NICOLLET TOOK ON MARANATHA IN THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE CLASS A GIRLS’ STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Nicollet and Maranatha Christian Academy took on each other in the Minnesota State High School
League Class A Championship game at the Target Center.
 

The game got off to a quick start as each team hit shots early on.
 

Nicollet came out in a zone defense. They looked to spread Maranatha out on the offensive end.
 

The score was tied at 15 with 6:58 left in the first half.

Each team played a very physical defense. Neither team got an easy shot.
 

Maranatha went on a little run late in the first half. After the Maranatha run Nicollet went on a little
run.
 

The game went back and forth throughout the first half. I thought both teams were evenly balanced.
 

At halftime the score was Maranatha 24 and Nicollet 21.
 

As the second half got underway Nicollet came out in a zone defense. They used the zone defense
throughout the second half.

Maranatha went on a run midway through the second half. Madson Lee was all over the court. She was
able make her shots that she took. That helped them go on a run in the second half.
 

The game came down the wire.
 

Maranatha came away with the 59-52 victory over Nicollet.

BENILDE-ST. MARGARET'S TOOK ON DE LA SALLE IN THE GIRLS' STATE SEMIFINAL BASKETBALL GAME AT THE TARGET CENTER

The Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights took on the De La Salle Islanders in a girls’ state semifinal
game.
 

Benilde-St. Margaret's came out on fire. They were able to hit shots from the start. De La Salle had
trouble hitting their shots at the start of the game.
 

Benilde-St. Margaret’s went on a run midway through the first half. De La Salle couldn't find their
shot.
 

De La Salle tied the game at 17 with 7:20 left in the first half.
 

De La Salle looked to push the ball down the court in transition. There guards did a good job of getting
the ball out of the basket and getting it to the other end of the court.
 

With 3:49 left in the first half the score was De La Salle 22 and Benilde-St. Margaret's 21.
 

The game remained close throughout the first half.
 

At halftime the score was De La Salle 26 and Benilde-St. Margaret's 24.
 

As the second half got underway both teams kept up the defensive pressure. Neither team was able to
hit easy shots.
 

With 14:09 left in regulation the score was De La Salle 30 and Benilde-St. Margaret's 28.
 

There were many ties and lead changes throughout the game.
 

Neither team went on a run in the second half;
 

The game came down to the wire.
 

De LaSalle came away with the 55-46 victory over Benilde-St. Margaret's.
 

The leading scorers for Benilde-St. Margaret's were Khadijah Shumpert with 16 points and Grace
Coughlin with 13 points.
 

Benilde-St. Margaret's shot 15-45 from the field that included going 4-15 from behind the three-point
line. The also shot 12-19 from the free throw line.
 

De LaSalle was lead in scoring by Tyseanna Johnson with 19 points and Mariah Adanene with 20
points.
 

De LaSalle shot 18-38 from the field including going 5-13 from behind the three-point line. They shot
14-28 from the free throw line.

JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL TOOK ON MINNEHAHA ACADEMY IN THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ STATE BASKETBALL QUARTERFINAL GAME AT THE TARGET CENTER

The Jackson County Central Huskies took on the Minnehaha Academy Redhawks in the Class AAA
quarterfinal game at the Target Center.
 

The game was close throughout the first half. The score went back and forth in the early goings.
Jackson County Central wasn't afraid to shoot over people. They took the ball hard to the basket.
 

There were numerous ties and lead changes in the first half.
 

Minnehaha went to a zone defense. They looked to spread Jackson County Central out.
 

Sarina Baker had a few nice steals. It looked at times that she just took the ball away from the other
player. She was able to dribble down the whole court and go in for an uncontested layup.
 

At halftime the score was JCC 23 and Minnehaha Academy 22.
 

As the second half got underway Minnehaha took off. They were able to make a run at the start of the
half.
 

The score went back and forth throughout the second half.
 

Both teams were able to make a run at each other.
 

