17-18 CzarPI, January 7, 2018

This is the 2nd CzarPI of the 2017-18 season (see CzarPI Explained Here).  It includes games through Saturday, January 6th, 2018.  The value in () after the CzarPI value is the team's strength of schedule ranking within their class.

Class AAAA

1. Hopkins - 63.74 (7) 0-0 vs better, 10-1 vs worse
2. Cretin-Derham Hall - 62.42 (15) 1-0 vs better, 8-1 vs worse
3. Eden Prairie - 61.27 (17) 1-0 vs better, 8-1 vs worse
4. Prior Lake - 58.46 (13) 0-0 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
5. Cambridge-Isanti - 58.18 (34) 0-0 vs better, 8-2 vs worse
6. Edina - 57.69 (2) 1-2 vs better, 6-2 vs worse
7. Park Center - 57.67 (11) 1-1 vs better, 6-2 vs worse
8. Rochester John Marshall - 57.4 (42) 0-1 vs better, 9-0 vs worse
9. Lakeville North - 56.98 (21) 1-1 vs better, 7-1 vs worse
10. Forest Lake - 56.34 (31) 1-1 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
11. Minnetonka - 55.56 (35) 1-1 vs better, 7-2 vs worse
12. Chaska - 55.48 (38) 2-1 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
13. North St. Paul - 54.3 (39) 1-1 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
14. Wayzata - 54.26 (24) 0-2 vs better, 7-2 vs worse
15. Woodbury - 54.18 (16) 2-3 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
16. Champlin Park - 53.61 (6) 0-3 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
17. East Ridge - 53.58 (20) 0-3 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
18. Lakeville South - 53.27 (12) 0-4 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
19. Farmington - 53.07 (51) 1-2 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
20. Coon Rapids - 52.97 (23) 0-3 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
21. Apple Valley - 52.9 (32) 1-3 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
22. Tartan - 52.81 (63) 0-0 vs better, 9-0 vs worse
23. St. Michael-Albertville - 52.78 (41) 1-1 vs better, 4-2 vs worse
24. Osseo - 52.68 (50) 1-1 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
25. Chanhassen - 52.34 (9) 2-3 vs better, 2-2 vs worse
26. Maple Grove - 52.29 (45) 1-2 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
27. St. Cloud Tech - 51.79 (26) 1-4 vs better, 7-1 vs worse
28. Park of Cottage Grove - 50.98 (54) 0-2 vs better, 5-2 vs worse
29. Moorhead - 50.38 (27) 1-3 vs better, 2-2 vs worse
30. Shakopee - 49.64 (8) 2-5 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
31. Brainerd - 49.48 (47) 2-3 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
32. White Bear Lake - 49.07 (44) 1-4 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
33. Andover - 48.41 (53) 0-3 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
34. Elk River - 48.27 (33) 1-5 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
35. New Prague - 47.89 (43) 4-6 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
36. Minneapolis Southwest - 46.35 (10) 2-5 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
37. Minneapolis South - 45.96 (58) 2-3 vs better, 2-3 vs worse
38. Hastings - 45.52 (60) 2-2 vs better, 1-3 vs worse
39. St. Paul Central - 45.06 (28) 2-3 vs better, 2-2 vs worse
40. Blaine - 44.85 (57) 1-3 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
41. Henry Sibley - 43.84 (30) 2-6 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
42. Bloomington Jefferson - 43.7 (59) 2-4 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
43. Minneapolis Washburn - 43.48 (61) 2-2 vs better, 3-2 vs worse
44. St. Louis Park - 42.86 (14) 2-6 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
45. Rochester Mayo - 42.77 (4) 2-6 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
46. Eastview - 42.62 (25) 3-5 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
47. Roseville - 42.33 (55) 1-4 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
48. Centennial - 41.96 (22) 1-6 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
49. Spring Lake Park - 41.55 (29) 1-4 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
50. Anoka - 41.01 (62) 1-3 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
51. Rogers - 40.26 (56) 2-5 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
52. Buffalo - 40.05 (40) 2-7 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
53. Owatonna - 39.57 (37) 1-4 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
54. Robbinsdale Armstrong - 36.74 (18) 1-7 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
55. Stillwater Area - 33.87 (19) 1-10 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
56. Eagan - 33.84 (36) 1-7 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
57. Rosemount - 32.26 (49) 1-8 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
58. Irondale - 31.91 (52) 1-6 vs better, 0-2 vs worse
59. Mounds View - 31.06 (48) 2-8 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
60. Burnsville - 26.74 (1) 1-9 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
61. St. Francis - 22.41 (46) 1-8 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
62. Rochester Century - 0 (3) 0-9 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
63. Duluth East - 0 (5) 0-11 vs better, 0-0 vs worse

Class AAA

1. Marshall - 63.22 (20) 0-0 vs better, 9-0 vs worse
2. Austin - 61.67 (28) 0-0 vs better, 10-0 vs worse
3. St. Croix Lutheran - 59.89 (23) 0-0 vs better, 8-1 vs worse
4. Mankato East - 59.62 (42) 0-0 vs better, 10-0 vs worse
5. Columbia Heights - 58.22 (49) 0-0 vs better, 8-0 vs worse
6. Delano - 57.5 (39) 0-1 vs better, 8-1 vs worse
7. DeLaSalle - 55.69 (7) 0-1 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
8. Totino-Grace - 55.53 (25) 1-1 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
9. Willmar - 54.64 (61) 0-0 vs better, 11-0 vs worse
10. Waseca - 54.35 (40) 1-2 vs better, 10-0 vs worse
11. St. Paul Johnson - 54.14 (13) 1-1 vs better, 4-2 vs worse
12. Orono - 53.23 (3) 2-4 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
13. Waconia - 53.03 (29) 0-1 vs better, 6-2 vs worse
14. Sauk Rapids-Rice - 52.81 (31) 1-1 vs better, 6-2 vs worse
15. Duluth Denfeld - 52.65 (32) 2-0 vs better, 4-3 vs worse
16. Fridley - 52.36 (52) 1-1 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
17. Bemidji - 52.29 (55) 1-1 vs better, 5-2 vs worse
18. Northfield - 52.15 (46) 0-1 vs better, 8-1 vs worse
19. Minneapolis Henry - 51.26 (47) 0-2 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
20. Fergus Falls - 50.62 (34) 1-3 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
21. Benilde-St. Margaret's - 50.43 (16) 2-4 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
22. Grand Rapids - 50.3 (59) 2-1 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
23. Mahtomedi - 50.28 (30) 1-2 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
24. Hibbing - 50.05 (43) 2-2 vs better, 4-2 vs worse
25. Cloquet - 49.86 (36) 2-3 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
26. Simley - 49.57 (41) 1-3 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
27. Monticello - 49.36 (58) 2-2 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
28. Dassel-Cokato - 49.01 (53) 1-2 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
29. Mankato West - 48.9 (17) 0-4 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
30. Mound Westonka - 48.35 (63) 0-1 vs better, 7-1 vs worse
31. Worthington - 47.89 (26) 1-6 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
32. Minneapolis Roosevelt - 47.33 (19) 1-3 vs better, 2-2 vs worse
33. Princeton - 47.01 (60) 1-2 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
34. St. Paul Harding - 46.98 (56) 0-2 vs better, 6-2 vs worse
35. St. Anthony Village - 46.95 (51) 1-2 vs better, 5-3 vs worse
36. St. Cloud Apollo - 46.22 (8) 2-4 vs better, 1-3 vs worse
37. St. Thomas Academy - 45.76 (18) 2-5 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
38. Bloomington Kennedy - 45.57 (33) 2-4 vs better, 1-2 vs worse
39. New Ulm - 45.41 (54) 1-3 vs better, 6-3 vs worse
40. South St. Paul - 45.05 (50) 1-4 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
41. Alexandria - 44.41 (57) 2-4 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
42. Rocori - 43.02 (4) 2-8 vs better, 0-1 vs worse
43. Becker - 42.25 (5) 1-8 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
44. Faribault - 40.94 (6) 1-5 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
45. Hermantown - 40.62 (15) 1-8 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
46. Red Wing - 38.75 (24) 2-5 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
47. Robbinsdale Cooper - 37.97 (62) 1-3 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
48. North Branch - 37.74 (9) 2-8 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
49. Holy Angels - 37.06 (38) 1-8 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
50. Sartell-St. Stephen - 36.51 (1) 1-9 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
51. Hill-Murray - 35.4 (45) 1-6 vs better, 0-2 vs worse
52. St. Paul Highland Park - 34.35 (48) 1-5 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
53. Big Lake - 34.31 (10) 2-6 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
54. Zimmerman - 34.25 (22) 0-6 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
55. Hutchinson - 33.97 (11) 2-10 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
56. Little Falls - 32.68 (37) 2-7 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
57. Chisago Lakes Area - 31.53 (44) 2-7 vs better, 0-1 vs worse
58. St. Paul Como Park - 30.99 (12) 1-7 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
59. Detroit Lakes - 30.29 (35) 1-7 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
60. Winona - 29.15 (14) 0-6 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
61. Kasson-Mantorville - 27.32 (21) 1-8 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
62. Richfield - 0 (2) 0-10 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
63. Albert Lea - 0 (27) 0-8 vs better, 0-0 vs worse

