
Song of the Day
Cold Hearted Snake - Paula Abdul
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 652 ounces (63 games, 49 days)
- 36 oz Dr Pepper
- 24 oz Sprite
- 80 oz Red Powerade
- 40 oz Red Gatorade
- 292 oz Pepsi
- 140 oz Coke
- 20 oz Barq's Root Beer
- 20 oz Mug Root Beer
Both teams come out zone (Washington 2-3, Highland 3-2) and neither team executes well against it. Robby Sanders 4 of 6 straight Eagles (don't call us Presidents) points to put Washington up 8-6 at the 12:30 mark. Highland Park holds down the Eagles offense for the 8 minutes. Scots guard Isaiah Brower with a triple and a pair of free throws in the 16-4 run that results. Washington frosh Curtis Bell with a pair of late buckets to keep Washington close. 30-21 Highland Park at half despite missing 10 free throws.
Da'Vonte Adams with a couple of quick Washington buckets and then he banks home a 3 as Washington tries to mount a comeback. 35-30 Highland Park at the 14:37 mark. Highland Park never really pulls away but Washington never gets any closer. The 2nd half is a foul shooting contest with 37 total free throw attempts between the teams in the half. Highland Park goes on to win 69-57.
Post Game
Washington falls to 7-3 overall, 0-2 in the St. Paul City. In the last CzarPI their schedule strength was 128 out of 130 teams in class AA. You could make the case they don't have a notable win yet. Senior guard Da'Vonte Adams leads the Eagles with 16 points. Junior Robby Sanders with 14. Soph Xavier Walden with some nice 2nd half minutes inside. Frosh Curtis Bell with 10 points. They'll host Humboldt on Friday.
Highland Park gets their 1st win of the year to improve to 1-9, 1-1. I was surprised when I saw they were dead last in the last class AAA CzarPI. Dion Bradley was a huge loss but I didn't expect this. Guard Isaiah Brower with 18 points. Junior Kwashon Collins-Westlund 16 points, 10 of those at the charity stripe. Highland Park wins the free throw war by making 24-40 compared to 9-19 for Washington. Highland Park visits Central on Friday night and then a quick turnaround at home vs Hill-Murray on Saturday afternoon.
Apple Valley continues to roll
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Tyus Jones
Prologue
Due to all of the school closings again its an abbreviated Tuesday night schedule in the metro. But the South Suburban Conference plays on with all of their games still on the docket. With that as the option, it makes sense to take a look at Eagan as they host #1AAAA Apple Valley. A late arrival just before tip means no concessions and no real good music choice. Pretty nice crowd for a cold Tuesday night game. It was one of those days today (you'll see that on Twitter, and if you don't follow me, why not? Start Now!). That gives us today's ...
Song of the Day
Prelude/Angry Young Man - Billy Joel
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 652 ounces (62 games, 48 days)
Its a quick start for Apple Valley. Gary Trent for 2, Tyus pulls up with a jumper and pulls up for another 3. Dennis Austin puts back a miss and its 9-2 Eagles not even 2 minutes in. Eagan gets a 9-0 run of their own thanks to 3s from Chase Seiberlich and Cole Hibbard. That gives Eagan a 15-13 at the 11:06 mark and Apple Valley needs a timeout. Tyus to Trey Pipkins for a 3 point play and Apple Valley is back on top. Michael Gorder working the post and his bucket at the 8 minute mark pulls Eagan within 25-22. The big fellas Brock Bertam and Pipkins with buckets to push the lead to 6. Then Tyus to soph Jordan Bolton for a pair of bombs and the lead quickly is 11. Gorder a couple of more inside hoops to keep Eagan within 43-34 at the break.
Bertram screen and roll from Tyus, Trent outside for 3. Seiberlich counters with a pair of 3s to sandwich a Bertram putback. 50-40 Eagan hanging around with 14:45 left. Then the Eagles put the game out of reach. Tyus to Robert Tobroxen for a layup, Austin and Bertram stick backs, Tyus 2 freebies, Pipkins a layup, Cam Kirksey with the reverse and a Tyus 3 point play to end the run. Its a 15-0 run for Apple Valley over 5:36. 65-40 Apple Valley with the lead just inside of 9 minutes left. The rest is cruise control. Apple Valley wins 87-51.
Post Game
For Eagan, Michael Gorder leads the Wildcats with all 12 of his points in the 1st half. The nice junior guard duo of Chase Seiberlich and Bryndan Matthews with 9 each. Junior forward GT Johnson left the game with a right knee injury with 15:24 left. That's a big loss for the Wildcats if he misses extended time. Eagan is now 7-5 overall, 3-2 in the South Suburban (back to back losses to powers Apple Valley and Lakeville North). They have a tough turnaround at home against Rosemount on Thursday before road games next week against a pair of tough guards, Jon Sobaski and Jack Sorenson. Transition defense was an issue tonight for Eagan and against those 2 guards it can be exposed too.
Apple Valley improves to 12-1 overall, 5-0 in the South Suburban. They have a trap game at Burnsville on Friday before a big home showdown with Lakeville North. Burnsville has already beaten Farmington and gave Lakeville North all they wanted in Lakeville tonight. Tyus Jones leads the way with 22 points and 8 assists on the Apple Valley stat sheet. Gary Trent 14 points, Brock Bertram 10, Dennis Austin 11. Nice move by the Eagles to go with their 1-2-2 3/4 court trap to speed Eagan up and force some turnovers for easy buckets. Dennis Austin doing a nice job holding down Michael Gorder in the 2nd half.
Due to all of the school closings again its an abbreviated Tuesday night schedule in the metro. But the South Suburban Conference plays on with all of their games still on the docket. With that as the option, it makes sense to take a look at Eagan as they host #1AAAA Apple Valley. A late arrival just before tip means no concessions and no real good music choice. Pretty nice crowd for a cold Tuesday night game. It was one of those days today (you'll see that on Twitter, and if you don't follow me, why not? Start Now!). That gives us today's ...
Song of the Day
Prelude/Angry Young Man - Billy Joel
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 652 ounces (62 games, 48 days)
- 36 oz Dr Pepper
- 24 oz Sprite
- 80 oz Red Powerade
- 40 oz Red Gatorade
- 292 oz Pepsi
- 140 oz Coke
- 20 oz Barq's Root Beer
- 20 oz Mug Root Beer
Its a quick start for Apple Valley. Gary Trent for 2, Tyus pulls up with a jumper and pulls up for another 3. Dennis Austin puts back a miss and its 9-2 Eagles not even 2 minutes in. Eagan gets a 9-0 run of their own thanks to 3s from Chase Seiberlich and Cole Hibbard. That gives Eagan a 15-13 at the 11:06 mark and Apple Valley needs a timeout. Tyus to Trey Pipkins for a 3 point play and Apple Valley is back on top. Michael Gorder working the post and his bucket at the 8 minute mark pulls Eagan within 25-22. The big fellas Brock Bertam and Pipkins with buckets to push the lead to 6. Then Tyus to soph Jordan Bolton for a pair of bombs and the lead quickly is 11. Gorder a couple of more inside hoops to keep Eagan within 43-34 at the break.
Bertram screen and roll from Tyus, Trent outside for 3. Seiberlich counters with a pair of 3s to sandwich a Bertram putback. 50-40 Eagan hanging around with 14:45 left. Then the Eagles put the game out of reach. Tyus to Robert Tobroxen for a layup, Austin and Bertram stick backs, Tyus 2 freebies, Pipkins a layup, Cam Kirksey with the reverse and a Tyus 3 point play to end the run. Its a 15-0 run for Apple Valley over 5:36. 65-40 Apple Valley with the lead just inside of 9 minutes left. The rest is cruise control. Apple Valley wins 87-51.
Post Game
For Eagan, Michael Gorder leads the Wildcats with all 12 of his points in the 1st half. The nice junior guard duo of Chase Seiberlich and Bryndan Matthews with 9 each. Junior forward GT Johnson left the game with a right knee injury with 15:24 left. That's a big loss for the Wildcats if he misses extended time. Eagan is now 7-5 overall, 3-2 in the South Suburban (back to back losses to powers Apple Valley and Lakeville North). They have a tough turnaround at home against Rosemount on Thursday before road games next week against a pair of tough guards, Jon Sobaski and Jack Sorenson. Transition defense was an issue tonight for Eagan and against those 2 guards it can be exposed too.
Apple Valley improves to 12-1 overall, 5-0 in the South Suburban. They have a trap game at Burnsville on Friday before a big home showdown with Lakeville North. Burnsville has already beaten Farmington and gave Lakeville North all they wanted in Lakeville tonight. Tyus Jones leads the way with 22 points and 8 assists on the Apple Valley stat sheet. Gary Trent 14 points, Brock Bertram 10, Dennis Austin 11. Nice move by the Eagles to go with their 1-2-2 3/4 court trap to speed Eagan up and force some turnovers for easy buckets. Dennis Austin doing a nice job holding down Michael Gorder in the 2nd half.
January 6, 2014 CzarPI
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13-14 CzarPI
Here is the 2nd CzarPI of the 2013-14 season (see CzarPI Explained here).
