Hopkins dances up a storm after beating Bloomington Kennedy in the Class AAAA championship game, the Royals' third straight state title. Photo by Tim Kolehmainen.
Class AAAA Championship
Hopkins 68, Bloomington Kennedy: With a 23-3 run on either side of halftime, Hopkins turned a deficit into a big lead in winning its third straight Class AAAA championship. Trailing 23-20 in the final minutes of the first half, Nia Coffey and crew turned up the defensive intensity on a stumped Eagles' team. Hopkins forced 31 turnovers in the game. The pogo-stick-like Coffey finished with 25 points and 16 rebounds, both game highs. Taylor Anderson added 11 points for the Royals (31-1). Jade Martin paced Kennedy (28-4) with 19 points, but was the only scorer in double-figures.
Class AAAA All-Tournament team
| Player | Pos | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Nia Coffey | F | Hopkins |
| Taylor Anderson | G | Hopkins |
| Erin O'Toole | C | Hopkins |
| Kenisha Bell | G | Bloomington Kennedy |
| Jade Martin | F | Bloomington Kennedy |
| Jasymn Martin | F | Bloomington Kennedy |
| Madison Guebert | G | Eastview |
| Tyra Johnson | F | Eastview |
| Phillis Webb | F | Osseo |
| Janay Morton | G | Osseo |
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Class AAA Championship
DeLaSalle 65, Red Wing 50: The three-peat is complete. Behind 25 points and 12 rebounds from Miss Basketball finalist Tyseanna Johnson, DeLaSalle won its third straight Class AAA state championship, beating Red Wing. Johnson added five steals against just two turnovers before fouling out with just over a minute remaining. But the lead was secure at that point. Senior Allina Starr added 20 points, hitting 14-of-22 free throws. Tesha Buck led Red Wing with a double-double (13 points, 16 rebounds), while Macy Kelly had 17 and McKenzie Muelken added 13.
Class AAA All-Tournament team
| Name | Pos | School |
|---|---|---|
| Tyseanna Johnson | F | DeLaSalle |
| Allina Starr | G | DeLaSalle |
| Patiance Griffin | G | DeLaSalle |
| Macy Kelly | F | Red Wing |
| Tesha Buck | G | Red Wing |
| McKenna Schaffer | G | Red Wing |
| Jessica January | G | Richfield |
| Kyla Adams | F | Richfield |
| Grace Sawatzke | G | Monticello |
| Alyssa Lentner | F | Monticello |
DeLaSalle celebrates its third straight state title. Photo by Tim Kolehmainen.
Class AA championship
NRHEG 60, Braham 59: The most anticipated game of the day certainly lived up to its billing. Carlie Wagner scored a record 50 points -- beating her own mark tied in the semifinals -- to lead the Panthers (32-1) to the state title over Braham (32-1). Her single-game points (50), tournament points (129) and single-game field goals attempted (43) all set new records and her single-game field goals made (21) tied another mark. Braham's Rebekah Dahlman overcame early foul trouble to lead the Bombers back from a 12-point halftime deficit. She finished with 32 points, 30 in the second half.
Class AA All-Tournament team
| Name | Pos | School |
|---|---|---|
| Carlie Wagner | G | NRHEG |
| Maddie Wagner | G | NRHEG |
| Rebekah Dahlman | G | Braham |
| Jaclyn Hollenkamp | G | Braham |
| Dani Braund | F | Braham |
| Leah Szabla | G | Providence Academy |
| Taylor Finley | G | Providence Academy |
| Nathalie Ratliff | F | Providence Academy |
| Chase Coley | F | Mpls Washburn |
| Natalie Holdahl | F | Mpls Washburn |
NRHEG celebrates its Class AA championship. Photo by Tim Kolehmainen.
Class A championship
Minneota 61, Ada-Borup 51: The Vikings overcame a two-point halftime deficit to pull away for their first state girls' basketball title. Sophomore forward Taylor Reiss led the way with 30 points, shooting 12-of-19 from the field, and 12 rebounds. Minneota (30-2) dominated in the paint, outrebounding Ada-Borup (28-4) by a wide 40-20 margin. Payton Boerboom added 13 points and nine rebounds. Megan Kolness paced the Cougars with 12 points while Heidi Eggen had 11.
