The Week That Was #10

#8 posting 1.28.2007
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THE WEEK THAT WAS #10

Six games in six days, 2 down to the last possession.

One theme this week could be the comeback, especially late in the week. Worthington, and Champlin Park had to rally from double digit deficits. Tech had to rally from down in the second half. Cambridge mounted a furious rally late against STMA. Wayzata had the most comfortable game of the bunch this week.

I have now seen all but two of the +.500 teams in AAAA. I will probably see the other two teams this week.

BEST TEAM EVER
Let the debates begin. I have looked at 1997 Rochester Mayo with Kelly & Coco Miller; 1998 Minneapolis North with Tamara Moore, and Mauri Horton; Lakeville 2002 with Liz Podominick, and 2003 Woodbury with Katie Tacheny and Amanda Nisleit. We will compare them with St. Paul Central.
team, w-l, ppg, dpg, margin
Roch Mayo 27-0, 79.1, 50.3, 28.8
Mpls North 29-0 82.4, 35.1, 47.3
Lakeville 29-0 56.4, 37.6, 18.8
Woodbury 29-0 58.9, 37.9, 21.2
St. Paul Central 18-0, 83.3, 44.5
It must be remembered that the top four were playing 32 minute games. So North's ppg would bump up to 92.7. Right now their points scored record, and margin looks safe. Central won't cross the 100 mark and North did so a couple of times in 1998.

CLASS OF 2006
I was sent some interesting #s for the 2006 class & how they are faring in college right now. There are 26 that are rostered.
Five have a majority of starts so far
Player, HS team, College team
Abby Greene, Hopkins, Maine
Jessie Miller, Holy Angels, Illinois Chicago
Kelly Mullaney, Breck, Colorado State
Jenna Smith, Bloomington Kennedy, Illinois
Chelsea Frazier, Breck, Columbia.
Frazier didn't play her last year and a half in HS.
Seven players are over 20 minutes a game: with Emily Neal of Breck for Colorado State and Amy Beggin of Roseville for New Mexico joining the party.
Only two are over 10ppg---Mullaney and Smith.
Four have teams with winning records: Beggin, Greene, Miller and Smith.
If you look at the big 6 conferences only 3 players from 2006 are listed: Smith, Breanna Salley (St. Francis) Minnesota and Cory Montgomery (Cannon Falls) with Nebraska.
If you look at where these players are from Breck wins hands down for school with Mullaney, Neal, Frazier, and Givens (at Denver) all with D1 programs.
Top Class? 12 players are from AAAA, 8 from AAA, 7 from AA and none from A.
The top conference? Well with Breck supplying 4 it is the TriMetro with 5, with the Classic Lake, Lake and Suburban East all with 3.

We will look at the other classes in future weeks.

I don't know if the reader wants credit, so I'll just say thanks for your research.

TEAM OF THE WEEK.
Champlin Park has been showing their resilliance by rallying to win lately. Centennial had CP down by 17. But CP didn't panic and went about their business, chipping, and clawing back into the contest. Especially at the line. Their PP100 was right on 100. In the three games I have seen CP their ppg has climbed from 91.46 to 100. Earlier in the week they came back to beat Osseo 68-65.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
This should not come as a surprise. Champlin Park's Jenny Theisen ruled the free throw line with 18/18 against Centennial. That tied a state record. Theisen also had 29 points, nailed threes, and had a big hand in the 17 point comeback. Theisen leads CP with 16.2 ppg. This was her 4th 20 point game.

Again to make the team: 1. I need to see the player during the past week. 2. 10 possessions. 3. needs to be 100+ pp100 and +.500 in floor %. Again for the second week not all 10 players made the hurdles. I had to lower on a couple and they get the *.
First Team
Gabrielle Boever, Worthington
Allison Downs, Mankato West
Abby Rothenbuehler, Mankato West
Jordyn Sears, St. Cloud Tech
Jenny Theisen, Champlin Park
Second Team
Ashlynn Fuller, Champlin Park*
Kassie Hooten, Moorhead
Tess Milczark, Cambridge-Isanti*
Megan Nipe, Centennial
Monica Sykora, Cooper
Now you might say "what about the Wayzata players." Well their role players really tipped the scales that night, Braegelman and O'Toole topped both 100pp100 and floor%, but they didn't have the required possessions.
This is Nipe's third time on the All Week list. She was player of the week in week 1, and made the first team again in week 6.

