Cretin-DH, Delano, Minnehaha, RTR

Home , Daniel Oturu, Jalen Suggs, Tyrell Terry

WEEKLY ROUNDUP *Columbia Heights ends DeLaSalle dynasty *Tre Jones is Mr. BB *All-tournament teams SUMMER CAMPS DIRECTORY PAGES 20-21

Volume 24 Issue No. 18 March 30 2017-2018 Boys champs: Cretin-DH, Delano, Minnehaha, RTR

Clockwise from top: Cretin- Derham Hall’s Daniel Oturu (with trophy), Jaeden King, Jacob Prince and Jaylen New- ton celebrate a last-second 4A victory: Delano’s Calvin Wishart soars for two of his 83 tournament points for the 3A champs, past Deundra Roberson of Columbia Heights; Min- nehaha Academy’s Ja- Vonni Bickham, Jalen Suggs and Prince Aligbe hug after repeating as 2A champs; Garrett Kern of 1A champ Russell-Tyler- Ruthton drives against North Woods’ Tate Olson Bruce Strand Minnesota Basketball News Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 30 Page 2 With last-second dunk, Cretin-DH dethrones Eagles By Bruce Strand er end of the court with his delirious slam dunk by the teammates, except star player in the that it wasn’t quite finalA second of play over. The officials — one of the most conferred and put a spectacular conclu- half-second on the sions any state final clock, enough for ever had. Jones to make sure his team went down That’s what delivered swinging. The Duke the state champion- recruit fired from ship to Cretin-Der- three-quarters the ham Hall, the state’s length of the court. best team all season, It had a chance, but in an epic battle with fell just short. defending champion Apple Valley. Oturu’s fourth dunk of the game placed But not before the him on an all-time last-second hero list of state tourna- Daniel Oturu nearly ment heroes who’ll got ejected at the end be remembered of the first half, and for decades. “I not before Apple Val- give all the glory ley’s peerless guard to God,” reflected Tre Jones delivered Daniel Oturu throws it down, off an alley-oop pass from the Gophers’ prized 35 points in gallant Ryan Larson, to beat Apple Valley 79-78. in-state recruit, not pursuit of his third Bruce Strand, Minnesota Basketball News one for expansive state title, and not be- analysts of his feats, fore the lead changed four times in the final minute of even this one. play, did the Raiders prevail 79-78 over the Eagles in this absolutely riveting Class 4A showdown. The point guard deserved high praise as well. “Ryan has the option, always, to lob that ball up or go get a la- “How about that game? Are you kidding me?” gushed yup or a jumper,” Kline said. “We’ve been doing that all Jerry Kline, the Raider coach. “What an emotional roll- year. It was outstanding execution with the amount of er coaster.” pressure on the line.”

The Raiders, down by a point, inbounded on the other In the final seconds of the half, during heavy contact side of mid court with 5.5 seconds left. Jacob Prince’s under the basket, Oturu’s temper snapped. He grasped bounce pass was deflected by Zack Korba befor Chat- Jones and pushed the 6-2 guard out of bounds, draw- man secured the ball and raced upcourt. Hounded by ing a tech foul and leaving a cut on Jones shoulder that Jones, he bounce-passed to Larson, who, in one motion, had to be bandaged. The crowd gasped, then buzzed for lofted the ball to the perfect spot: the air space above several minutes while the referees conferred, checking the rim that’s owned by their 6-10 center. Oturu jack- with coaches, on whether any additional penalty should hammered the ball through the cords. be assessed. They decided on just a tech foul.

The Gopher recruit then danced all the way to the oth- Cretin-Derham Hall: continued on Page 3 Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 30 Page 3 An epic 4A finale beginning to end Cretin-Derham Hall: continued from Page 2 Oturu generated 17 points, six rebounds, six blocks and five assists, while missing five minutes after he picked And as it turned out, all the incident cost the Raiders up his fourth foul. Jaeden King, junior guard (the oth- was one point, as Jones made one of two free shots, and ers are seniors), led with 19 points, including 3-for-6 on there was only 1.4 seconds left, although it also caused three’s and 4-for-4 at the line, after going scoreless the Oturu’s conspicuous omission from the all-tournament the first two games due to an ankle sprain. Prince sank team, as the MSHSL officials nixed him due to its 16 points (on 7-for-8 shooting), Chatman 14 and Larson sportsmanship clause. But the Raid- 11 along with seven assists. ers could certainly live with that. There were no questions about it Larson captured his second state in the post-game press conference, championship and second all-tour- an indication that the press who’ve nament honor, having helped Bra- covered Oturu though his career ham win Class 2A as a sophomore. felt this was an aberration. (Oturu did mention that Jones was “a close Both teams shot extremely well in a friend” when asked about Jones’ game close all the way. (Apple Val- performance.) ley led 41-40 at the half.) The Raid- ers were 29-for-51 (57 percent) on Of course, there was that fantastic field goals, 4-for-9 on three’s and ballgame to discuss, too. “It was 17-for-20 at the line. The Eagles two heavyweights going at it,” said were 32-for-57 (56 percent) on field Kline. “Tre, you can’t say enough Tre Jones sank 35 points and goals, 9-for-15 on three’s and 5-for- about him. Thirty-five points, he barely missed a 3rd state title. 6 at the line. There were only 46 re- willed them all the way.” Eagle Bruce Strand, Minnesota Basketball News bounds and each snagged 23. coach Zach Goring praised Oturu: “We did everyone we could to drag Jones shot 6-for-9 on three’s on the him away from the rim and he still had what, five blocks, way to his 35 points, along with five assists and six re- and altered a lot of shots.” bounds. Senior Luke Martens sank 17 points (7-for-9 field goals, 2-for-2 free throws). Korba, senior guard, Cretin Derham Hall finished 29-2 with its third state scored seven. Rolland and Logan Wangerin, both 6-8 title (in 11 state trips) and first since 1993 when Kline seniors, added six each. “We competed hard and we did himself was in the lineup. enough to win,” Goring said”, but they got that loose ball at the end, then threw it at the rim for Daniel.” Apple Valley finished 27-4. The Eagles were 115-12 in the four seasons with Jones at the point, with state titles Road to the finals in his freshman and junior years, each time upsetting No. 1 seed Champlin Park, and they came within a sec- Cretin-Derham Hall nipped Eden Prairie 60-56 in their ond of toppling another No. 1 seed. Marveled Goring: semifinal. The Eagles, down 58-56, had a chance to tie. “Thirty-two games every year, two championships, one but missed a shot with :02 left, Oturu rebounded, got second place, one third. I think they will go down as one fouled and both free shots. Oturu had 24 points and 12 of the best classes in state basketball history.” rebounds. Larson delivered 18 points and seven assists. In the first round, the Raiders stopped Wayzata 70-48 That rocking final minute began with Rolland Spencer’s with Oturu hitting 24 points and Sy Chatman 22. layup giving Apple Valley a 76-75 lead with :59 left. Larson knifed for a layup that put the Raiders back up Apple Valley trailed unseeded Forest Lake 45-35 before 77-76 with :34 left. With the clock dipping under 10 recovering to win 67-60 with Jones scoring 22 and Mar- seconds, Jones and Martens missed but Korba snagged tens 13. Manny Jingco hit 20 and Cooper Berg 18 for the second rebound and soared for a putback. That gave Forest Lake. In the semifinal vs. Lakeville North (they the Eagles a 78-77 lead with :06 left. “We all gave 100 had split two conference games) the Eagles won 58-45, percent,” Jones said. “We didn’t leave anything out led by Jones with 16, Zorba 12 points and Martens 11. there ... I’m extremely proud of all the guys.” North, never under 50 previously, shot just 1-for-17 on three-pointers. Tyler Wahl had 19 for the Panthers. Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 30 Page 4 Surprise champion Delano nips Columbia Heights for 3A title By Bruce Strand

