Farmington and Stillwater played a fun, entertaining game to close out the annual Hamline girls Thanksgiving tournament. It was a game of runs.
Stillwater opened fast, going ahead 10-2 as Amber Scalia played as aggressively as I've ever seen, scoring 7 of those 1st 10 Pony points.
Farmington roared back with a 19-0 run to lead 19-10 at around 9:30. The Tigers made 8-of-10 shots and Paige Kindseth scored 9 of the 19 points.
The two teams played fairly evenly over the next 3 minutes, but then Stillwater went on a 12 or 13-3 run to get within 31-28 as Scalia scored another 6 points and assisted on a Liza Karlen, well, basket. It looked to me like Karlen was at the FT line when she shot the ball, but when it went in the basket, Stillwater's score on the scoreboard went from 19 to 22.
Farmington then closed out the half on a 6-2 run to lead 37-30 (on the scoreboard) or 37-29 (according to the Farmington folks and also according to my play-by-play) at the half. Farmington did not challenge the score, however, so, officially, it was 37-30.
The second half was pretty even for the 1st 10 minutes but Farmington's small 18-15 edge, combined with their 7 point halftime lead, meant they were ahead 55-45 at the halfway point.
Stillwater then surged again, using a 14-3 run to take the lead 59-58 on a steal-and-2 by Alexis Pratt.
After that, Farmington led 64-62, Stillwater led 65-64 and 67-64 and 70-67 but Farmington tied it up on a steal-and-2 by Molly Mogenson. Stillwater went up 72-70 on Lizzie Holder's only 2 points of the day. Then Paige Kindseth hit a 3 (73-72 Farmington) and Amber Scalia a 2 for Stillwater's final lead at 74-73. From there Katelyn Mohr scored off an offensive board and assist by Sophie Hart, Mogenson and Mohr each made a pair of throws for the final.
Kindseth was pretty spectacular for Farmington with 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting, 13 rebounds and 3 assists. Hart was, too, with 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting and 21 rebounds. Point guard Molly Mogenson scored 16 on 6-of-12 shooting, with 6 rebounds and 2 steals.
For Stillwater, Pratt was her usual aggressive self, scoring 25 points, 20 in the 2nd half, on 10-of-24 shooting, with 7 steals. Scalia scored 21 on 8-of-13 shooting with 6 rebounds. Aliza Karlen scored 18 on 5-of-14 shooting with 7 boards.
Overall Farmington made 30-of-62 shots and grabbed 53 rebounds versus just 26 rebounds for the Ponies. Stillwater shot 26-of-66 but stayed in the game with 15 steals and just 6 turnovers.
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I commented earlier that Hopkins led Apple Valley 70-26 at halftime of their game. It ended up 98-38. And some of you are probably aware that Wayzata clobbered Lakeville North 89-52 today. So in the very early going in Class AAAA, here's how my rankings look, which is to say, not much different than they did in the pre-season.
1. Hopkins (4-0, was #1)
2. Wayzata (4-0, was #2)
3. Farmington (3-0, was #3)
4. Park Center (3-0, was #4)
5. Stillwater (2-2, was #7, lost only to #3 and #4)
6. St. Michael-Albertville (2-2, was #5, lost only to #3 and #4)
7. Chaska (1-1, was #9, played Wayzata much closer than Lakeville North did)
8. Lakeville North (1-1, was #6)
9. Rosemount (2-1, was #10, lost only to Hopkins)
10. Maple Grove (1-1, was #8, lost to Eden Prairie, but Eden Prairie lost to Centennial)
Top Players in Our Last 3 Games at Hamline
Center--Sophie Hart, Farmington
Forward--Kendall Coley, St. Louis Park
Point Guard--Paige Bueckers, Hopkins
Guard--Alexis Pratt, Stillwater
Guard--Paige Kindseth, Farmington
2nd Team
Center--Maya Nnaji, Hopkins
Forward--Reagan Alexander, St. Louis Park
Point Guard--Molly Mogenson, Farmington
Guard--Kenzie Kramer, St. Michael
Guard--Amber Scalia, Stillwater
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