DEFENSIVE SQUAD
These players get possession for the offense.
Gabrielle Boever, Worthington captain
Kiara Allums, Centennial
Ashlynn Fuller, Champlin Park
Joey Pipal, Mankato West
Brittany Wiese, St. Michael-Albertville

MY SEEDING RANKINGS
If these teams won their sections I would seed like this--
AAAA
1 St. Paul Central--3
2 Minneapolis South--6
3 Champlin Park--7
4 Minnetonka---2
5 Lakeville North---1
6 Osseo---5
7 White Bear Lake--4
8 St. Cloud Tech--8
AAA
1 Benilde-St. Margaret's--5
2 Becker---4
3 DeLaSalle--3
4 Detroit Lakes--8
5 Marshall--2
6 Rogers--6
7 New Prague---1
8 Hibbing--7

AA and A teams will not seed the tournament.

GAMES TO COME
Monday, Jan. 29
Springfield at Sleepy Eye St. Mary's. A key game in the Tomahawk. The first time Springfield won by three.
Tuesday, Jan 30
New Ulm Cathedral at Cedar Mt-Comfrey. Another Tomahawk game, but also a big game for 2A North Subsection. NUC won the first game by two.
Coon Rapids at Centennial. Will Centennial jump back after the loss to Champlin Park? A key NW Suburban and 7AAAA game. CR lost to Centennial the first time, but they were without the services of Jazmin Townsend.
Detroit Lakes at Fergus Falls. an 8AAA match up. Detroit Lakes won the first time by 7. Hannah Draxten and the Otters will try to turn the tables.
Prior Lake at Holy Angels. Both teams are in the lead in the Missota. One won't be after this game.
Woodbury at White Bear Lake. The winner stays in the hunt for the jumbled Suburban East lead.
Rushford-Peterson at Kingsland. A Three River South battle between two teams in the top 10 in A (RP) and AA (Kingsland)
Wednesday, Jan 31
Minneapolis North at Minneapolis South. For the lead in the Minneapolis City lead. South hasn't lost this year, but will face a stiff test with Maurika Carlisle and the Polars. remember to bring your photo ID to get in.
Thursday, Feb 1
Jordan at Norwood-Young America. part II in the MN River conference clash. Last game went to the wire with a shot bouncing off for NYA at the buzzer. Will Chambers get in foul trouble again for Jordan?
St. Louis Park at Totino-Grace. A North Suburban contest. Winner stays within shouting distance of Benilde.
Friday, Feb 2 GROUNDHOG DAY
Chaska at Eden Prairie. Lake and 2AAAA battle. Winner stays in the hunt for the title and will have an advantage in 2AAAA seedings. Chaska won 69-65 first time.
Minnetonka at Hopkins. Caitlin Rowland is due to return for Hopkins. A key game in 2AAAA seedings and Classic Lake title chase.
Cedar Mt-Comfrey at MN Valley Lutheran. Another in the long line of Tomahawk battles for the league lead.
Holy Angels at New Prague. Another for the first place in the Missota.
Pine Island at Rochester Lourdes. A Hiawatha Valley crossover, and 1AA West battle.
Park-Cottage Grove at Woodbury. Suburban East, 3AAAA, and interdistrict game. Will be a war.
Saturday, Feb 3
Holy Angels at DeLaSalle. This is a rough week for Holy Angels capped by a 3AAA battle. Kingsland at Winona Cotter. West vs East in 1AA battles. #5 AA vs #1 AA. This will be the Marquee game of the week.

AROUND THE AREA
Jan 30
ND Bismarck Century at Mandan. Last time BC won in overtime at home. This time it is at Mandan. Don't expect overtime.
SD Sioux Falls O'Gorman at Brookings. Two AA powers from the Greater Dakota and Eastern South Dakota.
SD Sioux Falls Roosevelt at South Sioux City, Nebraska. A cross state battle between two traditional powers
WI Milwaukee Pius at Arrowhead. A key Classic 8 game. Pius is in first and beat 2nd place Arrowhead 45-40 in December.
Feb 1
WI New London at Ashwaubenon. Another important match in the Bay Conference. New London is tied for first, Ashwaubenon is second. New London won 52-39 earlier.
Feb 2
SD Brookings at Pierre. An Eastern South Dakota conference clash. Pierre beat Brookings by 10 earlier this year.
IA Cedar Rapids Washington at Iowa City West. A cross divisional Mississippi Valley Game. CRW lost to ICW 50-47 earlier in the season.
IA Iowa City at Cedar Rapids Prairie. First and second place in the Mississippi Valley Mississippi Division. IC beat CRP 53-51 a couple of weeks ago.
Feb 3
WI Sheboygan North at Sheboygan South. North won by 16 earlier, but this is an intercity rivalry and a win will solidify North's hold on first. South is one game off the pace.
WI Ozaukee at Oostburg. These two Central Lakeshore teams Oostburg is #1 D3. They played a few weeks ago and Oostburg won the battle of the Os 48-28.

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