Class AA

1. Minnehaha Academy - 61.34 (3) 0-1 vs better, 8-1 vs worse
2. Perham - 58.9 (74) 0-0 vs better, 11-0 vs worse
3. Caledonia - 58.57 (26) 0-0 vs better, 8-1 vs worse
4. St. Charles - 58.5 (82) 1-0 vs better, 10-0 vs worse
5. Pequot Lakes - 58.43 (35) 0-0 vs better, 8-1 vs worse
6. Virginia - 58.4 (43) 0-0 vs better, 9-1 vs worse
7. Brooklyn Center - 57.24 (34) 0-0 vs better, 8-2 vs worse
8. Annandale - 57.06 (11) 0-1 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
9. Holy Family Catholic - 56.55 (50) 1-1 vs better, 9-1 vs worse
10. Plainview-Elgin-Millville - 56.19 (32) 0-1 vs better, 8-1 vs worse
11. Lake City - 56.09 (27) 0-2 vs better, 9-0 vs worse
12. Cristo Rey Jesuit - 55.63 (102) 0-0 vs better, 8-1 vs worse
13. Windom Area - 54.34 (41) 0-1 vs better, 8-2 vs worse
14. Maple Lake - 54.23 (24) 0-2 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
15. Zumbrota-Mazeppa - 53.97 (72) 0-2 vs better, 10-0 vs worse
16. New Richland-H-E-G - 53.83 (100) 0-1 vs better, 9-0 vs worse
17. Pipestone Area - 53.7 (6) 1-3 vs better, 5-2 vs worse
18. Eden Valley-Watkins - 53.7 (104) 0-1 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
19. Holdingford - 53.24 (101) 0-0 vs better, 8-2 vs worse
20. Proctor - 53.07 (44) 1-1 vs better, 6-2 vs worse
21. Melrose - 52.84 (123) 0-0 vs better, 9-0 vs worse
22. Esko - 52.61 (56) 1-2 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
23. Sauk Centre - 52.56 (20) 1-1 vs better, 5-3 vs worse
24. Jordan - 52.37 (77) 0-2 vs better, 9-0 vs worse
25. Fairmont - 51.9 (51) 0-2 vs better, 8-1 vs worse
26. Mesabi East - 51.88 (76) 0-1 vs better, 8-2 vs worse
27. St. Croix Prep - 51.79 (92) 0-0 vs better, 7-3 vs worse
28. Blake - 51.58 (110) 0-0 vs better, 6-2 vs worse
29. La Crescent - 51.38 (17) 0-2 vs better, 6-2 vs worse
30. Kimball Area - 50.99 (55) 0-2 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
31. Breckenridge - 50.92 (95) 0-1 vs better, 8-1 vs worse
32. Sibley East - 50.86 (30) 0-2 vs better, 6-2 vs worse
33. Jackson County Central - 50.65 (91) 1-2 vs better, 8-1 vs worse
34. Byron - 50.57 (42) 0-3 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
35. Minneapolis North - 50.57 (5) 1-2 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
36. Park Rapids Area - 50.46 (81) 0-1 vs better, 8-3 vs worse
37. Trinity School - 50.41 (79) 0-1 vs better, 7-3 vs worse
38. East Grand Forks - 50.33 (58) 0-1 vs better, 5-2 vs worse
39. Albany - 50.23 (62) 1-2 vs better, 6-2 vs worse
40. Maranatha Christian - 49.99 (33) 1-3 vs better, 5-2 vs worse
41. Minnewaska Area - 49.85 (94) 1-2 vs better, 7-1 vs worse
42. Greenway - 49.63 (118) 0-1 vs better, 8-0 vs worse
43. Maple River - 49.51 (25) 0-4 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
44. New Life Academy - 49.46 (49) 0-3 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
45. St. Cloud Cathedral - 48.9 (117) 0-1 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
46. Osakis - 48.61 (40) 1-3 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
47. Watertown-Mayer - 48.54 (8) 1-4 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
48. Southwest Christian - 48.01 (37) 1-3 vs better, 3-2 vs worse
49. Bagley - 47.81 (29) 1-3 vs better, 3-2 vs worse
50. Rockford - 47.51 (96) 0-2 vs better, 7-1 vs worse
51. Crookston - 47.35 (18) 3-4 vs better, 3-2 vs worse
52. Hawley - 47.22 (69) 1-2 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
53. Rochester Lourdes - 47.2 (97) 1-3 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
54. Roseau - 47.18 (109) 1-2 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
55. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta - 47.18 (2) 1-6 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
56. Stewartville - 47.05 (66) 1-3 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
57. Litchfield - 46.57 (59) 0-3 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
58. Crosby-Ironton - 46.46 (107) 1-1 vs better, 5-5 vs worse
59. Royalton - 46.33 (57) 0-3 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
60. Pine City - 46.26 (119) 1-3 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
61. Dover-Eyota - 46.26 (38) 2-5 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
62. Barnum - 46.13 (19) 2-4 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
63. Pillager - 45.58 (90) 2-4 vs better, 4-2 vs worse
64. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle - 45.02 (84) 1-3 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
65. Mora - 44.75 (121) 0-2 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
66. Moose Lake-Willow River - 44.63 (14) 2-6 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
67. Wadena-Deer Creek - 44.19 (80) 2-6 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
68. Belle Plaine - 44.07 (45) 1-5 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
69. Foley - 43.72 (7) 1-7 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
70. Providence Academy - 43.7 (22) 1-6 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
71. St. Paul Humboldt - 43.57 (65) 0-4 vs better, 4-2 vs worse
72. Glencoe-Silver Lake - 43.5 (61) 0-4 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
73. St. Paul Academy - 43.16 (93) 2-3 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
74. Nova Classical Academy - 43.02 (116) 2-3 vs better, 2-2 vs worse
75. Redwood Valley - 42.91 (48) 1-5 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
76. Aitkin - 42.73 (113) 2-3 vs better, 1-3 vs worse
77. Charter Stars - 42.44 (125) 1-2 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
78. Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City - 41.82 (114) 0-3 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
79. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted - 41.25 (36) 2-6 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
80. Pine Island - 41.01 (21) 1-5 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
81. St. Agnes - 40.98 (88) 0-5 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
82. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton - 40.93 (122) 1-3 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
83. Martin County West - 40.81 (71) 1-5 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
84. International School of MN - 40.8 (108) 1-1 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
85. New London-Spicer - 40.21 (31) 2-5 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
86. Barnesville - 40.12 (9) 1-6 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
87. Eveleth-Gilbert - 39.97 (60) 1-7 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
88. Spectrum - 39.75 (99) 2-5 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
89. Paynesville Area - 39.46 (54) 1-5 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
90. Concordia Academy - 39.35 (105) 1-4 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
91. Pierz - 39.01 (53) 2-5 vs better, 0-2 vs worse
92. Breck - 38.89 (10) 1-6 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
93. Staples-Motley - 37.87 (85) 2-4 vs better, 0-2 vs worse
94. Blue Earth Area - 37.57 (67) 1-5 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
95. Two Harbors - 37.37 (63) 0-7 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
96. Minneapolis Edison - 37.13 (106) 1-6 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
97. St. Peter - 36.6 (23) 1-7 vs better, 1-2 vs worse
98. St. Paul Prep - 36.52 (120) 1-3 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
99. Milaca - 35.91 (68) 0-6 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
100. Warroad - 35.76 (89) 0-6 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
101. St. James Area - 35.32 (46) 1-7 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
102. Norwood-Young America - 35.3 (47) 1-6 vs better, 1-2 vs worse
103. Cannon Falls - 34.94 (64) 1-6 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
104. International Falls - 34.38 (13) 1-9 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
105. LeSueur-Henderson - 34.06 (112) 2-6 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
106. Lewiston-Altura - 33.88 (16) 1-6 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
107. Rush City - 33.54 (83) 1-4 vs better, 0-1 vs worse
108. St. Paul Washington - 33.43 (98) 2-7 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
109. Luverne - 32.66 (12) 0-8 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
110. Tri-City United - 31.12 (39) 2-7 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
111. Winona Cotter/Hope Lutheran - 30.65 (86) 1-6 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
112. Triton - 30.44 (111) 0-6 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
113. Chatfield - 28.65 (28) 1-8 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
114. Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop - 23.9 (115) 0-6 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
115. Math and Science Academy - 23.39 (78) 0-8 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
116. Medford - 23.24 (73) 0-5 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
117. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton - 20.38 (75) 1-9 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
118. Kenyon-Wanamingo - 19.24 (87) 1-13 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
119. PACT Charter - 0 (52) 0-8 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
120. Duluth Marshall - 0 (103) 0-4 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
121. Academy for Sciences & Ag - 0 (124) 0-7 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
122. Montevideo - 0 (1) 0-8 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
123. Benson - 0 (4) 0-9 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
124. Thief River Falls - 0 (15) 0-9 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
125. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial - 0 (70) 0-10 vs better, 0-0 vs worse

Class A

1. Cass Lake-Bena - 59.52 (63) 0-0 vs better, 12-0 vs worse
2. Springfield - 58.96 (77) 0-0 vs better, 9-0 vs worse
3. Parkers Prairie - 58.61 (25) 0-0 vs better, 8-1 vs worse
4. North Woods - 58.3 (90) 0-0 vs better, 9-0 vs worse
5. NCE/U-H - 57.68 (101) 0-0 vs better, 9-0 vs worse
6. Mayer Lutheran - 56.94 (15) 0-1 vs better, 7-1 vs worse
7. Ada-Borup - 56.79 (85) 0-0 vs better, 7-1 vs worse
8. Southwest MN Christian - 56.53 (86) 0-0 vs better, 8-1 vs worse
9. Hancock - 56.01 (112) 1-0 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
10. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton - 55.38 (135) 0-0 vs better, 9-0 vs worse
11. Sacred Heart - 55.16 (138) 0-0 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
12. Nevis - 54.56 (149) 0-0 vs better, 8-0 vs worse
13. Ortonville - 54.03 (92) 0-1 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
14. Bethlehem Academy - 53.2 (16) 0-2 vs better, 6-2 vs worse
15. Cromwell-Wright - 53.09 (72) 0-0 vs better, 7-3 vs worse
16. Wabasha-Kellogg - 53.08 (43) 1-1 vs better, 4-2 vs worse
17. Fosston - 53.03 (14) 0-3 vs better, 8-0 vs worse
18. Cedar Mountain/Comfrey - 52.51 (23) 0-2 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
19. Hillcrest Lutheran Academy - 52.47 (35) 0-1 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
20. LeRoy-Ostrander - 52.22 (113) 0-0 vs better, 8-2 vs worse
21. Wrenshall - 52.04 (147) 0-1 vs better, 8-0 vs worse
22. Battle Lake - 51.88 (37) 0-2 vs better, 7-1 vs worse
23. Westbrook-Walnut Grove - 51.86 (28) 0-1 vs better, 7-2 vs worse
24. BOLD - 51.53 (120) 1-2 vs better, 9-0 vs worse
25. Minneota - 51.28 (158) 1-0 vs better, 9-0 vs worse
26. Hinckley-Finlayson - 50.65 (142) 0-1 vs better, 8-0 vs worse
27. Fertile-Beltrami - 50.52 (47) 0-3 vs better, 8-0 vs worse
28. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley - 50.51 (111) 0-0 vs better, 5-3 vs worse
29. Dawson-Boyd - 50.34 (104) 0-1 vs better, 7-1 vs worse
30. Henning - 50.25 (76) 0-2 vs better, 8-1 vs worse
31. Lakeview - 50.12 (31) 1-3 vs better, 7-1 vs worse
32. Spring Grove - 49.89 (122) 0-1 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
33. New Ulm Cathedral - 49.84 (66) 1-2 vs better, 7-2 vs worse
34. Sebeka - 49.63 (114) 1-1 vs better, 5-2 vs worse
35. Minnesota Valley Lutheran - 49.47 (80) 1-3 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
36. Pelican Rapids - 49.3 (8) 1-4 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
37. Kingsland - 49.25 (106) 1-3 vs better, 8-1 vs worse
38. Schaeffer Academy - 49.13 (79) 1-2 vs better, 6-2 vs worse
39. Nashwauk-Keewatin - 48.9 (41) 0-3 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
40. Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton - 48.84 (119) 1-2 vs better, 7-1 vs worse
41. Goodhue - 48.81 (103) 1-2 vs better, 6-2 vs worse
42. Swanville - 48.38 (108) 0-1 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
43. Randolph - 48.35 (129) 1-3 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
44. Rushford-Peterson - 47.83 (62) 1-3 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
45. Menahga - 47.64 (29) 1-3 vs better, 4-2 vs worse
46. Murray County Central - 47.53 (98) 0-3 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
47. Chisholm - 47.49 (54) 0-3 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
48. Prairie Seeds Academy - 47.25 (36) 1-2 vs better, 1-2 vs worse
49. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg - 47.19 (87) 1-2 vs better, 4-3 vs worse
50. Red Rock Central - 47.17 (134) 1-1 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
51. Kittson County Central - 46.89 (42) 1-2 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
52. West Lutheran - 46.83 (132) 0-3 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
53. Mountain Lake Area - 46.6 (67) 1-4 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
54. Underwood - 45.96 (97) 1-3 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
55. Hope Academy - 45.91 (130) 0-1 vs better, 3-3 vs worse
56. Nicollet - 45.89 (136) 1-2 vs better, 6-2 vs worse
57. Lakeview Christian - 45.84 (75) 0-4 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
58. Win-E-Mac - 45.78 (4) 1-5 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
59. Learning for Leadership - 45.62 (159) 0-2 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
60. Cleveland - 45.56 (150) 0-1 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
61. West Central Area - 45.24 (24) 1-4 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
62. St. Clair - 44.94 (60) 0-5 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
63. Bertha-Hewitt - 44.93 (38) 2-2 vs better, 1-3 vs worse
64. Blooming Prairie - 44.84 (105) 1-4 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
65. Sleepy Eye - 44.5 (32) 1-6 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
66. Mahnomen/Waubun - 44.36 (13) 1-5 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
67. Renville County West - 44.3 (39) 1-4 vs better, 4-2 vs worse
68. MN Academy for the Deaf - 43.97 (30) 0-1 vs better, 1-2 vs worse
69. Pine River-Backus - 43.96 (19) 1-5 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
70. Lac qui Parle Valley - 43.88 (89) 2-6 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
71. Lyle/Austin Pacelli - 43.43 (144) 0-3 vs better, 7-1 vs worse
72. Brandon/Evansville - 43.41 (70) 1-4 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
73. Bigfork - 43.18 (141) 0-3 vs better, 7-1 vs worse
74. CHOF - 43.16 (52) 1-4 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
75. Verndale - 43.01 (74) 2-4 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
76. Northern Freeze - 42.78 (69) 0-3 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
77. Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity - 42.74 (107) 2-4 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
78. Christian Life Academy - 42.62 (91) 0-3 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
79. Fulda - 42.53 (81) 0-5 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
80. Stephen-Argyle - 42.47 (45) 1-5 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
81. Southland - 42.36 (1) 2-6 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
82. Deer River - 41.88 (71) 1-5 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
83. Ely - 41.74 (157) 0-2 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
84. Mountain Iron-Buhl - 41.72 (126) 1-5 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
85. Minnesota Transitions Charter - 41.59 (139) 0-1 vs better, 2-2 vs worse
86. Grand Meadow - 41.53 (94) 1-5 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
87. Floodwood - 41.45 (100) 0-4 vs better, 5-2 vs worse
88. Central MN Christian - 41.35 (18) 2-6 vs better, 1-2 vs worse
89. Red Lake - 41.19 (46) 0-5 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
90. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa - 41.05 (26) 2-5 vs better, 1-2 vs worse
91. McGregor - 40.49 (148) 1-3 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
92. Liberty Classical Academy - 39.79 (162) 1-3 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
93. Browerville/Eagle Valley - 39.54 (6) 1-4 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
94. United South Central - 39.46 (123) 0-4 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
95. Mounds Park Academy - 39.42 (117) 1-6 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
96. Heritage Christian - 39.21 (49) 2-5 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
97. Silver Bay - 39.12 (152) 1-5 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
98. Blackduck - 38.94 (56) 1-6 vs better, 3-2 vs worse
99. Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart - 37.62 (57) 1-6 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
100. Adrian - 37.6 (73) 0-5 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
101. Lake Park-Audubon - 37.24 (3) 1-5 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
102. Braham - 36.37 (11) 1-8 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
103. Fond du Lac Ojibwe - 36.37 (59) 2-8 vs better, 0-1 vs worse
104. Isle - 35.89 (156) 1-4 vs better, 2-2 vs worse
105. Goodridge/Grygla - 35.8 (140) 0-5 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
106. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown - 35.55 (61) 1-6 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
107. New York Mills - 35.16 (40) 2-7 vs better, 0-1 vs worse
108. Houston - 35.16 (99) 0-4 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
109. Calvin Christian - 35.14 (143) 1-5 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
110. Fillmore Central - 34.93 (110) 0-6 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
111. Carlton - 34.89 (109) 1-6 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
112. MACCRAY - 34.64 (10) 2-9 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
113. Park Christian - 34.39 (58) 1-4 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
114. Cook County - 34.34 (161) 1-3 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
115. East Central - 34.31 (48) 1-5 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
116. Badger/Greenbush-Middle River - 34.28 (127) 1-6 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
117. Rothsay - 34.16 (65) 1-5 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
118. Ashby - 33.88 (7) 1-5 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
119. Northome/Kelliher - 32.85 (131) 0-7 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
120. Norman County West - 32.11 (2) 1-4 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
121. Red Lake County - 31.49 (115) 1-6 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
122. Canby - 30.29 (12) 0-7 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
123. Clearbrook-Gonvick - 30.03 (124) 1-8 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
124. Alden-Conger - 29.81 (27) 0-9 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
125. Onamia - 29.52 (118) 0-5 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
126. T/ML/GHEC - 29.17 (116) 1-7 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
127. Yellow Medicine East - 27.68 (5) 0-7 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
128. St. John's Prep - 27.2 (93) 1-4 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
129. Lincoln International - 27.09 (133) 0-4 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
130. Groves Academy - 27.02 (163) 0-4 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
131. Hayfield - 26.77 (68) 0-8 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
132. Frazee - 25.9 (9) 0-8 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
133. Chesterton Academy - 25.89 (64) 0-5 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
134. Mabel-Canton - 25.07 (146) 0-6 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
135. Hills-Beaver Creek - 24.82 (160) 0-3 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
136. Mankato Loyola - 24.01 (50) 0-9 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
137. Heron Lake-Okabena - 23.71 (22) 0-8 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
138. South Ridge - 22.64 (95) 0-6 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
139. Laporte - 0 (145) 0-7 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
140. Wabasso - 0 (21) 0-8 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
141. Ellsworth - 0 (33) 0-6 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
142. Wheaton/Herman-Norcross - 0 (44) 0-5 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
143. Hill City - 0 (83) 0-7 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
144. Cherry - 0 (102) 0-8 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
145. Ogilvie - 0 (121) 0-10 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
146. Lake of the Woods - 0 (153) 0-3 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
147. Glenville-Emmons - 0 (154) 0-6 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
148. Warren-Alvarado-Oslo - 0 (155) 0-6 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
149. Edgerton - 0 (17) 0-6 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
150. Upsala - 0 (20) 0-9 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
151. Climax/Fisher - 0 (34) 0-7 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
152. Legacy Christian - 0 (51) 0-9 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
153. Northeast Range - 0 (53) 0-6 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
154. Northland - 0 (55) 0-7 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
155. Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley - 0 (78) 0-4 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
156. Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's - 0 (82) 0-8 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
157. Madelia - 0 (84) 0-9 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
158. North Lakes Academy - 0 (88) 0-6 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
159. Community of Peace Academy - 0 (96) 0-7 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
160. Hiawatha Collegiate - 0 (125) 0-2 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
161. Lanesboro - 0 (128) 0-8 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
162. Hmong Academy - 0 (137) 0-3 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
163. Littlefork-Big Falls - 0 (151) 0-3 vs better, 0-0 vs worse

