Class | Time | Teams | Location |
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AAAA | 6 p.m. | Hopkins vs. Cretin-Derham Hall | Target Center |
AAAA | 8 p.m. | Eden Prairie vs. Osseo | Target Center |
AAA | 12 p.m. | New Prague vs. Columbia Heights | Target Center |
AAA | 2 p.m. | Waconia vs. Orono | Target Center |
A | 11 a.m. | Goodhue vs. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa | Williams Arena |
A | 1 p.m. | MACCRAY vs. Maranatha Christian | Williams Arena |
A | 3 p.m. | Chisholm vs. Fosston | Williams Arena |
A | 5 p.m. | Springfield vs. Upsala | Williams Arena |
The Star-Tribune / MN Basketball Hub look inside the state tourney games Wednesday.
Hopkins' Joe Coleman
No. 1 Hopkins 75, No. 4 Cretin-Derham Hall 56
Two-time defending state champion Hopkins broke open a close game in the second half, rolling past fourth-seeded Cretin-Derham Hall in the Class AAAA semifinals at Target Center. The Royals will play for their third straight title on Saturday night. Locked in a 44-41 game with 12:20 remaining, the Royals (30-1) went on a 20-4 run over the next 8 minutes, 36 seconds to take control. University of Minnesota-bound Joe Coleman had eight of his game-high 29 points during the streak and finished by shooting 12-of-16 from the floor. Most of his points came in the paint, as did the 15 points (and 10 rebounds) posted by Marvin Singleton, who was 7-of-10 shooting. Hopkins outrebounded the Raiders 42-18, with 17 coming on the offensive glass. Siyani Chambers added 10 points and 10 assists. Cretin-Derham Hall (23-8) was led by guard Raijon Kelly (16 points) and Cortez Tillman (14 points).
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No. 2 Eden Prairie 67, No. 3 Osseo 56
Too big, too strong, too deep. Second-seeded Eden Prairie was all of the above as it beat third-seeded Osseo in the Class AAAA semifinals at Target Center. The Eagles (27-4) set up a rematch with Hopkins in the state title Saturday night -- the same two schools met last weekend in the girls' Class AAAA championship game. Dylan Stewart (24 points, 8 rebounds) and Connor Nord (18 points, 9 rebounds) helped the Eagles to an overwhelming 51-21 rebounding advantage over the Orioles (28-3). Joey Sonnenfeld (21 points) and Terez VanPelt (13 points) kept Osseo close from the outside, but couldn't overcome the Eagles' second-chance points.
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Columbia Heights' Zach Lofton
No. 4 Columbia Heights 57, New Prague 50
Columbia Heights hadn't been to the state tournament since 1930. Now the Hylanders are going to the championship game after beating upset-minded New Prague in the Class AAA semifinals at Target Center. Zach Lofton scored a game-high 31 points on a variety of moves, while Jordan Mills added a double-double (11 points, 16 rebounds) and blocked a 3-point attempt in the final minute for the Hylanders (25-6). New Prague (24-7) was paced by Cale Girten (17 points, 9 rebounds) and Jed Kreuser (17 points). The Trojans again were good from three-point range (11-of-27, 40.7 percent), but couldn't overcome a 41-30 rebounding edge by Heights or 21 turnovers.
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No. 3 Orono 50, No. 3 Waconia 48
After losing twice to its Wright County Conference rival during the regular season, third-seeded Orono won when it mattered most, beating second-seeded Waconia in the Class AAA semifinals at Target Center. The back-and-forth game went down to the final buzzer, when Ben Kortuem's three-pointer rimmed out for Waconia (28-2), sending Orono (27-4) into a wild celebration. Jordan Smith finished with 22 points for Orono, including a 15-foot jumper in the lane that regained a 49-48 lead for the Spartans with 23 seconds remaining. Orono's Jeremy Borg added 11 points and a big block on Alex Schmitt with 1.6 seconds to go. Kortuem finished with 19 points, while Shelby Moats had a double-double (10 points, 14 rebounds) for Waconia.
