Most of the high school schedule tonight was wiped out by cold and snow, but there were a few games that went on as scheduled. Two of those stood out in terms of interest.
Surging Rosemount upset Farmington, who came in at 18-2 and #4AAAA statewide, 57-55 in OT. It was the Irish' 4th straight win and 2nd straight upset. They defeated Eastview just this Tuesday 57-45, and are now 13-9.
And, Mountain Iron-Buhl, with an uncharacteristic 4 losses and rated just #12A in the state, defeated Cherry, who came in at 17-3 and rated #17A, 76-58.
What made the games even more interesting than just the high rankings is the number of younger plays on these 2 courts tonight. Rosemount, for example, starts 2 freshmen, 2 sophomores and 6-2 junior Taylor Janssen, who scored 24 tonight and is averaging 14 for the year. 6-0 soph Helen Staley scored just 7 tonight but is averaging 11, and 5-9 frosh Alexa Ratzlaff is averaging 10. 6-0 freshman Tayah Leenderts averages 7 and 5-8 soph Ivory Finley averages 6 but scored 10 tonight. With 3 6-footers and all 5 starters returning, look out for the Irish next year. But, first, look out for them between now and March.
Farmington is also young with 3 sophs, 3 juniors and just 1 senior among their top 7. Sophomore Paige Kindseth scored 16 and junior Molly Mogenson 15 tonight. They each average 12, as does 6-4 sophomore post Sophie Hart, who is rumored to be a high D1 recruit. Soph Peyton Blandin averages 9 points, and juniors Morgan Ebel and Katelyn Mohr 7 and 4. The Tigers will remain in the state's top 5 despite the loss.
Cherry, meanwhile, starts a frosh, a soph and 3 juniors, who score 59 points per game among them. Sophomore post Jessalyn Schroetter averages 16 and scored 23 tonight. MIB's top 4 scorers on the season are all seniors, but next year's rotation is beginning to come into view. Freshman guard Brooke Niska scored 13 tonight and 2 other frosh and an 8th grader are in the Rangers' rotation.
Player of the Day--Taylor Janssen
Team of the Day--Rosemount
Coach of the Day--Chris Orr, Rosemount
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