Class A All-Tournament team
| Name | Pos | School |
|---|---|---|
| Molly Hennen | F | Minneota |
| Emily Stienessen | F | Minneota |
| Taylor Reiss | F | Minneota |
| Shaina Stevenson | G | Ada-Borup |
| Monica Vega | G | Ada-Borup |
| Megan Kolness | F | Ada-Borup |
| Jessie Mathews | G | Bethlehem Academy |
| Shelby Kaster | F | Win-E-Mac |
| Madison McKeever | G | Win-E-Mac |
| Kaelin Smieja | F | Upsala |
Minneota's Payton Boerboom. Photo by Tim Kolehmainen.
Friday's All-Breakdown team
| Name | School | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Carlie Wagner | NRHEG | Wagner tied her own state record with 48 points as NRHEG beat Washburn, 69-60 in the Class AA semifinals. |
| Chase Coley | Mpls Washburn | Coley started off slowly, but as the game heated up, so did she. Finished with 16 points and 19 rebounds in Class AA semifinal loss to NRHEG. |
| Taylor Reiss | Minneota | Reiss racked up 22 points and eight rebounds as Minneota beat Bethlehem Academy, 47-44 in the Class A semifinals. |
| Becca Dahlman | Braham | Dahlman carried Braham in the Class AA final by scoring 26 points in a 49-39 victory over defending champ Providence Academy. |
| Leah Szabla | Providence Academy | Szabla had 20 points, but fouled out late in a 49-39 loss to Braham in the Class AA semifinals.Tough as nails. |
NRHEG's Carlie Wagner tied her own state record with 48 points in a 69-60 victory over Minneapolis Washburn in the Class AA state semifinals Friday night at Target Center. Photo by Tim Kolehmainen.
Friday's schedule
Thursday's All-Breakdown team
| Player | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica January | Richfield | Despite falling 61-59 to Red Wing in the Class AAA semifinals, January tried to carry her team with a game-high 29 points and 12 rebounds. |
| Jessica Mathews | Bethlehem Academy | Mathews was the primary ball-handler and had 16 points and nine rebounds as BA beat Upsala 66-51 in the Class A quarterfinals. |
| Taylor Reiss | Minneota | Reiss racked up a double-double (21 points, 11 rebounds) to lead Minneota over top-ranked MIB, 60-53 in the Class A quarterfinals. |
| Nia Coffey | Hopkins | Coffey led Hopkins with 20 points and eight rebounds as the Royals beat Osseo, 73-50 in the Class AAAA semifinals. |
| Erin O'Toole | Hopkins | O'Toole lived up to her Big Country nickname with 16 points and eight rebounds as a dominant inside force for Hopkins. |
Upsala's Kaelin Smieja hit a state record-tying seven three-pointers, but the Cardinals fell to Bethlehem Academy, 66-51 in the Class A quarterfinals. Photo by Tim Kolehmainen.
Thursday's results
Wednesday's All-Breakdown team
| Name | School | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Becca Dahlman | Braham | Dahlman scored 40 points -- including the 5,000th of her career -- to pace Braham to a 79-42 victory over BOLD in the Class AA quarterfinals. |
| Chase Coley | Mpls Washburn | Coley racked up a triple-double (28 points, 11 rebounds, 11 blocked shots) as Mpls Washburn pulled away from Sauk Centre, 64-58 in the Class AA quarterfinals. |
| Madison Guebert | Eastview | Guebert poured in 27 points as Eastview surged past Rochester Mayo, 54-40 in the Class AAAA quarterfinals. |
| Tesha Buck | Red Wing | Buck scored 32 points and added 11 rebounds as No. 5 seed Red Wing beat New Prague, 63-45 in the Class AAA quarterfinals. |
| Carlie Wagner | NRHEG | Wagner continued her state tournament scoring blitz, knocking down 31 points as NRHEG beat upset-minded Pelican Rapids, 62-49 in the Class AA quarterfinals. |
Braham's Rebekah Dahlman drives for her 5,000th career point against BOLD. Photo by Tim Kolehmainen.