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WEEKLY ROUNDUP
*Final boys Top 20
*Farmington emerges
*Shakopee topples Chaska
*Battle sparks for Gophers
Volume 27 Issue No. 13 March 11 2021-22
The total package
Cretin-Derham Hall’s Tre Holloman fills up all the columns
By Bruce Strand
T re Holloman of Cretin-Derham
Hall can be best described as
the consummate all-around ball-
player. His bodacious career stat
sheet bears that out.
The 6-foot-2 point guard signed
by Michigan State passed the
2,000-point marker — and that was
just his latest milestone — while
scoring 28 in an 82-71 win over
Minnetonka in the next-to-last game
of the regular season.
Heading into sectionals, his totals
were 2,020 points, 1,074 assists, 648
rebounds and 419 steals, achieved
despite having 11 games erased due
to the pandemic: eight last year,
plus the 2020 state tournament after
the Raiders won the section.
“Tre is an elite athlete with an elite
mind,” declares coach Jerry Kline,
who’s had multiple all-staters and
D-1 prospects in his program. “He
can score at all three levels, his court This graphic on Tre Holloman was created by Kabe Bohr.
vision is the best that I have ever
seen, and his ability to get his team- Holloman is only the third player Asked to assess himself when he
mates involved is second to none. in state history to achieve the com- signed, Holloman told a recruiting
bination of 2,000 points, 1,000 as- web site:
“Defensively, the best on-ball de- sists, 600 rebounds, and 400 steals,
fender that I have ever coached, and the first Class 4A player to do “I’m a pass-first point guard who
best rebounding guard I have ever so. The others are current Hibbing loves to bring energy on defense.
coached. He is flat out a winner!” guard Ayden McDonald and Lakev- I’m a great on-ball defender who
iew Christian’s Bjorn Broman, a can score when needed. I love to get
2015 graduate. in the lane.”
Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 11 Page 2
Pass-first guard also broke
Oturu’s scoring record Tre
Holloman is
He was ranked by 247Sports.com as the No. 12 point delivering over
guard and No. 67 overall prospect in the class of 2022. 19 points and
over 10 assists
When MSU announced the signing, coach Tom Izzo as- per game for
sessed: “In Tre, we think we’ve got a competitive guy the Raiders.
who can run the point, who can distribute the ball, who His next team
can guard the world, and (he) has improved his shooting will be Michi-
each and every year. We’re very excited about getting gan State.
Tre and think he’s gonna be a big part of our future.”
Izzo, an avid football fan, added that another thing he
loves about Holloman is that he was also a coveted D-I
prospect in football as a receiver and safety. Holloman Asked to pick out
didn’t play football as a senior after committing to bas- some of the vin-
ketball. tage Holloman
games, Coach
Hollomon, who broke current NBA player Daniel Otu- Kline strained to
ru’s school record of 2,004 points, averaged 19.2 points, select three from
8.3 rebounds, 10.4 assists, and 3.4 steals, for the No. 15 a long list of gems, starting with one early in his soph-
ranked Raiders (15-10) in the regular season. He’s one omore year when the Raiders beat nationally-ranked
of 10 semifinalists for Mr. Basketball. Minnehaha Academy 75-66. That night, he notched
17 points, 10 assists, six steals, four rebounds and zero
Probably the most remarkable of those stats is the dou- turnovers, with current NBA player Jalen Suggs guard-
ble-digit assists, a rare feat. The main recipients of his ing him.
passes are Donavhan Cain (18.3 ppg) and Brandon Mel-
chior (10.1 ppg). Then there was the 2021 section championship against
Woodbury, in which Holloman hit a three-pointer at the
“In order for someone to have that many assists, you buzzer to win it 58-55 and totaled 25 points, eight as-
have to do it at all levels, which Tre does better than sists, five rebounds and four steals, shooting 11-for-14.
anyone else,” Kline said. And, that triple-double against No 4-ranked East Ridge
this past Feb. 5 with 13 points, 14 rebounds, 15 assists
“He can penetrate and drop to our bigs, penetrate and and four steals, leading a 67-50 win.
kick to our shooters, and get the ball down in transition.