nce Calvin Wishart and the Delano Tigers got their foot in the door, there was no stoppingO them.

The Tigers, finally freed from a power-packed section they could never win, and probably wouldn’t have won this year either, cruised through their new section to earn just the third state trip in their history. Delano still came into the big show barely noticed, except for the Mr. Basketball finalist leading them, because, with 11 losses, they were ranked 19th in Class 3A and unseeded in the tournament.

But they won the whole thing, capped by a 64- 61 conquest of Columbia Heights in the finals.

“I don’t think anyone else believed we could do this,” Wishart said, accurately, when it was all over. But the Tigers (21-11) certainly played Calvin Wishart (10) and Keagan O’Neill (12) joyously like state championsc in three days at state, not carry the trophy toward the Tiger student gallery. like a team 14-11 at one point. Bruce Strand, Minnesota Basketball News They rolled past No. 3 Mankato West 79-64 and from the floor and 8-for-9 on free shots while snagging No. 2 seed Austin 80-68 before prevailing in a hard- 12 rebounds. fought finale when they rallied from 13 points down against giant-killing No. 4 seed, Columbia Heights. “I can’t believe I had a game like that, playing for the “We just kept telling ourselves, ‘This is March and any- state championship,” said O’Neill, who averaged 17 thing can happen,’ ” Wishart said. “We just kept rolling points for the season. “It was great to see the town turn with it and we got a state championship.” out, too. The Target Center was half full of orange.”

Delano nabbed its first state title and became the first Wishart, who averaged 31 points in the regular season team other than DeLaSalle to win Class 3A since 2011. and 42 in the sectionals, was off his game in the state Columbia Heights is the team that toppled DeLaSalle, finals and totaled 19 points, but also delivered nine 71-69, in the semifinals. rebounds, three steals and four assists. Derek Techam added nine points, including a highlight-reel fast-break “The kids believed in themselves all year,” said coach on a long pass from Wishart, and Trey Longstreet six. Terry Techam, adding that the positivity held up even during a 2-7 stretch when Wishart missed 3 1/2 games Wendell Mathews led the Hylanders (22-7) with 21 and others battled flu. “Even then, we’d lose, and the points on 9-for-13 shooting and 11 rebounds. Quentin players would say, you know, we’re not a bad team.” Hardrict, Jarvis Wright and Deundra Roberson sank 10 points each. Wishart, 6-4 point guard signed by Georgia Southern, led all four classes with 83 points and 40 rebounds in For Delano, it was a big relief to be moved out of Sec- the tournament, also dishing out 17 assists. His 6-8 se- tion 6AAA, the turf of not only DeLaSalle, which beat nior classmate Keagan O’Neill was also a major force in the championship game with 30 points on 11-for-16 Delano: continued on Page 6 Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 30 Page 5

ROAD Questions?? Call Pacesetter at 320-243-7460 or TO email: [email protected] • Website: www.pacesettersports.net TARGET CENTER! Follow our Facebook page: Pacesetter Basketball 5 - state championship Wisconsin is joining in 2018! 2018 Region Playoff Schedule pacesetter ALL GRADES REFER TO THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR 4B = 4th grade boys Teams may register for more than one region. 4G = 4th grade girls See back for details. Region 1 Site Date MINNESOTA 4G, 6G, 8G, 5B, 7B, 9B RCTC (Rochester) March 24 5G, 7G, 9G, 4B, 6B, 8B RCTC (Rochester) March 25 Region 2 Site Date Youth Basketball 5G, 7G, 9G, 4B, 6B, 8B MN State - Mankato April 21 4G, 6G, 8G, 5B, 7B, 9B MN State - Mankato April 22 State Championship Region 3 Site Date 5G, 7G, 9G, 4B, 6B, 8B Redwood Falls March 24 4G, 6G, 8G, 5B, 7B, 9B Redwood Falls March 25 REGION PLAYOFFS Region 4 Site Date Region Champions invited to the MN State Championship. 6G, 8G, 5B *(UPDATED) Willow River April 7 Teams with one loss invited to the MIT. 5G, 7G, 4B *(UPDATED) Willow River April 8 Top two teams at STATE advance to Target Center in Minneapolis. 4G, 7B, 9B Moose Lake April 7 9G, 6B, 8B Moose Lake April 8 Minnesota won Region 5 Site Date 5 of the 12 GREAT STATE 4B, 6B, 8B Paynesville April 7 CHAMPIONSHIP 5B, 9B, 8G Paynesville April 8 TITLES! 5G, 7G, 9G Paynesville April 14 4G, 6G, 7B Paynesville April 15 Detroit Lakes New London-Spicer Region 6 Site Date 5th Grade Girls 8th Grade Girls 2017 Great Four-State Champs 2017 Great Four-State Champs 5G, 7G, 9G, 4B, 6B, 8B Moorhead April 14 4G, 6G, 8G, 5B, 7B, 9B Moorhead April 15 Region 7 Site Date 6G Hibbing April 14 6B, 9B, 9G Hibbing April 15 ML/WR 5th Grade Boys 4G, 8G, 5B, 7B Grand Rapids April 14 2017 Great Four-State 5G, 7G, 4B, 8B Grand Rapids April 15 Champs Lake City Region 8 Site Date Sauk Centre 7th Grade Girls Wisconsin joining in 2018! 9th Grade Girls 4G, 6G, 8G, 5B, 7B, 9B Bemidji April 21 MN - IA - ND - SD - WI 2017 Great Four-State Champs 2017 Great Four-State Champs 5G, 7G, 9G, 4B, 6B, 8B Bemidji April 22 Minnesota State Championships • Maple Grove MS All grades refer to the 2017-2018 school year. 4G, 6G, 5B, 8B MIT - MN Invitational June 9 “Hometown Team” guideline: 4G, 6G, 5B, 8B State Championship June 10 All players on a team must either be enrolled in the same school system or live or attend school in 5G, 8G, 4B, 6B MIT - MN Invitational June 16 the same city, the same school district or the same tribal community. Smaller schools may combine 5G, 8G, 4B, 6B State Championship June 17 to form one team if the combined enrollment of their high schools for grades 9-12 is 400 or fewer. 7G, 9G, 7B, 9B MIT - MN Invitational June 23 Schools that combine should be from neighboring schools. 7G, 9G, 7B, 9B State Championship June 24

