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* The final road to the 2009 State Girls’ Basketball Tournament ends at the Target Center, Saturday March 21st. It’s been a long team journey filled with injuries, adversity, uncertainties, setbacks, courage, practice, triumphs, hope and perseverance.

The coveted championship crown is up for grabs. Eight teams per class will compete for greatness. Defending Class 1A Champion Ada-Borup is back, so is Pipestone Area and New Life Academy. Braham is retuning to the state tournament, largely due to the brilliant play of 8th grade phenom Becca Dahlman.

The top seed Class 4A Minneapolis South Lady Tigers are making their third consecutive trip to the state tournament led by Tayler Hill, 2009 McDonald’s All American. Also making their third consecutive trip to the big dance are the Class 2A Jordan Jaguars, led by the dynamic duo of Leah Dietel and Brittany Chambers, the state record holder for the most points scored in a tournament game (47 points in 2008). Expect the Lady Tigers and the Lady Jaguars to pounce on their prey and try to claw their way to a state title. The 2009 State Girls Basketball Tournament is filled with great hoops stories. The Centennial Cougars will be led by Bridget Schuneman and Megan Nipe, who’s played with pain all season because of a knee injury. Nipe is now healthy again. Look for the Cougars to put on a good show now that they are at the big dance.

Class 3A Champion Totino-Grace is back to defend its title. But, New Prague will be looking to clip the Eagles’ wings. Eastview also returns. The Lightning is led by sharp shooter, Sam Mehr, who’s deadly from the perimeter. Eden Prairie, with its balance scoring attack, is making its first ever trip to the dance.

Finally, the team making the most noise is perhaps the Minneapolis North Polars, led by “The Senior” Briana Edwards and four eighth-graders. The Polars played a very difficult schedule and have emerged as a contender for the Class 3A Championship. But, nothing is promised. To win the state championship title will take determination, focus, skills, leadership, sacrifice, role playing, heart, HUNGER and great coaching. Simply put, bring your “A” game.

* Princeton's Katie Loberg scored her 2,000th point last night. She had 30 points, 18 rebounds, and 8 blocks in a loss to STMA (score was 64-56). She ends her high school career with 2,008 points, 1379 rebounds, and 561 blocks.

* Jordan Jaguars 71, Roosevelt Teddies 70: The bus ride back to Jordan must be filled with joy as the Jaguars escaped with a one-point victory. But, one point is all you need to get your ticket punched. Jordan is making its third consecutive trip to the state tournament behind a great performance from the dynamic duo of Brittany Chambers and Leah Dietel. Basketball fans in attendance were treated to a great game. Jordan's Brittany Chambers and Roosevelt's Shakila Boler put on a great show. Chambers scored 34 points, including three consecutive "game changing" three-pointers late in the second half. Roosevelt's Shakila Boler took over in the second half and finished with 37 points. Leah Dietel added 20 points for the Jaguars.

* Eastview 52, Lakeville North 38: With Coach Pam Borton sitting courtside, Lakeville North controlled much of the early play in a defensive struggle. LN led 18-13 at half time. LN started strong in the 2nd half and went up by 11. Eastview started chipping away at the lead and went ahead at about the 10-minute mark. Eastview guards Sam Mehr, Haley Thomforde, and Darcey Rice led the way scoring down the stretch. Darcey Rice ended with a game high 19 points including 5 three-pointers and going 4-for-4 from the line.

* Centennial 57, Champlin Park 48: The Cougars punched their ticket to the big dance by erasing a 12-point deficit. Bridget Schuneman led the comeback with 21 points, Megan Nipe 12 and Kahla Becken added 11.

* Minneapolis South Tigers 59, Hopkins Royals 45: The #2 seed Tigers beat the #1 seed Royals behind Tayler Hill's 23 points. Tyisha Smith and Ameshia Kearney added 12 points each. Kara Elofson led the Royals with 14 points and senior Jenna Lillemoe had 12.

2009 STATE CHAMPIONS

4A - Minneapolis South - runner-up, Centennial
3A - St. Michael-Albertville - runner-up, Mpls. North
2A - Caledonia - runner-up, Howard Lake-WW
1A - Ada-Borup - runner-up, Cedar Mountain/Comfrey

Minnesota State Girls' All-Tournament Team

4A
Morgan Van-Riper Rose, Eden Prairie
Michelle Tobin, Eden Prairie
Sam Mehr, Eastview
Emily Kaus, Eastview
Bridget Schuneman, Centennial
Megan Nipe, Centennial
Hannah Steele, Centennial
Tayler Hill, Minneapolis South
Ameshia Kearney, Minneapolis South
Tyisha Smith, Minneapolis South
3A

Lizzi Naumann, Totino-Grace
Maggie Weiers, New Prague
Hannah Strop, New Prague
Courtney Barthel, St. Michael Albertville
Anna Valerius, St. Michael Albertville
Carly Rothstein , St. Michael Albertville
Briana Edwards, Minneapolis North
Allina Starr, Minneapolis North
Tyseanna Johnson , Minneapolis North
Chelsey McGee , Minneapolis North
2A

Leah Dietel, Jordan
Brittany Chambers, Jordan
Justine Dammermann, New London-Spicer
Cassie Ziemer , New London-Spicer
Katie Pettit, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
Ellie Wesling , Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
Christina Gruenhagen , Howard Lake-Waverly- W
Megan King, Caledonia
Libby Augedahl, Caledonia
Aly Meyer, Caledonia

Annalise Klamm, Bigfork
Katrina Newman, Barnum
Jaimee Wickstrom, Barnum
Amber Seifert, Cedar Mountain/Comfrey
Kayla Mathiowetz , Cedar Mountain/Comfrey
Jaime Hanson , Cedar Mountain/Comfrey
Nicole Smart, Ada-Borup
Katy Ness , Ada-Borup
Laura Kolness , Ada-Borup
Vicki Ellefson , Ada-Borup

2009 Minnesota State Champion Tayler Hill will attend Ohio State University this fall. Hill chose the Big Ten Buckeyes over Minnesota, Texas, Marquette, and Duke, ending months of speculation. Her older brother, P.J., attends Ohio State and is a starter for the men’s basketball team. Hill is Minnesota’s all-time leading scorer. In March, the Minneapolis South senior scored 47 points to lead the Lady Tigers to victory in the Class 4A state championship. Hill was also named a 2009 McDonald’s All-American and a member of the 2009 All-gPrep first team. Comments...

Lakeville North’s Kelsie Ammann will play college basketball for Bethany Lutheran College Coach Tiffany Young-Klockzeim. This year Bethany Lutheran will lose two of its top scorers, who combined for 28 points a game. So they are looking for Ammann to step in and pick up some of that point production. Ammann finished 8th on the all-time 3-point scoring list at Lakeville North High School.

* gPrep has selected the top 20 high school players in Minnesota for 2009. Each baller possesses strong court skills, superior sportsmanship, and a high basketball IQ. ALL-gPrep team members were chosen based on regular season play, player’s reputation, gPrep interviews, player stats, POST SEASON PLAY and college potential. gPrep congratulates these fine student athletes!

* A reminder, the McDonald's All-American game featuring Minnesota's own Tayler Hill is this Wednesday on ESPNU. Gametime is 4:30 central time.

gPrep congratulates back-to-back 1A Champion Ada-Borup, 2A Champion Caledonia, 3A Champion St. Michael-Albertville and 4A Champion Minneapolis South. Each is the top girls high school basketball team in its division. gPrep captured rare exclusive behind-the-scenes video of the new champions in all their glory. Click play on the video player and enjoy.

* The Minnesota Metro Stars White team is looking for a player (10th or 11th grader) for the upcoming season. Varsity starting experience is required. Contact Head Coach Carl Scales (Crlscales@hotmail.com) or Program Director Andy Meinhardt (andymeinhardt@hotmail.com) if interested.

* Apple Valley's Erica Gress surpassed the 1,000 career points milestone in a win over Eagan on Thursday during quarterfinals. Gress scored 18 points and her total points for the season is 511 points, which is a new school record previously held by Christina Steele (504).

* Parkers Prairie 53, Hancock 46: Sari Noga had 26 points and 19 rebounds. Teammate Kaylee Dorn scored 10. For Hancock, Bree Holleman had 17pts. The Panthers will play Brandon Evansville for the south sub section championship.

* Champlin Park advances to the 5AAAA section championship with a 64-51 win over Osseo. The Orioles led 35-29 at halftime, but the Rebels limited Osseo to just 3 made baskets in the 2nd half, outscoring them 35-16. Rachel Leitz scored 16, Ashley Witte added 14, and Abby McDaniel netted 11 and grabbed 8 rebounds. Champlin Park will face Centennial in the section championship game at 8pm on Thursday at Anoka High School.

Section 2AAAA

* Eden Prairie 79, Kennedy 59: Sophomore Morgan Van Riper-Rose led Eden Prairie with 22 points. Michelle Tobin scored 16, Carly Rothfusz and Lauren Wittman had 10 points each. Brittany Zins scored a game high 24 points for Kennedy. Eden Prairie will face Chaska for the section championship on Friday.

* Chaska 71, Richfield 47: Tiffany VanHaaften was 6-of-7 from beyond the arc, en route to a 22-point performance. Guard Brooke Brown scored a game high 24 points and Brianna Tisch chipped in with 11 points. Jamie Noonan led the Richfield Spartans with 12 points and Pamela January scored 14.

* Hopkins 69, Wayzata 51: Brianna Williams scored 23 points and Kara Elofson had 12. Kate Thompson led Wayzata with 17 points. Alexa Clausen hit five three-pointers and finished with 15 points.

* Minneapolis South 80, Minneapolis Southwest 37: Tayler Hill scored 30 points and Tyisha Smith netted 19 points. South will square off against Hopkins next Thursday. The winner advances to state.

* Forest Lake 55, Andover 42: Senior Anne Berner reached the 1,000 points milestone for career points. Forest Lake will face Cambridge-Isanti next Tuesday.

* The Hancock Owls defeated the Wheaton-Herman-Norcross Warriors by a score of 52-48 on Thursday, March 5th. Bree Holleman led the scoring for the lady Owls with 17 points, followed by Kendra Schmidgall with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Lauren Nelson also scored 8 points and pulled down 3 rebounds, and Hannah Newhouse led the lady Owls with ten rebounds.

* Parkers Prairie 71, Battle Lake 49: Sari Noga had 35 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. The Panthers are now 20-4.

* Minneapolis Roosevelt 77, Trinity 36: Shakila Boler scored 22 points and surpassed the 1,000 points milestone. Suriya MxGuire had a triple-double, 13 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Tyesha Wright netted 12 points and Brittany Finley chipped in with 9 points and seven steals.

* Minneapolis Southwest 38, Armstrong Falcons 36: The Lakers defeated the #6 ranked and #3 seed Falcons to advance to the semifinals of the 6AAAA sections. Junior forward Laura Maltby drove the lane with five seconds left and made a dramatic lay-up in traffic to put the Lakers up for good. The Lakers were led by senior center Britta Syverson with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks. Sophomore guard Vinishia Jackson chipped in with seven points. The Lakers play #2 seed Minneapolis South on Saturday at 1:30pm.

* Minneapolis South 64, Cooper 40: South's Tayler Hill scored 38 points in the win.

Section 5AAAA

* Champlin Park 67, Roseville 53: The Rebels led by double figures for most of the game and advance to the 5AAAA semi-finals with a win over the Raiders. Rachel Leitz had 21 to lead the way for the Rebels. Tarah Flahavan scored 13 and Ashley Witte added 12. Kelsey Florian netted 18 for the Raiders. CP faces Osseo at 8pm on Saturday for the right to play in the section championship.

* Centennial 85, Park Center 43: Megan Nipe led four Cougars in double figures with 19 points, Bridget Schuneman 17, Megan Waytashek 15 and Kahla Becken had 13.