Seeing Red in St. Paul

Its the 1st Saturday of the season without some local notable event.  So its a day of running around St. Paul.  First its a walking taco at Central with the always wonderful and hard to find A&W root beer.  Then hustling into St. Agnes for their section 4AA matchup with St. Paul Washington.  Thankfully no time to try to configure the mountaineering gear to ascend the bleachers.

Game 1: St. Paul Central 96 Henry Sibley 63
Sibley would get off to a solid start behind Malik Spearman.  He scores 8 points as Sibley opens as 14-10 lead.  Central counters with a 15-2 run.  Spearman adds a post bucket and a tip in to cut the lead to 4.  But the last 3 minutes of the first half are a disaster for Sibley as they give up a 18-3 run to close the half.  The second half is all Central.  Too much rebounding and too much Daveonte Davis for Central all day.  Davis ends up with 32 to lead the Minutemen.  The rest of the starting lineup knocks down 7 3s and all finish in double figures.  Malik Spearman very effective with 22 to lead Henry Sibley.  Rieshaun Satar with 21 but 17 of those and 5 triples in the 2nd half.

Game 2: St. Agnes 69 St. Paul Washington 61
A young group for Washington with 3 starting sophomores and an 8th grade reserve.  Only 2 seniors in the 8 man rotation.  Only 2 seniors in the St. Agnes rotation as well.  Washington would open a 17-12 lead midway thru the 1st half.  Then a 19-2 St. Agnes run for a response.  Marcus Johnson 6 points in that run. Washington replies with an 8-0 run and we're tied at 33 going to halftime.

The Aggies come out of the gate with a 13-4 run with 3 triples from Norman Strickland.  46-37 St. Agnes with 14:15 to play.  Marcus Johnson with 2 hoops and 2 free throws in an 8-0 run and all of a sudden the lead is 15.  56-41 St. Agnes with 8:20 left.  Washington trying to stay close with a pair of triples from forward Jackson Carver.  But too much Johnson and Strickland.  Strickland 3 free throws, Johnson bonus freebies and runs the floor for a layup plus another hoop.  That gets the lead back to 15 inside 4 minutes left.  St. Agnes out of danger from there.  Marcus Johnson leads St. Agnes with 31 points and surprisingly without a single 3.  19 of those points in the 2nd half.  Norman Strickland with 20 points, 12 of those in the 2nd half including 3 of his 4 threes.  Only 2 other Aggies buckets in the 2nd half as they carried the load.  Great discipline to close the game out.  Sophomore Kshui Harris-McCalister with 16 points to lead Washington.  He did that despite foul trouble which did lead to some St. Agnes momentum.  Fellow soph Zaveon Smith with 14.  Jackson Carver 3 triples and 11 points.

Late week blowouts

The end of the week brought me new teams but a set of blowouts.  Hot dogs and pizza on the schedule with Coke products.  Quiet crowds on hand for a couple of nights.  Only Kevin Hart working on Thursday night.  We sneak in the the top 5 matchup between the Sioux Falls Lincoln and Hopkins girls inbetween these.  But Hopkins steamrolled in that game too.

Thursday: St. Croix Lutheran 81 Richfield 46
Story here was St. Croix Lutheran's shooting.  6 different kids knock down triples.  The Crusaders make 18-27 3s in the game.  That was evenly balanced with 9 in each half. Devin Wade-Henderson in 1st half foul trouble.  He still leads Richfield with 11 points.  Adam Arroyo with 18 points to lead St. Croix Lutheran.  Freshman Xavier Garcia with 5 3s and 17 points in the 2nd half off the bench as the game got out of hand.  St. Croix Lutheran played without starting PG Aaron Jenniges and F Dorrell Bratton.  Frosh Zach Longueville very solid in place of Jenniges.

Friday: #2AAAA Hopkins 93 #1AA Sioux Falls Lincoln 59
Too much Hopkins from the get go.  Blaise Beauchamp 3 quick triples as Hopkins opens an 18-4 lead.  Lincoln star Diang Gatluak held to 0-7 FG shooting in the 1st half.  The Royals open up a 28 point half time lead.  Lincoln missed a bunch of inside opportunities.  Gatluak does get some offense in the 2nd half as Lincoln tries to keep it respectable.  But too much Hopkins in this one.  Blaise Beauchamp was hot from deep with 5 3s and scored 25 points.  Zeke Nnaji was a factor inside with 18 and rebounded well.  Anthony Davis and Dane Zimmer each add 12.  Hopkins once again very sloppy as they try to get the ball out and run.  Reckless heaves down court for turnovers still happening.  Diang Gatluck scores all 11 of his points in the 2nd half.  Along with 11 from Alex Glanzer, they lead the Patriots in scoring.  Jared Jaros with a pair of 3s and 10 points.

Eagles soar past the Polars

Prologue
To Minneapolis North for a showdown between the #2AA Polars and #4AAAA Eden Prairie.  This was after seeing a 44-40 nailbiter for Trinity at St. Paul Academy yesterday.  Not much to cover there so I'll leave just the score here.  The cold weather limiting the crowd size on both nights.  Hot dogs pre-wrapped and ready to go with the usual Sprite at North.  We get the Old Spice Guy and of course The Rev calling the game. 

Game Time:
Eden Prairie raining in 3s early from their group of sophomores Drake Dobbs, John Henry and Connor Christensen.  Fellow soph Austin Andrews adds a spin move for 2 plus 2 freebies.  Good start for the Eagles up 19-8 at 13:05.  Odell Wilson with all of the North offense to that point.  But the Polars would get a couple of 3s from Eli Campbell but another 3 from Christensen helps to keep the lead at 32-20 at the 7:25 mark.  But the North defense holds the Eagles without a field goal for over 6 minutes and a 13-0 run ensues.  Odell Wilson posting out of the Swing Offense for 2.  Back to back bombs for Nasir El-Amin and Trejuan Holloman.  A Taylor Johnson run out for a layup and Wilson spinning in the post for 2 more to put North on top.  Henry buries another 3 and that sends Eden Prairie to the locker room with a 35-34 lead.

Slow pace to start the 2nd half and offense hard to come by.  The clock sits at 42 all for over 4 minutes.  But its the Eden Prairie shooting that comes back to life.  Henry for 3, Kyler Kluge for 3 (the senior must have felt left out) and another Dobbs triple all in about a 90 second span.  That puts Eden Prairie up 9 with 8 minutes left.  North would try to rally from that.  Holloman with a nice cut for 2 and a Wilson offensive board for a 3 point play cuts it to 5 with 3:49 left.  Eden Prairie comes out of a timeout a minute later and tries a SLOB for Dobbs layup (more below).  That gets knocked away but on the BLOB Dobbs pops back and buries a dagger triple to push the lead to 8 with just over 2:30 to play.  North gets 1 last bucket but no more danger.  Eden Prairie with a quality road win 69-57.

Post Game
Odell Wilson leads North with 20 points.  He was once again a handful using his body inside.  Tayler Johnson with 11, Trejuan Holloman with 10.  I really liked Holloman's on ball defensive pressure. But they never really turned Eden Prairie over which was a huge key.  That helped to keep the pace manageable and not ideal for how North wants to play.  North did play without PG Zion Sanford.  North falls to 3-2 overall.  They will play next in the late game Saturday night at the Pentagon in Sioux Falls in the Samaritan's Feet Barefoot Classic vs #1A Tea (SD)

For Eden Prairie, they only played 6 players and started 4 sophomores so a bright future.  Forward Austin Andrews leads the Eagles with 24 points.  Drake Dobbs and John Henry each add 14.  Connor Christensen chips in with 12.  They combine for 9 of the 10 Eden Prairie 3s.  Very good poise from all the youngsters handling the North defense.  Eden Prairie improves to 8-1 overall and they have 3 section games on the schedule next.  That includes a dangerous Shakopee team in the 1st of those on Saturday afternoon.  That's before a brutal 3 week stretch starting in a couple of weeks where they have Hopkins, Woodbury, De La Salle and Delano at home followed by trips to East Ridge, Edina and Wayzata.  All of those teams have spent time in the state polls.  YIKES! 


Play of the Day
No full blown strategy session here, just the late game SLOB from Eden Prairie.  They also showed this earlier in the game.  Andrews on the ball side block, guard on the back side block.  Dobbs in the back of a stack at the top of the key.  Andrews screens away for the guard who clears to the ball side corner.  Andrews then immediately flashes back to the ball.  On his catch, Dobbs cuts backdoor to the now empty basket area.  Simple and effective.  You could even add the inbounder taking off for the rim as another option as he would be on the other side of the play.

17-18 CzarPI, January 1, 2018

This is the 1st CzarPI of the 2017-18 season (see CzarPI Explained Here).  It includes games through Saturday, December 30th, 2017.  The value in () after the CzarPI value is the team's strength of schedule ranking within their class.

