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THE WEEK THAT WAS #9: DEJA VU
If this weeks winners seem familiar they should be. In week six Team WI Select Samuels, Laura Petersen, Nicole Griffin and Katie Wolff all walked off with awards that week. They did so again this week. The only newcomer is appropriately (and a requirement) a newcomer---Corrinne Miles of Fridley. Every one else I had seen previously including Erin Green two years ago when Fridley played North Branch.
Saturday started off with the MYAS and since it was the Memorial Day weekend the calendar is pretty light. It will really pick up around mid June. Saturday at North St. Paul it was a strictly High school feel with Minneapolis South sweeping the competition. South and Barnum both were involved in the state tournament. It should be noted neither team was anywhere near full strength with their roster. Barnum only had six bodies for the three games.
Sunday it was across the St. Croix River into Wisconsin for the fourth time this year, the third in Menomonie. The storms that swept through didn't stop the action on the court. The sirens were blaring and the games went on. I watched the storms progress with the custodian on his computer in his office. The storm action was north of 94, away from UW Stout. As far as the action on the court most of the teams in the 8 team 17 division I had seen before. Only two new squads--HLC from the Eastern portion of Wisconsin and Southern Minne Magic 19---were charted. SMM19 had a few players that had played either D3 or CC ball this past winter. They didn't have a practice before the tournament and Team WI Select Doucette stopped them in the semis.
NUMBER CRUNCHING
Here is what the two tournaments combined looked like for the weekend
Event, (games) pp100, floor %
North St. Paul, MYAS (3) 75.86, .351
Menomonie, Wisconsin (3) 80.81, .381
Average for the year (67) 80.18, .380
As you can see the Stout event is almost dead even with the averages for the year.
For comparison the high school games I watched this year had scores of 81.53 and .394, slightly better execution that the spring ball.
WEB PROGRESS
I am trying to get the hang of putting together a website. Right now it is mainly organizing pages and design.
I have a domain name, but I am not releasing it until things are ready to fly. It is an interesting process.
THE WEEK AHEAD
This weekend the big event is at Woodbury with the Battle of the Hardwood. Five of the top teams are in the 17 bracket with #1 NC Heat, #2 MN Stars Borowicz and #4 North Tartan Larson headlining. The event gets off to an interesting start with NC Heat facing North Tartan Larson tomorrow at 11:45 am.
The 16 bracket is loaded too. It has the 7, 9, 10, 12, 16, 18 plus the top two teams in the 15 division--North Tartan 15 and Team Iowa.
The 16 finals are at 4:45 pm on Sunday with the 17 finals to follow at 6 pm on the same court.
TEAM OF THE WEEK
The first three time winner this year Team WI Select Samuels had to pull a rabbit out of their hat to get the win. They trailed by five with under a minute in the championship to their civil war rival Team WI Select Doucette. TWSD led most of the game except for one brief time in the early part of the second half. TWSS relies on defense and grit. They don't quit. Trailing by 13 in the first half many teams simply fold up their tent. They kept battling. Down 5 with a minute to go many teams pack it in. TWSS looked for ways to win.
They will be tested in the upcoming weeks when they play in the Summer Jam, down in Ames and in Chicago.
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information
THE WEEK THAT WAS #9: DEJA VU
If this weeks winners seem familiar they should be. In week six Team WI Select Samuels, Laura Petersen, Nicole Griffin and Katie Wolff all walked off with awards that week. They did so again this week. The only newcomer is appropriately (and a requirement) a newcomer---Corrinne Miles of Fridley. Every one else I had seen previously including Erin Green two years ago when Fridley played North Branch.
Saturday started off with the MYAS and since it was the Memorial Day weekend the calendar is pretty light. It will really pick up around mid June. Saturday at North St. Paul it was a strictly High school feel with Minneapolis South sweeping the competition. South and Barnum both were involved in the state tournament. It should be noted neither team was anywhere near full strength with their roster. Barnum only had six bodies for the three games.