Team Entry Form - Minnesota Region Playoffs 3-4 game guarantee Registration Deadline: 12 days before tournament ___ All players are from one school district. School district______(Check one)

___ Combined team. School districts ______(See back for details)

Site:______Grade______Circle: Boys or Girls Team Rating: Strong Good Fair Weak (Circle one ) The Minnesota Team Contact______Team Color/Name:______State Champion and (needed if two teams from same school register) Runner-up in each Cell #______Alt #______grade are invited to the Great Five-State Mailing address______Championships in (Street) (City) (State) (Zip) Minneapolis. Email address______(Email address required - Confirmation will be sent via email - Please write legibly) FREE Alternate Contact ______Cell # ______Timberwolves Tickets Send check and this form to PACESETTER, PO BOX 222, PAYNESVILLE, MN 56362 (2018-2019 season)

Registration also available online at www.pacesettersports.net All players will receive $180/team per tournament a free ticket offer! Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 30 Page 6 Mr. BB finalist leads Delano to top Delano: continued from Page 4 :15 left and sinking one of two free shots with :10 left. them handily the last two years, but also Orono, which thumped Delano Braziel, along with praising Delano’s 64-40 and 72-57 this year and lost to talents and tactics, had one key com- DLS 81-79 in the section finals. plaint.

Delano moved to Section 5AAA, “The calls, to be perfectly honest,” where they barely got past No. 20 Braziel said, lamenting in particu- Monticello 80-76 in the semifinals but lar that they lost Christian Kelly, a pummeled No. 9 Willmar 76-54 in the key rebounder and defender, with finals. “The biggest thing that helped 4:31 on a foul that he thought was us was our defense. I think we played a clean block against Wishart. “We our best defense of the year the last were forced to go to a zone defense four games,” Techam said. Indeed, the because the calls were so tight. And Tigers held Willmar, Mankato East, we’re an on-ball defensive team. We Austin and Columbia Heights well can’t play like that.” under their season averages. He added, “We had heart. We didn’t Regarding the Delano defense: In the get some of the shots we needed in championship game, getting a bit des- the second half. We didn’t get the perate after trailing 33-20 at halftime, calls in the second half. We did come made an adjustment that seemed a Keagan O’Neill, scoring over a long way. We beat the six-time de- long shot but paid off: switching to a Wendell Matthews here, sank fending champions.” 1-3-1 zone. 30 points in the title game. Bruce Strand, MN Basketball News The Tigers pounded Columbia “We practiced that maybe 30 seconds Heights on the backboards 41-26 this year, and had not used it in two and, with Wishart squiring the ball, years,” Techam said, laughing. “But we were having had just 12 turnovers, far less than the Hylanders usual- problems keeping them in front of us …. I thought it ly extract. They won with mediocre shooting: 22-for-55 would be a possession or two, and it wound up being 15 overall, just 3-for-16 on three’s, and 18-for-25 on free minutes.” shots. The Hylanders, meanwhile, shot 23-for-54 overall 3-for-14 on three’s, 12-for-15 at the line. Hylander coach Willie Braziel praised that move: “Del- ano did an outstanding job, switching to a 1-3-1 in the second half. They did an excellent job trapping. It sty- Road to the finals mied us for a while.” Delano beat Mankato East 69-54 with Wishart pouring Delano caught up at 46 and 48 and pushed ahead 54-49 in 35 points and making six assists, while O’Neill added on six straight points by O’Neill, who scored 22 of his 16 points and Techam and Longstreet 10 each. The Ti- 30 in the second half. “Teagan, what a night for him to gers toppled Austin 80-68 with Wishart delivering 29 pick to have the best game of his career, in the biggest points, 19 rebounds, and seven assists. O’Neill chipped game of his life,” Techam said. “The first half, we were in 16 points, Techam 13 and Longstreet 10. They as- settling for some quick three’s, and in the second half, saulted the Packer zone with three-point shooting by we knew we needed to attack the basket more.” Wishart (5-for-11) and Techam (3-for-6).

Delano led 59-53 before the Hylanders made one last Columbia Heights opened with a 76-62 conquest of St. charge and got within 62-61 on a bucket by Hardrict Thomas Academy with Roberson shooting 11-for-14 with :55 left. Longstreet responded with a layup for on the way to 24 points. Hardrict added 19 and Mat- Delano with :25 left off a feed from Max Otto. Up 64- thews 16. Their semifinal win DeLaSalle is detailed on 51, Wishart put the game on ice by stealing the ball with another page. Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 30 Page 7

VARSITY BOYS & GIRLS For Strong 2018 PACESETTER Teams Only!

Saturday - Sunday, July 21-22 College of St. Benedict St. Joseph, MN (4 miles west of St. Cloud)

The Pacesetter Minnesota Invitational Tournament has been one of the premier summer tournaments in the Midwest since 1991. NBA players Joel Przybilla, Mike Miller, Kris Humphries, and Nate Wohlers are a few of the many top male and female players who have played in the MIT. The top teams from the 5-state area of Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin are invited annually. Each year 40-70 teams participate. All teams play 5-6 games in two days. Teams play in “regional” brackets on Saturday (3-4 games) and advance to Final Four brackets based on Saturday results for Sunday (2 games). Teams that win the prestigious MIT championships will receive individual plaques. Teams with high finishes receive medals with neck ribbons. Registration Deadline: July 13 (if not already filled) One of the top facilities in the area will host Entry Fee $280 this event: Clemens Fieldhouse and Claire Lynch gym at The College of St. Benedict (St. Online Registration: www.pacesettersports.net Joseph). Contact Information: Interested teams are encouraged to register Email Jeff McCarron at [email protected] or call Tracey at 320-243-7460 soon to hold a spot. FOR STRONG TEAMS ONLY!