It includes games through January 4th, 2014. The value in () after
the CzarPI value is the team's strength of schedule ranking within their
class
Class AAAA
Class AAAA
- Apple Valley - 63.02 (9)
- Hopkins - 62.25 (6)
- Lakeville North - 61.03 (15)
- Champlin Park - 60.82 (21)
- Robbinsdale Armstrong - 60.49 (20)
- Eden Prairie - 58.72 (10)
- Cretin-Derham Hall - 57.45 (39)
- Osseo - 56.94 (25)
- Rosemount - 56.35 (31)
- Shakopee - 56.13 (2)
- Elk River - 55.34 (52)
- Bloomington Kennedy - 55.16 (3)
- East Ridge - 54.63 (57)
- St. Cloud Tech - 54.48 (51)
- Prior Lake - 54.13 (14)
- St. Francis - 54.06 (59)
- Bloomington Jefferson - 54.05 (33)
- Chaska - 53.87 (38)
- Chanhassen - 53.35 (36)
- Tartan - 53.24 (58)
- Park Center - 52.77 (27)
- Woodbury - 52.53 (24)
- Edina - 52.15 (35)
- Rochester John Marshall - 52.03 (55)
- Farmington - 51.3 (62)
- Burnsville - 51.01 (13)
- Mounds View - 50.7 (48)
- Maple Grove - 50.08 (11)
- Eagan - 49.6 (34)
- Henry Sibley - 49.26 (32)
- Centennial - 49.11 (7)
- Minnetonka - 49.11 (22)
- Buffalo - 48.66 (30)
- Roseville - 48.45 (28)
- Cambridge-Isanti - 48.12 (64)
- Andover - 47.45 (17)
- Moorhead - 46.63 (49)
- Blaine - 46.3 (54)
- White Bear Lake - 46.15 (4)
- Stillwater Area - 45.55 (19)
- Wayzata - 45.5 (60)
- Robbinsdale Cooper - 45.39 (5)
- Rochester Century - 45.38 (46)
- Lakeville South - 45.15 (1)
- St. Michael-Albertville - 44.15 (12)
- Northfield - 44.03 (45)
- Brainerd - 43.21 (56)
- Mahtomedi - 42.49 (47)
- Forest Lake - 40.95 (37)
- Owatonna - 40.58 (43)
- Eastview - 40.46 (23)
- Minneapolis South - 39.65 (63)
- Rochester Mayo - 37.25 (40)
- Park of Cottage Grove - 36.22 (53)
- Hastings - 35.62 (8)
- Minneapolis Southwest - 35.34 (26)
- Rogers - 31.77 (61)
- North St. Paul - 30.36 (50)
- Bemidji - 27.42 (29)
- Anoka - 20.39 (18)
- Irondale - 0 (41)
- Coon Rapids - 0 (42)
- Duluth East - 0 (44)
- St. Louis Park - 0 (16)
- Austin - 59.19 (11)
- St. Paul Johnson - 58.41 (9)
- Holy Family Catholic - 57.6 (46)
- Marshall - 57.54 (16)
- Cloquet - 56.54 (50)
- Totino-Grace - 55.62 (38)
- Grand Rapids - 55.3 (14)
- Red Wing - 55.03 (26)
- Delano - 54.11 (49)
- Orono - 53.51 (21)
- Albany - 53.34 (36)
- Big Lake - 52.94 (45)
- St. Paul Central - 52.36 (30)
- New Prague - 52.34 (4)
- Minneapolis Washburn - 52.24 (24)
- Thief River Falls - 52.24 (59)
- Mankato West - 52.21 (29)
- DeLaSalle - 51.58 (1)
- Hibbing - 51.41 (20)
- Detroit Lakes - 51.15 (34)
- Kasson-Mantorville - 50.67 (48)
- Simley - 50.49 (61)
- Spring Lake Park - 49.5 (27)
- Sartell-St. Stephen - 49.34 (5)
- Willmar - 48.8 (47)
- Monticello - 48.77 (54)
- Stewartville - 48.77 (57)
- Hermantown - 48.41 (32)
- St. Cloud Apollo - 47.77 (44)
- Alexandria - 47.42 (28)
- Holy Angels - 47.41 (6)
- Zimmerman - 47.21 (23)
- St. Thomas Academy - 47.09 (35)
- Columbia Heights - 46.65 (62)
- St. Paul Como Park - 46.05 (13)
- Hill-Murray - 45.45 (39)
- Little Falls - 44.89 (60)
- Mankato East - 44.78 (17)
- Becker - 44.45 (37)
- Fridley - 43.85 (64)
- Waconia - 43.03 (31)
- Fergus Falls - 42.31 (56)
- Winona - 41.89 (3)
- Benilde-St. Margaret's - 41.88 (55)
- Chisago Lakes Area - 41.29 (43)
- Albert Lea - 38.46 (19)
- Worthington - 37.76 (25)
- Blake - 36.88 (41)
- Minneapolis Henry - 35.72 (33)
- Princeton - 33.72 (58)
- New Ulm - 33.48 (22)
- North Branch - 32.85 (51)
- Mound-Westonka - 32.61 (8)
- St. Paul Harding - 32.6 (52)
- South St. Paul - 30.15 (63)
- Hutchinson - 26.9 (2)
- St. Anthony Village - 22.71 (53)
- Rocori - 0 (12)
- Faribault - 0 (42)
- Richfield - 0 (7)
- Dassel-Cokato - 0 (10)
- Sauk Rapids-Rice - 0 (15)
- Duluth Denfeld - 0 (18)
- St. Paul Highland Park - 0 (40)
- Fairmont - 58.86 (40)
- St. Cloud Cathedral - 57.95 (39)
- Pelican Rapids - 57.95 (51)
- New London-Spicer - 57.13 (99)
- Caledonia - 56.34 (61)
- Barnum - 55.84 (68)
- Hayfield - 55.55 (106)
- New Richland-H-E-G - 55.2 (58)
- Mayer Lutheran - 55.16 (54)
- Perham - 55.03 (9)
- Esko - 54.53 (100)
- St. James Area - 54.49 (86)
- Redwood Valley - 54.42 (36)
- Annandale - 54.38 (62)
- Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton - 53.9 (11)
- Waseca - 53.86 (71)
- Belle Plaine - 53.73 (31)
- Crosby-Ironton - 53.41 (59)
- Concordia Academy-Roseville - 53.23 (38)
- Providence Academy - 52.9 (65)
- Chatfield - 52.78 (8)
- Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted - 52.64 (28)
- St. Charles - 52.17 (113)
- Sauk Centre - 51.98 (44)
- Jordan - 51.84 (16)
- Plainview-Elgin-Millville - 51.83 (64)
- Crookston - 51.28 (85)
- St. Paul Academy - 51.24 (97)
- Barnesville - 51.09 (10)
- Minneota/Lincoln HI - 51.07 (84)
- Moose Lake-Willow River - 50.99 (14)
- Park Rapids Area - 50.93 (76)
- St. Croix Lutheran - 50.89 (34)
- Byron - 50.2 (98)
- Martin County West - 50.17 (90)
- Braham - 50.12 (81)
- Virginia - 50.1 (109)
- Long Prairie-Grey Eagle - 49.63 (57)
- Pipestone Area - 49.49 (88)
- Staples-Motley - 49.15 (48)
- BOLD - 48.95 (110)
- Eden Valley-Watkins - 48.87 (66)
- New Life Academy - 48.77 (124)
- Waterville-Elysian-Morristown - 48.76 (42)
- Pine City - 48.54 (46)
- Jackson County Central - 48.19 (55)
- Rockford - 48.18 (77)
- Montevideo - 48.12 (74)
- East Grand Forks - 47.76 (103)
- Cannon Falls - 47.54 (26)
- Frazee - 47.42 (25)
- Maple River - 46.53 (5)
- Melrose - 46.36 (37)
- Glencoe-Silver Lake - 46.32 (73)
- Winona Cotter - 46.13 (50)
- St. Paul Washington - 46.09 (128)
- Rochester Lourdes - 45.85 (95)
- St. Peter - 45.83 (23)
- Watertown-Mayer - 45.76 (75)
- Tracy-Milroy-Balaton - 45.69 (17)
- Paynesville Area - 45.14 (56)
- LeSueur-Henderson - 44.94 (123)
- Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial - 44.82 (108)
- Minnehaha Academy - 44.66 (47)
- Pine Island - 44.63 (30)
- Litchfield - 44.39 (45)
- Sibley East - 44.35 (32)
- Lake City - 44.23 (41)
- Dover-Eyota - 44.21 (72)
- Minnewaska Area - 44.08 (27)
- International Falls - 44.06 (12)
- Norwood-Young America - 43.74 (94)
- Brooklyn Center - 43.44 (104)
- Mesabi East - 42.11 (19)
- International School of MN - 42.07 (105)
- La Crescent - 41.99 (82)
- Maple Lake - 41.93 (29)
- Breckenridge - 41.77 (7)
- Benson - 41.64 (91)
- Proctor - 41.34 (63)
- Mora - 41.21 (53)
- St. Croix Prep - 41.01 (125)
- Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop - 40.99 (119)
- Pequot Lakes - 40.92 (116)
- Aitkin - 40.84 (114)
- Milaca - 40.83 (115)
- Hawley - 40.72 (49)
- Minneapolis Edison - 39.75 (60)
- Hinckley-Finlayson - 39.69 (126)
- Foley - 39.04 (52)
- Breck - 38.24 (67)
- Blue Earth Area - 37.98 (2)
- Tri-City United - 37.95 (21)
- Minneapolis Roosevelt - 37.89 (69)
- Roseau - 37.86 (117)
- Trinity School - 37.4 (102)
- Spectrum - 37.39 (120)
- Windom Area - 36.73 (4)
- Osakis - 36.46 (22)
- Eveleth-Gilbert - 36.4 (93)
- Duluth Marshall - 36.22 (87)
- Pierz - 36.13 (24)
- Luverne - 36.02 (33)
- Two Harbors - 35.59 (122)
- Holdingford - 35.57 (83)
- St. John's Prep - 34.69 (112)
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa - 33.84 (6)
- Deer River - 33.19 (101)
- Lewiston-Altura - 32.74 (18)
- Wadena-Deer Creek - 32.5 (79)
- Prairie Seeds Academy - 32.47 (129)
- St. Agnes - 32.11 (96)
- Triton - 32.04 (35)
- Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta - 30.66 (1)
- Badger/Greenbush-Middle River - 30.54 (107)
- Medford - 29.92 (111)
- Great River - 28.79 (130)
- St. Paul Humboldt - 28.41 (70)
- Pillager - 27.84 (80)
- Rush City - 24.97 (118)
- Greenway - 23.83 (121)
- Lac qui Parle Valley - 23.7 (78)
- Bagley - 22.3 (3)
- Warroad - 0 (13)
- Kenyon-Wanamingo - 0 (15)
- FAIR School - 0 (20)
- St. Paul Prep - 0 (43)
- Yellow Medicine East - 0 (89)
- Mounds Park Academy - 0 (92)
- Hmong Academy - 0 (127)
- Rushford-Peterson - 57.8 (71)
- Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City - 56.54 (34)
- Wheaton/Herman-Norcross - 55.46 (108)
- Fertile-Beltrami - 55.32 (85)
- Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa - 54.99 (46)
- Upsala - 54.93 (75)
- Dawson-Boyd - 54.88 (115)
- Maranatha Christian - 54.72 (120)
- Bigfork - 54.31 (57)
- Canby - 53.66 (69)
- Floodwood - 53.66 (58)
- Battle Lake - 53.3 (135)
- Mountain Lake Area - 53.09 (136)
- United South Central - 53.05 (28)
- Fond du Lac Ojibwe - 52.45 (119)
- Ada-Borup - 52.14 (31)
- Fosston - 52.01 (90)
- Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity - 51.94 (43)
- Russell-Tyler-Ruthton - 51.92 (82)
- Ellsworth - 51.54 (55)
- Park Christian - 51.44 (79)
- Warren-Alvarado-Oslo - 51.4 (65)
- Verndale - 51.19 (134)
- St. Clair - 51.16 (40)
- Hillcrest Lutheran Academy - 50.99 (83)
- Ely - 50.8 (148)
- Southwest MN Christian - 50.62 (52)
- Northern Freeze - 50.13 (47)
- Chisholm - 49.92 (97)
- Browerville - 49.71 (10)
- Goodhue - 49.53 (26)
- Spring Grove - 49.27 (94)
- Cass Lake-Bena - 49.16 (140)
- Red Lake - 49.07 (9)
- Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley - 48.84 (101)
- Southwest Christian - 48.32 (24)
- Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's - 48.12 (121)
- Northome/Kelliher - 48.11 (92)
- Blackduck - 48.09 (67)
- Heritage Christian - 47.99 (70)
- North Woods - 47.21 (2)
- Swanville - 47.18 (87)
- Legacy Christian - 47.05 (102)
- Ashby - 47.04 (4)
- West Central Area - 46.95 (138)
- South Ridge - 46.18 (95)
- Menahga - 45.85 (66)
- Mountain Iron-Buhl - 45.79 (53)
- MACCRAY - 45.68 (112)
- Cherry - 45.51 (27)
- Kimball Area - 45.2 (131)
- Ortonville - 45.18 (41)
- West Lutheran - 44.91 (16)
- Nevis - 44.74 (150)
- Cedar Mountain/Comfrey - 43.95 (81)
- Goodridge/Grygla - 43.74 (106)
- Stephen-Argyle - 43.56 (146)
- Minnesota Transitions Charter - 43.48 (129)
- Cristo Rey Jesuit - 42.89 (60)
