State Tournament: Meet the All-Tournament Teams
So that’s it. The Minnesota state high school girls basketball championship is over. Done. Kaput. Finished. As of noon on Friday, the Minnesota State High School League declared that the show could not go on due to a set of global circumstances that is far more complex than any of us regular folks can possibly grasp. It’s a crappy way to end the season which is, perhaps, appropriate given that there does not appear to be a single roll of toilet paper for sale anywhere in the Twin Cities right now!
The MSHSL, in what seems to be a rather hasty decision made in the heat of the moment, has determined that there will be no class champions for the 2019-20 season. Personally, I see no reason why we can’t declare co-champions. Unless the teams are going to hold clandestine finals in an empty gym somewhere deep into cul de sac country – this idea was certainly floating around social media late Friday night – nobody will get to hoist a trophy.
Without asking anyone’s permission we’re going to honor this year’s state champions. And, as we always do, we’re naming our Prep Girls Hoops All Tournament Teams. Although the sample size is a little smaller than in previous seasons, there were still 20 basketball games played on Wednesday and Thursday at Williams Arena and the Maturi Pavilion on the campus of the University of Minnesota.
With out further ado, these are your state champions and tournament all stars for 2019-20.
CLASS AAAA
Co-champions: Farmington Tigers & Hopkins Royals
First Team
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Sophie Hart
Sophie
Hart
6'4" | C
Farmington | 2021
State
#44
Nation
MN
, junior forward, Farmington -
Taylor Woodson
Taylor
Woodson
6'0" | PF
Hopkins | 2023
State
#28
Nation
MN
, freshman forward, Hopkins -
Paige Bueckers
Paige
Bueckers
5'11" | CG
Hopkins | 2020
State
MN
, senior guard, Hopkins (UConn) -
Mackenzie Kramer
Mackenzie
Kramer
5'9" | PG
STMA | 2020
State
MN
, senior guard, St. Michael-Albertville (Lehigh) - Peyton Blandin Peyton Blandin 5'8" | SG Farmington | 2021 State MN , junior guard, Farmington
Second team
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Maya Nnaji
Maya
Nnaji
6'4" | PF
Hopkins | 2022
State
#7
Nation
MN
, sophomore forward, Hopkins - Liza Karlen Liza Karlen 6'2" | PF Stillwater | 2020 State MN , senior forward, Stillwater (Marquette)
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Tessa Johnson
Tessa
Johnson
5'11" | SG
St. Michael-Albertville | 2023
State
#36
Nation
MN
, freshman guard, St. Michael-Albertville - Paige Kindseth Paige Kindseth 5'10" | CG Farmington | 2021 State MN , junior guard, Farmington
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Lauren Jensen
Lauren
Jensen
5'10" | CG
Lakeville North | 2020
State
MN
, senior guard, Lakeville North (Iowa)
CLASS AAA
Co-champions: Becker Bulldogs & DeLaSalle Islanders
First team
- Nurjei Weems Nurjei Weems 6'0" | PF DeLaSalle | 2020 State MN , senior forward, DeLaSalle
- TeeTee Danso TeeTee Danso 6'0" | PF Simley | 2020 State MN , senior forward, Simley (Bradley)
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Julia Bengtson
Julia
Bengtson
5'10" | PG
Becker | 2021
State
MN
, junior guard, Becker -
Kiani Lockett
Kiani
Lockett
5'9" | PG
Minnetonka | 2022
State
MN
, sophomore guard, DeLaSalle -
Sydney Runsewe
Sydney
Runsewe
5'8" | CG
DeLaSalle | 2022
State
MN
, sophomore guard, DeLaSalle
Second team
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Megan Gamble
Megan
Gamble
5'10" | SF
Becker | 2021
State
MN
, junior forward, Becker -
Courtney Nuest
Courtney
Nuest
5'8" | CG
Becker | 2021
State
MN
, junior guard, Becker
- Addy Salzer Addy Salzer 5'10" | CG Waconia | 2021 State MN , junior forward, Waconia
- Zareia Chevre Zareia Chevre 5'10" | PF Simley | 2020 State MN , senior guard, Simley (Monmouth)
- Sydney Stensgard Sydney Stensgard 5'9" | CG Simley | 2020 State MN , senior guard, Simley (Montana State)
CLASS AA
Co-champions: Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers, Providence Academy Lions, Rochester Lourdes Eagles, Waseca Bluejays
First team
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Alyssa Ustby
Alyssa
Ustby
6'2" | CG
Rochester Lourdes | 2020
State
MN
, senior forward, Rochester Lourdes (North Carolina) -
Gianna Kneepkens
Gianna
Kneepkens
5'11" | CG
Duluth Marshall | 2021
State
#86
Nation
MN
, junior guard, Duluth Marshall -
Hailey Hohenecker
Hailey
Hohenecker
5'2" | PG
Providence | 2020
State
MN
, senior guard, Providence Academy (Sioux Falls) - Grace Kirk, senior guard, Duluth Marshall (Brown)
- CJ Adamson CJ Adamson 5'9" | CG Rochester Lourdes | 2022 State MN , sophomore guard, Rochester Lourdes
Second team
- Rachel Breck Rachel Breck 6'0" | PF Waseca | 2020 State MN , senior forward, Waseca (Iowa Lakes)
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Grace Counts
Grace
Counts
6'1" | PF
Providence | 2023
State
MN
, freshman forward, Providence Academy -
Kyra Miller
Kyra
Miller
5'9" | CG
Providence | 2023
State
MN
, freshman guard, Providence Academy
- Hannah Potter Hannah Potter 5'11" | PF Waseca | 2020 State MN , senior guard, Waseca
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Ivane Tensaie
Ivane
Tensaie
5'7" | CG
Concordia | 2021
State
MN
, junior guard, Concordia Academy
CLASS A
Co-champions: Cromwell-Wright Cardinals, Henning Hornets, Minneota Vikings, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Buccaneers
First team
- Taya Hakamaki Taya Hakamaki 5'7" | CG Cromwell | 2020 State MN , senior guard, Cromwell-Wright (UM-Duluth)
- Brielle Bartelt Brielle Bartelt 5'6" | PG Waterville-E-M | 2021 State MN , junior guard, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown
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Ellie Dague
Ellie
Dague
5'10" | CG
Henning | 2021
State
MN
, junior guard, Henning - Megan Weber, junior guard, Henning
- Kassidy Broadwater, senior guard, Fillmore Central
Second team
- Abby Hennen Abby Hennen 5'9" | CG Minneota | 2021 State MN , junior guard, Minneota
- Taylor Schuck Taylor Schuck 5'7" | CG Heritage | 2021 State MN , junior guard, Heritage Christian
- Natalie Rolbiecki Natalie Rolbiecki 5'10" | CG Minneota | 2022 State MN , sophomore guard, Minneota
- Shaily Hakamaki Shaily Hakamaki 5'8" | CG Cromwell | 2020 State MN , senior guard, Cromwell-Wright (UM-Duluth)
- Toryn Richards, junior forward, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown
Top photo: Shaily Hakamaki Shaily Hakamaki 5'8" | CG Cromwell | 2020 State MN of Cromwell-Wright and Abby Hennen Abby Hennen 5'9" | CG Minneota | 2021 State MN of Minneota both made our class A All Tournament Team. (Photo courtesy of StarTribune)