Circle One: Boys Girls School ______Team Contact Person ______Email address (required) ______Cell ______Alternate Phone ______Mailing Address ______Alternate Contact ______Alternate’s Cell # ______Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 30 Page 8 MARCH MADNESS: Pacesetter Sports 5-state youth team playoffs under way Top Teams Advance to Target Center in Minneapolis The Pacesetter 5-state youth basketball playoffs will South Dakota teams will play off in state tournaments in begin when teams in grades 4-9 from Iowa, Minnesota, Sioux Falls March 10 and Yankton April 7-8, and Wis- North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin enter quali- consin teams will play off for the Wisconsin state cham- fying tournaments in their own state. Over 1,000 teams pionships in Ripon March 11 and March 18. The North will be playing. Dakota state tournament in Jamestown April 14-15.

Iowa teams will play off in two regions, Cedar Falls/Wa- Top teams advance to Minneapolis for the Pacesetter terloo (North) Feb. 24-25 and Pella (South) March 3 to Great Five-State Championships, where each team will advance to the state tournament in Des Moines April 7-8. play at least one game on the main Target Center floor. The Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx are sponsoring Minnesota teams will play off in eight regions: Roches- this youth basketball playoff system for hometown teams. ter, Mankato, Redwood Falls, Moose Lake/Willow Riv- er, Paynesville, Moorhead, Hibbing/Grand Rapids, and Further information and registration are available at www. Bemidji, from March 24-April 22 to advance to the Min- pacesettersports.net. nesota state tournaments in Maple Grove in June.

Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 30 Page 9

Minnesota Basketball News and Pacesetter Sports Presents... “The MBBN Holiday Classic Series!” Due to the demand for high-quality in-season varsity basketball tournaments, Minnesota Basketball News will be showcasing the 2018 MBBN Holiday Classic Series: • North St. Paul, December 20-22 - Boys 3A/4A • Bemidji, December 27-29 - Girls 3A/4A • Walker, December 27-29 - Boys and Girls 1A/2A • Southwest Christian (Chaska), December 27-29 - Boys 1A/2A • Wabasha, December 27-29 - Boys 1A/2A LIMIT: First 8 teams Registration available at www.pacesettersports.net MBBN Holiday Classics

Locations - Dates - Genders - Classes

• Bemidji • N ST. PAUL December 20-22 BOYS 3A/4A • Walker • WALKER December 27-29 BOYS/GIRLS 1A/2A

• BEMIDJI December 27-29 GIRLS 3A/4A North St. Paul • Chaska • • CHASKA December 27-29 BOYS 1A/2A SOUTHWEST CHRISTIAN Wabasha • • WABASHA December 27-29 BOYS 1A/2A

• Entry Fee - $250 per team • Rules - MSHSL Rules • Format - (Based on 8 teams) 3 games per team, 1 game each day per team. Game times appoximately 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm. Straight bracket - Winners advance towards the championship and losers go into the consolation bracket. • Awards - Trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th. Medals for individuals on the first place team. All-tournament team plaques for the top ten players voted on by the coaches. LIMIT: First 8 teams - Registration available at www.pacesettersports.net Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 30 Page 10 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton gets hot late, nips North Woods for 1A crown By Bruce Strand

t’s not ALL about defense for Russell-Tyler-Ruthton. The Knights can light up the other end of the court, too.I The was certainly evident in the state finals. Backs to the wall, trailing North Woods by 11, the Knights shot 8-for-10 down the stretch, including 3-for-4 on three’s, then 4-for-5 at the line to pull out a 59-55 victory for the Class 1A championship,

“We were fortunate to have some kids, seniors in par- ticular, hit some big shots for us in the biggest game of their career,” said coach Ted Kern, adding that the Knights shot well inside the arc all year but were “streaky” on three’s.

Garrett Kern delivered two straight three-pointers that knotted the game 52-52 with 3:17 left, about four minutes after they trailed 49-38. The senior forward had gotten a little talking-to from his dad shortly before that. Carter Hansen, Jonah Johnson, and Garrett “He just told me to calm down. I was getting upset at a Kern embrace after beating the Grizzlies 64-61. couple calls,” Garrett Kern said. “He just calmed me Bruce Strand, Minnesota Basketball News down and got some water in me.” He added, “We know we can score, but we know defense wins games.” For North Woods, Olson sank 15 points, junior guard Cade Goggleye 13 and senior guard Brendan Parson It was mostly about defense as the No. 3 ranked Knights 10. Junior guard Chase Kleppe had seven, 6-4 soph- — modest sized, topping out at 6-1, but very athletic omore center Trevor Morrison six and senior forward — captured their third state championship and finished Tanner Lokken four. Morrison nabbed nine rebounds. 33-1, while relegating No. 2 ranked North Woods (31-2) The Grizzlies indeed did not shoot as well as usual, 22- to its second straight runner-up finish. for-54 from the floor (41 percent) and just 4-for-21 on three’s. They were 7-for-10 at the line. “Good physical battle,” said Grizzlies coach Will Kleppe. “RTR is a very good defensive team. They North Woods had the same 31-2 record last year, when forced us out of our rhythm. Our shooting percentage they won two close games at state, then faced a Min- was down in second half. And on three’s, we were just neapolis North team good enough to compete with the 19 percent in the game.” Agreed senior Tate Olson: top 4A metro teams, and lost 96-49. With North mov- “You can’t get any open shots against them.” ing up to 2A this year, the field was wide open and the Grizzlies, ranked first most of the year, came to state Senior forward Westin Kirk led RTR with 18 points and with a much higher profile and knew they had as good a eight rebounds. Junior guard Carter Hansen notched 13 chance as anyone. “It hurts,” Parson said. “We wanted points, eight rebounds and five assists. Senior forward to come in and win the state championship.” Garrett Kern added 12 points, senior guard Jonah John- son seven, junior guard Cooper Hansen six and junior North Woods will have to settle for a 64-4 two-year re- guard Brett Kelley three. The Knights shot 48 percent cord, their first two state trips, and two runner-up tro- (23-for-48), 5-for-13 on three’s, and a shaky 8-for-17 at phies. Coach Kleppe said his team never got the big the line although four straight by Carter Hansen sealed head. “We still feel like underdogs. The kids knew they the win. Rebounds and turnovers were just about even. still had to show up and work hard every day.” RTR: continued on Page 11 Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 30 Page 11 Hylanders derail DLS dynasty By Bruce Strand They had five double-digit scorers. Wendell Matthews led with 20 points he Hylanders finally beat the Island- and 11 rebounds, shooting 8-for-13, ers, for the first time in 11 attempts, Hardrict and Jarvis Wright scored 15 andT it ended the longest dynasty in Min- points each, and Kelly and Deundra nesota high school basketball history. Roberson 11 each.