Sunday it was across the St. Croix River into Wisconsin for the fourth time this year, the third in Menomonie. The storms that swept through didn't stop the action on the court. The sirens were blaring and the games went on. I watched the storms progress with the custodian on his computer in his office. The storm action was north of 94, away from UW Stout. As far as the action on the court most of the teams in the 8 team 17 division I had seen before. Only two new squads--HLC from the Eastern portion of Wisconsin and Southern Minne Magic 19---were charted. SMM19 had a few players that had played either D3 or CC ball this past winter. They didn't have a practice before the tournament and Team WI Select Doucette stopped them in the semis.
NUMBER CRUNCHING
Here is what the two tournaments combined looked like for the weekend
Event, (games) pp100, floor %
North St. Paul, MYAS (3) 75.86, .351
Menomonie, Wisconsin (3) 80.81, .381
Average for the year (67) 80.18, .380
As you can see the Stout event is almost dead even with the averages for the year.
For comparison the high school games I watched this year had scores of 81.53 and .394, slightly better execution that the spring ball.
WEB PROGRESS
I am trying to get the hang of putting together a website. Right now it is mainly organizing pages and design.
I have a domain name, but I am not releasing it until things are ready to fly. It is an interesting process.
THE WEEK AHEAD
This weekend the big event is at Woodbury with the Battle of the Hardwood. Five of the top teams are in the 17 bracket with #1 NC Heat, #2 MN Stars Borowicz and #4 North Tartan Larson headlining. The event gets off to an interesting start with NC Heat facing North Tartan Larson tomorrow at 11:45 am.
The 16 bracket is loaded too. It has the 7, 9, 10, 12, 16, 18 plus the top two teams in the 15 division--North Tartan 15 and Team Iowa.
The 16 finals are at 4:45 pm on Sunday with the 17 finals to follow at 6 pm on the same court.
TEAM OF THE WEEK
The first three time winner this year Team WI Select Samuels had to pull a rabbit out of their hat to get the win. They trailed by five with under a minute in the championship to their civil war rival Team WI Select Doucette. TWSD led most of the game except for one brief time in the early part of the second half. TWSS relies on defense and grit. They don't quit. Trailing by 13 in the first half many teams simply fold up their tent. They kept battling. Down 5 with a minute to go many teams pack it in. TWSS looked for ways to win.They will be tested in the upcoming weeks when they play in the Summer Jam, down in Ames and in Chicago.
Photo: Coach Samuels after the overtime win over TWSD. photo by kja.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The first player to win the award twice this spring/summer Laura Petersen is a stealthy scorer. She is also a clutch performer. She hit a three to narrow the margin to two near the end of regulation and then nailed the game winner, again behind the line. She is a big perimeter and has been consistent in the events I have charted so far. If she keeps on making noise she won't be stealthy but will be on everyone's radar.
To make the teams remember the rules:
#1. I need to see the player
#2. Player needs to have 6+ possessions
#3. Player needs to be over 100 pp100
#4. Player needs to be over .500 floor %
#5. If I see a player in two games the numbers are added up and the average used.
Some players didn't make the cut due to the 6 possession rule. Some had great numbers, but only five or four possessions
FIRST TEAM
Sam Barber, Team WI Select Doucette (DC Everest)
Mallory Cramer, Minneapolis South
Erin Green, Fridley
Laura Petersen, Team WI Select Samuels (Osseo-Fairchild, WI)
Katey Wrobel, Team WI Select Doucette (Osseo-Fairchild, WI)
Special Mention
Nicole Griffin, Team WI Select Samuels (Milwaukee Vincent)
Sam Hoyt, Team WI Select Samuels (Durand, WI)
Tyisha Smith, Minneapolis South
DEFENDER OF THE WEEK
Nicole Griffin is the first player to win this honor this spring/summer three times. At 6-6 she has a great wing span and alters shot trajectory as you would expect. She also gets down on the ground and gets after loose balls. Griffin is wiry, a tough competitor and also a clutch performer too on offense. She made the game tying basket at the end of regulation.
