Along Came Jones, Jacobson Returns

#1 posting 2.15.2008
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MINNESOTA REPORTS
final edition
sorry this is late. For the last two mornings I have had to make a couple of extremely early am airport runs dropping passengers. It has messed up my sleep schedule and I needed by beauty rest. On top of that, there has been connection problems today.
Here is the latest news--

AAAA
In the battle to see who would represent St. Paul in the Twin City Game, Central defeated Johnson 95-43. Central jumped out quickly leading 12-0 after the first 3:46. Johnson got into the flow a little and trailed 30-15 with 7:09 remaining in the first half. Central removed any doubt scoring 15 unanswered points to lead 45-15 with 3:17 left in the half. Megan Howard had 8 of her game high 20 points during that run. In the game Georgie Jones collected her 1000th rebound and her 14 points and 15 rebounds brings her career totals to 1264 points and 1004 rebounds.
Megan Howard has had back to back 20 point games and is now 65 points shy of becoming the 4th Central player to have cracked the 1000 career point mark. Kiara Buford currently has 1647 (17), Jones 1264 and junior Theairra Taylor has 1087 (17).

Georgie Jones pulled down her 1000th rebound (1004 total). Jones had 14 points and 15 rebounds.
Jones has achieved the following milestones this year:
1000 points (1264 career)
1000 rebounds (1004 career)
300 blocks (319 career)
100 assists (105 career)

Kelsey Jacobson returned to the Moorhead line up, but the Spuds lost to Fargo Shanley 69-56. Jacobson two 3s and 19 points on the night. From the Fargo Forum.

St. Cloud Tech won a share of the Central Lakes Title with a 78-43 win over Rocori. plus other recaps in the St. Cloud Times.

Bemidji edged Thief River Falls 67-64. From the Bemdiji Pioneer.

AAA
Fergus Falls beat Alexandria 51-46. From CraigOlsonSports.com

Marshall survived a Windom rally in a 65-61 win. From the Marshall Independent.

Willmar beat St. Cloud Apollo 63-53. From the West Central Tribune.

Little Falls beat Sauk Rapids 63-55 plus other results in the St. Cloud Times.

AA
I reported on the MVL 69-50 win over Sleepy Eye St. Mary's last night. Now here is the New Ulm Journal version.

Hayfield beat St. Clair 63-40. From the Austin Daily Herald.

DGF beat Ulen-Hitterdal 55-30. From the Fargo Forum.

Perham beat West Central 69-59. From the Perham Enterprise Bulletin

Zimmerman beat Milaca 43-33. From the Elk River Star News.

MACCRAY beat BOLD 69-40 plus other results in the West Central Tribune.

A
SW Star beat Round Lake-Brewster 65-35. Fulda beat SW MN Christian 61-52 plus other results in the Worthington Daily Globe.

Brandon-Evansville beat Hillcrest 55-46. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

Lakeview beat Central MN Christian 64-56 plus other reports from the Marshall Independent.

New Ulm Cathedral beat Mankato Loyola 57-43. From the New Ulm Journal.

INJURY
Kirstee Rotty of Farmington has a broken foot. From the Farimington Independent.

SEEDS
The Red Wing Republican Eagle looks at the local seeds in the upcoming 1AA and 1A tournament.

ALL STAR GAME
Alex Montgomery of Cannon Falls will be one of the ten AA players in the upcoming All Star Game series. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

HIGH FIVE
AAAA
Brooke Dunsmoor, St. Cloud Apollo 26 vs Willmar 53-63
AAA
Katie Loberg, Princeton 30 vs Big Lake 62-49
Hannah Draxten., Fergus Falls 28 vs Alexandria 51-46
Scotti Moats, Waconia 26 vs Mound-Westonka 67-48
AA
Jenna Green, DGF 32 vs Ulen-Hitterdal 55-30
Hannah Linz, Eden Valley-Watkins 28 vs Holdingford 62-52
Kayla Hulsebus, St. Croix Lutheran 27 vs CHOF 44-38
Jessie Larson, Mesabi East 26 vs Ely 57-55
Kara Black, MN Valley Lutheran 25 vs Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 69-50
A
Alycia Dahl, Northern 39 vs BGMR 69-57
Sari Noga, Parkers Prairie 29 vs Rothsay 72-29
Audra Schmidt, Westbrook-Walnut Grove 29 vs Red Rock Central 42-67
Anna Wicklund, BGMR 28 vs Northern 57-69
Tomi McDonald, Ely 28 vs Mesabi East 55-57
Rebecca Polansky, Grygla-Goodridge 26 vs EGF Sacred Heart 83-59

Thanks for your patience, thanks for your help readers.

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