Class AAAA

1. Hopkins - 63.05 (10) 0-0 vs better, 10-1 vs worse
2. Cretin-Derham Hall - 62.56 (18) 1-0 vs better, 7-1 vs worse
3. Eden Prairie - 61.85 (12) 0-0 vs better, 7-1 vs worse
4. Park Center - 59.64 (9) 0-1 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
5. Edina - 57.3 (1) 2-3 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
6. Lakeville North - 57.29 (19) 1-1 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
7. Rochester John Marshall - 57.27 (56) 0-0 vs better, 8-0 vs worse
8. Farmington - 56.36 (44) 0-0 vs better, 5-2 vs worse
9. Cambridge-Isanti - 56.07 (43) 0-0 vs better, 7-2 vs worse
10. Minnetonka - 56 (37) 0-2 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
11. Chaska - 55.48 (38) 2-1 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
12. Forest Lake - 55.41 (30) 1-1 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
13. North St. Paul - 54.99 (36) 1-1 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
14. Apple Valley - 54.8 (21) 1-3 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
15. Prior Lake - 54.63 (3) 1-1 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
16. Shakopee - 53.87 (23) 0-2 vs better, 4-2 vs worse
17. Chanhassen - 53.26 (16) 1-2 vs better, 3-2 vs worse
18. Woodbury - 53.25 (14) 2-3 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
19. East Ridge - 53.23 (8) 1-3 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
20. St. Michael-Albertville - 53.02 (47) 0-0 vs better, 4-2 vs worse
21. Moorhead - 52.86 (29) 0-1 vs better, 3-2 vs worse
22. Park of Cottage Grove - 52.56 (48) 0-1 vs better, 5-2 vs worse
23. Brainerd - 52.3 (49) 1-1 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
24. Tartan - 52.21 (63) 0-0 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
25. Lakeville South - 52.18 (11) 2-4 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
26. Maple Grove - 51.79 (32) 1-1 vs better, 3-2 vs worse
27. Champlin Park - 50.99 (4) 0-3 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
28. Coon Rapids - 50.93 (31) 1-3 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
29. Wayzata - 50.69 (33) 2-3 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
30. St. Cloud Tech - 50.54 (26) 1-4 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
31. Osseo - 50.07 (40) 0-2 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
32. White Bear Lake - 49.65 (27) 1-4 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
33. Andover - 48.81 (50) 0-3 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
34. St. Paul Central - 46.77 (15) 2-2 vs better, 1-2 vs worse
35. New Prague - 46.62 (46) 2-5 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
36. Minneapolis Southwest - 46.18 (13) 1-5 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
37. Minneapolis South - 45.34 (51) 1-2 vs better, 2-4 vs worse
38. Bloomington Jefferson - 45.27 (62) 2-2 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
39. Rochester Mayo - 45.06 (6) 1-5 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
40. Elk River - 44.69 (35) 1-4 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
41. Centennial - 44.33 (39) 0-3 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
42. Spring Lake Park - 43.65 (45) 1-2 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
43. St. Louis Park - 43.33 (17) 1-5 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
44. Minneapolis Washburn - 42.82 (57) 2-4 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
45. Buffalo - 42.68 (34) 2-6 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
46. Anoka - 42.51 (61) 0-2 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
47. Hastings - 42.22 (60) 1-2 vs better, 1-3 vs worse
48. Eastview - 42.05 (24) 3-4 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
49. Blaine - 41.19 (58) 1-3 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
50. Henry Sibley - 40.51 (28) 1-4 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
51. Roseville - 39.81 (59) 1-4 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
52. Rogers - 38.75 (55) 1-5 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
53. Robbinsdale Armstrong - 37.84 (20) 1-6 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
54. Owatonna - 36.65 (41) 0-3 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
55. Stillwater Area - 35.93 (25) 1-9 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
56. Mounds View - 32.89 (54) 1-7 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
57. Rosemount - 31.86 (42) 1-6 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
58. Eagan - 30.05 (22) 1-7 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
59. Irondale - 30.05 (52) 1-6 vs better, 0-1 vs worse
60. Burnsville - 29.25 (2) 1-8 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
61. St. Francis - 24.22 (53) 1-6 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
62. Rochester Century - 0 (7) 0-7 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
63. Duluth East - 0 (5) 0-10 vs better, 0-0 vs worse

Class AAA

1. Marshall - 65.47 (10) 0-0 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
2. St. Croix Lutheran - 61.81 (14) 0-0 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
3. Austin - 60.14 (37) 0-0 vs better, 8-0 vs worse
4. Columbia Heights - 59.15 (43) 0-0 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
5. Delano - 57.69 (32) 0-0 vs better, 7-2 vs worse
6. Willmar - 56.44 (55) 0-0 vs better, 9-0 vs worse
7. Totino-Grace - 55.83 (19) 1-1 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
8. Mankato East - 55.74 (58) 0-0 vs better, 8-0 vs worse
9. St. Paul Johnson - 55.11 (21) 1-1 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
10. Orono - 55.05 (7) 0-3 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
11. Northfield - 54.47 (49) 0-0 vs better, 7-1 vs worse
12. Waseca - 54.3 (30) 1-2 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
13. DeLaSalle - 53.7 (13) 0-1 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
14. Fridley - 52.93 (44) 1-1 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
15. Fergus Falls - 52.35 (27) 1-1 vs better, 5-2 vs worse
16. Mahtomedi - 52.32 (41) 1-1 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
17. Waconia - 51.89 (31) 0-2 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
18. Simley - 51.25 (36) 0-2 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
19. Cloquet - 51.08 (35) 1-0 vs better, 4-3 vs worse
20. Duluth Denfeld - 50.87 (50) 2-1 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
21. Sauk Rapids-Rice - 50.64 (25) 1-3 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
22. Bemidji - 50.57 (56) 1-1 vs better, 4-2 vs worse
23. Minneapolis Henry - 49.95 (47) 0-2 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
24. Dassel-Cokato - 49.83 (48) 1-1 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
25. Monticello - 48.95 (54) 2-2 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
26. Minneapolis Roosevelt - 48.14 (28) 0-2 vs better, 3-2 vs worse
27. St. Anthony Village - 48.01 (57) 0-1 vs better, 6-2 vs worse
28. Grand Rapids - 47.86 (60) 1-2 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
29. Mound Westonka - 47.06 (62) 0-2 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
30. Mankato West - 47.02 (12) 0-4 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
31. St. Cloud Apollo - 46.83 (18) 2-3 vs better, 1-3 vs worse
32. Benilde-St. Margaret's - 46 (23) 1-4 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
33. Bloomington Kennedy - 45.4 (46) 2-2 vs better, 1-3 vs worse
34. St. Thomas Academy - 45.33 (17) 2-5 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
35. Alexandria - 45.27 (45) 2-4 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
36. Hibbing - 45.21 (42) 2-4 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
37. Rocori - 44.86 (8) 1-6 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
38. Princeton - 44.66 (59) 1-3 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
39. St. Paul Harding - 43.99 (53) 1-3 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
40. Worthington - 43.63 (24) 1-6 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
41. New Ulm - 43.33 (61) 0-3 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
42. South St. Paul - 43.02 (52) 1-4 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
43. Hermantown - 40 (9) 2-8 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
44. Becker - 38.94 (16) 0-6 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
45. Robbinsdale Cooper - 37.02 (63) 1-3 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
46. Zimmerman - 36.97 (33) 0-4 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
47. Big Lake - 36.62 (20) 2-5 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
48. Sartell-St. Stephen - 36.29 (2) 1-8 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
49. Faribault - 35.9 (1) 0-4 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
50. Red Wing - 35.27 (3) 1-5 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
51. Little Falls - 35.21 (34) 2-6 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
52. Hill-Murray - 35.05 (29) 1-5 vs better, 0-2 vs worse
53. Holy Angels - 34.96 (40) 1-7 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
54. Chisago Lakes Area - 34.89 (38) 2-5 vs better, 0-1 vs worse
55. St. Paul Highland Park - 34.65 (51) 1-3 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
56. Hutchinson - 32.94 (22) 1-8 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
57. Winona - 32.7 (6) 0-6 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
58. Detroit Lakes - 32 (39) 1-6 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
59. North Branch - 30.12 (15) 1-7 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
60. St. Paul Como Park - 28.5 (4) 1-6 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
61. Kasson-Mantorville - 24.2 (26) 1-6 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
62. Richfield - 0 (5) 0-8 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
63. Albert Lea - 0 (11) 0-6 vs better, 0-0 vs worse

Class AA

1. Minnehaha Academy - 61.34 (3) 0-2 vs better, 8-0 vs worse
2. Caledonia - 60.37 (47) 0-0 vs better, 8-0 vs worse
3. Perham - 59.26 (64) 0-0 vs better, 9-0 vs worse
4. Virginia - 58.98 (28) 0-0 vs better, 8-1 vs worse
5. Pequot Lakes - 57.9 (36) 0-0 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
6. St. Charles - 57.67 (85) 0-0 vs better, 10-0 vs worse
7. Brooklyn Center - 57.48 (17) 0-0 vs better, 7-2 vs worse
8. Eden Valley-Watkins - 57.29 (89) 0-0 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
9. Plainview-Elgin-Millville - 56.96 (14) 0-1 vs better, 7-1 vs worse
10. Cristo Rey Jesuit - 56.5 (99) 0-0 vs better, 8-0 vs worse
11. Holy Family Catholic - 56.46 (45) 0-1 vs better, 9-1 vs worse
12. Annandale - 56.13 (8) 0-2 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
13. Proctor - 55.61 (60) 1-1 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
14. Lake City - 55.48 (18) 0-2 vs better, 8-0 vs worse
15. Windom Area - 54.58 (24) 0-1 vs better, 7-2 vs worse
16. Minneapolis North - 53.88 (20) 1-1 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
17. Zumbrota-Mazeppa - 53.62 (66) 0-2 vs better, 9-0 vs worse
18. New Richland-H-E-G - 53.56 (94) 0-1 vs better, 8-0 vs worse
19. Esko - 53.37 (93) 0-1 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
20. Melrose - 53.09 (124) 0-0 vs better, 8-0 vs worse
21. Pipestone Area - 52.81 (12) 1-2 vs better, 4-2 vs worse
22. Sauk Centre - 52.79 (40) 0-2 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
23. East Grand Forks - 52.5 (37) 0-1 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
24. Holdingford - 52.28 (88) 0-1 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
25. Fairmont - 52.13 (71) 0-2 vs better, 8-0 vs worse
26. Jordan - 51.75 (52) 0-2 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
27. Jackson County Central - 51.55 (103) 1-1 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
28. Byron - 51.53 (26) 0-3 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
29. Breckenridge - 51.19 (57) 1-1 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
30. New Life Academy - 51.15 (46) 0-2 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
31. Osakis - 51.07 (78) 0-1 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
32. Mesabi East - 51 (59) 0-1 vs better, 5-2 vs worse
33. Albany - 50.97 (72) 0-1 vs better, 6-2 vs worse
34. Kimball Area - 50.52 (34) 0-1 vs better, 4-2 vs worse
35. La Crescent - 50.08 (11) 0-2 vs better, 5-2 vs worse
36. Maranatha Christian - 49.85 (38) 1-2 vs better, 4-2 vs worse
37. Maple Lake - 49.76 (41) 2-2 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
38. Blake - 49.54 (107) 0-0 vs better, 4-2 vs worse
39. Greenway - 49.01 (115) 0-1 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
40. Sibley East - 49.01 (53) 0-2 vs better, 6-2 vs worse
41. St. Cloud Cathedral - 48.83 (110) 0-1 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
42. Minnewaska Area - 48.8 (62) 0-2 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
43. Maple River - 48.74 (29) 1-4 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
44. Park Rapids Area - 48.29 (76) 0-1 vs better, 6-3 vs worse
45. Rochester Lourdes - 48.16 (70) 1-3 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
46. Southwest Christian - 48.11 (75) 1-1 vs better, 3-3 vs worse
47. Rockford - 48.09 (81) 0-2 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
48. Bagley - 48.07 (42) 1-2 vs better, 2-2 vs worse
49. Wadena-Deer Creek - 47.75 (63) 1-1 vs better, 2-3 vs worse
50. Crosby-Ironton - 47.72 (98) 1-0 vs better, 4-5 vs worse
51. St. Croix Prep - 47.7 (105) 1-1 vs better, 4-2 vs worse
52. Roseau - 47.2 (121) 0-2 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
53. Litchfield - 47.13 (27) 0-3 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
54. Trinity School - 46.96 (65) 1-2 vs better, 4-2 vs worse
55. Stewartville - 46.83 (101) 1-2 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
56. Dover-Eyota - 46.75 (54) 2-3 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
57. Barnum - 46.26 (68) 2-2 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
58. Providence Academy - 46.25 (35) 1-4 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
59. Hawley - 46.24 (119) 1-1 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
60. Watertown-Mayer - 46.19 (7) 1-4 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
61. Royalton - 46.18 (32) 1-3 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
62. Moose Lake-Willow River - 46.13 (15) 2-3 vs better, 1-2 vs worse
63. Charter Stars - 46.02 (125) 0-1 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
64. Pillager - 45.96 (117) 1-2 vs better, 4-2 vs worse
65. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle - 45.89 (80) 2-2 vs better, 2-2 vs worse
66. Mora - 45.52 (109) 0-2 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
67. Pine City - 45.46 (108) 1-3 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
68. St. Paul Academy - 45.27 (118) 1-1 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
69. Redwood Valley - 45.11 (73) 1-3 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
70. Crookston - 43.75 (16) 2-4 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
71. Belle Plaine - 43.62 (39) 0-5 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
72. Glencoe-Silver Lake - 42.4 (77) 0-3 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
73. Aitkin - 42.32 (113) 2-1 vs better, 1-4 vs worse
74. Concordia Academy - 42.31 (79) 1-4 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
75. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton - 42.31 (122) 1-2 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
76. Barnesville - 41.98 (13) 1-4 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
77. Pierz - 41.58 (55) 2-3 vs better, 0-2 vs worse
78. Martin County West - 41.46 (92) 1-4 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
79. St. Paul Humboldt - 41.16 (69) 1-5 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
80. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted - 40.96 (19) 2-5 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
81. Foley - 40.62 (6) 1-6 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
82. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta - 40.1 (4) 1-6 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
83. St. Agnes - 39.88 (90) 0-4 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
84. Spectrum - 39.87 (95) 1-4 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
85. Nova Classical Academy - 39.87 (116) 2-3 vs better, 1-2 vs worse
86. Warroad - 39.83 (84) 0-5 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
87. New London-Spicer - 39.77 (48) 1-4 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
88. Paynesville Area - 39.56 (25) 1-3 vs better, 0-1 vs worse
89. Eveleth-Gilbert - 38.83 (83) 1-6 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
90. Milaca - 37.86 (86) 0-4 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
91. St. Peter - 37.48 (30) 1-5 vs better, 1-2 vs worse
92. International Falls - 37.12 (21) 1-6 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
93. St. Paul Prep - 36.68 (111) 1-3 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
94. Minneapolis Edison - 36.55 (102) 1-6 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
95. Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City - 36.42 (104) 1-4 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
96. Breck - 36.26 (5) 1-6 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
97. Staples-Motley - 36.04 (96) 2-3 vs better, 0-2 vs worse
98. LeSueur-Henderson - 35.87 (114) 2-5 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
99. St. James Area - 35.5 (33) 1-6 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
100. Luverne - 34.66 (31) 0-5 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
101. Rush City - 34.01 (82) 0-3 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
102. International School of MN - 33.54 (61) 0-2 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
103. St. Paul Washington - 33.15 (74) 2-6 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
104. Lewiston-Altura - 32.65 (22) 1-5 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
105. Blue Earth Area - 32.15 (43) 1-5 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
106. Pine Island - 31.67 (10) 0-5 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
107. Chatfield - 31.54 (9) 0-7 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
108. Winona Cotter/Hope Lutheran - 30.85 (120) 1-5 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
109. Tri-City United - 30.3 (51) 1-6 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
110. Two Harbors - 28.76 (56) 0-7 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
111. Cannon Falls - 26.6 (50) 1-6 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
112. Triton - 26.15 (97) 0-5 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
113. Medford - 24.73 (100) 0-4 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
114. Norwood-Young America - 24.42 (49) 0-8 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
115. Math and Science Academy - 24.33 (87) 0-7 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
116. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton - 21.66 (67) 1-7 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
117. PACT Charter - 0 (44) 0-7 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
118. Kenyon-Wanamingo - 0 (91) 0-12 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
119. Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop - 0 (106) 0-6 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
120. Duluth Marshall - 0 (112) 0-3 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
121. Academy for Sciences & Ag - 0 (123) 0-7 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
122. Montevideo - 0 (1) 0-7 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
123. Benson - 0 (2) 0-7 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
124. Thief River Falls - 0 (23) 0-8 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
125. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial - 0 (58) 0-9 vs better, 0-0 vs worse