FIRST TEAM
Anna Cole, Team WI Select Doucette (Mondovi, WI)
Mallory Cramer, Minneapolis South
Nicole Griffin, Team WI Select Samuels (Milwaukee Vincent)
Shayla Kuehl, HLC (Hustisford, WI)
Tyisha Smith, Minneapolis South
Special Mention
Kaycee Charette, Team WI Select Doucette (Prescott, WI)
DISTRIBUTOR OF THE WEEK
Katie Wolff is a two time winner of this award. Wolff, of Team WI Select Doucette, had 9 and 7 assists in the two games I charted. She gets the ball to the right people.
Special Mention: Sam Hoyt, Team WI Select Samuels.
NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK
With all the awards being passed out on Sunday there was one detail that was overlooked---newcomer. To get this honor the player had to be seen for the first time this week. That eliminated many from the Wisconsin side of the action. Even players for HLC and Southern Minne Magic 19 had been seen previously. That leads us back to the MYAS North St. Paul event. The winner this week is Corrin Miles of Fridley. She is athletic and needs to polish her ball skills, but there is good upside with her length and quickness.
PAST WINNERS
Here are the past weekly winners
TEAM
8. Southern Minne Magic 17
7. NC Heat
6. Team WI Select Samuels
5. NC Heat
4. MN All Star 2A
3. Team WI Select Samuels
2. Minnesota Dynamite
1. IBCA Select Red
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
8. Kiara Buford, Gym Rats 19 (St. Paul Central)
7. Tayler Hill, NC Heat (Minneapolis South)
6. Laura Petersen, Team WI Select Samuels (Osseo-Fairchild)
5. Megan Nipe, NC Heat (Centennial)
4. Brianna Mastey, MN All Star 3A, (Becker)
3. Sam Price, Team WI Select Samuels (Eau Claire North)
2. Haylie Darrington, Maroon South Central All Star (Blue Earth)
1. Trisha Nesbitt, IBCA Select Red (Ames)
DEFENDER OF THE WEEK
8. Yvonne Freese, Southern Minne Magic (Lanesboro)
7. Shakila Boler, North Tartan Larson (Bloomington Kennedy)
6. Nicole Griffin, Team WI Select Samuels (Milwaukee Vincent)
5. Tori Rule, Midtown Lady Monarchs (DeLaSalle)
4. Jackie Voigt, MN All Star 4A, (Park-Cottage Grove)
3. Nicole Griffin, Team WI Select Samuels (Milwaukee Vincent)
2. Kiara Strickland, Gold South Central All Star (Mpls Roosevelt)
1. Amber Kirschbaum, IBCA Select Red (Spirit Lake)
DISTRIBUTOR
8. Seraene Levine, Minnesota Thunder 19 (Eden Prairie)
7. Tayler Hill, NC Heat (Minneapolis South)
6. Katie Wolff, Team WI Select Doucette (Marshfield)
NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK
8. Karli Meyer, Minnesota Lakers (Adrian)
7. Jackie Johnson, North Tartan 14 (Eden Prairie)
6. Cady Roedl, WI Hoops Select (Beaver Dam)
5. Alyssa Hagen, MN Stars Carlisle (NRHEG)
4. Hilary Friendshuh, Team WI Red 15s (Clear Lake, WI)
3. Jessica Waldvogel, Team Wisconsin Select 15s
2. Kara Hofschild, Minnesota Dynamite (Andover)
1. Kionna Kellogg, IBCA Select Red (Ames)
POLLS
Not a lot of movement this past week. More will be in the offing this week.