Section 2AAAA

* Richfield Spartans 60, Edina Hornets 49: Senior guard Jamie Noonan led the Spartans to a big playoff win over the visiting Hornets. Noonan finished with a game high 20 points, and teammate Mandy Poke scored 20. Katybeth Biewen led the Hornets with 18 points, and Taylor Young finished with eight points. Richfield will face Chaska on Saturday.

* Chaska 51, Shakopee 34: Point guard Brooke Brown led Chaska with 12 points, and Brianna Tisch netted 9 points.

Tuesday's Section Roundup:

Section 3AA South:
* Jackson County Central 88, Fairmont 81 (2OT): In one of the best High School games in the southern part of the state all season, the 4th seeded Huskies knock off the state ranked and #1 seed Cardinals in a double OT thriller. Fairmont's only other loss on the season came at the hands of the Huskies. And Tuesday night, Jackson did it again. The Huskies were led by Whitney Burmeister ( 34 points), who was a perfect 6-6 from beyond the arc, while Ashley Kruse added 26 points and 16 assists. Fairmont ends their season at 22-2, led by Ashley Alleven with 25 points and 11 rebounds. Jackson moves on to play Pipestone on Friday.

* Pipestone 42, Martin County West 36: The Arrows move onto the Sub-section final after a win against the Mavericks. It was a sluggish start for both teams after waiting an extra hour for JCC vs. Fairmont to finish. The first field goal didn't come until almost four minutes into the game. Pipestone was led by Bailey Bouman with a game high 15 points; Megan VanerPoel added 8 points and 12 rebounds. The Mavericks end their season at 21-4 with Abby Weiss leading the way with 14. Pipestone will meet the Jackson County Central Huskies on Friday in Windom for the 3rd time this season, with a trip to the section final on the line.

March has finally arrived! So, let the madness begin! It’s perhaps the single most important month in high school basketball, a time when state champions are crowned.

Teams, 1A to 4A, work season-round, playing through adversity, pain and injury, for a chance to compete against Minnesota’s elite. For, it’s a winding road heavily traveled, littered with dashed dreams, player promises, hope for an upset and the will to win.

Listen and you can hear, the heart of a baller as she pounds the ball into the hardwood, before attacking her opponent, defying gravity, then exploding to
basket. That’s the kind of basketball that ignites passion on the court and in the stands.

Simply put, we’re mad for the game, the players who sacrifice and leave everything on the court, the art of competition, the amazing athleticism and the desire for overall greatness.

* Centennial 83, Andover 43: Bridget Schuneman, who has taking her game to another level this season, scored 28 points to lead Centennial to the win. Schuneman also surpassed the 1,000th point mark for her career at the free-throw line.

* Chaska took first place in the Lake Conference tonight with a win over Kennedy and Lakeville North's Loss.

* Armstrong Falcons 74, Edina Hornets 52: Nicole Dooher scored 25 points to lead the Falcons to conference win. The senior guard shot a blistering10-of-14 from the field. Taylor Young scored 15 points for the Hornets.

* The #6 ranked Hancock Owls defeated the #5 ranked Brandon-Evansville Chargers in overtime on Tuesday night. The score was locked at 48-48 in regulation. The Owls outscored the Chargers 10-7 in the overtime period for a 58-55 victory. Bree Holleman scored eight of her 16 points in the OT period, while Lauren Nelson scored 12 total points, and Illissa Koehl scored 9 points. Freshman Kendra Schmidgall ripped down 9 rebounds. The Owls improve to 17-3 overall.

* Albany 78, St. Cloud Cathedral 51: Albany improved to 17-8 on the season. St. Cloud Cathedral's Lauren Hagen surpassed the 1,000 point mark and finished the game with 22 points. Albany's Hannah Hylla had 32 points and 12 rebounds.

* Worthington Trojans 66, Pipestone Arrows 60: A great game between the top two teams in the Southwest Conference last night in Pipestone. Worthington jumped out to an early eight point lead before Pipestone went on a 14-2 run. The Arrows led at the break by two, and led the entire second half until two late game turnovers converted into five Worthington points. Holli Aggen scored 17 for the Trojans, Katelyn Gerber added 18. Bailey Bouman had a game high 28 points in the loss. The Arrows open up section 3AA play this weekend as the number 2 seed in the South against Luverne. Worthington, likely the number 1 seed in their section will play host to the 8th seed next Tuesday.

* Centennial 73, Elk River 49 : The Cougars had no trouble getting past Elk River. Megan Nipe led three Cougars in double figures with 21 points, Bridget Schuneman 18 and Megan Waytashek netted 14.

* Hannah Linz of Eden Valley-Watkins is now the third all-time leading scorer in Minnesota with 3,306 career points. In a 57-53 conference win over Rockford on 2/24/09, Linz scored 22 points, surpassing Megan Taylor's 3,300 career total. The EV-W Eagles are now 23-1.

* Champlin Park hit two shots at the buzzer to beat Coon Rapids on Tuesday night. Trailing by 2 with 6.6 seconds left, the Rebels went the length of the court and Ali Schmidt hit a layup at the horn to force overtime. The Cardinals' Jamie Grant broke a 66-66 tie in overtime by hitting a bucket with just :12 seconds left, but the Rebels quickly inbounded, advanced the ball up the court and Ashley Witte buried a three-pointer at the buzzer to propel Champlin Park to a 70-69 overtime win, and their 20th win of the season.

* Hopkins Royals 60, Armstrong Falcons 47: Hopkins pulled away down the stretch behind Brianna Williams' 25 points to win the Classic Lake Conference Championship (7-1). Hana Potter scored 12 and Jenna Lillemoe had 10. The Falcons did not score a field goal in the final 7:11 of the game. Ali Hoefer led the Falcons with 15 points.

* BSM 79, Chisago Lakes 57: BSM’s freshman Olivia Antilla scored 25 points to help lead BSM to the win. Chisago Lakes’ freshman Whitney Tinjum had 21 points in defeat. BSM’s Josie Dillon added 19 and Lindsay Kaminski netted 17 points in the win.

* Chaska 51, Jefferson 39: Chaska's Brooke Brown had 17 and teammate Brianna Tisch scored 13.

* Minneapolis Southwest 41, Blake 36: The Lakers finished the game on a 7-0 run, led by sophomore guard Vinishia Jackson who had the final 7 points. Britta Syverson’s paced the Lakers with 14 points and 9 rebounds.

* Centennial Cougars 87, Park Center 62: Bridget Schuneman continues to have a tremendous season for the 2nd ranked Cougars. The senior forward is closing in on the 1,000th point milestone. Schuneman scored 27 points and is currently at 913 career points. Also eclipsing milestones, superstar Megan Nipe scored 25 points in the win and is the all-time leader in career points (1,689) and career rebounds (769) at Centennial. Nipe scored 25 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in the win.

* Albany 63, Rocori 42: Senior forward Hannah Hylla scored 24 points as she eclipsed the 1,000 points milestone.

* Lakeville North 52, Chaska 49: On senior night, eighth-grader Taylor Stewart made four free-throws down the stretch in the biggest game of the year, to help the Panthers to the win. With the victory, Lakeville North moves into a tie with Chaska for first place in the Lake Conference at 13-3. Rachel Banham and Jess Braaten led the Panthers with 13 points each. Stewart finished with six points. Brooke Brown paced Chaska with 15 points. Teammate Brianna Tisch finished with 13 points.

* Armstrong Falcons 60, Minnetonka Skippers 54: Ali Hoefer paced Armstrong with 17 points. Katy Winge had 18 points for the Skippers.

* Bloomington Kennedy 69, Eagan 61 : Bloomington Kennedy was led by Aubrey Davis with 18 points. Alexis Holt scored 15 points, Brittany Zins added 11 points, and Sheridan Reiners finished with 10 points. Brittany Zins now has 1,005 career points.

* Alyssa Kerkhoff scored her 1,000 point tonight in NRHEG’s win over Janesville. She is the second player in Minnesota’s sophomore class (2011) to reach the 1,000 point mark. Kerkhoff scored 26 points, including an unbelievable 12 points in the first 1:01 of the game!

* Benilde-St. Margaret's 67, Totino-Grace 61: Benilde-St. Margaret’s used a balanced scoring attack to upset top ranked (3A) Totino-Grace. Previously unbeaten Totino-Grace drops to 21-1. Olivia Antilla scored 13. Josie Dillon added 12, and Itisha Alexander and Lindsay Kaminski each scored 11 points.

* Hopkins Royals 69, Edina Hornets 44: The Royals forced 30 turnovers, and out-rebounded the Hornets, 42-31. Kara Elofson paced the Royals with 17 points. Brianna Williams added 15 points and 10 rebounds. Edina's go-to player Taylor Young finished with 12 points.

* Parkers Prairie 69, Rothsay 33. Gopher recruit Sari Noga had 33 points, 14 rebounds and 9 steals. The Panthers are now 17-3.

* Ada-Borup 87 Waubun 21: Ada-Borup’s Nicole Smart paced three players in double figures with 28 points. Katy Ness had a double-double, 26 points and 12 rebounds, and Laura Kolness added 14 points. Ada-Borup has won 19 consecutive games, improving to 20-1.

* Minneapolis Southwest Lakers 60, Minneapolis Edison Tommies 40: Senior Britta Syverson led the Lakers with 20 points, 24 rebounds and 4 blocked shots. Senior guard Kwilajaa Reed paced the Tommies with 18 points. Southwest’s leading scorer Mariah Adanene is out with an injury.

Centennial’s Hannah Steele had 14 assists in Tuesday’s 71-61 win against Coon Rapids (one shy of the single game assist record of 15 set by former Cougar Emily Becken in 2008). Steele is Centennial's leader in assists with 140.

* Wayzata Trojans 62, Minneapolis North Polars 48: Wayzata's Kate Thompson played a flawless floor game tonight, running the point guard position and dictating tempo. The Michigan bound senior scored a game high 20 points, including 11 from the charity stripe. Teammate Teresa Thone had 13, Christina Keup 12, and Marissa Grossfeld chipped in with 11. Wayzata improves to 11-7. Brianna Edwards led Minneapolis North with 15, and Cy'erra Mills scored 9 points.

* The Hancock Owls improve to 14-1 overall with a Pheasant conference win over C-G-B by a score of 77-47. Bree Holleman led the way with 33 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists. Illissa Koehl followed with 14 points, Hannah Newhoused also scored in double digits with 10 points and pulled down 5 rebounds. Lindsie Cunningham scored 8 points and dished out 6 assists. Lauren Nelson scored 6 points and pulled down 5 rebounds.

* Champlin Park 80, Maple Grove 57: Champlin Park improved to 18-3 with a convincing win over Maple Grove. The Rebels shot a scorching 57% from the three point line, knocking down 12 triples in the game. Rachel Leitz led all scorers with a career high 25. Ashley Witte, Ali Schmidt, and Abby McDaniel joined her in double figures. The Rebels host Osseo on Friday.

* Chaska Hawks 69, Edina Hornets 54: Chaska's Brooke Brown scored 18 points, Tiffany Van Haaften had 18 (six 3-pointers), and Brianna Tisch finished with 14 points. Grace Veker led the Hornets with 17 points, and Taylor Young surpassed the 1,000 point mark for her career, by scoring 13 points. Chaska will play Lakeville North for first in the Conference on Friday.

* Bloomington Kennedy 52, Bloomington Jefferson 46: Alexis Holt led Kennedy with 16 points, while Aubrey Davis had 12. Jefferson was led by Alex Koller with 16 points. Anna Smith and Brittany Sherber each had 12 points.

* Erica Gress Scored 30 points and grabbed a career high 28 rebounds in a loss at Eagan. With those 28 rebounds, she breaks the AV school record for rebounds in a game, previously held by Carol Ann Shudlick.

* Jodi Batzel, junior forward from Dover-Eyota, surpassed the 1,000 career point mark last night in Dover-Eyota’s loss to Caledonia.

* The Lady Owls improve to 13-1 overall with a win over Ashby by a score of 67-38 on Monday night. Bree Holleman led the way with 32 points (5 treys), 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Lauren Nelson recorded another double-double, 10 points and 10 rebounds. Lindsie Cunningham also scored in double digits with 10 points and 3 assists. Illissa Koehl scored 9 points and pulled down 7 rebounds.