Class A

1. Cass Lake-Bena - 59.92 (60) 0-0 vs better, 10-0 vs worse
2. Springfield - 59.13 (79) 0-0 vs better, 8-0 vs worse
3. Ada-Borup - 58.83 (48) 0-0 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
4. Hancock - 58.35 (96) 0-0 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
5. NCE/U-H - 58.3 (98) 0-0 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
6. North Woods - 57.86 (108) 0-0 vs better, 9-0 vs worse
7. Mayer Lutheran - 56.41 (13) 0-1 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
8. Southwest MN Christian - 56.34 (86) 0-0 vs better, 7-1 vs worse
9. Hillcrest Lutheran Academy - 56.25 (73) 0-0 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
10. Nevis - 56.25 (131) 0-0 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
11. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton - 55.72 (137) 0-0 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
12. Wabasha-Kellogg - 54.69 (50) 1-0 vs better, 4-2 vs worse
13. Cedar Mountain/Comfrey - 54.51 (20) 0-2 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
14. Sacred Heart - 54.46 (146) 0-0 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
15. Parkers Prairie - 54.19 (62) 0-1 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
16. Cromwell-Wright - 54.16 (24) 0-0 vs better, 5-3 vs worse
17. Ortonville - 53.83 (69) 0-1 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
18. LeRoy-Ostrander - 53.12 (132) 0-0 vs better, 8-1 vs worse
19. Bethlehem Academy - 53.04 (40) 1-2 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
20. BOLD - 53.04 (93) 0-2 vs better, 8-0 vs worse
21. Fosston - 53.03 (45) 0-2 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
22. Wrenshall - 51.54 (147) 0-1 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
23. Dawson-Boyd - 51.44 (126) 0-1 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
24. Sebeka - 51.04 (122) 0-0 vs better, 6-2 vs worse
25. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg - 50.61 (66) 1-1 vs better, 3-2 vs worse
26. Minneota - 50.08 (158) 0-0 vs better, 8-0 vs worse
27. Hope Academy - 50.04 (84) 0-0 vs better, 3-2 vs worse
28. Hinckley-Finlayson - 50.03 (133) 0-1 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
29. Murray County Central - 49.94 (65) 0-2 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
30. Kittson County Central - 49.79 (49) 0-1 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
31. Nashwauk-Keewatin - 49.73 (58) 0-2 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
32. Goodhue - 49.65 (64) 1-2 vs better, 5-2 vs worse
33. Henning - 49.43 (55) 1-2 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
34. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley - 49.25 (101) 0-1 vs better, 4-2 vs worse
35. West Lutheran - 49.06 (140) 1-0 vs better, 5-2 vs worse
36. Mountain Lake Area - 49.01 (82) 0-3 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
37. Minnesota Valley Lutheran - 48.77 (95) 1-2 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
38. Westbrook-Walnut Grove - 48.7 (14) 1-2 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
39. Kingsland - 48.7 (85) 1-3 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
40. Fertile-Beltrami - 48.38 (32) 0-3 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
41. Battle Lake - 48.13 (28) 0-3 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
42. Red Rock Central - 47.92 (100) 1-2 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
43. Randolph - 47.84 (97) 0-3 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
44. Lakeview - 47.79 (29) 0-4 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
45. Pelican Rapids - 47.54 (16) 2-3 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
46. New Ulm Cathedral - 47.53 (83) 1-2 vs better, 5-2 vs worse
47. Underwood - 47.43 (41) 1-3 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
48. Nicollet - 47.4 (120) 1-2 vs better, 5-2 vs worse
49. Mahnomen/Waubun - 47.03 (42) 1-3 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
50. Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton - 46.74 (127) 0-2 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
51. Southland - 46.65 (1) 2-4 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
52. Spring Grove - 46.57 (138) 0-1 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
53. West Central Area - 46.33 (46) 1-3 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
54. Chisholm - 45.9 (87) 0-2 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
55. CHOF - 45.88 (7) 1-4 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
56. Schaeffer Academy - 45.7 (102) 0-4 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
57. Learning for Leadership - 45.59 (157) 0-2 vs better, 7-0 vs worse
58. Bertha-Hewitt - 45.5 (38) 2-3 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
59. Sleepy Eye - 45.44 (51) 1-4 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
60. Lakeview Christian - 45.43 (92) 0-4 vs better, 4-1 vs worse
61. Rushford-Peterson - 45.14 (34) 1-3 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
62. Renville County West - 45.08 (118) 1-2 vs better, 4-2 vs worse
63. Lac qui Parle Valley - 44.37 (39) 2-5 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
64. Fulda - 44.22 (144) 0-2 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
65. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa - 44.2 (6) 2-4 vs better, 1-2 vs worse
66. St. Clair - 44.06 (57) 1-5 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
67. MN Academy for the Deaf - 43.91 (47) 0-1 vs better, 1-2 vs worse
68. Pine River-Backus - 43.57 (61) 1-4 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
69. Swanville - 43.52 (114) 1-1 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
70. Blooming Prairie - 43.38 (110) 1-4 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
71. Stephen-Argyle - 43.15 (19) 1-4 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
72. Deer River - 43.05 (80) 1-4 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
73. Win-E-Mac - 42.96 (9) 2-4 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
74. Brandon/Evansville - 42.88 (88) 1-3 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
75. Northern Freeze - 42.39 (81) 0-3 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
76. Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity - 42.3 (105) 2-4 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
77. Bigfork - 42.25 (129) 0-3 vs better, 6-1 vs worse
78. Lyle/Austin Pacelli - 42.12 (123) 0-3 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
79. Red Lake - 41.75 (109) 0-3 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
80. Cleveland - 41.62 (150) 0-1 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
81. Minnesota Transitions Charter - 41.53 (135) 0-1 vs better, 2-2 vs worse
82. Grand Meadow - 41.18 (113) 1-4 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
83. Christian Life Academy - 41.13 (148) 0-2 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
84. Lake Park-Audubon - 40.85 (21) 1-3 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
85. Mountain Iron-Buhl - 40.81 (145) 1-4 vs better, 6-0 vs worse
86. Ely - 40.51 (152) 0-2 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
87. McGregor - 39.95 (116) 0-2 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
88. Liberty Classical Academy - 39.9 (163) 1-2 vs better, 5-1 vs worse
89. Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart - 39.83 (121) 1-4 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
90. United South Central - 39.83 (104) 0-4 vs better, 3-1 vs worse
91. Mounds Park Academy - 39.64 (103) 1-5 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
92. Blackduck - 39.55 (35) 1-5 vs better, 2-2 vs worse
93. Verndale - 39.52 (25) 1-3 vs better, 0-2 vs worse
94. Silver Bay - 39.48 (161) 1-2 vs better, 5-0 vs worse
95. Prairie Seeds Academy - 38.94 (52) 0-2 vs better, 1-2 vs worse
96. Browerville/Eagle Valley - 38.82 (4) 1-4 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
97. Heritage Christian - 38.7 (59) 1-4 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
98. Braham - 38.69 (37) 1-6 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
99. Central MN Christian - 38.27 (15) 1-6 vs better, 0-1 vs worse
100. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown - 37.87 (54) 1-5 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
101. Norman County West - 37.39 (3) 0-3 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
102. Carlton - 36.69 (141) 1-5 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
103. East Central - 36.5 (124) 0-3 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
104. Cook County - 35.76 (160) 0-2 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
105. Menahga - 35.6 (53) 1-4 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
106. Calvin Christian - 35.43 (142) 1-5 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
107. New York Mills - 35.25 (63) 1-5 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
108. Rothsay - 35.01 (26) 0-4 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
109. Houston - 34.84 (68) 0-4 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
110. Fillmore Central - 34.65 (90) 0-6 vs better, 2-1 vs worse
111. Ashby - 34.57 (36) 1-4 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
112. Canby - 34.24 (11) 0-5 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
113. Park Christian - 34.02 (70) 1-4 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
114. Red Lake County - 33.85 (106) 0-4 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
115. Badger/Greenbush-Middle River - 33.65 (130) 0-7 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
116. Adrian - 33.63 (27) 0-5 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
117. MACCRAY - 32.86 (22) 2-8 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
118. Yellow Medicine East - 31.29 (5) 0-5 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
119. Fond du Lac Ojibwe - 31.18 (30) 1-9 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
120. Alden-Conger - 30.73 (33) 0-7 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
121. Clearbrook-Gonvick - 30.42 (134) 1-5 vs better, 0-2 vs worse
122. Groves Academy - 29.06 (162) 0-3 vs better, 4-0 vs worse
123. Isle - 28.82 (159) 0-5 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
124. T/ML/GHEC - 28.71 (107) 1-6 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
125. Mabel-Canton - 28.68 (143) 0-5 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
126. St. John's Prep - 27.98 (56) 1-4 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
127. Lincoln International - 27.36 (151) 0-4 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
128. Goodridge/Grygla - 27.33 (128) 1-5 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
129. Heron Lake-Okabena - 26.93 (17) 0-7 vs better, 1-1 vs worse
130. Chesterton Academy - 26.14 (76) 0-5 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
131. Mankato Loyola - 26.09 (78) 0-7 vs better, 3-0 vs worse
132. Onamia - 25.72 (72) 0-4 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
133. Northome/Kelliher - 24.7 (91) 1-7 vs better, 1-0 vs worse
134. Floodwood - 23.65 (75) 0-5 vs better, 2-0 vs worse
135. South Ridge - 0 (94) 0-5 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
136. Laporte - 0 (139) 0-5 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
137. Frazee - 0 (23) 0-6 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
138. Wabasso - 0 (31) 0-6 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
139. Ellsworth - 0 (71) 0-5 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
140. Hill City - 0 (74) 0-6 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
141. Ogilvie - 0 (136) 0-9 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
142. Lake of the Woods - 0 (149) 0-2 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
143. Hills-Beaver Creek - 0 (154) 0-2 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
144. Warren-Alvarado-Oslo - 0 (155) 0-4 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
145. Glenville-Emmons - 0 (156) 0-4 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
146. Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley - 0 (2) 0-3 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
147. Wheaton/Herman-Norcross - 0 (8) 0-3 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
148. Upsala - 0 (10) 0-8 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
149. Edgerton - 0 (12) 0-4 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
150. Climax/Fisher - 0 (18) 0-7 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
151. Northeast Range - 0 (43) 0-4 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
152. Cherry - 0 (44) 0-7 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
153. Legacy Christian - 0 (67) 0-8 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
154. Hayfield - 0 (77) 0-7 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
155. Madelia - 0 (89) 0-8 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
156. Littlefork-Big Falls - 0 (99) 0-3 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
157. Hiawatha Collegiate - 0 (111) 0-2 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
158. Community of Peace Academy - 0 (112) 0-5 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
159. Lanesboro - 0 (115) 0-6 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
160. North Lakes Academy - 0 (117) 0-5 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
161. Hmong Academy - 0 (119) 0-3 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
162. Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's - 0 (125) 0-6 vs better, 0-0 vs worse
163. Northland - 0 (153) 0-4 vs better, 0-0 vs worse

2017 Granite City Day 2

Day 2 of the Granite City Classic took place at St. Cloud State.  A frigid Saturday had many trying to park as close as possible to the entrances.  MOVE YOUR CARS!  8 total games on the day, I'll give some sights and sounds from the 5 games involving metro teams.

