North Woods guard Cade Goggleye (3) goes up for a shot in the first half against Heritage Christian Academy. Photo: LEILA NAVIDI • leila.navidi@startribune.com
Underdogs at the state tournament a year ago, No. 2 seed North Woods wore the favorite tag well, dismantling Heritage Christian Academy 74-36 in the Class 1A quarterfinals Thursday at Williams Arena.
The Grizzlies (30-1) of Cook ran to a double-digit lead with 9:30 to go in the first half and denied the Eagles any chance to get closer. TJ Guggenberger and Tate Olson made three-pointers and Cade Goggleye drained a pair from deep to build the 16-5 advantage.
“[Assistant] Coach [Jerry] Chiabotti told me to just keep shooting and it paid off,” said Goggleye, whose buzzer-beater from beyond half court to win last year’s quarterfinal game was aired on ESPN.
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Goggleye led all scorers with 23 points.
“They have three or four good perimeter shooters and they spread out our zone, which had been working in games lately,” said Ben Allen, a senior guard at Heritage Christian Academy. “They just tore our defense apart.”
Allen’s Eagles (13-18) were state tournament newcomers out of Maple Grove.
A year ago, North Woods was the unseeded team making its state tournament debut. The Grizzlies brought a new higher profile but same underdog spirit into Thursday’s game.
First report
Underdogs at the state tournament a year ago, No. 2 seed North Woods wore the favorite tag well, dismantling Heritage Christian Academy 74-36 in a Class 1A quarterfinal Thursday at Williams Arena.
The Grizzlies (30-1) of Cook got to work right away, running out to a double-digit lead at 16-5 and never letting the Eagles get closer.
North Woods junior guard Cade Goggleye led all scorers with 23 points.
The Eagles (13-18) were state tournament newcomers out of Maple Grove.
Check back later for more on the game.
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