Minneapolis South senior Tayler Hill scored a career-high 41 points in Tuesday’s 109-12 (yes, 109-12) victory over Minneapolis Henry. Hill moved into second place on the all-time state girls’ career scoring record. No. 1 is Katie Ohm with 3,694, followed by Hill with 3,337 and Megan Taylor of Roseau with 3,300.

What do you know? The Jordan gym is equipped with wireless equipment, allowing me to post updates on the girls’ basketball game between New Prague (No. 1 in 3A) and Jordan ( No. 1 2A).

FIRST HALF

7:00 …We’re tied 14-14. Lots of turnovers and missed shots so far, along with five three-point baskets by five different players. New Prague is running but Jordan is doing a nice job of getting back on defense.

2:00 left in half … Jordan up 21-16 after Leah Dietel hits a three.

Halftime … Jordan leads 23-16. Brittany Chambers scored at the horn for Jordan.

SECOND HALF

12:00 left…Beautiful spinning drive by Chambers for a layup, then a three by Emily Clark and Jordan leads 30-20.

11:02…New Prague takes timeout. Baseline drive by Dietel has Jordan up 32-20.

7:35 … Jordan in front 35-24. New Prague’s press is slowing the Jaguars down, but New Prague can’t cut into the margin.

4:13 …Jordan’s lead has been trimmed to 37-32. Kayla Gill has scored six consecutive points for New Prague. Dietel has four fouls.

1:06…It’s 37-34 Jordan, and the Jaguars are in a delay offense. New Prague is fouling, and the next foul will put Jordan in the bonus.

16 seconds … Chambers makes two free throws, Jordan leads 39-34. And that’s the final score.

Scoring for Jordan: Chambers 12, Dietel 9, Michelle O’Malley 6, Ashley Hartman, Nora Hamer 3, Emily Clark 3. New prague: Maggie Weiers 11, Amanda Wagner 7, Kayla Gill 6, Hannah Strop 6, Britt Rynda 4.

We jump away from the big rivalries in 4A tonight, because there is a contest on the schedule that involves top-ranked teams in two other classes. I’ll head to Jordan this evening to watch the Jaguars (No. 1 in 2A) play host to New Prague (No. 1 in 3A).

Each team has one loss, both coming against 4A powers. Jordan fell to Centennial in early December and New Prague lost to St. Paul Central a week later.

Things don’t get much easier for either team later this week, because Jordan will play host to 4A power Hopkins on Thursday and New Prague goes to Minneapolis South on Saturday. Hopkins is the No. 1 team right now but South, which beat Hopkins last week, should assume the No. 1 spot when this week’s poll is released.

See you in Jordan!

The first weekend of the new year is always a big one for two reasons: The Clash wrestling tournament in Rochester and the Gatorade Timberwolves Shootout at Target Center. The Clash brings together 32 teams from around the country and the Shootout is six boys’ basketball games on the big NBA court.

History was made at The Clash when Apple Valley and Simley finished first and second. Apple Valley had won one previous title in the seven-year history of The Clash, but the 1-2 finish by the Eagles and Simley was the first time two Minnesota teams finished atop the 32-team field. If those two teams don’t win repeat state titles (Valley in 3A, Simley in 2A), something is wrong.

The Clash always brings out a packed house at the Regional Sports Center in Rochester, a modern, roomy venue that is the perfect place for this event. There is much more room for fans to spread out at the Shootout, because even though tickets cost just 10 dollars, large crowds are rare. And due to budget constraints, the Timberwolves weren’t able to bring in top teams from across the nation. The out-of-state teams this time came from Wisconsin and South Dakota instead of places like California, Tennessee and Alabama.

The game between Henry Sibley and Madison (Wis.) Memorial was the best of the day, with Memorial winning 67-64. Sibley plays host to Hopkins on Friday in a matchup of the top two teams in Minnesota, and you just know the Hopkins coaching staff learned something watching Memorial use a halfcourt zone trap to distrupt Sibley’s offense down the stretch. The Warriors committed four consecutive turnovers in the final couple minutes, and that was the difference in the game.

Cooper 57, EP 50. Rodney Williams scores 16 for Cooper and Kenquane Brown had 11. EP was led by Brett Ervin with 17.