Minnesota Playoff Central: Trevor Schauer for 30

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Who is moving on in sections? Who is this sophomore that is leading Belle Plaine? We talk about it today in Playoff Central. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Playoff Central.</strong>  Six-foot-4 sophomore standout [player_tooltip player_id='2118474' first='Ethan' last='Martin'] scored 21 leading Belle Plaine past GSL. Martin is scoring 19 a game for Belle Plaine and has his team one game away from state. Belle Plaine hasn't been to state in 19 seasons (two times total). Junior guard Josh Sparby doubled his season average scoring 20 in support. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Quick note, that Tartan vs Cretin-Derham Hall section final will now be held at the high seed CDH because of an issue with the Hastings facility. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Upset City</strong>. Waseca with ten losses beating 10th ranked LCWM is an upset in seeding, record and such but these were two good teams going at it last night. [player_tooltip player_id='2103355' first='Damarius' last='Russell'] scored 25 points and had a late And1 that was really the play that put LCWM away. Waseca moves on to play Belle Plaine for the section title. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The Big Stage</strong>. Wayzata gets home court advantage for their section title game against Hopkins. It's two teams that have been number one in the state all season and Hopkins is the one team that has beaten Wayzata. In fact, they beat Hopkins 80-69 and in the return match-up at Wayzata, the [program_tooltip program_id='2075965' first='Trojans' last=''] needed a late post-up make from [player_tooltip player_id='1287438' first='Jackson' last='McAndrew'] to win that game. [player_tooltip player_id='1595734' first='JJ' last='Semanko'] went toe to toe with McAndrew in a game that many will remember when it comes to Semanko. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's only five games tonight so almost all eyes will be on the Royals vs [program_tooltip program_id='2075965' first='Trojans' last=''] as the first ticket to the state tournament will be punched. Also being played tonight will be the 4AA semi-finals and the 4A semi-finals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Performers</strong>.  Lester Prairie guard/wing Trevor Schauer scored 30 points absolutely dominating GFW throughout the game. Schauer is a big, skilled guard that has scored 18 a game for the Bulldogs and last night he dominated the game moving his team to the section final. LP takes on 6th ranked Mountain Lake-Comfrey (26-3) this Thursday at Minnesota State-Mankato. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tip of the Hat to the Career</strong>. Glencoe-Silver Lake lost to Belle Plaine 72-57 last night meaning future Sioux Falls guard [player_tooltip player_id='1284132' first='Eli' last='Ehrke'] saw things come to an end. Ehrke scored 20 points a game this season leading the GSL Panthers to a 17 win season and second place in the sub-section. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->