Race For Mr. Basketball: The Aftermath

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We know who is on the list now..... how did they play after getting on the list? Let's have a look! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The Leader </strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='1560882' first='Cedric' last='Tomes'] of East Ridge (Minnesota signed). Exhibit H why Cedric is the leader..... 47 points scored improving his team to 11-4 on the season beating Stillwater on Tuesday. Raptors up ten at the half, won by 16.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The Top Contender </strong>- [player_tooltip player_id='1560778' first='Nolen' last='Anderson'] of Wayzata (Minnesota signed). Scored 28 points helping his team to an 18 point halftime lead, got an early seat as the [program_tooltip program_id='2075965' first='Trojans' last=''] beat EP by a score of 97-68.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Final Five Leaders</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='1560867' first='Christian' last='Wiggins'] of Wayzata (Iowa State signed). [player_tooltip player_id='1560740' first='Dothan' last='Ijadimbola'] (Drake signed).[player_tooltip player_id='1560868' first='Joseph' last='Mitchell III'] of Cretin-Derham Hall (UST signed). [player_tooltip player_id='1560827' first='Kale' last='Misegades'] of Henning (SMSU signed).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wiggins scored 20 points for the [program_tooltip program_id='2075965' first='Trojans' last=''] and joined Anderson with an early season as the [program_tooltip program_id='2075965' first='Trojans' last=''] beat EP 97-68.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dothan came up big in a big game again scoring a game high 23 points as TG best Richfield in the 1 vs 2 match-up on Monday. Dothan then had 18 in 16 minutes against Coon Rapids a day later as TG was up 57-23 at the half and won 99-53. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mitchell had 21 points on 20 minutes hitting three threes plus he had three boards and three steals as CDH was up 49-25 at the half and withstood a late Park of Cottage Grove rally to win 86-73.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Misegades scored 34 points on 16 of 33 shooting and never got to the foul line in an 80-61 win over New York Mills. Kale also had eight boards, five assists and four steals as his team remains undefeated. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Finalists Leaders (Top Ten)</strong>. [player_tooltip player_id='1560851' first='Hamze' last='Yusuf'] of Eden Prairie (D1 offered). [player_tooltip player_id='1550877' first='Jayden' last='Moore'] of Hopkins (UND signed).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Yusuf is playing that [player_tooltip player_id='2897741' first='Troy' last='Bell'] roll pretty well for EP helping them win a lot of games (not saying the is Troy like, just speaking to that playmaking aggressive role). Yusuf had 25 in the loss to the [program_tooltip program_id='2075965' first='Trojans' last=''].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Moore had another double-double with 15 points and 10 assists as Hopkins beat Tonka by 20.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Fighting for the Finalists Spot</strong>. [player_tooltip player_id='1560807' first='Isaac' last='Olmstead'] of Wayzata (UMD signed). [player_tooltip player_id='3102819' first='AJ' last='Bessler'] (unsigned). [player_tooltip player_id='1560739' first='Max' last='Iversen'] (North Dakota State signed). [player_tooltip player_id='1560741' first='Will' last='Kirsch'] of Waconia (D2 offered). [player_tooltip player_id='2118474' first='Ethan' last='Martin'] of Belle Paine (River Falls committed). [player_tooltip player_id='2119578' first='Pierce' last='Petersohn'] of Tirton (Virginia Tech football signed). [player_tooltip player_id='2121332' first='Deron' last='Russell'] of Waseca (NDSU football signed). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Olmstead scored 19 points in the blowout win over EP. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3102819' first='AJ' last='Bessler'] has never played a high school season where he wasn't in the state tournament. On Tuesday his 19 points, 20 rebounds and four blocks in 21 minutes led Nevis over Red Lake 78-37. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Iversen and Maple Grove are the latest to run into the young Buffalo Bison and take a loss. Iversen hit four threes and scored 18 points with three assists in the loss. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kirsch scored 24 in a two score win over BSM and moved within 18 points of tying the all time scoring record at Waconia. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Martin scored 25 but the top ranked Belle Plaine team fell 62-81 to Southwest Christian. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pierce had 23 points in the 72-55 win over Hayfield. Twenty-four hours before that, Pierce had 31 points and 19 rebounds to beat Medford. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Russell exploded for 42 points in a huge win for his Jays team beating ranked St. Peter. The Saints had beaten Waseca by 30 earlier in the year. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>In the Hunt</strong>. [player_tooltip player_id='1560797' first='Jaxon' last='Boschee'] of Bemidji (D2 offered). [player_tooltip player_id='2115655' first='Ryan' last='Kreager'] of Faribault (Loyola Chicago signed). [player_tooltip player_id='2120500' first='Eli' last='Moseman'] of St. Paul Central. [player_tooltip player_id='1560865' first='Nolan' last='Myren'] of Sping Lake Park (Bemidji State signed). [player_tooltip player_id='2115657' first='Gavin' last='Roderick'] of Alexandria. [player_tooltip player_id='2118449' first='Mason' last='Witt'] of Alexandria. [player_tooltip player_id='1951088' first='Luke' last='Roschen'] of Goodhue (SMSU signed). [player_tooltip player_id='3042595' first='Jermaine' last='Thomas-Curtis'] of St. Paul Johnson. [player_tooltip player_id='2851170' first='Jack' last='Welch'] of Pelican Rapids (Concordia St-Paul signed). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Boschee scored 25 points in a 14 point loss to Sartell on Tuesday. The Sabers got seven threes from Karson Lewis and another four from [player_tooltip player_id='1560795' first='Maddox' last='Lewis'] as they combined for 45 points. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kreager had one of his biggest offensive nights ever scoring 28 points in the paint leading the Falcons to a needed win over Mankato West. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Moseman had 15 points in the Central crushing win over Harding 86-35.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Myren scored 22 points and hit a game winning buzzer beater for his team as SLP beat Elk River 73-71.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Roderick had 24 points and eight rebounds in the 94-73 win over Willmar. [player_tooltip player_id='2118449' first='Mason' last='Witt'] had 15 points and three assists in that same game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Roschen was sick and didn't play in the Goodhue win over PEM.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thomas-Curtis had 23 points and four rebounds on 9 of 17 shooting in the loss to Minnehaha Academy Monday. No result posted from the Johnson win over Humboldt last night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Welch scored twice and then got hurt as his team lost by 11 to DGF.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Others</strong>. [player_tooltip player_id='1437598' first='Dane' last='Danielson'] (Northern State signed). [player_tooltip player_id='1874800' first='Brayden' last='Gorton'] (Bemidji State signed). [player_tooltip player_id='1560793' first='Lamont' last='Michaels'] of Two Rivers. [player_tooltip player_id='2120492' first='Ethan' last='Miller'] of Zumbrota-Mazeppa (SMSU signed). [player_tooltip player_id='2119593' first='Lars' last='Osteraas'] of St. Thomas. [player_tooltip player_id='2486899' first='J'Marion' last='Sanders'] of Minneapolis North. [player_tooltip player_id='1560859' first='Kenneth' last='Turner'] of St. Paul Johnson.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dane scored 20 points against a ranked Farmington team in an 89-78 loss dropping the Panthers to 6-9 on the year. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gorton had 20 points on 7 of 13 shooting from the field, 6 of 6 from the foul line as Washburn beat Edison (2-10) with an 89-50 score. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560793' first='Lamont' last='Michaels'] had 16 points as Two Rivers beat winless North St. Paul by 15 points. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ethan scored 11 points quickly as ZM was up 38-15 on Pine Island at the half and won 67-41.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Osteraas scored his 1,000th career point in a win over Simley this week, no other result was given. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sanders scored 22 points in an 11 point loss to Holy Family dropping North to 8-8 on the season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Turner had 12 points and 13 rebounds on 4 of 10 shooting in the loss to Minnehaha. No result posted from the Johnson win over Humboldt last night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Coaches Didn't Post Results/No Media Coverage</strong>. Will Gieseke of Red Lake County. [player_tooltip player_id='2465512' first='Duke' last='King'] of Tartan. [player_tooltip player_id='2100912' first='Stephen' last='McGee'] of Greenway/Naswauk-Keewatin. [player_tooltip player_id='1560866' first='Camare'' last='Young'] of Apple Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->