- Hills-Beaver Creek - 42.84 (50)
- Minneapolis North - 42.81 (25)
- Kittson County Central - 42.75 (30)
- New York Mills - 42.62 (63)
- Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart - 42.53 (91)
- Wabasso - 42.25 (110)
- Sleepy Eye - 41.97 (124)
- Walker-Hackensack-Akeley - 41.91 (142)
- Blooming Prairie - 41.83 (154)
- Lanesboro - 41.64 (127)
- Bethlehem Academy - 41.59 (77)
- Hope Lutheran - 41.45 (137)
- Christian Life School - 41.18 (141)
- Southwest United - 41.12 (151)
- Henning - 41.11 (132)
- Springfield - 40.86 (37)
- Minnesota Valley Lutheran - 40.81 (54)
- Mankato Loyola - 40.63 (68)
- Isle - 40.43 (133)
- Central MN Christian - 40.18 (51)
- Lake Park-Audubon - 39.29 (45)
- Randolph - 39.19 (64)
- Wrenshall - 39.16 (107)
- Bethany Academy - 38.8 (139)
- Wabasha-Kellogg - 38.61 (23)
- East Central - 38.58 (145)
- NCE/U-H - 38.34 (56)
- Fillmore Central - 37.67 (19)
- Mahnomen - 37.46 (144)
- Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton - 37.41 (100)
- Lyle/Austin Pacelli - 37.28 (126)
- Truman/Martin Luther - 36.89 (13)
- Win-E-Mac - 36.65 (15)
- Houston - 36.36 (111)
- Onamia - 36.24 (109)
- Grand Meadow - 35.83 (76)
- Mabel-Canton - 35.17 (61)
- Lakeview Christian - 33.38 (5)
- Red Lake County - 33.36 (78)
- Sacred Heart - 33.23 (74)
- Parkers Prairie - 33.09 (8)
- Hill City - 32.94 (98)
- Westbrook-Walnut Grove - 32.71 (105)
- Waubun - 32.64 (118)
- Nicollet - 32.45 (14)
- Glenville-Emmons - 32.38 (152)
- New Ulm Cathedral - 31.54 (99)
- Kingsland - 31.5 (11)
- Madelia - 31.28 (73)
- Granada-Huntley-East Chain - 31.2 (33)
- Learning for Leadership - 31.19 (35)
- St. Cloud Christian - 31.19 (159)
- Cook County - 30.44 (84)
- Schaeffer Academy - 30.36 (86)
- CHOF - 30.04 (130)
- PACT Charter - 29.35 (155)
- Carlton - 29.33 (103)
- Murray County Central - 29.12 (39)
- MN Academy for the Deaf - 28.68 (157)
- McGregor - 28.16 (143)
- Liberty Classical Academy - 28.09 (156)
- Nova Classical Academy - 27.95 (29)
- Underwood - 27.95 (21)
- Nashwauk-Keewatin - 27.91 (149)
- Adrian - 27.69 (36)
- Cleveland - 27.43 (88)
- Lakeview - 27.26 (72)
- Bertha-Hewitt - 26.6 (44)
- Clearbrook-Gonvick - 26.58 (62)
- Littlefork-Big Falls - 25.67 (117)
- Cromwell - 25.59 (18)
- Edgerton - 25.07 (80)
- Sebeka - 25.07 (96)
- Southland - 24.62 (17)
- Royalton - 23.62 (49)
- Brandon/Evansville - 22.75 (20)
- Community of Peace Academy - 0 (153)
- Rothsay - 0 (6)
- Northeast Range - 0 (22)
- Renville County West - 0 (38)
- Silver Bay - 0 (42)
- Laporte - 0 (48)
- Fulda - 0 (114)
- Alden-Conger - 0 (116)
- Climax/Fisher - 0 (125)
- Calvin Christian - 0 (158)
- Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig - 0 (160)
- Hancock - 0 (1)
- Pine River-Backus - 0 (3)
- Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg - 0 (7)
- New Century Academy - 0 (12)
- Mesabi Academy - 0 (32)
- Ogilvie - 0 (59)
- Northland - 0 (89)
- Red Rock Central - 0 (93)
- Lake of the Woods - 0 (104)
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- Hope Academy - 0 (122)
- North Lakes Academy - 0 (123)
- Norman County West - 0 (128)
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2014 Timberwolves Shootout Review
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Tyus Jones
A great day of basketball at the 2014 Timberwolves Shootout. Here's are some of my observations.
Game 1: #3AAAA Lakeville North vs Grand Rapids
JP Macura would get off to a quick start with 8 of the first 11 Lakeville North points. Grand Rapids would pull within 11-10 on an Alex Illikainen jumper. Macura would counter with 6 points in a 9-0 run. That would propel the Panthers to a 24-15 halftime lead, Macura with 16 of those 24. Macura would pick up a 3rd foul early in the 2nd half and get a long rest. But the rest of the Panthers would extend the lead thanks to a zone defense. 39-21 Lakeville North with 10 minutes left. Illikainen gets 1 burst in by dunking his own free throw miss and making a 3 for 8 straight Thunderhawks points. I thought Lakeville North would really swarm him but they let him get plenty of good looks and touches. Illikainen picks up his last 2 fouls in a 1:18 stretch and he fouls out with 6:41 left. Lakeville North would take the 14 point lead at that point to a 59-36 victory. JP Macura 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals. Alex Illikainen 17 points and 13 boards. Those 2 combine for 15-25 shooting. The remaining players shoot 17-73 (23.3%). Teams combine for 8-41 from the 3 point line including 0-4 from Macura.
Game 2: Cretin-Derham Hall vs Bettendorf (IA)
Bettendorf goes on an early 10-0 run. Kyle Buhman runs the floor for a pair of layups including a nice Cole Clearman behind the back assist. CDH comes right back with 9 in a row of their own with 5 from Sam Neumann. 16-15 Bettendorf at 11:30. Neumann 2 more bombs in the half for a total of 15 points but Bettendorf would lead 28-25 at half. Kendall Jacks with 5 in a row countered by a pair of Joe Rosga 3s. 35-33 Bettendorf with 15:35 left. Then Sam Neumann goes absolutely nuts. 2 more bombs for him to tie the game at 41. Neumann with back to back NBA 3s to sandwich a Dylan Sortillo 3. One of those was his 2nd chance at a 4 point play in the game. Jacks for 3 to push the Bettendorf to 63-56 with 3:55 left. Neumann isn't done. Bombs away not once but twice, the second with 1:40 left and then a post up for 2 more and CDH is back ahead 66-65 with 1:03 left. Nicholas Baer for 2 and then makes both ends of the bonus after a CDH miss. Last timeout for CDH in the front court with 20.2 left down 3. Bettendorf brilliantly changes from the man defense they've shown all day to a 3-2 zone. CDH totally discombobulated. Neumann gets it and has no choice but to hoist from at least 30 feet. It goes off the back iron no good. Jacks seals it with both ends of the bonus with 2.5 left. Bettendorf wins 71-66. Sam Neumann buries 9 treys and goes off for 39 points, 24 of those points and 6 3s in the 2nd half. He shoots 15-24, 9-15 from 3. Dylan Sortillo 12 of his 19 in the 2nd half for Bettendorf. Nicholas Baer with a double double of 16 and 13. 11-32 FGs from the rest of the CDH roster Throw out Neumann's 9-15 from 3s and through 2 games the 4 teams combined for 17-75 from behind the 3 point line.
Game 3: #2AAA De La Salle vs Chicago St. Rita (IL)
Chicago St. Rita's was hounded by the De La Salle defense to the tune of 6-25 FGs and 17 turnovers. That included a desperation 3 at the halftime buzzer. The Mustangs get 1 field goal in a 13 minute stretch. De La Salle would go on a 13-2 run to take control. Sacar Anim carries the offense for De La Salle with Jarvis Johnson on the bench with 2 fouls. 25-15 De La Salle leading at the break. St. Rita would up the ante with a productive halfcourt trap in the 2nd half. Northwestern commit Victor Law with a 3 to tie and a 3 point play for a 41-38 St. Rita lead with 8:32 left. Dominique Matthews would score the next 9 for St. Rita as he had a big 2nd half. Critical moment with 3 minutes left. Loose ball ends up being poked ahead for a James Lawson layup. That's gives De La Salle a 49-45 lead with 3 minutes left. The Islanders would get enough stops and make enough free throws to hang on 59-53. Sacar Anim outstanding again for the Islanders with 29 points slashing his way inside. Geno Crandall adds 13. Dominique Matthews all 17 of his points in the 2nd half. Charles Matthews very quiet with 11 points. Only 1 bucket in the 2nd half until a meaningless 3 at the end of the game. Very little run for him which was also surprising. Add in 5-20 from these teams from 3 and we're at 22-95 on the day (excluding Neumann's 9-15). St. Rita does grab 18 offensive rebounds but the De La Salle survives that. Reid Travis participated in warmups but did not play. Look for his return soon.
Game 4: #1AAAA Apple Valley vs Blue Valley Northwest (KS)
An entertaining first half between these 2 outstanding squads. Gary Trent with a floater off the ball screen, Tyus coast to coast for 2 and a inbounds bomb for an 18-11 Eagles lead. But Iowa St commit Clayton Custer scores 4 points in a 10-2 run to put Blue Valley NW on top. Ben Richardson for 3 and its Blue Valley 30-24 at the 5:30 mark after a 19-6 spurt. The lead is 4 at half. Custer with a nice cut for 2 and a Richardson 3 to push the lead to 39-30 with 16:30 left. Trent with a putback, Custer with a drive for 2. Tyus with a steal for 2, Custer with a 3 point play. Trent 2 free throws and a 3. Dennis Austin adds 2 free throws to tie the game at 46. Vince Fritz with 2 3s to put Blue Valley up 52-48 with 10:45 left. Then the bottom falls out.
Trent for 3, Tyus 2 free throws and then the poster. A left wing steal, Apple Valley pushes and the feed is to Tyus running right down the middle. He goes up, over and through a defender with the 1 handed hammer dunk and the building explodes. Trent scores and the lead is 5 and Blue Valley needs a timeout. That doesn't help. Tyus with bonus free throws a nice spin for 2 more, then 2 more bonus free throws and a jumper. The Apple Valley run is 19-0 over 7:15. Blue Valley gets a putback with 2:45 left to break an 8 minute scoreless drought but this one is over. Apple Valley wins 72-59. Tyus Jones finishes with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. If you haven't seen the dunk, its worth it. Gary Trent with 17 points. Clayton Custer 18 points, Ben Richardson 11 points and 6 rebounds. Adding in the 12-36 3 point shooting in this game and we end up with 34-131 (not including Neumann's 9-15) which is just under 26%.