Game 2: #6AAA Delano 65 Lakeville South 42
Delano known for playing fast but coach Techum insisted on his guys spreading the floor and slowing the pace.  What a game plan it was as the Tigers totally took Lakeville South apart.  Calvin Wishart was fantastic from his guard spot.  Keegan O'Neill had a layup fest with dump offs from the guards creating in the spread floor.  Didn't matter if it was man or the South 1-3-1.  Delano would open an 11 point lead mid first half and keep it to halftime.  Then a 13-0 2nd half run with 3 easy O'Neill buckets opens the lead to 19.  No danger from there.  Calvin Wishart 29 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals on my sheet.  Keegan O'Neill with 25, mostly layups.  Cooper Jackson leads Lakeville South with 10.  Off day for Shae Mitchell who finished with 8 on 3-10 FGs for the Cougars.

Game 4: #5AAAA Park Center 70 #10AAAA Woodbury 57
Woodbury would get off to a cold start shooting but still hold a 18-16 lead at the 6:25 mark. Dain Dainja asserting himself in the post with solid contribution from Tommy Chatman.  But Park Center would go on a 11-0 run late in the 1st half to take the lead.  Lavonte Parker dunks a turnover and hits a 3.  Khari Broadway adds 2 hoops to end the run.  Pirates by 6 at half.

Jarius Cook with 2 triples and a free throw as the Pirates grow the lead to 11.  DJ Fleming turning it up for Woodbury in the 2nd half.  His 3 point play cuts it to 10.  Then he adds a drive, triple and bonus freebies to end a 10-0 run.  That pulls Woodbury within 2 with 7 minutes left.  Broadway with a big triple and a bucket to keep the lead at 4.  Then a Dainja bucket and he blocks Jones on the other end.  Cook turns that into a dunk and the lead is 9 inside 2 minutes left.  Free throws and run outs from there.  Dain Dainja leads Park Center with 22 points.  Woodbury had no answer for him inside.  I was very surprised they didn't double more him on catches or front him in their zone where you automatically have backside help.  Tommy Chatman adds 15, Jarius Cook 11.  DJ Fleming with 24 points to lead Woodbury.  Michael Jones held to 17.

Game 6: #1AA Minnehaha 53 #5AAA Orono 50
Tight 1st half but Orono would assert itself at the end of the half.  Jarvis Omersa post hoop and 2 free throws for the lead.  Griffen Sage with a triple and 2 free throws to extend the Orono lead to 6 at the half.  Omersa scores again in the post to start the 2nd half but was very passive in the post the rest of the way despite his ability to just jump over JaVonni Bickham for good looks at anytime.  Minnehaha then goes on a 13-0 run.  Jalen Suggs with 2 steals for 4 free throws to flip the scoreboard.  Suggs then sits with his 4th foul with 7:47 left.  Redhawks up 38-36 at that point.

Omersa with a triple and huge block that leads to a tough Colton Codute 2. That ties the game at 43 inside 5 minutes left and gets Suggs back in the game.  Omersa adds 2 free throws for the Orono lead.  But after being cold all day from 3 vs the Orono 2-3, the Redhawks shooting finally comes to life.  Bickham from the high post to Lockett in the right corner for 3 and a Kaden Johnson 3.  But a Minnehaha turnover leads to a Blake O'Connor hoop and we're tied at 49 with 2 minutes left.  Lockett with another 3 for the lead with 1:15 left.  Omersa makes 1 free throw, then 3 straight possessions of turnovers (2 Minnehaha with Orono inbetween).  That gives Orono the ball back down 2 with 18.9 left.  Omersa misses an open 3, Suggs makes 1 free throw.  Orono has 1 last chance down 3 with 7.9 left but Codute's 3 is blocked and Minnehaha hangs on.  Terry Lockett leads Minnehaha with 3 triples and 14 points.  JaVonni Bickham 12 points.  Jalen Suggs 8 points all free throws in another struggle for him.  Jarvis Omersa 20 points, 14 rebounds to lead Orono.  Griffen Sage with 11, Colton Codute with 10.  The Orono 2-3 zone held Minnehaha to 2 3s before the Redhawks hit 3 big ones in the last 4 minutes.

Game 7: Champlin Park 80 St. Cloud Tech 60
After seeing Tech without guys vs Lakeville North, I expect much better from the Tigers here.  That didn't happen.  Kelvin Tappa off the Rebels bench with 2 late 1st half 3s as Champlin Park opened up a 15 point halftime lead.  That quickly grew to 26 with a couple of Josiah Strong layups and 5 points from Kato Seley.  Brevyn Spann-Ford was a force as expected with 24 points and 10 rebounds.  But nobody else in double figures for the Tigers.  Josiah Strong with 28 points and 6 3s.  Bennett Otto with 10 of his 12 in the 1st half.

Game 8: #1AAAA Cretin-Derham Hall 80 #6AAAA Apple Valley 69
So much for the top spot in the class AAAA poll being dangerous.  2 big stories in this one.  First was the size of CDH.  No answer for size, length and athleticism of Daniel Oturu and Sy Chatman.  Oturu made his presence felt immediately with big blocks.  That kept Apple Valley from attacking the rim.  Plus his offense along with Chatman inside had the Apple Valley bigs in foul trouble and frustrated all night. The role guys for CDH game up big too.  Jacob Prince with 2 triples and a bucket in a 13-3 Raiders run.  That gave CDH a 13 point halftime lead.

The 2nd half was the 2nd big story, the shooting of Jaeden King. He drains 3 triples in the 1st 3:35 of the half and the lead grows to 18.  Apple Valley would keep it interesting.  Tre Jones a drive and converts a turnover.  Oturu and Chatman with free throws and a King jumper to keep the lead at 19.  A Zach Korba triple and 2 Spencer Rolland bunnies cut the lead to 12.  But its King from deep again and an Oturu putback to answer.  Nathan Macho 2 free throws off a turnover and he gets a steal that results in a Tre Jones 3 point play to cut it to 14.  Zach Korba with another triple and 2 to cut it to 11 with 2:45 left.  King slams the door with another 3, 2 free throws and a bucket.  Jaeden King with 6 3s and 26 points (19 in 2nd half) to lead all scorers.  Fantastic night for the junior wing.  Daniel Oturu 15 points 12 rebounds and 5 blocks patrolling the paint.  Sy Chatman 14 points 9 rebounds.  CDH gets no points from the bench but all 5 starters were in double figures and made critical plays.  A game like this with 11 3s and that inside play will make them very difficult to beat.  Tre Jones leads Apple Valley with 20 points, 10 boards and 8 assists.  Zach Korba 4 3s and 14 points all in the 2nd half to keep Apple Valley within striking distance.  Apple Valley 8-30 from the 3 point line.

2017 South St. Paul Championships

To South St. Paul for championship day of their 10th annual tournament.  This tourney is both boys and girls but I only appear for the boys games.  Hot dogs back on the menu, they got lonely, with the always entertaining 500 ml bottle (that's 16.9 oz for the ticker) of Pepsi.  Quality music including the Safety Dance.  I've saw that live this fall, most excellent.

3rd Place: Red Wing 63 St. Paul Humboldt 59
Red Wing opens up the lead thanks to a 14-2 first half run.  Their initial 1-3-1 defense not terribly effective so the Wingers get out of it.  Seth Yeatman with a pair of 3s plus a couple of Humboldt turnovers adds to the cause.  That run opens up a 12 point lead.  Humboldt counters with a 7-0 run as Davionte Davis carries the Hawks offense.  Yeatman with another bomb and a nice finish for a 3 point play plus a drive just before the half.  11 point Red Wing lead going to the break. 

Darnell King with 6 in a row for Humboldt after another Yeatman triple.  That's part of a 7-0 Hawks run.  Davis adds a couple of buckets and the lead is down to 6.  43-37 Red Wing with 13:25 left.  2 turnovers become layups and the margin is right back to 10.  Yeatman with another triple countered by the 3rd triple of the night from soph Desmond Lugo.  55-49 Red Wing with 3:10 left.  A turnover sends Humboldt to the line with a chance to get it to 4, but only 1 of 2 is good..  Yeatman makes 4 late free throws to keep a 3 at the buzzer meaningless. Seth Yeatman leads Red Wing with 24 points and 5 3s.  Nathan Carlson adds 13 for the other Winger in double figures.  Davionte Davis leaqds Humboldt with 24 points.  Darnell King scores all 12 of his points in the 2nd half. Desmond Lugo with 3 triples and 11 points off the Hawks bench.


1st Place: St. Anthony 69 South St. Paul 52
Mickey Jah scores 11 of the 1st 15 for St. Anthony.  South St. Paul gets 4 3s from 4 different players.  15-12 St. Anthony at 13:40.  The margin is 4 at 12:30 when the South St. Paul triples stop falling.  They go the next 10:50 with only 1 field goal.  St. Anthony scores 17 of the next 20 during that time.  Tait Nelson with a steal for a 3 point play and a triple off an offense rebound to start that run.  Jah goes coast to coast to end it.  South St. Paul scores the last 6 of the half, including a buzzer beating 3, to keep the margin at 40-25 going to the break.

Ryan Dodd didn't play in the first half for the Packers but he starts the 2nd half.  St. Anthony promptly faceguards him.  The Packers add the 1st 5 in a row of the 2nd half for an 11-0 run.  Jah with 5 straight for St. Anthony around a Dodd putback.  Then Jah adds an assist for a triple.  Tait Nelson adds a 3 point play and the lead is back to 17.  Dodd with a pair of 3 point plays for South St. Paul.  The 2nd gets the margin to 11. But the Packers miss 3 of 4 free throws with a chance to cut the margin.  Tait Nelson adds a dagger triple with 4 minutes left to push the lead back to 15.  The rest is free throws and drives versus an extended defense.  Tait Nelson leads all scorers with 24 points including 4 3s.  Mickey Jah finishes with 22.  The Huskies played the 2nd half without guard Aaron Smith who was injured late in the 1st half.  Ryan Dodd leads South St. Paul with 12 points despite only playing the 2nd half.  Clearly their top offensive option as they gave him numerous 4 flat chances.  Trystan Patnode adds 10.  South St. Paul playing 6 underclassmen in the rotation plus a pair of juniors (Dodd being 1 of them). 

2017 Bethel Champoinship Day

To Bethel for all 4 games on their championship day for both brackets.  After avoiding a fence and high jumping a guard rail, I do make it thru the snow to the Robertson Center after inhaling some McDonalds.  A great music selection for most of the day.  Then for dinner Santa Novak and his staff bring me Chipotle.  Many thanks to the entire Bethel crew for their hospitality.  We start with a pair of 3rd place games and then a pair of tight championship games for the 2 brackets.  That includes Hollywood who had the late game and went without the sleeves tonight.

Game 1: St. Paul Central 70 Mounds View 47
Forward Daveonte Davis with a strong start for Central.  He goes for 2 hoops, a triple and 3 free throws early. My'Kel Alexander with 2 early stick backs as well.  Davis adds a triple to push the lead to 11.  The margin stays there for the 1st half.  Central extends that with a 7-0 run thanks to Davis out on the break for a layup and another bomb.  Mounds View tries to stay close with an 7-0 run via a Brendan Kauls triple and a pair of steals for buckets.  Davis ends a Central 7-0 run with a 3 point play.  Then a late 14-2 run to really bust the game open for the final margin.  Daveonte Davis with 3 3s and 25 points in another nice performance.  He's a matchup problem with post size and strength to go with guard skills.  Central adds 3 other starters in double figures.  Michael Fahim with 11 points to lead the Mustangs.  They are just hard pressed to generate offense. 

Game 2: Roseville 61 Eagan 44
Speaking of offensively challenged, the 1st half of this game showed that with a 22-12 halftime score.  Eagan also hard pressed to get good looks.  Roseville would eventually pull away as Eagan had to try to apply some pressure and the Raiders took advantage.  Yohanes Gebeyehu and Jovan Hunter with triples and a Nolan Wald 3 point play push the margin to 18 with 5:25 left after a 9-2 run.  But never any danger here.  Gary Smith with 12 to lead Roseville.  Drew Adams, Jovan Hunter and Nolan Wald all added 10 for great balance.  Eagan has 12 players score but nobody in double figures.  Soph guard Jaylen James with 9 to lead the Wildcats.