Columbia Heights has been a conference Wright, off the bench, shot 6-for-7, and section rival of DeLaSalle the past including 3-for-3 on three’s. His accu- four years. The Hylanders had not come racy helped the Hylanders overcome close to beating the six-time defending his own costly technical foul for taunt- state champions in that span. Not until ing— “The crowd was going crazy, the state semifinals, that is, when- Co and I got involved in the craziness,” lumbia Heights shocked DeLaSalle 71- he admitted — that led to five points 69, clinched by Christian Kelly sinking by DLS’s Tyrell Terry for a 64-61 lead. two free shots with six seconds left and Quentin Hardrict stealing the Islanders Terry had 24 points and Jamison Bat- inbounds pass. tle 15 for DeLaSalle, which saw its 19- game state win streak snapped. Their “I’ve been losing to this team since my Wendell Matthews, shown outstanding shooter, Gabe Kalscheur, freshman season,” said Hardrict, who here during sectionals, a Gophers recruit, was off his game, had 15 points, seven rebounds, seven as- sank 20 points in Colum- shooting 5-for-17 for 12 points. sists and three steals. “This was my last bia Heights’ state semifinal chance to beat them.” upset of DeLaSalle. The monumental upset did not lead to a championship, as the Hylanders lost The Highlanders lost to DeLaSalle 94-58 to Delano in the finals 65-61. But it and 82-67 in conference but prevailed in the one that mat- certainly raised the profile of a team their coach felt had tered most. “Our goal (was to) compete with them,” coach been overlooked. “The best motivator,” Braziel said, “any Willie Braziel said. “And that’s all we wanted out of this, coach can use, is to say that if no one knows who you are, was to compete, not lose by 25 points to them.” go introduce yourself.” Russell-Tyler-Ruthon rallies to beat North Woods in 1A RTR: continued from Page 10 points came on Hansen free shots.

RTR roared to a 25-12 lead as the Grizzles buckled un- North Woods, down 58-55 with 11 seconds left, took a der their pressure early. “They had never seen anything time out to set up a play to spring Goggleye for a three, like us,” said coach Kern, “but they adjusted very well.” but RTR’s defense came through once again, forcing Well enough that RTR found itself in a steep hole with a bad pass that Goggleye had to lunge out of bounds seven minutes left. What did he tell his team then? “To to save. His blind backward pass went out of bounds, just stick to what we do,” the coach said. “We had been clinching the title for RTR. getting (good) looks, and possibly we rushed on some of them …. We found Garrett for a couple big three’s RTR has reached the finals five times in six state tourna- down the stretch.” ments, placing second in 1988 and 1989, and winning in 2004, 2005 and now 2018. Down 49-38, RTR went to work. They got layups by Carter Hansen, Kirk and Johnson, then a jumper by RTR edged Minneota 71-69 in their section final and Kirk. Kern missed a 3-pointer, then nailed two of them had three close games with the Vikings, helping prepare to knot the score at 52. Kirk missed a three, then hit a jump shot and layup for a 56-52 lead. The last four RTR: continued on Page 12 Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 30 Page 12 Russell-Tyler-Ruthon is 1A champ RTR: continued from Page 11 them for state. “We had a lot of great teams in our region,” Hansen said. “We knew they’re gonna bring it every night and we gotta bring it too.” Agreed Kirk: “This was a lot like the Minneota game.”

To reach the finals, RTR beat Hinckley-Finlayson 87-70, with Kern pumping in 29 points (shooting 13-for-17) and Kirk 20 (9-for-13), then stymied top-seed Mayer Luther- an 49-38, led by Carter Hansen with 18 points and 16 rebounds. Mayer Lutheran, which knocked off top-ranked Springfield on a last-second shot in the section finals, shot just 15-for-56 vs. RTR,

North Woods beat Heritage Christian 74-36 with Goggl- Cade Goggleye of North Woods tries to get eye hitting 23 points, Kleppe 18 and Morrison 15; and a fast break going with RTR’s Carter Hansen Cass Lake-Bena 67-47 led by Goggleye with 23 and (32) and Cooper Hansen (22) in pursuit. Morrison with 14. Bruce Strand, Minnesota Basketball News Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 30 Page 13 Minnehaha Academy repels Caledonia for 2nd crown ... more to come? By Bruce Strand “They’ve got size, they get good position on you right alen Suggs and Minnehaha away, and use their physicali- Academy have captured an- ty,” said Marten Morem, Cale- otherJ state championship, and donia’s fine 6-6 forward. you might as well get used to them. Caledonia (28-5) was a for- midable finals opponent, led The Redhawks rolled up three by one of the state’s premier double-digit wins, capped by a athletes, Owen King. Actu- 73-60 conquest of Caledonia, to ally there’s four King boys on repeat as Class 2A kingpins, and the squad: coach Brad, senior got 158 of their 215 points from Owen, sophomore Eli, and players in grades 8-9-10. eighth-grader Eli off the bench.

Suggs, 6-4 sophomore point The Warriors, who shot 6-for- guard, ranked as a top-five -re 14 on three’s, were within 59- cruit for his class in the country, 57 with eight minutes left. “We delivered 27 points (shooting expected a game just like this. 11-for-17) and eight assists in They are super competitive,” the championship game, while Johnson said. “We knew we committing just three turnovers. would have a tough time. They are a team of character and we Largely due to Suggs, the Red- respect them a ton.” But the hawks are a polished, smooth- Redhawks, who edged Cale- running machine despite all the donia 79-75 late in the regu- youth. “They handle the ball lar season, made sure this one better than anybody we play,” Redhawks’ 6-5 eighth-grader Prince wasn’t so close at the end. Two Caledonia coach Brad King Aligbe dunked against Caledonia. free shots by Bickham, a fast- said, among other compliments. Bruce Strand, Minnesota Basketball News break layup by Lockett and a jump shot by Suggs opened a Sophomore guard Terry Locket 65-57 lead which they contin- sank 11 points (3-for-8 on 3-pointers). Prince Aligbe, ued to expand. 6-5 eighth-grade forward, soared for 15 rebounds while scoring four points, including (probably, can’t confirm “I told them, go back to pressure defense like you did this) the first dunk by someone so young at a state tour- in the first half,” Johnson said, “and making them play nament. Chet Holmgren, slender 6-10 freshman cen- faster than they want and get them uncomfortable.” ter, contributed seven points, five rebounds and three blocks. Soph guard Kaden Johnson had two points in The Redhawks finished 28-4, including losses to high- this game, and 20 in the tournament. ly-ranked Hopkins and Eden Prairie (both 4A), Austin (3A) and Minneapolis North (2A). Teams they beat in- The Redhawks also boasted a strong senior presence. cluded 4A runner-up Apple Valley and top-ten ranked Brawny 6-6 forward JaVonni Bickman supplied 17 3A teams Orono and Columbia Heights. points on 7-for-8 shooting on the blocks. The other senior starter, guard Lorenzo Smith, scored five points. The loss to North, 62-53 on Jan. 25, was the only real The Redhawks shot 55 percent (29-for-53) from the damper on the season. North took over the No. 1 slot field, 6-for-19 on three’s, 9-for-14 at the line, and had a from them at that point, and a state rematch was much- 33-26 rebound edge. Minnehaha: continued on Page 14 Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 30 Page 14 Young Redhawks led by super soph Suggs Minnehaha: continued from Page 13 anticipated. However, North, which also beat Caledonia 79-77 in the regular season, got upset by Brooklyn Cen- ter 81-76 in the section finals.