* Roosevelt 91, Breck 52: Roosevelt had six players in double figures, led by Tyesha Wright with 16 points, 12 assists and 5 steals. Junior guard Suriya McGuire had 12 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds.

* Twenty of Minnesota's top girls high school senior basketball players were nominated for the 2009 McDonald's All American Game. The McDonald's All-American award is one of the most prestigious honors. The nominees are chosen from Minnesota's elite basketball players. Here is the list:

Holli Aggen, Worthington High School
Annie Berner, Forest Lake Senior High School
Brittany Chambers, Jordan High School
Leah Dietel, Jordan High School
Jennifer Dowd, Rogers High School
Brianna Edwards, Minneapolis North High School
Tina Fisher, Park High School
Tayler Hill, Minneapolis South High School
Katya Leick, Park High School
Hannah Linz, Eden Valley-Watkins High School
Katie Loberg, Princeton High School
Sam Mehr, Eastview High School
Lizzi Naumann, Totino-Grace High School
Megan Nipe, Centennial High School
Mandy Poke, Richfield High School
Nicole Smart, Ada-Borup High School
Theairra Taylor, St. Paul Central High School
Kate Thompson, Wayzata High School
Ashley Tingelstad, East Grand Forks Senior High School
Tempestt Wilson, Elk River High School

* Hancock Owls 58, Battle Lake Battlers 52 (OT): The Lady Owls improve to 12-1 with an overtime win over the Battlers. Lauren Nelson led the way with 17 points and 6 rebounds followed by Bree Holleman with 15 points and 5 assists. The Owls shot an impressive 17-of-19 from the freethrow line.

* Hopkins Royals 61, Forest Lake Rangers 39: The Royals forced 44 turnovers en route to a convincing victory over the visiting Rangers. Brianna Williams led the Royals with 24 points and eight steals. Teammate Jenna Lillemoe had 11. Gena Lange led the Rangers with 13 points.

* Minneapolis South 62, Rochester John Marshall Rockets 48: The top ranked Lady Tigers relied on their perimeter defense to get past the much taller Rockets. Tayler Hill scored 30 points in the win.

* Albany 66, Milaca 46: Senior forward Hannah Hylla scored 25 points in the win. She now has 949 points for her career.

* STMA 88, Zimmerman 64: Senior guard Brittani Wiese led the Knights with 32 points, 5 steals, 5 assists, and 6 rebounds.

* Burnsville 53, Bloomington Kennedy 50: Burnsville was led by Molly Duehn with 15 points, and teammate Lauren Safranski had 14 points. Brittany Zins and Aubrey Davis each scored 13 points for Kennedy. Brittany Zins now has 994 career points.

* Chaska 55, Eden Prairie 50: Chaska raced out to a 17-2 lead to start the game. Brianna Tisch led the scoring with 20 points, Taylor Brown had 14 (four 3-pointers in the first half to get things going), Brooke Brown and Ellen Degler scored 12 points each.

* Centennial 86, Champlin Park 72: All five starters were in double figures for the Cougars led by Megan Nipe’s double-double, 22 points and 10 rebounds. Megan Waytashek scored 19, Hannah Steel 17 (four 3-pointers), Bridget Schuneman 13 points and 9 rebounds, and Kahla Becken scored 10. Tarah Flahavan led the Rebels with 16 points. Rachel Leitz and Aby McDaniel scored 13 points each.

* Minneapolis North 49, Minneapolis Southwest 42: Southwest was up 24-23 at the half, but it wasn’t enough as the Polars finished the game with an 8-0 run, led by Brianna Edwards’s 14 points. Southwest was led by Britta Syverson with 15 points and 6 rebounds. The Lakers were without freshman leading scorer Mariah Adanene (15ppg) due to an injury.

* Wayzata 63, Minnetonka 56: Wayzata came back from a 26-13 deficit get the win.

* Ada-Borup 75, Norman Co West 26: In a match-up of the top two teams in sub-section 6A North and Pine to Prairie Conference, Ada-Borup got rolling and defeated Norman County West 75-26. Ada-Borup's win streak is at 17, the Cougars are now 18-1. Nicole Smart scored 34 points, Katy Ness had 12 and Laura Kolness finished with 12 points and six rebounds.

* Armstrong Falcons 58, Edina Hornets 55: Armstrong's Kara Ryan scored five points down the stretch, including a big 3-pointer to tie the game at 49-49. Then, senior Nicole Dooher and Ali Hoefer knocked down big- shots in the closing minutes to help secure the victory. Dooher led the Falcons with 19, Alyssa Marschner 15, and Hoefer 11. Ryan finished with only five points, but her game tying 3-pointer proved to be the biggest play of the game. Taylor Young, who played a great all around game, led the Hornets with 24 points.

* Burnsville’s Molly Duehn scored her 1000th point on Saturday night in a win over Holy Angels.

* Hancock Owls 52, Wheaton-Herman-Norcross: The Lady Owls improve to 11-1 overall with a win over Wheaton-Herman-Norcross on Tuesday night. Bree Holleman led the way with 19 points (5 treys), followed by freshman Kendra Schmidgall with 15 points.

* Armstrong 75, Hopkins 56: Armstrong raced out to a 43-23 lead and never looked back. Liz Wilson led Armstrong with 19 points. Nicole Dooher, who surpassed her 1000th career point in the game, finished with 18 for the Falcons. Teammates Kristi Loobek had a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds, Ali Hofer had 15, and Alyssa Marschner chipped in with 10. Hana Potter led the Royals with 16 points.

* Centennial Cougars 63, Osseo Orioles 48: The Cougars tied for first place with a big win over the Orioles. Centennial’s Megan Nipe knocked down her first 3 shots to help give the Cougars a 9-2 lead to start the game. Nipe had the “hot hand”, and like any good team, the Cougars fed her the ball early and often. “She was definitely hot tonight,” said Cougars Head Coach Jill Becken. Nipe finished with a game high 29 points and 10 rebounds. “This was a big statement game. Also it shows our team if we play hard, we can beat Osseo,” said Nipe. The big three of Nipe, Megan Waytashek and Bridget Schuneman scored 59 of Centennial’s 63 points. Schuneman, the team’s leading scorer, finished with 15-points on the night. Waytashek chipped in with 15 points of her own. The 6’2” Waytashek shadowed Osseo’s 5’3” Danielle Mangen most of the game and held the senior sharp shooter to only 12-points. Teammate Jessica Fife led the Orioles with 14, and Chiamaka Okonkwo finished with 11 points. Centennial and Osseo are now 10-1 in the Northwest Suburban Conference.

* Princeton 69, STMA 61: Senior Katie Loberg's 26 points and sophomore Mariah Clarin's 28 points led Princeton over STMA. STMA led 38-30 at half-time. Senior Brittani Wiese led three STMA players in double figures with 14 points.

* Champlin Park 78, Elk River 76 (OT): The Rebels topped Elk River in thrilling fashion winning 78-76 in overtime. The Rebels trailed by 3 with 7 seconds remaining. Rachel Leitz hit a desperation 3-pointer to tie the game at 70, and send the game into overtime. Leitz scored 24 and grabbed 9 rebounds. Tarah Flahavan poured in 16 for the Rebels. Tempest Wilson dropped 17, and Hannah Sweet scored 19 for the Elks.

* Bloomington Kennedy 58, Lakeville South 44: Kennedy was led by Brittany Zins with 16 points. The eight-grader Jade Martin scored 13 points, and Aubrey Davis had 9. Lakeville South was led by Jade Geif with 18 points.

* Chaska 63, Eagan 48: Brooke Brown led the scoring with 21 points, Brianna Tisch had 14 and Ellen Degler scored 10. Chaska improves to 16-3, and will face Eden Prairie, Edina and Lakeville North in its next 3 games.

* Apple Valley 72, Burnsville 70: Erica Gress scored 26 points and grabbed 20 rebounds in the win. Carly Chell had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Apple Valley is 3-1 so far in the second round of Lake Conference play.

* NRHEG 70, South Central 54: NRHEG beat United South Central behind a career high 34 from Alyssa Kerkhoff. While facing a box & one all night, Alyssa was 13/16 from the free throw line, and added 6 steals and 7 rebounds.

* Albany 82, Melrose 61: Hannah Hylla led Albany with 32 points. Sarah Jepsen had 14, and sophomore Vanessa Solarz scored 11 in the win. Steph Schmiesing led Melsrose with 12 points.

* Jordan Jaguars 84, Roosevelt Teddies 62: The Jordan Jaguars traveled to Minneapolis and served notice that the road to the Target Center in Class 2A runs through Jordan. The Jaguars put on a “3-Party”, hitting 10 3-pointers in the game, en route to a convincing 22-point victory. Jordan’s dynamic duo of Leah Dietel and Brittany “Big Game” Chambers could not be stopped. They combined for 54-points. Chambers put on a clinic on the Teddies’ home court and finished with a game high 32 points. Dietel overpowered Roosevelt in the paint and scored 22-points. Jordan's Emily Clark scored 15, and Michelle O'Malley chipped in with 15. Tyesha Wright led the Teddies with 22-points. Teammates Suriya McGuire and Shakila Boler finished with 10 and 11 points.

* Hopkins 66, Minnetonka 43: Kara Elofson led the Royals with a double-double, 18 points and 10 rebounds. Teammate Hana Potter had a double-double of her own, 15 points and 10 rebounds. Katy Winge led Minnetonka with 11 points and Sarah LaCroix scored 10.

* Chaska Hawks 62, Eastview Lightning 53: The Hawks improve to 15-3 and have won 9 of their last 10 games. Chaska is tied with Lakeville North for first in the Lake Conference. Brianna Tisch led Chaska with 17 points, and Taylor Brown and Samantha Bornmann scored 10 points each. Chaska's Brooke Brown played a great floor game and finished with 8 points. Taylor Cullers led the Lightning with 14 points.

* Totino-Grace 49, Spring Lake Park 47: Totino-Grace's Lizzi Naumann scored her 1,000th career point January 29. She is on pace to also get her 1,000th rebound later this season. Totino-Grace improves to 18-0.

* Minneapolis Southwest 68, Minneapolis Henry 25: Senior Britta Syverson led the Lakers with 26 points, 14 rebounds and 8 Blocks. Freshman guard Mariah Adanene finished with 19 points, 4 steals and 2 rebounds.

* Minneapolis Roosevelt 81, Edison 46: Edison's Kwilajaa Reed came to play and finished with a team high 22 points. However, Roosevelt countered with a balanced scoring attack led by Suriya McGuire with 22 points, Tyesha Wright 14, Brittany Finley 10, and Shakila Boler scored 9 points respectfully.

* Minneapolis South 74, Minneapolis North 52: This game turned into a physical war as both teams dished out hard fouls in the contest. Tayler Hill, who is on pace to break the state's career scoring record, had a game high 36 points. Junior guard Ameshia Kearney finished with 16. Briana Edwards paced North with 22 points. Angelic Moore had 11, and eight-grader Talayiah Rich scored 10 for North.

* Parkers Prairie 57, Battle Lake 53: Sari Noga had 31 points and 18 rebounds. The Panthers are now 15-2.

* On January 25th, a Texas girls high school basketball coach was fired following his team’s blowout of Dallas Academy. The Covenant, a private Christian school, beat the Bulldogs 100-0 on January 13th. Prior to his firing, Covenant Coach Micah Grimes emailed a local newspaper that he would not apologize for quote “a wide-margin victory when my girls played with honor and integrity.” But, some disagree. What do you think? Was the 100-0 victory poor sportsmanship or, was the basketball game being played the way founding fathers intended? gPrep has created a sounding board for your opinions. Click here to share your thoughts.

* The Green Bay women's basketball team has added Stephanie Sension to its roster, Head Coach Matt Bollant announced Tuesday. Sension, a 6-foot-3 forward from Hopkins, Minnesota, joins the Phoenix after spending the first semester of the school year at the Air Force Academy Preparatory School. "Stephanie is a complete post player that can score inside and out," said Bollant. Sension will redshirt for the Phoenix this season with four years of eligibility remaining, beginning with the 2009-10 season.

