Saturday, January 19, 2019

Jan. 18--Farmington girls demolish Eastview

Farmington left the old Missota conference after the 2015 season to join to tougher South Suburban. And it's been tough for the girls basketball team. In 4 seasons they've gone 20-54, and the Tigers were 0-8 against south metro powerhouse Eastview. Not just 0-8 but the average loss was by 32 points. But they've gone from 10th place to 7th place to 3rd place in the past 3 years, and it's been obvious that they have some great young talent. When would they put it together?

Well, the Tigers have put it together. They thrashed their nemesis Eastview last night by the outlandish score of 62-39. They jumped on the Lightning early and took a 25-13 halftime lead, then outscored Eastview again in the 2nd half 37-26. It was just a dominating performance overall.

Farmington is nothing if not quick with junior point guard Molly Mogenson the quickest and most aggressive of the bunch. She spearheads a ball-hawking defense that puts most opponents on their heels and keeps them there. Junior off-guard Morgan Ebel is quick and physical. Sophomore guards Paige Kindseth and Peyton Blandin are quick enough, and Kindseth really gets airborne. And if you get past all of them 6-4 sophomore Sophie Hart is waiting down low.

On offense, with all that quickness, well, yes, they can push the ball. Or they can play deliberately and score out of the half-court. They spread it around, and so they're terribly difficult to defend. Hart, Kindseth and Mogenson all average 13 ppg, Blandin 9, Ebel 7 and senior post Kaitlin Winston 6. Winston is a tough inside defender and rebounder.

If there's a weakness, it might be the 3. I've seen Kindseth light it up but not this year. They don't shoot or make very many 3s. But they've outscored their opponents this year an average of 65-41.

Last night Mogenson scored 18, Blandin 13, Kindseth 11 and Hart 11. But the number that probably really warmed coach Liz Carpentier's heart was that 39 for Eastview and the fact that nobody for the Lightning scored in double digits. Nobody. Lauren Glas led the way with 8 points.

Farmington is now 15-0, 8-0 in the South Suburban. Defending state champion Eastview is 6-2 and 11-3.

Player of the Day--Molly Mogenson
Team of the Day--Farmington
Coach of the Day--Liz Carpentier

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