Hinckley-Finlayson
ends Milaca season
Posted 3/6/03

Third-seeded Hinckley-Finlayson withstood a third-quarter Milaca rally and topped the sixth-seeded Wolves 43-34 in the quarter-finals of the Section 6AA Sub-Section 18 Girls Basketball Tournament Tuesday night, Feb. 25, at Hinckley.

Milaca, which trailed 24-16 at halftime, ran off nine-straight points to take a 25-24 lead in the third quarter. Maggie Doty, an eighth grade forward, started the string with a three-point play while junior center Lyz Teschís basket completed the nine-point string to give the Wolves the lead.

However, Hinckley-Finlayson then put together an eight-point run to take a 32-25 edge into the fourth quarter.

"We got the lead by playing tight defense and converting our chances on offense," said Milaca Coach Jamie Taylor. "But, our shooting turned cold again and Hinckley-Finlayson pulled away.

"I felt we held our own in a rough, physical game. In the end our shooting did us in. We got the shots but they didnít drop."

Tesch led the Wolves with 10 points and 14 rebounds while Doty scored seven points and had eight rebounds. Tesch also blocked four shots.

Milaca shot just 19.4 percent (12-for-62) from the field while the Jaguars shot 35.6 percent (16-45). Milaca had a 37-26 edge in rebounds.

Milaca finished the season with a 4-19 record.

In other quarter-final games Feb. 25, second-seeded Foley topped seventh-seeded Mora 50-34 at Foley and fourth-seeded Pine City tipped fifth-seeded Braham 48-47 at Pine City. Top-seeded Pierz drew a bye in the quarter-finals.

In the semifinals Thursday, Feb. 27, at Mora, Foley stopped Hinckley-Finlayson 38-35 and Pierz topped Pine City.

Pierz then unseated defending sub-section champion Foley 52-44 Saturday in the title game at Mora.

The Pioneers will face Sub-Section 19 champion Albany Friday night in the Section 6AA championship game at 8:15 at Monticello. Unbeaten Albany stopped St. Cloud Cathedral 70-54 in the Sub-Section 19 title game Saturday.

Hinckley-Finlayson 43, Milaca 34
Milaca (34) FG FT F PTS
Hemmerich, g 0 0-0 0 0
Kortus, f 0 0-0 0 0
M. Doty, f 3 1-1 1 7
Stimmler, g 2 0-0 3 4
Helmin, g 1 4-6 4 6
Coffee, g 1 2-2 2 4
Packard, f 1 0-0 4 2
Morris, f 0 1-2 0 1
Hubers, c 0 0-0 1 0
Tesch, c 4 2-2 1 10
K. Doty, f 0 0-0 0 0
Totals: 12 10-13 16 34

H-F (43) FG FT F PTS
Chaffee, g 8 2-3 3 18
Baustian, g 1 0-0 1 2
Gamble, g 2 2-2 1 6
Lindfors, f 1 3-4 3 5
Bluhm, f 0 0-1 1 0
Raiche, f 1 1-1 2 3
McCarthy, c 3 1-3 2 7
Ausmus, c 0 2-2 3 2
Totals: 16 11-16 16 43

Points Per Quarter
Milaca 8 8 9 9-34
Hinckley-F 13 11 8 11-43
Three-point field goals: none.
Fouled out: none.