* Pipestone 76, Luverne 50: The Arrows rebounded from their upset lost to the Redwood Valley Cardinals on Saturday with a solid conference win Tuesday night. Bailey Bouman led the Arrows with a game high 21 points. Brooke Woebler added 11. Luverne was led by Liberty Robinson with 14. Pipestone is back in action on Thursday with the Windom Eagles before getting ready for Dell Rapids on Saturday.

* Hopkins Royals 57, Roseville Raiders 46: The Royals forced 26 turnovers, and scored 40 points in the paint to secure the win. Brianna Williams led Hopkins with 19 points, and six steals. Senior Kara Elofson had a double-double, 15 points and 12 rebounds. The Riders’ Jana Burich had a monster triple-double, 13 points, 19 rebounds and 16 blocked shots in the loss.

* Hancock Owls 52, Ortonville Trojans 42: The Owls improve to 10-1 with a Pheasant Conference win over the Trojans. Bree Holleman led the scoring with 24 points, 5 rebounds, 5 steals and 6 assists. Lauren Nelson had eight points and 11 rebounds, and Illissa Koehl had 8 points and 4 rebounds.

* Watertown-Mayer Lady Royals 54, Delano Tigers 50: The Lady Royals hung on down the stretch, led by Marissa Janning’s 21 points. Teammate Kayle Weinmann chipped in with 10. Kelly Rensink and Sarah Bingea had 14 points each for the Tigers.

Champlin Park Rebels 78, Park Center 46: The Rebels improved to 15-2 with a convincing 78-46 win over Park Center. Fourteen different Rebels scored in the game led by Ashley Witte's 14 points and 9 rebounds. Ali Schmidt, Rachel Leitz, and Abby McDaniel also reached double figures in scoring.

* Bloomington Kennedy 71, Apple Valley 50: Aubrey Davis led Kennedy with 24 points including four 3-pointers. Teammate Sheridan Reiners scored 14 points. Apple Valley was led by Erica Gress with 31 points.

* Chaska 65, Burnsville 58: Brianna Tisch and Brooke Brown combined for 41 of Chaska's 65 points. Tisch scored 21 points, and Brown had 20. Chaska improves to 13-3 while Burnsville drops to 7-10. Burnsville was led by Lauren Safranski with 19 points, Molly Duehn 17 and Rachel Moen 12.

* Centennial 79, Blaine 57

* Park’s Katya Leick recorded her first career triple double in high school, 34pts, 13rebs, 10stls, in a loss to Cretin-Derham Hall. It wasn't enough to get a win as she fouled out with 2 minutes remaining, down by 1pt. Park lost by 5.

* Minnehaha Academy Red Hawks 73, St. Croix Crusaders 35: Minnehaha Academy’s Sarah Peterson needed 5 points to reach 1000 points of her career. The senior finished with 20 points for a total of 1015 career points. Katelyn Adams scored 15, and Rachel the “Play Maker” Hansen had 14 points in the win. Kayla Hulsebus scored a team high 14 points for the St. Croix Crusaders.

* Edina 69, Minneapolis Southwest 58: Edina’s Taylor Young scored 21 points, and sophomore Jamie Bresnahan finished with 20.

The Basketball pioneer was selected to the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Naismith Hall of fame in 2002. Coach Yow won four Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championships, earned 20 NCAA tournament bids and reached the Final Four in 1998. Yow died Saturday, Jan. 24th after a long battle with breast cancer. Kay Yow was 66 years old.

* Hancock Owls 69, Minneota Vikings 54: The Lady Owls improve to 9-1 with a win over the Vikings on Saturday. Bree Holleman led the way with 26 points and 8 rebounds. Lindsie Cunningham scored 19 points and Lauren Nelson scored 10 points. The Owls went 8-of-11 from beyond the arc in this game.

* Eden Valley-Watkins defeated Albany 73-60 with EV-W's record now improving to 16-1. Hannah Linz scored 43 points with 11 assists, and Justine Hilsgen added 16 points. Hannah Hylla of Albany had a double-double of her own, 34 points and 15 rebounds. EV-W also defeated Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted on Thursday 52-32. Hannah Linz now has 3133 career points, surpassing Janet Karvonen.

* Minnetonka Skippers 64, St. Paul Central Minutemen 62: Ali Bongard hit the game-winning shot, and she recorded 16 points in the Skippers victory over the defending Class 4A Champion, St. Paul Central. Minnetonka's Kate Constable and Steffi Comer each had 14 points. Central's Theairra Taylor had 22 points.

* Lakeville North 57, Bloomington Kennedy 38: Cassie Rochel led three Lakeville North players in double figures with 20 points, Rachel Banham had 12 points and Kaiya Sygulla had 10 points. Bloomington Kennedy was led by Aubrey Davis with 16 points.

* Armstrong 67, St. Francis 53: Junior guard Ali Hoefer has one of the sweetest jumpers in Minnesota. Hoefer is playing her best basketball and is lighting it up from long range. The sharp-shooter scored 20 points, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Hoefer was also perfect (6-of-6) from the charity stripe. Armstrong is on an 11-game winning streak, largely because of the play of Hoefer and great team ball. Teammate Alyssa Marschner scored 20 points of her own, and Nicole Dooher had 12. Kristi Loobeck finished with a game high 12 rebounds. Melissa Borstner paced St. Francis with 14 points and 5 steals.

* Centennial 72, Maple Grove 50: Bridget Schuneman paced four Cougars in double figures with 22 points. Holly Hofland and Megan Nipe scored 16 points each, and Megan Waytashek had 10.

* Champlin Park collected its 14th win of the season, stopping the Andover Huskies 61-39. For the third straight game, 13 different players scored for the Rebels, led by Ashley Witte's 15 points and 8 rebounds. Rachel Leitz
netted 12 points to go with her 9 rebounds.

* Chaska 76, Rosemont 62: Chaska's Brianna Tisch scored a team high 16 points, and Ellen Digler had 15. Senior Laurie Tyson scored 15 for Rosemont, and sophomore guard Sara Feeser finished with 13 points.

* Minneapolis South 64, Minneapolis Southwest 33: The Lady Tigers took a four point lead into halftime, 25-21. The second half was a different story as #1 ranked Tigers pulled away. The Tigers outscored the Lakers 39-12 in the 2nd half, and went on to win 64-33. Taylor Hill finished with 24 points, and Armesha Kearney added 15 points. Britta Syverson led the Lakers with 17 points and 10 rebounds. The Tigers were without forwards Gabby Roberts and Europe Guy.

Hopkins 75, Wayzata 60: Hana Potter had 18 points and 11 rebounds, while teammate Brianna Williams scored 15. Kate Thompson led Wayzata with 15 points.

* Armstrong 69, Forest Lake 59: The Falcons improve to 13-2, and is on a 10-game winning streak. Sharp-shooting Ali Hoefer led the Falcons with 20 points. Anne Berner had 22 points and 14 rebounds to lead Forest Lake.

* Albany 67 LPGE 54: Albany improved to 8-5 on the season with a win over LPGE. Albany had four players scoring in double-figures. Hannah Hylla had 24 points and 20 rebounds, and Albany Satzer scored 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Hannah Hylla is having a strong senior season and is currently averaging 21.5ppg and 9.8rpg for the defending state 2A champs.

* Burnsville 71, Eden Prairie 70, OT

Tuesday's Roundup:

* Minneapolis South 68, Washburn 27

* Centennial 73, Elk River 67: Megan Nipe scored 23 and Bridget Schuneman netted 19 to lead Centennial. Tempestt Wilson had a game high 35 points for Elk River.

* Totino-Grace 46, Hill-Murray 44: Keyana Mirbaghri hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key to give the defending Class 3-A Champion a 45-44 lead with 30 seconds left in the game. That proved to be the game-winner as the Eagles went on to win, 46-44. The 3-pointer was Mirbaghri's only points of the game. Lizzi Nauman led the Eagles with 12 points, and Kaeli Kraska had 12. Senior Chrissy Holm led Hill-Murray with 21 points and Bethany Doolittle had 10.

* Parkers Prairie 70, Fergus Falls Hillcrest 40: Sari Noga scored 47 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. The Panthers are now 13-1 on the year.

* Freshman Marissa Janning scores her 1000th career point tonight.

* NRHEG 58, Randolph 26: Alyssa Kerkhoff scored a career high 31 points.

* Minneapolis Roosevelt 45, Minneapolis Southwest 38: Southwest was up 20-15 at halftime, but it didn’t ruin the return of Gopher bound guard Shakila Boler. Boler finished with 16 points, including 9 in the second half. The Minnesota Gophers were on hand to watch the contest as well. The Lakers held Suriya McGuire to two points at half. McGuire finished the game with 9 points. The Lakers were led by junior forward Laura Maltby with 10 points.

* Bloomington Kennedy 53, Chaska 50: Brittany Zins led Kennedy with 23 points and Aubrey Davis had 11. Chaska was led by Brooke Brown who had 25 points.

* Wayzata 57, Buffalo 40: Wayzata's Kate Thompson had 18 points and 13 rebounds.

* Hancock Owls 73, CMCS 42: The Owls improve to 8-1 as they defeated CMCS on Tuesday night by a score of 73-42. Bree Holleman recorded a double-double with 31 points and 10 rebounds. Hannah Newhouse scored 13 points and pulled down 6 boards. Aria Walstad scored 9 points and Lindsie Cunningham scored 8 points.

* Minneapolis South 67, Evanston Illinois 38: South forced 26 turnovers, and Tayler Hill had 24 points, 9 rebounds and 5 steals to help the Lady Tigers complete a 2-0 sweep in Chicago. Tyisha Smith had 16 points and 9 steals, while teammate Sadiqah Jihad scored 11 points. This event was well attended with D1 head coaches, including North Western, DePaul and Illinois to name a few.

Saturday's Roundup:

* The Champlin Park Rebels raced past the Baker Bulldogs (Cape Coral, Florida) on Saturday by the score of 63-28. Thirteen different players scored for the now 12 and 2 Rebels, led by Rachel Leitz with 13 points. Leitz also led the team with 8 rebounds and 4 steals. Missy Mehaffey added 10 points in the win.

* Chaska 62, Prior Lake 52: Brianna Tisch scored 13, Brooke Brown 12 and Ellen Degler had 11.

* DeLaSalle Islanders 71, Waconia Wildcats 66: Carissa Wolyniec led the Islanders with 22 points including 6-of-7 from 3-point range. Sarina Baker came off the bench to score 20 points. Meme Hundnell had 12, and Tori Rule chipped in with 10. Waconia's Scottie Moates put on a low post clinic and finished with a game high 27 points.

* Minneapolis South 64, Marshall (Chicago) 59: The states' leading scorer Tayler Hill took her game to the Windy City and finished with 27 points , 8 steals and 4 assists.

* The Hancock Owls improve to 7-1 with a win on Friday night over Henning. The final score was 59-43. Bree Holleman led the way with 24 points, 6 assists, and 4 rebounds, followed by Lauren Nelson with 11 points and 4 rebounds and Illissa Koehl with 10 points.

* Champlin Park topped Cape Coral High School (Florida) on Friday night, 63-52. The Seahawks are 13-6 and feature a division I and a division II signed players. Ashley Witte led the way with 14 points. Abby McDaniel added 11 points. The Rebels face Baker High School (also from Cape Coral) today at 5pm central time.

* Watertown-Mayer 59, Dassel-Cakoto 53: Marissa Janning paced Watertown-Mayer with 29 points.

* Totino-Grace 67, St. Francis 61, OT: The Eagles remain undefeated as Lizzi Naumann continues to play lights-out in big games. The senior forward grabbed 21 rebounds and scored 13 points.

* Jordan 84, Norwood Young America 46: The dynamic duo of Leah Dietel and Brittany Chambers combined for 41 points in the win. Dietel scored a game high 23 points and Chambers had 18.