Czar's All- Timberwolves Shootout Team
JP Macura - Lakeville North
Tyus Jones - Apple Valley
Sam Neumann - Cretin-Derham Hall
Sacar Anim- De La Salle
Clayton Custer - Blue Valley Northwest
The Nightcap
Who needs to see Kevin Durant score 48 when you can see 2 of the top senior guards in the state. The night session sends me to Prior Lake for their non-conference game against Eden Prairie. Sausage Pizza and 20 oz of Coke on the evening menu after having just 1 expensive Pepsi at the Target Center. Andre Wallace scores 12 of the 1st 14 EP points. Jon Sobaski sits with a 2nd foul on a charge but Prior Lake hangs close. Zach Hovey very active inside with 5 in a row as EP builds a 24-16 lead. Prior Lake closes the half on an 8-0 run for a 24 all tie at halftime.
In a bit of a replay from the De La Salle vs EP game, the EP offense is all Wallace and Gillard in the 2nd half. Wallace 8 points in the 1st 5 minutes and EP leads 40-38. Sobaski 6 in a row for Prior Lake. Grantham Gillard for 3, a jumper and another NBA 3 . 50-45 EP looking to pull away with 8 minutes left. Wallace with a pull up and then 2 nice assists for layups 58-49 EP with 3:20 left. Wallace with his final points on 2 free throws with 1:05 left. EP 62-55 leading at that point but they would miss 2 front ends. Sobaski scores and a clutch 3 from Kevin McKiernan after a jump ball to Prior Lake and Sobaski down the lane to tie it with 12 seconds left. EP takes the ball right out of the net and goes it. Its Gillard flying up the right wing and he goes straight to the rim. Tons of contact as Prior Lake attempts to take the charge. Shot no good and we get the late whistle with 0.9 left. The call is a blocking foul. The home crowd not at all happy with that. Gillard leaves the 1st free throw short but makes the 2nd. Eden Prairie wins 63-62. Andre Wallace outstanding again with 28 points and 3 late assists for layups. Grantham Gillard 17 of his 20 points in the 2nd half. Jon Sobaski 20 points, Connor Bair 18 points. Nice movement by Sobaski vs Wallace in the head to head matchup. Sobaski would be in the weak side block area, Wallace would turn his head and Sobaski flashed right in front of him to the ball side post on 3 occasions for 2 easy buckets and another missed bunny.
Game 1: #3AAAA Lakeville North vs Grand Rapids
JP Macura would get off to a quick start with 8 of the first 11 Lakeville North points. Grand Rapids would pull within 11-10 on an Alex Illikainen jumper. Macura would counter with 6 points in a 9-0 run. That would propel the Panthers to a 24-15 halftime lead, Macura with 16 of those 24. Macura would pick up a 3rd foul early in the 2nd half and get a long rest. But the rest of the Panthers would extend the lead thanks to a zone defense. 39-21 Lakeville North with 10 minutes left. Illikainen gets 1 burst in by dunking his own free throw miss and making a 3 for 8 straight Thunderhawks points. I thought Lakeville North would really swarm him but they let him get plenty of good looks and touches. Illikainen picks up his last 2 fouls in a 1:18 stretch and he fouls out with 6:41 left. Lakeville North would take the 14 point lead at that point to a 59-36 victory. JP Macura 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals. Alex Illikainen 17 points and 13 boards. Those 2 combine for 15-25 shooting. The remaining players shoot 17-73 (23.3%). Teams combine for 8-41 from the 3 point line including 0-4 from Macura.
Game 2: Cretin-Derham Hall vs Bettendorf (IA)
Bettendorf goes on an early 10-0 run. Kyle Buhman runs the floor for a pair of layups including a nice Cole Clearman behind the back assist. CDH comes right back with 9 in a row of their own with 5 from Sam Neumann. 16-15 Bettendorf at 11:30. Neumann 2 more bombs in the half for a total of 15 points but Bettendorf would lead 28-25 at half. Kendall Jacks with 5 in a row countered by a pair of Joe Rosga 3s. 35-33 Bettendorf with 15:35 left. Then Sam Neumann goes absolutely nuts. 2 more bombs for him to tie the game at 41. Neumann with back to back NBA 3s to sandwich a Dylan Sortillo 3. One of those was his 2nd chance at a 4 point play in the game. Jacks for 3 to push the Bettendorf to 63-56 with 3:55 left. Neumann isn't done. Bombs away not once but twice, the second with 1:40 left and then a post up for 2 more and CDH is back ahead 66-65 with 1:03 left. Nicholas Baer for 2 and then makes both ends of the bonus after a CDH miss. Last timeout for CDH in the front court with 20.2 left down 3. Bettendorf brilliantly changes from the man defense they've shown all day to a 3-2 zone. CDH totally discombobulated. Neumann gets it and has no choice but to hoist from at least 30 feet. It goes off the back iron no good. Jacks seals it with both ends of the bonus with 2.5 left. Bettendorf wins 71-66. Sam Neumann buries 9 treys and goes off for 39 points, 24 of those points and 6 3s in the 2nd half. He shoots 15-24, 9-15 from 3. Dylan Sortillo 12 of his 19 in the 2nd half for Bettendorf. Nicholas Baer with a double double of 16 and 13. 11-32 FGs from the rest of the CDH roster Throw out Neumann's 9-15 from 3s and through 2 games the 4 teams combined for 17-75 from behind the 3 point line.
Game 3: #2AAA De La Salle vs Chicago St. Rita (IL)
Chicago St. Rita's was hounded by the De La Salle defense to the tune of 6-25 FGs and 17 turnovers. That included a desperation 3 at the halftime buzzer. The Mustangs get 1 field goal in a 13 minute stretch. De La Salle would go on a 13-2 run to take control. Sacar Anim carries the offense for De La Salle with Jarvis Johnson on the bench with 2 fouls. 25-15 De La Salle leading at the break. St. Rita would up the ante with a productive halfcourt trap in the 2nd half. Northwestern commit Victor Law with a 3 to tie and a 3 point play for a 41-38 St. Rita lead with 8:32 left. Dominique Matthews would score the next 9 for St. Rita as he had a big 2nd half. Critical moment with 3 minutes left. Loose ball ends up being poked ahead for a James Lawson layup. That's gives De La Salle a 49-45 lead with 3 minutes left. The Islanders would get enough stops and make enough free throws to hang on 59-53. Sacar Anim outstanding again for the Islanders with 29 points slashing his way inside. Geno Crandall adds 13. Dominique Matthews all 17 of his points in the 2nd half. Charles Matthews very quiet with 11 points. Only 1 bucket in the 2nd half until a meaningless 3 at the end of the game. Very little run for him which was also surprising. Add in 5-20 from these teams from 3 and we're at 22-95 on the day (excluding Neumann's 9-15). St. Rita does grab 18 offensive rebounds but the De La Salle survives that. Reid Travis participated in warmups but did not play. Look for his return soon.
Game 4: #1AAAA Apple Valley vs Blue Valley Northwest (KS)
An entertaining first half between these 2 outstanding squads. Gary Trent with a floater off the ball screen, Tyus coast to coast for 2 and a inbounds bomb for an 18-11 Eagles lead. But Iowa St commit Clayton Custer scores 4 points in a 10-2 run to put Blue Valley NW on top. Ben Richardson for 3 and its Blue Valley 30-24 at the 5:30 mark after a 19-6 spurt. The lead is 4 at half. Custer with a nice cut for 2 and a Richardson 3 to push the lead to 39-30 with 16:30 left. Trent with a putback, Custer with a drive for 2. Tyus with a steal for 2, Custer with a 3 point play. Trent 2 free throws and a 3. Dennis Austin adds 2 free throws to tie the game at 46. Vince Fritz with 2 3s to put Blue Valley up 52-48 with 10:45 left. Then the bottom falls out.
Trent for 3, Tyus 2 free throws and then the poster. A left wing steal, Apple Valley pushes and the feed is to Tyus running right down the middle. He goes up, over and through a defender with the 1 handed hammer dunk and the building explodes. Trent scores and the lead is 5 and Blue Valley needs a timeout. That doesn't help. Tyus with bonus free throws a nice spin for 2 more, then 2 more bonus free throws and a jumper. The Apple Valley run is 19-0 over 7:15. Blue Valley gets a putback with 2:45 left to break an 8 minute scoreless drought but this one is over. Apple Valley wins 72-59. Tyus Jones finishes with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. If you haven't seen the dunk, its worth it. Gary Trent with 17 points. Clayton Custer 18 points, Ben Richardson 11 points and 6 rebounds. Adding in the 12-36 3 point shooting in this game and we end up with 34-131 (not including Neumann's 9-15) which is just under 26%.
Czar's All- Timberwolves Shootout Team
JP Macura - Lakeville North
Tyus Jones - Apple Valley
Sam Neumann - Cretin-Derham Hall
Sacar Anim- De La Salle
Clayton Custer - Blue Valley Northwest
The Nightcap
Who needs to see Kevin Durant score 48 when you can see 2 of the top senior guards in the state. The night session sends me to Prior Lake for their non-conference game against Eden Prairie. Sausage Pizza and 20 oz of Coke on the evening menu after having just 1 expensive Pepsi at the Target Center. Andre Wallace scores 12 of the 1st 14 EP points. Jon Sobaski sits with a 2nd foul on a charge but Prior Lake hangs close. Zach Hovey very active inside with 5 in a row as EP builds a 24-16 lead. Prior Lake closes the half on an 8-0 run for a 24 all tie at halftime.
In a bit of a replay from the De La Salle vs EP game, the EP offense is all Wallace and Gillard in the 2nd half. Wallace 8 points in the 1st 5 minutes and EP leads 40-38. Sobaski 6 in a row for Prior Lake. Grantham Gillard for 3, a jumper and another NBA 3 . 50-45 EP looking to pull away with 8 minutes left. Wallace with a pull up and then 2 nice assists for layups 58-49 EP with 3:20 left. Wallace with his final points on 2 free throws with 1:05 left. EP 62-55 leading at that point but they would miss 2 front ends. Sobaski scores and a clutch 3 from Kevin McKiernan after a jump ball to Prior Lake and Sobaski down the lane to tie it with 12 seconds left. EP takes the ball right out of the net and goes it. Its Gillard flying up the right wing and he goes straight to the rim. Tons of contact as Prior Lake attempts to take the charge. Shot no good and we get the late whistle with 0.9 left. The call is a blocking foul. The home crowd not at all happy with that. Gillard leaves the 1st free throw short but makes the 2nd. Eden Prairie wins 63-62. Andre Wallace outstanding again with 28 points and 3 late assists for layups. Grantham Gillard 17 of his 20 points in the 2nd half. Jon Sobaski 20 points, Connor Bair 18 points. Nice movement by Sobaski vs Wallace in the head to head matchup. Sobaski would be in the weak side block area, Wallace would turn his head and Sobaski flashed right in front of him to the ball side post on 3 occasions for 2 easy buckets and another missed bunny.
