Black Tuesday for #1s in AAAA

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MINNESOTA REPORTS
March 6th, 2007 will go down as "Black Tuesday" for #1 seeds Hopkins, White Bear Lake and Centennial in AAAA action. The biggest to fall was Centennial (#2 overall in the state).
Also defending AA champion Cannon Falls fell to Minnehaha last night in the 4East finals. They join Hopkins on the sidelines as defending champs upended last night. Fulda in A and Benilde-St. Margaret's in AAA still can defend their titles.

AAAA
2: Eden Prairie upset Hopkins, twice state champion in the last three years, 61-60. I got the story in the StarTribune hard copy, but I can't find the link on the internet. But I do have sources for other information. Hopkins only cashed in at the line 5/14 times whereas EP made 14/22. Both teams used the 3 ball with EP knocking down 9, and Hopkins 7. EP takes 3s and layups/post ups and that is it.
3: from a variety of sources at the game last night: Cretin-Derham Hall exploited Park-Cottage Grove's weakness last night in a 59-30 win. PCG doesn't really have a drive game, no consistent outside shooters, and their ball handling against the full court press led to turnovers and points for CDH. CDH held PCG to only 8 at half as they led 28-8. Alyssa Karel was the difference maker once again with 22 points.
St. Paul Central was up 10-0 before Woodbury could score. Central had 52 at half time against Woodbury a team that averages 39.9 on defense for the year.
This sets up the marquee point guard match up between CDH's Alyssa Karel and SPC's Angel Robinson on Thursday. SPC won earlier in the year 78-70.
7: I reported on both of these games last night in my out & abouts: Champlin Park 77, Coon Rapids 57; and the Blaine 73-62 upset of Centennial. The StarTribune starts their roundups with these games.

AAA
6: Rogers beat North Branch 54-40 to advance to the section finals. From the Elk River Star News.

AA
3: Lac Qui Parle Valley beat Montevideo for the North subsection title 59-53. From the West Central Tribune. In the South it was Pipestone the victor over Jackson County Central 58-49. From the Worthington Daily Globe.
5: Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted booted perennial power New London-Spicer out of the postseason with a 51-41 victory. From the West Central Tribune.
6: Pierz edged out Braham 46-42. The top team left in AA #2 Albany hung on to beat Sauk Centre 48-41. Both from the St. Cloud Times.
8: Barnesville won a grinder with familiar foe Hawley 45-36. Hawley was the #1 Seed in the south. From the Fargo Forum. In the North it was Crookston beating East Grand Forks 73-60. From the Grand Forks Herald.

A
5: Hancock advanced to the finals with a 59-52 win over Ortonville. From the West Central Tribune.
6: Ada-Borup continues its march to the Target Center with a 51-25 shutdown of Ulen-Hitterdal. UH only scored 6 field goals all night. From the Fargo Forum.
7: Colleen McKay racked up 49 points for Barnum in their win 69-44 win over Onamia. Plus other recaps in the Duluth News Tribune.
8: Clearbrook-Gonvick beat Red Lake County Central 64-59 and BGMR edged Northern 46-43. From the Grand Forks Herald.

LATE REPORTS
Crookston beat Walker-Hackensack-Akeley on Monday after all the storm delays 59-41. From the Crookston Times.

Battle Lake ended Brandon-Evansville's season 50-45. BE's Kayla Boesel scored her 1000th point in the contest.

PREVIEWS
Kingsland will see conference rival Caledonia in the finals of section 1AA. From the Spring Valley Tribune and Winona Daily News.

It will be Marshall against Worthington for the fourth straight year in the 2AAA finals. From the Marshall Independent.

POINT PARADE for games of Mar 6, 2007
AAAA
Brittnye McSperron, Eastview 26 vs Bloomington Kennedy 58-57 OT
Alex Suda, Blaine 25 vs Centennial 73-62
AAA
Maurika Hickman, Mpls North 25 vs St. Louis Park 75-70
AA
Carla Anderson, Eveleth-Gilbert 32 vs Moose Lake-Willow River 52-46
Kamille Wahlin, Crookston 26 vs East Grand Forks 73-60
A
Colleen McKay, Barnum 49 vs Onamia 69-44
Bree Holleman, Hancock 27 vs Ortonville 59-52

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