The second he has the ball in his hands, his eyes are up, Along with explosive athletic ability, Holloman has the
always looking to get the best possible look. His ability knack for understanding angles when defending and a
to read and react makes him so special. The rest of the natural ability to lead. He’s always working on his game
country will see this next season at Michigan State.” and his body to get better. “He has worked hard since
day one to improve his shooting and his range, which
Fifty-one of Holloman’s points came in the state tour- has really taken him to the next level,” said Kline. “He
nament last year, including a last-second game-winner made a big commitment to getting his body ready for
against Rosemount in the quarterfinals. He led the Raid- the Big 10 by training daily in our fitness center.”
ers to a state runner-up finish behind Wayzata.
Having won two section championships, but played in
Holloman started his varsity career as an eighth-grader only one state tournament, Holloman hopes to close out
at Minneapolis North, averaging 10.7 points. He has his career on TV at Williams Arena again. The Raiders,
played for Cretin-Derham Hall since ninth grade. seeded second in Section 4AAAA behind East Ridge,
beat St. Paul Central 74-41 on Wednesday and face Tar-
tan on Saturday, 2 p.m., at home in the semifinals.
Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 11 Page 3
Farmington boys Shakopee topples
having breakout year 2021 champ Chaska
By Bruce Strand
D efending state girls champion Chaska was tripped
by Shakopee 59-48 in the Section 4AAAA semi-
F armington finished the regular season ranked in the
boys Class 4A Top 10 for the first time in at least
13 years, and this week began pursuit of their first state
finals on March 5, sending the No. 8-ranked Sabres
(25-3) to the finals Friday against No. 2 Eden Prairie
(23-4). No. 3-ranked Chaska, which nipped Shakopee
tournament since their lone appearance in 1937. 59-57 in the season opener, finished 23-4, on the heels
of last year’s undefeated season. Senior guards led the
The No. 9 Tigers are led by 6-foot-5 Kyle Hrncir with way as Jasmyn Hale sank 22 points and Kate Cordes
21.3 points per game, 6-foot-3 Sam Hoffman (14.1 15. For Chaska, Kennedy Sanders had 15 points. Their
ppg) and 6-foot-3 Brendan Ebel (10.4 ppg), all seniors. other player averaging 19 points, Gopher recruit Mal-
lory Heyer, was held to eight. Chaska coach Tara Seif-
They are top-seeded in a Section 1AAAA field that in- ert told the Star-Tribune: “I was really proud of all the
cludes Big Nine champion Owatonna (which won the success they had. We had eight seniors, so it’s always
section last year) and Lakeville North, which has won tough to go out sooner than you’re hoping to.”
10 of the last 16 titles.
The most-loaded sections
“I believe the last time we were ranked was 2009,”
Farmington coach Tharen Johnson said. “We won the Section 6AAA girls includes No. 4 Holy Angels, No. 5
Missota Conference that year. I can’t remember if we Benilde-St. Margaret’s, No. 11 Hutchinson and No. 16
made it into the Top 10 or not.” Orono. The finalists were Holy Angels and Benilde-St.
Margaret’s on Thursday night.
The Tigers’ 20 wins that year was the school record and
the current team (20-7) matched that when they opened Section 1AA girls included No. 8 Goodhue, No. 10 Do-
the playoffs beating Rochester John Marshall 80-53. ver-Eyota, No. 11 Rochester Lourdes, No. 13 Winona
Their next quest is reaching the section finals for the Cotter and No. 15 Lake City, with Lourdes beating
first time since 2000. Lake City 62-57 in the finals Thursday night.
Semifinal pairings Thursday evening were Farmington Private schools rule in 4AAA girls, with No. 8 Totino-
vs. Lakeville South and Owatonna vs. Lakeville North. Grace beating No. 13 Hill-Murray 59-50 in the finals
Thursday night; and in 5AA girls, where No. 1 Provi-
Farmington has beaten No. 10 Lakeville North (twice) dence Academy faces No. 3 Holy Family Catholic on
and No. 12 Eden Prairie, split with No. 2 Shakopee and Friday night at Augsburg.