Kennedy knocks off newly ranked Rosemount
Prologue
Its a couple of more new teams on this season's schedule as I visit Kennedy to see them take on #10AAAA Rosemount. Rosemount entering this week's poll after defeating #3AAAA (at that time) Cretin-Derham Hall to win the Catholic Spirit tournament. Travel allows me to grab Chipotle (a recent Czar vice) before hand but I still get in 20 oz of Pepsi to keep the beverage counter rolling. Better than expected crowd and interesting that the electronic ad board on the sideline was only put up for the 1st half.
Song of the Day
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 608 ounces (56 games, 44 days)
8-1 Rosemount jumps out to the lead thanks to a pair of Cole Northwick bombs. Kennedy counters with a 9-0 run of their own thanks to a DJ Davis 3 and 5 in a row from CJ Lewis. Garrett Goetz 5 in a row and gets away with an obvious over and back call for 2 of those. Davis counters with a 3 to keep the game tied at 15 at the 9:20 mark of the 1st half. Northwick with 2 more bombs and Goetz with his 2nd and 3rd bombs of the half for a 29-22 Irish lead. Last 5 of the half to Kennedy. 29-27 Rosemount at the break. Irish with 7 3s from Northwick and Goetz in the half.
Second half is much slower paced and nobody making shots. Robert Parker breaks out for a dunk to keep the crowd awake. Davis follows with a 4 point play. 38-36 Rosemount with 12:16 to play. Kionte Smith puts Kennedy up 43-40 with 6:25 left on a 3 point play. Logan Halvorson with a 3 to give Rosemount a 44-43 lead with 5:30 left. That would be their final lead. Smith goes 2-3 from the charity stripe with 2:39 left for a 48-44 Kennedy lead. Northwick drives to cut the lead to 2. Kennedy misses a 3 and can't put back the bunny. Goetz drives and is fouled with 1:28 left. He makes both free throws to tie the game. Davis misses and Rosemount fouled on the other end. It looks like a pass so many think it should be 1 and 1, turns out to be a shot attempt strangely but Rosemount misses both anyway. After a Kennedy timeout, Lewis drives and makes 2 free throws with 42.1 left Rosemount takes a timeout and sets up a flare screen for Goetz but he doesn't get it. Rosemount does get fouled but only makes 1 of 2 with 15.9 left so they're down 1. Lewis makes 2 free throws. Rosemount gets the ball back to halfcourt with 8.6 left and draws up a final play for 3 (see below). Northwick gets the catch but the defense is there. Halvorsen has to put up a tough 3 and its no good. Kennedy pulls off the upset 52-49.
Post Game
Rosemount falls to 8-3 with the loss, 2-2 now in the South Suburban. Somewhat kills the momentum of the win over CDH. Garrett Goetz 15 points to lead the Irish. Cole Northwick adds 14. But of those 29 points, only 6 were in the 2nd half and no 3s after giving up 7 triples in the 1st. 3 late missed free throws were critical. Not a good matchup for Rosemount as Kennedy's athleticism allows them to keep drivers out and get to shooters. Rosemount stays on the road next week with short trips to neighboring rivals Eastview and Eagan.
Kennedy improves to 6-4 overall, 3-2 in the conference with the win. 3 of those 4 losses to Apple Valley, Hopkins and Lakeville North and the other is a 1 point neutral site loss to Park Center. They also have a win over Austin. CJ Lewis 18 points and he made his last 10 free throws, including 6-6 in the last 5 minutes. DJ Davis adds 15 for the Eagles. Kennedy is at Prior Lake on Tuesday before an interesting home tilt with Lakeville South next Friday. Eagan alone in 3rd after tonight's loss to Lakeville North and they have a whole pack of teams including the 2 here 1 game behind them.
Play of the Day
Here's the final play from Rosemount looking for a 3 to tie with 8.6 left. Sideline out of bounds box set. Northwick on the back side block. Screener on the ball side block. Northwick curls that screen and sprints backside looking for the fade in the backside corner. He got the catch but good reaction by the defense to keep him from getting a good look.
Its a couple of more new teams on this season's schedule as I visit Kennedy to see them take on #10AAAA Rosemount. Rosemount entering this week's poll after defeating #3AAAA (at that time) Cretin-Derham Hall to win the Catholic Spirit tournament. Travel allows me to grab Chipotle (a recent Czar vice) before hand but I still get in 20 oz of Pepsi to keep the beverage counter rolling. Better than expected crowd and interesting that the electronic ad board on the sideline was only put up for the 1st half.
Song of the Day
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 608 ounces (56 games, 44 days)
- 36 oz Dr Pepper
- 24 oz Sprite
- 80 oz Red Powerade
- 40 oz Red Gatorade
- 268 oz Pepsi
- 120 oz Coke
- 20 oz Barq's Root Beer
- 20 oz Mug Root Beer
8-1 Rosemount jumps out to the lead thanks to a pair of Cole Northwick bombs. Kennedy counters with a 9-0 run of their own thanks to a DJ Davis 3 and 5 in a row from CJ Lewis. Garrett Goetz 5 in a row and gets away with an obvious over and back call for 2 of those. Davis counters with a 3 to keep the game tied at 15 at the 9:20 mark of the 1st half. Northwick with 2 more bombs and Goetz with his 2nd and 3rd bombs of the half for a 29-22 Irish lead. Last 5 of the half to Kennedy. 29-27 Rosemount at the break. Irish with 7 3s from Northwick and Goetz in the half.
Second half is much slower paced and nobody making shots. Robert Parker breaks out for a dunk to keep the crowd awake. Davis follows with a 4 point play. 38-36 Rosemount with 12:16 to play. Kionte Smith puts Kennedy up 43-40 with 6:25 left on a 3 point play. Logan Halvorson with a 3 to give Rosemount a 44-43 lead with 5:30 left. That would be their final lead. Smith goes 2-3 from the charity stripe with 2:39 left for a 48-44 Kennedy lead. Northwick drives to cut the lead to 2. Kennedy misses a 3 and can't put back the bunny. Goetz drives and is fouled with 1:28 left. He makes both free throws to tie the game. Davis misses and Rosemount fouled on the other end. It looks like a pass so many think it should be 1 and 1, turns out to be a shot attempt strangely but Rosemount misses both anyway. After a Kennedy timeout, Lewis drives and makes 2 free throws with 42.1 left Rosemount takes a timeout and sets up a flare screen for Goetz but he doesn't get it. Rosemount does get fouled but only makes 1 of 2 with 15.9 left so they're down 1. Lewis makes 2 free throws. Rosemount gets the ball back to halfcourt with 8.6 left and draws up a final play for 3 (see below). Northwick gets the catch but the defense is there. Halvorsen has to put up a tough 3 and its no good. Kennedy pulls off the upset 52-49.
Post Game
Rosemount falls to 8-3 with the loss, 2-2 now in the South Suburban. Somewhat kills the momentum of the win over CDH. Garrett Goetz 15 points to lead the Irish. Cole Northwick adds 14. But of those 29 points, only 6 were in the 2nd half and no 3s after giving up 7 triples in the 1st. 3 late missed free throws were critical. Not a good matchup for Rosemount as Kennedy's athleticism allows them to keep drivers out and get to shooters. Rosemount stays on the road next week with short trips to neighboring rivals Eastview and Eagan.
Kennedy improves to 6-4 overall, 3-2 in the conference with the win. 3 of those 4 losses to Apple Valley, Hopkins and Lakeville North and the other is a 1 point neutral site loss to Park Center. They also have a win over Austin. CJ Lewis 18 points and he made his last 10 free throws, including 6-6 in the last 5 minutes. DJ Davis adds 15 for the Eagles. Kennedy is at Prior Lake on Tuesday before an interesting home tilt with Lakeville South next Friday. Eagan alone in 3rd after tonight's loss to Lakeville North and they have a whole pack of teams including the 2 here 1 game behind them.
Play of the Day
Here's the final play from Rosemount looking for a 3 to tie with 8.6 left. Sideline out of bounds box set. Northwick on the back side block. Screener on the ball side block. Northwick curls that screen and sprints backside looking for the fade in the backside corner. He got the catch but good reaction by the defense to keep him from getting a good look.
Tigers start the new year wtih a roar
Prologue
Off to Farmington for the 1st time as the Tigers take on North St. Paul in a non-conference game. Its a great building that should be a very nice host for the 3AAAA section games. Plenty of room around the top. The always rare Mug Root Beer has to be tonight's beverage. It goes with a nice sized slice of sausage pizza. They even have the ability to go to double concessions stands which is a nice touch. As to our song of the day, it has to relate to my ties to Farmington. I was a manager for their principal's team during his senior year of high school oh so many many moons ago. Big Ben in the middle can probably still play a bit.
Song of the Day
Small World - Huey Lewis and the News
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 588 ounces (55 games, 43 days)
Nick Varner leaves in the 1st 2 minutes with an injury and doesn't return for Farmington. That's about the only good item for North St. Paul early on. Zach Speikers a pair of layups and Eli Rockett a couple of buckets controlling the paint. Only 1 NSP triple during that stretch. 20-3 Farmington up at the 10:40 mark. North St. Paul makes 5 triples in the half to keep the margin from getting much more out of hand. 40-19 Farmington at the half. The Tigers keep it out of reach but never really go for the final pounce. Farmington cruises 68-39.
Post Game
For North St. Paul, no one in double figures. Joe Messerole and Jake Steckler each with 8 points. More than half of their points from the deep beyond with 7 3s. The Polars fall to 2-9 overall The JVs are 9-2 though with a couple of nice guard pieces in soph Thomas Acqoi and 8th grader Goodnews Kpegeol. They will host St. Anthony on Saturday afternoon before jumping back into conference play at Richfield next week.
For Farmington, Eli Rockett leads all scorers with 13 points. He also had a couple of nice blocks as well along with the nice moves around the rim. Guards Johnny Dittman and Jordan DeCroock also in double figures with 12 and 11 respectively. Zach Speikers 8 points while running the show. He reminds me of something between Graham Woodward and Zach Towle. His stock continues to rise after a nice summer playing up with the WOTN 17s. The top 4 teams for Farmington all win. They are a combined 36-6 this season. The varsity improves to 9-2 overall. They'll play at Irondale on Friday. Then they continue Missota play next week with a tough game at Chaska and hosting #5AAA Red Wing.
Off to Farmington for the 1st time as the Tigers take on North St. Paul in a non-conference game. Its a great building that should be a very nice host for the 3AAAA section games. Plenty of room around the top. The always rare Mug Root Beer has to be tonight's beverage. It goes with a nice sized slice of sausage pizza. They even have the ability to go to double concessions stands which is a nice touch. As to our song of the day, it has to relate to my ties to Farmington. I was a manager for their principal's team during his senior year of high school oh so many many moons ago. Big Ben in the middle can probably still play a bit.