“North was a loss we can’t get back,” Suggs said, asked if his team would have liked a rematch. “We got past it. It was their problem, though. They looked past Brook- lyn Center.”

The Redhawks went 26-5 last year and beat Crosby-Iron- ton 47-36 in the finals. They could be looking at four in a row, although Minneapolis North, talented young Brook- lyn Center, and Caledonia (with two Kings still playing), to name three, will have something to say about that.

Along with that young talent, the Redhawks will have another hugely favorable factor next year: a home court. Jalen Suggs, who had 71 points in the tourney, Last August, in a major news story, a gas-leak explosion drives past Caledoni’s Eli King in the finals. at the school killed two school employees and injured Bruce Strand, Minnesota Basketball News several others. It also destroyed the gymnasium. The Redhawks had to practice and play in borrowed gyms King said, solemnly. He has chosen basketball as his at neighboring schools and a military base. This was college sport at South Dakota State. extremely inconvenient, but the Redhawks kept a positive outlook. Suggs said they had T-shirts made with About his career, he reflected, “I just tried to enjoy this “No Gym, No Problem” on the back. Lockett expressed last ride, just like in football. I am going to miss playing pride: “Nobody transferred. Everybody stayed. Peo- with these guys, miss playing with my brothers, miss ple in the community followed us.” Johnson quipped, playing for my dad.” “We’re probably the only high school team with full military clearance, along with more road wins than any Coach King, capping his first season as head coach, team in Minnesota history.” Next year, they’ll have a said, “It’s a special group ... an extremely hard-working home court again and a superb lineup to break it in. group and very unselfish.”

For Caledonia, Owen King capped his brilliant foot- The Redhawks now have three state championships in ball-basketball prep career scoring 22 points, including six appearances, all coming in their last three trips, in 4-for-7 on three-pointers. Morem notched 17 points and 2013, 2017 and 2018. Caledonia has made seven state Noah King 10. The Warriors scrapped all game, getting trips with one title (1997) and two runner-up finishes. eight steals by five different players. They kept- turn overs pretty even, just a 16-18 disadvantage. They shot Road to the finals 46 percent at 25-for-55, including 6-for-14 on three’s. They didn’t get much at the line, just 4-for-9. Minnehaha Adademy coasted into the finals, turning back Jordan 65-45 led by Suggs with 19 points and In Owen King’s five varsity seasons, the Warriors had Chet Holmgren with 14, and St. Cloud Cathedral 77-51 a 138-21 record and four state trips, with two runner- as Suggs drilled 25 points, Johnson 15, Lockett 13 and up finishes and one third place. That started in eighth Bickham 10. grade, when he had games of 14 and 21 points off the bench at state. The 6-3 guard and quarterback was part Caledonia routed Minnewaska Area 80-41 with 14 play- of three state championships in football, so, another sec- ers scoring, led by Morem with 18 and Noah King with ond-place finish in basketball, however impressive, was 14, then topped Brooklyn Center 73-67 with Morem de- not satisfying to him. “It’s definitely a hole …. Yeah,” livering 25 points and Noah King 18. Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 30 Page 15 MBBN picks all-tourney fab five innesota Basketball News endeavors the 4A title; and point guard Ryan Larson, to pick a Fab Five team for all classes, whose perfect lob on that dunk was one of apartM from the official MSHSL ten-player his tourney-leading 20 assists, along with squads on this page. For best player we pick 36 points and just 14 turnovers. Apple Val- Delano guard Calvin Wishart for willing ley point guard Tre Jones, a runner-up this the Tigers to the 3A title with 83 points and time after leading last year’s championship, 40 rebounds (both tops in the tournament) amassed 73 points, 22 rebounds, and 14 as- and 17 assists. Cretin-Derham has two sists against just 10 turnovers. Minnehaha picks: center Daniel Oturu, with 65 points Academy sophomore guard Jalen Suggs (shooting 27-for-39), 19 blocks, and 27 re- led the 2A champions with 71 points, 19 rebounds, and the last-second dunk that won Calvin Wishart bounds, 13 assists and five steals. MSHSL Wells-Fargo all-tournament teams

Class 4A — Front: Tommy Jensen and Tyler Wahl, Class 3A — Front: Quentin Hardrict and Wendell Lakeville North; Conner Christensen, Eden Prairie; Zach Matthews, Columbia Heights; Gabe Kalscheur, Theisen, Osseo; Tre Jones, Apple Valley. Back: Jaeden DeLaSalle; Sam Vascellaro, St. Thomas Academy. King, Ryan Larson and Jacob Prince, Cretin-Derham Back: Deundra Roberson, Columbia Heights; Keagan Hall; Zach Korba and Luke Martens, Apple Valley O’Neill, Derek Techam and Calvin Wishart, Delano; not pictured: Duoth Gach, Austin

Class 2A — Marten Morem, Caledonia; Michael Schae- Class 1A — Front: Cade Goggleye, North Woods; Baden fer and Mitchell Plombon, St. Cloud Cathedral; Quinn Noennig and Garrett Tjernagel, Mayer Lutheran; Noah Fischer, Esko; Lu’cye Patterson, Brooklyn Center. Delapaz, Cass Lake-Bena; Travis Visser, Hinckley-Fin- Back: Owen King and Noah King, Caledonia; Jalen layson; Back: Carter Hansen, Garrett Kern, Westin Kirk, Suggs, Terry Lockett and JaVonni Bickham, Minnehaha RTR; Tate Olson and Trevor Morrison, North Woods Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 30 Page 16 Apple Valley’s Jones State tournament scores CLASS 4A CLASS 2A

