2013 Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association All Star Series - Gold Team vs Maroon Team - 4-26-13 8:00 P.M.

The second game on this Friday night over at UST had the Gold Team going up against the Maroon Team for the right to take on the Blue Team in Saturday's Championship Game.  And, just as in the first game tonight, the winning team (Maroon) would make its presence known early and often.

Frazee's Alexis Tappe, bound for Northern State, helped draw first blood for the Maroon team with a "3" at the 19:47 mark which would be the first of several forays from behind the arc for Tappe on this night.  Another "3" by Tappe from the left wing at the 17:50 mark along with a lay-up at the 15:13 mark enabled the Maroon team to grab as 12-7 lead.  The Gold team, however, would stay within striking distance as Osseo's Janay Morton, bound for Eastern Michigan, connected from behind the arc at the 15:01 mark and then again at the 12:13 mark the kept the Gold team within three; trailing 18-15.  Centennial's Paige Waytashek; the youngest of the Waytashek triumvirate who is also bound for Northern State, knocked down a "3" from the left top area with 9:56 left that helped the Maroon grab a 23-17 lead.  The Gold Team, however, managed to briefly tie things up at 25-all thanks to Bloomington Kennedy's Jade Martin, who is bound for Georgetown, snaring an offensive rebound for a putback with 6:15 left.  Tappe, however, gave the Maroon the lead back for good with yet another "3" with 6:01 left and Grand Rapids' Kenzie Kane, bound for UM-Duluth, did the same from the top of the key with 5:29 left.  The Gold team threatened one more time when De La Salle's Tyseanna Johnson, bound for Iowa State, connected with a jumper that drew the Gold team to within two at 31-29 but this is where the Maroon made its decisive run; going on an 18-5 spurt that allowed it to take a 49-34 lead at the halftime break. 

Tappe helped the Maroon team pick up right where they left off as she was simply on fire in this game.  A trey from the left wing at the 19:14 mark and then a jumper at the 18:46 mark bulged the Maroon advantaged to 54-34.  Martin tried to keep her Gold team close with scores at the 17:14 and 16:22 mark but a "3" by Eastview's Tyra Johnson; bound for Minnesota State and another score at the 13;53 mark kept the gap at twenty with a 66-46 lead for the Maroon.  Hawley's lanky Drew Sannes; bound for nearby Moorhead State (they ALWAYS get tall players) felt right at home in the Twin Cities on this night as she snared an offensive rebound for a putback with 9:29 left.  Coming down the stretch, Kane scored on a lay-up with 7:36 left as did Tyra Johnson and a lay-up by Sannes enabled the Maroon team to score an easy 83-61 win to secure a spot in Saturday's Championship finale.