Song of the Day
Small World - Huey Lewis and the News
Total Beverage Consumption Counter: 588 ounces (55 games, 43 days)
- 36 oz Dr Pepper
- 24 oz Sprite
- 80 oz Red Powerade
- 40 oz Red Gatorade
- 248 oz Pepsi
- 120 oz Coke
- 20 oz Barq's Root Beer
- 20 oz Mug Root Beer
Nick Varner leaves in the 1st 2 minutes with an injury and doesn't return for Farmington. That's about the only good item for North St. Paul early on. Zach Speikers a pair of layups and Eli Rockett a couple of buckets controlling the paint. Only 1 NSP triple during that stretch. 20-3 Farmington up at the 10:40 mark. North St. Paul makes 5 triples in the half to keep the margin from getting much more out of hand. 40-19 Farmington at the half. The Tigers keep it out of reach but never really go for the final pounce. Farmington cruises 68-39.
Post Game
For North St. Paul, no one in double figures. Joe Messerole and Jake Steckler each with 8 points. More than half of their points from the deep beyond with 7 3s. The Polars fall to 2-9 overall The JVs are 9-2 though with a couple of nice guard pieces in soph Thomas Acqoi and 8th grader Goodnews Kpegeol. They will host St. Anthony on Saturday afternoon before jumping back into conference play at Richfield next week.
For Farmington, Eli Rockett leads all scorers with 13 points. He also had a couple of nice blocks as well along with the nice moves around the rim. Guards Johnny Dittman and Jordan DeCroock also in double figures with 12 and 11 respectively. Zach Speikers 8 points while running the show. He reminds me of something between Graham Woodward and Zach Towle. His stock continues to rise after a nice summer playing up with the WOTN 17s. The top 4 teams for Farmington all win. They are a combined 36-6 this season. The varsity improves to 9-2 overall. They'll play at Irondale on Friday. Then they continue Missota play next week with a tough game at Chaska and hosting #5AAA Red Wing.
2014 Timberwolves Shootout Preview
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2014 Timberwolves Shootout,
Tyus Jones
Saturday is the 18th annual Timberwolves Shootout. It features 4 early games with the Timberwolves taking on Oklahoma City that evening. $20 ticket gets you into all 4 high school games and the TWolves game. Here's what I'm watching.
Game 1: 9:15 AM #3AAAA Lakeville North (7-1) vs Grand Rapids (8-2)
This game features one of the state's top guards taking on one of the state's top big men. Lakeville North features Xavier signee J.P. Macura. Macura is currently ranked #104 nationally per Rivals.com. He's averaging 37.4 PPG this season including a 55 point outburst vs section rival Farmington. The rest of the Panthers can fill it up too. Wing Connor Flack and guard Alex Reiland also average double figures. Soph lefty Drew Stewart is a dangerous shooter. Center Bronson Bruneau will walk-on with the Duke football program as a long snapper. One worthy note is that Lakeville North has a critical conference matchup at Eagan on Friday night. That short turnaround could be a factor.
Grand Rapids features the top junior big man in the state, Alex Illikainen. He's averaging 27.2 points per game this season. That's picking up where he left off from last season when he averaged 27 points and 15 rebounds per game. He's currently ranked #83 nationally per Rivals.com. He holds offers from Minnesota and Indiana amongst others and just visited Creighton. The Thunderhawks will be without last year's other double figure scorer AJ Watland due to a torn ACL suffered in the offseason.
Czar's Pick: Lakeville North. This will be the ugliest game of the day. Lakeville North has too much firepower and is too well coached. North in a blowout.
Game 2:11:00 AM Cretin-Derham Hall (8-1) vs #2 4A Bettendorf (IA) (5-0)
This will be the only game of the day without a nationally ranked player. But expect another size vs speed struggle that should be closer than game 1. Cretin-Derham Hall comes in at 8-1 but just lost their 1st game to Rosemount in the Catholic Spirit tourney championship game. Their junior class is loaded with the perimeter trio of Sam Neumann, Joe Rosga and Donnell Gresham. All 3 average double-figures. Rosga is the glue guy and leads the team at 21.2 PPG. Gresham is the pure point guard of the 3. He averages 12 points a night. Sam Neumann is one of the state's top juniors and is a scorer. He averages 18.6 points per game. The Raiders make up for a lack of size by moving the ball well and running. They've scored 91 points or more 4 different times this season. That includes 112 in a 30 point thrashing of Minnetonka.
Bettendorf comes in as the second ranked team in Iowa's big school class. They have a pair of players signed with D2 schools, guard Cole Clearman (Missouri Western State) and wing Kendall Jacks (Wayne St). Jacks averages 10 points a game. Guard Dylan Sortillo averages 11.8 PPG. 6'7" forward Nick Baer leads the team at 16 points a night and can step out and shoot it. Cretin won't have a good matchup for him.
Czar's Pick: Bettendorf. High school teams struggle shooting in Target Center. Cretin-Derham Hall is a jump shooting team. Bettendorf is good enough to make the Raiders pay for not making jump shots.
Game 3: 12:45 PM #2AAA De La Salle (4-3) vs St. Rita (Chicago, IL) (5-3)
De La Salle comes in off back to back losses to national powerhouse Findlay Prep and #8AAAA Eden Prairie. Stanford signee Reid Travis is ranked #40 in the nation by Rivals.com but hasn't played all season due to a foot injury. But the Islanders are still loaded. Junior point guard Jarvis Johnson is ranked #68 nationally by Rivals.com. He leads the Islanders with 16 points a game. He's an amazing athlete and a very good passer. He's high on Minnesota's radar. Sacar Anim is another one of the state's top juniors. The defensive minded wing averages 14.7 points per game. Senior guard Geno Crandall can score in bunches. He'll attend North Dakota next season.
Chicago St. Rita is one of the top teams in the tough Chicago Catholic League and a defending division champion. 6'7" forward Vic Law is ranked #86 nationally by Rivals.com and will attend Northwestern next season. He has a game of 22 points and 20 boards to his credit this season. 6'6" junior guard Charles Matthews is ranked #11 nationally and has Kentucky, Illinois, Kansas, Wisconsin, Michigan St, Ohio St and Marquette on his list of 10 schools. He's been nursing a left ankle injury. During that time, his senior brother Dominique has been outstanding. He has offers from SMU, Toledo, UW-Milwaukee and Chicago State. 6'8" junior power forward Myles Carter is ranked #119 nationally by Rivals.com. He has offers from Providence, Memphis, VCU and Xavier on his list. St. Rita was 2-2 in the prestigious Iolani Classic in Hawaii over the holidays. Carter registered a triple double of 13 points, 10 rebounds and 11 blocks in one of the games there. He also had 11 blocks in another game there and 16 blocks in another game this season.
Czar's Pick: Chicago St. Rita. Without Reid Travis and with Carter protecting the rim, De La Salle will have to make jump shots. They aren't a jump shooting team and in the big venue I can't see them making tons of them.
Game 4: 2:30 PM #1AAAA Apple Valley vs #1 6A Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park, KS)
Both of these teams return to the shootout from last year. Apple Valley features point guard Tyus Jones. He's ranked #5 nationally by Rivals.com and will attend Duke. I expect a monster game from him on the big stage. The Eagles are so much more than him though. The state's top sophomore big man Brock Bertram anchors the front line. The state's best freshman Gary Trent, Jr starts on the wing. Tre Jones, Tyus' younger brother, comes off the bench as the best 8th grader in the state. Forward Dennis Austin has the bulk of a power forward combined with the height and quickness of a guard. Robert Tobroxen is a lanky sharpshooter on the wing.
Blue Valley Northwest returns their entire roster from last year's Kansas state championship team in class 6A. Remember they handed De La Salle their only loss of the season at the shootout. Coach Ed Fritz won his 500th game that day. Expect some fun strategy from him and his staff for contending with Tyus Jones. His son Vince is part of a loaded backcourt that features 3 D1 players. Vince will attend Sacred Heart next season. Ben Richardson will attended Loyola of Chicago. Star Clayton Custer is ranked #90 nationally by Rivals.com and will attend Iowa State. All 3 can handle it and knock down shots. Forward David Salach will attend D2 Washburn and will likely be the one to contend with Bertram inside.
Czar's Pick: Blue Valley Northwest. Apple Valley loses to DLS if Reid Travis plays and Blue Valley Northwest beat a better De La Salle squad last year. So as much as I like going with Apple Valley, I just can't do it. I do expect it to be a very good game. Keep an eye on Brock Bertram in this one. Will coach Zach Goring be able to stay with him in this one or will he have to sit to give Apple Valley better matchups?
Game 1: 9:15 AM #3AAAA Lakeville North (7-1) vs Grand Rapids (8-2)
This game features one of the state's top guards taking on one of the state's top big men. Lakeville North features Xavier signee J.P. Macura. Macura is currently ranked #104 nationally per Rivals.com. He's averaging 37.4 PPG this season including a 55 point outburst vs section rival Farmington. The rest of the Panthers can fill it up too. Wing Connor Flack and guard Alex Reiland also average double figures. Soph lefty Drew Stewart is a dangerous shooter. Center Bronson Bruneau will walk-on with the Duke football program as a long snapper. One worthy note is that Lakeville North has a critical conference matchup at Eagan on Friday night. That short turnaround could be a factor.
Grand Rapids features the top junior big man in the state, Alex Illikainen. He's averaging 27.2 points per game this season. That's picking up where he left off from last season when he averaged 27 points and 15 rebounds per game. He's currently ranked #83 nationally per Rivals.com. He holds offers from Minnesota and Indiana amongst others and just visited Creighton. The Thunderhawks will be without last year's other double figure scorer AJ Watland due to a torn ACL suffered in the offseason.
Czar's Pick: Lakeville North. This will be the ugliest game of the day. Lakeville North has too much firepower and is too well coached. North in a blowout.
Game 2:11:00 AM Cretin-Derham Hall (8-1) vs #2 4A Bettendorf (IA) (5-0)
This will be the only game of the day without a nationally ranked player. But expect another size vs speed struggle that should be closer than game 1. Cretin-Derham Hall comes in at 8-1 but just lost their 1st game to Rosemount in the Catholic Spirit tourney championship game. Their junior class is loaded with the perimeter trio of Sam Neumann, Joe Rosga and Donnell Gresham. All 3 average double-figures. Rosga is the glue guy and leads the team at 21.2 PPG. Gresham is the pure point guard of the 3. He averages 12 points a night. Sam Neumann is one of the state's top juniors and is a scorer. He averages 18.6 points per game. The Raiders make up for a lack of size by moving the ball well and running. They've scored 91 points or more 4 different times this season. That includes 112 in a 30 point thrashing of Minnetonka.
Bettendorf comes in as the second ranked team in Iowa's big school class. They have a pair of players signed with D2 schools, guard Cole Clearman (Missouri Western State) and wing Kendall Jacks (Wayne St). Jacks averages 10 points a game. Guard Dylan Sortillo averages 11.8 PPG. 6'7" forward Nick Baer leads the team at 16 points a night and can step out and shoot it. Cretin won't have a good matchup for him.