is Mr. Basketball Quarterfinals Quarterfinals re Jones, one of the winningest and most high-pro- *Cretin-Derham Hall 70, *Minnehaha Academy 65, Wayzata 48 Jordan 45 Tfile players in state history, was named Mr. Basket- *Eden Prairie 65, Osseo 38 *St. Cloud Cathedral 64, ball for 2018 on Monday evening. *Apple Valley 67, Esko 60, 3 OT Forest Lake 60 *Brooklyn Center 63, The Apple Valley 6-2 point guard was not present for *Lakeville North 89, Breckenridge 48 the award presentation at Target Center during a Tim- Maple Grove 71 *Caledonia 80, Semifinals Minnewaska 41 berwolves game, because he was playing in the McDon- *Cretin-Derham Hall 60, Semifinals ald’s All-American high school all-star game in Atlanta. Eden Prairie 56 *Minnehaha Academy 77, Older brother Jadee Jones, an *Apple Valley 58, St. Cloud Cathedral 51 assistant coach at Apple Valley Lakeville North 45 *Caledonia 73, this year, accepted the award Championship Brooklyn Center 67 *Cretin-Derham Hall 79, Championship for him. Their middle brother, Apple Valley 78 *Minnehaha Academy 73, Tyus, is a member of the Tim- Third place Caledonia 60 berwolves, who were playing *Lakeville North 63, Third place the Atlanta Hawks. Tyus was Eden Prairie 52 *St. Cloud Cathedral 75, 2014 Mr. Basketball. Consolation Brooklyn Center 70 *Osseo 48, Wayzata 46 Consolation *Forest Lake 68, *Esko 62, Jordan 59 The other finalists — Gabe Maple Grove 60 *Breckenridge 72, Kalscheur of DeLaSalle, Owen Fifth place Minnewaska Area 42 King of Caledonia, Daniel *Osseo 64, Forest Lake 61 Fifth place Oturu of Cretin-Derham Hall *Esko 57, Breckenridge 46 CLASS 3A and Calvin Wishart of Delano, CLASS 1A all present — were also hon- Quarterfinals ored and presented with their *DeLaSalle 90, Quarterfinals plaques. Hermantown 63 *Mayer Lutheran 71, Tre Jones joins his *Columbia Heights 75, Mahnomen-Waubun 40 brother Tyus as a As Tyus Jones brother, Tre St. Thomas Academy 62 *Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 87, *Austin 64, Hinckley-Finlayson 70 Mr. Basketball. faced comparisons and high Sauk Rapids-Rice 55 *North Woods 74, expectations throughout his ca- *Delano 79, Mankato East 64 Heritage Christian 36 reer, and calmly delivered on Semifinals *Cass Lake-Bena 63, them. He will follow Tyus to Duke University. *Columbia Heights 71, Rushford-Peterson 61, 2 OT DeLaSalle 69 Semifinals *Delano 80, Austin 68 *Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 49, During the four seasons Tre Jones was the Eagles point Championship Mayer Lutheran 38 guard, they had a 115-12 record, won state champion- *Delano 65, *North Woods 67, ships his freshman and junior years, and placed third Columbia Heights 61 Cass Lake-Bena 47 his sophomore year and second this year. Third place Championship *DeLaSalle 82, Austin 61 *Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 59, Consolation North Woods 55 As a freshman, he averaged 7.5 points and 4.9 assists, *St. Thomas Academy 94, Third place but showed what was to come in the state finals, when Hermantown 63 *Mayer Lutheran 67, he clinched a close win over Champlin Park with four *Mankato East 64, Cass Lake-Bena 51 late free shots and totaled 12 points, six assists and Sauk Rapids-Rice 58 Consolation three rebounds. Fifth place *Hinckley-Finlayson 88, *St. Thomas Academy 68, Mahnomen-Waubun. 66 Mankato East 62 *Rushford-Peterson 57, Jones averaged 22.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 5.9 as- Heritage Christian 30 sists this season. His biggest scoring year was 10th Fifth place grade when he averaged 29 points in the regular sea- *Hinckley-Finlayson 56, son. His career totals, including some action in eighth Rushford-Peterson 49 grade, were 2,629 points, 950 rebounds, 805 assists and 380 steals. Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 30 Page 17 State Tournament Snapshots!

Brooklyn Centre soph Lu’cye Patterson, who led a section upset of Mpls. North and scored 77 points at state, drives against Caledonia. His team placed 4th. Caledonia’s four Kings: Eli (8), Noah, Owen (23) and coach Brad. The boys exited the floor in their last game all together.

Grand Rapids’ 2,783-point star Heaven Hamling bowed out with A fan wore his a 3rd-place trophy. 1966 letter jacket Ryan Larson propelled Photos by Bruce Strand in support of 4A champ Cretin-DH. Minnesota Basketball News Mayer Lutheran. Cass Lake-Bena’s young dancers entertained. In Mankato West’s first- ever state game, coach Julia Bat- tern instructed Northfield’s Calie Schumann Grace Touchette, at Williams an all-tourney Arena. The pick, eyed the Scarlets lost to hoop on a free Northfield 49-44. throw attempt. Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 30 Page 18 That Minnehaha kid looked familiar alle in Class 3A falling to Colum- By Bruce Strand bia Heights in the semifinals, two others lost in section finals. Min- ack in 1983, a Willmar vs. Pri- neapolis North in Class 2A was Bor Lake region championship toppled by Brooklyn Center (North game drew considerable attention, watched two teams they beat, Min- because it was the first, and still nehaha Academy and Caledonia, only, duel of two seven-foot cen- duel in the state finals) and Spring- ters in state history. Willmar’s Paul field in 1A was felled by Mayer VanDenEinde and Prior Lake’s Da- Lutheran on a last-second shot. vid Holmgren were fine athletes, too, both signed by the Gophers. * * * Brooklyn Center, which placed Willmar won, pulling away after fourth in the Class 2A tournament, Holmgren, who had a slight edge has a couple connections to bas- on his adversary at the time, fouled ketball in Africa. Coach Matthew out. Their Gopher careers didn’t McCollister was head coach of the pan out, Holmgren because of bad Tanzania national team last sum- knees, and VanDenEinde because mer. One of his players, Rudwan he transferred, after two so-so sea- Tahir, spent the summer in Ethio- sons, to a small college in Okla- pia where he worked out with their homa. national team.