* Hopkins 76, Edina 72: Hopkins' Kara Elofson scored 20 points in the win. Taylor Young paced Edina with 17 points.

* Bloomington Kennedy 60, Eden Prairie 54 (OT): Tacita Gonzalez scored 16 points including four 3-pointers, Brittany Zins had 15, and Aubrey Davis had 14 for Kennedy.

* Chaska 58, Jefferson 29: Brianna Tisch led Chaska with 14 points and Brook Brown chipped in with 8 points.

* Southwest 68, Washburn 50: The Lakers were led by freshman guard Mariah Adanene and senior center Britta Syverson. Mariah Adanene had 17pts and 6 rebs. Britta Syverson chipped in 16pts, 10 rebs and 5 blocks. Next up for the Lakers are two key conference opponents, Roosevelt and #1 ranked South at Southwest, Tuesday and Friday.

* Minneapolis South 70, Roosevelt 44
* Osseo 57, Champlin Park 52
* Centennial 55, Park Center 31
* Lakeville South 51, Apple Valley 48

Tuesday's Roundup:

* Armstrong Falcons 71, Woodbury Royals 52: The Falcons had no problem beating the #5 ranked Royals. The Falcons raced out to a 38-19 halftime lead and never looked back en route to a 71-52 win. Ali Hoefer scored a game high 18 points, Nicole Dooher 16 and Alyssa Marschner 13. Sarah Hintz led the Royals with 11 points, and Michelle Young came off the bench to score 9 second half points for the Royals.

* NRHEG 67, Waterville Elysian Morristown 51. Alyssa Kerkhoff led the way with a career high 27 points and is playing great ball.

* Minnehaha Academy 75, Breck 28: Rachel Hansen put up 25 points last night against Breck in just 20 minutes of action. She is red hot, and is now 22 of her last 30 on shots from the field.

* Parkers 67 Henning 42: Sari Noga had 25 points, 18 rebounds, 5 steals and 5 assists. Teammates Crystal Klukken and Jazmyn Dorn each scored 12 points. The Panthers are now 11-1 on the year

* Roosevelt 87, Christ's Household of Faith 37: Roosevelt's Suriya McGuire recorded her 5th triple-double of the season, 20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.

* Chaska 56, Lakeville South 39: Chaska improves to 10-2.

* Minnetonka Skippers 59, Minneapolis Southwest Lakers 46: The Skippers defeated Southwest in section play as Katy Winge scored a game high 19 points. Britta Syverson finished with 18 points and 20 rebounds for the Lakers.

* Rachel Hansen needed 26 points vs. Braham Saturday night to get to 1,000 for her career. Hansen scored 33, and she did it in impressive fashion as well, 7-9 on 2's, 4-5 on 3's and 7-8 from the line. The 33 point night, which ended early for her because the Redhawks were up 35+, was a career high. Hansen, a junior, is averaging 16.2 ppg for the 11-1 Redhawks, who will play their first home game of the season Tuesday night versus Breck.

* St. Michael-Albertville senior guard Brittani Wiese scored 18 against Zimmerman last Tuesday to put her over the 1,000 point plateau. She then had 27 in a win against Cambridge on Friday and then 27 against Mayer Lutheran on Saturday. STMA was 3-0 on the week and is 9-3 on the season. STMA will face Hopkins on Tuesday.

* Bailey Bouman scored 22 as the Arrows pick up their 9th win of the season. Megan VanerPoel added 13 for Pipestone. Brooke Burmiester led the Huskies with 16. The Arrows improve to 9-1 while the Huskies drop to 9-4. Pipestone plays West Central, SD on Monday while the Huskies host the Fairmont Cardinals in a must see section 3AA game on Tuesday.

* In a 60-36 win over Norwood-Young America on Saturday, January 10, 2009, Hannah Linz of Eden Valley-Watkins high school, became the seventh player in the state of Minnesota to surpass the 3000 point scoring milestone, scoring 30 points and reaching 3022 in her career. In the same game she also surpassed the 1000 rebound milestone, with nine rebounds and now has 1002 career rebounds. The Eagles are ranked 5th in Class 2A and are now 12-1 for the season.

* Hopkins 74, DeLaSalle 43: Hopkins' Kara Elofson scored 18, Hana Potter had 10 points and 11 rebounds and Brianna Williams netted 11 points. DeLaSalle was led by Sarina Baker with 11 points.

* Minneapolis South Tigers 59, Jordan Jaguars 52: Tayler Hill scored 30 points in the win while Brittany Chambers and Leah Dietel scored 22 points each.

* Centennial Cougars 89, Champlin Park Rebels 55: Centennial's Megan Nipe scored a game high 21 points to help lead the Cougars over previously unbeaten Champlin Park, who falls to 9-1. More importantly, Nipe grabbed 18 rebounds and was diving after loose balls, running, banging and collecting floor burns. It's an indication that the Cougars' superstar is officially back from a knee injury that has slowed her down all season. Teammate Bridget Schuneman, Centennial's top scorer this season, finished with 19 points, Kahla Becken 16, Hannah Steele 10 and Megan Waytashek chipped in with 9 points respectfully. Champlin Park's Ashley Witte scored a team high 13 points, and junior guard Rachel Leitz netted 10 points.

* Ada-Borup 85, Mahnomen 12: Ada-Borup cruised to its 11th victory (now 11-1). The Cougars scored 59 consecutive points to start the game, which is a new single game record. The previous mark was 42 on 1/11/08, also versus Mahnomen. Mahnomen scored its only two points in the first half with 1:10 remaining on a basket by Emily VandenEide. Ada-Borup led 64-2 at halftime. The 2 points allowed are the fewest points allowed in a half for Ada-Borup breaking the old record of 4 points. The 64 points is also a single game record for most points in a half. The previous record was 60 points on December 22nd of this season versus Ulen-Hitterdal. Ada-Borup's Katy Ness went over the 1,000 points total for her career on a driving coast to coast lay-up after a steal with 8:58 remaining in the first half. Ness scored 17, Laura Kolness 15, Nicole Smart 24, all in the first half. Smart had 7 steals, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. Ness added 10 rebounds and 7 steals. Vicki Ellefson 8 points, Haley Lindell 2 points. Katie Kolness had 9 points and 6 rebounds, Taylor Kujava 6 points, Tori Narum 4 points off the bench.

* Lakeville North 72, Eastview 71: Rachel Banham led four players in double figures with 20 points, Cassie Rochel 18 and Jaya Perkins 14. Haley Thomforde led Eastview with 19 and Sam Mehr scored 16.

* Forest Lake 75, Cretin-Derham Hall 51: Gina Lanage netted 28 points and Annie Berner had 15.

* Bloomington Kennedy 74, Rosemount 65: Aubrey Davis led three Kennedy players in double figures with 26 points. Brittany Zins scored 14, and eight-grader Jade Martin had 10.

* Parkers Prairie 78, Rothsay 35: Sari Noga had
25 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Madison Dorn scored 10 points. The Panthers move to 10-1 on the season.

* Chaska 73, Apple Valley 55: Ellen Degler had 21 points, Brooke Brown 13, Taylor Brown 10 and Brianna Tisch scored 8.

* Minneapolis Southwest 68, Minneapolis Edison 50: Southwest wins as freshman guard Mariah Adanene leads the Lakers with 27 points, 6 Rebounds, and 5 steals. Senior center Britta Syverson added 19 points, 15 rebounds and 6 Blocks. Southwest will travel to Minnetonka on Tuesday, a key section opponent.

* Hopkins Royals 64, New Prague Trojans 57: Hopkins Royals, ranked #2 in Class 4A, beat the New Prague Trojans who is ranked #1 in Class 3A. Hopkins' Hana Potter continues to play at a high level. The junior forward scored 18 points and pulled down 14 rebounds.

* Minneapolis South Tigers 72, Eden Prairie Eagles 67: The #1 ranked Tigers held on to beat #10 ranked Eagles as Tayler Hill scored a game high 31 points. South's guard Tyisha Smith had 19, and Ameshia Kearney scored 11. Eden Prairie's Michelle Tobin, who was dominant in the paint, finished with 20 points. Teammates Carly Rothfusz scored 17, and Shayne Mullaney chipped in with 12.

* Hancock 55, Hillcrest 23: Hancock’s defense held Hillcrest Lutheran Academy to only seven points in the first half. Bree Holleman led the way for the Owls with 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Lauren Nelson added eight points and eight boards.

* Centennial 85, Coon Rapids 60: Centennial’s Bridget Schuneman was top scorer with 25 and Megan Waytashek had 22.

* Champlin Park Rebels 68, Maple Grove Crimson 63: Ashley Witte scored a 3-pointer to put the Rebels ahead by three points with 1:25 left in the game. Witte scored seven of Champlin Park's final 9 points to help the Rebels improve to 9-0. Witte finished with 15 points, Rachel Leitz 20 and Ali Schmidt 15. Ellen Edison led the Crimson with 23 points, Jennifer Field 14, Julie Kruse 14.

Worthington Trojans 53, Pipestone Arrows 44: The Trojans remained undefeated with a 9-point victory Tuesday over the Arrows. The Trojans were led in scoring by Holli Aggen and Kayla VanderVeen both with 13. The Arrows offense was paced by Brooke Woebler, she scored 12. With the loss the Arrows record drops to 8-1 (3-1 in conference) while the Trojans improve to 10-0 (4-0). Worthington travels to New Ulm on Saturday; meanwhile Pipestone will visit Jackson on Friday.

* Minneapolis South 109, Henry 12: Tayler Hill is now second in scoring in the history of Minnesota girls high school basketball with 3,337 career points. Hill moved in front of Megan Taylor who has 3,300 career points. Katie Ohm holds the state's career scoring record with 3,694 points. Tayler Hill was one assist shy of a quadruple-double. Hill had 41 points, 13 rebounds, 13 steals and 9 assists.

* Albany 58, Holdingford 55: Senior forward Hannah Hylla went off for 29 points to lead Albany to the win. Junior Post Rachel Nelson led the Huskers with 24 points.

* Jordan 39, New Prague 34: In a low scoring game, Jordan improves to 9-1 as Brittany Chambers scored a game high 12 points. Maggie Weiers led New Prague with 11 points.

* Hopkins 86, Holy Family 47: Brianna Williams scored 16 and Kara Elofson had 13 for Hopkins.

* Bloomington Kennedy 61, Eagan 54: Aubrey Davis led four Kennedy players in double figures with 18 points. Alexis Holt scored 13, Bailey Lund 11, and eight-grader Jade Martin had 10.

* Chaska 45, Lakeville North 39: Brianna Tisch scored a team high 16 points and Brooke Brown netted 10 points for Chaska.

* Roosevelt 71, St. Paul Johnson 54: Roosevelt's Suriya McGuire tallied her third triple-double of the season, 12 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Teammate Tyesha Wright scored 21, and Jasmine Bell chipped in with 12. Kaylani Edwards made her Roosevelt debut with 12 points and 7 rebounds.

The Parkers Prairie Panthers won the Walker Holiday Tournament. In the first game, they beat Laporte 85-45. Sari Noga had 29 points and 12 rebounds. Next, the Panthers beat a very good Pequot Lakes team, 50-48. Noga had 32 points and 18 rebounds. In the finals, they beat Sebeka 66-48. Sari Noga had 32 points and 10 rebounds. Madison Dorn, Crystal Klukken and Sari Noga made the all-tournament team.

* Minneapolis South Tigers 55, Hopkins Royals 42: All tournament long, Minneapolis South’s Tayler Hill has maintained a serious demeanor even after big wins against Eastview and Osseo. Hill scored 34 points against Eastview and 38 points against Osseo. Still, Hill kept a stern game-face after each win. Tonight’s win was different, as Hill scored 21 points to help knock off number one ranked Hopkins to capture the Dick’s Sporting Goods Holiday Classic Championship. Hill was all smiles. She was named the tournament MVP and selected to the All- Tournament team. Hill scored 93 total points in three games to set a new tournament record to surpass Brittnye McSparron of Eastview (84 points, 2007).

