Summer Week #1 Review, Part 2
Here are 10 teams that did newsworthy things. Some good news, some bad news. The 2020 and 2021 rankings are now posted in their usual place under the “Grassroots” pulldown menu. The 2020s • #2-ranked Fury 2020 Blue, playing up…
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Continue ReadingHere are 10 teams that did newsworthy things. Some good news, some bad news. The 2020 and 2021 rankings are now posted in their usual place under the “Grassroots” pulldown menu.
The 2020s
• #2-ranked Fury 2020 Blue, playing up 2 years, swept 3 games to win the 11 Green division at the Midwest Kickoff. They beat Northern Lights 11th 68-40 and So Minn Fury 2018 Elite 65-64. Molly Mogenson, Alyssa Ustby and several others had nice games vs. the Lights.
• Suns 2020 P. Long/Michaud won 3 games and the 14U division at the Suns Showcase. They defeated Crossfire 9th St. John, MN Energy 2020 and the Lady Hawks 9th. They moved all the way from #13 to #8.
• High Impact 9th Briski swept 3 games in the 9th Black division of the Kickoff, beating Bluejays, Stars 9th Zabel and IA Barnstormers 2020, 39-35. They moved into the top 10 at #9. Guard Kaelynn Kulis of Bigfork stands out for HI Briski.
• So Minn Fury 2020 Gold were upset by CP Manitoba 9th 38-36 in their 1st game, but then won 2 games to finish 5th in the 9 Black division of the Kickoff. They moved up from #14 to #10.
• MN Energy 2020 joined the rankings at #15 after winning 2 of 3 to finish 3rd in the 14U division of the Suns Showcase.
The 2021s
• #1-rated Taylor Hill 8th Elite played up 2 years and swept 3 games in the 10 Black division at the Midwest Kickoff. They defeated Crossfire 10th Smith 57-32 and #7-rated So Minn Fury 2020 Blue 57-43 on Saturday. On Sunday, they won a #1 vs. #2 matchup of 2021s against #2-rated Fury 2021 Blue, 47-27. Kierra Wheeler, Adaila Mackenzie and Andrea Tribble all played very well vs. the Crossfire.
• Top Flight 2021 Metro swept 3 games to win the 8 Black division at the Midwest Kickoff. Their victims were Crossfire 8th Schuck 30-22, Rise 8th 39-37 and IA Barnstormers 37-26. They move into our top 15 rankings at #7. Post Abigail Deming of Red Wing and wings Anna Forsberg of shakopee and Morgan Krumwiede of Burnsville all had big games vs. the Rise.
• Metro Stars 8th Berkvam moved up from #14 to #8 by winning 2 of 3 and finishing 3rd in the 8 Black division at the Kickoff. They defeated So Minn Fury 2021 and Crossfire 8th Schuck. Consisting mostly of Northfield girls, the Metro Stars were led by the Raiders' post Adrienne Whitson and wing Emma Rasmussen.
• So Minn Fury 2021 lost 2 of 3 games and dropped from #7 to #11 in our rankings. Their only win was 52-50 over the Rise 8th.
• Fury 2021 Gold won 2 of 3 games but still finished 9th in the Bronze (8th grade) division at the Comets Shootout. They drop from #9 all the way out of our top 15 2021s.
Team of the Week
Among the age groups that play 14 minute halves, it’s Tayler Hill 9th Elite, giving Taylor Hill a sweep of Team of the Week awards in both the older and younger divisions.