19s
AAU
1. MN Stars
2. Metro Stars Black
3. Team WI Sr White
4. Team WI Sr Black
MYAS
1. Gym Rats
2. Minnesota Thunder
3. Wayzata AC
4. Southern Minne Magic
17u/16u/JR ELIGIBLE
AAU
1. NC Heat
2. MN Stars Hested/Borowicz
3. Nebraska Bison
4. North Tartan Larson
5. IBCA Select Red
6. Team WI Select Samuels
7. North Tartan Crosby
8. Metro Stars Black
9. Metro Stars White
10. MN Stars DeWitt
11. MN Stars Smith
12. Fury
13. Team WI Select Doucette
14. All Iowa Attack 17
15. Southern Stars
16. MN Suns
17. Southern Minne Magic
18. 43 Hoops Zuck
19. Comets
20. MN Stars Eckmann
21. 43 Hoops Olson
22. Southern Minny Elite
23. X Factor
24. Finishers
16u/MYAS DIVISION
1. MN Dynamite
2. Chaska Gold
3. MN Thunder
4. Triple Threat
15u AAU
1. North Tartan
2. Team Iowa
3. Team WI Select
4. MN Suns Arbogast
5. MN Suns Ellen
6. Metro Stars
7. Nebraska Judds
8. MN Stars Jihad Lady Cats
9. MN Stars Carlisle
11. 43 Hoops
12. Fury
13. MN Dynamite
14. Southern Mini Magic
15. MN Gym Rats
16. MN Finishers
14u AAU
1. North Tartan
2. IBCA Select Blue
3. Metro Stars
4. Fury Livers
5. Fury Haugen
6. Midtown Lady Monarchs
7. MN Stars Hested
8. MN Suns
9. Southern MN Heat
13u AAU
1. North Tartan
MYAS
1. Hopkins
12u AAU
1. MN Suns
2. MN Stars Farview
Next up: Tomorrow
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The first player to win the award twice this spring/summer Laura Petersen is a stealthy scorer. She is also a clutch performer. She hit a three to narrow the margin to two near the end of regulation and then nailed the game winner, again behind the line. She is a big perimeter and has been consistent in the events I have charted so far. If she keeps on making noise she won't be stealthy but will be on everyone's radar.To make the teams remember the rules:
#1. I need to see the player
#2. Player needs to have 6+ possessions
#3. Player needs to be over 100 pp100
#4. Player needs to be over .500 floor %
#5. If I see a player in two games the numbers are added up and the average used.
Some players didn't make the cut due to the 6 possession rule. Some had great numbers, but only five or four possessions
FIRST TEAM
Sam Barber, Team WI Select Doucette (DC Everest)
Mallory Cramer, Minneapolis South
Erin Green, Fridley
Laura Petersen, Team WI Select Samuels (Osseo-Fairchild, WI)
Katey Wrobel, Team WI Select Doucette (Osseo-Fairchild, WI)
Special Mention
Nicole Griffin, Team WI Select Samuels (Milwaukee Vincent)
Sam Hoyt, Team WI Select Samuels (Durand, WI)
Tyisha Smith, Minneapolis South
DEFENDER OF THE WEEKNicole Griffin is the first player to win this honor this spring/summer three times. At 6-6 she has a great wing span and alters shot trajectory as you would expect. She also gets down on the ground and gets after loose balls. Griffin is wiry, a tough competitor and also a clutch performer too on offense. She made the game tying basket at the end of regulation.
FIRST TEAM
Anna Cole, Team WI Select Doucette (Mondovi, WI)
Mallory Cramer, Minneapolis South
Nicole Griffin, Team WI Select Samuels (Milwaukee Vincent)
Shayla Kuehl, HLC (Hustisford, WI)
Tyisha Smith, Minneapolis South
Special Mention
Kaycee Charette, Team WI Select Doucette (Prescott, WI)
DISTRIBUTOR OF THE WEEK
Katie Wolff is a two time winner of this award. Wolff, of Team WI Select Doucette, had 9 and 7 assists in the two games I charted. She gets the ball to the right people.
Special Mention: Sam Hoyt, Team WI Select Samuels.
NEWCOMER OF THE WEEKWith all the awards being passed out on Sunday there was one detail that was overlooked---newcomer. To get this honor the player had to be seen for the first time this week. That eliminated many from the Wisconsin side of the action. Even players for HLC and Southern Minne Magic 19 had been seen previously. That leads us back to the MYAS North St. Paul event. The winner this week is Corrin Miles of Fridley. She is athletic and needs to polish her ball skills, but there is good upside with her length and quickness.