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MACCRAY's Seth Hinrichs
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 70, Goodhue 54
The unbeaten season is still going -- 31 and counting. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa never trailed in crusing past Goodhue in the Class A quarterfinals at Williams Arena. The Jaguars (31-0) are the lone remaining unbeaten team in the state and showed it Friday morning. They outrebounded Goodhue (24-8) by a wide 53-24 margin, including 22 on the offensive glass. Both Brady Koehler (16 points, 12 rebounds) and Connor Goodwin (13 points, 12 rebounds) racked up double-doubles and Kevin Kuefler (22 points, 9 rebounds) just missed. Brian Goodwin added 14 points for BBE. Ashton Erie led Goodhue with 23 points and 9 rebounds, while Michael McNamara added 16 points before both fouled out in the closing minutes. Erie's 18 second-half points allowed Goodhue to cut the lead to just three (40-37) with 11:16 left, but the Wildcats couldn't sustain the momentum.
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MACCRAY 61, Maranatha Christian 52
Behind a combined 40 points from Seth Hinrichs and Brady Boike, MACCRAY held off Maranatha Christian Academy in the Class A quarterfinals at Williams Arena. Hinrichs poured in a game-high 21 points and added 15 rebounds for the double-double, while Boike added 19 points for the Wolverines (27-3). Maranatha Christian (26-3) had three players in double figures: Darian Pittman (19), Isaiah Hanson (16) and SaVaughn Jordan (13). The Mustangs shot just 1-of-11 on threes (9.1 percent) and 22-of-58 (37.9 percent) overall.
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Chisholm 51, Fosston 39
Adam Vake powered Chisholm to a victory over Fosston in the Class A quarterfinals at Williams Arena. Vake finished with a double-double (19 points, 12 rebounds) while shooting 8-of-12 from the field for the Bluestreaks (28-3). Garrett Carlin led Fosston (21-7) with 13 points and 7 rebounds before fouling out. They were the only two double-digit scorers in a game that was dominated by Chisholm's defense, which limited the Greyhounds to just 25.5 percent shooting (12-of-47).
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Springfield 63, Upsala 53
Springfield held onto a halftime lead and handed Upsala a loss in the Class A quarterfinals at Williams Arena. Cody Milbrath led three scorers in double-figures for the Tigers (24-3) with 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting. Jesse Kieper (17 points) and Alex Fink (12 points) chipped in with good offensive efforts. Jacob Voss led Upsala (25-4) with 15 points and 11 steals -- a rare double-double -- while Ethan Schultz and Christian Pekarek each added 12 points. Upsala forced 23 turnovers, including 19 steals, but were unable to overcome 33.3 percent shooting (19-of-57). Springfield shot 50.0 percent in the game (22-of-44).
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Minnesota Boys Basketball Hub
The crew at the the MN Boys Basketball Hub, in conjunction with the Star Tribune, is featuring coverage at the tournament this season. Check out their main tournament page to keep on top of all the action.
John's Journal
For those interested in former Star Tribune writer John Millea and his thoughts with the MSHSL, he's blogging from the girls' state tournament this weekend. Just go to the main MSHSL site and hit the tab for "John's Journal."
Fox video interviews
The FoxPreps.com gang is doing a great job on their website, covering the 2011 state tournament. Click on the link for additional news and interviews from the games.
Adding a little spice to the tournament, the Breakdown's Justin Hegna looked into his crystal ball to come up with tournament predictions. You may agree or you may disagree, so put your thoughts into our comment streams and vote in our polls below.
Class AAAA
Quarterfinals
Hopkins over Owatonna
Cretin-DH over Duluth East
Lakeville South over Eden Prairie
Osseo over Maple Grove
Semifinals
Hopkins over Cretin-DH
Lakeville South over Osseo
Finals
Hopkins over Lakeville South
Class AAA
Quarterfinals
StP Johnson over New Prague
Columbia Hgts over Marshall
Grand Rapids over Waconia
Orono over St. Cloud Apollo
Semifinals
StP Johnson over Columbia Hgts
Orono over Grand Rapids
Finals
StP Johnson over Orono
Class AA
Quarterfinals
LPGE over Rochester Lourdes
Redwood Valley over Minnehaha
Perham over Virginia
W-E-M over Zimmerman
Semifinals
Redwood Valley over LPGE
W-E-M over Perham
Finals
W-E-M over Redwood Valley