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MINNESOTA TRANSITIONS 87, CASS LAKE-BENA 77
Hot shooters head to finalRecap: Transitions, the first charter school to reach the state tournament, led by 16 points in the first half and held off Cass Lake-Bena to advance to today's title game. Transitions was a model of consistent shooting, making 52 percent of its shots in each half.
Turning point: Cass Lake-Bena, last year's state runner-up, finished the first half on a 13-2 run and trailed by two as the second half began. But Transitions regained the momentum with a 10-2 spurt and led 62-52 with 12:23 remaining.
The quote: "We told the guys that Cass Lake-Bena is a great team and they were going to make some runs. We just had to make runs, too." -- Transitions coach John Sherman
Noteworthy: Four Transitions players scored in double figures, led by Virgil Baker with 26. Kyle Noreen hit seven of 11 three-point shots and scored 23, Kavarian Williamson had 20 and Kevin Noreen had 15 points and 10 rebounds. ... Nate Salscheider led Cass Lake-Bena with 24 points, Joel Salscheider had 19 and Martin Wind had 14 (and 10 rebounds). ... Cass Lake-Bena shot 52 percent in the first half, 33 in the second half.
JOHN MILLEA
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Charter is not a private school
Charter schools give families another alternative for school other than the local public school. I'm not sure what rules the MSHL gives … read more them, but I think anyone can enroll in the school. If a kid wanted to make it on TV and get some college scout to see them, it might not be a bad idea to go to MTS. I don't like it. There is no hometown pride. That's what the State tournament is all about.
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