The Thursday Night Elite
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We review a gigantic night of high school basketball in Minnesota with who won, who lost, and who performed in a big way!. Wayzata > Minnetonka Prediction. Correct. Jackson McAndrew Jackson McAndrew 6'10" | PF Wayzata | 2024 State #24…
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Wayzata > Minnetonka
Prediction. Correct. Jackson McAndrew Jackson McAndrew 6'10" | PF Wayzata | 2024 State #24 Nation MN hit that number again, 31 points. Throw in the 22 from sophomore Christian Wiggins Christian Wiggins 6'3" | SG Wayzata | 2026 State MN and it was an eleven point win for the Trojans over the Skippers. This countered the 27 from Andy Stefonowicz Andy Stefonowicz 6'2" | PG Minnetonka | 2024 State MN .
Breck > Columbia Heights
Prediction. Correct. Breck beat the Hylanders by 19 and we learned just before the game that Zy’lerre Stewart hurt his wrist and will be out for awhile. Daniel Freitag Daniel Freitag 6'1" | PG Breck | 2024 State #142 Nation MN led the way with 27 points keeping the Mustangs undefeated. Breck won by more than expected but with Stewart out that makes sense.
Shakopee > Lakeville North.
Prediction. Wrong. Statement Made. Shakopee came through with a statement getting beating the Panthers 85-60 powered by a big second half. Jalen Langsy Jalen Langsy 5'11" | PG Shakopee | 2024 State MN had a big game scoring 28 supported by Luke Wherley Luke Wherley 6'5" | SF Shakopee | 2025 State MN who scored 16 against the quality Panther front line.
Stewartville > Lake City.
Prediction. Wrong. I believe the maroon tigers have beaten the orange tigers in seven of the last eight games. This game had 12 lead changes and eight ties. Henry Tschetter Henry Tschetter 6'3" | SG Stewartville | 2024 State MN led the way with 22 points as he continued to get the edge on Lake City. The one score prediction as predicted in the wrong way.
East Ridge > CDH.
Prediction. Wrong. Another one score game predicted the wrong way. East Ridge got a 15 point 15 rebounds game from Charlie Theis Charlie Theis 6'5" | PF East Ridge | 2024 State MN .
Others
Maple Grove knocked off Spring Lake Park led by the seven threes hit by Keegan Harney Keegan Harney 6'2" | SG Maple Grove | 2025 State MN who scored 28 points. He exploded for 28 early points. Henry Stang Henry Stang 6'0" | PG Maple Grove | 2024 State MN had big numbers across the board with 23 points, nine boards and eight assists.
Dominic Fairbanks Dominic Fairbanks 5'10" | PG Cass Lake-Bena | 2024 State MN knocked out seven triples scoring 49 points for Cass Lake-Bena who defeated Red Lake in a thriller.
Highland Park junior Yared Yohannes Yared Yohannes 6'1" | SG Highland Park | 2025 State MN scored 29 points with 11 rebounds and four assists in a thrilling one point win over Como Par 93-92.
One sophomore who has really turned his game up this year is Tyler Eklund from Braham. He had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in a win over Pine City.