The pesky Hawks had a chance to tie the game at the buzzer but a three-point attempted rimmed out.
Hermantown's Thomas Madison (left) tried to wrest the ball from St. Paul Johnson's Andre Smith during the teams' Class 3A quarterfinal game Wednesday at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. Photo: Richard Tsong-Taatarii/rtsong-taatarii@startribune.com
By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune12/05/2024, 2:30pm CST
Players new to school likely will make a difference for No. 1 Cretin-Derham Hall, basketball writer Ron Haggstrom notes. Nos. 2 and 3 are regulars atop any such list.