Game 3: Bloomington Jefferson 61 Maranatha 54
Back and forth 1st half of this one.  Everything was at Jefferson's methodical pace which is definitely not the way Maranatha wants to play.  Maranatha with a 36-32 lead in the 2nd half when Beijan Newbern gets undercut on a rebound.  That was a side effect of trying to faceguard him with a tiny guard rather than a wing.  That takes him out of the lineup for 3 minutes.  It also triggers a 9-0 Jefferson run with the last 5 from forward Isaiah Watts.  41-36 Jefferson with 9:30 left.  Newbern back in and stops the bleeding with a 3 point play on a steal.  He drives for another bucket as part of the 10-2 run to put MCA back on top 46-43 with just over 5 minutes left.  Jefferson takes time and responds with an 8-0 run with a Watts 3 to start it.  Then a 3 point Jags lead and a coach Evens cry of "Get a layup" leads to a Oh My God, What Are We Doing, Great Shot triple from Owen Campbell with 2:18 left and a 6 point Jags lead.  Watts seals it with a putback of a missed free throw.  Isaiah Watts leads Jefferson with 22 points.  Owen Campbell with 10 off the bench for the Jags.  Beijan Newbern with 17 despite being faceguarded most of the game.  Clarence Daniels and Travaris Ricks-Wesseh each add 13.  Except for 2 late meaningless free throws, MCA gets nothing from their bench.


Game 4: Totino-Grace 64 St. Louis Park 63
Strange focus on bench cheering from the Hollywood crew.  Finally the lead official gives Totino-Grace a bench warning for it in the 2nd half.  Total insanity.  Tight game the entire way with the Will Schmidt show on a loop.  He scores 19 points in the 1st 7 minutes with 5 3s. 23-14 Eagles at 11:01.  St. Louis Park would claw their way back thanks to Cire Mayfield.  2 bullet passes for 3 Anthony Odens free throws.  He adds 2 free throws later then 8 points in the last 3:30 of the half as the Orioles take a 3 point halftime lead.

Schmidt from the deep again and its 45-43 St. Louis Park with 14:40 left.  Mokiller timeout and St. Louis Park goes on a 9-0 run to force another TG timeout.  Mayfield with 2 hoops in the run plus a killer hustle play by DaShaun Emerson to track down an offensive FT miss which turned into another hoop.  But Totino-Grace responds with a 12-0 run of their own out of that timeout.  Nick Flottmeier 5 straight to start it, then Schmidt with a drive and another bomb.  Back and forth we go. Aiden Doherty with a 3 point play to break a tie and Braeden Mischke sticks back a miss for his own 3 point play.  60 all with 2:59 left.

St. Louis Park with back to back turnovers to allow 2 Charlie Jacob free throws for a 62-60 lead.  But a bad miss with 1:30 left after the 2nd turnover allows Mayfield a chance to tie it at the foul line.  He makes 1 of 2 and Totino will hold but take another bad shot.  Mayfield makes them pay with 19.7 left.  TG ball down 1.  Its high pick and roll with Schmidt setting the screen. He rolls into the post and gets the feed.  He appears to have nothing and then spins middle to his left hand and finishes it with 3 seconds left.  Time runs out and that's the tournament championship bucket.  Will Schmidt finishes with 8 3s and 35 points to lead all scorers on the day.  Tyler Kittelson adds 10.  Cire Mayfield leads the Orioles with 19 points.  Aiden Doherty adds 16, Joey Whitlock with 13. 

2017 UST Holiday Tourney Day 1

The holiday season kicks off in full gear on this Wednesday after Christmas.  My day took me to the University of St. Thomas for a slate of 3 matchups.  After seeing the 12 oz can of Pepsi for the price gouging amount of $2, I decided to forgo any other concessions.  The JMOA gets game 1.  Hollywood goes to white long sleeves under his uniform for game 2.  Then a heavyweight nightcap.

Game 1: Waconia 68 Holy Angels 51
Tommy Shelstad bullying his way to points out of the AHA DDM offense.  That helps the Stars to a 15-12 first half lead.  Ryan Biehn with a lefty hoop and triple to counter that in a 7-0 Waconia run.  Waconia takes a 2 point lead to the break.  They'll blow it open in the 2nd half thanks to Nick Fulford.  He scores 12 points in a 16-2 run to start the 2nd half.  Sam Nelson adds 2 hoops and a triple as the lead grows to 22.  Waconia goes on to win 68-51.  Nick Fulford with 14 of his 16 in the 2nd half to lead Waconia.  PJ Hayes, Sam Nelson and Ryan Biehn all chip in with 11 points.  Max Gerstner and Jack Foley with 10 each to lead Holy Angels.

Game 2: Wayzata 60 Maple Grove 52
The 1st half was the Jacob Beeninga show.  He scores 10 of the 1st 14 for Wayzata with a couple of 3s.  Jordan Stensland with 3 triples for Maple Grove to counter that.  That puts the Crimson up 20-14 inside the 7 minute mark.  Then Beeninga goes off.  Jumper and a steal for 2 to tie it.  Then 3 more bombs from Beeninga to end the 17-2 run.  He'll add a backdoor layup to conclude the scoring for the half.  33-24 Wayzata at the break.  Beeninga with 25 of those.

A couple more Wayzata bombs countered by 5 Alex Battist points inside for the Crimson.  Beeninga goes to the high floater for 2 and then a rare miss of his is tipped in.  45-31 Wayzata with 13 minutes left.  Then Jordan Stensland rallies the Maple Grove offense.  Jumper and a triple are both good.  Beeninga with his last field goal and its still a 12 point game with just over 6 minutes left.  Then not 1, not 2, not 3 but 4 straight bombs from Stensland and we're all tied with 3:30 to play.   Crowd loving that.  But a turnover and 4 straight misses the rest of the way would seal the Crimson's fate.  Connor Hale with a drive for 2 and a layup on a turnover.  Add in 4 Trojans free throws for the final margin.  Jacob Beeninga with 25 of his 31 in the 1st half to lead all scorers.  He knocked down 5 3s.  Drew Galinson adds 13.  Jordan Stensland with 8 3s and 26 points on the night. 17 of those in the 2nd half with 5 bombs.  But that was half of the Maple Grove offense with nobody else in double figures.  Alex Battist had a stretch in the 2nd half but with Stensland getting hot that took him out of the flow.

Game 3: #2AAAA Hopkins 84 #2AAA St. Thomas Academy 77
This was a fast paced affair but very sloppy.  Lots of turnovers for the teams trying to get out and run, particularly Hopkins.  Zeke Nnaji would assert himself inside for Hopkins in the 1st half.  George Stewart would get the benefit of some nice short jumpers for some of his offense.  Hopkins would take a 9 point lead to the half.  Stewart would also get offense outrunning Joe Hedstrom down the floor for buckets.  An 8-0 Cadets run with a Stewart 3 would cut the Hopkins lead to 63-62.  Hedstrom with 3 points of his own plus a Kerwin Walton 3 to push the lead back to 7.  Cadets stick around with a Gram O'Malley triple off a turnover and they're within 2 with 8:15 left.  Anthony Davis coming up big down the stretch with 3 straight Hopkins hoops to keep the lead at 6.  Walton would hit a big kickout 3 inside the 3 minute mark to push the lead back to 7.  That was sandwiched by 2 Jack Thompson buckets.  But the Cadets run out of time.  Zeke Nnaji with 20 of his 26 in the 1st half.  All 4 other starters also in double figures for Hopkins.  George Stewart with 22 to lead St. Thomas Academy.  He added a couple of 3s to go with his short range offense.  Jack Thompson adds a quiet 17.

2017 Augsburg semifinal day

Back to Augsburg for day 2 of their early holiday tournament.  Lithgow once again lurking to do evaluations.  The JMOA also gets another 4 PM game.  Only 1 hot dog and can of battery acid for my concessions.  Here are the day's sights and sounds.

Game 1: St. Paul Johnson 65 Schaeffer Academy 48
Schaeffer would come out in a flat 3-2 zone and that would keep things under wraps in the 1st half.  Only the Govs offensive rebounding would keep them ahead.  Then in the 2nd half, Johnson decided to up the pressure.  Something that I expected far earlier in the game.  That pressure would break a 38 all tie inside 12 min left in the game and inspire a 26-4 run over 10 minutes of the 2nd half.  7 turnovers leading to points in that run.  Keylon Jackson owned the paint for 17 points for the Govs.  Shemar Tucker-Adams adds 13.  Cole Bothun leads Schaeffer Academy with 3 triples and 14 points.

Game 2: Mayer Lutheran 63 Minneapolis Southwest 55
Southwest playing again without star forward Niko Polydorou.  Mayer Lutheran jumps out to a 9-3 lead.  Matt Menth with 3 early 3s as the lead grows.  It would stretch to 11 at the half.  Southwest would cut that lead to 3 with Traevon Nystrom converting a turnover with 11:40 left.  Ari Bogen-Grose with a triple at 5:50 and that keeps the margin at 4.  But Menth hits another bomb and Kobey Woolhouse drives to push the lead back to 9.  Branden Carlson with 4 late FTs to close it out.  Baden Noenning another nice outing of 16 points to lead the Crusaders.  Branden Carlsen adds 14, Matt Menth 4 3s for 13.  Alex Fischer leads Southwest with 18 points.  Traevon Nystrom with 14 and Ari Bogen-Grose with 13 for the Lakers.

Game 3: #3AAAA Hopkins 105 Fridley 65
Hopkins with back to back 3s from Blaise Beauchamp and Kerwin Walton to start 6-0.  Nate Soto with a pair of early 3s and 9 points from Jerome Cunningham as Fridley rallies.  That puts Fridley up 22-20 inside of the 11 minute mark of the 1st half.  The rest is all Hopkins.  Anthony Davis with 2 free throws and a jumper.  Zeke Nnaji 2 hoops.  But a 3 point play from Issac Burns keeps Fridley within 8 at the 3:36 mark.  But its 15-3 Hopkins the rest of the half.  Walton for 3 and 3 Anthony Davis buckets.  52-32 Hopkins at the break as they go 32-10 the last 10:30 of the half.  The 2nd half is more of the same.  Hopkins steamrolls from there.  Zeke Nnaji with 15 of his 26 in the 2nd half.  Joe Hedstrom with 9 of his 14 in the 2nd half.  Too much Royals size.  Anthony Davis adds 16.  Nate Soto with a nice game yesterday and he adds 27 today with 4 triples.

Game 4: #1AA Minnehaha 81 Eastview 69
Minnehaha with a 9-2 run via a Terry Lockett triple, JaVonni Bickham coast to coast 2 and 2 Jalen Suggs FTs.  22-13 Redhawks at 9:09.  Despite Bickham sitting with 2 fouls, the lead stays at 8 when Eastview takes a late 1st half timeout. The response is there as the Lightning score 8 of the last 10 of the half thanks to a pair of triples and a Tate Machacek post spin move.  41-39 Minnehaha at the break.

Suggs ignites a Redhawks run as he blocks Machacek on a lob attempt.  He then takes a steal for a dunk.  The lead is 7 and Eastview takes a quick and well advised timeout.  Lockett with the transition hoop and then a 3 point play off a UCLA cut.  Chet Holmgren tip dunks a miss and its 59-49 Redhawks with 10:50 left.  Then a turn of events.  Max Bolger 2 hoops, Steven Crowl with a nasty shimy in the post for 2 and the harm.  Suggs picks up a T on the play.  The 3 point play chance is no good but the technicals are.  Bolger converts the possession with another jumper.  Just like that its a 10-0 Eastview run and we're tied at 59 with 9:37 left.

Minnehaha counters with the next 7 points.  Lorenzo Smith on the break for 2 and a Kaden Johnson steal leads to 2 more in that run.  Bickham with 2 free throws out of the post and bonus free throws from Smith push the margin to 10 with 4:32 left.  Smith hits a dagger 3 with 2:10 left.  No further danger from there.  Terry Lockett outstanding with 25 points to lead all scorers.  JoVanni Bickham adds 18, Lorenzo Smith 15 for Minnehaha. Jalen Suggs held to 1 FG but made 11-13 FTs on his way to 13 points.  Tate Machacek leads Eastview with 22 points. Max Bolger adds 19 with a pair of 3s.

2017 Holiday Kickoff

The 2017 Holiday Tournament Season kicked off with the TCO Holiday Classic at Augsburg.  Since I'll be doing that for day 2, I only watched the 1st game of the day there which was the highlight game.  Then a cross metro trip to the eastern fringes of The Kingdom for a local rivalry game. 

Game 1: #1AA Minnehaha 82 #5A Mayer Lutheran 69 (Augsburg Quarterfinal)
All Minnehaha right out of the gate.  Jalen Suggs with the 1st 5 points for the Redhawks and an assist for a lob dunk to Kaden Johnson.  Johnson adds another bucket and triple.  16-3 Minnehaha at the 13:49 mark.  A ton of fouls called early in this game made it ugly.  That would get Mayer Lutheran to the bonus quickly but they couldn't convert.  6 triples and sloppy play allow Mayer Lutheran to hang around with 7 at the half.  Then Jalen Suggs with his 4th foul with 12:46 left.  He comes back with 8:27 left and none of the 10 point margin lost.  He fouls out with 4:41 left and the lead at 9.  Minnehaha goes the stretch run without Suggs (fouls), Lockett (injury in the 2nd half) and Bickham (DNP).  A Kobey Woolhouse 3 with 4:20 left would cut the margin to 6 but the Crusaders would get no closer.  Lorenzo Smith and Johnson carry the weight down the stretch.  Kaden Johnson with 23 points, Jalen Suggs with 15.  Baden Noenning with 18 to lead Mayer Lutheran.  They make 10 3s but only shoot 9-25 from the charity stripe.