The game came down to the wire. Minnehaha came away with the 60-59 victory over Jackson County
Central.

SAUK CENTRE TOOK ON CALEDONIA IN THE GIRLS' STATE QUARTERFINAL BASKETBALL GAME AT THE TARGET CENTER

Sauk Centre took on Caledonia at the Target Center in the Minnesota State High School League girls’
state basketball quarterfinal game.
 
Caledonia came out hot as they were able to gain a 6-0 lead before Sauk Centre was able to make a
shot.
 
Sauk Centre responded well though. They were able to answer and got within a point at 6-5 with 12:06
left in the first half.
 
Caledonia didn't back down throughout the first half. They kept the pressure on Sauk Centre.
 
Caladonia's Maria Fruechte took the ball hard to the basket. They went on a run midway through the
half.
 
The first half was very close.
 
At halftime the score was tied at 27.
 
As the second half got underway both teams continued to play solid defense. Neither team was able to
get open attempts at the basket. All of the shots were contested.
 
For Caledonia, Emma Lange was able to most of her shots that she was putting up. Her teammates did
a good job of getting her the ball in spots where she could make shots.
 
Sauk Centre went on a run midway though the half. Caledonia went cold as they were not able to hit
shots.
 
Caledonia made the game interesting in the second half as they were able to go on a run. But in the end

Sauk Centre was too much for Caledonia.
 
Sauk Centre came away with the 58-43 victory over Caledonia.

ANOKA TOOK ON LAKEVILLE NORTH IN THE QUARTERFINAL GAME OF THE MSHSL GIRLS' BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

The Anoka Tornadoes took on the Lakeville North Panthers in the quarterfinal game of the girls state
basketball tournament at the Target Center.

Lakeville North looked to push the ball up the court. They did a good job of getting the ball down the
court and getting it to their big men.

The score went back and forth throughout the first half. Neither team was able to go on a run.

Lakeville North went on a run midway through the first half.

Even though Anoka had a hard time making shots in the first half they didn’t give up. They continued
to take the ball down the court.

Lakeville North continued to hit their shots late down the stretch.

At halftime the score was Lakeville North 34 and Anoka 14.

Lakeville North's Rachel Banham played well throughout the game. Her teammates knew where she
was on the floor and got her the ball in spots where she could make baskets.

Lakeville North was too strong for Anoka.

Lakeville North came away with the 64-40 victory over Anoka.

The leading scorer for Anoka was Shauni Payeur with 14 points. The leading scorers for Lakeville
North were Rachel Banham with 27 points and Apiew Ojulu with 14 points.

ROCHESTER MAYO TOOK ON EDEN PRAIRIE IN THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL STATE QUARTERFINAL GAME

Rochester Mayo took on Eden Prairie in the girls’ state quarterfinal game. Rochester Mayo got out to a
quick start.

Julie Miller for Mayo started the game on fire.

The pace of the game was slow. Neither team was able to hit their shots in the opening minutes of the
game.

Both teams played extremely well on the defensive end. Neither team took many shots in the first half.

It was a very low scoring affair across the board in the first half.

Eden Prairie trapped Rochester Mayo and they were able to create turnovers. Eden Prairie was able to
create points off of those turnovers.

At halftime the score was Eden Prairie 27 and Rochester Mayo 16.

Eden Prairie came out of halftime on fire. They got up 34-16 with 16:07 left in regulation before

Rochester made a shot.

Eden Prairie went to a zone defense. They were able to spread Rochester Mayo out.

Rochester Mayo had a difficult time making their shots that they put up.

Eden Prairie went on fire in the second half. Rochester Mayo had a hard time slowing down the Eden
Prairie offense.

Eden Prairie went on to win the game by the final of 55-28. Eden Prairie was led in scoring by Rose
VanRiper and Jackie Johnson each with 15 points each.

The leading scorer for Rochester Mayo was Julie Miller with 13 points.