Friday Section Madness

<!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Totino-Grace Beats Fridley by 20; Monticello Gets Passed Becker</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3A Section 5 is down to 3A favorite the&nbsp; Totino-Grace Eagles and 23-4 Monticello Magic.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Totino-Grace got 18 points from 2025 senior guard and leading scorer [player_tooltip player_id='1574227' first='Chace' last='Watley'], 2026 junior wing [player_tooltip player_id='1560740' first='Dothan' last='Ijadimbola'] as well and 17 points from junior Tian Chat an in their 86-66 victory over Fridley.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jamichael Breauxsaus-Ollie scored 26 for Fridley while [player_tooltip player_id='2434723' first='Trenton' last='Woodall Jones'] scored 15.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Woodall Jones averaged 25 points per game this season and scored more 20 points 19 times while only missing double digits in points once. A six-foot-two-inch 2025 guard that can play both backcourt spots and guard up a bit gave Fridley a scoring threat every single night.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Magic got 23 points for 2025 senior forward [player_tooltip player_id='2103379' first='Jackson' last='Soroko'], 12 points for fellow senior Trey Stinger and 11 from 2027 sophomore guard [player_tooltip player_id='2140576' first='Carson' last='Deibele'] in their 72-58 win over Becker.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2026 junior [player_tooltip player_id='1628775' first='Sawyer' last='Brown'] scored 21 for the Bulldogs while fellow junior [player_tooltip player_id='2399176' first='Bryce' last='Paumen'] scored 15 points as well.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Hopkins vs Wayzata Rematch</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tuesday the Royals and [program_tooltip program_id='2075965' first='Trojans' last=''] will meet in the rubber match for the 4A Section 6 final after they both won Friday night. Wayzata in less dramatic fashion beating Edina 87-53 with 68 points from [player_tooltip player_id='1454976' first='Wyatt' last='McBeth'] , [player_tooltip player_id='1560867' first='Christian' last='Wiggins'], and [player_tooltip player_id='1560807' first='Isaac' last='Olmstead']. Hornets senior Billy Demars scored 18 points in his final game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>At Hopkins St. Louis Park really gave them a run. Hopkins won 102-92 behind 2025 senior [player_tooltip player_id='1574212' first='Anthony' last='Smith']'s 41 points while SLPs dynamic duo [player_tooltip player_id='1874916' first='Micah' last='Curtis'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1589407' first='Marley' last='Curtis'] combined for 79 points in the loss.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hopkins got more balanced production for others as 2025 senior wing [player_tooltip player_id='1595734' first='JJ' last='Semanko'] had 19 points, [player_tooltip player_id='1550877' first='Jayden' last='Moore'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2175446' first='Daveion' last='Hart'] both had 13 points and 2027 six-foot-nine-inch forward [player_tooltip player_id='2420169' first='Ahmed' last='Nur'] had 11.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Alexandria Will Meet Fergus Falls for 3A Section 8</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3A top 5 all year [player_tooltip player_id='1572690' first='Chase' last='Thompson'] led Alexandria Cardinals beat Detroit Lakes 96-53 and will face Fergus Falls who beat St Cloud Apollo and [player_tooltip player_id='1574216' first='Azayah' last='Washington'] 91-73.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thompson scored 30 points and there still was over 10 and half minutes left Friday versus the Lakers. Thompson ended with 32 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks. The top prospect in the 2025 class in Minnesota and almost certain Top 5 Mr. Basketball candidate is on his way to Clemson next year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/16521979/67cc02b5934370a120592e3c' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67cc5cdb36a1d"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1586881' first='Henry' last='Bethel'] is a six-foot 2025 guard for Fergus Falls that had a tremendous game versus St Cloud Apollo scoring 31 points, grabbing 9 rebounds and dishing out 6 assists in their win. Bethel showed his ability to hit long range jump shots and get to the rim.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/17176777/67cbea776d319a2e01709e76' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67cc5cdb36a51"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fergus Falls got a huge lift from 2026 guard [player_tooltip player_id='2434316' first='Micah' last='Johnson'] who knocked down six triples on his way to 22 points and 7 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/17320638/67cbea77934370a1205916c2' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67cc5cdb36a72"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/2/422852/67cbea78934370a1205916d0' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67cc5cdb36a90"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This unfortunately is the end of [player_tooltip player_id='1574216' first='Azayah' last='Washington']'s high school career at Apollo. The 2025 senior guard averaged 29 points this season for the Eagles and past 2,000 career points. The six-foot-three-inch lefty is on his way to St. Cloud State University next year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/15562681/67ba3510574b69d25f1c6901' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67cc5cdb36aae"} /--> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Other Noteworthy Semi's</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Apple Valley and Eagan will play for the Section 3 championship after victories over Park and Hastings respectively. In Eagan's 1-point 70-69 victory [player_tooltip player_id='1560747' first='Alex' last='Schroepfer'] continues to lead with a 19 point performance while [player_tooltip player_id='1552751' first='Michael' last='McKenzie'] scored 18.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Champlin Park got by Mounds View 72-66 in the 4A Section 5 and they'll meet Maple Grove who made their free throws late to keep their margin over Park Center 72-68 who got 31 points from [player_tooltip player_id='1560839' first='Xavier' last='Frelix'] the 2026 junior guard. 2027 Minnesota Gophers offered [player_tooltip player_id='2126467' first='Baboucarr' last='Ann'] scored 18 points while senior [player_tooltip player_id='1617766' first='Keegan' last='Harney'] had 21 points with 11 made free throws.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->