Minnehaha forward Chet Holmgren (34) dunked the ball against St. Peter in the first half. Photo: Aaron Lavinsky ¥ aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com
Minnehaha Academy and St. Peter was a mismatch when the seedings were announced. That is, as long as the Redhawks weren’t settling for three-pointers.
The No. 1-ranked and too-seeded Redhawks rolled to a 78-47 victory over St. Peter despite making only one of its first 10 three-pointers in the Class 2A quarterfinals Wednesday at Target Center. Minnehaha Academy (27-2) is the two-time defending state champion.
“We were getting to the basket easy, and had a good start,” Redhawks coach Lance Johnson said. “Then we started settling for threes. We tend to do that. We have to remind them to keep going to the basket.”
The Redhawks raced to a quick 22-7 lead in the opening 7 minutes, 31 seconds. They only outscored St. Peter 13-12 the rest of the first half.
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“We have to play the whole game come tournament time,” said Minnehaha Academy junior guard Jalen Suggs, who led the Redhawks with a triple-double (21 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists).
The Redhawks regrouped at halftime. They scored the first seven points of the second half in the opening two minutes, and even started hitting three-pointers.
“We came back out with more energy in the second half,” said Suggs, who made two of the Redhawks’ six three-pointers following intermission. “We were focused.”
Teammate sophomore forward Chet Holmgren was just two blocks short of a triple-double, finishing with 14 points, 12 rebounds and eight blocked shots. Junior forward Kaden Johnson added 14 points and freshman forward Prince Aligbe had 11 points.
St. Peter (22-7) was led by junior center Wyatt Olson’s 17 points.
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