Czar's Pick: Bettendorf. High school teams struggle shooting in Target Center. Cretin-Derham Hall is a jump shooting team. Bettendorf is good enough to make the Raiders pay for not making jump shots.
Game 3: 12:45 PM #2AAA De La Salle (4-3) vs St. Rita (Chicago, IL) (5-3)
De La Salle comes in off back to back losses to national powerhouse Findlay Prep and #8AAAA Eden Prairie. Stanford signee Reid Travis is ranked #40 in the nation by Rivals.com but hasn't played all season due to a foot injury. But the Islanders are still loaded. Junior point guard Jarvis Johnson is ranked #68 nationally by Rivals.com. He leads the Islanders with 16 points a game. He's an amazing athlete and a very good passer. He's high on Minnesota's radar. Sacar Anim is another one of the state's top juniors. The defensive minded wing averages 14.7 points per game. Senior guard Geno Crandall can score in bunches. He'll attend North Dakota next season.
Chicago St. Rita is one of the top teams in the tough Chicago Catholic League and a defending division champion. 6'7" forward Vic Law is ranked #86 nationally by Rivals.com and will attend Northwestern next season. He has a game of 22 points and 20 boards to his credit this season. 6'6" junior guard Charles Matthews is ranked #11 nationally and has Kentucky, Illinois, Kansas, Wisconsin, Michigan St, Ohio St and Marquette on his list of 10 schools. He's been nursing a left ankle injury. During that time, his senior brother Dominique has been outstanding. He has offers from SMU, Toledo, UW-Milwaukee and Chicago State. 6'8" junior power forward Myles Carter is ranked #119 nationally by Rivals.com. He has offers from Providence, Memphis, VCU and Xavier on his list. St. Rita was 2-2 in the prestigious Iolani Classic in Hawaii over the holidays. Carter registered a triple double of 13 points, 10 rebounds and 11 blocks in one of the games there. He also had 11 blocks in another game there and 16 blocks in another game this season.
Czar's Pick: Chicago St. Rita. Without Reid Travis and with Carter protecting the rim, De La Salle will have to make jump shots. They aren't a jump shooting team and in the big venue I can't see them making tons of them.
Game 4: 2:30 PM #1AAAA Apple Valley vs #1 6A Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park, KS)
Both of these teams return to the shootout from last year. Apple Valley features point guard Tyus Jones. He's ranked #5 nationally by Rivals.com and will attend Duke. I expect a monster game from him on the big stage. The Eagles are so much more than him though. The state's top sophomore big man Brock Bertram anchors the front line. The state's best freshman Gary Trent, Jr starts on the wing. Tre Jones, Tyus' younger brother, comes off the bench as the best 8th grader in the state. Forward Dennis Austin has the bulk of a power forward combined with the height and quickness of a guard. Robert Tobroxen is a lanky sharpshooter on the wing.
Blue Valley Northwest returns their entire roster from last year's Kansas state championship team in class 6A. Remember they handed De La Salle their only loss of the season at the shootout. Coach Ed Fritz won his 500th game that day. Expect some fun strategy from him and his staff for contending with Tyus Jones. His son Vince is part of a loaded backcourt that features 3 D1 players. Vince will attend Sacred Heart next season. Ben Richardson will attended Loyola of Chicago. Star Clayton Custer is ranked #90 nationally by Rivals.com and will attend Iowa State. All 3 can handle it and knock down shots. Forward David Salach will attend D2 Washburn and will likely be the one to contend with Bertram inside.
Czar's Pick: Blue Valley Northwest. Apple Valley loses to DLS if Reid Travis plays and Blue Valley Northwest beat a better De La Salle squad last year. So as much as I like going with Apple Valley, I just can't do it. I do expect it to be a very good game. Keep an eye on Brock Bertram in this one. Will coach Zach Goring be able to stay with him in this one or will he have to sit to give Apple Valley better matchups?
January 1, 2014 CzarPI
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13-14 CzarPI
Here is the 1st CzarPI of the 2013-14 season (see CzarPI Explained here).
It includes games through December 31st, 2013. The value in () after
the CzarPI value is the team's strength of schedule ranking within their
class
Class AAAA
Class AAAA
- Apple Valley - 63.49 (5)
- Hopkins - 61.71 (12)
- Robbinsdale Armstrong - 61.71 (7)
- Champlin Park - 61.35 (14)
- Lakeville North - 59.87 (16)
- Cretin-Derham Hall - 59.39 (27)
- Eden Prairie - 58.34 (4)
- Rosemount - 58.29 (25)
- Osseo - 57.18 (20)
- Shakopee - 56.94 (2)
- Prior Lake - 56.14 (11)
- Elk River - 54.14 (51)
- St. Francis - 54.02 (55)
- East Ridge - 53.79 (56)
- Woodbury - 53.78 (32)
- Park Center - 53.69 (30)
- Tartan - 53.68 (61)
- Bloomington Jefferson - 53.56 (21)
- St. Cloud Tech - 53.29 (47)
- Bloomington Kennedy - 52.99 (3)
- Chaska - 52.28 (42)
- Chanhassen - 51.9 (41)
- Burnsville - 51.8 (15)
- Farmington - 51.76 (59)
- Edina - 51.42 (36)
- Mounds View - 50.84 (40)
- Eagan - 50.43 (50)
- Henry Sibley - 50.35 (28)
- Maple Grove - 50.34 (23)
- Centennial - 50.08 (13)
- Minnetonka - 49.86 (26)
- Cambridge-Isanti - 49.7 (63)
- Rochester John Marshall - 48.79 (57)
- Roseville - 48.48 (19)
- White Bear Lake - 47.62 (6)
- Moorhead - 47.14 (46)
- Buffalo - 46.9 (35)
- Lakeville South - 46.81 (1)
- Wayzata - 46.3 (60)
- Robbinsdale Cooper - 45.66 (17)
- Rochester Century - 45.42 (43)
- Northfield - 45.34 (44)
- Stillwater Area - 43.94 (8)
- Andover - 43.54 (22)
- Mahtomedi - 42.73 (53)
- Blaine - 42.25 (54)
- Brainerd - 42.05 (48)
- Forest Lake - 41.69 (31)
- St. Michael-Albertville - 41.53 (10)
- Minneapolis South - 41 (64)
- Eastview - 40.71 (39)
- Hastings - 37.55 (9)
- Park of Cottage Grove - 36.42 (58)
- Minneapolis Southwest - 35.44 (29)
- Rochester Mayo - 35.18 (24)
- Owatonna - 34.38 (38)
- Rogers - 30.47 (62)
- North St. Paul - 30.23 (45)
- Bemidji - 28.21 (34)
- Anoka - 21.14 (33)
- Irondale - 0 (49)
- Coon Rapids - 0 (52)
- St. Louis Park - 0 (18)
- Duluth East - 0 (37)
- Austin - 60.83 (4)
- Holy Family Catholic - 58.27 (38)
- St. Paul Johnson - 57.79 (11)
- Marshall - 57.63 (16)
- Cloquet - 57.1 (44)
- Grand Rapids - 56.23 (31)
- Totino-Grace - 55.19 (40)
- Red Wing - 54.82 (49)
- Big Lake - 54.04 (48)
- Mankato West - 53.59 (41)
- Delano - 53.56 (51)
- Minneapolis Washburn - 52.75 (22)
- New Prague - 52.51 (3)
- Hibbing - 52.39 (21)
- St. Paul Central - 51.95 (26)
- Detroit Lakes - 51.92 (27)
- Thief River Falls - 51.74 (60)
- Kasson-Mantorville - 51.33 (59)
- Orono - 51.12 (35)
- DeLaSalle - 50.76 (1)
- Sartell-St. Stephen - 50.64 (7)
- Albany - 50.64 (47)
- Willmar - 49.66 (30)
- Spring Lake Park - 49.45 (25)
- St. Thomas Academy - 49.1 (24)
- Monticello - 48.69 (57)
- Alexandria - 48.46 (29)
- Zimmerman - 48.39 (19)
- St. Cloud Apollo - 48.39 (33)
- Holy Angels - 47.57 (10)
- Columbia Heights - 47.04 (61)
- Hermantown - 46.51 (39)
- Stewartville - 46.21 (58)
- Mankato East - 45.98 (13)
- Hill-Murray - 45.47 (34)
- Simley - 45.33 (63)
- Little Falls - 45.09 (53)
- Fridley - 44.81 (64)
- St. Paul Como Park - 42.85 (14)
- Becker - 42.2 (36)
- Benilde-St. Margaret's - 42.17 (52)
- Fergus Falls - 41.94 (55)
- Waconia - 41.66 (43)
- Albert Lea - 41.32 (18)
- Winona - 41.31 (9)
- Chisago Lakes Area - 40.64 (45)
- Worthington - 38.47 (23)
- Blake - 37.14 (42)
- Princeton - 35.21 (56)
- Minneapolis Henry - 34.98 (32)
- New Ulm - 34.83 (28)
- St. Paul Harding - 33.39 (54)
- North Branch - 33.26 (50)
- South St. Paul - 30.27 (62)
- Hutchinson - 27.63 (2)
- St. Anthony Village - 23.72 (46)
- Rocori - 0 (12)
- Faribault - 0 (37)
- Dassel-Cokato - 0 (5)
- Duluth Denfeld - 0 (6)
- Mound-Westonka - 0 (8)
- St. Paul Highland Park - 0 (15)
- Sauk Rapids-Rice - 0 (17)
- Richfield - 0 (20)
- St. Cloud Cathedral - 58.45 (30)
- Fairmont - 58.01 (48)
- Pelican Rapids - 57.81 (53)
- New Richland-H-E-G - 57.22 (66)
- New London-Spicer - 56.78 (99)
- Barnum - 56.41 (54)
- St. James Area - 55.55 (114)
- Redwood Valley - 55.03 (33)
- Perham - 54.89 (12)
- Caledonia - 54.71 (78)
- Concordia Academy-Roseville - 54.57 (50)
- Annandale - 54.45 (64)
- Mayer Lutheran - 54.34 (68)
- Esko - 54.29 (102)
- Hayfield - 54.06 (113)
- Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton - 53.85 (17)
- Waseca - 53.66 (58)
- Providence Academy - 53.47 (61)
- Sauk Centre - 53.22 (65)