No. 4 Eastview, and lost to No. 11 Hopkins.
Two Class 1A boys sections are especially stacked
Another Hancock conquest with ranked teams — 1A with No. 1 Hayfield (defend-
ing state champion), No. 5 Rushford-Peterson, No. 11
H ancock knocked off a highly-ranked Class 1A boys
team for the third time this season last Friday as
the Owls nipped No. 4 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 57-55
Spring Grove and No. 16 Goodhue; and 6A with No. 2
New York Mills, No. 4 Hancock, No. 5 Belgrade-Broo-
ten-Elrosa, No. 12 Ashby and No. 14 Henning.
in the final game before sectionals. Matt Thompson, an
all-state tourney pick last year, scored on a runner as Therea’s also 6AA boys with No. 8 Annandale, No. 10
time expired for the game-winner, and totaled 26 points Osakis, No. 11 Mora and No. 13 Albany; 3AAA boys
and 12 rebounds. Hudson Ver Steeg added 10 points. with No. 3 South St. Paul, No. 4 DeLaSalle, No. 12
Kaden Pieper led BBE with 19 points and eight re- St. Thomas Academy, No. 13 Simley, and No. 16 Two
bounds. Hancock (21-5) previously tripped New York Rivers; and 2AAAA boys with No. 2 Shakopee, No.
Mills (then No. 2) 67-60 and Ashby (No. 7) 60-47 and 10 Minnetonka, No. 13 Eden Prairie and No. 18 Edina..
wound up at No. 4 on the MBBN final list. Thompson,
a 6-foot-7 senior forward, is the only starter back from
their 2021 state runner-up
Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 11 Page 4
Boys & Girls Grades 4-9
2022
Minnesota YOUTH BASKETBALL
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Region Playoffs
ALL GRADES REFER TO THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR
4B = 4th grade boys, 4G = 4th grade girls, etc. Teams may register for more than one region.
Region 1 Site Date Grade/Gender
RCTC March 26 4G, 6G, 8G, 5B, 7B, 9B
RCTC March 27 5G, 7G, 9G, 4B, 6B, 8B
Region 2 Site Date Grade/Gender
MN State-Mankato April 23 4G, 6G, 8G, 5B, 7B, 9B
MN State-Mankato April 24 5G, 7G, 9G, 4B, 6B, 8B
Region 3 Site Date Grade/Gender
Redwood Falls March 26 5G, 7G, 9G, 4B, 6B, 8B
Redwood Falls March 27 4G, 6G, 8G, 5B, 7B, 9B
Region 4 Site Date Grade/Gender
Mora April 9 4G, 6G, 8G, 5B, 7B, 9B
Mora April 10 5G, 7G, 9G, 4B, 6B, 8B
Region 5 Site Date Grade/Gender
Paynesville April 2 5G, 7G, 9G, 4B, 6B, 8B
Paynesville April 3 4G, 6G, 8G, 5B, 7B, 9B
Region 6 Site Date Grade/Gender
Alexandria April 9 5G, 7G, 9G, 4B, 6B, 8B
Alexandria April 10 4G, 6G, 8G, 5B, 7B, 9B
Region 7 Site Date Grade/Gender
Grand Rapids April 2 8G, 5B, 7B
Grand Rapids April 3 7G, 9G, 4B
Mt. Iron-Buhl April 2 4G, 6G, 9B
Mt. Iron-Buhl April 3 5G, 6B, 8B
Region 8 Site Date Grade/Gender
Bemidji April 23 5G, 7G, 9G, 4B, 6B, 8B
Bemidji April 24 4G, 6G, 8G, 5B, 7B, 9B
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Champions from each regional site will be invited to the
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MN BB news boys top 20 teams
