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“We had good looks, and everything was clicking,” Noreen said. “We’re a fast team, and need to be able to fast break.”

Sam Larsen added 16 points for the Huskies, who had four players in double figures.

Norwood Young America 53, Esko 47: The seventh-ranked Raiders (29-2) found out a way to slow down Esko, a flattened out 3-2 defense. They held Esko 23 points below its season average (70.8) in earning their first state tournament victory.

“We wanted to slow down No. 14 (Sami Mattson). She’s a very good player,” Raiders sophomore guard Mackenzie Wolter said. They held Mattson to eight points on 4-for-13 shooting. “Our posts did a good job in there.”