- Plainview-Elgin-Millville - 53.18 (91)
- St. Croix Lutheran - 53.18 (38)
- Crosby-Ironton - 52.59 (70)
- Belle Plaine - 52.29 (34)
- St. Charles - 52.29 (100)
- Chatfield - 51.74 (8)
- Martin County West - 51.7 (97)
- St. Paul Academy - 51.46 (82)
- Barnesville - 51.22 (13)
- Park Rapids Area - 51.06 (73)
- Moose Lake-Willow River - 50.9 (5)
- Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted - 50.87 (26)
- Crookston - 50.84 (90)
- Eden Valley-Watkins - 50.63 (84)
- Minneota/Lincoln HI - 50.6 (88)
- Long Prairie-Grey Eagle - 50.24 (32)
- Jordan - 50.17 (14)
- Pine City - 50.08 (40)
- Waterville-Elysian-Morristown - 50.05 (49)
- Pipestone Area - 49.62 (86)
- Rockford - 49.62 (72)
- Montevideo - 49.39 (45)
- Byron - 49.38 (87)
- BOLD - 49.22 (103)
- Virginia - 48.67 (104)
- Braham - 48.6 (79)
- New Life Academy - 48.39 (125)
- Cannon Falls - 48.06 (31)
- East Grand Forks - 47.83 (93)
- Winona Cotter - 47.73 (57)
- St. Paul Washington - 47.6 (128)
- Frazee - 47.5 (24)
- Staples-Motley - 47.18 (55)
- Paynesville Area - 47.11 (62)
- St. Peter - 47.01 (9)
- Glencoe-Silver Lake - 46.77 (83)
- Melrose - 46.58 (43)
- Watertown-Mayer - 46.18 (63)
- Rochester Lourdes - 46.03 (107)
- Maple River - 46.01 (3)
- Jackson County Central - 45.56 (67)
- LeSueur-Henderson - 45.54 (115)
- Sibley East - 45.2 (35)
- Tracy-Milroy-Balaton - 45.16 (20)
- Pine Island - 44.8 (37)
- International Falls - 44.43 (22)
- Norwood-Young America - 43.92 (77)
- Litchfield - 43.86 (46)
- Dover-Eyota - 43.78 (59)
- Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial - 43.37 (109)
- Brooklyn Center - 42.84 (105)
- Mesabi East - 42.65 (19)
- La Crescent - 42.31 (80)
- Benson - 42.19 (96)
- Lake City - 42.19 (29)
- Breckenridge - 42.17 (10)
- Minnewaska Area - 41.92 (7)
- International School of MN - 41.49 (98)
- Milaca - 41.38 (106)
- Minneapolis Edison - 41.36 (85)
- St. Croix Prep - 40.99 (120)
- Hawley - 40.76 (42)
- Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop - 40.76 (116)
- Mora - 40.33 (56)
- Pequot Lakes - 40.27 (123)
- Hinckley-Finlayson - 40.17 (122)
- Minnehaha Academy - 39.49 (51)
- Minneapolis Roosevelt - 38.84 (44)
- Foley - 38.69 (52)
- Aitkin - 38.38 (108)
- Breck - 38.33 (60)
- Proctor - 38.21 (75)
- Holdingford - 38.18 (69)
- Trinity School - 38.11 (112)
- Roseau - 37.92 (117)
- Windom Area - 37.44 (28)
- Duluth Marshall - 37.4 (89)
- Eveleth-Gilbert - 36.99 (101)
- Spectrum - 36.78 (118)
- Osakis - 36.52 (36)
- Luverne - 36.12 (27)
- Pierz - 35.3 (4)
- Two Harbors - 35.25 (124)
- Blue Earth Area - 34.4 (1)
- St. John's Prep - 34.32 (110)
- Triton - 33.68 (39)
- Wadena-Deer Creek - 33.19 (71)
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa - 33.13 (16)
- Maple Lake - 32.8 (25)
- Prairie Seeds Academy - 32.68 (129)
- St. Agnes - 32.56 (94)
- Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta - 31.05 (2)
- Tri-City United - 30.94 (15)
- Deer River - 30.2 (92)
- Lewiston-Altura - 30.19 (6)
- Medford - 30.1 (126)
- Badger/Greenbush-Middle River - 29.72 (121)
- Pillager - 29.49 (47)
- St. Paul Humboldt - 29.36 (76)
- Great River - 28.93 (130)
- Rush City - 25.98 (119)
- Lac qui Parle Valley - 24.45 (74)
- Bagley - 23.85 (11)
- Warroad - 0 (18)
- FAIR School - 0 (21)
- Kenyon-Wanamingo - 0 (23)
- St. Paul Prep - 0 (41)
- Mounds Park Academy - 0 (81)
- Yellow Medicine East - 0 (95)
- Greenway - 0 (111)
- Hmong Academy - 0 (127)
- Rushford-Peterson - 58.59 (50)
- Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City - 56.65 (27)
- Fertile-Beltrami - 56.17 (77)
- Wheaton/Herman-Norcross - 55.53 (109)
- Dawson-Boyd - 54.97 (115)
- Upsala - 54.88 (68)
- Floodwood - 54.62 (83)
- Mountain Lake Area - 54.31 (126)
- Maranatha Christian - 54.06 (129)
- Fond du Lac Ojibwe - 53.92 (101)
- Canby - 53.81 (74)
- Battle Lake - 53.58 (130)
- Bigfork - 52.98 (73)
- Southwest MN Christian - 52.9 (48)
- Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa - 52.75 (71)
- Russell-Tyler-Ruthton - 52.22 (67)
- United South Central - 52.15 (23)
- Park Christian - 52.1 (70)
- Warren-Alvarado-Oslo - 51.98 (45)
- Ada-Borup - 51.97 (33)
- Fosston - 51.83 (94)
- Ellsworth - 51.42 (54)
- Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity - 51.2 (41)
- Chisholm - 50.94 (89)
- Southwest Christian - 50.76 (30)
- St. Clair - 50.62 (44)
- Hillcrest Lutheran Academy - 50.37 (85)
- Red Lake - 50.11 (5)
- Blackduck - 49.83 (96)
- Browerville - 49.66 (14)
- Northern Freeze - 49.28 (62)
- Ely - 49.2 (152)
- Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley - 48.82 (106)
- Verndale - 48.79 (143)
- Northome/Kelliher - 48.57 (82)
- North Woods - 48.21 (3)
- Cherry - 47.74 (37)
- Goodhue - 47.4 (31)
- Spring Grove - 47.38 (95)
- South Ridge - 47.21 (81)
- Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's - 47.07 (90)
- Swanville - 47 (78)
- Ashby - 46.96 (7)
- Kimball Area - 46.96 (125)
- Heritage Christian - 46.92 (63)
- Legacy Christian - 46.88 (102)
- West Lutheran - 46.5 (21)
- MACCRAY - 46.42 (110)
- Mountain Iron-Buhl - 46.32 (28)
- West Central Area - 45.82 (136)
- Ortonville - 45.26 (43)
- Menahga - 45.16 (65)
- Blooming Prairie - 44.44 (133)
- Wabasso - 44.07 (122)
- Minnesota Transitions Charter - 44.02 (117)
- Nevis - 43.84 (144)
- Cedar Mountain/Comfrey - 43.55 (75)
- New York Mills - 43.29 (97)
- Stephen-Argyle - 43.16 (149)
- Cristo Rey Jesuit - 43.12 (64)
- Kittson County Central - 43.07 (29)
- Hills-Beaver Creek - 42.89 (38)
- Goodridge/Grygla - 42.63 (103)
- Sleepy Eye - 42.55 (112)
- Cass Lake-Bena - 42.48 (157)
- Minnesota Valley Lutheran - 42.42 (60)
- Bethlehem Academy - 42.26 (76)
- Minneapolis North - 42.11 (20)
- Isle - 42.02 (128)
- Mankato Loyola - 41.99 (52)
- Walker-Hackensack-Akeley - 41.92 (138)
- Henning - 41.24 (119)
- Bethany Academy - 41.18 (155)
- Wrenshall - 40.59 (132)
- Lake Park-Audubon - 40.52 (40)
- Southwest United - 40.5 (146)
- Fillmore Central - 40.34 (19)
- Randolph - 40.14 (51)
- Truman/Martin Luther - 40.01 (6)
- Central MN Christian - 39.72 (57)
- Wabasha-Kellogg - 39 (56)
- Lanesboro - 38.61 (137)
- Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton - 38.56 (121)
- East Central - 38.48 (145)
- NCE/U-H - 38.33 (55)
- Springfield - 38.03 (35)
- Mahnomen - 37.96 (140)
- Lyle/Austin Pacelli - 37.96 (118)
- Christian Life School - 37.86 (142)
- Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart - 37.67 (92)
- Win-E-Mac - 36.7 (17)
- Houston - 36.12 (99)
- Hope Lutheran - 35.39 (139)
- Lakeview Christian - 35.22 (8)
- Mabel-Canton - 34.82 (88)
- Glenville-Emmons - 34.77 (135)
- Parkers Prairie - 34.48 (12)
- Sacred Heart - 34.11 (100)
- Hill City - 33.5 (131)
- Grand Meadow - 33.34 (49)
- Waubun - 33.2 (114)
- Learning for Leadership - 33.16 (108)
- Madelia - 33.14 (36)
- Granada-Huntley-East Chain - 33.04 (91)
- Red Lake County - 32.77 (61)
- Kingsland - 31.45 (18)
- St. Cloud Christian - 31.37 (159)
- Murray County Central - 31.35 (58)
- Cook County - 31.11 (66)
- Westbrook-Walnut Grove - 30.96 (104)
- New Ulm Cathedral - 30.92 (105)
- CHOF - 30.23 (123)
- Liberty Classical Academy - 29.88 (148)
- PACT Charter - 29.5 (151)
- Underwood - 29.46 (158)
- MN Academy for the Deaf - 28.83 (150)
- Bertha-Hewitt - 28.49 (53)
- Cleveland - 28.47 (84)
- Nova Classical Academy - 28.09 (34)
- Clearbrook-Gonvick - 28.09 (79)
- Nashwauk-Keewatin - 27.76 (154)
- Adrian - 27.7 (32)
- Onamia - 27 (153)
- Cromwell - 26.86 (15)
- McGregor - 26.7 (124)
- Southland - 26.08 (16)
- Sebeka - 25.85 (120)
- Edgerton - 25.13 (80)
- Carlton - 24.39 (69)
- Royalton - 23.76 (39)
- Brandon/Evansville - 22.87 (24)
- Lakeview - 22.7 (46)
- Littlefork-Big Falls - 0 (134)
- Community of Peace Academy - 0 (141)
- Rothsay - 0 (10)
- Northeast Range - 0 (13)
- Renville County West - 0 (26)
- Laporte - 0 (59)
- Silver Bay - 0 (72)
- Alden-Conger - 0 (86)
- Climax/Fisher - 0 (113)
- Fulda - 0 (116)
- Calvin Christian - 0 (156)
- Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig - 0 (160)
- Hancock - 0 (1)
- Nicollet - 0 (2)
- Pine River-Backus - 0 (4)
- Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg - 0 (9)
- New Century Academy - 0 (11)
- Mesabi Academy - 0 (22)
- Schaeffer Academy - 0 (25)
- Northland - 0 (42)
- Ogilvie - 0 (47)
- Red Rock Central - 0 (87)
- LeRoy-Ostrander - 0 (93)
- Lake of the Woods - 0 (98)
- Hope Academy - 0 (107)
- North Lakes Academy - 0 (111)
- Norman County West - 0 (127)
- Academy for Sciences & Ag - 0 (147)
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