Tayler Hill, South - MVP
Tyisha Smith, South
Brianna Williams, Hopkins
Hana Potter, Hopkins
Sam Mehr, Eastview
Michelle Tobin, Eden Prairie
Tournament Champion, Minneapolis South
Runner-up Hopkins

Rochester Tournament:
* Bloomington Kennedy 71, Lakeville North 64: Kennedy defeated Lakeville North to win the Rochester Rotary Holiday Tournament Championship. Brittany Zins had 18 points, Aubrey Davis 17 and eight-grader Jade Martin 11. Cassie Rochel was held to 11 points.

* Rochester Lourdes 66, Albany 46: The Lordes won the third-place game. Aubrey Neumann scored 17. Albany's Hannah Hylla finished with 20.

Kwilajaa Reed Scores Her 1000th Career Point

* Minneapolis Edison 55, Blake 52: Kwilajaa Reed scored 26 points and has eclipsed the 1000th career point mark. She ended the game with a total of 1019 points for her career.

* Hill-Murray 55 Chaska 52: Hill-Murray Girls 3A knocked off Chaska 4A in the holiday tournament. Hill-Murray’s Chrissy Holm scored 18, freshman Tessa Cichy 15 and Bethany Doolittle 11. Mia Sandstrom and Ellen Degler scored 16 points each for Chaska.

* Centennial 67, Wayzata 60: Wayzata’s Kate Thompson scored a game high 27 points but Centennial had three players in double figures. Bridget Schuneman scored 22, Megan Waytashek 20 and Kahla Becken 15. Senior Bridget Schuneman is playing lights-out this season. In the last three games, Schuneman scored 26 points against Osseo, 27 points against Prior Lake, and now 22 points against Wayzata.

* Blaine Bengals 63, Minneapolis Southwest 50: The Bengals came back to defeat Southwest as the Lakers gave up a halftime lead. Blaine was led by Stephanie Jergenson’s 15 and freshman Alysha Heath chipped in with 10. The Lakers were led by freshman guard Mariah Adanene who finished with 15.

* Jordan 57, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 41: Brittany Chambers led Jordan with 26 points.

* Katie Loberg became Princeton's all-time leading scorer in school history with 17 points, 17 rebounds, and 6 blocks in helping her team beat Detroit Lakes 49-40 to win the Sartell Sabre Holiday Tournament. Sophomore, Mariah Clarin added 15 points and 11 rebounds in the win. Both were named to the all-tournament team. Loberg now stands at 1,570 points in her career, breaking Jared Berggren's record of 1,561 set last year. She also became the school's all-time blocks leader (444) in the tournament, also topping Berggren's record of 434. In the two day tournament, Loberg scored 38 points, grabbed 33 rebounds, and blocked 12 shots.

* Bloomington Kennedy 72, Albany 59: Brittany Zins scored 25 points to lead Kennedy into the tournament championship game. Eight-grader Jade Martin scored 13 points. Hannah Hylla scored a game high 28 points for Albany.

* Minneapolis South Tigers 74, Osseo Orioles 59: The Orioles held a 38-32 lead in the closing seconds of the first half. South went on a 6-0 run to close the half with the score knotted at 38-38. The lead ballooned to 52-38 in the second half as South would go on a combined 20-0 run. South cruised from there. Tayler Hill finished with a game high 38 points, and Tyisha Smith scored 22 points. Dani Mangen led the Orioles with 14 points. The win sets up a rematch with Hopkins in the championship game tomorrow at 6:00 pm.

* Hopkins Royals 70, Eden Prairie Eagles 49: The Royals’ full court press gave the Eagles problems as Hopkins forced 31 turnovers in route to a convincing 21 point victory. Hana Potter had a game high 26 points. Kara Elofson pulled down 12 rebounds and scored 9 points. Tomorrow’s showdown between Minneapolis South and Hopkins could be a preview of what’s to come in the section playoff in March.

* Osseo Orioles 62, Burnsville Blaze 53: Kylie Gottsman could not be stopped in the paint. She finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Teammate Chiamaka Okonkwo also had a double-double, 11 points and 12 rebounds. Laren Safranski and Molly Duehn led the Blaze with 15 and 12 points.

* Minneapolis South Tigers 68, Eastview Lightning 45: Tayler Hill had a game high 34 points and 11 rebounds to lead South. Ameshia Kearney chipped in with 14 points. Senior Sam Mehr led the Lightning with 11 points.

* Eden Prairie Eagles 88, St. Paul Central Minutemen 73: Michelle Tobin showed why she is one of the state’s best players by controlling the paint with 14 rebounds and scoring 33 points. Lauren Witman had 12 points, and Carly Rothfusz chipped in with 11. Central’s Theairra Taylor finished with 20 points, and Jen’Von”Ta Hill had 21.

* Hopkins Royals 79, Grand Rapids Thunderhawks 44: The Royals executed a relentless defensive to force 31 turnovers in the win. Sophomore Guard Brianna Williams scored a game high 18 points, and Kara Elofson netted 14 points.

* Richfield 78, Minneapolis SW 48: Richfield took a 14 point halftime lead and never looked back as Jamie Noonan finished with 20 points. Freshman Guard Mariah Adanene led Southwest with 19 points.

* Roosevelt Teddies 76, New Life Academy Eagles 65: Roosevelt's Suriya McGuire picked a good game to get her first triple-double of the season as Kansas Head Coach Bonnie Henrickson was in attendance. McGuire finished with 13 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, including several spectacular plays in the lane to help Roosevelt win the St. Croix Lutheran Christmas Tournament. Teammate Brittany Finley netted 21 points. Eagles brilliant post player Cara Lutes scored 23 points and Rebekah Schmidt had 13 points.

* The 3rd annual Classic tips off December 29th-31st at the Lindberg Center at Hopkins High School. The 8-team tourney features the state’s best varsity ballers. Among the elite competition are two-time defending State Champion, St. Paul Central and 2-time state runner up Minneapolis South. The defending Classic Champion and 2008 host, Hopkins Royals, are hoping to repeat. Other top girls high school basketball teams include: Burnsville, Osseo, Eastview, Eden Prairie and Grand Rapids. Tournament officials say this year’s competitors are the strongest yet. The Dick’s Sporting Goods Classic kicks off on Monday, with semi-finals played on Tuesday followed by finals on Wednesday.

* Edison's Kwilajaa Reed is only 62 points away from reaching 1000 points in her career.

* The Hancock Owls picked up their first loss of the season to the Parkers Prairie Panthers on Tuesday, December 23rd. It was the battle of the unbeatens. The Owls led the majority of the game, but the Panthers took the lead with 5:05 remaining in the game and hit some key free-throws down the stretch to seal the deal. Bree Holleman led the scoring with 20 points and six rebounds followed by Lindsie Cunningham with 10 points and Lauren Nelson with 9 points and six rebounds.

* Kennedy's Aubrey Davis had a triple double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in an 82-63 win against St. Paul Humboldt on Saturday.

* Roseville 65 Minneapolis Southwest 56: Freshman Guard Mariah Adanene led Minneapolis Southwest with 31 points.

* Ada-Borup 65, East Grand Forks 61: Third ranked class "A" Ada-Borup outlasted second ranked class "AA" East Grand Forks 65-61 in the first round of the two night KROX tournament in Crookston. The two teams changed leads twelve times with four ties. Ada-Borup committed 23 turnovers, 13 in the first half and trailed 30-29 at halftime. Ada-Borup led early by seven points, 17-10. The Cougars turnovers along with the Greenwave timely three-point field goals and some transition baskets saw the lead change five times in the final three minutes of the first half. East Grand Forks opened the second half with three quick field goals with 6'2inch Kate Warmack scoring from the inside. The Greenwave built the lead to 44-33 with 12:57 remaining. Ada-Borup adjusted their defense and the Cougars went to work playing the next ten-plus minutes of their best basketball so-far this season. The Cougars outscored East Grand Forks 30-9 to lead 63-53 with 2:33 remaining. It looked like Ada-Borup had the game in-hand, however, East Grand Forks turned up the pressure and Ada-Borup committed three quick turnovers and the Greenwave were within tw points, 63-61 with :56 to play. After a Greenwave turnover, Ada-Borup took the clock to :24 seconds, missed two free throws and with :12 to play, East Grand Forks took a time-out. The Greenwave missed the shot attempt with Ada-Borup rebounding and with :05 remaining, Nicole Smart making two free throws to the final score 65-61. Smart led Ada-Borup with 25 points, Katy Ness added 21 ( 10 of 12 free throws) and 9 rebounds for the 8-1 Cougars. Laura Kolness played strong all night, 9 points, 8 rebounds. Vicki Ellefson added two points, Haley Lindell one point. Freshman Taylor Kujava contributed 5 points and Sophomore Katie Kolness added two points off the bench. Ada-Borup outrebounded the Greenwave, 27-20. The Greenwave had 16 turnovers. Four players were in double figures for the 7-1 Greenwave, Chelsey Frydenlund 18, Betsy Smith 11, Ashley Tingelstad 12, Kate Warmack 15.

* Chaska 70, Wayzata 58: Chaska improves to 5-1, as Ellen Degler led three players in double figures with 15 points, Brianna Tisch 13 and Tiffany VanHaaften 11. Alexa Clausen led Wayzata with 26 points and Kate Thompson had 19.

* Parkers Prairie 60 Hancock 53: Sari Noga had 24 points. and 10 rebounds. Madison Dorn scored 12 points. The Panthers are now 6-0.

Monday's Roundup:

* Minneapolis South 91, Park-Cottage Grove 56: Tayler Hill, the Metro leading scorer, scored 37 points, and teammate Tyisha Smith scored 17. Park's Katya Leick finished with 17 and Holly Riesselman chipped in with 10. Tina Fisher went down with a knee injury in the first half and did not return.

* Jordan 65, Montgomery-Lonsdale 26: Leah Dietel of Jordan surpassed the 2,000 points career mark in a 65-26 win over Montgomery-Lonsdale on Friday night.

* St. Paul Central 56, New Prague Trojans 54: Ninth-grader Jen' Von'Ta Hill has emerged as a big-time playmaker for No. 3 ranked St. Paul Central. With the score tied at 54-54, the 5'6" guard hit two clutch free throws with 13 seconds left in the game. That proved to be the game winner as Hill finished with a game high 26 points, and Theairra Taylor had 18 for Central. Amanda Wagner scored a team high 25 points and teammate Hannah Strop had 12 for the visiting Trojans, No. 1 ranked in class 3A.

* Hopkins Royals 91, Roosevelt Teddies 64: Hopkins senior Kara Elofson had a big game with 25 points and 19 rebounds. The score was within one point at the half, then Hopkins learned that one of the referees was the dad of a Roosevelt player. That left a bad taste in the mouths of Hopkins players, who then went on a terror in the second half.

* Hancock Owls 46, Underwood Rockets 38: The Owls improve to 5-0 with a nice Section 6A win on Thursday over Rockets. The Owls had a nice balanced scoring attack with Kendra Schmidgall leading the way with 11 points, followed by Aria Walstad with 10 points, Bree Holleman with 9 points, and Lindsie Cunningham with 8 points. The Owls drained 8 treys in this game!

* Albany 61, Milaca 25: Albany rebounded from a loss earlier in the week to New London Spicer. Albany held Milaca to only 7 field goals in the game. The Huskies were led by senior forward Hannah Hylla with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 5 steals. Sarah Jepsen had 6 points, 6 assists for Albany.

* Osseo Orioles 60, Centennial Cougars 57: The Orioles knocked off the #1 ranked Cougars again. Last season Osseo knocked Centennial, then #1, out of the section final. But, this time the stake wasn't as high. Tonight's game came down to free throw shooting in the end. Osseo hit four consecutive free throws down the stretch to push the lead to five, 60-55. Osseo held on to win 60-57. Osseo's Kyanna Jones finished with a team high 13 points. Chiamka Okonkwo chipped in with 11. Bridget Schuneman led Centennial with 26 points, and Megan Waytashek scored 14. Megan Nipe did not play in the contest and is scheduled to return for Centennial's next game.

