Playoff Tuesday: Top Scoring Performances
There were upsets, there were blowouts, there were tight games and so much more as the floodgates of Minnesota high school playoff basketball opened further Tuesday night. Lots of action in southern MN along with metro AAAA quarterfinals headlined the…
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Continue ReadingThere were upsets, there were blowouts, there were tight games and so much more as the floodgates of Minnesota high school playoff basketball opened further Tuesday night. Lots of action in southern MN along with metro AAAA quarterfinals headlined the night; which players individually stood out? We run them down here.
60-BURGER, TAKE TWO. Who else? Kooper Vaughn Kooper Vaughn 6'0" | PG St. Charles | 2021 State MN is going 2015-16 Steph Curry on Section 1AA this season. He bookended a 63-point performance in the season opener with 61 Tuesday night in an 89-84 upset of No. 6 Triton. Kooper’s stroke is one of the best nobody knows about, whether it’s off the bounce or in spot-up situations. He also gets to the line at an incredible rate. St. Charles now continues their quest on the road at Lake City. With Vaughn averaging upwards of 30 points per game, anything is possible.
Eden Prairie: Fully Reloaded. We expected a loss of production from the elite 2020 Eagle class, especially the frontcourt duo of Connor Christensen Connor Christensen 6'7" | SF Eden Prairie | 2020 State #451 Nation MN and Austin Andrews Austin Andrews 6'6" | PF Eden Prairie | 2020 State MN . But EP’s Chiddi Obiazor has stepped in and bullied every opposing paint challenger. His 33 points paced the Eagles to a cruising 71-45 victory over Prior Lake in the 2AAAA quarterfinals.
Record-breaker! Followers of Prep Hoops Minnesota have heard the name “Sagedahl” in recent years. Feels like a decade of their dominance! Shooting guard Drew is still around, and he just broke the BOLD single-game scoring record with 43 points in a 76-62 pigtail win over Keegan Heiderscheidt and the Sleepy Eye Indians. Now the Warriors head to Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s, a team that can match Sagedahl and their high-scoring efforts with lead guard Carson Domeier Carson Domeier 6'4" | SF Sleepy Eye St. Mary's | 2022 State MN . That’s a game you should live stream Thursday night.
Just another night in Stewartville. The second-seeded Tigers faced Dover-Eyota Tuesday night and were in a battle by halftime, leading only 52-40. Will Tschetter Will Tschetter 6'8" | PF Stewartville | 2021 State #96 Nation MN did his thing in both frames, but helped push out that Stewartville lead to 102-69 by the end of the game, tallying a total of 42 points on the night. Chalk it up as another routine southern MN night for the Michigan commit.
Falcon duo comes through again. We’ll give our first combo recognition from Tuesday to the pair of Robbinsdale Armstrong guards D’Sean Larkins D’Sean Larkins 6'0" | PG Robbinsdale Armstrong | 2021 State MN and Dylan Inniger Dylan Inniger 6'5" | SF Robbinsdale Armstrong | 2021 State MN . Both have helped carry Armstrong to another respectable season and have the capability to go off from deep any night. They combined for 39 points against Minneapolis Washburn in the 6AAAA quarterfinals and will head to Cooper next for the crosstown rivalry.
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