Girls State Tournament Scoring Records

Kelly Skalicky held the two most prestigious MSHSL girls tournament scoring records for more than 25 years. Now, within the space of two short years, both of these records have been eclipsed by Brittney Chambers and Tayler Hill. Chambers, Jordan, scored 47 points in a Class AA semi-final game against Crookston last year (2008) to break Skalicky's record of 45 points in a single tournament game. Then, this year (2009), Tayler Hill, Minneapolis South, matched Chambers record and broke Skalicky's record of 102 points in a tournament.

One record from the tournament's early days remains unbroken, however--and it's a record that does not appear in the MSHSL yearbook or basketball tournament program. Janet Karvonen scored 329 points in four state tournaments during her illustrious career. Hill fell short with 248 points. Skalicky scored more than 250 points to remain ahead of Hill in second place. 

Here is the evolution of these three major girls state tournament scoring records.

Individual Scoring Records

Most Points in a Game

1975--Jen Savage, LeSueur 32 vs. Luverne 1st round*

1976--Isabella Ceplecha, Redwood Falls 26 vs. SW Christian A semi

1977--Jayne Mackley, Hibbing 27 vs. Benilde-St. Margaret's AA 1st round

1977--Deanna Reyerson, Alden-Conger 27 vs. Redwood Falls A consolation semi

1978--Janet Karvonen, New York Mills 31 vs. Fertile-Beltrami A 1st round

1978--Karen Swanson, Mountain Iron 31 vs. Albany A consolation semi

1979--Karvonen 34 vs. Brady A semi

1979--Karvonen 38 vs. Albany A final

1980--Karvonen 40 vs. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunberg A 1st round

1981--Kelly Skalicky, Albany 45 vs. Bagley A consolation semi

2008--Brittney Chambers, Jordan 47 vs. Crookston AA semi

2009--Tayler Hill, Mpls. South 47 vs. Centennial AAAA final

Points in a Tournament

1975--Jen Savage, LeSueur 60 points*

1976--Isabella Ceplecha, Redwood Falls 53

1977--Janet Karvonen, New York Mills 59

1978--Laura Gardner, Bloomington Jefferson 78

1979--Karvonen 98

1981--Kelly Skalicky, Albany 102

2009--Tayler Hill, Mpls. South 106

Career Points in the State Tournament

1975--Jen Savage, LeSueur 60 points*

1976--Isabella Ceplecha, Redwood Falls 53

1977--Lisa Lissimore, St. Paul Central 78

1978--Laura Gardner, Bloomington Jefferson 141

1980--Janet Karvonen, New York Mills 329

* For more than a quarter-century, the MSHSL regarded the 1974 and 1975 tournaments as "unofficial," and did not include them in its record books. Now it does, and so Savage's records from the 1975 tournament are included, thus superceding the records shown in italics.

Team Scoring Records

When Chambers scored her 47 points, she did so in the highest scoring game (both teams) in tournament history. Here is the evolution of the team scoring records.

Most Points in a Game, One Team

1974--Glencoe 71 Granada-Huntley 51 1st round*

1974--Glencoe 76 Kasson-Mantorville 36 semi*

1977--New York Mills 68 Buhl 43 A 1st round

1978--New York Mills 80 Fertile-Beltrami 33 A 1st round

1979--Albany 80 Moose Lake 47 A semi

1981--Albany 82 Bagley 35 A consolation semi

1984--Eden Valley-Watkins 88 Cass Lake 54 A 1st round

Most Points in a Game, Two Teams

1974--Glencoe 71 Granada-Huntley 51 1st round*

1976--Glencoe 53 Mpls. Marshall-U 51

1977--New York Mills 78 Buhl 43 A 1st round

1978--New York Mills 80 Fertile-Beltrami 33 A 1st round

1978--New York Mills 64 Redwood Falls 55 A final

1979--Moose Lake 64 Fertile-Beltrami 61 (ot) A 1st round

1979--Albany 80 Moose Lake 47 A semi

1979--SW Christian 66 Redwood Falls 65 A consolation final

1981--Albany 76 New York Mills 70 (ot) A consolation final

1997--Rochester Mayo 78 Bloomington Jefferson 70 AA semi

1999--Southland 80 Waubun 68 A 3rd place

2008--Jordan 79 Crookston 75 A semi

Most Points in a Tournament

1974--Glencoe 193*

1976--Mpls. Marshall-University 159

1978--New York Mills 203

1995--Rochester Mayo 205

1997--Rochester Mayo 241