* Champlin Park Rebels 66, Elk River Elks 37: The Champlin Park Rebels rolled over Elk River 66-37 on Thursday night. 14 different Rebels scored in the game. The Elks' dynamic duo of Tempestt Wilson and Courtni Metcalfe were limited to 11 and 6 points respectively. The Rebels move to 7 and 0. Elk River is 4 and 2.

* Minneapolis South 97, Edison 29: South had a 52-13 half time lead and cruised in the second half as Tayler Hill scored 34 points.

* Roosevelt 90, Henry 9: Junior Jasmine Bell scored 22 and Tyesha Wright had 21.

* Jefferson 44, Minneapolis Southwest 34: Jefferson pulled away late in the 2nd half to win the game. The Jaguars were led by Alex Koller and Lauren Somers with 9 pts each. The Lakers were led by Britta Syverson who finished with 10pts and 7 rebs. The Jaguars are now 3-2 and the Lakers are 5-1.

* Highland Park announced a forfeit vs. Minneapolis Southwest on 12/18/08. According to the MSHSL rules, a player is ineligible to play in both halves of junior varsity and both halves of varsity play and this was the case in this situation. They are allowed only 3 total halves of play. Highland Park’s record is now 3-4 and Minneapolis Southwest is 5-0.

* Champlin Park Rebels 77, Park Center Pirates 54: The Rebels raced past the Pirates on Wednesday night. They knocked down 12 three-pointers in the win and had four players in double figures. Ali Schmidt led the Rebels with 21 points, and Rachel Leitz scored 19 points and pulled down 9 rebounds. Senior Ashley Witte had seven steals to lead the defense.

* St. Paul Central 56, Cretin Derham-Hall 43: The defending class 4A, back-to-back, champion is quietly putting together a very nice season. Superstar Theairra Taylor is once again helping her team to get better by sharing the ball. Taylor finished with 11 points but more importantly is her impact on helping freshmen Jen Hill to develop into a go-to-player. Hill scored 15 points, and Sam Robinson-Ricks had 16. Central is 5-1 on the year.

* Hinckley-Finlayson 73, East Central 58: Amber Dvorak scored 49 points in the win. Dvorak scored 16 points in the first half and 33 in the 2nd half. She made 24 of 32 field goals, and she was 1-3 from the free throw line.

* Hancock Owls 69, Wheaton-Herman-Norcross 35: The Owls improve to 4-0 with a win over W-H-N. Hancock's Bree Holleman led the scoring with 20 points, followed by Hannah Newhouse with 14, and Lindsie Cunningham with 11.

* Eden Valley-Watkins 53, Howard Lake-Winsted 42: Class 2A #7 ranked Eden Valley-Watkins defeated #5 ranked Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted in a Central Minnesota Conference matchup. EV-W senior Hannah Linz scored 25 points in the win. Katie Pettit and Ellie Wesling each scored 11 points for HL-W-W.

* Centennial 67, Blaine 46: Bridget Schuneman scored 19, Megan Waytashek 17 and Kahla Becken 11.

* Mankato West 45, Rochester John Marshall 41.
Brooke Rosenstiel led West with 11 points. Katie Lauer, who spent the first half on the bench in foul trouble, added 10 points.

* Highland Park 52, Minneapolis Southwest 43: Highland Park pulled away down the stretch against Minneapolis Southwest. The Scots were led by 6’1” freshman Kionda Hicks, with 17 points. Hicks had 11 late in the 2nd half to pace the Scots. Freshman guard Mariah Adanene led the Lakers with 14 points. Adanene had 12 in the second half as well.

* Pipestone 56, Tracey-Milroy-Balaton 15: Pipestone improves to 5-0 on the season with a victory over Tracy-Milroy-Balaton. The Arrows were led by Meagan VanderPoel, with a game high 17 points while Brooke and Bree Woebler each added 10. The T-M-B Panthers were held to just four second half points against a tough Arrows defense.

* Chaska Hawks 71, Eden Prairie Eagles 59: Both teams entered tonight's game with a 3-1 conference record. Chaska's Brianna Tisch's 20 points helped the Hawks get their fourth conference win. Junior guard Brooke Brown had 17 points. Eagles' Carly Rothfusz and Mikayla Clark scored 16 and 14 points.

* Minneapolis Roosevelt 88, Armstrong 69: Roosevelt’s Brittany Finley scored a game high 34 points while superstar Suriya McGuire had 16 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Tyesha Wright scored eight points and had 10 assists. Samirah Sa’Id had a double-double, 16 points and 13 rebounds. And, Jasmine Bell chipped in with 14 points.

* Forest Lake 76, Park-Cottage Grove 63: Forest Lake had four players in double figures. Senior Gina Lang led the way with 34 points. Katya Leick led Park with 28 points.

* DeLaSalle 59, St. Anthony 47: The Islanders Carissa Wolyneic had a season high 24 points.

* Hopkins Royals 80, Becker Bulldogs 46: The undefeated Royals have been playing consistent winning basketball all season. Friday night the Royals scored 40 points in the first half (40-20), then another 40 points in the second half (80-46). Hana Potter led a balanced Royals scoring attack with 14. Teammates Kara Elofson had 12, Tori Joransen 11, Chelsea Garcia 9, Jasmen Mendes 8, Laura Bruce 7 and Sydney Coffey 6 points. Heather Fahsl and Jessie Althoff led Becker with 12 and 11 points.

* Minneapolis Southwest 76, Minneapolis Henry 20: The Lakers make it 4-0, their best start in 14 years. The Lakers were led by freshman guard Mariah Adanene who finished with 23 points, and 6 steals. Senior center Britta Syverson continued her dominant effort this season by adding 16 points and 15 rebounds. Junior swing guard Laura Maltby chipped in with 14 points. The Lakers continue their home stand with Highland Park on Tuesday and Bloomington Jefferson on Thursday, before opening up in the Apple Valley Christmas Tournament against Richfield

* Bloomington Kennedy 68, Lakeville South 54.
Tacita Gonzalez scored 30 points including six three-pointers, and Aubrey Davis had 24 points for Kennedy.

* Hancock 44, Montevideo 37: The Hancock Owls improve to 3-0 with a win over Montevideo on Friday. Hancock’s Bree Holleman led the scoring with 19 points (3 treys). Sophomore Illissa Koehl chipped in with 8 points. This game was a low scoring defensive battle.

* Lakeville North 68, Bloomington Jefferson 34: Cassie Rochel scored 17 points and Rachel Banham had 16.

* Eagan 47, Chaska 40: Eagan won grind- it-out very low scoring game determined at the free throw line, as this was a foul plagued game.

* Minneapolis South 71, Minneapolis North 65: Tayler Hill scores 30 for the Lady Tigers. North's Briana Edwards had a team high 27 points.

* Roosevelt 80, Edison 41: Suriya McGuire, Tyesha Wright and Samirah Sa'id were all in double figures in scoring.

* Rochester Century 60, Mankato West 53: Katie Lauer led West with 20 points, five boards, and six steals. Century had three players with 11 points.

* Totino-Grace Eagles 78, Chisago Lakes Wildcats 47: The defending Class 3A Champion Eagles used a relentless, trapping, attacking, and swarming defense to race out to a 42-15 lead. Totino-Grace forced 25 steals, and is now 5-0 on the season. Senior Lizzi Nauman scored a team high 16 points, and Junior Keyana Mirbaghri came off the bench to score 14 points for the eagles. Freshman Whitney Tinjum scored 22 points for the Wildcats. With the loss, the Chisago Lakes Wildcats fall to 3-1 on the season.

* Centennial 74, Roseville 65: The top-ranked Cougars are on a roll as junior Megan Waytashek continues to step-up with 17 points. Centennial is playing without superstar Megan Nipe who is nursing a knee injury.

Sophomore guard Kahla Becken, who is having a breakout season, scored 16 points, eight assists and 9 rebounds. Teammates Holly Hofland and Bridget Schuneman scored 14 points each. Megan Stuart and Janae Burich led Roseville with 16 and 14 points.

* DeLaSalle 58, Concordia 32: Tori Rule scored 21 and Carissa Wolyneic had 12 for DeLaSalle.

* Parkers Prairie Panthers 52, Browerville 44: The Panthers go to 4-0 with a win over Browerville. Sari Noga had 23 points and 14 rebounds.

* Elk River 65, Princeton 56: Courtni Metcalf scored 27 points, and Tempestt Winson had 26 to pace Elk River. Katie Loberg led Princeton with 15, Mariah Clarin 11 and Brooke Karst 11.

* Lakeville South 64, Farmington 56: Jade Geif had 24, and Jennifer Kalbfell scored 22 in the win. Kirstee Rotty led Farmington with 18.

Wednesday's Roundup:

* Maple Grove 59, Minneapolis South 56: South is now 3-2 on the year. Ellen Edison led MG with 16 points and five assists. Teammates Jen Field scored 13, and Julie Kruse had 13 rebounds and eight points. Tayler Hill scored a game high 28 points for South.

* Hancock Owls 66, Ortonville 38: The Hancock Owls improve to 2-0 with a win on Tuesday. Bree Holleman led the way with 25 points, 9 steals and 9 rebounds. Sophomore Lauren Nelson recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman post Kendra Schmidgall added 12 points and pulled down 8 rebounds.

* Lakeville North 74, Burnsville 56: Superstar Cassie Rochel scored a game high 22 points, and Rachel Banham had 17. Burnsville's Molly Duehn scored 15, and Rachael Moen chipped in with 12 points.

* Parkers Prairie Panthers 69, Battle Lake 53:
Panthers’ Sari Noga had another double-double, 32 points and 13 rebounds. Eighth grader Madison Dorn came off the bench and scored 13 points.

* Orono Spartans 38, Wayzata Trojans 33: The visiting Spartans came back from a 14-4 deficit and went on to beat Wayzata. Alicia Johnson scored a game high 20 points for the Spartans. Wayzata's Kate Thompson had a team high 14 points.

* Hopkins Royals 63, Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders 43: The Royals ran out to a 37-9 lead and never looked back. Hana Potter led a balanced scoring attack with 13 points and eight rebounds. Teammate Kara Elofson had 12 points and pulled down 8 rebounds. Kendra Harris scored a team high 12 points for the Raiders.

* Chaska 76, Eastview 57: Chaska beat Eastview at Eastview. It’s the third win in a row for Chaska on the road. Point guard Brooke Brown scored 23 points, and Ellen Degler had 19. Chaska shot a blistering 38 for 42 from the free throw line. Eastview's Haley Thomforde scored 14.

* Champlin Park Rebels 74, Roseville Raiders 71: The Rebels are now 5-0 after knocking off the ranked Raiders. Five players scored in double figures for the Rebels.

* Roosevelt 60, Highland Park 58: Suriya McGuire hit two game winning free throws with 3 seconds left in the game. McGuire finished with 20 points, eight rebounds and five steals. Tyesha Smith scored 13 and Brittany Finley had 15.

* Chisago Lakes 6'1 freshman guard, Whitney Tinjum, has had back to back double-doubles. Tuesday night Tinjum scored 25 points and pulled down 16 boards in a 57-44 win over Cooper. Then Friday Chisago Lakes beat St. Louis Park 61-59. Tinjum had 27 points and 22 boards. With 10 seconds to play, the freshman guard rips an offensive board, was fouled and made both free throws to give the Wildcat their second victory of the year.

* The Minnesota Fury would like to congratulate Morgan Zabel on her 37 point performance against Albert Lea on Friday night. Morgan now owns the school record for points in a single game at Northfield High School!

* Hinckley-Finlayson Jaguars 47, Princeton Tigers 46: With time running out, Ashley Schwantke hit a contested jumper to give the Jaguars a 47-46 lead with .7 left in the game. The Jaguars went on to win as the future Gopher, Amber Dvorak, scored a team high 16 points. Dvorak was dominant in the paint as Gopher’s Head Coach Pam Borton looked on. Teammate Lisa Lymburner chipped in with 13 points. Schwantke, who hit the game winner, finished with 8 points. Princeton’s sophomore forward Mariah Clarin had a game high 23 points and future Gopher Katie Loberg finished with 13 points.

