Two section champions were crowned on Thursday--#5 QRF Caledonia beat Stewartville 71-53 is 1AA, and #18 Jackson County Central beat Minnewaska in 3AA 69-60.
2AA--#6 Waseca was set to play #29 Jordan. I like Waseca 79-55.
4AA--#27 Concordia and #40 Cristo Rey Jesuit had advanced to the final. I like Cristo 70-64. Cristo Rey gave St. Croix Prep their 1st loss of the season in the semis 66-61. Cristo is just 15-13 but that was a message.
5AA--#1 Minneapolis North would have handled #10 Blake in the final 75-66.
6AA--#12 Melrose 63 #15 Mora 58.
7AA--#13 Esko 76 #25 Pierz 59.
8AA--#4 Perham 60 #2 Fergus 57.
The Seeds and Matchups
1. Caledonia 28-1 and 5-1 vs. the top 15 teams, and #5 QRF.
2. Perham 28-0 and 3-0, #1 QRF.
3. Waseca 25-5, 6-4, #6.
4. Minneapolis North 21-8, 2-7 and #1 QRF.
5. Melrose 23-6 and 1-1 and #12 QRF.
X. Cristo Rey 15-13, 2-4 and #40.
X. Esko 21-7 and 0-2, #13 QRF.
X. Jackson CC 20-7, 0-4 and #18.
#1 Caledonia vs. Cristo Rey Jesuit
#4 Mpls. North vs. #5 Melrose
#2 Perham vs. Esko
#3 Waseca vs. Jackson CC
First Round
Caledonia would easily dispatch Cristo Rey 93-47.
Minneapolis North 70 Melrose 57.
Perham 75 Esko 61.
Waseca 80 Jackson 63. Waseca defeated Jackson 94-78 in December in the Big South Showcase.
Semi-Finals
Melrose wins easily, and Esko by 2 in consolation.
Caledonia 80 Minneapolis North 79 (OT).
Perham 65 Waseca 61. Perham goes into my fantasy final undefeated.
Finals
5th--Esko 63 Melrose 62.
3rd--Minneapolis North 72 Waseca 70.
Championship--Caledonia 71 Perham 67. Caledonia is just #7 in QRF.
All-Tournament 5
Noah King, Caledonia, 6-2, senior, G
Rudy Voss, Jackson, 6-2, senior, G
Finn Diggins, Perham, 6-5, junior, C
Andrew Morgan, Waseca, 6-8, junior, F
Davon Townley, Mpls. North, 6-7, junior, F
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