PAST WINNERS
Here are the past weekly winners
TEAM
8. Southern Minne Magic 17
7. NC Heat
6. Team WI Select Samuels
5. NC Heat
4. MN All Star 2A
3. Team WI Select Samuels
2. Minnesota Dynamite
1. IBCA Select Red
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
8. Kiara Buford, Gym Rats 19 (St. Paul Central)
7. Tayler Hill, NC Heat (Minneapolis South)
6. Laura Petersen, Team WI Select Samuels (Osseo-Fairchild)
5. Megan Nipe, NC Heat (Centennial)
4. Brianna Mastey, MN All Star 3A, (Becker)
3. Sam Price, Team WI Select Samuels (Eau Claire North)
2. Haylie Darrington, Maroon South Central All Star (Blue Earth)
1. Trisha Nesbitt, IBCA Select Red (Ames)
DEFENDER OF THE WEEK
8. Yvonne Freese, Southern Minne Magic (Lanesboro)
7. Shakila Boler, North Tartan Larson (Bloomington Kennedy)
6. Nicole Griffin, Team WI Select Samuels (Milwaukee Vincent)
5. Tori Rule, Midtown Lady Monarchs (DeLaSalle)
4. Jackie Voigt, MN All Star 4A, (Park-Cottage Grove)
3. Nicole Griffin, Team WI Select Samuels (Milwaukee Vincent)
2. Kiara Strickland, Gold South Central All Star (Mpls Roosevelt)
1. Amber Kirschbaum, IBCA Select Red (Spirit Lake)
DISTRIBUTOR
8. Seraene Levine, Minnesota Thunder 19 (Eden Prairie)
7. Tayler Hill, NC Heat (Minneapolis South)
6. Katie Wolff, Team WI Select Doucette (Marshfield)
NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK
8. Karli Meyer, Minnesota Lakers (Adrian)
7. Jackie Johnson, North Tartan 14 (Eden Prairie)
6. Cady Roedl, WI Hoops Select (Beaver Dam)
5. Alyssa Hagen, MN Stars Carlisle (NRHEG)
4. Hilary Friendshuh, Team WI Red 15s (Clear Lake, WI)
3. Jessica Waldvogel, Team Wisconsin Select 15s
2. Kara Hofschild, Minnesota Dynamite (Andover)
1. Kionna Kellogg, IBCA Select Red (Ames)
POLLS
Not a lot of movement this past week. More will be in the offing this week.
19s
AAU
1. MN Stars
2. Metro Stars Black
3. Team WI Sr White
4. Team WI Sr Black
MYAS
1. Gym Rats
2. Minnesota Thunder
3. Wayzata AC
4. Southern Minne Magic
17u/16u/JR ELIGIBLE
AAU
1. NC Heat
2. MN Stars Hested/Borowicz
3. Nebraska Bison
4. North Tartan Larson
5. IBCA Select Red
6. Team WI Select Samuels
7. North Tartan Crosby
8. Metro Stars Black
9. Metro Stars White
10. MN Stars DeWitt
11. MN Stars Smith
12. Fury
13. Team WI Select Doucette
14. All Iowa Attack 17
15. Southern Stars
16. MN Suns
17. Southern Minne Magic
18. 43 Hoops Zuck
19. Comets
20. MN Stars Eckmann
21. 43 Hoops Olson
22. Southern Minny Elite
23. X Factor
24. Finishers
16u/MYAS DIVISION
1. MN Dynamite
2. Chaska Gold
3. MN Thunder
4. Triple Threat
15u AAU
1. North Tartan
2. Team Iowa
3. Team WI Select
4. MN Suns Arbogast
5. MN Suns Ellen
6. Metro Stars
7. Nebraska Judds
8. MN Stars Jihad Lady Cats
9. MN Stars Carlisle
11. 43 Hoops
12. Fury
13. MN Dynamite
14. Southern Mini Magic
15. MN Gym Rats
16. MN Finishers
14u AAU
1. North Tartan
2. IBCA Select Blue
3. Metro Stars
4. Fury Livers
5. Fury Haugen
6. Midtown Lady Monarchs
7. MN Stars Hested
8. MN Suns
9. Southern MN Heat
13u AAU
1. North Tartan
MYAS
1. Hopkins
12u AAU
1. MN Suns
2. MN Stars Farview
Next up: Tomorrow
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