* Kennedy 84, DeLaSalle 62: Kennedy used an 18-0 run to take control in the second half of the game. Both Brittany Zins and Aubrey Davis had their “A” game going as the duo combined for 56 points. Zins was lights out from three-point range, scoring a game high 29 points. Aubre Davis scored in a variety of ways and finished with 27 points. Zins and Davis were named MVP’s for the game. DeLaSalle’s Tori Rule added 22 points and Carissa Wolyniec scored 17.

* Eden Valley-Watkins 63: Ada-Borup 43: Hannah Linz was on fire from beyond the arc. The senior guard scored a tournament high 40 points including six three-pointers. Ada-Borup’s Nicole Smart scored 20 points and Laura Kolness had 15 points and eight rebounds.

* Centennial 85, Jordan 79: Centennial’s Kahla Becken was both excited and nervous for the opportunity to play against Jordan’s superstar Brittany Chambers. Becken didn’t know she would have the best game of her young career. This game turned into a shootout with 90 points being scored in the first half, 45-45. Chambers could not be stopped, as usual. She finished with 33 points. But, the story of the game is two-words, Kahla Becken. Becken was able to get to the bucket at will and knocked down big-shots, time and time again. The sophomore guard also hit two clutch free-throws in the closing seconds to help secure her team’s win. Becken was named MVP for the game and finished with 33 points of her own, to match Chambers. Teammate Megan Waytashek scored 18 points. Bridget Schuneman had 14 and Hannah Steele, who played a brilliant floor game finished with 12 points. Megan Nipe chipped in with eight points. Jordan’s superstar Leah Dietel had 18 first half points and finished with 25 points.

Minneapolis South Tigers 72, Lakeville North Panthers 57: The Lady Tigers of Minneapolis South took control of the game early with a 17-point half time lead, 45-28. But, Lakeville North would play inspired basketball in the second half and cut the lead to just four points, 48-52. Cassie Rochel led the comeback for Lakeville North with 19 points and reached her 1000’th points of her career. But, Tayler Hill and the Lady Tigers came to play and regained control of the game. Hill finished with a game high 33 points and was named MVP of the game. It should be noted that, South is a different team with Tyisha Smith and Ameshia Kearney in the lineup. You may recall, the two did not play in a big loss to Hopkins this season. Also, it should be noted, Lakeville North played on Friday and looked to have tired legs. Smith finished with 10 points and Kearney scored eight. Rachel Banham added 14 points for the Panthers.

*St. Michael Albertville 68, Albany 65: Carly
Rothstein had 19 and Brittani Weise 18 for SMA.
Albany’s 6’0” senior forward Hannah Hylla scored 27 points to lead Albany.

* Hancock 53, Dawson-Boyd 41: The Hancock Owls defeated Dawson-Boyd, as Bree Holleman led the way with 27 points, 8 rebounds, six assists, and 5 steals. Illissa Koehl came off the bench and scored 8 points. Freshman Kendra Schmidgall pulled down 10 rebounds, while Sophomore Lauren Nelson had 9 rebounds.

* Parkers Prarie 84, Ashby Arrows 64: The Panthers beat the 9th rated Ashby Arrows on Friday night. Sari Noga led the way with 37 points and pulled down 20 rebounds.

* Chaska 66, Burnsville 49: Chaska had a 17-point lead at half time and also a 17-point margin of victory. Chaska’s Brianna Tisch had a team high 16 points and junior guard Brooke Brown scored 15. Rachael Moen and Molly Duehn had 18 and 12 to lead Burnsville.

* New Prague Trojans 61, Minnetonka 56: With the score knotted at 56 all, Amanda Wagner hit two clutch free throws to give New Prague a 58-56 lead with 1:23 left in the game. Wagner would hit two more clutch free throws in the closing seconds as the Trojans went on to win 61-56. Wagner finished with 15 points, Maggie Weiers had a team high 19 points, and Hannah Strop chipped in with seven points for the winners. Minnetonka's Katy Winge scored 19 points including four three-pointers. Teammate Steffi Comer chipped in with 13 points.

* Mankato West 74, Marshall 66: Katie Lauer led West with 23 points. Teammates Abby Rothenbuehler and Ashley Veroeven each had 12 points. Leading Marshall was Alexis Boyd and Sarah Deutz with 12 points each.

* Minneapolis Southwest Lakers 52, Cooper Hawks 46: The visiting Lakers improve to 3-0 as senior Britta Syverson finished with 12 points, 17 rebounds and 6 Blocks. Over the last two games the UCLA rowing recruit has combined for 28 points, 28 rebounds and 13 blocks. Sophomore Vinishia Jackson played a well rounded game with 12 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds. These are all career highs for the talented guard. Sophomore Micah Thornquist finished with 9 points and Junior Laura Maltby chipped in with 8 points. The Lakers start conference play vs. the Patriots of Patrick Henry December 12 at home. Caprice Ogris scored a game high 14 points for the Hawks, and teammate Lisa Harris chipped in with 13.

* Hopkins Royals 64, Park Wolfpack 26: Hana Potter led the Royals with 16 points, Brianna Williams scored 15 and Jenna Lillemoe had 10. No one from Park reached double figures.

* Pipestone Area Arrows 55, Southwest Minnesota Christian 51: The Arrows picked up their 2nd win of the season. Pipestone’s Bailey Bouman led all scorers with 27 points. SWC was led by Brianna Spronk with 14 points.

* Minnesota Fury players had an exciting opening night of games. Here is a point parade, Fury Style …

Kika Greenlee, St. Louis Park, 39 pts (13 reb) vs. Spring Lake Park
Chrissy Holm, Hill-Murray, 27 pts vs. Cretin-Derham Hall
Morgan Zabel, Northfield, 23 pts vs. Owatonna
Michelle Tobin, Eden Prairie, 23 pts vs. Burnsville
Jordyn Krekling, Hayfield, 22 pts vs. Cannon Falls
Erica Trabing, Prior Lake, 20 pts vs. Lakeville South

* Ada-Borup 76, Win-E-Mac 17: Ada-Borup opened its season at home with a strong defensive effort to defeat the Win-E-Mac Patriots. The defending state champions opened the game with a 28-0 run and allowed only five field goals for the game. The Cougars led 47-10 at halftime and started with a 12-0 second half run. Ada-Borup stats: Nicole Smart 28 points, Katy Ness 18 points, Laura Kolness 10 points, Vicki Ellefson 6 points, Haley Lindell 6 points, Taylor Kujava 4 points, Katie Kolness 2 points and Tori Narum 2 points. Win-E-Mac Stats: Jenna Shommer 3 points, Jordyn Thompson 2 points, Kendra Lee 6 points, Olivia Kaster 6 points & 8 rebound.

* Lakeville North 68, Kennedy 55: Cassie Rochel imposed her will on the game on both ends of the court. The 6'4" difference maker erased shots on defense and could not be stopped on offense. Rochel scored 31 points, 17 rebounds and 12 blocked shots. Teammate Rachel Banham finished with 9 points respectfully. Kennedy's Tacita Gonzalez and Aubrey Davis finished with 15 and 10 points. Kennedy's eight grader Jade Martin was in the starting line-up and chipped in with eight points.

* Centennial 72, White Bear Lake 60: The Cougars came back from a 10-point deficit in the second half. Megan Nipe scored 21 points and Bridget Schuneman had 20.

* Chaska 67, Rosemount 60: Chaska’s Brooke Brown led the scoring with 18 points, Tiffany Van Haaftan had 15 and Brianna Tisch had 9 points in limited minutes.

* Minneapolis South 61, Armstrong 51: South's Tayler Hill scored 32 points for the Tigers.

* Albany 65, Long Prairie Grey Eagle 38: Albany's Hannah Hylla had a big game with 24 points (20 in the 1st half), 13 rebounds and 8 steals. Albany plays SMA at 5:35pm on Friday in the Breakdown Tip-Off Classic.

* Minneapolis Southwest 66, St. Paul Johnson 53: Senior Center Britta Syverson led the Lakers with 16 points, 11 rebounds and seven block shots. Freshman guard Mariah Adanene chipped in with 12 points and freshman guard Rayna Lindsey added seven points. The Governors were led by Junior Mykal Suggs who finished with 17 points. Southwest is now 2-0.

* Hopkins 74, Maple Grove 53: Hopkins senior forward Kara Elofson scored 20 points and Maple Grove’s Julie Kruse had 16 points.

* Spring Lake Park 66, St. Louis Park 56: Kika Greenlee had 39 points in the loss.

* Elk River 59, Forest Lake 56: Tempestt Wilson scored a game high 25 points and had 11 rebounds to lead Elk River. Teammate Courtney Metcalf had 19 points. Samantha Holien led Forest Lake with 17 points.

* Parkers Prairie 60, Bertha Hewitt 39: Sari Noga let the way with 32 points and 16 rebounds in the win.

* Princeton 82, St. Cloud Apollo 36: Katie Loberg (25pts, 11 rebs, 8 blks) and Mariah Clarin (25 pts, 17 rebs, 6 blks) led Princeton over St. Cloud Apollo Saturday. Princeton held Apollo to 26% shooting on the night while outrebounding them 56-36 with Loberg and Clarin controlling the boards. Loberg only played 19 minutes as she was in foul trouble early.

* Champlin Park Rebels 67, Red Wing Wingers 57: The Champlin Park Rebels won the championship at the Red Wing Tipoff Tourney.

* Minneapolis Southwest 66, St. Paul Como Park 21: Southwest started the game with a 21-0 run and was led by freshman guard Mariah Adanene. Adanene finished with 15pts, 6 steals & 4 rebounds in her Southwest debut. Junior forward Laura Maltby had 10 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals and senior center Britta Syverson finished with 9 points, 9 rebounds and 4 steals.

*Centennial 79, Highland Park 38: The Cougars cruised to an easy victory as Megan Waytashek scored 20 points. Megan Nipe returned from a knee injury to score 20 points of her own.

*St. Paul Central 78, Rosemont 46: Theairra Taylor scored 27 points and freshman Jen ‘Von ‘Ta Hill had 16 points in her varsity debut. Central will face Centennial taday at 3 pm.

*Minneapolis South 69, Andover 25: The Lady Tigers advance to the championship game against Hopkins behind Tayler Hill’s 38 points. South played without Tyisha Smith and Ameshia Kearney.

*Hopkins Royals 78, Minneapolis North Polars 59: The Royals used its depth to beat the Polars in a physical battle. The Royals will square-off against the Lady Tigers today at 7pm.

* Hopkins Royals 55, Minneapolis South 37: The Royals ran out to a 18-0 lead and never looked back in route to win the West Championship of the Pat Paterson Thanksgiving Tournament. Hopkins played great team defense as South did not score its first 2 points until the 9:32 mark of the first half. Hopkins was led by senior Kara Elofson, who finished with 15 points while teammate Brianna Williams scored 10 points. Both Elofoson and Williams were named to the All-Tournament Team. Williams was named MVP of the West Bracket. Minneapolis South’s Tayler Hill scored 29 points and eclipsed the 3000 point mark of her career (3008).

* Centennial 68, St. Paul Central 56: The Cougars used a balanced scoring attack to down the defending back-to-back 4A champion Minutemen. Cougars’ Bridget Schuneman could not be stopped in the paint. Schuneman had a double-double, 23 points and 13 rebounds. She was named the East Bracket Most Valuable Player. “The MVP is a team award. I could not have done it without the great passing of my teammates,” said Schuneman. Megan Nipe was also named to the All-Tournament team. She finished with 13 points. Centennial's Megan Waytashek played another great game and was key in the victory before fouling out. Teammate Kahla Becken had 9 points and 8 assists while senior guard Hannah Steele had 5 assists. Central’s Theairra Taylor and Jen ‘Von ‘Ta Hill were also named to the All-Tournament Team. Taylor finished with a team high 19 points.

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