Anyhow, some old-timers (myself * * * included), couldn’t hellp but won- Chet Holmgren, Minnehaha A first-round thriller was Case der if Minnehaha Academy’s 6-10 Academy freshman Lake-Bena nipping Rushford-Pe- freshman Chet Holmgren, with terson 63-31 in double overtime, a willowy physique like David’s, was any relation. So after having victory snatched away from them twice. I asked. “Yes, he’s my dad,” said Chet, who logged 23 Rushford-Peterson tied the score just before the buzzer points, 16 rebounds and six blocks in the tournament for 49-49 on Payton Hahn’s 3-pointer in regulation (the ball the Class 2A champs. hung on the rim, then slipped through) and again 54-54 in overtime on Ben Ansell’s rebound basket. In the sec- * * * ond OT, the Panthers finally nailed it down in the final Today’s prep basketball trivia question: What two schools seconds as Raul Washington scored inside for a 61-60 who faced each other in a boys championship game were lead and Ethan Brown sank two free throws after a Trojan located the farthest apart? Hint: It happened this year. An- turnover. Noah DeLapaz sank 15 points, Jarrell Jacobs 13 swer: It was Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (southwest corner of and Arnold Kinberg 12 for CLB and Kingbird had five the state) vs. North Woods (northeast corner) in the Class of their 15 steals. Leading R-P were Ansell with 17 and 1A title game won by RTR 59-55. Their schools in Tyler Hahn with 13. and Cook, respectively, are 369 miles apart. The previous record, as any Minnesota basketball/geography nerd can * * * tell you, was Southwest Christian vs. Win-E-Mac (344 St. Cloud Cathedral and Esko had a triple overtime game miles apart) in 2000 (won by SWC 72-61). in the first round of Class 2A with the Crusaders finally pulling away 64-60 on four free shots at the end. Mitch- * * * ell Plombon tied the score on a 3-pointer with :11 left in The four boys teams ranked No. 1 at the end of the sea- the first overtime. Esko missed two close-range shots just son were all legitimate picks based on their regular-sea- before the buzzer in the first OT, including a tip-in by son record but only one, Cretin-Derham Hall in Class Esko’s 7-3 Adam Trapp, who had 16 points, 14 rebounds 4A, emerged as a state champion. Along with DeLaS- and five blocks. Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 30 Page 19 A salute to the 3rd-place teams By Bruce Strand ell Plombon with 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Nick he DeLaSalle and Austin Schaefer with 14 points. boys clashed at the state Plombon had 54 points and tournamentT for the fourth Schaefer 53 in the tourna- time in seven years, with the ment. For the Centaurs, Islanders remaining perfect Lu’cye Patterson had 23 against the Packers, beating points, Adreone Sprinkles 18, them 82-61. Maalik Harut 13 and Quen- trell Douglas 10. Patterson, a The big difference this year sophomore, rang up 77 points was that their clash was for in the tournament. third place. Three times during DeLaSalle’s run of six Class 1A: Mayer Lu- consecutive state titles, they Michael Schaefer (23) and St. Cloud Ca- theran (29-4) topped Cass vanquished Austin in the fi- thedral lost to Minnehaha Academy in the Lake-Bena 67-51, dominat- nals. This year, they were the semi’s, bounced back and placed third. ing the rebounds 52-29. Ko- top two seeds, but both were Bruce Strand, Minnesota Basketball News bey Woolhouse and Garrett knocked off in the semifinals. Tjernagel netted 16 points each and Baden Noennig 12. Noah Delapaz tossed in 25 Lakeville North had two state tournament teams this year for Cass Lake-Bena (30-3). and both of them placed third in Class 4A. Other third- place teams were the St. Cloud Cathedral and Mayer Lutheran boys, and the Grand Rapids, Norwood-Young GIRLS America Central and Minneota girls. Class 4A: Lakeville North (26-6) beat Roseville BOYS Area 51-46 with Ke James sinking 16 points and Lauren Jensen 13. Jensen, a sophomore, tallied 64 points in the Class 4A: Lakeville North (27-5) clipped Eden tournament. Jayda Johnston led Roseville (23-9) with 12. Prairie 63-52, led by Tyler Wahl with 18 points and 14 rebounds. Wahl, a junior, sank 62 points in the tournament. Class 3A: Grand Rapids (23-8) topped Willmar Owen Blascziek added 13 points and Tommy Jensen 10. 51-43 as neither team shot well. Meara Beighley had 11 For the Eagles (23-9), Drake Dobbs hit 17 points, Austin points and Hannah DeMars and Maggie Miska nine each Andrews 14, and Connor Christensen 12, along with 11 to lead the Thunderhawks. Carly Wedel led Willmar (26- rebounds. 4) with 11.

Class 3A: DeLaSalle (26-5), which twice beat Aus- Class 2A: Norwood-Young America Cen- tin in state title games during their six-year run as champs, tral (29-4) tripped Maranatha Christian 64-54 as Bren topped the Packers again 82-61 for third place this time, Fox delivered 18 points and 16 rebounds, Kali Grimm after the top two seeds were both upended in the semi- 17 points and Abby Mackenthun 13. Jaclyn Jarnot had 25 finals. Gabe Kalscheur led the Islanders with 29 points points and 15 rebounds for Maranatha (27-6) and Kylie and 11 rebounds, and totaled 62 points in the tournament. Post 17 points. Jarnot scored 62 points in the tournament. Tyrell Terry and Rayquan Moore added 15 each and Jamison Battle 11. For Austin (27-4), Duoth Gach tallied Class 1A: Minneota (27-5) prevailed 76-54 over 19 points and Medi Obang 17. Mountain Iron-Buhl behind Lydia Sussner with 27 points and 10 rebounds. She netted 60 points in the tournament. Class 2A: St. Cloud Cathedral (27-6) shot 60 Morgen Hennen added 16 and Abby Hennen 10. Mary percent and outlasted Brooklyn Center 75-70, paced by Burke sank 25 for MIB (29-4) and totaled 66 in the tour- Michael Schaefer with 25 points and 10 rebounds, Mitch- nament. Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 30 Page 20 Blugold Basketball camps boys » grades 3 - 12

“Our son comes home with a positive attitude and motivated to work on what he was able to learn at camp. We are always impressed with how well the camps are organized and what great role models the coaches and players are for our son.”

— SARA JENSEN parent of multi-year participant

SERIOUS. FUN.

NIKE GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMPS UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE IN KENOSHA, WI

DIRECTED BY JACOB YORG Women’s Head Coach at UW-Parkside

JUNE 24-27, 2018 Ages: 10-18 | All abilities welcome Day (9am-4pm): $295 Extended Day (9am-9pm): $395 Overnight: $495

HIGHLIGHTS: – Daily emphasis on fundamental development, team play and basketball IQ – Focus on strength and conditioning, shooting technique and positional work – Off-court discussions and activities to enhance on-court game – Receive a Nike Basketball Camp t-shirt, workbook, wristband and more

USSportsCamps.com | 1.800.NIKE.CAMP @USSCBasketball

All Rights reserved. Nike and the Swoosh design are registered trademarks of Nike, Inc. and its affiliates, and are used under license. Nike is the title sponsor of the camps and has no control over the operation of the camps or the acts or omissions of US Sports Camps. Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 30 Page 22

College of Saint Benedict Sports Camps 2018 Camp Dates OVERNIGHT DATES June 10-13 6th-8th grade overnight June 17-20 6th-8th grade overnight June 24-27 9th-12th grade overnight DAY DATES June 25-27 3rd-5th grade (1-4 p.m.)

College of Saint Benedict 37 S. College Ave. St. Joseph, MN 56374-2099 320-363-5301 www.csbblazers.com

@csbbasketball