CLASS 4A final CLASS 3A final
1. Park Center 25-1 1. Columbia Heights 21-0
2. Shakopee 23-3 2. Totino-Grace 20-6
3. Wayzata 22-4 3. South St. Paul 26-0
4. East Ridge 21-5 4. DeLaSalle 17-7
5. Osseo 20-6 5. Princeton 24-1
6. Owatonna 24-2 6. Alexandria 21-5
7. Eastview 19-6 7. Mankato West 19-7
8. Farmington 19-7 8. Mankato East 18-8
9. Lakeville North 18-8 9. Austin 14-12
10. Minnetonka 18-8 10. Mahtomedi 17-7
11. Park, Cottage Grove 18-8 11. Orono 19-7
12. Hopkins 17-9 12. St. Thomas Academy 14-11
13. Eden Prairie 16-10 13. Simley 18-7
14. Tartan 20-6 14. Hibbing 18-7
15. Cretin-Derham Hall 16-10 15. Benilde-St. Margaret’s 17-9
16. Andover 16-10 16. Two Rivers 16-9
17. Coon Rapids 17-9 17. New Ulm 20-6
18. Edina 14-12 18. Stewartville 19-7
19. Bloomington Jefferson 19-6 19. Mound-Westonka 18-8
20. Minneapolis South 16-6 20. Hermantown 18-8
CLASS 2A final CLASS 1A final
1. Caledonia 24-1 1. Hayfield 25-2
2. Minneapolis North 21-6 2. New York Mills 25-1
3. Minnehaha Academy 14-10 3. Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 24-2
4. Plainview-Elgin-Millville 25-1 4. Hancock 21-5
5. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 23-2 5. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 22-4
6. Maple River 23-4 6. Central MN Christian 22-3
7. Lake City 20-4 7. Martin County West 22-4
8. Annandale 24-2 8. Rushford-Peterson 20-4
9. Rockford 23-3 9. Cass Lake Bena 23-3
10. Osakis 23-3 10. Nevis 23-3
11. Mora 23-3 11. Spring Grove 22-4
12. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 20-6 12. Ashby 22-3
13. Albany 21-5 13. Fertile-Beltrami 23-4
14. Hiawatha Collegiate 20-6 14. Henning 21-5
15. LaCrescent-Hokah 16-7 15. Sacred Heart 24-3
16. Esko 22-3 16. Goodhue 20-6
17. West Central Area 20-4 17. Southwest MN Christian 22-4
18. Pipestone 20-5 18. New Life Academy 23-3
19. Maranatha Christian 20-6 19. Cherry 22-4
20. Pequot Lakes 20-6 20. Mankato Loyola 18-8
Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 11 Page 6
DeLaSalle’s Battle was spark for last-place Gophers
J amison Battle, former DeLaSalle play-
er, was one bright spot for the last-place
Gopher men this year, averaging 17.5
where he averaged 13.5 points and 5.2 rebounds, before
transferring back home to join an almost all-new roster
assembled by new coach Ben Johnson, another DeLaS-
points and 6.3 assists. The 6-foot-7 junior alle alum. He rejoined his own coach at DeLaSalle, Dave
hit 39 points in a 84-73 loss to Maryland Thorson, who joined Johnson’s staff. The Gophers’ roster
on Feb. 2 with seven 3-pointers. The Go- and staff were rebuilt after Rick Pitino was fired and 10
pher record is 42 points, held for decades players transferred out. They were 4-16 in the Big Ten,
by Eric Magdanz (1962) and Ollie Shannon (1971). Bat- and finished 13-17 overall with a 60-51 loss to Penn State
tle played two seasons at George Washington University, on Wednesday in the Big Ten tournament.
