The Minnesota Hoops Weekend

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Where should you go to see basketball in Minnesota this weekend? We give you the breakdown and it includes watching a game online. In your car! Or in the lobby! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The Friday Metro Combo</strong>.  Totino-Grace at Park Center is on CCX. And CCX does an awesome job with their high school sports broadcast coverage. The game starts at 6pm so grab your device and watch that game wherever you are. Then jog on into the gym for Rosemount (6-10) versus Eagan (10-7). Why that game? Because that game tips off at 7:30 and should give you enough time to see 1 vs 1, and then see surprise Rosemount senior [player_tooltip player_id='2361342' first='Bennett' last='Arlandson'] and his 17 a game face off with Eagan leading scorer [player_tooltip player_id='1434063' first='Max' last='Buslee']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Weekend's Best</strong>.  Easily Park Center versus Totino-Grace. The Eagles won 82-72 a week before Christmas and now they play again. It was an outstanding balance that led the Eagles to that victory as five players scored between 14 and 17 points. Also, [player_tooltip player_id='1284106' first='Chiang' last='Ring'] has not played the last several games so I am going to go through match-ups without him although I have no idea what his health is right now. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1574227' first='Chace' last='Watley'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1172835' first='Casmir' last='Chavis']. You have the steady junior Eagles PG against the incredibly explosive Washington commit Cash Chavis. Two strong ball handlers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560835' first='Tian' last='Chatman'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1452542' first='Ari' last='Gooch']. Different players. Tian is a big guard with skill and he is improving quickly. Gooch is one of the fastest players you will see all year and he is a constant fly by in transition and second chance buckets. He's shot better in last two games I saw at the arc.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1288748' first='Tyler' last='Wagner'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1560839' first='Xavier' last='Frelix']. Shooters. Wagner is a big 6'6 shooter as a junior, Frelix is a 6'2 sophomore shooter. Get a hand up! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560740' first='Dothan' last='Ijadimbola'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1549538' first='Jackson' last='Fowlkes']. Dothan is the power wing that has had some of his best games against the best opponents. Fowlkes has been on and off with health but when on he is scoring 20 a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1284143' first='Isaiah' last='Johnson'] vs [player_tooltip player_id='1574214' first='Temi' last='Omotoyinbo']. Johnson had a monster number game the last time around against Ring. If Ring is out, Temi will likely step in and use his agility and power. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bang For the Buck</strong>. There are two places and both are in the outstate. The Winter Lakes Classic in Alexandria and the Fight the Stigma Shootout at Kasson-Mantorville. Here is your games list on the boys side:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Winter Lakes Classic: Pelican Rapids vs Sauk Centre, Morris Area vs Perham, Hawley vs Osakis, Fargo Davies vs Alexandria</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fight the Stigma Shootout: Cristo Rey vs PEM, Lewiston-Altura vs USC, Byron vs Fridley, Stewartville vs BSM, Kasson-Mantorville vs Albert Lea</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Ten Weekend Games</strong>!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>1AAA Totino-Grace at 1AAAA Park Center (Friday)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>2AAAA Wayzata at 10AAA DeLaSalle (Saturday)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Benilde-St. Margaret's vs 3AAA Stewartville at Kasson-Mantorville (Saturday) in the <strong>K-M Showcase</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Maranatha Christian at 3AA Lake City (Saturday)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Buffalo at 4AAAA Hopkins (Friday)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>10AAAA Farmington at Lakeville South (Friday)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Alexandria at Sauk Rapids-Rice (Friday)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>4AAA Delano at Holy Family (Friday)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Morris Area at 8A West Central Area (Friday)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Cannon Falls at 10AA Esko (Saturday)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list -->