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Top Breakout Performers Natalie Erhard, Minnetonka, 5-9, junior, guard Always a solid defender, the junior guard is now emerging as an offensive threat as well. She scored 16 points as the Skippers defeated Simley 65-34, then added 13 in a…
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Natalie Erhard, Minnetonka, 5-9, junior, guard
Always a solid defender, the junior guard is now emerging as an offensive threat as well. She scored 16 points as the Skippers defeated Simley 65-34, then added 13 in a 71-70 upset win at Park Center. The 29 points now represent more than half of her total for the year.
Sophia Hart, Farmington, 6-4, freshman, post
A college coach asked me what I thought of Sophia Hart, who scored 26 points in 3 fairly slowly-paced games down at St. Olaf. Well, she’s raw. But what 6-4 freshman isn’t a little bit raw? The fact is she’s further along than almost any freshman post other than Aliza Karlen (last year) that I’ve seen in recent years.
Paige Kindseth, Farmington, 5-8, freshman, guard
Another Farmingtonian, Kindseth is an athletic guard with a great stroke on her shot. She made the play of the day last Friday at St. Olaf, closing out on a Grand Rapids 3-point shooter at the top of the key, rejecting the shot with a resounding block, then chasing the ball down and scoring on the other end.
Hannah Lamkin, Eagan, 5-7, freshman, guard
The 1-9 Wildcats continue to struggle but Lamkin (along with sophomore guard Taylor Gregin) offer hope for the future. Lamkin is active and aggressive and scored 34 points in 3 low-scoring games at St. Olaf.
Haidyn Pitsch, Prior Lake, 5-5, freshman, guard
A 2-1 week at St. Olaf only gets the Lakers to 4-9 for the year, and everybody not named McKenna Hofschild struggles to score. But Pitsch showed signs of becoming the #2 option at Prior Lake with 16 points vs. Providence. She hit the 3, and she penetrated into the lane and scored on a pull-up and at the rim.
Top Teams
Champlin Park
The Rebels won 2 games at Park Center over Rogers and Cretin, after beating Centennial the previous week, to go 7-2 and move up from #11AAAA to #6.
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
DGF pulled maybe the week’s—and, maybe, the year’s—biggest upset 66-62 at Moorhead to go 7-0. These Rebels had all 5 starters in double figures and held Sam Haiby to 16 points in the win.
Eastview
The Lightning went 3-0 at St. Olaf, including 66-56 win over then #1AAAA Hopkins, moved up from #3 to #1.
Mountain Iron-Buhl
The Rangers swept 3 games in their own holiday tournament but, remember, playing at home is no guarantee. Just ask Moorhead. The biggest of the 3 wins was a 59-40 shellacking of highly rated Bigfork.
Roseville
The Raiders swept 3 games in its own holiday tournament. Now 8-2, they moved into the top 10 in Class AAAA from #15.
Top Breakout Teams
Fergus Falls
The Otters got to 8-2 with wins over Thief River Falls and Maranatha.
Houston
The Hurricanes got to 10-1 and moved into our top 25 in Class A with a pair of wins over Fillmore Central and Kingsland.
Irondale
The Knights defeated Jefferson and Tartan in their holiday tournament to get to 8-3 and to move into our Class AAAA top 25.
Princeton
The Tigers are now 7-4 and have moved into the Class AAA top 25 with wins over Becker and Watertown-Mayer two win the Monticello holiday tournament.
St. Peter
St. Peter entered the season highly rated but got off to a 1-4 start. They got back to .500 with a surprising 48-41 win over Anoka in the Rochester tournament.
Top Coaches
You can read what these coaches did last week in the team descriptions above.
Josh Steck, Champlin Park
Tom Crtichley, Jr., DGF
Brad Strand, Fergus Falls
Dale Moga, Houston
Jeff Crosby, Roseville
And the Winners Are…
Top Performer Megan Walstad, Eastview
Top Breakout Performer Natalie Erhard, Minnetonka
Top Team Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
Top Breakout Team Fergus Falls
Top Coach Josh Steck, Champlin Park