Class A’s turn for upsets, rankings scramble

<p>We’ve had nothing but trouble in Class AA this year, but this past week it was Class A that provided the most of the thrills ad spills and, thus, the most and the biggest changes to our Top 25 rankings. Here are some of the biggest games from last week as they relate to the rankings.</p> <p>• Then #1A <strong>Goodhue</strong> lost not once but twice, both times at <strong>Hayfield</strong>. They lost to the host Vikings on Tuesday night 51-45 as Carrie Rutledge outscored Sydney Lodermeier 21-9 in the battle of the point guards. Then, on Saturday they traveled to Hayfield again, this time for the Hayfield Showcase where they drew a pretty good AA <strong>Tracy-Milroy-Balaton</strong> team. TMB surprised Goodhue by almost but not quite the same score 50-45. Goodhue drops to #4A with the 2 losses.</p> <p>• After defeating Goodhue, Hayfield turned around and lost in its Showcase to then #2A <strong>Mountain Iron-Buhl</strong> 64-56. MIB moves up to #1A though junior point guard Macy Savela is playing with a bad shoulder. She has been in and out of the lineup, trying to play through what is reportedly a painful injury. But the Rangers always seem to have another piece ready to go, and Madisen Overbye has done a nice job filling in.</p> <p>• Then #6A <strong>Bigfork</strong> lost to <strong>Roseau</strong> 72-52, and drops to #7A.</p> <p>• Then #8A <strong>Wheaton</strong> lost to then #9A <strong>Lac Qui Parle Valley </strong>66-60 as Emma Schmidt scored 29 for Wheaton but LQPV had 4 players in double figures. Wheaton then lost to unranked <strong>Parkers Prairie</strong> 48-36. LQPV then also lost to TMB 59-58. Wheaton drops to #14A, LQPV remains at #9A and Parkers Prairie leapfrogs into the top 25 at #18A.</p> <p>• Among the next 15 rated teams, then #11A <strong>Floodwood</strong> , #12A <strong>Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s</strong>, #15A <strong>Heritage Christian</strong>, #16A <strong>Grand Meadow</strong> and #21A <strong>Badger-Greenbush-Middle River </strong>all lost.</p> <p>• Also new to the top 25 is <strong>Cedar Mountain-Comfrey</strong> (8-3) at #24A.</p> <p><strong>Class AA</strong></p> <p>For once, Class AA had fewer surprises than Class A but there were still a few highly rated teams that got beat.</p> <p>• #4AA <strong>Holy Family</strong> lost to Class AAA <strong>Waconia</strong> 68-66 in 2 OT despite 21 points from Shea Thompson. This may not be an upset but the Fire moved down to #5AA.</p> <p>• Then #7AA <strong>Eden Valley-Watkins</strong> lost to #9AA <strong>Norwood Young America</strong> 55-34 as Bren Fox scored 14 for the winner. NYA moved up 3 spots, EVW down 1.</p> <p>• Then #8AA <strong>Watertown-Mayer</strong> lost to unranked <strong>Annandale</strong> 54-41 as Hannah Purcell outscored Monika Czinano 18-13. Annandale also defeated then #11AA <strong>New London-Spicer </strong>48-33. So Annandale moved all the way up to #9AA, Watertown dropped to #10AA, and New London dropped to #13AA. Annandale is far and away our biggest mover in either A or AA for the week.</p> <p>• Among the next 15 teams, then #15AA <strong>Rochester Lourdes</strong>, #19AA <strong>Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop</strong> and #23AA <strong>Jordan</strong> also lost. Lourdes lost to unranked <strong>Caledonia</strong>, who now moves into the top 25 at #21AA. Lourdes drops to #22AA. GFW and Jordan both lost to unranked <strong>Sibley East</strong>, and both dropped out of the top 25. Even with its 2 big wins, Sibley East is just 7-6 after starting out 0-5.</p> <p><strong>This Week</strong></p> <p>Here are some upcoming games matching ranked teams in Class A and/or Class AA.</p> <p><strong>Monday, Monday</strong></p> <p>St. Cloud Cathedral (11-1, #15AA) at Sauk Centre (#1AA, 12-0), 6 p.m.</p> <p>Norwood Young America (13-2, #6AA) vs. Stewartville (12-1, #11AA) at St. Kate’s, 6 p.m.</p> <p><strong>Tuesday</strong></p> <p>Hayfield (12-3, #3A) at Stewartville, 7:15 p.m.</p> <p>Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s (12-2, #11A) at Cedar Mountain-Comfrey (8-3, #24A), 7:30 p.m.</p> <p><strong>Thursday</strong></p> <p>East Grand Forks (12-3, #17AA) at Barnesville (8-2, #19AA), 7:30 p.m.</p> <p>Roseau (9-4, #14AA) at Badger-Greenbush-Middle River (12-2, #22A), 7:30 p.m. Roseau looks to avenge a home loss to BGMR in December.</p> <p>Hayfield at Rochester Lourdes (11-6, #22AA), 7:15 p.m.</p> <p>Martin County West (9-2, #18AA) at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton (13-1, #11AA), 7:30 p.m.</p> <p>Wabasso (9-3, #19A) at Sleepy Eye (12-3, #10A), 7:30 p.m.</p> <p><strong>Saturday</strong></p> <p>Lac Qui Parle Valley (14-2, #9A) at BOLD (11-3, #16A), 9 a.m. is what the Hub says</p> <p>Eden Valley-Watkins (11-2, #8AA) at Watertown-Mayer (10-4, #10AA)</p> <p>Pelican Rapids (6-3, #23AA) at Barnesville, 7:30 p.m.</p>