Reunion of players and coaches from Minnesota’s one-class
state tournament to be held in Minneapolis March 24
All players, coaches and managers who participated in to 1970.
the Minnesota one-class state basketball tournament
from 1960-1970 are invited to attend a reunion at The Fans of the one-class state tournament are likely to re-
Graduate Hotel on the University of Minnesota cam- member some of the attendees, who include Jay Kied-
pus on Thursday, March 24. rowski of Edina, a three-time champion in 1966-1967;
Bill Gross and Ron Evjen of Hayfield 1967 and 1968,
The reunion will begin with all participants being Greg Troland of Moorhead 1967-68, Tom Masterson
introduced at Williams Arena by legendary announcer of Walnut Grove 1967, who played for the Minnesota
Dick Jonckowski, a 32-year veteran as Gopher an- Gophers; Terry Porter of Marshall and Mike Forrest
nouncer for both basketball and baseball. These vet- and Dave Meisner of Cloquet, who played against
erans of the most exciting event of the year in Minne- each other in the “greatest championship game ever”
sota sports during that time will walk onto the fabled when Cloquet and Marshall battled in 1963, and Tom
floor for one last look and a few memories from “The Mulso of Sherburn, who scored 39 points in the final
Barn”. Over 18,000 fans regularly crammed into the one -class state championship game before 18,003
sold-out arena for three days of fierce competition fans at Williams Arena in 1970.
in one class: small schools and large schools playing
together for one championship. Minnesota basketball fans are encouraged to watch
the recently-released documentary entitled “Beyond
The reunion will commence at The Graduate Hotel the Prize” on YouTube, which was created by Howard
at 11:00 a.m. with a luncheon and program. Dick Lavick of Cloquet about the 1963 Cloquet team.
Jonckowski will be the featured speaker. Each team’s
story will be read, and an open mic will be offered for The focus of the reunion is a celebration of “Making
individual memories and stories. it to State” and a pursuit of camaraderie with each
other – teammates and opponents – off the court “Be-
The current attendee list includes 44 players from yond the Prize”.
eighteen schools, including Edina, Windom, Henning,
Moorhead, Cloquet, Hutchinson, Bemidji, Walnut iMovies of each year 1960-1970, created by Drew
Grove, Rochester John Marshall, Eveleth, Robbins- Kindseth, are available by using this link:
dale, Hayfield, Blooming Prairie, Thief River Falls, https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8uNfHcI8l34wf3fNCanTct3DxBai8-J_
Ada, Marshall, Wells, and Sherburn from years 1960
Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 11 Page 7
Minnesota Youth Teams head to Region Playoffs in
Pacesetter State Tournament “Midwest Madness”
Hundreds of Minnesota’s school and community youth Pacesetter regional sites:
teams in grades 4-9 teams are gearing up for their own
region playoffs in the 8-region Pacesetter youth bas- Region 1: Rochester • March 26-27
ketball playoff system, starting March 26. Region 2: Mankato • April 23-24
Region 3: Redwood Falls • March 26-27
The regionals qualify teams for the state tournament, Region 4: Mora • April 9-10
and the state tournament qualifies the top two teams Region 5: Paynesville • April 2-3
for the Pacesetter Great 5-State Championships at the Region 6: Alexandria • April 9-10
Target Center, featuring an 8-team bracket that in- Region 7: Grand Rapids/MIB • April 2-3
cludes teams from Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota and Region 8: Bemidji • April 23-24
South Dakota.
Teams may enter in any region. In fact, teams could
This playoff system provides youth teams with a true play in every region. Regions on the same weekend
“Midwest Madness” experience and a “Road to Min- offer grades/genders on opposite days. Example: If
neapolis!” the 7th girls play Saturday in Rochester on March 26,
they can play in Redwood Falls on Sunday, March 27.
Teams begin by playing 3-4 games in one day in a
regional tournament. Entry fee is $210. Each region is limited to the first 16 teams to enter.
