Out & About: Mpls South/Chaska

#7 posting 3.13.2008
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Today it was semis in the big classes. I have four reports. I have been frustrated in the sense I haven't been able to give more that the numbers yesterday. I was up to 2am getting everything in. Tonight should be a bit better. I may have an insight or two.

First off it was a bad day to be #2. Both St. Paul Central and Totino-Grace topped the second seed.
It is interesting to note all the AAAA teams were south of the 394/94 line east to west across the metro.
All the AAA semifinal teams are from the metro. And it was almost exclusively an all private school affair.

AAAA SEMIFINALS
MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH tigers 64
CHASKA hawks 49

Here is the report from the StarTribune. South's Taquoia Hammick had a break out game.

key: players (grad year) points, possessions, pp100, floor %
MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH
STARTERS
Taqouia Hammick (08) 14, 12, 116.7, .583
Ephesia Holmes (08) 11, 9, 122.2, .667
Tyisha Smith (10) 11, 13, 84.6, .538
Tayler Hill (09) 24, 18, 133.3, .611
Ameshia Kearney (10) 0, 1, 0.0, .000
BENCH
Gabrielle Roberts (08) 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Mallory Cramer (09) 2, 1, 200.0, 1.000
Europe Guy (09) 2, 2, 100.0, .500

CHASKA
STARTERS
Courtney Boylan (08) 14, 18, 77.8, .444
Tiffany Van Haaften (09) 2, 8, 25.0, .125
Brooke Brown (10) 12, 10, 120.0, .600
Jenna Willems (08) 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Brianna Tisch (10) 4, 5, 80.0, .400
BENCH
Kelsey Kalkman (08) 13, 8, 162.5, .625
Ellen Degler (10) 4, 5, 80.0, .400
Brittany Travis (08) 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Taylor Brown (09) 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Amanda Kahler (08) 0. 0, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYERS
The Gatorade Player of the Year in MN (see earlier posting today)

BY THE NUMBERS
Mpls South 64, 58, 110.3, .569
Chaska 49, 57, 86.0, .421
made 3s: Chaska 4, MS 3
ftm/fta-ft%: MS 21/30-.700; 9/15-.600
bench: Chaska 17, MS 4

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH
Ephesia Holmes 9.5
Tyisha Smith 6.5
Taqouia Hammick 5
Tayler Hill 5
Ameshia Kearney 2
Gabrielle Roberts 1
Mallory Cramer 1
Europe Guy 1
totals: 31

CHASKA
Brooke Brown 5.5
Brianna Tisch 4.5
Ellen Degler 4.5
Kelsey Kalkman 2.5
Courtney Boylan 2
Tiffany Van Haaften 1
Brittany Travis 1
Amanda Kahler 1
totals: 22

Next up: AAAA Semifinals