Game 2: White Bear Lake 76 Mahtomedi 65
Tight fit on 1 side at White Bear Lake for this one.  But the wonderful Donatelli's pizza makes it all worth it.  Zac Centers with an early hoop, free throw and triple as Mahtomedi goes up 6.  Sam Schwartz with the answers for that with a pair of triples and a nice scoop finish of his own.  Mahtomedi would get the lead to 7 before the Bears trim it to 2 at the half.  White Bear Lake quickly takes the lead but Mahtomedi immediately counters with a 9-0 run with a triple, 2 free throws and 2 hoops all from different players.  43-36 Zephyrs inside 12 minutes left.  Then the big run for White Bear Lake slams the door.  Schwartz converts a turnover and adds 2 free throws.  Jeremy Beckler for 2 and a cross court pass for a Isaac Tessier triple.  Schwartz 2 freebies and converts another turnover, this time for a 3 point play.  He knock down a triple off a double stagger BLOB for 8 in a row.  Beckler adds 2 hoops to finish it off.  That's a 23-2 Bears run in under 6 minutes.  59-45 with 6:12 left when Mahtomedi takes another timeout to try and stop the run.  That ends my night.  Sam Schwartz goes off for 32 points for White Bear Lake to lead all scorers.  Center Jeremy Beckler with 12.  Blake Charles and Isaac Tessier each add 11.  Only 1 field and a total of 3 points from the Bears bench.  J'Vonne Hadley leads Mahtomedi with 15 points but 11 of those were after the big run.  Zac Centers with 12 of his 14 in the 1st half.  Jack Shay adds 11.  So nice balance from both squads.  7 of the 10 starters plus 4 of the 6 rotation reserves will be back for these teams next year.

Centaurs with a holiday rally

Prologue
To Brooklyn Center for a very interesting non-conference matchup with Minneapolis Roosevelt.  A small but usually vocal crowd on hand.  Brooklyn Center concessions are a little sparse so nothing tonight.  As per request, we get the annual White Jacket game for Centaur coach Matt McCollister.  Head coaches from Lake Region and Central Lakes on hand to watch.  A random music selection for today features the late great Tom Petty.

Song of the Day: Last Night - Traveling Wilburys
Number of Teams I've Seen: 72 (47 games, 21 days, 17 buildings, 10 online)

Beverage Ticker: 312.9 ounces (3340 Calories)

• 7 Up: 12 ounces (140 calories)
• Coke: 52 ounces (620 calories) 
• Pepsi: 84 ounces (1050 calories)
• Sprite Zero: 20 ounces (0 calories) 
• Sprite: 80.9 ounces (960 calories)
• Red Powerade: 20 ounces (130 calories) 
• Red Gatorade: 20 ounces (140 calories) 

Food Ticker:

• Hot Dogs: 7
• Walking Tacos:3
• Pizza: 6

Game Time:
Offense incredibly hard to come back early on the game.  Brooklyn Center with only 1 FG in the 1st 6:40.  Nothing falling for the Centaurs.  Roosevelt not having any better luck.  Luke Barnes with the Teddies' 2nd field goal at 11:34 for a 6-2 lead.   The pace picks up and the Teddies add 7 in a row with 2 Deszi Sims hoops.  13-4 Roosevelt at 9:20.  Brooklyn Center finally gets some offense withe Qentrell Douglas scoring 3 of their next 4 FGs.  That pulls the Centaurs within 15-12 at 7:05, mini 8-2 spurt.  8th grader Muja Burton banks in a 3, Leo Buchwald steps back for 3 . Then Sims measures on the break and smashes a layup attempt.  He ends up finishing on the other end.  8-0 run and that forces a Centaurs timeout.  23-12 Roosevelt at 4:41.  Rudy Tahir with a triple from Lu'Cye Patterson and 4 free throws.  Patterson with a hoop and 2 FTs before sitting with 2 fouls.  That pulls BC within 27-23 at the half.

Brooklyn Center would get the lead to 1 on a Patterson hoop but he missed the FT to tie.  BC within 1 again before a Buchwald triple and 2 Sims hoops occur in an 8-0 Teddies run.  43-34 Roosevelt with 9:13 left.  Roosevelt turnover for a Patterson putback of his own miss.  That's countered by Luke Barnes making both ends of the bonus.  Tahir hoop countered by a Roosevelt putback.  Teddies up 51-43 inside 5 minutes left.

Then it all falls apart for Roosevelt.  Patterson with 3 free throws and Barnes fouls out on a charge.  A BC 3 point play countered by a Sims hoop keeps Roosevelt ahead 53-49 with 3:10 left.  Patterson with a 3 point play and Tahir makes 2 free throws on a turnover.  54-53 BC takes their 1st lead with 2:46 left.  Roosevelt misses a front end.  Then Tahir hits a NOOOOOOO 3 with 1:35 left.  Adreone Sprinkles and Patterson add buckets around a turnover.  Sims finally stops the bleeding but its too late.  The 18-2 run in under 4 minutes puts BC up 8 before the hoop with 42 seconds left.  Brooklyn Center wins 65-59.

Post Game
Deszi Sims leads Roosevelt with 24 points.  His block on the break was the highlight play of the night.  Leo Buchwald with 3 triples and 11 points.  But overall he was pretty quiet.  This is the 3rd straight loss for Roosevelt as they fall to 3-4 overall, 0-1 in the Minneapolis City.  Roosevelt is now the 1st team below .500 in section 6AAA which is the crazy stat of the day.  Roosevelt is off for the holidays.  They will host Jordan on January 4th.

Brooklyn Center improves to 6-1 overall with 6 home games already played. They'll play 2 testing games in the Minneapolis North holiday tourney next week.  Rudy Tahir leads the Centaurs with 21 points.  He made 10-12 FTs and 3 triples including the late dagger.  Lu'Cye Patterson had 18 points, 12 in the 2nd half.  Quentrell Douglas adds 8 points with 6 of those early to get the Centaurs offense started.  After scoring 43 points in the 1st 31:16, the Centaurs score 22 in the final 4:44.  Their defense is still vulnerable to attack by post players or on drives

St Nick not nice to St. Anthony

Prologue
To St. Anthony for their non-conference showdown with St. Paul Central.  Big slice of sausage pizza on the menu.  A rare choice of gatorade on tonight's beverage ticker.  Santa in the house plus plenty of other santa hats.  The night is completed with the outstanding St. Anthony band.  We get a xylophone and a cowbell from them.  Drop the microphone.  As is tradition a band tune gets our daily selection.

Song of the Day: LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
Number of Teams I've Seen: 72 (46 games, 20 days, 16 buildings, 10 online)

Beverage Ticker: 312.9 ounces (3340 Calories)

• 7 Up: 12 ounces (140 calories)
• Coke: 52 ounces (620 calories) 
• Pepsi: 84 ounces (1050 calories)
• Sprite Zero: 20 ounces (0 calories) 
• Sprite: 80.9 ounces (960 calories)
• Red Powerade: 20 ounces (130 calories) 
• Red Gatorade: 20 ounces (140 calories) 

Food Ticker:

• Hot Dogs: 7
• Walking Tacos:3
• Pizza: 6

Game Time:
St. Anthony playing without starting point guard Tait Nelson.  Mickey Jah crashes thru the entire Central defense for a 3 point play.  Eli Forsline adds a layup.  Huskies take a 9-8 lead on a FT at the 13:33 mark.  All Central from there as they go on a 20-2 run.  Central dominating the offensive glass and forcing turnovers.  Bad combination plus St. Anthony goes 6+ without a field goal during that run.  St. Anthony is able to stabilize from there but they still trail by 19 at half.  Khai West with 8 in a row to push the lead to 26 in the 2nd half.  Central adds a triple and a nice 2 on 1 for a 3 point play and we get running time right at the 9 minute mark until just before the end of the game.  Central rolls 83-56.

Post Game
Mickey Jah took over much of the ballhandling responsibility with Tait Nelson out.  He leads the way with 14 points.  Aaron Smith with 1 3 in the 2nd half and 12 points.  As mentioned above turnovers and the offensive glass just killed them.  St. Anthony falls to 3-3 overall.  They are 2-1 vs the St. Paul City.  They will visit Hill-Murray on Friday before playing in the South St. Paul holiday tournament.

Central improves to 2-2 with the win.  They have a tough home game with Roseville on Thursday.  Great balance again from the Minutemen.  They get 6 in double figures.  Ronelle Porter with 15 points running the show.  Daveonte Davis with 13.  Dion Ford, Luke McElroy and Khai West with 11.  Terrell Fountain adds 12.  All of those guys sat the last 8 minutes.

Strategy Session
St. Anthony tried guard Drew Nelson as their option to defend Central's star forward Daveonte Davis.  Nelson picked up 2 quick fouls in the 1st half and had to sit.  Then Davis went right at him inside in the 2nd half with success.  I think that also contributed to some of the early rebounding trouble that the Huskies had.  With the balance that Central has shown, he may been better served guarding either Porter or McElroy.

2017 Christmas Lights Tour

Prologue
Anytime you get a chance to do a Minneapolis Southwest game in mid-December its always a treat.  That's because of the numerous Christmas lights displays in the area.  Tonight the Lakers host Minneapolis Henry in an early Minneapolis City conference opener.  A very good walking taco on the menu, good kick.  Sprite is a favorite beverage this season so we stick with that.  Lake Region making the long trek in to watch along with St. Olaf and St. Thomas amongst others.  Since Christmas is the theme, we'll go traditional for today's tune.

Song of the Day: Jingle Bells
Number of Teams I've Seen: 71 (45 games, 19 days, 15 buildings, 10 online)

Beverage Ticker: 292.9 ounces (3200 Calories)

• 7 Up: 12 ounces (140 calories)
• Coke: 52 ounces (620 calories) 
• Pepsi: 84 ounces (1050 calories)
• Sprite Zero: 20 ounces (0 calories) 
• Sprite: 80.9 ounces (960 calories)
• Red Powerade: 20 ounces (130 calories)

Food Ticker:

• Hot Dogs: 7
• Walking Tacos:3
• Pizza: 5

Game Time:
Henry going without much of their main lineup for the entire first half.  Will Laabs, Anton Barr and Rashaud Rollins all get the 1st half DNP-CD.  Southwest takes advantage right away.  Treavon Nystrom 2 hoops, Ari Bogen-Grose with a stick back and a triple.  Niko Polydorou 2 assists before sitting with 2 fouls.  Southwest jumps out to a 16-5 lead less than 6 minutes in.  Mark Cambell and Marshun Downey bring the Patriots back.  Downey 2 hoops, Cambell with a reverse layup and a triple in the 3 minute Henry 14-2 run.  19-18 Patriots at the midpoint of the half.  The rest of the 1st half is back and forth. Nystrom 3 more hoops and a triple.  Downey with a steal for a 3 point play.  Cambell with 1 triple and then beats the halftime buzzer with another bomb.  Henry 39-37 at the break. 

Henry gets their guys back about 4 minutes into the 2nd half.  Glentrell Carter 3 hoops and Cambell with a bomb and a bucket.  52-43 Henry just over 5 minutes into the half after a 9-0 run.  Southwest cuts into the lead with a Polydorou triple, Alex Fischer with a hoop and harm with Nystrom putting back the missed free throw.  Polydorou adds another hoop and the lead is down to 5 inside 7 minutes left.

Bogen-Grose with a triple and Nystrom is fouled during the shot.  He makes 1 of the 2 bonus free throws on the rare chance for the 5 point possession.  Southwest within 4 but Caldwell and Rollins counter with buckets.  Southwest with a couple of late costly turnovers but they get a last chance.  Fischer puts back a miss and Henry misses a front end with 5.2 left.  Southwest out of timeouts and their desperation heave is no good.  Henry hangs on to win 81-78.

Post Game
Southwest falls to 2-4 overall, 0-1 in the Minneapolis City.  Ari Bogen-Grose with 4 triples and 24 points to lead all scorers.  Traevon Nystrom who had fallen off the map and has reappeared at Southwest (was at FAIR once upon a time) with a very nice outing of 22 points and 15 boards from his forward spot.  Niko Polydorou with 13 of his 15 in the 2nd half.  No points from the bench despite 7 bench guys seeing minutes.  The Lakers open play in the Augsburg tournament on Thursday against Eastview.

Henry breaks a 2 game losing streak with the win.  They improve to 3-2 on the season, 1-0 in the Minneapolis City.  They play next in the Hibbing holiday tournament.  Mark Campbell (bad spelling in the program so I'll correct it here) leads the Patriots with 19 points. Marshun Downey all 12 of his points in the 1st half..  Will Laabs with 10 inside all in the 2nd half.   10 different Patriots end up scoring.  The Patriots did just enough against the 2-3 zone with 7 3s and penetrating the open middle.