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Pacesetter Newsletter Minnesota Basketball News March 11 Page 8
Glover gets 3,000 and Adventurous month
Madelia keeps going for Sartell’s Lund
By Bruce Strand
J anuary was a memorable month for Mason Lund of
Sartell-St. Stephen, as chronicled by the St. Cloud
M adelia’s JaSean Glover blew past the 3,000-point
marker in the first round of playoffs, but even more
exciting for Glover and his Blackhawk teammates were
Times recently. The 6-foot-5 senior guard/forward
broke a pair of long-standing team records — with a
51-point game against St. Francis that topped a 28-year-
picking up the first two playoff wins of his six-year ten- old record, and a 21-rebound game against Apollo that
ure as a starter. Glover, who was 11 short of 3,000 en- surpassed a 45-year old record — and was within one
tering the game, logged 31 points, 20 rebounds, six as- basket of 1,000 points in the final game of January when
sists and 10 steals in a 78-39 victory over Cleveland in he hurt his ankle stepping on someone’s foot during a
their Section 2A opener March 4. Hayden Jones added fast break against Rocori. Lund, a senior forward aver-
21 points. Madelia (14-14) followed up with a 66-59 aging 21.7 points, sat out the rest of the half, returned
conquest of Springfield (18-9) on Tuesday as Glover in the second half to get his 1,000th and finish with 19
poured in 41 points, along with 15 rebounds and seven points — then sat out two games. “I wanted to play that
assists. The Blackhawks face Mankato Loyola on Fri- game being as close as I was (to 1,000 points),” Lund
day evening. told the Times. “It would’ve been tough sitting out a
couple weeks being just two or three points short.” He
feared he’d miss four or five games, but got some treat-
Owatonna goes 22-0 in Big Nine ment at a Buffalo clinic that increased his range of mo-
tion and strength quickly. The Sabres, in Class 4A this
The Owatonna boys finished 22-0 in the Big Nine Con- year for the first time, finished 19-8 with an upset loss
ference with a 70-37 win over Red Wing on Friday. to Rogers 74-73 in the first round Section 8AAAA on
Along the way, the Huskies swept thee ranked 3A teams: Tuesday. Lund had 15 points and 13 rebounds.
Mankato East, Mankato West, and Austin. Ranked No.
8 in Class 4A, the Huskies are No. 2 seed in Section
1AAA with a 24-2 overall record. Owatonna is led by
6-foot-7 forward Evan Dusheck with 21.0 points per Long-awaited win for Rocori girls
game, 6-foot-2 guard Brayden Williams (20.7 ppg) and
6-foot-1 point guard Ty Creger (11.0 ppg). The Hus- The Rocori girls nabbed their first section playoff win
kies won the section last year, becoming the first Big since 2005, slipping past Sauk Rapids-Rice 76-60 on
Nine team in the state 4A tournament since Owatonna March 5. Jada Bierschbach, who recently passed 1,000
in 2011. They are 25-2 after beating Rochester Mayo points, scored 22 for the Spartans. Bierschbach and
70-52 in their section opener Tuesday and face Lakev- captain Jenna Boos both fouled out, but the Spartans
ille North in the semifinals Saturday, 7 p.m., at home. hung on. Mia Rogholt scored 26 for SRR. Rocori lost
in the second round at Willmar 48-41, finishing 10-17.
Forty-point bursts noted Dudycha breaks Austin luminary’s record
Four boys who had 40-point games recently were listed Austin senior Hope Dudycha broke the Packer girls
by the Star-Tribune for their Player of the Week fan career scoring record while sinking 22 points in a 67-
poll. They are Waterville-Elysian-Morristown’s Justin 31 win over Byron on Saturday in the Section 1AAA
Courtney, with 44 in a 90-55 win over Bagley; Bloom- semifinals. She passed the record of 1,592 held since
ington Jefferson’s Daniel Freitag, with 41 in a 73-30 2004 by Lisa Bue, who went on to play for North Da-
win over Orono; Eastview’s Jams Ambrose, with 41 in kota State and professionally overseas. The record-
a 102-70 win over Burnsville; and St. Paul Academy’s breaker was a three-pointer from the wing off a pass
Brandt Baskerville, with 43 in a 102-60 win over Lakes from twin sister Emma. “It was nice to get it tonight, so
International Academy. I wouldn’t have to worry about it in the section final,”
Dudycha told the Austin Daily Herald. She has 1,594
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